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2017 Gamba Osaka season

The 2017 Gamba Osaka season was Gamba Osaka's 24th season in the J1 League and 30th overall in the Japanese top flight. It saw them compete in the 18 team J1 League which had reverted to a single stage format of 34 games where each team played the other 17 participants home and away after an unsuccessful trial of a first stage and second stage being followed by a championship playoff series.[1] City rivals, Cerezo Osaka were promoted from J2 at the end of 2016 meaning that the two sides played derby matches for the first time since 2014 and with neighbouring Vissel Kobe also participating in J1, Gamba had 4 league derbies to look forward to throughout the season.

Gamba Osaka
2017 season
ChairmanTeruhisa Noro
ManagerKenta Hasegawa
J1 League10th
Emperor's Cup4th round
J.League CupSemi-final
AFC Champions LeagueGroup Stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Shun Nagasawa 10
All: Shun Nagasawa 16
Highest home attendance36,177 vs Cerezo Osaka (J1) 29 July 2017
Lowest home attendance3,597 vs Verspah Oita (Emperor's Cup) on 21 June 2017
Average home league attendance24,277
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Gamba also competed in the 2017 J.League Cup and Emperors Cup with the timing of their entry into both competitions being determined by their progress in the Champions League. As the 4th placed side in the 2016 J1 League, Gamba entered at the play off round where they faced Malaysia's Johor Darul Ta'zim in a one-off match at Suita City Football Stadium on 7 February.[2] Goals from Ademilson, Shun Nagasawa and Genta Miura secured a comfortable 3-0 victory and saw Gamba progress to the group stages where they were drawn in Group H along with Australian's Adelaide United, Korean side Jeju United and Chinese outfit Jiangsu Suning.[3] Unfortunately for the second season running they were eliminated at the group stage after taking a mere 4 points from their 6-round robin games.

Gamba's results in other competitions were equally disappointing. A bright start in J1 saw them top the standing after round 12, however just 4 wins in their remaining matches led them to a 10th-place finish which saw long serving manager Kenta Hasegawa removed from his position at the end of the season.[4]

Gamba ended the season trophy-less following a defeat to city rivals Cerezo in the semi-finals of the J.League Cup and a 3-2 home loss against Kashiwa Reysol in the 4th round of the Emperor's Cup.

Transfers edit

Prior to the commencement on the 2017 season, Gamba announced a raft of transfer dealings. Headlining the arrivals were, attacking midfielder, Jin Izumisawa, who had played a key role in Omiya Ardija's 5th-place finish in J1 the previous year where he linked well with ex-Gamba favourite Akihiro Ienaga as well as Brazilian centre-back Fabio who took the well trodden path to Osaka from Yokohama F. Marinos to provide competition for the established centre-half pairing of Daiki Niwa and Kim Jung-ya. In addition Ryota Suzuki, who had been on loan at J2 League side, Tokyo Verdy, from his parent club Yokohama F. Marinos in 2016 came in to compete with Yosuke Fujigawa and Ken Tajiri to be backup to first choice goalkeeper, Masaaki Higashiguchi. Young defender Genta Miura from newly promoted J1 side Shimizu S-Pulse and midfielder Haruya Ide from JEF United Chiba rounded off the signings who would immediately join up with the first team squad.

Young talent in the form of midfielders; Shogo Nakahara from Consadole Sapporo and Yuto Mori from Nagoya Grampus as well as striker Hiromu Kori from J3 outfit Grulla Morioka all arrived but would initially link up with Gamba Osaka U-23 ahead of their second season of J3 football while midfielders Reo Takae, Takahiro Koh and South Korean defender Bae Soo-yong all joined the club straight from high school and would join Nakahara, Mori and Kori in the under-23 side. Ryotaro Meshino, who played 13 times for Gamba Under-23 in 2016 was officially promoted to the senior squad for 2017 although he would begin the year once more with the under-23s.

There were several big name departures as Gamba head-coach Kenta Hasegawa went about reducing the average age of the squad ahead of the 2017 season. Probably the biggest surprise was right-sided midfielder Hiroyuki Abe's move to J1 rivals Kawasaki Frontale, having been a key member of the side since his arrival in 2012, scoring 7 times in 30 games during Gamba's J1 title winning season of 2014. Fellow attacking midfielder and Gamba youth product, Kotaro Omori, made the short trip west to join Vissel Kobe while experienced centre-half Keisuke Iwashita, who had been plagued with injuries and subsequently lost his place to Kim Jung-ya during the previous campaign joined Avispa Fukuoka who had been relegated from J1 at the end of 2016.

Striker Shingo Akamine who had spent the 2016 season on loan to J2 side Fagiano Okayama made his move there permanent while veteran midfielder Takahiro Futagawa who had been on loan at Tokyo Verdy for the second half of 2016 extended his loan for another 12 months. Joining him in Tokyo would be Tatsuya Uchida who also joined Verdy on a year's loan while another Gamba youth product, Takaharu Nishino joined JEF United on loan for the season in the hope of rebuilding a once promising career which had been hampered by injuries.

