List of J2 League transfers winter 2015–16

In: 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 Daniel Schmidt (on loan from Vegalta Sendai) 7 MF  JPN Takuya Takei (from Vegalta Sendai) 15 MF  JPN Masaki Miyasaka (from Montedio Yamagata) 18 DF  JPN Takefumi Toma (from Montedio Yamagata) 19 FW  JPN Hiroki Yamamoto (from Vegalta Sendai) 26 FW  KOR Han Seung-hyeong (from Korea University)[2] 33 DF  JPN Yu Yasukawa (from Oita Trinita)[3] 38 FW  JPN Daizen Maeda (from Yamanashi Gakuin University)[4]

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  JPN Tomohiko Murayama (to Shonan Bellmare)[5] — DF  JPN Yuki Okubo (to JEF United Chiba)[6] — DF  JPN Kenshiro Tanioku (on loan to Azul Claro Numazu)[7] — DF  JPN Shunsuke Iwanuma (to Kyoto Sanga) — DF  JPN Shusaku Tokita (released) — MF  JPN Yuzo Iwakami (to Omiya Ardija)[8] — MF  JPN Yuki Kitai (to Kataller Toyama, previously on loan) — MF  JPN Tatsuya Wada (to Tochigi SC) — MF  BRA Eric Pereira (released) — MF  KOR Park Kwang-il (to Mito Hollyhock, previously on loan) — MF  JPN Ryota Iwabuchi (to SC Sagamihara)[9] — MF  JPN Shuho Miyashita (to Tochigi UVA)[10] — MF  KOR Kim Bo-kyung (to Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC) — FW  JPN Yuki Natsume (released) — FW  JPN Ryota Nakamura (to Azul Claro Numazu) — FW  JPN Yoshiro Abe (retired) — FW  JPN Tomoki Ikemoto (to Giravanz Kitakyushu)[11] — FW  JPN Shogo Shiozawa (to Nagano Parceiro)[12]

In: 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 Yohei Nishibe (from Kawasaki Frontale)[13] 15 DF  KOR Byeon Jun-Byum (loan from Sanfrecce Hiroshima) 24 DF  JPN Naoki Kawaguchi (on loan from Albirex Niigata) 32 MF  JPN Shin Mitsuzaki (from Tokai Gakuen)[14] 38 DF  JPN Takayuki Fukumura (from Kyoto Sanga, previously on loan)[15] 45 DF  JPN Makoto Kakuda (loan return from Kawasaki Frontale)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  JPN Masatoshi Kushibiki (on loan to Kashima Antlers) — DF  JPN Jumpei Takaki (to Tokyo Verdy) — DF  NED Calvin Jong-a-Pin (released)[16] — DF  BRA Daniel Bueno (to Kashima Antlers) — DF  JPN Yasuhiro Hiraoka (on loan to Vegalta Sendai)[17] — DF  JPN Taisuke Muramatsu (on loan to Vissel Kobe)[18] — MF  JPN Kenta Uchida (to Ehime FC, previously on loan) — MF  JPN Ibuki Fujita (to Ehime FC, previously on loan) — MF  JPN Kota Miyamoto (on loan to V-Varen Nagasaki)[19] — FW  NGA Peter Utaka (to Sanfrecce Hiroshima) — FW  JPN Hiroki Higuchi (to Fukushima United)

