2018 Gamba Osaka season

Gamba Osaka
2018 season
Chairman Takashi Yamauchi
Manager Levir Culpi until July 23
Tsuneyasu Miyamoto from July 23
J1 League 12th
Emperor's Cup 2nd round
J.League Cup Quarter-Final
Top goalscorer League: Hwang 13
All: Hwang 18
Highest home attendance 35,242 vs Cerezo Osaka 21 Apr
Lowest home attendance 3,103 vs Kwansei Gakuin University 6 June (Emperor's Cup)
Average home league attendance 22,945
Home colours
Away colours

The 2018 Gamba Osaka season is Gamba Osaka's 25th season in the J1 League and 31st overall in the Japanese top flight. It will see them compete in the 18 team J1 League as well as the J.League Cup and Emperor's Cup competitions.

Gamba will begin the season with a new manager in the shape of Brazilian, former Cerezo Osaka boss Levir Culpi who replaced long-standing manager Kenta Hasegawa who moved to FC Tokyo.[1]

Culpi was fired after poor form saw Gamba sit in the J1 relegation zone at the halfway point of the season. He was replaced by Gamba Under-23 manager Tsuneyasu Miyamoto on July 23.[2][3]

Transfers

Prior to the end of 2017, Gamba announced the capture of young defenders; Tetsuya Yamaguchi and Riku Matsuda as well as midfielder Yuya Fukuda all straight out of high school. Meanwhile, midfielder Ren Shibamoto and attacker Haruto Shirai were promoted to the first team squad after impressing for Gamba's Under-23 side in J3 during 2017.

Shortly before Christmas the signings of attacking midfielder Shinya Yajima and former Gamba youth product, centre-back Shunya Suganuma were announced, with the duo arriving from Urawa Reds and Montedio Yamagata respectively. This news was followed a few days later with the news of the signing of Japan Under-17 midfielder Keito Nakamura from Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Yowa SC as well as the promotion of Under-23 goalkeeper Kosei Tani to the first team squad.

2 league games into the campaign and Gamba secured the signing of former Brazil Under-20 defensive midfielder Matheus Jesus on loan from Portuguese side Estoril. His contracted would run until the end of the year.

Long serving goalkeeper Yosuke Fujigaya, who had made over 250 league appearances for the club announced his retirement at the end of the 2017 season after spending the previous 3 years providing backup to established number 1, Masaaki Higashiguchi. Holding midfielder Tatsuya Uchida turned his loan move to Tokyo Verdy into a permanent one and he would be joined at the Tokyo club by young forward Hiromu Kori who had spent the previous season on loan with Gamba Under-23, scoring 3 goals in 17 appearances.

Additionally experienced Japanese-born but Korean passport holding centre-back Kim Jung-ya moved to Vegalta Sendai, while Kashima Antlers forward Shuhei Akasaki returned to his parent club following a disappointing loan spell which yielded only 2 goals. Another forward with a poor goalscoring record, Hiroto Goya moved to J2 League outfit Tokushima Vortis in an effort to rediscover his scoring touch, he would be joined in J2 by backup goalkeeper Ken Tajiri who extended his loan spell at Zweigen Kanazawa for a further season. Gamba U-23 centre back and sometimes central midfielder made the move to J3 side Grulla Morioka after making close to 50 appearances in J3 but failing to crack Gamba's senior side.

At the beginning of January, a press conference was held confirming that key central midfielder Yosuke Ideguchi would join English EFL Championship side Leeds United. The Japanese international would however join Spanish Segunda División outfit Cultural Leonesa on loan for the remainder of the 2017–18 European club season. In the day's following Ideguchi's departure it was confirmed that young utility player So Hirao had been allowed to join Avispa Fukuoka on loan for 2018 and centre-back / defensive midfielder Shogo Nakahara had completed his loan spell with the club and would return to his parent club, Consadole Sapporo. Veteran midfielder Takahiro Futagawa also announced that he would spend another year on loan with Tokyo Verdy in J2 having spend the previous 18 months in Japan's capital.

The first of February saw the announcement that young South Korean centre-back Bae Soo-yong would join J3 outfit Giravanz Kitakyushu on a season long loan. He spent the 2017 campaign with Gamba's Under-23 side, scoring once in 24 games and earning to red cards in the process.

During the mid-season transfer window, it was announced at the end of June that midfielders Shinya Yajima and Jin Izumisawa would spend the second half of the year on loan at Vegalta Sendai and Tokyo Verdy respectively. Both players had struggled for game time with the top team and had spent large chunks of the season playing with Gamba U-23 in J3. Their departures cleared the way for the arrival of Renofa Yamaguchi midfielder Kosuke Onose at the end of July.

