The 2012 Vissel Kobe season is Vissel Kobe's sixth consecutive season and 15th overall in J. League Division 1. Vissel Kobe are also competing in the 2012 Emperor's Cup and 2012 J. League Cup.
| 2012 season | |||
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| Chairman | Koichi Kanaya | ||
| Manager | Masahiro Wada | ||
| J. League Division 1 | – | ||
| Emperor's Cup | – | ||
| J. League Cup | – | ||
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As of 2011, Kobe is the only top division club to never win any major honour (their promotions have always been as runners-up or below, and they have never won the Emperor's Cup, J. League Cup or Shakaijin Cup).
Players
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Competitions
editJ. League
editLeague table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima (C) | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 63 | 34 | +29 | 64 | Qualification to 2012 Club World Cup and 2013 Champions League |
| 2 | Vegalta Sendai | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 59 | 43 | +16 | 57 | Qualification to 2013 Champions League[a] |
| 3 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 55 | |
| 4 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 34 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 44 | 33 | +11 | 53 | |
| 5 | Sagan Tosu | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 48 | 39 | +9 | 53 | |
| 6 | Kashiwa Reysol | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 57 | 52 | +5 | 52 | Qualification to 2013 Champions League[a] |
| 7 | Nagoya Grampus | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 52 | |
| 8 | Kawasaki Frontale | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 51 | 50 | +1 | 50 | |
| 9 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 39 | 40 | −1 | 49 | |
| 10 | FC Tokyo | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 47 | 44 | +3 | 48 | |
| 11 | Kashima Antlers | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 50 | 43 | +7 | 46 | |
| 12 | Júbilo Iwata | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 57 | 53 | +4 | 46 | |
| 13 | Omiya Ardija | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 44 | |
| 14 | Cerezo Osaka | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 47 | 53 | −6 | 42 | |
| 15 | Albirex Niigata | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 29 | 34 | −5 | 40 | |
| 16 | Vissel Kobe (R) | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 41 | 50 | −9 | 39 | Relegation to 2013 J.League Division 2 |
| 17 | Gamba Osaka (R) | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 67 | 65 | +2 | 38 | |
| 18 | Consadole Sapporo (R) | 34 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 25 | 88 | −63 | 14 |
Updated to match(es) played on 1 December 2012. Source: J.League Division 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ a b The winners of the 2012 Emperor's Cup qualified for the group stage of the 2013 AFC Champions League.
Matches
edit| 10 March 2012 1 | Gamba Osaka | 2–3 | Vissel Kobe | Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium |
| Saturday 14:04 | Paulinho  34'Rafinha 90+2' |
Report | 17', 76' Okubo 59' Hashimoto |
Attendance: 17,066 Referee: Takayama |
| 17 March 2012 2 | Vissel Kobe | 2–1 | Consadole Sapporo | HOME'S Stadium Kobe |
| Saturday 17:06 | Kondo 22' Tokura 83' |
Report | 7' Yamamoto |
Attendance: 14,036 Referee: Iida |
| 24 March 2012 3 | Vissel Kobe | 0–2 | F.C. Tokyo | HOME'S Stadium Kobe |
| Saturday 14:04 | Report | 32' Ishikawa 90+6' Watanabe |
Attendance: 11,839 Referee: Yamamoto |
| 31 March 2012 4 | Sagan Tosu | 3–0 | Vissel Kobe | Best Amenity Stadium |
| Saturday 19:04 | Noda 28' Toyoda 43'Ikeda 90+5' |
Report | Attendance: 7,719 Referee: Matsumura |
| 7 April 2012 5 | Vissel Kobe | 0–1 | Shimizu S-Pulse | HOME'S Stadium Kobe |
| 15:00 | Takagi  90+1' |
Report | Iwashita 30' Brosque 82' |
Attendance: 12,709 Referee: Itaru Hirose |
| 14 April 2012 6 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 2–0 | Vissel Kobe | Saitama Stadium 2002 |
| 16:00 | Abe 53' Marcio Richardes 77' |
Report | Ōkubo 27' Okui 42' |
Attendance: 25,894 Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama |
| 21 April 2012 7 | Vissel Kobe | 3–1 | Kashiwa Reysol | HOME'S Stadium Kobe |
| 15:00 | Nozawa 14' Takagi 35'Ōkubo 64'Okui 78'Ogawa 85'Tashiro 90+1' |
Summary | Sawa 30' 41' |
Attendance: 10,859 Referee: Ryuji Sato |
J. League Cup
edit| 20 March 2012 Group B | Kashima Antlers | 2–0 | Vissel Kobe | Kashima Soccer Stadium |
| Tuesday 15:00 | Osako 20' Endo 45+1' |
Report | Attendance: 11,379 Referee: Matsuo |
Emperor's Cup
edit| 8 September 2012 Round 2 | Vissel Kobe | 1–2 | Sagawa Shiga | Himeji |
| 13:00 | Lee Kwang-Seon 42' |
Report | Shimada 11' Shohei Kiyohara 55' |
Stadium: Himeji Athletic Stadium Attendance: 4,102 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto |