# 2023 Tokushima Vortis season

The 2023 season was Tokushima Vortis's 68th season in existence and the club's second consecutive season in the second division of Japanese football. In addition to the domestic league, Tokushima Vortis participated in this season's edition of the Emperor's Cup.

## Players
### First-team squad

    As of 12 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 | ESP | José Aurelio Suárez |
| 2 | DF | JPN | Taiki Tamukai |
| 3 | DF | JPN | Ryoga Ishio |
| 4 | DF | JPN | Takashi Abe |
| 5 | DF | JPN | Hidenori Ishii |
| 6 | MF | JPN | Kohei Uchida |
| 7 | MF | JPN | Eiji Shirai |
| 8 | FW | JPN | Yoichiro Kakitani |
| 9 | FW | JPN | Kaito Mori (on loan from Kashiwa Reysol) |
| 10 | MF | JPN | Taro Sugimoto |
| 11 | MF | JPN | Koki Sugimori |
| 13 | MF | JPN | Yushi Hasegawa |
| 14 | DF | BRA | Cacá |
| 15 | FW | JPN | Akito Tanahashi |
| 16 | FW | JPN | Daiki Watari |
| 17 | FW | JPN | Soya Takada (on loan from Omiya Ardija) |
| 18 | DF | BRA | Elsinho |
| 19 | FW | JPN | Kanta Chiba (on loan from Shimizu S-Pulse) |
| 20 | MF | JPN | Shunto Kodama |
| 21 | GK | JPN | Hayate Tanaka |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 22 | DF | DOM | Luismi Quezada |
| 23 | MF | JPN | Rio Hyeon |
| 24 | MF | JPN | Kazuki Nishiya |
| 25 | MF | JPN | Yudai Yamashita |
| 26 | DF | JPN | Kodai Mori |
| 27 | MF | JPN | Tatsunori Sakurai (on loan from Vissel Kobe) |
| 28 | DF | JPN | Towa Nishisaka |
| 30 | FW | JPN | Kiyoshiro Tsuboi |
| 31 | GK | JPN | Toru Hasegawa |
| 32 | MF | JPN | Ryo Toyama |
| 33 | MF | JPN | Keita Nakano |
| 34 | FW | NGA | Oriola Sunday |
| 37 | MF | JPN | Akira Hamashita |
| 39 | FW | JPN | Taiyo Nishino |
| 40 | GK | JPN | Naoki Goto |
| 41 | DF | JPN | Noriki Fuke |
| — | DF | JPN | Hayato Aoki |
| — | GK | JPN | Yamato Kondo $^{Type2}$ |
| — | GK | JPN | Kaisei Kuroda $^{Type2}$ |

### 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 |
| — | GK | JPN | Koki Matsuzawa (at Vegalta Sendai) |
| — | DF | JPN | Naoto Arai (at Cerezo Osaka) |
| — | MF | JPN | Masaki Watai (at Boavista FC) |
| — | MF | JPN | Hiroshi Omori (at Fukushima United) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | JPN | Rin Morita (at FC Ryukyu) |
| — | FW | JPN | Shiryu Fujiwara (at FC Ryukyu) |
| — | FW | JPN | Shinnosuke Katsushima (at Girona FC) |
| — | FW | JPN | Wadi Ibrahim Suzuki (at CF Badalona) |

## Transfers

Transfers in :
| Join on | Pos. | Player | Moving from | Transfer type |
| 12 May | DF | Hayato Aoki | Nihon University | Loan transfer; DSP |
| Pre-season | GK | Naoki Goto | Tochigi City | Loan return |
| Pre-season | DF | Luismi Quezada | Surkhon Termez | Free transfer |
| Pre-season | DF | Towa Nishisaka | Riseisha HS | Free transfer |
| Pre-season | DF | Noriki Fuke | FC Imabari | Loan return |
| Pre-season | MF | Keita Nakano | Kyoto Sanga | Full transfer |
| Pre-season | MF | Ryo Toyama | Matsumoto Yamaga | Full transfer |
| Pre-season | MF | Yudai Yamashita | Waseda University | Free transfer |
| Pre-season | MF | Soya Takada | Omiya Ardija | Loan transfer |
| Pre-season | FW | Daiki Watari | Avispa Fukuoka | Full transfer |
| Pre-season | FW | Yoichiro Kakitani | Nagoya Grampus | Full transfer |
| Pre-season | FW | Akito Tanahashi | Kokushikan University | Free transfer |
| Pre-season | FW | Kaito Mori | Kashiwa Reysol | Loan transfer |
| Pre-season | FW | Kanta Chiba | Shimizu S-Pulse | Loan transfer |
Transfers out :
| Leave on | Pos. | Player | Moving to | Transfer type |
| 9 Mar | GK | Koki Matsuzawa | Vegalta Sendai | Loan transfer |
| Pre-season | DF | Daisei Suzuki | Nara Club | Free transfer |
| Pre-season | DF | Yudai Okuda | Kamatamare Sanuki | Free transfer |
| Pre-season | DF | Naoto Arai | Cerezo Osaka | Loan transfer |
| Pre-season | MF | Chie Edoojon Kawakami | Thespakusatsu Gunma | Full transfer |
| Pre-season | MF | Ken Iwao | Urawa Red Diamonds | Full transfer; Loan made permanent |
| Pre-season | MF | Rin Morita | FC Ryukyu | Loan transfer |
| Pre-season | MF | Seiya Fujita | – | Retirement |
| Pre-season | FW | Mushaga Bakenga | Stabæk | Free transfer |
| Pre-season | FW | Kazunari Ichimi | Kyoto Sanga | Full transfer |
| Pre-season | FW | Taichi Takeda | FC Osaka | Full transfer; Loan made permanent |
| Pre-season | FW | Shiryu Fujiwara | FC Ryukyu | Loan transfer |
| Pre-season | FW | Shota Fujio | Cerezo Osaka | Loan expiration |
| Pre-season | FW | Akihiro Sato | – | Retired |

## 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 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 22 | −7 | 013.33 |
| Emperor's Cup | 7 June 2023 | | Second round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 22 | −7 | 013.33 |
Last updated: 13 May 2023 Source: Soccerway

### J2 League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 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 |
| 17 | Mito HollyHock | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 49 | 66 | −17 | 47 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 13 May 2023. Source: Worldfootball

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| Ground | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A |
| Result | L | D | D | L | L | D | D | D | L | L | D | W | D | W | D |
| Position | 18 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 |

#### Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 20 January 2023.