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2015 Gamba Osaka season

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.

Gamba Osaka
2015 season
ChairmanTeruhisa Noro
ManagerKenta Hasegawa
J1 League3rd (regular season)
Runner-up (Championship)
Emperor's CupWinners
J.League CupRunner-up
AFC Champions LeagueSemi-finals
Japanese Super CupWinners
Suruga Bank ChampionshipRunner-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Takashi Usami 19
All: Takashi Usami 28
Highest home attendance18,842 vs Kawasaki Frontale,
16 May 2015 (J1 League)
Lowest home attendance6,064 vs Nagoya Grampus,
2 September 2015 (J.League Cup)
Average home league attendance15,999 (league)
13,927 (season)
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Transfers edit

In edit

No. Pos Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
24 FW   Shingo Akamine   Vegalta Sendai Unknown Dec 2014 [1]
18 GK   Yōsuke Fujigaya   Júbilo Iwata Free transfer Jan 2015 [2]
33 MF   Shōhei Ogura   Yokohama F. Marinos Unknown Dec 2014 [3]
20 FW   Shun Nagasawa   Shimizu S-Pulse Unknown 9 Jul 2015

Out edit

Pos Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
FW   Shota Kawanishi   Montedio Yamagata Unknown Dec 2014 [citation needed]
GK   Kohei Kawata   Ventforet Kofu Unknown Dec 2014 [citation needed]
GK   Atsushi Kimura retired Unknown Dec 2014 [citation needed]
FW   Naoki Ogawa   Fujieda MYFC Loan Dec 2014 [citation needed]
MF   Kenya Okazaki   Ehime FC Loan Dec 2014 [citation needed]
FW   Akihiro Sato   Tokushima Vortis Unknown Dec 2014 [citation needed]
DF   Yuto Uchida   Tokushima Vortis Loan Dec 2014 [citation needed]
MF   Shōhei Ogura   Montedio Yamagata Loan Aug 2015

First team squad edit

As of the beginning of 2015 season.[4][5]
Squad no. Name Nationality Position(s) Since Date of birth (Age) Signed from Games played Goals scored
Goalkeepers
1 Masaaki Higashiguchi   GK 2014 (1986-05-12)12 May 1986 (aged 29) Albirex Niigata 50 0
16 Ken Tajiri   GK 2013 (1993-06-11)11 June 1993 (aged 22) Gamba Osaka Youth 0 0
18 Yōsuke Fujigaya   GK 2015 (1981-02-13)13 February 1981 (aged 34) Júbilo Iwata 336 0
31 Mizuki Hayashi   GK 2015 (1996-09-04)4 September 1996 (aged 19) Gamba Osaka Youth 0 0
Defenders
3 Takaharu Nishino   CB 2012 (1993-09-14)14 September 1993 (aged 22) Gamba Osaka Youth 54 6
4 Hiroki Fujiharu   LB 2011 (1988-11-28)28 November 1988 (aged 27) Osaka University of H&SS 145 6
5 Daiki Niwa   CB 2012 (1986-01-16)16 January 1986 (aged 29) Avispa Fukuoka 82 6
6 Kim Jung-ya   CB 2014 (1988-05-17)17 May 1988 (aged 27) Sagan Tosu 31 0
8 Keisuke Iwashita   CB 2012 (1986-09-24)24 September 1986 (aged 29) Shimizu S-Pulse 77 4
14 Koki Yonekura   RB / RM 2014 (1988-05-17)17 May 1988 (aged 27) JEF United 35 3
22 Oh Jae-suk   RB / LB 2013 (1990-01-04)4 January 1990 (aged 25)   Gangwon FC 42 0
30 So Hirao   RB 2015 (1996-07-01)1 July 1996 (aged 19) Gamba Osaka Youth 0 0
35 Ryo Hatsuse   CB 2015 (1997-07-10)10 July 1997 (aged 18) Gamba Osaka Youth 0 0
Midfielders
7 Yasuhito Endō (captain)   CM / AM 2001 (1980-01-28)28 January 1980 (aged 35) Kyoto Purple Sanga 556 112
10 Takahiro Futagawa   RM / LM 1999 (1980-06-27)27 June 1980 (aged 35) Gamba Osaka Youth 587 86
11 Shu Kurata   LW / AM 2012 (1988-11-26)26 November 1988 (aged 27) Cerezo Osaka 149 28
13 Hiroyuki Abe   RM 2012 (1989-07-05)5 July 1989 (aged 26) Kwansei Gakuin University 96 18
15 Yasuyuki Konno   CB / DM / CM 2012 (1983-01-25)25 January 1983 (aged 32) FC Tokyo 122 8
17 Tomokazu Myojin   DM / CM 2006 (1978-01-24)24 January 1978 (aged 37) Kashiwa Reysol 338 19
19 Kotaro Omori   RW / LW 2011 (1992-04-28)28 April 1992 (aged 23) Gamba Osaka Youth 63 8
21 Yōsuke Ideguchi   DM / CM 2014 (1996-08-23)23 August 1996 (aged 19) Gamba Osaka Youth 2 0
26 Naoya Senoo   CM 2015 (1996-08-15)15 August 1996 (aged 19) Gamba Osaka Youth 0 0
27 Tatsuya Uchida   DM / CM 2011 (1992-02-08)8 February 1992 (aged 23) Gamba Osaka Youth 68 1
28 Shota Yomesaka   CM 2014 (1996-10-19)19 October 1996 (aged 19) Gamba Osaka Youth 0 0
33 Shōhei Ogura   RB / DM / CM 2015 (1985-09-08)8 September 1985 (aged 30) Yokohama F. Marinos 0 0
38 Ritsu Doan   RM 2015 (1998-06-16)16 June 1998 (aged 17) Gamba Osaka Youth 0 0
Strikers
9 Lins   CF 2014 (1987-09-11)11 September 1987 (aged 28)   Criciúma 39 8
20 Shun Nagasawa   CF 2015 (1988-08-25)25 August 1988 (aged 27) Shimizu S-Pulse 0 0
24 Shingo Akamine   CF 2015 (1983-12-08)8 December 1983 (aged 32) Vegalta Sendai 0 0
29 Patric   CF 2014 (1987-10-26)26 October 1987 (aged 28)   Atlético Goianiense 27 16
39 Takashi Usami   CF / AM 2013 (1992-05-06)6 May 1992 (aged 23)   Hoffenheim 118 59

