2025 Gamba Osaka season

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ChairmanTakashi Yamauchi
Head coachDani Poyatos
StadiumPanasonic Stadium Suita
Average home league attendance29,924[1]
Gamba Osaka
2025 season
ChairmanTakashi Yamauchi
Head coachDani Poyatos
StadiumPanasonic Stadium Suita
Average home league attendance29,924[1]
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The 2025 Gamba Osaka season was the club's 45th season in existence and the twelfth consecutive season in the top flight of Japanese football. Having finished 4th in the 2024 J.League 1, they qualify for the 2025-2026 AFC Champions League Two.

Squad no. Name Nationality Date of birth Last Team
Goalkeepers
1 Masaaki Higashiguchi Japan 12 May 1986 (age 39) Japan Albirex Niigata
18 Rui Araki Japan 14 October 2007 (age 18) Youth Team
22 Jun Ichimori Japan 2 July 1991 (age 34) Japan Yokohama F. Marinos
31 Zhang Aolin Type 2 JapanChina 25 May 2005 (age 20) Youth Team
Defenders
2 Shota Fukuoka Japan 24 October 1995 (age 30) Japan Tokushima Vortis
3 Riku Handa Japan 1 January 2002 (age 24) Japan Montedio Yamagata
4 Keisuke Kurokawa Japan 13 April 1997 (age 28) Japan Kansai University
5 Genta Miura Japan 1 March 1995 (age 30) Japan Shimizu S-Pulse
15 Takeru Kishimoto Japan 16 July 1997 (age 28) Japan Shimizu S-Pulse
20 Shinnosuke Nakatani Japan 24 March 1996 (age 29) Japan Nagoya Grampus
21 Ryo Hatsuse Japan 10 July 1997 (age 28) England Sheffield Wednesday
67 Shogo Sasaki Japan 25 July 2000 (age 25) Japan JEF United Chiba
Midfielders
7 Takashi Usami (c) Japan 6 May 1992 (age 33) Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf
8 Ryotaro Meshino Japan 8 June 1998 (age 27) Portugal Estoril
10 Shu Kurata Japan 26 November 1988 (age 37) Japan Cerezo Osaka
13 Shuto Abe Japan 5 December 1997 (age 28) Belgium R.W.D. Molenbeek
16 Tokuma Suzuki Japan 12 March 1997 (age 28) Japan Cerezo Osaka
27 Rin Mito Japan 12 February 2002 (age 24) Japan Kwansei Gakuin University
38 Gaku Nawata Japan 26 July 2006 (age 19) Japan Kamimura Gakuen High School
47 Juan Alano Brazil 2 September 1996 (age 29) Japan Kashima Antlers
Forwards
9 Daichi Hayashi Japan 23 May 1997 (age 28) Germany 1. FC Nürnberg
11 Issam Jebali Tunisia 25 December 1991 (age 34) Denmark Odense Boldklub
17 Ryoya Yamashita Japan 19 October 1997 (age 28) Japan Yokohama FC
23 Deniz Hümmet TurkeySweden 13 September 1996 (age 29) Sweden Djurgårdens
42 Harumi Minamino Japan 13 May 2004 (age 21) Japan Tochigi SC
44 Kanji Okunuki Japan 11 August 1999 (age 26) Germany 1. FC Nürnberg
51 Makoto Mitsuta Japan 20 July 1999 (age 26) Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima
97 Welton Felipe Brazil 23 May 1997 (age 28) Bulgaria Levski Sofia
Players loan out
19 Ibuki Konno Japan 10 May 2001 (age 24) Japan Ehime FC
33 Shinya Nakano Japan 17 August 2003 (age 22) Japan Sagan Tosu
40 Shoji Toyama Japan 21 September 2002 (age 23) Japan Roasso Kumamoto
41 Jiro Nakamura Japan 2 August 2003 (age 22) Japan Matsumoto Yamaga
Players left during mid-season
6 Neta Lavi Israel 25 August 1996 (age 29) Israel Maccabi Haifa
13 Isa Sakamoto Japan 26 August 2003 (age 22) Japan Fagiano Okayama
24 Yusei Egawa Japan 24 October 2000 (age 25) Japan V-Varen Nagasaki

Last updated: 10 March 2023.
Source: Gamba Osaka website

Club officials

Club officials for 2026.

