2012 Vissel Kobe season

Vissel Kobe

2012 season
Chairman	Koichi Kanaya
Manager	Masahiro Wada
J. League Division 1	–
Emperor's Cup	–
J. League Cup	–
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The 2012 Vissel Kobe season was Vissel Kobe's sixth consecutive season and 15th overall in J. League Division 1. Vissel Kobe are also competing in the 2012 Emperor's Cup and 2012 J. League Cup.

As of 2011, Kobe is the only top division club to never win any major honour (their promotions have always been as runners-up or below, and they have never won the Emperor's Cup, J. League Cup or Shakaijin Cup).

Competitions

J. League

Main article: 2012 J. League Division 1

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima (C)	34	19	7	8	63	34	+29	64	Qualification to 2012 Club World Cup and 2013 Champions League
2	Vegalta Sendai	34	15	12	7	59	43	+16	57	Qualification to 2013 Champions League [a]
3	Urawa Red Diamonds	34	15	10	9	47	42	+5	55
4	Yokohama F. Marinos	34	13	14	7	44	33	+11	53
5	Sagan Tosu	34	15	8	11	48	39	+9	53
6	Kashiwa Reysol	34	15	7	12	57	52	+5	52	Qualification to 2013 Champions League [a]
7	Nagoya Grampus	34	15	7	12	46	47	−1	52
8	Kawasaki Frontale	34	14	8	12	51	50	+1	50
9	Shimizu S-Pulse	34	14	7	13	39	40	−1	49
10	FC Tokyo	34	14	6	14	47	44	+3	48
11	Kashima Antlers	34	12	10	12	50	43	+7	46
12	Júbilo Iwata	34	13	7	14	57	53	+4	46
13	Omiya Ardija	34	11	11	12	38	45	−7	44
14	Cerezo Osaka	34	11	9	14	47	53	−6	42
15	Albirex Niigata	34	10	10	14	29	34	−5	40
16	Vissel Kobe (R)	34	11	6	17	41	50	−9	39	Relegation to 2013 J.League Division 2
17	Gamba Osaka (R)	34	9	11	14	67	65	+2	38
18	Consadole Sapporo (R)	34	4	2	28	25	88	−63	14

Updated to match(es) played on 1 December 2012. Source: J.League Division 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. The winners of the 2012 Emperor's Cup qualified for the group stage of the 2013 AFC Champions League.

Matches

Gamba Osaka v Vissel Kobe

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

Vissel Kobe v Consadole Sapporo

17 March 20122	Vissel Kobe	2–1	Consadole Sapporo	HOME'S Stadium Kobe
Saturday 17:06	Kondo 22' Tokura 83'	Report	7' Yamamoto	Attendance: 14,036 Referee: Iida

Vissel Kobe v F.C. Tokyo

24 March 20123	Vissel Kobe	0–2	F.C. Tokyo	HOME'S Stadium Kobe
Saturday 14:04		Report	32' Ishikawa 90+6' Watanabe	Attendance: 11,839 Referee: Yamamoto

Sagan Tosu v Vissel Kobe

31 March 20124	Sagan Tosu	3–0	Vissel Kobe	Best Amenity Stadium
Saturday 19:04	Noda 28' Toyoda 43' Ikeda 90+5'	Report		Attendance: 7,719 Referee: Matsumura

Vissel Kobe v Shimizu S-Pulse

7 April 20125	Vissel Kobe	0–1	Shimizu S-Pulse	HOME'S Stadium Kobe
15:00	Takagi  90+1'	Report	Iwashita  30' Brosque 82'	Attendance: 12,709 Referee: Itaru Hirose

Urawa Red Diamonds v Vissel Kobe

14 April 20126	Urawa Red Diamonds	2–0	Vissel Kobe	Saitama Stadium 2002
16:00	Abe 53' Marcio Richardes 77'	Report	Ōkubo  27' Okui  42'	Attendance: 25,894 Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama

Vissel Kobe v Kashiwa Reysol

21 April 20127	Vissel Kobe	3–1	Kashiwa Reysol	HOME'S Stadium Kobe
15:00	Nozawa 14' Takagi  35' Ōkubo  64' Okui  78' Ogawa 85' Tashiro 90+1'	Summary	Sawa  30'41'	Attendance: 10,859 Referee: Ryuji Sato

J. League Cup

Main article: 2012 J. League Cup

Kashima Antlers v Vissel Kobe

20 March 2012Group B	Kashima Antlers	2–0	Vissel Kobe	Kashima Soccer Stadium
Tuesday 15:00	Osako 20' Endo 45+1'	Report		Attendance: 11,379 Referee: Matsuo

Emperor's Cup

Vissel Kobe v Sagawa Shiga

8 September 2012Round 2	Vissel Kobe	1–2	Sagawa Shiga	Himeji
13:00	Lee Kwang-Seon 42'	Report	Shimada 11' Shohei Kiyohara 55'	Stadium: Himeji Athletic Stadium Attendance: 4,102 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto