# 2006 Ventforet Kofu season

During the 2006 season, Ventforet Kofu competed in the J. League Division 1, the top tier of Japanese football, in which they finished 15th.

## Competitions

| Competitions | Position |
| J. League 1 | 15th / 18 clubs |
| Emperor's Cup | Quarterfinals |
| J. League Cup | GL-D 3rd / 5 clubs |

### J. League 1
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 13 | FC Tokyo | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 56 | 65 | −9 | 43 | |
| 14 | Albirex Niigata | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 46 | 65 | −19 | 42 | |
| 15 | Ventforet Kofu | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 42 | 64 | −22 | 42 | |
| 16 | Avispa Fukuoka (R) | 34 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 32 | 56 | −24 | 27 | 2006 promotion/relegation Series |
| 17 | Cerezo Osaka (R) | 34 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 44 | 70 | −26 | 27 | Relegation to 2007 J.League Division 2 |

#### Results

J.League Division 1 results :
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result F–A |
| 5 March 2006 | Shimizu S-Pulse | H | 0–2 |
| 11 March 2006 | JEF United Chiba | A | 2–2 |
| 18 March 2006 | Kawasaki Frontale | H | 1–0 |
| 21 March 2006 | Kashima Antlers | A | 1–3 |
| 25 March 2006 | Avispa Fukuoka | H | 1–1 |
| 1 April 2006 | Cerezo Osaka | A | 3–2 |
| 8 April 2006 | Albirex Niigata | H | 0–4 |
| 15 April 2006 | Oita Trinita | A | 2–3 |
| 23 April 2006 | Yokohama F. Marinos | H | 1–0 |
| 30 April 2006 | Júbilo Iwata | A | 0–2 |
| 3 May 2006 | FC Tokyo | H | 1–3 |
| 6 May 2006 | Gamba Osaka | A | 0–2 |
| 19 July 2006 | Kyoto Purple Sanga | H | 3–1 |
| 22 July 2006 | Omiya Ardija | A | 1–3 |
| 26 July 2006 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | A | 3–1 |
| 29 July 2006 | Urawa Red Diamonds | H | 1–1 |
| 12 August 2006 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | A | 1–5 |
| 19 August 2006 | Shimizu S-Pulse | A | 0–4 |
| 23 August 2006 | Kashima Antlers | H | 2–1 |
| 26 August 2006 | Júbilo Iwata | H | 1–1 |
| 30 August 2006 | Yokohama F. Marinos | A | 0–3 |
| 9 September 2006 | FC Tokyo | A | 3–1 |
| 17 September 2006 | Omiya Ardija | H | 3–2 |
| 24 September 2006 | Albirex Niigata | A | 0–3 |
| 1 October 2006 | Gamba Osaka | H | 3–2 |
| 7 October 2006 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | H | 1–0 |
| 14 October 2006 | Kawasaki Frontale | A | 0–2 |
| 21 October 2006 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | H | 2–1 |
| 28 October 2006 | Cerezo Osaka | H | 0–1 |
| 11 November 2006 | Kyoto Purple Sanga | A | 1–1 |
| 18 November 2006 | Oita Trinita | H | 2–0 |
| 23 November 2006 | Urawa Red Diamonds | A | 0–3 |
| 26 November 2006 | JEF United Chiba | H | 2–3 |
| 2 December 2006 | Avispa Fukuoka | A | 1–1 |

