Nagoya Grampus
2021 season
ChairmanToyo Kato
ManagerMassimo Ficcadenti
J1 League5th
Emperor's CupQuarterfinal
J. League CupChampions
AFC Champions LeagueQuarterfinal vs Pohang Steelers
Top goalscorerLeague: Three Players (7)
All: Mateus (14)
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The 2021 Nagoya Grampus season is Nagoya Grampus' 4th season back in the J1 League following their relegation at the end of the 2016 season, their 28th J1 League season and 38th overall in the Japanese top flight. Nagoya Grampus will participate in the J1 League, Emperor's Cup, J. League Cup and the AFC Champions League.

Season events

On 28 December, Nagoya Grampus announced the signing of Kazuki Nagasawa from Urawa Red Diamonds.[1]

On 29 December, Nagoya Grampus announced the signing of Ryoya Morishita from Sagan Tosu.[2]

On 7 January, Jonathan Matsuoka was loaned to Kamatamare Sanuki until 31 January 2022.[3]

On 9 January, Nagoya Grampus announced the signing of Manabu Saitō from Kawasaki Frontale,[4] whilst Daiki Enomoto was loaned to Ehime until 31 January 2022.[5]

On 15 January, Nagoya Grampus announced the permanent signing of Mu Kanazaki from Sagan Tosu after he'd spent the 2020 season on loan at Nagoya Grampas.[6]

On 16 January, Shuto Watanabe was loaned to Mito HollyHock until 31 January 2022.[7]

On 11 March, the Asian Football Confederation confirmed that Thailand would host Nagoya Grampus' group G games in the 2021 AFC Champions League.[8]

On 20 July, Nagoya Grampus announced the signing of Jakub Świerczok from Piast Gliwice.[9]

On 12 August, Nagoya Grampus announced the signing of Kim Min-tae on loan from Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo for the remainder of the season.[10]

On 9 December, Head Coach Massimo Ficcadenti left the club after his contract expired.[11]

Squad

As of match played 4 December 2021[12]
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Mitchell Langerak Australia GK (1988-08-22)22 August 1988 (aged 33) Levante 2018 161 0
18 Tsubasa Shibuya Japan GK (1995-01-27)27 January 1995 (aged 26) Yokohama 2017 8 0
21 Yohei Takeda Japan GK (1987-06-30)30 June 1987 (aged 34) Oita Trinita 2016 39 0
22 Daiki Mitsui Japan GK (2001-05-27)27 May 2001 (aged 20) Academy 2020 0 0
Defenders
3 Yuichi Maruyama Japan DF (1989-06-16)16 June 1989 (aged 32) FC Tokyo 2018 105 3
4 Shinnosuke Nakatani Japan DF (1996-03-24)24 March 1996 (aged 25) Kashiwa Reysol 2018 148 5
6 Kazuya Miyahara Japan DF (1996-03-22)22 March 1996 (aged 25) Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2019[13] 154 4
13 Haruya Fujii Japan DF (2000-12-26)26 December 2000 (aged 20) Academy 2018 21 1
14 Yasuki Kimoto Japan DF (1993-08-06)6 August 1993 (aged 28) Cerezo Osaka 2021 48 1
17 Ryoya Morishita Japan DF (1997-04-11)11 April 1997 (aged 24) Sagan Tosu 2021[2] 38 0
20 Kim Min-tae South Korea DF (1993-11-26)26 November 1993 (aged 28) loan from Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 2021[10] 2021[10] 19 1
23 Yutaka Yoshida Japan DF (1990-02-17)17 February 1990 (aged 31) Sagan Tosu 2019[14] 121 3
26 Shumpei Naruse Japan DF (2001-01-17)17 January 2001 (aged 20) Academy 2018 61 0
28 Akira Yoshida Japan DF (2001-07-09)9 July 2001 (aged 20) Academy 2020 0 0
Midfielders
2 Takuji Yonemoto Japan MF (1990-12-03)3 December 1990 (aged 31) Tokyo 2019[15] 98 1
5 Kazuki Nagasawa Japan MF (1991-12-16)16 December 1991 (aged 29) Urawa Red Diamonds 2021 47 1
7 Hiroyuki Abe Japan MF (1989-07-05)5 July 1989 (aged 32) Kawasaki Frontale 2020[16] 43 6
15 Sho Inagaki Japan MF (1991-12-25)25 December 1991 (aged 29) Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2020[17] 91 14
24 Ryotaro Ishida Japan MF (2001-12-13)13 December 2001 (aged 19) Academy 2018 12 1
27 Shunto Kodama Japan MF (1999-12-03)3 December 1999 (aged 22) Academy 2018 10 1
44 Mu Kanazaki Japan MF (1989-02-16)16 February 1989 (aged 32) Sagan Tosu 2021[6] 135 22
Forwards
8 Yoichiro Kakitani Japan FW (1990-01-03)3 January 1990 (aged 31) Cerezo Osaka 2021 52 9
9 Ryogo Yamasaki Japan FW (1992-09-20)20 September 1992 (aged 29) Shonan Bellmare 2020[18] 62 9
10 Gabriel Xavier Brazil FW (1993-07-15)15 July 1993 (aged 28) Cruzeiro 2018[19] 137 22
11 Yuki Soma Japan FW (1997-02-25)25 February 1997 (aged 24) Academy 2018 115 10
16 Mateus Brazil FW (1994-09-11)11 September 1994 (aged 27) Omiya Ardija 2019[20] 105 29
19 Manabu Saitō Japan FW (1990-04-04)4 April 1990 (aged 31) Kawasaki Frontale 2021[4] 33 1
25 Naoki Maeda Japan FW (1995-11-17)17 November 1995 (aged 26) Matsumoto Yamaga 2018 141 28
40 Jakub Świerczok Poland FW (1992-12-28)28 December 1992 (aged 28) Piast Gliwice 2021[9] 21 12
Away on loan
John Higashi Japan GK (2002-05-02)2 May 2002 (aged 19) Academy 2021 0 0
Daiki Enomoto Japan MF (1996-06-21)21 June 1996 (aged 25) Academy 2018 11 0
Shuto Watanabe Japan MF (1997-01-28)28 January 1997 (aged 24) Academy 2019 0 0
Jonathan Matsuoka Paraguay FW (2000-05-27)27 May 2000 (aged 21) Academy 2019 0 0
Left during the season

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
— GK Japan JPN John Higashi (at Tochigi)
— MF Japan JPN Daiki Enomoto (at Ehime)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Japan JPN Shuto Watanabe (at Mito HollyHock)
— FW Paraguay PAR Jonathan Matsuoka (at Kamatamare Sanuki)

Transfers

Main articles: List of Japanese football transfers winter 2020–21 and List of Japanese football transfers summer 2021

In

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
24 December 2020 FW Japan Yoichiro Kakitani Cerezo Osaka Undisclosed [21]
28 December 2020 MF Japan Kazuki Nagasawa Urawa Red Diamonds Undisclosed [1]
29 December 2020 MF Japan Ryoya Morishita Sagan Tosu Undisclosed [2]
9 January 2021 MF Japan Yasuki Kimoto Cerezo Osaka Undisclosed
9 January 2021 FW Japan Manabu Saitō Kawasaki Frontale Undisclosed [4]
15 January 2021 MF Japan Mu Kanazaki Sagan Tosu Free [6]
20 July 2021 FW Poland Jakub Świerczok Piast Gliwice Undisclosed [9]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.
12 August 2021 MF South Korea Kim Min-tae Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 1 January 2022 [10]

Out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
28 December 2020 MF Japan Ariajasuru Hasegawa Machida Zelvia Undisclosed [22]
30 December 2020 MF Japan Shumpei Fukahori Mito HollyHock Undisclosed [23]
6 January 2021 MF Brazil João Schmidt Kawasaki Frontale Undisclosed [24]
6 January 2021 MF Japan Ryota Aoki Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Undisclosed [25]
7 January 2021 MF Japan Koki Sugimori Tokushima Vortis Undisclosed [26]
9 January 2021 MF Japan Yosuke Akiyama Vegalta Sendai Undisclosed [27]
12 January 2021 MF South Korea Oh Jae-suk Incheon United Undisclosed [28]
26 February 2021 MF Japan Yuki Ogaki RFS Undisclosed [29]

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref.
7 January 2021 FW Paraguay Jonathan Matsuoka Kamatamare Sanuki 31 January 2021 [3]
9 January 2021 MF Japan Daiki Enomoto Ehime 31 January 2021 [5]
16 January 2021 MF Japan Shuto Watanabe Mito HollyHock 31 January 2021 [7]
31 January 2021 GK Japan John Higashi Tochigi 31 January 2021

Friendlies

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Competitions

J. League

Main article: 2021 J1 League

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 19 9 10 44 30  +14 66 11 4 4 22 13  +9 8 5 6 22 17  +5

Last updated: 4 December 2021.
Source: see below

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAAHAHAAHAHHAHHAAHAAAAHHAHHHAHAHHAAAH
ResultWWWWWWDDWWLWLLWLWDLDLLLWWWDWWDWLDWDWLD
Position53322222222222225555567654643334445455
Updated to match(es) played on 4 December 2021. Source: See Below
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

28 February 2021 1 Avispa Fukuoka 1–2 Nagoya Grampus Fukuoka
13:00 JST (UTC+9) Grolli Yellow card 7'
Shigehiro Yellow card 47'
Yoshida 82' (o.g.)
Shichi Yellow card 90'		 Report Mateus 4', 55'
Yamasaki Yellow card 12'
Soma Yellow card 49'		 Stadium: Best Denki Stadium
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara
6 March 2021 2 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Toyota
16:00 JST (UTC+9) Naruse Yellow card 58'
Soma 82'		 Report Kaneko Yellow card 18' Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami
10 March 2021 3 Kashiwa Reysol 0–1 Nagoya Grampus Kashiwa
17:00 JST (UTC+9) Report Ominami 58' (o.g.)
Nagasawa Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium
Referee: Masaaki Toma
13 March 2021 4 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Nagoya Grampus Kobe
18:00 JST (UTC+9) Samper Yellow card 84' Report Inagaki 19' Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima
17 March 2021 5 Nagoya Grampus 3–0 Yokohama Toyota
19:00 JST (UTC+9) Maeda 52'
Mateus 63'
Yamasaki 90+4'		 Report Takeda Yellow card 23'
Tashiro Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Referee: Jumpei Iida
21 March 2021 6 Kashima Antlers 0–1 Nagoya Grampus Kashima
16:00 JST (UTC+9) Koizumi Yellow card 56'
Araki Yellow card 63'
Inukai Yellow card 66' Yellow-red card 82'
Machida Yellow card 90+2'
Everaldo Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Inagaki 59'
Yonemoto Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura
3 April 2021 7 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 Tokyo Toyota
14:00 JST (UTC+9) Yoshida Yellow card 49'
Kimoto Yellow card 90+5'		 Report T.Watanabe Yellow card 81' Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura
7 April 2021 8 Shonan Bellmare 0–0 Nagoya Grampus Hiratsuka
19:00 JST (UTC+9) Miyuki Yellow card 39' Yellow-red card 43'
Takahashi Yellow card 82'
Oiwa Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Nakatani Yellow card 13'
Soma Yellow card 52'		 Stadium: Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka
Referee: Yoshiro Imamura
11 April 2021 9 Oita Trinita 0–3 Nagoya Grampus Ōita
15:00 JST (UTC+9) Kobayashi Yellow card 64' Report Yamasaki 33'
Saka 44' (o.g.)
Kakitani 90+2'		 Stadium: Showa Denko Dome Oita
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto
14 April 2021 19 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Toyota
19:30 JST (UTC+9) Maruyama 22'
Kakitani Yellow card 36'
Yonemoto Yellow card 75'		 Report Rhayner Yellow card 90+1'
Kawabe Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Referee: Hajime Matsuo
18 April 2021 10 Nagoya Grampus 1–2 Sagan Tosu Toyota
15:00 JST (UTC+9) Nagasawa Yellow card 44'
