2016 Gamba Osaka season explained

Club:Gamba Osaka
Season:2016
Mgrtitle:Manager
Chairman:Teruhisa Noro
Chrtitle:Chairman
League:J1 League
League Result:4th
Cup1:Emperor's Cup
Cup1 Result:Quarter-final
Cup2:J.League Cup
Cup2 Result:Runner Up
Cup3:AFC Champions League
Cup3 Result:Group Stage
Cup4 Result:Runner Up
League Topscorer:
Ademilson 9
Shun Nagasawa 9
Season Topscorer:Ademilson 13
Highest Attendance:34,231 vs Yokohama F. Marinos (J1) on 2 April 2016
Lowest Attendance:8,789 vs Shimizu S-Pulse (Emperor's Cup) on 9 November 2016
Average Attendance:25,342
Prevseason:2015
Nextseason:2017
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The 2016 Gamba Osaka season was Gamba Osaka's 23rd season in the J1 League and 29th overall in the Japanese top flight. Like the previous season, the 2016 campaign was split into two stages, with the first stage running from February to June, the second stage being held between July and November and finally a Championship stage in late November. With city-rivals Cerezo Osaka failing to gain promotion from J2, Gamba's main rivalry match was the Hanshin derby against Vissel Kobe with an away game held in round 4 on the 19th March and the return home match in round 26 on August 20.[1] [2] Gamba finished in 6th place in the first stage of the season and 4th place in the second stage for an overall 4th-place finish.

Gamba's position as runner-up in the 2015 J1 League Championship saw them automatically qualify for the 2016 AFC Champions League, their eighth appearance in the competition. Looking to improve on their run to the semi-finals in 2015, they were drawn into the tough looking Group G along with Australian side Melbourne Victory, South Korea's Suwon Samsung Bluewings and big-spending Chinese outfit Shanghai SIPG. The group stage kicked off on Wednesday 24 February and concluded on Tuesday 3 May with all sides in the group playing each other home and away in a round-robin basis.[3] Gamba were eliminated at the group stage with only 2 points from 6 games to show for their efforts.

As winners of the 2015 Emperor's Cup, Gamba competed in the season opening Japanese Super Cup, held in Yokohama on 20 February. The annually held match pitted Gamba against Sanfrecce Hiroshima, the side who defeated them in the final of the 2015 J1 League Championship. This was Gamba's 6th appearance in the Super Cup, however they were unable to build on their previous victories in 2007 and 2015 and lost 3–1. Trailing 2–0 due to early second half goals from Satō and Asano, top scorer of the previous 3 campaigns Takashi Usami pulled one back, however Utaka added a third for Hiroshima shortly afterwards to seal the win.[4]

Later on in the season, Gamba entered the 2016 J.League Cup and 2016 Emperor's Cup. Due to their AFC Champions League commitments, they were given a bye past the J.League Cup group stage and entered in the quarter-finals.[5] Similarly they entered the Emperor's Cup in the 4th round.[6] They went all the way to the final of the J.League cup for the 3rd time in a row, however they lost out to the Urawa Red Diamonds in a penalty shoot-out. In the Emperor's Cup, they bowed out to Yokohama F. Marinos in the quarter-finals meaning that this would be their first season without any silverware since 2012.

This was Gamba's first season playing at the newly opened Suita City Football Stadium which was built in the same park as Osaka Expo '70 Stadium, their home from 1980–2015.[7] The first official game to be held in the new stadium was on 14 February 2016, the pre-season Panasonic Cup match between Gamba and Nagoya Grampus which the home side won 3–1.[8] The first league match was held in front of 32,463 spectators on 28 February against Kashima Antlers. It resulted in a 1–0 defeat against the team which went on to win the first stage of the 2016 J1 League[1] The move to the new stadium was a huge success in terms of increasing attendance with average league attendances increasing from 15,999 in 2015 to 25,342 in 2016.

