2021 Vissel Kobe season

The 2021 Vissel Kobe season was Vissel Kobe's eighth consecutive season in the J1 League following promotion to the top flight in 2013 and their 23rd J1 League season overall. In addition to the league, the club also competed in the Emperor's Cup and the J. League Cup.

Vissel Kobe

2021 season
Chairman	Katsuhiro Shimizu
Manager	Atsuhiro Miura
Ground	Noevir Stadium Kobe Kobe, Japan (Capacity: 30,134)
J1 League	3rd
Emperor's Cup	Fourth round
J.League Cup	Play-off stage
Top goalscorer	League: Kyogo Furuhashi (15 goals) All: Kyogo Furuhashi (16 goals)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Players

First-team squad

As of 23 January 2021

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	JPN	Daiya Maekawa
3	DF	JPN	Hirofumi Watanabe
4	DF	BEL	Thomas Vermaelen
5	MF	JPN	Hotaru Yamaguchi (vice-captain)
6	MF	ESP	Sergi Samper
8	MF	ESP	Andrés Iniesta (captain)
9	FW	JPN	Noriaki Fujimoto
10	FW	BRA	Lincoln
13	FW	JPN	Keijiro Ogawa
14	MF	JPN	Takuya Yasui
17	DF	JPN	Ryuho Kikuchi
18	GK	JPN	Hiroki Iikura
19	DF	JPN	Ryo Hatsuse

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	FW	JPN	Junya Tanaka
22	DF	JPN	Daigo Nishi (vice-captain)
23	DF	JPN	Tetsushi Yamakawa
24	DF	JPN	Gōtoku Sakai
25	DF	JPN	Leo Osaki
27	MF	JPN	Yuta Goke
28	GK	JPN	Kenshin Yoshimaru
30	GK	JPN	Genta Ito
31	MF	JPN	Yuya Nakasaka
33	DF	BRA	Dankler
38	MF	JPN	Daiju Sasaki
41	FW	JPN	Yutaro Oda
44	DF	JPN	So Fujitani
49	FW	BRA	Douglas

Out on loan

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	JPN	Yuki Kobayashi (at Yokohama FC)
—	FW	JPN	Asahi Masuyama (at Avispa Fukuoka)

Competitions

J. League

Main article: 2021 J1 League

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Kawasaki Frontale (C)	38	28	8	2	81	28	+53	92	Qualification for the AFC Champions League group stage
2	Yokohama F. Marinos	38	24	7	7	82	35	+47	79
3	Vissel Kobe	38	21	10	7	62	36	+26	73	Qualification for the AFC Champions League play-off round
4	Kashima Antlers	38	21	6	11	62	36	+26	69
5	Nagoya Grampus	38	19	9	10	44	30	+14	66

Source: Meiji Yasuda J1 League, J.League Data Site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goal scored; 7) Fair-play points.
(C) Champions

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
24	12	8	4	37	23	+14	44	6	4	2	19	8	+11	6	4	2	18	15	+3

Last updated: 21 August 2021.
Source: FBref

Results by matchday

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
Ground	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H
Result	W	D	W	L	D	W	W	W	D	D	D	W	L	D	L	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	L	W
Position	6	7	4	6	8	7	5	3	3	5	6	5	5	7	8	7	6	5	4	3	3	3	5	4

Updated to match(es) played on 21 August 2021. Source: JLeague
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Vissel Kobe v Gamba Osaka

27 February 2021 (2021-02-27) 1	Vissel Kobe	1–0	Gamba Osaka	Kobe
17:00 JST	Samper  23' Furuhashi 79'	Report		Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 4,636 Referee: Ryuji Sato

Tokushima Vortis v Vissel Kobe

6 March 2021 (2021-03-06) 2	Tokushima Vortis	1–1	Vissel Kobe	Naruto
14:00 JST	Kakita 75'	Report	Kikuchi 87'	Stadium: Pocarisweat Stadium Attendance: 7,454 Referee: Yusuke Araki

