2019 Vissel Kobe season

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Vissel Kobe
2019 season
ChairmanKatsuhiro Shimizu
Manager Juan Manuel Lillo
(until 28 April) [1]
Takayuki Yoshida
(until 8 June) [2]
Thorsten Fink [3]
Ground Noevir Stadium Kobe
Kobe, Japan
(Capacity: 30,134)
J1 League 8th
Emperor's Cup Winners
J. League Cup Group stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
David Villa (13)
All:
David Villa (13)
Highest home attendance25,929 (vs. Kawasaki Frontale, 28 April 2019, J1 League) [4]
Lowest home attendance3,222 (vs. Kitakyushu, 3 June 2019, J.League Cup) [4]
Average home league attendance21,491
←  2018
2020  →

The 2019 Vissel Kobe season was Vissel Kobe's sixth consecutive season in the J1 League following promotion to the top flight in 2013 and their 21st J1 League season overall. The club also participated in the 2019 Emperor's Cup, the 2019 J.League Cup. Vissel Kobe defeated Kashima Antlers in the final of the Emperor's Cup on 1 January 2020, winning a major trophy for the first time in the club's history. [5] [6]

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Squad

As of 20 August 2019 [7]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Daiya Maekawa
2 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Daisuke Nasu
3 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Hirofumi Watanabe
4 DF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Thomas Vermaelen
5 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Hotaru Yamaguchi
6 MF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Sergi Samper
7 FW Flag of Spain.svg  ESP David Villa
8 MF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Andrés Iniesta (Captain)
9 FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Noriaki Fujimoto
10 FW Flag of Germany.svg  GER Lukas Podolski
13 FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Keijiro Ogawa
16 FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Kyogo Furuhashi
17 FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Wellington
18 GK Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Hiroki Iikura
19 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Ryo Hatsuse
20 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Asahi Masuyama
21 FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Junya Tanaka
No.Pos.NationPlayer
22 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Daigo Nishi
24 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Gōtoku Sakai
25 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Leo Osaki
27 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Yuta Goke
28 GK Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Kenshin Yoshimaru
29 GK Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Kota Ogi
30 GK Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Genta Ito
31 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Yuya Nakasaka
32 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Wataru Hashimoto
33 DF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Dankler
34 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN So Fujitani
35 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Takuya Yasui
38 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Daiju Sasaki
39 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Tetsushi Yamakawa (designated special player)
41 FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Yutaro Oda (Type 2 Player)
42 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Kakeru Yamauchi (Type 2 Player)
44 DF Flag of Lebanon.svg  LBN Joan Oumari

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
— DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Yuki Kobayashi (at FC Machida Zelvia)
— DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Daiki Miya (at Mito Hollyhock)
— MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Masatoshi Mihara (at Kashiwa Reysol)
No.Pos.NationPlayer
— MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Tatsuki Noda(at Kataller Toyama)
— FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Mike Havenaar (at Flag of Thailand.svg Bangkok United)
— FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Akito Mukai (at FC Imabari)

Competitions

J. League

Tables

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
6 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 34151094529+1655
7 Gamba Osaka 341211115448+647
8 Vissel Kobe 34145156159+247Qualification for the Champions League group stage [lower-alpha 1]
9 Oita Trinita 341211113535047
10 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 34137145449+546
Source: Meiji Yasuda J1 League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
Notes:

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
34145156159 +2478363426 +86292733 −6

Last updated: 7 December 2019.
Source: see below

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHHAHAHHAAHHAHAH
ResultLWWDWLLLLLLLWDWDWLLLDDWWLWWLLWLWWW
Position16956471011121313151313111311131515151515121299910101010108
Updated to match(es) played on 7 December 2019. Source: See Below
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Emperor's Cup

Knockout stage

14 August 2019Third round Vissel Kobe 4–0 Omiya Ardija NACK5 Stadium, Saitama
19:00 Report
23 October 2019Quarter-final Vissel Kobe 1–0 Oita Trinita Noevir Stadium Kobe, Kobe
19:00 Report Referee: Yuichi Nishimura
21 December 2019Semi-final Vissel Kobe 3–1 Shimizu S-Pulse Noevir Stadium Kobe, Kobe
14:05 Report Attendance: 22,341
Referee: H. Kimura
Final
The final was played on 1 January 2020 at the newly-rebuilt National Stadium in Tokyo.
1 January 2020 Vissel Kobe 2–0 Kashima Antlers National Stadium, Tokyo
14:35
 Report Attendance: 57,597
Referee: Ryuji Sato

J.League Cup

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts CER GRA TRI VIS
1 Cerezo Osaka 632194+511—3–02–01–0
2 Nagoya Grampus 62311111092–2—2–12–2
3 Oita Trinita 6213710−372–12–2—2–1
4 Vissel Kobe 612368−250–01–32–0—

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