2018 in Japanese football
The 2018 season was the 90th season of competitive association football in Japan.
Contents
Promotion and relegation
Teams relegated from J1 League
Teams promoted to J1 League
Teams relegated from J2 League
Teams promoted to J2 League
Teams relegated from J3 League
- No relegation to the Japan Football League
Teams promoted to J3 League
- No promotion from the Japan Football League
Teams promoted to Japan Football League
Men's Football
J1 League
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J2 League
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J3 League
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Japan Football League
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Template:2018 Japan Football League table
Cup competitions
Emperor's Cup
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Final
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Urawa Red Diamonds | v | Vegalta Sendai |
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Ugajin 13' | http://www.jfa.jp/match/emperorscup_2018/match_page/m87.html |
J.League Cup
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Final
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27 October 2018
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Shonan Bellmare | v | Yokohama F. Marinos |
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Sugioka 36' | https://data.j-league.or.jp/SFMS02/?match_card_id=21446 |
Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 44,242 |
Super Cup
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Kawasaki Frontale | v | Cerezo Osaka |
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Kobayashi 51' Ōkubo 90+2' |
https://www.jleague.jp/match/fxsc/2018/021001/live/ | Yamaguchi 26' Kiyotake 48' Takagi 78' |
AFC Champions League
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Play-off round
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Team 1
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Score
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Team 2
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Group stage
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Group E
2018 AFC Champions League group stage
Group F
2018 AFC Champions League group stage
Group G
2018 AFC Champions League group stage
Group H
2018 AFC Champions League group stage
Knockout stage
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Round of 16
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Kashima Antlers | 4–3 | Shanghai SIPG | 3–1 | 1–2 |
Quarter-finals
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Kashima Antlers | 5–0 | Tianjin Quanjian | 2–0 | 3–0 |
Semi-finals
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Kashima Antlers | 6–5 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 3–2 | 3–3 |
Final
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2018 AFC Champions League Final Kashima Antlers won 2–0 on aggregate.
Women's football
L.League
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Nadeshiko League Div.1
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Nadeshiko League Div.2
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Cup competitions
Empress's Cup
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Final
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1 January 2019
14:45 |
Nippon TV Beleza | v (a.e.t.) | INAC Kobe Leonessa |
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Ueki 54' Momiki 71', 94' Tanaka 104' |
Masuya 42' Kyokawa 77' |
Nadeshiko League Cup
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Final
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21 July 2018
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Nippon TV Beleza | v | INAC Kobe Leonessa |
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Tanaka 85' | http://www.nadeshikoleague.jp/2018/nl1_final/match_page.html?mno=1 |
Nishigaoka Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,553 |
National team (Men)
Results
Friendlies
March 23 International Friendly | Japan | 1–1 | Mali | Liège, Belgium |
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13:20 (UTC+1) | Nakajima 90+4' | Report | Diaby 43' (pen.) | Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 250 Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium) |
June 8 International Friendly | Switzerland | 2–0 | Japan | Lugano, Switzerland |
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19:00 (UTC+2) | Rodriguez 42' (pen.) Seferovic 82' |
Report | Stadium: Cornaredo Stadium Referee: Amaury Delerue (France) |
June 12 International Friendly | Japan | 4–2 | Paraguay | Innsbruck, Austria |
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15:05 (UTC+2) | Inui 51', 63' Santander 77' (o.g.) Kagawa 90+1' |
Report | Romero 32' Ortiz 90' |
Stadium: Tivoli-Neu Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Oliver Drachta (Austria) |
Kirin Challenge Cup
March 27 Kirin Challenge Cup 2018 in Europe | Japan | 1–2 | Ukraine | Liège, Belgium |
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14:20 (UTC+2) | Makino 41' | Report | Rakitskiy 21' Karavayev 69' |
Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 2,529 Referee: Bart Vertenten (Belgium) |
May 30 Kirin Challenge Cup 2018 | Japan | 0–2 | Ghana | Yokohama, Japan |
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19:25 (UTC+9) | Report | Partey 9' Boateng 51' (pen.) |
Stadium: Nissan Stadium (Yokohama) Attendance: 64,520 Referee: Chris Beath (Australia) |
September 7 Kirin Challenge Cup 2018 | Japan | Cancelled | Chile | Sapporo, Japan |
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Report | Stadium: Sapporo Dome |
September 11 Kirin Challenge Cup 2018 | Japan | 3–0 | Costa Rica | Suita, Japan |
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19:20 (UTC+9) | Sasaki 16' Minamino 66' J. Ito 90+3' |
Report | Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 33,891 Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore) |
October 12 Kirin Challenge Cup 2018 | Japan | 3–0 | Panama | Niigata, Japan |
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19:35 (UTC+9) | Minamino 42' J. Ito 66' Murillo 85' (o.g.) |
Report | Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium Attendance: 38,322 Referee: Kim Dong-jin (South Korea) |
October 16 Kirin Challenge Cup 2018 | Japan | 4–3 | Uruguay | Saitama, Japan |
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19:35 (UTC+9) | Minamino 10', 66' Osako 36' Doan 59' |
Report | Pereiro 28' Cavani 57' Rodríguez 75' |
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 57,239 Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea) |
November 16 Kirin Challenge Cup 2018 | Japan | 1–1 | Venezuela | Ōita, Japan |
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19:30 (UTC+9) | Sakai 40' | Report | Rincón 81' (pen.) | Stadium: Ōita Bank Dome Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) |
November 20 Kirin Challenge Cup 2018 | Japan | 4–0 | Kyrgyzstan | Toyota, Japan |
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19:20 (UTC+9) | Yamanaka 2' Haraguchi 19' Osako 72' Nakajima 73' |
Report | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan) |
2018 FIFA World Cup
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Group H
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Matches
June 19 2018 FIFA World Cup: Group H | Colombia | 1–2 | Japan | Saransk, Russia |
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15:00 UTC+3 | Quintero 39' | Report | Kagawa 6' (pen.) Osako 73' |
Stadium: Mordovia Arena Attendance: 40,842 Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia) |
June 24 2018 FIFA World Cup: Group H | Japan | 2–2 | Senegal | Ekaterinburg, Russia |
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20:00 UTC+5 | Inui 34' Honda 78' |
Report | Mané 11' Wagué 71' |
Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 32,572 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy) |
June 28 2018 FIFA World Cup: Group H | Japan | 0–1 | Poland | Volgograd, Russia |
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17:00 UTC+3 | Report | Bednarek 59' | Stadium: Volgograd Arena Attendance: 42,189 Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia) |
Knockout stage
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July 2 2018 FIFA World Cup: Round of 16 | Belgium | 3–2 | Japan | Rostov-on-Don, Russia |
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21:00 UTC+3 | Vertonghen 69' Fellaini 74' Chadli 90+4' |
Report | Haraguchi 48' Inui 52' |
Stadium: Rostov Arena Attendance: 41,466 Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal) |
Players statistics
Player | -2017 | 03.23 | 03.27 | 05.30 | 06.08 | 06.12 | 06.19 | 06.24 | 06.28 | 07.02 | 09.11 | 10.12 | 10.16 | 11.16 | 11.20 | 2018 | Total |
Shinji Okazaki | 111(50) | - | - | O | - | O | O | O | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5(0) | 116(50) |
Makoto Hasebe | 106(2) | O | O | O | O | - | O | O | O | O | - | - | - | - | - | 8(0) | 114(2) |
Yuto Nagatomo | 101(3) | O | O | O | O | - | O | O | O | O | - | - | O | - | - | 9(0) | 110(3) |
Keisuke Honda | 91(36) | O | O | O | O | - | O | O(1) | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | 7(1) | 98(37) |
Shinji Kagawa | 89(29) | - | - | O | O | O(1) | O(1) | O | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | 6(2) | 95(31) |
Eiji Kawashima | 81(0) | - | O | O | O | - | O | O | O | O | - | - | - | - | - | 7(0) | 88(0) |
Maya Yoshida | 80(10) | - | - | O | O | - | O | O | O | O | - | - | O | O | O | 9(0) | 89(10) |
Hiroki Sakai | 41(0) | - | - | - | O | O | O | O | O | O | - | - | O | O(1) | - | 8(1) | 49(1) |
Hotaru Yamaguchi | 38(2) | O | O | O | - | O | O | - | O | O | - | - | - | - | - | 7(0) | 45(2) |
Gotoku Sakai | 36(0) | O | O | O | O | O | - | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6(0) | 42(0) |
Genki Haraguchi | 29(6) | - | O | O | O | O | O | O | - | O(1) | - | O | O | O | O(1) | 11(2) | 40(8) |
Tomoaki Makino | 28(3) | O | O(1) | O | O | - | - | - | O | - | O | O | - | - | O | 8(1) | 36(4) |
Yuya Osako | 25(7) | O | - | O | O | O | O(1) | O | O | O | - | O | O(1) | O | O(1) | 12(3) | 37(10) |
Takashi Inui | 25(2) | - | - | - | O | O(2) | O | O(1) | O | O(1) | - | - | - | - | - | 6(4) | 31(6) |
Yoshinori Muto | 21(2) | - | - | O | O | O | - | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4(0) | 25(2) |
Takashi Usami | 19(3) | O | O | O | O | O | - | O | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7(0) | 26(3) |
Takuma Asano | 17(3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | - | 1(0) | 18(3) |
Gaku Shibasaki | 14(3) | - | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | - | O | O | O | O | 12(0) | 26(3) |
Yu Kobayashi | 11(2) | O | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | - | 3(0) | 14(2) |
Yuya Kubo | 11(2) | O | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2(0) | 13(2) |
Yosuke Ideguchi | 11(2) | - | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1(0) | 12(2) |
Wataru Endo | 11(0) | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | - | O | - | O | O | - | 4(0) | 15(0) |
Gen Shoji | 10(1) | O | - | - | - | O | O | O | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | 5(0) | 15(1) |
Toshihiro Aoyama | 8(1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | O | O | - | - | 3(0) | 11(1) |
Kengo Kawamata | 8(1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | 1(0) | 9(1) |
Kenyu Sugimoto | 5(1) | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | O | 3(0) | 8(1) |
Masaaki Higashiguchi | 4(0) | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | - | O | - | O | - | - | 3(0) | 7(0) |
Ryota Morioka | 4(0) | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1(0) | 5(0) |
Junya Ito | 3(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O(1) | O(1) | - | O | O | 4(2) | 7(2) |
Shuichi Gonda | 3(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | O | 2(0) | 5(0) |
Shintaro Kurumaya | 3(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | - | 1(0) | 4(0) |
Takumi Minamino | 2(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O(1) | O(1) | O(2) | O | O | 5(4) | 7(4) |
Ryota Oshima | 2(0) | O | - | O | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3(0) | 5(0) |
Genta Miura | 2(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | O | - | O | 3(0) | 5(0) |
Kosuke Nakamura | 2(0) | O | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2(0) | 4(0) |
Naomichi Ueda | 2(0) | - | O | - | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2(0) | 4(0) |
Kento Misao | 1(0) | O | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | O | - | - | O | 5(0) | 6(0) |
Sei Muroya | 1(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | O | - | - | O | 3(0) | 4(0) |
Shoya Nakajima | 0(0) | O(1) | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | O | O | O(1) | 6(2) | 6(2) |
Ritsu Doan | 0(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | O | O(1) | O | O | 5(1) | 5(1) |
Sho Sasaki | 0(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | O | - | O | - | 3(0) | 3(0) |
Koya Kitagawa | 0(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | O | O | 3(0) | 3(0) |
Hidemasa Morita | 0(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | O | 2(0) | 2(0) |
Takehiro Tomiyasu | 0(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | O | - | 2(0) | 2(0) |
Ryosuke Yamanaka | 0(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O(1) | 1(1) | 1(1) |
Tomoya Ugajin | 0(0) | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1(0) | 1(0) |
Jun Amano | 0(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | - | 1(0) | 1(0) |
Daniel Schmidt | 0(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | 1(0) | 1(0) |
National team (Women)
Results
2018.04.01 | Japan | 7-1 | Ghana | Nagasaki |
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Tanaka 14' Iwabuchi 29' Masuya 43' Nakajima 48' Takagi 74' Sugasawa 79' Sameshima 83' |
? ?' | Stadium: Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki |
2018.04.10 | Japan | 0-0 | South Korea | Jordan |
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2018.06.10 | Japan | 3-1 | New Zealand | New Zealand |
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Tanaka 17', 34', 44' | ? ?' |
2018.07.26 | Japan | 2-4 | United States | United States |
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Tanaka 20' Sakaguchi 76' |
? ?' ? ?' ? ?' ? ?' |
2018.08.02 | Japan | 0-2 | Australia | United States |
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? ?' ? ?' |
2018.08.21 | Japan | 7-0 | Vietnam | Indonesia |
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Sugasawa 5', 77' Momiki 17' Nakajima 38' Tanaka 52', 88' Masuya 64' |
2018.11.11 | Japan | 4-1 | Norway | Tottori |
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Yokoyama 16' Iwabuchi 27', 55' Momiki 63' |
? ?' | Stadium: Tottori Bank Bird Stadium |
Players statistics
Player | -2017 | 02.28 | 03.02 | 03.05 | 03.07 | 04.01 | 04.07 | 04.10 | 04.13 | 04.17 | 04.20 | 06.10 | 07.26 | 07.29 | 08.02 | 08.16 | 08.21 | 08.25 | 08.28 | 08.31 | 11.11 | 2018 | Total |
Mizuho Sakaguchi | 116(28) | O | - | O | O | O | O | O | O(1) | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8(1) | 124(29) |
Rumi Utsugi | 103(5) | - | O(1) | O | O | - | - | - | O | O | O | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | 8(1) | 111(6) |
Saki Kumagai | 90(0) | - | O | O | O | - | O | O | O | O | O | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | 10(0) | 100(0) |
Aya Sameshima | 85(4) | O | - | O | O | O(1) | O | O | O | - | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | 18(1) | 103(5) |
Nahomi Kawasumi | 82(20) | - | - | - | - | O | O | O | - | O | - | O | O | O | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8(0) | 90(20) |
Saori Ariyoshi | 49(1) | O | - | O | O | O | O | - | - | O | - | O | O | - | O | O | - | O | O | O | O | 14(0) | 63(1) |
Emi Nakajima | 46(9) | O(1) | O | O | O | O(1) | O(1) | - | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O(1) | O | O | O | O | 19(4) | 65(13) |
Mana Iwabuchi | 43(11) | O(1) | O | O(1) | O | O(1) | O(1) | O | O | O(1) | O | - | O | O | O | O(1) | - | O(1) | O | O | O(2) | 18(9) | 61(20) |
Yuika Sugasawa | 43(11) | - | O(1) | - | O | O(1) | O | O | O | - | O | O | O | O | O | O | O(2) | O | O(1) | O(1) | O | 17(6) | 60(17) |
Kumi Yokoyama | 24(11) | O | O | O | - | - | O(1) | O | - | O(2) | O(1) | - | O | O | O | - | - | - | - | - | O(1) | 11(5) | 35(16) |
Mina Tanaka | 20(6) | O | O | O | O | O(1) | O(1) | O | - | O | - | O(3) | O(1) | O | O | O | O(2) | O | - | - | - | 15(8) | 35(14) |
Yu Nakasato | 16(0) | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | - | O | - | O | - | - | 4(0) | 20(0) |
Rika Masuya | 15(3) | O | O | O | - | O(1) | O | - | O | O | - | - | O | O(1) | O | - | O(1) | O | - | - | - | 12(3) | 27(6) |
Hikaru Naomoto | 15(0) | - | O | - | - | O | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3(0) | 18(0) |
Yuka Momiki | 14(3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | O(1) | O(1) | O | O | O | O(1) | 7(3) | 21(6) |
Yui Hasegawa | 13(2) | O | O | O(1) | O | - | - | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | - | O(1) | O | O | O | 17(2) | 30(4) |
Hikari Takagi | 13(0) | O | O | - | O | O(1) | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | - | 6(1) | 19(1) |
Ayaka Yamashita | 11(0) | - | O | - | O | O | O | O | O | - | O | O | O | - | - | - | O | O | O | O | O | 14(0) | 25(0) |
Sakiko Ikeda | 8(0) | O | - | O | - | O | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | O | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | 6(0) | 14(0) |
Ayumi Oya | 8(0) | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1(0) | 9(0) |
Rin Sumida | 7(0) | O | O | - | O | O | - | O | - | O | - | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | - | 15(0) | 22(0) |
Shiori Miyake | 6(0) | O | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | O | O | - | O | O | O | O | O | O | - | 11(0) | 17(0) |
Nana Ichise | 6(0) | O | - | O | O | O | O | O | O | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | 9(0) | 15(0) |
Madoka Haji | 6(0) | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1(0) | 7(0) |
Risa Shimizu | 0(0) | O | O | O | O | O | - | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | 19(0) | 19(0) |
Moeno Sakaguchi | 0(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | O(1) | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | 10(1) | 10(1) |
Narumi Miura | 0(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | O | O | O | - | - | - | - | - | O | 5(0) | 5(0) |
Aimi Kunitake | 0(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | O | - | O | - | - | 3(0) | 3(0) |
Mayo Doko | 0(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1(0) | 1(0) |
Chika Hirao | 0(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1(0) | 1(0) |
Hina Sugita | 0(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1(0) | 1(0) |
Fuka Nagano | 0(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | 1(0) | 1(0) |
Hinata Miyazawa | 0(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | 1(0) | 1(0) |