2015 Gamba Osaka season

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Gamba Osaka
2015 season
Chairman
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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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[]

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

Out[]

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

First team squad[]

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 Japan GK 2014 (1986-05-12)12 May 1986 (aged 29) Albirex Niigata 50 0
16 Ken Tajiri Japan GK 2013 (1993-06-11)11 June 1993 (aged 22) Gamba Osaka Youth 0 0
18 Yōsuke Fujigaya Japan GK 2015 (1981-02-13)13 February 1981 (aged 34) Júbilo Iwata 336 0
31 Mizuki Hayashi Japan GK 2015 (1996-09-04)4 September 1996 (aged 19) Gamba Osaka Youth 0 0
Defenders
3 Takaharu Nishino Japan CB 2012 (1993-09-14)14 September 1993 (aged 22) Gamba Osaka Youth 54 6
4 Hiroki Fujiharu Japan LB 2011 (1988-11-28)28 November 1988 (aged 27) Osaka University of H&SS 145 6
5 Daiki Niwa Japan CB 2012 (1986-01-16)16 January 1986 (aged 29) Avispa Fukuoka 82 6
6 Kim Jung-ya South Korea CB 2014 (1988-05-17)17 May 1988 (aged 27) Sagan Tosu 31 0
8 Keisuke Iwashita Japan CB 2012 (1986-09-24)24 September 1986 (aged 29) Shimizu S-Pulse 77 4
14 Koki Yonekura Japan RB / RM 2014 (1988-05-17)17 May 1988 (aged 27) JEF United 35 3
22 Oh Jae-suk South Korea RB / LB 2013 (1990-01-04)4 January 1990 (aged 25) South Korea Gangwon FC 42 0
30 So Hirao Japan RB 2015 (1996-07-01)1 July 1996 (aged 19) Gamba Osaka Youth 0 0
35 Ryo Hatsuse Japan CB 2015 (1997-07-10)10 July 1997 (aged 18) Gamba Osaka Youth 0 0
Midfielders
7 Yasuhito Endō (captain) Japan CM / AM 2001 (1980-01-28)28 January 1980 (aged 35) Kyoto Purple Sanga 556 112
10 Takahiro Futagawa Japan RM / LM 1999 (1980-06-27)27 June 1980 (aged 35) Gamba Osaka Youth 587 86
11 Shu Kurata Japan LW / AM 2012 (1988-11-26)26 November 1988 (aged 27) Cerezo Osaka 149 28
13 Hiroyuki Abe Japan RM 2012 (1989-07-05)5 July 1989 (aged 26) Kwansei Gakuin University 96 18
15 Yasuyuki Konno Japan CB / DM / CM 2012 (1983-01-25)25 January 1983 (aged 32) FC Tokyo 122 8
17 Tomokazu Myojin Japan DM / CM 2006 (1978-01-24)24 January 1978 (aged 37) Kashiwa Reysol 338 19
19 Kotaro Omori Japan RW / LW 2011 (1992-04-28)28 April 1992 (aged 23) Gamba Osaka Youth 63 8
21 Yōsuke Ideguchi Japan DM / CM 2014 (1996-08-23)23 August 1996 (aged 19) Gamba Osaka Youth 2 0
26 Naoya Senoo Japan CM 2015 (1996-08-15)15 August 1996 (aged 19) Gamba Osaka Youth 0 0
27 Tatsuya Uchida Japan DM / CM 2011 (1992-02-08)8 February 1992 (aged 23) Gamba Osaka Youth 68 1
28 Shota Yomesaka Japan CM 2014 (1996-10-19)19 October 1996 (aged 19) Gamba Osaka Youth 0 0
33 Shōhei Ogura Japan RB / DM / CM 2015 (1985-09-08)8 September 1985 (aged 30) Yokohama F. Marinos 0 0
38 Ritsu Doan Japan RM 2015 (1998-06-16)16 June 1998 (aged 17) Gamba Osaka Youth 0 0
Strikers
9 Lins Brazil CF 2014 (1987-09-11)11 September 1987 (aged 28) Brazil Criciúma 39 8
20 Shun Nagasawa Japan CF 2015 (1988-08-25)25 August 1988 (aged 27) Shimizu S-Pulse 0 0
24 Shingo Akamine Japan CF 2015 (1983-12-08)8 December 1983 (aged 32) Vegalta Sendai 0 0
29 Patric Brazil CF 2014 (1987-10-26)26 October 1987 (aged 28) Brazil Atlético Goianiense 27 16
39 Takashi Usami Japan CF / AM 2013 (1992-05-06)6 May 1992 (aged 23) Germany Hoffenheim 118 59

