2024 Vissel Kobe season

Vissel Kobe

2024 season
Chairman	Yuki Chifu
Manager	Takayuki Yoshida
Stadium	Noevir Stadium Kobe Hyōgo-ku, Kōbe, Hyōgo
J1 League	4th
Emperor's Cup	Second round
J.League Cup	First round
AFC Champions League	TBD
Japanese Super Cup	Runners-up
Home colours Away colours
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All statistics correct as of 3 January 2024.

The 2024 Vissel Kobe season is their 58th season in existence and the 9th consecutive season in the J1 League, since the club earned promotion back to it on 2013. In addition to the domestic league, in which they are the defending champions, Vissel Kobe are participating in this season's editions of the Japanese Super Cup, Emperor's Cup, the J.League Cup and the AFC Champions League.

Squad

Season squad

Squad no.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Date of birth	Last Club
Goalkeepers
1	Daiya Maekawa		GK	(1994-08-09) 9 August 1994 (age 30)	Kansai University
21	Shota Arai		GK	(1988-11-01) 1 November 1988 (age 36)	JEF United Chiba
39	Shioki Takayama		GK	(2001-06-13) 13 June 2001 (age 23)	University of Tsukuba
50	Powell Obinna Obi		GK	(1997-12-18) 18 December 1997 (age 26)	Yokohama F. Marinos
Defenders
3	Matheus Thuler		CB	(1999-03-10) 10 March 1999 (age 25)	Montpellier HSC
4	Tetsushi Yamakawa		CB	(1997-10-01) 1 October 1997 (age 27)	University of Tsukuba
15	Yuki Honda		LB	(1991-01-02) 2 January 1991 (age 33)	Kyoto Sanga FC
19	Ryo Hatsuse		LB	(1997-07-10) 10 July 1997 (age 27)	Avispa Fukuoka
23	Rikuto Hirose		RB	(1995-09-23) 23 September 1995 (age 29)	Kashima Antlers
24	Gōtoku Sakai		RB / LB	(1991-03-14) 14 March 1991 (age 33)	Hamburger SV
55	Takuya Iwanami		CB	(1994-06-18) 18 June 1994 (age 30)	Urawa Red Diamonds
81	Ryuho Kikuchi		CB	(1996-12-09) 9 December 1996 (age 27)	Renofa Yamaguchi
Midfielders
2	Nanasei Iino		RB / RM	(1996-10-02) 2 October 1996 (age 28)	Sagan Tosu
6	Takahiro Ogihara		DM / CM	(1991-10-05) 5 October 1991 (age 33)	Yokohama F. Marinos
7	Yosuke Ideguchi		CM	(1996-08-23) 23 August 1996 (age 28)	Avispa Fukuoka
14	Koya Yuruki		LM / RM	(1995-07-03) 3 July 1995 (age 29)	Urawa Red Diamonds
16	Mitsuki Saito		DM / CM	(1999-01-10) 10 January 1999 (age 25)	Gamba Osaka
18	Haruya Ide		RW / LW	(1994-03-25) 25 March 1994 (age 30)	Tokyo Verdy
22	Daiju Sasaki		AM / SS	(1999-09-17) 17 September 1999 (age 25)	Palmeiras
25	Yuya Kuwasaki		DM	(1998-05-15) 15 May 1998 (age 26)	V-Varen Nagasaki
30	Kakeru Yamauchi		MF	(2002-01-06) 6 January 2002 (age 22)	University of Tsukuba
31	Yuya Nakasaka		LW / AM	(1997-05-08) 8 May 1997 (age 27)	Kyoto Sanga FC
44	Mitsuki Hidaka		CM	(2003-05-11) 11 May 2003 (age 21)	CD Atlético Paso
52	Kento Hamasaki		CM	(2007-06-16) 16 June 2007 (age 17)	Youth Team
88	Ryota Morioka		CM	(1991-04-12) 12 April 1991 (age 33)	Cerezo Osaka
96	Hotaru Yamaguchi (c)		CM / DM	(1990-10-06) 6 October 1990 (age 34)	Charleroi
Forwards
9	Taisei Miyashiro		RW / FW	(2000-05-26) 26 May 2000 (age 24)	Kawasaki Frontale
10	Yuya Osako		FW	(1990-05-18) 18 May 1990 (age 34)	Werder Bremen
11	Yoshinori Muto		FW	(1992-07-15) 15 July 1992 (age 32)	SD Eibar
26	Jean Patric		RW / LW / AM	(1997-07-14) 14 July 1997 (age 27)	Cerezo Osaka
Players left on loan during mid-season
17	Tatsunori Sakurai		DM	(2002-07-26) 26 July 2002 (age 22)	Tokushima Vortis
33	Justin Homma		RB	(2005-08-26) 26 August 2005 (age 19)	Youth Team
37	Shogo Terasaka		CB	(2004-06-06) 6 June 2004 (age 20)	FC Ryukyu
38	Juzo Ura		RM / RW	(2004-05-21) 21 May 2004 (age 20)	Fukuoka High School

