2012 Vegalta Sendai season

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Vegalta Sendai
2012 season
ChairmanShirahata Yoichi
ManagerMakoto Teguramori
StadiumYurtec Stadium Sendai
J1 LeagueRunners-up
J.League CupQuarterfinals
Emperor's CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Shingo Akamine
All: Shingo Akamine
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The 2012 Vegalta Sendai season was Vegalta Sendai's third consecutive season, and fifth overall, in J.League Division 1. They ended the season in second place, an all-time best finish for Sendai. Vegalta Sendai also competed in the 2012 Emperor's Cup and 2012 J.League Cup, finishing in the Third Round and the Quarterfinals respectively.

Competitions[edit]

J.League[edit]

Main article: 2012 J.League Division 1

League table[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima (C) 34 19 7 8 63 34 +29 64 Qualification to 2012 Club World Cup and 2013 Champions League
2 Vegalta Sendai 34 15 12 7 59 43 +16 57 Qualification to 2013 Champions League[a]
3 Urawa Red Diamonds 34 15 10 9 47 42 +5 55
4 Yokohama F. Marinos 34 13 14 7 44 33 +11 53
5 Sagan Tosu 34 15 8 11 48 39 +9 53
Updated to match(es) played on 1 December 2012. Source: J.League Division 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ The winners of the 2012 Emperor's Cup qualified for the group stage of the 2013 AFC Champions League.

Matches[edit]

