2025 J.LEAGUE YBC LEVAIN CUP

🏆 WINNERS: #Sanfrecce Hiroshima
👑 MVP: Hayato Araki ⚽️🛡️💪
💫 New Hero Award: Yotaro Nakajima

Congratulations!!! 🙌 🥳

🏆🏆 J.League Levain Cup FINAL 🏆🏆

Kashiwa Reysol vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima

📆 Sat. 1st November
⌚️ 13:05 (+9)
🏟️ National Stadium, Tokyo

Just under three years after the sudden death of former Japan international Masato Kudo, two of his clubs - Kashiwa Reysol and Sanfrecce Hiroshima - have reached the Levain Cup final, to be played November 1 at the National Stadium. #jleague

🎂 Happy 4th anniversary of WE League! 🇯🇵⚽️🥳

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina has;

🏆 WE League Cup (23/24, 24/25)🥇🥇
🏟️ Record broken with 20,156 attendances (8 Mar 2025)
📊 Total season attendance of 60,307 set a league record! (24/25)

Enjoy exciting match days in the future! 🏹💜🐻

🎯 Sanfrecce Hiroshima have reached the semi-finals of the J.League Levain Cup! 🏹🏹🏹😆

Kim Jusung, who made his emergency debut in the previous match.

─ What will be the key point against Verdy?
🎙️Skibbe:
"To score goals."

"Verdy have a stable central defence, a good goalkeeper and they defend as one. They also have the momentum to counter and push forward, so we have to be very careful." #sanfrecce 3/3

Youth player Shimon Kobayashi, who made his debut the previous game

🎙️Skibbe: "Against Kobe, we played really good football in the second half and conceded a goal at the end (through an own goal). The next game will also start 0-0, so I told the players: 'We are creating chances, so let's make sure we capitalize on them." #sanfrecce 2/3

🎙️Skibbe: "I think the players are tired, so we have to make changes." #sanfrecce 1/3 www.sanfrecce.co.jp/matches/2025...

Sota Nakamura has scored four J1 league goals, actually all winners. Amazing!!! #sanfrecce

Sanfrecce Hiroshima's opponents,
🏟️Home or ✈️ Away games #ACLElite 25/26

✈️ Ulsan HD FC
🏟️ Gangwon FC
✈️ FC Seoul
🏟️ Shanghai Port FC
🏟️ Shanghai Shenhua FC
✈️ Chengdu Rongcheng FC
✈️ Melbourne City FC
🏟️ Johor Darul Ta’zim FC

Germain Ryo (front) and former Sanfrecce player Sumiyoshi in their last match in J1.

🎙️Skibbe: "The J.League is still difficult every match. We have to acknowledge Shimizu have their own qualities. We want to make sure we don't let them perform the good ones, but on the contrary, show those good qualities ourselves." #sanfrecce 3/3

Naoki Maeda scored the first goal against Shimizu in the Emperor's Cup four days ago.

🎙️Skibbe: "What is important is what kind of football we want to play and how we play it. We need to play to our strengths and not let our opponents play to theirs. When we can do that, I think three points will follow." #sanfrecce 2/3

─ Three days in between and playing the same opponent at the same place

🎙️Skibbe: "It's a completely different tournament and match, so I don't think it's too difficult. But Shimizu is a strong opponent, so we need to be careful." #sanfrecce 1/3 www.sanfrecce.co.jp/matches/2025...

August 6th is also Kato Mutsuki's birthday.

--Tomorrow is August 6th, marking 80 years since the atomic bombing.

🎙️Skibbe: "What could be called the saddest day in the world happened in Hiroshima on August 6th, and then in Nagasaki. I would like to send some kind of message about that to the whole world." 3/3 #sanfrecce

Two goalkeepers, Osako Keisuke (left) and JEONG Min-ki

🎙️Skibbe: "Shimizu has a lot of fast players up front, and they use their quick attacks and good combinations. We have to be careful of that, and we also have to be wary of their counterattacks." #sanfrecce 2/3

🎙️Skibbe:
"The players seem to be in good shape thanks to the time off and good practice."
"In the first half of this season, we created chances but weren't able to score, so in the second half, I'd like to prioritize scoring goals by building a roster." 1/3 www.sanfrecce.co.jp/matches/2025...

