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2018 Gamba Osaka season

The 2018 Gamba Osaka season was Gamba Osaka's 25th season in the J1 League and 31st overall in the Japanese top flight. It saw them compete in the 18 team J1 League as well as the J.League Cup and Emperor's Cup competitions.

Gamba Osaka
2018 season
ChairmanTakashi Yamauchi
ManagerLevir Culpi until July 23
Tsuneyasu Miyamoto from July 23
J1 League9th
Emperor's Cup2nd round
J.League CupQuarter-final
Top goalscorerLeague: Hwang 16
All: Hwang 21
Highest home attendance35,242 vs Cerezo Osaka 21 Apr
Lowest home attendance3,103 vs Kwansei Gakuin University 6 June (Emperor's Cup)
Average home league attendance23,485
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Gamba will begin the season with a new manager in the shape of Brazilian, former Cerezo Osaka boss Levir Culpi who replaced long-standing manager Kenta Hasegawa who moved to FC Tokyo.[1]

Culpi was fired after poor form saw Gamba sit in the J1 relegation zone at the halfway point of the season. He was replaced by Gamba Under-23 manager Tsuneyasu Miyamoto on July 23.[2][3]

Transfers

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Prior to the end of 2017, Gamba announced the capture of young defenders; Tetsuya Yamaguchi and Riku Matsuda as well as midfielder Yuya Fukuda all straight out of high school. Meanwhile, midfielder Ren Shibamoto and attacker Haruto Shirai were promoted to the first team squad after impressing for Gamba's Under-23 side in J3 during 2017.

Shortly before Christmas the signings of attacking midfielder Shinya Yajima and former Gamba youth product, centre-back Shunya Suganuma were announced, with the duo arriving from Urawa Reds and Montedio Yamagata respectively. This news was followed a few days later with the news of the signing of Japan Under-17 midfielder Keito Nakamura from Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Yowa SC as well as the promotion of Under-23 goalkeeper Kosei Tani to the first team squad.

2 league games into the campaign and Gamba secured the signing of former Brazil Under-20 defensive midfielder Matheus Jesus on loan from Portuguese side Estoril. His contracted would run until the end of the year.

Long serving goalkeeper Yosuke Fujigaya, who had made over 250 league appearances for the club announced his retirement at the end of the 2017 season after spending the previous 3 years providing backup to established number 1, Masaaki Higashiguchi. Holding midfielder Tatsuya Uchida turned his loan move to Tokyo Verdy into a permanent one and he would be joined at the Tokyo club by young forward Hiromu Kori who had spent the previous season on loan with Gamba Under-23, scoring 3 goals in 17 appearances.

Additionally experienced Japanese-born but Korean passport holding centre-back Kim Jung-ya moved to Vegalta Sendai, while Kashima Antlers forward Shuhei Akasaki returned to his parent club following a disappointing loan spell which yielded only 2 goals. Another forward with a poor goalscoring record, Hiroto Goya moved to J2 League outfit Tokushima Vortis in an effort to rediscover his scoring touch, he would be joined in J2 by backup goalkeeper Ken Tajiri who extended his loan spell at Zweigen Kanazawa for a further season. Gamba U-23 centre back and sometimes central midfielder made the move to J3 side Grulla Morioka after making close to 50 appearances in J3 but failing to crack Gamba's senior side.

At the beginning of January, a press conference was held confirming that key central midfielder Yosuke Ideguchi would join English EFL Championship side Leeds United. The Japanese international would however join Spanish Segunda División outfit Cultural Leonesa on loan for the remainder of the 2017–18 European club season. In the day's following Ideguchi's departure it was confirmed that young utility player So Hirao had been allowed to join Avispa Fukuoka on loan for 2018 and centre-back / defensive midfielder Shogo Nakahara had completed his loan spell with the club and would return to his parent club, Consadole Sapporo. Veteran midfielder Takahiro Futagawa also announced that he would spend another year on loan with Tokyo Verdy in J2 having spend the previous 18 months in Japan's capital.

The first of February saw the announcement that young South Korean centre-back Bae Soo-yong would join J3 outfit Giravanz Kitakyushu on a season long loan. He spent the 2017 campaign with Gamba's Under-23 side, scoring once in 24 games and earning to red cards in the process.

During the mid-season transfer window, it was announced at the end of June that midfielders Shinya Yajima and Jin Izumisawa would spend the second half of the year on loan at Vegalta Sendai and Tokyo Verdy respectively. Both players had struggled for game time with the top team and had spent large chunks of the season playing with Gamba U-23 in J3. Their departures cleared the way for the arrival of Renofa Yamaguchi midfielder Kosuke Onose at the end of July.

Following the departure of Brazilian coach Levir Culpi in July, Matheus Jesus, who Culpi brought to the club on loan at the start of the season, found game time hard to come by and his loan from Portuguese side Estoril was cancelled by mutual consent. New head coach Tsuneyasu Miyamoto moved further to re-shape the squad by bringing in Vissel Kobe striker Kazuma Watanabe on a permanent deal while the tall Shun Nagasawa moved in the opposite direction on loan until the end of the year.

In

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No. Pos Player Transferred From Fee Date Source
34 MF   Yuya Fukuda   Higashi Fukuoka High School Unknown 11 Oct 2017 [4]
35 DF   Tatsuya Yamaguchi   Sagami Senior High School Unknown 18 Oct 2017 [5]
36 DF   Riku Matsuda   Maebashi Ikuei High School Unknown 28 Nov 2017 [6]
32 MF   Ren Shibamoto   Gamba Osaka U-23 Promotion 28 Nov 2017 [7]
37 FW   Haruto Shirai   Gamba Osaka U-23 Promotion 28 Nov 2017 [8]
13 DF   Shunya Suganuma   Montedio Yamagata Unknown 21 Dec 2017 [9]
21 MF   Shinya Yajima   Urawa Red Diamonds Unknown 21 Dec 2017 [10]
38 FW   Keito Nakamura   Mitsubishi Yowa Unknown 26 Dec 2017 [11]
41 GK   Kosei Tani   Gamba Osaka U-23 Promotion 26 Dec 2017 [12]
8 MF   Matheus Jesus   Estoril Loan 7 Mar 2018 [13]
50 MF   Kosuke Onose   Renofa Yamaguchi Unknown 31 July 2018 [14]
39 FW   Kazuma Watanabe   Vissel Kobe Unknown 13 Aug 2018 [15]

Out

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No. Pos Player Transferred To Fee Date Source
18 GK   Yōsuke Fujigaya retired N/A 28 Nov 2017 [16]
29 FW   Hiromu Kori   Tokyo Verdy End of Loan 18 Dec 2017 [17]
6 DF   Kim Jung-ya   Vegalta Sendai Unknown 21 Dec 2017 [18]
N/A MF   Tatsuya Uchida   Tokyo Verdy Unknown 21 Dec 2017 [19]
28 MF   Shota Yomesaka   Grulla Morioka Unknown 25 Dec 2017 [20]
53 FW   Shuhei Akasaki   Kashima Antlers Loan Return 26 Dec 2017 [21]
16 GK   Ken Tajiri   Zweigen Kanazawa Loan Extension 27 Dec 2017 [22]
13 FW   Hiroto Goya   Tokushima Vortis Loan 28 Dec 2017 [23]
8 MF   Yosuke Ideguchi   Leeds United Unknown 4 Jan 2018 [24][25]
30 DF   So Hirao   Avispa Fukuoka Loan 5 Jan 2018 [26]
23 MF   Shogo Nakahara   Consadole Sapporo Loan Return 6 Jan 2018 [27]
N/A MF   Takahiro Futagawa   Tokyo Verdy Loan Extension 11 Jan 2018 [28]
42 DF   Bae Soo-yong   Giravanz Kitakyushu Loan 1 Feb 2018 [29]
21 MF   Shinya Yajima   Vegalta Sendai Loan 25 June 2018 [30]
39 MF   Jin Izumisawa   Tokyo Verdy Loan 25 June 2018 [31]
8 MF   Matheus Jesus   Estoril Loan End 11 Aug 2018 [32]
20 FW   Shun Nagasawa   Vissel Kobe Loan 13 Aug 2018 [33]

Coaching staff

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The Coaching Staff for the 2018 J1 League season;[34]

Position Staff
First-team Manager   Tsuneyasu Miyamoto
Head Coach   Sanjiyoshi Noritada
Goalkeeper Coach   Naoki Matsuyo
Physical Coach   Yi Chang-yeob
Coach   Arata Kodama
Coach   Satoshi Yamaguchi

First team squad

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Appearances and goals as of the beginning of the 2018 season.[34]

