# 2024 Iwaki FC season

The 2024 season was the 12th season in the existence of Iwaki FC. It is the club's second season in the J2 League, the second tier of Japanese football. As well as the domestic league, they competed in the Emperor's Cup and the J.League Cup, the latter for the first time in their history.

## Squad
### Season squad

| Squad no. | Name | Date of birth (age at start of season) |
| Goalkeepers ||||
| 1 | Kengo Tanaka (captain) | (1989-12-30)30 December 1989 (aged 34) |
| 21 | Kotaro Tachikawa | (1997-01-04)4 January 1997 (aged 27) |
| 31 | Shuhei Shikano | (1999-08-27)27 August 1999 (aged 24) |
| 39 | Joo Hyun-jin | (2005-02-06)6 February 2005 (aged 19) |
| Defenders ||||
| 2 | Yusuke Ishida | (2002-11-11)11 November 2002 (aged 21) |
| 5 | Shuhei Hayami | (2000-11-11)11 November 2000 (aged 23) |
| 22 | Jin Ikoma | (1999-07-01)1 July 1999 (aged 24) |
| 27 | Kazuki Dohana | (1998-12-05)5 December 1998 (aged 25) |
| 32 | Sena Igarashi | (2002-04-13)13 April 2002 (aged 21) |
| 33 | Hyun Woo-bin | (2006-01-17)17 January 2006 (aged 18) |
| 34 | Rio Omori | (2002-07-21)21 July 2002 (aged 21) |
| Midfielders ||||
| 6 | Kanta Sakagishi | (2002-01-18)18 January 2002 (aged 22) |
| 7 | Jun Nishikawa | (2002-02-21)21 February 2002 (aged 22) |
| 8 | Sosuke Shibata | (2001-05-26)26 May 2001 (aged 22) |
| 14 | Daiki Yamaguchi | (1997-11-02)2 November 1997 (aged 26) |
| 15 | Naoki Kase | (2000-06-07)7 June 2000 (aged 23) |
| 19 | Yusuke Onishi | (2001-05-20)20 May 2001 (aged 22) |
| 20 | Yuma Kato | (2001-12-15)15 December 2001 (aged 22) |
| 23 | Rui Osako | (2004-10-13)13 October 2004 (aged 19) |
| 24 | Yuto Yamashita | (1996-05-24)24 May 1996 (aged 27) |
| 40 | Yoshihiro Shimoda | (2004-05-04)4 May 2004 (aged 19) |
| Forwards ||||
| 9 | Yoshihito Kondo | (2002-03-03)3 March 2002 (aged 21) |
| 10 | Kotaro Arima | (2000-09-03)3 September 2000 (aged 23) |
| 11 | Keita Buwanika | (2002-12-16)16 December 2002 (aged 21) |
| 17 | Kaina Tanimura | (1998-03-05)5 March 1998 (aged 25) |
| 18 | Keita Shirawachi | (2001-12-07)7 December 2001 (aged 22) |
| 28 | Ryo Tanada | (2003-06-19)19 June 2003 (aged 20) |
| 30 | Reo Sugiyama | (2000-03-04)4 March 2000 (aged 23) |
| 38 | Naoki Kumata | (2004-08-02)2 August 2004 (aged 19) |
Last updated: 20 August 2024. Source: Iwaki FC website

## Transfers
### Arrivals

| Date | Position | Player | From | Type |
| 24 December 2022 | MF | Yuma Kato | Takushoku University | Full |
| 24 December 2022 | DF | Yuma Tsujioka | International Pacific University | Full |
| 24 December 2022 | FW | Yoshihito Kondo | Nagoya Gakuin University | Full |
| 10 July 2023 | FW | Keita Shirawachi | Toin University of Yokohama | Full |
| 29 September 2023 | MF | Kanta Sakagishi | Niigata University of Health and Welfare | Full |
| 23 October 2023 | MF | Yusuke Onishi | Kokushikan University | Full |
| 14 December 2023 | DF | Jin Ikoma | Renofa Yamaguchi | Full |
| 15 December 2023 | GK | Kotaro Tachikawa | Shonan Bellmare | Full |
| 15 December 2023 | MF | Rui Osako | Cerezo Osaka | Loan |
| 15 December 2023 | GK | Joo Hyun-jin | Daedong Taxation High School | Full |
| 20 December 2023 | DF | Hayato Teruyama | FC Imabari | Full |
| 21 December 2023 | DF | Rio Omori | FC Tokyo | Loan |
| 22 December 2023 | FW | Ryo Tanada | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Loan |
| 22 December 2023 | DF | Park Jun-yeong | Ansan Greeners | Full |
| 28 December 2023 | FW | Keita Buwanika | JEF United Chiba | Full |
| 6 January 2024 | MF | Jun Nishikawa | Cerezo Osaka | Loan |
| 9 July 2024 | DF | Kazuki Dohana | Fukushima United FC | Full |
| 12 July 2024 | DF | Sena Igarashi | Toin University of Yokohama | Full |
| 6 August 2024 | MF | Sosuke Shibata | Shonan Bellmare | Loan |
| 9 August 2024 | FW | Naoki Kumata | FC Tokyo | Loan |
| 20 August 2024 | DF | Hyun Woo-bin | Sejong Future High School | Full |