10 March 2012 1 Vegalta Sendai 1–0 Kashima Antlers Sendai
14:04 JST Kamata Yellow card 12'
Kakuda Yellow card 33'
Uemoto 62'		 (Report) Yellow card 33' Alex
Yellow card 49' Araiba
Yellow card 58' Masuda		 Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
Attendance: 18,250
Referee: Japan Hiroyuki Kimura
17 March 2012 2 Yokohama F. Marinos 0–2 Vegalta Sendai Yokohama
14:03 JST Ogura Yellow card 64'
Iikura Yellow card 90+7'		 (Report) Yellow card 18' Kakuda
43' Akamine
Yellow card 44' Sugai
90+8' Ota		 Stadium: Nissan Stadium
Attendance: 19,488
Referee: Japan Yoshiro Imamura
24 March 2012 3 Vegalta Sendai 4–1 Omiya Ardija Sendai
13:03 JST Sekiguchi Yellow card 53'
Ota 54', 82'
Own-Goal 60'
Sugai 73'
Watanabe Yellow card 84'		 (Report) 8' Cho
Yellow card 50' Ueda		 Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
Attendance: 11,831
Referee: Japan Minoru Tojo
31 March 2012 4 Cerezo Osaka 1–2 Vegalta Sendai Osaka
15:04 JST Kempes Yellow card 12'
Bando 85'		 (Report) Yellow card 15' Kakuda
34' Wilson
51' Akamine
Yellow card 57' Tomita		 Stadium: KINCHO Stadium
Attendance: 9,598
Referee: Japan Nobutsugu Murakami
7 April 2012 5 Vegalta Sendai 2–2 Júbilo Iwata Sendai
14:03 JST Kakuda Yellow card 43'
Wilson Yellow card 62', 90+5'
Sekiguchi 75', Yellow card 90+1'		 (Report) Yellow card 1' Maeda
58' Suganuma
Yellow card 61', 79' Yamamoto
Yellow card 86' Cho		 Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
Attendance: 13,147
Referee: Japan Toshimitsu Yoshida
14 April 2012 6 Kashiwa Reysol 2–3 Vegalta Sendai Kashiwa
13:03 JST Fujita Yellow card 36'
Leandro 55', 66', Yellow card 85' Yellow-red card 88'
Sakai Yellow card 80'		 (Report) 2' Sugai
Yellow card 15' Wilson
Yellow card 34' Uemoto
Yellow card 37' Ota
56' Sekiguchi
78' Akamine
Yellow card 90+3' Uchiyama		 Stadium: Kashiwa Hitachi Stadium
Attendance: 12,318
Referee: Japan Kenji Ogiya
21 April 2012 7 Vegalta Sendai 4–0 FC Tokyo Sendai
19:04 JST Kakuda Yellow card 20'
Kamata Yellow card 37'
Akamine 45+3'
Uemoto Yellow card 53'
Sekiguchi 58'
Wilson Yellow card 75'
Ota 76'
Kamata 87'		 (Report) Yellow card 45+2' Otake
Yellow card 50' Ota
Yellow card 72' Lucas
Red card 75' Ranko Popović (Manager)		 Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
Attendance: 17,192
Referee: Japan Minoru Tojo
28 April 2012 8 Albirex Niigata 0–1 Vegalta Sendai Niigata
16:03 JST Yano Yellow card 45+1'
Bruno Lopes Yellow card 63' Yellow-red card 90'
Kikuchi Yellow card 67'
Suzuki Yellow card 88'
Homma Yellow card 88'
Higashiguchi Yellow card 88'		 (Report) Yellow card 44' Park
89' Wilson		 Stadium: Tohoku Denryoku Big Swan Stadium
Attendance: 24,637
Referee: Japan Futoshi Nakamura
3 May 2012 9 Sagan Tosu 1–1 Vegalta Sendai Tosu
16:04 JST Tozin Yellow card 27'
Toyoda 57'
Kiyotake Yellow card 70'		 (Report) 19' Tomita Stadium: Best Amenity Stadium
Attendance: 18,113
Referee: Japan Koichiro Fukushima
6 May 2012 10 Vegalta Sendai 0–1 Shimizu S-Pulse Sendai
13:04 JST (Report) 40', Yellow card 53' Omae
Yellow card 57' Yellow-red card 68' Calvin Jong-a-Pin
Yellow card 62' Takagi
Yellow card 62' Kobayashi		 Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
Attendance: 18,525
Referee: Japan Ryuji Sato
12 May 2012 11 Gamba Osaka 1–1 Vegalta Sendai Osaka
19:04 JST Paulinho Yellow card 18'
Kurata 62'		 (Report) Yellow card 16' Kamata
Yellow card 64' Uemoto
Yellow card 65' Tamura
78' Akamine		 Stadium: Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
Attendance: 15,253
Referee: Japan Yudai Yamamoto
19 May 2012 12 Vegalta Sendai 4–0 Nagoya Grampus Yurtec Stadium Sendai
18:33 JST Ryang 38'
Own Goal 45+4'
Kakuda Yellow card 58'
Wilson 87'
Sugai 90'		 (Report) Yellow card 37' Tanaka
Yellow card 90+5' Masukawa		 Attendance: 16,317
Referee: Japan Masaaki Iemoto
26 May 2012 13 Kawasaki Frontale 3–2 Vegalta Sendai Todoroki Athletics Stadium
14:04 JST Kobayashi 20'
Noborizato 61'
Yajima 90+2'		 (Report) 24' Tomita
54' Wilson
Yellow card 85' Akamine		 Attendance: 16,058
Referee: Japan Takuya Maeda
16 June 2012 14 Vegalta Sendai 4–1 Consadole Sapporo Yurtec Stadium Sendai
13:30 JST Yangisawa 45+1', 47'
Wilson 56' Yellow card 75'
Nakahara 72'
Sugai Yellow card 81'		 Report Kamata 49' (o.g.)
Okayama Yellow card 51'		 Attendance: 13,554
Referee: Japan Koichiro Fukushima
23 June 2012 15 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Vegalta Sendai Saitama Stadium 2002
19:00 JST Ugajin Yellow card 39' Report Attendance: 39,545
Referee: Japan Yuichi Nishimura
30 June 2012 16 Vegalta Sendai 2–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Yurtec Stadium Sendai
18:30 JST Wilson 11', 79'
Kakuda Yellow card 69'		 Report Satō 45+3'
Chiba Yellow card 55'
Morisaki 65'		 Attendance: 18,722