PositionName
Manager Germany Jens Wissing
Assistant manager Germany Harry Pufal
Special Advisor to head coach Germany Jorn Erik Wolf
Physical coach Germany Timo Rosenberg
Interpreter Japan Yuki Masuda
Japan Matsuzaki Yutaka

Transfers

Pre-season

In

Transfers in

Date Position Player Transferred from Ref
Permanent Transfer
15 December 2024 GK Japan Kosei Tani Japan Machida Zelvia End of loan[2]
MF Japan Jiro Nakamura Japan Matsumoto Yamaga End of loan[3]
FW Japan Harumi Minamino Japan Tochigi SC End of loan[4]
FW Japan Shoji Toyama Japan Roasso Kumamoto End of loan [5]
FW Japan Hiroto Yamami Japan Tokyo Verdy End of loan
FW JapanJamaica Musashi Suzuki Japan Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo End of loan[6]
MF Japan Gaku Nawata Japan Kamimura Gakuen High School Free [7]
20 December 2024 DF Japan Shogo Sasaki Japan JEF United Chiba Undisclosed[8]
6 January 2025 FW Japan Kanji Okunuki Germany 1. FC Nürnberg Free [9]
8 March 2025 FW TurkeySweden Deniz Hümmet Sweden Djurgårdens Free [10]
Loan Transfer
27 February 2025 FW Japan Makoto Mitsuta Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima Season Loan till 31 Jan 2026 [11]

Out

Transfers out

Date Position Player Transferred To Ref
Permanent Transfer
26 December 2024 MF Japan Yuya Fukuda Japan Tokyo Verdy Free [12]
FW Japan Hiroto Yamami Japan Tokyo Verdy Free [13]
27 December 2024 GK Japan Kei Ishikawa Japan Ventforet Kofu Free [14]
4 January 2025 GK Japan Kosei Tani Japan Machida Zelvia Free [15]
5 January 2025 MF Japan Naohiro Sugiyama Japan JEF United Chiba Free [16]
6 January 2025 DF JapanIndonesia Riku Matsuda Japan Vissel Kobe Free [17][18]
FW JapanJamaica Musashi Suzuki Japan Yokohama FC Free [19][20]
12 January 2025 MF Brazil Dawhan China Beijing Guoan Free [21]
3 March 2025 MF Japan Kota Yamada Japan Yokohama FC Free [22]
Loan Transfer
3 January 2025 MF Japan Ibuki Konno Japan Ehime FC Season loan [23]
5 January 2025 FW Japan Ryuta Takahashi Japan Giravanz Kitakyushu Season loan [24]
6 January 2025 MF Japan Jiro Nakamura Japan FC Gifu Season loan [25]
12 January 2025 FW Japan Isa Sakamoto Belgium K.V.C. Westerlo Season loan [26][a]

Mid-season

In

Transfers in

Date Position Player Transferred from Ref
Permanent Transfer
27 May 2025 MF Japan Shuto Abe Belgium R.W.D. Molenbeek Free [27]
14 August 2025 DF Japan Ryo Hatsuse England Sheffield Wednesday Free [28]

Out

Transfers out

Date Position Player Transferred To Ref
Permanent Transfer
4 June 2025 MF Japan Yusei Egawa Japan V-Varen Nagasaki Free[29]
20 June 2025 FW Japan Isa Sakamoto Belgium K.V.C. Westerlo Undisclosed [30]
12 August 2025 MF Israel Neta Lavi Japan FC Machida Zelvia Undisclosed [31]
FW Japan Shoji Toyama Japan Tokyo Verdy Undisclosed [32]
Loan Transfer
August 2025 MF Japan Shinya Nakano Japan Shonan Bellmare Season loan [33]

Friendly

Pre-season

  Win   Draw   Loss

21 January 2025 1 Mito Hollyhock Japan 0-2 Japan Gamba Osaka Okinawa, Japan
Stadium: Gosamaru Athletic Field
24 January 2025 2 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Japan 2-2 Japan Gamba Osaka Okinawa, Japan
  • Tatsuya Hasegawa
  • Katsuyuki Tanaka
  • 82' (o.g.)
  • Tokuma Suzuki 87'
 Stadium: Gosamaru Athletic Field
28 January 2025 3 Urawa Reds Diamonds Japan 4-2 Japan Gamba Osaka Okinawa, Japan
  • Thiago Santana 65'
  • Taishi Matsumoto 77', 88'
  • Shoya Nakajima 110'
  • Issam Jebali 100'
  • Ryoya Yamashita 122'
 Stadium: Gosamaru Athletic Field
1 February 2025 4 V-Varen Nagasaki Japan 5-5 Japan Gamba Osaka Okinawa, Japan
Stadium: Gosamaru Athletic Field

