2012 Sanfrecce Hiroshima season

The 2012 Sanfrecce Hiroshima season is Sanfrecce Hiroshima's fourth consecutive season in J. League Division 1, and 42nd overall in the Japanese top flight. Sanfrecce Hiroshima are also competing in the 2012 Emperor's Cup and 2012 J. League Cup.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2012 season
ChairmanYūichi Mototani
ManagerHajime Moriyasu
J. League Division 11st
Emperor's CupSecond Round
J. League CupGroup Stage
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Players

Competitions

J. League

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Sanfrecce Hiroshima (C)3419786334+2964Qualification to 2012 Club World Cup and 2013 Champions League
2Vegalta Sendai34151275943+1657Qualification to 2013 Champions League[a]
3Urawa Red Diamonds34151094742+555
4Yokohama F. Marinos34131474433+1153
5Sagan Tosu34158114839+953
6Kashiwa Reysol34157125752+552Qualification to 2013 Champions League[a]
7Nagoya Grampus34157124647−152
8Kawasaki Frontale34148125150+150
9Shimizu S-Pulse34147133940−149
10FC Tokyo34146144744+348
11Kashima Antlers341210125043+746
12Júbilo Iwata34137145753+446
13Omiya Ardija341111123845−744
14Cerezo Osaka34119144753−642
15Albirex Niigata341010142934−540
16Vissel Kobe (R)34116174150−939Relegation to 2013 J.League Division 2
17Gamba Osaka (R)34911146765+238
18Consadole Sapporo (R)3442282588−6314
Updated to match(es) played on 1 December 2012. Source: J.League Division 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Matches