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 32) 184 78 2014 Albirex Niigata 187 0
23 Mizuki Hayashi   GK (1996-09-04)4 September 1996 (aged 22) 182 74 2015 Gamba Osaka Youth 0 0
31 Ryota Suzuki   GK (1994-02-10)10 February 1994 (aged 24) 191 85 2017 Tokyo Verdy 1 0
41 Kosei Tani   GK (2000-11-22)22 November 2000 (aged 18) 187 78 2018 Gamba Osaka Youth 0 0
Defenders
2 Takaharu Nishino   CB (1993-09-14)14 September 1993 (aged 25) 187 73 2017 JEF United* 69 6
3 Fábio   CB (1989-02-28)28 February 1989 (aged 29) 186 78 2017 Yokohama F. Marinos 32 2
4 Hiroki Fujiharu   LB (1988-11-28)28 November 1988 (aged 30) 175 60 2011 Osaka University of H&SS 281 12
5 Genta Miura (captain)   CB / RB (1995-03-01)1 March 1995 (aged 23) 183 77 2017 Shimizu S-Pulse 45 3
6 Ryo Hatsuse   RB / LB / RM (1997-07-10)10 July 1997 (aged 21) 175 64 2015 Gamba Osaka Youth 36 1
13 Shunya Suganuma   CB (1990-05-17)17 May 1990 (aged 28) 182 78 2018 Montedio Yamagata 1 0
14 Koki Yonekura   RB / RW (1988-05-17)17 May 1988 (aged 30) 176 68 2014 JEF United 133 8
16 Hiroki Noda   CB (1997-07-27)27 July 1997 (aged 21) 181 73 2016 Otsu High School 1 0
22 Oh Jae-suk   RB / LB (1990-01-04)4 January 1990 (aged 28) 178 74 2013   Gangwon FC 128 0
35 Tatsuya Yamaguchi   LB (2000-02-09)9 February 2000 (aged 18) 171 70 2018 Sagami Senior High School 0 0
36 Riku Matsuda   RB / CB (1999-05-03)3 May 1999 (aged 19) 175 60 2018 Maebashi Ikuei High School 0 0
Midfielders
7 Yasuhito Endō   CM / AM (1980-01-28)28 January 1980 (aged 38) 178 75 2001 Kyoto Purple Sanga 702 123
10 Shu Kurata   RW / LW / CM (1988-11-26)26 November 1988 (aged 30) 172 68 2012 Cerezo Osaka* 294 46
15 Yasuyuki Konno   CB / DM (1983-01-25)25 January 1983 (aged 35) 178 73 2012 FC Tokyo 252 23
17 Mizuki Ichimaru   DM / CM (1997-05-08)8 May 1997 (aged 21) 174 66 2016 Gamba Osaka Youth 4 0
24 Haruya Ide   RB / RW / LW (1994-03-25)25 March 1994 (aged 24) 171 66 2017 JEF United 5 1
25 Jungo Fujimoto   RW / LW / AM (1984-03-24)24 March 1984 (aged 34) 173 69 2016 Yokohama F. Marinos 43 1
26 Naoya Senoo   LM / AM (1996-08-15)15 August 1996 (aged 22) 172 60 2015 Gamba Osaka Youth 1 0
27 Yuto Mori   RB / AM / RM (1995-04-21)21 April 1995 (aged 23) 173 68 2017 Nagoya Grampus 0 0
28 Takahiro Ko   CM / DM (1998-04-20)20 April 1998 (aged 20) 172 67 2017 Funabashi High School 0 0
29 Leo Takae   CM / LM (1998-06-27)27 June 1998 (aged 20) 171 60 2017 Higashi Fukuoka High School 0 0
32 Ren Shibamoto   CM (1999-07-22)22 July 1999 (aged 19) 172 59 2018 Gamba Osaka Youth 0 0
34 Yuya Fukuda   CM / LM (1999-04-04)4 April 1999 (aged 19) 176 70 2018 Higashi Fukuoka High School 0 0
50 Kosuke Onose   RW / LW / AM (1993-04-22)22 April 1993 (aged 25) 176 65 2018 Renofa Yamaguchi 0 0
Strikers
9 Ademilson   AM / CF (1994-01-09)9 January 1994 (aged 24) 176 74 2016   São Paulo 72 19
11 Hwang Ui-jo   AM / CF (1992-08-28)28 August 1992 (aged 26) 184 73 2017   Seongnam FC 15 3
18 Akito Takagi   CF / RW (1997-08-04)4 August 1997 (aged 21) 175 68 2016 Gamba Osaka Youth 10 0
19 Kazunari Ichimi   CF (1997-11-10)10 November 1997 (aged 21) 183 74 2016 Otsu High School 0 0
37 Haruto Shirai   CF (1999-10-23)23 October 1999 (aged 19) 170 60 2018 Gamba Osaka Youth 0 0
38 Keito Nakamura   AM / CF (2000-07-28)28 July 2000 (aged 18) 180 75 2018 Mitsubishi Yowa 0 0
39 Kazuma Watanabe   CF (1986-08-10)10 August 1986 (aged 32) 182 79 2018 Vissel Kobe 0 0
40 Ryotaro Meshino   AM / CF (1998-06-18)18 June 1998 (aged 20) 171 68 2017 Gamba Osaka Youth 0 0
* indicates player returned to Gamba Osaka from a loan spell with this club.

J1 League

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On 13 January, Gamba's first 2 fixtures for the season were announced, at home to Nagoya Grampus and away to Kashima Antlers. The dates for the remaining games were made public on January 24.[35][36]

Gamba endured something of a roller coaster ride during the 2018 season, a disastrous start under Brazilian coach Levir Culpi, including 5 losses in their first 6 games, saw Gamba spend most of the year facing the very real prospect of relegation to J2. Fortunately after Culpi was replaced by Gamba U-23 coach and club legend Tsuneyasu Miyamoto, their fortunes began to change. Miyamoto's arrival initially brought better performances if not results, but along with returning injured players, midfield general Yasuyuki Konno and Brazilian attacker Ademilson as well as the arrival of the experienced forward Kazuma Watanabe from Vissel Kobe and winger Kosuke Onose from Renofa Yamaguchi, Gamba started to build a head of steam culminating in a 9-game winning streak which propelled them to the top half of the standings and a final position of 9th.

Round Date Time* Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance League
position
1 24 February 2018 14:30 Nagoya Grampus H 2-3 Endō 13', Nagasawa 79' 28,681 14th
2 3 March 2018 16:00 Kashima Antlers A 0-1 24,545 17th
3 10 March 2018 13:00 Kawasaki Frontale A 0-2 22,520 18th
4 18 March 2018 15:00 Kashiwa Reysol H 2-2 Hwang 21', 86' 21,758 18th
5 31 March 2018 15:00 FC Tokyo A 2-3 Hwang (pen.) 45'+2, 58' 21,940 18th
6 8 April 2018 15:00 Vissel Kobe H 0-1 20,606 18th
7 11 April 2018 19:00 Júbilo Iwata H 2-0 Fábio 4', Hwang 86' 12,615 18th
8 14 April 2018 14:00 V-Varen Nagasaki A 0-3 8,745 18th
9 21 April 2018 19:00 Cerezo Osaka H 1-0 Hwang (pen.) 41' 35,242 17th
10 25 April 2018 19:00 Shonan Bellmare A 0-1 8,002 17th
11 29 April 2018 16:00 Sagan Tosu H 3-0 Kurata 68', Hwang 82', Matheus 90+2' 18,642 16th
12 2 May 2018 19:00 Vegalta Sendai H 1-0 Kurata 62' 11,824 15th
13 5 May 2018 14:00 Consadole Sapporo A 0-2 12,382 16th
14 12 May 2018 19:00 Yokohama F. Marinos A 1-1 Fujimoto 52' 21,576 16th
15 19 May 2018 14:00 Urawa Red Diamonds H 0-0 25,361 16th
16 18 July 2018 19:00 Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 0-4 7,835 16th
17 22 July 2018 19:00 Shimizu S-Pulse H 1-2 Hwang 75' 17,542 16th
18 28 July 2018 19:00 Kashima Antlers H 1-1 Yonekura 70' 28,534 16th
19 1 August 2018 19:00 Júbilo Iwata A 1-1 Hwang 82' 13,015 16th
20 5 August 2018 18:00 Nagoya Grampus A 2-3 Ademilson (pen.) 22', Fujimoto 37' 22,615 17th
21 10 August 2018 19:00 FC Tokyo H 2-1 Fábio 34', Ademilson 90+5' 24,879 17th
22 15 August 2018 19:00 Consadole Sapporo H 1-1 Kurata (pen.) 18' 21,203 18th
23 19 August 2018 19:00 Vegalta Sendai A 1-2 Watanabe 27' 16,110 17th
24 26 August 2018 19:00 Sagan Tosu A 0-3 20,060 17th
25 1 September 2018 19:00 Kawasaki Frontale H 2-0 Watanabe 7', Fábio 55' 19,683 17th
26 15 September 2018 19:00 Vissel Kobe A 2-1 Kurata 52', Hwang 68' 25,485 17th
27 21 September 2018 19:30 Shimizu S-Pulse A 2-1 Hwang 1', 26' 14,790 17th
28 29 September 2018 16:00 Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 1-0 Hwang 84' 34,660 13th
29 6 October 2018 14:00 Cerezo Osaka A 1-0 Ademilson 45' 34,303 12th
30 20 October 2018 15:00 Yokohama F. Marinos H 2-1 Hwang 71', Onose 86' 26,630 10th
31 3 November 2018 16:00 Urawa Red Diamonds A 3-1 Onose 42', Hwang 62', Ademilson 69' 43,943 9th
32 10 November 2018 15:00 Shonan Bellmare H 1-0 Hwang 60' 23,576 9th
33 24 November 2018 14:00 V-Varen Nagasaki H 2-1 Onose 10', Nakamura 52' 27,806 8th
34 1 December 2018 14:00 Kashiwa Reysol A 2-4 Watanabe 28, Ademilson 79' 13,067 9th

* = all times Japan Standard Time.

Match Day Line-Ups

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The following players appeared for Gamba Osaka during the 2018 J1 League:

