2007 Nagoya Grampus Eight season

The 2008 Nagoya Grampus season was Nagoya Grampus' 15th season in the J. League Division 1 and 26th overall in the Japanese top flight. They also participated in the 2007 J. League Cup, being knocked out at the group stage, and the 2008 Emperor's Cup, where they reached the Fifth Round before defeat to Honda F.C.

Nagoya Grampus Eight

2007 season
Chairman	Toyo Kato
Manager	Sef Vergoossen
Stadium	Mizuho Athletic Stadium
J. League 1	11th
Emperor's Cup	5th Round
J. League Cup	Group stage
Top goalscorer	Frode Johnsen (13)
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Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  JPN Seigo Narazaki 3 DF  SVK Marek Špilár 4 DF  JPN Masayuki Omori 5 DF  JPN Atsushi Yoneyama 7 MF  JPN Naoshi Nakamura 8 MF  KOR Kim Jung-Woo 9 FW  NOR Frode Johnsen 10 MF  JPN Toshiya Fujita 11 FW  JPN Keiji Tamada 13 MF  JPN Kei Yamaguchi 14 MF  JPN Keiji Yoshimura 15 FW  JPN Sho Kamogawa 16 DF  JPN Takahiro Masukawa 17 DF  JPN Yuki Maki 18 MF  JPN Shunichi Nakajima 19 FW  JPN Keita Sugimoto 20 DF  JPN Seiji Kaneko 21 GK  JPN Ryo Kushino 22 DF  JPN Kazuto Tsuyuki

No. Pos. Nation Player 24 MF  JPN Keisuke Honda 25 MF  JPN Yusuke Sudo 26 FW  JPN Tomohiro Tsuda 27 DF  JPN Shosuke Katayama 28 MF  JPN Keiji Watanabe 29 MF  JPN Yoshizumi Ogawa 30 DF  JPN Akira Takeuchi 31 DF  JPN Shohei Abe 32 DF  JPN Jun Aoyama 33 MF  JPN Shingo Wada 34 MF  JPN Maya Yoshida 35 MF  JPN Wataru Inoue 36 GK  JPN Kouichi Hirono 37 GK  JPN Toru Hasegawa 38 FW  JPN Oribe Niikawa 39 MF  JPN Shinta Fukushima 40 MF  JPN Sho Hanai 41 FW  JPN koji Hashimoto

Transfers

Winter

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 17 FW  JPN Yuki Maki (from Komazawa University) 21 GK  JPN Ryo Kushino (loan from JEF United Chiba) 22 DF  JPN Kazuto Tsuyuki (from Komazawa University) 29 MF  JPN Yoshizumi Ogawa (from Meiji University)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF  JPN Yutaka Akita (to Kyoto Sanga) 5 DF  JPN Masahiro Koga (to Kashiwa Reysol) 21 GK  JPN Riki Takasaki (retired) 22 GK  JPN Eiji Kawashima (to Kawasaki Frontale) 23 FW  JPN Yohei Toyoda (loan to Montedio Yamagata) 38 MF  JPN Ryota Takahashi (to Kariya)

Summer

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 20 DF  JPN Seiji Kaneko (loan rom Kashima Antlers)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player

Competitions

J. League

Main article: 2007 J.League Division 1

Results

Nagoya Grampus v JEF United Chiba

3 March 2007 1	Nagoya Grampus	2  – 0	JEF United Chiba	Nagoya
16:04 JST (UTC+9)[1]	Kim 76' Honda 89'	Summary		Stadium: Mizuho Athletic Stadium Attendance: 18,410[1]

Ventforet Kofu v Nagoya Grampus

10 March 2007 2	Ventforet Kofu	0  – 2	Nagoya Grampus	Kōfu
14:05 JST (UTC+9)[1]		Summary	Kim 50' Tamada 79'	Stadium: Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium Attendance: 11,791[1]

Nagoya Grampus v Albirex Niigata

18 March 2007 3	Nagoya Grampus	2  – 0	Albirex Niigata	Nagoya
14:03 JST (UTC+9)[1]	Johnsen 33' Kim 69'	Summary		Stadium: Mizuho Athletic Stadium Attendance: 11,620[1]

Yokohama F. Marinos v Nagoya Grampus

1 April 2007 4	Yokohama F. Marinos	1  – 2	Nagoya Grampus	Yokohama
14:00 JST (UTC+9)[1]	Namba 62'	Summary	Sugimoto 64' Yamaguchi 66'	Stadium: International Stadium Yokohama Attendance: 10,225[1]

Nagoya Grampus v Sanfrecce Hiroshima

7 April 2007 5	Nagoya Grampus	2  – 3	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Toyota
14:03 JST (UTC+9)[1]	Yamaguchi 22' Masukawa 62'	Summary	Ueslei 24', 77' (pen.) Satō 72'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 16,825[1]

Omiya Ardija v Nagoya Grampus

14 April 2007 6	Omiya Ardija	1  – 0	Nagoya Grampus	Ōmiya-ku
13:00 JST (UTC+9)[1]	Salles 26'	Summary		Stadium: NACK5 Stadium Omiya Attendance: 6,584[1]

Nagoya Grampus v Albirex Niigata

21 April 2007 7	Nagoya Grampus	2  – 0	Albirex Niigata	Nagoya
14:03 JST (UTC+9)[1]	Johnsen 33' Kim 69'	Summary		Stadium: Mizuho Athletic Stadium Attendance: 11,620[1]

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Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
9	Júbilo Iwata	34	15	4	15	54	55	−1	49
10	Vissel Kobe	34	13	8	13	58	48	+10	47
11	Nagoya Grampus Eight	34	13	6	15	43	45	−2	45
12	FC Tokyo	34	14	3	17	49	58	−9	45
13	JEF United Chiba	34	12	6	16	51	56	−5	42

Updated to match(es) played on December 1, 2007. Source: J. League Division 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Emperor's Cup

Main article: 2007 Emperor's Cup

Nagoya Grampus v Thespa Kusatsu

4 November 2007 Fourth round	Nagoya Grampus	3  – 1	Thespa Kusatsu	Nagoya
JST (UTC+9)				Stadium: Mizuho Athletic Stadium Attendance: 3,522[2]

Honda F.C. v Nagoya Grampus Eight

8 December 2007 Fifth round	Honda F.C.	2  – 0	Nagoya Grampus Eight	Matsue
13:00 JST (UTC+9)				Stadium: Matsue Stadium Attendance: 3,755[2]

J. League Cup

Main article: 2007 J.League Cup

Group stage

Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Kashima Antlers	6	4	0	2	12	7	+5	12
Ventforet Kofu	6	3	1	2	5	6	−1	10
Albirex Niigata	6	2	3	1	8	6	+2	9
Nagoya Grampus Eight	6	0	2	4	5	11	−6	2

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Ventforet Kofu v Nagoya Grampus Eight

21 March 2007 1	Ventforet Kofu	2 – 1	Nagoya Grampus Eight	Kōfu
JST (UTC+9)				Stadium: Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium Attendance: 7,609[3]

Nagoya Grampus Eight v Ventforet Kofu

25 March 2007 2	Nagoya Grampus Eight	0 – 1	Ventforet Kofu	Toyota
JST (UTC+9)				Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 4,476[3]

Nagoya Grampus Eight v Albirex Niigata

4 April 2007 3	Nagoya Grampus Eight	2 – 2	Albirex Niigata	Toyota
JST (UTC+9)				Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 3,740[3]

Kashima Antlers v Nagoya Grampus Eight

11 April 2007 4	Kashima Antlers	2 – 1	Nagoya Grampus Eight	Kashima
JST (UTC+9)				Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,138[3]

Nagoya Grampus Eight v Kashima Antlers

9 May 2007 5	Nagoya Grampus Eight	1 – 4	Kashima Antlers	Toyota
JST (UTC+9)				Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 3,858[3]

Albirex Niigata v Nagoya Grampus Eight

23 May 2007 6	Albirex Niigata	0 – 0	Nagoya Grampus Eight	Niigata
JST (UTC+9)				Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium Attendance: 28,660[3]

Player statistics

Appearances

No.	Pos.	Player	D.o.B. (Age)	Height / Weight	J. League 1		Emperor's Cup		J. League Cup		Total
					Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Seigo Narazaki	(1976-04-15)April 15, 1976 (aged 30)	cm / kg	29	0
3	DF	Marek Špilár	(1975-02-11)February 11, 1975 (aged 32)	cm / kg	3	0
4	DF	Masayuki Omori	(1976-11-09)November 9, 1976 (aged 30)	cm / kg	31	0
5	DF	Atsushi Yoneyama	(1976-11-20)November 20, 1976 (aged 30)	cm / kg	21	0
7	MF	Naoshi Nakamura	(1979-01-27)January 27, 1979 (aged 28)	cm / kg	26	0
8	MF	Kim Jung-Woo	(1982-05-09)May 9, 1982 (aged 24)	cm / kg	27	4
9	FW	Frode Johnsen	(1974-03-17)March 17, 1974 (aged 32)	cm / kg	26	13
10	MF	Toshiya Fujita	(1971-10-04)October 4, 1971 (aged 35)	cm / kg	29	2
11	FW	Keiji Tamada	(1980-04-11)April 11, 1980 (aged 26)	cm / kg	14	5
13	MF	Kei Yamaguchi	(1983-06-11)June 11, 1983 (aged 23)	cm / kg	33	2
14	MF	Keiji Yoshimura	(1979-08-08)August 8, 1979 (aged 27)	cm / kg	17	0
15	FW	Sho Kamogawa	(1983-02-07)February 7, 1983 (aged 24)	cm / kg	0	0
16	DF	Takahiro Masukawa	(1979-11-08)November 8, 1979 (aged 27)	cm / kg	15	2
17	FW	Yuki Maki	(1984-06-26)June 26, 1984 (aged 22)	cm / kg	4	0
18	MF	Shunichi Nakajima	(1982-06-16)June 16, 1982 (aged 24)	cm / kg	0	0
19	FW	Keita Sugimoto	(1982-06-13)June 13, 1982 (aged 24)	cm / kg	34	7
20	DF	Makoto Kakuda	(1983-07-10)July 10, 1983 (aged 23)	cm / kg	0	0
20	DF	Seiji Kaneko	(1980-05-27)May 27, 1980 (aged 26)	cm / kg	0	0
21	GK	Ryo Kushino	(1979-03-03)March 3, 1979 (aged 28)	cm / kg	6	0
22	DF	Kazuto Tsuyuki	(1984-08-14)August 14, 1984 (aged 22)	cm / kg	0	0
24	MF	Keisuke Honda	(1986-06-13)June 13, 1986 (aged 20)	cm / kg	30	3
25	MF	Yusuke Sudo	(1986-05-07)May 7, 1986 (aged 20)	cm / kg	4	0
26	FW	Tomohiro Tsuda	(1986-05-06)May 6, 1986 (aged 20)	cm / kg	17	2
27	DF	Shosuke Katayama	(1983-09-08)September 8, 1983 (aged 23)	cm / kg	15	1
28	DF	Keiji Watanabe	(1985-01-28)January 28, 1985 (aged 22)	cm / kg	13	0
29	MF	Yoshizumi Ogawa	(1984-08-25)August 25, 1984 (aged 22)	cm / kg	11	2
30	DF	Akira Takeuchi	(1983-06-18)June 18, 1983 (aged 23)	cm / kg	13	0
31	DF	Shohei Abe	(1983-12-01)December 1, 1983 (aged 23)	cm / kg	27	0
32	MF	Jun Aoyama	(1988-01-03)January 3, 1988 (aged 19)	cm / kg	0	0
33	DF	Shingo Wada	(1987-08-07)August 7, 1987 (aged 19)	cm / kg	0	0
34	DF	Maya Yoshida	(1988-08-24)August 24, 1988 (aged 18)	cm / kg	19	0
35	MF	Wataru Inoue	(1986-08-07)August 7, 1986 (aged 20)	cm / kg	0	0
36	GK	Koichi Hirono	(1980-04-16)April 16, 1980 (aged 26)	cm / kg	0	0
37	GK	Toru Hasegawa	(1988-12-11)December 11, 1988 (aged 18)	cm / kg	0	0
38	FW	Oribe Niikawa	(1988-07-16)July 16, 1988 (aged 18)	cm / kg	0	0
39	MF	Shinta Fukushima	(1989-01-28)January 28, 1989 (aged 18)	cm / kg	0	0
41	MF	Koji Hashimoto	(1986-04-22)April 22, 1986 (aged 20)	cm / kg	0	0

Goal Scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	J-League	J-League Cup	Emperor's Cup	Total
1	FW		9	Frode Johnsen	13	0	0	13
2	FW		19	Keita Sugimoto	7	0	0	7
3	FW		11	Keiji Tamada	5	0	0	5
4	MF		8	Kim Jung-woo	4	0	0	4
5	MF		24	Keisuke Honda	3	0	0	3
6	MF		10	Toshiya Fujita	2	0	0	2
	MF		13	Kei Yamaguchi	2	0	0	2
	DF		16	Takahiro Masukawa	2	0	0	2
	FW		26	Tomohiro Tsuda	2	0	0	2
	MF		29	Yoshizumi Ogawa	2	0	0	2
11	DF		27	Shosuke Katayama	1	0	0	1
				TOTALS	43	5	3	51

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