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF  JPN Masakazu Tashiro (from JEF United Chiba) 9 FW  BRA Diego Rosa (from Luverdense) 15 DF  JPN Naoki Kuriyama (from JEF United Chiba) 16 MF  JPN Yūhei Satō (from Yokohama F. Marinos)[20] 17 MF  JPN Yuto Suzuki (from Mito Hollyhock)[21] 19 MF  JPN Takahide Umebachi (on loan from Kashima Antlers) 20 DF  KOR Han Ho-gang (from Korea University)[22] 22 DF  KOR Lee Je-seung (from Dongguk University)[23] 24 DF  JPN Kenji Arabori (from Tochigi SC) 31 GK  JPN Daiki Tomii (from Thespakusatsu Gunma)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  JPN Akishige Kaneda (to Avispa Fukuoka) — DF  JPN Takefumi Toma (to Matsumoto Yamaga) — DF  JPN Hideyuki Nakamura (retired) — DF  JPN Tetsuya Funatsu (to Thespakusatsu Gunma) — DF  JPN Shogo Nishikawa (to Yokohama FC) — MF  JPN Masaki Miyasaka (to Matsumoto Yamaga) — MF  PER Romero Frank (to Albirex Niigata) — MF  JPN Keita Hidaka (to Blaublitz Akita) — MF  JPN Kenichi Tanimura (to Grulla Morioka, previously on loan) — MF  KOR Kim Byeom-yong (to Sanfrecce Hiroshima) — MF  JPN Shōhei Ogura (loan return to Gamba Osaka) — FW  JPN Hiroyuki Takasaki (loan return to Kashima Antlers) — FW  JPN Yuki Nakashima (to Machida Zelvia) — FW  JPN Masato Yamazaki (to Zweigen Kanazawa)[24] — FW  JPN Hiroki Bandai (to Mito Hollyhock)

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 6 MF  BRA Souza (from Cruzeiro) 8 FW  JPN Yoichiro Kakitani (from FC Basel) 9 FW  JPN Kenyu Sugimoto (from Kawasaki Frontale)[25] 10 FW  BRA Bruno Meneghel (from Dalian Aerbin)[26] 11 FW  BRA Ricardo Santos (from Beijing Renhe F.C.)[27] 13 MF  JPN Mitsuru Maruoka (loan return from Borussia Dortmund)[28] 15 DF  JPN Riku Matsuda (from FC Tokyo) 16 DF  JPN Yuki Kotani (loan return from SC Sagamihara)[29] 18 MF  JPN Shohei Kiyohara (from Zweigen Kanazawa)[30] 22 DF  JPN Sota Nakazawa (from Kawasaki Frontale, previously on loan) 24 DF  JPN Kazuya Yamamura (from Kashima Antlers) 28 DF  JPN Hayato Nukui (loan return from FC Suzuka Rampole) 36 FW  JPN Rei Yonezawa (loan return from Blaublitz Akita)[31] 39 DF  JPN Shoji Honoya (promoted from youth ranks)[32] 40 FW  JPN Takeru Kishimoto (promoted from youth ranks)[32]

Out: 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 Yuta Someya (to Kyoto Sanga)[33] — MF  JPN Jumpei Kusukami (to Sagan Tosu)[34] — MF  JPN Takamitsu Yoshino (to Ventforet Kofu)[35] — MF  JPN Taiga Maekawa (on loan to Tokushima Vortis) — MF  JPN Takeru Okada (released) — MF  JPN Hotaru Yamaguchi (to Hannover 96) — MF  BRA Pablo (loan return to Clube Atlético Paranaense) — FW  BRA Edmílson (released) — FW  JPN Ryo Nagai (to V-Varen Nagasaki) — FW  BRA Magno Cruz (released)

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 3 DF  JPN Yuki Fukaya (from FC Gifu) 5 MF  JPN Ibuki Fujita (from Shimizu S-Pulse, previously on loan) 9 MF  JPN Kodai Yasuda (from Tokyo Verdy, previously on loan) 27 DF  JPN Rikiya Motegi (loan from Urawa Red Diamonds) 37 MF  JPN Kosuke Shirai (from Shonan Bellmare, previously on loan) 39 MF  JPN Kenta Uchida (from Shimizu S-Pulse, previously on loan) 40 DF  JPN Ryuga Suzuki (from Kashima Antlers) — FW  JPN Toyofumi Sakano (loan from Urawa Red Diamonds)