FC Tokyo v Vissel Kobe

10 March 2021 (2021-03-10) 3	FC Tokyo	2–3	Vissel Kobe	Chōfu
18:00 JST	Diego Oliveira 74' Nagai 77'	Report	Douglas 5', 65' Goke 85'	Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 4,707 Referee: Jumpei Iida

Vissel Kobe v Nagoya Grampus

13 March 2021 (2021-03-13) 4	Vissel Kobe	0–1	Nagoya Grampus	Kobe
18:00 JST		Report	Inagaki 19'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 8,934 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima

Vissel Kobe v Kawasaki Frontale

17 March 2021 (2021-03-17) 5	Vissel Kobe	1–1	Kawasaki Frontale	Kobe
19:00 JST	Kikuchi 90+10'	Report	Jesiel  35' Tanaka  51' Damião 72'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 7,446 Referee: Masaaki Toma

Consadole Sapporo v Vissel Kobe

20 March 2021 6	Consadole Sapporo	3–4	Vissel Kobe	Sapporo
13:00 JST (UTC+9)	Anderson Lopes 45' (pen.) 45+8' (pen.) 46'	Report	Sasaki  43' Yamaguchi 53' 86' Furuhashi 57' 67' (pen.)	Stadium: Sapporo Dome Attendance: 9,512 Referee: Hiroki Kasahara

Vegalta Sendai v Vissel Kobe

3 April 2021 7	Vegalta Sendai	0–2	Vissel Kobe	Sendai
14:00 JST (UTC+9)	Tawiah  82'	Report	Furuhashi 15' Kikuchi 21'	Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai Attendance: 4,619 Referee: Masuya Ueda

Vissel Kobe v Oita Trinita

7 April 2021 8	Vissel Kobe	1–0	Oita Trinita	Kobe
19:00 JST (UTC+9)	Furuhashi 11'	Report		Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 5,180 Referee: Jumpei Iida

Vissel Kobe v Shimizu S-Pulse

11 April 2021 9	Vissel Kobe	1–1	Shimizu S-Pulse	Kobe
17:00 JST (UTC+9)	Furuhashi 88'	Report	Elsinho 74'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 8,350 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura

Shonan Bellmare v Vissel Kobe

17 April 2021 10	Shonan Bellmare	0–0	Vissel Kobe	Hiratsuka
15:00 JST (UTC+9)	Tani  5'	Report	Kikuchi  10' Furuhashi  43' Sergi Samper  74'	Stadium: Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka Attendance: 4,796 Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama

Kashima Antlers v Vissel Kobe

24 April 2021 11	Kashima Antlers	1–1	Vissel Kobe	Kashima
17:00 JST (UTC+9)	Ueda 64'	Report	Furuhashi 28'	Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 10,223 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima

Vissel Kobe v Sanfrecce Hiroshima

1 May 2021 12	Vissel Kobe	3–0	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Kobe
15:00 JST (UTC+9)	Furuhashi 11' 25' Nakasaka 31' Hatsuse  77'	Report	Araki  90'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: No Spectators Referee: Takuto Okabe

Yokohama F. Marinos v Vissel Kobe

9 May 2021 13	Yokohama F. Marinos	2–0	Vissel Kobe	Yokohama
13:00 JST (UTC+9)	Vermaelen 41' (o.g.) Amano 80'	Report		Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 4,977 Referee: Yoshiro Imamura

Vissel Kobe v Cerezo Osaka

15 May 2021 14	Vissel Kobe	1–1	Cerezo Osaka	Kobe
16:00 JST (UTC+9)	Vermaelen 90+6'	Report	Sakamoto 75'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 4,333 Referee: Maasaki Iemoto

Urawa Reds v Vissel Kobe

22 May 2021 15	Urawa Reds	2–0	Vissel Kobe	Saitama
16:00 JST (UTC+9)	Iikura 47' (o.g.) Junker 85'	Report		Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 4,917 Referee: Futoshi Nakamura

Kashiwa Reysol v Vissel Kobe

26 May 2021 16	Kashiwa Reysol	1–2	Vissel Kobe	Kashiwa
19:00 JST (UTC+9)	Shiihashi 62'	Report	Goke 46' Furuhashi  49' Kawaguchi 52' (o.g.) Sasaki  74'	Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium Attendance: 4,353 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto

Vissel Kobe v Sagan Tosu

30 May 2021 17	Vissel Kobe	1–1	Sagan Tosu	Kobe
14:00 JST (UTC+9)	Douglas 28'	Report	Sento 1'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 4,795 Referee: Hiroki Kasahara

Avispa Fukuoka v Vissel Kobe

19 June 2021 18	Avispa Fukuoka	1–2	Vissel Kobe	Fukuoka
13:00 JST (UTC+9)	Yamagishi 19' Nara  38' Douglas Grolli  67'	Report	Furuhashi 2' Kikuchi  58' Andrés Iniesta 80' (pen.)	Stadium: Best Denki Stadium Attendance: 4,707 Referee: Yoshiro Imamura

Vissel Kobe v Yokohama

23 June 2021 19	Vissel Kobe	5–0	Yokohama	Kobe
18:00 JST (UTC+9)	Douglas 26' Furuhashi 31' 34' 62' Kikuchi 67'	Report		Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 4,252 Referee: Hayato Shimizu

Vissel Kobe v Shonan Bellmare

3 July 2021 21	Vissel Kobe	3–1	Shonan Bellmare	Kobe
18:00 JST (UTC+9)	Furuhashi 17' Yamaguchi 45+1' Nakasaka 63'	Report	Elyounoussi 12'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 4,806 Referee: Maasaki Iemoto

Cerezo Osaka v Vissel Kobe

17 July 2021 20	Cerezo Osaka	1–1	Vissel Kobe	Osaka
19:00 JST (UTC+9)	Toriumi 89'	Report	Furuhashi 30'	Stadium: Yanmar Stadium Nagai Attendance: 4,539 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura

Gamba Osaka v Vissel Kobe

21 July 2021 22	Gamba Osaka	1–2	Vissel Kobe	Suita
19:00 JST (UTC+9)	Patric 19' Wellington Silva  52'	Report	Douglas 26' Tanaka 31'	Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 4,998 Referee: Jumpei Iida

Vissel Kobe v Kashiwa Reysol

9 August 2021 23	Vissel Kobe	1–2	Kashiwa Reysol	Kobe
18:00 JST (UTC+9)	Sergi Samper  58' Oda 70'	Report	Cristiano 65' Shiihashi  89' Hosoya 90+5' Kamijima  90+7'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 8,707 Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami

Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Vissel Kobe

14 August 2021 24	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	P–P	Vissel Kobe	Hiroshima
				Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima

Vissel Kobe v Kashima Antlers

21 August 2021 25	Vissel Kobe	1–0	Kashima Antlers	Kobe
18:00 JST (UTC+9)	Yamaguchi 79'	Report	Diego Pituca  43' Inukai  80'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 6,426 Referee: Yoshiro Imamura

Oita Trinita v Vissel Kobe

25 August 2021 26	Oita Trinita	1-3	Vissel Kobe	Ōita
19:00 JST (UTC+9)	Kagawa 2' Hasegawa  35'		Sakai 9' Iniesta 45+4' Kikuci 87'

Emperor's Cup

Main article: 2021 Emperor's Cup

Vissel Kobe v Suzuka Point Getters

16 June 2021 Second round	Vissel Kobe	4–0	Suzuka Point Getters	Noevir Stadium Kobe
18:00 JST	Tanaka 29', 61' Kobayashi 49' Yasui 90'	Report		Attendance: 1,938 Referee: Reo Tanaka

Vissel Kobe v Tokushima Vortis

7 July 2021 Third round	Vissel Kobe	1–0	Tokushima Vortis	Noevir Stadium Kobe
18:00 JST	Furuhashi 38'	Report		Attendance: 2,836 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura

Nagoya Grampus v Vissel Kobe

18 August 2021 Fourth round	Nagoya Grampus	1–0	Vissel Kobe	Toyota
18:00 JST	Świerczok 89'	Report		Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 3,453 Referee: Hiroki Kasahara

