2015 Sanfrecce Hiroshima season

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2015 season
ChairmanKaoru Koyano
ManagerHajime Moriyasu
StadiumHiroshima Big Arch
J1 LeagueWinners
Emperor's CupSemi-finals
J.League CupGroup stage
FIFA Club World CupThird place
Top goalscorerLeague:
Douglas (21)
All:
Douglas (24)
Highest home attendance36,609 vs Gamba Osaka
(5 December 2015)
Lowest home attendance3,179 vs Roasso Kumamoto
(14 October 2015)
Biggest win8–0 v Hiroshima University of Economics
(5 September 2015)
Biggest defeat0–3 v Kashiwa Reysol
(16 August 2015)
3–0 v Gamba Osaka
(29 December 2015)
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The 2015 season was Sanfrecce Hiroshima's seventh consecutive season in J.League Division 1, and 45th overall in the Japanese top flight. Sanfrecce Hiroshima also competed in the Emperor's Cup, J.League Cup, and the FIFA Club World Cup. The club secured its third J1 League title after beating Gamba Osaka on aggregate on 5 December 2015.

Transfers

In

Position Nationality Name Age From Notes
DF Japan Sho Sasaki 25 Ventforet Kofu
DF Japan Yasumasa Kawasaki 22 Ryutsu Keizai University FC
FW Brazil Douglas 27 Tokushima Vortis Loan
MF Japan Kohei Kudo 30 Kyoto Sanga FC
GK Japan Ryotaro Hironaga 24 FC Tokyo
MF South Korea Lee Dae-heon 21 V-Varen Nagasaki Loan return
MF Japan Hironori Ishikawa 26 Vegalta Sendai Loan return
MF South Korea Kim Jung-suk 20 Roasso Kumamoto Loan return
MF Japan Sena Inami 22 V-Varen Nagasaki Loan return

Out

Position Nationality Name Age To Notes
MF Japan Yojiro Takahagi 28 Western Sydney Wanderers
FW Japan Naoki Ishihara 30 Urawa Red Diamonds
DF Japan Naoki Otani 19 Roasso Kumamoto Loan
GK Japan Yutaro Hara 24 Roasso Kumamoto
MF Japan Kohei Kudo 30 Matsumoto Yamaga FC
DF South Korea Hwang Seok-ho 25 Kashima Antlers
MF Japan Hayao Kawabe 19 Júbilo Iwata Loan
MF South Korea Lee Dae-heon 21 Tochigi SC Loan
DF South Korea Park Hyung-jin 21 Tochigi SC Loan
MF Japan Hironori Ishikawa 26 Oita Trinita Loan
MF South Korea Kim Jung-suk 20 Renofa Yamaguchi Loan
MF Japan Sena Inami 22 Unattached Released

Players

First team squad

Updated 7 March 2016
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Japan JPN Takuto Hayashi
3 DF South Korea KOR Byeon Jun-Byum
4 DF Japan JPN Hiroki Mizumoto
5 DF Japan JPN Kazuhiko Chiba
6 MF Japan JPN Toshihiro Aoyama
7 MF Japan JPN Kōji Morisaki
8 MF Japan JPN Kazuyuki Morisaki
9 FW Brazil BRA Douglas (on loan from Tokushima Vortis)
11 FW Japan JPN Hisato Satō
13 GK Japan JPN Takuya Masuda
14 MF Croatia CRO Mihael Mikić
16 MF Japan JPN Satoru Yamagishi
18 MF Japan JPN Yoshifumi Kashiwa
19 DF Japan JPN Sho Sasaki
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 FW Japan JPN Yusuke Minagawa
24 MF Japan JPN Gakuto Notsuda
25 MF Japan JPN Yusuke Chajima
26 DF Japan JPN Yasumasa Kawasaki
27 MF Japan JPN Kohei Shimizu
28 MF Japan JPN Takuya Marutani
29 FW Japan JPN Takuma Asano
30 MF Japan JPN Kosei Shibasaki
33 DF Japan JPN Tsukasa Shiotani
34 MF Japan JPN Soya Takahashi
35 DF Japan JPN Naoki Otani
36 MF Japan JPN Hayao Kawabe
37 DF Japan JPN Kazuya Miyahara
38 DF Japan JPN Kyohei Yoshino

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Current
position / round 		Final
position / round 		First match Last match
J1 League — — Winners 7 March 2015 5 December 2015
Emperor's Cup Second round — Semi-finals 5 September 2015 29 December 2015
J.League Cup Group stage — 28 March 2015 3 June 2015
FIFA Club World Cup Play-off — Third-Place 10 December 2015 20 December 2015

Updated to match played 17 April 2016
Source: Competitions

Overview

Competition Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
J1 League 36 24 6 6 77 33 +44 066.67
Emperor's Cup 5 4 0 1 13 5 +8 080.00
J.League Cup 6 2 3 1 9 6 +3 033.33
FIFA Club World Cup 4 3 0 1 7 2 +5 075.00
Total 51 33 9 9 106 46 +60 064.71

Updated to match played 4 March 2016
Source: Competitions

J1 League

Main article: 2015 J1 League

First stage

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
2 FC Tokyo 17 11 2 4 24 18 +6 35
3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 17 10 4 3 29 16 +13 34
4 Gamba Osaka 17 9 5 3 24 13 +11 32
Updated to match(es) played on 27 June 2015. Source: Meiji Yasuda J1 League Standings
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

7 March 2015 (2015-03-07) 1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Ventforet Kofu Hiroshima
12:00 JST Satō 10'
Shiotani Yellow card 35'
Douglas 87'		 Report Bruno Dybal Yellow card 56'
Noda Yellow card 73'
Inagaki Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch
Attendance: 14,671
Referee: Minoru Tōjō
14 March 2015 (2015-03-14) 2 Matsumoto Yamaga FC 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Matsumoto
17:00 JST Obina 12' (pen.)
Kiyama Yellow card 45+3'
Iida Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Kashiwa 7'
Kazuyuki Morisaki Yellow card 11'
Koji Morisaki 45+3'		 Stadium: Matsumotodaira Football Stadium
Attendance: 17,091
Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami
22 March 2015 (2015-03-22) 3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds Hiroshima
12:00 JST Aoyama Yellow card 75'
Chiba Yellow card 90'		 Report Lee Yellow card 35' Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch
Attendance: 26,302
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura
4 April 2015 (2015-04-04) 4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Vissel Kobe Hiroshima
16:30 JST Report Ogawa 35' Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch
Attendance: 11,577
Referee: Masaaki Toma
12 April 2015 (2015-04-12) 5 Nagoya Grampus 2–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Toyota
12:00 JST Córdoba Yellow card 19'
Kawamata 45+2'
Tanaka Yellow card 60'
Yano 85'		 Report Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 15,080
Referee: Ryuji Sato
18 April 2015 (2015-04-18) 6 FC Tokyo 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Chōfu, Tokyo
12:00 JST Muto 1' Report Shibasaki 11'
Kazuyuki Morisaki Yellow card 36'
Asano 82'		 Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium
Attendance: 24,369
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto
25 April 2015 (2015-04-25) 7 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse Hiroshima
12:00 JST Chiba 30'
Notsuda 80'		 Report Shirasaki Yellow card 29'
Hiraoka Yellow card 45+1'
Utaka Yellow card 70'
Honda Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch
Attendance: 11,653
Referee: Futoshi Nakamura
29 April 2015 (2015-04-29) 8 Yokohama F. Marinos 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Kōhoku-ku, Yokohama
17:00 JST Ito 5' Report Douglas 26'
Satō 65'		 Stadium: International Stadium Yokohama
Attendance: 19,284
Referee: Australia Jarred Gillett
2 May 2015 (2015-05-02) 9 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Vegalta Sendai Hiroshima
14:00 JST Notsuda 38'
Asano 78'		 Report Watanabe Yellow card 25'
Okuno Yellow card 45'		 Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch
Attendance: 15,566
Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami
6 May 2015 (2015-05-06) 10 Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Kawasaki
13:00 JST Report Douglas 2'
Aoyama Yellow card 66'		 Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
Attendance: 21,141
Referee: Kazuyoshi Enomoto
10 May 2015 (2015-05-10) 11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Gamba Osaka Hiroshima
17:00 JST Shibasaki Yellow card 5' Report Endō Yellow card 31'
Lins 60'
Konno Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch
Attendance: 17,372
Referee: Kenji Ogiya
16 May 2015 (2015-05-16) 12 Kashima Antlers 2–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Kashima
13:00 JST Hwang Seok-ho Yellow card 61'
Ogasawara 64'
Dinei 68'
Shoji Yellow card 77'
Ito Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Mizumoto Yellow card 25'
Satō 51'
Shiotani Yellow card 57'
Chiba Yellow card 62'
Shibasaki 69'
Aoyama Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 13,523
Referee: Hajime Matsuo
23 May 2015 (2015-05-23) 13 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4–2 Albirex Niigata Hiroshima
17:00 JST Shiotani 19', 80'
Douglas 37'
Marutani Yellow card 61'
Asano 70'		 Report Yamazaki 45+1'
Maeno Yellow card 51'
Tanaka 88'		 Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch
Attendance: 10,460
Referee: Itaru Hirose
30 May 2015 (2015-05-30) 14 Shonan Bellmare 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Hiratsuka
17:00 JST Nagaki Yellow card 26'
Otake Yellow card 41'		 Report Aoyama Yellow card 79'
Mikić Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka
Attendance: 11,276
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto
7 June 2015 (2015-06-07) 15 Kashiwa Reysol 2–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Kashiwa
14:00 JST Cristiano 28'
Nakatani Yellow card 62'
Otani 86'		 Report Satō 35'
Douglas 50'
Suzuki 88' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 11,352
Referee: Takuto Okabe
20 June 2015 (2015-06-20) 16 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 5–1 Montedio Yamagata Hiroshima
14:00 JST Satō 26', 29', 35'
Shibasaki 39'
Notsuda 90+3'		 Report Nakashima 69' Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch
Attendance: 12,286
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura
27 June 2015 (2015-06-27) 17 Sagan Tosu 2–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Tosu
17:00 JST Toyoda 25', 90+6'
Fujita Yellow card 51'		 Report Miyahara Yellow card 49'
Aoyama 60'
Douglas 78' (pen.)		 Stadium: Tosu Stadium
Attendance: 12,376
Referee: Minoru Tōjō

