| 2012 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Kikuo Kanamori | ||
| Manager | José Carlos Serrão Masanobu Matsunami(from 26 March) | ||
| J. League | 17th | ||
| Emperor's Cup | Quarter-final | ||
| J. League Cup | Quarter-final | ||
| AFC Champions League | Group stage | ||
The 2012 Gamba Osaka season is Gamba Osaka's 20th season in the J. League Division 1 and 26th overall in the Japanese top flight. It also includes the 2012 J. League Cup, 2012 Emperor's Cup, and the 2012 AFC Champions League.
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 10 March 20121 | 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 20122 | Cerezo Osaka | 2–1 | Gamba Osaka | Osaka Nagai Stadium |
| Saturday 14:04 | Branquinho 19' Kempes 90+4' | Report | 27' Paulinho | Attendance: 30,764 Referee: Yoshida |
| 25 March 20123 | Gamba Osaka | 1–2 | Jubilo Iwata | Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium |
| Sunday 19:03 | Kurata 84' | Report | 23' Yamamoto 60' Maeda | Attendance: 15,072 Referee: Iemoto |
| 31 March 20124 | Albirex Niigata | 1–1 | Gamba Osaka | Tohoku Denryoku Big Swan Stadium |
| Saturday 16:03 | Alan Mineiro 5' | Report | 22' Rafinha | Attendance: 16,836 Referee: Ogiya |
| 7 April 20125 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 4–1 | Gamba Osaka | Hiroshima Big Arch |
| Saturday 20:00 JST | Satō 10'33' (pen.) Hirashige 85', 88' | Report | Sato 48' | Attendance: 12,318 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto |
| 14 April 20126 | Gamba Osaka | 3–2 | Kawasaki Frontale | Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium |
| Saturday 20:00 JST | Endō  32'Nakazawa 45+1'Sato 68'Hiroyuki Abe 85'Kaji 89' | Report | Tasaka 1' 90+3' Kobayashi 30'Morishita 36'Komiyama 45'Jeci 84' | Attendance: 17,134 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura |
| 22 April 20127 | Gamba Osaka | 3–1 | Shimizu S-Pulse | Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium |
| Saturday 20:00 JST | Takei 20' Rafinha 27' (pen.)Sato 57'81' | Report | Akihiro Hayashi 26' Lee Ki-Je 42'Ono 54'Brosque 90+3' | Attendance: 8,548 Referee: Tomohiro Inoue |
| 28 April 20128 | Kashima Antlers | 5–0 | Gamba Osaka | Kashima Soccer Stadium |
| Saturday 16:30 JST | Endo 42' Koroki 54'Osako 72', 90+3'Aoki 87'Motoyama 90' | Report | Endō 50' Kurata 70'Paulinho 85'Lee Seung-Yeoul 88' | Attendance: 17,583 Referee: Ryuji Sato |
| 6 May 20129 | Omiya Ardija | 1–0 | Gamba Osaka | NACK5 Stadium Omiya |
| Saturday 18:00 JST | Fukaya 7' Aoki 57'Cho Young-Cheol 74' | Report | Terada 15' | Attendance: 11,554 Referee: Hajime Matsuo |
| 12 May 201210 | Gamba Osaka | 1–1 | Vegalta Sendai | Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium |
| Saturday 20:00 JST | Paulinho 18' Kurata 62' | Report | Kamata 16' Uemoto 64'Tamura 65'Akamine 78' | Attendance: 15,253 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto |
| 19 May 201211 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 0–0 | Gamba Osaka | Nissan Stadium |
| Saturday 15:00 JST | Ono 89' | Report | Paulinho 45+2' Niwa 60' | Attendance: 25,241 Referee: Jumpei Iida |
| 25 May 201212 | Gamba Osaka | 2–3 | Sagan Tosu | Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium |
| Friday 20:00 JST | Futagawa 3' Sato 67' | Report | Okamoto 9' Hayasaka 10'Tozin 40'Toyoda 68'Fujita 86', 90+4' | Attendance: 8,218 Referee: Takuto Okabe |
| 16 June 201213 | Gamba Osaka | 1–2 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium |
| Saturday 20:00 JST | Sato 16' | Report | Haraguchi 29' Umesaki 90+2' | Attendance: 14,977 Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama |
| 23 June 201214 | Consadole Sapporo | 0–4 | Gamba Osaka | Sapporo Dome |
| Saturday 15:00 JST | Hidaka 31' Kawai 83' | Report | Paulinho 16' Kurata 26'Endō 35' (pen.)Uchida 37'Takei 90+3' | Attendance: 14,759 Referee: Tomoya Maeda |
| 27 June 201215 | Gamba Osaka | 2–2 | Nagoya Grampus | Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium |
| Wednesday 20:00 JST | Nakazawa 25' Futagawa 73' | Report | Nagai 8', 18' | Attendance: 10,840 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura |
| 30 June 201216 | Gamba Osaka | 2–6 | Kashiwa Reysol | Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium |
| Saturday 20:00 JST | Endō 35' Sato 45+1'Kurata 90+5' | Report | Sawa 3', 7', 68' 26' Kudo 20'Masushima 48'Domingues 56'Tanaka 90+2' | Attendance: 14,006 Referee: Kenji Ogiya |
| 7 July 201217 | FC Tokyo | 3–2 | Gamba Osaka | Ajinomoto Stadium |
| Saturday 19:30 JST | Nakamura 3' Lucas 17', 44'Gonda 30' | Report | 31' (pen.) Endō 35' Takei 59' Kim 62' 77' Sato 67' Abe | Attendance: 24,633 Referee: Jumpei Iida |
| 14 July 201218 | Gamba Osaka | 1–2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium |
| Saturday 20:00 JST | Endō 56' Niwa 74'Paulinho 88' | Report | Kurihara 22' Tomisawa 44'Nakazawa 47'Nakamura 60'Saito 90+4' | Attendance: 14,966 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura |
| 28 July 201219 | Vissel Kobe | 1–1 | Gamba Osaka | Home's Stadium Kobe |
| Saturday 20:00 JST | Ōkubo 77' | Report | Futagawa 69' | Attendance: 17,471 Referee: Itaru Hirose |
| 4 August 201220 | Gamba Osaka | 3–1 | Omiya Ardija | Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium |
| Saturday 20:00 JST | Kurata 58'71' Leandro 64' (pen.) 66' | Report | Carlinhos Paraíba 38' Hasegawa 52' 64'Ezumi 62'Ljubijankič 72' | Attendance: 12,964 Referee:  Minoru Tojo |
| 11 August 201221 | Gamba Osaka | 2–2 | Cerezo Osaka | Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium |
| Saturday 20:00 JST | Sato 53', 62' | Report | Kempes 13' Edamura 28', 50'Fábio Simplício 38'Sakemoto 45'Yokoyama 82' | Attendance: 18,578 Referee: Tomoya Maeda |
| 18 August 201222 | Nagoya Grampus | 0–5 | Gamba Osaka | Mizuho Athletic Stadium |
| Saturday 20:00 JST | Daniel 11' Masukawa  42' | Report | Niwa 14' Leandro 38'Endō 43' (pen.)Myojin 50'Konno 68'Sato 70'Paulinho 83' | Attendance: 30,354 Referee: Masaaki Iemoto |
| 25 August 201223 | Gamba Osaka | 7–2 | Consadole Sapporo | Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium |
| Saturday 20:00 JST | Sato 16' Leandro 26', 45', 57'Konno 68'Ienaga 90+3' | Report | Hidaka 18' Kim Jae-Hoan 53'Uehara 71' | Attendance: 15,056 Referee: Itaru Hirose |
| 1 September 201224 | Sagan Tosu | 4–1 | Gamba Osaka | Tosu Stadium |
| Saturday 20:00 JST | Fujita 2' Okamoto 34'Kim Min-Woo 44'Toyoda 45', 52'Kobayashi 89' | Summary | Myojin 74' | Attendance: 19,729 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura |
| 15 September 201225 | Gamba Osaka | 1–1 | Albirex Niigata | Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium |
| 20:00 | Leandro 15' 17' | Summary | Michael 40' Bruno Lopes 90+1' 90+5' | Attendance: 17,381 Referee: Ryuji Sato |
| 22 September 201226 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 0–5 | Gamba Osaka | Saitama Stadium 2002 |
| 17:00 | Makino 40' Suzuki 55' | Summary | Abe 19' Ienaga 26'Leandro 37', 60'Omori 69'Paulinho 86', 90+2' | Attendance: 46,046 Referee: Kenji Ogiya |
| 29 September 201227 | Gamba Osaka | 2–2 | Kashima Antlers | Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium |
| 17:00 JST | Abe 7' Leandro 25', 90+2' | Summary | Renato Cajá 10' 64' Dutra 15'39'Iwamasa 62' | Attendance: 14,163 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto |
| 6 October 201228 | Vegalta Sendai | 2–1 | Gamba Osaka | Yurtec Stadium Sendai |
| 20:00 | Wilson 18' Sugai 51'Ryang Yong-Gi 76'Nakahara 82' | Summary | Sato 62' Paulinho 90' | Attendance: 18,003 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura |
| 20 October 201229 | Kawasaki Frontale | 2–3 | Gamba Osaka | Todoroki Athletics Stadium |
| 16:00 | Kusukami 58' Tanaka 62'Nakamura 72' | Summary | Ienaga 21', 76' Kurata 37'Konno 52'Fujiharu 64'Sasaki 90+3' | Attendance: 18,779 Referee: Tomohiro Inoue |
| 27 October 201230 | Gamba Osaka | 1–1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium |
| 15:00 | Fujiharu 21' Endō 56'Futagawa 71' | Summary | Kazuyuki Morisaki 76' | Attendance: 17,617 Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida |
| 7 November 201231 | Kashiwa Reysol | 2–2 | Gamba Osaka | Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium |
| 19:00 | Kudo 12', 45' Otani 31'Fujita 34'Masushima 43' | Summary | Leandro 37', 90' 70' | Attendance: 10,389 Referee: Hajime Matsuo |
| 17 November 201232 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 1–3 | Gamba Osaka | Outsourcing Stadium Nihondaira |
| 15:00 | Omae 48' | Summary | Kurata 24', 64' Leandro 52' | Attendance: 12,391 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura |
| 24 November 201233 | Gamba Osaka | 2–2 | FC Tokyo | Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium |
| 1 December 201234 | Júbilo Iwata | 2–1 | Gamba Osaka | Yamaha Stadium |
| 25 July 2012First leg | Gamba Osaka | 1–3 | Kashiwa Reysol | Osaka |
| 20:00 | Konno 12' Kurata 53'Daiki Niwa 83' | Report | Kudo 47' Kurisawa 60'Leandro Domingues 76', 90+5'Sawa 82'Barada 90'Sugeno 90+5' | Stadium: Osaka Expo '70 Stadium Attendance: 7,083 Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida |
| 8 August 2012Second leg | Kashiwa Reysol | 2–1 (5–2 agg.) | Gamba Osaka | Kashiwa, Chiba |
| 19:00 | Leandro Domingues 17' Kudo 60' | Report | Sato 30' Leandro 77' | Stadium: Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium Attendance: 6,910 Referee: Jumpei Iida |
| 8 September 2012Round 2 | Gamba Osaka | 3–0 | Kansai University | Suita |
| 13:00 | Yokotani 2' Myojin 39'Abe 47' | Report | Stadium: Osaka Expo '70 Stadium Attendance: 2,227 Referee: Junpei Iida |
| 10 October 2012Round 3 | Gamba Osaka | 1–0 | Mito HollyHock | Suita |
| 19:00 | Leandro 62' | Report | Stadium: Osaka Expo '70 Stadium Attendance: 2,537 Referee: Tetsuro Yoshida |
| 15 December 2012Round 4 | Gamba Osaka | 3–2 | Machida Zelvia | Suita |
| 13:00 | Kurata 38' Iwashita 65'Endõ 80' | Report | Kitai 27' Suzuki 56' | Stadium: Osaka Expo '70 Stadium Attendance: 4,576 Referee: Yamamoto |
| 23 December 2012Quarter Final | Cerezo Osaka | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Gamba Osaka | Osaka |
| 13:00 | Kakitani 49' | Report | Endō 19' Ienaga 112' | Stadium: Nagai Stadium Attendance: 21,407 Referee: Matsuo |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ADE | BYD | POH | GMB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Adelaide United | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 13 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| 2 |  Bunyodkor | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 10 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 3–2 | ||
| 3 |  Pohang Steelers | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 9 | 1–0 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 4 | Gamba Osaka | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 3 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–3 | — |
| 6 March 2012Group stage | Gamba Osaka | 0–3 | Pohang Steelers | Osaka Expo '70 Stadium, Osaka |
| 19:00 UTC+09:00 | Report | Kim Tae-Su 19' Rendulić 22'Asamoah 76' | Attendance: 9,101 Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar) |
| 20 March 2012Group stage | Adelaide United | 2–0 | Gamba Osaka | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide |
| 19:30 UTC+10:30 | Mullen 17', 24' | Report | Attendance: 5,112 Referee: Mohamed Al Zarooni (UAE) |
| 3 April 2012Group stage | Gamba Osaka | 3–1 | Bunyodkor | Osaka Expo '70 Stadium, Osaka |
| 19:00 UTC+09:00 | Endo 14' Rafinha 58' ((pen.)), (pen.)' | Soliev 89' | Attendance: 6,100 Referee: Chaiya Mahabap (Thailand) |
| 18 April 2012Group stage | Bunyodkor | 3–2 | Gamba Osaka | JAR Stadium, Tashkent |
| 17:00 UTC+05:00 | Murzoev 14' Turaev 42'Filiposyan 60'Soliev 85' | Report | Kurata 18' Hiroyuki Abe (footballer) 90+4' | Attendance: 4,000 Referee:  Khalil Al Ghamdi |
| 2 May 2012Group stage | Pohang Steelers | 2–0 | Gamba Osaka | Pohang Steel Yard, Pohang |
| 19:30 UTC+09:00 | Park Hee-Chul 21' Kim Jin-Yong 45+1'Shin Kwang-Hoon 71'Asamoah 78' 78' | Report | Niwa 74' | Attendance: 3,825 Referee:  Mohammadreza Abolfazli |
| 16 May 2012Group stage | Gamba Osaka | 0–2 | Adelaide United | Osaka Expo '70 Stadium, Osaka |
| 19:00 UTC+09:00 | Report | van Dijk 65' Djite 80'Sato 87' (o.g.) | Attendance: 7,294 Referee:  Nawaf Shukralla |
Statistics of Emperor's Cup in the 1999 season.