Inagaki 85'		 Report Hayashi 6' Yellow card 24'
Iino Yellow card 31'
Sakai 45'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Referee: Futoshi Nakamura
22 April 2021 11 Nagoya Grampus 2–0 Gamba Osaka Toyota
19:30 JST (UTC+9) Yamasaki Yellow card 14' 29'
Soma 55'		 Report Shoji Yellow card 62'
Usami Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara
29 April 2021 22 Nagoya Grampus 0–4 Kawasaki Frontale Toyota
15:00 JST (UTC+9) Report Hatate 3' Yellow card 51'
Damião 10', 23'
Tono 84'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Referee: Yusuke Araki
4 May 2021 12 Kawasaki Frontale 3–2 Nagoya Grampus Kawasaki
15:00 JST (UTC+9) Jesiel 30'
Yamane 50'
Maruyama 59' (o.g.)		 Report Inagaki 73'
Mateus 83'		 Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura
8 May 2021 13 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Cerezo Osaka Toyota
15:00 JST (UTC+9) Yoshida 66'
Yonemoto Yellow card 70'
Kakitani Yellow card 77'		 Report Takagi Yellow card 59' Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto
12 May 2021 21 Nagoya Grampus 0–2 Kashima Antlers Toyota
19:00 JST (UTC+9) Nakatani Yellow card 90+4' Report Inukai 32'
Sugioka 86'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima
15 May 2021 14 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–3 Nagoya Grampus Shizuoka
14:00 JST (UTC+9) Elsinho Yellow card 30'
Valdo Yellow card 40'
Okui Yellow card 60'		 Report Kakitani 24'
Mateus 50', 89'		 Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira
Referee: Hayato Shimizu
22 May 2021 15 Tokushima Vortis 0–0 Nagoya Grampus Naruto
18:00 JST (UTC+9) Suzuki Yellow card 51'
Cvetinović Yellow card 59'		 Report Kimoto Yellow card 38' Stadium: Pocarisweat Stadium
Referee: Yoshiro Imamura
26 May 2021 16 Nagoya Grampus 0–1 Vegalta Sendai Toyota
19:00 JST (UTC+9) Kimoto Yellow card 82' Report Martinus 42' Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Referee: Hajime Matsuo
30 May 2021 17 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Nagoya Grampus Saitama
18:00 JST (UTC+9) Report Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Referee: Ryo Tanimoto
17 July 2021 20 Sagan Tosu 3–1 Nagoya Grampus Tosu
19:00 JST (UTC+9) Nakano Yellow card 41' 48'
Sakai 51'
Koyamatsu 80'		 Report Eduardo 39' (o.g.)
Inagaki Yellow card 53'		 Stadium: Ekimae Real Estate Stadium
Referee: Masaaki Toma
9 August 2021 23 Yokohama 2–0 Nagoya Grampus Yokohama
18:00 JST (UTC+9) Nakatani 9' (o.g.)
Matsuo 33'
Gabriel Yellow card 69'
Yasunaga Yellow card 81'		 Report Stadium: NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura
12 August 2021 18 Yokohama F. Marinos 2–0 Nagoya Grampus Yokohama
19:00 JST (UTC+9) Sugimoto 13'
Marcos Júnior 33' (pen.)
Kida Yellow card 45+1'
Bunmathan Yellow card 79' Yellow-red card 90+2'		 Report Kakitani Yellow card 10'
Mateus Yellow card 52'		 Stadium: Nissan Stadium
Referee: Ryuji Sato
15 August 2021 24 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Shonan Bellmare Toyota
18:00 JST (UTC+9) Yonemoto Yellow card 37'
Kim 74'		 Report Oiwa Yellow card 57'
Hata 76'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Referee: Masuya Ueda
22 August 2021 25 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Avispa Fukuoka Toyota
18:00 JST (UTC+9) Naruse Yellow card 34'
Świerczok 49'		 Report Salomonsson Yellow card 64'
Grolli Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Referee: Hajime Matsuo
25 August 2021 26 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 0–2 Nagoya Grampus Sapporo
19:00 JST (UTC+9) Report Inagaki 30', 45'
Yonemoto Yellow card 39'		 Stadium: Sapporo Dome
