title: 2018 Urawa Red Diamonds season
text: # 2018 Urawa Red Diamonds season
  
  2018 Urawa Red Diamonds season.
  
  ## Squad
  
  As of 17 January 2018.
  
  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 | JPN | Shusaku Nishikawa |
  | 2 | DF | BRA | Maurício Antônio |
  | 3 | MF | JPN | Tomoya Ugajin |
  | 5 | DF | JPN | Tomoaki Makino |
  | 6 | DF | JPN | Wataru Endo |
  | 7 | MF | JPN | Kosuke Taketomi |
  | 9 | FW | JPN | Yuki Muto |
  | 10 | MF | JPN | Yōsuke Kashiwagi (captain) |
  | 11 | MF | CUW | Quenten Martinus |
  | 14 | MF | JPN | Tadaaki Hirakawa |
  | 15 | MF | JPN | Kazuki Nagasawa |
  | 16 | MF | JPN | Takuya Aoki |
  | 18 | MF | JPN | Naoki Yamada |
  | 19 | FW | AUS | Andrew Nabbout |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | 20 | FW | JPN | Tadanari Lee |
  | 21 | FW | SVN | Zlatan Ljubijankić |
  | 22 | MF | JPN | Yuki Abe |
  | 23 | GK | JPN | Nao Iwadate |
  | 25 | GK | JPN | Tetsuya Enomoto |
  | 26 | DF | JPN | Takuya Ogiwara |
  | 27 | DF | JPN | Daiki Hashioka |
  | 28 | GK | JPN | Haruki Fukushima |
  | 29 | MF | JPN | Kai Shibato |
  | 30 | FW | JPN | Shinzo Koroki |
  | 31 | DF | JPN | Takuya Iwanami |
  | 38 | MF | JPN | Daisuke Kikuchi |
  | 46 | DF | JPN | Ryota Moriwaki |
  
  ### Out on loan
  
  Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | — | DF | JPN | Rikiya Motegi (at Montedio Yamagata) |
  | — | DF | JPN | Takuya Okamoto (at Shonan Bellmare) |
  | — | MF | JPN | Ryotaro Ito (at Mito Hollyhock) |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | — | MF | JPN | Haruki Izawa (at Tokushima Vortis) |
  | — | MF | JPN | Yoshiaki Komai (at Consadole Sapporo) |
  | — | FW | JPN | Ado Onaiwu (at Renofa Yamaguchi) |
  