Second stage

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima (Q) 17 13 1 3 44 14 +30 40 Qualification to J.League Championship Stage
2 Kashima Antlers 17 12 1 4 30 16 +14 37
3 Gamba Osaka 17 9 4 4 32 24 +8 31
Updated to match(es) played on 22 November 2015. Source: Meiji Yasuda J1 League 2nd Stage Standings
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

11 July 2015 (2015-07-11) 1 Vegalta Sendai 3–4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Sendai
16:00 JST Kanazono 44'
Ramon Lopes 88'
Yamamoto 90+5'		 Report Satō 12', 45+2'
Miyahara 40'
Kashiwa 61'		 Stadium: Sendai Stadium
Attendance: 13,523
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura
15 July 2015 (2015-07-15) 2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6–0 Matsumoto Yamaga FC Hiroshima
17:00 JST Iida 3' (o.g.)
Iwama 6' (o.g.)
Kashiwa 19'
Douglas 69'
Shibasaki 75', 86'		 Report Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch
Attendance: 7,966
Referee: Ryuji Sato
19 July 2015 (2015-07-19) 3 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Saitama
17:00 JST Sekine 35' Report Asano 67'
Chiba Yellow card 76'
Aoyama 84'		 Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 41,492
Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida
25 July 2015 (2015-07-25) 4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Yokohama F. Marinos Hiroshima
17:00 JST Douglas 45+2' (p), 54' Yellow card 68' Report Mikado Yellow card 45+1' Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch
Attendance: 15,174
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto
29 July 2015 (2015-07-29) 5 Vissel Kobe 0–4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Kobe
17:00 JST Report Douglas 15', 48'
Satō 24'
Notsuda 42' (pen.)		 Stadium: Misaki Park Stadium
Attendance: 9,538
Referee: Jumpei Iida
12 August 2015 (2015-08-12) 6 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Kashima Antlers Hiroshima
17:00 JST Douglas Yellow card 85' Report Yamamoto 32'
Nishi Yellow card 33'
Endo Yellow card 41'
Akasaki Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch
Attendance: 16,689
Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama
16 August 2015 (2015-08-16) 7 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–3 Kashiwa Reysol Hiroshima
17:00 JST Report Cristiano 3', 62', 77'
Barada Yellow card 14'		 Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch
Attendance: 14,471
Referee: Masaaki Toma
22 August 2015 (2015-08-22) 8 Albirex Niigata 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Niigata
17:00 JST Kawaguchi Yellow card 63' Report Shiotani 60'
Shimizu Yellow card 81'
Kazuyuki Morisaki 85'
Aoyama Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium
Attendance: 19,615
Referee: Hiromichi Oka
29 August 2015 (2015-08-29) 9 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 5–2 Nagoya Grampus Hiroshima
17:00 JST Douglas 6', 52', 85'
Satō 9'
Asano 71'		 Report Isomura Yellow card 42'
Yano Yellow card 71'
Nagai 79' Yellow card 81'
Muta 77'		 Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch
Attendance: 13,916
Referee: Kazuyoshi Enomoto
12 September 2015 (2015-09-12) 10 Montedio Yamagata 1–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Tendō
17:00 JST Diego Souza 35'
Shohei Ogura Yellow card 48'		 Report Mikić 39' Yellow card 77'
Douglas 61'
Asano 79'		 Stadium: ND Soft Stadium Yamagata
Attendance: 8,137
Referee: Takuto Okabe
19 September 2015 (2015-09-19) 11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 Sagan Tosu Hiroshima
17:00 JST Chiba Yellow card 75' Report Fujita Yellow card 90+4'
Kamada Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch
Attendance: 18,625
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura
26 September 2015 (2015-09-26) 12 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–5 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Shimizu
