The 2023 Urawa Red Diamonds season was their 73rd season in existence and the 23rd consecutive season in the J1 League. In addition to the league, the club competed in the Emperor's Cup, the J. League Cup, the 2023–24 AFC Champions League and the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup.
| 2023 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Maciej Skorża | ||
| Stadium | Saitama Stadium 2002 and Urawa Komaba Stadium Saitama, Saitama | ||
| J1 League | 4th | ||
| Emperor's Cup | Third round | ||
| J.League Cup | Runners-up | ||
| AFC Champions League | Group stage | ||
| FIFA Club World Cup | Fourth place | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: José Kanté (8) All: José Kanté (14) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 45,575 vs Kashima Antlers (4 June; J1 League) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 5,351 vs Kansai University (7 June; Emperor's Cup) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 26,836 | ||
| Biggest win | 6–0 vs Hanoi FC (4 October; AFC Champions League) | ||
| Biggest defeat | 3–0 vs Nagoya Grampus (2 August;Third Round Emperor's Cup) 3–0 vs Manchester City (19 December; Semifinal Club World Cup) | ||
Players
- As of 9 May 2024.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | FW |  NOR | Ola Solbakken (on loan from Roma) |
| 20 | DF |  JPN | Yota Sato |
| 21 | MF | JPN | Tomoaki Okubo |
| 23 | DF | JPN | Rikito Inoue |
| 24 | MF | JPN | Yusuke Matsuo |
| 25 | MF | JPN | Kaito Yasui |
| 27 | MF |  THA | Ekanit Panya (on loan from Muangthong United) |
| 28 | DF |  DEN | Alexander Scholz (vice-captain) |
| 29 | MF | JPN | Yota Horiuchi |
| 30 | FW | JPN | Shinzo Koroki |
| 31 | GK | JPN | Shun Yoshida |
| 35 | MF | JPN | Tomoya Ugajin |
| 38 | FW | JPN | Naoki Maeda |
| 47 | MF | JPN | Hidetoshi Takeda |
| 66 | DF | JPN | Ayumu Ohata |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | MF | JPN | Hidetoshi Takeda (On loan at Mito HollyHock) |
| — | FW | DEN | Kasper Junker (On loan at Nagoya Grampus) |
| — | FW | JPN | Rei Kihara (On loan at Nagano Parceiro) |
Transfers
| Transfers out | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leave on | Pos. | Player | Moving to | Transfer type |
| 3 Jul | MF | Kai Matsuzaki | Vegalta Sendai | Loan transfer |
| Pre-season | GK | Ryo Ishii | Thespakusatsu Gunma | Full transfer |
| Pre-season | DF | Yuta Miyamoto |  KMSK Deinze | Loan transfer |
| Pre-season | DF | Yudai Fujiwara | Machida Zelvia | Loan transfer |
| Pre-season | DF | Kota Kudo | Fujieda MYFC | Loan transfer |
| Pre-season | DF | Ryuya Fukushima | Kochi United | Loan transfer |
| Pre-season | MF | Ataru Esaka |  Ulsan Hyundai | Full transfer |
| Pre-season | MF | Daiki Kaneko | Kyoto Sanga | Full transfer; Loan made permanent |
| Pre-season | MF | Hidetoshi Takeda | Mito HollyHock | Loan transfer |
| Pre-season | FW | Kenyu Sugimoto | Júbilo Iwata | Full transfer; Loan made permanent |
| Pre-season | FW | Kasper Junker | Nagoya Grampus | Loan transfer |
| Pre-season | FW | Rei Kihara | Nagano Parceiro | Loan transfer |
Pre-season friendlies
| 15 January Okinawa Training Camp | Urawa Red Diamonds | 5–1 | Okinawa SV | Kin |
| 15:30 JST | Report |
| Stadium: Kin Town Football Center | |
| Note: The match was played with two halves lasting 45 minutes each. | ||||
| 21 January Okinawa Training Camp | Urawa Red Diamonds | 7–0 | Okinawa International University | Kin |
| 14:30 JST | Report | Stadium: Kin Town Football Center | ||
| Note: The match was played with two halves lasting 45 minutes each and one half lasting 30 minutes. | ||||
| 25 January Okinawa Training Camp | Urawa Red Diamonds | 4–1 | Omiya Ardija | Kin |
| 15:00 JST | Report |
| Stadium: Kin Town Football Center | |
| Note: The match was played with two halves lasting 45 minutes each. | ||||
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| J1 League | 18 February | 2 December | Matchday 1 | 4th | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 42 | 27 | +15 | 44.12 |
| Emperor's Cup | 7 June | 2 August | Second round | 4th Round | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 66.67 |
| J.League Cup | 8 March | 4 November | Group stage | Runners-up | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 | +0 | 30.00 |
| 2022 AFC Champions League | 29 April | 6 May | Final | Winner | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 50.00 |
| 2023 AFC Champions League | 22 August | 6 December | Play-off Round | Group Stage | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 33.33 |
| FIFA Club World Cup | 15 December | December | Second round | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 33.33 | |
| Total | 58 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 66 | 50 | +16 | 41.38 | ||||
Last updated: 15 December 2023
Source: Competitions
J1 League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 63 | 40 | +23 | 64 | Qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite league stage |
| 3 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 42 | 28 | +14 | 58 | Qualification for the AFC Champions League Two group stage |
| 4 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 42 | 27 | +15 | 57 | |
| 5 | Kashima Antlers | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 43 | 34 | +9 | 52 | |
| 6 | Nagoya Grampus | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 52 |
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.
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
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 15 | +12 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 |
Last updated: 2 July 2023.
Source: Soccerway
Matches
The full league fixtures were released on 20 January 2023.[3]
| 18 February 1 | FC Tokyo | 2–0 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Tokyo |
| 14:00 JST | Report | Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 38,051 Referee: Hiroki Kasahara |
| 25 February 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 2–0 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Yokohama |
| 14:00 JST |
| Report | Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 34,035 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi |
| 4 March 3 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 2–1 | Cerezo Osaka | Saitama |
| 15:00 JST | Report | Stadium: Urawa Komaba Stadium Attendance: 18,437 Referee: Hayato Shimizu |
| 11 March 4 | Vissel Kobe | 0–1 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Kobe |
| 14:00 JST |
| Report | Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 21,223 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura |
| 18 March 5 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 2–1 | Albirex Niigata | Saitama |
| 15:00 JST | Report |
| Stadium: Urawa Komaba Stadium Attendance: 15,167 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima |
| 31 March 6 | Kashiwa Reysol | 0–3 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Kashiwa |
| 19:00 JST | Koga  66' | Report | Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium Attendance: 11,620 Referee: Tom Bramall (England) |
| 9 April 7 | Nagoya Grampus | 0–0 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Nagoya |
| 15:00 JST | Report | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 22,655 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura |
| 15 April 8 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 4–1 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | Saitama |
| 15:00 JST | Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 38,574 Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya |
| 23 April 9 | Kawasaki Frontale | 1–1 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Kawasaki |
| 16:00 JST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 22,304 Referee: Ryo Tanimoto |
| 10 May 10 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 0–2 | Sagan Tosu | Saitama |
| 19:30 JST | Report | Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 17,970 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura |
| 14 May 13 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 3–1 | Gamba Osaka | Saitama |
| 16:00 JST | Report | Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 31,440 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi |
| 20 May 14 | Avispa Fukuoka | 0–0 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Fukuoka |
| 13:00 JST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Best Denki Stadium Attendance: 10,417 Referee: Hayato Shimizu |
| 27 May 15 | Kyoto Sanga | 0–2 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Kameoka |
| 19:00 JST | Report | Stadium: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera Attendance: 15,229 Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya |
| 31 May 11 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 2–1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Saitama |
| 19:30 JST | Report | Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 20,266 Referee: Jumpei Iida |
| 4 June 16 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 0–0 | Kashima Antlers | Saitama |
| 17:00 JST | Report | Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 45,575 Referee: Andrew Madley (England) |
