2026 Vissel Kobe season

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The 2026 Vissel Kobe season is their 60th season in existence.

ChairmanYuki Chifu
ManagerMichael Skibbe[1]
StadiumNoevir Stadium Kobe
Hyōgo-ku, Kōbe, Hyōgo
J1 LeagueWest Region: 1st
Play-offs: Winners
Quick facts Chairman, Manager ...
Vissel Kobe
2026 season
ChairmanYuki Chifu
ManagerMichael Skibbe[1]
StadiumNoevir Stadium Kobe
Hyōgo-ku, Kōbe, Hyōgo
J1 LeagueWest Region: 1st
Play-offs: Winners
AFC Champions League EliteSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ren Komatsu
Yoshinori Muto
Takahiro Ogihara
(3 each)
All:
Yoshinori Muto
(6 goals)
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Squad

Season squad

More information Squad no., Name ...
Squad no. Name Nationality Date of birth Last Club
Goalkeepers
1 Daiya Maekawa Japan (1994-08-09) 9 August 1994 (age 31) Japan Kansai University
21 Shota Arai Japan (1988-11-01) 1 November 1988 (age 37) Japan JEF United Chiba
32 Richard Monday Ubong JapanNigeria (2005-10-01) 1 October 2005 (age 20) Japan Fukuchiyama Seibi High School
39 Shioki Takayama Japan (2001-06-13) 13 June 2001 (age 25) Japan FC Ryukyu
71 Shūichi Gonda Japan (1989-03-03) 3 March 1989 (age 37) Hungary Debreceni
Defenders
3 Matheus Thuler Brazil (1999-03-10) 10 March 1999 (age 27) France Montpellier HSC
4 Tetsushi Yamakawa Japan (1997-10-01) 1 October 1997 (age 28) Japan University of Tsukuba
15 Diego Brazil (1995-09-21) 21 September 1995 (age 30) Japan Kashiwa Reysol
16 Caetano Brazil (1999-06-24) 24 June 1999 (age 27) Brazil Corinthians
23 Rikuto Hirose Japan (1995-09-23) 23 September 1995 (age 30) Japan Kashima Antlers
24 Gōtoku Sakai JapanUnited States (1991-03-14) 14 March 1991 (age 35) Germany Hamburger SV
31 Takuya Iwanami Japan (1994-06-18) 18 June 1994 (age 32) Japan Urawa Red Diamonds
41 Katsuya Nagato Japan (1995-01-15) 15 January 1995 (age 31) Japan Yokohama F. Marinos
42 Justin Homma JapanUnited States (2005-08-26) 26 August 2005 (age 20) Japan Matsumoto Yamaga
43 Kaito Yamada Japan (2006-08-31) 31 August 2006 (age 19) United States Tacoma Defiance
57 Ryosuke Irie Japan (2004-11-05) 5 November 2004 (age 21) Japan Juntendo University
80 Boniface Nduka JapanNigeria (1996-02-15) 15 February 1996 (age 30) Japan Yokohama FC
Midfielders
2 Nanasei Iino Japan (1996-10-02) 2 October 1996 (age 29) Japan Sagan Tosu
5 Yuta Goke Japan (1999-06-30) 30 June 1999 (age 27) Japan Vegalta Sendai
