Urawa Red Diamonds
2019 season
ChairmanKeizo Fuchita
ManagerOswaldo de Oliveira
StadiumSaitama Stadium 2002
J1 League14th
Emperor's CupFourth round
J.League CupQuarter-finals
Japanese Super CupRunners-up
AFC Champions LeagueRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Shinzo Koroki (12)
All: Shinzo Koroki (21)

The 2019 season was Urawa Red Diamonds's 19th consecutive season in J1 League, after finishing 5th in the 2018 J1 League.[1] The club also competed in the Emperor's Cup, J.League Cup, Japanese Super Cup and AFC Champions League. They reached the final of the latter competition, losing to Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia by a 0–3 aggregate score.[2]

Squad

As of 16 January 2019.[3] 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 Shusaku Nishikawa
2 DF Brazil BRA Maurício Antônio
3 MF Japan JPN Tomoya Ugajin
4 DF Japan JPN Daisuke Suzuki
5 DF Japan JPN Tomoaki Makino (Vice-captain)
6 DF Japan JPN Ryosuke Yamanaka
7 MF Japan JPN Kazuki Nagasawa
8 MF Brazil BRA Ewerton (on loan from Porto)
9 FW Japan JPN Yuki Muto
10 MF Japan JPN Yōsuke Kashiwagi (Captain)
11 FW Curaçao CUW Quenten Martinus
12 FW Brazil BRA Fabrício
14 FW Japan JPN Kenyu Sugimoto
16 MF Japan JPN Takuya Aoki
17 DF Japan JPN Rikiya Motegi
18 MF Japan JPN Naoki Yamada
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW Australia AUS Andrew Nabbout
22 MF Japan JPN Yuki Abe
23 GK Japan JPN Nao Iwadate
24 MF Japan JPN Koya Yuruki
25 GK Japan JPN Haruki Fukushima
26 DF Japan JPN Takuya Ogiwara
27 DF Japan JPN Daiki Hashioka
28 DF Japan JPN Katsuya Iwatake
29 MF Japan JPN Kai Shibato
30 FW Japan JPN Shinzo Koroki
31 DF Japan JPN Takuya Iwanami
32 GK Japan JPN Ryo Ishii
33 DF Japan JPN Nobuki Iketaka
34 DF Japan JPN Kei Oshiro
46 DF Japan JPN Ryota Moriwaki

Competitions

Super Cup

16 February 2019 Kawasaki Frontale 1 – 0 Urawa Red Diamonds Saitama Stadium 2002
13:35[4] Leandro Damião Yellow card 27' 52'
Taniguchi Yellow card 67'		 Report Makino Yellow card 33' Attendance: 52,587
Referee: Masaaki Iemoto Toma

J1 League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
12 Shimizu S-Pulse 34 11 6 17 45 69 −24 39
13 Nagoya Grampus 34 9 10 15 45 50 −5 37
14 Urawa Red Diamonds 34 9 10 15 34 50 −16 37
15 Sagan Tosu 34 10 6 18 32 53 −21 36
16 Shonan Bellmare (O) 34 10 6 18 40 63 −23 36 Qualification for the Relegation play-off
Source: Meiji Yasuda J1 League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners

Results

23 February 2019 1 Vegalta Sendai 0 – 0 Urawa Red Diamonds Yurtec Stadium Sendai
14:04 JST[5] Hiraoka Yellow card 57'
Hyodo Yellow card 60'		 Report Ugajin Yellow card 43'
Iwanami Yellow card 89'		 Attendance: 18,567
Referee: Ryuji Sato
2 March 2019 2 Urawa Red Diamonds 0 – 2 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Saitama Stadium 2002
16:04 JST[6] Iwanami Yellow card 80'
Martinus Yellow card 85'		 Report Suzuki 2', 27'
Anderson Lopes Yellow card 36'
Shindo Yellow card 88'		 Attendance: 41,109
Referee: Yoshiro Imamura
9 March 2019 3 Matsumoto Yamaga 0 – 1 Urawa Red Diamonds Naganoken Matsumotodaira Wide Area Park General Stadium
16:04 JST[7] Paulinho Yellow card 68' Report Koroki 72' (pen.)
Abe Yellow card 82'		 Attendance: 18,922
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura
17 March 2019 4 Cerezo Osaka 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds Yanmar Stadium Nagai
15:00 Souza 64' Report
Attendance: 21,022
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto
30 March 2019 5 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 FC Tokyo Saitama
14:00
Summary
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 39,055
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura
5 April 2019 6 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–3 Yokohama F. Marinos Saitama
20:30 Summary
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 32,555
Referee: Masaaki Iemoto
14 April 2019 7 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Urawa Red Diamonds Suita
17:00
Summary
Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita
Attendance: 27,870
Referee: Jumpei Iida
20 April 2019 8 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Vissel Kobe Saitama
14:00
Summary
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 54,599
Referee: Ryuji Sato
3 May 2019 10 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Júbilo Iwata Saitama
14:00 JST Report
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 53,361
Referee: Hajime Matsuo
12 May 2019 11 Nagoya Grampus 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds Toyota
13:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 30,839
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura
17 May 2019 12 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–3 Shonan Bellmare Saitama
19:30 JST
Report
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 23,221
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto
26 May 2019 13 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Saitama
14:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 33,235
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima
1 June 2019 14 Kawasaki Frontale 1 – 1 Urawa Red Diamonds Kawasaki
19:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
Attendance: 24,578
Referee: Japan Yusuke Araki
15 June 2019 15 Urawa Red Diamonds 2 – 1 Sagan Tosu Saitama
19:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 28,081
Referee: Japan Koei Koya
30 June 2019 16 Oita Trinita 2 – 0 Urawa Red Diamonds Ōita
19:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Showa Denko Dome Oita
Attendance: 14,519
Referee: Japan Ryuji Sato
6 July 2019 17 Urawa Red Diamonds 1 – 0 Vegalta Sendai Saitama
19:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 28,904
Referee: Japan Jumpei Iida
13 July 2019 18 Yokohama F. Marinos 3 – 1 Urawa Red Diamonds Yokohama
19:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Nissan Stadium
Attendance: 33,673
Referee: Japan Hajime Matsuo
20 July 2019 19 Júbilo Iwata 1 – 3 Urawa Red Diamonds Fukuroi
19:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Shizuoka Stadium
Attendance: 23,060
Referee: Japan Koichiro Fukushima
4 August 2019 21 Urawa Red Diamonds 2 – 2 Nagoya Grampus Saitama
19:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 37,238
Referee: Japan Massaki Iemoto