Following the departure of Brazilian coach Levir Culpi in July, Matheus Jesus, who Culpi brought to the club on loan at the start of the season, found game time hard to come by and his loan from Portuguese side Estoril was cancelled by mutual consent. New head coach Tsuneyasu Miyamoto moved further to re-shape the squad by bringing in Vissel Kobe striker Kazuma Watanabe on a permanent deal while the tall Shun Nagasawa moved in the opposite direction on loan until the end of the year.

In

No. Pos Player Transferred From Fee Date Source
34 MF Japan Yuya Fukuda Japan Higashi Fukuoka High School Unknown 11 Oct 2017 [4]
35 DF Japan Tatsuya Yamaguchi Japan Sagami Senior High School Unknown 18 Oct 2017 [5]
36 DF Japan Riku Matsuda Japan Maebashi Ikuei High School Unknown 28 Nov 2017 [6]
32 MF Japan Ren Shibamoto Japan Gamba Osaka U-23 Promotion 28 Nov 2017 [7]
37 FW Japan Haruto Shirai Japan Gamba Osaka U-23 Promotion 28 Nov 2017 [8]
13 DF Japan Shunya Suganuma Japan Montedio Yamagata Unknown 21 Dec 2017 [9]
21 MF Japan Shinya Yajima Japan Urawa Red Diamonds Unknown 21 Dec 2017 [10]
38 FW Japan Keito Nakamura Japan Mitsubishi Yowa Unknown 26 Dec 2017 [11]
41 GK Japan Kosei Tani Japan Gamba Osaka U-23 Promotion 26 Dec 2017 [12]
8 MF Brazil Matheus Jesus Portugal Estoril Loan 7 Mar 2018 [13]
50 MF Japan Kosuke Onose Japan Renofa Yamaguchi Unknown 31 July 2018 [14]
39 FW Japan Kazuma Watanabe Japan Vissel Kobe Unknown 13 Aug 2018 [15]

Out

No. Pos Player Transferred To Fee Date Source
18 GK Japan Yōsuke Fujigaya retired N/A 28 Nov 2017 [16]
29 FW Japan Hiromu Kori Japan Tokyo Verdy End of Loan 18 Dec 2017 [17]
6 DF Japan Kim Jung-ya Japan Vegalta Sendai Unknown 21 Dec 2017 [18]
N/A MF Japan Tatsuya Uchida Japan Tokyo Verdy Unknown 21 Dec 2017 [19]
28 MF Japan Shota Yomesaka Japan Grulla Morioka Unknown 25 Dec 2017 [20]
53 FW Japan Shuhei Akasaki Japan Kashima Antlers Loan Return 26 Dec 2017 [21]
16 GK Japan Ken Tajiri Japan Zweigen Kanazawa Loan Extension 27 Dec 2017 [22]
13 FW Japan Hiroto Goya Japan Tokushima Vortis Loan 28 Dec 2017 [23]
8 MF Japan Yosuke Ideguchi England Leeds United Unknown 4 Jan 2018 [24][25]
30 DF Japan So Hirao Japan Avispa Fukuoka Loan 5 Jan 2018 [26]
23 MF Japan Shogo Nakahara Japan Consadole Sapporo Loan Return 6 Jan 2018 [27]
N/A MF Japan Takahiro Futagawa Japan Tokyo Verdy Loan Extension 11 Jan 2018 [28]
42 DF South Korea Bae Soo-yong Japan Giravanz Kitakyushu Loan 1 Feb 2018 [29]
21 MF Japan Shinya Yajima Japan Vegalta Sendai Loan 25 June 2018 [30]
39 MF Japan Jin Izumisawa Japan Tokyo Verdy Loan 25 June 2018 [31]
8 MF Brazil Matheus Jesus Portugal Estoril Loan End 11 Aug 2018 [32]
20 FW Japan Shun Nagasawa Japan Vissel Kobe Loan 13 Aug 2018 [33]

Coaching staff

The Coaching Staff for the 2018 J1 League season;[34]

Position Staff
First-team ManagerJapan Tsuneyasu Miyamoto
Head CoachJapan Sanjiyoshi Noritada
Goalkeeper CoachJapan Naoki Matsuyo
Physical CoachSouth Korea Yi Chang-yeob
CoachJapan Arata Kodama
CoachJapan Satoshi Yamaguchi

First team squad

Appearances and goals as of the beginning of the 2018 season.[34]

No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of Birth (Age) Height (cm) Weight (kg) Since Previous Club Games Played Goals Scored
Goalkeepers
1 Masaaki Higashiguchi Japan GK 12 May 1986 184 78 2014 Albirex Niigata 187 0
23 Mizuki Hayashi Japan GK 4 September 1996 182 74 2015 Gamba Osaka Youth 0 0
31 Ryota Suzuki Japan GK 10 February 1994 191 85 2017 Tokyo Verdy 1 0
41 Kosei Tani Japan GK 22 November 2000 187 78 2018 Gamba Osaka Youth 0 0
Defenders
2 Takaharu Nishino Japan CB (1993-09-14) 14 September 1993 187 73 2017 JEF United* 69 6
3 Fábio Brazil CB 28 February 1989 186 78 2017 Yokohama F. Marinos 32 2
4 Hiroki Fujiharu Japan LB (1988-11-28) 28 November 1988 175 60 2011 Osaka University of H&SS 281 12
5 Genta Miura (captain) Japan CB / RB 1 March 1995 183 77 2017 Shimizu S-Pulse 45 3
6 Ryo Hatsuse Japan RB / LB / RM 10 July 1997 175 64 2015 Gamba Osaka Youth 36 1
13 Shunya Suganuma Japan CB 17 May 1990 182 78 2018 Montedio Yamagata 1 0
14 Koki Yonekura Japan RB / RW 17 May 1988 176 68 2014 JEF United 133 8
16 Hiroki Noda Japan CB 27 July 1997 181 73 2016 Otsu High School 1 0
22 Oh Jae-suk South Korea RB / LB 4 January 1990 178 74 2013 South Korea Gangwon FC 128 0
35 Tatsuya Yamaguchi Japan LB 9 February 2000 171 70 2018 Sagami Senior High School 0 0
36 Riku Matsuda Japan RB / CB 3 May 1999 175 60 2018 Maebashi Ikuei High School 0 0
Midfielders
7 Yasuhito Endō Japan CM / AM 28 January 1980 178 75 2001 Kyoto Purple Sanga 702 123
10 Shu Kurata Japan RW / LW / CM 26 November 1988 172 68 2012 Cerezo Osaka* 294 46
15 Yasuyuki Konno Japan CB / DM 25 January 1983 178 73 2012 F.C. Tokyo 252 23
17 Mizuki Ichimaru Japan DM / CM 8 May 1997 174 66 2016 Gamba Osaka Youth 4 0
24 Haruya Ide Japan RB / RW / LW 25 March 1994 171 66 2017 JEF United 5 1
25 Jungo Fujimoto Japan RW / LW / AM 24 March 1984 173 69 2016 Yokohama F. Marinos 43 1
26 Naoya Senoo Japan LM / AM 15 August 1996 172 60 2015 Gamba Osaka Youth 1 0
27 Yuto Mori Japan RB / AM / RM 21 April 1995 173 68 2017 Nagoya Grampus 0 0
28 Takahiro Ko Japan CM / DM 20 April 1998 172 67 2017 Funabashi High School 0 0
29 Reo Takae Japan CM / LM 27 June 1998 171 60 2017 Higashi Fukuoka High School 0 0
32 Ren Shibamoto Japan CM 22 July 1999 172 59 2018 Gamba Osaka Youth 0 0
34 Yuya Fukuda Japan CM / LM 4 April 1999 176 70 2018 Higashi Fukuoka High School 0 0
50 Kosuke Onose Japan RW / LW / AM 22 April 1993 176 65 2018 Renofa Yamaguchi 0 0
Strikers
9 Ademilson Brazil AM / CF 9 January 1994 176 74 2016 Brazil São Paulo 72 19
11 Hwang Ui-jo Korea AM / CF 28 August 1992 184 73 2017 Korea Seongnam FC 15 3
18 Akito Takagi Japan CF / RW 4 August 1997 175 68 2016 Gamba Osaka Youth 10 0
19 Kazunari Ichimi Japan CF 10 November 1997 183 74 2016 Otsu High School 0 0
37 Haruto Shirai Japan CF 23 October 1999 170 60 2018 Gamba Osaka Youth 0 0
38 Keito Nakamura Japan AM / CF 28 July 2000 180 75 2018 Mitsubishi Yowa 0 0
39 Kazuma Watanabe Japan CF 10 August 1986 182 79 2018 Vissel Kobe 0 0
40 Ryotaro Meshino Japan AM / CF 18 June 1998 171 68 2017 Gamba Osaka Youth 0 0

* indicates player returned to Gamba Osaka from a loan spell with this club.

J1 League

On 13 January, Gamba's first 2 fixtures for the season were announced, at home to Nagoya Grampus and away to Kashima Antlers. The dates for the remaining games were made public on January 24.[35][36]

