2015 Gamba Osaka season

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ChairmanTeruhisa Noro
ManagerKenta Hasegawa
J1 League3rd (regular season)
Runner-up (Championship)
Emperor's CupWinners
Gamba Osaka
2015 season
ChairmanTeruhisa Noro
ManagerKenta Hasegawa
J1 League3rd (regular season)
Runner-up (Championship)
Emperor's CupWinners
J.League CupRunner-up
AFC Champions LeagueSemi-finals
Japanese Super CupWinners
Suruga Bank ChampionshipRunner-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Takashi Usami 19
All: Takashi Usami 28
Highest home attendance18,842 vs Kawasaki Frontale,
16 May 2015 (J1 League)
Lowest home attendance6,064 vs Nagoya Grampus,
2 September 2015 (J.League Cup)
Average home league attendance15,999 (league)
13,927 (season)
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The 2015 Gamba Osaka season was Gamba Osaka's 22nd season in the J.League Division 1 and 28th overall in the Japanese top flight. It also includes the 2015 J.League Cup, 2015 Emperor's Cup, 2015 AFC Champions League, 2015 Japanese Super Cup and the 2015 Suruga Bank Championship.

In

No. Pos Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
24 FW Japan Shingo Akamine Japan Vegalta Sendai Unknown Dec 2014 [1]
18 GK Japan Yōsuke Fujigaya Japan Júbilo Iwata Free transfer Jan 2015 [2]
33 MF Japan Shōhei Ogura Japan Yokohama F. Marinos Unknown Dec 2014 [3]
20 FW Japan Shun Nagasawa Japan Shimizu S-Pulse Unknown 9 Jul 2015

Out

Pos Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
FW Japan Shota Kawanishi Japan Montedio Yamagata Unknown Dec 2014 [citation needed]
GK Japan Kohei Kawata Japan Ventforet Kofu Unknown Dec 2014 [citation needed]
GK Japan Atsushi Kimura retired Unknown Dec 2014 [citation needed]
FW Japan Naoki Ogawa Japan Fujieda MYFC Loan Dec 2014 [citation needed]
MF Japan Kenya Okazaki Japan Ehime FC Loan Dec 2014 [citation needed]
FW Japan Akihiro Sato Japan Tokushima Vortis Unknown Dec 2014 [citation needed]
DF Japan Yuto Uchida Japan Tokushima Vortis Loan Dec 2014 [citation needed]
MF Japan Shōhei Ogura Japan Montedio Yamagata Loan Aug 2015