6 Takahiro Ogihara Japan (1991-10-05) 5 October 1991 (age 34) Japan Yokohama F. Marinos
7 Yosuke Ideguchi Japan (1996-08-23) 23 August 1996 (age 29) Japan Avispa Fukuoka
13 Daiju Sasaki Japan (1999-09-17) 17 September 1999 (age 26) Brazil Palmeiras
14 Takashi Inui Japan (1988-06-02) 2 June 1988 (age 38) Japan Shimizu S-Pulse
18 Haruya Ide Japan (1994-03-25) 25 March 1994 (age 32) Japan Tokyo Verdy
19 Makoto Mitsuta Japan (1999-07-20) 20 July 1999 (age 26) Japan Gamba Osaka
25 Yuya Kuwasaki Japan (1998-05-15) 15 May 1998 (age 28) Japan V-Varen Nagasaki
28 Kento Hamasaki Japan (2007-06-16) 16 June 2007 (age 19) Youth Team
30 Kakeru Yamauchi Japan (2002-01-06) 6 January 2002 (age 24) Japan University of Tsukuba
33 Rikuto Hashimoto Japan (2005-04-02) 2 April 2005 (age 21) Japan Roasso Kumamoto
38 Juzo Ura Japan (2004-05-21) 21 May 2004 (age 22) Japan Kataller Toyama
44 Mitsuki Hidaka Japan (2003-05-11) 11 May 2003 (age 23) Spain CD Atlético Paso
51 Taiga Seguchi Japan (2008-01-10) 10 January 2008 (age 18) Youth Team
58 Sota Onishi Japan (2007-04-12) 12 April 2007 (age 19) Youth Team
Forwards
10 Yuya Osako Japan (1990-05-18) 18 May 1990 (age 36) Germany Werder Bremen
11 Yoshinori Muto Japan (1992-07-15) 15 July 1992 (age 34) Spain SD Eibar
26 Jean Patric Brazil (1997-07-14) 14 July 1997 (age 29) Japan Cerezo Osaka
29 Ren Komatsu Japan (1998-09-10) 10 September 1998 (age 27) Japan Blaublitz Akita
40 Kotaro Uchino Japan (2004-06-19) 19 June 2004 (age 22) Denmark Brondby IF
46 Sota Ito Japan (2007-09-24) 24 September 2007 (age 18) Japan Kyoto Tachi High School
53 Hayato Watanabe Japan (2007-04-06) 6 April 2007 (age 19) Youth Team
55 Yuta Miyahara Japan (2005-04-07) 7 April 2005 (age 21) Poland Górnik Zabrze B
Players left on loan during season
9 Taisei Miyashiro Japan (2000-05-26) 26 May 2000 (age 26) Japan Kawasaki Frontale
17 Tatsunori Sakurai Japan (2002-07-26) 26 July 2002 (age 23) Japan Sagan Tosu
34 Yusei Ozaki Japan (2003-07-26) 26 July 2003 (age 22) Japan Blaublitz Akita
36 Shuto Adachi Japan (2004-07-15) 15 July 2004 (age 22) Japan Thespa Gunma
37 Shogo Terasaka Japan (2004-06-06) 6 June 2004 (age 22) Japan FC Gifu
Haruka Motoyama Japan (1999-06-05) 5 June 1999 (age 27) Japan Fagiano Okayama
Players who left club during / mid-season
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Last updated: 17 January 2024.
Source: Vissel Kobe website

Club officials

Club officials for 2026.

More information Position, Name ...
PositionName
Manager Germany Michael Skibbe
Head Coacr Germany Serhat Umar
Assistant coaches Japan Masafumi Nakaguchi
Japan Hideo Hashimoto
Coaches Japan Tadahiro Akiba
Japan Kosuke Takeya
Goalkeeper coach Japan Takuya Matsumoto
Asst & U21 Goalkeeper coach Japan Daiki Tomii
Physical coach Japan Takeshi Ikoma
Japan Yoshinori Furube
Japan Toshiki Yoshimitsu
Conditioning coach Japan Hikaru Fujii
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Friendly

Tour of Okinawa (11 Jan - 24 Jan)

13 January 1 FC Naha – Vissel Kobe Okinawa
Stadium: Nishihara Town Athletics Stadium
17 January 2 Okinawa International University – Vissel Kobe Okinawa
Stadium: Nishihara Town Athletics Stadium
20 January 3 – Vissel Kobe Okinawa
Stadium: Nishihara Town Athletics Stadium

Transfers

In

Pre-season

More information Date, Position ...
Date Position Player Transferred from Ref
Permanent Transfer
18 December 2025 GK Japan Yuya Tsuboi Japan Omiya Ardija End of loan [2]
25 December 2025 MF Japan Yuta Goke Japan Vegalta Sendai Free [3]
27 December 2025 FW Japan Takashi Inui Japan Shimizu S-Pulse Free [4]
28 December 2025 DF Japan Kaito Yamada United States Tacoma Defiance End of loan [5]
29 December 2025 MF Japan Tatsunori Sakurai Japan Sagan Tosu End of loan [6]
30 December 2025 MF Japan Rikuto Hashimoto Japan Roasso Kumamoto End of loan [7]
2 January 2026 MF Japan Shuto Adachi Japan Thespa Gunma End of loan [8]
3 January 2026 MF Japan Juzo Ura Japan Kataller Toyama End of loan [9]
MF Japan Mitsuki Saito Japan Kyoto Sanga FC End of loan [10]
4 January 2026 GK Japan Shioki Takayama Japan FC Ryukyu End of loan [11]
DF JapanNigeria Boniface Nduka Japan Yokohama FC Free [12]
DF Japan Shogo Terasaka Japan FC Gifu End of loan [13]
DF JapanUnited States Justin Homma Japan Matsumoto Yamaga FC End of loan [14]
DF Japan Haruka Motoyama Japan Fagiano Okayama End of loan [15]
5 January 2026 DF Japan Yusei Ozaki Japan Blaublitz Akita End of loan [16]
9 January 2026 MF Brazil Diego Japan Kashiwa Reysol Free [17]
Loan Transfer
6 March 2026 FW Japan Kotaro Uchino Denmark Brondby IF Season loan [18]
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Mid-season

More information Date, Position ...
Date Position Player Transferred From Ref
Permanent Transfer
Loan Transfer
28 March 2026 FW Japan Makoto Mitsuta Japan Gamba Osaka Season loan [19]
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Out

Pre-season

More information Date, Position ...
Date Position Player Transferred To Ref
Permanent Transfer
18 December 2025 DF JapanIndonesia Riku Matsuda Thailand BG Pathum United Free [20][21]
19 December 2025 GK Japan Yuya Tsuboi Japan Yokohama F. Marinos Free [22]
25 December 2025 DF Japan Yuki Honda Japan Shimizu S-Pulse Free [23]
27 December 2025 MF Japan Koya Yuruki Japan Kashiwa Reysol Free [24]
28 December 2025 DF Japan Yuta Koike Japan Tochigi City Free [25][26]
29 December 2025 MF Japan Tatsunori Sakurai Japan Sagan Tosu End of loan [27]
30 December 2025 GK JapanNigeria Powell Obinna Obi Japan Avispa Fukuoka Undisclosed [28]
4 January 2026 MF Japan Mitsuki Saito Japan Kyoto Sanga FC Free [29]
6 January 2026 MF Brazil Gustavo Klismahn Portugal Santa Clara End of loan [30]
FW Brazil Erik Japan Machida Zelvia End of loan [31]
Loan Transfer
3 January 2026 MF Japan Shuto Adachi Japan Thespa Gunma Season loan [32]
5 January 2026 DF Japan Shogo Terasaka Japan Zweigen Kanazawa Season loan [33]
DF Japan Haruka Motoyama Japan Fagiano Okayama Season loan [34]
6 January 2026 DF Japan Yusei Ozaki Japan RB Omiya Ardija Season loan [35]
17 January 2026 FW Japan Taisei Miyashiro Spain Las Palmas Season loan [36]
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Competitions

J1 League

Main article: 2026 J1 100 Year Vision League

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W PKW PKL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Vissel Kobe 18 9 2 4 3 27 21 +6 35 Final
2 Cerezo Osaka 18 7 4 2 5 26 19 +7 31 3rd–4th place playoff
3 Nagoya Grampus 18 8 2 3 5 31 28 +3 31 5th–6th place playoff
4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 8 2 2 6 29 21 +8 30 7th–8th place playoff
5 Gamba Osaka 18 5 5 3 5 26 22 +4 28 9th–10th place playoff
6 Fagiano Okayama 18 6 2 4 6 24 25 −1 26 11th–12th place playoff
7 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 4 4 4 6 19 21 −2 24 13th–14th place playoff
8 Kyoto Sanga 18 5 3 2 8 19 26 −7 23 15th–16th place playoff
9 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 6 1 1 10 20 28 −8 21 17th–18th place playoff
10 Avispa Fukuoka 18 3 4 4 7 17 27 −10 21 19th–20th place playoff
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Source: JLeague.co, J.League Data Site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head.

Matches

6 February 1 Kyoto Sanga 1–1
(1–4 p)		 Vissel Kobe Kyoto
  • Marco Túlio 53'
  • Yoshinori Suzuki Yellow card 2'
  • João Pedro Yellow card 61'
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  • Yoshinori Muto 37'
  • Takahiro Ogihara Yellow card 90+5'
 Stadium: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera
Attendance: 15,083
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima
Penalties
  • Rafael Elias football with red X
  • Masaya Okugawa football with check mark
  • Hidehiro Sugai football with red X
  • Yoshinori Muto football with check mark
  • Matheus Thuler football with check mark
  • Takahiro Ogihara football with check mark
  • Jean Patric football with check mark
13 February 2 Vissel Kobe 2–0 V-Varen Nagasaki Kobe
  • Gotoku Sakai 25'
  • Daiju Sasaki 42'
  • Yosuke Ideguchi Yellow card 53'
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  • Hotaru Yamaguchi Yellow card 12'
  • Ryosuke Shindo Yellow card 51'
  • Yusei Egawa Yellow card 55'
 Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 18,633
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura
21 February 3 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–0 Vissel Kobe Shizuoka
  • Oh Se Hun 55' (pen.)
  • Haruto Hidaka Yellow card 24'
  • Yutaka Yoshida Yellow card 74'
  • Toshiki Takahashi Yellow card 89'
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  • Tetsushi Yamakawa Red card 19'
  • Yosuke Ideguchi Yellow card 31'
  • Matheus Thuler Yellow card 76'
 Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira
Attendance: 16,584
Referee: Koei Koya
27 February 4 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Avispa Fukuoka Kobe
  • Yoshinori Muto 53'
  • Ren Komatsu 60'
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  • Yu Hashimoto 90'
  • Tomoya Miki Red card 31'
  • Shahab Zahedi Yellow card 48'
  • Masato Shigemii Yellow card 88'
  • Masaya Tashiro Yellow card 90+1'
 Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 11,556
Referee: Futoshi Nakamura
27 March 5 (Rescheduled) Vissel Kobe 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Kobe
  • Takahiro Ogihara 85' (pen.)
  • Yuya Osako 90+4'
  • Mitsuki Hidaka Yellow card 10'
  • Matheus Thuler Yellow card 53'
  • Diego Yellow card 90+3'
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  • Kosuke Kinoshita 50'
 Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 19,200
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima
14 March 6 Nagoya Grampus 0–3 Vissel Kobe Toyota
  • Tsukasa Morishima Yellow card 43'