13:00 JST Duke Yellow card 22'
Kakuda Yellow card 65'
Jong Tae-se 65'		 Report Douglas 19'
Mizumoto 24'
Mikić Yellow card 63'
Asano 75', 80'Shiotani Yellow card 90+2'
Kashiwa 90+4'		 Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira
Attendance: 13,053
Referee: Minoru Tōjō
3 October 2015 (2015-10-03) 13 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 FC Tokyo Hiroshima
17:00 JST Report Ota Yellow card 35'
Takahashi Yellow card 41'
Kawano 70'		 Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch
Attendance: 18,810
Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida
17 October 2015 (2015-10-17) 14 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale Hiroshima
12:00 JST Shibasaki 50'
Aoyama Yellow card 61'
Yamagishi 90+3'		 Report Ōkubo 83' Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch
Attendance: 19,751
Referee: Futoshi Nakamura
24 October 2015 (2015-10-24) 15 Ventforet Kofu 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Kōfu
12:00 JST Report Douglas 15'
Shimizu 30'		 Stadium: Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium
Attendance: 11,062
Referee: Kenji Ogiya
7 November 2015 (2015-11-07) 16 Gamba Osaka 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Osaka
12:00 JST Kurata Yellow card 26'
Yonekura Yellow card 49'
Iwashita Yellow card 54'
Patric Yellow card 77' Red card 90+1'		 Report Satō Yellow card 33'
Douglas 55'
Shimizu 89'		 Stadium: Osaka Expo '70 Stadium
Attendance: 17,435
Referee: Jumpei Iida
22 November 2015 (2015-11-22) 17 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 5–0 Shonan Bellmare Hiroshima
11:30 JST Douglas 24', 72', 89'
Aoyama 25'
Satō 42'		 Report Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch
Attendance: 33,210
Referee: Ryuji Sato

Overall placement

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima (C) 34 23 5 6 73 30 +43 74 Club World Cup, Champions League group stage and J.League Championship Final
2 Urawa Red Diamonds 34 21 9 4 69 40 +29 72 Champions League group stage and J.League Championship 1st Round
3 Gamba Osaka 34 18 9 7 56 37 +19 63
Updated to match(es) played on 28 November 2015. Source: Meiji Yasuda J1 League Standings
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions

Championship stage

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

2 December 2015 Gamba Osaka 2 – 3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Osaka Expo '70 Stadium, Suita
19:30 Nagasawa 60'
Konno 82'		 Report Douglas 80'
Sasaki 90+1'
Kashiwa 90+6'		 Attendance: 17,844
Referee: Kenji Ogiya
5 December 2015 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1 – 1 Gamba Osaka Hiroshima Big Arch, Hiroshima
19:30 Asano 76' Report Konno 28' Attendance: 36,609
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura

Emperor's Cup

Main article: 2015 Emperor's Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

5 September 2015 Second round Sanfrecce Hiroshima 8 – 0 Hiroshima University of Economics Fukuyama Takegahana Stadium, Fukuyama, Hiroshima
15:00 Attendance: 4,529
14 October 2015 Third round Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1 – 0 Roasso Kumamoto Hiroshima Big Arch, Hiroshima
19:01 Attendance: 3,179
11 November 2015 Fourth round Tokushima Vortis 1 – 2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Pocarisweat Stadium, Naruto, Tokushima
19:00 Attendance: 3,154
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura
26 December 2015 Quarter-finals FC Tokyo 1 – 2 (a.e.t.) Sanfrecce Hiroshima Nagasaki Athletic Stadium, Isahaya, Nagasaki
15:00 Attendance: 9,933
Referee: Minoru Tōjō
29 December 2015 Semi-finals Gamba Osaka 3 – 0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Yanmar Stadium Nagai, Osaka
15:05 Usami 7', 74'
Nagasawa 90+1'		 Attendance: 17,027
Referee: Ryuji Sato

J.League Cup

Main article: 2015 J.League Cup § Group A

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
FC Tokyo 6 3 3 0 8 4 +4 12
Albirex Niigata 6 3 2 1 9 4 +5 11
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6 2 3 1 9 6 +3 9
Shonan Bellmare 6 2 3 1 5 5 0 9
Sagan Tosu 6 2 2 2 3 4 −1 8
Matsumoto Yamaga 6 1 1 4 8 13 −5 4
Ventforet Kofu 6 0 2 4 4 10 −6 2
Source: [1]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

28 March 2015 (2015-03-28) 1 Albirex Niigata 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Niigata
12:00 JST Cortez Yellow card 61'
Yamazaki Yellow card 78'
Léo Silva Yellow card 81'
Kobayashi Yellow card 84'		 Report Chiba Yellow card 38' Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium
Attendance: 12,049
Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama
8 April 2015 (2015-04-08) 2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–2 Shonan Bellmare Hiroshima
17:00 JST Miyahara Yellow card 15'
Asano 25', 90'		 Report Bruno Correa 14'
Kim Jong-pil Yellow card 43' Yellow-red card 50'
Kobayashi 45'
Hirose Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch
Attendance: 4,684
Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida
22 April 2015 (2015-04-22) 3 Matsumoto Yamaga FC 2–4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Matsumoto
17:00 JST Goto 4'
Obina Yellow card 42'
Ishihara 50'
Shiina Yellow card 87'		 Report Byeon Jun-Byum Yellow card 24'
Sho Sasaki 26'
Notsuda 34', 41'
Asano 67'		 Stadium: Matsumotodaira Football Stadium
Attendance: 8,468
Referee: Kenji Ogiya
20 May 2015 (2015-05-20) 4 Sagan Tosu 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Tosu
17:00 JST Isozaki Yellow card 4'
Yoshida 77'		 Report Byeon Jun-Byum Yellow card 88' Stadium: Tosu Stadium
Attendance: 5,316
Referee: Ryuji Sato
27 May 2015 (2015-05-27) 5 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 FC Tokyo Hiroshima
17:00 JST Shimizu Yellow card 57', 79'
Shiotani Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Hayashi 90' Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch
Attendance: 6,701
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura
3 June 2015 (2015-06-03) 6 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Ventforet Kofu Hiroshima
17:00 JST Asano 37'
Shimizu 84'		 Report Hosaka Yellow card 75' Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch
Attendance: 5,730
Referee: Shoichiro Mikami

FIFA Club World Cup

Main article: 2015 FIFA Club World Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

10 December 2015 (2015-12-10) Play-off Sanfrecce Hiroshima Japan 2–0 New Zealand Auckland City International Stadium Yokohama
19:45 Minagawa 9'
Shiotani 70'		 Report Attendance: 19,421[2]
Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)
13 December 2015 (2015-12-13) Quarter-finals TP Mazembe Democratic Republic of the Congo 0–3 Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima Nagai Stadium, Osaka
19:30 Report Shiotani 44'
Chiba 56'
Asano 78'		 Attendance: 23,609[3]
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)
16 December 2015 (2015-12-16) Semi-finals Sanfrecce Hiroshima Japan 0–1 Argentina River Plate Nagai Stadium, Osaka
19:30 Report Alario 72' Attendance: 20,133[4]
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
20 December 2015 (2015-12-20) Third Place Sanfrecce Hiroshima Japan 2–1 China Guangzhou Evergrande International Stadium Yokohama
16:00 Douglas 70', 83' Report Paulinho 4' Attendance: 47,968[5]
Referee: Matt Conger (New Zealand)

References

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  3. ^ "Match report TP Mazembe – Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0:3 (0:1)" (PDF). FIFA. 13 December 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 December 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Match report Sanfrecce Hiroshima – River Plate 0:1 (0:0)" (PDF). FIFA. 16 December 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 December 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  5. ^ "Match report Sanfrecce Hiroshima – Guangzhou Evergrande FC 2:1 (0:1)" (PDF). FIFA. 20 December 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2015.