Transfers

Coming off the back of a draining 2015 season which saw them play 60 games in all competitions, Gamba sought to add depth to their squad. In came experienced former Shimizu S-Pulse, Nagoya Grampus, Yokohama F. Marinos and Japan national team midfielder Jungo Fujimoto to compete for a right-wing slot with Hiroyuki Abe and Kotaro Omori.[9] Ademilson who had spent the previous campaign as Fujimoto's teammate in Yokohama, moved west to Osaka on a season-long loan deal from São Paulo FC in his homeland. He is expected to battle with Shu Kurata for a place playing just off target-man Patric.[10] In addition, Hiroto Goya, a prolific scorer at varsity level for Kwansei Gakuin University signed up for his first shot at professional football and two youngsters, Hiroki Noda and Kazunari Ichimi joined from Otsu High School in Kumamoto Prefecture. Noda, a native of Kumamoto has actually turned out for his local side Roasso Kumamoto on 5 occasions over the previous 2 seasons despite his tender age of just 18.[11]

There were fewer departures than arrivals during the close season and crucially no starting-eleven members from the previous year were amongst those to leave. Veteran midfielder Tomokazu Myojin made a surprising move to Nagoya Grampus aged 38, following 10 years of sterling service to the club.[12] Brazilian attacker Lins was also released. A promising debut season in 2014 which saw him net 8 times in 39 games including several crucial late winners gave way to a disappointing 2015 in which he started only 8 games and could only net 4 goals in 36 games in all competitions, therefore it was no surprise when his departure was announced.[13] Finally, Shingo Akamine a close-season signing from Vegalta Sendai the previous year and who, like Lins had endured a frustrating 2015, announced he would be joining J2 side Fagiano Okayama on loan for 2016.[14]

In addition to those main transfers; Kenya Okazaki, Naoki Ogawa and Shōhei Ogura rejoined the club following loan spells at Ehime FC, Fujieda MYFC and Montedio Yamagata respectively[11] while Yuto Uchida who spent the 2015 season with Tokushima Vortis made his loan move into a permanent one.[15]

In the summer transfer window, the big news was the departure of star attacker Takashi Usami to German Bundesliga side Augsburg. The move came 3 years after Usami had returned to Gamba following spells abroad with Bayern Munich and Hoffenheim. He had finished as the club's leading goalscorer in 2013, 2014 and 2015 and was again leading the Gamba goalscoring charts with 6 goals at the time of his departure.[16] Veteran midfielder Takahiro Futagawa, who had spent most of the first half of the season with Gamba's Under-23 side in J3, also moved on and joined Tokyo Verdy on loan for the remaining six months of the campaign.[17]

Brazilian forward Patric, who had endured a hugely disappointing campaign, injured his knee in October and was released by the club in order to complete his rehabilitation in his native country.[18] Also in October, Patric's compatriot, Ademilson, turned his loan move from São Paulo into a permanent one.[19]

In

PlayerTransferred FromFeeDateSource
9 Ademilson São PauloLoan8 Jan
17 Kenya Okazaki Ehime FCLoan Return17 Jan
23 Hiroto Goya Kwansei Gakuin UniversityUnknown17 Jan
24 Naoki Ogawa Fujieda MYFCLoan Return17 Jan
25 Jungo Fujimoto Yokohama F. MarinosUnknown11 Jan
32 Hiroki Noda Ohzu High SchoolUnknown17 Jan
33 Kazunari Ichimi Ohzu High SchoolUnknown17 Jan
40 Shōhei Ogura Montedio YamagataLoan Return17 Jan
9 Ademilson São PauloUnknown14 October

Out

PlayerTransferred ToFeeDateSource
9 LinsReleasedFree2 Jan
17 Tomokazu Myojin Nagoya GrampusUnknown6 Jan
23 Yuto Uchida Tokushima VortisUnknown6 Jan
24 Shingo Akamine Fagiano OkayamaLoan7 Jan
10 Takahiro Futagawa Tokyo VerdyLoan1 Jul
39 Takashi Usami FC AugsburgUnknown1 Jul
39 PatricreleasedUnknown21 Oct