Out: 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 Kenji Dai (loan return from Renofa Yamaguchi, then sold to Kataller Toyama) — DF  JPN Yusuke Murakami (to V-Varen Nagasaki) — MF  JPN Kenya Okazaki (loan return to Gamba Osaka) — MF  JPN Keiji Nishimura (retired) — MF  JPN Takumi Murakami (to Roasso Kumamoto) — MF  JPN Kanta Kondo (released) — FW  JPN Ryota Watanabe (on loan to Nagano Parceiro)

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 3 DF  KOR Cho Min-woo (from FC Seoul, previously on loan) 5 DF  JPN Daichi Tagami (from Ryutsu Keizai University) 9 FW  JPN Ryo Nagai (from Cerezo Osaka) 10 MF  JPN Yuji Yabu (from Roasso Kumamoto) 13 MF  KOR Park Hyung-jin (from Sanfrecce Hiroshima) 14 MF  JPN Teruki Tanaka (from Nagoya Grampus) 16 MF  JPN Hiroto Tanaka (on loan from Jubilo Iwata) 17 FW  BRA Rodrigo Paraná (from Bucheon FC 1995)[36] 21 GK  JPN Masaya Tomizawa (from Hosei University)[37] 22 MF  JPN Kota Miyamoto (on loan from Shimizu S-Pulse)[19] 23 MF  JPN Ryota Kajikawa (from Shonan Bellmare, previously on loan) 24 MF  JPN Tatsuya Onodera (from Tochigi SC) 27 DF  JPN Yusuke Murakami (from Ehime FC) 29 DF  JPN Taikai Uemoto (from Vegalta Sendai) 30 FW  JPN Daiki Matsumoto (on loan from Ventforet Kofu)

Out: 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 Kai Miki (loan return to Machida Zelvia) — DF  JPN Ryosuke Tone (to Giravanz Kitakyushu)[38] — DF  JPN Atsushi Shirota (released) — MF  JPN Kenta Furube (to Avispa Fukuoka)[39] — MF  JPN Naoki Maeda (loan return to Yokohama F. Marinos) — MF  JPN Masato Kurogi (to Ventforet Kofu) — MF  JPN Naoya Ishigami (to Giravanz Kitakyushu) — MF  JPN Yudai Inoue (to Machida Zelvia) — MF  JPN Sho Hanai (to Giravanz Kitakyushu) — MF  JPN Teppei Usui (to Nagano Parceiro)[40] — MF  JPN Hiroshi Azuma (to Nagano Parceiro) — FW  JPN Masaki Fukai (to SC Sagamihara) — FW  JPN Yutaro Takahashi (retired) — FW  JPN Yosuke Kamigata (on loan to Tochigi SC) — FW  JPN Atsushi Matsuo (released) — FW  KOR Lee Yong-jae (to Kyoto Sanga)[41]

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 2 MF  JPN Naoya Ishigami (from V-Varen Nagasaki) 14 FW  JPN Tomoki Ikemoto (from Matsumoto Yamaga)[11] 20 MF  JPN Sho Hanai (from V-Varen Nagasaki) 41 DF  JPN Ryosuke Tone (from V-Varen Nagasaki)[38] 43 MF  JPN Masashi Motoyama (from Kashima Antlers)

Out: 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 Toru Miyamoto (retired)[42] — MF  JPN Yuki Yamanouchi (to Oita Trinita) — FW  JPN Daiki Watari (to Tokushima Vortis) — FW  JPN Shohei Otsuka (to Kawasaki Frontale)[43]

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 5 DF  JPN Tomohiro Taira (from Machida Zelvia)[44] 9 FW  JPN Alan Pinheiro (from Vitória, previously on loan) 13 MF  JPN Yuji Funayama (from Air Force Central F.C.)[45] 17 FW  JPN Douglas Vieira (from Clube Náutico)[46] 20 MF  JPN Sion Inoue (promoted from youth ranks)[47] 26 GK  JPN Gakuji Ota (from FC Gifu) 27 FW  JPN Hiromu Kori (promoted from youth ranks)[47] 28 MF  JPN Keishi Kusumi (loan return from Verspah Oita)[48] 29 FW  JPN Kenzi Kitawaki (loan return from FC Suzuka Rampole) 31 GK  JPN Ryota Suzuki (on loan from Yokohama F. Marinos) 40 DF  JPN Jumpei Takaki (from Shimizu S-Pulse) — MF  JPN Shogo Hayashi (promoted from youth ranks)[47]

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  JPN Yuya Sato (to JEF United Chiba) — GK  JPN William Popp (on loan to FC Gifu) — DF  JPN Sinnosuke Hatanaka (on loan to Machida Zelvia)[49] — DF  KOR Ko Kyung-joon (released) — DF  JPN Ryoji Fukui (to Renofa Yamaguchi) — DF  JPN Colin Killoran (released) — MF  JPN Kodai Yasuda (to Ehime FC, previously on loan) — MF  JPN Kento Misao (to Kashima Antlers) — MF  JPN Ryo Shibuya (to FC Suzuka Rampole) — MF  BRA Bruno Coutinho (released) — FW  JPN Hiroki Sugazima (on loan to JEF United Chiba)

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 3 DF  JPN Naoya Kondo (from Kashiwa Reysol) 5 DF  JPN Atsuro Tatara (from Vegalta Sendai) 6 MF  JPN Masaki Yamamoto (from Kawasaki Frontale) 9 FW  BRA Élton (on loan from Vitória) 10 MF  JPN Kazuki Nagasawa (loan from Urawa Red Diamonds) 11 FW  JPN Takayuki Funayama (from Kawasaki Frontale)[50] 13 DF  JPN Yusuke Higa (from Yokohama F. Marinos) 16 MF  JPN Junki Koike (from Yokohama FC) 17 DF  JPN Yuki Okubo (from Matsumoto Yamaga)[6] 18 FW  JPN Makito Yoshida (from Mito Hollyhock) 20 DF  JPN Masashi Wakasa (from Oita Trinita)[51] 21 GK  JPN Eisuke Fujishima (on loan from Sagan Tosu)[52] 22 MF  PAR Eduardo Aranda (from Club Olimpia)[53] 23 GK  JPN Yuya Sato (from Tokyo Verdy) 24 DF  KOR Lee Joo-young (from Tochigi SC) 27 DF  JPN Shohei Abe (from Ventforet Kofu)[54] 30 DF  JPN Kyoga Nakamura (loan return from YSCC) 32 FW  JPN Hiroki Sugazima (on loan from Tokyo Verdy)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  JPN Hiroki Oka (loan return to Ventforet Kofu) — GK  JPN Syugo Tsuji (to Sagan Tosu)[55] — GK  JPN Shun Takagi (to Kawasaki Frontale)[56] — DF  JPN Masakazu Tashiro (to Montedio Yamagata) — DF  JPN Naoki Kuriyama (to Montedio Yamagata) — DF  JPN Ryoichi Kawazu (to Azul Claro Numazu) — DF  JPN Takashi Kanai (to Yokohama F. Marinos)[57] — DF  JPN Taisuke Nakamura (to Jubilo Iwata) — DF  JPN Makito Ito (to Mito Hollyhock) — DF  JPN Kazuki Oiwa (to Vegalta Sendai) — DF  JPN Itsuki Urata (to PSTC) — DF  KOR Kim Hyun-hun (to Avispa Fukuoka) — MF  BRA Paulinho (to Shonan Bellmare) — MF  JPN Koki Mizuno (to Vegalta Sendai) — MF  JPN Kentaro Sato (to Kyoto Sanga) — MF  JPN Tatsuya Yazawa (on loan to Machida Zelvia) — MF  JPN Sho Sato (to Mito Hollyhock) — MF  JPN Yusuke Tanaka (to Ventforet Kofu) — FW  JPN Masahiro Noto (released) — FW  JPN Akira Toshima (to Machida Zelvia, previously on loan) — FW  JPN Riki Matsuda (loan return to Nagoya Grampus) — FW  SVN Nejc Pečnik (to Omiya Ardija) — FW  JPN Takayuki Suzuki (retired) — FW  JPN Takayuki Morimoto (to Kawasaki Frontale)