Round Date Time* Opponents H / A Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance League
position
1 24 February 2018 14:30 Nagoya Grampus H 2-3 Endō 13', Nagasawa 79' 28,681 14th
2 3 March 2018 16:00 Kashima Antlers A 0-1 24,545 17th
3 10 March 2018 13:00 Kawasaki Frontale A 0-2 22,520 18th
4 18 March 2018 15:00 Kashiwa Reysol H 2-2 Hwang 21', 86' 21,758 18th
5 31 March 2018 15:00 FC Tokyo A 2-3 Hwang (pen.) 45'+2, 58' 21,940 18th
6 8 April 2018 15:00 Vissel Kobe H 0-1 20,606 18th
7 11 April 2018 19:00 Júbilo Iwata H 2-0 Fábio 4', Hwang 86' 12,615 18th
8 14 April 2018 14:00 V-Varen Nagasaki A 0-3 8,745 18th
9 21 April 2018 19:00 Cerezo Osaka H 1-0 Hwang (pen.) 41' 35,242 17th
10 25 April 2018 19:00 Shonan Bellmare A 0-1 8,002 17th
11 29 April 2018 16:00 Sagan Tosu H 3-0 Kurata 68', Hwang 82', Matheus 90+2' 18,642 16th
12 2 May 2018 19:00 Vegalta Sendai H 1-0 Kurata 62' 11,824 15th
13 5 May 2018 14:00 Consadole Sapporo A 0-2 12,382 16th
14 12 May 2018 19:00 Yokohama F. Marinos A 1-1 Fujimoto 52' 21,576 16th
15 19 May 2018 14:00 Urawa Red Diamonds H 0-0 25,361 16th
16 18 July 2018 19:00 Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 0-4 7,835 16th
17 22 July 2018 19:00 Shimizu S-Pulse H 1-2 Hwang 75' 17,542 16th
18 28 July 2018 19:00 Kashima Antlers H 1-1 Yonekura 70' 28,534 16th
19 1 August 2018 19:00 Júbilo Iwata A 1-1 Hwang 82' 13,015 16th
20 5 August 2018 18:00 Nagoya Grampus A 2-3 Ademilson (pen.) 22', Fujimoto 37' 22,615 17th
21 10 August 2018 19:00 FC Tokyo H 2-1 Fábio 34', Ademilson 90+5' 24,879 17th
22 15 August 2018 19:00 Consadole Sapporo H 1-1 Kurata (pen.) 18' 21,203 18th
23 19 August 2018 19:00 Vegalta Sendai A 1-2 Watanabe 27' 16,110 17th
24 26 August 2018 19:00 Sagan Tosu A 0-3 20,060 17th
25 1 September 2018 19:00 Kawasaki Frontale H 2-0 Watanabe 7', Fábio 55' 19,683 17th
26 15 September 2018 19:00 Vissel Kobe A 2-1 Kurata 52', Hwang 68' 25,485 17th
27 21 September 2018 19:30 Shimizu S-Pulse A 2-1 Hwang 1', 26' 14,790 17th
28 29 September 2018 16:00 Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 1-0 Hwang 84' 34,660 13th
29 6 October 2018 14:00 Cerezo Osaka A 1-0 Ademilson 45' 34,303 12th
30 20 October 2018 15:00 Yokohama F. Marinos H
31 3 November 2018 16:00 Urawa Red Diamonds A
32 10 November 2018 15:00 Shonan Bellmare H
33 24 November 2018 14:00 V-Varen Nagasaki H
34 1 December 2018 14:00 Kashiwa Reysol A

* = all times Japan Standard Time.

Match Day Line-Ups

The following players appeared for Gamba Osaka during the 2018 J1 League:

