2018 Gamba Osaka season

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Gamba Osaka
2018 season
ChairmanTakashi Yamauchi
ManagerLevir Culpi until July 23
Tsuneyasu Miyamoto from July 23
J1 League9th
Emperor's Cup2nd round
J.League CupQuarter-final
Top goalscorerLeague: Hwang 16
All: Hwang 21
Highest home attendance35,242 vs Cerezo Osaka 21 Apr
Lowest home attendance3,103 vs Kwansei Gakuin University 6 June (Emperor's Cup)
Average home league attendance23,485
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The 2018 Gamba Osaka season was Gamba Osaka's 25th season in the J1 League and 31st overall in the Japanese top flight. It saw 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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Position Staff
First-team Manager Japan Tsuneyasu Miyamoto
Head Coach Japan Sanjiyoshi Noritada
Goalkeeper Coach Japan Naoki Matsuyo
Physical Coach South Korea Yi Chang-yeob
Coach Japan Arata Kodama
Coach Japan Satoshi Yamaguchi

First team squad[edit]

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 (1986-05-12)12 May 1986 (aged 32) 184 78 2014 Albirex Niigata 187 0
23 Mizuki Hayashi Japan GK (1996-09-04)4 September 1996 (aged 22) 182 74 2015 Gamba Osaka Youth 0 0
31 Ryota Suzuki Japan GK (1994-02-10)10 February 1994 (aged 24) 191 85 2017 Tokyo Verdy 1 0
41 Kosei Tani Japan GK (2000-11-22)22 November 2000 (aged 18) 187 78 2018 Gamba Osaka Youth 0 0
Defenders
2 Takaharu Nishino Japan CB (1993-09-14)14 September 1993 (aged 25) 187 73 2017 JEF United* 69 6
3 Fábio Brazil CB (1989-02-28)28 February 1989 (aged 29) 186 78 2017 Yokohama F. Marinos 32 2
4 Hiroki Fujiharu Japan LB (1988-11-28)28 November 1988 (aged 30) 175 60 2011 Osaka University of H&SS 281 12
5 Genta Miura (captain) Japan CB / RB (1995-03-01)1 March 1995 (aged 23) 183 77 2017 Shimizu S-Pulse 45 3
6 Ryo Hatsuse Japan RB / LB / RM (1997-07-10)10 July 1997 (aged 21) 175 64 2015 Gamba Osaka Youth 36 1
13 Shunya Suganuma Japan CB (1990-05-17)17 May 1990 (aged 28) 182 78 2018 Montedio Yamagata 1 0
14 Koki Yonekura Japan RB / RW (1988-05-17)17 May 1988 (aged 30) 176 68 2014 JEF United 133 8
16 Hiroki Noda Japan CB (1997-07-27)27 July 1997 (aged 21) 181 73 2016 Otsu High School 1 0
22 Oh Jae-suk South Korea RB / LB (1990-01-04)4 January 1990 (aged 28) 178 74 2013 South Korea Gangwon FC 128 0
35 Tatsuya Yamaguchi Japan LB (2000-02-09)9 February 2000 (aged 18) 171 70 2018 Sagami Senior High School 0 0
36 Riku Matsuda Japan RB / CB (1999-05-03)3 May 1999 (aged 19) 175 60 2018 Maebashi Ikuei High School 0 0
Midfielders
7 Yasuhito Endō Japan CM / AM (1980-01-28)28 January 1980 (aged 38) 178 75 2001 Kyoto Purple Sanga 702 123
10 Shu Kurata Japan RW / LW / CM (1988-11-26)26 November 1988 (aged 30) 172 68 2012 Cerezo Osaka* 294 46
15 Yasuyuki Konno Japan CB / DM (1983-01-25)25 January 1983 (aged 35) 178 73 2012 FC Tokyo 252 23
17 Mizuki Ichimaru Japan DM / CM (1997-05-08)8 May 1997 (aged 21) 174 66 2016 Gamba Osaka Youth 4 0
24 Haruya Ide Japan RB / RW / LW (1994-03-25)25 March 1994 (aged 24) 171 66 2017 JEF United 5 1
25 Jungo Fujimoto Japan RW / LW / AM (1984-03-24)24 March 1984 (aged 34) 173 69 2016 Yokohama F. Marinos 43 1
26 Naoya Senoo Japan LM / AM (1996-08-15)15 August 1996 (aged 22) 172 60 2015 Gamba Osaka Youth 1 0
27 Yuto Mori Japan RB / AM / RM (1995-04-21)21 April 1995 (aged 23) 173 68 2017 Nagoya Grampus 0 0
28 Takahiro Ko Japan CM / DM (1998-04-20)20 April 1998 (aged 20) 172 67 2017 Funabashi High School 0 0
29 Leo Takae Japan CM / LM (1998-06-27)27 June 1998 (aged 20) 171 60 2017 Higashi Fukuoka High School 0 0
32 Ren Shibamoto Japan CM (1999-07-22)22 July 1999 (aged 19) 172 59 2018 Gamba Osaka Youth 0 0
34 Yuya Fukuda Japan CM / LM (1999-04-04)4 April 1999 (aged 19) 176 70 2018 Higashi Fukuoka High School 0 0
50 Kosuke Onose Japan RW / LW / AM (1993-04-22)22 April 1993 (aged 25) 176 65 2018 Renofa Yamaguchi 0 0
Strikers
9 Ademilson Brazil AM / CF (1994-01-09)9 January 1994 (aged 24) 176 74 2016 Brazil São Paulo 72 19
11 Hwang Ui-jo Korea AM / CF (1992-08-28)28 August 1992 (aged 26) 184 73 2017 Korea Seongnam FC 15 3
18 Akito Takagi Japan CF / RW (1997-08-04)4 August 1997 (aged 21) 175 68 2016 Gamba Osaka Youth 10 0
19 Kazunari Ichimi Japan CF (1997-11-10)10 November 1997 (aged 21) 183 74 2016 Otsu High School 0 0
37 Haruto Shirai Japan CF (1999-10-23)23 October 1999 (aged 19) 170 60 2018 Gamba Osaka Youth 0 0
38 Keito Nakamura Japan AM / CF (2000-07-28)28 July 2000 (aged 18) 180 75 2018 Mitsubishi Yowa 0 0
39 Kazuma Watanabe Japan CF (1986-08-10)10 August 1986 (aged 32) 182 79 2018 Vissel Kobe 0 0
40 Ryotaro Meshino Japan AM / CF (1998-06-18)18 June 1998 (aged 20) 171 68 2017 Gamba Osaka Youth 0 0
* indicates player returned to Gamba Osaka from a loan spell with this club.

