The 2021 Nagoya Grampus season is Nagoya Grampus' 4th season back in the J1 League following their relegation at the end of the 2016 season, their 28th J1 League season and 38th overall in the Japanese top flight. Nagoya Grampus will participate in the J1 League, Emperor's Cup, J. League Cup and the AFC Champions League.
| 2021 season | |||
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| Chairman | Toyo Kato | ||
| Manager | Massimo Ficcadenti | ||
| J1 League | 5th | ||
| Emperor's Cup | Quarterfinal | ||
| J. League Cup | Champions | ||
| AFC Champions League | Quarterfinal vs Pohang Steelers | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Three Players (7) All: Mateus (14) | ||
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Season events
On 28 December, Nagoya Grampus announced the signing of Kazuki Nagasawa from Urawa Red Diamonds.[1]
On 29 December, Nagoya Grampus announced the signing of Ryoya Morishita from Sagan Tosu.[2]
On 7 January, Jonathan Matsuoka was loaned to Kamatamare Sanuki until 31 January 2022.[3]
On 9 January, Nagoya Grampus announced the signing of Manabu Saitō from Kawasaki Frontale,[4] whilst Daiki Enomoto was loaned to Ehime until 31 January 2022.[5]
On 15 January, Nagoya Grampus announced the permanent signing of Mu Kanazaki from Sagan Tosu after he'd spent the 2020 season on loan at Nagoya Grampas.[6]
On 16 January, Shuto Watanabe was loaned to Mito HollyHock until 31 January 2022.[7]
On 11 March, the Asian Football Confederation confirmed that Thailand would host Nagoya Grampus' group G games in the 2021 AFC Champions League.[8]
On 20 July, Nagoya Grampus announced the signing of Jakub Świerczok from Piast Gliwice.[9]
On 12 August, Nagoya Grampus announced the signing of Kim Min-tae on loan from Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo for the remainder of the season.[10]
On 9 December, Head Coach Massimo Ficcadenti left the club after his contract expired.[11]
Squad
- As of match played 4 December 2021[12]
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 1 | Mitchell Langerak |  |
GK | 22 August 1988 (aged 33) | Levante | 2018 | 161 | 0 | ||
| 18 | Tsubasa Shibuya |  |
GK | 27 January 1995 (aged 26) | Yokohama | 2017 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 21 | Yohei Takeda | |
GK | 30 June 1987 (aged 34) | Oita Trinita | 2016 | 39 | 0 | ||
| 22 | Daiki Mitsui | |
GK | 27 May 2001 (aged 20) | Academy | 2020 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 3 | Yuichi Maruyama | |
DF | 16 June 1989 (aged 32) | FC Tokyo | 2018 | 105 | 3 | ||
| 4 | Shinnosuke Nakatani | |
DF | 24 March 1996 (aged 25) | Kashiwa Reysol | 2018 | 148 | 5 | ||
| 6 | Kazuya Miyahara | |
DF | 22 March 1996 (aged 25) | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2019[13] | 154 | 4 | ||
| 13 | Haruya Fujii | |
DF | 26 December 2000 (aged 20) | Academy | 2018 | 21 | 1 | ||
| 14 | Yasuki Kimoto | |
DF | 6 August 1993 (aged 28) | Cerezo Osaka | 2021 | 48 | 1 | ||
| 17 | Ryoya Morishita | |
DF | 11 April 1997 (aged 24) | Sagan Tosu | 2021[2] | 38 | 0 | ||
| 20 | Kim Min-tae |  |
DF | 26 November 1993 (aged 28) | loan from Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 2021[10] | 2021[10] | 19 | 1 | |
| 23 | Yutaka Yoshida | |
DF | 17 February 1990 (aged 31) | Sagan Tosu | 2019[14] | 121 | 3 | ||
| 26 | Shumpei Naruse | |
DF | 17 January 2001 (aged 20) | Academy | 2018 | 61 | 0 | ||
| 28 | Akira Yoshida | |
DF | 9 July 2001 (aged 20) | Academy | 2020 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 2 | Takuji Yonemoto | |
MF | 3 December 1990 (aged 31) | Tokyo | 2019[15] | 98 | 1 | ||
| 5 | Kazuki Nagasawa | |
MF | 16 December 1991 (aged 29) | Urawa Red Diamonds | 2021 | 47 | 1 | ||
| 7 | Hiroyuki Abe | |
MF | 5 July 1989 (aged 32) | Kawasaki Frontale | 2020[16] | 43 | 6 | ||