Player Appearances – 2018 J1 League
Round Opponent GK RB LB CB CB CM CM ACM RW LW CF      
1 Nagoya Grampus Higashiguchi Oh Fujiharu Miura Fábio Fukuda  Ichimaru Endō   Hwang  Kurata Nagasawa  Yajima Nakamura Izumisawa
2 Kashima Antlers Higashiguchi  Yonekura Fujiharu Miura Fábio Yajima  Ichimaru Endō  Hwang  Kurata Nagasawa  Ide Fukuda Nakamura
3 Kawasaki Frontale Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Miura Fábio Endō Ichimaru Ide  Nakamura  Ademilson Nagasawa  Hwang Fukuda Izumisawa
4 Kashiwa Reysol Higashiguchi Oh Fujiharu  Miura Fábio  Konno Ichimaru  Endō Hwang   Izumisawa  Nagasawa Hatsuse Ide Nakamura
5 FC Tokyo Higashiguchi Oh Fujiharu  Miura Fábio  Endō Matheus Kurata  Hwang   Ide Nagasawa  Hatsuse Mori Nakamura
6 Vissel Kobe Higashiguchi Oh  Hatsuse Miura Fábio Endō Matheus Kurata  Hwang Meshino Nagasawa Yonekura Fujimoto
7 Júbilo Iwata Higashiguchi  Yonekura Hatsuse Miura Fábio  Endō Matheus Kurata  Hwang  Meshino  Nagasawa  Ide Fujimoto  Nakamura
8 V-Varen Nagasaki Higashiguchi Yonekura  Hatsuse Miura Fábio  Endō Matheus Kurata  Fujimoto  Meshino  Hwang Oh Ide Nakamura 
9 Cerezo Osaka Higashiguchi  Oh Fujiharu Miura Fábio  Takae Matheus  Endō  Fujimoto  Kurata Hwang   Yonekura Hayashi  Nakamura
10 Shonan Bellmare Hayashi Oh  Fujiharu Miura Suganuma  Takae  Matheus Endō Fujimoto  Kurata Hwang Yonekura Nakamura Meshino
11 Sagan Tosu Hayashi Oh Fujiharu Miura Fábio Endō Matheus   Fujimoto  Yonekura  Kurata  Hwang  Nakamura Meshino
12 Vegalta Sendai Hayashi Oh  Fujiharu Miura Fábio Endō  Matheus Fujimoto Yonekura Kurata   Hwang  Konno Nakamura Meshino
13 Consadole Sapporo Hayashi Yonekura  Fujiharu Miura Fábio Konno  Matheus Endō Fujimoto Kurata Hwang  Nagasawa Oh Nakamura
14 Yokohama F. Marinos Higashiguchi Oh Fujiharu Miura Suganuma Fábio Matheus Konno  Hwang  Endō Nagasawa  Kurata Fujimoto  Nakamura
15 Urawa Red Diamonds Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Miura Fábio Endō Matheus Kurata Hwang  Fujimoto Nagasawa Meshino
Round Opponent GK RB LB CB CB CM CM CM ACM CF CF      
16 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Higashiguchi Yonekura Hatsuse Miura Fábio  Takae  Endō Matheus Kurata  Hwang  Ademilson  Suganuma Nakamura Meshino
17 Shimizu S-Pulse Higashiguchi Yonekura Hatsuse Miura Suganuma  Takae  Endō Matheus Kurata  Hwang  Ademilson  Nagasawa Fujimoto Meshino
Round Opponent GK RB LB CB CB CM CM RM LM CF CF      
18 Kashima Antlers Higashiguchi Oh Hatsuse Miura  Fábio Ko  Endō Yonekura   Kurata  Hwang   Ademilson Nagasawa Fujimoto Meshino
19 Júbilo Iwata Higashiguchi Oh Hatsuse  Miura Fábio Ko Takae   Fujimoto  Kurata Hwang  Nagasawa  Endō Ademilson Yonekura
20 Nagoya Grampus Higashiguchi Yonekura Oh Miura Fábio Ko Endō Fujimoto   Kurata  Hwang  Ademilson  Nagasawa Ide Onose
21 FC Tokyo Higashiguchi Miura Oh Suganuma Fábio  Ko Endō Fujimoto  Kurata  Ichimi  Ademilson  Yonekura Takae Onose
22 Consadole Sapporo Higashiguchi Miura Oh Suganuma Fábio Ko Endō  Fujimoto  Kurata  Ichimi  Ademilson Fujiharu Yonekura Takae
23 Vegalta Sendai Higashiguchi Miura Oh  Suganuma Fábio Ko Endō   Onose  Kurata Watanabe  Ademilson Fujiharu Fujimoto  Meshino
24 Sagan Tosu Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Miura Suganuma Ko   Endō Fujimoto  Kurata Watanabe  Ademilson Ichimi Takae Onose
Round Opponent GK RB LB CB CB CB CM CM RW LW CF      
25 Kawasaki Frontale Higashiguchi Oh  Fujiharu  Miura Fábio  Suganuma Endō Konno Kurata  Onose  Watanabe  Yonekura Ichimi Ko
Round Opponent GK CB CB CB RWB LWB CM CM ACM CF CF      
26 Vissel Kobe Higashiguchi Konno   Fábio Miura Onose  Fujiharu Endō  Takae   Kurata  Watanabe Hwang    Ichimi Oh Ko
Round Opponent GK RB LB CB CB CM CM RW LW CF CF      
27 Shimizu S-Pulse Higashiguchi Oh  Fujiharu Miura Fábio Endō  Konno Onose  Kurata  Watanabe Hwang   Suganuma Yonekura Ko
28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Higashiguchi Oh Fujiharu Miura Fábio Endō Konno Onose  Kurata  Watanabe Hwang    Ademilson Yonekura Fujimoto
29 Cerezo Osaka Higashiguchi Oh  Fujiharu  Miura Fábio Endō Konno Onose Kurata  Watanabe Ademilson   Yonekura Ichimi Ko
Round Opponent GK CB CB CB RWB LWB CM CM RW LW CF      
30 Yokohama F. Marinos Higashiguchi  Miura Fábio Suganuma  Oh  Fujiharu Endō Konno Onose  Kurata  Watanabe  Ademilson Hwang  Hayashi
Round Opponent GK RB LB CB CB CM CM RW LW CF CF      
31 Urawa Red Diamonds Hayashi Oh Fujiharu Miura Fábio  Endō Konno  Onose   Kurata  Ademilson   Hwang   Ichimi Nakamura Watanabe
32 Shonan Bellmare Higashiguchi Yonekura  Fujiharu Miura Fábio Endō Konno Onose Kurata   Ademilson Hwang   Hatsuse Ichimi Watanabe
33 V-Varen Nagasaki Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Miura Fábio Endō  Konno Onose  Nakamura  Watanabe  Hwang Ademilson Fujimoto Ko
34 Kashiwa Reysol Higashiguchi Yonekura  Fujiharu Miura Fábio  Endō  Konno Onose Kurata Watanabe   Ademilson  Ichimi Fujimoto  Nakamura
  = Substitute on,   = Substitute Off,   = Number of goals scored,   = Yellow Card and   = Red Card.

Emperor's Cup

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Gamba entered the 2018 Emperor's Cup at the 2nd round stage where they were drawn at home to Kwansei Gakuin University on 6 June. The match ended in an embarrassing 2-1 defeat after extra time.[37]

Round Date Time* Opponents H / A Result
F-A 		Scorers Attendance
2nd round 6 June 2018 19:00 Kwansei Gakuin University H 1-2 aet Miura 89' 3,103

Match Day Line-Ups

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Player Appearances – 2018 Emperor's Cup
Round Opponent GK RB LB CB CB CM CM RM LM CF CF        
2 Kwansei Gakuin Hayashi Oh Fujiharu Miura  Fábio Endō Matheus  Kurata  Fujimoto  Hwang  Nagasawa  Senoo Mori Nakamura Meshino

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

J.League Cup Results

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Having failing to qualify for the 2018 Asian Champions League, Gamba joined the J.League Cup at the group stage for the first time since 2014 when they went on to win the competition. The format was rejigged prior to the season with groups of 7 being replaced with groups of 4. Gamba were drawn in Group C along with Urawa Reds, Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Nagoya Grampus playing each team home and away.[36]

Despite losing all three home group stage games, including two 4-1 reverses, Gamba qualified for the playoff round by virtue of 3 wins on the road and were paired with Júbilo Iwata. Home and away victories secured a passage to the quarter-finals where they faced off against Yokohama F. Marinos. A 4-0 hammering in the home leg was followed by a 3-1 defeat in Yokohama to send Gamba crashing out 7-1 on aggregate.