  • Marcus Vinicius Yellow card 81'
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  • Ren Komatsu 12'
  • Yosuke Ideguchi 58'
  • Katsuya Nagato 88'
 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 35,041
Referee: Masuya Ueda
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'
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  • Deniz Hümmet 23'
  • Ryoya Yamashita 83'
  • Ryo Hatsuse Yellow card 80'
 Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 21,690
Referee: Koji Takasaki
Penalties
  • Matheus Thuler football with red X
  • Takahiro Ogihara football with check mark
  • Jean Patric football with check mark
  • Katsuya Nagato football with check mark
  • Harumi Minamino football with check mark
  • Ryotaro Meshino football with check mark
  • Shuto Abe football with check mark
  • Kanji Okunuki football with red X
  • Genta Miura football with check mark
22 March 8 Cerezo Osaka 1–1
(6–5 p)		 Vissel Kobe Osaka
  • Rikito Inoue 13'
  • Solomon Sakuragawa Yellow card 81'
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  • Mitsuki Hidaka 68'
  • Caetano Yellow card 33'
  • Takahiro Ogihara Yellow card 57'
 Stadium: Yodoko Sakura Stadium
Attendance: 20,496
Referee: Koei Koya
Penalties
  • Shinji Kagawa football with check mark
  • Dion Cool football with check mark
  • Shunta Tanaka football with check mark
  • Shinnosuke Hatanaka football with check mark
  • Rikito Inoue football with check mark
  • Masaya Shibayama football with check mark
  • Takahiro Ogihara football with check mark
  • Kōtarō Uchino football with check mark
  • Katsuya Nagato football with check mark
  • Mitsuki Hidaka football with check mark
  • Jean Patric football with check mark
  • Kento Hamasaki football with red X
5 April 9 Fagiano Okayama 1–4 Vissel Kobe Okayama
  • Takaya Kimura 63'
  • Masaya Matsumoto Yellow card 25'
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  • Gotoku Sakai 9'
  • Katsuya Nagato 45'
  • Takahiro Ogihara 66' (pen.)
  • Yuta Goke 88'Yellow card 3'
  • Boniface Nduka Yellow card 83'
 Stadium: JFE Harenokuni Stadium
Attendance: 14,633
Referee: Atsushi Kamimura
11 April 10 Vissel Kobe 3–2 Nagoya Grampus Kobe
  • Gōtoku Sakai 27'
  • Daiju Sasaki 68' (pen.)
  • Yoshinori Muto 82'
  • Tetsushi Yamakawa Yellow card 79'
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  • Yudai Kimura 30'
  • Tsukasa Morishima 53'
  • Tomoki Takamine Yellow card 19'
 Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 19,847
Referee: Ryo Tanimoto
1 April 11 (Rescheduled) Vissel Kobe 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse Kobe
  • Katsuya Nagato 28'
  • Takahiro Ogihara 61' (pen.)
  • Matheus Thuler Yellow card 90+3'
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  • Kenta Inoue Yellow card 73'
 Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 10,069
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura
13 May 12 (Rescheduled) Vissel Kobe 1–0 Kyoto Sanga Kobe
  • Boniface Nduka 78'
  • Makoto Mitsuta Yellow card 90+5'
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  • João Pedro Yellow card 41'
 Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 14,587
Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya
29 April 13 Vissel Kobe 0–0
(2–4 p)		 Cerezo Osaka Kobe
  • Yumeki Yokoyama Yellow card 50'
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  • Yosuke Ideguchi Yellow card 78'
  • Mitsuki Hidaka Yellow card 90+3'
 Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 25,724
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima
Penalties
  • Yuya Osako football with check mark
  • Mitsuki Hidaka football with check mark
  • Katsuya Nagato football with red X
  • Jean Patric football with red X
  • Shinji Kagawa football with check mark
  • Shunta Tanaka football with check mark
  • Dion Cools football with check mark
  • Motohiko Nakajima football with check mark
2 May 14 Gamba Osaka 5–0 Vissel Kobe Osaka
  • Harumi Minamino 22', 53'
  • Genta Miura 36'
  • Kanji Okunuki 80'
  • Deniz Hümmet 82'
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  • Yoshinori Muto Yellow card 45+1'
 Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium
Attendance: 33,314
Referee: Koki Nagamine
6 May 15 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1
(4–5 p)		 Vissel Kobe Hiroshima
  • Mutsuki Kato 42'
  • Sota Nakamura Yellow card 75'
  • Taichi Yamasaki Yellow card 77'
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  • Ren Komatsu 63'
  • Yosuke Ideguchi Yellow card 53'
  • Matheus Thuler Yellow card 71'
 Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Attendance: 27,028
Referee: Futoshi Nakamura
Penalties
  • Kosuke Kinoshita football with red X
  • Akito Suzuki football with check mark
  • Shunki Higashi football with check mark
  • Ryo Germain football with check mark
  • Sho Sasaki football with check mark
  • Yuya Osako football with check mark
  • Yoshinori Muto football with check mark
  • Mitsuki Hidaka football with check mark
  • Rikito Inoue football with check mark
  • Ren Komatsu football with check mark
10 May 16 Vissel Kobe 0–3
(4–5 p)		 Fagiano Okayama Kobe
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  • Yoshitake Suzuki 28'
  • Ataru Esaka 43'
  • Takaya Kimura 88'
  • Werik Popo Yellow card 44'
 Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 20,713
Referee: Koji Takasaki
17 May 17 V-Varen Nagasaki 2–2
(3–2 p)		 Vissel Kobe Nagasaki
  • Hotaru Yamaguchi 20'
  • Dudu 44'
  • Hijiri Onaga Yellow card 64'
  • Diego Pituca Yellow card 90+1'
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  • Yoshinori Muto 26'
  • Matheus Thuler 30'
  • Caetano Yellow card 36'
 Stadium: Peace Stadium
Attendance: 20,361
Referee: Damian Kos (Poland)
Penalties
  • Matheus Jesus football with check mark
  • Ryogo Yamasaki football with red X
  • Norman Campbell football with check mark
  • Diego Pituca football with check mark
  • Yoshinori Muto football with red X
  • Rikuto Hirose football with red X
  • Makoto Mitsuta football with check mark
  • Jean Patric football with check mark
  • Daiju Sasaki football with red X
23 May 18 Avispa Fukuoka 0–1 Vissel Kobe Fukuoka
  • Kaoru Yamawaki Yellow card 23'
  • Teppei Oka Yellow card 39'
  • Abdel Hanan Sani Brown Yellow card 90+3'
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  • Matheus Thuler 45+3'
 Stadium: Best Denki Stadium
Attendance: 9,573
Referee: Daichi Shiino
30 May Placement Leg 1 Vissel Kobe 5–0 Kashima Antlers Kobe
  • Yuya Osako 27', 49', 90+4'
  • Diego 69'
  • Ren Komatsu 88' (pen.)
  • Gōtoku Sakai Yellow card 45+1'
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  • Gaku Shibasaki Yellow card 55'
 Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 24,431
Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi
6 June Placement Leg 2 Kashima Antlers 2–0
(2–5 agg.)		 Vissel Kobe Kashima
  • Haruki Hayashi 68'
  • Koki Anzai 70'
  • Kei Chinen Yellow card 68'
  • Yuta Higuchi Yellow card 87'
  • Ikuma Sekigawa Yellow card 90+1'
 Report Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 29,826
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima

AFC Champions League

Main article: 2025–26 AFC Champions League Elite

League stage

Main article: 2025–26 AFC Champions League Elite league stage

  Win   Draw   Loss

17 September 2025 MD 1 Shanghai Port China 0–3 Japan Vissel Kobe Shanghai, China
  • Zhang Linpeng Yellow card 89'
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  • Erik 19'
  • Taisei Miyashiro 40'
  • Yuya Osako 44'
 Stadium: Pudong Football Stadium
Attendance: 12,966
Referee: Choi Hyun-jai (South Korea)
1 October 2025 MD 2 Vissel Kobe Japan 1–0 Australia Melbourne City Kobe, Japan
  • Koya Yuruki 90+4'
  • Ren Komatsu Yellow card 75'
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  • Nathaniel Atkinson Yellow card 31'
  • Samuel Souprayen Yellow card 61'
  • Besian Kutleshi Yellow card 84'
  • Germán Ferreyra Yellow card 90+3'
 Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 5,119
Referee: Rustam Lutfullin (Uzbekistan)
22 October 2025 MD 3 Gangwon FC South Korea 4–3 Japan Vissel Kobe Gangneung, South Korea
  • Lee Sang-heon 6'
  • Mo Jae-hyeon 21'Yellow card 67' Yellow-red card 90+8'
  • Song Jun-seok 43'
  • Kim Kun-hee 90+5'
  • Seo Min-Woo Yellow card 40'
  • Kim Kun-hee Yellow card 88'
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  • Taisei Miyashiro 48', 89'
  • Jean Patric 50'
 Stadium: Gangneung Stadium
Attendance: 4,158
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifard (Iran)
5 November 2025 MD 4 Vissel Kobe Japan 1–0 South Korea Ulsan HD FC Kobe, Japan
  • Jean Patrick 58'
  • Matheus Thuler Yellow card 40'
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  • Back In-Woo Yellow card 57'
 Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 7,117
Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)
26 November 2025 MD 5 Shanghai Shenhua China 0–2 Japan Vissel Kobe Shanghai, China
  • André Luís football with red X82
  • Shinichi Chan Yellow card 56'
  • João Teixeira Yellow card 63'
  • Saulo Mineiro Yellow card 77'
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  • Yosuke Ideguchi 31'
  • Tetsushi Yamakawa 39'
  • Yuki Honda Yellow card 3'
  • Yuya Kuwasaki Yellow card 10'
  • Tetsushi Yamakawa Yellow card 47'
 Stadium: Shanghai Stadium
Attendance: 12,487
Referee: Kim Jong-Hyeok (South Korea)
9 December 2025 MD 6 Vissel Kobe Japan 2–2 China Chengdu Rongcheng Kobe, Japan
  • Yoshinori Muto 18'
  • Daiju Sasaki 90' (pen.)
  • Haruya Ide Yellow card 63'
  • Yuya Kuwasaki Yellow card 69'
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  • Felipe 45+1', 77' (pen.)
  • Dong Yanfeng Yellow card 3'
  • Tim Chow Yellow card 66'
 Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 8,718
Referee: Khaled Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia)
10 February 2026 MD 7 Vissel Kobe Japan 2–0 South Korea FC Seoul Kobe, Japan
  • Yoshinori Muto 69'
  • Gōtoku Sakai 73'
  • Yuta Goke Yellow card 43'
  • Daiju Sasaki Yellow card 45+6'
  • Yuya Kuwasaki Yellow card 57'
 Report Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 7,159
Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)
17 February 2026 MD 8 Johor Darul Ta'zim Malaysia 1–0 Japan Vissel Kobe Johor, Malaysia
  • Marcos Guilherme 73'
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  • Kaito Yamada Yellow card 6'
 Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium
Attendance: 31,673
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Japan Machida Zelvia 8 5 2 1 15 7 +8 17 Advance to round of 16
2 Japan Vissel Kobe 8 5 1 2 14 7 +7 16
3 Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 8 4 3 1 10 6 +4 15
4 Thailand Buriram United 8 4 2 2 10 8 +2 14
5 Australia Melbourne City 8 4 2 2 9 7 +2 14
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Source: AFC
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) penalty shoot-out if only two teams remain tied and played each other on the final matchday 6) fair play ranking; 7) drawing of lots