Pre-season friendlies edit

Date Opponents H / A Result
F-A 		Scorers Attendance
24 January 2015 Persija A 4–0 Usami   35'
Lins   56', 72'
Patric   86'

Japanese Super Cup edit

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]

Round Date Opponents H / A Result
F-A 		Scorers Attendance
Final 28 February 2015 Urawa Red Diamonds N 2–0 Usami   68'
Patric   90+3' 		47,666

J.League 1 edit

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 edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 17 10 4 3 29 16 +13 34
4 Gamba Osaka 17 9 5 3 24 13 +11 32
5 Kawasaki Frontale 17 9 3 5 32 26 +6 30
Updated to match(es) played on 27 June 2015. Source: Meiji Yasuda J1 League Standings
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Round Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance League
position
1 7 March 2015 FC Tokyo H 2–2 Patric 45'+1, Usami (pen.) 52' 18,332 10th
2 14 March 2015 Sagan Tosu A 0–1 17,695 13th
3 22 March 2015 Ventforet Kofu A 2–0 Abe 62', Usami 64' 13,047 9th
4 3 April 2015 Nagoya Grampus H 3–1 Usami 45'+1, 49' Konno 80' 10,702 5th
5 12 April 2015 Shimizu S-Pulse A 3–2 Usami 30', 80', Patric 51' 16,027 3rd
6 18 April 2015 Shonan Bellmare A 2–0 Usami 26', Endō (pen.) 90' 14,538 2nd
7 26 April 2015 Albirex Niigata H 2–1 Usami 48', Patric 84' 17,417 2nd
8 29 April 2015 Matsumoto Yamaga H 1–0 Usami 16' 17,173 2nd
9 2 May 2015 Urawa Red Diamonds A 0–1 53,148 3rd
10 10 May 2015 Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–0 Lins 60' 17,372 3rd
11 16 May 2015 Kawasaki Frontale H 1–1 Usami 43' 18,842 2nd
12 30 May 2015 Yokohama F. Marinos A 1–1 Patric 90+5' 35,044 4th
13 3 June 2015 Kashima Antlers H 2–0 Konno 41', Endō (pen.) 52' 13,110 2nd
14 7 June 2015 Vissel Kobe H 0–0 18,437 4th
15 20 June 2015 Vegalta Sendai H 1–1 Konno 33' 14,616 4th
16 23 June 2015 Kashiwa Reysol A 0–1 9,997 4th
17 27 June 2015 Montedio Yamagata A 3–1 Usami 50', 59', 62' 14,320 4th