Rounding off the pre-season departures, it was no surprise to see midfielders Kenya Okazaki and Shohei Ogura head through the exit door, both were experienced pros who'd spent the bulk of the previous year playing J3 football with Gamba's Under-23 side and were moved on to make way for younger talent. Okazaki made the move to J2 outfit Tochigi SC while Ogura signed for J1's Ventforet Kofu. Finally, young attacking midfielder, Naoki Ogawa, a squad member since 2014 without managing a single league appearance wasn't named in the 2017 squad and his future in the game is still to be announced.

Kashima Antlers forward Shuhei Akasaki joined the squad on a season-long loan 3 weeks into the new campaign and was assigned the number 53 shirt. He debuted as a second-half substitute in the match against the Urawa Red Diamonds on March 19. On the final day of the winter transfer window, Brazilian striker Patric who had been undergoing rehabilitation on his injured knee in his homeland was re-registered ahead of an anticipated return to fitness in June, however, after an appearance for Gamba U-23 in late May, the club announced that his contracted would not be renewed when it expired on June 30.

In edit

No. Pos Player Transferred From Fee Date Source
34 MF   Takahiro Ko   Funabashi High School Unknown 1 Sept 2016 [5]
42 DF   Bae Soo-yong   Boin High School Loan 1 Sept 2016 [5]
44 MF   Leo Takae   Higashi Fukuoka High School Unknown 15 Sept 2016 [6]
40 MF   Ryotaro Meshino   Gamba Osaka Youth Promotion 21 Sept 2016 [7]
24 MF   Haruya Ide   JEF United Unknown 27 Dec 2016 [8][9]
29 FW   Hiromu Kori   Grulla Morioka Loan 27 Dec 2016 [10]
39 MF   Jin Izumisawa   Omiya Ardija Unknown 5 Jan 2017 [11]
3 DF   Fábio   Yokohama F. Marinos Unknown 6 Jan 2017 [12]
2 DF   Genta Miura   Shimizu S-Pulse Unknown 6 Jan 2017 [13]
27 MF   Yuto Mori   Nagoya Grampus Unknown 6 Jan 2017 [14]
23 MF   Shogo Nakahara   Consadole Sapporo Loan 6 Jan 2017 [15]
19 GK   Ryota Suzuki   Tokyo Verdy Unknown 6 Jan 2017 [16]
53 FW   Shuhei Akasaki   Kashima Antlers Loan 11 Mar 2017 [17]
55 FW   Patric N/A Re-registered 31 Mar 2017 [18]
11 FW   Hwang Ui-jo   Seongnam FC Unknown 20 Jun 2017 [19][20]
55 DF   Takaharu Nishino   JEF United Loan Return 29 Jun 2017 [21]

Out edit

No. Pos Player Transferred To Fee Date Source
3 DF   Takaharu Nishino   JEF United Loan 27 Dec 2016 [22]
8 DF   Keisuke Iwashita   Avispa Fukuoka Unknown 27 Dec 2016 [23][24]
10 MF   Takahiro Futagawa   Tokyo Verdy Loan Extension 27 Dec 2016 [25]
19 MF   Kotaro Omori   Vissel Kobe Unknown 27 Dec 2016 [26][27]
27 MF   Tatsuya Uchida   Tokyo Verdy Loan 27 Dec 2016 [28]
FW   Shingo Akamine   Fagiano Okayama Unknown 27 Dec 2016 [29]
13 MF   Hiroyuki Abe   Kawasaki Frontale Unknown 4 Jan 2017 [30]
17 MF   Kenya Okazaki   Tochigi SC Unknown 6 Jan 2017 [31]
40 MF   Shōhei Ogura   Ventforet Kofu Free 12 Jan 2017 [32][33][34]
24 FW   Naoki Ogawa released N/A 15 Jan 2017 [35][36]
16 GK   Ken Tajiri   Zweigen Kanazawa loan 4 Jun 2017 [37]
38 MF   Ritsu Doan   FC Groningen loan 23 Jun 2017 [38][39]
5 DF   Daiki Niwa   Sanfrecce Hiroshima Unknown 27 Jun 2017 [40][41]
55 FW   Patric   Sanfrecce Hiroshima Unknown 27 Jun 2017 [42][43][41]

Coaching staff edit

Position Staff
First-team manager   Kenta Hasegawa
Head coach   Ichiro Wada
Physical Coach   Koichiro Yoshimichi
Technical coach   Taku Oshima
Goalkeeper coach   Shinichi Morishita
Assistant coach   Arata Kodama

First-team squad edit

Appearances and goals as of the beginning of the 2017 season.[35]

