2022 Urawa Red Diamonds season

The 2022 Urawa Red Diamonds season was the club's 72nd season in existence and the 22nd consecutive season in the top flight of Japanese football. In addition to the domestic league, Urawa Red Diamonds participated in this season's editions of the Emperor's Cup, the J.League Cup, the Japanese Super Cup and the AFC Champions League.

Urawa Red Diamonds
2022 season
ChairmanKeizo Fuchita
Head coachRicardo Rodríguez
StadiumSaitama Stadium 2002
J1 League9th
Emperor's CupThird round
J.League CupSemi-finals
Japanese Super CupWinners
AFC Champions LeagueWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
David Moberg Karlsson (8)

All:
David Moberg Karlsson (13)
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Players

First-team squad

The team squad as of the end of the season.[1][2]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos. NationPlayer
20DF  JPNTetsuya Chinen
21MF  JPNTomoaki Okubo
22MF  JPNKai Shibato
24DF  JPNYuta Miyamoto
25MF  JPNKaito Yasui
26FW  JPNRei Kihara
27MF  JPNKai Matsuzaki
28DF  DENAlexander Scholz
33MF  JPNAtaru Esaka
40MF  JPNYuichi Hirano
42DF  JPNKota Kudo
44DF  JPNAyumu Ohata
45DF  JPNAtsushi Inagaki Type 2
46FW  JPNJumpei Hayakawa Type 2
47GK  JPNShogo Neyama Type 2
48GK  JPNYuto Ebashi Type 2

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. NationPlayer
MF  JPNDaiki Kaneko (On loan at Kyoto Sanga)
MF  JPNHidetoshi Takeda (On loan at Omiya Ardija)
FW  JPNShinzo Koroki (On loan at Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo)
FW  JPNKenyu Sugimoto (On loan at Júbilo Iwata)

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

v Sagan Tosu
30 January 2022 Training match Urawa Red Diamonds 6–5 Sagan Tosu Kin, Japan
12:00 JST (UTC+9)
Urawa report
Sagan report
Stadium: Kin Town Football Center
v Urawa Red Diamonds
23 July 2022 Friendly Paris Saint-Germain 3–0 Urawa Red Diamonds Saitama, Japan
19:00 JST (UTC+9)
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
v Eintracht Frankfurt
16 November 2022 Friendly Urawa Red Diamonds 4–2 Eintracht Frankfurt Saitama, Japan
19:30 JST (UTC+9)
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002

Competitions

Overall record

CompetitionFirst matchLast matchStarting roundFinal positionRecord
PldWDLGFGAGDWin %
J1 League19 February 20225 November 2022Matchday 19th34101594839+9029.41
Emperor's Cup1 June 202222 June 2022Second roundThird round210111+0050.00
J.League Cup3 August 202224 September 2022Quarter-finalsSemi-finals412156−1025.00
Japanese Super Cup12 February 2022FinalWinners110020+2100.00
AFC Champions League15 April 20226 May 2023Group stageWinners11731335+28063.64
Total522020128951+38038.46

Source: Soccerway

J1 League

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
7Kashiwa Reysol34138134344−147
8Nagoya Grampus341113103035−546
9Urawa Red Diamonds34101594839+945Qualification for the AFC Champions League play-off round[a]
10Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo341112114555−1045
11Sagan Tosu34915104544+142
Source: Meiji Yasuda J1 League, J.League Data Site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Fewer disciplinary points.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
34101594839 +9457823217 +153771622 −6

Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAAHHAHAAHHAHAAHAH
ResultLLWLWDDDDLDDDDLDWWDDWWWLWLDDWDLWLD
Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 21 January 2022.[3]

