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2014 Vegalta Sendai season

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The 2014 Vegalta Sendai season was Vegalta Sendai's fifth consecutive season and seventh season overall in J.League Division 1. Graham Arnold managed the team to start the season, but he parted ways with the club after taking just two points from the first six games. Arnold identified the advanced age of the Vegalta roster, with 17 players over the age of 30, as a factor in the team's poor performance and his split with management.^[1] Susumu Watanabe,^[2] a former assistant coach, succeeded Arnold as manager.^[3]

Current players[edit]

As of 15 March 2014.

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 Shigeru Sakurai 2 DF  JPN Jiro Kamata 3 DF  JPN Kodai Watanabe 4 DF  JPN Koji Hachisuka 5 DF  JPN Naoki Ishikawa 6 DF  JPN Makoto Kakuda 8 MF  NZL Michael McGlinchey (on loan from Central Coast Mariners) 9 FW  JPN Takayuki Nakahara 10 MF  PRK Ryang Yong-Gi 11 MF  JPN Yoshiaki Ota 13 FW  JPN Atsushi Yanagisawa (captain) 14 MF  JPN Hayato Sasaki 15 MF  JPN Norio Suzuki 16 GK  USA Daniel Schmidt

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 MF  JPN Shingo Tomita 18 FW  BRA Wilson 19 FW  JPN Yuki Muto 20 MF  JPN Kohei Hattanda 21 GK  JPN Kentaro Seki 22 GK  AUS Danny Vukovic (on loan from Perth Glory) 23 DF  JPN Hiroshi Futami 24 FW  JPN Shingo Akamine 25 MF  JPN Naoki Sugai 26 MF  JPN Keita Fujimura 27 MF  JPN Takuya Takei 28 FW  JPN Hiroki Yamamoto 29 DF  JPN Taikai Uemoto 33 DF  JPN Hironori Ishikawa

Out on loan[edit]

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 Hiroaki Okuno (atV-Varen Nagasaki)

Competitions[edit]

J.League[edit]

League table[edit]

Matches[edit]

Vegalta Sendai v Albirex Niigata

1 March 2014 1	Vegalta Sendai	1–2	Albirex Niigata	Sendai
14:05 JST	Tomita 52'	Report	Léo Silva 39' (pen.) Roger Gaucho 89'	Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Attendance: 15,852 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto

Kashima Antlers v Vegalta Sendai

8 March 2014 2	Kashima Antlers	2–0	Vegalta Sendai	Kashima
19:04 JST	Endo 31', 90'	Report		Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 15,033 Referee: Minoru Tōjō

Omiya Ardija v Vegalta Sendai

23 March 2014 4	Omiya Ardija	4–0	Vegalta Sendai	Ōmiya-ku
15:03 JST	Watanabe 1' Imai 45+1' Ienaga 57' (pen.), 60'	Report		Stadium: NACK5 Stadium Omiya Attendance: 10,465 Referee: Ryuji Sato

Vegalta Sendai v Ventforet Kofu

29 March 2014 5	Vegalta Sendai	1–1	Ventforet Kofu	Sendai
14:04 JST	Kakuda 37'	Report	Aoyama 77'	Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Attendance: 11,144 Referee: Kazuyoshi Enomoto

Urawa Red Diamonds v Vegalta Sendai

6 April 2014 6	Urawa Red Diamonds	4–0	Vegalta Sendai	Saitama
19:04 JST	Lee 40', 66' Ugajin 71' Suzuki 80'	Report		Stadium: Saitama Stadium Attendance: 26,762 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura

Yokohama F. Marinos v Vegalta Sendai

12 April 2014 7	Yokohama F. Marinos	0–2	Vegalta Sendai	Yokohama
14:04 JST		Report	Akamine 66', 81'	Stadium: International Stadium Yokohama Attendance: 19,181 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura

Vegalta Sendai v Sagan Tosu

19 April 2014 8	Vegalta Sendai	0–3	Sagan Tosu	Sendai
14:04 JST		Report	Niwa 45' Watanabe 59' (o.g.) Hayasaka 90'	Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Attendance: 11,413 Referee: Kenji Ogiya

Shimizu S-Pulse v Vegalta Sendai

26 April 2014 9	Shimizu S-Pulse	1–0	Vegalta Sendai	Shizuoka
14:03 JST	Kawai 63'	Report		Stadium: Outsourcing Stadium Nihondaira Attendance: 11,188 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto

Vegalta Sendai v Kawasaki Frontale

29 April 2014 10	Vegalta Sendai	0–0	Kawasaki Frontale	Sendai
16:00 JST	Kakuda  43' Ryang Yong-gi  90+3'	Report		Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Attendance: 13,040 Referee: Ryuji Sato

Tokushima VortisvVegalta Sendai

3 May 2014 11	Tokushima Vortis	0–1	Vegalta Sendai	Naruto, Tokushima
14:00 JST	Tsuda  30' Saito  77' Fukumoto  87'	Summary	Takei  29' Kamata  37' Akamine 40'	Stadium: Pocarisweat Stadium Attendance: 9,686 Referee: Hajime Matsuo

Vegalta SendaivVissel Kobe

6 May 2014 12	Vegalta Sendai	4–3	Vissel Kobe	Sendai
13:00 JST	Kakuda  1' Watanabe  20' Wilson 55' (pen.) 57' Kamata  69' Ota 74' Muto 76'	Summary	Marquinhos 8' Pedro Júnior 26'  59' Ogawa 72'	Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Attendance: 12,945 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi

Cerezo OsakavVegalta Sendai

10 May 2014 13	Cerezo Osaka	0–1	Vegalta Sendai	Osaka
16:00 JST	Forlán  30' Kačar  69'	Summary	Kamata  31' Ryang Yong-gi 83'	Stadium: Kincho Stadium Attendance: 15,479 Referee: Kenji Ogiya

Vegalta SendaivSanfrecce Hiroshima

18 May 2014 14	Vegalta Sendai	1–0	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Sendai
13:00 JST	Akamine 16'	Summary		Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Attendance: 18,863 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura

Kashiwa ReysolvVegalta Sendai

19 July 2014 15	Kashiwa Reysol	0–0	Vegalta Sendai	Kashiwa, Chiba
20:00 JST		Summary		Stadium: Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium Attendance: 8,982 Referee: Ryuji Sato

Vegalta SendaivNagoya Grampus

23 July 2014 16	Vegalta Sendai	3–3	Nagoya Grampus	Sendai
19:00 JST	Akamine 19' Sugai 66' Futami 82'	Summary	Taguchi 58' Córdoba  65' Yano 71' Leandro Domingues 90+2'	Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Attendance: 13,302 Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida

FC TokyovVegalta Sendai

27 July 2014 17	FC Tokyo	3–0	Vegalta Sendai	Chōfu, Tokyo
18:30 JST	Hirayama 18' Kawano 34' Takahashi 43'	Summary	Wilson  20' Ryang Yong-gi  72'	Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 15,491 Referee: Takuya Maeda

Vegalta SendaivOmiya Ardija

2 August 2014 18	Vegalta Sendai	2–2	Omiya Ardija	Sendai
19:00 JST	Ryang Yong-gi 5' Ishikawa 66'	Summary	Mrđa 14' Kamata 72' (o.g.)	Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Attendance: 14,931 Referee: Futoshi Nakamura

Ventforet KofuvVegalta Sendai

9 August 2014 19	Ventforet Kofu	0–0	Vegalta Sendai	Kōfu, Yamanashi
18:30 JST		Summary		Stadium: Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium Attendance: 8,523 Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami

Vegalta SendaivShimizu S-Pulse

16 August 2014 20	Vegalta Sendai	3–2	Shimizu S-Pulse	Sendai
19:00 JST	Muto 12' 21' Uemoto  45+1' Kakuda  50' Kamata 77' Ishikawa  90'	Summary	Lee Ki-je  35' Novaković 45+2' Omae 49' (pen.)  87' Sugiyama  56' Takagi  82'	Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Attendance: 14,252 Referee: Maasaki Iemoto

Vissel KobevVegalta Sendai

23 August 2014 21	Vissel Kobe	2–1	Vegalta Sendai	Kobe
19:00 JST	Pedro Júnior 52' Iwanami 67'	Summary	Kamata 36'  88' Uemoto  55'	Stadium: Kobe City Misaki Park Stadium Attendance: 13,329 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura

Vegalta SendaivYokohama F. Marinos

30 August 2014 22	Vegalta Sendai	1–2	Yokohama F. Marinos	Sendai
19:00 JST	Sugai 31' Wilson  55'	Summary	Kurihara 18' Shimohira 90+3'	Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Attendance: 17,468 Referee: Ryuji Sato

Albirex NiigatavVegalta Sendai

13 September 2014 23	Albirex Niigata	1–0	Vegalta Sendai	Niigata
19:00	Tanaka  31' Léo Silva 77'  90'	Summary	Takei  34'	Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium Attendance: 23,981 Referee: Yoshiro Imamura

Sagan TosuvVegalta Sendai

20 September 2014 24	Sagan Tosu	2–1	Vegalta Sendai	Tosu, Saga
19:00	Sakai  48' Niwa  59' Toyoda 71' Mizunuma 84'	Summary	Kamata  6' Akamine 89'	Stadium: Tosu Stadium Attendance: 10,231 Referee: Jumpei Iida

Vegalta SendaivKashima Antlers

23 September 2014 25	Vegalta Sendai	0–1	Kashima Antlers	Sendai
14:00	Ota  28' Wilson  67'	Summary	Davi  35' Ogasawara  39' Doi 44'	Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Attendance: 17,006 Referee: Takuto Okabe

Kawasaki FrontalevVegalta Sendai

27 September 2014 26	Kawasaki Frontale	1–1	Vegalta Sendai	Kawasaki, Kanagawa
20:00	Paulinho  24' Nakamura  68' Tanaka  84' Morishima 90'	Summary	Wilson 42'	Stadium: Todoroki Athletics Stadium Attendance: 18,127 Referee: Kazuyoshi Enomoto

