Club Profile

Sanfrecce Hiroshima FC Co., Ltd.

President and Representaive Director Shingo Senda
Established on 24th April 1992, with capital investment by 59 groups such as Hiroshima Prefecture, Hiroshima City, Mazda Motor Corporation, Deodeo Corporation (currently EDION Corporation), The Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc., The Hiroshima Bank, Ltd., and other organizations.

Club Address

15-2-1, Motomachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City JAPAN 730-0011
TEL 082-259-3220 FAX 082-228-3220

Our Spirit

Through our activities in football, we hope to contribute to the local community by sharing our dreams and inspirations.

Team Goals

To improve the competitive level of football in Hiroshima

To revive the tradition of “the football capital-Hiroshima”

To contribute to the revitalization of the sports culture throughout the Chugoku region

To create exchange between regions, and between people, to contribute to the revitalization of the regional community

Origins and Emblem

The hometown of “Sanfrecce Hiroshima” is Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture. Sanfrecce is a name that was created by combining the Japanese word for three, “san,” with the Italian word “frecce” (arrow), meaning “three arrows.” This team name originates with the historical “three arrows” incident involving a feudal warlord closely connected to Hiroshima, Motonari Mori, and indicates the support obtained through the three unified strengths of Hiroshima citizens, local administration, and business. Also, it refers to the three factors at the core of team sports, “skills, tactics, and stamina” and the three principles that are necessary for each individual player, “spirit, technique, and physical condition.” Moreover, since the 2005 season, there has been a new design for the Sanfrecce Hiroshima club emblem, which represents the “Club Spirit” and “Club Goals” and is also “typically Hiroshima.”

Origins and Emblem

Club Mascots

Nickname: “Sancce” and “Frecce”

The club mascots are Asiatic black bears, which live in the mountainous regions in Chugoku. “Sancce,” a mascot who is friendly towards the supporters, but strong against opponents, was named in a gesture of gratitude towards our supporters, with parts of his name taken from the English “thank you” and the Italian “grazie,” and also a shortened version of the team name Sanfrecce. In 2000, Sancce was joined by his girlfriend, who was named “Frecce” borrowing in part from the English “fresh,” expressing freshness, youthfulness, and purity. Our mascots also support Sanfrecce through their good teamwork.