19 February 2022 1 Kyoto Sanga 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds Kameoka
14:03 JST (UTC+9)
ReportStadium: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera
Attendance: 11,701
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima
23 February 2022 9 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–2 Vissel Kobe Saitama
16:04 JST (UTC+9)Report
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 19,446
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura
26 February 2022 2 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Gamba Osaka Saitama
15:01 JST (UTC+9)Report
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 16,121
Referee: Jumpei Iida
2 March 2022 10 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Urawa Red Diamonds Kawasaki
19:03 JST (UTC+9)
ReportStadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
Attendance: 14,696
Referee: Ryuji Sato
6 March 2022 3 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Shonan Bellmare Saitama
15:04 JST (UTC+9)ReportStadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 19,144
Referee: Hajime Matsuo
13 March 2022 4 Sagan Tosu 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds Tosu
15:03 JST (UTC+9)
ReportStadium: Ekimae Real Estate Stadium
Attendance: 9,627
Referee: Hayato Shimizu
19 March 2022 5 Urawa Red Diamonds 4–1 Júbilo Iwata Saitama
15:04 JST (UTC+9)
Report
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 24,207
Referee: Futoshi Nakamura
2 April 2022 6 Consadole Sapporo 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds Sapporo
19:03 JST (UTC+9)
Report
Stadium: Sapporo Dome
Attendance: 11,345
Referee: Tomohiro Inoue
6 April 2022 7 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse Saitama
19:33 JST (UTC+9)
Report
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 18,757
Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi
10 April 2022 8 FC Tokyo 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds Chofu
14:02 JST (UTC+9)ReportStadium: Ajinomoto Stadium
Attendance: 22,429
Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya
8 May 2022 12 Kashiwa Reysol 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds Kashiwa
16:03 JST (UTC+9)ReportStadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium
Attendance: 13,418
Referee: Hajime Matsuo
13 May 2022 13 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Saitama
19:33 JST (UTC+9)ReportStadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 16,030
Referee: Jumpei Iida
18 May 2022 11 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–3 Yokohama F. Marinos Saitama
19:34 JST (UTC+9)
ReportStadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 19,425
Referee: Yusuke Araki
21 May 2022 14 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Kashima Antlers Saitama
17:04 JST (UTC+9)
ReportStadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 37,144
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura
25 May 2022 15 Cerezo Osaka 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds Osaka
19:03 JST (UTC+9)ReportStadium: Yodoko Sakura Stadium
Attendance: 7,346
Referee: Ryuji Sato
28 May 2022 16 Avispa Fukuoka 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds Fukuoka
17:03 JST (UTC+9)ReportStadium: Best Denki Stadium
Attendance: 9,136
Referee: Yoshiro Imamura
18 June 2022 17 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–0 Nagoya Grampus Saitama
19:04 JST (UTC+9)
ReportStadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 28,699
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima
26 June 2022 18 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Urawa Red Diamonds Kobe
18:03 JST (UTC+9)Report
Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 21,456
Referee: Tomohiro Inoue
2 July 2022 19 Gamba Osaka 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds Suita
19:03 JST (UTC+9)
Report
Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita
Attendance: 18,741
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura
6 July 2022 20 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–2 Kyoto Sanga Saitama
19:33 JST (UTC+9)
ReportStadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 15,921
Referee: Futoshi Nakamura
10 July 2022 21 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–0 FC Tokyo Saitama
19:03 JST (UTC+9)
ReportStadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 26,293
Referee: Hayato Shimizu
16 July 2022 22 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds Shizuoka
18:03 JST (UTC+9)Report
Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira
Attendance: 11,776
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima
30 July 2022 23 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–1 Kawasaki Frontale Saitama
19:04 JST (UTC+9)
Report
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 35,451
Referee: Hajime Matsuo
6 August 2022 24 Nagoya Grampus 3–0 Urawa Red Diamonds Toyota
19:03 JST (UTC+9)
ReportStadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 33,005
Referee: Jumpei Iida
13 August 2022 25 Júbilo Iwata 0–6 Urawa Red Diamonds Fukuroi
18:33 JST (UTC+9)Report
Stadium: Ecopa Stadium
Attendance: 12,462
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto
3 September 2022 28 Kashima Antlers 2–2 Urawa Red Diamonds Kashima
18:04 JST (UTC+9)
ReportStadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 20,664
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara
10 September 2022 29 Urawa Red Diamonds 4–1 Kashiwa Reysol Saitama
19:04 JST (UTC+9)Report
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 28,632
Referee: Ryuji Sato
14 September 2022 26 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Cerezo Osaka Saitama
19:34 JST (UTC+9)Report
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 17,390
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura
17 September 2022 30 Shonan Bellmare 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds Hiratsuka
19:03 JST (UTC+9)ReportStadium: Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka
Attendance: 11,594
Referee: Takuto Okabe
1 October 2022 31 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4–1 Urawa Red Diamonds Hiroshima
15:03 JST (UTC+9)
ReportStadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima
Attendance: 17,421
Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya
8 October 2022 32 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Sagan Tosu Saitama
15:03 JST (UTC+9)ReportStadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 26,503
Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita
12 October 2022 27 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Consadole Sapporo Saitama
19:34 JST (UTC+9)
ReportStadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 18,510
Referee: Ryo Tanimoto
29 October 2022 33 Yokohama F. Marinos 4–1 Urawa Red Diamonds Yokohama
15:03 JST (UTC+9)
Report
Stadium: Nissan Stadium
Attendance: 46,387
Referee: Ryuji Sato
5 November 2022 34 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Avispa Fukuoka Saitama
14:03 JST (UTC+9)Report
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 33,816
Referee: Hajime Matsuo

Source: J.League

Emperor's Cup

1 June 2022 Second round Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Fukushima United Saitama, Saitama
19:00 JSTReportStadium: Urawa Komaba Stadium
Attendance: 6,812
Referee: Takuto Okabe
22 June 2022 Third round Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Thespakusatsu Gunma Maebashi, Gunma
19:00 JSTReport
Stadium: Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma
Attendance: 1,151
Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama

J.League Cup

Quarter-finals

3 August 2022 First leg Nagoya Grampus 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds Aichi
19:33Morishita 59'JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)
Matsuo 36'Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 6,179
Referee: Ryo Tanimoto
10 August 2022 Second leg Urawa Red Diamonds 3–0
(4–1 agg.)
Nagoya Grampus Saitama
19:33
JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 23,435
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura

Semi-finals

21 September 2022 First leg Cerezo Osaka 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds Osaka
19:03
JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)
Stadium: Yodoko Sakura Stadium
Attendance: 10,399
Referee: Hajime Matsuo
25 September 2022 Second leg Urawa Red Diamonds 0–4
(1–5 agg.)
Cerezo Osaka Saitama
17:03JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 26,899
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima

Japanese Super Cup

12 February 2022 Final Kawasaki Frontale 0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds Yokohama
13:35 JSTJLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)
Esaka 7', 81'Stadium: Nissan Stadium
Attendance: 18,558
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara

AFC Champions League

Group stage

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification DAE URA LCS SDT
1 Daegu FC6411144+1013[a]Advance to Round of 161–00–34–0
2 Urawa Red Diamonds6411202+1813[a]0–06–05–0
3 Lion City Sailors6213814−671–21–43–2
4 Shandong Taishan6015224−2210–70–50–0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
v Urawa Red Diamonds
15 April 2022 (2022-04-15) 1 Lion City Sailors 1–4 Urawa Red Diamonds Buriram, Thailand
21:00 UTC+7Karlsson 43' (o.g.)ReportStadium: Buriram Stadium
Attendance: 394
Referee: Salman Ahmad Falahi (Qatar)
v Shandong Taishan
18 April 2022 (2022-04-18) 2 Urawa Red Diamonds 5–0 Shandong Taishan Buriram, Thailand
21:00 UTC+7
ReportStadium: Buriram Stadium
Attendance: 321
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)
v Urawa Red Diamonds
21 April 2022 (2022-04-21) 3 Daegu FC 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds Buriram, Thailand
21:00 UTC+7
ReportStadium: Buriram Stadium
Attendance: 375
Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Jordan)
v Daegu FC
24 April 2022 (2022-04-24) 4 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Daegu FC Buriram, Thailand
18:00 UTC+7ReportStadium: Buriram City Stadium
Attendance: 436
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
v Lion City Sailors
27 April 2022 (2022-04-27) 5 Urawa Red Diamonds 6–0 Lion City Sailors Buriram, Thailand
18:00 UTC+7
ReportStadium: Buriram City Stadium
Attendance: 313
Referee: Omar Mohamed Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)
v Urawa Red Diamonds
30 April 2022 (2022-04-30) 6 Shandong Taishan 0–5 Urawa Red Diamonds Buriram, Thailand
18:00 UTC+7Report
Stadium: Buriram City Stadium
Attendance: 393
Referee: Abdulla Al-Marri (Qatar)

Knockout stage

v Urawa Red Diamonds
19 August 2022 (2022-08-19) Round of 16 Johor Darul Ta'zim 0–5 Urawa Red Diamonds Saitama
20:00 UTC+9Report
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 20,691
Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)
v BG Pathum United
22 August 2022 (2022-08-22) Quarter-finals Urawa Red Diamonds 4–0 BG Pathum United Saitama
20:00 UTC+9ReportStadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 16,210
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia)
v Urawa Red Diamonds
25 August 2022 (2022-08-25) Semi-finals Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(1–3 p)
Urawa Red Diamonds Saitama
19:30 UTC+9Report
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 23,277
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
Penalties

Final

v Urawa Red Diamonds
29 April 2023 (2023-04-29) Final (1st Leg) Al-Hilal 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds Riyadh
20:30 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Attendance: 50,881
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
Note: The two-legged final was originally scheduled to be played on 19 and 26 February. However, Urawa's main stadium, the Saitama Stadium 2002 was not available due to pitch maintenance around this date, and then, would see Urawa having to host the second leg at the Urawa Komaba Stadium. As a result of this conflict, the AFC decided to rearrange the dates even further on the calendar, rescheduling the matches to late April and early May.
v Al-Hilal
6 May 2023 (2023-05-06) Final (2nd Leg) Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0
(2–1 agg.)
Al-Hilal Saitama
18:00 UTC+9
ReportStadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 53,374
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
Note: Open the 1st leg final box above to see the note

Goalscorers

RankPos.No.PlayerJ1 LeagueEmperor's CupJ.League CupAFC CLSuper CupTotal
1FW10 David Moberg Karlsson8005013
2FW7 Kasper Junker7004011
FW11 Yusuke Matsuo4016011
4DF28 Alexander Scholz600208
5MF3 Atsuki Ito402006
MF4 Takuya Iwanami300104
MF8 Yoshio Koizumi301206
MF33 Ataru Esaka201126
8FW17 Alex Schalk100304
10DF20 Tetsuya Chinen100203
MF15 Takahiro Akimoto010203
12MF22 Kai Shibato200002
DF6 Kazuaki Mawatari100102
MF25 Kaito Yasui000202
15MF19 Ken Iwao100001
MF21 Tomoaki Okubo100001
MF27 Kai Matsuzaki100001
DF39 Tomoya Inukai100001
MF41 Takahiro Sekine100001

References

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