2026 Gamba Osaka season

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ChairmanTakashi Yamauchi
Head coachGermany Jens Wissing[1]
StadiumPanasonic Stadium Suita
AFC Champions League 2–
Gamba Osaka
2025 season
ChairmanTakashi Yamauchi
Head coachGermany Jens Wissing[1]
StadiumPanasonic Stadium Suita
AFC Champions League 2–
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The 2026 Gamba Osaka season was the club's 46th season in existence.

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 Shinnosuke Nakatani Japan 24 March 1996 (age 30) Japan Nagoya Grampus
5 Genta Miura Japan 1 March 1995 (age 31) Japan Shimizu S-Pulse
15 Takeru Kishimoto Japan 16 July 1997 (age 28) Japan Shimizu S-Pulse
19 Ikegaya Ginjiro Japan 19 June 2004 (age 21) Japan University of Tsukuba
21 Ryo Hatsuse Japan 10 July 1997 (age 28) England Sheffield Wednesday
34 Yuya Yokoi Japan 15 April 2008 (age 18) Youth Team
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 29) Japan Cerezo Osaka
27 Rin Mito Japan 12 February 2002 (age 24) Japan Kwansei Gakuin University
32 Yuki Yoshihara Japan 19 July 2004 (age 21) Japan Takushoku University
35 Taiki Tono Japan 2 June 2007 (age 18) Youth Team
36 Takato Yamamoto Japan 24 August 2007 (age 18) Youth Team
38 Gaku Nawata Japan 26 July 2006 (age 19) Japan Kamimura Gakuen High School
41 Jiro Nakamura Japan 2 August 2003 (age 22) Japan FC Gifu
47 Shinya Nakano Japan 17 August 2003 (age 22) Japan Shonan Bellmare
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
37 Naru Nakatsumi Japan 19 December 2007 (age 18) Youth Team
40 Shoji Toyama Japan 21 September 2002 (age 23) Japan Tokyo Verdy
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
55 Asahi Uenaka Japan 1 November 2001 (age 24) Japan Yokohama F. Marinos
97 Welton Felipe Brazil 23 May 1997 (age 28) Bulgaria Levski Sofia
Players loan out
6 Makoto Mitsuta Japan 20 July 1999 (age 26) Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Players left during mid-season
30 Philipp Max Germany 30 September 1993 (age 32) Greece Panathinaikos

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

Transfers

In

Pre-season

Date Position Player Transferred from Ref
Permanent Transfer
20 December 2025 FW Japan Asahi Uenaka Japan Yokohama F. Marinos Free [2]
22 December 2025 MF Japan Ibuki Konno Japan Ehime FC End of loan [3]
26 December 2025 FW Japan Makoto Mitsuta Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima Undisclosed [4]
30 December 2025 FW Japan Ikeya Ginshirou Japan University of Tsukuba Free [5]
31 December 2025 DF Japan Ryuta Takahashi Japan Giravanz Kitakyushu End of loan [6]
4 January 2026 MF Japan Jiro Nakamura Japan FC Gifu End of loan [7]
MF Japan Shinya Nakano Japan Shonan Bellmare End of loan [8]
5 January 2026 FW Japan Shoji Toyama Japan Tokyo Verdy End of loan [9]
12 March 2026 DF Germany Philipp Max Greece Panathinaikos Free [10]
Loan Transfer

Out

Pre-season

Date Position Player Transferred To Ref
Permanent Transfer
5 December 2025 MF Brazil Juan Alano Brazil Ceará Free [11][12]
23 December 2025 MF Japan Ibuki Konno Japan Iwaki FC Free [13]
25 December 2025 FW Japan Makoto Mitsuta Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima End of loan [14]
31 December 2025 DF Japan Keisuke Kurokawa United States DC United Free [15]
Loan Transfer

Mid-season

Date Position Player Transferred To Ref
Permanent Transfer
30 April 2026 DF Germany Philipp Max Greece Free
Loan Transfer
28 March 2026 FW Japan Makoto Mitsuta Japan Vissel Kobe Season loan [16]

Pre-season & Friendly

Tour of Okinawa (11 Jan - 24 Jan)

