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SANFRECCE HIROSHIMA

Sanfrecce Hiroshima opened the J. League's top-flight season with a win over Urawa Reds in Hiroshima on Friday.
SOCCER
Feb 23, 2024
New arrival Yuki Ohashi helps Hiroshima top Urawa in J1 opener
Last season's third-place team made a winning start at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima.
Sanfrecce will play its first regular-season match against Urawa on Friday at the brand-new Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima.
SOCCER / J. League
Feb 22, 2024
The J. League is back with a top flight that's bigger than ever
Hiroshima has eyes on the title as the club raises the curtain at a new stadium, but Urawa will be looking to spoil the party starting Friday.
A preseason J. League soccer match is played at Sanfrecce Hiroshima's new stadium, Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima, on Feb. 10.
SOCCER / J. League
Feb 20, 2024
Sanfrecce hope new stadium can draw visitors all year round
Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima is located within walking distance from the world-famous Atomic Bomb Dome.
Albirex's Moemi Nishibuchi (left) and Sanfrecce's Manaka Matsumoto contest for a header during the final of the 2023 WE League Cup in Kawasaki on Saturday.
SOCCER
Oct 14, 2023
Sanfrecce outlasts Albirex for WE League Cup title
The sister team of three-time J. League champions Sanfrecce Hiroshima earned its first major trophy since its 2020 inception.
Sanfrecce players celebrate Takaaki Shichi's (third from right) first-half opener against Vissel in Hiroshima on Saturday.
SOCCER / J. League
Sep 17, 2023
Hiroshima beats visiting J1 leader Kobe
The result at Edion Stadium Hiroshima leaves Kobe with just a one-point buffer over second-place Yokohama F. Marinos.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
May 21, 2023
Kasper Junker double hands Grampus comeback win over Sanfrecce
Grampus is four points behind leader Vissel Kobe after it was held 1-1 away to struggling Kashiwa Reysol.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
May 14, 2023
Yoshinori Muto goal ensures Kobe win over tricky Sanfrecce
Elsewhere, Yokohama FC climbed off the bottom of the table by beating Kashiwa Reysol away for their second win of the season.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Apr 23, 2023
FC Tokyo ends Hiroshima's winning run; Vissel loses to F. Marinos
Tokyo came into the match without a league win in four games but held on for all three points at Edion Stadium.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Mar 19, 2023
Tsukasa Shiotani strike sends Sanfrecce past winless Reysol
In the day"s other game, Yuya Yamagishi scored two fine goals deep into the nine minutes of stoppage time as Avispa Fukuoka grabbed a dramatic home win over Shonan Bellmare.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Feb 15, 2023
J. League's 30th season brings legacy and future into focus
The 2023 campaign will be a chance for Japanese soccer officials to celebrate three decades of growth as they chart a course for the league going forward.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Oct 22, 2022
Sanfrecce stuns Cerezo with Pieros Sotiriou double to win Levain Cup
A pair of late second-half goals by the Cypriot striker gave Sanfrecce its first-ever cup title after a total of eight runner-up finishes in Japan's two marquee club tournaments.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Oct 16, 2022
Kofu outlasts Hiroshima to claim maiden Emperor's Cup title
The J. League second-division team held the fort against its J1 opponent, earning its first major trophy after a dramatic penalty shootout at Nissan Stadium.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Aug 7, 2022
Takumu Kawamura goal sparks Sanfrecce win over Antlers
The victory, Hiroshima's first in five games, dropped Antlers to fourth place with 40 points, opening a potential gulf in the J1 League title race.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
May 29, 2022
Gakuto Notsuda stunner earns Sanfrecce narrow win over Grampus
The 27-year-old midfielder hit the target in the 58th minute at Edion Stadium Hiroshima, where Sanfrecce held a celebration to honor retired club great Hisato Sato.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Nov 25, 2021
Former Greece manager Michael Skibbe to lead Sanfrecce Hiroshima next season
Skibbe, who most recently had a short-lived spell with Saudi Arabian club Al-Ain, has also managed Bayer Leverkusen, Eintracht Frankfurt, Borussia Dortmund and Galatasaray.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Oct 26, 2021
Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager Hiroshi Jofuku steps down
The 51-year-old will not finish his fourth campaign with the three-time J1 champion, which currently sits 10th in the standings.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Oct 24, 2021
Relegation-threatened Sendai earns crucial win over Hiroshima
The three points lifted Makoto Teguramori's men off the bottom of the table to second-last, where they remain in grave danger of the drop with five rounds left.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Sep 12, 2021
F. Marinos bounce back with win at Sanfrecce
Kevin Muscat's squad recovered from having its 13-game unbeaten streak snapped on Aug. 28 with a comeback victory at Edion Stadium to stay within one point of league leader Kawasaki.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Apr 18, 2021
Sanfrecce battles for draw against league-leading Frontale
Sanfrecce Hiroshima clawed their way to a 1-1 draw against J. League first-division leader Kawasaki Frontale on Sunday, with Tsukasa Morishima equalizing midway through the second half to cancel out Akihiro Ienaga's opener.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Mar 7, 2021
Olympic hopeful Daizen Maeda scores twice to secure draw for Marinos
Tokyo Olympic hopeful Daizen Maeda netted twice as Yokohama F. Marinos salvaged a 3-3 draw against Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the J. League first-division on Sunday, leaving both teams winless after two games.

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