First team squad

As of the beginning of 2015 season.[4][5]
Squad no. Name Nationality Position(s) Since Date of birth (age) Signed from Games played Goals scored
Goalkeepers
1 Masaaki Higashiguchi Japan GK 2014 12 May 1986 (aged 29) Albirex Niigata 50 0
16 Ken Tajiri Japan GK 2013 11 June 1993 (aged 22) Gamba Osaka Youth 0 0
18 Yōsuke Fujigaya Japan GK 2015 13 February 1981 (aged 34) Júbilo Iwata 336 0
31 Mizuki Hayashi Japan GK 2015 4 September 1996 (aged 19) Gamba Osaka Youth 0 0
Defenders
3 Takaharu Nishino Japan CB 2012 14 September 1993 (aged 22) Gamba Osaka Youth 54 6
4 Hiroki Fujiharu Japan LB 2011 28 November 1988 (aged 27) Osaka University of H&SS 145 6
5 Daiki Niwa Japan CB 2012 16 January 1986 (aged 29) Avispa Fukuoka 82 6
6 Kim Jung-ya South Korea CB 2014 17 May 1988 (aged 27) Sagan Tosu 31 0
8 Keisuke Iwashita Japan CB 2012 24 September 1986 (aged 29) Shimizu S-Pulse 77 4
14 Koki Yonekura Japan RB / RM 2014 17 May 1988 (aged 27) JEF United 35 3
22 Oh Jae-suk South Korea RB / LB 2013 4 January 1990 (aged 25) South Korea Gangwon FC 42 0
30 So Hirao Japan RB 2015 1 July 1996 (aged 19) Gamba Osaka Youth 0 0
35 Ryo Hatsuse Japan CB 2015 10 July 1997 (aged 18) Gamba Osaka Youth 0 0
Midfielders
7 Yasuhito Endō (captain) Japan CM / AM 2001 28 January 1980 (aged 35) Kyoto Purple Sanga 556 112
10 Takahiro Futagawa Japan RM / LM 1999 27 June 1980 (aged 35) Gamba Osaka Youth 587 86
11 Shu Kurata Japan LW / AM 2012 26 November 1988 (aged 27) Cerezo Osaka 149 28
13 Hiroyuki Abe Japan RM 2012 5 July 1989 (aged 26) Kwansei Gakuin University 96 18
15 Yasuyuki Konno Japan CB / DM / CM 2012 25 January 1983 (aged 32) FC Tokyo 122 8
17 Tomokazu Myojin Japan DM / CM 2006 24 January 1978 (aged 37) Kashiwa Reysol 338 19
19 Kotaro Omori Japan RW / LW 2011 28 April 1992 (aged 23) Gamba Osaka Youth 63 8
21 Yōsuke Ideguchi Japan DM / CM 2014 23 August 1996 (aged 19) Gamba Osaka Youth 2 0
26 Naoya Senoo Japan CM 2015 15 August 1996 (aged 19) Gamba Osaka Youth 0 0
27 Tatsuya Uchida Japan DM / CM 2011 8 February 1992 (aged 23) Gamba Osaka Youth 68 1
28 Shota Yomesaka Japan CM 2014 19 October 1996 (aged 19) Gamba Osaka Youth 0 0
33 Shōhei Ogura Japan RB / DM / CM 2015 8 September 1985 (aged 30) Yokohama F. Marinos 0 0
38 Ritsu Doan Japan RM 2015 16 June 1998 (aged 17) Gamba Osaka Youth 0 0
Strikers
9 Lins Brazil CF 2014 11 September 1987 (aged 28) Brazil Criciúma 39 8
20 Shun Nagasawa Japan CF 2015 25 August 1988 (aged 27) Shimizu S-Pulse 0 0
24 Shingo Akamine Japan CF 2015 8 December 1983 (aged 32) Vegalta Sendai 0 0
29 Patric Brazil CF 2014 26 October 1987 (aged 28) Brazil Atlético Goianiense 27 16
39 Takashi Usami Japan CF / AM 2013 6 May 1992 (aged 23) Germany Hoffenheim 118 59

Pre-season friendlies

Date Opponents H / A Result
F-A		 Scorers Attendance
24 January 2015 Persija A 4–0 Usami 35'
Lins 56', 72'
Patric 86'

Japanese Super Cup

Gamba started their domestic season on 28 February 2015 with a 2–0 victory over the 2014 J.League runners-up, the Urawa Red Diamonds in Yokohama. Both Gamba's goals came in the second half and were scored by Takashi Usami and Patric. [6]

Round Date Opponents H / A Result
F-A		 Scorers Attendance
Final 28 February 2015 Urawa Red Diamonds N 2–0 Usami 68'
Patric 90+3'		 47,666

J.League 1

AFC Champions League

As 2014 J.League Division 1 champions, Gamba qualified for the 2015 AFC Champions League. This was their 7th appearance in the competition and their first since 2012. They were drawn into Group F along with Buriram United of Thailand, Guangzhou R&F of China and Seongnam of South Korea.[7] Gamba finished top of the group and along with Seongnam qualified for the Round of 16. As Group F winners they were paired against the runner-up of Group H who were FC Seoul. Gamba defeated Seoul 6–3 on aggregate and were paired with yet another Korean side, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in the quarter-finals. Following a scoreless draw in the first leg in Korea, Gamba sealed a dramatic 3–2 victory at home, with defender Koki Yonekura netting the winner in the 93rd minute to ensure their progression to the semi-finals where they were paired with Chinese side Guangzhou Evergrande. A 2–1 defeat in China followed by 0–0 draw at home saw Gamba fall at the semi-final stage.

