2021 Gamba Osaka season
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ChairmanTakashi Yamauchi
Head coachTsuneyasu Miyamoto
(until 14 May)[1]
Masanobu Matsunami
(from 15 May)
(until 14 May)[1]
Masanobu Matsunami
(from 15 May)
StadiumPanasonic Stadium Suita
| 2021 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Takashi Yamauchi | ||
| Head coach | Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (until 14 May)[1] Masanobu Matsunami (from 15 May) | ||
| Stadium | Panasonic Stadium Suita | ||
| J1 League | 13th | ||
| Emperor's Cup | Quarter-finals | ||
| J.League Cup | Quarter-finals | ||
| Japanese Super Cup | Runner-up | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Patric (13 goals) All: Patric (23 goals) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 16,699 v Shonan Bellmare 4 December 2021 (J1 League) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 2,874 v Shonan Bellmare 22 September 2021 (Emperor's Cup) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 7,255[2] | ||
| Biggest win | 8–1 v Tampines Rovers 7 July 2021 (AFC Champions League) | ||
| Biggest defeat | 0–4 v Cerezo Osaka 5 September 2021 (J.League Cup) 1–5 v Consadole Sapporo 2 October 2021 (J1 League) | ||
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The 2021 Gamba Osaka season was the club's 41st season in existence and the eighth consecutive season in the top flight of Japanese football. In addition to the domestic league, Gamba Osaka participated in the Emperor's Cup, the J.League Cup, the AFC Champions League and the Japanese Super Cup.
After finishing runners-up in both the league and the Emperor's Cup in 2020, Gamba Osaka started the season competing in the Japanese Super Cup but narrowly lost to stoppage time winning goal. Their league campaign was then heavily disrupted by an outbreak of COVID-19 in the squad. After losing their first league game of the season on 27 February, they did not play another game until 4 April.[3] They started the league campaign extremely poorly, winning only one of their first ten games and only scoring three goals in the process. This run led to the dismissal of manager Tsuneyasu Miyamoto following their 2–1 home defeat to Sanfrecce Hiroshima.[1] Head of the academy Masanobu Matsunami took over on an interim basis, until in June it was announced he would be taking over the managerial role for the remainder of the season.[4] In spite of being in the relegation places for the first half of the season and being one of the league's lowest scorers, Gamba managed to string some results together in the second half of the season and finished in 13th place, eight points clear of relegation.[5]
Gamba did fare slightly better in the cup competitions, reaching the quarter-finals of the Emperor's Cup before a home defeat to Urawa Red Diamonds. They also reached the quarter-finals of the J.League Cup, but this was the round they entered the competition at due to their commitments in the AFC Champions League.
Competing in the continental competition for the first time since 2017, Gamba went out at the group stage despite only losing one game out of their six matches. This included an 8–1 victory over Singapore's Tampines Rovers.
Patric was the stand-out performer for Gamba throughout the season, scoring 23 goals in all competitions, 38% of all goals that they scored. He finished joint 5th in the overall league scoring charts.[6]
Players
Season squad
| Squad no. | Name | Nationality | Date of birth (age at start of season) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||
| 1 | Masaaki Higashiguchi |  |
12 May 1986 (aged 34) | |
| 22 | Jun Ichimori | |
2 July 1991 (aged 29) | |
| 23 | Mizuki Hayashi | |
4 September 1996 (aged 24) | |
| 25 | Kei Ishikawa | |
30 September 1992 (aged 28) | |
| 31 | Taichi Kato | |
14 April 1997 (aged 23) | |
| Defenders | ||||
| 3 | Gen Shoji | |
11 December 1992 (aged 28) | |
| 4 | Hiroki Fujiharu | |
24 November 1988 (aged 32) | |
| 5 | Genta Miura | |
1 March 1995 (aged 25) | |
| 13 | Shunya Suganuma | |
17 May 1990 (aged 30) | |
| 16 | Yota Sato | |
10 September 1998 (aged 22) | |
| 19 | Kim Young-gwon |  |
27 February 1990 (aged 31) | |
| 24 | Keisuke Kurokawa | |
13 April 1997 (aged 23) | |
| 26 | Ko Yanagisawa | |
28 June 1996 (aged 24) | |
| 27 | Ryu Takao | |
9 November 1996 (aged 24) | |
| 40 | Shin Won-ho | |
19 May 2001 (aged 19) | |
| Midfielders | ||||
| 6 | Ju Se-jong | |
30 October 1990 (aged 30) | |
