2022 Gamba Osaka season

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Gamba Osaka
2022 season
ChairmanTakashi Yamauchi
Head coach Tomohiro Katanosaka
(until 17 August)
Hiroshi Matsuda
(from 17 August)
Stadium Panasonic Stadium Suita
J1 League 15th
Emperor's Cup Round of 16
J.League Cup Group stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
All:
Patric (8)
←  2021
2023  →
All statistics correct as of 10 September 2022.

The 2022 Gamba Osaka season was the club's 42nd season in existence and the ninth consecutive season in the top flight of Japanese football. In addition to the domestic league, Gamba Osaka participated in this season's editions of the Emperor's Cup and the J.League Cup.

Contents

Players

First-team squad

As of 14 September 2022 [1] [2]

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 Masaaki Higashiguchi
2 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Shota Fukuoka
3 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Gen Shoji
4 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Hiroki Fujiharu
5 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Genta Miura (captain)
6 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Rihito Yamamoto
8 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Kosuke Onose
9 FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Leandro Pereira
10 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Shu Kurata
11 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Wellington Silva
13 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Ryu Takao
14 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Yuya Fukuda
15 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Mitsuki Saito (on loan from Shonan Bellmare)
17 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Kohei Okuno
18 FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Patric
19 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Ibuki Konno DSP
20 DF Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Kwon Kyung-won
21 GK Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Taichi Kato
No.Pos.NationPlayer
22 GK Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Jun Ichimori
23 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Dawhan (on loan from Santa Rita)
24 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Keisuke Kurokawa
25 GK Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Kei Ishikawa
26 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Ko Yanagisawa
29 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Yuki Yamamoto
32 FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Isa Sakamoto
37 FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Hiroto Yamami
39 FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Takashi Usami
40 FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Ryotaro Meshino
41 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Jiro Nakamura
42 FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Harumi Minamino Type 2
43 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Rikuto Kuwahara Type 2
44 GK Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Yu Adachi Type 2
45 FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Musashi Suzuki
46 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Yuki Yoshihara Type 2
47 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Juan Alano
48 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Hideki Ishige

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
6 MF Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Ju Se-jong (on loan at Daejeon Hana Citizen)
16 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Yota Sato (on loan at Vegalta Sendai)
— GK Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Kosei Tani (on loan at Shonan Bellmare)
No.Pos.NationPlayer
— MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Ren Shibamoto (on loan at Fujieda MYFC)
— FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Shoji Toyama (on loan at Mito HollyHock)
— FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Dai Tsukamoto (on loan at Zweigen Kanazawa)

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

25 July 2022 Friendly Paris Saint-Germain Flag of France.svg 6–2 Flag of Japan.svg Gamba Osaka Osaka
19:00 JST (UTC+9)
Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita
Referee: Futoshi Nakamura (Japan)
19 November 2022 Friendly Gamba Osaka Flag of Japan.svg 2–1 Flag of Germany.svg Eintracht Frankfurt Osaka
14:00 JST (UTC+9)
 Report
Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita
Attendance: 16,014
Referee: Ryo Tanimoto

Competitions

Overall record

CompetitionFirst matchLast matchStarting roundFinal positionRecord
PldWDLGFGAGDWin %
J1 League 19 February 20225 November 2022Matchday 115th place34910153344−11026.47
Emperor's Cup 1 June 202213 July 2022Second roundRound of 16320175+2066.67
J.League Cup 23 February 202218 May 2022Group stageGroup stage6123812−4016.67
Total431212194861−13027.91

Source: Soccerway

J1 League

League table

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
13 Vissel Kobe 34117163541−640
14 Avispa Fukuoka 34911142938−938
15 Gamba Osaka 34910153344−1137
16 Kyoto Sanga (O)34812143038−836Qualification for relegation playoffs
17 Shimizu S-Pulse (R)34712154454−1033Relegation to the J2 League
Source: Meiji Yasuda J1 League, J.League Data Site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Fewer disciplinary points.
(O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated

    Results summary

    OverallHomeAway
    PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
    34910153344 −11374671821 −35481523 −8

    Source: Soccerway

    Results by round

    Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
    GroundHAHAHHAAHAHHAAHAHAHAAHHAHAAHHAHAHA
    ResultLWDDLWDDLLDWWLWLLLDLLLDWLLWLDLDWWD
    Position1678101387101114141210129991213151516151415171316151717161515
    Source: Soccerway
    A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

    Matches

    The league fixtures were announced on 21 January 2022. [3]

    19 February 20221 Gamba Osaka 1–3 Kashima Antlers Suita
    14:03 JST (UTC+9)
    		 Report
    		Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita
    Attendance: 11,800
    Referee: Yusuke Araki
    26 February 20222 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Gamba Osaka Saitama
    15:01 JST (UTC+9) Report
    		Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
    Attendance: 16,121
    Referee: Jumpei Iida
    6 March 20223 Gamba Osaka 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale Suita
    15:03 JST (UTC+9)
    		 Report
    		Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita
    Attendance: 12,703
    Referee: Yudai Yamamoto
    12 March 20224 Júbilo Iwata 1–1 Gamba Osaka Iwata
    14:03 JST (UTC+9)
    		 Report
    		Stadium: Yamaha Stadium
    Attendance: 10,669
    Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya
    19 March 20225 Gamba Osaka 2–3 Avispa Fukuoka Suita
    14:03 JST (UTC+9)
    		 Report
    		Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita
    Attendance: 11,133
    Referee: Ryuji Sato
    2 April 20226 Gamba Osaka 3–1 Nagoya Grampus Suita
    14:03 JST (UTC+9)
    		 Report
    		Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita
    Attendance: 13,685
    Referee: Koichiro Fukushima
    6 April 20227 Kyoto Sanga 1–1 Gamba Osaka Kameoka
    18:33 JST (UTC+9)
    		 Report
    		Stadium: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera
    Attendance: 9,869
    Referee: Takuto Okabe
    10 April 20228 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 Gamba Osaka Shizuoka
    13:03 JST (UTC+9)
    		 Report
    		Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira
    Attendance: 12,938
    Referee: Hiroki Kasahara
    17 April 20229 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Shonan Bellmare Suita
    14:03 JST (UTC+9) Report
    		Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita
    Attendance: 16,576
    Referee: Tomohiro Inoue
    29 April 202210 FC Tokyo 2–0 Gamba Osaka Tokyo
    19:03 JST (UTC+9)
    		 Report Stadium: Japan National Stadium
    Attendance: 43,125
    Referee: Yuichi Nishimura
    4 May 202211 Gamba Osaka 0–0 Consadole Sapporo Suita
    14:03 JST (UTC+9) Report Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita
    Attendance: 16,082
    Referee: Futoshi Nakamura
    8 May 202212 Gamba Osaka 2–0 Vissel Kobe Suita
    14:03 JST (UTC+9)
    		 Report Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita
    Attendance: 26,490
    Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi
    14 May 202213 Kashiwa Reysol 0–1 Gamba Osaka Kashiwa
    19:03 JST (UTC+9) Report
    		Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium
    Attendance: 8,817
    Referee: Hayato Shimizu
    21 May 202214 Cerezo Osaka 3–1 Gamba Osaka Osaka
    14:03 JST (UTC+9)
    		 Report
    		Stadium: Yodoko Sakura Stadium
    Attendance: 18,750
    Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura
    29 May 202216 Sagan Tosu 2–1 Gamba Osaka Tosu
    17:04 JST (UTC+9)
    		 Report
    		Stadium: Ekimae Real Estate Stadium
    Attendance: 7,848
    Referee: Futoshi Nakamura
    18 June 202217 Gamba Osaka 1–2 Yokohama F. Marinos Suita
    19:03 JST (UTC+9)
    		 Report
    		Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita
    Attendance: 19,039
    Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi
    26 June 202218 Consadole Sapporo 1–0 Gamba Osaka Sapporo
    14:03 JST (UTC+9)
    		 Report Stadium: Sapporo Dome
    Attendance: 21,599
    Referee: Masuya Ueda
    29 June 202215 Gamba Osaka 2–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Suita
    19:03 JST (UTC+9)
    		 Report Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita
    Attendance: 6,703
    Referee: Hiroki Kasahara
    2 July 202219 Gamba Osaka 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds Suita
    19:03 JST (UTC+9)
    		 Report
    		Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita
    Attendance: 18,741
    Referee: Yuichi Nishimura
    6 July 202220 Shonan Bellmare 1–0 Gamba Osaka Hiratsuka
    19:03 JST (UTC+9)
    		 Report Stadium: Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka
    Attendance: 4,974
    Referee: Yoshiro Imamura
    9 July 202221 Kawasaki Frontale 4–0 Gamba Osaka Kawasaki
    19:03 JST (UTC+9)
    		 Report Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
    Attendance: 18,466
    Referee: Jumpei Iida
    16 July 202222 Gamba Osaka 1–2 Cerezo Osaka Suita
    19:03 JST (UTC+9)
    		 Report
    		Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita
    Attendance: 22,531
    Referee: Ryuji Sato
    30 July 202223 Gamba Osaka 1–1 Kyoto Sanga Suita
    19:03 JST (UTC+9)
    		 Report
    		Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita
    Attendance: 18,413
    Referee: Hiroki Kasahara
    14 August 202225 Gamba Osaka 0–2 Shimizu S-Pulse Suita
    19:03 JST (UTC+9) Report
    		Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita
    Attendance: 27,662
    Referee: Yuichi Nishimura
    20 August 202226 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 5–2 Gamba Osaka Hiroshima
    19:03 JST (UTC+9)
    		 Report
    		Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima
    Attendance: 15,110
    Referee: Jumpei Iida
    27 August 202227 Nagoya Grampus 0–2 Gamba Osaka Toyota
    18:03 JST (UTC+9) Report
    		Stadium: Toyota Stadium
    Attendance: 31,214
    Referee: Hiroki Kasahara
    31 August 202224 Avispa Fukuoka 0–1 Gamba Osaka Fukuoka
    19:03 JST (UTC+9) Report
    		Stadium: Best Denki Stadium
    Attendance: 4,266
    Referee: Takuto Okabe
    3 September 202228 Gamba Osaka 0–3 Sagan Tosu Suita
    19:04 JST (UTC+9) Report
    		Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita
    Attendance: 13,304
    Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya
    10 September 202229 Gamba Osaka 0–0 FC Tokyo Suita
    19:03 JST (UTC+9) Report Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita
    Attendance: 19,833
    Referee: Yoshiro Imamura
    18 September 202230 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Gamba Osaka Kobe
    19:03 JST (UTC+9)
    		 Report
    		Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
    Attendance: 21,471
    Referee: Koei Koya
    1 October 202231 Gamba Osaka 0–0 Kashiwa Reysol Suita
    16:03 JST (UTC+9) Report Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita
    Attendance: 17,689
    Referee: Yudai Yamamoto
    8 October 202232 Yokohama F. Marinos 0–2 Gamba Osaka Yokohama
    14:03 JST (UTC+9) Report
    		Stadium: Nissan Stadium
    Attendance: 32,516
    Referee: Ryo Tanimoto
    29 October 202233 Gamba Osaka 2–0 Júbilo Iwata Suita
    15:03 JST (UTC+9)
    		 Report Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita
    Attendance: 27,988
    Referee: Hajime Matsuo
    5 November 202234 Kashima Antlers 0–0 Gamba Osaka Kashima
    14:03 JST (UTC+9) Report Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
    Attendance: 21,575
    Referee: Hayato Shimizu