サンチェ

フレッチェ

History

March 1988	A Professional League Review Committee was established within the Japan Football Association.
March 1990	The conditions for participation in the professional league were determined.
February 1991 October 1991 November 1991 December 1991	10 teams that would participate in the professional league were announced. A task force was created for the establishment of a professional football team for Hiroshima. The Japan Professional Football League was established (known as J. League). The team name “Sanfrecce Hiroshima” was determined.
April 1992	Sanfrecce Hiroshima FC Co., Ltd was established. Position in the ’92 J. League Nabisco Cup: 9th place
May 1993 December 1993	The first season of the J. League opened. Suntory Series: 6th place Nicos Series: 5th place ’93 J. League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup Group A: 7th place 73rd Emperor’s Cup Best 4 Received the J. League Special Award for Fair Play.
1994	Suntory Series: Champions Nicos Series: 4th place ’94 J. League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup: First round J. League Championship: 2nd place 74th Emperor’s Cup Best 8 Received the J. League Special Award for Fair Play.
1995	Suntory Series: 10th place Nicos Series: 12th place J-Youth Cup: Champions (Youth Team) 75th Emperor’s Cup 2nd place
1996	1996 J. League Position: 14th place ’96 J. League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup Group A: 3rd place 76th Emperor’s Cup: 2nd place
1997	1997 J. League 1st stage: 10th place 1997 J. League 2nd stage: 13th place ’97 J. League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup Group D: 3rd place 77th Emperor’s Cup: Best 16
1998	1998 J. League 1st stage: 13th place 1998 J. League 2nd stage: 9th place ’98 J. League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup Group A: 4th place 78th Emperor’s Cup: Best 8
1999	1999 J1 League 1st stage: 6th place 1999 J1 League 2nd stage: 8th place ’99 J. League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup: Second round 79th Emperor’s Cup: 2nd place
2000	2000 J1 League 1st stage: 10th place 2000 J1 League 2nd stage: 11th place ’00 J. League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup: Second round 80th Emperor’s Cup: Best 16
2001	2001 J1 League 1st stage: 13th place 2001 J1 League 2nd stage: 3rd place ’01 J. League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup: Third round 81st Emperor’s Cup: Best 16
2002	2002 J1 League 1st stage: 15th place 2002 J1 League 2nd stage: 14th place ’02 J. League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup: 14th place 82nd Emperor’s Cup: Best 4
2003	2003 J2 League: 2nd place 83rd Emperor’s Cup: Best 16
2004	2004 J1 League 1st stage: 13th place 2004 J1 League 2nd stage: 11th place ’04 J. League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup: Eliminated in the preliminary group match 84th Emperor’s Cup: Eliminated in the fourth round
2005	2005 J1 League: 7th place 2005 J. League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup: Eliminated in the preliminary group match 85th Emperor’s Cup: Eliminated in the fifth round
2006	2006 J1 League: 10th place 2006 J. League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup: Eliminated in the preliminary group match 86th Emperor’s Cup: Eliminated in the fifth round
2007	2007 J1 League: 16th place 2007 J. League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup: Final tournament: Best 8 87th Emperor’s Cup: 2nd place
2008	2008 Xerox Super Cup: Champions 2008 J2 League: Champions 88th Emperor’s Cup: Best 8
2009	2009 J1 League: 4th place 2009 J. League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup: Eliminated in the preliminary group match 89th Emperor’s Cup: Eliminated in the third round
2010	2010 J1 League: 7th place 2010 J. League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup: 2nd place 90th Emperor’s Cup: Eliminated in the third round AFC Champions League: Eliminated in the group stage
2011	2011 J1 League: 7th place 2011 J. League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup: Eliminated in the 1st game 91th Emperor’s Cup: Eliminated in the third round
2012	2011 J1 League: Champions 2011 J. League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup: Eliminated in the preliminary group match 92th Emperor’s Cup: Eliminated in the second round FIFA Club World Cup 2012: 5th place
2013	2013 J1 League: Champions 2013 Xerox Super Cup: Champions 2013 J. League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup: Final tournament: Best 8 93th Emperor’s Cup: 2nd place AFC Champions League: Eliminated in the group stage
2014	2014 J1 League: 8th place 2014 Xerox Super Cup: Champions 2014 J. League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup: 2nd place 94th Emperor’s Cup: Eliminated in the fourth round AFC Champions League: Eliminated in the round of 16
2015	2015 J1 League 1st stage : 3rd place 2015 J1 League 2nd stage : Champions 2015 J1 League Championship : Champions 95th Emperor’s Cup: Best4 FIFA Club World Cup 2015 : 3rd place
2016	2016 J1 League 1st stage : 4th place 2016 J1 League 2nd stage : 10th place 96th Emperor’s Cup: Best8 2016 J.League YBC Levain Cup: Final tournament : Best8 AFC Champions League: Eliminated in the group stage
2017	2017 J1 League : 15th place 2017 J.League YBC Levain Cup : Eliminated in the play-off stage 97th Emperor’s Cup: Best 16
2018	2018 J1 League : 2nd place 2018 J.League YBC Levain Cup : Eliminated in the group stage Emperor's Cup JFA 98th Japan Football Championship : Best 16
2019	2019 J1 League : 6th place AFC Champions League: the round of 16 2019 J.League YBC Levain Cup : Best8 Emperor's Cup JFA 99th Japan Football Championship : the fourth round
2020	2020 J1 League : 8th place 2020 J.League YBC Levain Cup : Eliminated in the group stage
2021	2021 J1 League : 11th place 2021 J.League YBC Levain Cup : Eliminated in the group stage Emperor's Cup JFA 101th Japan Football Championship : Eliminated in the second round
2022	2022 J1 League : 3rd place 2022 J.League YBC Levain Cup : Champions Emperor's Cup JFA 102th Japan Football Championship : 2nd place
2023	2023 J1 League : 3rd place 2023 J.League YBC Levain Cup : Eliminated in the group stage Emperor's Cup JFA 103th Japan Football Championship : Eliminated in the third round