Match day line-ups edit

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

Player appearances – 2015 J1 League First Stage
Round Opponent GK RB LB CB CB RM LM CM CM FW FW      
1 FC Tokyo Higashiguchi Oh Fujiharu Niwa  Iwashita Omori  Kurata Endō Myojin Patric  Usami   Lins Yonekura
2 Sagan Tosu Higashiguchi Oh  Fujiharu Niwa Iwashita Omori  Kurata  Endō Myojin Patric Usami Lins Abe Yonekura
3 Ventforet Kofu Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa Iwashita Abe  Omori  Endō Myojin  Patric  Usami  Kurata Konno Akamine
4 Nagoya Grampus Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa Iwashita Abe  Kurata  Endō  Konno  Patric Usami    Lins Omori Ogura
5 Shimizu S-Pulse Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa Iwashita Abe  Kurata  Endō Konno  Patric  Usami   Futagawa Omori
6 Shonan Bellmare Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa  Kim Abe  Omori Endō  Konno Patric  Usami   Kurata Akamine Ogura
7 Albirex Niigata Higashiguchi Oh  Fujiharu Niwa Iwashita Abe  Kurata Endō Konno Lins  Usami  Yonekura Omori Patric 
8 Matsumoto Yamaga Higashiguchi Yonekura   Fujiharu Niwa Kim Abe Omori Endō Ideguchi  Patric Usami   Lins Konno Ogura
9 Urawa Red Diamonds Higashiguchi Ogura  Fujiharu Niwa Kim Omori  Kurata Endō Konno Patric   Usami Lins Abe Akamine
10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Higashiguchi Niwa Fujiharu Kim Iwashita Abe  Omori Endō  Konno  Lins   Usami  Kurata Patric Ogura
11 Kawasaki Frontale Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa Iwashita  Abe  Omori Endō Konno  Patric  Usami   Lins Kurata Akamine
12 Yokohama F. Marinos Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa Kim Omori  Kurata  Endō Myojin  Lins  Usami Abe Patric  Ogura
13 Kashima Antlers Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa Iwashita Abe Kurata  Endō  Konno  Patric  Usami  Doan
14 Vissel Kobe Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa Iwashita Abe  Kurata  Endō Konno Patric  Usami Lins Omori Akamine
15 Vegalta Sendai Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa Iwashita Doan  Omori  Endō Konno   Patric  Usami Lins Abe Akamine
16 Kashiwa Reysol Higashiguchi  Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa Iwashita Omori  Kurata  Endō Konno Patric  Usami Lins Abe Akamine
17 Montedio Yamagata Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa Iwashita Abe  Kurata Endō  Konno Patric  Usami    Kim Myojin Omori

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

Second stage edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
2 Kashima Antlers 17 12 1 4 30 16 +14 37
3 Gamba Osaka 17 9 4 4 32 24 +8 31
4 Urawa Red Diamonds 17 9 4 4 30 23 +7 31
Updated to match(es) played on 22 November 2015. Source: Meiji Yasuda J1 League 2nd Stage Standings
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Round Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance League
position
18 11 July 2015 Ventforet Kofu H 2–1 Patric 34', Usami (pen.) 90' 14,364 6th
19 15 July 2015 Nagoya Grampus A 2–3 Omori 8', Patric 30' 13,422 8th
20 19 July 2015 Yokohama F. Marinos H 2–2 Patric 5', Usami 68' 16,787 7th
21 22 July 2015 Sagan Tosu H 1–1 Endō (pen.) 39' 11,156 4th
22 25 July 2015 Vissel Kobe A 2–1 Endō 12', Usami 77' 20,679 3rd
23 29 July 2015 Albirex Niigata A 2–2 Yonekura 47', Endō (pen.) 54' 19,650 5th
24 16 August 2015 FC Tokyo A 1–2 Patric 47' 37,978 10th
25 22 August 2015 Shimizu S-Pulse H 1–0 Patric 31' 15,333 8th
26 30 August 2015 Shonan Bellmare H 1–0 Kurata 9' 14,985 5th
27 12 September 2015 Kashima Antlers A 2–1 Usami (pen.) 29', 39' 22,380 5th
28 20 September 2015 Matsumoto Yamaga A 1–1 Kurata (pen.) 90+3' 18,052 5th
29 26 September 2015 Kashiwa Reysol H 3–1 Abe 34', 37', Usami 60' 16,438 4th
30 4 October 2015 Kawasaki Frontale A 3–5 Patric 42', 66', Kurata 71' 24,300 8th
31 17 October 2015 Urawa Red Diamonds H 2–1 Abe 7', Nagasawa 59' 18,638 4th
32 25 October 2015 Vegalta Sendai A 3–1 Patric 21' Kurata 36', 62' 19,263 4th
33 7 November 2015 Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 0–2 17,435 4th
34 22 November 2015 Montedio Yamagata H 4–0 Omori 61', 63', Nagasawa 64', Yonekura 66' 18,219 3rd

Match day line-ups edit

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

Player appearances – 2015 J1 League Second stage
Opponent GK RB LB CB CB RM LM CM CM FW FW      
18 Ventforet Kofu Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa Iwashita Abe  Kurata  Endō  Konno Patric  Usami  Lins Omori Akamine
19 Nagoya Grampus Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa Iwashita  Omori   Kurata  Endō Konno Patric  Usami  Lins Abe Nagasawa
20 Yokohama F. Marinos Higashiguchi Oh   Fujiharu Niwa Iwashita Omori  Kurata Endō Konno Patric   Usami  Abe Yonekura Nagasawa
21 Sagan Tosu Higashiguchi Yonekura Oh  Niwa Kim Abe Kurata Endō   Myojin  Patric Usami Fujiharu Lins Konno
22 Vissel Kobe Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa Iwashita Abe  Omori Endō  Konno Lins  Usami   Kurata Myojin Patric
23 Albirex Niigata Higashiguchi Yonekura   Fujiharu Niwa Iwashita Abe  Kurata  Endō  Konno Patric  Usami  Myojin Omori Oh
24 FC Tokyo Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa Iwashita Abe  Kurata  Endō Konno  Patric   Usami Lins Omori Akamine
25 Shimizu S-Pulse Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa Kim Omori  Kurata  Endō Konno Patric  Usami  Lins Abe Ideguchi
26 Shonan Bellmare Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa Iwashita  Omori  Kurata   Endō Konno Patric   Usami Kim Abe Ideguchi
27 Kashima Antlers Higashiguchi Yonekura   Fujiharu Niwa Iwashita Abe  Kurata  Endō Konno Patric  Usami   Kim Lins Ideguchi
28 Matsumoto Yamaga Higashiguchi  Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa Kim  Abe  Endō Ideguchi  Konno Akamine  Usami Kurata   Omori Patric
29 Kashiwa Reysol Higashiguchi Yonekura Oh Niwa Iwashita Abe   Kurata  Endō Konno Patric  Usami   Myojin Omori Akamine
30 Kawasaki Frontale Higashiguchi  Yonekura Oh  Niwa Iwashita Abe  Omori  Endō  Konno Patric    Usami Lins Kurata  Myojin
31 Urawa Red Diamonds Higashiguchi Oh Fujiharu Niwa Nishino Abe   Endō Ideguchi Konno Akamine   Usami  Kim Omori Nagasawa 
32 Vegalta Sendai Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa Nishino  Abe Kurata    Endō Konno Patric    Usami Kim Ideguchi Akamine
33 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Higashiguchi  Yonekura  Fujiharu Niwa Iwashita   Endō Kurata  Ideguchi  Konno Patric   Usami Abe Fujigaya Omori
34 Montedio Yamagata Higashiguchi Oh  Fujiharu Niwa Nishino Abe  Omori   Endō Konno Kurata  Usami Futagawa Yonekura  Nagasawa 

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

Overall standings edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Urawa Red Diamonds 34 21 9 4 69 40 +29 72 Champions League group stage and J.League Championship 1st Round
3 Gamba Osaka 34 18 9 7 56 37 +19 63
4 FC Tokyo 34 19 6 9 45 33 +12 63 Champions League qualifying play-off[a]
Updated to match(es) played on 28 November 2015. Source: Meiji Yasuda J1 League Standings
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ The winner of the 2015 Emperor's Cup qualified for the Group Stage of the 2016 AFC Champions League. Since the Emperor's Cup winner was Gamba Osaka who were the third-placed team, the qualifying play-off spot was awarded to the fourth-placed team.