| 11 June 17 | Yokohama FC | 0–0 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Yokohama |
| 18:30 JST |
| Report | Stadium: Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium Attendance: 10,086 Referee: Hayato Shimizu |
| 24 June 18 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 1–1 | Kawasaki Frontale | Saitama |
| 19:30 JST | Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 35,887 Referee: Yoshiro Imamura |
| 28 June 12 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 4–1 | Shonan Bellmare | Saitama |
| 19:30 JST | Report |
| Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 18,208 Referee: Yusuke Araki |
| 1 July 19 | Sagan Tosu | 1–2 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Tosu |
| 19:00 JST |
| Report | Stadium: Ekimae Real Estate Stadium Attendance: 11,224 Referee: Ryo Tanimoto |
| 8 July 20 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 0–0 | FC Tokyo | Saitama |
| 19:00 JST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 49,108 Referee: Khamis Al-Marri |
| 16 July 21 | Cerezo Osaka | 2–0 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Osaka |
| 19:00 JST | Ceará  6'Croux 25' | Report | Okubo 49' Scholz  | Stadium: Yodoko Sakura Stadium Attendance: 21,007 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto |
| 6 August 22 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 0–0 | Yokohama F. Marinos | Saitama |
| 19:00 JST | Okubo 53' Iwao 56' | Report | Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 42,664 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura |
| 13 August 23 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2–1 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Hiroshima |
| 18:00 JST | Kato 69' Ben Khalifa 90+3' | Report | Kanté 29' | Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima Attendance: 21,108 Referee: Hayato Shimizu |
| 18 August 24 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 1–0 | Nagoya Grampus | Saitama |
| 19:30 JST | Kanté 11' | Report | Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 32,578 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi |
| 25 August 25 | Shonan Bellmare | 0–1 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Hiratsuka |
| 19:00 JST | Report | Kanté 64' | Stadium: Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka Attendance: 10,361 Referee: Jumpei Iida |
| 2 September 26 | Albirex Niigata | 1–1 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Niigata |
| 18:03 JST | Komi 81' Akiyama 90+6' | Report | Scholz 38' (pen.) | Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium Attendance: 27,775 Referee: Hajime Matsuo |
| 15 September 27 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 0–0 | Kyoto Sanga | Saitama |
| 19:34 JST | Akimoto 62' | Report | Tawiah 71' | Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 21,434 Referee: Hayato Shimizu |
| 22 September 28 | Gamba Osaka | 1–3 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Suita |
| 17:00 JST | Usami 17' | Report | Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 30,135 Referee: Yusuke Araki |
| 29 September 29 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 1–1 | Yokohama FC | Saitama |
| 19:30 JST | Scholz 74' (pen.) | Report | Marcelo 15' | Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 22,379 Referee: Yoshiro Imamura |
| 20 October 30 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 2–0 | Kashiwa Reysol | Saitama |
| 19:00 JST | Koizumi 53' Ogiwara 57' | Report | Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 25,991 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura |
| 27 October 31 | Kashima Antlers | 0–0 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Kashima |
| 14:00 JST | Report | Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 29,305 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura |
| 10 November 32 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 1–2 | Vissel Kobe | Saitama |
| 15:00 JST | Kanté 90+1' | Report | Thuler 62' Osako 90+6' | Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 48,144 Referee: Yusuke Araki |
| 24 November 33 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 2–3 | Avispa Fukuoka | Saitama |
| 14:00 JST | Scholz 18' (pen.) Akimoto 75' | Report | Konno 32', 62' Oda 54' | Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 34,826 Referee: Masuya Ueda |
| 2 December 34 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 0–2 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Sapporo |
| 18:00 JST | Stadium: Sapporo Dome |
Emperor's Cup
As Urawa is a J1 club, it starts the competition at the second round.
