2015 Gamba Osaka season explained

Club:Gamba Osaka
Season:2015
Manager:Kenta Hasegawa
Mgrtitle:Manager
Chairman:Teruhisa Noro
Chrtitle:Chairman
League:J1 League
League Result:3rd (regular season)
Runner-up (Championship)
Cup1:Emperor's Cup
Cup1 Result:Winners
Cup2:J.League Cup
Cup2 Result:Runner-up
Cup3:AFC Champions League
Cup3 Result:Semi-finals
Cup4:Japanese Super Cup
Cup4 Result:Winners
Cup5:Suruga Bank Championship
Cup5 Result:Runner-up
League Topscorer:Takashi Usami 19
Season Topscorer:Takashi Usami 28
Highest Attendance:
16 May 2015 (J1 League)
Lowest Attendance:6,064 vs Nagoya Grampus,
2 September 2015 (J.League Cup)
Average Attendance:15,999 (league)
13,927 (season)
Prevseason:2014
Nextseason:2016
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The 2015 Gamba Osaka season was 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, 2015 Japanese Super Cup and the 2015 Suruga Bank Championship.

Transfers

In

PlayerTransferred fromFeeDateSource
24 Shingo Akamine Vegalta SendaiUnknownDec 2014[1]
18 Yōsuke Fujigaya Júbilo IwataFree transferJan 2015[2]
33 Shōhei Ogura Yokohama F. MarinosUnknownDec 2014[3]
20 Shun Nagasawa Shimizu S-PulseUnknown9 Jul 2015

Out

PlayerTransferred toFeeDateSource
Shota Kawanishi Montedio YamagataUnknownDec 2014
Kohei Kawata Ventforet KofuUnknownDec 2014
Atsushi KimuraretiredUnknownDec 2014
Naoki Ogawa Fujieda MYFCLoanDec 2014
Kenya Okazaki Ehime FCLoanDec 2014
Akihiro Sato Tokushima VortisUnknownDec 2014
Yuto Uchida Tokushima VortisLoanDec 2014
Shōhei Ogura Montedio YamagataLoanAug 2015

First team squad

[4] [5]

Squad no.NameNationalityPosition(s)SinceDate of birth (Age)Signed fromGames playedGoals scored
Goalkeepers
1GK20142015 12, df=yesAlbirex Niigata500
16Ken TajiriGK20132015 12, df=yesGamba Osaka Youth00
18Yōsuke FujigayaGK20152015 12, df=yesJúbilo Iwata3360
31Mizuki HayashiGK20152015 12, df=yesGamba Osaka Youth00
Defenders
3Takaharu NishinoCB20122015 12, df=yesGamba Osaka Youth546
4Hiroki FujiharuLB20112015 12, df=yesOsaka University of H&SS1456
5Daiki NiwaCB20122015 12, df=yesAvispa Fukuoka826
6Kim Jung-yaCB20142015 12, df=yesSagan Tosu310
8CB20122015 12, df=yesShimizu S-Pulse774
14Koki YonekuraRB / RM20142015 12, df=yesJEF United353
22Oh Jae-sukRB / LB20132015 12, df=yes Gangwon FC420
30So HiraoRB20152015 12, df=yesGamba Osaka Youth00
35Ryo HatsuseCB20152015 12, df=yesGamba Osaka Youth00
Midfielders
7Yasuhito Endō (captain)CM / AM20012015 12, df=yesKyoto Purple Sanga556112
10Takahiro FutagawaRM / LM19992015 12, df=yesGamba Osaka Youth58786
11Shu KurataLW / AM20122015 12, df=yesCerezo Osaka14928
13Hiroyuki AbeRM20122015 12, df=yesKwansei Gakuin University9618
15Yasuyuki KonnoCB / DM / CM20122015 12, df=yesFC Tokyo1228
17Tomokazu MyojinDM / CM20062015 12, df=yesKashiwa Reysol33819
19Kotaro OmoriRW / LW20112015 12, df=yesGamba Osaka Youth638
21Yōsuke IdeguchiDM / CM20142015 12, df=yesGamba Osaka Youth20
26Naoya Senoo20152015 12, df=yesGamba Osaka Youth00
27Tatsuya UchidaDM / CM20112015 12, df=yesGamba Osaka Youth681
28Shota YomesakaCM20142015 12, df=yesGamba Osaka Youth00
33Shōhei OguraRB / DM / CM20152015 12, df=yesYokohama F. Marinos00
38Ritsu DoanRM20152015 12, df=yesGamba Osaka Youth00
Strikers
9LinsCF20142015 12, df=yes Criciúma398
20Shun NagasawaCF20152015 12, df=yesShimizu S-Pulse00
24Shingo Akamine20152015 12, df=yesVegalta Sendai00
29PatricCF20142015 12, df=yes Atlético Goianiense2716
39Takashi UsamiCF / AM20132015 12, df=yes Hoffenheim11859