Referee: Maasaki Toma
29 August 2021 27 Nagoya Grampus 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse Toyota
18:99 JST (UTC+9) Maeda 57' Report Thiago Santana 74' Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Referee: Koei Koya
10 September 2021 28 Nagoya Grampus 3–0 Tokushima Vortis Toyota
19:00 JST (UTC+9) Mateus 52' (pen.)
Fujita 83' (o.g.)
Kanazaki 89' (pen.)		 Report Kishimoto Red card 50'
Ichimi Yellow card 76'
Ishii Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura
18 September 2021 29 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Yokohama F. Marinos Toyota
19:00 JST (UTC+9) Nakatani 12'
Mateus Yellow card 19'
Świerczok 46'
Yonemoto Yellow card 73'		 Report Léo Ceará Yellow card 42'
Koike Yellow card 52'
Kida Yellow card 55'
Sugimoto 72'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Referee: Toma Maasaki
22 September 2021 32 Tokyo 1–1 Nagoya Grampus Tokyo
19:00 JST (UTC+9) Adaílton 26'
Aoki Yellow card 42'
Leandro Red card 81'		 Report Świerczok 43' Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima
26 September 2021 30 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Oita Trinita Toyota
16:00 JST (UTC+9) Inagaki 7' Report Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Referee: Masuya Ueda
3 October 2021 31 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Nagoya Grampus Hiroshima
15:00 JST (UTC+9) Asano 35'
Rhayner Yellow card 83'		 Report Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima
Referee: Futoshi Nakamura
24 October 2021 33 Nagoya Grampus 2–2 Vissel Kobe Toyota
15:00 JST (UTC+9) Maeda 6'
Świerczok 14'		 Report Samper Yellow card 30'
Douglas Yellow card 34'
Sakai Yellow card 38'
Muto 59'
Iniesta 87' (pen.)		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Referee: Yoshiro Imamura
3 November 2021 34 Nagoya Grampus 2–0 Kashiwa Reysol Toyota
15:00 JST (UTC+9) Świerczok 34'
Nakatani 71'		 Report Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima
7 November 2021 35 Vegalta Sendai 1–1 Nagoya Grampus Sendai
14:00 JST (UTC+9) Nishimura 47' Report Kakitani 14'
Nagasawa Yellow card 63'		 Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
Referee: Takuto Okabe
20 November 2021 36 Gamba Osaka 1–3 Nagoya Grampus Suita
14:00 JST (UTC+9) Kurata Yellow card 30'
Patric 53' Yellow card 85'
Yanagisawa Yellow card 54'		 Report Świerczok 8', 29'
Kakitani 22'		 Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura
27 November 2021 37 Cerezo Osaka 2–1 Nagoya Grampus Osaka
14:00 JST (UTC+9) Langerak 80' (o.g.)
Nishio 87'		 Report Kakitani 67'
Nagasawa Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Yanmar Stadium Nagai
Referee: Hajime Matsuo
4 December 2021 38 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds Toyota
14:00 JST (UTC+9) Kimoto Yellow card 20'
Kim Yellow card 45+1'
Kakitani Yellow card 77'		 Report Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Vissel Kobe 38 21 10 7 62 36 +26 73 Qualification for the AFC Champions League play-off round
4 Kashima Antlers 38 21 6 11 62 36 +26 69
5 Nagoya Grampus 38 19 9 10 44 30 +14 66
6 Urawa Red Diamonds 38 18 9 11 45 38 +7 63[a] Qualification for the AFC Champions League group stage[b]
7 Sagan Tosu 38 16 11 11 43 35 +8 59
Source: Meiji Yasuda J1 League, J.League Data Site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goal scored; 7) Fair-play points.
Notes:
  1. ^ The JPFL awarded a 3–0 win to Shonan Bellmare after Urawa Red Diamonds fielded Zion Suzuki who was an ineligible player. The original score was 3–2 for Shonan Bellmare.[30][31]
  2. ^ Qualified as winners of the 2021 Emperor's Cup.

