The 2022 Nagoya Grampus season was

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' 5th season back in the

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following their relegation at the end of the

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season, their 29th

season and 39th overall in the Japanese top flight. Nagoya Grampus participated in

, the

Emperor's Cup , commonly known as or Japan FA Cup, and rebranded as The JFA Emperor's Cup from 2024 onwards, is a Japanese annual football competition. It has the longest tradition of any football tournament in Japan, dating back to 1921, before the formatio ...

and the J. League Cup.

Season events

On 18 December 2021, Nagoya Grampus announced the signing of

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from

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. On 21 December 2021, Nagoya Grampus announced the signing of

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from

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. Four days later, 25 December 2021, Keiya Sento also joined Nagoya Grampus from

. On 26 December 2021, Nagoya Grampus announced the signing of Akinari Kawazura from

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. On 29 December 2021, Nagoya Grampus announced the signing of Tiago Pagnussat on loan from

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. On 6 January, Nagoya Grampus announced the signing of Thales Paula from

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, with the midfielder being loan backed to Roasso Kumamoto for the 2022 season. On 28 March, Nagoya Grampus announced the loan signing of

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until 31 January 2023. On 30 June, Nagoya Grampus announced that Manabu Saitō had been sold to

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. On 1 July,

announced the signing of Naldinho from Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic. On 7 July, Nagoya Grampus announced the loan signing of

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from

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until 31 January 2023, and the permanent signing of

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from

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. On 11 July, Nagoya Grampus announced the return of

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from

. On 18 August, Nagoya Grampus announced that

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had been sold to

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. On 22 November, Nagoya Grampus confirmed that Tiago Pagnussat's loan deal with the club had expired.

Squad

Transfers

In

Loans in

Out

Loans out

Released

Friendlies

Competitions

J. League

Results summary

Results by round

Results

League table

Emperor's Cup

J. League Cup

Group stage

Knockout stage

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

, - , colspan="14", ''Players away on loan:'' , - , colspan="14", ''Players who left Nagoya Grampus during the season:''

Season events

Squad

Transfers

In

Loans in

Out

Loans out

Released

Friendlies

Competitions

J. League

Results summary

Results by round

Results

League table

Emperor's Cup

J. League Cup

Group stage

Knockout stage

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

Goal Scorers

Clean sheets

Disciplinary record

References