2007 Urawa Red Diamonds season

During the 2007 season, Urawa Red Diamonds competed in the J. League 1, the top tier of Japanese football, in which they finished as runners-up. The club also competed in two domestic cup competitions, the Emperor's Cup and the J. League Cup, being eliminated in the fourth round of the former, and at the quarter-final stage in the latter competition. The club also competed in the 2007 Japanese Super Cup but lost 4–0 to Gamba Osaka.

Urawa Red Diamonds

2007 season
Manager	Holger Osieck
Stadium	Saitama Stadium 2002
J.League 1	Runners-up
Emperor's Cup	Fourth round
J.League Cup	Quarterfinals
Japanese Super Cup	Runners-up
AFC Champions League	Champions
FIFA Club World Cup	3rd place
Top goalscorer	League: Washington (16) All: Washington (20)
Highest home attendance	62,123
Lowest home attendance	16,709
Average home league attendance	46,667
Home colours
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In addition to domestic competitions, Urawa competed in the AFC Champions League, winning the competition for the first time, and subsequently took part in the FIFA Club World Cup, in which they finished 3rd.

Competitions

Competitions	Position
J.League 1	Runners-up / 18 clubs
Emperor's Cup	4th Round
J.League Cup	Quarterfinals
2007 Japanese Super Cup	Runners-up
AFC Champions League	Champions
FIFA Club World Cup	3rd Place

Domestic results

J.League 1

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Kashima Antlers (C)	34	22	6	6	60	36	+24	72	2008 AFC Champions League Group Stage
2	Urawa Red Diamonds	34	20	10	4	55	28	+27	70	2008 AFC Champions League Knockout Stage
3	Gamba Osaka	34	19	10	5	71	37	+34	67	2008 AFC Champions League Group Stage[a][b]
4	Shimizu S-Pulse	34	18	7	9	53	36	+17	61
5	Kawasaki Frontale	34	14	12	8	66	48	+18	54

Updated to match(es) played on December 1, 2007. Source: J. League Division 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. Urawa Red Diamonds won the 2006 Emperor's Cup and have already qualified for AFC Champions League. Since Urawa takes the extra spot as the defending 2007 ACL champion; therefore Gamba Osaka received the third ACL spot as the third place team of the league.
2. Gamba Osaka qualifies to Pan-Pacific Championship as the Nabisco Cup winner.

Results

Match	Date	Venue	Opponents	Score
1	2007.03.03	Saitama Stadium 2002	Yokohama FC	2–1
2	2007.03.11	Tohoku Denryoku Big Swan Stadium	Albirex Niigata	2–2
3	2007.03.17	Saitama Stadium 2002	Ventforet Kofu	2–0
4	2007.04.01	Ōita Stadium	Ōita Trinita	2–2
5	2007.04.07	Saitama Stadium 2002	Júbilo Iwata	2–1
6	2007.04.15	Hitachi Kashiwa Stadium	Kashiwa Reysol	2–0
7	2007.04.21	Saitama Stadium 2002	Kawasaki Frontale	1–2
8	2007.04.29	Kashima Soccer Stadium	Kashima Antlers	1–0
9	2007.05.03	Saitama Stadium 2002	JEF United	1–1
10	2007.05.06	Omiya Stadium	Omiya Ardija	1–1
11	2007.05.13	Saitama Stadium 2002	Gamba Osaka	1–1
12	2007.05.19	Toyota Stadium	Nagoya Grampus	2–1
13	2007.05.27	Saitama Stadium 2002	Yokohama Marinos	1–1
14	2007.08.01	Saitama Stadium 2002	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	4–1
15	2007.06.17	Ajinomoto Stadium	FC Tokyo	2–0
16	2007.06.20	Saitama Stadium 2002	Vissel Kobe	2–0
17	2007.06.23	Nihondaira Stadium	Shimizu S-Pulse	1–0
18	2007.06.30	Yamaha Stadium	Júbilo Iwata	2–0
19	2007.08.11	Saitama Stadium 2002	Kashiwa Reysol	1–1
20	2007.08.15	Osaka Expo '70 Stadium	Gamba Osaka	1–0
21	2007.08.18	Kose Sports Stadium	Ventforet Kofu	4–1
22	2007.08.25	Saitama Stadium 2002	FC Tokyo	3–2
23	2007.08.29	Kobe Wing Stadium	Vissel Kobe	2–1
24	2007.09.01	Saitama Stadium 2002	Omiya Ardija	0–1
25	2007.09.15	Hiroshima Big Arch Stadium	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	4–2
26	2007.09.22	Nissan Stadium	Yokohama Marinos	1–0
27	2007.09.30	Saitama Stadium 2002	Albirex Niigata	1–0
28	2007.10.07	Saitama Stadium 2002	Ōita Trinita	2–1
29	2007.10.20	Fukuda Denshi Arena	JEF United	4–2
30	2007.10.28	Saitama Stadium 2002	Nagoya Grampus	0–0
31	2007.11.11	Todoroki Athletics Stadium	Kawasaki Frontale	1–1
32	2007.11.18	Saitama Stadium 2002	Shimizu S-Pulse	0–0
33	2007.11.24	Saitama Stadium 2002	Kashima Antlers	0–1
34	2007.12.01	Mitsuzawa Stadium	Yokohama FC	0–1

Emperor's Cup

Match	Date	Venue	Opponents	Score
4th Round	2007.11.28	Urawa Komaba Stadium	Ehime F.C.	0–2