Vegalta SendaivFC Tokyo

5 October 2014 27	Vegalta Sendai	1–0	FC Tokyo	Sendai
15:30	Sugai  50' Akamine 75' Ishikawa  90'	Summary	Morishige  27' Edu  77'	Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Attendance: 13,699 Referee: Yosuke Kubota

J.League Cup[edit]

Shimizu S-Pulse v Vegalta Sendai

19 March 2014 Group stage	Shimizu S-Pulse	4–0	Vegalta Sendai	Shizuoka
19:04 JST	Nagasawa 21' Omae 32' Novaković 68', 74'	Report		Stadium: Outsourcing Stadium Nihondaira Attendance: 5,291 Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida

Vegalta Sendai v FC Tokyo

2 April 2014 Group stage	Vegalta Sendai	1–1	FC Tokyo	Sendai
19:03 JST	Kamata 62'	Report	Edu 77' (pen.)	Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Attendance: 7,094 Referee: David Coote

Vegalta Sendai v Kashima Antlers

16 April 2014 Group stage	Vegalta Sendai	1–2	Kashima Antlers	Sendai
19:00 JST	Muto 60'	Report	Nozawa 41' Akasaki 83'	Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Attendance: 7,583 Referee: Takuya Maeda

Sagan Tosu v Vegalta Sendai

24 May 2014 Group stage	Sagan Tosu	2–0	Vegalta Sendai	Saga Athletic Stadium, Saga
15:00	Taniguchi 32' (pen.) Kiyotake 57'			Attendance: 4,097 Referee: Futoshi Nakamura

Vegalta Sendai v Gamba Osaka

28 May 2014 Group stage	Vegalta Sendai	1–0	Gamba Osaka	Yurtec Stadium Sendai, Sendai
19:03	Akamine 66'			Attendance: 7,965 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura

Vissel Kobe v Vegalta Sendai

1 June 2014 Group stage	Vissel Kobe	2–1	Vegalta Sendai	Noevir Stadium Kobe, Hyōgo-ku, Kobe
Sunday 15:00	Morioka 1' Pedro Jùnior 90+3'		Fujimura 37'	Attendance: 11,044 Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami

Emperor's Cup[edit]

Vegalta SendaivNara Club

12 July 2014 Round 2	Vegalta Sendai	1–2	Nara Club	Izumi-ku, Sendai
21:00	Yangisawa 33'	Report	Yusuke Ono 75' Okayama 88'	Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai Attendance: 3,672 Referee: Hajime Matsuo

Statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

As of match played 29 April 2014.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		J-League		J-League Cup		Emperor's Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	JPN	Shigeru Sakurai	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF	JPN	Jiro Kamata	11	1	8+0	0	3+0	1	0+0	0
3	DF	JPN	Kodai Watanabe	12	0	9+0	0	3+0	0	0+0	0
4	DF	JPN	Koji Hachisuka	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
5	DF	JPN	Naoki Ishikawa	12	0	10+0	0	1+1	0	0+0	0
6	DF	JPN	Makoto Kakuda	7	1	6+0	1	1+0	0	0+0	0
8	MF	NZL	Michael McGlinchey	9	0	2+4	0	2+1	0	0+0	0
9	FW	JPN	Takayuki Nakahara	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
10	MF	PRK	Ryang Yong-Gi	12	0	10+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
11	MF	JPN	Yoshiaki Ota	12	0	9+1	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
13	FW	JPN	Atsushi Yanagisawa	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	MF	JPN	Hayato Sasaki	5	0	1+2	0	1+1	0	0+0	0
15	DF	JPN	Norio Suzuki	4	0	0+2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
16	GK	USA	Daniel Schmidt	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
17	MF	JPN	Shingo Tomita	13	1	10+0	1	2+1	0	0+0	0
18	FW	BRA	Wilson	9	0	8+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
19	FW	JPN	Yuki Muto	12	1	4+5	0	3+0	1	0+0	0
20	MF	JPN	Kohei Hattanda	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
21	GK	JPN	Kentaro Seki	10	0	10+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
22	GK	AUS	Danny Vukovic	2	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
23	DF	JPN	Hiroshi Futami	7	0	5+0	0	1+1	0	0+0	0
24	FW	JPN	Shingo Akamine	11	2	5+4	2	2+0	0	0+0	0
25	MF	JPN	Naoki Sugai	8	0	8+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
26	MF	JPN	Keita Fujimura	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
27	MF	JPN	Takuya Takei	8	0	2+3	0	2+1	0	0+0	0
28	FW	JPN	Hiroki Yamamoto	4	0	0+2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0
29	DF	JPN	Taikai Uemoto	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
33	DF	JPN	Hironori Ishikawa	3	0	1+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0

Honours[edit]

J.League Monthly MVP[edit]

References[edit]