Japanese Super Cup

Gamba started their domestic season on 28 February 2015 with a 2–0 victory over the 2014 J.League runners-up, the Urawa 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

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.

First stage

RoundDateOpponentsH / AResult
F–A		ScorersAttendanceLeague
position
17 March 2015FC TokyoH2–2Patric 45'+1, Usami (pen.) 52'18,33210th
214 March 2015Sagan TosuA0–117,69513th
322 March 2015Ventforet KofuA2–0Abe 62', Usami 64'13,0479th
43 April 2015Nagoya GrampusH3–1Usami 45'+1, 49' Konno 80'10,7025th
512 April 2015Shimizu S-PulseA3–2Usami 30', 80', Patric 51'16,0273rd
618 April 2015Shonan BellmareA2–0Usami 26', Endō (pen.) 90'14,5382nd
726 April 2015Albirex NiigataH2–1Usami 48', Patric 84'17,4172nd
829 April 2015Matsumoto YamagaH1–0Usami 16'17,1732nd
92 May 2015Urawa Red DiamondsA0–153,1483rd
1010 May 2015Sanfrecce HiroshimaA1–0Lins 60'17,3723rd
1116 May 2015Kawasaki FrontaleH1–1Usami 43'18,8422nd
1230 May 2015Yokohama F. MarinosA1–1Patric 90+5'35,0444th
133 June 2015Kashima AntlersH2–0Konno 41', Endō (pen.) 52'13,1102nd
147 June 2015Vissel KobeH0–018,4374th
1520 June 2015Vegalta SendaiH1–1Konno 33'14,6164th
1623 June 2015Kashiwa ReysolA0–19,9974th
1727 June 2015Montedio YamagataA3–1Usami 50', 59', 62'14,3204th

Match day line-ups

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

Player appearances – 2015 J1 League First Stage
RoundOpponentGKRBLBCBCBRMLMCMCMFWFW
align=centre 1 align=left OmoriPatric
align=centre 2 align=left
align=centre 3 align=left Akamine
align=centre 4 align=left KurataKonnoOgura
align=centre 5 align=left KurataKonno
align=centre 6 align=left KonnoOgura
align=centre 7 align=left Patric
align=centre 8 align=left Ogura
align=centre 9 align=left Akamine
align=centre 10 align=left Ogura
align=centre 11 align=left Akamine
align=centre 12 align=left Ogura
align=centre 13 align=left
align=centre 14 align=left Akamine
align=centre 15 align=left
align=centre 16 align=left
align=centre 17 align=left Omori

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

Second stage

RoundDateOpponentsH / AResult
F–A		ScorersAttendanceLeague
position
1811 July 2015Ventforet KofuH2–1Patric 34', Usami (pen.) 90'14,3646th
1915 July 2015Nagoya GrampusA2–3Omori 8', Patric 30'13,4228th
2019 July 2015Yokohama F. MarinosH2–2Patric 5', Usami 68'16,7877th
2122 July 2015Sagan TosuH1–1Endō (pen.) 39'11,1564th
2225 July 2015Vissel KobeA2–1Endō 12', Usami 77'20,6793rd
2329 July 2015Albirex NiigataA2–2Yonekura 47', Endō (pen.) 54'19,6505th
2416 August 2015FC TokyoA1–2Patric 47'37,97810th
2522 August 2015Shimizu S-PulseH1–0Patric 31'15,3338th
2630 August 2015Shonan BellmareH1–0Kurata 9'14,9855th
2712 September 2015Kashima AntlersA2–1Usami (pen.) 29', 39'22,3805th
2820 September 2015Matsumoto YamagaA1–1Kurata (pen.) 90+3'18,0525th
2926 September 2015Kashiwa ReysolH3–1Abe 34', 37', Usami 60'16,4384th
304 October 2015Kawasaki FrontaleA3–5Patric 42', 66', Kurata 71'24,3008th
3117 October 2015Urawa Red DiamondsH2–1Abe 7', Nagasawa 59'18,6384th
3225 October 2015Vegalta SendaiA3–1Patric 21' Kurata 36', 62'19,2634th
337 November 2015Sanfrecce HiroshimaH0–217,4354th
3422 November 2015Montedio YamagataH4–0Omori 61', 63', Nagasawa 64', Yonekura 66'18,2193rd

Match day line-ups

The following players appeared for Gamba Osaka during the 2015 J.League 1 Second stage:

Player appearances – 2015 J1 League Second stage
OpponentGKRBLBCBCBRMLMCMCMFWFW
align=centre 18 align=left AbePatric
align=centre 19 align=left Patric
align=centre 20 align=left
align=centre 21 align=left Konno
align=centre 22 align=left Patric
align=centre 23 align=left Oh
align=centre 24 align=left Akamine
align=centre 25 align=left Ideguchi
align=centre 26 align=left Ideguchi
align=centre 27 align=left Ideguchi
align=centre 28 align=left Patric
align=centre 29 align=left Akamine
align=centre 30 align=left Myojin
align=centre 31 align=left Nagasawa
align=centre 32 align=left Akamine
align=centre 33 align=left
align=centre 34 align=left

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

Championship stage

Gamba's 3rd-place finish in the overall standings for J.League 1 in 2015 saw them paired against the Urawa Red Diamonds at the semi-final stage. Due to Urawa's higher placing, the match was played at Saitama Stadium 2002, Urawa's home ground. A 3–1 win after extra-time set up a two-legged final against Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

RoundDateOpponentsH / AResult
F-A		ScorersAttendance
Semi-Final28 November 2015Urawa Red DiamondsA3–1 aetKonno 47', Fujiharu 118', Patric 120+1'40,696
Final2 December 2015Sanfrecce HiroshimaH2–3Nagasawa 60', Konno 82'17,844
Final5 December 2015Sanfrecce HiroshimaA1–1Konno 27'36,609

Match day line-ups

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

RoundOpponentGKRBLBCBCBRMLMCMCMFWFW
align=centre SF align=left Ideguchi
align=centre F align=left Patric
align=centre F align=left Patric

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

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] Gamba finished top of the group and along with Seongnam qualified for the Round of 16. As Group F winners they were paired against the runner-up of Group H who were FC Seoul. Gamba defeated Seoul 6–3 on aggregate and were paired with yet another Korean side, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in the quarter-finals. Following a scoreless draw in the first leg in Korea, Gamba sealed a dramatic 3–2 victory at home, with defender Koki Yonekura netting the winner in the 93rd minute to ensure their progression to the semi-finals where they were paired with Chinese side Guangzhou Evergrande. A 2–1 defeat in China followed by 0–0 draw at home saw Gamba fall at the semi-final stage.