No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of Birth (Age) Height (cm) Weight (kg) Since Previous Club Games Played Goals Scored
Goalkeepers
1 Masaaki Higashiguchi   GK (1986-05-12)12 May 1986 (aged 31) 184 78 2014 Albirex Niigata 146 0
18 Yōsuke Fujigaya   GK (1981-02-13)February 13, 1981 (aged 36) 185 78 2015 Júbilo Iwata 350 0
19 Ryota Suzuki   GK (1994-02-10)February 10, 1994 (aged 23) 191 85 2017 Tokyo Verdy 0 0
31 Mizuki Hayashi   GK (1996-09-04)September 4, 1996 (aged 21) 182 74 2015 Gamba Osaka Youth 0 0
Defenders
2 Genta Miura   CB / RB (1995-03-01)March 1, 1995 (aged 22) 183 77 2017 Shimizu S-Pulse 0 0
3 Fábio   CB (1989-02-28)February 28, 1989 (aged 28) 186 78 2017 Yokohama F. Marinos 0 0
4 Hiroki Fujiharu   LB (1988-11-28)November 28, 1988 (aged 29) 175 60 2011 Osaka University of H&SS 234 10
6 Kim Jung-ya  /  CB (1988-05-17)May 17, 1988 (aged 29) 183 74 2014 Sagan Tosu* 97 3
14 Koki Yonekura   RB (1988-05-17)May 17, 1988 (aged 29) 176 68 2014 JEF United 114 8
22 Oh Jae-suk   RB / LB (1990-01-04)January 4, 1990 (aged 27) 178 74 2013   Gangwon FC 89 0
30 So Hirao   RB / CF (1996-07-01)July 1, 1996 (aged 21) 170 68 2015 Gamba Osaka Youth 2 0
32 Hiroki Noda   CB (1997-07-27)July 27, 1997 (aged 20) 181 73 2016 Otsu High School 0 0
35 Ryo Hatsuse   RB / LB (1997-07-10)July 10, 1997 (aged 20) 175 64 2015 Gamba Osaka Youth 8 0
42 Bae Soo-yong   CB (1998-06-07)June 7, 1998 (aged 19) 188 78 2017 Boin High School 0 0
55 Takaharu Nishino   CB (1993-09-14)September 14, 1993 (aged 24) 187 73 2017 JEF United* 69 6
Midfielders
7 Yasuhito Endō (captain)   CM / AM (1980-01-28)January 28, 1980 (aged 37) 178 75 2001 Kyoto Purple Sanga 659 122
8 Yosuke Ideguchi   CM (1996-08-23)August 23, 1996 (aged 21) 171 69 2014 Gamba Osaka Youth 56 4
10 Shu Kurata   RW / LW / CM (1988-11-26)November 26, 1988 (aged 29) 172 68 2012 Cerezo Osaka* 251 38
15 Yasuyuki Konno   CB / DM (1983-01-25)January 25, 1983 (aged 34) 178 73 2012 FC Tokyo 218 20
23 Shogo Nakahara   CB / CM / LW (1994-05-19)May 19, 1994 (aged 23) 177 68 2017 Consadole Sapporo 0 0
24 Haruya Ide   RB / AM / RW (1994-03-25)March 25, 1994 (aged 23) 171 66 2017 JEF United 0 0
25 Jungo Fujimoto   RW / LW / AM (1984-03-24)March 24, 1984 (aged 33) 173 69 2016 Yokohama F. Marinos 24 0
26 Naoya Senoo   LB / LM (1996-08-15)August 15, 1996 (aged 21) 172 60 2015 Gamba Osaka Youth 1 0
27 Yuto Mori   CM / AM (1995-04-21)April 21, 1995 (aged 22) 173 68 2017 Nagoya Grampus 0 0
28 Shota Yomesaka   CB / LB / RM (1996-10-19)October 19, 1996 (aged 21) 177 67 2014 Gamba Osaka Youth 0 0
34 Takahiro Ko   CM (1998-04-20)April 20, 1998 (aged 19) 172 67 2017 Funabashi High School 0 0
36 Mizuki Ichimaru   CM / RM (1997-05-08)May 8, 1997 (aged 20) 174 66 2016 Gamba Osaka Youth 0 0
39 Jin Izumisawa   RW / LW / AM (1991-12-17)December 17, 1991 (aged 25) 165 63 2017 Omiya Ardija 0 0
40 Ryotaro Meshino   MF (1998-06-18)June 18, 1998 (aged 19) 171 68 2017 Gamba Osaka Youth 0 0
44 Reo Takae   LW (1998-06-27)June 27, 1998 (aged 19) 171 60 2017 Higashi Fukuoka High School 0 0
Strikers
9 Ademilson   AM / CF (1994-01-09)January 9, 1994 (aged 23) 176 74 2016   São Paulo 40 13
11 Hwang Ui-jo   CF (1992-08-28)28 August 1992 (aged 25) 184 73 2017   Seongnam FC 0 0
13 Hiroto Goya   CF (1994-01-02)January 2, 1994 (aged 23) 177 68 2016 Kwansei Gakuin University 20 2
20 Shun Nagasawa   CF (1988-08-25)August 25, 1988 (aged 29) 192 82 2015 Shimizu S-Pulse 43 17
29 Hiromu Kori   CF (1997-09-11)September 11, 1997 (aged 20) 184 77 2017 Grulla Morioka 0 0
33 Kazunari Ichimi   CF (1997-11-10)November 10, 1997 (aged 20) 183 74 2016 Otsu High School 0 0
37 Akito Takagi   CF (1997-08-04)August 4, 1997 (aged 20) 175 68 2016 Gamba Osaka Youth 1 0
53 Shuhei Akasaki   CF (1991-09-01)September 1, 1991 (aged 26) 174 70 2017 Kashima Antlers (loan) 0 0
* indicates player returned to Gamba Osaka from a loan spell with this club.