| 7 June Second round | Urawa Red Diamonds | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Kansai University | Saitama |
| 19:00 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Urawa Komaba Stadium Attendance: 5,351 Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama |
| 12 July Third round | Urawa Red Diamonds | 1–0 | Montedio Yamagata | Tendo |
| Report | Stadium: ND Soft Stadium Yamagata Attendance: 6,520 Referee: Jumpei Iida |
| 2 August Fourth round | Nagoya Grampus | 3–0 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Nagoya |
| Report | Stadium: CS Asset Minato Soccer Stadium Attendance: 6,975 Referee: Takuto Okabe |
J.League Cup
The club started the competition at the group stage.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 8[a] | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 8[a] | |
| 3 | Kawasaki Frontale | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 8[a] | |
| 4 | Shonan Bellmare | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 |
| 8 March | Shonan Bellmare | 0–0 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Hiratsuka |
| 19:03 | Report | Stadium: Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka Attendance: 8,856 Referee: Futoshi Nakamura |
| 26 March | Urawa Red Diamonds | 1–1 | Shimizu S-Pulse | Saitama |
| 15:00 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 10,125 Referee: Koei Koya |
| 5 April | Kawasaki Frontale | 0–0 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Kawasaki |
| 19:03 | Report |
| Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 18,332 Referee: Shu Kawamata |
| 19 April | Urawa Red Diamonds | 1–1 | Shonan Bellmare | Saitama |
| 19:33 | Report | Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 11,222 Referee: Hiroki Kasahara |
| 24 May | Urawa Red Diamonds | 2–1 | Kawasaki Frontale | Saitama |
| 19:33 |
| Report | Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 12,366 Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita |
| 18 June | Shimizu S-Pulse | 1–1 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Shizuoka |
| 18:03 |
| Report |
| Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira Attendance: 10,229 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima |
Quarter-finals
| 6 September First leg | Gamba Osaka | 0–1 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Suita |
| 19:03 JST | JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA) | Schalk 46' | Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 9,363 Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya |
| 10 September Second leg | Urawa Red Diamonds | 3–0 | Gamba Osaka | Saitama |
| 19:00 JST | JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA) | Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 | ||
| Note: Urawa won 4-0 on aggregate | ||||
Semi-finals
| 11 October First Leg | Yokohama F. Marinos | 1–0 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Yokohama |
| 19:00 JST | Lopes 60' (pen.) | Sakai  90+5' | Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 13,337 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi |
| 15 October Second Leg | Urawa Red Diamonds | 2–0 | Yokohama F. Marinos | Saitama |
| 17:00 JST | Scholz 53' (pen.), 90+1' (pen.) | Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 29,504 Referee: Ryu Tanimoto | ||
| Note: Urawa won 2-1 on aggregate | ||||
Final
| 3 November | Urawa Red Diamonds | 1–2 | Avispa Fukuoka | Shinjuku, Tokyo |
| 15:05 JST | Akimoto 67' | Mae 5' Miya 45+5' | Stadium: Japan National Stadium Attendance: 61,683 |
2023–24 AFC Champions League
Urawa qualified to the play-off round of the competition because they are the defending champions and would not qualify to the Champions League by their national competitions. This is due to the club not being able to finish in a sufficiently high position in the J1 League and in the Emperor's Cup during the 2022 season.