Statistics of Emperor's Cup in the 2000 season.
Statistics of J. League Cup, officially the '99 J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup, in the 1999 season.
Statistics of J. League Cup, officially the 2001 J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup, in the 2001 season.
The 2012 Nagoya Grampus season is Nagoya Grampus's 20th season in the J.League Division 1 and 29th overall in the Japanese top flight. They are also competing in the 2012 J.League Cup, 2012 Emperor's Cup, and the 2012 AFC Champions League.
The 2012 Cerezo Osaka season is Cerezo Osaka's 3rd consecutive season, 14th season overall in J.League Division 1 and 40th overall in the Japanese top flight. It also includes the 2012 J.League Cup and the 2011 Emperor's Cup. 2012 is Sérgio Soares's first season at Cerezo after Levir Culpi left at the end of last season.
The 2012 Kashiwa Reysol season is Kashiwa Reysol's second season in J. League Division 1 since 2009 and 40th overall in the Japanese top flight. It also includes the 2011 J. League Cup, and the 2011 Emperor's Cup.
The 2012 Yokohama F. Marinos season is Yokohama F. Marinos's 20th season in J.League Division 1 and 33rd season overall in the top flight. It also includes the 2012 J.League Cup and 2012 Emperor's Cup.
The 2012 Sagan Tosu season was Sagan Tosu's first season in J.League Division 1 after being promoted for J.League Division 2 in 2011. They finished the season in fifth position, narrowly missing out on an AFC Champions League spot by two points. They also participated in the J.League Cup, going out in the group stages, and the Emperor's Cup, where they reached the second round before defeat to Kamatamare Sanuki. It was their second season with Yoon Jung-hwan as their manager, and Yohei Toyoda was their top goalscorer with 16 league goals.
The 2012 Consadole Sapporo season is Consadole Sapporo's 1st season in J. League Division 1 since 2008, hence the club's 8th overall in the top flight. Consadole Sapporo are also competing in the 2012 Emperor's Cup and 2012 J. League Cup.
The 2012 Júbilo Iwata season is Júbilo Iwata's 19th consecutive season in J. League Division 1 and 30th overall in the Japanese top flight. Júbilo Iwata are also competing in the 2012 Emperor's Cup and 2012 J. League Cup.
The 2012 Kashima Antlers season is Kashima Antlers's 20th season in J.League Division 1 and 24th overall in the Japanese top flight. Kashima Antlers are also competing in the 2012 Emperor's Cup and 2012 J.League Cup.
The 2012 Vegalta Sendai season was Vegalta Sendai's third consecutive season, and fifth overall, in J.League Division 1. They ended the season in second place, an all-time best finish for Sendai. Vegalta Sendai also competed in the 2012 Emperor's Cup and 2012 J.League Cup, finishing in the Third Round and the Quarterfinals respectively.
The 2012 Kawasaki Frontale season is Kawasaki Frontale's eighth consecutive season in J. League Division 1 and 11th overall in the Japanese top flight. Kawasaki Frontale also competed in the 2012 Emperor's Cup and 2012 J. League Cup.
The 2012 Omiya Ardija season is Omiya Ardija's eighth consecutive season in J. League Division 1. Omiya Ardija are also competing in the 2012 Emperor's Cup and 2012 J. League Cup.
The 2012 Sanfrecce Hiroshima season is Sanfrecce Hiroshima's fourth consecutive season in J. League Division 1, and 42nd overall in the Japanese top flight. Sanfrecce Hiroshima are also competing in the 2012 Emperor's Cup and 2012 J. League Cup.
The 2012 Urawa Red Diamonds season is Urawa Red Diamonds' 12th consecutive season in J. League Division 1, and 46th overall in the Japanese top flight. Urawa Red Diamonds are also competing in the 2012 Emperor's Cup and 2012 J. League Cup.
The 95th Emperor's Cup (第95回天皇杯全日本サッカー選手権大会) was the regular edition of the annual Japanese national cup tournament, which was held from 29 August 2015 to its final on 1 January 2016.
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