title: 2019 Sanfrecce Hiroshima season
text: # 2019 Sanfrecce Hiroshima season
  
  The 2019 Sanfrecce Hiroshima season involves the team competing in the J1 League, they finished runners-up in the 2018 J1 League. They will also compete in the J.League Cup, Emperor's Cup, and AFC Champions League.
  
  ## Squad
  
      As of 25 February 2019
  
  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 | Takuto Hayashi |
  | 2 | DF | JPN | Yuki Nogami |
  | 3 | DF | SWE | Emil Salomonsson |
  | 4 | DF | JPN | Hiroki Mizumoto |
  | 5 | MF | JPN | Kyohei Yoshino |
  | 6 | DF | JPN | Toshihiro Aoyama (captain) |
  | 7 | MF | JPN | Gakuto Notsuda |
  | 8 | FW | KOS | Besart Berisha |
  | 10 | FW | BRA | Patric |
  | 13 | DF | JPN | Akira Ibayashi |
  | 14 | MF | JPN | Tsukasa Morishima |
  | 15 | MF | JPN | Sho Inagaki |
  | 16 | FW | JPN | Daiki Watari |
  | 17 | MF | JPN | Taishi Matsumoto |
  | 18 | MF | JPN | Yoshifumi Kashiwa (vice-captain) |
  | 19 | DF | JPN | Sho Sasaki |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | 20 | FW | BRA | Douglas Vieira |
  | 21 | GK | JPN | Ryotaro Hironaga |
  | 22 | MF | JPN | Yusuke Minagawa |
  | 23 | DF | JPN | Hayato Araki |
  | 24 | FW | JPN | Shunki Higashi |
  | 25 | MF | JPN | Hiroya Matsumoto |
  | 26 | MF | JPN | Ayumu Kawai |
  | 27 | DF | JPN | Kohei Shimizu (on loan from Shimizu S-Pulse) |
  | 30 | MF | JPN | Kosei Shibasaki |
  | 33 | DF | JPN | Takuya Wada |
  | 34 | GK | JPN | Hirotsugu Nakabayashi |
  | 38 | GK | JPN | Keisuke Osako |
  | 40 | MF | JPN | Hayao Kawabe |
  | 44 | MF | BRA | Rhayner (on loan from Tombense) |
  | 50 | DF | JPN | Soya Takahashi |
  
  ## Competitions
  
  ### J. League Cup
  
  **Quarterfinals**
  
  | Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 4 - 3 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 3 - 2 | 1 - 1 |
  
  ### AFC Champions League
  
  **Group standings**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SAN | GZE | DAE | MVC |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 15 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
  | 2 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | 4–0 |
  | 3 | Daegu FC | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 9 | | 0–1 | 3–1 | — | 4–0 |
  | 4 | Melbourne Victory | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 1 | | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | — |
  