| 2020 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Toyo Kato | ||
| Manager | Massimo Ficcadenti | ||
| J1 League | 3rd | ||
| Emperor's Cup | Did not qualify | ||
| J. League Cup | Quarter-final vs FC Tokyo | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Mateus (9) All: Mateus (11) | ||
|  | |||
The 2020 Nagoya Grampus season was Nagoya Grampus' 3rd season back in the J1 League following their relegation at the end of the 2016 season, their 27th J1 League season and 37th overall in the Japanese top flight. Nagoya Grampus finished the season in Third Position, qualifying for the Play-off Round of the 2021 AFC Champions League. Due to finishing third, Nagoya Grampus did not qualify for the re-formatted 2020 Emperor's Cup, which if a J1 team were to win would put Nagoya Grampus directly into the AFC Champions League Group Stage.
Season events
On 20 December 2019, Massimo Ficcadenti agreed a new contract to manage Nagoya Grampus for the 2020 season.[1] The following day, 21 December 2019, Kazuhiko Chiba signed a new one-year contract with Nagoya Grampus.[2]
On 24 December 2019, Yohei Takeda signed a new one-year contract with Nagoya Grampus,[3] whilst Naoki Maeda extended his contract for the 2020 season the next day.[4]
On 26 December 2019, Mitchell Langerak and Ariajasuru Hasegawa signed a new contracts until the end of the 2020 season.[5][6]
On 27 December, Shumpei Naruse signed a new contract with Nagoya Grampus for the 2020 season,[7] with Yutaka Yoshida following suit the next day.[8]
On 5 January, Nagoya Grampus announced the signing of Ryogo Yamasaki from Shonan Bellmare,[9] and that Shinnosuke Nakatani had renewed his contract with Nagoya Grampus for the 2020 season.[10] The following day, 6 January, João Schmidt and Ryota Aoki renewed their contracts with Nagoya Grampus for the 2020 season.[11][12]
On 7 January, Shuto Watanabe and Kosuke Ota renewed there contracts with Nagoya Grampus for the 2020 season,[13][14] whilst Kazuya Miyahara renewed his contract for the 2020 season on 8 January.[15]
On 9 January, Tsubasa Shibuya renewed his contract with Nagoya Grampus for the 2020 season,[16] Takashi Kanai returned from his loan deal at Sagan Tosu and Jonathan Matsuoka joined ReinMeer Aomori on loan for the 2020 season.[17]
On 25 February, all football scheduled to be played between 28 February and 15 March, was suspended as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[18] On 12 March, Nagoya Grampus announced that their upcoming games on 18 March & 22 March, against Yokohama and Urawa Red Diamonds, had also been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[19] 13 days, 25 March, a further 9 games, scheduled between 3 April and 6 May, where postponed to prevent the spread of Coronavirus.[20] Also on 25 March, Nagoya Grampus announced the signing of Mu Kanazaki on loan from Sagan Tosu until 31 January 2021.[21]
On 2 June, Nagoya Grampus announced that Mu Kanazaki had tested positive for COVID-19,[22] with the club announcing four days later that Mitchell Langerak had also tested positive for COVID-19.[23]
On 5 June, the group stage of the 2020 J.League Cup was reduced from a 6 games to 3 games, resulting in Nagoya Grampus' away games against Kawasaki Frontale and Kashima Antlers, as well as their home game against Shimizu S-Pulse were cancelled.[24]
On 21 June, Nagoya Grampus announced that their contract with Jô had been terminated,[25] and that the matter was with the FIFA after Jô had signed for Corinthians whilst still under contract with Nagoya Grampus.[26]
On 9 July, Nagoya Grampus confirmed the signing of Oh Jae-suk from Gamba Osaka.[27]
On 25 July, Nagoya Grampus announced that Kazuya Miyahara had tested positive for COVID-19.[28] The following day, Shuto Watanabe and coaching staff also tested positive for COVID-19,[29] resulting in the postponement of that afternoon's match between Nagoya Grampus and Sanfrecce Hiroshima.[30]
Squad
- As of match played 19 December 2020[31]
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 1 | Mitchell Langerak | .svg.png.webp) | GK | 22 August 1988 (aged 32) | Levante | 2018 | 2020[5] | 108 | 0 | |
| 18 | Tsubasa Shibuya |  | GK | 27 January 1995 (aged 25) | Yokohama | 2017 | 2020[16] | 8 | 0 | |
| 21 | Yohei Takeda |  | GK | 30 June 1987 (aged 33) | Oita Trinita | 2016 | 2020[3] | 38 | 0 | |
| 22 | Daiki Mitsui |  | GK | 27 May 2001 (aged 19) | Academy | 2020 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 3 | Yuichi Maruyama |  | DF | 16 June 1989 (aged 31) | FC Tokyo | 2018 | 88 | 2 | ||
| 4 | Shinnosuke Nakatani |  | DF | 24 March 1996 (aged 24) | Kashiwa Reysol | 2018 | 2020[10] | 95 | 1 | |
| 5 | Kazuhiko Chiba |  | DF | 21 June 1985 (aged 35) | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2019[32] | 2020[2] | 7 | 0 | |
| 6 | Kazuya Miyahara |  | DF | 22 March 1996 (aged 24) | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2019[33] | 2020[15] | 116 | 4 | |
| 13 | Haruya Fujii |  | DF | 26 December 2000 (aged 19) | Academy | 2018 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 23 | Yutaka Yoshida |  | DF | 17 February 1990 (aged 30) | Sagan Tosu | 2019[34] | 2020[8] | 66 | 2 | |
| 26 | Shumpei Naruse |  | DF | 17 January 2001 (aged 19) | Academy | 2018 | 2020[7] | 36 | 0 | |
| 28 | Akira Yoshida |  | DF | 9 July 2001 (aged 19) | Academy | 2020 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 36 | Kosuke Ota |  | DF | 23 July 1987 (aged 33) | FC Tokyo | 2019[35] | 2020[14] | 26 | 0 | |
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 2 | Takuji Yonemoto |  | MF | 3 December 1990 (aged 30) | Tokyo | 2019[36] | 59 | 1 | ||
| 8 | João Schmidt |  | MF | 19 May 1993 (aged 27) | Atalanta | 2019[37] | 2020[11] | 62 | 3 | |
| 9 | Ariajasuru Hasegawa |  | MF | 29 October 1988 (aged 32) | Omiya Ardija | 2018 | 2020[6] | 62 | 6 | |
| 11 | Hiroyuki Abe |  | MF | 5 July 1989 (aged 31) | Kawasaki Frontale | 2020[38] | 29 | 4 | ||
| 14 | Yosuke Akiyama |  | MF | 13 April 1995 (aged 25) | Academy | 2017 | 44 | 1 | ||
| 15 | Sho Inagaki |  | MF | 25 December 1991 (aged 28) | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2020[39] | 37 | 3 | ||
| 19 | Ryota Aoki |  | MF | 6 March 1996 (aged 24) | Academy | 2014 | 2020[12] | 59 | 14 | |
| 20 | Shuto Watanabe |  | MF | 28 January 1997 (aged 23) | Academy | 2019 | 2020[13] | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | Ryotaro Ishida |  | MF | 13 December 2001 (aged 19) | Academy | 2018 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 34 | Oh Jae-suk | .svg.png.webp) | MF | 4 January 1990 (aged 30) | Gamba Osaka | 2020[27] | 23 | 0 | ||
| 44 | Mu Kanazaki |  | MF | 16 February 1989 (aged 31) | loan from Sagan Tosu | 2020[21] | 2021[21] | 123 | 21 | |
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 10 | Gabriel Xavier |  | FW | 15 July 1993 (aged 27) | Cruzeiro | 2018[40] | 111 | 22 | ||
| 16 | Mateus |  | FW | 11 September 1994 (aged 26) | Omiya Ardija | 2019[41] | 2020[42] | 51 | 15 | |
| 17 | Ryogo Yamasaki |  | FW | 20 September 1992 (aged 28) | Shonan Bellmare | 2020[9] | 30 | 2 | ||
| 25 | Naoki Maeda |  | FW | 17 November 1995 (aged 25) | Matsumoto Yamaga | 2018 | 2020[4] | 91 | 23 | |
| 27 | Yuki Soma |  | FW | 25 February 1997 (aged 23) | Academy | 2018 | 68 | 8 | ||
| Unregistered | ||||||||||
| Ryutaro Ishida |  | MF | Academy | 2018 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Shunto Kodama |  | MF | 3 December 1999 (aged 21) | Academy | 2018 | 10 | 1 | |||
| Away on loan | ||||||||||
| 24 | Yukinari Sugawara |  | DF | 28 June 2000 (aged 20) | Academy | 2018 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 28 | Daiki Enomoto |  | MF | 21 June 1996 (aged 24) | Academy | 2018 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 37 | Shumpei Fukahori |  | MF | 29 June 1998 (aged 22) | Academy | 2016 | 13 | 3 | ||
| Koki Sugimori |  | MF | 5 April 1997 (aged 23) | Academy | 2014 | 52 | 3 | |||
| Yuki Ogaki |  | FW | 28 February 2000 (aged 20) | Academy | 2017 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Jonathan Matsuoka |  | FW | 27 May 2000 (aged 20) | Academy | 2019 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Left during the season | ||||||||||
| 7 | Jô |  | FW | 20 March 1987 (aged 33) | Corinthians | 2018 | 74 | 33 | ||
Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 December 2019 | MF |  | Sho Inagaki | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Undisclosed | [39] | 
| 30 December 2019 | MF |  | Hiroyuki Abe | Kawasaki Frontale | Undisclosed | [38] | 
| 9 July 2020 | MF |  | Oh Jae-suk | Gamba Osaka | Undisclosed | [27] | 
Out
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 December 2019 | DF |  | Ikki Arai | JEF United Chiba | Undisclosed | [45] | 
| 25 December 2019 | DF |  | Kazuki Kushibiki | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Undisclosed | [46] | 
| 4 January 2020 | MF |  | Ryuji Izumi | Kashima Antlers | Undisclosed | [47] | 
| 19 January 2020 | DF |  | Takashi Kanai | Shimizu S-Pulse | Undisclosed | [48] | 
Loans in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date to | Ref. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 March 2020 | MF |  | Mu Kanazaki | Sagan Tosu | 31 January 2021 | [21] | 
Loans out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date to | Ref. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 December 2019 | MF |  | Daiki Enomoto | Tokushima Vortis | 31 January 2021 | [43] | 
| 28 December 2019 | MF |  | Shumpei Fukahori | Mito HollyHock | 31 January 2021 | [44] | 
| 9 January 2020 | FW |  | Jonathan Matsuoka | ReinMeer Aomori | 31 January 2021 | [17] | 
Released
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Joined | Date | Ref. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 February 2020 | MF |  | Eduardo Neto | [49] | ||
| 21 June 2020 | FW |  | Jô | Corinthians | 17 June 2020 | [25][50] | 
| 31 December 2020 | DF |  | Kazuhiko Chiba | Albirex Niigata | ||
| 31 December 2020 | DF |  | Kosuke Ota | Perth Glory | 
Friendlies
| 6 February 2020 | Persita Tangerang   | Cancelled |  Nagoya Grampus | Tangerang, Indonesia | 
| 17:30 JST (UTC+9) | Stadium: Benteng Taruna Stadium | 
| 8 February 2020 | Nagoya Grampus   | Cancelled |  Omiya Ardija | Tangerang, Indonesia | 
| 20:30 JST (UTC+9) | Stadium: Benteng Taruna Stadium | 
| 10 February 2020 | Nagoya Grampus   | Cancelled |  Indonesia U-18 | Jakarta, Indonesia | 
| 21:00 JST (UTC+9) | Stadium: PTIK Stadium | 
| 4 March 2020 | Nagoya Grampus U-18   | v |  Indonesia U-18 | Nagoya, Japan | 
| JST (UTC+9) | Stadium: Paloma Mizuho Stadium | 
| 20 March 2020 | Nagoya Grampus | v |  Korea University | Toyota, Japan | 
| JST (UTC+9) | Stadium: Toyota Stadium | 
| 15 March 2020 2020 Gubernur Banten Cup - Group A | Persita Tangerang U-18   | v | Nagoya Grampus U-18 | Tangerang, Banten | 
| 17:30 JST (UTC+9) | Stadium: Benteng Taruna Stadium | 
| 17 March 2020 2020 Gubernur Banten Cup - Group A | Fagiano Okayama U-18 | v | Nagoya Grampus U-18 | Tangerang, Banten | 
| 17:30 JST (UTC+9) | Stadium: Benteng Taruna Stadium | 
| 19 March 2020 2020 Gubernur Banten Cup - Group A | Nagoya Grampus U-18 | v |  Persib Bandung U-18 | Tangerang, Banten | 
| 17:30 JST (UTC+9) | Stadium: Benteng Taruna Stadium | 
Competitions
J. 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 | 
| 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 45 | 28 | +17 | 63 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 12 | +16 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 
Last updated: 19 December 2020.
Source: see below
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Results
| 22 February 2020 1 | Vegalta Sendai | 1 – 1 | Nagoya Grampus | Sendai | 
| 14:00 JST (UTC+9) | Mate  18' Hiraoka  58' | Report | Abe  34' Yonemoto  86' | Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai Attendance: 13,968 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi | 
| 4 July 2020 2 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 1 – 2 | Nagoya Grampus | Shizuoka | 
| 18:00 JST (UTC+9) | Kanai  6' Okui  17' Kaneko  18' Valdo  90+5' | Report | Soma  32'  65'  90+6' Valdo  40' (o.g.) | Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira Referee: Shinji Murakami | 
| 8 July 2020 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 2 – 2 | Gamba Osaka | Toyota | 
| 19:30 JST (UTC+9) | Yonemoto  3' Mateus  16' Gabriel Xavier  31' Inagaki  70' | Report | Miura  6' Watanabe  90+2' | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Referee: Yudai Yamamoto | 
| Note: Match originally scheduled for 11 April, but postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[20] | ||||
| 12 July 2020 4 | Cerezo Osaka | 0 – 2 | Nagoya Grampus | Osaka | 
| 19:00 JST (UTC+9) | Mineiro  57' Sakamoto  69' | Report | Jonjić  38' (o.g.) Abe  61' Maruyama  87' | Stadium: Yanmar Stadium Nagai Attendance: 4,026 Referee: Shinji Murakami | 
| Note: Match originally scheduled for 29 April, but postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[20] | ||||
| 18 July 2020 5 | Nagoya Grampus | 1 – 0 | Sagan Tosu | Toyota | 
| 18:00 JST (UTC+9) | Nakatani  55' Maeda  62' Y.Yoshida  83' | Report | Toyoda  55' Tiago Alves  64'  83' | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Referee: Yoshiro Imamura | 
| 22 July 2020 6 | Oita Trinita | 0 – 3 | Nagoya Grampus | Ōita | 
| 19:30 JST (UTC+9) | T.Tanaka  47' Inoue  72' | Report | Yoshida  31' Chinen  48' (o.g.) Yonemoto  73' | Stadium: Showa Denko Dome Oita Referee: Koichiro Fukushima | 
| Note: Match originally scheduled for 8 March, but postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[18] | ||||
| 1 August 2020 8 | Nagoya Grampus | 0 – 1 | Kashiwa Reysol | Toyota | 
| 18:00 JST (UTC+9) | Inagaki  32' Schmidt  53' | Report | Yamashita  23' Nakamura  29' Olunga  71' | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Referee: Yudai Yamamoto | 
| Note: Match originally scheduled for 3 May, but postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[20] | ||||
| 8 August 2020 9 | Nagoya Grampus | 6 – 2 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Toyota | 
| 18:00 JST (UTC+9) | Maeda  9', 10', 38', 50' Schmidt  18' Gabriel Xavier  45' | Report | Yuruki  30' Leonardo  48', 76' | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Referee: Masaaki Toma | 
| Note: Match originally scheduled for 22 March, but postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[19] | ||||
| 15 August 2020 10 | FC Tokyo | 1 – 0 | Nagoya Grampus | Tokyo | 
| 19:00 JST (UTC+9) | Leandro  33' Adaílton  90+4' | Report | Naruse  62'  82' Langerak  90+4' | Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Referee: Yusuke Araki | 
| 19 August 2020 11 | Shonan Bellmare | 0 – 1 | Nagoya Grampus | Hiratsuka | 
| 19:00 JST (UTC+9) | Okamoto  90+1' | Report | Mateus  82' Saito  90+2' (o.g.) | Stadium: Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka Referee: Shinji Murakami | 
| 23 August 2020 12 | Nagoya Grampus | 1 – 0 | Kawasaki Frontale | Toyota | 
| 18:00 JST (UTC+9) | Kanazaki  44' Langerak  90+4' | Report | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Referee: Ryuji Sato | 
| 29 August 2020 13 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 0 – 0 | Nagoya Grampus | Sapporo | 
| 18:00 JST (UTC+9) | Kim  65' Miyazawa  77' Fernandes  90+7' | Report | Stadium: Sapporo Dome Referee: Yuichi Nishimura | |
| Note: Match originally scheduled for 18 April, but postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[20] | ||||
| 5 September 2020 14 | Nagoya Grampus | 1 – 3 | Kashima Antlers | Toyota | 
| 18:00 JST (UTC+9) | Inagaki  40'  49' Abe  83' | Report | Izumi  16' Misao  35' Araki  37' Doi  63' | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Referee: Koichiro Fukushima | 
| Note: Match originally scheduled for 14 March, but postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[20] | ||||
| 9 September 2020 15 | Nagoya Grampus | 2 – 1 | Yokohama F. Marinos | Nagoya | 
| 19:30 JST (UTC+9) | Gabriel Xavier  24'  85' Soma  67' Mateus  74' | Report | Júnior Santos  1'  45+1' Marcos Júnior  65' Kida  90+3' | Stadium: Paloma Mizuho Stadium Referee: Yudai Yamamoto | 
| 13 September 2020 16 | Yokohama | 3 – 2 | Nagoya Grampus | Yokohama | 
| 18:00 JST (UTC+9) | Saito  19' Shichi  22' Senuma  78' | Report | Yoshida  12' Mateus  73' | Stadium: NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium Referee: Masaaki Toma | 
| Note: Match originally scheduled for 18 March, but postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[19] | ||||
| 19 September 2020 17 | Nagoya Grampus | 2 – 1 | Vissel Kobe | Toyota | 
| 17:00 JST (UTC+9) | Kanazaki  42' (pen.), 56' (pen.) | Report | Yamaguchi  15' Osaki  41' Nishi  64' Maekawa  68' Samper  68' | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami | 
| Note: Match originally scheduled for 26 April, but postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[20] | ||||
| 23 September 2020 18 | Gamba Osaka | 2 – 1 | Nagoya Grampus | Suita | 
| 19:00 JST (UTC+9) | Takao  35' Yamamoto  53' Usami  87' | Report | Kanazaki  21' Yonemoto  41' Nakatani  50' Oh  79' | Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Referee: Hajime Matsuo | 
| 26 September 2020 19 | Nagoya Grampus | 3 – 1 | Shimizu S-Pulse | Toyota | 
| 14:00 JST (UTC+9) | Abe  2' Maeda  25' Maruyama  74' | Report | Renato  77' Carlinhos  88' | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Referee: Minoru Tojo | 
| 30 September 2020 29 | Vissel Kobe | 1 – 0 | Nagoya Grampus | Kobe | 
| 19:00 JST (UTC+9) | Douglas  19' Iniesta  60' | Report | Yamasaki  87' | Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Referee: Ryuji Sato | 
| 4 October 2020 20 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 0 – 1 | Nagoya Grampus | Saitama | 
| 17:00 JST (UTC+9) | Ugajin  51' Deng  85' Leonardo  85' | Report | Kanazaki  54' Mateus  78' | Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Referee: Yusuke Araki | 
| 10 October 2020 21 | Nagoya Grampus | 1 – 0 | Cerezo Osaka | Nagoya | 
| 14:00 JST (UTC+9) | Abe  72' Mateus  90+1' | Report | Stadium: Paloma Mizuho Stadium Referee: Masaaki Toma | 
| 14 October 2020 22 | Nagoya Grampus | 3 – 0 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | Nagoya | 
| 19:30 JST (UTC+9) | Yamasaki  10' Mateus  44' Soma  60' Inagaki  79' | Report | Tanaka  85' Kim  90+3' | Stadium: Paloma Mizuho Stadium Referee: Yudai Yamamoto | 
| 18 October 2020 23 | Kawasaki Frontale | 3 – 0 | Nagoya Grampus | Kawasaki | 
| 19:00 JST (UTC+9) | Mitoma  44' Nakatani  57' (o.g.) Jesiel  65' | Report | Kanazaki  90' | Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama | 
| 21 October 2020 33 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 2 – 1 | Nagoya Grampus | Yokohama | 
| 19:30 JST (UTC+9) | Edigar Junio  41' Watanabe  80' | Report | Mateus  69' Schmidt  90+6' | Stadium: Nissan Stadium Referee: Minoru Tojo | 
| Note: Match originally scheduled for 4 April, but postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[20] | ||||
| 24 October 2020 24 | Nagoya Grampus | 1 – 0 | Vegalta Sendai | Nagoya | 
| 14:00 JST (UTC+9) | Inagaki  65' | Report | Stadium: Paloma Mizuho Stadium Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami | 
| 31 October 2020 25 | Kashima Antlers | 0 – 2 | Nagoya Grampus | Kashima | 
| 17:00 JST (UTC+9) | Léo Silva  10' Everaldo  45+3' Juan Alano  61'  68' | Report | Kanazaki  7' (pen.) Naruse  70' Abe  82' Mateus  90+2' | Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Referee: Yusuke Araki | 
| 3 November 2020 26 | Sagan Tosu | 0 – 0 | Nagoya Grampus | Tosu | 
| 13:00 JST (UTC+9) | Report | Gabriel Xavier  84' | Stadium: Ekimae Real Estate Stadium Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi | 
| 11 November 2020 7 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2 – 0 | Nagoya Grampus | Hiroshima | 
| 19:00 JST (UTC+9) | Leandro Pereira  16' Aoyama  40' Morishima  79' | Report | Nakatani  57' | Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima Referee: Yoshiro Imamura | 
| Note: Match originally scheduled for 26 July, but postponed on the same day.[30] | ||||
| 15 November 2020 27 | Nagoya Grampus | 1 – 0 | Tokyo | Toyota | 
| 19:00 JST (UTC+9) | Gabriel Xavier  29' Maeda  82' Mateus  90+5' (pen.) | Report | Morishige  36' | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Referee: Hajime Matsuo | 
| 21 November 2020 28 | Nagoya Grampus | 3 – 1 | Shonan Bellmare | Toyota | 
| 17:00 JST (UTC+9) | Mateus  11' Abe  51' Gabriel Xavier  56' | Report | Saka  17' Tachi  68' | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Referee: Koichiro Fukushima | 
| 28 November 2020 29 | Nagoya Grampus | 0 – 0 | Oita Trinita | Nagoya | 
| 14:00 JST (UTC+9) | Report | Hasegawa  45' Suzuki  90+3' | Stadium: Paloma Mizuho Stadium Referee: Yudai Yamamoto | 
| 5 December 2020 32 | Kashiwa Reysol | 0 – 1 | Nagoya Grampus | Kashiwa | 
| 14:00 JST (UTC+9) | Ominami  76' | Report | Soma  51' Maruyama  90' | Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium Referee: Yusuke Araki | 
| 12 December 2020 33 | Nagoya Grampus | 0 – 0 | Yokohama | Nagoya | 
| 14:00 JST (UTC+9) | Gabriel Xavier  82' | Report | Tezuka  90+3' | Stadium: Paloma Mizuho Stadium Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi | 
| 19 December 2020 34 | Nagoya Grampus | 1 – 0 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Toyota | 
| 14:00 JST (UTC+9) | Maeda  86' | Report | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Referee: Koichiro Fukushima | 
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kawasaki Frontale (C) | 34 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 88 | 31 | +57 | 83 | Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage[lower-alpha 1] | 
| 2 | Gamba Osaka | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 46 | 42 | +4 | 65 | |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 45 | 28 | +17 | 63 | |
| 4 | Cerezo Osaka | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 60 | Qualification for AFC Champions League play-off round[lower-alpha 1] | 
| 5 | Kashima Antlers | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 55 | 44 | +11 | 59 | 
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goal scored; 6) Number of wins; 7) Goals scored; 8) Fair-play points.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- 1 2 Since the winners of the 2020 Emperor's Cup, Kawasaki Frontale, qualified for the Champions League group stage, the spot given to the Emperor's Cup winners (Champions League group stage) was passed to the third-placed team and the spot given to the third-place team (Champions League play-off round) was passed to the fourth-placed team.
J. League Cup
Group stage
| 16 February 2020 1 | Nagoya Grampus | 1 – 0 | Kashima Antlers | Nagoya | 
| 14:00 JST (UTC+9) | Abe  40' Mateus  43' Maeda  86' | Report | Misao  42' Y.Matsumura  90' | Stadium: Paloma Mizuho Stadium Attendance: 9,364 Referee: Futoshi Nakamura | 
| 26 February 2020 2 | Nagoya Grampus | v | Shimizu S-Pulse | Nagoya | 
| JST (UTC+9) | Stadium: Paloma Mizuho Stadium | |||
| Note: Match cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic on 5 June.[24] | ||||
| 4 March 2020 3 | Kawasaki Frontale | v | Nagoya Grampus | Kawasaki | 
| JST (UTC+9) | Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium | |||
| Note: Match cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic on 5 June.[24] | ||||
| 6 May 2020 6 | Kashima Antlers | v | Nagoya Grampus | Kashima | 
| JST (UTC+9) | Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium | |||
| Note: Match cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic on 5 June.[24] | ||||
| 5 August 2020 4 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 0 – 3 | Nagoya Grampus | Shizuoka | 
| 19:00 JST (UTC+9) | Dutra  45+1' Kanai  60' Okui  72' | Report | Schmidt  39' Maruyama  45+3' Mateus  54' Yamasaki  58'  90+2' | Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira Referee: Shinji Murakami | 
| Note: Match originally scheduled for 8 April 2020, but postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[19] | ||||
| 12 August 2020 5 | Nagoya Grampus | 2 – 2 | Kawasaki Frontale | Nagoya | 
| 19:00 JST (UTC+9) | Soma  1' Gabriel Xavier  7' Nakatani  39' | Report | Mitoma  6', 38' Oshima  30'  71' Yamane  52' Tanaka  89' | Stadium: Paloma Mizuho Stadium Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi | 
| Note: Match originally scheduled for 22 April 2020, but postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[19] | ||||
Knockout stage
Emperor's Cup
Squad statistics
- As of match played 19 December 2020
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | J-League | Emperor's Cup | J-League Cup | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| 1 | GK | .svg.png.webp) AUS | Mitchell Langerak | 38 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2 | MF |  JPN | Takuji Yonemoto | 29 | 1 | 25+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF |  JPN | Yuichi Maruyama | 38 | 2 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 4 | DF |  JPN | Shinnosuke Nakatani | 38 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | ||
| 6 | DF |  JPN | Kazuya Miyahara | 5 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | MF |  BRA | João Schmidt | 27 | 1 | 9+15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | ||
| 10 | FW |  BRA | Gabriel Xavier | 28 | 5 | 14+11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 | ||
| 11 | MF |  JPN | Hiroyuki Abe | 29 | 4 | 23+4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
| 13 | DF |  JPN | Haruya Fujii | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 14 | MF |  JPN | Yosuke Akiyama | 5 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
| 15 | MF |  JPN | Sho Inagaki | 38 | 3 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | ||
| 16 | FW |  BRA | Mateus | 38 | 11 | 33+1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 17 | FW |  JPN | Ryogo Yamasaki | 29 | 2 | 6+19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | ||
| 19 | MF |  JPN | Ryota Aoki | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
| 23 | DF |  JPN | Yutaka Yoshida | 33 | 2 | 29+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 24 | MF |  JPN | Ryotaro Ishida | 9 | 0 | 0+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||
| 25 | FW |  JPN | Naoki Maeda | 33 | 7 | 23+7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 26 | DF |  JPN | Shumpei Naruse | 28 | 0 | 18+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | ||
| 27 | FW |  JPN | Yuki Soma | 35 | 3 | 15+16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 34 | MF |  KOR | Oh Jae-suk | 23 | 0 | 16+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 36 | DF |  JPN | Kosuke Ota | 12 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | ||
| 44 | MF |  JPN | Mu Kanazaki | 26 | 6 | 22+3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| Players away on loan: | |||||||||||||
| Players who left Nagoya Grampus during the season: | |||||||||||||
Goal Scorers
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | J-League | Emperor's Cup | J-League Cup | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW |  | 16 | Mateus | 9 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 
| 2 | FW |  | 25 | Naoki Maeda | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 
| 3 | MF |  | 44 | Mu Kanazaki | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 
| 4 | FW |  | 10 | Gabriel Xavier | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 
| 5 | MF |  | 11 | Hiroyuki Abe | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 
| Own goal | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 7 | MF |  | 15 | Sho Inagaki | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 
| FW |  | 27 | Yuki Soma | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 9 | DF |  | 23 | Yutaka Yoshida | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 
| DF |  | 3 | Yuichi Maruyama | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| FW |  | 17 | Ryogo Yamasaki | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 12 | MF |  | 2 | Takuji Yonemoto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 
| MF |  | 8 | João Schmidt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| TOTALS | 45 | 0 | 6 | 51 | ||||
Clean sheets
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | J-League | Emperor's Cup | J-League Cup | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | .svg.png.webp) | 1 | Mitchell Langerak | 16 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 
| TOTALS | 16 | 0 | 2 | 18 | ||||
Disciplinary record
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | J-League | J. League Cup | Emperor's Cup | Total | ||||||
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png.webp) | GK | Mitchell Langerak | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2 |  | MF | Takuji Yonemoto | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 3 |  | DF | Yuichi Maruyama | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 4 |  | DF | Shinnosuke Nakatani | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 8 |  | MF | João Schmidt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 10 |  | FW | Gabriel Xavier | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 11 |  | MF | Hiroyuki Abe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 15 |  | MF | Sho Inagaki | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 16 |  | FW | Mateus | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 17 |  | FW | Ryogo Yamasaki | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 23 |  | DF | Yutaka Yoshida | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 25 |  | FW | Naoki Maeda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 26 |  | DF | Shumpei Naruse | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 27 |  | FW | Yuki Soma | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 34 |  | MF | Oh Jae-suk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 44 |  | MF | Mu Kanazaki | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Players away on loan: | |||||||||||||
| Players who left Nagoya Grampus during the season: | |||||||||||||
| TOTALS | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 41 | 4 | |||||
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