# 2014 Sanfrecce Hiroshima season

The 2014 season was Sanfrecce Hiroshima's sixth consecutive season in J.League Division 1, and 44th overall in the Japanese top flight. Sanfrecce Hiroshima also competed in the Emperor's Cup, J.League Cup, Japanese Super Cup, and the AFC Champions League.

## Transfers
### In

| Position | Name | Age | From | Notes |
| DF | Kyohei Yoshino | 19 | Tokyo Verdy | |
| FW | Yusuke Minagawa | 22 | Chuo University | |
| DF | Byeon Jun-Byum | 22 | Konkuk University | |
| DF | Soya Takahashi | 17 | Rissho USHS | |
| MF | Yusuke Chajima | 22 | Tokyo Gakugei University | |
| MF | Yoshifumi Kashiwa | 26 | Ventforet Kofu | |
| MF | Kosei Shibasaki | 29 | Tokushima Vortis | |
| GK | Takuto Hayashi | 31 | Vegalta Sendai | |
| MF | Takuya Marutani | 24 | Ōita Trinita | Loan return |
| MF | Tsubasa Yokotake | 24 | Gainare Tottori | Loan return |
| MF | Kota Sameshima | 21 | Gainare Tottori | Loan return |
| DF | Daiki Nishioka | 25 | Tochigi SC | Loan return |
| MF | Junya Osaki | 22 | Tokushima Vortis | Loan return |

### Out

| Position | Name | Age | To | Notes |
| MF | Kim Jung-suk | 20 | Roasso Kumamoto | Loan |
| DF | Daiki Nishioka | 25 | Ehime FC | Free transfer |
| MF | Tsubasa Yokotake | 24 | Gainare Tottori | |
| MF | Tomotaka Okamoto | 23 | Sagan Tosu | Loan |
| DF | Hironori Ishikawa | 25 | Vegalta Sendai | Loan |
| GK | Shusaku Nishikawa | 27 | Urawa Red Diamonds | |
| FW | Sena Inami | 21 | V-Varen Nagasaki | Loan |
| DF | Kyohei Yoshino | 19 | Tokyo Verdy | Loan |
| MF | Kota Sameshima | 21 | Nagano Parceiro | Loan |
| MF | Lee Dae-heon | 20 | V-Varen Nagasaki | Loan |
| MF | Junya Osaki | 22 | Tokushima Vortis | |
| MF | Koji Nakajima | 36 | | End of career |

## Players
### First Team squad

Updated 18 March 2016
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | JPN | Takuto Hayashi |
| 2 | DF | KOR | Hwang Seok-Ho |
| 3 | DF | KOR | Byeon Jun-Byum |
| 4 | DF | JPN | Hiroki Mizumoto |
| 5 | DF | JPN | Kazuhiko Chiba |
| 6 | MF | JPN | Toshihiro Aoyama |
| 7 | MF | JPN | Kōji Morisaki |
| 8 | MF | JPN | Kazuyuki Morisaki |
| 9 | FW | JPN | Naoki Ishihara |
| 10 | MF | JPN | Yojiro Takahagi |
| 11 | FW | JPN | Hisato Satō |
| 13 | GK | JPN | Takuya Masuda |
| 14 | MF | CRO | Mihael Mikić |
| 16 | MF | JPN | Satoru Yamagishi |
| 17 | MF | KOR | Park Hyung-Jin |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | MF | JPN | Yoshifumi Kashiwa |
| 21 | GK | JPN | Yutaro Hara |
| 22 | FW | JPN | Yusuke Minagawa |
| 24 | MF | JPN | Gakuto Notsuda |
| 25 | MF | JPN | Yusuke Chajima |
| 27 | MF | JPN | Kohei Shimizu |
| 28 | MF | JPN | Takuya Marutani |
| 29 | FW | JPN | Takuma Asano |
| 30 | MF | JPN | Kosei Shibasaki |
| 33 | DF | JPN | Tsukasa Shiotani |
| 34 | MF | JPN | Soya Takahashi |
| 35 | DF | JPN | Naoki Otani |
| 36 | MF | JPN | Hayao Kawabe |
| 37 | DF | JPN | Kazuya Miyahara |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| J1 League | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 44 | 37 | +7 | 038.24 |
| Emperor's Cup | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 066.67 |
| J.League Cup | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | +0 | 020.00 |
| Japanese Super Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
| AFC Champions League | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 037.50 |
| Total | 51 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 72 | 60 | +12 | 039.22 |
Updated to match played 18 March 2016 Source: Competitions

### Japanese Super Cup

Win  Draw  Loss

### J1 League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 6 | Kawasaki Frontale | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 56 | 43 | +13 | 55 |
| 7 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 37 | 29 | +8 | 51 |
| 8 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 44 | 37 | +7 | 50 |
| 9 | FC Tokyo | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 47 | 33 | +14 | 48 |
| 10 | Nagoya Grampus | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 47 | 48 | −1 | 48 |
Win  Draw  Loss

### Emperor's Cup

Win  Draw  Loss  Upcoming fixture

### J.League Cup

Win  Draw  Loss

#### Final
### AFC Champions League

Sanfrecce Hiroshima have qualified for the group stage of the 2014 AFC Champions League by winning the 2013 J.League Division 1.

#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | FC Seoul | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 11 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Beijing Guoan | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 6 | |
| 4 | Central Coast Mariners | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 6 | |
Win  Draw  Loss  Upcoming fixture