### Departures

| Date | Position | Player | To | Type |
| 27 November 2023 | MF | Kiwara Miyazaki | Fagiano Okayama | Loan return |
| 9 December 2023 | FW | Daigo Furukawa | FC Osaka | Full |
| 9 December 2023 | DF | Genki Egawa | FC Osaka | Full |
| 9 December 2023 | DF | Tomoki Yoshida | Kochi United SC | Full |
| 13 December 2023 | MF | Eiji Miyamoto | Iwaki FC | Full |
| 13 December 2023 | DF | Ryo Endo | Iwaki FC | Loan return |
| 14 December 2023 | GK | Toru Takagiwa | Tokyo Verdy | Loan return |
| 14 December 2023 | MF | Asahi Haga | FC Osaka | Loan |
| 14 December 2023 | DF | Yuma Tsujioka | Tegevajaro Miyazaki | Loan |
| 15 December 2023 | DF | Rei Ieizumi | Iwaki FC | Full |
| 15 December 2023 | MF | Hiroto Iwabuchi | Fagiano Okayama | Full |
| 15 December 2023 | FW | Ryo Arita | Montedio Yamagata | Full |
| 22 December 2023 | MF | Sota Nagai | Tokyo Verdy | Full |
| 22 December 2023 | DF | Takumi Kawamura | Tokyo Verdy | Full |
| 29 December 2023 | FW | Shu Yoshizawa | Tegevajaro Miyazaki | Full |
| 6 January 2024 | MF | Nélson Henrique | SC Praiense | Loan return |
| 13 January 2024 | MF | Wataru Kuromiya | Fukuyama City FC | Full |
| 7 July 2024 | DF | Hayato Teruyama | V-Varen Nagasaki | Full |
| 7 July 2024 | DF | Riku Saga | Fagiano Okayama | Full |
| 19 July 2024 | FW | Iori Sakamoto | Blancdieu Hirosaki FC | Loan |
| 5 August 2024 | DF | Park Jun-yeong | | Contract terminated |
| 8 August 2024 | MF | Mizuki Kaburaki | Vanraure Hachinohe | Loan |

## Competitions
### J2 League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 7 | JEF United Chiba | 38 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 67 | 48 | +19 | 61 |
| 8 | Tokushima Vortis | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 55 |
| 9 | Iwaki FC | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 53 | 41 | +12 | 54 |
| 10 | Blaublitz Akita | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 54 |
| 11 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 53 |

#### Results by matchday

| 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 |
| Ground | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | D | W | W | D | D | L | W | D | L | W | W | W | D | L | W | D | L | D | W | L | L | L | W | W | W | W | L | L | W | L | W | D | D | L | L | L | W |
| Position | 18 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 |

#### Matches

The full league fixtures were released on 23 January 2024.

### J.League Cup

The 2024 J.League Cup was expanded so that all 60 J.League clubs would participate. This was Iwaki's first season competing in the competition.

### Emperor's Cup
## Statistics
### Goalscorers

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
| Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | J2 | EC | JLC | Total |
| 1 | FW | 17 | Kaina Tanimura | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 2 | FW | 10 | Kotaro Arima | 10 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| 3 | MF | 14 | Daiki Yamaguchi | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | DF | 3 | Hayato Teruyama | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | FW | 9 | Yoshihito Kondo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | MF | 7 | Jun Nishikawa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | DF | 34 | Rio Omori | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | – | – | Own goal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | MF | 23 | Rui Osako | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | 24 | Yuto Yamashita | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | DF | 27 | Kazuki Dohana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | 38 | Naoki Kumata | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 53 | 2 | 2 | 57 |
Last updated: 10 November 2024. Source: jleague.co

### Clean sheets

The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.
| Rnk | No. | Player | J1 | EC | JLC | Total |
| 1 | 21 | Kotaro Tachikawa | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | 1 | Kengo Tanaka | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 14 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
Last updated: 10 November 2024. Source: fbref.com