# 2023 Roasso Kumamoto season

The 2023 season was Roasso Kumamoto's 54th season in existence and the club's second consecutive season in the second division of Japanese football. In addition to the domestic league, Roasso Kumamoto participated in this season's edition of the Emperor's Cup.

## Players
### Current squad

    As of 6 January 2023.
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 | Ryuga Tashiro |
| 2 | MF | JPN | Kohei Kuroki |
| 3 | MF | JPN | Ryotaro Onishi |
| 4 | MF | JPN | Itto Fujita |
| 5 | DF | JPN | Kaito Abe |
| 6 | DF | JPN | Makoto Okazaki |
| 7 | MF | JPN | Keisuke Tanabe |
| 8 | MF | JPN | Shuhei Kamimura |
| 9 | MF | JPN | Yuki Omoto |
| 10 | MF | JPN | Shun Ito |
| 11 | FW | JPN | Shohei Aihara |
| 13 | GK | JPN | Takuya Masuda |
| 14 | MF | JPN | Yuhi Takemoto |
| 15 | MF | JPN | Shohei Mishima |
| 16 | MF | JPN | Rimu Matsuoka |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | MF | JPN | Rei Hirakawa (captain) |
| 18 | FW | JPN | Daiki Ishikawa |
| 19 | MF | JPN | Takuya Shimamura |
| 20 | FW | JPN | Shun Osaki |
| 21 | MF | JPN | Ayumu Toyoda |
| 22 | DF | JPN | Yuya Aizawa |
| 23 | GK | JPN | Yuya Sato |
| 24 | DF | JPN | Takuro Ezaki |
| 25 | MF | JPN | Tsubasa Togo |
| 26 | DF | JPN | Kaito Miyazaki |
| 27 | MF | JPN | Yuto Taniyama |
| 28 | FW | JPN | Yusei Toshida |
| 29 | FW | JPN | Yutaka Michiwaki |
| 30 | MF | JPN | Tatsuki Higashiyama |

## Transfers

Transfers in :
| Join on | Pos. | Player | Moving from | Transfer type |
| Pre-season | DF | Makoto Okazaki | FC Tokyo | Full transfer |
| Pre-season | DF | Yuya Aizawa | Komazawa University | Free transfer |
| Pre-season | DF | Kaito Miyazaki | NIFS Kanoya | Full transfer |
| Pre-season | MF | Takuya Shimamura | FC Imabari | Free transfer |
| Pre-season | MF | Ryotaro Onishi | FC Gifu | Full transfer |
| Pre-season | MF | Yuki Omoto | FC Ryukyu | Full transfer |
| Pre-season | MF | Tsubasa Togo | Nippon SS University | Free transfer |
| Pre-season | MF | Ayumu Toyoda | Chuo University | Free transfer |
| Pre-season | FW | Rimu Matsuoka | Tochigi SC | Full transfer |
| Pre-season | FW | Daichi Ishikawa | Gainare Tottori | Full transfer |
| Pre-season | FW | Shun Osaki | Fukuoka University | Free transfer |
| Pre-season | FW | Yutaka Michiwaki | Roasso Kumamoto U18s | Promotion |
Transfers out :
| Leave on | Pos. | Player | Moving to | Transfer type |
| Pre-season | DF | So Kawahara | Sagan Tosu | Full transfer |
| Pre-season | DF | Koki Sakamoto | Yokohama FC | Full transfer |
| Pre-season | DF | Masahiro Sugata | Vegalta Sendai | Full transfer |
| Pre-season | DF | Shuichi Sakai | Thespakusatsu Gunma | Full transfer |
| Pre-season | DF | Osamu Henry Iyoha | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Loan expiration |
| Pre-season | DF | Kotaro Higashino | J-Lease FC | Free transfer |
| Pre-season | DF | Leo Kenta | – | Contract expiration |
| Pre-season | MF | Naohiro Sugiyama | Gamba Osaka | Full transfer |
| Pre-season | MF | Sota Higashide | Tegevajaro Miyazaki | FFree transfer |
| Pre-season | MF | Kosei Tajiri | Kochi United | Free transfer |
| Pre-season | MF | Keitatsu Kojima | Ococias Kyoto | Free transfer |
| Pre-season | MF | Thales Paula | Nagoya Grampus | Loan expiration |
| Pre-season | MF | Keitatsu Kojima | – | Contract expiration |
| Pre-season | FW | Toshiki Takahashi | Urawa Red Diamonds | Full transfer |
| Pre-season | FW | Kakeru Higuchi | Kochi United | Free transfer |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| J2 League | 19 February 2023 | 12 November 2023 | Matchday 1 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 21 | +10 | 038.10 |
| Emperor's Cup | 21 June 2023 | | Second round | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 23 | +10 | 036.36 |
Last updated: 21 June 2023 Source: Soccerway

### J2 League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 12 | Fujieda MYFC | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 61 | 72 | −11 | 52 |
| 13 | Blaublitz Akita | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 37 | 44 | −7 | 51 |
| 14 | Roasso Kumamoto | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 52 | 53 | −1 | 49 |
| 15 | Tokushima Vortis | 42 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 43 | 53 | −10 | 49 |
| 16 | Vegalta Sendai | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 48 | 61 | −13 | 48 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 11 June 2023. 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 |
| Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | L | W | W | L | L | D | W | D | D | D | L | W | W | D | L | W | L | W | L | W |
| Position | 8 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | | | | | |

#### Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 20 January 2023.