2014 Matsumoto Yamaga F.C. season

Matsumoto Yamaga

2014 season
Chairman	Hiroshi Otsuki
Manager	Yasuharu Sorimachi
J. League Division 2	2nd
Emperor's Cup	3rd round
Top goalscorer	League: Takayuki Funayama (19 goals) All: Takayuki Funayama (19 goals)
Highest home attendance	18,496 vs Mito HollyHock (23 November 2014)
Lowest home attendance	8,608 vs Tochigi SC (10 August 2014)
Average home league attendance	12,733
← 2013 2015 →

The 2014 Matsumoto Yamaga F.C. season sees Matsumoto Yamaga compete in J. League Division 2. Matsumoto Yamaga are also competing in the 2014 Emperor's Cup.

When they made a 2–1 victory at Fukuoka on 1 November 2014, they secured a second place in J2 and promotion to J1 for the first time in their history.

Players

Pre-season Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Player	From	Notes
2	DF	Yuki Okubo	Tokushima Vortis
3	DF	Hayuma Tanaka	Nagoya Grampus
15	MF	Yudai Iwama	V-Varen Nagasaki
26	MF	Hayato Michiue	Momoyama Gakuin University
29	MF	Junto Matsushita	Keio University
34	MF	Nobuyuki Shiina	Ryutsu Keizai University
41	MF	Daiki Yagishita	Teikyo Senior High School
9	FW	Sabiá	Tochigi SC
18	FW	Yuki Natsume	Kawasaki Frontale

Out

No.	Pos.	Player	To	Notes
(loan return from FC Ryūkyū)	DF	Ryuji Ito	Fujieda MYFC
15	DF	Ryosuke Kawanabe	AC Nagano Parceiro
(loan return from Fukushima United FC)	DF	Shusaku Tokita	Grulla Morioka	on loan
41	DF	Yuki Miyazawa	Sriracha F.C.
49	DF	Takumi Abe	Avispa Fukuoka
(loan return from Fujieda MYFC)	MF	Yuta Murase	ReinMeer Aomori F.C.
(loan return from Fujieda MYFC)	MF	Kosei Arita	Matsue City F.C.
8	MF	Kento Tsurumaki	Ayutthaya F.C.
18	MF	Akihito Kusunose
30	MF	Ryota Iwabuchi	Renofa Yamaguchi FC	on loan
34	MF	Makito Yoshida	Nagoya Grampus	loan return
9	FW	Rodrigo Cabeça	Desportivo Brasil	loan return
20	FW	Shun Nagasawa	Shimizu S-Pulse	loan return
33	FW	Ryota Nakamura	FC Osaka	on loan
48	FW	Felipe Alves	Avaí Futebol Clube	loan return

Mid-season Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Player	From	Notes
20	FW	Hiroki Yamamoto	Vegalta Sendai	on loan
22	FW	Lee JunHyeob	Eintracht Braunschweig II

Out

No.	Pos.	Player	To	Notes
5	MF	Kenta Komatsu	Ayutthaya F.C.
24	MF	Park Kwang-il	FC Pune City	on loan
29	MF	Junto Matsushita	FC Machida Zelvia	on loan
32	MF	Kohei Kurata	Azulclaro Numazu	on loan
36	MF	Shuho Miyashita	Saurcos Fukui	on loan
37	MF	Mitsuo Yamada		retired
39	FW	Miran Kibe		retired

Competitions

J. League

Main article: 2014 J. League Division 2

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Shonan Bellmare (C) (P)	42	31	8	3	86	25	+61	101	Qualification to 2015 J1 League
2	Matsumoto Yamaga (P)	42	24	11	7	65	35	+30	83
3	JEF United Chiba	42	18	14	10	55	44	+11	68	Qualification to Promotion Playoffs 1
4	Júbilo Iwata	42	18	13	11	67	55	+12	67
5	Giravanz Kitakyushu	42	18	11	13	50	50	0	65	Ineligible for promotion
6	Montedio Yamagata (P)	42	18	10	14	57	44	+13	64	Qualification to Promotion Playoffs 1
7	Oita Trinita	42	17	12	13	52	55	−3	63
8	Fagiano Okayama	42	15	16	11	52	48	+4	61
9	Kyoto Sanga	42	14	18	10	57	52	+5	60
10	Consadole Sapporo	42	15	14	13	48	44	+4	59
11	Yokohama FC	42	14	13	15	49	47	+2	55
12	Tochigi SC	42	15	10	17	52	58	−6	55
13	Roasso Kumamoto	42	13	15	14	45	53	−8	54
14	V-Varen Nagasaki	42	12	16	14	45	42	+3	52
15	Mito HollyHock	42	12	14	16	46	46	0	50	Ineligible for promotion
16	Avispa Fukuoka	42	13	11	18	52	60	−8	50
17	FC Gifu	42	13	10	19	54	61	−7	49	Ineligible for promotion
18	Thespakusatsu Gunma	42	14	7	21	45	54	−9	49
19	Ehime FC	42	12	12	18	54	58	−4	48
20	Tokyo Verdy	42	9	15	18	31	48	−17	42
21	Kamatamare Sanuki	42	7	12	23	34	71	−37	33	Qualification to Relegation Playoffs 2
22	Kataller Toyama (R)	42	5	8	29	28	74	−46	23	Relegation to 2015 J3 League 2

Updated to games played on 23 November 2014.
Source: J.League data
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
¹ Only teams that meet J1 license criteria can participate in promotion playoffs. If one or more teams fail to meet the criteria, only eligible teams that finished 3rd to 6th will participate and no replacement teams will be added.
² The playoffs and direct exchange between J2 and J3 are subject to eligibility of J2-licensed teams in top 2 of 2014 J3 League
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Emperor's Cup

Main article: 2014 Emperor's Cup

References

• 2014 J.League Division 2 Fixture