Competitions

J1 League

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 Urawa Red Diamonds 38 16 11 11 45 39 +6 59
8 Kawasaki Frontale 38 15 12 11 66 56 +10 57
9 Gamba Osaka 38 17 6 15 53 55 −2 57
10 Cerezo Osaka 38 14 10 14 60 57 +3 52
11 FC Tokyo 38 13 11 14 41 48 −7 50
Source: JLeague.co, JLeague.jp, 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 goals scored; 7) Fewer disciplinary points.

Matches

14 February 1 Gamba Osaka 2–5 Cerezo Osaka Osaka
Neta Lavi 31'
Keisuke Kurokawa 54'		 Report Sota Kitano 7', 46'
Shinji Kagawa 52'
Shunta Tanaka 63'
Motohiko Nakajima 90+3'		 Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium
Attendance: 34,860
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura
22 February 2 Gamba Osaka 2–1 Avispa Fukuoka Osaka
Shu Kurata 22', 58' Report Tomoya Miki 87'
Hiroki Akino Yellow card 84'
Takumi Kamijima Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium
Attendance: 22,614
Referee: Shu Kawamata
26 February 3 Fagiano Okayama 2–0 Gamba Osaka Okayama
  • Takahiro Yanagi 45'
  • Kazunari Ichimi 48'
 Report
  • Yusei Egawa Yellow card 90'
 Stadium: JFE Harenokuni Stadium
Attendance: 13,555
Referee: Koki Nagamine
2 March 4 Tokyo Verdy 0–1 Gamba Osaka Chōfu
Yuto Tsunashima Yellow card 66'
Yuan Matsuhashi Yellow card 79'		 Report Issam Jebali 85'Yellow card 74' Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium
Attendance: 21,260
Referee: Keigo Sendachi
8 March 5 Gamba Osaka 1–0 Shimizu S-Pulse Osaka
Ryoya Yamashita 36'Yellow card 43'
Makoto Mitsuta Yellow card 51'
Tokuma Suzuki Yellow card 69'
Jun Ichimori Yellow card 82'		 Report Zento Uno Yellow card 67' Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium
Attendance: 29,071
Referee: Ryo Tanimoto
16 March 6 Yokohama F. Marinos 2–0 Gamba Osaka Yokohama
  • Daiya Tono 20'
  • Asahi Uenaka 75'
  • Park Il-gyu Yellow card 68'
  • Kenta Inoue Yellow card 88'
 Report
Stadium: Nissan Stadium
Attendance: 23,169
Referee: Nathan Verboomen (Belgium)
29 March 7 Albirex Niigata 3–3 Gamba Osaka Niigata
Motoki Hasegawa 18'
Jin Okumura 74'
Ken Yamura 82'		 Report Issam Jebali 43', 67'
Takashi Usami 90+7'		 Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium
Attendance: 20,497
Referee: Masuya Ueda
2 April 8 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Machida Zelvia Osaka
Report
  • Yuki Soma 43'
  • Kotaro Hayashi Yellow card 79'
 Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium
Attendance: 23,125
Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya
6 April 9 Kashiwa Reysol 1–0 Gamba Osaka Chiba
  • Yoshio Koizumi 65'
 Report
Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium
Attendance: 12,833
Referee: Koei Koya
12 April 10 Gamba Osaka 2–0 Nagoya Grampus Osaka
  • Issam Jebali 63'
  • Ryoya Yamashita 76'
 Report
  • Yuki Nogami Yellow card 33'
  • Masahito Ono Yellow card 36'
 Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium
Attendance: 28,074
Referee: Ryo Tanimoto
20 April 11 Yokohama FC 1–1 Gamba Osaka Yokohama
  • Boniface Nduka 7'
  • Musahi Suzuki Yellow card 30'
  • Lukian Yellow card 38'
  • Kaili Shimbo Yellow card 61'
  • Yuri Lara Yellow card 89'
 Report
  • Ryoya Yamashita 15'
  • Tokuma Suzuki Yellow card 86'
 Stadium: Mitsuzawa Stadium
Attendance: 9,697
Referee: Koji Takasaki
25 April 12 FC Tokyo 3–0 Gamba Osaka Chōfu
  • Kota Tawaratsumida 86'
  • Takahiro Ko 90'
  • Takeru Kishimoto 90+4' (o.g.)
  • Teppei Oka Yellow card 8'
 Report Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium
Attendance: 44,519
Referee: Jumpei Ilda
29 April 13 Gamba Osaka 2–1 Kyoto Sanga Osaka
  • Takashi Usami 10'
  • Deniz Hümmet 26'Yellow card 31'
  • Issam Jebali Yellow card 74'
 Report
  • Takuji Yonemoto 34'
 Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium
Attendance: 30,620
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto
3 May 14 Gamba Osaka 4–0 Shonan Bellmare Osaka
  • Deniz Hümmet 2'
  • Takeru Kishimoto 13', 29'
  • Shinnosuke Nakatani 35'Yellow card 51'
  • Takashi Usami Yellow card 45+1'
 Report
  • Kazuki Oiwa Yellow card 40'
 Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium
Attendance: 28,352
Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi
6 May 15 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Gamba Osaka Saitama
Takuya Ogiwara 78' Report Ryoya Yamashita 52' Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 41,770
Referee: Koei Koya
11 May 16 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Osaka
Report
  • Tsukasa Shiotani 33'Yellow card 57'
 Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium
Attendance: 30,633
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima
17 May 17 Vissel Kobe 3–2 Gamba Osaka Kobe
  • Yuya Osako 50', 90+6'
  • Matheus Thuler 59' Yellow card 17'
 Report
  • Shu Kurata 56'
  • Keisuke Kurokawa 73'
 Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 23,275
Referee: Ryo Tanimoto
25 May 18 Kawasaki Frontale 2–2 Gamba Osaka Kawasaki
  • Marcinho 32'
  • Tatsuya Ito 79'
  • Shin Yamada 90+7'
 Report
  • Takashi Usami 53'
  • Ryoya Yamashita 60'Yellow card 87'
  • Dani Poyatos Yellow card 81'
  • Shinnosuke Nakatani 90+7'
 Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
Attendance: 21,440
Referee: Keigo Sendachi
31 May 19 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Kashima Antlers Osaka
Report
  • Léo Ceará 9'
 Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium
Attendance: 32,013
Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya
15 June 20 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–0 Gamba Osaka Shizuoka
  • Kai Matsuzaki Yellow card 76'
  • Matheus Bueno Yellow card 90+5'
 Report
  • Shu Kurata Yellow card 90+7'
 Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira
Attendance: 16,401
Referee: Koji Takasaki
22 June 21 Gamba Osaka 2–0 FC Tokyo Osaka
  • Takashi Usami 31'
  • Takeru Kishimoto 90+3'
  • Shuto Abe Yellow card 17'
 Report
  • Keigo Higashi Yellow card 31'
  • Marcelo Ryan Yellow card 40'soccer ball with red X51
 Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium
Attendance: 28,747
Referee: Robert Jones (England)
28 June 22 Kyoto Sanga 3–1 Gamba Osaka Kyoto
  • Marco Tulio 17', 25'
  • Shinnosuke Fukuda 52'
  • Kyo Sato Yellow card 79'
 Report
  • Issam Jebali 89'
  • Shinnosuke Nakatani Yellow card 5'
  • Takeru Kishimoto Yellow card 47'
 Stadium: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera
Attendance: 20,174
Referee: Łukasz Kuźma (Poland)
5 July 23 Cerezo Osaka 0–1 Gamba Osaka Osaka
Report
  • Riku Handa 70'Yellow card 90'
  • Ryoya Yamashita Yellow card 79'
  • Juan Alano Yellow card 90+3'
 Stadium: Yodoko Sakura Stadium
Attendance: 22,365
Referee: Ryo Tanimoto
20 July 24 Gamba Osaka 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale Osaka
  • Shu Kurata 45+3'
  • Deniz Hümmet 57'Yellow card 35'
  • Welton Felipe Yellow card 65'
 Report
  • Yu Kobayashi 9'
 Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium
Attendance: 31,898
Referee: Futoshi Nakamura
10 August 25 Gamba Osaka 0–3 Fagiano Okayama Osaka
  • Makoto Mitsuta Yellow card 45+3'
  • Yūgo Tatsuta Yellow card 63'
 Report
  • Hiroto Iwabuchi 10', 36'
  • Takaya Kimura 89'
  • Ryūnosuke Satō Yellow card 90+5'
 Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium
Attendance: 35,245
Referee: Atsushi Kamimura
16 August 26 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Gamba Osaka Hiroshima
 Report
  • Ryoya Yamashita Yellow card 11'
  • Issam Jebali Yellow card 23'
  • Genta Miura Yellow card 39'
  • Shuto Abe Red card 60'
  • Kanji Okunuki Yellow card 90+3'
 Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Attendance: 25,925
Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya
23 August 27 Gamba Osaka 3–2 Yokohama FC Osaka
  • Deniz Hümmet 45+4'Yellow card 43'
  • Takashi Usami 56', 81'
 Report
  • Adaílton 41'
  • Keisuke Muroi 90+1'
  • Boniface Nduka Yellow card 54'
 Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium
Attendance: 27,994
Referee: Hayato Shimizu
31 August 28 Shonan Bellmare 4–5 Gamba Osaka Hiratsuka
  • Rio Nitta 13'
  • Taiyo Hiraoka 37'
  • Yutaro Oda 45+4'
  • Kazuki Oiwa 90+10'
  • Koki Tachi Yellow card Yellow-red card 39'
 Report
  • Shota Fukuoka 40'
  • Rin Mito 49'
  • Shinnosuke Nakatani 53'
  • Juan Alano 88'Yellow card 90+11'
  • Ryoya Yamashita 90+7'
 Stadium: Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka
Attendance: 13,200
Referee: Yuzo Sutani
13 September 29 Gamba Osaka 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds Osaka
  • Shuto Abe 85'
  • Ryo Hatsuse Yellow card 55'
 Report
  • Samuel Gustafson Yellow card 65'
  • Isaac Kiese Thelin Yellow card 88'
  • Yoichi Naganuma Yellow card 90+5'
 Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium
Attendance: 31,998
Referee: Ahmed El Shrief (Qatar)
20 August 30 Machida Zelvia 3–1 Gamba Osaka Tokyo
  • Gen Shoji 17'
  • Kotaro Hayashi 78'
  • Takuma Nishimura 90'
  • Shota Fujio Yellow card 46'
 Report
  • Deniz Hümmet 61'
 Stadium: Japan National Stadium
Attendance: 10,108
Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)
23 September 31 Gamba Osaka 3–1 Yokohama F. Marinos Osaka
  • Makoto Mitsuta 65'
  • Deniz Hummet 70'
  • Takashi Usami 79'
  • Takanori Okai Yellow card 75'
 Report
  • Jun Amano 60'
  • Thomas Deng Yellow card 90+1'
 Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium
Attendance: 27,934
Referee: Keigo Sendachi
27 September 32 Gamba Osaka 4–2 Albirex Niigata Osaka
  • Takashi Usami 37'
  • Welton Felipe 60'
  • Shuto Abe 64'
  • Deniz Hümmet 74'
 Report
  • Taiki Arai 15'
  • Jin Okumura 49'
 Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium
Attendance: 26,768
Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi
4 October 33 Kashima Antlers 0–0 Gamba Osaka Tokyo
  • Kento Misao Yellow card 22'
  • Keisuke Tsukui Yellow card 82'
  • Homare Tokuda soccer ball with red X90+4
 Report
  • Takeru Kishimoto Yellow card 52'
 Stadium: Japan National Stadium
Attendance: 32,407
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto
18 October 34 Gamba Osaka 0–5 Kashiwa Reysol Osaka
Report
  • Yoshio Koizumi 7'
  • Nobuteru Nakagawa 15'
  • Diego 19', 51'
  • Mao Hosoya 73' (pen.)
  • Riki Harakawa Yellow card 90+2'
 Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium
Attendance: 30,282
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima
25 October 35 Nagoya Grampus 0–2 Gamba Osaka Toyota
Report
  • Ryoya Yamashita 57'
  • Takeru Kishimoto 90+2'
 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 30,084
Referee: Fu Ming (China PR)
8 November 36 Gamba Osaka 1–1 Vissel Kobe Osaka
  • Kanji Okunuki 80'
  • Riku Handa Yellow card 31'
  • Masaaki Higashiguchi Red card 78'
 Report
  • Daiju Sasaki 89'
  • Yuki Honda Yellow card 55'
 Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium
Attendance: 34,695
Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi
30 November 37 Avispa Fukuoka 1–0 Gamba Osaka Fukuoka
  • Daiki Matsuoka 55'
  • Tomoya Miki Yellow card 53'
  • Yuma Obata Yellow card 88'
 Report
  • Deniz Hümmet Yellow card 40'
  • Shuto Abe Yellow card 45+1'
 Stadium: Best Denki Stadium
Attendance: 17,587
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura
6 December 38 Gamba Osaka 4–1 Tokyo Verdy Osaka
  • Issam Jebali 43' (pen.), 45+5'
  • Makoto Mitsuta 49'
  • Harumi Minamino 90+4'
 Report
  • Itsuki Someno 78'
  • Yuta Arai Red card 27'
 Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium
Attendance: 33,627
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto

J.League Cup

20 March First round – Match 1 Kochi United 1–2 Gamba Osaka Kochi
Kokoro Kobayashi 77'
Hibiki Okazawa Yellow card 59'		 Report Takashi Usami 13'
Shoji Toyama 41'
Shinya Nakano Yellow card 37'
Shu Kurata Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Kochi Haruno Sports Ground
Attendance: 6,929
Referee: Futoshi Nakamura
16 April First round – Match 2 Mito HollyHock 0–1 Gamba Osaka Mito
Shunsuke Saito Yellow card 53'
Shunsuke Saito Yellow card 53'		 Report Juan Alano 90+4'
Neta Lavi Yellow card 69'
Ryoya Yamashita Yellow card 90+7'		 Stadium: K's denki Stadium Mito
Attendance: 3,331
Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita
21 May First round – Match 3 Júbilo Iwata 2–1 (a.e.t.) Gamba Osaka Shizuoka
  • Deniz Hümmet 43'
  • Ryusei Yoshimura 110'
  • Ko Matsubara Yellow card 39'
  • Jordy Croux Yellow card 88'
  • John Hutchinson Yellow card 88'
 Report
  • Deniz Hümmet 43'
  • Keisuke Kurokawa Yellow card 90+4'
 Stadium: Yamaha Stadium
Attendance: 6,929
Referee: Naoto Uehara

Emperor's Cup

18 June Round 2 Gamba Osaka 2–1 Veertien Mie Osaka
  • Shogo Sasaki 58'
  • Deniz Hümmet 67'
 Report
  • Shogo Otake 56'
  • Mizuki Aiba Yellow card 84'
 Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium
Attendance: 6,165
Referee: Yusuke Araki
16 July Round 3 Gamba Osaka 4–4 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		 Montedio Yamagata Osaka
 Report
Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium
Attendance: 5,471
Referee: Yusuke Araki

