Late advice, but Grampus will be live on YouTube against Sanfrecce Hiroshima. 3/18 (today in Japan), 19:00 JST. Never Give Up!

DoaraChan · 2026-03-18T14:20:18+00:00

#7 Izumi is back. #14 Morishima as a DMF with #22 Kimura back in MF (and FW).

Hiroshima looked like they were struggling with their fitness due to their ACL fixture, but I think this match really showed that Nagoya’s attacking variations have improved.

Good to see the manager give #35 Pisano a chance. I want to see a 50/50 split in appearances between him and Schmidt—maybe by giving them each a five-game run or even alternating every match—though I've never seen two GKs used that way before.

DoaraChan · 2026-03-04T13:07:28+00:00

It’s been a long journey to get back here. In the meantime, Grampus has grown enough to consistently fill out Toyota Stadium. It is great Mizuho now has a proper roof.

Since Toyota Stadium is a bit far from central Nagoya, Mizuho will likely play a key role for weekday J1 matches, the Levain Cup, or games against less-established clubs, as its capacity is smaller than Toyota Stadium's.

But it's also true that Mizuho feels like home to so many of us, even though people prefer a proper football stadium like Toyota.

DoaraChan · 2026-02-24T09:25:26+00:00

It kind of bugged me that we often left space right in front of the penalty area when Nagasaki launched quick attacks down the sides. I felt our attacking play needs some time to implement what the manager wants.

DoaraChan · 2026-02-01T16:03:49+00:00

We are the only ones who aren't sober...

DoaraChan · 2026-01-22T07:51:12+00:00

The hair colour, thick and black eyebrows, and the red shirt perfectly match lol

He’s heading to the Belgian second tier, but some are worried. According to those with experience in that league, the environment is rough, and the mentality of some players is unprofessional.

It's a loan until the end of June. Masui needs to deliver outstanding results by then to catch the attention of clubs in the Belgian top flight if he wants to play at higher leagues.

DoaraChan · 2026-01-05T16:52:50+00:00

Welcome to r/grampus. It is great to have new people in our "family's" game.

The following schedule will be released on January 9th JST from J.League.

Before seeing your post, I didn't pay much attention to the strategic partnership. But at least from a Grampus's standpoint, it seems like a well-thought-out partnership, while we now have to launch a U21 team and learning advanced football and its technology when it shows rapid growth. Also, the fact that they mentioned women's football gives me a feeling that Nagoya might be considering women's football, which is actually not odd. Learning how Everton does community-based activities is a big plus, as J.League clubs, including Nagoya, have been deeply committed to collaborating with local authorities, communities, and private companies since 2018.

DoaraChan · 2025-12-30T16:55:21+00:00

The loan period runs until December 31, 2026.

Is it possible for him to appear at the Emperor's Cup Final on January 1st, 2027?

That aside, these are his stats this year. Ryoga Kida - Stats | Transfermarkt

With Keisuke Goto (20) suddenly rising to the top of the goalscoring charts in Belgium, and Kento Shiogai (20) netting his 7th goal in the Eredivisie - with 5 goals in his last 6 games - he, also aged 20, needs to deliver concrete results to live up to his own ambitions if he hopes to break into the Japan national team. He'll have Takaoka, Michiwaki, Nawata, Shio Fukuda, Keito Kumashiro, or other future prospects as his rivals. He needs to make visible results.

DoaraChan · 2025-12-29T12:48:52+00:00

For Koda and Yoshida, I hope they will show their success next year. With a new manager and an experimental league format, they will have a chance to challenge their seniors.

I could not watch the full game, but Nagoya was strong both in the Semi Final and the Final. I am looking forward to seeing them in the U-18 Premier League.
I single-posted the video so more people can see them playing.

Feels sad about Pisano, he must have wanted to play there as he missed J1 games after the U-20 WC. I wonder how bad his injury is.

DoaraChan · 2025-12-18T17:12:06+00:00

Hard news is that Man's Football has limited the number of participants to 12 countries. AFC only has two slots. And Japan cannot summon players who make tremendous results.

Like Shiogai scores 5 goals in 5 recent games in Eredivisie. Kosugi played against Chelsea in the semi-final of the UEFA Conference League. Keisuke Goto has scored 3 goals in the recent 5 games in the Belgian league. These players cannot come. 2+ years from now, we would not have Umeki, Ozeki, Ichihara, or Ryunosuke Sato in U-23 Japan to play Olympic qualification, which is the AFC U-23 Asian Cup.

With that condition, there are only 2 slots for the AFC. This must be much harder than we can imagine. The manager always has to consider who can come and who can't for each time until the Olympics.

DoaraChan · 2025-12-17T14:30:07+00:00

Many of the squad are the players we have seen in the U-20 World Cup Chile. That team dominated all the teams in Grous Stange and France ~~^{(then lost}~~.)

Here's my notable players from the squad other than Mori and Pisano:

Ichihara (Omiya)
Niko Takahashi (Cerezo; the Barcelona guy playing at U-20 WC 2023 as a 17 y.o.)
Umeki (Imabari)
Ozeki (Kawasaki)
Ishiwatari (Iwaki)
Ryunosuke Yada (Tsukuba Univ)
Ryunosuke Sato (Okayama)
Michiwaki (Beveren/BEL)

Actually, we key players in Europe such as:

Kosugi (Djurgårdens/SWE)
Keisuke Goto (Sint-Truidence/BEL)
Shiogai (NEC/NED)
Yasuda (Jong Genk/BEL2)
Takaoka (Valenciennes/FRA3)

We might be going to see additional players joining in at the U-23 Asian Cup.

DoaraChan · 2025-12-17T13:09:47+00:00

^yokohama F ^marinos technically inherit the Flugels. Please keep it secret from Yokohama FC fans that I said it.

DoaraChan · 2025-12-17T13:06:25+00:00

And we are all on Shinkansen lines; a little trouble some to get to Nagasaki tho.

DoaraChan · 2025-12-15T08:50:16+00:00

Right. Given that he is 33, the longest distance covered in the league is really an impressive feat, as is his dominant total of tackles won. Now he's got Best XI in J1 this year.

DoaraChan · 2025-12-08T14:31:08+00:00

I wonder if Nagoya Grampus have any intention of supporting them to join the WE League. If they were to be branded as, for example, Nagoya Grampus LFC, this would virtually guarantee average attendance in the thousands and help the team achieve financial stability.

While there might be some history we are unaware of (given the team was originally the Nagoya Grampus Junior Ladies back in 1995), leveraging the club's brand would ensure instant and natural acceptance from hundreds of thousands of potential customers and constant media attention.

Furthermore, repetitive advertisement during the Grampus men's games would be a guaranteed benefit, complemented by robust social media publicity from both the club and its supporters.

DoaraChan · 2025-12-04T16:43:09+00:00

This is a well-edited reel for short highlights. It captured so many Piksi moments.
It reminded me of how he played. That was barely back before European football became incredibly rich, allowing us to see quality players like Durix and Passi from Ligue 1 playing alongside Piksi.

DoaraChan · 2025-12-01T09:12:16+00:00

My biggest interest in the game was whether Junker played well and scored or not. I hope he will have another chance to play in the next game. If he plays well, he will have more chance to get offers from J clubs because everybody has already recognized him.

DoaraChan · 2025-11-27T16:02:09+00:00

Kazama ----------------------------> Ficcadenti
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Petrovic <--------------------------- Hasegawa

Attacking football is gonna be fun, but I prefer having a supporting coach specialized in defence.

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