2016 Sanfrecce Hiroshima season explained

Club:	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Season:	2016
League:	J1 League
League Result:	4th : 8th : 4th
Cup1:	Japanese Super Cup
Cup1 Result:	Winners
Cup2:	AFC Champions League
Cup2 Result:	Group stage
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Prevseason:	2015
Nextseason:	2017

The 2016 Sanfrecce Hiroshima season is the club's eighth consecutive season in J1 League, and 46th overall in the Japanese top flight. Sanfrecce Hiroshima are also competing in the 2016 Japanese Super Cup and the 2016 AFC Champions League.

Squad

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Squad No.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Date of Birth (Age)
Goalkeepers
1	Takuto Hayashi		GK	January 1, 2016
13	Takuya Masuda		GK	January 1, 2016
21	Ryotaro Hironaga		GK	January 1, 2016
Defenders
2	Yuki Nogami		DF	January 1, 2016
4	Hiroki Mizumoto		CB	January 1, 2016
5	Kazuhiko Chiba		DF / DM	January 1, 2016
19			DF	January 1, 2016
26	Yasumasa Kawasaki		DF	January 1, 2016
33	Tsukasa Shiotani		DF	January 1, 2016
34	Soya Takahashi		DF	January 1, 2016
35	Naoki Otani		DF	January 1, 2016
Midfielders
6	Toshihiro Aoyama		DM	January 1, 2016
7	Kōji Morisaki		MF	January 1, 2016
8	Kazuyuki Morisaki		MF	January 1, 2016
14	Mihael Mikić		RW	January 1, 2016
16	Kohei Shimizu		MF / ST	January 1, 2016
18	Yoshifumi Kashiwa		MF	January 1, 2016
24	Yoichi Naganuma		MF	January 1, 2016
25	Yusuke Chajima		AM	January 1, 2016
28	Takuya Marutani		DM	January 1, 2016
29	Tsukasa Morishima		MF	January 1, 2016
30	Kosei Shibasaki		MF	January 1, 2016
37	Kazuya Miyahara		MF	January 1, 2016
Strikers
9	Peter Utaka		FW	January 1, 2016
11	Hisato Satō		ST	January 1, 2016
22	Yusuke Minagawa		FW	January 1, 2016
31	Takumi Miyayoshi		ST	January 1, 2016
44	Anderson Lopes		ST	January 1, 2016

Transfers

Winter

In

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Type
31 December 2015	MF				Loan return
31 December 2015	DF				Loan return
1 January 2016	MF		Tsukasa Morishima	Tsu Technical High School	Transfer
1 January 2016	MF		Yoichi Naganuma	Sanfrecce Hiroshima Youth	Promotion
4 January 2016	DF		Naoki Otani		Loan return
6 January 2016	FW				Transfer
7 January 2016	MF				Transfer^[2]
26 January 2016	MF				Loan return
2 February 2016	FW				Loan^[3]

Out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Type
31 December 2015	FW				Loan return
6 January 2016	MF				Transfer
8 January 2016	DF				Transfer
15 January 2016	MF				Transfer
27 January 2016	MF				Transfer^[4]
1 February 2016	DF		Byeon Jun-byum		Loan
1 April 2016	MF				Loan

Summer

In

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Type
9 July 2016	FW				Loan^[5]
11 July 2016	DF				Transfer^[6]

Out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Type
13 July 2016	MF				Loan^[7]
18 July 2016	FW				Transfer^[8]
25 July 2016	DF		Kyohei Yoshino		Loan

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record
J1 League
Japanese Super Cup
Champions League
Total Japanese Super Cup See main article: 2016 Japanese Super Cup. J1 League See main article: 2016 J1 League. First stage Matches Second stage Matches Overall results Results summary AFC Champions League See main article: 2016 AFC Champions League. Sanfrecce Hiroshima qualified for the group stage of the 2016 AFC Champions League by winning the 2015 J1 League. They were drawn in Group F along with China's Shandong Luneng Taishan, Korean outfit FC Seoul, and Buriram United from Thailand. Sanfrecce Hiroshima were automatically eliminated on 20 April after a 1–0 loss against Shandong Luneng Taishan, making a four-point gap with one game left. Group stage See main article: 2016 AFC Champions League group stage. Statistics Appearances and goals Last updated on 28 August 2016.
Players who left the club in Winter/Summer transfer window or on loan: Cards Accounts for all competitions. Last updated on 28 August 2016. width=10% No. width=10% Pos. width=60% Name width=10% width=10% 4 DF Hiroki Mizumoto 1 0 5 DF Kazuhiko Chiba 3 0 6 MF Toshihiro Aoyama 2 0 8 MF Kazuyuki Morisaki 1 0 9 FW Peter Utaka 1 0 14 MF Mihael Mikić 2 0 16 MF Kohei Shimizu 2 0 18 MF Yoshifumi Kashiwa 1 0 19 DF Sho Sasaki 2 0 23 DF Kyohei Yoshino 1 0 25 MF Yusuke Chajima 1 0 28 MF Takuya Marutani 3 0 30 MF Kosei Shibasaki 1 0 34 DF Soya Takahashi 2 0 37 DF Kazuya Miyahara 3 0 External links Sanfrecce Hiroshima official site J.League official site

Notes and References

1. Web site: Players . sanfrecce.co.jp . . 2 March 2016 . 14 November 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181114051729/http://www.sanfrecce.co.jp/en/player.html . dead .
2. Web site: Sanfrecce Hiroshima. January 7, 2016. キム・ボムヨン選手　モンテディオ山形より完全移籍加入のお知らせ. March 3, 2016. ja. March 11, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160311203309/http://www.sanfrecce.co.jp/news/release/?n=9076. dead.
3. Web site: Sanfrecce Hiroshima. January 12, 2016. ピーターウタカ選手清水エスパルスより期限付き移籍のお知らせ. March 3, 2016. ja.
4. Web site: Sanfrecce Hiroshima. January 27, 2016. 鮫島晃太選手　藤枝ＭＹＦＣへ完全移籍のお知らせ. March 3, 2016. ja.
5. Web site: アンデルソン・ロペス選手　トンベンセ（ブラジル）より期限付き移籍合意のお知らせ. ja. Sanfrecce Hiroshima. 10 July 2016. 9 July 2016.
6. Web site: 野上 結貴選手　横浜ＦＣより完全移籍加入のお知らせ. Sanfrecce Hiroshima. ja. 11 July 2016. 11 July 2016.
7. Web site: キム・ボムヨン選手　清水エスパルスに期限付き移籍のお知らせ. Arsenal F.C.. ja. 15 July 2016. 13 July 2016.
8. Web site: Arsenal agree deal for Japan forward. Arsenal F.C.. 3 July 2016. 3 July 2016.