10 March 2012 1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1 - 0 Urawa Red Diamonds Hiroshima Big Arch Stadium
Saturday 14:06Sato 49'ReportAttendance: 29,603
Referee: Matsuo
17 March 2012 2 Shimizu S-Pulse 2 - 1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima OUTSOURCING Stadium Nihondaira
Saturday 15:04Brosque 9'
Takagi 51'
Report 87' ChibaAttendance: 13,231
Referee: Kimura
24 March 2012 3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2 - 0 Kashima Antlers Hiroshima Big Arch
Saturday 13:04Sato 25'
Osaki 71'
ReportAttendance: 14,349
Referee: Inoue
31 March 2012 4 F.C. Tokyo 0 - 1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Ajinomoto Stadium
SaturdayReportSatoAttendance: 16,229
Referee: Sato
7 April 2012 5 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4 - 1 Gamba Osaka Hiroshima Big Arch
Saturday 19:04Sato 9', 32'
Hirashige 85', 88'
Report 48' SatoAttendance: 12,318
Referee: Yamamoto
14 April 2012 6 Sagan Tosu 1 - 0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Best Amenity Stadium
Saturday 18:34ReportMizunuma 39'Attendance: 9,735
Referee: Imamura
21 April 2012 7 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1 - 1 Nagoya Grampus Hiroshima Big Arch
SaturdayMoriwaki 90+4'  90+4'ReportTanaka 62'
Narazaki  67'
Attendance: 11,123
Referee: Tomoya Maeda
28 April 2012 8 Kawasaki Frontale 1 - 4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Todoroki Athletics Stadium
Saturday 16:00Ito 33'SummaryYamagishi 15'
Ishihara 38'
Satō 47', 78'
Kazuyuki Morisaki  90+3'
Attendance: 19,895
Referee: Kazuhiko Matsumura
3 May 2012 9 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0 - 1 Albirex Niigata Hiroshima Big Arch
Thursday 17:00Moriwaki  15'
Mikić  25'
Nakajima  60'
Takahagi  79'
SummaryKikuchi 63'Attendance: 17,826
Referee: Kenji Ogiya
6 May 2012 10 Kashiwa Reysol 2 - 5 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium
Sunday 16:00Tanaka 61'
Ricardo Lobo  64'
Masushima  75'
Jorge Wagner 78'
ReportSatō 10', 47'
Mizumoto  40'
Ishihara  58' 90', 90+3'
Takahagi 85'
Attendance: 12,875
Referee: Masaki Iemoto
12 May 2012 11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1 - 3 Yokohama F. Marinos Hiroshima Big Arch
Saturday 16:00Aoyama 6'ReportMarquinhos 39'
Ono  43'
Saito  67' 79'
Tomisawa 83'
Attendance: 12,073
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura
19 May 2012 12 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3 - 2 Vissel Kobe Hiroshima Big Arch
SaturdayMizumoto 12'
Ishihara 84'
Moriwaki 90+1'
ReportInoha  40'
Park Kang-Jo  43'
Nozawa 76'
Morioka 81'
Kitamoto  90+2'
Attendance: 12,613
Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida
26 May 2012 13 Consadole Sapporo 1 - 3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Sapporo Dome
Saturday 13:00Uchimura 50'
Nara  68'
ReportSatō 21'
Yamagishi 27'
Kōji Morisaki 83'
Attendance: 6,870
Referee: Jumpei Lida
16 June 2012 14 Cerezo Osaka 1 - 4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Kincho Stadium
19:00Kim Jin-Hyeon  28'
Kakitani 40'
Yamaguchi  49'
Kempes  78'
ReportTakahagi 8'
Satō 64'
Aoyama  71'
Ishihara 76', 90'
Attendance: 11,538
Referee: Futoshi Nakamura
23 June 2012 15 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0 - 0 Omiya Ardija Hiroshima Big Arch
18:30ReportAttendance: 15,304
Referee: Itaru Hirose
30 June 2012 16 Vegalta Sendai 2 - 2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Yurtec Stadium Sendai
18:30Wilson 11', 79'
Kakuda  69'
ReportSatō 45+3'
Chiba  55'
Morisaki 65'
Attendance: 18,722
Referee: Toshimmitsu Yoshida
7 July 2012 17 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2 - 0 Jubilo Iwata Hiroshima Big Arch
SaturdayNakajima 77'
Morisaki 90+3'
ReportFujita  51'
Kobayashi  62'
Attendance: 12,769
Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami
14 July 2012 18 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3 - 0 Kawasaki Frontale Hiroshima Big Arch
20:00Shimizu 2'
Satō 15', 19'
ReportKobayashi  40'Attendance: 11,585
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto
28 July 2012 19 Kashima Antlers 2 - 2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Kashima Soccer Stadium
Saturday 19:30 JSTOsako 45+2', 75'
Aoki  65'
ReportSatō 39'
Moriwaki 48'  90+4'
Attendance: 15,496
Referee: Jumpei Iida
4 August 2012 20 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1 - 2 Shimizu S-Pulse Hiroshima Big Arch
Saturday 20:00Satō 3'ReportYoshida  8'
Lee Ki-Je  26'   56'
Takagi 81'
Omae 84'
Attendance: 16,448
Referee: Masaaki Iemoto
11 August 2012 21 Omiya Ardija 1 - 2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima NACK5 Stadium Omiya
Saturday 20:00Ljubijankič 38' (pen.)
Kanazawa  47'
Aoki  56'
ReportKikuchi 24' (o.g.)
Shimizu 49'
Attendance: 11,057
18 August 2012 22 Albirex Niigata 0 - 2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Tohoku Electric Power Big Swan Stadium
Saturday 20:00Suzuki  82'
Yano  83'
SummarySatō 26'
Ishihara 55'
Attendance: 32,014
Referee: Yoshiro Imamura
25 August 2012 23 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0 - 1 F.C. Tokyo Hiroshima Big Arch
Saturday 20:00SummaryLucas Severino 46'Attendance: 23,656
Referee: Tomoya Maeda
1 September 2012 24 Jubilo Iwata 1 - 1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Yamaha Stadium
Saturday 20:00Komano 34'
Fujita  63'
Suganuma  71'
Miyazaki  76'
SummarySatō 20'
Hwang Seok-Ho  28'
Mizumoto  33'
Attendance: 11,115
Referee: Minoru Tojo
15 September 2012 25 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2 - 1 Vegalta Sendai Hiroshima Big Arch
Saturday 20:00Morisaki 48'
Chiba  65'
Takahagi 78'
SummaryKamata  27'
Tomita  45+3'
Sakurai  46'
Akamine 70'
Sugai  81'
Attendance: 25,352
Referee: Kenji Ogiya
22 September 2012 26 Nagoya Grampus 1 - 2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Toyota Stadium
Saturday 19:00Taguchi  45+1'
Tanaka 50'
Tanaka  84'
ReportShimizu 40'
Moriwaki 90+3'
Attendance: 15,870
Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama
29 September 2012 27 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4 - 1 Sagan Tosu Hiroshima Big Arch
Saturday 14:30Morisaki  24' 58'
Shimizu 30'  37'
Satō 34' (pen.)
Moriwaki  54'
SummaryYeo Sung-Hye  12'
Isozaki  33'
Toyoda 90+2'
Attendance: 15,463
Referee: Hajime Matsuo
20 October 2012 29 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1 - 2 Kashiwa Reysol Hiroshima Big Arch
SaturdayKōji Morisaki 52'SummaryKweon  21' 45+1'
An  81'
Masushima 90+4'
Attendance: 24,839
Referee: Junpei Iida