J.League Cup

Main article: 2021 J.League Cup

Group stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	FC Tokyo	6	3	3	0	6	2	+4	12	Advanced to play-off stage
2	Vissel Kobe	6	2	2	2	6	4	+2	8
3	Oita Trinita	6	1	3	2	4	6	−2	6
4	Tokushima Vortis	6	1	2	3	3	7	−4	5

Source: J.League
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Oita Trinita v Vissel Kobe

2 March 2021 (2021-03-02) 1	Oita Trinita	1–3	Vissel Kobe	Ōita
19:03 JST	Fujimoto 20'	Report	Masuyama 44' Nakasaka 51' Tanaka 81'	Stadium: Showa Denko Dome Oita Attendance: 3,320 Referee: Hiroki Kasahara

FC Tokyo v Vissel Kobe

28 March 2021 (2021-03-28) 2	FC Tokyo	2–0	Vissel Kobe	Chōfu
14:03 JST	Diego Oliveira 11' Mita 14'	Report		Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 6,512 Referee: Hajime Matsuo

Vissel Kobe v Tokushima Vortis

21 April 2021 (2021-04-21) 3	Vissel Kobe	0–1	Tokushima Vortis	Kobe
19:00 JST		Report	Kawata 30'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 2,184 Referee: Dai Matsumoto

Vissel Kobe v Oita Trinita

28 April 2021 (2021-04-28) 4	Vissel Kobe	0–0	Oita Trinita	Kobe
19:00 JST	Masuyama  51'  63'	Report		Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: No Spectators Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami

Vissel Kobe v FC Tokyo

5 May 2021 (2021-05-05) 5	Vissel Kobe	0–0	FC Tokyo	Kobe
15:00 JST		Report		Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: No Spectators Referee: Hiroki Kasahara

Tokushima Vortis v Vissel Kobe

19 May 2021 (2021-05-19) 6	Tokushima Vortis	0–3	Vissel Kobe	Naruto
19:00 JST	Kawata  65'	Report	Yamaguchi 2' Masika 52' 90+3'	Stadium: Pocarisweat Stadium Attendance: 3,448 Referee: Hajime Matsuo

Play-off stage

Vissel Kobe v Urawa Reds

6 June 2021 First leg	Vissel Kobe	1–2	Urawa Reds	Kobe
19:00 JST	Douglas 3'	Report	Ito 45+1' Koroki 71'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 4,720 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura

Urawa Reds v Vissel Kobe

13 June 2021 Second leg	Urawa Reds	2–2 (4–3 agg.)	Vissel Kobe	Saitama
19:00 JST	Koizumi 16' Junker 45+3' Abe  86'	Report	Douglas 22' Andrés Iniesta 77' Sergi Samper  90+5'	Stadium: Urawa Komaba Stadium Attendance: 4,892 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi

Statistics

Goal scorers

Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Name	J1 League	Emperor's Cup	J.League Cup	Total
1	11	FW		Kyogo Furuhashi	15	1	0	16
2	49	FW		Douglas	5	0	2	7
3	5	MF		Hotaru Yamaguchi	3	0	1	4
	17	DF		Ryuho Kikuchi	4	0	0	4
	21	MF		Junya Tanaka	1	2	1	4
6	31	MF		Yuya Nakasaka	2	0	1	3
7	8	MF		Andrés Iniesta	1	0	1	2
	27	MF		Yuta Goke	2	0	0	2
	40	FW		Ayub Masika	0	0	2	2
10	3	DF		Yuki Kobayashi	0	1	0	1
	4	DF		Thomas Vermaelen	1	0	0	1
	35	MF		Takuya Yasui	0	1	0	1
	37	MF		Asahi Masuyama	0	0	1	1
Own goals					1	0	0	1
Totals					35	5	9	49

Last updated: 21 July 2021

Clean sheets

Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Name	J1 League	Emperor's Cup	J.League Cup	Total
1	1	GK		Daiya Maekawa	6	1	0	7
2	18	GK		Hiroki Iikura	0	1	3	4
Totals					6	2	3	11

Last updated: 7 July 2021

External links

• Vissel Kobe Official Web Site
• (in Japanese) J.League official site