| 2011 season | |||
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| Chairman | Shirahata Yoichi | ||
| Manager | Makoto Teguramori | ||
| Stadium | Yurtec Stadium Sendai | ||
| J1 League | 4th | ||
| J.League Cup | Second round | ||
| Emperor's Cup | Fourth round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Akamine All: Akamine | ||
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The 2011 Vegalta Sendai season was Vegalta Sendai's second consecutive season, and fourth overall, in J. League Division 1. It also includes the 2011 J. League Cup, and the 2011 Emperor's Cup.
This is a project to select the J.League "Best Eleven", "Best Goal" and "Best Match" over the past 20 years. A project held in 2013 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Japan Professional Soccer League. The mentioned this game is often featured as a legendary game in each media.
Even in "Soccer Digest" (Japan's famous football media),the two were selected as "the best 3 selected J.League matches" by the reporter in charge of Sendai. Sendai's Yoshiaki Ota, who scored the equalizing goal against Kawasaki, said, "I think it was a goal that everyone worked together, including the thoughts of my teammates."
| Game | Date/Stadium | Overview | Highlight | Match data | |
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| ② | 2011 J League Division 1 Round 7
Kawasaki Frontale 1-2 Vegalta Sendai |
April 23, 2011 | The first match after the suspension of the league match due to the Great East Japan Earthquake.
Sendai, who suffered severe damage to the club itself, came from behind to win. Recorded the club's first victory with Todoroki Stadium. |
Official record |
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Main article: 2011 J. League Division 1 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 67 | 36 | +31 | 71 | Qualification for 2012 AFC Champions League group stage[a] |
| 3 | Gamba Osaka | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 78 | 51 | +27 | 70 | |
| 4 | Vegalta Sendai | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 39 | 25 | +14 | 56 | |
| 5 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 46 | 40 | +6 | 56 | |
| 6 | Kashima Antlers | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 53 | 40 | +13 | 50 |
| 5 March 2011 Round 1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 0 - 0 | Vegalta Sendai | Hiroshima Big Arch |
| Saturday 14:00 | Report | Attendance: 18,709 Referee: Matsuo |
| 12 March 2011 Round 2 | Vegalta Sendai | v | Nagoya Grampus | |
| Saturday 16:00 |
| 19 March 2011 Round 3 | Kashiwa Reysol | v | Vegalta Sendai | |
| Saturday 15:00 |
| 3 April 2011 Round 4 | Vegalta Sendai | v | Shimizu S-Pulse | |
| Sunday 16:00 |
| 10 April 2011 Round 5 | Kashima Antlers | v | Vegalta Sendai | |
| Sunday 16:00 |
| 16 April 2011 Round 6 | Vegalta Sendai | v | Omiya Ardija | |
| Saturday 19:00 |
| 23 April 2011 Round 7 | Kawasaki Frontale | v | Vegalta Sendai | |
| Saturday 19:00 |
| 29 April 2011 Round 8 | Vegalta Sendai | v | Urawa Red Diamonds | |
| Friday 16:00 |
| 3 May 2011 Round 9 | Vegalta Sendai | v | Avispa Fukuoka | |
| Tuesday |
| 7 May 2011 Round 10 | Cerezo Osaka | v | Vegalta Sendai | |
| Saturday 19:00 |
| 14 May 2011 Round 11 | Vegalta Sendai | v | Jubilo Iwata | |
| Saturday 13:00 |
| 22 May 2011 Round 12 | Montedio Yamagata | v | Vegalta Sendai | |
| Sunday 13:00 |
| 28 May 2011 Round 13 | Vegalta Sendai | v | Yokohama F. Marinos | |
| Saturday 17:00 |
| 11 June 2011 Round 14 | Vissel Kobe | v | Vegalta Sendai | |
| Saturday 17:00 |
| 15 June 2011 Round 15 | Vegalta Sendai | v | Gamba Osaka | |
| Wednesday 19:00 |
| 18 June 2011 Round 16 | Albirex Niigata | v | Vegalta Sendai | |
| Saturday 19:00 |
| 22 June 2011 Round 17 | Vegalta Sendai | v | Ventforet Kofu | |
| Wednesday 19:00 |
| 26 June 2011 Round 18 | Shimizu S-Pulse | v | Vegalta Sendai | |
| Sunday 18:30 |
| 31 July 2011 Round 19 | Vegalta Sendai | v | Kashiwa Reysol | |
| Sunday 19:00 |
| 7 August 2011 Round 20 | Omiya Ardija | v | Vegalta Sendai | |
| Sunday 19:00 |
| 13 August 2011 Round 21 | Vegalta Sendai | v | Kashima Antlers | |
| Saturday 19:00 |
| 20 August 2011 Round 22 | Nagoya Grampus | v | Vegalta Sendai | |
| Saturday 19:00 |
| 24 August 2011 Round 23 | Jubilo Iwata | v | Vegalta Sendai | |
| Wednesday 19:00 |
| 27 August 2011 Round 24 | Vegalta Sendai | v | Montedio Yamagata | |
| Saturday 19:00 |
| 11 September 2011 Round 25 | Ventforet Kofu | v | Vegalta Sendai | |
| Sunday |
| 17 September 2011 Round 26 | Vegalta Sendai | v | Albirex Niigata | |
| Saturday |
| 24 September 2011 Round 27 | Yokohama F. Marinos | v | Vegalta Sendai | |
| Saturday |
| 2 October 2011 Round 28 | Vegalta Sendai | v | Cerezo Osaka | |
| Sunday |
| 15 October 2011 Round 29 | Avispa Fukuoka | v | Vegalta Sendai | |
| Saturday |
| 22 October 2011 Round 30 | Vegalta Sendai | v | Kawasaki Frontale | |
| Saturday |
| 29 October 2011 Round 31 | Vegalta Sendai | v | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | |
| Saturday |
| 19 November 2011 Round 32 | Urawa Red Diamonds | v | Vegalta Sendai | |
| Saturday |
| 26 November 2011 Round 33 | Gamba Osaka | v | Vegalta Sendai | |
| Saturday |
| 3 December 2011 Round 34 | Vegalta Sendai | v | Vissel Kobe | |
| Saturday |
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Main article: 2011 J. League Cup |
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Main article: 2011 Emperor's Cup |
| 2011-10-08 Second round | Vegalta Sendai | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Sony Sendai | Yurtec Stadium Sendai, Sendai |
| 15:00 | Ota  74'Muto 114' |
Report | Taniike 79' |
Attendance: 5,714[1] Referee: Tetsuro Yoshida |
| 2011-11-16 Third round | Vegalta Sendai | 3 – 1 | Avispa Fukuoka | Yurtec Stadium Sendai, Sendai |
| 19:00 | Tamura 18', 22' Nakashima 82' |
Report | Okamoto 68' |
Attendance: 4,831[2] Referee: Tomohiro Inoue |
| 2011-12-17 Fourth round | Cerezo Osaka | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (4 – 2 p) | Vegalta Sendai | Kincho Stadium, Osaka |
| 17:00 | Murata 115' |
Report | Muto 98' |
Attendance: 5,316[3] Referee: Junpei Iida |
| Penalties | ||||
Kiyotake  Kim Maruhashi Ogihara |
Kamata  Akamine Muto Matsushita |
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