  ## J1 League
  
  | Match | Date | Team | Score | Team | Venue | Attendance |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 2018.02.24 | FC Tokyo | 1-1 | Urawa Reds | Ajinomoto Stadium | 35,951 |
  | 2 | 2018.03.04 | Urawa Reds | 1-2 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Saitama Stadium 2002 | 41,324 |
  | 3 | 2018.03.10 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 1-1 | Urawa Reds | Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki | 15,975 |
  | 4 | 2018.03.18 | Urawa Reds | 0-1 | Yokohama F. Marinos | Saitama Stadium 2002 | 33,168 |
  | 5 | 2018.04.01 | Júbilo Iwata | 2-1 | Urawa Reds | Shizuoka Stadium | 21,755 |
  | 6 | 2018.04.07 | Urawa Reds | 1-0 | Vegalta Sendai | Saitama Stadium 2002 | 28,984 |
  | 7 | 2018.04.11 | Vissel Kobe | 2-3 | Urawa Reds | Noevir Stadium Kobe | 9,758 |
  | 8 | 2018.04.15 | Urawa Reds | 2-1 | Shimizu S-Pulse | Saitama Stadium 2002 | 28,295 |
  | 9 | 2018.04.21 | Urawa Reds | 0-0 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | Saitama Stadium 2002 | 39,091 |
  | 10 | 2018.04.25 | Kashiwa Reysol | 1-0 | Urawa Reds | Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium | 11,257 |
  | 11 | 2018.04.28 | Urawa Reds | 0-1 | Shonan Bellmare | Saitama Stadium 2002 | 33,132 |
  | 12 | 2018.05.02 | Kawasaki Frontale | 0-2 | Urawa Reds | Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium | 22,817 |
  | 13 | 2018.05.05 | Kashima Antlers | 1-0 | Urawa Reds | Kashima Soccer Stadium | 33,647 |
  | 14 | 2018.05.13 | Urawa Reds | 0-0 | Sagan Tosu | Saitama Stadium 2002 | 40,137 |
  | 15 | 2018.05.19 | Gamba Osaka | 0-0 | Urawa Reds | Panasonic Stadium Suita | 25,361 |
  | 16 | 2018.07.18 | Urawa Reds | 3-1 | Nagoya Grampus | Saitama Stadium 2002 | 21,250 |
  | 17 | 2018.07.22 | Cerezo Osaka | 1-1 | Urawa Reds | Yanmar Stadium Nagai | 27,915 |
  | 18 | 2018.07.28 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1-4 | Urawa Reds | Edion Stadium Hiroshima | 16,944 |
  | 19 | 2018.08.01 | Urawa Reds | 2-0 | Kawasaki Frontale | Saitama Stadium 2002 | 28,215 |
  | 20 | 2018.08.05 | Urawa Reds | 0-0 | V-Varen Nagasaki | Saitama Stadium 2002 | 29,051 |
  | 21 | 2018.08.11 | Sagan Tosu | 1-0 | Urawa Reds | Best Amenity Stadium | 19,681 |
  | 22 | 2018.08.15 | Urawa Reds | 4-0 | Júbilo Iwata | Saitama Stadium 2002 | 33,824 |
  | 23 | 2018.08.19 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 3-3 | Urawa Reds | IAI Stadium Nihondaira | 14,914 |
  | 24 | 2018.08.26 | Nagoya Grampus | 4-1 | Urawa Reds | Toyota Stadium | 26,410 |
  | 25 | 2018.09.01 | Urawa Reds | 1-2 | Cerezo Osaka | Saitama Stadium 2002 | 27,337 |
  | 26 | 2018.09.16 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 1-2 | Urawa Reds | Nissan Stadium | 41,686 |
  | 27 | 2018.09.23 | Urawa Reds | 4-0 | Vissel Kobe | Saitama Stadium 2002 | 55,689 |
  | 28 | 2018.09.30 | Urawa Reds | 3-2 | Kashiwa Reysol | Saitama Stadium 2002 | 26,431 |
  | 29 | 2018.10.07 | Vegalta Sendai | 1-1 | Urawa Reds | Yurtec Stadium Sendai | 18,276 |
  | 30 | 2018.10.20 | Urawa Reds | 3-1 | Kashima Antlers | Saitama Stadium 2002 | 46,893 |
  | 31 | 2018.11.03 | Urawa Reds | 1-3 | Gamba Osaka | Saitama Stadium 2002 | 43,943 |
  | 32 | 2018.11.10 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 1-2 | Urawa Reds | Sapporo Atsubetsu Stadium | 12,723 |
  | 33 | 2018.11.24 | Shonan Bellmare | 2-1 | Urawa Reds | Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka | 14,711 |
  | 34 | 2018.12.01 | Urawa Reds | 3-2 | FC Tokyo | Saitama Stadium 2002 | 46,770 |
  
  ## Emperor's Cup
  
  | Match | Date | Team | Score | Team | Venue | Attendance |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2R | 2018.06.06 | Urawa Reds | 3-0 | YSCC Yokohama | Urawa Komaba Stadium | 4,276 |
  | 3R | 2018.07.11 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 1-2 | Urawa Reds | Matsumotodaira Park Stadium | 12,077 |
  | 4R | 2018.08.22 | Urawa Reds | 1-0 | Tokyo Verdy | Kumagaya Athletic Stadium | 6,458 |
  | QF | 2018.10.24 | Urawa Reds | 2-0 | Sagan Tosu | Kumagaya Athletic Stadium | 7,867 |
  | SF | 2018.12.05 | Kashima Antlers | 0-1 | Urawa Reds | Kashima Soccer Stadium | 13,949 |
  | F | 2018.12.09 | Urawa Reds | 1-0 | Vegalta Sendai | Saitama Stadium 2002 | 50,978 |
  
  ## J.League Cup
  
  | Match | Date | Team | Score | Team | Venue | Attendance |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 2018.03.07 | Nagoya Grampus | 1-4 | Urawa Reds | Ajinomoto Stadium | 9,491 |
  | 2 | 2018.03.14 | Urawa Reds | 1-4 | Gamba Osaka | Saitama Stadium 2002 | 21,897 |
  | 3 | 2018.04.04 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 0-0 | Urawa Reds | Edion Stadium Hiroshima | 8,697 |
  | 4 | 2018.04.18 | Gamba Osaka | 0-1 | Urawa Reds | Panasonic Stadium Suita | 9,516 |
  | 5 | 2018.05.09 | Urawa Reds | 2-0 | Nagoya Grampus | Saitama Stadium 2002 | 15,960 |
  | 6 | 2018.05.16 | Urawa Reds | 1-0 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Saitama Stadium 2002 | 17,530 |
  | PS | 2018.06.02 | Ventforet Kofu | 2-0 | Urawa Reds | Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium | 10,337 |
  | PS | 2018.06.09 | Urawa Reds | 2-1 | Ventforet Kofu | Saitama Stadium 2002 | 22,664 |
  