The 2023 season was the 11th season in the existence of Iwaki FC. It was the club's first season in the J2 League, the second tier of Japanese football after becoming champions of the J3 League in 2022. As well as the domestic league, they competed in the Emperor's Cup, in which they were knocked out in the second round. Iwaki finished the league season in 18th place, eight points clear of relegation.
Squad Season squad Squad no. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age at start of season) Goalkeepers 1 Kengo Tanaka GK 21 Toru Takagiwa GK 31 Shuhei Shikano GK Defenders 2 Yusuke Ishida CB / RB 3 Ryo Endo CB 4 Rei Ieizumi CB 5 Shuhei Hayami CB 16 Takumi Kawamura CB 29 Yuma Tsujioka DSP DF 30 Wataru Kuromiya CB 35 Genki Egawa CB Midfielders 6 Eiji Miyamoto DM 7 Reo Sugiyama LM / CM 8 Riku Saga RM / RB 13 Mizuki Kaburaki MF 14 Daiki Yamaguchi CM / AM 15 Naoki Kase CM 20 Sota Nagai LM 22 Yuma Kato DSP MF 24 Yuto Yamashita (c) DM 25 Asahi Haga RM / AM 27 Nélson Henrique MF 28 Kiwara Miyazaki RW / LW 33 Yoshihiro Shimoda DM Forwards 9 Yoshihito Kondo DSP FW 10 Kotaro Arima FW / SS 11 Ryo Arita FW 17 Kaina Tanimura FW / LW 18 Shu Yoshizawa FW 19 Hiroto Iwabuchi FW 26 Iori Sakamoto FW
Transfers Arrivals DatePositionPlayerFromTypeSource29 January 2022 Sakushin Gakuin UniversityFull16 November 2022 Takushoku UniversityFull16 November 2022 Osaka University of Physical EducationFull16 November 2022 Tokoha UniversityFull7 December 2022 Gainare TottoriFull12 December 2022 Hōtoku Gakuen High SchoolFull13 December 2022 Kashima AntlersLoan23 December 2022 Ryutsu Keizai UniversityFull25 December 2022 Tokyo VerdyLoan26 December 2022 Fagiano OkayamaLoan7 February 2023 Nagoya Gakuin UniversityDSP7 February 2023 Takushoku UniversityDSP7 February 2023 International Pacific UniversityDSP28 July 2023 S.C. PraienseLoan
Departures DatePositionPlayerToTypeSource19 November 2022Released26 November 2022 Avispa FukuokaFull26 November 2022 JEF United ChibaFull8 December 2022 Yokohama FCEnd of loan12 December 2022 Kagoshima UnitedFull18 December 2022 Cobaltore OnagawaFull22 December 2022 Tokyo 23 FCFull23 December 2022 Tochigi City FCFull23 December 2022 Tochigi City FCFull26 December 2022 Okinawa SVFull26 December 2022 Shimizu S-PulseEnd of loan26 December 2022 Okinawa SVFull28 December 2022 FC OsakaLoan14 January 2023 Kochi United SCLoan
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions Overview
J2 League
Results by matchday
Matches The full league fixtures were released on 20 January 2023.
Emperor's Cup
As a J2 club, Iwaki entered the competition at the second round.
Statistics Goalscorers The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal. Player Total 1 FW 17 Kaina Tanimura 7 07 FW 19 Hiroto Iwabuchi 7 0 7 3 DF 3 Ryo Endo 3 1 4 MF 14 Daiki Yamaguchi 4 0 4 5 MF 6 Eiji Miyamoto 3 0 3 FW 9 Yoshihito Kondo 3 0 3 FW 11 Ryo Arita 3 0 3 MF 24 Yuto Yamashita 3 0 3 9 DF 4 Rei Ieizumi 2 0 2 FW 18 Shu Yoshizawa 2 0 2 MF 20 Sota Nagai 2 0 2 – – Own goal 2 0 2 13 MF 8 Riku Saga 1 0 1 FW 10 Kotaro Arima 1 0 1 MF 33 Yoshihiro Shimoda 1 0 1 DF 35 Genki Egawa 1 0 1TOTALS45146
Clean sheets The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal. Player Total1 31 Shuhei Shikano 4 0 4 21 Toru Takagiwa 4 0 43 1 Kengo Tanaka 1 0 1TOTALS909
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