Emperor's Cup

Main article: 2021 Emperor's Cup
9 June 2021 Second Round Nagoya Grampus 5–0 Mitsubishi Mizushima Gifu
18:00 JST (UTC+9) Fujii 36'
Nagasawa 39'
Mateus 64', 90+1'
Ishida 89'		 Report Stadium: Gifu Nagaragawa Stadium
Attendance: 1,886
Referee: Masuya Ueda
2 August 2021 Third Round Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Fagiano Okayama Nagoya
18:00 JST (UTC+9) Nakatani 33' Report Uejo Yellow card 41'
Paulinho Yellow card 62'		 Stadium: Nagoya Minato Stadium
Attendance: 2,001
Referee: Takuto Okabe
Note: Match originally kicked off on 14 July, but postponed at half-time due to inclement weather. The match was replayed from the beginning on 2 August, with the previous in-progress match being annulled.[32]
18 August 2021 Fourth round Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Vissel Kobe Toyota
18:00 JST (UTC+9) Świerczok 89' Report Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 3,453
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara
27 October 2021 Quarterfinal Nagoya Grampus 0–3 Cerezo Osaka Toyota
18:00 JST (UTC+9) Report Toriumi 32'
Tiago Pagnussat 38'
Taggart 62'
Nishikawa Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 5,202
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara

J. League Cup

Main article: 2021 J.League Cup

Knockout stage

1 September 2021 Quarterfinal 1st leg Nagoya Grampus 2–0 Kashima Antlers Toyota
19:00 JST (UTC+9) Kakitani 13'
Inagaki 53'
Yonemoto Yellow card 60'
Kanazaki Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Endo Yellow card 31'
Anzai Yellow card 56'
Machida Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 5,744
Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami
5 September 2021 Quarterfinal 2nd leg Kashima Antlers 0–2
(0–4 agg.)		 Nagoya Grampus Kashima
18:03 JST (UTC+9) Hayashi Yellow card 35'
Endo Yellow card 64'		 Report Inagaki 22'
Świerczok 57'		 Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Referee: Yoshiro Imamura
6 October 2021 Semifinal 1st leg Nagoya Grampus 3-1 Tokyo Toyota
19:03 JST (UTC+9) Kakitani 17'
Kim.M-t Yellow card 51'
Kimoto 69'
Inagaki Yellow card 82'
Mateus 90+4' Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Hasuwaka Yellow card 68'
Watanabe Yellow card 84'
Adailton 90+3'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 7,778
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura
10 October 2021 Semifinal 2nd leg Tokyo 2-1
(3-4 agg.)		 Nagoya Grampus Chōfu
14:03 JST (UTC+9) Adailton l5'
Takahagi 55'		 Report Inagaki 80' Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium
Attendance: 9,910
Referee: Matsuo Hajime

Final

30 October 2021 Nagoya Grampus 2-0 Cerezo Osaka Saitama
13:09 JST (UTC+9) Maeda 47'
Inagaki 79'		 Report Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 17,933
Referee: Masaaki Toma

