Gamba Osaka U-23

Gamba Osaka Under−23 is a Japanese football team based in Suita, Osaka. It is the reserve team of Gamba Osaka and currently plays in J3 League which they have done since their entry to the league at the beginning of the 2016 season. They play the majority of their home games at Panasonic Stadium Suita with some played at Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium.

Gamba Osaka U-23
Full nameGamba Osaka Under-23
Founded2016
GroundPanasonic Stadium Suita
Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
Capacity39,694
21,000
OwnerPanasonic
ChairmanTakashi Yamauchi
ManagerHitoshi Morishita
LeagueJ3 League
20186th
WebsiteClub website

History

Gamba joined J3 League in 2016 along with the reserve teams of neighbours Cerezo Osaka and also FC Tokyo. None of these clubs are eligible for promotion to J2 League additionally they can only name 3 outfield players over the age of 23 in any one match.[1] Gamba played their first J3 game on 13 March 2016, a 0-0 draw at home to YSCC Yokohama in front of 3,359 spectators.[2]

Record as J.League member
Season Div. Tms. Pos. Attendance Top scorer
2016 J3 16 9 2,401 Ritsu Doan 10
2017 J3 17 16 1,226 Kazunari Ichimi 8
2018 J3 17 6 1,382 Kazunari Ichimi 8
2019 J3 18
Key
  • Tms. = Number of teams
  • Pos. = Position in league
  • Attendance = Average league attendance per game

Coaching staff

The Coaching Staff for the 2019 J3 League season;[3]

Position Staff
Manager Hitoshi Morishita
Goalkeeper Coach Tomoyuki Sano
Coach Yuji Miyahara

Current squad
As of 14 July 2019[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
14 MF Yuya Fukuda
15 MF Yosuke Ideguchi
23 MF Mizuki Ichimaru
24 DF Keisuke Kurokawa
26 MF Kohei Okuno
27 DF Ryu Takao
28 DF Jefferson Tabinas
29 MF Yuki Yamamoto
30 FW Dai Tsukamoto
31 GK Haruki Saruta
32 MF Ren Shibamoto
34 FW Shuhei Kawasaki
No. Position Player
35 DF Tatsuya Yamaguchi
37 FW Haruto Shirai
38 FW Shoji Toyama
40 DF Shin Won-ho
42 DF Daisuke Takagi *
43 MF Ko Ise
44 MF Ryusei Sugano
46 DF Hayate Toma
47 MF Motonobu Ogino
48 MF Kanta Nagakawa
50 GK Lee Yun-oh

* = Overage player

References
  1. Tournament schemes for 2016 J3 League (in Japanese), J.League, 15 December 2015, retrieved 2 May 2016
  2. Gamba vs YSCC, J.League, 15 December 2015, retrieved 2 May 2016
  3. "Gamba Osaka 2019 Squad". Gamba Osaka (in Japanese). Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  4. "Gamba Osaka 2018 Players". J.League Official English Site. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
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