Lee Man
| 22 August Play-off round | Urawa Red Diamonds | 3–0 |  Lee Man | Saitama |
| 19:30 JST |
| Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 | ||
| Note: A win (after 90 minutes, extra-time or penalty shoot-out) qualifies them to the 2023–24 AFC Champions League Group Stage. | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | POH | RED | HAN | WTT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pohang Steelers | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 16 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | |
| 2 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 7 | 0–2 | — | 6–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 |  Hanoi FC | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 6 | 2–4 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 4 |  Wuhan Three Towns | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 5 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | — |
Group Stage
v Urawa Red Diamonds
| 20 September 2023 1 | Wuhan Three Towns | 2–2 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Wuhan, China |
| 21:00 CST |
| Report | Stadium: Wuhan Sports Center Attendance: 27,600 Referee: Omar Mohammed Al Ali (United Arab Emirates) |
Hanoi
| 4 October 2023 2 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 6–0 | Hanoi | Saitama |
| 19:00 JST | Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Referee: Adham Mohammed (Jordania) |
Pohang Steelers
| 24 October 2023 3 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 0–2 | Pohang Steelers | Saitama |
| 19:00 JST | Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan) |
v Urawa Red Diamonds
| 8 November 2023 4 | Pohang Steelers | 2–1 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Pohang, South Korea |
| 19:00 KST | Zeca 66' (pen.) Park 62'Kim 90+4' | Kanté 36' Ito 54'Iwanami 67'Akimoto 72'Skorża 72' | Stadium: Pohang Steelyard Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran) |
Wuhan Three Towns
| 28 November 2023 5 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 2–1 | Wuhan Three Towns | Saitama |
| 19:00 JST | Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani (Saudi Arabia) |
v Urawa Red Diamonds
| 12 December 2023 6 | Hanoi | 2–1 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Hanoi, Vietnam |
| 19:00 ICT |
| Stadium: Mỹ Đình National Stadium Referee: Sadullo Gulmorodi (Tajikistan) |
2022 AFC Champions League
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 
Urawa Red Diamonds
Urawa Red Diamonds| 29 April 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) |
v 
Al-Hilal
Al-Hilal| 6 May Final (2nd Leg) | Urawa Red Diamonds | 1–0 | Al-Hilal | Saitama |
| 18:00 UTC+9 | Report |
| Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 53,574 Referee: Ma Ning (China) | |
| Note: Urawa Red Diamonds won 2–1 on aggregate. | ||||
FIFA World Club Cup
Urawa Red Diamonds qualified for the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup as winners of the 2022 AFC Champions League final. They will play the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League winners, Club León, in the quarterfinals.
Club León v Urawa Red Diamonds
| 15 December Quarter-Finals |  Club León | 0–1 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Jeddah |
| 17:30 UTC+03:00 | Viñas 51' Tesillo 51', 84' | Okubo 45+1' Schalk 78' | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Referee: Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo) |
Manchester City
| 19 December Semifinals | Urawa Red Diamonds | 0–3 |  Manchester City | Jeddah |
| 21:00 UTC+03:00 | Akanji 24' Höibraten 45+1' (o.g.)Kovačić 52'Silva 59'Nunes 83' | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Referee: Mohammed Khled Hoish (Saudi Arabia) |
Al Ahly
| 22 December Match for Third Place | Urawa Red Diamonds | 2–4 |  Al Ahly | Jeddah |
| 17:30 UTC+03:00 | Kanté 43', 75' Scholz 54' (pen.)Linssen 55' | Ibrahim 19' Tau 25'Koizumi 60' (o.g.)El Shenawy 90+5'Maâloul , 90+8', 90+9' | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Referee: Tori Penso (United States) |
Goalscorers
Updated as of 2 July 2023.[4]
| Rank | Pos. | No. | Player | J1 League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | 2022 ACL Final | 2023–24 ACL | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | 30 | Shinzo Koroki | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | FW | 11 |  José Kanté | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | MF | 14 | Takahiro Sekine | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| DF | 28 | Alexander Scholz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| MF | 3 | Atsuki Ito | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| DF | 15 | Takahiro Akimoto | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 7 | DF | 2 | Hiroki Sakai | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MF | 25 | Kaito Yasui | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| FW | 9 |  Bryan Linssen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 10 | DF | 5 | Marius Høibråten | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| FW | 17 | Alex Schalk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| FW | 19 | Ken Iwao | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | 21 | Tomoaki Okubo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | 35 | Jumpei Hayakawa | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 26 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 32 | |||
References
External links
- Official website (in Japanese and English)
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