Last updated: 17 January 2024.
Source: Vissel Kobe website

Transfers

Arrivals

Date	Position	Player	From	Type	Source
31 March 2022	MF	Kakeru Yamauchi	University of Tsukuba	Full	[1]
7 December 2023	GK	Shioki Takayama	University of Tsukuba	Full	[2]
22 December 2023	GK	Powell Obinna Obi	Yokohama F. Marinos	Full	[3]
4 January 2024	MF	Tatsunori Sakurai	Tokushima Vortis	Loan return	[4]
5 January 2024	GK	Shota Arai	JEF United Chiba	Full	[5]
5 January 2024	DF	Rikuto Hirose	Kashima Antlers	Full	[6]
6 January 2024	FW	Taisei Miyashiro	Kawasaki Frontale	Full	[7]
8 January 2024	DF	Shogo Terasaka	FC Ryukyu	Loan return	[8]
8 January 2024	MF	Yuya Kuwasaki	V-Varen Nagasaki	Full	[9]
9 January 2024	DF	Takuya Iwanami	Urawa Red Diamonds	Full	[10]
12 January 2024	MF	Mitsuki Saito	Shonan Bellmare	Full	[11]

Departures

Date	Position	Player	To	Type	Source
14 December 2023	GK	Ryotaro Hironaga		Released	[12]
27 December 2023	MF	Toya Izumi	Omiya Ardija	Loan	[13]
27 December 2023	DF	Leo Osaki	Emirates Club	Full	[14]
28 December 2023	MF	Bálint Vécsei		Released	[15]
4 January 2024	DF	Shohei Takahashi	FC Machida Zelvia	Loan return	[16]
5 January 2024	GK	Yuya Tsuboi	Júbilo Iwata	Loan	[17]
6 January 2024	GK	Phelipe Megiolaro	Yokohama FC	Full	[18]
6 January 2024	MF	Juan Mata		Released	[19]
7 January 2024	FW	Shuhei Kawasaki	Portimonense S.C.	Loan return	[20]
7 January 2024	MF	Mizuki Arai	Yokohama FC	Loan return	[21]
7 January 2024	DF	Yusei Ozaki	Ehime FC	Loan	[22]
8 January 2024	MF	Shuto Adachi	Iwate Grulla Morioka	Loan	[23]

Pre-season and friendlies

Vissel Kobe v Inter Miami CF

7 FebruaryFriendly [24] [25] [26]	Vissel Kobe	0–0 (4−3 p)	Inter Miami CF	Tokyo, Japan
19:00 JST		Source		Stadium: Japan National Stadium Attendance: 28,614 Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines)
	Penalties
	Osako Miyashiro Yamaguchi Yuruki Hatsuse Iino		Campana Gressel Alba Taylor Allen Gregore

Competitions

J1 League

Main article: 2024 J1 League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Vissel Kobe	35	20	7	8	56	34	+22	67	Qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite league stage
2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	35	18	11	6	66	36	+30	65
3	Machida Zelvia	35	17	9	9	49	31	+18	60	Qualification for the AFC Champions League Two group stage
4	Kashima Antlers	34	16	9	9	55	40	+15	57
5	Gamba Osaka	35	15	12	8	41	31	+10	57

Updated to match(es) played on 3 November 2024. Source: 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.