  Win   Draw   Loss

15 January 1 Machida Zelvia 2–3 Gamba Osaka Okinawa
  • Yuki Soma 6'
  • Gen Shoji 64'
  • Ryoya Yamashita 11'
  • Jiro Nakamura 45'
  • Harumi Minamino 87'
 Stadium: Yoshinoura Park Gosamaru Athletics Stadium
21 January 2 Shonan Bellmare 1–1 Gamba Osaka Okinawa
7' Report
  • Harumi Minamino 78'
 Stadium: Yoshinoura Park Gosamaru Athletics Stadium
25 January 3 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 1–4 Gamba Osaka Okinawa
  • 16'
 Report
  • Dennis Hummet 23'
  • Takashi Usami 49'
  • Shoji Toyama 107'
  • Yasuo Tono 134'
 Stadium: Yoshinoura Park Gosamaru Athletics Stadium

Competitions

J1 League

Pos Team Pld W PKW PKL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Vissel Kobe 12 7 1 3 1 22 10 +12 26 Final
2 Nagoya Grampus 13 5 2 3 3 21 16 +5 22 3rd–4th place playoff
3 Gamba Osaka 14 3 5 3 3 18 18 0 22 5th–6th place playoff
4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 13 5 2 1 5 19 17 +2 20 7th–8th place playoff
5 Kyoto Sanga 12 4 3 1 4 16 15 +1 19 9th–10th place playoff
6 Cerezo Osaka 13 4 3 1 5 12 12 0 19 11th–12th place playoff
7 Shimizu S-Pulse 13 3 2 4 4 14 14 0 17 13th–14th place playoff
8 Fagiano Okayama 13 3 2 4 4 15 20 −5 17 15th–16th place playoff
9 Avispa Fukuoka 14 3 3 2 6 14 23 −9 17 17th–18th place playoff
10 V-Varen Nagasaki 13 5 0 1 7 13 19 −6 16 19th–20th place playoff
Updated to match(es) played on 29 April 2026. Source: JLeague.co, J.League Data Site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head.