| 15 | Sho Inagaki | |
MF | 25 December 1991 (aged 29) | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2020[17] | 91 | 14 | ||
| 24 | Ryotaro Ishida | |
MF | 13 December 2001 (aged 19) | Academy | 2018 | 12 | 1 | ||
| 27 | Shunto Kodama | |
MF | 3 December 1999 (aged 22) | Academy | 2018 | 10 | 1 | ||
| 44 | Mu Kanazaki | |
MF | 16 February 1989 (aged 32) | Sagan Tosu | 2021[6] | 135 | 22 | ||
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 8 | Yoichiro Kakitani | |
FW | 3 January 1990 (aged 31) | Cerezo Osaka | 2021 | 52 | 9 | ||
| 9 | Ryogo Yamasaki | |
FW | 20 September 1992 (aged 29) | Shonan Bellmare | 2020[18] | 62 | 9 | ||
| 10 | Gabriel Xavier |  |
FW | 15 July 1993 (aged 28) | Cruzeiro | 2018[19] | 137 | 22 | ||
| 11 | Yuki Soma | |
FW | 25 February 1997 (aged 24) | Academy | 2018 | 115 | 10 | ||
| 16 | Mateus | |
FW | 11 September 1994 (aged 27) | Omiya Ardija | 2019[20] | 105 | 29 | ||
| 19 | Manabu Saitō | |
FW | 4 April 1990 (aged 31) | Kawasaki Frontale | 2021[4] | 33 | 1 | ||
| 25 | Naoki Maeda | |
FW | 17 November 1995 (aged 26) | Matsumoto Yamaga | 2018 | 141 | 28 | ||
| 40 | Jakub Świerczok |  |
FW | 28 December 1992 (aged 28) | Piast Gliwice | 2021[9] | 21 | 12 | ||
| Away on loan | ||||||||||
| John Higashi | |
GK | 2 May 2002 (aged 19) | Academy | 2021 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Daiki Enomoto | |
MF | 21 June 1996 (aged 25) | Academy | 2018 | 11 | 0 | |||
| Shuto Watanabe | |
MF | 28 January 1997 (aged 24) | Academy | 2019 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jonathan Matsuoka |  |
FW | 27 May 2000 (aged 21) | Academy | 2019 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Left during the season | ||||||||||
Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
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| 24 December 2020 | FW | | Yoichiro Kakitani | Cerezo Osaka | Undisclosed | [21] |
| 28 December 2020 | MF | | Kazuki Nagasawa | Urawa Red Diamonds | Undisclosed | [1] |
| 29 December 2020 | MF | | Ryoya Morishita | Sagan Tosu | Undisclosed | [2] |
| 9 January 2021 | MF | | Yasuki Kimoto | Cerezo Osaka | Undisclosed | |
| 9 January 2021 | FW | | Manabu Saitō | Kawasaki Frontale | Undisclosed | [4] |
| 15 January 2021 | MF | | Mu Kanazaki | Sagan Tosu | Free | [6] |
| 20 July 2021 | FW | | Jakub Świerczok | Piast Gliwice | Undisclosed | [9] |
Loans in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
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| 12 August 2021 | MF | | Kim Min-tae | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 1 January 2022 | [10] |
Out
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
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| 28 December 2020 | MF | | Ariajasuru Hasegawa | Machida Zelvia | Undisclosed | [22] |
| 30 December 2020 | MF | | Shumpei Fukahori | Mito HollyHock | Undisclosed | [23] |
| 6 January 2021 | MF | | João Schmidt | Kawasaki Frontale | Undisclosed | [24] |
| 6 January 2021 | MF | | Ryota Aoki | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | Undisclosed | [25] |
| 7 January 2021 | MF | | Koki Sugimori | Tokushima Vortis | Undisclosed | [26] |
| 9 January 2021 | MF | | Yosuke Akiyama | Vegalta Sendai | Undisclosed | [27] |
| 12 January 2021 | MF | | Oh Jae-suk | Incheon United | Undisclosed | [28] |
| 26 February 2021 | MF | | Yuki Ogaki | RFS | Undisclosed | [29] |
Loans out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 January 2021 | FW | | Jonathan Matsuoka | Kamatamare Sanuki | 31 January 2021 | [3] |
| 9 January 2021 | MF | | Daiki Enomoto | Ehime | 31 January 2021 | [5] |
| 16 January 2021 | MF | | Shuto Watanabe | Mito HollyHock | 31 January 2021 | [7] |
| 31 January 2021 | GK | | John Higashi | Tochigi | 31 January 2021 |
Friendlies
Competitions
J. League