J.League Cup

Match	Date	Venue	Opponents	Score
Quarterfinals-1	2007.07.07	Saitama Stadium	Gamba Osaka	1–1
Quarterfinals-2	2007.07.14	Osaka Expo '70 Stadium	Gamba Osaka	2–5

Japanese Super Cup

Match	Date	Venue	Opponents	Score
Final	2007.02.24	Tokyo National Stadium	Gamba Osaka	0–4

AFC Champions League

Match	Date	Venue	Opponents	Score
Group stage	2007.03.07	Saitama Stadium	Persik Kediri	3–0
Group stage	2007.03.21	Sydney Football Stadium	Sydney FC	2–2
Group stage	2007.04.11	Saitama Stadium	Shanghai Shenhua	1–0
Group stage	2007.04.25	Yuanshen Stadium	Shanghai Shenhua	0–0
Group stage	2007.05.09	Manahan Stadium	Persik Kediri	3–3
Group stage	2007.05.23	Saitama Stadium	Sydney FC	0–0
Quarterfinals-1	2007.09.19	Saitama Stadium	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	2–1
Quarterfinals-2	2007.09.26	Jeonju World Cup Stadium	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	2–0
Semifinals-1	2007.10.03	Seongnam 2 Stadium	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	2–2
Semifinals-2	2007.10.24	Saitama Stadium	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	2–2 aet (5–3p)
Final-1	2007.11.07	Foolad Shahr Stadium	Sepahan F.C.	1–1
Final-2	2007.11.14	Saitama Stadium	Sepahan F.C.	2–0

FIFA Club World Cup

Match	Date	Venue	Opponents	Score
Quarterfinals	2007.12.10	Toyota Stadium	Sepahan F.C.	3–1
Semifinals	2007.12.13	Nissan Stadium	A.C. Milan	0–1
Third place Match	2007.12.16	Nissan Stadium	Étoile du Sahel	2–2 (4–2p)

Player statistics

No.	Pos.	Player	D.o.B. (Age)	Height / Weight	J.League 1		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Total
					Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Norihiro Yamagishi	(1978-05-17)17 May 1978 (aged 28)	cm / kg	1	0
2	DF	Keisuke Tsuboi	(1979-09-16)16 September 1979 (aged 27)	1,80 cm / kg	31	0
3	MF	Hajime Hosogai	(1986-06-10)10 June 1986 (aged 20)	1,73cm / kg	8	0
4	DF	Marcus Tulio Tanaka	(1981-04-24)24 April 1981 (aged 25)	cm 1,85/ kg	26	3
5	DF	Nenê	(1975-06-06)6 June 1975 (aged 31)	cm / kg	12	2
6	DF	Nobuhisa Yamada	(1975-09-10)10 September 1975 (aged 31)	cm / kg	29	0
7	MF	Tomoyuki Sakai	(1979-06-29)29 June 1979 (aged 27)	cm / kg	0	0
8	MF	Shinji Ono	(1979-09-27)27 September 1979 (aged 27)	cm / kg	25	3
9	FW	Yuichiro Nagai	(1979-02-14)14 February 1979 (aged 28)	cm / kg	31	6
10	MF	Robson Ponte	(1976-11-06)6 November 1976 (aged 30)	cm / kg	33	7
11	FW	Tatsuya Tanaka	(1982-11-27)27 November 1982 (aged 24)	cm / kg	18	9
12	DF	Shunsuke Tsutsumi	(1987-06-08)8 June 1987 (aged 19)	cm / kg	0	0
13	MF	Keita Suzuki	(1981-07-08)8 July 1981 (aged 25)	cm / kg	33	1
14	DF	Tadaaki Hirakawa	(1979-05-01)1 May 1979 (aged 27)	cm / kg	19	0
15	FW	Sergio Escudero	(1988-09-01)1 September 1988 (aged 18)	cm / kg	1	0
16	MF	Takahito Soma	(1981-12-10)10 December 1981 (aged 25)	cm / kg	13	0
17	MF	Makoto Hasebe	(1984-01-18)18 January 1984 (aged 23)	cm / kg	31	1
18	FW	Junki Koike	(1987-05-11)11 May 1987 (aged 19)	cm / kg	4	0
19	DF	Hideki Uchidate	(1974-01-15)15 January 1974 (aged 33)	cm / kg	11	0
20	DF	Satoshi Horinouchi	(1979-10-26)26 October 1979 (aged 27)	cm / kg	19	2
21	FW	Washington	(1975-04-01)1 April 1975 (aged 31)	cm / kg	26	16
22	MF	Yuki Abe	(1981-09-06)6 September 1981 (aged 25)	cm / kg	33	3
23	GK	Ryōta Tsuzuki	(1978-04-18)18 April 1978 (aged 28)	cm / kg	33	0
24	DF	Kazuya Sakamoto	(1987-09-02)2 September 1987 (aged 19)	cm / kg	0	0
25	MF	Takafumi Akahoshi	(1986-05-27)27 May 1986 (aged 20)	cm / kg	0	0
26	FW	Yuya Nakamura	(1986-04-14)14 April 1986 (aged 20)	cm / kg	0	0
27	DF	Yoshiya Nishizawa	(1987-06-13)13 June 1987 (aged 19)	cm / kg	0	0
28	GK	Nobuhiro Kato	(1984-12-11)11 December 1984 (aged 22)	cm / kg	0	0
29	GK	Koki Otani	(1989-04-08)8 April 1989 (aged 17)	1,87cm / kg	0	0
30	FW	Masayuki Okano	(1972-07-25)25 July 1972 (aged 34)	1,80cm / kg	11	0

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