Player Appearances – 2018 J1 League
Round Opponent GK RB LB CB CB CM CM ACM RW LW CF
1Nagoya GrampusHigashiguchiOhFujiharuMiuraFábioFukudaIchimaruEndōHwangKurataNagasawaYajimaNakamuraIzumisawa
2Kashima AntlersHigashiguchiYonekuraFujiharuMiuraFábioYajimaIchimaruEndōHwangKurataNagasawaIdeFukudaNakamura
3Kawasaki FrontaleHigashiguchiYonekuraFujiharuMiuraFábioEndōIchimaruIdeNakamuraAdemilsonNagasawaHwangFukudaIzumisawa
4Kashiwa ReysolHigashiguchiOhFujiharuMiuraFábioKonnoIchimaruEndōHwangIzumisawaNagasawaHatsuseIdeNakamura
5FC TokyoHigashiguchiOhFujiharuMiuraFábioEndōMatheusKurataHwangIdeNagasawaHatsuseMoriNakamura
6Vissel KobeHigashiguchiOhHatsuseMiuraFábioEndōMatheusKurataHwangMeshinoNagasawaYonekuraFujimoto
7Júbilo IwataHigashiguchiYonekuraHatsuseMiuraFábioEndōMatheusKurataHwangMeshinoNagasawaIdeFujimotoNakamura
8V-Varen NagasakiHigashiguchiYonekuraHatsuseMiuraFábioEndōMatheusKurataFujimotoMeshinoHwangOhIdeNakamura
9Cerezo OsakaHigashiguchiOhFujiharuMiuraFábioTakaeMatheusEndōFujimotoKurataHwangYonekuraHayashiNakamura
10Shonan BellmareHayashiOhFujiharuMiuraSuganumaTakaeMatheusEndōFujimotoKurataHwangYonekuraNakamuraMeshino
11Sagan TosuHayashiOhFujiharuMiuraFábioEndōMatheusFujimotoYonekuraKurataHwangNakamuraMeshino
12Vegalta SendaiHayashiOhFujiharuMiuraFábioEndōMatheusFujimotoYonekuraKurataHwangKonnoNakamuraMeshino
13Consadole SapporoHayashiYonekuraFujiharuMiuraFábioKonnoMatheusEndōFujimotoKurataHwangNagasawaOhNakamura
14Yokohama F. MarinosHigashiguchiOhFujiharuMiuraSuganumaFábioMatheusKonnoHwangEndōNagasawaKurataFujimotoNakamura
15Urawa Red DiamondsHigashiguchiYonekuraFujiharuMiuraFábioEndōMatheusKurataHwangFujimotoNagasawaMeshino
Round Opponent GK RB LB CB CB CM CM CM ACM CF CF
16Sanfrecce HiroshimaHigashiguchiYonekuraHatsuseMiuraFábioTakaeEndōMatheusKurataHwangAdemilsonSuganumaNakamuraMeshino
17Shimizu S-PulseHigashiguchiYonekuraHatsuseMiuraSuganumaTakaeEndōMatheusKurataHwangAdemilsonNagasawaFujimotoMeshino
Round Opponent GK RB LB CB CB CM CM RM LM CF CF
18Kashima AntlersHigashiguchiOhHatsuseMiuraFábioKoEndōYonekuraKurataHwangAdemilsonNagasawaFujimotoMeshino
19Júbilo IwataHigashiguchiOhHatsuseMiuraFábioKoTakaeFujimotoKurataHwangNagasawaEndōAdemilsonYonekura
20Nagoya GrampusHigashiguchiYonekuraOhMiuraFábioKoEndōFujimotoKurataHwangAdemilsonNagasawaIdeOnose
21FC TokyoHigashiguchiMiuraOhSuganumaFábioKoEndōFujimotoKurataIchimiAdemilsonYonekuraTakaeOnose
22Consadole SapporoHigashiguchiMiuraOhSuganumaFábioKoEndōFujimotoKurataIchimiAdemilsonFujiharuYonekuraTakae
23Vegalta SendaiHigashiguchiMiuraOhSuganumaFábioKoEndōOnoseKurataWatanabeAdemilsonFujiharuFujimotoMeshino
24Sagan TosuHigashiguchiYonekuraFujiharuMiuraSuganumaKoEndōFujimotoKurataWatanabeAdemilsonIchimiTakaeOnose
Round Opponent GK RB LB CB CB CB CM CM RW LW CF
25Kawasaki FrontaleHigashiguchiOhFujiharuMiuraFábioSuganumaEndōKonnoKurataOnoseWatanabeYonekuraIchimiKo
Round Opponent GK CB CB CB RWB LWB CM CM ACM CF CF
26Vissel KobeHigashiguchiKonnoFábioMiuraOnoseFujiharuEndōTakaeKurataWatanabeHwangIchimiOhKo
Round Opponent GK RB LB CB CB CM CM RW LW CF CF
27Shimizu S-PulseHigashiguchiOhFujiharuMiuraFábioEndōKonnoOnoseKurataWatanabeHwangSuganumaYonekuraKo
28Sanfrecce HiroshimaHigashiguchiOhFujiharuMiuraFábioEndōKonnoOnoseKurataWatanabeHwangAdemilsonYonekuraFujimoto
29Cerezo OsakaHigashiguchiOhFujiharuMiuraFábioEndōKonnoOnoseKurataWatanabeAdemilsonYonekuraIchimiKo

= Substitute on, = Substitute Off, = Number of goals scored, = Yellow Card and = Red Card.

Emperor's Cup

Gamba enetered the 2018 Emperor's Cup at the 2nd round stage where they were drawn at home to Kwansei Gakuin University on 6 June. The match ended in an embarrassing 2-1 defeat after extra time.[37]

Round Date Time* Opponents H / A Result
F-A		 Scorers Attendance
2nd round 6 June 2018 19:00 Kwansei Gakuin University H 1-2 aet Miura 89' 3,103

Match Day Line-Ups

Player Appearances – 2018 Emperor's Cup
Round Opponent GK RB LB CB CB CM CM RM LM CF CF
2Kwansei GakuinHayashiOhFujiharuMiuraFábioEndōMatheusKurataFujimotoHwangNagasawaSenooMoriNakamuraMeshino

= Substitute on, = Substitute Off, = Number of goals scored, = Yellow Card and = Red Card.

