The 2018 Nagoya Grampus season was Nagoya Grampus' first season back in the J1 League following their relegation at the end of the 2016 season, their 25th J1 League season and 35th overall in the Japanese top flight. They also took part in the Emperor's Cup and the J. League Cup.
Squad
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Seigo Narazaki GK Yokohama Flügels 1999 660 0 16 Yohei Takeda GK Oita Trinita 2016 26 0 18 Tsubasa Shibuya GK Yokohama 2017 8 0 22 Mitchell Langerak GK Levante 2018 35 0 Defenders 3 Kazuki Kushibiki DF Consadole Sapporo 2018 65 1 5 Ikki Arai DF Yokohama F. Marinos 2018 18 1 6 Kazuya Miyahara DF loan from Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2018 74 0 17 Yuichi Maruyama DF FC Tokyo 2018 18 0 20 Shinnosuke Nakatani DF Kashiwa Reysol 2018 18 0 31 Takashi Kanai DF Yokohama F. Marinos 2018 15 4 36 Willian Rocha DF loan from Guarani 2018 8 3 39 Kenta Uchida DF Ehime 2018 33 3 41 Yukinari Sugawara DF Academy 2018 19 0 43 Haruya Fujii DF Academy 2018 3 0 Midfielders 4 Yuki Kobayashi MF Albirex Niigata 2017 67 2 9 Ariajasuru Hasegawa MF Omiya Ardija 2018 25 0 10 Gabriel Xavier MF loan from Cruzeiro 2017 48 14 14 Yosuke Akiyama MF Academy 2017 36 1 15 Eduardo Neto MF Kawasaki Frontale 2018 15 0 21 Kohei Hattanda MF Shimizu S-Pulse 2017 32 0 23 Ryota Aoki MF Academy 2014 56 14 25 Naoki Maeda MF Matsumoto Yamaga 2018 18 7 29 Ryuji Izumi MF Meiji University 2016 97 4 32 Shumpei Fukahori MF Academy 2016 11 3 38 Shunto Kodama MF Academy 2018 9 1 44 Shumpei Naruse MF Academy 2018 6 0 46 Ryotaro Ishida MF Academy 2018 1 0 47 Yuki Soma MF Academy 2018 9 1 Forwards 7 Jô FW Corinthians 2018 37 25 11 Hisato Satō FW Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2017 47 7 13 Yuki Ogaki FW Academy 2017 2 0 28 Keiji Tamada FW Cerezo Osaka 2017 350 89 37 Daiki Enomoto FW Academy 2018 3 0 49 Kudo Hyodo FW Academy 2018 1 0 Away on loan 2 Hiroto Hatao DF Ventforet Kofu 2018 6 1 30 Kohei Matsumoto FW Academy 2017 0 0 33 Kanta Kajiyama MF Academy 2016 3 0 Left during the season 8 Washington MF Brasil de Pelotas 2017 45 2 19 Yuki Oshitani FW Fagiano Okayama 2017 31 2 37 Lim Seung-gyeom FW 2017 14 1
Out on loan
Transfers
In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.19 December 2017DFKazuki KushibikiConsadole SapporoUndisclosed26 December 2017DFIkki AraiYokohama F. MarinosUndisclosed27 December 2017MFAriajasuru HasegawaOmiya ArdijaUndisclosed3 January 2018FWJôCorinthiansUndisclosed5 January 2018DFHiroto HataoVentforet KofuUndisclosed14 January 2018GKMitchell LangerakLevanteUndisclosed20 June 2018DFShinnosuke NakataniKashiwa ReysolUndisclosed29 June 2018MFEduardo NetoKawasaki FrontaleUndisclosed4 July 2018DFYuichi MaruyamaFC TokyoUndisclosed19 July 2018MFNaoki MaedaMatsumoto YamagaUndisclosed25 July 2018DFTakashi KanaiYokohama F. MarinosUndisclosed
Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.4 January 2018MFTaishi TaguchiJubilo IwataUndisclosed10 January 2018FWRobin SimovićOmiya ArdijaUndisclosed12 July 2018FWLim Seung-gyeomMokpo CityUndisclosed19 July 2018FWYuki OshitaniTokushima VortisUndisclosed GKKota OgiVissel KobeUndisclosed DFShota KobayashiVegalta SendaiUndisclosed DFRyo TakahashiShonan BellmareUndisclosed MFRyota TanabeTokyo UnitedUndisclosed MFAsahi YadaJEF United ChibaUndisclosed FWRyo NagaiMatsumoto YamagaUndisclosed FWRyuji SugimotoTokushima VortisUndisclosed
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.26 December 2017MFGabriel XavierCruzeiroEnd of Season30 December 2017DFKazuya MiyaharaSanfrecce HiroshimaEnd of Season14 February 2018DFWillian RochaGuaraniEnd of Season
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref.30 January 2018MFFelipe GarciaGoiásEnd of Season19 July 2018DFHiroto HataoOmiya Ardija31 January 201831 July 2018DFKenta UchidaMontedio Yamagata31 January 20185 September 2018MFKanta KajiyamaSC SagamiharaEnd of Season DFRyusuke SakaiMachida ZelviaEnd of Season FWKoki SugimoriMachida ZelviaEnd of Season FWLim Seung-gyeomOita Trinita12 July 2018
Released Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date 29 June 2018 MF Washington Renofa Yamaguchi 27 July 2018 6 December 2018 FW Keiji Tamada V-Varen Nagasaki 28 December 2018
Friendlies
Competitions J. League
Results summary
Results by round
Results
League table
J. League Cup
Group stage
Emperor's Cup
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
|colspan="14"|Players away on loan:
|colspan="14"|Players who left Nagoya Grampus during the season:
Goal Scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNameJ-LeagueJ-League CupEmperor's CupTotal1 FW7 Jô2410252 MF25Naoki Maeda7007MF10Gabriel Xavier60174 DF31Takashi Kanai40045 DF36Willian Rocha3003FW28Keiji Tamada3003MF32Shumpei Fukahori02138 DF29Ryuji Izumi2002DF39Kenta Uchida020210MF47Yuki Soma1001MF4 Yuki Kobayashi1001FW11Hisato Satō0101MF23Ryota Aoki0101DF2 Hiroto Hatao0101MF38Shunto Kodama0101 Own goal1001TOTALS529263
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNameJ-LeagueJ. League CupEmperor's CupTotal3 DFKazuki Kushibiki400000404 MFYuki Kobayashi701000806 DFKazuya Miyahara100000107 FWJô600000609 MFAriajasuru Hasegawa4110005110MFGabriel Xavier4000004014MFYosuke Akiyama1000001015MFEduardo Neto4000004017DFYuichi Maruyama2000002020DFShinnosuke Nakatani2000012121MFKohei Hattanda3110004129DFRyuji Izumi1000001031DFTakashi Kanai2000002041DFYukinari Sugawara0020002044MFShumpei Naruse0010001047MFYuki Soma20000020Players away on loan:39DFKenta Uchida00001010Players who left Nagoya Grampus during the season:8 MFWashington50101070TOTALS5027021593
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