Referee: Japan Toshimitsu Yoshida
7 July 2012 17 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Vegalta Sendai Home's Stadium Kobe
19:00 JST Ogawa Yellow card 48' Report Akamine 19'
Kamata Yellow card 51'
Tomita Yellow card 63'		 Attendance: 15,062
Referee: Japan Minoru Tojo
14 July 2012 18 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 Vegalta Sendai Mizuho Athletic Stadium
20:00 JST Fujimoto Yellow card 32' Report Tamura Yellow card 65' Attendance: 24,397
Referee: Japan Jumpei IIda
28 July 2012 19 Vegalta Sendai 1–1 Sagan Tosu Yurtec Stadium Sendai
19:30 JST Akamine 29'
Wilson Yellow card 67'
Yanagisawa Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Toyoda 14'
Isozaki Yellow card 62'
Okamoto Yellow card 81'
Yeo Sung-Hye Yellow card 90+8'		 Attendance: 14,611
Referee: Japan Masaaki Iemoto
4 August 2012 20 Vegalta Sendai 2–2 Yokohama F. Marinos Yurtec Stadium Sendai
19:30 JST Uchiyama Yellow card 7' 60'
Kamata Yellow card 30'
Wilson 87' (pen.)		 Report Nakamura 66'
Kanai 71'
Ono Yellow card 74'
Tomisawa Yellow card 82'
Kurihara Yellow card 86'		 Attendance: 17,935
Referee: Japan Hajime Matsuo
11 August 2012 21 Consadole Sapporo 2–1 Vegalta Sendai Sapporo Dome
15:00 JST Hidaka 79'
Watanabe 90+4' (o.g.)		 Report Watanabe 12' Attendance: 945
Referee: Japan Nobutsugu Murakami
18 August 2012 22 Vegalta Sendai 0–0 Kashiwa Reysol Yurtec Stadium Sendai
20:00 JST Matsushita Yellow card 37' Summary Kudo Yellow card 12' Attendance: 17,715
Referee: Japan Hiroyoshi Takayama
25 August 2012 23 Omiya Ardija 1–3 Vegalta Sendai NACK5 Stadium Omiya
20:00 JST Kataoka Yellow card
Hasegawa 25' Yellow card		 Summary Wilson 45'
Kamata 57'
Matsushita 90+3'		 Attendance: 11,993
Referee: Japan Masaaki Iemoto
1 September 2012 24 Vegalta Sendai 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale Yurtec Stadium Sendai
20:00 JST Akamine Yellow card 45+1'
Tomita Yellow card 50'
Tamura 56'
Ryang Yong-Gi 63'		 Summary Igawa Yellow card 30'
Noborizato 32'
Renê Ferreira dos Santos Yellow card 45'
Koya Kazama Yellow card 52'
Tanaka Yellow card 54'
Jeci Yellow card 89'		 Attendance: 17,159
Referee: Japan Yoshiro Imamura
15 September 2012 25 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Vegalta Sendai Hiroshima Big Arch
19:00 Morisaki 48'
Chiba Yellow card 65'
Takahagi 78'		 Kamata Yellow card 27'
Tomita Yellow card 45+3'
Sakurai Yellow card 46'
Akamine 70'
Sugai Yellow card 81'		 Attendance: 25,352
Referee: Japan Kenji Ogiya
22 September 2012 26 Vegalta Sendai 2–1 Vissel Kobe Yurtec Stadium Sendai
15:30 Akamine 42'
Kamata 90'		 Tashiro 19' Attendance: 15,509
Referee: Japan Nobutsugu Murakami
29 September 2012 27 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–1 Vegalta Sendai Outsourcing Stadium Nihondaira
14:00 Kim Hyun-Sung Yellow card 56' 70', 90+2'
Lee Ki-Je Yellow card 75'
Senuma 84'		 Summary Sugai 14'
Kamata Yellow card 56' Yellow-red card 60'
Akamine Yellow card 63'
Matsushita Yellow card 87'		 Attendance: 12,131
Referee: Japan Minoru Tojo
6 October 2012 28 Vegalta Sendai 2–1 Gamba Osaka Yurtec Stadium Sendai
20:00 Wilson Yellow card 18'
Sugai Yellow card 51'
Ryang Yong-Gi 76'
Nakahara 82'		 Summary Sato Yellow card 62'
Paulinho 90'		 Attendance: 18,003
Referee: Japan Hiroyuki Kimura
20 October 2012 29 Vegalta Sendai 3–2 Urawa Red Diamonds Yurtec Stadium Sendai
14:00 Akamine 2'
Kakuda Yellow card 35'
Tamura Yellow card 47'
Wilson 62', 79' Yellow card 88'		 Summary Marcio Richardes Yellow card 33' 82'
Popó Yellow card 39'
Makino 64'		 Attendance: 17,711
Referee: Japan Yudai Yamamoto
27 October 2012 30 Júbilo Iwata 1–1 Vegalta Sendai Yamaha Stadium
15:00 Fujita
Yamamoto 84'		 Summary Sugai Yellow card 75'
Akamine 77'		 Attendance: 10,753
Referee: Japan Maasaki Toma
7 November 2012 31 Vegalta Sendai 1–1 Cerezo Osaka Yurtec Stadium Sendai
19:00 Sugai 90'
Watanabe Yellow card 72'
Park Yellow card 90+4'		 Summary Kakitani 55'
Kim Yellow card 61'
Bando 		Attendance: 17,493
Referee: Japan Kenji Ogiya
17 November 2012 32 Kashima Antlers 3–3 Vegalta Sendai Kashima Soccer Stadium
14:00 Koroki 30' (76)
Osako 47'
Nishi Yellow card 21'
Ogasawara Yellow card 39'		 Summary Akamine 12' (39)
Wilson 22'
Tamura Yellow card 61'
Sugai Yellow card 90+3'		 Attendance: 15,035
Referee: Japan Toshimitsu Yoshida
24 November 2012 33 Vegalta Sendai 0–1 Albirex Niigata Yurtec Stadium Sendai
14:30 Summary Kim 17'
Shubouchi Yellow card 30'
Fitzgerald Yellow card 66'
Homma Yellow card 66'		 Attendance: 18,526
Referee: Japan Nobutsugu Murakami
1 December 2012 34 F.C. Tokyo 6–2 Vegalta Sendai Ajinomoto Stadium
15:30 Lucas Severino 8' (17)
Jang 49'
Watanabe 56'
Vucicevic 82' (90+2)		 Summary Akamine 35'
Muto 90+5'		 Attendance: 30,944
Referee: JapanHajime Matsuo