First team squad

[11]

No.NameNationalityPosition(s)Date of Birth (Age)Height (cm)Weight (kg)SincePrevious ClubGames PlayedGoals Scored
Goalkeepers
1GKDecember 31, 20161847820141050
16Ken TajiriGKDecember 31, 2016182762013Gamba Osaka Youth00
18Yōsuke FujigayaGKDecember 31, 2016185782015Júbilo Iwata3420
31Mizuki HayashiGKDecember 31, 2016182742015Gamba Osaka Youth00
Defenders
3Takaharu NishinoCB187732012Gamba Osaka Youth666
4Hiroki FujiharuLBDecember 31, 20161756020111998
5Daiki NiwaCBDecember 31, 2016180762012Avispa Fukuoka1376
6Kim Jung-ya/CBDecember 31, 2016183742014Sagan Tosu580
8CBDecember 31, 2016181762012Shimizu S-Pulse1175
14Koki YonekuraRBDecember 31, 2016176682014JEF United847
22Oh Jae-sukRB / LBDecember 31, 2016178742013 Gangwon FC640
30So HiraoRBDecember 31, 2016170682015Gamba Osaka Youth20
32Hiroki NodaCBDecember 31, 2016181732016Otsu High School00
35Ryo HatsuseRB / LBDecember 31, 2016175642015Gamba Osaka Youth00
Midfielders
7Yasuhito Endō (c)CM / AMDecember 31, 2016178752001Kyoto Purple Sanga614118
10Takahiro FutagawaRM / LMDecember 31, 2016168631999Gamba Osaka Youth59887
11Shu KurataDecember 31, 2016172682012Cerezo Osaka20436
13Hiroyuki AbeRWDecember 31, 201617069201215426
15Yasuyuki KonnoCB / DMDecember 31, 2016178732012FC Tokyo17314
17Kenya OkazakiDecember 31, 2016173622016Ehime FC292
19Kotaro OmoriRW / LWDecember 31, 2016167632011Gamba Osaka Youth11114
21Yosuke IdeguchiCMDecember 31, 2016171692014Gamba Osaka Youth220
25Jungo FujimotoRWDecember 31, 2016173692016Yokohama F. Marinos00
26Naoya SenooLB / LMDecember 31, 2016172602015Gamba Osaka Youth10
27Tatsuya UchidaCB / DMDecember 31, 2016177702011Gamba Osaka Youth701
28Shota YomesakaCB / LB / LMDecember 31, 2016177672014Gamba Osaka Youth00
36Mizuki IchimaruCM / RMDecember 31, 2016174662016Gamba Osaka Youth00
38Ritsu DoanRM / LMDecember 31, 2016172702015Gamba Osaka Youth40
40Shōhei OguraDecember 31, 2016174672015Yokohama F. Marinos100
Strikers
9AdemilsonAM / CFDecember 31, 2016176742016 São Paulo (loan)00
20Shun NagasawaCFDecember 31, 2016192822015Shimizu S-Pulse115
23Hiroto GoyaCFDecember 31, 201617768201600
24Naoki OgawaAM / CFDecember 31, 2016168622016Fujieda MYFC31
29PatricCFDecember 31, 2016189822014 Atlético Goianiense8236
33Kazunari IchimiCFDecember 31, 2016183742016Otsu High School00
37Akito TakagiCFDecember 31, 2016175682016Gamba Osaka Youth10
39Takashi UsamiDecember 31, 2016178692013 Hoffenheim*17286

Japanese Super Cup

As winners of the 2015 Emperor's Cup, Gamba squared off against reigning J1 League champions Sanfrecce Hiroshima at Nissan Stadium, Yokohama. The match ended up in a 3–1 defeat for Gamba, with Hisato Satō opening the scoring for Sanfrecce in the 52nd minute and Takuma Asano adding a second from the penalty spot 5 minutes later. Takashi Usami pulled a goal back for Gamba in the 68th minute but it wasn't enough as Sanfrecce's new Nigerian signing Peter Utaka wrapped up the game with 17 minutes remaining. The result means that Gamba have now won just 2 of their 6 appearances in the Japanese Super Cup with victories in 2007 and 2015 and defeats in 2006, 2009, 2010 and 2016. One other point to note is that this game saw the competitive debuts in a Gamba shirt for attacking midfielders Ademilson and Jungo Fujimoto, both of whom joined from Yokohama F. Marinos in the close season.