### J. League Cup
## Player statistics

| No. | Pos. | Player | D.o.B. (Age) | Height / Weight | J. League 1 | J. League 1 | Emperor's Cup | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | J. League Cup | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Player | D.o.B. (Age) | Height / Weight | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | Kensaku Abe | (1980-05-13)13 May 1980 (aged 25) | cm / kg | 30 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 2 | DF | Michitaka Akimoto | (1982-09-24)24 September 1982 (aged 23) | cm / kg | 18 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 3 | DF | Takuma Tsuda | (1980-10-04)4 October 1980 (aged 25) | cm / kg | 5 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 4 | DF | Hideomi Yamamoto | (1980-06-26)26 June 1980 (aged 25) | cm / kg | 32 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 5 | DF | Yuki Inoue | (1977-10-31)31 October 1977 (aged 28) | cm / kg | 11 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 6 | MF | Shinya Nasu | (1978-12-29)29 December 1978 (aged 27) | cm / kg | 4 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 7 | MF | Katsuya Ishihara | (1978-10-02)2 October 1978 (aged 27) | cm / kg | 33 | 2 | | | | | | |
| 8 | MF | Kazuki Kuranuki | (1978-11-10)10 November 1978 (aged 27) | cm / kg | 10 | 3 | | | | | | |
| 9 | FW | Daisuke Sudo | (1977-04-25)25 April 1977 (aged 28) | cm / kg | 15 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 10 | MF | Ken Fujita | (1979-08-27)27 August 1979 (aged 26) | cm / kg | 26 | 2 | | | | | | |
| 11 | FW | Jun Uruno | (1979-10-23)23 October 1979 (aged 26) | cm / kg | 20 | 4 | | | | | | |
| 13 | MF | Daiki Tamori | (1983-08-05)5 August 1983 (aged 22) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 14 | FW | Gakuya Horii | (1975-07-03)3 July 1975 (aged 30) | cm / kg | 16 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 15 | DF | Alair | (1982-01-27)27 January 1982 (aged 24) | cm / kg | 23 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 16 | FW | Baré | (1982-01-18)18 January 1982 (aged 24) | cm / kg | 30 | 14 | | | | | | |
| 17 | MF | Tomoyoshi Tsurumi | (1979-10-12)12 October 1979 (aged 26) | cm / kg | 14 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 18 | FW | Taro Hasegawa | (1979-08-17)17 August 1979 (aged 26) | cm / kg | 17 | 3 | | | | | | |
| 19 | DF | Yosuke Ikehata | (1979-06-07)7 June 1979 (aged 26) | cm / kg | 3 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 20 | MF | Biju | (1974-09-17)17 September 1974 (aged 31) | cm / kg | 26 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 21 | GK | Tatsuya Tsuruta | (1982-09-09)9 September 1982 (aged 23) | cm / kg | 4 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 22 | GK | Daisuke Matsushita | (1981-10-31)31 October 1981 (aged 24) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 23 | FW | Kotaro Yamazaki | (1978-10-19)19 October 1978 (aged 27) | cm / kg | 18 | 2 | | | | | | |
| 24 | FW | Yohei Onishi | (1982-10-30)30 October 1982 (aged 23) | cm / kg | 16 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 25 | MF | Kenta Suzuki | (1985-09-16)16 September 1985 (aged 20) | cm / kg | 6 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 26 | MF | Kazunari Hosaka | (1983-03-24)24 March 1983 (aged 22) | cm / kg | 8 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 27 | DF | Tsutomu Matsuda | (1983-10-05)5 October 1983 (aged 22) | cm / kg | 2 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 28 | DF | Shingo Morita | (1978-12-09)9 December 1978 (aged 27) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 29 | MF | Toshiki Chino | (1985-07-19)19 July 1985 (aged 20) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 29 | FW | Hiroyuki Ishida | (1979-08-31)31 August 1979 (aged 26) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 30 | GK | Yuya Satō | (1986-02-10)10 February 1986 (aged 20) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 30 | MF | Neto | (1987-03-25)25 March 1987 (aged 18) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 31 | MF | Kentaro Hayashi | (1972-08-29)29 August 1972 (aged 33) | cm / kg | 30 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 32 | DF | Arata Sugiyama | (1980-07-25)25 July 1980 (aged 25) | cm / kg | 30 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 33 | MF | Takehito Shigehara | (1981-10-06)6 October 1981 (aged 24) | cm / kg | 20 | 5 | | | | | | |
| 34 | FW | Josimar | (1987-08-16)16 August 1987 (aged 18) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |