Kyoto · Kansai
Kyoto Sanga
京都サンガ
Last checked 22 Oct, 00:30 UK · 2026/27
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17in J19 points · 11 matches
2 wins / 3 draws / 6 losses
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Rafael Elias
Confirmed · Injury absence confirmed in the J.League preview
Matsu’s view: An absence would remove Kyoto’s principal scoring reference and leadership in attack. Alex Souza replaced him in this match; that does not establish the next starting XI.
Event 10 Oct 2026 · Checked 21 Oct 2026
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Ren Kato
Confirmed · Injury absence confirmed in the J.League preview
Matsu’s view: A fresh defensive availability risk before the Hiroshima fixture; do not assume a ligament diagnosis.
Event 13 Oct 2026 · Checked 21 Oct 2026
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Joao Pedro
Confirmed · Match return confirmed on 21 October
Matsu’s view: Restores a squad option in this position. A named teammate losing his place is not established.
Event 21 Oct 2026 · Checked 21 Oct 2026
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Masaya Okugawa
Confirmed · Injury absence confirmed in the J.League preview
Matsu’s view: Assess availability and current role before assigning a team-strength impact.
Checked 21 Oct 2026
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Matsu’s analysis
All analysis →Sanfrecce Hiroshima · Kyoto Sanga
Still bullish on Hiroshima.
Suga opened the scoring after half-time, then Suzuki and Kato finished the job. Four straight league wins and another clean sheet.
Published 19 Oct 2026Read analysis →Kyoto Sanga · Machida Zelvia
Machida get the points. Elias is the bigger immediate concern.
Kyoto made this awkward for Machida, with their pressure repeatedly disrupting the visitors. Then Akimoto came off the bench and scored in the 86th minute after Ogawa's header was saved.
Published 12 Oct 2026Read analysis →Recent results
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1922 · Kyoto Shiko roots
Kyoto’s football lineage reaches back to the Kyoto Shiko club, decades before the professional league. The team became Kyoto Purple Sanga in the 1990s and entered the J.League in 1996. The present name, Kyoto Sanga F.C., was adopted in 2007.