2015 Gamba Osaka season

Gamba Osaka

2015 season
Chairman	Teruhisa Noro
Manager	Kenta Hasegawa
J. League	-
Emperor's Cup	-
J. League Cup	-
AFC Champions League	-
Japanese Super Cup	Winners
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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The 2015 Gamba Osaka season is 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 and the 2015 Japanese Super Cup.

Transfers

In

Pre-Season

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred From	Fee	Date	Source
24	24 !FW	Shingo Akamine	Vegalta Sendai	Unknown	December 2014	[1]
18	18 !GK	Yōsuke Fujigaya	Júbilo Iwata	Free Transfer	January 2015	[2]
33	33 !MF	Shōhei Ogura	Yokohama F. Marinos	Unknown	December 2014	[3]

Out

Pre-Season

Pos	Player	Transferred To	Fee	Date	Source
FW !FW	Shota Kawanishi	Montedio Yamagata	Unknown	December 2014
GK !GK	Kohei Kawata	Ventforet Kofu	Unknown	December 2014
GK !GK	Atsushi Kimura	retired	Unknown	December 2014
FW !FW	Naoki Ogawa	Fujieda MYFC	Loan	December 2014
MF !MF	Kenya Okazaki	Ehime FC	Loan	December 2014
FW !FW	Akihiro Sato	Tokushima Vortis	Unknown	December 2014
DF !DF	Yuto Uchida	Tokushima Vortis	Loan	December 2014

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		GK	2014	(1986-05-12) 12 May 1986	Albirex Niigata	50	0
16	Ken Tajiri		GK	2013	(1993-06-11) 11 June 1993	Gamba Osaka Youth	0	0
18	Yōsuke Fujigaya		GK	2015	(1981-02-13) 13 February 1981	Júbilo Iwata	336	0
31	Mizuki Hayashi		GK	2015	(1996-09-04) 4 September 1996	Gamba Osaka Youth	0	0
Defenders
3	Takaharu Nishino		CB	2012	(1993-09-14) 14 September 1993	Gamba Osaka Youth	54	6
4	Hiroki Fujiharu		LB	2011	(1988-11-28) 28 November 1988	Osaka University of H&SS	145	6
5	Daiki Niwa		CB	2012	(1986-01-16) 16 January 1986	Avispa Fukuoka	82	6
6	Kim Jung-Ya		CB	2014	(1988-05-17) 17 May 1988	Sagan Tosu	31	0
8	Keisuke Iwashita		CB	2012	(1986-09-24) 24 September 1986	Shimizu S-Pulse	77	4
14	Koki Yonekura		RB / RM	2014	(1988-05-17) 17 May 1988	JEF United	35	3
2	Oh Jae-suk		RB / LB	2013	(1990-01-04) 4 January 1990	Gangwon FC	42	0
Midfielders
7	Yasuhito Endō		CM / AM	2001	(1980-01-28) 28 January 1980	Kyoto Purple Sanga	556	112
10	Takahiro Futagawa		RM / LM	1999	(1980-06-27) 27 June 1980	Gamba Osaka Youth	587	86
11	Shu Kurata		RW / LW	2012	(1988-11-26) 26 November 1988	Cerezo Osaka	149	28
13	Hiroyuki Abe		RM / LM	2012	(1991-01-07) 7 January 1991	Kwansei Gakuin University	96	18
15	Yasuyuki Konno		CB / DM / CM	2012	(1983-01-25) 25 January 1983	F.C. Tokyo	122	8
17	Tomokazu Myojin		DM / CM	2006	(1978-01-24) 24 January 1978	Kashiwa Reysol	338	19
19	Kotaro Omori		RW / LW	2011	(1992-04-28) 28 April 1992	Gamba Osaka Youth	63	8
21	Yosuke Ideguchi		CM	2014	(1996-08-23) 23 August 1996	Gamba Osaka Youth	2	0
26	Naoya Senō		CM	2015	(1996-08-15) 15 August 1996	Gamba Osaka Youth	0	0
27	Tatsuya Uchida		DM / CM	2011	(1992-02-08) 8 February 1992	Gamba Osaka Youth	68	1
28	Shota Yomesaka		CM	2014	(1996-10-19) 19 October 1996	Gamba Osaka Youth	0	0
33	Shōhei Ogura		DM / CM	2015	(1985-09-08) 8 September 1985	Yokohama F. Marinos	0	0
38	Ritsu Doan		CM	2015	(1998-06-16) 16 June 1998	Gamba Osaka Youth	0	0
Strikers
9	Lins		CF	2014	(1987-09-11) 11 September 1987	Criciúma	39	8
24	Shingo Akamine		CF	2015	(1983-12-08) 8 December 1983	Vegalta Sendai	0	0
29	Patric		CF	2014	(1987-10-26) 26 October 1987	Atlético Goianiense	27	16
30	Sou Hirao		CF	2015	(1996-07-01) 1 July 1996	Gamba Osaka Youth	0	0
39	Takashi Usami		CF / AM	2013	(1992-05-06) 6 May 1992	Hoffenheim	118	59

Japanese Super Cup

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

J. League 1 First Stage

Starting from the 2015 season, it was announced that the J. League would again change back to a two-stage "mini-league" (last held in 2004). The winners of each stage and top three clubs of the aggregate table subsequently qualify for the Championship.

Round	Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance	League position
1	7 March 2015	F.C. Tokyo	H	2–2	Patric 45'+1, Usami (pen.) 52'	18,332	10th
2	14 March 2015	Sagan Tosu	A	0–1		17,695	13th
3	22 March 2015	Ventforet Kofu	A	2–0	Abe 62', Usami 64'	13,047	9th
4	3 April 2015	Nagoya Grampus	H	3–1	Usami 45'+1, 49' Konno 80'	10,702	5th
5	12 April 2015	Shimizu S-Pulse	A	3–2	Usami 30', 80', Patric 51'	16,027	3rd
6	18 April 2015	Shonan Bellmare	A	2-0	Usami 26', Endō (pen.) 90'	14,538	2nd
7	26 April 2015	Albirex Niigata	H	2-1	Usami 48', Patric 84'	17,417	2nd
8	29 April 2015	Matsumoto Yamaga	H	1-0	Usami 16'		2nd
9	2 May 2015	Urawa Red Diamonds	A
10	10 May 2015	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A
11	16 May 2015	Kawasaki Frontale	H
12	23 May 2015	Kashiwa Reysol	A
13	30 May 2015	Yokohama F. Marinos	A
14	3 June 2015	Kashima Antlers	H
15	7 June 2015	Vissel Kobe	H
16	20 June 2015	Vegalta Sendai	H
17	27 June 2015	Montedio Yamagata	A

Match Day Line-Ups

The following players appeared for Gamba Osaka during the 2015 J. League 1 First Stage:

Player Appearances – 2015 J. League Division 1 First Stage
Round	Opponent	GK	RB	LB	CH	CH	RM	LM	CM	CM	FW	FW
1	F.C. Tokyo	Higashiguchi	Oh	Fujiharu	Niwa	Iwashita	Omori	Kurata	Endō	Myojin	Patric	Usami	Lins	Yonekura
2	Sagan Tosu	Higashiguchi	Oh	Fujiharu	Niwa	Iwashita	Omori	Kurata	Endō	Myojin	Patric	Usami	Lins	Yonekura	Abe
3	Ventforet Kofu	Higashiguchi	Yonekura	Fujiharu	Niwa	Iwashita	Abe	Omori	Endō	Myojin	Patric	Usami	Kurata	Konno	Akamine
4	Nagoya Grampus	Higashiguchi	Yonekura	Fujiharu	Niwa	Iwashita	Abe	Kurata	Endō	Konno	Patric	Usami	Lins	Omori	Ogura
5	Shimizu S-Pulse	Higashiguchi	Yonekura	Fujiharu	Niwa	Iwashita	Abe	Kurata	Endō	Konno	Patric	Usami	Futagawa	Omori
6	Shonan Bellmare	Higashiguchi	Yonekura	Fujiharu	Niwa	Kim	Abe	Omori	Endō	Konno	Patric	Usami	Kurata	Akamine	Ogura
7	Albirex Niigata	Higashiguchi	Oh	Fujiharu	Niwa	Iwashita	Abe	Kurata	Endō	Konno	Lins	Usami	Yonekura	Omori	Patric
8	Matsumoto Yamaga	Higashiguchi	Yonekura	Fujiharu	Niwa	Kim	Abe	Omori	Endō	Ideguchi	Patric	Usami	Lins	Konno	Ogura

= Substitute on, = Substitute Off, = Number of goals scored, = Yellow Card and = Red Card.

