2014 Vegalta Sendai season
# 2014 Vegalta Sendai season

The 2014 Vegalta Sendai season is Vegalta Sendai's fifth consecutive season and seventh season overall in J.League Division 1. Graham Arnold managed the team to start the season, but he parted ways with the club after taking just two points from the first six games. Arnold identified the advanced age of the Vegalta roster, with 17 players over the age of 30, as a factor in the team's poor performance and his split with management. Susumu Watanabe, a former assistant coach, succeeded Arnold as manager.

## Current players

    As of 15 March 2014.

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 | Shigeru Sakurai |
| 2 | DF | JPN | Jiro Kamata |
| 3 | DF | JPN | Kodai Watanabe |
| 4 | DF | JPN | Koji Hachisuka |
| 5 | DF | JPN | Naoki Ishikawa |
| 6 | DF | JPN | Makoto Kakuda |
| 8 | MF | NZL | Michael McGlinchey (on loan from Central Coast Mariners) |
| 9 | FW | JPN | Takayuki Nakahara |
| 10 | MF | PRK | Ryang Yong-Gi |
| 11 | MF | JPN | Yoshiaki Ota |
| 13 | FW | JPN | Atsushi Yanagisawa (captain) |
| 14 | MF | JPN | Hayato Sasaki |
| 15 | MF | JPN | Norio Suzuki |
| 16 | GK | USA | Daniel Schmidt |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | MF | JPN | Shingo Tomita |
| 18 | FW | BRA | Wilson |
| 19 | FW | JPN | Yuki Muto |
| 20 | MF | JPN | Kohei Hattanda |
| 21 | GK | JPN | Kentaro Seki |
| 22 | GK | AUS | Danny Vukovic (on loan from Perth Glory) |
| 23 | DF | JPN | Hiroshi Futami |
| 24 | FW | JPN | Shingo Akamine |
| 25 | MF | JPN | Naoki Sugai |
| 26 | MF | JPN | Keita Fujimura |
| 27 | MF | JPN | Takuya Takei |
| 28 | FW | JPN | Hiroki Yamamoto |
| 29 | DF | JPN | Taikai Uemoto |
| 33 | DF | JPN | Hironori Ishikawa |

### Out on loan

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| — | MF | JPN | Hiroaki Okuno (at V-Varen Nagasaki) |

## Competitions

### J.League

**League table**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 12 | Albirex Niigata | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 44 | |
| 13 | Ventforet Kofu | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 27 | 31 | −4 | 41 | |
| 14 | Vegalta Sendai | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 35 | 50 | −15 | 38 | |
| 15 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 42 | 60 | −18 | 36 | |
| 16 | Omiya Ardija (R) | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 44 | 60 | −16 | 35 | Relegation to 2015 J2 League |

## Statistics

### Appearances and goals

    As of match played 29 April 2014.

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | J-League | J-League | J-League Cup | J-League Cup | Emperor's Cup | Emperor's Cup |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | JPN | Shigeru Sakurai | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | JPN | Jiro Kamata | 11 | 1 | 8+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | JPN | Kodai Watanabe | 12 | 0 | 9+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | JPN | Koji Hachisuka | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | JPN | Naoki Ishikawa | 12 | 0 | 10+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | JPN | Makoto Kakuda | 7 | 1 | 6+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | NZL | Michael McGlinchey | 9 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | JPN | Takayuki Nakahara | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | PRK | Ryang Yong-Gi | 12 | 0 | 10+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | JPN | Yoshiaki Ota | 12 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | JPN | Atsushi Yanagisawa | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | JPN | Hayato Sasaki | 5 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | JPN | Norio Suzuki | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | USA | Daniel Schmidt | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | JPN | Shingo Tomita | 13 | 1 | 10+0 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | BRA | Wilson | 9 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | JPN | Yuki Muto | 12 | 1 | 4+5 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | JPN | Kohei Hattanda | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | JPN | Kentaro Seki | 10 | 0 | 10+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | AUS | Danny Vukovic | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | JPN | Hiroshi Futami | 7 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | JPN | Shingo Akamine | 11 | 2 | 5+4 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | JPN | Naoki Sugai | 8 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | JPN | Keita Fujimura | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | JPN | Takuya Takei | 8 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | JPN | Hiroki Yamamoto | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | JPN | Taikai Uemoto | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | JPN | Hironori Ishikawa | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |

## Honours

### J.League Monthly MVP

| Month | J1 | |
| - | - | - |
| Month | Player | Source |
| May | Shingo Akamine | |