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 44 | 30 | +14 | 66 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 17 | +5 |
Last updated: 4 December 2021.
Source: see below
Results by round
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
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| Ground | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | A | H |
| Result | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | D | W | W | L | W | L | L | W | L | W | D | L | D | L | L | L | W | W | W | D | W | W | D | W | L | D | W | D | W | L | D |
| Position | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Updated to match(es) played on 4 December 2021. Source: See Below
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Results
| 28 February 2021 1 | Avispa Fukuoka | 1–2 | Nagoya Grampus | Fukuoka |
| 13:00 JST (UTC+9) | Grolli  7' Shigehiro 47' Yoshida  82' (o.g.) Shichi 90' |
Report | Mateus 4', 55' Yamasaki 12' Soma 49' |
Stadium: Best Denki Stadium Referee: Hiroki Kasahara |
| 6 March 2021 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 1–0 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | Toyota |
| 16:00 JST (UTC+9) | Naruse 58' Soma 82' |
Report | Kaneko 18' |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami |
| 10 March 2021 3 | Kashiwa Reysol | 0–1 | Nagoya Grampus | Kashiwa |
| 17:00 JST (UTC+9) | Report | Ominami 58' (o.g.) Nagasawa 85' |
Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium Referee: Masaaki Toma |
| 13 March 2021 4 | Vissel Kobe | 0–1 | Nagoya Grampus | Kobe |
| 18:00 JST (UTC+9) | Samper 84' |
Report | Inagaki 19' |
Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Referee: Koichiro Fukushima |
| 17 March 2021 5 | Nagoya Grampus | 3–0 | Yokohama | Toyota |
| 19:00 JST (UTC+9) | Maeda 52' Mateus 63' Yamasaki 90+4' |
Report | Takeda 23' Tashiro 84' |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Referee: Jumpei Iida |
| 21 March 2021 6 | Kashima Antlers | 0–1 | Nagoya Grampus | Kashima |
| 16:00 JST (UTC+9) | Koizumi 56' Araki 63' Inukai 66'  82' Machida 90+2' Everaldo 90+5' |
Report | Inagaki 59' Yonemoto 90+5' |
Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura |
| 3 April 2021 7 | Nagoya Grampus | 0–0 | Tokyo | Toyota |
| 14:00 JST (UTC+9) | Yoshida 49' Kimoto 90+5' |
Report | T.Watanabe 81' |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Referee: Yuichi Nishimura |
| 7 April 2021 8 | Shonan Bellmare | 0–0 | Nagoya Grampus | Hiratsuka |
| 19:00 JST (UTC+9) | Miyuki 39' 43' Takahashi 82' Oiwa 90+3' |
Report | Nakatani 13' Soma 52' |
Stadium: Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka Referee: Yoshiro Imamura |
| 11 April 2021 9 | Oita Trinita | 0–3 | Nagoya Grampus | Ōita |
| 15:00 JST (UTC+9) | Kobayashi 64' |
Report | Yamasaki 33' Saka 44' (o.g.) Kakitani 90+2' |
Stadium: Showa Denko Dome Oita Referee: Yudai Yamamoto |
| 14 April 2021 19 | Nagoya Grampus | 1–0 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Toyota |
| 19:30 JST (UTC+9) | Maruyama 22' Kakitani 36' Yonemoto 75' |
Report | Rhayner 90+1' Kawabe 90+2' |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Referee: Hajime Matsuo |
| 18 April 2021 10 | Nagoya Grampus | 1–2 | Sagan Tosu | Toyota |
| 15:00 JST (UTC+9) | Nagasawa 44' Inagaki 85' |
Report | Hayashi 6' 24' Iino 31' Sakai 45' |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Referee: Futoshi Nakamura |
| 22 April 2021 11 | Nagoya Grampus | 2–0 | Gamba Osaka | Toyota |
| 19:30 JST (UTC+9) | Yamasaki 14' 29' Soma 55' |
Report | Shoji 62' Usami 88' |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Referee: Hiroki Kasahara |
| 29 April 2021 22 | Nagoya Grampus | 0–4 | Kawasaki Frontale | Toyota |
| 15:00 JST (UTC+9) | Report | Hatate 3' 51' Damião 10', 23' Tono 84' |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Referee: Yusuke Araki |