RoundDateOpponentsH / AResult
F–A		ScorersAttendanceLeague
position
124 February 2015Guangzhou R&FH0–28,8484th
23 March 2015SeongnamA0–27,8134th
318 March 2015Buriram UnitedH1–1Abe 39'6,4694th
47 April 2015Buriram UnitedA2–1Lins 40', Omori 87'23,9874th
522 April 2015Guangzhou R&FA5–0Patric 14', 45', Abe 43', 68', Usami 70'8,6472nd
66 May 2015SeongnamH2–1Usami 64', Lins 82'12,8211st
1/1620 May 2015FC SeoulA3–1Usami 62', 86', Yonekura 73'10,607N/A
1/1627 May 2015FC SeoulH3–2Patric 16', Kurata 45', Lins 86'9,597N/A
QF26 August 2015Jeonbuk Hyundai MotorsA0–023,633N/A
QF16 September 2015Jeonbuk Hyundai MotorsH3–2Patric 14', Kurata 76', Yonekura 90+3'9,284N/A
SF30 September 2015Guangzhou EvergrandeA1–2Feng 12' (o.g.)48,946N/A
SF21 October 2015Guangzhou EvergrandeH0–017,310N/A

Match day line-ups

The following players appeared for Gamba Osaka during the 2015 AFC Champions League:

RoundOpponentGKRBLBCBCBRMLMCMCMFWFW
align=centre 1 align=left
align=centre 2 align=left Usami
align=centre 3 align=left Akamine
align=centre 4 align=left Akamine
align=centre 5 align=left Ogura
align=centre 6 align=left Kurata
align=centre 1/16 align=left
align=centre 1/16 align=left Doan
align=centre QF align=left Ideguchi
align=centre QF align=left Yonekura
align=centre SF align=left Akamine
align=centre SF align=left Usami

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

Suruga Bank Championship

The Suruga Bank Championship sees the winners of the previous season's J.League Cup and Copa Sudamerica face off in a one-off match. This saw Gamba take on Argentine giants River Plate. A 3–0 defeat at Osaka Expo '70 Stadium saw Gamba finish as runners-up.

J.League Cup

As a result of their qualification for the AFC Champions League, Gamba were given a bye into the quarter-finals of the League Cup, where they were paired against Nagoya Grampus in a two-legged encounter. After a dramatic 10–9 penalty shoot-out victory over Nagoya, in which goalkeeper Yosuke Fujigaya struck the winning penalty, Gamba were drawn against Albirex Niigata in the semi-finals. A 3–2 aggregate win over Niigata set up a final against Kashima Antlers which they lost 3–0.

RoundDateOpponentsH / AResult
F-A		ScorersAttendance
QF2 September 2015Nagoya GrampusH1–1Futagawa 6'6,064
QF6 September 2015Nagoya GrampusA2–2
10–9 on pens		Abe 41', Iwashita 94'8,064
SF7 October 2015Albirex NiigataA1–2Omori 33'9,018
SF11 October 2015Albirex NiigataH2–0Endō 57, Fujiharu 90+4'11,475
F31 October 2015Kashima AntlersN0–350,828

Match day line-ups

The following players appeared for Gamba Osaka during the 2015 J.League Cup:

RoundOpponentGKRBLBCBCBRMLMCMCMFWFW
align=centre QF align=left
align=centre QF align=left Ideguchi
align=centre SF align=left Senoo
align=centre SF align=left
align=centre F align=left Omori

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

Emperor's Cup

Due to their success in reaching the AFC Champions League semi-final, Gamba were given a bye to the 4th round of the Emperor's Cup where they were drawn away to fellow J-League 1 side Kawasaki Frontale. A 2–0 victory saw them progress to the quarter-finals where they were paired with another J-League 1 outfit, this time Sagan Tosu. A 3–1 win ensured they qualified for the semi-finals where they were again successful, this time beating 2015 J-League 1 Champions Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 in a match played at Nagai Stadium. The final was played at Ajinomoto Stadium, Tokyo on 1 January 2016 and saw Gamba triumph 2–1 against the Urawa Red Diamonds to retain the trophy.