J.League Cup Results

Having failing to qualify for the 2018 Asian Champions League, Gamba joined the J.League Cup at the group stage for the first time since 2014 when they went on to win the competition. The format was rejigged prior to the season with groups of 7 being replaced with groups of 4. Gamba were drawn in Group C along with Urawa Reds, Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Nagoya Grampus playing each team home and away.[36]

Despite losing all three home group stage games, including two 4-1 reverses, Gamba qualified for the playoff round by virtue of 3 wins on the road and were paired with Júbilo Iwata. Home and away victories secured a passage to the quarter-finals where they faced off against Yokohama F. Marinos. A 4-0 hammering in the home leg was followed by a 3-1 defeat in Yokohama to send Gamba crashing out 7-1 on aggregate.

Round Date Time* Opponents H / A Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
1 7 March 2018 19:00 Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 0-4 10,058
2 14 March 2018 19:30 Urawa Red Diamonds A 4-1 Hwang 10', Nagasawa 41', 54', Nakamura 87' 21,897
3 4 April 2018 19:00 Nagoya Grampus A 4-1 Nagasawa 5', 16', 29', 41' 10,122
4 18 April 2018 19:00 Urawa Red Diamonds H 0-1 9,516
5 9 May 2018 19:00 Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 3-2 Meshino 52', Senoo 65', Nishino 70' 7,083
6 16 May 2018 19:00 Nagoya Grampus H 1-4 Nagasawa 20' 9,907
Playoff 2 June 2018 16:00 Júbilo Iwata H 1-0 Hwang 7' 8,519
Playoff 9 June 2018 16:00 Júbilo Iwata A 3-2 Hwang 26', 50', 66' 10,518
QF 5 September 2018 19:00 Yokohama F. Marinos H 0-4 5,792
QF 9 September 2018 19:00 Yokohama F. Marinos A 1-3 Ichimi 52' 11,207

* = all times Japan Standard Time.

Match Day Line-Ups

Player Appearances – 2018 J.League Cup
Round Opponent GK RB LB CB CB CM CM ACM RW LW CF
1Sanfrecce HiroshimaHigashiguchiYonekuraFujiharuMiuraFábioFukudaIchimaruEndōHwangKurataAdemilsonNagasawaYajimaNakamura
2Urawa Red DiamondsHigashiguchiOhFujiharuMiuraFábioEndōIchimaruIzumisawaAdemilsonHwangNagasawaHatsuseYonekuraNakamura
3Nagoya GrampusHigashiguchiOhHatsuseMiuraFábioEndōMatheusKurataHwangIdeNagasawaYajimaFujimotoMori
4Urawa Red DiamondsHayashiYonekuraOhSuganumaNishinoIchimaruTakaeIdeFujimotoIzumisawaNakamuraTakagiFukudaMeshino
5Sanfrecce HiroshimaTaniOhHatsuseSuganumaNishinoIchimaruTakaeNakamuraIzumisawaMeshinoNagasawaSenooMori
6Nagoya GrampusHayashiYonekuraHatsuseMiuraSuganumaTakaeMatheusKurataFujimotoHwangNagasawaMoriNakamuraMeshino
GK RB LB CB CB CM CM RW LW CF CF
PlayoffJúbilo IwataHayashiYonekuraFujiharuMiuraFábioEndōMatheusFujimotoKurataHwangNagasawaOhTakaeMeshino
PlayoffJúbilo IwataHayashiOhFujiharuMiuraFábioEndōMatheusFujimotoKurataHwangNagasawaMoriTakaeMeshino
QFYokohama F. MarinosHayashiYonekuraHatsuseNodaSuganumaKoIchimaruFujimotoIdeAdemilsonIchimiTakaeNakamuraOnose
GK RB LB CB CB CB CM CM RW LW CF
QFYokohama F. MarinosSuzukiOhFujiharuNodaFábioSuganumaEndōKonnoAdemilsonKurataIchimiTakaeNakamuraOnose

= Substitute on, = Substitute Off, = Number of goals scored, = Yellow Card and = Red Card.