Pre-season friendlies[]

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

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]

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

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[]

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
 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[]

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 Substituted in Substituted in Substituted in
1 FC Tokyo Higashiguchi Oh Fujiharu NiwaYellow card.svg Iwashita OmoriSubstituted off Kurata Endō Myojin PatricGoal UsamiGoalSubstituted off Lins Yonekura
2 Sagan Tosu Higashiguchi OhSubstituted off Fujiharu Niwa Iwashita OmoriSubstituted off KurataSubstituted off Endō Myojin Patric Usami Lins Abe Yonekura
3 Ventforet Kofu Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa Iwashita AbeGoal OmoriSubstituted off Endō MyojinSubstituted off PatricSubstituted off UsamiGoal Kurata Konno Akamine
4 Nagoya Grampus Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa Iwashita AbeSubstituted off KurataSubstituted off EndōYellow card.svg KonnoGoal Patric UsamiGoalGoalSubstituted off Lins Omori Ogura
5 Shimizu S-Pulse Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa Iwashita AbeSubstituted off KurataSubstituted off Endō KonnoYellow card.svg PatricGoal UsamiGoalGoal Futagawa Omori
6 Shonan Bellmare Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu NiwaYellow card.svg Kim AbeSubstituted off Omori EndōGoal Konno PatricSubstituted off UsamiGoalSubstituted off Kurata Akamine Ogura
7 Albirex Niigata Higashiguchi OhSubstituted off Fujiharu Niwa Iwashita AbeSubstituted off Kurata Endō Konno LinsSubstituted off UsamiGoal Yonekura Omori PatricGoal
8 Matsumoto Yamaga Higashiguchi YonekuraYellow card.svgSubstituted off Fujiharu Niwa Kim Abe Omori Endō IdeguchiSubstituted off Patric UsamiGoalSubstituted off Lins Konno Ogura
9 Urawa Red Diamonds Higashiguchi OguraSubstituted off Fujiharu Niwa Kim OmoriSubstituted off Kurata Endō Konno PatricYellow card.svgSubstituted off Usami Lins Abe Akamine
10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Higashiguchi Niwa Fujiharu Kim Iwashita AbeSubstituted off Omori EndōYellow card.svg KonnoYellow card.svg LinsGoalSubstituted off UsamiSubstituted off Kurata Patric Ogura
11 Kawasaki Frontale Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa IwashitaYellow card.svg AbeSubstituted off Omori Endō KonnoYellow card.svg PatricSubstituted off UsamiGoalSubstituted off Lins Kurata Akamine
12 Yokohama F. Marinos Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa Kim OmoriSubstituted off KurataSubstituted off Endō MyojinSubstituted off LinsRed card.svg Usami Abe PatricGoal Ogura
13 Kashima Antlers Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa Iwashita Abe KurataSubstituted off EndōGoal KonnoGoal PatricYellow card.svg UsamiYellow card.svg Doan
14 Vissel Kobe Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa Iwashita AbeSubstituted off KurataSubstituted off Endō Konno PatricSubstituted off Usami Lins Omori Akamine
15 Vegalta Sendai Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa Iwashita DoanSubstituted off OmoriSubstituted off Endō KonnoGoalYellow card.svg PatricSubstituted off Usami Lins Abe Akamine
16 Kashiwa Reysol HigashiguchiYellow card.svg Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa Iwashita OmoriSubstituted off KurataSubstituted off Endō Konno PatricSubstituted off Usami Lins Abe Akamine
17 Montedio Yamagata Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa Iwashita AbeSubstituted off Kurata EndōSubstituted off Konno PatricSubstituted off UsamiGoalGoalGoal Kim Myojin Omori

Substituted in = Substitute on, Substituted off = Substitute Off, Goal = Number of goals scored, Yellow card.svg = Yellow Card and Red card.svg = Red Card.

Second stage[]

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
 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[]

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 Substituted in Substituted in Substituted in
18 Ventforet Kofu Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa Iwashita AbeSubstituted off KurataSubstituted off EndōSubstituted off Konno PatricGoal UsamiGoal Lins Omori Akamine
19 Nagoya Grampus Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa IwashitaYellow card.svg OmoriGoalSubstituted off KurataSubstituted off Endō Konno PatricGoal UsamiSubstituted off Lins Abe Nagasawa
20 Yokohama F. Marinos Higashiguchi OhYellow card.svgSubstituted off Fujiharu Niwa Iwashita OmoriSubstituted off Kurata Endō Konno PatricGoalSubstituted off UsamiGoal Abe Yonekura Nagasawa
21 Sagan Tosu Higashiguchi Yonekura OhSubstituted off Niwa Kim Abe Kurata EndōGoalSubstituted off MyojinSubstituted off Patric Usami Fujiharu Lins Konno
22 Vissel Kobe Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa Iwashita AbeSubstituted off Omori EndōGoal Konno LinsSubstituted off UsamiGoalSubstituted off Kurata Myojin Patric
23 Albirex Niigata Higashiguchi YonekuraGoalSubstituted off Fujiharu Niwa Iwashita AbeSubstituted off KurataSubstituted off EndōGoal Konno PatricYellow card.svg UsamiYellow card.svg Myojin Omori Oh
24 FC Tokyo Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa Iwashita AbeSubstituted off KurataSubstituted off Endō KonnoYellow card.svg PatricGoalSubstituted off Usami Lins Omori Akamine
25 Shimizu S-Pulse Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa Kim OmoriSubstituted off KurataSubstituted off Endō Konno PatricGoal UsamiSubstituted off Lins Abe Ideguchi
26 Shonan Bellmare Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa IwashitaYellow card.svg OmoriSubstituted off KurataGoalSubstituted off Endō Konno PatricYellow card.svgSubstituted off Usami Kim Abe Ideguchi
27 Kashima Antlers Higashiguchi YonekuraYellow card.svgSubstituted off Fujiharu Niwa Iwashita AbeSubstituted off KurataYellow card.svg Endō Konno PatricSubstituted off UsamiGoalGoal Kim Lins Ideguchi
28 Matsumoto Yamaga HigashiguchiYellow card.svg Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa KimYellow card.svg AbeSubstituted off Endō IdeguchiSubstituted off Konno AkamineSubstituted off Usami KurataGoalYellow card.svg Omori Patric
29 Kashiwa Reysol Higashiguchi Yonekura Oh Niwa Iwashita AbeGoalGoal KurataSubstituted off Endō Konno PatricSubstituted off UsamiGoalSubstituted off Myojin Omori Akamine
30 Kawasaki Frontale HigashiguchiYellow card.svg Yonekura OhSubstituted off Niwa Iwashita AbeSubstituted off OmoriSubstituted off EndōYellow card.svg Konno PatricGoalGoalYellow card.svg Usami Lins KurataGoal Myojin
31 Urawa Red Diamonds Higashiguchi Oh Fujiharu Niwa Nishino AbeGoalSubstituted off Endō Ideguchi Konno AkamineYellow card.svgSubstituted off UsamiSubstituted off Kim Omori NagasawaGoal
32 Vegalta Sendai Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa NishinoSubstituted off Abe KurataGoalGoalSubstituted off Endō Konno Patric GoalSubstituted off Usami Kim Ideguchi Akamine
33 Sanfrecce Hiroshima HigashiguchiSubstituted off YonekuraYellow card.svg Fujiharu Niwa IwashitaYellow card.svgSubstituted off Endō KurataYellow card.svg IdeguchiSubstituted off Konno PatricYellow card.svgRed card.svg Usami Abe Fujigaya Omori
34 Montedio Yamagata Higashiguchi OhSubstituted off Fujiharu Niwa Nishino AbeSubstituted off OmoriGoalGoal Endō Konno KurataSubstituted off Usami Futagawa YonekuraGoal NagasawaGoal

Substituted in = Substitute on, Substituted off = Substitute Off, Goal = Number of goals scored, Yellow card.svg = Yellow Card and Red card.svg = Red Card.

Overall standings[]

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
 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[]

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[]

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 Substituted in Substituted in Substituted in
SF Urawa Red Diamonds Higashiguchi Oh FujiharuGoal Niwa Nishino AbeYellow card.svgSubstituted off OmoriSubstituted off Endō KonnoGoal PatricGoalYellow card.svg UsamiSubstituted off Kurata YonekuraYellow card.svg Ideguchi
F Sanfrecce Hiroshima Higashiguchi OhRed card.svg Fujiharu Niwa Nishino AbeSubstituted off OmoriYellow card.svgSubstituted off Endō KonnoGoal NagasawaYellow card.svgGoal UsamiSubstituted off Kurata Yonekura Patric
F Sanfrecce Hiroshima Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa NishinoYellow card.svgSubstituted off Abe OmoriSubstituted off Endō KonnoGoalYellow card.svg NagasawaSubstituted off UsamiYellow card.svg Kurata Ideguchi Patric

Substituted in = Substitute on, Substituted off = Substitute Off, Goal = Number of goals scored, Yellow card.svg = Yellow Card and Red card.svg = 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.

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[]

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 Substituted in Substituted in Substituted in
1 Guangzhou R&F Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa Iwashita AbeSubstituted off OmoriYellow card.svgSubstituted off EndōYellow card.svg OguraSubstituted off PatricYellow card.svg Usami Lins Kurata Akamine
2 Seongnam Higashiguchi YonekuraSubstituted off OhYellow card.svg Niwa Kim AbeSubstituted off Kurata Endō OguraSubstituted off Patric Lins Fujiharu Myojin Usami
3 Buriram United HigashiguchiYellow card.svg Yonekura OhSubstituted off Niwa Iwashita AbeGoal OmoriSubstituted off Endō Myojin PatricYellow card.svg UsamiSubstituted off Fujiharu Lins Akamine
4 Buriram United Higashiguchi YonekuraYellow card.svg Fujiharu Niwa NishinoSubstituted off AbeSubstituted off KurataSubstituted off Endō Konno LinsGoal Usami KimYellow card.svg OmoriGoal Akamine
5 Guangzhou R&F Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa IwashitaYellow card.svg AbeGoalGoalSubstituted off OmoriYellow card.svg EndōSubstituted off Konno PatricGoalGoalSubstituted off UsamiGoal Lins Kurata Ogura
6 Seongnam Higashiguchi OguraSubstituted off FujiharuSubstituted off Niwa Kim Abe FutagawaSubstituted off Endō Konno Patric UsamiGoalYellow card.svg Iwashita LinsGoal Kurata
1/16 FC Seoul Higashiguchi YonekuraGoal Fujiharu NiwaYellow card.svg Iwashita AbeSubstituted off OmoriSubstituted off Endō KonnoYellow card.svg Patric UsamiGoalGoal Kurata Futagawa
1/16 FC Seoul Higashiguchi YonekuraSubstituted off Fujiharu Niwa IwashitaYellow card.svg AbeSubstituted off KurataGoal Endō KonnoYellow card.svg PatricGoal UsamiYellow card.svgSubstituted off Kim LinsGoal Doan
QF Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Higashiguchi Niwa Fujiharu Kim Iwashita AbeSubstituted off OmoriSubstituted off Endō MyojinYellow card.svg PatricYellow card.svg UsamiYellow card.svgSubstituted off Lins Kurata Ideguchi
QF Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Higashiguchi OhSubstituted off Fujiharu NiwaYellow card.svg Iwashita AbeSubstituted off FutagawaSubstituted off Endō Konno PatricGoal KurataGoal Kim Lins YonekuraGoal
SF Guangzhou Evergrande Higashiguchi Yonekura Oh Niwa Kim AbeSubstituted off KurataSubstituted off Endō KonnoYellow card.svg Patric UsamiSubstituted off Lins Myojin Akamine
SF Guangzhou Evergrande Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa Iwashita AbeSubstituted off FutagawaSubstituted off Endō Konno Patric KurataSubstituted off Omori Nagasawa Usami

Substituted in = Substitute on, Substituted off = Substitute Off, Goal = Number of goals scored, Yellow card.svg = Yellow Card and Red card.svg = 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.

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

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.

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[]

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 Substituted in Substituted in Substituted in
QF Nagoya Grampus Fujigaya HiraoSubstituted off Nishino Kim Konno Abe FutagawaGoalSubstituted off Myojin Ideguchi Lins AkamineSubstituted off Iwashita Omori Doan
QF Nagoya Grampus Fujigaya Oh Fujiharu Kim IwashitaGoal AbeGoalSubstituted off FutagawaSubstituted off Endō Konno Patric KurataYellow card.svg Lins OmoriSubstituted off Ideguchi
SF Albirex Niigata Fujigaya Oh FujiharuYellow card.svg KimYellow card.svgRed card.svg NishinoYellow card.svgSubstituted off OmoriGoalSubstituted off FutagawaSubstituted off MyojinYellow card.svg Ideguchi Akamine Kurata Iwashita Lins Senoo
SF Albirex Niigata Fujigaya Oh FujiharuGoal Nishino IwashitaYellow card.svg AbeSubstituted off FutagawaSubstituted off EndōGoal KonnoSubstituted off PatricYellow card.svg KurataYellow card.svg Myojin Omori Ideguchi
F Kashima Antlers Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa NishinoSubstituted off AbeSubstituted off KurataSubstituted off Endō KonnoYellow card.svg PatricYellow card.svg Usami Iwashita Lins OmoriYellow card.svg

Substituted in = Substitute on, Substituted off = Substitute Off, Goal = Number of goals scored, Yellow card.svg = Yellow Card and Red card.svg = 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.

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[]

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 Substituted in Substituted in Substituted in
4R Kawasaki Frontale Higashiguchi Yonekura Oh Niwa Nishino AbeSubstituted off OmoriGoal Endō Konno PatricSubstituted off KurataGoal Nagasawa Ideguchi
QF Sagan Tosu Higashiguchi Yonekura Konno Niwa Kim Abe UsamiGoalGoalSubstituted off Endō IdeguchiSubstituted off PatricSubstituted off Kurata Myojin NagasawaGoal Uchida
SF Sanfrecce Hiroshima Higashiguchi YonekuraYellow card.svg Fujiharu Niwa Kim Abe UsamiGoalGoalSubstituted offYellow card.svg Endō KonnoYellow card.svg PatricSubstituted off KurataYellow card.svg NagasawaGoal Ideguchi
F Urawa Red Diamonds Higashiguchi YonekuraSubstituted off FujiharuYellow card.svg NiwaYellow card.svg Kim Abe UsamiSubstituted offYellow card.svg Endō Konno PatricGoalGoalSubstituted off Kurata Nagasawa Ideguchi Uchida

Substituted in = Substitute on, Substituted off = Substitute Off, Goal = Number of goals scored, Yellow card.svg = Yellow Card and Red card.svg = Red Card.

Squad statistics[]

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 Yellow card.svg Red card.svg
1 GK Japan Masaaki Higashiguchi 34 0 4 0 1 0 12 0 4 0 55 0 4 0
3 DF Japan Takaharu Nishino 3 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 3 0 12 0 2 0
4 DF Japan Hiroki Fujiharu 31(1) 0 2 0 4 1 9(2) 0 4(1) 1 50(4) 2 2 0
5 DF Japan Daiki Niwa 34 0 4 0 1 0 12 0 4 0 55 0 5 0
6 DF South Korea Kim Jung-ya 8(5) 0 3 0 3 0 4(3) 0 1 0 19(8) 0 3 1
7 MF Japan Yasuhito Endō (c) 34 5 4 0 3 1 12 0 5 0 58 6 4 0
8 DF Japan Keisuke Iwashita 24 0 0 0 2(3) 1 8(1) 0 2 0 36(4) 1 8 0
9 FW Brazil Lins 4(16) 1 0 0 1(3) 0 2(8) 3 1(1) 0 8(28) 4 0 1
10 MF Japan Takahiro Futagawa 0(2) 0 0 0 4 1 3(1) 0 0(1) 0 7(4) 1 0 0
11 MF Japan Shu Kurata 24(7) 5 4 1 4 0 6(5) 2 1(4) 0 40(15) 8 8 0
13 MF Japan Hiroyuki Abe 23(10) 4 4 0 4 1 12 3 3(2) 0 46(12) 8 1 0
14 DF Japan Koki Yonekura 26(5) 2 4 0 1 0 9(1) 2 1(2) 0 41(8) 4 6 0
15 MF Japan Yasuyuki Konno 28(3) 3 4 0 4 0 8 0 4 3 48(3) 6 11 0
16 GK Japan Ken Tajiri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF Japan Tomokazu Myojin 5(5) 0 0(1) 0 2(1) 0 2(2) 0 2 0 11(9) 0 3 0
18 GK Japan Yōsuke Fujigaya 0(1) 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 5(1) 0 0 0
19 MF Japan Kotaro Omori 18(12) 3 1 1 1(4) 1 5(2) 1 5 0 30(18) 6 4 0
20 FW Japan Shun Nagasawa 0(4) 2 0(4) 2 0 0 0(1) 0 2 1 2(9) 5 1 0
21 MF Japan Yōsuke Ideguchi 4(4) 0 1(3) 0 2(2) 0 0(1) 0 1(2) 0 8(12) 0 0 0
22 DF South Korea Oh Jae-suk 9(1) 0 1 0 3 0 4 0 4 0 21(1) 0 3 1
24 FW Japan Shingo Akamine 2(11) 0 0 0 2 0 0(4) 0 2 0 6(15) 0 1 0
26 MF Japan Naoya Senoo 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0
27 MF Japan Tatsuya Uchida 0 0 0(2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(2) 0 0 0
28 MF Japan Shota Yomesaka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 FW Brazil Patric 27(5) 12 4 2 3 0 11 4 2(3) 2 47(8) 20 13 1
30 FW Japan So Hirao 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0(1) 0 1(1) 0 0 0
31 GK Japan Mizuki Hayashi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 MF Japan Shōhei Ogura 1(5) 0 0 0 0 0 3(1) 0 0 0 4(6) 0 0 0
35 DF Japan Ryo Hatsuse 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 MF Japan Ritsu Doan 1(1) 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0 0(1) 0 1(3) 0 0 0
39 FW Japan 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[]

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  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 30 March 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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  7. ^ "AFC Champions League 2015 Draw". AFC. 12 December 2014. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014.
  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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