# 2023 V-Varen Nagasaki season

The 2023 season was V-Varen Nagasaki's 19th season in existence and the club's fifth consecutive season in the second division of Japanese football. In addition to the domestic league, V-Varen Nagasaki participated in this season's edition of the Emperor's Cup.

## Players
### First-team squad

As of 31 March 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 | Masaya Tomizawa |
| 3 | DF | JPN | Jun Okano |
| 4 | DF | BRA | Valdo |
| 5 | DF | JPN | Ryo Okui |
| 6 | MF | JPN | Yuya Kuwasaki |
| 8 | MF | JPN | Asahi Masuyama |
| 9 | FW | ESP | Juanma |
| 13 | MF | JPN | Masaru Kato |
| 14 | MF | JPN | Takumi Nagura |
| 15 | DF | JPN | Hijiri Kato |
| 17 | MF | JPN | Hiroki Akino |
| 18 | DF | JPN | Yuta Imazu |
| 19 | MF | JPN | Takashi Sawada |
| 20 | MF | JPN | Yohei Otake |
| 21 | GK | JPN | Go Hatano (on loan from FC Tokyo) |
| 23 | DF | JPN | Shunya Yoneda |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 24 | FW | JPN | Ten Miyagi (on loan from Kawasaki Frontale) |
| 25 | DF | JPN | Kazuki Kushibiki |
| 26 | MF | JPN | Raiju Obuchi |
| 27 | FW | JPN | Ken Tokura |
| 28 | DF | JPN | Shunki Takahashi |
| 29 | FW | BRA | Clayson |
| 30 | GK | SRB | Luka Radotic |
| 31 | GK | JPN | Gaku Harada |
| 32 | FW | JPN | Serigne Saliou Diop |
| 33 | MF | JPN | Tsubasa Kasayanagi |
| 34 | MF | JPN | Seiya Satsukida |
| 35 | MF | JPN | Taisei Abe |
| 37 | MF | JPN | Gijo Sehata |
| 38 | MF | JPN | Kaito Matsuzawa |
| 39 | DF | BRA | Kaique Mafaldo |
| 40 | DF | JPN | Haruki Shirai |

### 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 |
| — | DF | JPN | Kota Muramatsu (at Giravanz Kitakyushu) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | JPN | Koya Okuda (at Zweigen Kanazawa) |

## Transfers

Transfers in :
| Join on | Pos. | Player | Moving from | Transfer type |
| 10 Mar | GK | Luka Radotic | OFK Beograd | Free transfer |
| Pre-season | GK | Go Hatano | FC Tokyo | Loan transfer |
| Pre-season | DF | Yuta Imazu | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Full transfer |
| Pre-season | DF | Jun Okano | Machida Zelvia | Full transfer |
| Pre-season | DF | Valdo | Shimizu S-Pulse | Full transfer |
| Pre-season | DF | Haruki Shirai | Hosei University | Free transfer |
| Pre-season | MF | Asahi Masuyama | Oita Trinita | Full transfer |
| Pre-season | MF | Gijo Sehata | Toyo University | Free transfer |
| Pre-season | MF | Raiju Obuchi | Higashi Fukuoka HS | Free transfer |
| Pre-season | MF | Takumi Nagura | Vegalta Sendai | Loan return |
| Pre-season | FW | Juanma | Avispa Fukuoka | Full transfer |
| Pre-season | FW | Ten Miyagi | Kawasaki Frontale | Loan transfer |
| Pre-season | FW | Serigne Saliou Diop | Nagoya Sangyo University | Loan transfer; 2023 DSP |
Transfers out :
| Leave on | Pos. | Player | Moving to | Transfer type |
| Pre-season | GK | Suguru Asanuma | Criacao Shinjuku | Free transfer |
| Pre-season | GK | Takashi Kasahara | Omiya Ardija | Loan expiration |
| Pre-season | DF | Yusei Egawa | Gamba Osaka | Full transfer |
| Pre-season | DF | Hiroshi Futami | FC Imabari | Full transfer |
| Pre-season | DF | Kota Muramatsu | Giravanz Kitakyushu | Loan transfer |
| Pre-season | DF | Shuta Kikuchi | Shimizu S-Pulse | Loan expiration |
| Pre-season | FW | Asahi Uenaka | Yokohama F. Marinos | Full transfer |
| Pre-season | FW | Ryohei Yamazaki | Tegevajaro Miyazaki | Full transfer |
| Pre-season | FW | Koya Okuda | Zweigen Kanazawa | Loan transfer |
| Pre-season | FW | Victor Ibarbo | – | Contract expiration |

## 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 | 18 February 2023 | 12 November 2023 | Matchday 1 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 053.33 |
| Emperor's Cup | 7 June 2023 | | Second round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 053.33 |
Last updated: 13 May 2023 Source: Soccerway

### J2 League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 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 | |
| 9 | Oita Trinita | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 54 | 56 | −2 | 62 | |

#### 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 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A |
| Result | L | L | D | D | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | L | L | D | D | W | D | L | W | W | L | W | L | |
| Position | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | |

#### Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 20 January 2023.