AFC Champions League Two

Group stage

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GOS RPM TND EAS
1 Japan Gamba Osaka 6 6 0 0 16 2 +14 18 Advance to round of 16 — 2–0 3–1 3–1
2 Thailand Ratchaburi 6 3 0 3 15 8 +7 9 0–2 — 2–0 5–1
3 Vietnam Nam Định 6 3 0 3 14 7 +7 9 0–1 3–1 — 9–0
4 Hong Kong Eastern 6 0 0 6 2 30 −28 0 0–5 0–7 0–1 —
Source: ACL2
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
17 October 2025 1 Gamba Osaka Japan 3–1 Hong Kong Eastern Osaka, Japan
  • Welton Felipe 28'
  • Takashi Usami 70'
  • Deniz Hümmet 75'
  • Ryoya Yamashita Yellow card 90+1'
 Report
  • Gil 29'Yellow card 90+1'
  • Yu Okubo Yellow card 14'
  • Calum Hall Red card 72'
 Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium
Attendance: 6,640
Referee: Meder Taichiev (Kyrgyzstan)
2 October 2025 2 Ratchaburi Thailand 0–2 Japan Gamba Osaka Ratchaburi, Thailand
  • Kritsananon Srisuwan Yellow card 87'
 Report
  • Shuto Abe 64'
  • Ryotaro Meshino 90+4'
 Stadium: Dragon Solar Park
Referee: Yahya Almulla (United Arab Emirates)
22 October 2025 3 Gamba Osaka Japan 3–1 Vietnam Nam Dinh Osaka, Japan
  • Rin Mito 16'
  • Issam Jebali 52'
  • Walber 89' (o.g)
  • Kanji Okunuki Yellow card 51'
 Report
  • Kyle Hudlin 90+4'
  • Mahmoud Eid Yellow card 39'
  • Trần Văn Kiên Yellow card 80'
 Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium
Referee: Ahmed Khalil (Bahrain)
5 November 2025 4 Nam Dinh Vietnam 0–1 Japan Gamba Osaka Ninh Bình, Vietnam
  • Walber Yellow card 58'
  • Mitchell Dijks Yellow card 88'
  • Đặng Văn Tới Yellow card 90+3'
 Report
  • Rin Mito 8'
  • Shu Kurata Yellow card 90+3'
 Stadium: Thiên Trường Stadium
Referee: Baraa Aisha (Palestine)
27 November 2025 5 Eastern Hong Kong 0–5 Japan Gamba Osaka Mong Kok, Hong Kong
  • Daniel Almazan Yellow card 27'
  • Gao Ming Ho Yellow card 63'
  • Marcos Gondra Yellow card 65'
  • Leung Kwun Chung Yellow card 90+2'
 Report
  • Shota Fukuoka 3'
  • Ryoya Yamashita 19'
  • Shuto Abe 33'Yellow card 37'
  • Deniz Hümmet 59'
  • Gaku Nawata 75'
  • Kanji Okunuki Yellow card 85'
 Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah (Singapore)
11 December 2025 6 Gamba Osaka Japan 2–0 Thailand Ratchaburi Osaka, Japan
  • Gaku Nawata 53'
  • Ryoya Yamashita 79'
  • Daichi Hayashi Yellow card 90+4'
 Report
  • Sidcley Yellow card 60'
 Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium
Referee: Dong Fangyu (China)

Knockout stage

12 February 2026 Rd of 16 Leg 1 Pohang Steelers South Korea 1–1 Japan Gamba Osaka Pohang, South Korea
  • Jorge Teixeira 70'
 Report
  • Ryoya Yamashita 47'
  • Shinnosuke Nakatani Yellow card 86'
 Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah (Singapore)
19 February 2026 Rd of 16 Leg 2 Gamba Osaka Japan – South Korea Pohang Steelers Osaka, Japan
Report Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium

Team statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 11 Dec 2025
No. Pos. Player J1 League J.League Cup Emperor's Cup 2025/26 AFC Champions League Two Total
Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals
1GK Japan Masaaki Higashiguchi 10300060100
2DF Japan Shota Fukuoka 32+210+301+102+11422
3DF Japan Riku Handa 381301+1050481
4DF Japan Keisuke Kurokawa 34+32100+1150443
5DF Japan Genta Miura 5+30002060160
6MF Israel Neta Lavi 15+31202000221
7MF Japan Takashi Usami 22+98110+102+213710
8MF Japan Ryotaro Meshino 3+6000002+21131
9FW Japan Daichi Hayashi 0000000+1010
10MF Japan Shu Kurata 12+1340+200+100+20304
11FW Tunisia Issam Jebali 15+1370+10124+113510
13MF Japan Shuto Abe 151000+205+12233
15DF Japan Takeru Kishimoto 5+1942+101+101+40344
16MF Japan Tokuma Suzuki 22+1102+10203+20430
17FW Japan Ryoya Yamashita 27+671+20104+22439
20DF Japan Shinnosuke Nakatani 352301+1140443
21DF Japan Ryō Hatsuse 4000001050
22GK Japan Jun Ichimori 370002000390
23FW TurkeySweden Deniz Hümmet 21+8631112+323810
27MF Japan Rin Mito 11+91200042263
33DF Japan Shinya Nakano 0+70202000110
38MF Japan Gaku Nawata 1+3020002282
40FW Japan Shoji Toyama 0+500+11000061
42FW Japan Harumi Minamino 1+810+10000+10111
44FW Japan Kanji Okunuki 4+7100004+20171
47MF Brazil Juan Alano 13+1512+112010342
51FW Japan Makoto Mitsuta 30+520+30202+30452
67DF Japan Shogo Sasaki 3+4020110+20121
97FW Brazil Welton Felipe 8+51100+2011172
Players featured on a match for the team, but left the club on loan transfer
19DF Japan Ibuki Konno 0000000000
Players featured on a match for the team, but left the club permanently
13FW Japan Isa Sakamoto 0000000000
24DF Japan Yusei Egawa 2+2010000050

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