# 2013 V-Varen Nagasaki season

The 2013 V-Varen Nagasaki season was V-Varen Nagasaki's first season in the J. League Division 2 after winning the 2012 Japan Football League and gaining promotion.

## Key events

* 20 December 2012: Takuya Takagi is announced as the new coach of V-Varen Nagasaki.
* 3 March: V-Varen Nagasaki play their first ever professional match in the J. League Division 2 against Fagiano Okayama at the Kanko Stadium in which the club drew 1–1. Kōichi Satō scored the club's first goal in the J. League Division 2 in the 25th minute of that match.
* 10 March: Nagasaki play their first ever Division 2 match at home at the Nagasaki Athletic Stadium in which they took on 2008 AFC Champions League winners Gamba Osaka in front of 18,153 people.
* 20 March: V-Varen Nagasaki win their first ever match in Division 2 when they defeated Kataller Toyama at home.

## Transfers

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | JPN | Shuto Kono (on loan from F.C. Tokyo) |
| — | MF | JPN | Yudai Inoue (from Oita Trinita) |
| — | DF | JPN | Takahiro Yamaguchi (on loan from Shonan Bellmare) |
| — | FW | JPN | Yusei Ogasawara (from Ehime) |
| — | FW | JPN | Kōichi Satō (from F.C. Gifu) |
| — | MF | JPN | Sai Kanakubo (from Mito HollyHock) |
| — | DF | JPN | Ryota Takasugi (from Ehime) |
| — | GK | JPN | Fumiya Iwamaru (from Roasso Kumamoto) |
| — | MF | JPN | Kohei Shimoda (from F.C. Tokyo) |
| — | DF | KOR | Oh Chang-Hyun (from Avispa Fukuoka) |
| — | MF | JPN | Kohei Yamada (Free Agent) |
| — | DF | KOR | Cho Min-Woo (on loan from FC Seoul) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | JPN | Shogo Nakatsuru (to Fujieda MYFC) |
| — | MF | JPN | Shohei Yamamoto (to Kamatamare Sanuki) |
| — | MF | JPN | Yoshiki Nakai (to Sagawa Printing S.C.) |
| — | MF | JPN | Junya Yamashiro (to Zweigen Kanazawa) |
| — | GK | JPN | Kenichi Kondo (released) |
| — | DF | KOR | Jae-Eun Choi (released) |
| — | DF | JPN | Masakatsu Tanaka (released) |
| — | MF | JPN | Yasunobu Matsuoka (released) |

## J. League Division 2
### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 14 July 2013. Source: soccerway.com

### 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 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H |
| Result | D | L | L | W | D | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | D | D | L | W | W | L | W | L | D | W | W | W | D | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Squad
### First-team squad

    As of 6 April 2013
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | JPN | Fumiya Iwamaru |
| 2 | DF | JPN | Takahiro Yamaguchi (on loan from Shonan Bellmare) |
| 3 | DF | JPN | Daisuke Fujii |
| 4 | DF | JPN | Ryota Takasugi |
| 5 | DF | JPN | Kazuya Kawabata |
| 6 | MF | JPN | Yusuke Maeda |
| 7 | MF | JPN | Shinsaku Mochidome |
| 8 | FW | JPN | Shota Matsuhashi |
| 9 | FW | JPN | Satoshi Nakayama |
| 10 | MF | JPN | Yukihiko Sato |
| 11 | MF | JPN | Daisuke Kanzaki |
| 13 | FW | JPN | Ryota Arimitsu |
| 14 | MF | JPN | Shuto Kono (on loan from F.C. Tokyo) |
| 15 | FW | JPN | Shoma Mizunaga |
| 16 | MF | JPN | Yudai Iwama |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | FW | JPN | Kenta Furube |
| 18 | FW | JPN | Kōichi Satō |
| 19 | FW | JPN | Yusei Ogasawara |
| 20 | DF | JPN | Takuya Sugiyama |
| 21 | GK | JPN | Junki Kanayama |
| 22 | MF | JPN | Yudai Inoue |
| 23 | DF | NZL | Michael Fitzgerald |
| 24 | FW | JPN | Atsushi Matsuo |
| 25 | FW | JPN | Kazuya Okamura |
| 26 | MF | JPN | Sai Kanakubo |
| 27 | DF | KOR | Cho Min-Woo (on loan from FC Seoul) |
| 28 | MF | JPN | Kohei Shimoda |
| 30 | DF | KOR | Oh Chang-Hyun |
| 31 | GK | JPN | Yoshinobu Harada |
| 33 | MF | JPN | Kohei Yamada |

## Technical staff

    As of 24 May 2013
| Position | Name |
| Manager | Takuya Takagi |
| First-team coach | Nakamura |
| Goalkeeper coach | Takanori Miyoshi |

## Player statistics

    As of 27 May 2013
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | J. League Division 2 | J. League Division 2 | Emperor's Cup | Emperor's Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | JPN | Fumiya Iwamaru | 3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | JPN | Takahiro Yamaguchi | 16 | 0 | 16+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | JPN | Daisuke Fujii | 10 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | JPN | Ryota Takasugi | 11 | 2 | 11+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | JPN | Kazuya Kawabata | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | JPN | Yusuke Maeda | 11 | 0 | 1+10 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | JPN | Shinsaku Mochidome | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | JPN | Shota Matsuhashi | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | JPN | Satoshi Nakayama | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | JPN | Yukihiko Sato | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | JPN | Daisuke Kanzaki | 7 | 1 | 6+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | JPN | Ryota Arimitsu | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | JPN | Shuto Kono | 7 | 1 | 3+4 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | JPN | Shoma Mizunaga | 16 | 4 | 13+3 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | JPN | Yudai Iwama | 16 | 0 | 16+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | JPN | Kenta Furube | 16 | 1 | 8+8 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | JPN | Kōichi Satō | 16 | 4 | 12+4 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | JPN | Yusei Ogasawara | 15 | 1 | 15+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | JPN | Takuya Sugiyama | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | JPN | Junki Kanayama | 13 | 0 | 13+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | JPN | Yudai Inoue | 15 | 1 | 14+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | NZL | Michael Fitzgerald | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | JPN | Atsushi Matsuo | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | JPN | Kazuya Okamura | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | JPN | Sai Kanakubo | 14 | 2 | 12+2 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | KOR | Cho Min-Woo | 5 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | JPN | Kohei Shimoda | 8 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | KOR | Oh Chang-Hyun | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | JPN | Yoshinobu Harada | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | JPN | Kohei Yamada | 13 | 2 | 10+3 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 |
* Source:

### Top Scorers

| Place | Position | Name | J. League Division 2 | Emperor's Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | Kōichi Satō | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 1 | FW | Shoma Mizunaga | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | DF | Ryota Takasugi | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | MF | Sai Kanakubo | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | MF | Kohei Yamada | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | Daisuke Kanzaki | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | Kenta Furube | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | FW | Yusei Ogasawara | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | Shuto Kono | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | Yudai Inoue | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | TOTALS | 19 | 0 | 19 |

### Disciplinary record

| Position | Name | J. League Division 2 | J. League Division 2 | Emperor's Cup | Emperor's Cup | Total | Total |
| DF | Daisuke Fujii | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| DF | Kohei Shimoda | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| DF | Ryota Takasugi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| MF | Shuto Kono | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FW | Yusei Ogasawara | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FW | Kōichi Satō | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| DF | Takahiro Yamaguchi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MF | Yudai Iwama | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| GK | Junki Kanayama | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | Sai Kanakubo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | Kohei Yamada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | Shoma Mizunaga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | Yusuke Maeda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | Yudai Inoue | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | TOTALS | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 |