| 8 | Kosuke Onose | |
22 April 1993 (aged 27) | |
| 10 | Shu Kurata | |
26 November 1988 (aged 32) | |
| 14 | Yuya Fukuda | |
4 April 1999 (aged 21) | |
| 15 | Yosuke Ideguchi | |
23 August 1996 (aged 24) | |
| 17 | Kohei Okuno | |
3 April 2000 (aged 20) | |
| 21 | Shinya Yajima | |
18 January 1994 (aged 27) | |
| 29 | Yuki Yamamoto | |
6 November 1997 (aged 23) | |
| 39 | Takashi Usami | |
6 May 1992 (aged 28) | |
| 41 | Jiro Nakamura | |
22 August 2003 (aged 17) | |
| Forwards | ||||
| 9 | Leandro Pereira |  |
13 July 1991 (aged 29) | |
| 11 | Yuji Ono | |
22 December 1992 (aged 28) | |
| 18 | Patric | |
26 October 1987 (aged 33) | |
| 20 | Kazunari Ichimi | |
10 November 1997 (aged 23) | |
| 28 | Wellington Silva | |
6 January 1993 (aged 28) | |
| 30 | Dai Tsukamoto | |
23 June 2001 (aged 19) | |
| 32 | Tiago Alves | |
12 January 1993 (aged 28) | |
| 33 | Haruto Shirai | |
23 October 1999 (aged 21) | |
| 34 | Shuhei Kawasaki | |
28 April 2001 (aged 19) | |
| 37 | Hiroto Yamami | |
16 August 1998 (aged 22) | |
Last updated: End of 2021 season.
Source: Soccer-DB
Transfers
Arrivals
| Date | Position | Player | From | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 December 2020 | DF | Yota Sato |
Meiji University |
Full | [7] |
| 4 January 2021 | GK | Mizuki Hayashi |
Renofa Yamaguchi |
Return from loan | [8] |
| 4 January 2021 | FW | Kazunari Ichimi |
Yokohama FC |
Return from loan | [9] |
| 6 January 2021 | MF | Ju Se-jong |
FC Seoul |
Full | [10] |
| 22 January 2021 | FW | Leandro Pereira |
Matsumoto Yamaga |
Full | [11] |
| 23 January 2021 | FW | Tiago Alves |
Sagan Tosu |
Full | [12] |
| 24 March 2021 | GK | Taichi Kato |
Ehime FC |
Loan | [13] |
| 25 March 2021 | FW | Wellington Silva |
Fluminense |
Full | [14] |
| 26 July 2021 | DF | Ko Yanagisawa |
Mito Hollyhock |
Full | [15] |
Departures
| Date | Position | Player | To | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 October 2020 | MF | Yasuhito Endo |
Júbilo Iwata |
Loan | [16] |
| 28 December 2020 | FW | Ademilson |
Contract terminated | [17] | |
| 4 January 2021 | GK | Kosei Tani |
Shonan Bellmare |
Loan extension | [18] |
| 4 January 2021 | MF | Takahiro Ko |
Albirex Niigata |
Full | [19] |
| 4 January 2021 | FW | Kazuma Watanabe |
Yokohama FC |
Full | [20] |
| 4 January 2021 | FW | Daisuke Takagi |
Renofa Yamaguchi |
Full | [21] |
| 5 January 2021 | MF | Mizuki Ichimaru |
FC Ryukyu |
Full | [22] |
| 6 January 2021 | DF | Riku Matsuda |
Zweigen Kanazawa |
Full | [18] |
| 6 January 2021 | DF | Tatsuya Yamaguchi |
Tokyo Verdy |
Full | [23] |
| 7 January 2021 | DF | Ryo Shinzato |
V-Varen Nagasaki |
End of loan | [24] |
| 7 January 2021 | FW | Akito Takagi |
Thespakusatsu Gunma |
Full | [25] |
| 8 January 2021 | MF | Ren Shibamoto |
SC Sagamihara |
Loan | [26] |
| 9 January 2021 | MF | Leo Takae |
Machida Zelvia |
Full | [27] |
| 8 February 2021 | FW | Keito Nakamura |
 FC Juniors OÖ |
Loan | [28] |
| 27 April 2021 | FW | Shoji Toyama |
Ehime FC |
Loan | [29] |
| 11 August 2021 | FW | Kazunari Ichimi |
Tokushima Vortis |
Full | [30] |
| 11 August 2021 | FW | Keito Nakamura |
LASK |
Full | [31] |
| 10 September 2021 | FW | Shuhei Kawasaki |
 Portimonense |
Full | [32] |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| J1 League | 27 February 2021 | 4 December 2021 | Matchday 1 | 13th place | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 33 | 49 | −16 | 31.58 |
| Emperor's Cup | 16 June 2021 | 27 October 2021 | Second round | Quarter-finals | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 75.00 |
| J.League Cup | 1 September 2021 | 4 September 2021 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 50.00 |
| AFC Champions League | 25 June 2021 | 10 July 2021 | Group stage | Group stage | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 33.33 |
| Japanese Super Cup | 20 February 2021 | Final | Runners-up | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 51 | 18 | 11 | 22 | 60 | 67 | −7 | 35.29 | ||||
Source: Soccerway
J1 League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 44 | 42 | +2 | 49 |
| 12 | Cerezo Osaka | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 47 | 51 | −4 | 48 |
| 13 | Gamba Osaka | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 33 | 49 | −16 | 44 |
| 14 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 37 | 54 | −17 | 42 |
| 15 | Kashiwa Reysol | 38 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 37 | 56 | −19 | 41 |