J1 League[edit]

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]

Gamba endured something of a roller coaster ride during the 2018 season, a disastrous start under Brazilian coach Levir Culpi, including 5 losses in their first 6 games, saw Gamba spend most of the year facing the very real prospect of relegation to J2. Fortunately after Culpi was replaced by Gamba U-23 coach and club legend Tsuneyasu Miyamoto, their fortunes began to change. Miyamoto's arrival initially brought better performances if not results, but along with returning injured players, midfield general Yasuyuki Konno and Brazilian attacker Ademilson as well as the arrival of the experienced forward Kazuma Watanabe from Vissel Kobe and winger Kosuke Onose from Renofa Yamaguchi, Gamba started to build a head of steam culminating in a 9-game winning streak which propelled them to the top half of the standings and a final position of 9th.

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 2-1 Hwang 71', Onose 86' 26,630 10th
31 3 November 2018 16:00 Urawa Red Diamonds A 3-1 Onose 42', Hwang 62', Ademilson 69' 43,943 9th
32 10 November 2018 15:00 Shonan Bellmare H 1-0 Hwang 60' 23,576 9th
33 24 November 2018 14:00 V-Varen Nagasaki H 2-1 Onose 10', Nakamura 52' 27,806 8th
34 1 December 2018 14:00 Kashiwa Reysol A 2-4 Watanabe 28, Ademilson 79' 13,067 9th

* = all times Japan Standard Time.