Championship stage edit

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.

Round Date Opponents H / A Result
F-A 		Scorers Attendance
Semi-Final 28 November 2015 Urawa Red Diamonds A 3–1 aet Konno 47', Fujiharu 118', Patric 120+1' 40,696
Final 2 December 2015 Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 2–3 Nagasawa 60', Konno 82' 17,844
Final 5 December 2015 Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–1 Konno 27' 36,609

Match day line-ups edit

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

Player appearances – 2015 J1 League
Round Opponent GK RB LB CB CB RM LM CM CM FW FW      
SF Urawa Red Diamonds Higashiguchi Oh Fujiharu  Niwa Nishino Abe   Omori  Endō Konno  Patric   Usami  Kurata Yonekura  Ideguchi
F Sanfrecce Hiroshima Higashiguchi Oh  Fujiharu Niwa Nishino Abe  Omori   Endō Konno  Nagasawa   Usami  Kurata Yonekura Patric
F Sanfrecce Hiroshima Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa Nishino   Abe Omori  Endō Konno   Nagasawa  Usami  Kurata Ideguchi Patric

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

AFC Champions League edit

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.

Round Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance League
position
1 24 February 2015 Guangzhou R&F H 0–2 8,848 4th
2 3 March 2015 Seongnam A 0–2 7,813 4th
3 18 March 2015 Buriram United H 1–1 Abe 39' 6,469 4th
4 7 April 2015 Buriram United A 2–1 Lins 40', Omori 87' 23,987 4th
5 22 April 2015 Guangzhou R&F A 5–0 Patric 14', 45', Abe 43', 68', Usami 70' 8,647 2nd
6 6 May 2015 Seongnam H 2–1 Usami 64', Lins 82' 12,821 1st
1/16 20 May 2015 FC Seoul A 3–1 Usami 62', 86', Yonekura 73' 10,607 N/A
1/16 27 May 2015 FC Seoul H 3–2 Patric 16', Kurata 45', Lins 86' 9,597 N/A
QF 26 August 2015 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors A 0–0 23,633 N/A
QF 16 September 2015 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors H 3–2 Patric 14', Kurata 76', Yonekura 90+3' 9,284 N/A
SF 30 September 2015 Guangzhou Evergrande A 1–2 Feng 12' (o.g.) 48,946 N/A
SF 21 October 2015 Guangzhou Evergrande H 0–0 17,310 N/A

Match day line-ups edit

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

Player appearances – 2015 AFC Champions League
Round Opponent GK RB LB CB CB RM LM CM CM FW FW      
1 Guangzhou R&F Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa Iwashita Abe  Omori   Endō  Ogura  Patric  Usami Lins Kurata Akamine
2 Seongnam Higashiguchi Yonekura  Oh  Niwa Kim Abe  Kurata Endō Ogura  Patric Lins Fujiharu Myojin Usami
3 Buriram United Higashiguchi  Yonekura Oh  Niwa Iwashita Abe  Omori  Endō Myojin Patric  Usami  Fujiharu Lins Akamine
4 Buriram United Higashiguchi Yonekura  Fujiharu Niwa Nishino  Abe  Kurata  Endō Konno Lins  Usami Kim  Omori  Akamine
5 Guangzhou R&F Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa Iwashita  Abe    Omori  Endō  Konno Patric    Usami  Lins Kurata Ogura
6 Seongnam Higashiguchi Ogura  Fujiharu  Niwa Kim Abe Futagawa  Endō Konno Patric Usami   Iwashita Lins  Kurata
1/16 FC Seoul Higashiguchi Yonekura  Fujiharu Niwa  Iwashita Abe  Omori  Endō Konno  Patric Usami   Kurata Futagawa
1/16 FC Seoul Higashiguchi Yonekura  Fujiharu Niwa Iwashita  Abe  Kurata  Endō Konno  Patric  Usami   Kim Lins  Doan
QF Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Higashiguchi Niwa Fujiharu Kim Iwashita Abe  Omori  Endō Myojin  Patric  Usami   Lins Kurata Ideguchi
QF Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Higashiguchi Oh  Fujiharu Niwa  Iwashita Abe  Futagawa  Endō Konno Patric  Kurata  Kim Lins Yonekura 
SF Guangzhou Evergrande Higashiguchi Yonekura Oh Niwa Kim Abe  Kurata  Endō Konno  Patric Usami  Lins Myojin Akamine
SF Guangzhou Evergrande Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa Iwashita Abe  Futagawa  Endō Konno Patric Kurata  Omori Nagasawa Usami