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 7 MF  BRA Julinho (from Operário)[58] 11 FW  BRA Jonathan Reis (free agent)[59] 23 DF  BRA Diego Macedo (from Bahia)[59] 36 DF  JPN Takahiro Masukawa (from Vissel Kobe) — DF  JPN Tatsuki Nara (loan return from FC Tokyo)

Out: 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  BRA Paulão (loan return to Roma Esporte Apucarana)[60] — DF  JPN Tatsuki Nara (to Kawasaki Frontale) — DF  JPN Jun Sonoda (to Roasso Kumamoto) — DF  JPN Takaya Osanai (on loan to Fukushima United) — MF  JPN Takuro Kikuoka (to SC Sagamihara) — MF  BRA Nildo (released) — MF  JPN Makoto Sunakawa (loan return from FC Gifu, retired) — MF  JPN Hiroyuki Furuta (to Zweigen Kanazawa)[61] — FW  COL Cristian Nazarit (released) — FW  JPN Shunsuke Maeda (to Gainare Tottori)

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 9 FW  JPN Hideya Okamoto (from Oita Trinita, previously on loan) 18 MF  JPN Taisuke Akiyoshi (on loan from Ventforet Kofu) 20 FW  JPN Yoshiki Fujimoto (from Meiji University) 24 FW  JPN Shingo Akamine (on loan from Gamba Osaka) 30 FW  JPN Yuta Toyokawa (on loan from Kashima Antlers)

Out: 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 Ryujiro Ueda (to Roasso Kumamoto)[62] — DF  JPN Kazuya Okazaki (to Soccer Representative Club) — DF  JPN Ryo Tadokoro (to Yokohama FC)[63] — MF  JPN Ryo Iida (to SC Sagamihara, previously on loan) — MF  JPN Kazuki Someya (to Oita Trinita) — MF  JPN Ryusuke Senoo (retired)[64] — MF  JPN Ren Sengoku (to Nagano Parceiro, previously on loan) — MF  JPN Takanori Chiaki (to Oita Trinita)[65] — MF  KOR Hwang Jin-sung (to Seongnam FC)

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 4 DF  JPN Tatsushi Koyanagi (from Thespakusatsu Gunma) 6 MF  JPN Akira Ando (on loan from Shonan Bellmare)[66] 7 MF  JPN Masataka Kani (on loan from Kawasaki Frontale)[67] 9 FW  PRK An Byong-jun (on loan from Kawasaki Frontale) 10 MF  JPN Andrew Kumagai (on loan from Yokohama F. Marinos) 11 MF  JPN Hiroyuki Furuta (from Consadole Sapporo)[61] 17 FW  BRA Romarinho (from Vasco da Gama) 23 DF  JPN Kazuaki Mawatari (from Gainare Tottori)[68] 28 DF  KOR Kim Young-heon [ja] (from Byeollae United)[69] 29 MF  KOR Kim Tae-sung [ja] (from Sangju Sangmu FC U-18)[70] 30 FW  JPN Masato Yamazaki (from Montedio Yamagata)[24]

Out: 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 Haruki Yamauchi [ja] (to Japan Soccer College) — DF  JPN Masayuki Tokutake (to Azul Claro Numazu) — MF  JPN Shunsuke Motegi (to Vegalta Sendai, previously on loan) — MF  JPN Shohei Kiyohara (to Cerezo Osaka)[30] — MF  JPN Kazuhiro Sato (to Mito Hollyhock) — MF  KOR Cha Young-hwan (released) — MF  JPN Shogo Yoshikawa (on loan to Vanraure Hachinohe)[71] — MF  JPN Masaru Akiba (to FC Gifu) — MF  JPN Pauro Junichi Tanaka (to FC Gifu) — MF  JPN Kento Onodera (retired)[72] — FW  JPN Asuki Oishi (retired)[73] — FW  JPN Masao Tsuji (to YSCC) — FW  BRA Jean Moser (loan return to UVB) — FW  JPN Shogo Omachi (on loan to Honda FC)

