# 2016 Vegalta Sendai season

The 2016 Vegalta Sendai season saw the club compete in the J1 League, the top tier of Japanese football, in which they finished 12th.

## J1 League
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 10 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 53 | 38 | +15 | 51 |
| 11 | Sagan Tosu | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 46 |
| 12 | Vegalta Sendai | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 39 | 48 | −9 | 43 |
| 13 | Júbilo Iwata | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 37 | 50 | −13 | 36 |
| 14 | Ventforet Kofu | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 32 | 58 | −26 | 31 |

### Match details

J1 League match details :
| Match | Date | Team | Score | Team | Venue | Attendance |
| 1-1 | 2016.02.27 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 0-1 | Vegalta Sendai | Nissan Stadium | 24,898 |
| 1-2 | 2016.03.06 | Vegalta Sendai | 1-2 | FC Tokyo | Yurtec Stadium Sendai | 16,918 |
| 1-3 | 2016.03.12 | Vegalta Sendai | 1-0 | Kashima Antlers | Yurtec Stadium Sendai | 15,826 |
| 1-4 | 2016.03.19 | Nagoya Grampus | 2-1 | Vegalta Sendai | Paloma Mizuho Stadium | 9,232 |
| 1-5 | 2016.04.01 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 3-0 | Vegalta Sendai | Edion Stadium Hiroshima | 9,587 |
| 1-6 | 2016.04.10 | Vegalta Sendai | 1-3 | Gamba Osaka | Yurtec Stadium Sendai | 18,011 |
| 1-7 | 2016.04.16 | Urawa Reds | 3-1 | Vegalta Sendai | Saitama Stadium 2002 | 31,012 |
| 1-8 | 2016.04.24 | Vissel Kobe | 2-2 | Vegalta Sendai | Noevir Stadium Kobe | 12,678 |
| 1-9 | 2016.04.30 | Vegalta Sendai | 0-2 | Sagan Tosu | Yurtec Stadium Sendai | 14,032 |
| 1-10 | 2016.05.04 | Kawasaki Frontale | 1-1 | Vegalta Sendai | Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium | 23,812 |
| 1-11 | 2016.05.08 | Vegalta Sendai | 2-0 | Avispa Fukuoka | Yurtec Stadium Sendai | 12,504 |
| 1-12 | 2016.05.14 | Vegalta Sendai | 0-1 | Omiya Ardija | Yurtec Stadium Sendai | 12,892 |
| 1-13 | 2016.05.21 | Shonan Bellmare | 0-1 | Vegalta Sendai | Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka | 11,581 |
| 1-14 | 2016.05.29 | Vegalta Sendai | 4-2 | Albirex Niigata | Yurtec Stadium Sendai | 15,049 |
| 1-15 | 2016.06.11 | Kashiwa Reysol | 0-2 | Vegalta Sendai | Hitachi Kashiwa Stadium | 9,534 |
| 1-16 | 2016.06.18 | Vegalta Sendai | 2-1 | Ventforet Kofu | Yurtec Stadium Sendai | 15,166 |
| 1-17 | 2016.06.25 | Júbilo Iwata | 3-0 | Vegalta Sendai | Yamaha Stadium | 12,070 |
| 2-1 | 2016.07.02 | Vegalta Sendai | 0-3 | Kawasaki Frontale | Yurtec Stadium Sendai | 15,415 |
| 2-2 | 2016.07.09 | Gamba Osaka | 3-1 | Vegalta Sendai | Suita City Football Stadium | 19,482 |
| 2-3 | 2016.07.13 | Vegalta Sendai | 0-1 | Urawa Reds | Yurtec Stadium Sendai | 14,056 |
| 2-4 | 2016.07.17 | Albirex Niigata | 1-2 | Vegalta Sendai | Denka Big Swan Stadium | 19,388 |
| 2-5 | 2016.07.23 | Vegalta Sendai | 1-0 | Shonan Bellmare | Yurtec Stadium Sendai | 13,612 |
| 2-6 | 2016.07.30 | Avispa Fukuoka | 1-1 | Vegalta Sendai | Level5 Stadium | 10,097 |
| 2-7 | 2016.08.06 | Kashima Antlers | 0-1 | Vegalta Sendai | Kashima Soccer Stadium | 13,982 |
| 2-8 | 2016.08.13 | Vegalta Sendai | 4-2 | Kashiwa Reysol | Yurtec Stadium Sendai | 16,873 |
| 2-9 | 2016.08.20 | Omiya Ardija | 2-1 | Vegalta Sendai | NACK5 Stadium Omiya | 9,480 |
| 2-10 | 2016.08.27 | Vegalta Sendai | 0-2 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Yurtec Stadium Sendai | 14,486 |
| 2-11 | 2016.09.10 | Vegalta Sendai | 0-1 | Yokohama F. Marinos | Yurtec Stadium Sendai | 16,668 |
| 2-12 | 2016.09.17 | Ventforet Kofu | 1-1 | Vegalta Sendai | Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium | 8,771 |
| 2-13 | 2016.09.25 | Vegalta Sendai | 1-2 | Nagoya Grampus | Yurtec Stadium Sendai | 16,476 |
| 2-14 | 2016.10.01 | Sagan Tosu | 2-3 | Vegalta Sendai | Best Amenity Stadium | 9,894 |
| 2-15 | 2016.10.22 | Vegalta Sendai | 3-0 | Vissel Kobe | Yurtec Stadium Sendai | 15,638 |
| 2-16 | 2016.10.29 | FC Tokyo | 1-0 | Vegalta Sendai | Ajinomoto Stadium | 21,198 |
| 2-17 | 2016.11.03 | Vegalta Sendai | 0-1 | Júbilo Iwata | Yurtec Stadium Sendai | 19,315 |

## Honours
### Stadium grass best condition award

* Sendai Stadium