J1 League First Stage

The first half of the 2016 J1 League season was a disappointing one for Gamba and ended up in a 6th-place finish. Results were wildly inconsistent with 7 wins 3 draws and 7 defeats. Goalscoring was a real issue, especially early on, with only 9 goals in their first 10 games. They also failed to score more than once in 11 out of their 17 games.

Gameweeks 11–17 which fell after their exit from the AFC Champions League brought more goals but, also saw what had been a pretty solid defence become more porous. 3–3 draws at home to two struggling sides, Shonan Bellmare and Nagoya Grampus, summed up this stage of the campaign.

In terms of team selection, the early weeks of the season where Gamba had to balance J1 League and Champions League commitments saw coach Kenta Hasegawa rotate his squad a lot. The full back and attacking midfield berths saw the most instability. While an injury to South Korean full-back Oh Jae-suk and the game time allowed to youngster Ryo Hatsuse with Gamba's Under-23 side in J3 saw Koki Yonekura and Hiroki Fujiharu become the established right-back and left-back respectively, the strongest combination of attacking midfielders in the favoured 4–2–3–1 formation was never determined. Takashi Usami, Shu Kurata, Hiroyuki Abe and Kotaro Omori had all been retained from the previous year, where the latter 3 tended to be rotated. However, the close-season signings of Ademilson and Jungo Fujimoto from Yokohama F. Marinos gave Gamba excessive depth in that area. Ademilson acquitted himself well with 4 goals which came both from attacking midfield and also centre-forward, however Fujimoto struggled to establish himself and had to turn out occasionally for Gamba U-23 to get game time after Gamba's Champions League elimination.

Returning to the theme of goalscoring, perhaps the biggest concern from the first half of the season was the poor goal return of Patric who failed to find the target in 13 appearances. Following two goal-laden seasons in which he and Usami had scored 50 goals between them, they could only muster 6 goals during the first 17 games of this campaign. Indeed, Patric often found himself playing off the bench with his compatriot Ademilson or the tall Shun Nagasawa starting in his place. In light of this, Usami's departure for Germany in mid-season would prove to be a major worry for Gamba going forward.

Results

RoundDateOpponentsH / AResult
F–A		ScorersAttendanceLeague
position
128 February 2016Kashima AntlersH0–132,46313th
26 March 2016Ventforet KofuA1–0Nagasawa 36'14,10312th
311 March 2016Omiya ArdijaH2–1Konno 49', Abe 60'20,5354th
419 March 2016Vissel KobeA1–2Kim 84'16,0267th
52 April 2016Yokohama F. MarinosH1–2Ademilson 19'34,23112th
610 April 2016Vegalta SendaiA3–1Nagasawa 5', Usami 14', Ademilson 15'18,0118th
715 April 2016Kashiwa ReysolH0–113,7318th
824 April 2016Avispa FukuokaA1–0Usami 79'18,5088th
929 April 2016Kawasaki FrontaleH0–133,9419th
108 May 2016Albirex NiigataA0–027,43910th
1113 May 2016Júbilo IwataH2–1Ademilson 45', Endō 66'17,2998th
1221 May 2016Sanfrecce HiroshimaA3–1Ademilson 23', Kurata 64', Nagasawa 82'17,2206th
1329 May 2016FC TokyoA0–137,8058th
1411 June 2016Shonan BellmareH3–3Konno 45'+2, Iwashita 58', Usami 82'22,2578th
1515 June 2016Urawa Red DiamondsH1–0Usami 8'29,3976th
1618 June 2016Sagan TosuA1–2Usami 44'14,4506th
1725 June 2016Nagoya GrampusH3–3Abe 45', Kim 54', Konno 87'33,5466th