Match Day Line-Ups[edit]

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 upward-facing green arrow upward-facing green arrow upward-facing green arrow
1 Nagoya Grampus Higashiguchi Oh Fujiharu Miura Fábio Fukudadownward-facing red arrow Ichimaru Endōdownward-facing red arrow Hwangdownward-facing red arrow Kurata Nagasawa Yajima Nakamura Izumisawa
2 Kashima Antlers Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Miura Fábio Yajimadownward-facing red arrow Ichimaru Endōdownward-facing red arrow Hwangdownward-facing red arrow Kurata Nagasawadownward-facing red arrow Ide Fukuda Nakamura
3 Kawasaki Frontale Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Miura Fábio Endō Ichimaru Idedownward-facing red arrow Nakamuradownward-facing red arrow Ademilson Nagasawadownward-facing red arrow Hwang Fukuda Izumisawa
4 Kashiwa Reysol Higashiguchi Oh Fujiharudownward-facing red arrow Miura Fábio Konno Ichimarudownward-facing red arrow Endō Hwang Izumisawadownward-facing red arrow Nagasawa Hatsuse Ide Nakamura
5 FC Tokyo Higashiguchi Oh Fujiharudownward-facing red arrow Miura Fábio Endō Matheus Kuratadownward-facing red arrow Hwang Ide Nagasawadownward-facing red arrow Hatsuse Mori Nakamura
6 Vissel Kobe Higashiguchi Ohdownward-facing red arrow Hatsuse Miura Fábio Endō Matheus Kuratadownward-facing red arrow Hwang Meshino Nagasawa Yonekura Fujimoto
7 Júbilo Iwata Higashiguchi Yonekura Hatsuse Miura Fábio Endō Matheus Kuratadownward-facing red arrow Hwang Meshinodownward-facing red arrow Nagasawadownward-facing red arrow Ide Fujimoto Nakamura
8 V-Varen Nagasaki Higashiguchi Yonekuradownward-facing red arrow Hatsuse Miura Fábio Endō Matheus Kuratadownward-facing red arrow Fujimoto Meshinodownward-facing red arrow Hwang Oh Ide Nakamura
9 Cerezo Osaka Higashiguchidownward-facing red arrow Oh Fujiharu Miura Fábio Takae Matheus Endōdownward-facing red arrow Fujimotodownward-facing red arrow Kurata Hwang Yonekura Hayashi Nakamura
10 Shonan Bellmare Hayashi Ohdownward-facing red arrow Fujiharu Miura Suganuma Takaedownward-facing red arrow Matheus Endō Fujimotodownward-facing red arrow Kurata Hwang Yonekura Nakamura Meshino
11 Sagan Tosu Hayashi Oh Fujiharu Miura Fábio Endō Matheus Fujimotodownward-facing red arrow Yonekuradownward-facing red arrow Kurata Hwang Nakamura Meshino
12 Vegalta Sendai Hayashi Ohdownward-facing red arrow Fujiharu Miura Fábio Endōdownward-facing red arrow Matheus Fujimoto Yonekura Kurata Hwangdownward-facing red arrow Konno Nakamura Meshino
13 Consadole Sapporo Hayashi Yonekuradownward-facing red arrow Fujiharu Miura Fábio Konnodownward-facing red arrow Matheus Endō Fujimoto Kurata Hwangdownward-facing red arrow Nagasawa Oh Nakamura
14 Yokohama F. Marinos Higashiguchi Oh Fujiharu Miura Suganuma Fábio Matheus Konnodownward-facing red arrow Hwangdownward-facing red arrow Endō Nagasawadownward-facing red arrow Kurata Fujimoto Nakamura
15 Urawa Red Diamonds Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Miura Fábio Endō Matheus Kurata Hwangdownward-facing red arrow Fujimoto Nagasawa Meshino
Round Opponent GK RB LB CB CB CM CM CM ACM CF CF upward-facing green arrow upward-facing green arrow upward-facing green arrow
16 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Higashiguchi Yonekura Hatsuse Miura Fábio Takae Endō Matheus Kuratadownward-facing red arrow Hwangdownward-facing red arrow Ademilsondownward-facing red arrow Suganuma Nakamura Meshino
17 Shimizu S-Pulse Higashiguchi Yonekura Hatsuse Miura Suganuma Takaedownward-facing red arrow Endō Matheus Kuratadownward-facing red arrow Hwang Ademilsondownward-facing red arrow Nagasawa Fujimoto Meshino
Round Opponent GK RB LB CB CB CM CM RM LM CF CF upward-facing green arrow upward-facing green arrow upward-facing green arrow
18 Kashima Antlers Higashiguchi Oh Hatsuse Miura Fábio Ko Endō Yonekuradownward-facing red arrow Kuratadownward-facing red arrow Hwangdownward-facing red arrow Ademilson Nagasawa Fujimoto Meshino
19 Júbilo Iwata Higashiguchi Oh Hatsuse Miura Fábio Ko Takaedownward-facing red arrow Fujimotodownward-facing red arrow Kurata Hwang Nagasawadownward-facing red arrow Endō Ademilson Yonekura
20 Nagoya Grampus Higashiguchi Yonekura Oh Miura Fábio Ko Endō Fujimotodownward-facing red arrow Kuratadownward-facing red arrow Hwangdownward-facing red arrow Ademilson Nagasawa Ide Onose
21 FC Tokyo Higashiguchi Miura Oh Suganuma Fábio Ko Endō Fujimotodownward-facing red arrow Kuratadownward-facing red arrow Ichimidownward-facing red arrow Ademilson Yonekura Takae Onose
22 Consadole Sapporo Higashiguchi Miura Oh Suganuma Fábio Ko Endōdownward-facing red arrow Fujimotodownward-facing red arrow Kurata Ichimidownward-facing red arrow Ademilson Fujiharu Yonekura Takae
23 Vegalta Sendai Higashiguchi Miura Ohdownward-facing red arrow Suganuma Fábio Ko Endōdownward-facing red arrow Onosedownward-facing red arrow Kurata Watanabe Ademilson Fujiharu Fujimoto Meshino
24 Sagan Tosu Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Miura Suganuma Kodownward-facing red arrow Endō Fujimotodownward-facing red arrow Kurata Watanabedownward-facing red arrow Ademilson Ichimi Takae Onose
Round Opponent GK RB LB CB CB CB CM CM RW LW CF upward-facing green arrow upward-facing green arrow upward-facing green arrow
25 Kawasaki Frontale Higashiguchi Ohdownward-facing red arrow Fujiharu Miura Fábio Suganuma Endō Konno Kuratadownward-facing red arrow Onosedownward-facing red arrow Watanabe Yonekura Ichimi Ko
Round Opponent GK CB CB CB RWB LWB CM CM ACM CF CF upward-facing green arrow upward-facing green arrow upward-facing green arrow
26 Vissel Kobe Higashiguchi Konnodownward-facing red arrow Fábio Miura Onosedownward-facing red arrow Fujiharu Endō Takaedownward-facing red arrow Kurata Watanabe Hwangdownward-facing red arrow Ichimi Oh Ko
Round Opponent GK RB LB CB CB CM CM RW LW CF CF upward-facing green arrow upward-facing green arrow upward-facing green arrow
27 Shimizu S-Pulse Higashiguchi Oh Fujiharu Miura Fábio Endōdownward-facing red arrow Konno Onosedownward-facing red arrow Kuratadownward-facing red arrow Watanabe Hwang Suganuma Yonekura Ko
28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Higashiguchi Oh Fujiharu Miura Fábio Endō Konno Onosedownward-facing red arrow Kuratadownward-facing red arrow Watanabe Hwangdownward-facing red arrow Ademilson Yonekura Fujimoto
29 Cerezo Osaka Higashiguchi Oh Fujiharudownward-facing red arrow Miura Fábio Endō Konno Onose Kuratadownward-facing red arrow Watanabe Ademilsondownward-facing red arrow Yonekura Ichimi Ko
Round Opponent GK CB CB CB RWB LWB CM CM RW LW CF upward-facing green arrow upward-facing green arrow upward-facing green arrow
30 Yokohama F. Marinos Higashiguchidownward-facing red arrow Miura Fábio Suganumadownward-facing red arrow Oh Fujiharu Endō Konno Onose Kurata Watanabedownward-facing red arrow Ademilson Hwang Hayashi
Round Opponent GK RB LB CB CB CM CM RW LW CF CF upward-facing green arrow upward-facing green arrow upward-facing green arrow
31 Urawa Red Diamonds Hayashi Oh Fujiharu Miura Fábio Endō Konno Onosedownward-facing red arrow Kurata Ademilsondownward-facing red arrow Hwangdownward-facing red arrow Ichimi Nakamura Watanabe
32 Shonan Bellmare Higashiguchi Yonekuradownward-facing red arrow Fujiharu Miura Fábio Endō Konno Onose Kuratadownward-facing red arrow Ademilson Hwangdownward-facing red arrow Hatsuse Ichimi Watanabe
33 V-Varen Nagasaki Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Miura Fábio Endōdownward-facing red arrow Konno Onosedownward-facing red arrow Nakamura Watanabedownward-facing red arrow Hwang Ademilson Fujimoto Ko
34 Kashiwa Reysol Higashiguchi Yonekuradownward-facing red arrow Fujiharu Miura Fábio Endōdownward-facing red arrow Konno Onose Kurata Watanabedownward-facing red arrow Ademilson Ichimi Fujimoto Nakamura
upward-facing green arrow = Substitute on, downward-facing red arrow = Substitute Off, = Number of goals scored, = Yellow Card and = Red Card.

Emperor's Cup[edit]

Gamba entered 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[edit]

Player Appearances – 2018 Emperor's Cup
Round Opponent GK RB LB CB CB CM CM RM LM CF CF upward-facing green arrow upward-facing green arrow upward-facing green arrow upward-facing green arrow
2 Kwansei Gakuin Hayashi Oh Fujiharu Miura Fábio Endō Matheus Kuratadownward-facing red arrow Fujimotodownward-facing red arrow Hwangdownward-facing red arrow Nagasawadownward-facing red arrow Senoo Mori Nakamura Meshino

upward-facing green arrow = Substitute on, downward-facing red arrow = Substitute Off, = Number of goals scored, = Yellow Card and = Red Card.

J.League Cup Results[edit]

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[edit]

Player Appearances – 2018 J.League Cup
Round Opponent GK RB LB CB CB CM CM ACM RW LW CF upward-facing green arrow upward-facing green arrow upward-facing green arrow
1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Miura Fábio Fukuda Ichimaru Endōdownward-facing red arrow Hwang Kuratadownward-facing red arrow Ademilsondownward-facing red arrow Nagasawa Yajima Nakamura
2 Urawa Red Diamonds Higashiguchi Oh Fujiharu Miura Fábio Endō Ichimaru Izumisawadownward-facing red arrow Ademilsondownward-facing red arrow Hwangdownward-facing red arrow Nagasawa Hatsuse Yonekura Nakamura
3 Nagoya Grampus Higashiguchi Oh Hatsuse Miura Fábio Endōdownward-facing red arrow Matheus Kurata Hwangdownward-facing red arrow Idedownward-facing red arrow Nagasawa Yajima Fujimoto Mori
4 Urawa Red Diamonds Hayashi Yonekura Oh Suganuma Nishino Ichimaru Takae Idedownward-facing red arrow Fujimotodownward-facing red arrow Izumisawadownward-facing red arrow Nakamura Takagi Fukuda Meshino
5 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Tani Ohdownward-facing red arrow Hatsuse Suganuma Nishino Ichimaru Takae Nakamura Izumisawadownward-facing red arrow Meshino Nagasawadownward-facing red arrow Senoo Mori
6 Nagoya Grampus Hayashi Yonekura Hatsuse Miura Suganuma Takae Matheus Kuratadownward-facing red arrow Fujimotodownward-facing red arrow Hwangdownward-facing red arrow Nagasawa Mori Nakamura Meshino
GK RB LB CB CB CM CM RW LW CF CF upward-facing green arrow upward-facing green arrow upward-facing green arrow
Playoff Júbilo Iwata Hayashi Yonekuradownward-facing red arrow Fujiharu Miura Fábio Endō Matheus Fujimotodownward-facing red arrow Kurata Hwang Nagasawadownward-facing red arrow Oh Takae Meshino
Playoff Júbilo Iwata Hayashi Oh Fujiharu Miura Fábio Endō Matheus Fujimotodownward-facing red arrow Kurata Hwangdownward-facing red arrow Nagasawadownward-facing red arrow Mori Takae Meshino
QF Yokohama F. Marinos Hayashi Yonekura Hatsuse Noda Suganuma Ko Ichimarudownward-facing red arrow Fujimotodownward-facing red arrow Idedownward-facing red arrow Ademilson Ichimi Takae Nakamura Onose
GK RB LB CB CB CB CM CM RW LW CF upward-facing green arrow upward-facing green arrow upward-facing green arrow
QF Yokohama F. Marinos Suzuki Ohdownward-facing red arrow Fujiharu Noda Fábio Suganuma Endō Konnodownward-facing red arrow Ademilsondownward-facing red arrow Kurata Ichimi Takae Nakamura Onose

upward-facing green arrow = Substitute on, downward-facing red arrow = Substitute Off, = Number of goals scored, = Yellow Card and = Red Card.

Squad statistics[edit]

No. Pos. Name J1 League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Japan Masaaki Higashiguchi 29 0 0 0 3 0 32 0 2 0
2 DF Japan Takaharu Nishino 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 0
3 DF Brazil Fábio 31 3 1 0 6 0 38 3 5 1
4 DF Japan Hiroki Fujiharu 23(2) 0 1 0 5 0 29(2) 0 1 0
5 DF Japan Genta Miura (c) 34 0 1 1 6 0 41 1 2 0
6 DF Japan Ryo Hatsuse 7(3) 0 0 0 4(1) 0 11(4) 0 2 0
7 MF Japan Yasuhito Endō 33(1) 1 1 0 6 0 40(1) 1 2 0
8 MF Brazil Matheus Jesus 13 1 1 0 4 0 18 1 3 0
9 FW Brazil Ademilson 13(4) 5 0 0 4 0 17(4) 5 0 0
10 MF Japan Shu Kurata 30(1) 4 1 0 6 0 37(1) 4 6 0
11 FW South Korea Hwang Ui-jo 25(2) 16 1 0 6 5 32(2) 21 5 0
13 DF Japan Shunya Suganuma 9(2) 0 0 0 5 0 14(2) 0 4 0
14 DF Japan Koki Yonekura 16(10) 1 0 0 5(1) 0 21(11) 1 1 1
15 MF Japan Yasuyuki Konno 13(1) 0 0 0 1 0 14(1) 0 3 0
16 DF Japan Hiroki Noda 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0
17 MF Japan Mizuki Ichimaru 4 0 0 0 5 0 9 0 2 0
18 FW Japan Akito Takagi 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0(1) 0 0 0
19 FW Japan Kazunari Ichimi 2(7) 0 0 0 2 0 4(7) 1 0 0
20 FW Japan Shun Nagasawa 10(4) 1 1 0 6(1) 7 17(5) 8 1 0
21 MF Japan Shinya Yajima 1(1) 0 0 0 0(2) 0 1(3) 0 0 0
22 DF South Korea Oh Jae-suk 21(3) 0 1 0 6(1) 0 28(4) 0 4 0
23 GK Japan Mizuki Hayashi 5(2) 0 1 0 5 0 11(2) 0 1 0
24 MF Japan Haruya Ide 2(5) 0 0 0 3 0 5(5) 0 0 0
25 MF Japan Jungo Fujimoto 12(9) 2 1 0 5(1) 0 18(10) 2 2 0
26 MF Japan Naoya Senoo 0 0 0(1) 0 0(1) 1 0(2) 1 0 0
27 MF Japan Yuto Mori 0(1) 0 0(1) 0 0(4) 0 0(6) 0 1 0
28 MF Japan Takahiro Ko 7(5) 0 0 0 1 0 8(5) 0 2 0
29 MF Japan Leo Takae 6(3) 0 0 0 3(4) 0 9(7) 0 3 0
31 GK Japan Ryota Suzuki 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
32 MF Japan Ren Shibamoto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 MF Japan Yuya Fukuda 1(2) 0 0 0 1(1) 0 2(3) 0 0 0
35 DF Japan Tatsuya Yamaguchi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 DF Japan Riku Matsuda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 FW Japan Haruto Shirai 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 FW Japan Keito Nakamura 2(15) 1 0(1) 0 2(5) 1 4(21) 2 1 0
39 MF Japan Jin Izumisawa 1(2) 0 0 0 3 0 4(2) 0 0 0
39 FW Japan Kazuma Watanabe 10(2) 3 0 0 0 0 10(2) 3 0 0
40 FW Japan Ryotaro Meshino 3(8) 0 0(1) 0 1(4) 1 4(13) 1 2 0
41 GK Japan Kosei Tani 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
50 MF Japan Kosuke Onose 11(3) 3 0 0 0(2) 0 11(5) 3 0 0
— — Own goals – 1 – 0 – 0 – 1 – –

Statistics accurate as of match played on 1 December 2018

Goalscorers[edit]

As of 1 December 2018
Rank Position Name J1 League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
1 FW South Korea Hwang Ui-jo 16 0 5 21
2 FW Japan Shun Nagasawa 1 0 7 8
3 FW Brazil Ademilson 5 0 0 5
4 MF Japan Shu Kurata 4 0 0 4
5 DF Brazil Fábio Aguiar 3 0 0 3
MF Japan Kosuke Onose 3 0 0 3
FW Japan Kazuma Watanabe 3 0 0 3
8 MF Japan Jungo Fujimoto 2 0 0 2
FW Japan Keito Nakamura 1 0 1 2
10 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
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 41 1 17 59

Assists[edit]

As of 1 December 2018
Rank Position Name J1 League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
1 MF Japan Yasuhito Endō 7 0 0 7
2 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
MF Japan Kosuke Onose 3 0 0 3
7 FW Brazil Ademilson 2 0 0 2
DF Japan Hiroki Fujiharu 2 0 0 2
DF Japan Ryo Hatsuse 1 0 1 2
FW South Korea Hwang Ui-jo 1 0 1 2
MF Japan Takahiro Ko 2 0 0 2
FW Japan Keito Nakamura 2 0 0 2
13 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 Leo Takae 0 0 1 1
DF Japan Koki Yonekura 1 0 0 1
Total 31 0 11 42

Gamba Osaka Under-23[edit]

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 2-1 Ide 60', Nakamura 77' 4,041 5th
29 28 October 2018 14:00 SC Sagamihara H 2-1 Fukuda 33', Ichimi 60' 1,310 5th
30 4 November 2018 14:00 Kataller Toyama H 1-1 Nishino 66' 1,105 5th
31 11 November 2018 13:00 Nagano Parceiro A 1-2 Senoo 75' 2,828 5th
32 18 November 2018 13:05 Fukushima United FC A 3-4 Shibamoto 68', Senoo 80', Shirai 90+3' 1,055 6th
33 25 November 2018 14:00 Giravanz Kitakyushu H 2-1 Ichimi 50', Takagi 90+1' 1,334 6th
34 2 December 2018 13:00 Cerezo Osaka U-23 H 0-2 3,753 6th

* = all times Japan Standard Time.

U-23 Squad statistics[edit]

No. Pos. Name J3 League Discipline
Apps Goals
2 DF Japan Takaharu Nishino 25 2 4 0
6 DF Japan Ryo Hatsuse 10 0 1 0
13 DF Japan Shunya Suganuma 5 1 1 0
14 DF Japan Koki Yonekura 1 0 0 0
15 MF Japan Yasuyuki Konno 1 1 0 0
16 DF Japan Hiroki Noda 25(1) 0 2 0
17 MF Japan Mizuki Ichimaru 18(2) 0 7 1
18 FW Japan Akito Takagi 27(5) 5 0 0
19 FW Japan Kazunari Ichimi 21 8 3 0
21 MF Japan Shinya Yajima 9 0 0 0
23 GK Japan Mizuki Hayashi 4 0 0 0
24 MF Japan Haruya Ide 14(2) 5 2 0
26 MF Japan Naoya Senoo 15(12) 6 2 1
27 MF Japan Yuto Mori 11(11) 2 3 0
28 MF Japan Takahiro Ko 20 3 4 0
29 MF Japan Leo Takae 15(1) 0 4 1
31 GK Japan Ryota Suzuki 11 0 0 0
32 MF Japan Ren Shibamoto 13(9) 2 0 0
34 MF Japan Yuya Fukuda 8(14) 3 0 0
35 DF Japan Tatsuya Yamaguchi 29(2) 0 3 0
36 DF Japan Riku Matsuda 23(1) 0 2 0
37 FW Japan Haruto Shirai 1(20) 3 1 0
38 FW Japan Keito Nakamura 10(5) 4 0 0
39 MF Japan Jin Izumisawa 7(1) 2 0 0
40 FW Japan Ryotaro Meshino 12(3) 5 0 0
41 GK Japan Kosei Tani 17 0 0 0
42 GK Japan Yukihiro Komai 0 0 0 0
43 MF Japan Tsubasa Adachi 0(1) 0 0 0
44 MF Japan Sho Iwamoto 0 0 0 0
45 DF Japan Tetta Kawai 0 0 0 0
46 MF Japan Kohei Okuno 0(2) 0 0 0
47 DF Japan Sho Nishimura 0 0 0 0
48 MF Japan Naoya Takahashi 0 0 0 0
— — Own goals – 0 – –

Statistics accurate as of match played on 2 December 2018

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