AFC Champions League

Main article: 2021 AFC Champions League

Group stage

Main article: 2021 AFC Champions League group stage
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Japan Nagoya Grampus 6 5 1 0 14 2 +12 16 Advance to Round of 16
2 South Korea Pohang Steelers 6 3 2 1 9 5 +4 11
3 Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim 6 1 1 4 3 9 −6 4
4 Thailand Ratchaburi Mitr Phol (H) 6 0 2 4 0 10 −10 2
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
21 June 2021 1 Johor Darul Ta'zim Malaysia 0 – 1 Japan Nagoya Grampus Thailand
23:00 JST (UTC+9) Rasid Yellow card 17'
Maurício Yellow card 44'
Velázquez Yellow card 61'
Bergson Yellow card 64'
Corbin-Ong Yellow card 70'		 Report Inagaki Yellow card 29'
Yonemoto Yellow card 40'
Abe 60'
Yamasaki Yellow card 66'		 Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand.
25 June 2021 2 Nagoya Grampus Japan 3 – 0 South Korea Pohang Steelers Thailand
19:00 JST (UTC+9) Kakitani 34'
Y.Yoshida Yellow card 50'
Nagasawa Yellow card 51'
Mateus 65' (pen.), 82'		 Report Shin Yellow card 34' Yellow-red card 64'
Grant Yellow card 66'
Lee S-m Yellow card 86'
Lee S-b Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 0
Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia)
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand.
28 June 2021 3 Ratchaburi Mitr Phol Thailand 0 – 4 Japan Nagoya Grampus Thailand
19:00 JST (UTC+9) Report Yamasaki 26', 31', 45+1'
Saitō 69'
Morishita Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 0
Referee: Omar Al-Yaqoubi (Oman)
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand.
1 July 2021 4 Nagoya Grampus Japan 3 – 0 Thailand Ratchaburi Mitr Phol Thailand
23:00 JST (UTC+9) Mateus Yellow card 47' 50'
Kakitani 73'
Yamasaki 79'		 Report Mapuku Yellow card 60'
Sueasakul Yellow card 85'
Wettayawong Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 0
Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia)
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand.
4 July 2021 5 Nagoya Grampus Japan 2 – 1 Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim Thailand
23:00 JST (UTC+9) Mateus 4' (pen.)
Abe 28' Yellow card 52'
Yonemoto Yellow card 36'
Miyahara Yellow card 38'		 Report Bakri Yellow card 12'
Ramadhan 42'
Ahmad Yellow card 77'
Maurício Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand.
7 July 2021 6 Pohang Steelers South Korea 1 – 1 Japan Nagoya Grampus Thailand
19:00 JST (UTC+9) Gwon Yellow card 66'
Tashchy 88'		 Report Nakatani Yellow card 46'
Maeda 51'
Naruse Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand.

Knockout stage

Main article: 2021 AFC Champions League knockout stage
14 September 2021 Last 16 Nagoya Grampus Japan 4–2 South Korea Daegu Nagoya, Japan
18:00 JST (UTC+9) Świerczok 12', 63', 65'
Nakatani 79'		 Report Cesinha 4'
Edgar 28'
Hwang S-M Yellow card 38'
An Y-W Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 5,442
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)
17 October 2021 Quarterfinal Pohang Steelers South Korea 3–0 Japan Nagoya Grampus Jeonju, South Korea
14:00 JST (UTC+9) Sin.J-h Yellow card 35'
Go.Y-j Yellow card 46'
Lim.S-h 53', 90+5'
Lee.S-m 70'		 Report Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 989
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

