# 2023 JEF United Chiba season

The 2023 season was JEF United Chiba's 77th season in existence and the club's 14th consecutive season in the second division of Japanese football. In addition to the domestic league, JEF United Chiba participated in this season's edition of the Emperor's Cup.

## Players
### First-team squad

As of 16 May 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 | Shota Arai (vice-captain) |
| 2 | MF | JPN | Issei Takahashi |
| 4 | MF | JPN | Taishi Taguchi (vice-captain) |
| 5 | MF | JPN | Yusuke Kobayashi |
| 6 | DF | JPN | Ikki Arai (vice-captain) |
| 8 | MF | JPN | Koya Kazama |
| 9 | FW | JPN | Hiroto Goya |
| 10 | MF | JPN | Tomoya Miki (vice-captain) |
| 11 | DF | JPN | Koki Yonekura |
| 13 | DF | JPN | Daisuke Suzuki (captain) |
| 14 | MF | JPN | Naoki Tsubaki |
| 16 | FW | JPN | Kazuki Tanaka (on loan from Kyoto Sanga) |
| 17 | MF | JPN | Takaki Fukumitsu |
| 18 | MF | JPN | Andrew Kumagai |
| 20 | FW | JPN | Toshiyuki Takagi |
| 22 | DF | JPN | Shogo Sasaki |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 23 | GK | JPN | Ryota Suzuki |
| 24 | DF | JPN | Shuntaro Yaguchi |
| 25 | MF | JPN | Rui Sueyoshi |
| 26 | DF | JPN | Shunsuke Nishikubo |
| 28 | MF | JPN | Tomoya Shinohara |
| 31 | GK | JPN | Sota Matsubara |
| 33 | GK | JPN | Issei Kondo |
| 36 | DF | JPN | Riku Matsuda |
| 37 | FW | JPN | Keita Buwanika |
| 39 | FW | JPN | Ryuta Shimmyo |
| 40 | DF | BRA | Mendes |
| 41 | FW | JPN | Hiiro Komori |
| 48 | DF | JPN | Soshiro Tanida $^{Type2}$ |
| 52 | DF | JPN | Ryota Kuboniwa |
| 67 | MF | JPN | Masaru Hidaka |

### Out on loan

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 |
| — | FW | BRA | Saldanha (at Neftçi Baku until 31 December 2023) |
| — | FW | JPN | Raito Saito (at ReinMeer Aomori until 31 January 2024) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | JPN | Solomon Sakuragawa (at Fagiano Okayama until 31 January 2024) |
| — | FW | JPN | Taichi Sakuma (at Vanraure Hachinohe until 31 January 2024) |

## Transfers

Transfers in :
| Join on | Pos. | Player | Moving from | Transfer type |
| 16 May | DF | Mendes | – | Free transfer |
| Pre-season | GK | Issei Kondo | Hosei University | Free transfer |
| Pre-season | DF | Riku Matsuda | Zweigen Kanazawa | Full transfer |
| Pre-season | DF | Kazuki Tanaka | Kyoto Sanga | Loan transfer |
| Pre-season | DF | Shuntaro Yaguchi | JEF United Chiba U18 | Promotion |
| Pre-season | MF | Naoki Tsubaki | Yokohama F. Marinos | Full transfer |
| Pre-season | MF | Masaru Hidaka | Iwaki FC | Full transfer |
| Pre-season | FW | Hiroto Goya | Oita Trinita | Full transfer |
| Pre-season | FW | Hiiro Komori | Niigata University HW | Free transfer |
| Pre-season | FW | Ryuta Shimmyo | JEF United Chiba U18 | Promotion |
Transfers out :
| Leave on | Pos. | Player | Moving to | Transfer type |
| 13 Mar | DF | Shuto Tanabe | JEF United Chiba | Loan cancellation |
| Pre-season | DF | Jang Min-gyu | Machida Zelvia | Full transfer |
| Pre-season | DF | Daniel Alves | – | Contract expiration |
| Pre-season | MF | Yosuke Akiyama | Vegalta Sendai | Loan expiration |
| Pre-season | MF | Shuto Kojima | YSCC Yokohama | Free transfer |
| Pre-season | FW | Saldanha | Neftçi Baku | Loan transfer |
| Pre-season | FW | Solomon Sakuragawa | Fagiano Okayama | Loan transfer |
| Pre-season | FW | Taichi Sakuma | Vanraure Hachinohe | Loan transfer |
| Pre-season | FW | Kengo Kawamata | – | Contract expiration |
| Pre-season | FW | Tiago Leonço | Al-Dhafra | Free transfer |
| Pre-season | FW | Ricardo Lopes | Vorskla Poltava | 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 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 20 | −5 | 026.67 |
| Emperor's Cup | 7 June 2023 | | Second round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 20 | −5 | 026.67 |
Last updated: 13 May 2023 Source: Soccerway

### J2 League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 4 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 42 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 78 | 34 | +44 | 74 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 5 | Montedio Yamagata | 42 | 21 | 4 | 17 | 64 | 54 | +10 | 67 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 6 | JEF United Chiba | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 61 | 53 | +8 | 67 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 7 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 70 | 56 | +14 | 65 | |
| 8 | Ventforet Kofu | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 60 | 50 | +10 | 64 | |

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| Ground | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | L | D | L | L | D | L | D | L | W | D | W | D | L | W | |
| Positions | 5 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | |

#### Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 20 January 2023.