RoundDateOpponentsH / AResult
F-A		ScorersAttendance
4th round15 November 2015Kawasaki FrontaleH2–0Omori 45+2', Kurata 53'7,345
Quarter-Final26 December 2015Sagan TosuH3–1Usami 26', 79', Nagasawa 80'12,132
Semi-Final29 December 2015Sanfrecce HiroshimaN3–1Usami 7', 74', Nagasawa 90+1'17,027
Final1 January 2016Urawa Red DiamondsN2–1Patric 32', 53'43,809

Match day line-ups

The following players appeared for Gamba Osaka during the 2015 Emperor's Cup:

RoundOpponentGKRBLBCBCBRMLMCMCMFWFW
align=centre 4R align=left
align=centre QF align=left Uchida
align=centre SF align=left
align=centre F align=left Uchida

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

Squad statistics

No.Pos.NameLeagueEmperor's CupJ.League CupChampions LeagueOther1TotalDiscipline
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1GK Masaaki Higashiguchi34040101204055040
3DF Takaharu Nishino301040103012020
4DF Hiroki Fujiharu31(1)020419(2)04(1)150(4)220
5DF Daiki Niwa34040101204055050
6DF Kim Jung-ya8(5)030304(3)01019(8)031
7MF Yasuhito Endō (c)34540311205058640
8DF Keisuke Iwashita240002(3)18(1)02036(4)180
9FW Lins4(16)1001(3)02(8)31(1)08(28)401
10MF0(2)000413(1)00(1)07(4)100
11MF Shu Kurata24(7)541406(5)21(4)040(15)880
13MF Hiroyuki Abe23(10)440411233(2)046(12)810
14DF Koki Yonekura26(5)240109(1)21(2)041(8)460
15MF Yasuyuki Konno28(3)34040804348(3)6110
16GK Ken Tajiri00000000000000
17MF Tomokazu Myojin5(5)00(1)02(1)02(2)02011(9)030
18GK Yōsuke Fujigaya0(1)0004000105(1)000
19MF Kotaro Omori18(12)3111(4)15(2)15030(18)640
20FW Shun Nagasawa0(4)20(4)2000(1)0212(9)510
21MF Yōsuke Ideguchi4(4)01(3)02(2)00(1)01(2)08(12)000
22DF Oh Jae-suk9(1)01030404021(1)031
24FW Shingo Akamine2(11)000200(4)0206(15)010
26MF Naoya Senoo00000(1)000000(1)000
27MF Tatsuya Uchida000(2)00000000(2)000
28MF Shota Yomesaka00000000000000
29FW Patric27(5)1242301142(3)247(8)20131
30FW So Hirao000010000(1)01(1)000
31GK Mizuki Hayashi00000000000000
33MF Shōhei Ogura1(5)000003(1)0004(6)000
35DF Ryo Hatsuse00000000000000
38MF Ritsu Doan1(1)0000(1)0000(1)01(3)000
39FW Takashi Usami341934109(2)44151(2)2880
——Own goals–0–0–0–1–0–1––
Statistics accurate as of match played 1 January 2016.[8] [9]

1 Includes 2015 J1 League Championship, 2015 Japanese Super Cup and 2015 Suruga Bank Championship appearances.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FW24 赤嶺 真吾｜ガンバ大阪オフィシャルサイト . 2015-04-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150330082317/http://www2.gamba-osaka.net/club/player24.html . 2015-03-30 . dead .
  2. Web site: GK18 藤ヶ谷 陽介｜ガンバ大阪オフィシャルサイト . 2015-04-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150925093013/http://www2.gamba-osaka.net/club/player18.html . 2015-09-25 . dead .
  3. Web site: MF33 小椋 祥平｜ガンバ大阪オフィシャルサイト . 2015-04-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150330084347/http://www2.gamba-osaka.net/club/player33.html . 2015-03-30 . dead .
  4. Web site: Players | GAMBA OSAKA.
  5. Web site: 選手 / チームスタッフ｜ガンバ大阪オフィシャルサイト.
  6. https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/02/28/japan/super-cup/gamba-osaka/urawa-red-diamonds/1974670/ Soccerway Game Report
  7. Web site: AFC Champions League 2015 Draw . AFC . 12 December 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141213085833/http://www.the-afc.com/afc-champions-league-2014/afc-champions-league-2015-draw . 13 December 2014 .
  8. Web site: 2015 Gamba Osaka Season Statistics . flashscore.com . 5 April 2015 .
  9. Web site: 2015 Gamba Osaka Team Profile . soccerway.com . 5 April 2015 .

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