Match Day 1 | Group F: AFC U20 Women's Asian Cup Thailand 2026: Japan vs Guam YouTube video by FAMTV Malaysia

🔹U-19日本女子代表🔹
📺配信情報📺

明日から始まるAFC U20女子アジアカップタイ2026予選。
マレーシアサッカー協会公式youtubeアカウント
『FAMTV Malaysia』にて配信されます!

第1節
🗓8.6(水) ⌚️17:45(🇯🇵)
🆚グアム女子代表
www.youtube.com/live/QdPQs8F...

第2節
🗓8.8(金) ⌚️21:45(🇯🇵)
🆚マレーシア女子代表
www.youtube.com/live/VSI1rmp...

第3節
🗓8.10(日) ⌚️17:45(🇯🇵)
🆚イラン女子代表
www.youtube.com/live/WPMRRTg...

Salvadoran referee Ivan Barton, who reffed at Tokyo 2020, Qatar 2022 and the recent Club World Cup among other major tourneys, is set to spend three weeks officiating #JLeague games as part of the JFA's referee exchange program.

He'll have four games in total - R25~27 as well as a R30 game on 8/20.

🎂🇩🇪 On 4 August 2025, Sanfrecce Hiroshima celebrated Michael Skibbe's 60th birthday by presenting him with a red chanchanko (Japanese custom) and a red uniform (with his age) before team practice.

Happy birthday boss! 🥳

🇰🇷 Kim Ju-sung joins Sanfrecce Hiroshima on a permanent transfer from FC Seoul! www.sanfrecce.co.jp/news/team/11...

Welcome to Hiroshima! #sanfrecce
👕 #37 #김주성 🙌

Skibbe Sanfrecce finally beat Albirex Niigata! 😆

🎙️Skibbe: "I'm satisfied with the performances Germain Ryo has shown in the team so far. On the other hand, five players scored against Fujieda, so I think we can fight with a lot of variation in a way where different players can score." #sanfrecce 3/3

🎙️Skibbe: "The players selected for the national team seem to have come back with a lot of confidence. It was good for us that they represented Sanfrecce and played well for Japan, and I think they have grasped the confidence." #sanfrecce 2/3

🎙️Skibbe: "Niigata is a team that plays good football. No matter who comes on, they play ball-connecting football, and I think it's really good football as a way of doing things." #sanfrecce 1/3 www.sanfrecce.co.jp/matches/2025...

🎖️🧤Keisuke Osako was awarded Best Goalkeeper of the E-1 tournament. Congrats! 👏 #大迫敬介

He played in the title decider against South Korea and achieved a clean sheet with his consistency and big saves, contributing to Japan's first ever three-win victory. Well done! 👍

👑⚽️ Germain Ryo won the top scorer and MVP in the E-1 tournament! Congrats!!! 👏
🇯🇵👕 ⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️✨

Played three matches and scored five goals in his debut tournament for Samurai Blue. Overwhelming!

🏆🇯🇵 E-1 Champions! #samuraiblue 🎉

Sota Nakamura (left) and Ryunosuke Sato in their last match, both selected for

🎙️Skibbe: "Okayama have performed brilliantly this year up in J1. They have a solid defence from which they can attack fast and creatively. We have to be careful at set pieces too." #sanfrecce 3/3

Hayao Kawabe (left) and Ryo Germain who called up to Japan's squad for the E-1.

🎙️Skibbe: "Even though there are no players from Europe (in the squad), being recognized as a regular in Hiroshima shows our level is high. Overall the level in Japan is balanced and there are good players and high competition in all teams." #sanfrecce 2/3

🎙️Skibbe: "I am very happy that we have five players in the national team. Some of them are from the youth team and some are from university. It means that our development is recognised." #sanfrecce 1/3 www.sanfrecce.co.jp/matches/2025...