Matches

7 February 1 Cerezo Osaka 0–0
(4–5 p)		 Gamba Osaka Osaka
  • Thiago Andrade Yellow card 1'
  • Hayato Tanaka Red card 41'
 Report
  • Tokuma Suzuki Yellow card 3'
  • Takeru Kishimoto Yellow card 8' Yellow-red card 84'
 Stadium: Yodoko Sakura Stadium
Attendance: 42,101
Referee: Koei Koya
Penalties
  • Motohiko Nakajima soccer ball with check mark
  • Dion Cool soccer ball with check mark
  • Shunta Tanaka soccer ball with check mark
  • Kusini Yengi soccer ball with check mark
  • Reiya Sakata soccer ball with red X
  • Issam Jebali soccer ball with check mark
  • Deniz Hümmet soccer ball with check mark
  • Gaku Nawata soccer ball with check mark
  • Shinnosuke Nakatani soccer ball with check mark
  • Shuto Abe soccer ball with check mark
15 February 2 Gamba Osaka 0–0
(2–3 p)		 Nagoya Grampus Osaka
  • Ryoya Yamashita Yellow card 30'
 Report
  • Sho Inagaki Yellow card 32'
 Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium
Attendance: 34,964
Referee: Keigo Sendachi
Penalties
  • Shu Kurata soccer ball with check mark
  • Gaku Nawata soccer ball with red X
  • Tokuma Suzuki soccer ball with check mark
  • Shinnosuke Nakatani soccer ball with red X
  • Shoji Toyama soccer ball with red X
  • Sho Inagaki soccer ball with check mark
  • Marcus Vinicius soccer ball with check mark
  • Tomoki Takamine soccer ball with check mark
  • Haruya Fujii soccer ball with red X
  • Shuhei Tokumoto soccer ball with red X
22 February 3 Fagiano Okayama 1–2 Gamba Osaka Okayama
  • Lucao 14' (pen.)
  • Towa Yamane Yellow card 58'
 Report
  • Deniz Hümmet 32'
  • Harumi Minamino 76'
  • Shinnosuke Nakatani Yellow card 12'
  • Yutaka Matsuzaki Yellow card 38'
 Stadium: JFE Harenokuni Stadium
Attendance: 14,412
Referee: Daichi Shiino
28 February 4 Gamba Osaka 2–2
(5–4 p)		 Shimizu S-Pulse Osaka
  • Ryotaro Meshino 27'
  • Deniz Hümmet 41'
 Report
  • Koya Kitagawa 83'
  • Capixaba 86'
 Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium
Attendance: 26,522
Referee: Atsushi Kamimura
Penalties
  • Harumi Minamino soccer ball with check mark
  • Shu Kurata soccer ball with check mark
  • Makoto Mitsuta soccer ball with check mark
  • Kanji Okunuki soccer ball with check mark
  • Tokuma Suzuki soccer ball with check mark
  • Koya Kitagawa soccer ball with check mark
  • Matheus Bueno soccer ball with check mark
  • Zento Uno soccer ball with check mark
  • Kai Matsuzaki soccer ball with red X
  • Alfredo Stephens soccer ball with check mark
8 March 5 Gamba Osaka 3–2 V-Varen Nagasaki Osaka
  • Deniz Hümmet 13'
  • Shinnosuke Nakatani 52'
  • Riku Handa 83'
 Report
  • Matheus Jesus 21', 27'
 Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium
Attendance: 27,965
Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi
14 March 6 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Gamba Osaka Hiroshima
  • Naoto Arai 41'
  • Sōta Nakamura 68'
  • Taishi Matsumoto Yellow card 32'
  • Taichi Yamasaki Yellow card 90+2'
 Report
  • Shuto Abe Yellow card 49'
  • Takeru Kishimoto Yellow card 66' Yellow-red card 85'
  • Riku Handa Yellow card 89'
 Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Attendance: 26,671
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara
18 March 7 Vissel Kobe 2–2
(3–5 p)		 Gamba Osaka Kobe
  • Ren Komatsu 6'
  • Jean Patric 90+4'
  • Yosuke Ideguchi Yellow card 46'
  • Michael Skibbe Yellow card 64'
 Report
  • Deniz Hümmet 23'
  • Ryoya Yamashita 83'
  • Ryo Hatsuse Yellow card 80'
 Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 21,690
Referee: Koji Takasaki
Penalties
  • Matheus Thuler soccer ball with red X
  • Takahiro Ogihara soccer ball with check mark
  • Jean Patric soccer ball with check mark
  • Katsuya Nagato soccer ball with check mark
  • Harumi Minamino soccer ball with check mark
  • Ryotaro Meshino soccer ball with check mark
  • Shuto Abe soccer ball with check mark
  • Kanji Okunuki soccer ball with red X
  • Genta Miura soccer ball with check mark
21 March 8 Avispa Fukuoka 2–2
(14–13 p)		 Gamba Osaka Fukuoka
  • Yuma Tsujioka 22', 90+3'
  • Tomoya Miki soccer ball with red X82
  • Kokoro Maeda Yellow card 74'
  • Hideki Tsukamoto Yellow card 86'
 Report
  • Deniz Hümmet 11'
  • Welton Felipe 42'
  • Ryotaro Meshino Yellow card 90+1'
 Stadium: Best Denki Stadium
Attendance: 7,631
Referee: Koki Nagamine
Penalties
  • Nassim Ben Khalifa soccer ball with check mark
  • Yuji Kitajima soccer ball with check mark
  • Yuma Tsujioka soccer ball with check mark
  • Teppei Oka soccer ball with check mark
  • Tomoya Miki soccer ball with red X
  • Yota Maejima soccer ball with check mark
  • Masaya Tashiro soccer ball with check mark
  • Yu Hashimoto soccer ball with check mark
  • Kazuki Fujimoto soccer ball with check mark
  • Yuma Obata soccer ball with check mark
  • Abdul Hanan Sani Brown soccer ball with check mark
  • Nassim Ben Khalifa soccer ball with check mark