J. League Cup

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Cerezo Osaka6402157+812
Vegalta Sendai6402115+612
Jubilo Iwata64021011-112
Urawa Red Diamonds63031210+29
Sagan Tosu6303816−89
Sanfrecce Hiroshima6114811-34
Kawasaki Frontale6114711−44
4 April 2012 Group A Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1 - 1 Kawasaki Frontale Hiroshima Big Arch
Wednesday 19:04Sato 85'Report 58' JeciAttendance: 6,413
Referee: Iida
18 April 2012 Group A Júbilo Iwata 1 - 0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Yamaha Stadium
Wednesday 19:00Kobayashi  19'
Abe  73'
Yamada 85'
Fujita  86'
Miyazaki  90+1'
ReportShimizu  64'
Moriwaki  77'
Attendance: 6,372
Referee: Minoru Tojo
16 May 2012 Group A Cerezo Osaka 2 - 1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Kincho Stadium
Wednesday 20:00Branquinho 27'
Bando  45+2'
Ogihara  67'
Murata  81'
Kim Bo-Kyung 90+5' (pen.)
ReportSatō 30'
Aoyama  76'
Moriwaki  90+4'
Attendance: 6,397
Referee: Takuto Okabe
6 June 2012 Group A Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1 - 3 Vegalta Sendai Hiroshima Big Arch
Wednesday 20:00Shimizu 24'ReportNakahara 56', 76'
Wilson 65'
Attendance: 7,234
Referee: Minoru Tojo
9 June 2012 Group A Sanfrecce Hiroshima 5 - 1 Sagan Tosu Hiroshima Big Arch
Saturday 17:00Takahagi  9'
Shimizu  37'
Kōji Morisaki 45+3', 90'
Satō 55' (pen.)
Ishihara 78', 82'
ReportTozin  38'
Fujita  45+2'
Mizunuma 63'
Yeo Sung-Hye  80'
Attendance: 10,132
Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami
27 June 2012 Group A Urawa Red Diamonds 3 - 0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Saitama Stadium 2002
Wednesday 20:00Kojima  17'
Despotović 43'  90+2'
Noda 63'
Yajima 80'
ReportShimizu  67'Attendance: 14,022
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima

Emperor's Cup

8 September 2012 Round 2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1 – 2 F.C. Imabari Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima
15:00Satō 74'SummaryMorikawa 3'
Takada 86'
Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch

References