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

Suruga Bank Championship edit

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.

Round Date Opponents H / A Result
F-A 		Scorers Attendance
Final 11 August 2015 River Plate H 0–3 12,722

J.League Cup edit

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.

Round Date Opponents H / A Result
F-A 		Scorers Attendance
QF 2 September 2015 Nagoya Grampus H 1–1 Futagawa 6' 6,064
QF 6 September 2015 Nagoya Grampus A 2–2
10–9 on pens 		Abe 41', Iwashita 94' 8,064
SF 7 October 2015 Albirex Niigata A 1–2 Omori 33' 9,018
SF 11 October 2015 Albirex Niigata H 2–0 Endō 57, Fujiharu 90+4' 11,475
F 31 October 2015 Kashima Antlers N 0–3 50,828

Match day line-ups edit

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

Player appearances – 2015 J.League Cup
Round Opponent GK RB LB CB CB RM LM CM CM FW FW      
QF Nagoya Grampus Fujigaya Hirao  Nishino Kim Konno Abe Futagawa   Myojin Ideguchi Lins Akamine  Iwashita Omori Doan
QF Nagoya Grampus Fujigaya Oh Fujiharu Kim Iwashita  Abe   Futagawa  Endō Konno Patric Kurata  Lins Omori  Ideguchi
SF Albirex Niigata Fujigaya Oh Fujiharu  Kim   Nishino   Omori   Futagawa  Myojin  Ideguchi Akamine Kurata Iwashita Lins Senoo
SF Albirex Niigata Fujigaya Oh Fujiharu  Nishino Iwashita  Abe  Futagawa  Endō  Konno  Patric  Kurata  Myojin Omori Ideguchi
F Kashima Antlers Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa Nishino  Abe  Kurata  Endō Konno  Patric  Usami Iwashita Lins Omori 

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

Emperor's Cup edit

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.

Round Date Opponents H / A Result
F-A 		Scorers Attendance
4th round 15 November 2015 Kawasaki Frontale H 2–0 Omori 45+2', Kurata 53' 7,345
Quarter-Final 26 December 2015 Sagan Tosu H 3–1 Usami 26', 79', Nagasawa 80' 12,132
Semi-Final 29 December 2015 Sanfrecce Hiroshima N 3–1 Usami 7', 74', Nagasawa 90+1' 17,027
Final 1 January 2016 Urawa Red Diamonds N 2–1 Patric 32', 53' 43,809

Match day line-ups edit

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

Player appearances – 2015 Emperor's Cup
Round Opponent GK RB LB CB CB RM LM CM CM FW FW      
4R Kawasaki Frontale Higashiguchi Yonekura Oh Niwa Nishino Abe  Omori  Endō Konno Patric  Kurata  Nagasawa Ideguchi
QF Sagan Tosu Higashiguchi Yonekura Konno Niwa Kim Abe Usami    Endō Ideguchi  Patric  Kurata Myojin Nagasawa  Uchida
SF Sanfrecce Hiroshima Higashiguchi Yonekura  Fujiharu Niwa Kim Abe Usami     Endō Konno  Patric  Kurata  Nagasawa  Ideguchi
F Urawa Red Diamonds Higashiguchi Yonekura  Fujiharu  Niwa  Kim Abe Usami   Endō Konno Patric    Kurata Nagasawa Ideguchi Uchida

