The Ventforet Kofu Chronicle
Squad31 Aug 2026
Kohei Kawata pulls a muscle — 19 days out
The injury that keeps coming back, keeps being rushed back from, and quietly costs more careers than the dramatic ones. 19 days is the estimate; the honest figure depends on whether anybody is patient.
Match29 Aug 2026
4 matches without a win for Ventforet Kofu
The run now stands at 4, and the questions being asked around Ventforet Kofu are no longer polite ones.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Kotatsu Kumakura in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Ventforet Kofu this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Match29 Aug 2026
3 matches without a goal for Ventforet Kofu
The chances are being made and something is happening between the making and the finishing. 3 matches now, and the anxiety in the ground arrives a little earlier every week.
Player ratings31 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Yudai Tanaka
Successful dribbles: 19. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Match29 Aug 2026
A bad afternoon for Ventforet Kofu against Omiya Ardija
0‑1 to Omiya Ardija, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
In brief
- Squad Michele Staccioli gets it from the manager
- Squad Words at Ventforet Kofu training over how hard people work
- Market Ventforet Kofu bring in an old head