In 2018, Vegalta Sendai competed in the J1 League, the top tier of Japanese football. It was the club's eighth consecutive season in this competition. They also competed in the J.League Cup and reached the semi-finals of the Emperor's Cup.
Squad As of 14 January 2018.
J1 League League table
Match details +J1 League match detailsMatchDateTeamScoreTeamVenueAttendance12018.02.25Vegalta Sendai1–0Kashiwa ReysolYurtec Stadium Sendai15,65522018.03.03FC Tokyo0–1Vegalta SendaiAjinomoto Stadium16,99032018.03.10Vegalta Sendai1–1Vissel KobeYurtec Stadium Sendai14,27042018.03.18Shimizu S-Pulse1–1Vegalta SendaiIAI Stadium Nihondaira13,96552018.03.31Vegalta Sendai1–0V-Varen NagasakiYurtec Stadium Sendai13,15862018.04.07Urawa Reds1–0Vegalta SendaiSaitama Stadium 200228,98472018.04.11Nagoya Grampus2–3Vegalta SendaiPaloma Mizuho Stadium9,29782018.04.14Vegalta Sendai0–0Kawasaki FrontaleYurtec Stadium Sendai14,02492018.04.21Vegalta Sendai0–3Júbilo IwataYurtec Stadium Sendai13,316102018.04.25Cerezo Osaka2–1Vegalta SendaiKincho Stadium8,165112018.04.28Vegalta Sendai2–2Hokkaido Consadole SapporoYurtec Stadium Sendai13,812122018.05.02Gamba Osaka1–0Vegalta SendaiPanasonic Stadium Suita11,824132018.05.06Shonan Bellmare1–3Vegalta SendaiShonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka11,805142018.05.12Vegalta Sendai1–3Sanfrecce HiroshimaYurtec Stadium Sendai15,115152018.05.20Kashima Antlers1–2Vegalta SendaiKashima Soccer Stadium23,942162018.07.18Vegalta Sendai2–8Yokohama F. MarinosYurtec Stadium Sendai13,081172018.07.22Sagan Tosu0–1Vegalta SendaiBest Amenity Stadium17,537182018.07.28Vegalta Sendai2–2Cerezo OsakaYurtec Stadium Sendai14,911192018.08.01Vegalta Sendai1–2Nagoya GrampusYurtec Stadium Sendai13,968202018.08.05Júbilo Iwata3–2Vegalta SendaiYamaha Stadium12,496212018.08.11Kashiwa Reysol0–2Vegalta SendaiSankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium12,666222018.08.15Vegalta Sendai4–1Shonan BellmareYurtec Stadium Sendai16,892232018.08.19Vegalta Sendai2–1Gamba OsakaYurtec Stadium Sendai16,110242018.08.25Kawasaki Frontale1–0Vegalta SendaiKawasaki Todoroki Stadium23,816252018.09.01Vegalta Sendai2–1Shimizu S-PulseYurtec Stadium Sendai14,293262018.09.15Vegalta Sendai1–0FC TokyoYurtec Stadium Sendai17,887272018.09.22V-Varen Nagasaki1–0Vegalta SendaiTranscosmos Stadium Nagasaki9,990282018.09.29Yokohama F. Marinos5–2Vegalta SendaiNHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium8,688292018.10.07Vegalta Sendai1–1Urawa RedsYurtec Stadium Sendai18,276302018.10.20Vegalta Sendai2–3Sagan TosuYurtec Stadium Sendai18,023312018.11.04Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo1–0Vegalta SendaiSapporo Dome24,065322018.11.10Sanfrecce Hiroshima0–1Vegalta SendaiEdion Stadium Hiroshima13,091332018.11.24Vegalta Sendai0–3Kashima AntlersYurtec Stadium Sendai19,152342018.12.01Vissel Kobe3–2Vegalta SendaiNoevir Stadium Kobe24,517
Emperor's Cup MatchDateTeamScoreTeamVenueAttendance2nd round2018.06.06Vegalta Sendai4-0Thespakusatsu GunmaYurtec Stadium Sendai2,6853rd round2018.07.11Omiya Ardija0-1Vegalta SendaiNACK5 Stadium Omiya3,7524th round2018.08.22Yokohama F. Marinos2-3Vegalta SendaiNHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium5,977Quarterfinals2018.10.24Júbilo Iwata1-1(a.e.t.) 0-0Penalties 3-4Vegalta SendaiYamaha Stadium4,068Semi-finals2018.12.05Vegalta Sendai3-2Montedio YamagataYurtec Stadium Sendai16,604Final2018.12.09Urawa Red Diamonds1-0Vegalta SendaiSaitama Stadium 200250,978
J.League Cup MatchDateTeamScoreTeamVenueAttendanceGroup A-12018.03.07Vegalta Sendai1-1Albirex NiigataYurtec Stadium Sendai6,508Group A-22018.03.14Yokohama F. Marinos0-0Vegalta SendaiNHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium6,391Group A-32018.04.04Vegalta Sendai3-0FC TokyoYurtec Stadium Sendai7,068Group A-42018.04.18Albirex Niigata3-1Vegalta SendaiDenka Big Swan Stadium2,681Group A-52018.05.09Vegalta Sendai4-2Yokohama F. MarinosYurtec Stadium Sendai7,187Group A-62018.05.16FC Tokyo0-1Vegalta SendaiAjinomoto Stadium6,016Play-offs-12018.06.02Shonan Bellmare3-0Vegalta SendaiShonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka8,374Play-offs-22018.06.09Vegalta Sendai3-1Shonan BellmareYurtec Stadium Sendai10,215
Honours
TAG Heuer YOUNG GUNS AWARD
Ko Itakura
J1 Fair-Play award
References
External links J.League official site