Squad statistics

As of match played 4 December 2021

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total J.League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Champions League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Australia AUS Mitchell Langerak 54 0 38 0 4 0 5 0 7 0
2 MF Japan JPN Takuji Yonemoto 39 0 23+5 0 3 0 1+1 0 5+1 0
3 DF Japan JPN Yuichi Maruyama 17 1 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF Japan JPN Shinnosuke Nakatani 53 4 34+3 2 3 1 5 0 8 1
5 MF Japan JPN Kazuki Nagasawa 46 1 13+19 0 3 1 2+3 0 4+2 0
6 DF Japan JPN Kazuya Miyahara 38 0 20+6 0 2+1 0 2 0 6+1 0
7 MF Japan JPN Hiroyuki Abe 14 2 4+4 0 1+1 0 0 0 3+1 2
8 FW Japan JPN Yoichiro Kakitani 52 9 26+10 5 4 0 5 2 4+3 2
9 FW Japan JPN Ryogo Yamasaki 32 7 14+11 3 0+1 0 0 0 3+3 4
10 FW Brazil BRA Gabriel Xavier 26 0 10+10 0 0+2 0 0+3 0 0+1 0
11 FW Japan JPN Yuki Soma 46 3 19+14 2+1 1 0 3+1 0 4+4 0
13 DF Japan JPN Haruya Fujii 11 1 1+4 0 1+2 1 0 0 1+2 0
14 DF Japan JPN Yasuki Kimoto 48 1 18+14 0 4 0 4+1 1 6+1 0
15 MF Japan JPN Sho Inagaki 55 11 37+1 7 4 0 5 4 7+1 0
16 FW Brazil BRA Mateus 54 14 32+5 7 2+2 2 5 1 6+2 4
17 DF Japan JPN Ryoya Morishita 38 0 8+14 0 1+3 0 1+4 0 1+6 0
19 FW Japan JPN Manabu Saitō 33 1 6+18 0 2 0 0+1 0 3+3 1
20 DF South Korea KOR Kim Min-tae 19 1 12 1 0 0 5 0 2 0
21 GK Japan JPN Yohei Takeda 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
23 DF Japan JPN Yutaka Yoshida 54 1 38 1 3 0 5 0 8 0
24 MF Japan JPN Ryotaro Ishida 3 1 0 0 0+1 1 0 0 0+2 0
25 MF Japan JPN Naoki Maeda 50 5 22+12 3 2+1 0 5 1 5+3 1
26 DF Japan JPN Shumpei Naruse 26 0 17+1 0 3 0 2 0 2+1 0
40 FW Poland POL Jakub Świerczok 21 12 9+5 7 1+1 1 0+3 1 2 3
44 MF Japan JPN Mu Kanazaki 12 1 0+6 1 0+1 0 0+3 0 0+2 0
Players away on loan:
Players who left Nagoya Grampus during the season:

Goal Scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name J1 League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Champions League Total
1 FW Brazil 16 Mateus 7 2 1 4 14
2 FW Poland 40 Jakub Świerczok 7 1 1 3 12
3 MF Japan 15 Sho Inagaki 7 0 4 0 11
4 FW Japan 8 Yoichiro Kakitani 5 0 2 2 9
5 FW Japan 9 Ryogo Yamasaki 3 0 0 4 7
6 MF Japan 25 Naoki Maeda 3 0 1 1 5
7 DF Japan 4 Shinnosuke Nakatani 2 1 0 1 4
Own goal 4 0 0 0 4
9 FW Japan 11 Yuki Soma 2 0 0 0 2
MF Japan 7 Hiroyuki Abe 0 0 0 2 2
11 DF Japan 3 Yuichi Maruyama 1 0 0 0 1
DF Japan 23 Yutaka Yoshida 1 0 0 0 1
DF South Korea 20 Kim Min-tae 1 0 0 0 1
MF Japan 44 Mu Kanazaki 1 0 0 0 1
DF Japan 13 Haruya Fujii 0 1 0 0 1
MF Japan 5 Kazuki Nagasawa 0 1 0 0 1
MF Japan 24 Ryotaro Ishida 0 1 0 0 1
DF Japan 14 Yasuki Kimoto 0 0 1 0 1
FW Japan 19 Manabu Saitō 0 0 0 1 1
TOTALS 44 7 10 18 79

Clean sheets

Place Position Nation Number Name J1 League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Champions League Total
1 GK Australia 1 Mitchell Langerak 21 3 3 4 31
TOTALS 21 3 3 4 31

Disciplinary record

Number Nation Position Name J1 League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Champions League Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
2 Japan MF Takuji Yonemoto 6 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 9 0
4 Japan DF Shinnosuke Nakatani 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
5 Japan MF Kazuki Nagasawa 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
6 Japan DF Kazuya Miyahara 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
7 Japan MF Hiroyuki Abe 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
8 Japan FW Yoichiro Kakitani 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
9 Japan FW Ryogo Yamasaki 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
11 Japan FW Yuki Soma 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
14 Japan DF Yasuki Kimoto 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
15 Japan MF Sho Inagaki 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0
16 Brazil FW Mateus 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 0
17 Japan DF Ryoya Morishita 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
20 South Korea DF Kim Min-tae 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
23 Japan DF Yutaka Yoshida 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
26 Japan DF Shumpei Naruse 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
44 Japan MF Mu Kanazaki 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Players away on loan:
Players who left Nagoya Grampus during the season:
TOTALS 31 0 0 0 2 0 15 0 48 0

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