J.League Cup[edit]

Main article: 2012 J.League Cup
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Cerezo Osaka 6 4 0 2 15 7 +8 12
Vegalta Sendai 6 4 0 2 11 5 +6 12
Júbilo Iwata 6 4 0 2 10 11 −1 12
Urawa Red Diamonds 6 3 0 3 12 10 +2 9
Sagan Tosu 6 3 0 3 8 16 −8 9
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6 1 1 4 8 11 −3 4
Kawasaki Frontale 6 1 1 4 7 11 −4 4
20 March 2012 Group A Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Vegalta Sendai Saitama
15:01 JST Nagata 49'
Špiranović Yellow card 45+2' Yellow-red card 81'
Takahashi Yellow card 56'		 (Report) Yellow card 42' Tamura
Yellow card 65' Nakahara		 Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 23,076
Referee: Japan Takuto Okabe
4 April 2012 Group A Vegalta Sendai 2–0 Sagan Tosu Sendai
19:03 JST Matsushita 51'
Kakuda 62'
Akamine Yellow card 90+1'		 (Report) Yellow card 35' Tozin
Red card 65' Yoon (Manager)		 Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
Attendance: 7,236
Referee: Japan Tetsuro Yoshida
18 April 2012 Group A Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Vegalta Sendai Kawasaki
19:00 JST Saneto Yellow card 27' Yellow-red card 54'
Tasaka 45+1'
Kobayashi 45+3', 57'		 (Report) Yellow card 48' Tamura
Yellow card 72' Muto
90' Muto		 Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
Attendance: 8,186
Referee: Japan Hajime Matsuo
6 June 2012 Group A Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–3 Vegalta Sendai Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima
19:00 JST Shimizu 24' Report Nakahara 56', 76'
Wilson 65'		 Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch
Attendance: 7,234
Referee: Japan Minoru Tojo
9 June 2012 Group A Vegalta Sendai 1–0 Cerezo Osaka Sendai
17:00 JST Tamura Yellow card 53'
Ryang Yong-Gi 63'		 Report Kempes Yellow card 10' Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
Attendance: 8,638
Referee: Japan Yoshiro Imamura
27 June 2012 Group A Vegalta Sendai 4–0 Júbilo Iwata Sendai
20:00 JST Ota 23'
Kakuda Yellow card 40'
Wilson 56'
Akamine 69'
Watanabe 78'		 Report Yamamoto Yellow card 53'
Fujita Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
Attendance: 9,865
Referee: Japan Hiroyuki Kimura

Quarter-finals[edit]

25 July 2012 First leg Vegalta Sendai 2–2 F.C. Tokyo Sendai
19:04 JST Tamura 32', Yellow card 42'
Kamata Yellow card 44'
Wilson 50'
Watanabe Yellow card 59'		 (Report) 16' Watanabe
30' Ishikawa
Yellow card 90+1' Kaga		 Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
Attendance: 8,873
Referee: England Darren Deadman
8 August 2012 Second leg F.C. Tokyo 2–0
(4–2 agg.)		 Vegalta Sendai Tokyo
20:00 JST Tanabe Yellow card 30'
Yazawa Yellow card 42'
Ishikawa 81'
Watanabe 90+3'		 Report Wilson Yellow card 37'
Uchiyama Yellow card 51'
Kamata Yellow card 62'
Park Ju-Sung Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium
Attendance: 10,573
Referee: Japan Kenji Ogiya

Emperor's Cup[edit]

8 September 2012 Round 2 Vegalta Sendai 1–0 Sony Sendai F.C. Sendai
13:00 Okuno 39' Summary Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
10 October 2012 Round 3 Vegalta Sendai 1–2 (a.e.t.) Roasso Kumamoto Sendai
19:00 Watanabe 64' Report Saito 48'
Yabu 119'		 Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
Attendance: 4,269
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura

References[edit]

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