Round Date Time* Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
1 7 March 2018 19:00 Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 0-4 10,058
2 14 March 2018 19:30 Urawa Red Diamonds A 4-1 Hwang 10', Nagasawa 41', 54', Nakamura 87' 21,897
3 4 April 2018 19:00 Nagoya Grampus A 4-1 Nagasawa 5', 16', 29', 41' 10,122
4 18 April 2018 19:00 Urawa Red Diamonds H 0-1 9,516
5 9 May 2018 19:00 Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 3-2 Meshino 52', Senoo 65', Nishino 70' 7,083
6 16 May 2018 19:00 Nagoya Grampus H 1-4 Nagasawa 20' 9,907
Playoff 2 June 2018 16:00 Júbilo Iwata H 1-0 Hwang 7' 8,519
Playoff 9 June 2018 16:00 Júbilo Iwata A 3-2 Hwang 26', 50', 66' 10,518
QF 5 September 2018 19:00 Yokohama F. Marinos H 0-4 5,792
QF 9 September 2018 19:00 Yokohama F. Marinos A 1-3 Ichimi 52' 11,207

* = all times Japan Standard Time.

Match Day Line-Ups

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Player Appearances – 2018 J.League Cup
Round Opponent GK RB LB CB CB CM CM ACM RW LW CF      
1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Miura Fábio Fukuda Ichimaru Endō  Hwang Kurata  Ademilson  Nagasawa Yajima Nakamura
2 Urawa Red Diamonds Higashiguchi Oh Fujiharu Miura Fábio Endō Ichimaru Izumisawa  Ademilson  Hwang   Nagasawa   Hatsuse Yonekura Nakamura 
3 Nagoya Grampus Higashiguchi Oh Hatsuse Miura  Fábio Endō  Matheus Kurata  Hwang  Ide  Nagasawa     Yajima Fujimoto Mori
4 Urawa Red Diamonds Hayashi Yonekura   Oh Suganuma  Nishino Ichimaru Takae Ide  Fujimoto  Izumisawa  Nakamura Takagi Fukuda Meshino
5 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Tani Oh  Hatsuse Suganuma Nishino   Ichimaru  Takae Nakamura Izumisawa  Meshino   Nagasawa  Senoo  Mori 
6 Nagoya Grampus Hayashi Yonekura Hatsuse  Miura Suganuma Takae Matheus Kurata  Fujimoto  Hwang  Nagasawa   Mori Nakamura Meshino 
GK RB LB CB CB CM CM RW LW CF CF      
Playoff Júbilo Iwata Hayashi Yonekura  Fujiharu Miura Fábio Endō Matheus Fujimoto  Kurata Hwang  Nagasawa  Oh Takae Meshino
Playoff Júbilo Iwata Hayashi Oh Fujiharu Miura Fábio Endō Matheus Fujimoto  Kurata Hwang     Nagasawa  Mori Takae Meshino
QF Yokohama F. Marinos Hayashi Yonekura Hatsuse Noda Suganuma Ko Ichimaru   Fujimoto  Ide  Ademilson Ichimi Takae Nakamura Onose
GK RB LB CB CB CB CM CM RW LW CF      
QF Yokohama F. Marinos Suzuki Oh   Fujiharu Noda Fábio Suganuma  Endō Konno   Ademilson  Kurata  Ichimi  Takae Nakamura Onose