Match Day Line-Ups

The following players appeared for Gamba Osaka during the 2016 J1 League First Stage:

Player Appearances – 2016 J1 League First Stage
RoundOpponentGKRBLBCBCBCMCMRWLWAMCF
align=centre 1 align=left Usami
align=centre 2 align=left Goya
align=centre 3 align=left Fujimoto
align=centre 4 align=left Patric
align=centre 5 align=left
align=centre 6 align=left Ogura
align=centre 7 align=left Patric
align=centre 8 align=left
align=centre 9 align=left Fujimoto
align=centre 10 align=left Patric
align=centre 11 align=left Fujimoto
align=centre 12 align=left Ogura
align=centre 13 align=left Fujimoto
align=centre 14 align=left Fujimoto
align=centre 15 align=left
align=centre 16 align=left Patric
align=centre 17 align=left Ideguchi
= Substitute on, = Substitute Off, = Number of goals scored, = Yellow Card and = Red Card.

J1 League Second Stage

Freed from Asian Champions League commitments, Gamba performed much better during the second stage of the 2016 J1 League season finishing with a record of 10 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats which saw them come home in 4th place in both the second stage and overall league tables. Impressive away victories over Kashima Antlers and Kawasaki Frontale bookended what was a half of the season largely full of positives.

The mid-season departure of Takashi Usami was not felt as keenly as first feared with the team netting 31 times in 17 games, Shun Nagasawa found the back of the net 6 times, Ademilson 5 and impressive central-midfielder Yosuke Ideguchi, buoyed by his appearance in the Olympics provided 4 in what was a great overall team effort.

The only negatives were the disappointing 0–0 draw at home to league whipping boys Avispa Fukuoka, the painful 1–0 derby defeat against Vissel Kobe in which Ademilson missed a penalty which would have salvaged a draw and also the chastening 4–0 reverse away to second stage champions Urawa Red Diamonds.

Gamba's 4th-place finish in the overall standings left them waiting on the result of the Emperor's Cup to know whether or not they had qualified for the following season's Champions League.

RoundDateOpponentsH / AResult
F–A		ScorersAttendanceLeague
position
182 July 2016Kashima AntlersA3–1Omori 26', Konno 60', Kim 73'21,5245th
199 July 2016Vegalta SendaiH3–1Yonekura 14', Patric 78', 90'+219,4823rd
2013 July 2016Omiya ArdijaA0–09,8734th
2117 July 2016Avispa FukuokaH0–023,5404th
2223 July 2016Kashiwa ReysolA2–3Ademilson 16', Nakatani o.g. 23'13,8087th
2330 July 2016Sanfrecce HiroshimaH1–0Abe 52'32,4446th
246 August 2016Sagan TosuH2–1Fujita o.g. 61', Nagasawa 90'+217,3554th
2513 August 2016Júbilo IwataA2–0Ademilson 57', Nagasawa 83'23,1443rd
2620 August 2016Vissel KobeH0–126,5204th
2727 August 2016Shonan BellmareA2–1Nagasawa 26', 64'10,6644th
2810 September 2016Ventforet KofuH2–1Nagasawa 8', Kurata 80'17,9213rd
2917 September 2016Nagoya GrampusA3–1Omori 27', Ademilson 65', Ideguchi 90'+129,4812nd
3025 September 2016FC TokyoH3–3Omori 15', Nagasawa 18', Fujiharu 90'+130,1413rd
311 October 2016Urawa Red DiamondsA0–443,4155th
3222 October 2016Yokohama F. MarinosA2–2Ideguchi 45'+1, 88'38,3804th
3329 October 2016Albirex NiigataH3–1Ademilson 5', Endō (pen.) 60', Goya 90'+826,0034th
343 November 2016Kawasaki FrontaleA3–2Fujiharu 65', Ideguchi 66', Ademilson 76'25,6944th

