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

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

J.League

Main article: 2012 J.League Division 1

League table

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

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:
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'
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
Wilson Yellow card 62', 90+5'
Sekiguchi
75', Yellow card 90+1'		 (Report) Yellow card 1'
Cho
 Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
Attendance: 13,147
Referee: Japan Toshimitsu Yoshida
14 April 2012 6
Kashiwa
13:03 JST
Leandro 55', 66', Yellow card 85' Yellow-red card 88'
Sakai
Yellow card 80'		 (Report) 2'
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
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:
Minoru Tojo
28 April 2012 8
Niigata
16:03 JST
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'
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
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
Wilson 87'
Sugai
90'		 (Report) Yellow card 37' Tanaka
Yellow card 90+5' Masukawa		 Attendance: 16,317
Referee:
Masaaki Iemoto
26 May 2012 13
Todoroki Athletics Stadium
14:04 JST Kobayashi 20'
Noborizato 61'
Yajima 90+2'		 (Report) 24'
Wilson
Yellow card 85' Akamine
 Attendance: 16,058
Referee: Japan Takuya Maeda
16 June 2012 14
Consadole Sapporo
Yurtec Stadium Sendai
13:30 JST
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
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
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
Wilson Yellow card 67'
Yanagisawa
Yellow card 90+2'		 Report
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
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
Vegalta Sendai v Kashiwa Reysol
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
Ryang Yong-Gi
63'		 Summary
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
Outsourcing Stadium Nihondaira
14:00
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
Ryang Yong-Gi 76'
Nakahara
82'		 Summary
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
Wilson
62', 79' Yellow card 88'		 Summary
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
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
Vucicevic
82' (90+2)		 Summary Akamine 35'
Muto 90+5'		 Attendance: 30,944
Referee: JapanHajime Matsuo

J.League Cup

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
Saitama
15:01 JST
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'
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
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
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
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

25 July 2012 First leg
F.C. Tokyo
Sendai
19:04 JST
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
Park Ju-Sung
Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium
Attendance: 10,573
Referee: Japan Kenji Ogiya

Emperor's Cup

8 September 2012 Round 2
Sony Sendai F.C.
Sendai
13:00 Okuno 39' Summary Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
Vegalta Sendai v Roasso Kumamoto
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

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