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

Squad statistics

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No. Pos. Name J1 League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals    
1 GK   Masaaki Higashiguchi 29 0 0 0 3 0 32 0 2 0
2 DF   Takaharu Nishino 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 0
3 DF   Fábio 31 3 1 0 6 0 38 3 5 1
4 DF   Hiroki Fujiharu 23(2) 0 1 0 5 0 29(2) 0 1 0
5 DF   Genta Miura (c) 34 0 1 1 6 0 41 1 2 0
6 DF   Ryo Hatsuse 7(3) 0 0 0 4(1) 0 11(4) 0 2 0
7 MF   Yasuhito Endō 33(1) 1 1 0 6 0 40(1) 1 2 0
8 MF   Matheus Jesus 13 1 1 0 4 0 18 1 3 0
9 FW   Ademilson 13(4) 5 0 0 4 0 17(4) 5 0 0
10 MF   Shu Kurata 30(1) 4 1 0 6 0 37(1) 4 6 0
11 FW   Hwang Ui-jo 25(2) 16 1 0 6 5 32(2) 21 5 0
13 DF   Shunya Suganuma 9(2) 0 0 0 5 0 14(2) 0 4 0
14 DF   Koki Yonekura 16(10) 1 0 0 5(1) 0 21(11) 1 1 1
15 MF   Yasuyuki Konno 13(1) 0 0 0 1 0 14(1) 0 3 0
16 DF   Hiroki Noda 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0
17 MF   Mizuki Ichimaru 4 0 0 0 5 0 9 0 2 0
18 FW   Akito Takagi 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0(1) 0 0 0
19 FW   Kazunari Ichimi 2(7) 0 0 0 2 0 4(7) 1 0 0
20 FW   Shun Nagasawa 10(4) 1 1 0 6(1) 7 17(5) 8 1 0
21 MF   Shinya Yajima 1(1) 0 0 0 0(2) 0 1(3) 0 0 0
22 DF   Oh Jae-suk 21(3) 0 1 0 6(1) 0 28(4) 0 4 0
23 GK   Mizuki Hayashi 5(2) 0 1 0 5 0 11(2) 0 1 0
24 MF   Haruya Ide 2(5) 0 0 0 3 0 5(5) 0 0 0
25 MF   Jungo Fujimoto 12(9) 2 1 0 5(1) 0 18(10) 2 2 0
26 MF   Naoya Senoo 0 0 0(1) 0 0(1) 1 0(2) 1 0 0
27 MF   Yuto Mori 0(1) 0 0(1) 0 0(4) 0 0(6) 0 1 0
28 MF   Takahiro Ko 7(5) 0 0 0 1 0 8(5) 0 2 0
29 MF   Leo Takae 6(3) 0 0 0 3(4) 0 9(7) 0 3 0
31 GK   Ryota Suzuki 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
32 MF   Ren Shibamoto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 MF   Yuya Fukuda 1(2) 0 0 0 1(1) 0 2(3) 0 0 0
35 DF   Tatsuya Yamaguchi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 DF   Riku Matsuda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 FW   Haruto Shirai 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 FW   Keito Nakamura 2(15) 1 0(1) 0 2(5) 1 4(21) 2 1 0
39 MF   Jin Izumisawa 1(2) 0 0 0 3 0 4(2) 0 0 0
39 FW   Kazuma Watanabe 10(2) 3 0 0 0 0 10(2) 3 0 0
40 FW   Ryotaro Meshino 3(8) 0 0(1) 0 1(4) 1 4(13) 1 2 0
41 GK   Kosei Tani 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
50 MF   Kosuke Onose 11(3) 3 0 0 0(2) 0 11(5) 3 0 0
— — Own goals – 1 – 0 – 0 – 1 – –

Statistics accurate as of match played on 1 December 2018

Goalscorers

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As of 1 December 2018
Rank Position Name J1 League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
1 FW   Hwang Ui-jo 16 0 5 21
2 FW   Shun Nagasawa 1 0 7 8
3 FW   Ademilson 5 0 0 5
4 MF   Shu Kurata 4 0 0 4
5 DF   Fábio Aguiar 3 0 0 3
MF   Kosuke Onose 3 0 0 3
FW   Kazuma Watanabe 3 0 0 3
8 MF   Jungo Fujimoto 2 0 0 2
FW   Keito Nakamura 1 0 1 2
10 MF   Yasuhito Endō 1 0 0 1
FW   Kazunari Ichimi 0 0 1 1
MF   Matheus Jesus 1 0 0 1
FW   Ryotaro Meshino 0 0 1 1
DF   Genta Miura 0 1 0 1
DF   Takaharu Nishino 0 0 1 1
MF   Naoya Senoo 0 0 1 1
DF   Koki Yonekura 1 0 0 1
Total 41 1 17 59

Assists

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As of 1 December 2018
Rank Position Name J1 League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
1 MF   Yasuhito Endō 7 0 0 7
2 MF   Shu Kurata 4 0 2 6
3 MF   Jin Izumisawa 1 0 3 4
4 MF   Jungo Fujimoto 2 0 1 3
DF   Oh Jae-suk 2 0 1 3
MF   Kosuke Onose 3 0 0 3
7 FW   Ademilson 2 0 0 2
DF   Hiroki Fujiharu 2 0 0 2
DF   Ryo Hatsuse 1 0 1 2
FW   Hwang Ui-jo 1 0 1 2
MF   Takahiro Ko 2 0 0 2
FW   Keito Nakamura 2 0 0 2
13 MF   Yasuyuki Konno 1 0 0 1
FW   Shun Nagasawa 0 0 1 1
DF   Shunya Suganuma 0 0 1 1
MF   Leo Takae 0 0 1 1
DF   Koki Yonekura 1 0 0 1
Total 31 0 11 42

Gamba Osaka Under-23

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Gamba Osaka's Under-23 side compete in the J3 League where they are allowed to name 3 overage players of which one must be a goalkeeper. On January 24, their fixtures for the 2018 J3 League season were announced. Due to there being only 17 teams in the league, rounds 17 and 22 were bye rounds while the round 8 fixture against FC Tokyo Under-23 was played at a later date so as to fall on a national holiday.[36] The round 15 game against Thespakusatsu Gunma was postponed until August due to a large earthquake that occurred in Osaka in late June.[38]

