2023 Tokyo Verdy season

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ChairmanYasuo Shimada
ManagerHiroshi Jofuku
StadiumAjinomoto Stadium
J2 League3rd (promoted via play-offs)
Tokyo Verdy
2023 season
ChairmanYasuo Shimada
ManagerHiroshi Jofuku
StadiumAjinomoto Stadium
J2 League3rd (promoted via play-offs)
Emperor's CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Itsuki Someno (6)
All:
Itsuki Someno (7)
← 2022
2024 →
All statistics correct as of 18 April 2026.

The 2023 season was Tokyo Verdy's 54th season in existence and the club's 15th consecutive season in the second division of Japanese football. In addition to the domestic league, Tokyo Verdy participated in this season's edition of the Emperor's Cup. The season concluded with a historic achievement, as the club earned promotion to the top flight after 15 years via the promotion play-offs, overcoming Shimizu S-Pulse in a penalty shootout.

First-team squad

Updated on 28 April 2023.[1][2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  BRA Matheus Vidotto (vice-captain)
2 DF  JPN Daiki Fukazawa
3 DF  JPN Hiroto Taniguchi (vice-captain)
4 MF  JPN Ryota Kajikawa
5 DF  JPN Tomohiro Taira
6 DF  JPN Kazuya Miyahara
7 MF  JPN Koki Morita (captain)
8 MF  JPN Kosuke Saito
9 MF  JPN Ryuji Sugimoto
11 FW  JPN Toyofumi Sakano
13 DF  JPN Naoki Hayashi (on loan from Kashima Antlers)
14 FW  GER Mario Engels
15 DF  JPN Kaito Chida
16 DF  JPN Kohei Yamakoshi
17 MF  JPN Koken Kato
18 MF  CHI Byron Vásquez
19 MF  JPN Junki Koike
20 MF  JPN Yuji Kitajima (on loan from Avispa Fukuoka)
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 GK  JPN Yuya Nagasawa
23 MF  JPN Yuto Tsunashima
24 MF  JPN Yuta Narawa
25 MF  JPN Tetsuyuki Inami
26 DF  JPN Ren Kato
27 FW  JPN Goki Yamada
28 MF  JPN Daiki Kusunoki
29 FW  JPN Keito Kawamura
30 FW  JPN Kosuke Sagawa
31 GK  JPN Hisaya Sato
33 MF  JPN Rikuto Hashimoto
34 MF  JPN Ryo Nishitani
38 DF  IDN Pratama Arhan
41 GK  JPN Masahiro Iida
42 FW  JPN Ryosuke Shirai Type 2
43 FW  JPN Yuki Okubo Type 2
44 DF  JPN Kazuya Yamaguchi Type 2

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  JPN Toru Takagiwa (on loan at Iwaki FC until 31 January 2024)
— DF  JPN Maaya Sako (on loan at Nagano Parceiro until 31 January 2024)
— DF  JPN Yu Miyamoto (on loan at Kochi United until 31 January 2024)
— MF  JPN Kyota Mochii (on loan at Azul Claro Numazu until 31 January 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  JPN Taiga Ishiura (on loan at Ehime FC until 31 January 2024)
— MF  JPN Mahiro Ano (on loan at Fukui United until 31 January 2024)
— MF  JPN Yuan Matsuhashi (on loan at Renofa Yamaguchi until 31 January 2024)

Transfers

In

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
GK Japan Japan
GK Japan Japan

Out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
GK Japan Japan
GK Japan Japan

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

2023 Friendly Tokyo Verdy Japan v Japan TBD
17:00

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
J2 League 19 February 2023 12 November 2023 Matchday 1 3rd 42 21 12 9 57 31 +26 050.00
Promotion Play-offs 26 November 2023 2 December 2023 Semifinal Winners 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 050.00
Emperor's Cup 7 June 2023 12 July 2023 Second round Third round 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 050.00
Total 46 23 14 9 63 35 +28 050.00

Last updated: 18 April 2026
Source: Soccerway

J2 League

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Machida Zelvia (C, P) 42 26 9 7 79 35 +44 87 Promotion to the J1 League
2 Júbilo Iwata (P) 42 21 12 9 74 44 +30 75
3 Tokyo Verdy (O, P) 42 21 12 9 57 31 +26 75 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
4 Shimizu S-Pulse 42 20 14 8 78 34 +44 74
5 Montedio Yamagata 42 21 4 17 64 54 +10 67
Source: Meiji Yasuda J2 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 goal scored; 7) Fair-play points.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
42 21 12 9 57 31  +26 75 8 7 6 22 18  +4 13 5 3 35 13  +22

Last updated: 17 May 2023.
Source: Worldfootball

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 20 January 2023.[3]

19 February 2023 1 Tokyo Verdy 1–0 Zweigen Kanazawa Tokyo
14:00 JST (UTC+9)
  • Kato 68'
 Report Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium
Attendance: 6,597
Referee: Keisuke Nobori
26 February 2023 2 Oita Trinita 1–0 Tokyo Verdy Ōita
13:13 JST (UTC+9)
Report Stadium: Resonac Dome Oita
Attendance: 15,705
Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama
5 March 2023 3 Tokyo Verdy 0–0 Ventforet Kofu Chōfu
14:03 JST (UTC+9) Report Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium
Attendance: 8,448
Referee: Reo Tanaka
12 March 2023 4 Tokushima Vortis 0–2 Tokyo Verdy Naruto
13:00 JST (UTC+9) Report Stadium: Pocarisweat Stadium
Attendance: 6,006
Referee: Dai Matsumoto
19 March 2023 5 Fujieda MYFC 0–5 Tokyo Verdy Fujieda
14:03 JST (UTC+9) Report Stadium: Fujieda Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 3,235
Referee: Yosuke Kubota
25 March 2023 6 Tokyo Verdy 3–0 Roasso Kumamoto Tokyo
15:00 JST (UTC+9) Report Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium
1 April 2023 7 Tokyo Verdy 1–0 Omiya Ardija Tokyo
15:03 JST (UTC+9)
Report Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium
Attendance: 5,683
Referee: Hirokazu Otsubo
22 April 2023 11 Tokyo Verdy 1–2 Montedio Yamagata Tokyo
14:00 JST (UTC+9)
Report
Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium
3 May 2023 13 Tokyo Verdy 0–0 Júbilo Iwata Tokyo
17:00 JST (UTC+9)
Report
Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium
Attendance: 14,702
Referee: Keisuke Nobori
13 May 2023 15 Tokyo Verdy 0–1 Machida Zelvia Tokyo
15:00 JST (UTC+9) Report
Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium
Attendance: 7,477
Referee: Reo Tanaka

Emperor's Cup

7 June Match 54 Tokyo Verdy (2) 2–1(2) Thespakusatsu GunmaKita
18:30 JST
Report
Report
Stadium: Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka
Attendance: 1,901
Referee: Tatsuya Sakai

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