| 4 May 2021 12 | Kawasaki Frontale | 3–2 | Nagoya Grampus | Kawasaki |
| 15:00 JST (UTC+9) | Jesiel 30' Yamane 50' Maruyama 59' (o.g.) |
Report | Inagaki 73' Mateus 83' |
Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Referee: Yuichi Nishimura |
| 8 May 2021 13 | Nagoya Grampus | 1–0 | Cerezo Osaka | Toyota |
| 15:00 JST (UTC+9) | Yoshida 66' Yonemoto 70' Kakitani 77' |
Report | Takagi 59' |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Referee: Yudai Yamamoto |
| 12 May 2021 21 | Nagoya Grampus | 0–2 | Kashima Antlers | Toyota |
| 19:00 JST (UTC+9) | Nakatani 90+4' |
Report | Inukai 32' Sugioka 86' |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Referee: Koichiro Fukushima |
| 15 May 2021 14 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 0–3 | Nagoya Grampus | Shizuoka |
| 14:00 JST (UTC+9) | Elsinho 30' Valdo 40' Okui 60' |
Report | Kakitani 24' Mateus 50', 89' |
Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira Referee: Hayato Shimizu |
| 22 May 2021 15 | Tokushima Vortis | 0–0 | Nagoya Grampus | Naruto |
| 18:00 JST (UTC+9) | Suzuki 51' Cvetinović 59' |
Report | Kimoto 38' |
Stadium: Pocarisweat Stadium Referee: Yoshiro Imamura |
| 26 May 2021 16 | Nagoya Grampus | 0–1 | Vegalta Sendai | Toyota |
| 19:00 JST (UTC+9) | Kimoto 82' |
Report | Martinus 42' |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Referee: Hajime Matsuo |
| 30 May 2021 17 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 0–0 | Nagoya Grampus | Saitama |
| 18:00 JST (UTC+9) | Report | Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Referee: Ryo Tanimoto |
| 17 July 2021 20 | Sagan Tosu | 3–1 | Nagoya Grampus | Tosu |
| 19:00 JST (UTC+9) | Nakano 41' 48' Sakai 51' Koyamatsu 80' |
Report | Eduardo 39' (o.g.) Inagaki 53' |
Stadium: Ekimae Real Estate Stadium Referee: Masaaki Toma |
| 9 August 2021 23 | Yokohama | 2–0 | Nagoya Grampus | Yokohama |
| 18:00 JST (UTC+9) | Nakatani 9' (o.g.) Matsuo 33' Gabriel 69' Yasunaga 81' |
Report | Stadium: NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura |
| 12 August 2021 18 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 2–0 | Nagoya Grampus | Yokohama |
| 19:00 JST (UTC+9) | Sugimoto 13' Marcos Júnior 33' (pen.) Kida 45+1' Bunmathan 79' 90+2' |
Report | Kakitani 10' Mateus 52' |
Stadium: Nissan Stadium Referee: Ryuji Sato |
| 15 August 2021 24 | Nagoya Grampus | 1–0 | Shonan Bellmare | Toyota |
| 18:00 JST (UTC+9) | Yonemoto 37' Kim 74' |
Report | Oiwa 57' Hata 76' |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Referee: Masuya Ueda |
| 22 August 2021 25 | Nagoya Grampus | 1–0 | Avispa Fukuoka | Toyota |
| 18:00 JST (UTC+9) | Naruse 34' Świerczok 49' |
Report | Salomonsson 64' Grolli 90+1' |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Referee: Hajime Matsuo |
| 25 August 2021 26 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 0–2 | Nagoya Grampus | Sapporo |
| 19:00 JST (UTC+9) | Report | Inagaki 30', 45' Yonemoto 39' |
Stadium: Sapporo Dome Referee: Maasaki Toma |
| 29 August 2021 27 | Nagoya Grampus | 1–1 | Shimizu S-Pulse | Toyota |
| 18:99 JST (UTC+9) | Maeda 57' |
Report | Thiago Santana 74' |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Referee: Koei Koya |
| 10 September 2021 28 | Nagoya Grampus | 3–0 | Tokushima Vortis | Toyota |
| 19:00 JST (UTC+9) | Mateus 52' (pen.) Fujita 83' (o.g.) Kanazaki 89' (pen.) |
Report | Kishimoto  50' Ichimi 76' Ishii 90+3' |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Referee: Yuichi Nishimura |
| 18 September 2021 29 | Nagoya Grampus | 2–1 | Yokohama F. Marinos | Toyota |
| 19:00 JST (UTC+9) | Nakatani 12' Mateus 19' Świerczok 46' Yonemoto 73' |
Report | Léo Ceará 42' Koike 52' Kida 55' Sugimoto 72' |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Referee: Toma Maasaki |
| 22 September 2021 32 | Tokyo | 1–1 | Nagoya Grampus | Tokyo |
| 19:00 JST (UTC+9) | Adaílton 26' Aoki 42' Leandro 81' |
Report | Świerczok 43' |
Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Referee: Koichiro Fukushima |
| 26 September 2021 30 | Nagoya Grampus | 1–0 | Oita Trinita | Toyota |
| 16:00 JST (UTC+9) | Inagaki 7' |
Report | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Referee: Masuya Ueda |
| 3 October 2021 31 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1–0 | Nagoya Grampus | Hiroshima |
| 15:00 JST (UTC+9) | Asano 35' Rhayner 83' |
Report | Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima Referee: Futoshi Nakamura |
| 24 October 2021 33 | Nagoya Grampus | 2–2 | Vissel Kobe | Toyota |
| 15:00 JST (UTC+9) | Maeda 6' Świerczok 14' |
Report | Samper 30' Douglas 34' Sakai 38' Muto 59' Iniesta 87' (pen.) |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Referee: Yoshiro Imamura |
| 3 November 2021 34 | Nagoya Grampus | 2–0 | Kashiwa Reysol | Toyota |
| 15:00 JST (UTC+9) | Świerczok 34' Nakatani 71' |
Report | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Referee: Koichiro Fukushima |
| 7 November 2021 35 | Vegalta Sendai | 1–1 | Nagoya Grampus | Sendai |
| 14:00 JST (UTC+9) | Nishimura 47' |
Report | Kakitani 14' Nagasawa 63' |
Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai Referee: Takuto Okabe |
| 20 November 2021 36 | Gamba Osaka | 1–3 | Nagoya Grampus | Suita |
| 14:00 JST (UTC+9) | Kurata 30' Patric 53' 85' Yanagisawa 54' |
Report | Świerczok 8', 29' Kakitani 22' |
Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura |
| 27 November 2021 37 | Cerezo Osaka | 2–1 | Nagoya Grampus | Osaka |
| 14:00 JST (UTC+9) | Langerak 80' (o.g.) Nishio 87' |
Report | Kakitani 67' Nagasawa 77' |
Stadium: Yanmar Stadium Nagai Referee: Hajime Matsuo |
| 4 December 2021 38 | Nagoya Grampus | 0–0 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Toyota |
| 14:00 JST (UTC+9) | Kimoto 20' Kim 45+1' Kakitani 77' |
Report | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 3 | Vissel Kobe | 38 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 62 | 36 | +26 | 73 | Qualification for the AFC Champions League play-off round |
| 4 | Kashima Antlers | 38 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 62 | 36 | +26 | 69 | |
| 5 | Nagoya Grampus | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 44 | 30 | +14 | 66 | |
| 6 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 45 | 38 | +7 | 63[a] | Qualification for the AFC Champions League group stage[b] |
| 7 | Sagan Tosu | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 59 |
Source: Meiji Yasuda J1 League, J.League Data Site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goal scored; 7) Fair-play points.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goal scored; 7) Fair-play points.
Notes:
- The JPFL awarded a 3–0 win to Shonan Bellmare after Urawa Red Diamonds fielded Zion Suzuki who was an ineligible player. The original score was 3–2 for Shonan Bellmare.[30][31]
- Qualified as the 2021 Emperor's Cup winners.
Emperor's Cup
| 9 June 2021 Second Round | Nagoya Grampus | 5–0 | Mitsubishi Mizushima | Gifu |
| 18:00 JST (UTC+9) | Fujii 36' Nagasawa 39' Mateus 64', 90+1' Ishida 89' |
Report | Stadium: Gifu Nagaragawa Stadium Attendance: 1,886 Referee: Masuya Ueda |
| 2 August 2021 Third Round | Nagoya Grampus | 1–0 | Fagiano Okayama | Nagoya |
| 18:00 JST (UTC+9) | Nakatani 33' |
Report | Uejo 41' Paulinho 62' |
Stadium: Nagoya Minato Stadium Attendance: 2,001 Referee: Takuto Okabe |
| Note: Match originally kicked off on 14 July, but postponed at half-time due to inclement weather. The match was replayed from the beginning on 2 August, with the previous in-progress match being annulled.[32] | ||||
| 18 August 2021 Fourth round | Nagoya Grampus | 1–0 | Vissel Kobe | Toyota |
| 18:00 JST (UTC+9) | Świerczok 89' |
Report | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 3,453 Referee: Hiroki Kasahara |
| 27 October 2021 Quarterfinal | Nagoya Grampus | 0–3 | Cerezo Osaka | Toyota |
| 18:00 JST (UTC+9) | Report | Toriumi 32' Tiago Pagnussat 38' Taggart 62' Nishikawa 78' |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 5,202 Referee: Hiroki Kasahara |
J. League Cup
Knockout stage
| 1 September 2021 Quarterfinal 1st leg | Nagoya Grampus | 2–0 | Kashima Antlers | Toyota |
| 19:00 JST (UTC+9) | Kakitani 13' Inagaki 53' Yonemoto 60' Kanazaki 90+1' |
Report | Endo 31' Anzai 56' Machida 83' |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 5,744 Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami |
| 5 September 2021 Quarterfinal 2nd leg | Kashima Antlers | 0–2 (0–4 agg.) | Nagoya Grampus | Kashima |
| 18:03 JST (UTC+9) | Hayashi 35' Endo 64' |
Report | Inagaki 22' Świerczok 57' |
Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Referee: Yoshiro Imamura |
Final
| 30 October 2021 | Nagoya Grampus | 2-0 | Cerezo Osaka | Saitama |
| 13:09 JST (UTC+9) | Maeda 47' Inagaki 79' |
Report | Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 17,933 Referee: Masaaki Toma |
AFC Champions League
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nagoya Grampus |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 16 | Advance to Round of 16 |
| 2 | Pohang Steelers |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 11 | |
| 3 |  Johor Darul Ta'zim |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Ratchaburi Mitr Phol (H) |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 2 |
| 21 June 2021 1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 0 – 1 | Nagoya Grampus | Thailand |
| 23:00 JST (UTC+9) | Rasid 17' Maurício 44' Velázquez 61' Bergson 64' Corbin-Ong 70' |
Report | Inagaki 29' Yonemoto 40' Abe 60' Yamasaki 66' |
Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok Attendance: 0 Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates) |
| Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand. | ||||
| 25 June 2021 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 3 – 0 | Pohang Steelers | Thailand |
| 19:00 JST (UTC+9) | Kakitani 34' Y.Yoshida 50' Nagasawa 51' Mateus 65' (pen.), 82' |
Report | Shin 34' 64' Grant 66' Lee S-m 86' Lee S-b 88' |
Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok Attendance: 0 Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia) |
| Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand. | ||||
| 28 June 2021 3 | Ratchaburi Mitr Phol | 0 – 4 | Nagoya Grampus | Thailand |
| 19:00 JST (UTC+9) | Report | Yamasaki 26', 31', 45+1' Saitō 69' Morishita 81' |
Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok Attendance: 0 Referee: Omar Al-Yaqoubi (Oman) | |
| Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand. | ||||
| 1 July 2021 4 | Nagoya Grampus | 3 – 0 | Ratchaburi Mitr Phol | Thailand |
| 23:00 JST (UTC+9) | Mateus 47' 50' Kakitani 73' Yamasaki 79' |
Report | Mapuku 60' Sueasakul 85' Wettayawong 87' |
Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok Attendance: 0 Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia) |
| Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand. | ||||
| 4 July 2021 5 | Nagoya Grampus | 2 – 1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Thailand |
| 23:00 JST (UTC+9) | Mateus 4' (pen.) Abe 28' 52' Yonemoto 36' Miyahara 38' |
Report | Bakri 12' Ramadhan 42' Ahmad 77' Maurício 79' |
Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok Attendance: 0 Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran) |
| Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand. | ||||
