2020 Season Review:Some players were constantly sidelined throughout the season

In 2020, Okayama finished at the 17th position with 50 points out of 22 club. The club constantly struggled around the mid-table and were not able to compete for the promotion.


In covid-19 pandemic, all of the J League clubs faced difficulties due to the tight schedule. Therefore, during the season, the club constantly had some players on an injury list so that it was tough to place best players in the starting line-up.


2019 top scorer of the club, LEE Yong-Jae was one of them who missed some matches due to his injury. He only scored six goals in 2020, less than 12 goals in 2019. Other attackers, Uejo and Yamamoto scored seven and six goals respectively, but there were no players with more than ten goals this season.


It has been already announced that the club would not extend the contracts with veteran players such as Ueda, Akamine and Goto. Therefore, the club are expected to sign with some young talents to enhance their strength.