2007 Omiya Ardija season

During the 2007 season, Omiya Ardija competed in the J. League 1, where they finished 15th. The club also competed in the Emperor's Cup and the J. League Cup.

Omiya Ardija

2007 season
Manager	Robert Verbeek Satoru Sakuma
Stadium	NACK5 Stadium Omiya
J. League 1	15th
Emperor's Cup	Fourth Round
J. League Cup	GL-B 4th
Top goalscorer	Kota Yoshihara (5)

Competitions

Competitions	Position
J. League 1	15th / 18 clubs
Emperor's Cup	4th Round
J. League Cup	GL-B 4th / 4 clubs

J. League 1

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
13	JEF United Chiba	34	12	6	16	51	56	−5	42
14	Oita Trinita	34	12	5	17	42	60	−18	41
15	Omiya Ardija	34	8	11	15	24	40	−16	35
16	Sanfrecce Hiroshima (R)	34	8	8	18	44	71	−27	32	2007 promotion/relegation Series
17	Ventforet Kofu (R)	34	7	6	21	33	65	−32	27	Relegation to 2008 J.League Division 2

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.
(R) Relegated

Results

J.League Division 1 results

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result F–A
3 March 2007	Gamba Osaka	A	0–1
10 March 2007	FC Tokyo	H	0–2
17 March 2007	Oita Trinita	A	1–3
31 March 2007	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	1–2
7 April 2007	Kashima Antlers	A	0–0
14 April 2007	Nagoya Grampus Eight	H	1–0
21 April 2007	JEF United Chiba	A	0–1
28 April 2007	Ventforet Kofu	H	1–2
3 May 2007	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	1–2
6 May 2007	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	1–1
13 May 2007	Vissel Kobe	A	0–0
19 May 2007	Yokohama FC	H	1–0
27 May 2007	Kawasaki Frontale	A	1–1
9 June 2007	Kashiwa Reysol	A	0–0
16 June 2007	Albirex Niigata	H	2–1
20 June 2007	Júbilo Iwata	A	0–0
24 June 2007	Yokohama F. Marinos	H	0–0
30 June 2007	Gamba Osaka	H	0–3
11 August 2007	Shimizu S-Pulse	A	2–2
15 August 2007	Vissel Kobe	H	1–3
19 August 2007	Kashima Antlers	H	1–2
25 August 2007	Nagoya Grampus Eight	A	0–5
29 August 2007	Kashiwa Reysol	H	1–1
1 September 2007	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	1–0
15 September 2007	Júbilo Iwata	H	0–2
22 September 2007	JEF United Chiba	H	0–1
29 September 2007	Yokohama F. Marinos	A	2–0
6 October 2007	Albirex Niigata	A	0–1
20 October 2007	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	1–0
27 October 2007	Yokohama FC	A	1–0
11 November 2007	Oita Trinita	H	1–2
18 November 2007	Ventforet Kofu	A	0–0
24 November 2007	FC Tokyo	A	2–1
1 December 2007	Kawasaki Frontale	H	1–1

Player statistics

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	Hiroki Aratani	(1975-08-06)6 August 1975 (aged 31)	cm / kg	17	0
2	DF	Seiichiro Okuno	(1974-07-26)26 July 1974 (aged 32)	cm / kg	6	0
3	DF	Leandro	(1981-08-18)18 August 1981 (aged 25)	cm / kg	28	1
4	DF	Yasuhiro Hato	(1976-05-04)4 May 1976 (aged 30)	cm / kg	31	0
5	DF	Daisuke Tomita	(1977-04-24)24 April 1977 (aged 29)	cm / kg	31	1
6	MF	Yosuke Kataoka	(1982-05-26)26 May 1982 (aged 24)	cm / kg	32	0
7	MF	Naoya Saeki	(1977-12-18)18 December 1977 (aged 29)	cm / kg	17	0
8	MF	Daigo Kobayashi	(1983-02-19)19 February 1983 (aged 24)	cm / kg	24	2
9	FW	Kota Yoshihara	(1978-02-02)2 February 1978 (aged 29)	cm / kg	26	5
10	FW	Enílton	(1977-10-11)11 October 1977 (aged 29)	cm / kg	11	0
11	MF	Chikara Fujimoto	(1977-10-31)31 October 1977 (aged 29)	cm / kg	31	2
13	FW	Manabu Wakabayashi	(1979-06-03)3 June 1979 (aged 27)	cm / kg	13	3
14	FW	Hiroshi Morita	(1978-05-18)18 May 1978 (aged 28)	cm / kg	21	2
15	MF	Masato Saito	(1975-12-01)1 December 1975 (aged 31)	cm / kg	26	1
16	FW	Alison	(1982-06-30)30 June 1982 (aged 24)	cm / kg	2	0
17	MF	Hayato Hashimoto	(1981-09-15)15 September 1981 (aged 25)	cm / kg	22	0
18	DF	Takuro Nishimura	(1977-08-15)15 August 1977 (aged 29)	cm / kg	24	0
19	DF	Akira Ishigame	(1985-05-20)20 May 1985 (aged 21)	cm / kg	0	0
20	GK	Nobuhisa Kobayashi	(1983-04-11)11 April 1983 (aged 23)	cm / kg	0	0
21	GK	Koji Ezumi	(1978-12-18)18 December 1978 (aged 28)	cm / kg	18	0
22	DF	Terukazu Tanaka	(1985-07-14)14 July 1985 (aged 21)	cm / kg	10	0
23	DF	Haruki Nishimura	(1987-05-31)31 May 1987 (aged 19)	cm / kg	0	0
24	MF	Takaya Kawanabe	(1988-12-22)22 December 1988 (aged 18)	cm / kg	0	0
25	DF	Yasunari Hiraoka	(1972-03-13)13 March 1972 (aged 34)	cm / kg	0	0
26	MF	Yusuke Shimada	(1982-01-19)19 January 1982 (aged 25)	cm / kg	1	0
27	FW	Mauricio Salles	(1978-03-01)1 March 1978 (aged 29)	cm / kg	8	1
28	MF	Takashi Hirano	(1974-07-15)15 July 1974 (aged 32)	cm / kg	3	1
29	FW	Denis Marques	(1981-02-22)22 February 1981 (aged 26)	cm / kg	13	2
30	FW	Naoto Sakurai	(1975-09-02)2 September 1975 (aged 31)	cm / kg	7	0
31	GK	Kunihiro Shibazaki	(1985-04-01)1 April 1985 (aged 21)	cm / kg	0	0
32	MF	Yoshiyuki Kobayashi	(1978-01-27)27 January 1978 (aged 29)	cm / kg	33	3
33	FW	Pedro Júnior	(1987-01-29)29 January 1987 (aged 20)	cm / kg	6	0
34	DF	Yusuke Murayama	(1981-06-10)10 June 1981 (aged 25)	cm / kg	7	0
35	GK	Kota Ogi	(1983-05-05)5 May 1983 (aged 23)	cm / kg	0	0

Other pages

• (in Japanese) J. League official site