| 7 July 2021 6 | Pohang Steelers | 1 – 1 | Nagoya Grampus | Thailand |
| 19:00 JST (UTC+9) | Gwon 66' Tashchy 88' |
Report | Nakatani 46' Maeda 51' Naruse 74' |
Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok Attendance: 0 Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates) |
| Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand. | ||||
Knockout stage
| 14 September 2021 Last 16 | Nagoya Grampus | 4–2 | Daegu | Nagoya, Japan |
| 18:00 JST (UTC+9) | Świerczok 12', 63', 65' Nakatani 79' |
Report | Cesinha 4' Edgar 28' Hwang S-M 38' An Y-W 87' |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 5,442 Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan) |
| 17 October 2021 Quarterfinal | Pohang Steelers | 3–0 | Nagoya Grampus | Jeonju, South Korea |
| 14:00 JST (UTC+9) | Sin.J-h 35' Go.Y-j 46' Lim.S-h 53', 90+5' Lee.S-m 70' |
Report | Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium Attendance: 989 Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran) |
Squad statistics
- As of match played 4 December 2021
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | J.League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Champions League | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | AUS |
Mitchell Langerak | 54 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | MF | JPN |
Takuji Yonemoto | 39 | 0 | 23+5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | JPN |
Yuichi Maruyama | 17 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | JPN |
Shinnosuke Nakatani | 53 | 4 | 34+3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | JPN |
Kazuki Nagasawa | 46 | 1 | 13+19 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2+3 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | JPN |
Kazuya Miyahara | 38 | 0 | 20+6 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | JPN |
Hiroyuki Abe | 14 | 2 | 4+4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 2 |
| 8 | FW | JPN |
Yoichiro Kakitani | 52 | 9 | 26+10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4+3 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | JPN |
Ryogo Yamasaki | 32 | 7 | 14+11 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+3 | 4 |
| 10 | FW | BRA |
Gabriel Xavier | 26 | 0 | 10+10 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | JPN |
Yuki Soma | 46 | 3 | 19+14 | 2+1 | 1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | JPN |
Haruya Fujii | 11 | 1 | 1+4 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | JPN |
Yasuki Kimoto | 48 | 1 | 18+14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4+1 | 1 | 6+1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | JPN |
Sho Inagaki | 55 | 11 | 37+1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7+1 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | BRA |
Mateus | 54 | 14 | 32+5 | 7 | 2+2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6+2 | 4 |
| 17 | DF | JPN |
Ryoya Morishita | 38 | 0 | 8+14 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | JPN |
Manabu Saitō | 33 | 1 | 6+18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+3 | 1 |
| 20 | DF | KOR |
Kim Min-tae | 19 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | JPN |
Yohei Takeda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | JPN |
Yutaka Yoshida | 54 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | JPN |
Ryotaro Ishida | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | JPN |
Naoki Maeda | 50 | 5 | 22+12 | 3 | 2+1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5+3 | 1 |
| 26 | DF | JPN |
Shumpei Naruse | 26 | 0 | 17+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 40 | FW | POL |
Jakub Świerczok | 21 | 12 | 9+5 | 7 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 44 | MF | JPN |
Mu Kanazaki | 12 | 1 | 0+6 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| Players away on loan: | |||||||||||||