Source: Meiji Yasuda J1 League, J.League Data Site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goal scored; 7) Fair-play points.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goal scored; 7) Fair-play points.
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 33 | 49 | −16 | 44 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 28 | −11 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 21 | −5 |
Source: J.League Data Site
Results by round
Matches
Due to an outbreak of COVID-19 within the team after the first league game, Gamba did not play another game until the seventh game week.[3]
| 27 February 1 | Vissel Kobe | 1–0 | Gamba Osaka | Kobe |
| 17:03 JST |
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Report | Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 4,636 Referee: Ruji Sato | |
| Note: Matchweek 1 | ||||
| 3 April 2 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 0–0 | Gamba Osaka | Hiroshima |
| 14:03 JST | Report | Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima Attendance: 8,665 Referee: Ryuji Sato | ||
| Note: Matchweek 7 | ||||
| 7 April 3 | Gamba Osaka | 0–0 | Avispa Fukuoka | Suita |
| 19:03 JST | Report | Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 5,604 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi | ||
| Note: Matchweek 8 | ||||
| 11 April 4 | Kashiwa Reysol | 1–0 | Gamba Osaka | Kashiwa |
| 17:03 JST |
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Report | Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium Attendance: 5,555 Referee: Koei Koya | |
| Note: Matchweek 9 | ||||
| 14 April 5 | Sagan Tosu | 0–1 | Gamba Osaka | Tosu |
| 19:03 JST | Report |
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Stadium: Ekimae Real Estate Stadium Attendance: 4,512 Referee: Hayato Shimizu | |
| Note: Originally scheduled for matchweek 18 | ||||
| 18 April 6 | Gamba Osaka | 0–0 | Shimizu S-Pulse | Suita |
| 17:03 JST | Report | Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 4,819 Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami | ||
| Note: Matchweek 10 | ||||
| 22 April 7 | Nagoya Grampus | 2–0 | Gamba Osaka | Toyota |
| 19:33 JST | Report | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 7,463 Referee: Hiroki Kasahara | ||
| Note: Matchweek 11 | ||||
| 2 May 8 | Cerezo Osaka | 1–1 | Gamba Osaka | Osaka |
| 15:03 JST |
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Report | Stadium: Yodoko Sakura Stadium Referee: Yoshiro Imamura | |
| Note: Matchweek 12 | ||||
| 8 May 9 | Gamba Osaka | 0–2 | Kawasaki Frontale | Suita |
| 18:03 JST | Report | Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Referee: Ryo Tanimoto | ||
| Note: Matchweek 13 | ||||
| 12 May 10 | Gamba Osaka | 1–2 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Suita |
| 18:03 JST | Report | Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Referee: Yuichi Nishimura | ||
| Note: Brought forward from matchweek 20 | ||||
| 16 May 11 | Gamba Osaka | 0–3 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Suita |
| 17:03 JST | Report | Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Referee: Hiroki Kasahara | ||
| Note: Matchweek 14 | ||||
| 22 May 12 | FC Tokyo | 1–0 | Gamba Osaka | Chōfu |
| 19:01 JST |
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Report | Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 4,886 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima | |
| Note: Matchweek 15 | ||||
| 27 May 13 | Gamba Osaka | 2–1 | Tokushima Vortis | Suita |
| 19:03 JST | Report | Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Referee: Jumpei Iida | ||
| Note: Matchweek 16 | ||||
| 30 May 14 | Gamba Osaka | 2–0 | Yokohama FC | Suita |
| 17:03 JST | Report | Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Referee: Takuto Okabe | ||
| Note: Matchweek 17 | ||||
| 2 June 15 | Shonan Bellmare | 0–0 | Gamba Osaka | Hiratsuka |
| 19:03 JST | Report | Stadium: Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka Attendance: 4,610 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi | ||
| Note: Brought forward from matchweek 19 | ||||
| 17 July 16 | Avispa Fukuoka | 0–1 | Gamba Osaka | Fukuoka |
| 18:34 JST | Report |
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Stadium: Best Denki Stadium Attendance: 6,591 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima | |
| Note: Matchweek 21 | ||||
| 21 July 17 | Gamba Osaka | 1–2 | Vissel Kobe | Suita |
| 19:03 JST |
|