J1 League edit

The league returned to a single stage format for 2017 with 34 rounds played between March and November 2017.[1] On 12 January, Gamba's first 2 fixtures for the season were announced, at home to Ventforet Kofu and away to Kashiwa Reysol.[44] The dates for the remaining games were made public on January 25.[45]

Round Date Time* Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance League
position
1 26 February 2017 17:00 Ventforet Kofu H 1-1 Konno 90'+1 21,284 7th=
2 5 March 2017 15:00 Kashiwa Reysol A 3-1 Nagasawa 7', 61', Ademilson (pen.) 72' 13,649 5th
3 11 March 2017 19:00 FC Tokyo H 3-0 Ademilson 22', Kurata 52', Hashimoto (o.g.) 85' 24,292 2nd
4 19 March 2017 17:00 Urawa Red Diamonds H 1-1 Konno 57' 34,733 5th
5 1 April 2017 14:00 Albirex Niigata A 3-2 Kurata 9', Kim 76', Ideguchi 85' 20,043 3rd
6 7 April 2017 19:00 Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 0-1 13,521 4th
7 16 April 2017 14:00 Cerezo Osaka A 2-2 Fujiharu 57', Kurata 90'+3 42,438 5th
8 21 April 2017 19:00 Omiya Ardija H 6-0 Ideguchi 16', Izumisawa 41', Kurata 54', Doan 62', 77', Miura 55' 13,074 2nd
9 30 April 2017 17:00 Yokohama F. Marinos A 1-0 Doan 64' 31,808 2nd
10 5 May 2017 14:00 Shimizu S-Pulse H 1-1 Kurata 57' 31,948 3rd
11 14 May 2017 19:00 Consadole Sapporo A 2-0 Fujimoto 45', Izumisawa 89' 21,174 2nd
12 20 May 2017 19:00 Sagan Tosu H 3-0 Nagasawa 33', 90'+3, Kurata 37' 21,366 1st
13 4 June 2017 15:00 Júbilo Iwata A 0-3 13,953 3rd
14 17 June 2017 19:00 Vissel Kobe A 1-0 Nagasawa 70' 24,522 3rd
15 25 June 2017 19:00 Kawasaki Frontale H 1-1 Nagasawa 68' 24,835 4th
16 1 July 2017 19:00 Vegalta Sendai A 3-2 Masushima o.g. 9', Ideguchi 70', Fábio 90'+1 14,052 4th
17 5 July 2017 19:00 Kashima Antlers H 0-1 18,626 4th
18 8 July 2017 18:00 Shimizu S-Pulse A 0-2 15,766 6th
19 29 July 2017 19:00 Cerezo Osaka H 3-1 Hwang 65, Miura 77', Ademilson 86' 36,177 3rd
20 5 August 2017 18:00 Ventforet Kofu A 0-1 11,275 6th
21 9 August 2017 19:00 Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 2-2 Endō 47', Ademilson (pen.) 59' 12,573 6th
22 13 August 2017 18:30 Júbilo Iwata H 0-2 35,315 7th
23 19 August 2017 19:00 Kashiwa Reysol H 0-1 21,582 8th
24 26 August 2017 19:00 Sagan Tosu A 3-1 Kurata 48', Nagasawa 74', Fujiharu 90' 16,474 7th
25 9 September 2017 19:00 Vissel Kobe H 1-2 Kurata (pen.) 65' 31,775 7th
26 16 September 2017 18:00 Omiya Ardija A 2-2 Ideguchi 28', Nagasawa 90'+4 13,364 7th
27 23 September 2017 19:00 Kashima Antlers A 1-2 Hwang 7' 28,565 8th
28 30 September 2017 19:00 Yokohama F. Marinos H 1-2 Nagasawa 78' 23,071 9th
29 14 October 2017 14:00 Albirex Niigata H 0-1 19,523 10th
30 22 October 2017 17:00 Urawa Red Diamonds A 3-3 Hwang 54', Akasaki 67', Goya 90'+2 21,603 9th
31 29 October 2017 16:00 Vegalta Sendai H 1-1 Nagasawa 19' 15,962 10th
32 18 November 2017 14:00 Kawasaki Frontale A 0-1 21,529 10th
33 26 November 2017 13:00 Consadole Sapporo H 0-1 25,626 10th
34 2 December 2017 14:00 FC Tokyo A 0-0 30,548 10th

* = all times Japan Standard Time.

Match Day Line-Ups edit

The following players appeared for Gamba Osaka during the 2017 J1 League:

Player Appearances – 2017 J1 League
Round Opponent GK RB LB CB CB CM CM RW LW AM CF      
1 Ventforet Kofu Higashiguchi Oh  Fujiharu Miura Fábio Ideguchi  Konno  Ademilson Kurata  Endō Nagasawa Hatsuse Doan Izumisawa
GK RB LB CB CB CB CM CM CM CF CF      
2 Kashiwa Reysol Higashiguchi Hatsuse  Fujiharu Miura Fábio Kim  Konno Endō Kurata Ademilson   Nagasawa    Oh Takagi Doan
3 FC Tokyo Higashiguchi  Hatsuse  Fujiharu Miura Fábio Kim Konno  Endō Kurata   Ademilson    Nagasawa Oh Fujimoto Takagi
4 Urawa Red Diamonds Fujigaya  Hatsuse Oh  Miura Fábio Kim Konno  Endō Kurata Ademilson  Nagasawa Ideguchi Tajiri Akasaki
5 Albirex Niigata Higashiguchi Hatsuse  Fujiharu Miura Fábio  Kim  Ideguchi  Endō  Kurata  Ademilson  Nagasawa Niwa Doan Izumisawa
6 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Higashiguchi Oh  Fujiharu Miura Fábio Niwa Ideguchi Endō  Kurata Ademilson  Nagasawa Doan Izumisawa Akasaki
7 Cerezo Osaka Higashiguchi Hatsuse  Fujiharu  Miura Fábio  Kim Ideguchi Endō  Kurata  Akasaki Nagasawa Niwa Doan Izumisawa
GK RB LB CB CB CM CM RW LW AM / CF CF      
8 Omiya Ardija Higashiguchi Oh Fujiharu  Miura  Kim Ideguchi   Kurata  Fujimoto  Izumisawa  Doan   Akasaki Endō Yonekura Nagasawa
9 Yokohama F. Marinos Higashiguchi Oh Fujiharu  Miura Fábio Ideguchi Kurata  Fujimoto  Izumisawa  Doan   Akasaki  Niwa Ademilson Nagasawa
10 Shimizu S-Pulse Higashiguchi Oh Fujiharu  Miura Fábio  Ideguchi  Kurata  Fujimoto  Ademilson  Doan Nagasawa Endō Yonekura Izumisawa
11 Consadole Sapporo Higashiguchi Oh  Fujiharu Miura Fábio Ideguchi Endō  Fujimoto   Kurata Nagasawa Akasaki  Niwa Ademilson Izumisawa 
12 Sagan Tosu Higashiguchi Oh Fujiharu  Miura  Fábio Ideguchi Endō Fujimoto  Kurata  Nagasawa    Akasaki  Ademilson Goya Izumisawa
13 Júbilo Iwata Higashiguchi Oh  Fujiharu Miura Fábio Ideguchi Endō Fujimoto   Kurata Nagasawa Akasaki  Ademilson Konno Hatsuse
14 Vissel Kobe Higashiguchi Oh Fujiharu Miura Fábio Konno Endō Kurata  Hatsuse  Doan Patric  Nagasawa  Fujimoto Izumisawa
15 Kawasaki Frontale Higashiguchi Oh  Fujiharu Miura Fábio Ideguchi Konno Doan  Kurata Endō  Nagasawa   Ademilson  Fujimoto Akasaki
16 Vegalta Sendai Higashiguchi Oh Fujiharu Miura Fábio  Ideguchi  Konno   Ademilson Kurata Endō  Nagasawa  Kim Goya Fujimoto
17 Kashima Antlers Higashiguchi  Oh Fujiharu Miura Fábio Ideguchi Konno  Fujimoto  Kurata  Ademilson  Nagasawa Endō Goya Izumisawa
18 Shimizu S-Pulse Higashiguchi Oh Hatsuse  Miura Fábio Ideguchi Endō  Fujimoto Izumisawa  Kurata Goya Fujiharu Ademilson Nagasawa
19 Cerezo Osaka Higashiguchi Oh   Fujiharu Miura  Fábio Ideguchi Konno Fujimoto  Kurata Hwang   Nagasawa Kim Ademilson  Yonekura
20 Ventforet Kofu Higashiguchi Oh  Fujiharu Miura Fábio Ideguchi Konno Fujimoto  Kurata Hwang  Nagasawa Ademilson Yonekura  Hatsuse
21 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Higashiguchi Oh  Fujiharu Miura  Kim Ideguchi Konno Kurata   Endō  Ademilson   Nagasawa  Hwang Yonekura Izumisawa
22 Júbilo Iwata Higashiguchi Hatsuse Fujiharu Miura Kim Endō  Konno  Kurata Ichimaru  Ademilson  Hwang Nagasawa Takagi Izumisawa
GK RB LB CB CB CB CM CM CM CF CF      
23 Kashiwa Reysol Higashiguchi Oh  Fujiharu Miura Kim  Konno Ideguchi Endō Kurata Ademilson Hwang  Nagasawa Hatsuse Izumisawa
GK RB LB CB CB CM CM RW LW AM / CF CF      
24 Sagan Tosu Higashiguchi Oh Fujiharu  Miura Fábio Konno Ideguchi Endō  Kurata   Ademilson  Nagasawa  Kim Hwang Yonekura
25 Vissel Kobe Higashiguchi Oh Fujiharu Miura Fábio Konno   Ideguchi Endō  Kurata  Ademilson  Nagasawa Hwang Yonekura Izumisawa
26 Omiya Ardija Higashiguchi Oh Fujiharu Miura Fábio  Konno  Ideguchi  Kurata  Izumisawa  Hwang Nagasawa  Kim Endō Yonekura
27 Kashima Antlers Higashiguchi Oh Fujiharu Miura Kim  Konno  Ideguchi Kurata  Izumisawa  Endō  Hwang  Yonekura Nagasawa Hatsuse
28 Yokohama F. Marinos Higashiguchi  Oh  Fujiharu Miura Kim  Endō Ideguchi Kurata  Izumisawa   Nagasawa  Hwang Yonekura Hatsuse Akasaki
29 Albirex Niigata Higashiguchi Oh  Fujiharu Miura Konno Endō Ideguchi Ide  Izumisawa Nagasawa  Hwang Yonekura Nakahara Akasaki
30 Urawa Red Diamonds Higashiguchi Hatsuse  Fujiharu Miura Konno Endō  Ideguchi Nakahara  Kurata Akasaki   Hwang  Goya  Yonekura  Nagasawa
31 Vegalta Sendai Higashiguchi Hatsuse Fujiharu Miura Konno  Nakahara  Ideguchi Kurata Endō Akasaki  Nagasawa   Goya Takagi Izumisawa
32 Kawasaki Frontale Higashiguchi Hatsuse  Fujiharu Miura Konno Endō Ideguchi  Yonekura  Takagi  Kurata Goya  Nagasawa Oh Akasaki
33 Consadole Sapporo Higashiguchi Oh   Fujiharu Miura Konno  Endō Ideguchi  Hatsuse Kurata Takagi  Nagasawa  Goya Ide
34 FC Tokyo Higashiguchi Oh Fujiharu Miura Konno  Endō Ideguchi Hatsuse Kurata Takagi  Nagasawa  Goya Hwang 
  = Substitute on,   = Substitute Off,   = Number of goals scored,   = Yellow Card and   = Red Card.

