2014 Matsumoto Yamaga F.C. season

Matsumoto Yamaga
2014 season
Chairman Japan Hiroshi Otsuki
Manager Japan 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
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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
2DFJapanYuki OkuboTokushima Vortis
3DFJapanHayuma TanakaNagoya Grampus
15MFJapanYudai IwamaV-Varen Nagasaki
26MFJapanHayato MichiueMomoyama Gakuin University
29MFJapanJunto MatsushitaKeio University
34MFJapanNobuyuki ShiinaRyutsu Keizai University
41MFJapanDaiki YagishitaTeikyo Senior High School
9FWBrazilSabiáTochigi SC
18FWJapanYuki NatsumeKawasaki Frontale

Out
No. Pos. Player To Notes
(loan return from
FC Ryūkyū)
DFJapanRyuji ItoFujieda MYFC
15DFJapanRyosuke KawanabeAC Nagano Parceiro
(loan return from
Fukushima United FC)
DFJapanShusaku TokitaGrulla Moriokaon loan
41DFJapanYuki MiyazawaSriracha F.C.
49DFJapanTakumi AbeAvispa Fukuoka
(loan return from
Fujieda MYFC)
MFJapanYuta MuraseReinMeer Aomori F.C.
(loan return from
Fujieda MYFC)
MFJapanKosei AritaMatsue City F.C.
8MFJapanKento TsurumakiAyutthaya F.C.
18MFJapanAkihito Kusunose
30MFJapanRyota IwabuchiRenofa Yamaguchi FCon loan
34MFJapanMakito YoshidaNagoya Grampusloan return
9FWBrazilRodrigo CabeçaDesportivo Brasilloan return
20FWJapanShun NagasawaShimizu S-Pulseloan return
33FWJapanRyota NakamuraFC Osakaon loan
48FWBrazilFelipe AlvesAvaí Futebol Clubeloan return

Mid-season Transfers

In
No. Pos. Player From Notes
20FWJapanHiroki YamamotoVegalta Sendaion loan
22FWSouth KoreaLee JunHyeobEintracht Braunschweig II

Out
No. Pos. Player To Notes
5MFJapanKenta KomatsuAyutthaya F.C.
24MFSouth KoreaPark Kwang-ilFC Pune Cityon loan
29MFJapanJunto MatsushitaFC Machida Zelviaon loan
32MFJapanKohei KurataAzulclaro Numazuon loan
36MFJapanShuho MiyashitaSaurcos Fukuion loan
37MFJapanMitsuo Yamadaretired
39FWJapanMiran Kiberetired

Competitions

J. League

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 Promotion to 2015 J. League Division 1
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 50 500 65Ineligible 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 52 553 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 52 586 55
13 Roasso Kumamoto 42 13 15 14 45 538 54
14 V-Varen Nagasaki 42 12 16 14 45 42+3 52
15 Mito HollyHock 42 12 14 16 46 460 50Ineligible for promotion
16 Avispa Fukuoka 42 13 11 18 52 608 50
17 FC Gifu 42 13 10 19 54 617 49Ineligible for promotion
18 Thespakusatsu Gunma 42 14 7 21 45 549 49
19 Ehime FC 42 12 12 18 54 584 48
20 Tokyo Verdy 42 9 15 18 31 4817 42
21 Kamatamare Sanuki (RQ) 42 7 12 23 34 7137 33 Qualification to Relegation Playoffs 2
22 Kataller Toyama (R) 42 5 8 29 28 7446 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