| 2017 season | |||
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| Manager |  Nelsinho  Takayuki Yoshida | ||
| Ground | Noevir Stadium Kobe | ||
| J1 League | 9th | ||
| Emperor's Cup | Semi-finals | ||
| J.League Cup | Quarter-finals | ||
| Highest home attendance | 25,278 (vs. Albirex Niigata, 4 March, J1 League) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 1,805 (vs. Kataller Toyama, 21 June, Emperor's Cup) | ||
The 2017 Vissel Kobe season was Vissel Kobe's fourth consecutive season in the J1 League and their 19th J1 League season overall. They also took part in the 2017 Emperor's Cup and the 2017 J.League Cup.
As of 8 February 2017. [1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 64 | 54 | +10 | 49 |
| 8 | Sagan Tosu | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 41 | 44 | −3 | 47 |
| 9 | Vissel Kobe | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 44 |
| 10 | Gamba Osaka | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 43 |
| 11 | Consadole Sapporo | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 43 |
| 21 June 2017Second Round | Vissel Kobe | 3–1 | Kataller Toyama | Kobe |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium: Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium Attendance: 1,805 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura |
| 12 July 2017Third Round | Vissel Kobe | 3–1 | Zweigen Kanazawa | Kanazawa |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium: Ishikawa Athletics Stadium |
| 20 September 2017Fourth Round | Matsumoto Yamaga FC | 0–2 | Vissel Kobe | Matsumoto |
| 19:00 | Report | Hashimoto  23'Watanabe 81' | Stadium: Matsumotodaira Football Stadium Attendance: 6,721 Referee: Y. Nishimura |
| 25 October 2017Quarter-finals | Vissel Kobe | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5 – 4 p) | Kashima Antlers | Kobe |
| 19:00 | Havenaar 90+4' | Report | Shoji 63' | Stadium: Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium Attendance: 5,186 Referee: H. Kimura |
| Penalties | ||||
Havenaar  Nílton Watanabe Fujita Iwanami | Ogasawara Nishi  Nakamura Misao Shoji | |||
| 23 December 2017Semi-finals | Vissel Kobe | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | Cerezo Osaka | Osaka |
| 13:00 | Omori 90' | Report | Mizunuma 90+1' Kakitani 98'Souza 114' | Stadium: Nagai Stadium Attendance: 24,833 Referee: Y. Yamamoto |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Vissel Kobe | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 15 |
| Cerezo Osaka | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 14 |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 10 |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 9 |
| Ventforet Kofu | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 5 |
| Sagan Tosu | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 5 |
| Albirex Niigata | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 1 |
| 30 August 2017 First leg | Vissel Kobe | 0–0 | Gamba Osaka | Kobe, Japan |
| Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 7,577 |
| 3 September 2017 Second leg | Gamba Osaka | 2–0 (2–0 agg.) | Vissel Kobe | Suita, Japan |
| Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 12,310 |
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