Report | Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 4,998 Referee: Jumpei Iida | |
| Note: Matchweek 22 | ||||
| 24 July 18 | Gamba Osaka | 0–1 | Kashima Antlers | Suita |
| 19:03 JST | Report |
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Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 4,961 Referee: Hajime Matsuo | |
| Note: Rescheduled matchweek 2 fixture | ||||
| 27 July 19 | Gamba Osaka | 2–1 | Oita Trinita | Suita |
| 19:03 JST | Report |
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Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 4,205 Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami | |
| Note: Rescheduled matchweek 3 fixture | ||||
| 30 July 20 | Consadole Sapporo | 0–2 | Gamba Osaka | Sapporo |
| 18:03 JST | Report | Stadium: Sapporo Atsubetsu Stadium Attendance: 3,845 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi | ||
| Note: Rescheduled matchweek 4 fixture | ||||
| 3 August 21 | Vegalta Sendai | 0–1 | Gamba Osaka | Sendai |
| 19:03 JST | Report |
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Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai Attendance: 4,940 Referee: Yusuke Araki | |
| Note: Rescheduled matchweek 5 fixture | ||||
| 6 August 22 | Gamba Osaka | 2–3 | Yokohama F. Marinos | Suita |
| 19:03 JST | Report |
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Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 4,459 Referee: Masaaki Iemoto | |
| Note: Rescheduled matchweek 6 fixture | ||||
| 9 August 23 | Tokushima Vortis | 2–1 | Gamba Osaka | Naruto |
| 19:04 JST | Report |
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Stadium: Pocarisweat Stadium Attendance: 6,415 Referee: Hiroki Kasahara |
| 13 August 24 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 0–1 | Gamba Osaka | Shimizu |
| 19:03 JST | Report |
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Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira Attendance: 6,865 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima |
| 21 August 25 | Gamba Osaka | 0–0 | FC Tokyo | Suita |
| 19:01 JST | Report | Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 4,973 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura |
| 25 August 26 | Yokohama FC | 3–1 | Gamba Osaka | Yokohama |
| 19:03 JST | Report | Stadium: Mitsuzawa Stadium Attendance: 3,892 Referee: Yoshiro Imamura |
| 28 August 27 | Gamba Osaka | 0–1 | Cerezo Osaka | Suita |
| 19:03 JST | Report |
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Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 4,976 Referee: Masaaki Iemoto |
| 12 September 28 | Gamba Osaka | 2–3 | Vegalta Sendai | Suita |
| 18:33 JST | Report | Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 4,777 Referee: Hiroki Kasahara |
| 18 September 29 | Kashima Antlers | 3–1 | Gamba Osaka | Kashima |
| 18:03 JST | Report | Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,586 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi |
| 26 September 30 | Gamba Osaka | 2–1 | Kashiwa Reysol | Suita |
| 19:03 JST | Report |
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Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 4,886 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima |
| 2 October 31 | Gamba Osaka | 1–5 | Consadole Sapporo | Suita |
| 19:03 JST |
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Report | Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 9,987 Referee: Masuya Ueda |
| 16 October 32 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 1–1 | Gamba Osaka | Saitama |
| 15:04 JST | Report | Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 10,233 Referee: Hayato Shimizu |
| 23 October 33 | Gamba Osaka | 1–0 | Sagan Tosu | Suita |
| 17:03 JST |
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Report | Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 9,886 Referee: Ryo Tanimoto |
| 3 November 34 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 0–1 | Gamba Osaka | Yokohama |
| 13:09 JST | Report |
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Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 21,528 Referee: Futoshi Nakamura |
| 7 November 35 | Oita Trinita | 2–3 | Gamba Osaka | Ōita |
| 14:03 JST | Report | Stadium: Resonac Dome Oita Attendance: 10,021 Referee: Masuya Ueda |
| 20 November 36 | Gamba Osaka | 1–3 | Nagoya Grampus | Suita |
| 14:02 JST |
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Report | Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 16,343 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura |
| 27 November 37 | Kawasaki Frontale | 4–1 | Gamba Osaka | Kawasaki |
| 14:03 JST | Report |
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Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 14,867 Referee: Takuto Okabe |
| 4 December 38 | Gamba Osaka | 0–0 | Shonan Bellmare | Suita |
| 14:03 JST | Report | Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 16,699 Referee: Hayato Shimizu |
Emperor's Cup
| 16 June Second round | Gamba Osaka | 3–1 | Kwansei Gakuin University | Suita |
| 18:00 JST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 4,031 Referee: Ryo Tanimoto |
| 18 August Third round | Gamba Osaka | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | Matsumoto Yamaga FC | Suita |
| 18:00 JST |
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Report | Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 3,123 Referee: Ryo Tanimoto |
| 22 September Round of 16 | Gamba Osaka | 4–1 | Shonan Bellmare | Suita |
| 18:00 JST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 2,874 Referee: Koei Koya |
| 27 October Quarter-finals | Gamba Osaka | 0–2 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Suita |
| 18:30 JST | Report | Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 5,553 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura |
J.League Cup
Due to their involvement in the 2021 AFC Champions League, Gamba received a bye for the group and playoff stages of the competition. However, they were knocked out at their first hurdle, the quarter-final stage, by Osaka rivals Cerezo Osaka.
Quarter-finals
| 1 September Quarter-final Leg 1 | Cerezo Osaka | 0–1 | Gamba Osaka | Osaka |
| 19:03 JST | Report | Yamami  89' |
Stadium: Yodoko Sakura Stadium Attendance: 4,205 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima |
| 5 September Quarter-final Leg 2 | Gamba Osaka | 0–4 | Cerezo Osaka | Osaka |
| 19:03 JST | Report | Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 4,869 Referee: Hajime Matsuo |
Cerezo Osaka won 4–1 on aggregate.
AFC Champions League
Group stage
Gamba Osaka were drawn into Group H, alongside two-time winners Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors of South Korea, Tampines Rovers of Singapore and Australia's Sydney FC.[33] In June 2021, it was announced that all Australian teams would not be participating in the 2021 AFC Champions League due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[34] Sydney FC were replaced in Group H by Thailand's Chiangrai United.[35]
The games in Group H all took place in Tashkent, Uzbekistan between 25 June and 10 July.[36] All matches were played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Uzbekistan.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 5 | +17 | 16 | Advance to Round of 16 |
| 2 | Gamba Osaka |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 9 | |
| 3 |  Chiangrai United |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 8 | |
| 4 |  Tampines Rovers |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 27 | −26 | 0 |
Source: AFC
| 25 June 1 | Tampines Rovers | 0–2 | Gamba Osaka | Tashkent |
| 19:00 UZT (UTC+5) | Report | Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka) |
| 28 June 2 | Gamba Osaka | 2–2 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Tashkent |
| 21:00 UZT (UTC+5) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia) |
| 1 July 3 | Chiangrai United | 1–1 | Gamba Osaka | Tashkent |
| 21:00 UZT (UTC+5) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Bunyodkor Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman) |
| 4 July 4 | Gamba Osaka | 1–1 | Chiangrai United | Tashkent |
| 21:00 UZT (UTC+5) | Report | Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia) |
| 7 July 5 | Gamba Osaka | 8–1 | Tampines Rovers | Tashkent |
| 19:00 UZT (UTC+5) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Bunyodkor Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Yu Ming-hsun (Chinese Taipei) |
| 10 July 6 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2–1 | Gamba Osaka | Tashkent |
| 19:00 UZT (UTC+5) | Report |
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Stadium: Bunyodkor Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman) |
Japanese Super Cup
| 20 February | Kawasaki Frontale | 3–2 | Gamba Osaka | Saitama |
| 13:35 JST | Report | Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama Attendance: 4,208 Referee: Yusuke Araki |