# 2024 Ehime FC season

The 2024 Ehime FC season was the club's 54th season in existence and the first one back in the J2 League after a two-year absence. As well as the domestic league, they competed in the Emperor's Cup and the J.League Cup.

## Squad
### Season squad

| Squad no. | Name | Date of birth (age at start of season) |
| Goalkeepers ||||
| 1 | Kenta Tokushige | (1984-03-09)9 March 1984 (aged 39) |
| 36 | Shugo Tsuji | (1991-07-26)26 July 1991 (aged 32) |
| 45 | Kazuma Makiguchi | (2004-09-08)8 September 2004 (aged 19) |
| 49 | Raihei Kurokawa | (2003-06-07)7 June 2003 (aged 20) |
| Defenders ||||
| 2 | Ryota Moriwaki | (1986-04-06)6 April 1986 (aged 37) |
| 4 | Tatsuya Yamaguchi | (2000-02-09)9 February 2000 (aged 24) |
| 5 | Takanori Maeno | (1988-04-14)14 April 1988 (aged 35) |
| 16 | Shuma Mihara | (2001-07-16)16 July 2001 (aged 22) |
| 19 | Yusei Ozaki | (2003-07-26)26 July 2003 (aged 20) |
| 20 | Kang Sung-chan | (2005-11-19)19 November 2005 (aged 18) |
| 21 | Bak Keon-woo | (2001-08-09)9 August 2001 (aged 22) |
| 23 | Yu Ye-chan | (2001-05-09)9 May 2001 (aged 22) |
| 33 | Sora Ogawa (c) | (1999-10-18)18 October 1999 (aged 24) |
| 37 | Reiya Morishita | (1998-11-01)1 November 1998 (aged 25) |
| Midfielders ||||
| 6 | Masashi Tanioka | (2001-07-14)14 July 2001 (aged 22) |
| 7 | Yutaka Soneda | (1994-08-29)29 August 1994 (aged 29) |
| 8 | Yuta Fukazawa | (2000-08-15)15 August 2000 (aged 23) |
| 13 | Ryo Kubota | (2001-01-05)5 January 2001 (aged 23) |
| 14 | Shunsuke Tanimoto | (2001-03-07)7 March 2001 (aged 22) |
| 17 | Shunsuke Motegi | (1996-10-02)2 October 1996 (aged 27) |
| 18 | Shunsuke Kikuchi | (1991-10-04)4 October 1991 (aged 32) |
| 22 | Nelson Ishiwatari | (2005-05-10)10 May 2005 (aged 18) |
| 24 | Ryo Sato | (1997-09-24)24 September 1997 (aged 26) |
| 25 | Taiga Ishiura | (2001-11-22)22 November 2001 (aged 22) |
| 28 | Akira Hamashita | (1995-07-05)5 July 1995 (aged 28) |
| Forwards ||||
| 9 | Ben Duncan | (2002-11-12)12 November 2002 (aged 21) |
| 10 | Riki Matsuda | (1991-07-24)24 July 1991 (aged 32) |
| 11 | Yuta Fujihara | (1999-04-09)9 April 1999 (aged 24) |
| 26 | Kyota Funahashi | (2005-07-31)31 July 2005 (aged 18) |
| 40 | Kazuki Sota | (2000-01-09)9 January 2000 (aged 24) |
Last updated: 29 January 2024. Source: Ehime FC website

## Transfers
### Arrivals

| Date | Position | Player | From | Type |
| 30 August 2023 | MF | Masashi Tanioka | Kansai University | Full |
| 21 September 2023 | FW | Kyota Funahashi | Júbilo Iwata U-18s | Full |
| 17 November 2023 | DF | Kang Sung-chang | Seohae High School | Full |
| 18 December 2023 | MF | Nelson Ishiwatari | Cerezo Osaka | Loan |
| 22 December 2023 | DF | Bak Keon-woo | Pohang Steelers | Full |
| 25 December 2023 | DF | Yu Ye-chan | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Full |
| 27 December 2023 | FW | Yuta Fujiwara | Sagan Tosu | Full |
| 28 December 2023 | MF | Taiga Ishiura | Tokyo Verdy | Full |
| 6 January 2024 | MF | Ryo Kubota | FC Gifu | Full |
| 6 January 2024 | MF | Akira Hamashita | Tokushima Vortis | Loan |
| 7 January 2024 | DF | Yusei Ozaki | Vissel Kobe | Loan |

### Departures

| Date | Position | Player | To | Type |
| 29 November 2023 | DF | Shoi Yoshinaga | Omiya Ardija | Loan return |
| 5 December 2023 | DF | Yasuhiro Hiraoka | | Retired |
| 14 December 2023 | MF | Kyoji Kutsuna | AC Nagano Parceiro | Full |
| 19 December 2023 | MF | Takumi Sasaki | | Released |
| 20 December 2023 | DF | Kei Oshiro | Gainare Tottori | Full |
| 20 December 2023 | MF | Asahi Yada | Giravanz Kitakyushu | Full |
| 26 December 2023 | FW | Shumpei Fukahori | Thespa Gunma | Loan return |
| 28 December 2023 | MF | Takuto Kimura | Yokohama F. Marinos | Loan return |
| 29 December 2023 | MF | Yuto Hikida | Fagiano Okayama | Loan return |
| 9 January 2024 | FW | Yugo Masukake | Kashiwa Reysol | Loan return |
| 12 January 2024 | DF | Haruki Yoshida | Edo All United | Full |
| 22 January 2024 | MF | Shuya Iwai | Aventura Kawaguchi | Full |
| 12 March 2024 | MF | Takumi Sasaki | Negeri Sembilan | Full |

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| J2 League | 25 February 2024 | | Matchday 1 | | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 033.33 |
| Emperor's Cup | | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| J.League Cup | 6 March 2024 | 6 March 2024 | Round 1 | Round 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 031.25 |
Last updated: 12 May 2024 Source: Competitions

### J2 League
#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 15 | Mito HollyHock | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 39 | 51 | −12 | 44 | |
| 16 | Oita Trinita | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 33 | 47 | −14 | 43 | |
| 17 | Ehime FC | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 41 | 69 | −28 | 40 | |
| 18 | Tochigi SC (R) | 38 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 33 | 57 | −24 | 34 | Relegation to the 2025 J3 League |
| 19 | Kagoshima United (R) | 38 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 35 | 59 | −24 | 30 | Relegation to the 2025 J3 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: 25 July 2024. Source: Worldfootball

#### 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 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | W | L | L | W | L | D | W | W | D | D | L | W | D | D | D | L | D | L | W | W | W | L | L | W | | | | | | |
| Position | 5 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | |

#### Matches

The full league fixtures were released on 23 January 2024.