Players

No	Position	Name	Date of Birth	Height	Weight
1	GK	Keisuke Osako	28/07/1999	188	87
3	DF	Taichi Yamasaki	08/01/2001	184	79
4	DF	Hayato Araki	07/08/1996	186	78
5	MF	Hiroya Matsumoto	10/08/2000	180	77
6	MF	Toshihiro Aoyama	22/02/1986	173	74
9	FW	Douglas da Silva Vieira	12/11/1987	189	82
10	MF	Marcos Junio Lima Dos Santos	19/01/1993	167	63
11	FW	Makoto Mitsuta	20/07/1999	170	63
13	DF	Naoto Arai	07/10/1996	173	73
14	MF	Taishi Matsumoto	22/08/1998	180	79
15	DF	Shuto Nakano	27/06/2000	182	79
16	DF	Takaaki Shichi	27/12/1993	177	70
17	MF	Ezequiel Santos da Silva	09/03/1998	167	66
18	MF	Yoshifumi Kashiwa	28/07/1987	168	62
19	DF	Sho Sasaki	02/10/1989	177	70
20	FW	Pieros Sotiriou	13/01/1993	184	81
21	GK	Yudai Tanaka	17/11/1995	187	78
22	GK	Goro Kawanami	30/04/1991	192	85
24	MF	Shunki Higashi	28/07/2000	180	70
25	MF	Yusuke Chajima	20/07/1991	166	60
27	FW	Osamu Henry Iyoha	23/06/1998	182	80
30	MF	Tolgay Arslan	16/08/1990	180	77
31	DF	Shota Kofie	19/08/2006	203	90
32	MF	Sota Koshimichi	03/04/2004	181	75
33	DF	Tsukasa Shiotani	05/12/1988	182	81
34	MF	Kohei Hosoya	11/12/2001	182	72
35	MF	Yotaro Nakajima	22/04/2006	175	68
36	FW	Aren Inoue	19/09/2006	177	74
39	GK	Haruto Usui	11/07/1999	186	85
40	MF	Motoki Ohara	09/03/2000	170	63
51	FW	Mutsuki Kato	06/08/1997	180	71
66	MF	Hayao Kawabe	08/09/1995	178	70
99	FW	Goncalo Mendes Paciencia	01/08/1994	187	83

Tickets

How to purchase tickets

Access

EDION PEACE WING HIROSHIMA

This is the home stadium which Sanfrecce Hiroshima mainly uses.

Address	15-2-1, Motomachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City JAPAN 730-0011
Capacity	28,520seats (Wheelchair seat: 35)

Train / Bus

　JR

from Shin-Hakushima Station：about 15 minutes walk
from Yokogawa Station：about 20 minutes walk
from Hiroshima Station：about 30 minutes walk

　Astramline

from Shin-Hakushima Station：about 15 minutes walk
from Kencho-Mae Station：about 10 minutes walk

　Hiroshima Electric Railway

from Kamiyacho-nishi Tram Station：about 10 minutes walk
from Genbaku Dome-mae Tram Station：about 10 minutes walk

　HIROSHIMA-BUS

from Hiroshima Bus Center：about 10 minutes walk

from Hiroshima Airport

　Hiroshima Airport Limousine Bus

for Hiroshima Bus Center			55minutes
Fare	One way	Adults	1,450 yen
	One way	Children	730 yen
	Round trip （The round-trip Ticket is available for 7 days.）	Adults	2,620 yen
	Round trip （The round-trip Ticket is available for 7 days.）	Children	1,310 yen

Peace Wing Official Store

The official store located on the second floor of the back stand at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima.

Address	15, Motomachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City JAPAN 730-0011（EDION Peace Wing Hiroshima Back Stand 2nd Floor）
TEL	082-207-3208
Hours	Non-match days 10:00～19:00 During Sanfrecce Hiroshima official matches (day game) 10:00～19:00 During Sanfrecce Hiroshima official matches (night game) 10:00～1 hour after the event ends
Closed days	No fixed holiday

Akitakata City Soccer Park

Address	10187-1 Nishiura, Yoshidacho, Akitakata City, Hiroshima Prefecture JAPAN 731-0543
TEL	0826-42-1600

Go to watch Sanfrecce practice!

In October 1998, the largest football park in the Chugoku-Shikoku area was completed in Yoshida, Takata (now Akitakata) in Hiroshima Prefecture, the home of Motonari Mori, who is famous for “the lesson of the three arrows” that is the origin of the name of Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
This facility is a professional standard football park equipped with a natural grass football field and an administration building (clubhouse). Since the 1999 season, Sanfrecce Hiroshima have been conducting most of their training at Yoshida Soccer Park.