Round Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance League
position
1 24 February 2015 Guangzhou R&F H 0–2 8,848 4th
2 3 March 2015 Seongnam A 0–2 7,813 4th
3 18 March 2015 Buriram United H 1–1 Abe 39' 6,469 4th
4 7 April 2015 Buriram United A 2–1 Lins 40', Omori 87' 23,987 4th
5 22 April 2015 Guangzhou R&F A 5–0 Patric 14', 45', Abe 43', 68', Usami 70' 8,647 2nd
6 6 May 2015 Seongnam H 2–1 Usami 64', Lins 82' 12,821 1st
1/16 20 May 2015 FC Seoul A 3–1 Usami 62', 86', Yonekura 73' 10,607 N/A
1/16 27 May 2015 FC Seoul H 3–2 Patric 16', Kurata 45', Lins 86' 9,597 N/A
QF 26 August 2015 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors A 0–0 23,633 N/A
QF 16 September 2015 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors H 3–2 Patric 14', Kurata 76', Yonekura 90+3' 9,284 N/A
SF 30 September 2015 Guangzhou Evergrande A 1–2 Feng 12' (o.g.) 48,946 N/A
SF 21 October 2015 Guangzhou Evergrande H 0–0 17,310 N/A

Match day line-ups

The following players appeared for Gamba Osaka during the 2015 AFC Champions League:

Player appearances – 2015 AFC Champions League
Round Opponent GK RB LB CB CB RM LM CM CM FW FW upward-facing green arrow upward-facing green arrow upward-facing green arrow
1Guangzhou R&FHigashiguchiYonekuraFujiharuNiwaIwashitaAbedownward-facing red arrowOmoridownward-facing red arrowEndōOguradownward-facing red arrowPatricUsamiLinsKurataAkamine
2SeongnamHigashiguchiYonekuradownward-facing red arrowOhNiwaKimAbedownward-facing red arrowKurataEndōOguradownward-facing red arrowPatricLinsFujiharuMyojinUsami
3Buriram UnitedHigashiguchiYonekuraOhdownward-facing red arrowNiwaIwashitaAbeOmoridownward-facing red arrowEndōMyojinPatricUsamidownward-facing red arrowFujiharuLinsAkamine
4Buriram UnitedHigashiguchiYonekuraFujiharuNiwaNishinodownward-facing red arrowAbedownward-facing red arrowKuratadownward-facing red arrowEndōKonnoLinsUsamiKimOmoriAkamine
5Guangzhou R&FHigashiguchiYonekuraFujiharuNiwaIwashitaAbedownward-facing red arrowOmoriEndōdownward-facing red arrowKonnoPatricdownward-facing red arrowUsamiLinsKurataOgura
6SeongnamHigashiguchiOguradownward-facing red arrowFujiharudownward-facing red arrowNiwaKimAbeFutagawadownward-facing red arrowEndōKonnoPatricUsamiIwashitaLinsKurata
1/16FC SeoulHigashiguchiYonekuraFujiharuNiwaIwashitaAbedownward-facing red arrowOmoridownward-facing red arrowEndōKonnoPatricUsamiKurataFutagawa
1/16FC SeoulHigashiguchiYonekuradownward-facing red arrowFujiharuNiwaIwashitaAbedownward-facing red arrowKurataEndōKonnoPatricUsamidownward-facing red arrowKimLinsDoan
QFJeonbuk Hyundai MotorsHigashiguchiNiwaFujiharuKimIwashitaAbedownward-facing red arrowOmoridownward-facing red arrowEndōMyojinPatricUsamidownward-facing red arrowLinsKurataIdeguchi
QFJeonbuk Hyundai MotorsHigashiguchiOhdownward-facing red arrowFujiharuNiwaIwashitaAbedownward-facing red arrowFutagawadownward-facing red arrowEndōKonnoPatricKurataKimLinsYonekura
SFGuangzhou EvergrandeHigashiguchiYonekuraOhNiwaKimAbedownward-facing red arrowKuratadownward-facing red arrowEndōKonnoPatricUsamidownward-facing red arrowLinsMyojinAkamine
SFGuangzhou EvergrandeHigashiguchiYonekuraFujiharuNiwaIwashitaAbedownward-facing red arrowFutagawadownward-facing red arrowEndōKonnoPatricKuratadownward-facing red arrowOmoriNagasawaUsami

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

Suruga Bank Championship

The Suruga Bank Championship sees the winners of the previous season's J.League Cup and Copa Sudamerica face off in a one-off match. This saw Gamba take on Argentine giants River Plate. A 3–0 defeat at Osaka Expo '70 Stadium saw Gamba finish as runners-up.

Round Date Opponents H / A Result
F-A		 Scorers Attendance
Final 11 August 2015 River Plate H 0–3 12,722

J.League Cup

As a result of their qualification for the AFC Champions League, Gamba were given a bye into the quarter-finals of the League Cup, where they were paired against Nagoya Grampus in a two-legged encounter. After a dramatic 10–9 penalty shoot-out victory over Nagoya, in which goalkeeper Yosuke Fujigaya struck the winning penalty, Gamba were drawn against Albirex Niigata in the semi-finals. A 3–2 aggregate win over Niigata set up a final against Kashima Antlers which they lost 3–0.

Round Date Opponents H / A Result
F-A		 Scorers Attendance
QF 2 September 2015 Nagoya Grampus H 1–1 Futagawa 6' 6,064
QF 6 September 2015 Nagoya Grampus A 2–2
10–9 on pens		 Abe 41', Iwashita 94' 8,064
SF 7 October 2015 Albirex Niigata A 1–2 Omori 33' 9,018
SF 11 October 2015 Albirex Niigata H 2–0 Endō 57, Fujiharu 90+4' 11,475
F 31 October 2015 Kashima Antlers N 0–3 50,828

Match day line-ups

The following players appeared for Gamba Osaka during the 2015 J.League Cup:

Player appearances – 2015 J.League Cup
Round Opponent GK RB LB CB CB RM LM CM CM FW FW upward-facing green arrow upward-facing green arrow upward-facing green arrow
QFNagoya GrampusFujigayaHiraodownward-facing red arrowNishinoKimKonnoAbeFutagawadownward-facing red arrowMyojinIdeguchiLinsAkaminedownward-facing red arrowIwashitaOmoriDoan
QFNagoya GrampusFujigayaOhFujiharuKimIwashitaAbedownward-facing red arrowFutagawadownward-facing red arrowEndōKonnoPatricKurataLinsOmoridownward-facing red arrowIdeguchi
SFAlbirex NiigataFujigayaOhFujiharuKimNishinodownward-facing red arrowOmoridownward-facing red arrowFutagawadownward-facing red arrowMyojinIdeguchiAkamineKurataIwashitaLinsSenoo
SFAlbirex NiigataFujigayaOhFujiharuNishinoIwashitaAbedownward-facing red arrowFutagawadownward-facing red arrowEndōKonnodownward-facing red arrowPatricKurataMyojinOmoriIdeguchi
FKashima AntlersHigashiguchiYonekuraFujiharuNiwaNishinodownward-facing red arrowAbedownward-facing red arrowKuratadownward-facing red arrowEndōKonnoPatricUsamiIwashitaLinsOmori

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

Emperor's Cup

Squad statistics

References

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