Manager Masami Ihara J.League Cup Knock-out stage | Stadium Level-5 Stadium | |
J1 League First stage: 18th
Second stage: 16th
Overall: 18th | ||
The 2016 Avispa Fukuoka season is the club's ninth season in the J1 League, they returned to the Japanese top flight after winning the 2015 J2 League playoffs. Avispa Fukuoka will also be competing in the J.League Cup and the Emperor's Cup.
Contents
Squad
As of 12 July 2016Pre-season
Win Draw Loss
Overall
Last updated: 5 July 2016
Source: Competitions
Overview
Last updated: 7 September 2016
Source: Competitions
Results summary
Last updated: 5 July 2016.
Source: Competitive matches
Results by matchday
Last updated: 12 July.
Source:
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
Matches
Win Draw Loss
Results summary
Last updated: 2 September 2016.
Source: Competitive matches
Results by matchday
Last updated: 2 September.
Source:
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
Matches
Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture
Overall results
1 The winner of the 2016 Emperor's Cup qualifies for the Group Stage of the 2017 AFC Champions League. Since the Emperor's Cup winner would already have qualified for the AFC Champions League, the play-off round spot was awarded to the fourth-placed team.
J.League Cup
As a result of their promotion, Avispa Fukuoka would qualify in the 2016 J. League Cup. They were put in Group B alongside Yokohama F. Marinos, Kawasaki Frontale, Kashiwa Reysol, Vegalta Sendai, Albirex Niigata, and Sagan Tosu. Avispa Fukuoka recorded two wins and only one loss out of six matches, including a 1-0 away win versus Kawasaki Frontale and a 4-2 home win against Albirex Niigata, and thus qualified for the quarter-finals after finishing second on the table, much to the surprise of many as they were fighting in the relegation zone most of the time in their first season back in the top flight.
Group stage
Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture
Quarter-finals
Avispa Fukuoka were seeded against fourth-place finisher FC Tokyo, and would play their games on 31 August and 4 September. They drew the first leg 1-1 at Ajinomoto Stadium in Chōfu, but could not get a win on their second leg as they lost 0-2 in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka.