Gamba Osaka U-23

Gamba Osaka U-23
Full name Gamba Osaka Under-23
Founded 2016
Ground Osaka Expo '70 Stadium
Suita City Football Stadium
Ground Capacity 21,000
39,694
Owner Panasonic
Chairman Takashi Yamauchi
Manager Tsuneyasu Miyamoto
League J3 League
2016 9th
Website Club website

Gamba Osaka Under−23 is a Japanese football team based in Suita, Osaka. It is the reserve team of Gamba Osaka and currently plays in J3 League which they have done since their entry to the league at the beginning of the 2016 season. They play the majority of their home games at Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium with some being held at Suita City Football Stadium.

History

Gamba joined J3 League in 2016 along with the reserve teams of neighbours Cerezo Osaka and also F.C. Tokyo. None of these clubs are eligible for promotion to J2 League additionally they can only field 3 players over the age of 23.[1] Gamba played their first J3 game on 13 March 2016, a 0-0 draw at home to Yokohama SSC in front of 3,359 spectators.[2]

Record as J. League member

Season Div. Tms. Pos. Attendance Top Scorer
2016 J3 16 9 2,401 Ritsu Doan 10
2017 J3 17
Key

Coaching staff

Position Staff
ManagerJapan Tsuneyasu Miyamoto
Head CoachJapan Satoshi Yamaguchi
Physical CoachSouth Korea Chang Yeob-yi
Goalkeeper CoachJapan Naoki Matsuyo

Current squad

As of 28 May 2017[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
6 Japan DF Kim Jung-ya *
13 Japan FW Hiroto Goya
23 Japan MF Shogo Nakahara
26 Japan MF Naoya Senoo
27 Japan MF Yuto Mori
28 Japan MF Shota Yomesaka
29 Japan FW Hiromu Kori
30 Japan DF So Hirao
31 Japan GK Mizuki Hayashi
32 Japan DF Hiroki Noda
33 Japan FW Kazunari Ichimi
34 Japan MF Takahiro Koh
36 Japan MF Mizuki Ichimaru
37 Japan FW Akito Takagi
40 Japan MF Ryotaro Meshino
41 Japan GK Kosei Tani
No. Position Player
42 South Korea DF Bae Soo-yong
43 Japan MF Katsuki Umezu
44 Japan MF Reo Takae
45 Japan DF Hirohide Adachi
46 Japan DF Kanta Usui
47 Japan DF Hiroki Okui
48 Japan DF Yusuke Kishida
49 Japan MF Ren Shibamoto
50 Japan FW Haruto Shirai
51 Japan DF Taiga Nakajima
52 Japan MF Ryo Yamashita
54 Japan FW Kentaro Wada
56 Japan MF Tsubasa Adachi
57 Japan MF Sho Iwamoto
58 Japan GK Hirofumi Munakata
59 Japan DF Tetta Kawai

* = Overage player

Stadium

Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located in Suita, Osaka. It served as the home of Gamba Osaka's first team between 1980 and 2015 before they moved to the nearby Suita City Football Stadium. The stadium is located inside the Expo Commemoration Park the site of Expo '70, a world's fair event held between March and September 1970. It is located approximately 1 minute's walk from Kōen-higashiguchi Station on the Osaka Monorail or alternatively 15 minute's walk from Bampaku-kinen-kōen Station which is also on the Osaka Monorail.

References

  1. ↑ Tournament schemes for 2016 J3 League (in Japanese), J. League, 15 December 2015, retrieved 2 May 2016
  2. ↑ Gamba vs YSCC, J. League, 15 December 2015, retrieved 2 May 2016
  3. ↑ "Gamba Osaka U-23 Squad". J League. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
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