  • Yuji Kitajima soccer ball with check mark
  • Yuma Tsujioka soccer ball with check mark
  • Teppei Oka soccer ball with check mark
  • Deniz Hümmet soccer ball with check mark
  • Shu Kurata soccer ball with check mark
  • Riku Handa soccer ball with red X
  • Issam Jebali soccer ball with check mark
  • Ryotaro Meshino soccer ball with check mark
  • Tokuma Suzuki soccer ball with check mark
  • Genta Miura soccer ball with check mark
  • Takeru Kishimoto soccer ball with check mark
  • Shinnosuke Nakatani soccer ball with check mark
  • Rin Mito soccer ball with check mark
  • Masaaki Higashiguchi soccer ball with check mark
  • Deniz Hümmet soccer ball with check mark
  • Shu Kurata soccer ball with check mark
  • Riku Handa soccer ball with check mark
  • Issam Jebali soccer ball with red X
4 April 9 Gamba Osaka 2–0 Kyoto Sanga Osaka
  • Deniz Hümmet 13'
  • Ryotaro Meshino 75'
  • Welton Felipe Yellow card 11'
 Report
  • Hidehiro Sugai Yellow card 19'
  • Temma Matsuda Yellow card 38'
  • Alex Alccntara Yellow card 85'
 Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium
Attendance: 27,863
Referee: Masuya Ueda
11 April 10 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Cerezo Osaka Osaka
  • Shu Kurata Yellow card 30'
  • Harumi Minamino Yellow card 55'
  • Deniz Hümmet soccer ball with red X73
 Report
  • Thiago Andrade 41'Yellow card 14'
  • Hayato Okuda Yellow card 7'
 Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium
Attendance: 35,137
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura
19 April 11 Gamba Osaka 2–2
(5–3 p)		 Fagiano Okayama Osaka
  • Takeru Kishimoto 41'
  • Issam Jebali 66'
  • Genta Miura Yellow card 75'
 Report
  • Masaaki Higashiguchi 5' (o.g.)
  • Ataru Esaka 73'
  • Noah Kenshin Browne Yellow card 43'
 Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium
Attendance: 27,661
Referee: Yuzo Sutani
Penalties
  • Takashi Usami soccer ball with check mark
  • Shuto Abe soccer ball with check mark
  • Ryotaro Meshino soccer ball with check mark
  • Kanji Okunuki soccer ball with check mark
  • Genta Miura soccer ball with check mark
  • Ataru Esaka soccer ball with check mark
  • Daichi Tagami soccer ball with red X
  • Kota Kawano soccer ball with check mark
  • Werik Popó soccer ball with check mark
25 April 12 V-Varen Nagasaki 1–1
(5–6 p)		 Gamba Osaka Nagasaki
  • Matheus Jesus 78' (pen.)
  • Dudu Yellow card 85'
 Report
  • Deniz Hümmet 80'
 Stadium: Peace Stadium Connected by SoftBank
Attendance: 20,267
Referee: Ryo Tanimoto
Penalties
  • Matheus Jesus soccer ball with check mark
  • Dudu soccer ball with check mark
  • Masahiro Sekiguchi soccer ball with check mark
  • Ryogo Yamasaki soccer ball with check mark
  • Ikki Arai soccer ball with check mark
  • Shunya Yoneda soccer ball with red X
  • Harumi Minamino soccer ball with check mark
  • Takato Yamamoto soccer ball with check mark
  • Ryoya Yamashita soccer ball with check mark
  • Takashi Usami soccer ball with check mark
  • Deniz Hümmet soccer ball with check mark
  • Shinya Nakano soccer ball with check mark
29 April 13 Kyoto Sanga 1–1
(5–4 p)		 Gamba Osaka Kyoto
  • Haruki Arai 90'
 Report
  • Harumi Minamino 90+4'
  • Takashi Usami Yellow card 51'
 Stadium: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera
Attendance: 19,891
Referee: Atsushi Kamimura
Penalties
  • Marco Tulio soccer ball with check mark
  • João Pedro soccer ball with red X
  • Rafael Elias soccer ball with check mark
  • Takuji Yonemoto soccer ball with check mark
  • Shogo Asada soccer ball with check mark
  • Taiki Hirato soccer ball with red X
  • Shinnosuke Fukuda soccer ball with check mark
  • Harumi Minamino soccer ball with check mark
  • Ryotaro Meshino soccer ball with check mark
  • Shinnosuke Nakatani soccer ball with red X
  • Deniz Hümmet soccer ball with check mark
  • Genta Miura soccer ball with check mark
  • Ryoya Yamashita soccer ball with red X
  • Tokuma Suzuki soccer ball with red X
2 May 14 Gamba Osaka – Vissel Kobe Osaka
Report Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium
6 May 15 Nagoya Grampus – Gamba Osaka Toyota
Report Stadium: Toyota Stadium
10 May 16 Gamba Osaka – Sanfrecce Hiroshima Osaka
Report Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium
22 April 17 (Rescheduled) Gamba Osaka 1–2 Avispa Fukuoka Osaka
  • Harumi Minamino 9'
  • Kanji Okunuki Yellow card 82'
 Report
  • Yutaka Michiwaki 45'
  • Kazuki Fujimoto 45+5'Yellow card 81'
  • Daiki Miya Yellow card 24'
  • Yuji Kitajima Yellow card 62'
 Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium
Attendance: 15,003
Referee: Hayato Shimizu
24 May 18 Shimizu S-Pulse – Gamba Osaka Shizuoka
Report Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira
30 May Placement Leg 1 Gamba Osaka – Osaka
Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium
6 June Placement Leg 2 – Gamba Osaka

