2019 Urawa Red Diamonds season

The 2019 season was Urawa Red Diamonds's 19th consecutive season in J1 League, after finishing 5th in the 2018 J1 League.[1] The club also competed in the Emperor's Cup, J.League Cup, Japanese Super Cup and AFC Champions League. They reached the final of the latter competition, losing to Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia by a 0–3 aggregate score.[2]

Urawa Red Diamonds
2019 season
ChairmanKeizo Fuchita
ManagerOswaldo de Oliveira
StadiumSaitama Stadium 2002
J1 League14th
Emperor's CupFourth round
J.League CupQuarter-finals
Japanese Super CupRunners-up
AFC Champions LeagueRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Shinzo Koroki (12)
All: Shinzo Koroki (21)
← 2018
2020 →

Squad

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As of 16 January 2019.[3] 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 Shusaku Nishikawa
2 DF   BRA Maurício Antônio
3 MF   JPN Tomoya Ugajin
4 DF   JPN Daisuke Suzuki
5 DF   JPN Tomoaki Makino (Vice-captain)
6 DF   JPN Ryosuke Yamanaka
7 MF   JPN Kazuki Nagasawa
8 MF   BRA Ewerton (on loan from Porto)
9 FW   JPN Yuki Muto
10 MF   JPN Yōsuke Kashiwagi (Captain)
11 FW   CUW Quenten Martinus
12 FW   BRA Fabrício
14 FW   JPN Kenyu Sugimoto
16 MF   JPN Takuya Aoki
17 DF   JPN Rikiya Motegi
18 MF   JPN Naoki Yamada
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW   AUS Andrew Nabbout
22 MF   JPN Yuki Abe
23 GK   JPN Nao Iwadate
24 MF   JPN Koya Yuruki
25 GK   JPN Haruki Fukushima
26 DF   JPN Takuya Ogiwara
27 DF   JPN Daiki Hashioka
28 DF   JPN Katsuya Iwatake
29 MF   JPN Kai Shibato
30 FW   JPN Shinzo Koroki
31 DF   JPN Takuya Iwanami
32 GK   JPN Ryo Ishii
33 DF   JPN Nobuki Iketaka
34 DF   JPN Kei Oshiro
46 DF   JPN Ryota Moriwaki

Competitions

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Super Cup

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16 February 2019 Kawasaki Frontale 1 – 0 Urawa Red Diamonds Saitama Stadium 2002
13:35[4] Leandro Damião   27'   52'
Taniguchi   67'
Report Makino   33' Attendance: 52,587
Referee: Masaaki Iemoto Toma

J1 League

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
12 Shimizu S-Pulse 34 11 6 17 45 69 −24 39
13 Nagoya Grampus 34 9 10 15 45 50 −5 37
14 Urawa Red Diamonds 34 9 10 15 34 50 −16 37
15 Sagan Tosu 34 10 6 18 32 53 −21 36
16 Shonan Bellmare (O) 34 10 6 18 40 63 −23 36 Qualification for the Relegation play-off
Source: Meiji Yasuda J1 League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners

Results

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23 February 2019 1 Vegalta Sendai 0 – 0 Urawa Red Diamonds Yurtec Stadium Sendai
14:04 JST[5] Hiraoka   57'
Hyodo   60'
Report Ugajin   43'
Iwanami   89'
Attendance: 18,567
Referee: Ryuji Sato
2 March 2019 2 Urawa Red Diamonds 0 – 2 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Saitama Stadium 2002
16:04 JST[6] Iwanami   80'
Martinus   85'
Report Suzuki   2', 27'
Anderson Lopes   36'
Shindo   88'
Attendance: 41,109
Referee: Yoshiro Imamura
9 March 2019 3 Matsumoto Yamaga 0 – 1 Urawa Red Diamonds Naganoken Matsumotodaira Wide Area Park General Stadium
16:04 JST[7] Paulinho   68' Report Koroki   72' (pen.)
Abe   82'
Attendance: 18,922
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura
17 March 2019 4 Cerezo Osaka 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds Yanmar Stadium Nagai
15:00 Souza   64' Report
Attendance: 21,022
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto
30 March 2019 5 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 FC Tokyo Saitama
14:00
Summary
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 39,055
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura
5 April 2019 6 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–3 Yokohama F. Marinos Saitama
20:30 Summary
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 32,555
Referee: Masaaki Iemoto
14 April 2019 7 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Urawa Red Diamonds Suita
17:00
Summary
Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita
Attendance: 27,870
Referee: Jumpei Iida
20 April 2019 8 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Vissel Kobe Saitama
14:00
Summary
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 54,599
Referee: Ryuji Sato
28 April 2019 9 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds Shizuoka
17:00 Report
Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira
Attendance: 18,246
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura
3 May 2019 10 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Júbilo Iwata Saitama
14:00 JST Report
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 53,361
Referee: Hajime Matsuo
12 May 2019 11 Nagoya Grampus 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds Toyota
13:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 30,839
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura
17 May 2019 12 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–3 Shonan Bellmare Saitama
19:30 JST
Report
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 23,221
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto
26 May 2019 13 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Saitama
14:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 33,235
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima
1 June 2019 14 Kawasaki Frontale 1 – 1 Urawa Red Diamonds Kawasaki
19:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
Attendance: 24,578
Referee:   Yusuke Araki
15 June 2019 15 Urawa Red Diamonds 2 – 1 Sagan Tosu Saitama
19:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 28,081
Referee:   Koei Koya
30 June 2019 16 Oita Trinita 2 – 0 Urawa Red Diamonds Ōita
19:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Showa Denko Dome Oita
Attendance: 14,519
Referee:   Ryuji Sato
6 July 2019 17 Urawa Red Diamonds 1 – 0 Vegalta Sendai Saitama
19:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 28,904
Referee:   Jumpei Iida
13 July 2019 18 Yokohama F. Marinos 3 – 1 Urawa Red Diamonds Yokohama
19:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Nissan Stadium
Attendance: 33,673
Referee:   Hajime Matsuo
20 July 2019 19 Júbilo Iwata 1 – 3 Urawa Red Diamonds Fukuroi
19:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Shizuoka Stadium
Attendance: 23,060
Referee:   Koichiro Fukushima
31 July 2019 20 Urawa Red Diamonds 1 – 1 Kashima Antlers Saitama
19:30 JST
Report
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 37,265
Referee:   Yuichi Nishimura
4 August 2019 21 Urawa Red Diamonds 2 – 2 Nagoya Grampus Saitama
19:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 37,238
Referee:   Massaki Iemoto

J. League Cup

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Match Date Team Score Team Venue Attendance
QF1 2019.09.04 Urawa Reds 2-3 Kashima Antlers Saitama Stadium 2002 21,148
QF2 2019.09.08 Kashima Antlers 2-2 Urawa Reds Kashima Soccer Stadium 14,887

Emperor's Cup

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Match Date Team Score Team Venue Attendance
2R 2019.07.03 Urawa Reds 2-1 Ryutsu Keizai University FC Urawa Komaba Stadium 6,691
3R 2019.08.14 Mito HollyHock 1-2 Urawa Reds K's denki Stadium Mito 8,537
4R 2019.09.25 Urawa Reds 0-2 Honda FC Saitama Stadium 2002 11,953

AFC Champions League

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Group standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JEO URA BJG BUR
1   Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 6 4 1 1 7 3 +4 13 Advance to knockout stage 2–1 3–1 0–0
2   Urawa Red Diamonds 6 3 1 2 9 4 +5 10 0–1 3–0 3–0
3   Beijing FC 6 2 1 3 6 8 −2 7 0–1 0–0 2–0
4   Buriram United 6 1 1 4 3 10 −7 4 1–0 1–2 1–3
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Results

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6 March 2019 (2019-03-06) Group G Urawa Red Diamonds   3–0   Buriram United Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama
19:30 UTC+9
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 20,056
Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)
13 March 2019 (2019-03-13) Group G Beijing FC   0–0   Urawa Red Diamonds Workers' Stadium, Beijing
20:00 UTC+8 Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 43,112
Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)
9 April 2019 (2019-04-09) Group G Urawa Red Diamonds   0–1   Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama
19:30 UTC+9
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 20,118
Referee: Peter Green (Australia)
24 April 2019 (2019-04-24) Group G Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors   2–1   Urawa Red Diamonds Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju
19:00 UTC+9
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 8,096
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
7 May 2019 (2019-05-07) Group G Buriram United   1–2   Urawa Red Diamonds Chang Arena, Buriram
18:00 UTC+7
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 10,970
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
21 May 2019 (2019-05-21) Group G Urawa Red Diamonds   3–0   Beijing FC Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama
19:00 UTC+9
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 22,885
Referee:   Ali Sabah

Round of 16

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19 June 2019 Round of 16 First Leg Urawa Red Diamonds   1 – 2   Ulsan Hyundai Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama
19:30
Report
Attendance: 20,741
Referee:   Turki Al Khudair
26 June 2019 Round of 16 Second Leg   Ulsan Hyundai 0 – 3
(2 – 4 agg.)
Urawa Red Diamonds   Ulsan
19:00
Report
Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium
Attendance: 3,140
Referee:   Khamis Mohamed Al Kuwari

Quarter-finals

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3–3 on aggregate. Urawa Red Diamonds won on away goals.

Semi-finals

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2 October 2019 (2019-10-02) Urawa Red Diamonds   2–0   Guangzhou Evergrande Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama
19:30 UTC+9
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 30,068
Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)
23 October 2019 (2019-10-23) Guangzhou Evergrande   0–1   Urawa Red Diamonds Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou
20:00 UTC+8 Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 39,999
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

Urawa Red Diamonds won 3–0 on aggregate.

Final

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9 November 2019 (2019-11-09) First leg Al-Hilal   1–0   Urawa Red Diamonds Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
19:30 UTC+3 Al-Bulaihi   38'
Carrillo   60'
Live Report
Stats Report
Stadium: King Saud University Stadium
Attendance: 22,549
Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)
24 November 2019 (2019-11-24) Second leg Urawa Red Diamonds   0–2   Al-Hilal Saitama, Japan
19:00 UTC+9 Sekine   43'
Aoki   53'
Iwanami   57'
Makino   76'
Live Report
Stats Report
Al-Dawsari   74'
Gomis   90+3'
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 58,109
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

References

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  2. ^ Price, Steve (24 November 2019). "2019 Asian Champions League Heads West As Al-Hilal Beat Urawa Reds". Forbes. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
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  4. ^ "SCHEDULE & RESULTS : J.LEAGUE.JP". jleague.jp. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
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