Knockout stage

Main article: 2025–26 AFC Champions League Elite knockout stage
4 March 2026 Round of 16 first leg FC Seoul South Korea 0–1 Japan Vissel Kobe Seoul, South Korea
  • Patryk Klimala Yellow card 11'
  • Hrvoje Babec Yellow card 49'
  • Leonardo Ruiz football with red X66
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  • Matheus Thuler 23'
  • Katsuya Nagato Yellow card 28'
  • Yuta Goke Yellow card 59'
  • Daiju Sasaki Yellow card 83'
 Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 6,508
Referee: Khaled Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia)
11 March 2025 Round of 16 second leg Vissel Kobe Japan 2–1
(3–1 agg.)		 South Korea FC Seoul Kobe, Japan
  • Yuya Osako 78'
  • Yosuke Ideguchi 89'
  • Matheus Thuler Yellow card 23'
 Report
  • Patryk Klimala 20'
 Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 14,750
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Australia)
16 April 2026 Quarter-final Al Sadd Qatar 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 Japan Vissel Kobe Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
  • Rafa Mújica 6', 61'
  • Roberto Firmino 66'
 Report
  • Yuya Osako 24'
  • Yosuke Ideguchi 75'
  • Yoshinori Muto 90+4'
  • Shuichi Gonda Yellow card 109'
 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Stadium
Attendance: 1,212
Referee: Omar Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)
Penalties
  • Roberto Firmino football with check mark
  • Agustín Soria football with check mark
  • Claudinho football with red X
  • Boualem Khoukhi football with check mark
  • Akram Afif football with check mark
  • Yuya Osako football with check mark
  • Yoshinori Muto football with check mark
  • Mitsuki Hidaka football with check mark
  • Katsuya Nagato football with check mark
  • Jean Patric football with check mark
21 April 2026 Semi-final Vissel Kobe Japan 1–2 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
  • Yoshinori Muto 31'
  • Yuya Osako Yellow card 38'
  • Yuta Goke Yellow card 45'
  • Matheus Thuler Yellow card 73'
 Report
  • Galeno 62'
  • Ivan Toney 71'
  • Rayan Hamed Yellow card 84'
 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Stadium
Attendance: 44,716
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

Team statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 6 June 2026
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No. Pos. Player J1 League 2025–26 AFC Champions League Elite Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1GK Japan Daiya Maekawa 13040170
2DF Japan Nanasei Iino 2+100+1040
3DF Brazil Matheus Thuler 16+1251223
4DF Japan Tetsushi Yamakawa 11+104+10170
5MF Japan Yuta Goke 13+4160231
6MF Japan Takahiro Ogihara 8320103
7MF Japan Yosuke Ideguchi 19152243
10FW Japan Yuya Osako 10+542+22196
11FW Japan Yoshinori Muto 14+1453207
13MF Japan Daiju Sasaki 13+1250192
14MF Japan Takashi Inui 2+400060
15DF Brazil Diego 10+411+10161
16DF Brazil Caetano 12+402+10190
18MF Japan Haruya Ide 0+200020
19FW Japan Makoto Mitsuta 4+301+1090
21GK Japan Shota Arai 000000
23DF Japan Rikuto Hirose 11+503+20210
24DF JapanUnited States Gōtoku Sakai 13+1231173
25MF Japan Yuya Kuwasaki 7+200+20110
26FW Brazil Jean Patric 0+1411+30181
28MF Japan Kento Hamasaki 0+902+40150
29FW Japan Ren Komatsu 9+752+20205
30MF Japan Kakeru Yamauchi 0+101020
31DF Japan Takuya Iwanami 001010
33MF Japan Rikuto Hashimoto 0+100010
35FW Japan Niina Tominaga 001+1020
38MF Japan Juzo Ura 000000
40FW Japan Kotaro Uchino 0+300030
41DF Japan Katsuya Nagato 17+234+10243
42DF JapanUnited States Justin Homma 000000
43MF Japan Kaito Yamada 2+501+1090
44MF Japan Mitsuki Hidaka 2+911+20141
51MF Japan Taiga Seguchi 000000
57MF Japan Ryosuke Irie 000000
71GK Japan Shūichi Gonda 7+1020100
80DF JapanNigeria Boniface Nduka 5+3120101
Players featured on a match for the team, but left the club mid-season, either permanently or on loan transfer
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