Squad statistics

No. Pos. Name J1 League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1GKJapan Masaaki Higashiguchi 250003028020
2DFJapan Takaharu Nishino 0000212110
3DFBrazil Fábio 263106033341
4DFJapan Hiroki Fujiharu 18(2)0105024(2)010
5DFJapan Genta Miura (c) 290116036120
6DFJapan Ryo Hatsuse 7(2)0004(1)011(3)020
7MFJapan Yasuhito Endō 28(1)1106035(1)120
8MFBrazil Matheus Jesus 131104018130
9FWBrazil Ademilson 10(2)3004014(2)300
10MFJapan Shu Kurata 26(1)4106033(1)430
11FWSouth Korea Hwang Ui-jo 22(1)13106529(1)1840
13DFJapan Shunya Suganuma 8(2)0005013(2)040
14DFJapan Koki Yonekura 13(10)1005(1)018(11)111
15MFJapan Yasuyuki Konno 8(1)000109(1)020
16DFJapan Hiroki Noda 0000202000
17MFJapan Mizuki Ichimaru 4000509020
18FWJapan Akito Takagi 00000(1)00(1)000
19FWJapan Kazunari Ichimi 2(4)000204(4)100
20FWJapan Shun Nagasawa 10(4)1106(1)717(5)810
21MFJapan Shinya Yajima 1(1)0000(2)01(3)000
22DFSouth Korea Oh Jae-suk 19(3)0106(1)026(4)030
23GKJapan Mizuki Hayashi 4(1)0105010(1)010
24MFJapan Haruya Ide 2(5)000305(5)000
25MFJapan Jungo Fujimoto 12(7)2105(1)018(8)220
26MFJapan Naoya Senoo 000(1)00(1)10(2)100
27MFJapan Yuto Mori 0(1)00(1)00(4)00(6)010
28MFJapan Takahiro Ko 7(4)000108(4)020
29MFJapan Reo Takae 6(3)0003(4)09(7)030
31GKJapan Ryota Suzuki 0000101000
32MFJapan Ren Shibamoto 0000000000
34MFJapan Yuya Fukuda 1(2)0001(1)02(3)000
35DFJapan Tatsuya Yamaguchi 0000000000
36DFJapan Riku Matsuda 0000000000
37FWJapan Haruto Shirai 0000000000
38FWJapan Keito Nakamura 1(13)00(1)02(5)13(19)110
39MFJapan Jin Izumisawa 1(2)000304(2)000
39FWJapan Kazuma Watanabe 7200007200
40FWJapan Ryotaro Meshino 3(8)00(1)01(4)04(13)020
41GKJapan Kosei Tani 0000101000
50MFJapan Kosuke Onose 6(3)0000(2)06(5)000
——Own goals –1–0–0–1––

Statistics accurate as of match played on 6 October 2018

Goalscorers

As of 6 October 2018
Rank Position Name J1 League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
1 FW South Korea Hwang Ui-jo 13 0 5 18
2 FW Japan Shun Nagasawa 1 0 7 8
3 MF Japan Shu Kurata 4 0 0 4
4 FW Brazil Ademilson 3 0 0 3
DF Brazil Fábio Aguiar 3 0 0 3
6 MF Japan Jungo Fujimoto 2 0 0 2
FW Japan Kazuma Watanabe 2 0 0 2
8 MF Japan Yasuhito Endō 1 0 0 1
FW Japan Kazunari Ichimi 0 0 1 1
MF Brazil Matheus Jesus 1 0 0 1
FW Japan Ryotaro Meshino 0 0 1 1
DF Japan Genta Miura 0 1 0 1
FW Japan Keito Nakamura 0 0 1 1
DF Japan Takaharu Nishino 0 0 1 1
MF Japan Naoya Senoo 0 0 1 1
DF Japan Koki Yonekura 1 0 0 1
Total 31 1 17 49

Assists

As of 6 October 2018
Rank Position Name J1 League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
1 MF Japan Yasuhito Endō 6 0 0 6
MF Japan Shu Kurata 4 0 2 6
3 MF Japan Jin Izumisawa 1 0 3 4
4 MF Japan Jungo Fujimoto 2 0 1 3
DF South Korea Oh Jae-suk 2 0 1 3
6 DF Japan Ryo Hatsuse 1 0 1 2
MF Japan Takahiro Ko 2 0 0 2
FW Japan Keito Nakamura 2 0 0 2
MF Japan Kosuke Onose 2 0 0 2
10 FW South Korea Hwang Ui-jo 0 0 1 1
MF Japan Yasuyuki Konno 1 0 0 1
FW Japan Shun Nagasawa 0 0 1 1
DF Japan Shunya Suganuma 0 0 1 1
MF Japan Reo Takae 0 0 1 1
Total 23 0 11 34

Gamba Osaka Under-23

Gamba Osaka's Under-23 side compete in the J3 League where they are allowed to name 3 overage players of which one must be a goalkeeper. On January 24, their fixtures for the 2018 J3 League season were announced. Due to there being only 17 teams in the league, rounds 17 and 22 were bye rounds while the round 8 fixture against FC Tokyo Under-23 was played at a later date so as to fall on a national holiday.[36] The round 15 game against Thespakusatsu Gunma was postponed until August due to a large earthquake that occurred in Osaka in late June.[38]

Round Date Time* Opponents H / A Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance League
position
1 11 March 2018 14:00 Grulla Morioka H 3-2 Meshino 66', 89', Ichimi 79' 1,330 3rd
2 17 March 2018 13:00 Kagoshima United FC A 1-4 Suganuma 19' 2,223 11th
3 21 March 2018 14:00 Blaublitz Akita H 2-1 Fukuda 15', Ichimi 79' 1,224 4th
4 25 March 2018 13:00 YSCC Yokohama A 0-0 1,509 5th
5 1 April 2018 14:00 Fujieda MYFC H 4-1 Ichimi 24', Meshino 26', 77', Ko 80' 1,398 4th
6 8 April 2018 13:00 Kataller Toyama A 0-3 1,704 5th
7 15 April 2018 14:00 AC Nagano Parceiro H 1-1 Ide 36' 1,575 6th
9 3 May 2018 18:00 FC Ryukyu A 1-2 Takagi 89' 1,824 9th
10 6 May 2018 14:00 Azul Claro Numazu H 3-0 Takagi 63', Senoo 70', Ichimi 88' 1,254 9th
11 20 May 2018 14:00 Giravanz Kitakyushu A 4-0 Izumisawa 31', Senoo 63', Ko 70', Shirai 88' 4,363 5th
8 26 May 2018 14:00 FC Tokyo U-23 H 2-4 Izumisawa 36', Nakamura 77' 1,596 5th
12 2 June 2018 14:00 Cerezo Osaka U-23 A 1-1 Shirai 75' 4,551 5th
13 10 June 2018 16:00 Fukushima United FC H 1-1 Ichimi (pen) 90+4' 974 7th
14 16 June 2018 17:00 Gainare Tottori A 0-1 2,456 7th
16 30 June 2018 17:00 SC Sagamihara A 3-2 Own goal 18', Ko 32', Mori 50' 3,256 5th
18 16 July 2018 17:30 Kagoshima United FC H 0-0 1,054 7th
19 22 July 2018 15:00 Grulla Morioka A 1-2 Ide 82' 3,115 11th
15 18 August 2018 17:00 Thespakusatsu Gunma* H 4-0 Nakamura 16', Senoo 25', Nishino 56', Fukuda 71' 1,050 6th
20 26 August 2018 19:00 YSCC Yokohama H 3-0 Konno 3', Takagi 33', Ide 78' 568 4th
21 2 September 2018 19:00 Thespakusatsu Gunma A 0-1 3,358 8th
23 15 September 2018 18:00 FC Ryukyu H 2-0 Takagi 45', Meshino 67' 804 5th
24 23 September 2018 13:00 Blaublitz Akita A 1-1 Senoo 65' 3,418 7th
25 30 September 2018 13:00 FC Tokyo U-23 A 2-2 Nakamura 6', Shibamoto 60' 1,178 7th
26 7 October 2018 14:00 Gainare Tottori H 2-0 Ichimi 3', Ide 71' 1,778 5th
27 13 October 2018 13:00 Fujieda MYFC A 1-2 Mori 31' 945 6th
28 21 October 2018 13:00 Azul Claro Numazu A
29 28 October 2018 14:00 SC Sagamihara H
30 4 November 2018 14:00 Kataller Toyama H
31 11 November 2018 13:00 Nagano Parceiro A
32 18 November 2018 13:05 Fukushima United FC A
33 25 November 2018 14:00 Giravanz Kitakyushu H
34 2 December 2018 13:00 Cerezo Osaka U-23 H

* = all times Japan Standard Time.

U-23 Squad statistics

No. Pos. Name J3 League Discipline
Apps Goals
2DFJapan Takaharu Nishino 21140
6DFJapan Ryo Hatsuse 6010
13DFJapan Shunya Suganuma 5110
14DFJapan Koki Yonekura 1000
15MFJapan Yasuyuki Konno 1100
16DFJapan Hiroki Noda 18(1)020
17MFJapan Mizuki Ichimaru 12(2)040
18FWJapan Akito Takagi 21(4)400
19FWJapan Kazunari Ichimi 18620
21MFJapan Shinya Yajima 9000
23GKJapan Mizuki Hayashi 4000
24MFJapan Haruya Ide 7(2)420
26MFJapan Naoya Senoo 11(9)421
27MFJapan Yuto Mori 11(8)230
28MFJapan Takahiro Ko 17320
29MFJapan Reo Takae 11(1)021
31GKJapan Ryota Suzuki 7000
32MFJapan Ren Shibamoto 10(6)100
34MFJapan Yuya Fukuda 5(11)200
35DFJapan Tatsuya Yamaguchi 22(2)030
36DFJapan Riku Matsuda 18(1)020
37FWJapan Haruto Shirai 1(16)210
38FWJapan Keito Nakamura 7(5)300
39MFJapan Jin Izumisawa 7(1)200
40FWJapan Ryotaro Meshino 11500
41GKJapan Kosei Tani 14000
42GKJapan Yukihiro Komai 0000
43MFJapan Tsubasa Adachi 0(1)000
44MFJapan Sho Iwamoto 0000
45DFJapan Tetta Kawai 0000
46MFJapan Kohei Okuno 0(2)000
47DFJapan Sho Nishimura 0000
48MFJapan Naoya Takahashi 0000
——Own goals –0––

Statistics accurate as of match played on 13 October 2018

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