AFC Champions League Two

Group stage

Pos Team
 Pld Pts GOS RPM TND EAS
1 Japan Gamba Osaka 6 18 — 2–0 3–1 3–1
2 Thailand Ratchaburi 6 9 0–2 — 2–0 5–1
3 Vietnam Nam Định 6 9 0–1 3–1 — 9–0
4 Hong Kong Eastern 6 0 0–5 0–7 0–1 —
Source: ACL2

Knockout stage

12 February 2025 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
Attendance: 4,589
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah (Singapore)
19 February 2025 Rd of 16 Leg 2 Gamba Osaka Japan 2–1
(3–2 agg.)		 South Korea Pohang Steelers Osaka, Japan
  • Deniz Hümmet 34'
  • Ryoya Yamashita 41'
  • Masaaki Higashiguchi Yellow card 80'
 Report
  • Kento Nishiya 61'
 Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium
Attendance: 9,456
Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)
4 March 2026 Quarter Final Leg 1 Gamba Osaka Japan 1–1 Thailand Ratchaburi Osaka, Japan
  • Gaku Nawata 84'
  • Takeru Kishimoto Yellow card 78'
 Report
  • Daniel Ting 18'
  • Thossawat Limwanasathian Yellow card 36'
 Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium
Attendance: 7,024
Referee: Alex King (Australia)
11 March 2026 Quarter Final Leg 2 Ratchaburi Thailand 1–2 (a.e.t.)
(2–3 agg.)		 Japan Gamba Osaka Ratchaburi, Thailand
  • Gleyson 50'
  • Denison soccer ball with red X67
  • Roque Mesa Yellow card 90+3'
 Report
  • Genta Miura 28'
  • Welton Felipe 99'
  • Riku Handa Yellow card 64'
  • Ryo Hatsuse Yellow card 77'
  • Shuto Abe Yellow card 94'
  • Issam Jebali Yellow card 116'
 Stadium: Dragon Solar Park
Attendance: 9,862
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)
8 April 2026 Semi Final Leg 1 Gamba Osaka Japan 0–1 Thailand Bangkok United Osaka, Japan
  • Shinnosuke Nakatani Red card 75'
 Report
  • Muhsen Al-Ghassani 15' (pen.)
  • Jakkaphan Praisuwan Yellow card 80'
  • Patiwat Khammai Yellow card 90'
 Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium
Attendance: 12,150
Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)
15 April 2026 Semi Final Leg 2 Bangkok United Thailand 0–3
(1–3 agg.)		 Japan Gamba Osaka Bangkok, Thailand
  • Teerasil Dangda Yellow card 39'
  • Richairo Zivkovic Yellow card 85'
  • Arthur de Moura Yellow card 87'
 Report
  • Ryoya Yamashita 20'
  • Issam Jebali 40'soccer ball with red X40
  • Ryotaro Meshino 83'
  • Shuto Abe Yellow card 21'
  • Ryo Hatsuse Yellow card 57'
 Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium
Attendance: 13,310
Referee: Kim Jong-Hyeok (South Korea)
16 May 2026 Final Al-Nassr Saudi Arabia – Japan Gamba Osaka Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Stadium: Al-Awwal Park

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