J. League Cup

MatchDateTeamScoreTeamVenueAttendance
QF12019.09.04Urawa Reds2-3Kashima AntlersSaitama Stadium 200221,148
QF22019.09.08Kashima Antlers2-2Urawa RedsKashima Soccer Stadium14,887

Emperor's Cup

MatchDateTeamScoreTeamVenueAttendance
2R2019.07.03Urawa Reds2-1Ryutsu Keizai University FCUrawa Komaba Stadium6,691
3R2019.08.14Mito HollyHock1-2Urawa RedsK's denki Stadium Mito8,537
4R2019.09.25Urawa Reds0-2Honda FCSaitama Stadium 200211,953

AFC Champions League

Group standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JEO URA BJG BUR
1 South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 6 4 1 1 7 3 +4 13 Advance to knockout stage — 2–1 3–1 0–0
2 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 6 3 1 2 9 4 +5 10 0–1 — 3–0 3–0
3 China Beijing FC 6 2 1 3 6 8 −2 7 0–1 0–0 — 2–0
4 Thailand Buriram United 6 1 1 4 3 10 −7 4 1–0 1–2 1–3 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Results

6 March 2019 (2019-03-06) Group G Urawa Red Diamonds Japan 3–0 Thailand Buriram United Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama
19:30 UTC+9
Live Report
Stats Report		 Attendance: 20,056
Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)
13 March 2019 (2019-03-13) Group G Beijing FC China 0–0 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds Workers' Stadium, Beijing
20:00 UTC+8 Live Report
Stats Report		 Attendance: 43,112
Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)
9 April 2019 (2019-04-09) Group G Urawa Red Diamonds Japan 0–1 South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama
19:30 UTC+9
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 20,118
Referee: Peter Green (Australia)
24 April 2019 (2019-04-24) Group G Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors South Korea 2–1 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju
19:00 UTC+9
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 8,096
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
7 May 2019 (2019-05-07) Group G Buriram United Thailand 1–2 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds Chang Arena, Buriram
18:00 UTC+7
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 10,970
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
21 May 2019 (2019-05-21) Group G Urawa Red Diamonds Japan 3–0 China Beijing FC Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama
19:00 UTC+9
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 22,885
Referee: Iraq Ali Sabah

Round of 16

19 June 2019 Round of 16 First Leg Urawa Red Diamonds Japan 1 – 2 South Korea Ulsan Hyundai Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama
19:30
Report
Attendance: 20,741
Referee: Saudi Arabia Turki Al Khudair
26 June 2019 Round of 16 Second Leg South Korea Ulsan Hyundai 0 – 3
(2 – 4 agg.)		 Urawa Red Diamonds Japan Ulsan
19:00
Report
Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium
Attendance: 3,140
Referee: Qatar Khamis Mohamed Al Kuwari

Quarter-finals

3–3 on aggregate. Urawa Red Diamonds won on away goals.

Semi-finals

2 October 2019 (2019-10-02) Urawa Red Diamonds Japan 2–0 China Guangzhou Evergrande Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama
19:30 UTC+9
Live Report
Stats Report		 Attendance: 30,068
Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)
23 October 2019 (2019-10-23) Guangzhou Evergrande China 0–1 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou
20:00 UTC+8 Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 39,999
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

Urawa Red Diamonds won 3–0 on aggregate.

Final

9 November 2019 (2019-11-09) First leg Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia 1–0 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
19:30 UTC+3 Al-Bulaihi Yellow card 38'
Carrillo 60'		 Live Report
Stats Report		 Stadium: King Saud University Stadium
Attendance: 22,549
Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)
24 November 2019 (2019-11-24) Second leg Urawa Red Diamonds Japan 0–2 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal Saitama, Japan
19:00 UTC+9 Sekine Yellow card 43'
Aoki Yellow card 53'
Iwanami Yellow card 57'
Makino Yellow card 76'		 Live Report
Stats Report		 Al-Dawsari 74'
Gomis 90+3'		 Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 58,109
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

References

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  2. ↑ Price, Steve (24 November 2019). "2019 Asian Champions League Heads West As Al-Hilal Beat Urawa Reds". Forbes. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  3. ↑ "2019シーズン トップチーム選手背番号について｜Urawa Red Diamonds Official Website". urawa-reds.co.jp. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
  4. ↑ "SCHEDULE & RESULTS : J.LEAGUE.JP". jleague.jp. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
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