AFC Champions League edit

As the 4th placed side in the 2016 J1 League, Gamba entered the Champions League at the play off round where they faced Malaysia's Johor Darul Ta'zim in a one-off match at Suita City Football Stadium on 7 February.[2] Goals from Ademilson, Shun Nagasawa and Genta Miura secured a comfortable 3-0 victory and saw Gamba progress to the group stages where they were drawn in Group H along with Australian's Adelaide United, Korean side Jeju United and Chinese outfit Jiangsu Suning.[3]

For the second season running, Gamba found themselves eliminated at the group stage. After starting their campaign strongly with an impressive 3-0 victory away to Adelaide, they were brought back to earth with a thump in round 2, being humbled 4-1 at home by Jeju United. Back to back defeats to Jiangsu Suning followed and left their hopes of progression hanging by a thread. The round 5 home clash with Adelaide offered them a lifeline and things seemed to be going smoothly when Nagasawa and Doan put them 2-0 ahead after only 12 minutes. However an error by Kim Jung-ya allowed the Australian side to grab a goal before half time, while the second half saw Yasuhito Endō miss a penalty and Adelaide grab an injury time equaliser to all but eliminate the 2008 Champions league winners. A meek 2-0 defeat to Jeju in Korea where only a large victory would have seen them qualify for the knock out stages sounded the death knell of Gamba's campaign which had started so brightly but ultimately died a slow and painful death.

Results edit

Round Date Time* Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance League
position
Playoff 7 February 2017 19:00 Johor Darul Ta'zim H 3-0 Ademilson 26', Nagasawa 29', Miura 70' 8,149 N/A
1 22 February 2017 19:30 Adelaide United A 3-0 Nagasawa 21', Konno 45'+1, McGowan o.g. 81' 5,071 1st
2 1 March 2017 19:00 Jeju United H 1-4 Ademilson (pen.) 89' 8,211 3rd
3 15 March 2017 19:00 Jiangsu Suning H 0-1 11,836 3rd
4 11 April 2017 19:35 Jiangsu Suning A 0-3 37,926 4th
5 25 April 2017 19:00 Adelaide United H 3-3 Nagasawa 6', 77', Doan 12' 9,209 4th
6 9 May 2017 19:00 Jeju United A 0-2 3,256 4th

* = all times in local country's time.

Match Day Line-Ups edit

The following players appeared for Gamba Osaka during the 2017 AFC Champions League:

Player Appearances – 2017 AFC Champions League
Round Opponent GK RB LB CB CB CM CM RW LW AM CF      
Playoff Johor Darul Ta'zim Higashiguchi Oh Fujiharu Miura  Fábio Ideguchi Konno Ademilson   Kurata Endō   Nagasawa  Doan Izumisawa
1 Adelaide United Higashiguchi Oh Fujiharu Miura Fábio Ideguchi Konno   Ademilson  Kurata Endō Nagasawa   Hatsuse Takagi Doan
GK RB LB CB CB CB CM CM CM CF CF      
2 Jeju United Higashiguchi Oh Fujiharu  Miura Fábio  Kim Ideguchi  Konno Endō  Kurata Ademilson  Nagasawa Hatsuse Izumisawa
3 Jiangsu Suning Suzuki Hatsuse  Fujiharu Miura  Fábio Kim Konno  Endō Kurata  Ademilson Nagasawa Oh Doan Izumisawa
4 Jiangsu Suning Higashiguchi Hatsuse  Oh Miura  Fábio Niwa Ideguchi Endō Izumisawa  Takagi Nagasawa Fujiharu  Fujimoto Doan
GK RB LB CB CB CM CM RW LW AM CF      
5 Adelaide United Higashiguchi  Oh Fujiharu Miura Kim Ideguchi  Endō  Fujimoto  Kurata Doan   Nagasawa   Fábio Ademilson Izumisawa
6 Jeju United Higashiguchi Yonekura  Oh Miura Fábio Ideguchi Endō  Kurata Izumisawa  Doan  Nagasawa Fujiharu Ademilson Fujimoto
  = Substitute on,   = Substitute Off,   = Number of goals scored,   = Yellow Card and   = Red Card.