J. League 1 Second Stage

Round	Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance	League position
18	11 July 2015	Ventforet Kofu	H
19	15 July 2015	Nagoya Grampus	A
20	19 July 2015	Yokohama F. Marinos	H
21	22 July 2015	Sagan Tosu	H
22	25 July 2015	Vissel Kobe	A
23	29 July 2015	Albirex Niigata	A
24	16 August 2015	F.C. Tokyo	A
25	22 August 2015	Shimizu S-Pulse	H
26	29 August 2015	Shonan Bellmare	H
27	12 September 2015	Kashima Antlers	A
28	19 September 2015	Matsumoto Yamaga	A
29	26 September 2015	Kashiwa Reysol	H
30	3 October 2015	Kawasaki Frontale	A
31	17 October 2015	Urawa Red Diamonds	H
32	24 October 2015	Vegalta Sendai	A
33	7 November 2015	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H
34	22 November 2015	Montedio Yamagata	H

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]

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

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	CH	CH	RM	LM	CM	CM	FW	FW
1	Guangzhou R&F	Higashiguchi	Yonekura	Fujiharu	Niwa	Iwashita	Omori	Abe	Endō	Ogura	Patric	Usami	Lins	Kurata	Akamine
2	Seongnam	Higashiguchi	Yonekura	Oh	Niwa	Kim	Abe	Kurata	Endō	Ogura	Patric	Lins	Fujiharu	Myojin	Usami
3	Buriram United	Higashiguchi	Yonekura	Oh	Niwa	Iwashita	Omori	Abe	Endō	Myojin	Patric	Usami	Fujiharu	Lins	Akamine
4	Buriram United	Higashiguchi	Yonekura	Fujiharu	Niwa	Nishino	Abe	Kurata	Endō	Konno	Lins	Usami	Kim	Omori	Akamine
5	Guangzhou R&F	Higashiguchi	Yonekura	Fujiharu	Niwa	Iwashita	Omori	Abe	Endō	Konno	Patric	Usami	Lins	Kurata	Ogura

= Substitute on, = Substitute Off, = Number of goals scored, = Yellow Card and = Red Card.

Squad statistics

No.	Pos.	Name	League		Emperor's Cup		J. League Cup		Champions League		Super Cup		Total		Discipline
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Masaaki Higashiguchi	8	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	14	0	1	0
3	DF	Takaharu Nishino	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
4	DF	Hiroki Fujiharu	8	0	0	0	0	0	3(2)	0	1	0	12(2)	0	0	0
5	DF	Daiki Niwa	8	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	14	0	2	0
6	DF	Kim Jung-Ya	2	0	0	0	0	0	1(1)	0	0	0	3(1)	0	1	0
7	MF	Yasuhito Endō (c)	8	1	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	14	1	2	0
8	DF	Keisuke Iwashita	6	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	10	0	1	0
9	FW	Lins	1(4)	0	0	0	0	0	2(3)	1	0(1)	0	3(8)	1	0	0
10	MF	Takahiro Futagawa	0(1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0(1)	0	0	0
11	MF	Shu Kurata	5(2)	0	0	0	0	0	2(2)	0	1	0	8(4)	0	1	0
13	MF	Hiroyuki Abe	6(1)	1	0	0	0	0	5	3	0(1)	0	11(2)	4	0	0
14	DF	Koki Yonekura	5(3)	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	10(3)	0	2	0
15	MF	Yasuyuki Konno	4(2)	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	6(2)	1	1	0
16	GK	Ken Tajiri	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	MF	Tomokazu Myojin	3	0	0	0	0	0	1(1)	0	1	0	5(1)	0	1	0
18	GK	Yōsuke Fujigaya	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	MF	Kotaro Omori	5(3)	0	0	0	0	0	3(1)	1	1	0	9(4)	1	2	0
21	MF	Yōsuke Ideguchi	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
22	DF	Oh Jae-suk	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	6	0	2	0
24	FW	Shingo Akamine	0(2)	0	0	0	0	0	0(3)	0	1	0	1(5)	0	0	0
26	MF	Naoya Senō	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	MF	Tatsuya Uchida	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	MF	Shota Yomesaka	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	FW	Patric	7(1)	3	0	0	0	0	4	2	0(1)	1	11(2)	6	3	0
30	FW	Sou Hirao	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	GK	Mizuki Hayashi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	MF	Shōhei Ogura	0(3)	0	0	0	0	0	2(1)	0	0	0	2(4)	0	0	0
38	MF	Ritsu Doan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
39	FW	Takashi Usami	8	9	0	0	0	0	4(1)	1	1	1	13(1)	11	0	0
—	—	Own goals	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	–

Statistics accurate as of match played 29 April 2015.^[8][9]

References