Match Day Line-Ups

The following players appeared for Gamba Osaka during the 2016 J1 League Second Stage:

Player appearances – 2016 J1 League Second Stage
RoundOpponentGKRBLBCBCBCMCMRWLWAMCF
align=centre 18 align=left
align=centre 19 align=left
align=centre 20 align=left Fujimoto
align=centre 21 align=left Fujimoto
align=centre 22 align=left Doan
align=centre 23 align=left Patric
align=centre 24 align=left
align=centre 25 align=left Doan
align=centre 26 align=left Doan
align=centre 27 align=left Patric
align=centre 28 align=left Goya
align=centre 29 align=left Konno
align=centre 30 align=left Fujimoto
align=centre 31 align=left OhFujimoto
align=centre 32 align=left Nagasawa
align=centre 33 align=left Goya
align=centre 34 align=left
= Substitute on, = Substitute Off, = Number of goals scored, = Yellow Card and = Red Card.

AFC Champions League

Gamba were drawn in Group G along with Australian side Melbourne Victory, Korean outfit Suwon Samsung Bluewings and China's Shanghai SIPG. It was to prove a disappointing campaign for them culminating in an exit at the group stage, a strong contrast with the previous season's run to the semi-finals. An inability to find the back of the net which had plagued their early form in J1 also proved to be their downfall in the Champions League with only 4 goals scored in 6 games.

Draws in their opening two games away to Samsung and at home to Melbourne were to prove the high points as they were followed by a run of four defeats in a row, three of which came by a solitary goal. As it happened, Sven-Göran Eriksson's Shanghai side ran out group winners with 12 points, 3 ahead of both Melbourne and Samsung on 9. It was Melbourne who advanced with them, with their final round win over a largely second string Gamba side giving them the points they required to overtake Suwon due to having a better head-to-head record in matches played between the two sides. Gamba finished fourth and last in the group.

Results

RoundDateOpponentsH / AResult
F–A		ScorersAttendanceLeague
position
124 February 2016Samsung BluewingsA0–09,9472nd=
22 March 2016Melbourne VictoryH1–1Endō 57'14,2703rd
315 March 2016Shanghai SIPGA1–2Patric 60'29,0053rd
46 April 2016Shanghai SIPGH0–214,7564th
519 April 2016Samsung BluewingsH1–2Konno 89'10,8464th
63 May 2016Melbourne VictoryA1–2Ademilson 84'10,1474th

Match Day Line-Ups

The following players appeared for Gamba Osaka during the 2016 AFC Champions League:

Player Appearances – 2016 AFC Champions League
RoundOpponentGKRBLBCBCBCMCMRWLWAMCF
align=centre 1 align=left Nagasawa
align=centre 2 align=left
align=centre 3 align=left KurataFujimoto
align=centre 4 align=left Fujimoto
align=centre 5 align=left Patric
align=centre 6 align=left Doan
= Substitute on, = Substitute Off, = Number of goals scored, = Yellow Card and = Red Card.

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 Sanfrecce Hiroshima in a two-legged encounter. A 1–1 draw in Hiroshima was followed by an emphatic 6–3 home win for Gamba which saw them qualify for the semi-finals and a tie against Yokohama F. Marinos in October. The first leg, held in Osaka, finished 0–0 and the second leg was also a draw, this time 1–1 which saw Gamba through on away goals and paved the way for a 3rd league cup final appearance in 3 years. The final was played against Urawa Red Diamonds at Saitama Stadium 2002 on Saturday 15 October 2016.

A solo run by Ademilson gave Gamba a first half lead which lasted until the 76th minute when Tadanari Lee's header squared things up. Extra-time followed and Gamba came agonisingly close to netting the winner in the 120th minute when Hiroto Goya's shot was deflected past the goalkeeper and onto the post, it then proceeded to roll along the goal line before being swept to safety by Urawa defender Ryota Moriwaki. It was perhaps an omen as following 3 successful penalty kicks for each side, Goya had his spot-kick saved by Shusaku Nishikawa. This proved to be the decisive miss as the Reds netted all of their penalties and went on to win the shootout 5–4.

This was Gamba's 5th appearance in the J.League Cup final and their 3rd in as many years. To date they have lifted the trophy twice, in 2007 and 2014 with this defeat being their 3rd defeat in the final, following reverses in 2005 and 2015.

RoundDateOpponentsH / AResult
F-A		ScorersAttendance
QF31 August 2016Sanfrecce HiroshimaA1–1Goya 86'5,529
QF4 September 2016Sanfrecce HiroshimaH6–3Nagasawa 32', 45'+2, Niwa 55', Ademilson 60', 63', Abe 71'12,977
SF5 October 2016Yokohama F. MarinosH0–011,160
SF9 October 2016Yokohama F. MarinosA1–1Endō 63'19,378
F15 October 2016Urawa Red DiamondsN1-1aet
4-5pens		Ademilson 17'51,248

Match Day Line-Ups

The following players appeared for Gamba Osaka during the 2016 J.League Cup:

Player Appearances – 2016 J.League Cup
RoundOpponentGKRBLBCBCBCMCMRWLWAMFW
align=centre QF align=left Uchida
align=centre QF align=left Fujimoto
align=centre SF align=left
align=centre SF align=left Nagasawa
align=centre F align=left Fujimoto
= Substitute on, = Substitute Off, = Number of goals scored, = Yellow Card and = Red Card.

Emperor's Cup

Gamba began their defence of the title they've won for the past 2 seasons at home to J2 side Shimizu S-Pulse on November 9.[20] Shun Nagasawa's strike in extra time was enough to see them through to the quarter-finals where they were paired with Yokohama F. Marinos in what would be the 5th meeting of the season between the two teams. Having already drawn twice at Nissan Stadium earlier in the season, this was once again a tight affair with Manabu Saitō putting the Marinos ahead from the penalty spot in the 63rd minute only for Yasuyuki Konno to seemingly send the tie into extra time with an 87th-minute equaliser. Unfortunately for Gamba, Jun Amano had other ideas and his 96th-minute strike from outside the box sent them through to the semi-finals and left Gamba hoping Kashima or Kawasaki would lift the cup to ensure their progression to the 2017 Asian Champions League.

RoundDateOpponentsH / AResult
F-A		ScorersAttendance
4th round9 November 2016Shimizu S-PulseH1–0 aetNagasawa 112'8,789
QF24 December 2016Yokohama F. MarinosA1–2Konno 87'21,898

Match Day Line-Ups

The following players appeared for Gamba Osaka during the 2016 Emperor's Cup:

RoundOpponentGKRBLBCBCBCMCMRWLWAMFW
align=centre 4R align=left Hatsuse
align=centre QF align=left

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

Squad statistics

No.Pos.NameLeagueEmperor's CupJ.League CupChampions LeagueSuper CupTotalDiscipline
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1GK Masaaki Higashiguchi3400010501041030
3DF Takaharu Nishino1(2)000000(1)0001(3)000
4DF Hiroki Fujiharu27(2)22050501040(2)220
5DF Daiki Niwa2802051301039140
6DF Kim Jung-ya27(1)31050500038(1)330
7MF Yasuhito Endō (c)33(1)220314(1)11043(2)460
8DF Keisuke Iwashita101100(1)0100012(1)150
9FW Ademilson24(5)9203(1)33(1)11033(7)1331
10MF0000000(1)0000(1)000
11MF Shu Kurata25(9)2204(1)03(2)00(1)034(13)230
13MF Hiroyuki Abe21(3)30(1)021301027(4)420
14DF Koki Yonekura19(2)100503(2)00027(4)150
15MF Yasuyuki Konno30(3)42130511041(3)640
16GK Ken Tajiri00000000000000
17MF Kenya Okazaki00000000000000
18GK Yōsuke Fujigaya00204010007000
19MF Kotaro Omori13(11)30(1)04(1)02(1)00019(14)310
20FW Shun Nagasawa13(8)90(2)11(3)22(2)00(1)016(16)1260
21MF Yosuke Ideguchi14(8)41050501026(8)470
22DF Oh Jae-suk17(1)02000401024(1)030
23FW Hiroto Goya3(11)1100(4)10(1)0004(16)211
24FW Naoki Ogawa00000000000000
25MF Jungo Fujimoto3(10)0103(2)02(2)00(1)09(15)030
26MF Naoya Senoo00000000000000
27MF Tatsuya Uchida2(1)0000(1)010003(2)010
28MF Shota Yomesaka00000000000000
29FW Patric10(10)200204(1)11017(11)330
30DF So Hirao00000000000000
31GK Mizuki Hayashi00000000000000
32DF Hiroki Noda00000000000000
33FW Kazunari Ichimi00000000000000
35DF Ryo Hatsuse3(2)00(2)00010004(4)000
36MF Mizuki Ichimaru00000000000000
37FW Akito Takagi00000000000000
38MF Ritsu Doan0(3)010000(1)0001(4)000
39FW Takashi Usami15(2)50000501121(2)600
40MF Shōhei Ogura0(2)0000000000(2)000
——Own goals–2–0–0–0–0–2––
Statistics accurate as of match played on 24 December 2016.[21] [22]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Soccerway J1 First-Stage Fixtures . Soccerway . 21 February 2016.
  2. Web site: Soccerway J1 Second-Stage Fixtures . Soccerway . 21 February 2016.
  3. Web site: AFC Champions League Schedule and Results . AFC . 21 February 2016.
  4. Web site: JFA Japanese Super Cup 2016 Match Report . JFA . 21 February 2016.
  5. Web site: JFA J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup Schedule and Results . JFA . 21 February 2016.
  6. Web site: JFA Emperor's Cup Schedule and Results . JFA . 21 February 2016.
  7. Web site: Suita City Football Stadium (Gamba Osaka Stadium) . Stadium DB . 21 February 2016.
  8. Web site: Panasonic Cup Match Report . Gamba Osaka . 21 February 2016.
  9. Web site: Jungo Fujimoto signing ニュースリリース . Gamba Osaka . 11 January 2016 . 21 February 2016 . ja.
  10. Web site: Ademilson signing ニュースリリース . Gamba Osaka . 8 January 2016 . 21 February 2016 . ja.
  11. Web site: Gamba Osaka 2016 Squad Announcement . Gamba Osaka . 21 February 2016 . ja.
  12. Web site: Tomokazu Myojin Departure ニュースリリース . Gamba Osaka . 6 January 2016 . 21 February 2016 . ja.
  13. Web site: Lins Departure ニュースリリース . Gamba Osaka . 2 January 2016 . 21 February 2016 . ja.
  14. Web site: Shingo Akamine Departure ニュースリリース . Gamba Osaka . 7 January 2016 . 21 February 2016 . ja.
  15. Web site: Yuto Uchida JFA Player Profile . JFA . 21 February 2016.
  16. Web site: Gamba Osaka News Usami to Augsburg . Gamba Osaka . 20 June 2016 . 20 June 2016.
  17. Web site: Gamba Osaka News Futagawa to Tokyo Verdy . Gamba Osaka . 28 June 2016 . 28 June 2016.
  18. Web site: Gamba Osaka News: Patric leaves team due to injury . Gamba Osaka . 21 October 2016 . 21 October 2016.
  19. Web site: Gamba sign Ademilson . J.League English site . 14 October 2016 . 21 October 2016.
  20. Web site: Draw for final stages of Emperor's Cup announced . J.League English Site . 5 October 2016 . 5 October 2016 .
  21. Web site: 2016 Gamba Osaka Season Statistics . flashscore.com . 26 January 2016 .
  22. Web site: 2016 Gamba Osaka Team Profile . soccerway.com . 26 January 2016 .

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