Emperor's Cup edit

Following their group stage exit from the AFC Champions League, Gamba entered the 2017 Emperor's Cup at the second round stage where they were handed a home tie against Kyushu-based side Verspah Oita. A comfortable 3-0 win secured a place in the third round and match up against J2 League's JEF United Chiba. Goals from Fabio and Izumisawa saw Gamba ease past JEF United and set up a clash against another Chiba-based side, Kashiwa Reysol in round 4. After following 3-0 behind early in the second half, Gamba rallied valiantly, however goals from Nagasawa and Ideguchi were unable to prevent them from exiting the competition before the quarter-finals for the first time since 2013.

Round Date Time* Opponents H / A Result
F-A 		Scorers Attendance
2nd round 21 June 2017 19:00 Verspah Oita H 3-0 Fukushima o.g 59', Izumisawa 84', Hatsuse 88' 3,597
3rd round 12 July 2017 19:00 JEF United Chiba A 2-0 Fábio 33', Izumisawa 55' 8,048
4th round 20 September 2017 19:00 Kashiwa Reysol H 2-3 Nagasawa 60', Ideguchi 81' 5,324

* = all times Japan Standard Time.

Match Day Line-Ups edit

The following players appeared for Gamba Osaka during the 2017 Emperor's Cup:

Player Appearances – 2017 Emperor's Cup
Round Opponent GK RB LB CB CB CM CM RW LW AM / CF CF      
2 Verspah Oita Fujigaya Ide  Hatsuse  Niwa Kim Ideguchi Ichimaru Fujimoto  Izumisawa  Ademilson Goya  Fujiharu Nagasawa Akasaki
3 JEF United Higashiguchi Hatsuse Fujiharu Miura Fábio   Ideguchi  Konno Fujimoto  Kurata Ademilson  Nagasawa Kim Izumisawa  Akasaki
4 Kashiwa Reysol Higashiguchi Oh  Fujiharu Miura  Kim  Ideguchi  Konno Kurata Izumisawa  Endō Nagasawa  Yonekura Hatsuse Akasaki
  = Substitute on,   = Substitute Off,   = Number of goals scored,   = Yellow Card and   = Red Card.

J.League Cup edit

As a result of their qualification for the AFC Champions League, Gamba were given a bye to the quarter-finals of the 2017 J.League Cup where they were paired with Kansai rivals, Vissel Kobe. Despite being without international players; Higashiguchi, Miura and Ideguchi, Gamba were able to prevail 2-0 on aggregate over their neighbours. A goalless first-leg in Kobe was followed by a 2-0 home win with the decisive goals coming from Nagasawa and Izumisawa. This set up another derby match in the semi-finals, this time against city rivals, Cerezo. Following a 2-2 draw away in the first leg, Gamba appeared to be heading towards the final with the scores tied at one apiece going into extra time in the return leg, however Yasuki Kimoto's 95th-minute winner ended Gamba's hopes of silverware in 2017.

Round Date Time* Opponents H / A Result
F-A 		Scorers Attendance
QF 30 August 2017 19:00 Vissel Kobe A 0-0 7,577
QF 3 September 2017 19:00 Vissel Kobe H 2-0 Nagasawa 46', Izumisawa 64' 12,310
SF 4 October 2017 19:00 Cerezo Osaka A 2-2 Akasaki 16', Ide 86' 21,800
SF 8 October 2017 14:00 Cerezo Osaka H 1-2 Izumisawa 60' 31,578

Match Day Line-Ups edit

The following players appeared for Gamba Osaka during the 2017 J.League Cup:

Player Appearances – 2017 J.League Cup
Round Opponent GK RB LB CB CB CM CM RW LW AM / FW FW      
QF Vissel Kobe Fujigaya Oh Fujiharu Fábio Kim Konno Ichimaru Yonekura  Izumisawa  Kurata Hwang  Endō Ademilson Nagasawa
QF Vissel Kobe Fujigaya Oh Fujiharu Fábio Kim Konno Endō  Kurata  Izumisawa  Ademilson  Nagasawa  Hwang Yonekura
SF Cerezo Osaka Fujigaya Hatsuse Fujiharu Miura Konno Nakahara  Endō Ichimaru Izumisawa  Akasaki   Nagasawa Goya Yonekura Ide 
SF Cerezo Osaka Fujigaya  Hatsuse Fujiharu Miura Konno  Nakahara Endō Yonekura  Izumisawa   Akasaki  Nagasawa Ide Hirao Noda
  = Substitute on,   = Substitute Off,   = Number of goals scored,   = Yellow Card and   = Red Card.