Round Date Time* Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance League
position
1 11 March 2018 14:00 Grulla Morioka H 3-2 Meshino 66', 89', Ichimi 79' 1,330 3rd
2 17 March 2018 13:00 Kagoshima United FC A 1-4 Suganuma 19' 2,223 11th
3 21 March 2018 14:00 Blaublitz Akita H 2-1 Fukuda 15', Ichimi 79' 1,224 4th
4 25 March 2018 13:00 YSCC Yokohama A 0-0 1,509 5th
5 1 April 2018 14:00 Fujieda MYFC H 4-1 Ichimi 24', Meshino 26', 77', Ko 80' 1,398 4th
6 8 April 2018 13:00 Kataller Toyama A 0-3 1,704 5th
7 15 April 2018 14:00 AC Nagano Parceiro H 1-1 Ide 36' 1,575 6th
9 3 May 2018 18:00 FC Ryukyu A 1-2 Takagi 89' 1,824 9th
10 6 May 2018 14:00 Azul Claro Numazu H 3-0 Takagi 63', Senoo 70', Ichimi 88' 1,254 9th
11 20 May 2018 14:00 Giravanz Kitakyushu A 4-0 Izumisawa 31', Senoo 63', Ko 70', Shirai 88' 4,363 5th
8 26 May 2018 14:00 FC Tokyo U-23 H 2-4 Izumisawa 36', Nakamura 77' 1,596 5th
12 2 June 2018 14:00 Cerezo Osaka U-23 A 1-1 Shirai 75' 4,551 5th
13 10 June 2018 16:00 Fukushima United FC H 1-1 Ichimi (pen) 90+4' 974 7th
14 16 June 2018 17:00 Gainare Tottori A 0-1 2,456 7th
16 30 June 2018 17:00 SC Sagamihara A 3-2 Own goal 18', Ko 32', Mori 50' 3,256 5th
18 16 July 2018 17:30 Kagoshima United FC H 0-0 1,054 7th
19 22 July 2018 15:00 Grulla Morioka A 1-2 Ide 82' 3,115 11th
15 18 August 2018 17:00 Thespakusatsu Gunma* H 4-0 Nakamura 16', Senoo 25', Nishino 56', Fukuda 71' 1,050 6th
20 26 August 2018 19:00 YSCC Yokohama H 3-0 Konno 3', Takagi 33', Ide 78' 568 4th
21 2 September 2018 19:00 Thespakusatsu Gunma A 0-1 3,358 8th
23 15 September 2018 18:00 FC Ryukyu H 2-0 Takagi 45', Meshino 67' 804 5th
24 23 September 2018 13:00 Blaublitz Akita A 1-1 Senoo 65' 3,418 7th
25 30 September 2018 13:00 FC Tokyo U-23 A 2-2 Nakamura 6', Shibamoto 60' 1,178 7th
26 7 October 2018 14:00 Gainare Tottori H 2-0 Ichimi 3', Ide 71' 1,778 5th
27 13 October 2018 13:00 Fujieda MYFC A 1-2 Mori 31' 945 6th
28 21 October 2018 13:00 Azul Claro Numazu A 2-1 Ide 60', Nakamura 77' 4,041 5th
29 28 October 2018 14:00 SC Sagamihara H 2-1 Fukuda 33', Ichimi 60' 1,310 5th
30 4 November 2018 14:00 Kataller Toyama H 1-1 Nishino 66' 1,105 5th
31 11 November 2018 13:00 Nagano Parceiro A 1-2 Senoo 75' 2,828 5th
32 18 November 2018 13:05 Fukushima United FC A 3-4 Shibamoto 68', Senoo 80', Shirai 90+3' 1,055 6th
33 25 November 2018 14:00 Giravanz Kitakyushu H 2-1 Ichimi 50', Takagi 90+1' 1,334 6th
34 2 December 2018 13:00 Cerezo Osaka U-23 H 0-2 3,753 6th

* = all times Japan Standard Time.

U-23 Squad statistics

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No. Pos. Name J3 League Discipline
Apps Goals    
2 DF   Takaharu Nishino 25 2 4 0
6 DF   Ryo Hatsuse 10 0 1 0
13 DF   Shunya Suganuma 5 1 1 0
14 DF   Koki Yonekura 1 0 0 0
15 MF   Yasuyuki Konno 1 1 0 0
16 DF   Hiroki Noda 25(1) 0 2 0
17 MF   Mizuki Ichimaru 18(2) 0 7 1
18 FW   Akito Takagi 27(5) 5 0 0
19 FW   Kazunari Ichimi 21 8 3 0
21 MF   Shinya Yajima 9 0 0 0
23 GK   Mizuki Hayashi 4 0 0 0
24 MF   Haruya Ide 14(2) 5 2 0
26 MF   Naoya Senoo 15(12) 6 2 1
27 MF   Yuto Mori 11(11) 2 3 0
28 MF   Takahiro Ko 20 3 4 0
29 MF   Leo Takae 15(1) 0 4 1
31 GK   Ryota Suzuki 11 0 0 0
32 MF   Ren Shibamoto 13(9) 2 0 0
34 MF   Yuya Fukuda 8(14) 3 0 0
35 DF   Tatsuya Yamaguchi 29(2) 0 3 0
36 DF   Riku Matsuda 23(1) 0 2 0
37 FW   Haruto Shirai 1(20) 3 1 0
38 FW   Keito Nakamura 10(5) 4 0 0
39 MF   Jin Izumisawa 7(1) 2 0 0
40 FW   Ryotaro Meshino 12(3) 5 0 0
41 GK   Kosei Tani 17 0 0 0
42 GK   Yukihiro Komai 0 0 0 0
43 MF   Tsubasa Adachi 0(1) 0 0 0
44 MF   Sho Iwamoto 0 0 0 0
45 DF   Tetta Kawai 0 0 0 0
46 MF   Kohei Okuno 0(2) 0 0 0
47 DF   Sho Nishimura 0 0 0 0
48 MF   Naoya Takahashi 0 0 0 0
— — Own goals – 0 – –

Statistics accurate as of match played on 2 December 2018

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