# 2018 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo season

2018 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo season.

## Squad

As of 14 January 2018.
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 | Takanori Sugeno (on loan from Kyoto Sanga) |
| 2 | DF | JPN | Tomonobu Yokoyama |
| 3 | DF | JPN | Yudai Tanaka |
| 4 | DF | JPN | Ryuji Kawai (vice-captain) |
| 5 | DF | JPN | Akito Fukumori |
| 6 | MF | JPN | Shingo Hyodo |
| 7 | MF | BRA | Julinho |
| 8 | MF | JPN | Kazuki Fukai |
| 9 | FW | JPN | Ken Tokura |
| 10 | MF | JPN | Hiroki Miyazawa (captain) |
| 11 | FW | BRA | Reis |
| 13 | FW | JPN | Yoshihiro Uchimura |
| 14 | MF | JPN | Yoshiaki Komai (on loan from Urawa Red Diamonds) |
| 15 | DF | JPN | Naoya Kikuchi |
| 17 | MF | JPN | Junichi Inamoto |
| 18 | MF | THA | Chanathip Songkrasin (on loan from Muangthong United) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | MF | JPN | Kosuke Shirai |
| 20 | DF | KOR | Kim Min-Tae |
| 21 | GK | JPN | Shunta Awaka |
| 25 | GK | KOR | Gu Sung-yun |
| 26 | DF | JPN | Ryota Hayasaka |
| 27 | MF | JPN | Takuma Arano (vice-captain) |
| 31 | FW | JPN | Takumi Miyayoshi |
| 32 | DF | JPN | Naoki Ishikawa |
| 35 | DF | JPN | Ryosuke Shindo |
| 37 | DF | JPN | Taiyo Hama |
| 38 | DF | JPN | Daiki Suga |
| 40 | FW | JPN | Ren Fujimura |
| 41 | MF | JPN | Koji Miyoshi (on loan from Kawasaki Frontale) |
| 44 | MF | JPN | Shinji Ono |
| 48 | FW | ENG | Jay Bothroyd |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | JPN | Yuto Nagasaka (at Mito HollyHock) |
| — | MF | JPN | Hiroyuki Mae (at Mito HollyHock) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | JPN | Shogo Nakahara (at V-Varen Nagasaki) |
| — | FW | JPN | Hidetaka Kanazono (at Ventforet Kofu) |

## J1 League
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 2 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 47 | 35 | +12 | 57 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
| 3 | Kashima Antlers | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 50 | 39 | +11 | 56 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
| 4 | Consadole Sapporo | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 55 | |
| 5 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 51 | 39 | +12 | 51 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 6 | FC Tokyo | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 50 | |
* ↑ Urawa Red Diamonds qualified for the 2019 AFC Champions League group stage as 2018 Emperor's Cup winners.

### Match details

| Match | Date | Team | Score | Team | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | 2018.02.24 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1–0 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | Edion Stadium Hiroshima | 17,026 |
| 2 | 2018.03.02 | Cerezo Osaka | 3–3 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | Kincho Stadium | 10,415 |
| 3 | 2018.03.10 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 1–3 | Shimizu S-Pulse | Sapporo Dome | 19,390 |
| 4 | 2018.03.18 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 2–1 | V-Varen Nagasaki | Sapporo Dome | 13,568 |
| 5 | 2018.03.31 | Kashima Antlers | 0–0 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | Kashima Soccer Stadium | 19,629 |
| 6 | 2018.04.07 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 3–0 | Nagoya Grampus | Sapporo Dome | 17,390 |
| 7 | 2018.04.11 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 1–0 | Shonan Bellmare | Sapporo Dome | 11,183 |
| 8 | 2018.04.14 | Kashiwa Reysol | 1–2 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium | 9,533 |
| 9 | 2018.04.21 | Urawa Reds | 0–0 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | Saitama Stadium 2002 | 39,091 |
| 10 | 2018.04.25 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 2–1 | Yokohama F. Marinos | Sapporo Atsubetsu Stadium | 6,729 |
| 11 | 2018.04.28 | Vegalta Sendai | 2–2 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | Yurtec Stadium Sendai | 13,812 |
| 12 | 2018.05.02 | Sagan Tosu | 1–2 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | Best Amenity Stadium | 7,377 |
| 13 | 2018.05.05 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 2–0 | Gamba Osaka | Sapporo Atsubetsu Stadium | 12,382 |
| 14 | 2018.05.13 | FC Tokyo | 0–0 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | Ajinomoto Stadium | 24,589 |
| 15 | 2018.05.20 | Vissel Kobe | 4–0 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | Noevir Stadium Kobe | 18,725 |
| 16 | 2018.07.18 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 1–2 | Kawasaki Frontale | Sapporo Atsubetsu Stadium | 10,711 |
| 17 | 2018.07.22 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 0–0 | Júbilo Iwata | Sapporo Atsubetsu Stadium | 10,723 |
| 19 | 2018.08.01 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 2–3 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki | 6,579 |
| 20 | 2018.08.05 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 1–2 | Kashiwa Reysol | Sapporo Dome | 26,805 |
| 21 | 2018.08.11 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 1–1 | Cerezo Osaka | Sapporo Dome | 21,614 |
| 22 | 2018.08.15 | Gamba Osaka | 1–1 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | Panasonic Stadium Suita | 21,203 |
| 23 | 2018.08.19 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 3–2 | FC Tokyo | Sapporo Dome | 18,521 |
| 24 | 2018.08.25 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 1–2 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | IAI Stadium Nihondaira | 13,649 |
| 25 | 2018.09.01 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 3–1 | Vissel Kobe | Sapporo Dome | 32,475 |
| 26 | 2018.09.15 | Kawasaki Frontale | 7–0 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium | 22,522 |
| 27 | 2018.09.23 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 0–2 | Kashima Antlers | Sapporo Dome | 21,074 |
| 28 | 2018.09.29 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 2–1 | Sagan Tosu | Sapporo Dome | 16,195 |
| 29 | 2018.10.05 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 2–1 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | Nissan Stadium | 19,124 |
| 30 | 2018.10.20 | Shonan Bellmare | 2–2 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka | 11,982 |
| 18 | 2018.10.28 | Nagoya Grampus | 1–2 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | Paloma Mizuho Stadium | 17,400 |
| 31 | 2018.11.04 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 1–0 | Vegalta Sendai | Sapporo Dome | 24,065 |
| 32 | 2018.11.10 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 1–2 | Urawa Reds | Sapporo Atsubetsu Stadium | 12,723 |
| 33 | 2018.11.24 | Júbilo Iwata | 0–2 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | Yamaha Stadium | 14,051 |
| 34 | 2018.12.01 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 2–2 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Sapporo Dome | 34,250 |