# 2019 Nagoya Grampus season

The 2019 Nagoya Grampus season was Nagoya Grampus' second season back in the J1 League following their relegation at the end of the 2016 season, their 26th J1 League season and 36th overall in the Japanese top flight. They were knocked out of the Emperor's Cup in the Second Round by National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya and reached the Quarterfinal of the J. League Cup where they were knocked out by Kawasaki Frontale.

## Season events

On 23 September, Nagoya Grampus announced that Massimo Ficcadenti had replaced Yahiro Kazama as manager.

## Squad

    As of match played 6 December 2019
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Mitchell Langerak | GK | (1988-08-22)22 August 1988 (aged 31) | Levante | 2018 | 2019 | 70 | 0 |
| 16 | Yohei Takeda | GK | (1987-06-30)30 June 1987 (aged 32) | Oita Trinita | 2016 | 2019 | 38 | 0 |
| 18 | Tsubasa Shibuya | GK | (1995-01-27)27 January 1995 (aged 24) | Yokohama | 2017 | 2019 | 8 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 5 | Kazuhiko Chiba | DF | (1985-06-21)21 June 1985 (aged 34) | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2019 | | 7 | 0 |
| 6 | Kazuya Miyahara | DF | (1996-03-22)22 March 1996 (aged 23) | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2019 | | 111 | 4 |
| 17 | Yuichi Maruyama | DF | (1989-06-16)16 June 1989 (aged 30) | FC Tokyo | 2018 | 2019 | 50 | 0 |
| 20 | Shinnosuke Nakatani | DF | (1996-03-24)24 March 1996 (aged 23) | Kashiwa Reysol | 2018 | 2019 | 57 | 1 |
| 23 | Yutaka Yoshida | DF | (1990-02-17)17 February 1990 (aged 29) | Sagan Tosu | 2019 | | 33 | 0 |
| 34 | Haruya Fujii | DF | (2000-12-26)26 December 2000 (aged 18) | Academy | 2018 | | 9 | 0 |
| 36 | Kosuke Ota | DF | (1987-07-23)23 July 1987 (aged 32) | FC Tokyo | 2019 | | 14 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 2 | Takuji Yonemoto | MF | (1990-12-03)3 December 1990 (aged 29) | Tokyo | 2019 | | 30 | 0 |
| 8 | João Schmidt | MF | (1993-05-19)19 May 1993 (aged 26) | Atalanta | 2019 | | 35 | 2 |
| 9 | Ariajasuru Hasegawa | MF | (1988-10-29)29 October 1988 (aged 31) | Omiya Ardija | 2018 | | 62 | 6 |
| 15 | Hiroki Ito | DF | (1999-05-12)12 May 1999 (aged 20) | loan from Júbilo Iwata | 2019 | 2020 | 9 | 0 |
| 19 | Ryota Aoki | MF | (1996-03-06)6 March 1996 (aged 23) | Academy | 2014 | | 56 | 14 |
| 21 | Eduardo Neto | MF | (1988-10-24)24 October 1988 (aged 31) | Kawasaki Frontale | 2018 | 2019 | 34 | 0 |
| 26 | Koki Sugimori | MF | (1997-04-05)5 April 1997 (aged 22) | Academy | 2014 | | 52 | 3 |
| 28 | Daiki Enomoto | MF | (1996-06-21)21 June 1996 (aged 23) | Academy | 2018 | | 11 | 0 |
| 29 | Ryuji Izumi | MF | (1993-11-06)6 November 1993 (aged 26) | Meiji University | 2016 | | 134 | 10 |
| 30 | Shuto Watanabe | MF | | Academy | 2019 | | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Shumpei Naruse | MF | (2001-01-17)17 January 2001 (aged 18) | Academy | 2018 | | 8 | 0 |
| 35 | Shunto Kodama | MF | (1999-12-03)3 December 1999 (aged 20) | Academy | 2018 | | 10 | 1 |
| 37 | Shumpei Fukahori | MF | (1998-06-29)29 June 1998 (aged 21) | Academy | 2016 | | 13 | 3 |
| | Kota Yamada | MF | (1999-07-10)10 July 1999 (aged 20) | loan from Yokohama F. Marinos | 2019 | 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 7 | Jô | FW | (1987-03-20)20 March 1987 (aged 32) | Corinthians | 2018 | 2019 | 74 | 33 |
| 10 | Gabriel Xavier | FW | (1993-07-15)15 July 1993 (aged 26) | Cruzeiro | 2018 | | 83 | 17 |
| 13 | Yuki Ogaki | FW | (2000-02-28)28 February 2000 (aged 19) | Academy | 2017 | | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Naoki Maeda | FW | (1995-11-17)17 November 1995 (aged 24) | Matsumoto Yamaga | 2018 | 2019 | 58 | 16 |
| 32 | Shuhei Akasaki | FW | (1991-09-01)1 September 1991 (aged 28) | loan from Kawasaki Frontale | 2019 | 2019 | 29 | 9 |
| Unregistered ||||||||||
| 46 | Ryotaro Ishida | MF | (2001-12-13)13 December 2001 (aged 17) | Academy | 2018 | | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | Kudo Hyodo | FW | | Academy | 2018 | | 1 | 0 |
| Away on loan ||||||||||
| 3 | Kazuki Kushibiki | DF | (1993-02-12)12 February 1993 (aged 26) | Consadole Sapporo | 2018 | | 74 | 1 |
| 5 | Ikki Arai | DF | (1993-11-08)8 November 1993 (aged 26) | Yokohama F. Marinos | 2018 | | 18 | 1 |
| 11 | Mateus | FW | (1994-09-11)11 September 1994 (aged 25) | Omiya Ardija | 2019 | | 13 | 4 |
| 14 | Yosuke Akiyama | DF | (1995-04-13)13 April 1995 (aged 24) | Academy | 2017 | 2019 | 39 | 1 |
| 24 | Yukinari Sugawara | DF | (2000-06-28)28 June 2000 (aged 19) | Academy | 2018 | | 25 | 0 |
| 27 | Yuki Soma | MF | (1997-02-25)25 February 1997 (aged 22) | Academy | 2018 | | 33 | 5 |
| 31 | Takashi Kanai | DF | (1990-02-05)5 February 1990 (aged 29) | Yokohama F. Marinos | 2018 | | 24 | 5 |
| | Jonathan Matsuoka | FW | (2000-05-27)27 May 2000 (aged 19) | Academy | 2019 | | 0 | 0 |
| Left during the season ||||||||||
| 4 | Yuki Kobayashi | MF | (1988-10-18)18 October 1988 (aged 31) | Albirex Niigata | 2017 | | 80 | 2 |
| | Felipe Garcia | FW | (1990-11-06)6 November 1990 (aged 29) | Brasil de Pelotas | 2017 | | 20 | 4 |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 3 | DF | JPN | Kazuki Kushibiki (at Omiya Ardija) |
| 11 | FW | BRA | Mateus (at Yokohama F. Marinos) |
| 14 | DF | JPN | Yosuke Akiyama (at Júbilo Iwata) |
| 24 | DF | JPN | Yukinari Sugawara (at AZ Alkmaar) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 27 | MF | JPN | Yuki Soma (at Kashima Antlers) |
| 31 | MF | JPN | Takashi Kanai (at Sagan Tosu) |
| — | DF | JPN | Ikki Arai (at JEF United) |
| — | FW | PAR | Jhonattan Matsuoka (at SC Sagamihara) |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 18 December 2018 | DF | Kazuya Miyahara | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Undisclosed |
| 25 December 2018 | DF | Kazuhiko Chiba | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Undisclosed |
| 28 December 2018 | MF | Gabriel Xavier | Cruzeiro | Undisclosed |
| 6 January 2019 | FW | Mateus | Omiya Ardija | Undisclosed |
| 11 January 2019 | FW | Takuji Yonemoto | Tokyo | Undisclosed |
| 13 January 2019 | DF | Yutaka Yoshida | Sagan Tosu | Undisclosed |
| 6 February 2019 | MF | João Schmidt | Atalanta | Undisclosed |
| 2 July 2019 | DF | Kosuke Ota | FC Tokyo | Undisclosed |

### Out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| Winter 2019 | FW | Kohei Matsumoto | Maruyasu Okazaki | |
| 15 December 2018 | MF | Kanta Kajiyama | SC Sagamihara | Undisclosed |
| 19 December 2018 | FW | Hisato Satō | JEF United Chiba | Undisclosed |
| 24 December 2018 | DF | Ryusuke Sakai | Machida Zelvia | Undisclosed |
| 26 December 2018 | MF | Kenta Uchida | Ventforet Kofu | Undisclosed |
| 27 December 2018 | DF | Hiroto Hatao | Omiya Ardija | Undisclosed |
| 27 December 2018 | MF | Kohei Hattanda | Kagoshima United | Undisclosed |
| 26 February 2019 | FW | Felipe Garcia | Vitória | Undisclosed |
| 13 August 2019 | MF | Yuki Kobayashi | Oita Trinita | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Date to |
| 9 January 2019 | DF | Hiroki Ito | Júbilo Iwata | 31 January 2020 |
| 12 January 2019 | FW | Shuhei Akasaki | Kawasaki Frontale | 31 January 2020 |
| 13 August 2019 | MF | Kota Yamada | Yokohama F. Marinos | 31 January 2020 |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date to |
| Winter 2019 | FW | Jonathan Matsuoka | SC Sagamihara | |
| 26 December 2018 | DF | Ikki Arai | JEF United Chiba | 31 January 2020 |
| 24 January 2019 | MF | Shumpei Fukahori | Vitória de Guimarães | 31 July 2019 |
| 18 June 2019 | DF | Yukinari Sugawara | AZ Alkmaar | End of 2019/20 Season |
| 25 July 2019 | DF | Kazuki Kushibiki | Omiya Ardija | 31 January 2020 |
| 26 July 2019 | DF | Yosuke Akiyama | Júbilo Iwata | 31 January 2020 |
| 7 August 2019 | MF | Yuki Soma | Kashima Antlers | 31 January 2020 |
| 13 August 2019 | FW | Mateus | Yokohama F. Marinos | 31 January 2020 |
| Summer 2019 | DF | Takashi Kanai | Sagan Tosu | End of Season |

### Released

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Joined | Date |
| 8 January 2019 | GK | | Seigo Narazaki | Retired | 8 January 2019 |

## Competitions
### J. League
#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 6 December 2019. Source: see below

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Ground | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | W | L | W | L | D | W | W | D | W | D | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | D | D | W | D | L | L | L | D | D | L | L | W | D | L | L |
| Position | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Yokohama F. Marinos (C) | 34 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 68 | 38 | +30 | 70 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | FC Tokyo | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 46 | 29 | +17 | 64 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
| 3 | Kashima Antlers | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 54 | 30 | +24 | 63 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
| 4 | Kawasaki Frontale | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 57 | 34 | +23 | 60 | |
| 5 | Cerezo Osaka | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 39 | 25 | +14 | 59 | |
| 6 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 45 | 29 | +16 | 55 | |
| 7 | Gamba Osaka | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 54 | 48 | +6 | 47 | |
| 8 | Vissel Kobe | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 61 | 59 | +2 | 47 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 9 | Oita Trinita | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 47 | |
| 10 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 54 | 49 | +5 | 46 | |
| 11 | Vegalta Sendai | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 41 | |
| 12 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 45 | 69 | −24 | 39 | |
| 13 | Nagoya Grampus | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 45 | 50 | −5 | 37 | |
| 14 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 34 | 50 | −16 | 37 | |
| 15 | Sagan Tosu | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 32 | 53 | −21 | 36 | |
| 16 | Shonan Bellmare (O) | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 40 | 63 | −23 | 36 | Qualification for the Relegation play-off |
| 17 | Matsumoto Yamaga (R) | 34 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 21 | 40 | −19 | 31 | Relegation to J2 League |
| 18 | Júbilo Iwata (R) | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 29 | 51 | −22 | 31 | Relegation to J2 League |
* ↑ Vissel Kobe qualified for the 2020 AFC Champions League group stage as 2019 Emperor's Cup winners.

### J. League Cup
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Cerezo Osaka | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 11 |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | Oita Trinita | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 7 |
| 4 | Vissel Kobe | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 5 |

#### Knockout stage
### Emperor's Cup
## Squad statistics

    As of match played 6 December 2019

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | J-League | J-League | Emperor's Cup | Emperor's Cup | J-League Cup | J-League Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | AUS | Mitchell Langerak | 35 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | MF | JPN | Takuji Yonemoto | 30 | 0 | 26+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | JPN | Kazuki Kushibiki | 9 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | JPN | Kazuhiko Chiba | 7 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | JPN | Kazuya Miyahara | 37 | 4 | 30+1 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | BRA | Jô | 37 | 8 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2+3 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | BRA | João Schmidt | 35 | 2 | 30+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | JPN | Ariajasuru Hasegawa | 37 | 6 | 21+9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5+2 | 3 |
| 10 | FW | BRA | Gabriel Xavier | 35 | 3 | 26+6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | JPN | Yuki Ogaki | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | JPN | Yosuke Akiyama | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | JPN | Hiroki Ito | 9 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | JPN | Yohei Takeda | 12 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | JPN | Yuichi Maruyama | 32 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | JPN | Shinnosuke Nakatani | 39 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | BRA | Eduardo Neto | 19 | 0 | 14+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | JPN | Yutaka Yoshida | 33 | 0 | 29+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | JPN | Yukinari Sugawara | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | JPN | Naoki Maeda | 40 | 9 | 19+10 | 8 | 0+1 | 0 | 9+1 | 1 |
| 26 | FW | JPN | Koki Sugimori | 11 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | JPN | Yuki Soma | 25 | 4 | 1+16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5+2 | 3 |
| 28 | MF | JPN | Daiki Enomoto | 8 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | JPN | Ryuji Izumi | 37 | 6 | 26+5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | JPN | Shuhei Akasaki | 29 | 9 | 5+16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5+2 | 4 |
| 33 | MF | JPN | Shumpei Naruse | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | JPN | Haruya Fujii | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | JPN | Shunto Kodama | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | JPN | Kosuke Ota | 14 | 0 | 9+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | JPN | Shumpei Fukahori | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players away on loan: ||||||||||||
| 11 | FW | BRA | Mateus | 13 | 4 | 5+4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 31 | DF | JPN | Takashi Kanai | 9 | 1 | 0+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Players who left Nagoya Grampus during the season: ||||||||||||
| 4 | MF | JPN | Yuki Kobayashi | 12 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 |

### Goal Scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | J-League | Emperor's Cup | J-League Cup | Total |
| 1 | MF | 25 | Naoki Maeda | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 1 | FW | 32 | Shuhei Akasaki | 5 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | FW | 7 | Jô | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | DF | 29 | Ryuji Izumi | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | MF | 9 | Aria Jasour Hasegawa | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | DF | 6 | Kazuya Miyahara | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | MF | 27 | Yuki Soma | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | FW | 11 | Mateus | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | FW | 10 | Gabriel Xavier | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | | | Own goal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | MF | 8 | João Schmidt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | DF | 20 | Shinnosuke Nakatani | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | 31 | Takashi Kanai | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 45 | 0 | 15 | 60 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | J-League | J-League | J. League Cup | J. League Cup | Emperor's Cup | Emperor's Cup | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Mitchell Langerak | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | MF | Takuji Yonemoto | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Kazuki Kushibiki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Kazuhiko Chiba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | Kazuya Miyahara | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | Jô | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | João Schmidt | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | Aria Jasour Hasegawa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Gabriel Xavier | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Hiroki Ito | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Yuichi Maruyama | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Shinnosuke Nakatani | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Eduardo Neto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Yutaka Yoshida | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 29 | DF | Ryuji Izumi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | Shuhei Akasaki | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Players away on loan: ||||||||||||
| 11 | FW | Mateus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Players who left Nagoya Grampus during the season: ||||||||||||
| 4 | MF | Yuki Kobayashi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 42 | 3 |