Squad statistics edit

No. Pos. Name League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Champions League Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals    
1 GK   Masaaki Higashiguchi 33 0 2 0 0 0 6 0 41 0 4 0
2 DF   Genta Miura 34 2 2 0 2 0 7 1 45 3 4 0
3 DF   Fábio 22 1 1 1 2 0 6(1) 0 31(1) 2 4 0
4 DF   Hiroki Fujiharu 32(1) 2 2(1) 0 4 0 5(2) 0 43(4) 2 3 0
5 DF   Daiki Niwa 1(4) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3(4) 0 0 0
6 DF   Kim Jung-ya 11(4) 1 2(1) 0 2 0 3 0 18(5) 1 2 0
7 MF   Yasuhito Endō (c) 27(4) 1 1 0 3(1) 0 7 0 38(5) 1 3 0
8 MF   Yosuke Ideguchi 29(1) 4 3 1 0 0 6 0 38(1) 5 4 0
9 FW   Ademilson 14(8) 4 2 0 1(1) 0 4(2) 2 21(11) 6 3 0
10 MF   Shu Kurata 33 8 2 0 2 0 6 0 43 8 4 0
11 FW   Hwang Ui-jo 9(4) 3 0 0 1(1) 0 0 0 10(5) 3 1 0
13 FW   Hiroto Goya 2(7) 1 1 0 0(1) 0 0 0 3(8) 1 0 0
14 DF   Koki Yonekura 1(12) 0 0(1) 0 2(2) 0 1 0 4(15) 0 2 0
15 MF   Yasuyuki Konno 23(1) 2 2 0 3 0 4 1 33(1) 3 6 0
16 GK   Ken Tajiri 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0
18 GK   Yōsuke Fujigaya 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 6 0 1 0
19 GK   Ryota Suzuki 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
20 FW   Shun Nagasawa 25(9) 10 2(1) 1 3(1) 1 6(1) 4 36(12) 16 1 0
22 DF   Oh Jae-suk 26(3) 0 1 0 2 0 6(1) 0 35(4) 0 5 0
23 MF   Shogo Nakahara 2(1) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4(1) 0 0 0
24 MF   Haruya Ide 1(1) 0 1 0 0(2) 1 0 0 2(3) 1 0 0
25 MF   Jungo Fujimoto 10(4) 1 2 0 0 0 1(2) 0 13(6) 1 1 0
26 MF   Naoya Senoo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 MF   Yuto Mori 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
29 FW   Hiromu Kori 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 DF   So Hirao 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0
31 GK   Mizuki Hayashi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 DF   Hiroki Noda 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0
33 FW   Kazunari Ichimi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 MF   Takahiro Ko 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 DF   Ryo Hatsuse 13(6) 0 2(1) 1 2 0 2(2) 0 19(9) 1 2 0
36 MF   Mizuki Ichimaru 1 0 1 0 1(1) 0 0 0 3(1) 0 0 0
37 FW   Akito Takagi 3(4) 0 0 0 0 0 1(1) 0 4(5) 0 0 0
38 MF   Ritsu Doan 5(5) 3 0 0 0 0 2(4) 1 7(9) 4 1 0
39 MF   Jin Izumisawa 7(14) 2 2(1) 2 4 2 2(4) 0 15(19) 6 1 0
40 MF   Ryotaro Meshino 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 DF   Bae Soo-yong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 MF   Reo Takae 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
53 FW   Shuhei Akasaki 8(6) 1 0(3) 0 2 1 0 0 10(9) 2 0 0
55 DF   Takaharu Nishino 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
55 FW   Patric 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
— — Own goals – 2 – 1 – 0 – 1 – 4 – –

Statistics accurate as of match played on 2 December 2017.

Goalscorers edit

As of 2 December 2017
Rank Position Name J1 League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Champions League Total
1 FW   Shun Nagasawa 10 1 1 4 16
2 MF   Shu Kurata 8 0 0 0 8
3 FW   Ademilson 4 0 0 2 6
MF   Jin Izumisawa 2 2 2 0 6
5 MF   Yosuke Ideguchi 4 1 0 0 5
6 MF   Ritsu Doan 3 0 0 1 4
N/A Own goal 2 1 0 1 4
8 FW   Hwang Ui-jo 3 0 0 0 3
MF   Yasuyuki Konno 2 0 0 1 3
DF   Genta Miura 2 0 0 1 3
11 FW   Shuhei Akasaki 1 0 1 0 2
DF   Fábio 1 1 0 0 2
DF   Hiroki Fujiharu 2 0 0 0 2
14 MF   Yasuhito Endō 1 0 0 0 1
MF   Jungo Fujimoto 1 0 0 0 1
FW   Hiroto Goya 1 0 0 0 1
DF   Ryo Hatsuse 0 1 0 0 1
MF   Haruya Ide 0 0 1 0 1
DF   Kim Jung-ya 1 0 0 0 1
Total 47 7 5 10 69

Assists edit

As of 2 December 2017
Rank Position Name J1 League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Champions League Total
1 MF   Yosuke Ideguchi 7 0 0 1 8
2 MF   Yasuhito Endō 3 0 0 2 5
3 MF   Shu Kurata 4 0 0 0 4
4 DF   Hiroki Fujiharu 2 0 0 1 3
DF   Ryo Hatsuse 3 0 0 0 3
FW   Shun Nagasawa 3 0 0 0 3
DF   Oh Jae-suk 2 0 0 1 3
8 FW   Ademilson 2 0 0 0 2
MF   Jungo Fujimoto 2 0 0 0 2
MF   Yasuyuki Konno 1 0 0 1 2
DF   Genta Miura 2 0 0 0 2
12 GK   Masaaki Higashiguchi 1 0 0 0 1
FW   Hwang Ui-jo 1 0 0 0 1
MF   Jin Izumisawa 1 0 0 0 1
Total 33 0 0 6 39

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