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 5 DF  JPN Ryujiro Ueda (from Fagiano Okayama)[62] 6 MF  JPN Takumi Murakami (from Ehime FC) 19 DF  JPN Taishin Morikawa (loan return from Gainare Tottori)[74] 20 MF  JPN Hayate Hachikubo (from Hannan University)[75] 21 GK  JPN Daiki Kanei (loan return from Oita Trinita) 29 FW  JPN Keita Saito (from Fukushima United) 30 GK  JPN Akihiro Sato (from Kashima Antlers) 33 DF  JPN Jun Sonoda (from Consadole Sapporo)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  JPN Daniel Schmidt (loan return to Vegalta Sendai) — DF  JPN Naoki Otani (loan return to Sanfrecce Hiroshima) — DF  JPN Ryohei Okazaki (loan return to Shonan Bellmare) — DF  JPN Dai Fujimoto (released) — DF  KOR Kweon Han-jin (to Jeju United) — MF  JPN Yuji Yabu (to V-Varen Nagasaki) — MF  KOR Kim Byeong-yeon (released) — MF  JPN Hayato Nakama (to Kamatamare Sanuki, previously on loan) — FW  JPN Satoshi Tokiwa (to Thespakusatsu Gunma) — FW  BRA Pablo (to FC Suzuka Rampole) — FW  JPN Tatsuya Tanaka (on loan to FC Gifu) — FW  JPN Kazuki Saito (to Jubilo Iwata)[76]

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 6 MF  BRA Carlinhos (from Omiya Ardija) 8 MF  JPN Ken Iwao (from Shonan Bellmare) 15 DF  JPN Rikuya Izutsu (from Kwansei Gakuin University) 16 FW  JPN Daiki Watari (from Giravanz Kitakyushu) 17 FW  JPN Ryogo Yamasaki (on loan from Sagan Tosu) 19 DF  JPN Yuto Uchida (from Gamba Osaka) 23 MF  JPN Taiga Maekawa (on loan from Cerezo Osaka) 29 GK  JPN Daichi Sugimoto (on loan from Kyoto Sanga)

Out: 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 Yoshiaki Kinoshita (retired) — MF  JPN Ryo Kubota (on loan to Kataller Toyama) — MF  JPN Yu Eto (to Kataller Toyama) — MF  COL Julián Estiven Vélez (retired) — MF  JPN Daisuke Saito (to Tochigi SC)[77] — MF  JPN Tomoyasu Hirose (retired)[78] — FW  KOR Kim Jong-min (to Suwon Samsung Bluewings) — FW  JPN Tomohiro Tsuda (to Yokohama FC)

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 3 DF  JPN Ryo Tadokoro (from Fagiano Okayama)[63] 4 DF  SVN Denis Halihovic (from FC Koper) 5 DF  JPN Shogo Nishikawa (from Montedio Yamagata) 9 FW  JPN Tomohiro Tsuda (from Tokushima Vortis) 13 MF  JPN Yōsuke Nozaki (free agent, resigned) 24 MF  JPN Leo Osaki (from Carolina RailHawks)[79] 28 DF  JPN Yuta Fujii (from Omiya Ardija) 30 FW  JPN Kosuke Saito (promoted from youth ranks) 31 MF  JPN Yuta Maejima (promoted from youth ranks) 32 MF  VIE Nguyễn Tuấn Anh (on loan from Hoàng Anh Gia Lai F.C.)[80]

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  JPN Taiki Murai (retired)[81] — DF  JPN Tsukasa Morimoto (on loan to Nara Club) — DF