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

Squad statistics edit

No. Pos. Name League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Champions League Other1 Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals    
1 GK   Masaaki Higashiguchi 34 0 4 0 1 0 12 0 4 0 55 0 4 0
3 DF   Takaharu Nishino 3 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 3 0 12 0 2 0
4 DF   Hiroki Fujiharu 31(1) 0 2 0 4 1 9(2) 0 4(1) 1 50(4) 2 2 0
5 DF   Daiki Niwa 34 0 4 0 1 0 12 0 4 0 55 0 5 0
6 DF   Kim Jung-ya 8(5) 0 3 0 3 0 4(3) 0 1 0 19(8) 0 3 1
7 MF   Yasuhito Endō (c) 34 5 4 0 3 1 12 0 5 0 58 6 4 0
8 DF   Keisuke Iwashita 24 0 0 0 2(3) 1 8(1) 0 2 0 36(4) 1 8 0
9 FW   Lins 4(16) 1 0 0 1(3) 0 2(8) 3 1(1) 0 8(28) 4 0 1
10 MF   Takahiro Futagawa 0(2) 0 0 0 4 1 3(1) 0 0(1) 0 7(4) 1 0 0
11 MF   Shu Kurata 24(7) 5 4 1 4 0 6(5) 2 1(4) 0 40(15) 8 8 0
13 MF   Hiroyuki Abe 23(10) 4 4 0 4 1 12 3 3(2) 0 46(12) 8 1 0
14 DF   Koki Yonekura 26(5) 2 4 0 1 0 9(1) 2 1(2) 0 41(8) 4 6 0
15 MF   Yasuyuki Konno 28(3) 3 4 0 4 0 8 0 4 3 48(3) 6 11 0
16 GK   Ken Tajiri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF   Tomokazu Myojin 5(5) 0 0(1) 0 2(1) 0 2(2) 0 2 0 11(9) 0 3 0
18 GK   Yōsuke Fujigaya 0(1) 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 5(1) 0 0 0
19 MF   Kotaro Omori 18(12) 3 1 1 1(4) 1 5(2) 1 5 0 30(18) 6 4 0
20 FW   Shun Nagasawa 0(4) 2 0(4) 2 0 0 0(1) 0 2 1 2(9) 5 1 0
21 MF   Yōsuke Ideguchi 4(4) 0 1(3) 0 2(2) 0 0(1) 0 1(2) 0 8(12) 0 0 0
22 DF   Oh Jae-suk 9(1) 0 1 0 3 0 4 0 4 0 21(1) 0 3 1
24 FW   Shingo Akamine 2(11) 0 0 0 2 0 0(4) 0 2 0 6(15) 0 1 0
26 MF   Naoya Senoo 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0
27 MF   Tatsuya Uchida 0 0 0(2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(2) 0 0 0
28 MF   Shota Yomesaka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 FW   Patric 27(5) 12 4 2 3 0 11 4 2(3) 2 47(8) 20 13 1
30 FW   So Hirao 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0(1) 0 1(1) 0 0 0
31 GK   Mizuki Hayashi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 MF   Shōhei Ogura 1(5) 0 0 0 0 0 3(1) 0 0 0 4(6) 0 0 0
35 DF   Ryo Hatsuse 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 MF   Ritsu Doan 1(1) 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0 0(1) 0 1(3) 0 0 0
39 FW   Takashi Usami 34 19 3 4 1 0 9(2) 4 4 1 51(2) 28 8 0
— — 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.

References edit

  1. ^ "FW24 赤嶺 真吾｜ガンバ大阪オフィシャルサイト". Archived from the original on 30 March 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  2. ^ "GK18 藤ヶ谷 陽介｜ガンバ大阪オフィシャルサイト". Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  3. ^ "MF33 小椋 祥平｜ガンバ大阪オフィシャルサイト". Archived from the original on 30 March 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Players | GAMBA OSAKA".
  5. ^ "選手 / チームスタッフ｜ガンバ大阪オフィシャルサイト".
  6. ^ Soccerway Game Report
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  8. ^ "2015 Gamba Osaka Season Statistics". flashscore.com. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  9. ^ "2015 Gamba Osaka Team Profile". soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
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