One week until the #JLeague 100 Year Vision League (also known as the HYVL or the Chaos Energy J.League Cup) kicks off! The league has announced that four opening-weekend matches will be streamed on the international YouTube channel, available outside Japan & territories with broadcasting deals.

Lovely interview with the new head coach! Particularly nice to hear that Gaul doesn’t want to flip the apple cart, tactically — and the spots he wants to improve sound exactly right to me.

🚨Bartosch Gaul was interviewed by Transfermarkt 🇩🇪🇯🇵🔛🌐 He answered questions about his mindset leading up to joining Sanfrecce Hiroshima and his approach within the team. Read it! 🎙️広島のガウル新監督「ヨーロッパ人はオープンでなければならない」 www.transfermarkt.jp/guang-daonog...

🎙️Bartosch Gaul „This is my first official match since joining Hiroshima, and I'm really looking forward to it being a special game. I'm eager to see the players enjoying themselves to the full while playing, and I want us to achieve a good result tomorrow to make that happen.“

The Asian Football Confederation says Japan is one of four candidates to have formally expressed interest in bidding for the 2035 Asian Cup. Apparently the goal is to vote on hosts for 2031 and 2035 at the same AFC Congress so we're now off to the races.

#NextMatch 🏹🏹🏹 J1 100 YEAR VISION LEAGUE Opener! 🗓️ Fri., 6 February 🕖 19:00 (+9) 🆚 V-Varen Nagasaki v Sanfrecce Hiroshima ✈️ PEACE stadium Sanfrecce have been invited to their new stadium for the first time! Looking forward to it!

📆 Sanfrecce's February 2026 fixtures! #Jleague 6️⃣ matches across the ACL Elite and J 100 Year League! 3️⃣ home games – tickets now on sale! 🎟️📲 🏟️ In Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Osaka and Seoul! 🇯🇵🇰🇷

🇯🇵🎥🌐 The J.League will stream FOUR MATCHES overseas from the opening round of the 2026 Special Season. Stay tuned!

Just one week until Sanfrecce Hiroshima's season opener! 🏆 J1 100 Year League 🆚 V-Varen Nagasaki 🗓️ Friday, February 6 🕑 7:00 PM(+9) 🏟 PEACE STADIUM Connected by SoftBank Scheduled to stream on the J.league's international YouTube channel!

2026 Sanfrecce manager Bartosch Gaul and team staff. Currently on training camp in Ishigaki, Okinawa. 🌊 🏹💜

2026 Squad List #sanfrecce 👕🏹 🌟 New signing, Akito Suzuki is #10! ⬅️ Loan returnees, remain unchanged 🔄 Changes, include Mutsuki to #11! 🔗 www.sanfrecce.co.jp/news/team/11...

🏆 Sanfrecce Hiroshima win the Empress's Cup! 🎯 ✅2-1 ⚽️ RI. SONG A 🇰🇵 ⚽️ NAKASHIMA Yoshino 🇯🇵 First-ever New Year's Day final victory in the club's history! Congrats! 🎍🥳

New boss #sanfrecce BARTOSCH GAUL🇩🇪🇵🇱 www.transfermarkt.jp/bartosch-gau... 𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗛𝗜𝗥𝗢𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗠𝗔 🇯🇵🏹💜

Akito Suzuki | #鈴木章斗 joins #Sanfrecce Hiroshima 🏹 A complete #9 with mobility across the pitch (although not very fast), drop deep to combine but also make runs behind. Shooting can be a bit inconsistent but can take different kinds of shots, decent in the air too!

Hiroshima has many fine streetcars

INAC Kobe Leonessa facing their kryptonite once again. After Sanfrecce costing Jordi Ferron's INAC's league title last season and the two losses this season INAC's head coach Tomomi Miyamoto needs to finally find a way to beat Sanfrecce. Obvious: Sanfrecce's fast counters can't be defended.

#EmpresssCup #semifinals FT Iga FC Kunoichi Mie 1-3 INAC Kobe Leonessa 50' 1-0 Runa Masano 65' 1-1 Mitsuki Ota 75' 1-2 Megumi Takase 89' 1-3 Riko Yoshida FT Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina 3-2 Cerezo Osaka Yanmar Ladies 2026.1.1 final INAC Kobe Leonessa 🆚 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina #woso #女子サッカー

#NextMatch 🏆 Empress's Cup FINAL! 🎍 Jan 1, 2026 ⌚️ 12:30 🆚 INAC Kobe v Sanfrecce Hiroshima REGINA 📍 Shin-Kokuritsu, Tokyo 🗼 🎟️ On sale* * Select the south side #南側 behind Regina's goal for purchase. The back stand is free (registration required by noon on New Year's Eve). 📲

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! 🏹🏹🏹😆

🎙️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

─ 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...

🎙️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...

🔹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: "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...

🏆🇯🇵 E-1 Champions! #samuraiblue 🎉

🎙️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...

🎙️Skibbe: "Yokohama FC is very thorough in defending well and countering, and we have to be careful with set pieces. They also have players up front who are strong and can receive the ball. It's always the same, but in the J.League there are no easy wins." #sanfrecce 1/3

🎙️Skibbe: "The Emperor's Cup was fought with a different squad and the players put up a good fight. Some of the players were able to rest during that time. I think we'll be in good shape tomorrow." #sanfrecce 1/3 www.sanfrecce.co.jp/matches/2025...

🎙️Skibbe: "We want to win the Emperor's Cup too, so we'll field our best squad, but at the same time we have to control the load. I'll make a decision based on the game against Kashima coming up next." #sanfrecce 1/3 www.sanfrecce.co.jp/matches/2025...

🇰🇷🧤JEONG Min ki is the hero of this play-off for Sanfrecce. Thank you! 😆😆😆😆😆😆😆

31’ 🏹 [1] - 1 🐝 ⚽️ GOOOOOAL!!! Nakano Shuto's shot tied the game at 1-1 on aggregate!!!

🎙️Skibbe: "It's a short week, but we have three days off in between, so I don't think it's a problem. We are in good enough shape to show good football." #sanfrecce 1/3 www.sanfrecce.co.jp/matches/2025...

Another 90 minutes in Hiroshima! 🐻🏹🐝

─ Finally, the Levain Cup starts for us. 🎙️Skibbe: "First of all, we want to get a good result in tomorrow's game and then move on to the next round." #sanfrecce 1/3 www.sanfrecce.co.jp/matches/2025...

✅ Kosuke Kinoshita ⚽️ 👕 #17 🎙️ "I had been paying attention to manager Skibbe's football even before I received the offer." "When I played at this stadium (as a Reysol player), I was impressed by the violet pressure." 🏟️🪽💜🏹

🚨 Breaking! 🏹 Kosuke Kinoshita has joined Sanfrecce Hiroshima from Kashiwa Reysol!! #木下康介 The 190 cm, 30-yo FW, who started his professional career in Germany, joins on a full transfer. www.sanfrecce.co.jp/news/team/11... Welcome to Hiroshima! 🙌😆🙌

Finally, our two domestic cup competitions begin! 🏆 J.League Cup - Play-off round - 1st leg: Wed., 4 June. Away - 2nd leg: Sun., 8 June. Home - #sanfrecce v Avispa Fukuoka 🏆 Emperor's Cup - Round 2 - Wed., 11 June. 18:30 - #sanfrecce v Brew Saga - Fukuyama, Hiroshima

🎙️Skibbe: "It's a pity that Kawasaki F don't have Erison, but they also have fast and skilful players, so even our defenders will find it difficult to defend. But we are the team with the fewest goals conceded, so we want to defend well and play good football.” #sanfrecce 1/3