    Emperor's Cup

    1 June 2022 Second round Gamba Osaka 4–2 (a.e.t.) FC Gifu Suita
    19:00 JST (UTC+9)
    		 Report
    		Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita
    Attendance: 3,035
    Referee: Koichiro Fukushima
    22 June 2022 Third round Gamba Osaka 3–1 Oita Trinita Oita
    19:00 JST (UTC+9)
    		 Report
    		Stadium: Showa Denko Dome Oita
    Attendance: 2,012
    Referee: Takuto Okabe
    13 July 2022 Round of 16 Kashima Antlers 2–0 Gamba Osaka Kashima
    19:00 JST (UTC+9)
    		 Report Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
    Attendance: 3,663
    Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi

    J.League Cup

    Group stage

    PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
    1 Kashima Antlers 6411167+913Advance to play-off stage
    2 Cerezo Osaka 6321149+511
    3 Gamba Osaka 6123812−45
    4 Oita Trinita 6033919−103
    Source: JLeague.co (EN), JLeague.jp (JA)
    Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
    23 February 20221 Gamba Osaka 2–3 Cerezo Osaka Suita
    14:03 JST (UTC+9)
    		 JLeague.co (EN)
    JLeague.jp (JA)
    		Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita
    Attendance: 10,509
    Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi
    2 March 20222 Oita Trinita 2–2 Gamba Osaka Ōita
    19:03 JST (UTC+9) Nagasawa Soccerball shade.svg11', 45+1' JLeague.co (EN)
    JLeague.jp (JA)
    		Stadium: Showa Denko Dome Oita
    Attendance: 3,785
    Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura
    26 March 20223 Kashima Antlers 4–1 Gamba Osaka Kashima
    15:03 JST (UTC+9)
    		 JLeague.co (EN)
    JLeague.jp (JA)     		Patric Soccerball shade.svg4'Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
    Attendance: 6,260
    Referee: Hayato Shimizu
    13 April 20224 Gamba Osaka 2–0 Oita Trinita Suita
    19:03 JST (UTC+9)
    		 JLeague.co (EN)
    JLeague.jp (JA)     		Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita
    Attendance: 4,413
    Referee: Masuya Ueda
    23 April 20225 Cerezo Osaka 0–0 Gamba Osaka Osaka
    14:03 JST (UTC+9) JLeague.co (EN)
    JLeague.jp (JA)     		Stadium: Yodoko Sakura Stadium
    Attendance: 12,058
    Referee: Yoshiro Imamura
    18 May 20226 Gamba Osaka 1–3 Kashima Antlers Suita
    19:03 JST (UTC+9) Miura Soccerball shade.svg78' JLeague.co (EN)
    JLeague.jp (JA)
    		Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita
    Attendance: 4,254
    Referee: Jumpei Iida

    Goalscorers

    RankPos.No.PlayerJ1 LeagueEmperor's CupJ.League CupTotal
    1FW18 Flag of Brazil.svg Patric 53210
    2FW9 Flag of Brazil.svg Leandro Pereira 4004
    3MF8 Flag of Japan.svg Kosuke Onose 3003
    MF23 Flag of Brazil.svg Dawhan 3003
    FW37 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroto Yamami 2103
    6MF14 Flag of Japan.svg Yuya Fukuda 2002
    MF15 Flag of Japan.svg Mitsuki Saito 2002
    DF20 Flag of South Korea.svg Kwon Kyung-won 2002
    DF24 Flag of Japan.svg Keisuke Kurokawa 2002
    FW40 Flag of Japan.svg Ryotaro Meshino 2002
    MF47 Flag of Brazil.svg Juan Alano 2002
    FW11 Flag of Brazil.svg Wellington Silva 1102
    MF29 Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Yamamoto 1012
    DF4 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Fujiharu 0112
    MF17 Flag of Japan.svg Kohei Okuno 0112
    16FW32 Flag of Japan.svg Isa Sakamoto 1001
    FW45 Flag of Japan.svg Musashi Suzuki 1001
    DF5 Flag of Japan.svg Genta Miura 0011
    DF16 Flag of Japan.svg Yota Sato 0011
    DF26 Flag of Japan.svg Ko Yanagisawa 0011

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    1. ↑ "Players | GAMBA OSAKA". Gamba Osaka. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
    2. ↑ "ガンバ大阪 日程" (in Japanese). jleague.jp. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
    3. ↑ "2022年シーズンのJ1日程が決定!! 国立で8年ぶりJリーグ開催も". ゲキサカ.
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