2014 Matsumoto Yamaga FC season

Matsumoto Yamaga
2014 season
Chairman	Hiroshi Otsuki
Manager	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
	← 2013 2015 →

The 2014 Matsumoto Yamaga FC 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
2	DF	Yuki Okubo	Tokushima Vortis
3	DF	Hayuma Tanaka	Nagoya Grampus
15	MF	Yudai Iwama	V-Varen Nagasaki
26	MF	Hayato Michiue	Momoyama Gakuin University
29	MF	Junto Matsushita	Keio University
34	MF	Nobuyuki Shiina	Ryutsu Keizai University
41	MF	Daiki Yagishita	Teikyo Senior High School
9	FW	Sabiá	Tochigi SC
18	FW	Yuki Natsume	Kawasaki Frontale

**Out**
No.	Pos.	Player	To	Notes
(loan return from FC Ryūkyū)	DF	Ryuji Ito	Fujieda MYFC
15	DF	Ryosuke Kawanabe	AC Nagano Parceiro
(loan return from Fukushima United FC)	DF	Shusaku Tokita	Grulla Morioka	on loan
41	DF	Yuki Miyazawa	Sriracha F.C.
49	DF	Takumi Abe	Avispa Fukuoka
(loan return from Fujieda MYFC)	MF	Yuta Murase	ReinMeer Aomori F.C.
(loan return from Fujieda MYFC)	MF	Kosei Arita	Matsue City F.C.
8	MF	Kento Tsurumaki	Ayutthaya F.C.
18	MF	Akihito Kusunose
30	MF	Ryota Iwabuchi	Renofa Yamaguchi FC	on loan
34	MF	Makito Yoshida	Nagoya Grampus	loan return
9	FW	Rodrigo Cabeça	Desportivo Brasil	loan return
20	FW	Shun Nagasawa	Shimizu S-Pulse	loan return
33	FW	Ryota Nakamura	FC Osaka	on loan
48	FW	Felipe Alves	Avaí Futebol Clube	loan return

Mid-season Transfers

In
No.	Pos.	Player	From	Notes
20	FW	Hiroki Yamamoto	Vegalta Sendai	on loan
22	FW	Lee JunHyeob	Eintracht Braunschweig II

**Out**
No.	Pos.	Player	To	Notes
5	MF	Kenta Komatsu	Ayutthaya F.C.
24	MF	Park Kwang-il	FC Pune City	on loan
29	MF	Junto Matsushita	FC Machida Zelvia	on loan
32	MF	Kohei Kurata	Azulclaro Numazu	on loan
36	MF	Shuho Miyashita	Saurcos Fukui	on loan
37	MF	Mitsuo Yamada		retired
39	FW	Miran Kibe		retired

Competitions

J. League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Shonan Bellmare (C, P)	42	31	8	3	86	25	+61	101	Qualification for 2015 J1 League
2	Matsumoto Yamaga (P)	42	24	11	7	65	35	+30	83	Qualification for 2015 J1 League
3	JEF United Chiba	42	18	14	10	55	44	+11	68	Qualification for Promotion Playoffs^[a]
4	Júbilo Iwata	42	18	13	11	67	55	+12	67	Qualification for Promotion Playoffs^[a]
5	Giravanz Kitakyushu	42	18	11	13	50	50	0	65	Ineligible for promotion

Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2014. Source: J.League data
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:

^ 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.

Matches

Emperor's Cup

References

2014 J.League Division 2 Fixture

[table_note_res_QPP0.15310085199452-1] 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.

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