| Players who left Nagoya Grampus during the season: | |||||||||||||
Goal Scorers
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | J1 League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Champions League | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | | 16 | Mateus | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| 2 | FW | | 40 | Jakub Świerczok | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 3 | MF | | 15 | Sho Inagaki | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| 4 | FW | | 8 | Yoichiro Kakitani | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | FW | | 9 | Ryogo Yamasaki | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | MF | | 25 | Naoki Maeda | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | DF | | 4 | Shinnosuke Nakatani | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Own goal | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 9 | FW | | 11 | Yuki Soma | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MF | | 7 | Hiroyuki Abe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 11 | DF | | 3 | Yuichi Maruyama | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DF | | 23 | Yutaka Yoshida | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | | 20 | Kim Min-tae | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | | 44 | Mu Kanazaki | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | | 13 | Haruya Fujii | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | | 5 | Kazuki Nagasawa | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | | 24 | Ryotaro Ishida | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | | 14 | Yasuki Kimoto | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| FW | | 19 | Manabu Saitō | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| TOTALS | 44 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 79 | ||||
Clean sheets
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | J1 League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Champions League | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | | 1 | Mitchell Langerak | 21 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 31 |
| TOTALS | 21 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 31 | ||||
Disciplinary record
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| 2 | | MF | Takuji Yonemoto | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 4 | | DF | Shinnosuke Nakatani | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | | MF | Kazuki Nagasawa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | | DF | Kazuya Miyahara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | | MF | Hiroyuki Abe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | | FW | Yoichiro Kakitani | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | | FW | Ryogo Yamasaki | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | | FW | Yuki Soma | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | | DF | Yasuki Kimoto | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | | MF | Sho Inagaki | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | | FW | Mateus | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | | DF | Ryoya Morishita | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | | DF | Kim Min-tae | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | | DF | Yutaka Yoshida | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | | DF | Shumpei Naruse | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | | MF | Mu Kanazaki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Players away on loan: | |||||||||||||
| Players who left Nagoya Grampus during the season: | |||||||||||||
| TOTALS | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 48 | 0 | |||
References
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