Results by matchday

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	L	W	D	W	D	L	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	L	L	D
Position	2	8	4	6	3	4	5	4	4	4	2	2	1	1	2	3	4

Updated to match(es) played on 1 June 2024. Source: J. League Data Site
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The full league fixtures were released on 23 January 2024. ^[27]

Júbilo Iwata v Vissel Kobe

24 February1	Júbilo Iwata	0–2	Vissel Kobe	Iwata
13:03 JST	Makito Ito  90+2'	Report	Yuruki 5' Sasaki 49'	Stadium: Yamaha Stadium Attendance: 14,778 Referee: Shu Kawamata

Vissel Kobe v Kashiwa Reysol

2 March2	Vissel Kobe	0–1	Kashiwa Reysol	Kobe
13:03 JST	Yosuke Ideguchi  78'	Report	Kinoshita 83' Tomoya Inukai  20' Tomoki Takamine  42'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 23,107 Referee: Ismail Elfath

FC Tokyo v Vissel Kobe

9 March3	FC Tokyo	1–2	Vissel Kobe	Chōfu
16:03 JST	Koizumi 50' Masato Morishige  8' Trevisan  70'	Report	Miyashiro 57' Osako 74' Matheus Thuler  89'	Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 24,974 Referee: Hayato Shimizu

Vissel Kobe v Sanfrecce Hiroshima

16 March4	Vissel Kobe	0–0	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Kobe
14:04 JST	Matheus Thuler  54' Yuki Honda  74'	Report	Sho Sasaki  40' Takaaki Shichi  87' Hayato Araki  90+3'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 21,669 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura

Vissel Kobe v Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo

30 March5	Vissel Kobe	6–1	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	Kobe
14:03 JST	Osako 8' Miyashiro 24', 49' Muto 43', 90+5' Yamakawa 72' Takahiro Ogihara  44' Tetsushi Yamakawa  47'	Report	Ideguchi 73' (o.g.) Toya Nakamura  35'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 17,374 Referee: Hiroki Kasahara

Sagan Tosu v Vissel Kobe

3 April6	Sagan Tosu	0–0	Vissel Kobe	Tosu
19:04 JST	Cayman Togashi  22'	Report		Stadium: Ekimae Real Estate Stadium Attendance: 6,734 Referee: Yuichi Mishimura

Vissel Kobe v Yokohama F. Marinos

7 April7	Vissel Kobe	1–2	Yokohama F. Marinos	Kobe
14:03 JST	Miyashiro 66' Matheus Thuler  59' Maekawa	Report	Anderson Lopes 47' Yan Matheus 83' Ren Kato  14' Taiki Watanabe  19' Anderson Lopes  90+6'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 23,456 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi

Machida Zelvia v Vissel Kobe

13 April8	Machida Zelvia	1–2	Vissel Kobe	Tokyo
15:03 JST	Drešević 90+6' Junya Suzuki  26' Kai Shibato  32' Keiya Sento  61'	Report	Yamauchi 45' Muto 89'	Stadium: Japan National Stadium Attendance: 39,080 Referee: Futoshi Nakamura

Shonan Bellmare v Vissel Kobe

20 April9	Shonan Bellmare	0–1	Vissel Kobe	Hiratsuka
15:03 JST	Lukian  71'	Report	Muto 90+3' (pen.)	Stadium: Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka Attendance: 10,618 Referee: Hayato Shimizu

Vissel Kobe v Kyoto Sanga

27 April10	Vissel Kobe	0–1	Kyoto Sanga	Kobe
14:03 JST		Report	Hara 55' Hisashi Appiah Tawiah  4' Kyo Sato  46'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 22,582 Referee: Jumpei Iida

Nagoya Grampus v Vissel Kobe

3 May11	Nagoya Grampus	0–2	Vissel Kobe	Toyota
19:03 JST		Report	Yamaguchi 40' Osako 81' Taisei Miyashiro  70' Matheus Thuler  75'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 38,955 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto

Vissel Kobe v Albirex Niigata

6 May12	Vissel Kobe	3–2	Albirex Niigata	Kobe
13:03 JST	Sasaki 15' Miyashiro 25' Endo 55' (o.g.)	Report	Fujiwara 51' Endo 76'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 21,073 Referee: Yusuke Araki

Cerezo Osaka v Vissel Kobe

11 May13	Cerezo Osaka	1–4	Vissel Kobe	Osaka
16:03 JST	Léo Ceará 57' Shinji Kagawa  45+5'	Report	Yamaguchi 38' Honda 44' Osako 49' Miyashiro 90+3' Takahiro Ogihara  3'	Stadium: Yodoko Sakura Stadium Attendance: 21,148 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura

Vissel Kobe v Avispa Fukuoka

15 May14	Vissel Kobe	1–0	Avispa Fukuoka	Kobe
19:03 JST	Miyashiro 72'	Report	Yuji Kitajima  17'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 10,961 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura

Kashima Antlers v Vissel Kobe

19 May15	Kashima Antlers	1–0	Vissel Kobe	Kashima
15:03 JST	Nono 81'	Report	Tetsushi Yamakawa  44' Yoshinori Muto  53'	Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 20,390 Referee: Hayato Shimizu

Vissel Kobe v Tokyo Verdy

26 May16	Vissel Kobe	0–1	Tokyo Verdy	Kobe
14:03 JST	Rikuto Hirose  54'	Report	Yamaguchi 65' (o.g.) Tetsuyuki Inami  33' Yuto Tsunashima  56'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 22,104 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi

Urawa Red Diamonds v Vissel Kobe

1 June17	Urawa Red Diamonds	1–1	Vissel Kobe	Saitama
16:03 JST	Nakajima 61' Alexander Scholz  88'	Report	Ide 15' Haruya Ide  43' Matheus Thuler  46' Tetsushi Yamakawa  70'	Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 45,976 Referee: Futoshi Nakamura

Vissel Kobe v Kawasaki Frontale

16 June18	Vissel Kobe	1–0	Kawasaki Frontale	Tokyo
14:03 JST	Muto 43' Gōtoku Sakai  50'	Report	Kento Tachibanada  14'	Stadium: Japan National Stadium Attendance: 49,541 Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak

Gamba Osaka v Vissel Kobe

22 June19	Gamba Osaka	2–1	Vissel Kobe	Osaka
17:33 JST	Welton 43' 85' (o.g.) Takashi Usami  18' Tokuma Suzuki  28' Dawhan  53'	Report	Muto 90' Takahiro Ogihara  37' Tetsushi Yamakawa  54'	Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 32,366 Referee: Hayato Shimizu

Vissel Kobe v FC Machida Zelvia

26 June20	Vissel Kobe	0–0	FC Machida Zelvia	Kobe
18:03 JST		Report		Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 16,517 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura

Vissel Kobe v Kashima Antlers

30 June21	Vissel Kobe	3–1	Kashima Antlers	Kobe
18:03 JST	Muto 18' Thuler 38' Osako 62' Daiya Maekawa  78'	Report	Čavrić 8'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 21,963 Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya

Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Vissel Kobe

5 July22	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1–3	Vissel Kobe	Hiroshima
18:03 JST	Arai 17'	Report	Osako 11' Hirose 52' Yamaguchi 71' Matheus Thuler  30' Tetsushi Yamakawa  41'	Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima Attendance: 25,119 Referee: Ryo Tanimoto

Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo v Vissel Kobe

13 July23	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	1–1	Vissel Kobe	Sapporo
13:03 JST	Aoki 39'	Report	Osako 48' Jean Patric  90+3'	Stadium: Sapporo Dome Attendance: 16,495 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima

Vissel Kobe v Nagoya Grampus

20 July24	Vissel Kobe	3–3	Nagoya Grampus	Kobe
18:03 JST	Sasaki 33' Yamauchi 90' Kikuchi 90+2' Kakeru Yamauchi  90+5' Daiya Maekawa  90+7'	Report	Patric 22' Inagaki 54', 90+10' Ha Chang Rae  90+3'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 23,650 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura

Kawasaki Frontale v Vissel Kobe

7 August25	Kawasaki Frontale	3–0	Vissel Kobe	Kawasaki
18:03 JST	Ienaga 57' Yamada 71', 85' Asahi Sasaki  20'	Report	Nanasei Lino  30'  45' Matheus Thuler  65'	Stadium: Uvance Todoroki Stadium by Fujitsu Attendance: 18,318 Referee: Hiroki Kasahara

Yokohama F. Marinos v Vissel Kobe

11 August26	Yokohama F. Marinos	1–2	Vissel Kobe	Yokohama
18:33 JST	Eduardo 42' Takuya Kida  20'	Report	Muto 45', 65' Takahiro Ogihara  34'	Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 30,419 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura

Vissel Kobe v Gamba Osaka

17 August27	Vissel Kobe	2–2	Gamba Osaka	Kobe
18:03 JST	Miyashiro 45' Osako 84' Yosuke Ideguchi  43'	Report	Usami 56' Nakatani 90+5' Welton  30' Juan Alano  38'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 26,654 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto

Vissel Kobe v Sagan Tosu

25 August28	Vissel Kobe	2–0	Sagan Tosu	Kobe
18:03 JST	Miyashiro 33' Sasaki 59'	Report	Kim Tae-hyeon  51'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 18,875 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi

Avispa Fukuoka v Vissel Kobe

1 September29	Avispa Fukuoka	0–2	Vissel Kobe	Fukuoka
18:03 JST	Yuji Kitajima  89'	Report	Osako 45+1', 82'	Stadium: Best Denki Stadium Attendance: 12,344 Referee: Yuichi Mishimura

Vissel Kobe v Cerezo Osaka

13 September30	Vissel Kobe	2–1	Cerezo Osaka	Kobe
18:03 JST	Thuler 2' Hirose 11' Takahiro Ogihara  41'	Report	Ceará 51'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 13,803 Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya

Albirex Niigata v Vissel Kobe

22 September31	Albirex Niigata	2–3	Vissel Kobe	Niigata
17:03 JST	Nagakura 31' Ono 36' Eiji Miyamoto  13'	Report	Sakai 15' Muto 73' Kikuchi 90+6' Takahiro Ogihara  59'	Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium Attendance: 23,492 Referee: Koei Koya

Vissel Kobe v Urawa Red Diamonds

28 September32	Vissel Kobe	1–0	Urawa Red Diamonds	Kobe
18:03 JST	Muto 16' Haruya Ide  38' Koya Yuruki  71' Asahi Sasaki  81'	Report	Takahiro Sekine  89'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 22,109 Referee: Jumpei Iida

Kyoto Sanga FC v Vissel Kobe

6 October33	Kyoto Sanga FC	2–3	Vissel Kobe	Kyoto
13:03 JST	Elias 47' Túlio 59' 59'	Report	Osako 17' Sasaki 45+6' 53' Patric 83'	Stadium: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera Attendance: 19,082 Referee: Takuto Okabe

Vissel Kobe v FC Tokyo

18 October34	Vissel Kobe	0–2	FC Tokyo	Kobe
18:03 JST	Yosuke Ideguchi  5'	Report	Endo 24' Anzai 54' 17' Diego Oliveira  7'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 15,153 Referee: Futoshi Nakamura

Vissel Kobe v Júbilo Iwata

1 November35	Vissel Kobe	2–0	Júbilo Iwata	Kobe
18:03 JST	Taisei Miyashiro 47' Tetsushi Yamakawa 53'	Report	Ricardo Graça  25' Shun Nakamura  45+3' Shunsuke Nishikubo  48' Hassan Hilu  61'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 16,379 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto

Tokyo Verdy v Vissel Kobe

10 November36	Tokyo Verdy	–	Vissel Kobe	Tokyo
13:03 JST		Report		Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium

Kashiwa Reysol v Vissel Kobe

30 November37	Kashiwa Reysol	–	Vissel Kobe	Chiba
13:03 JST		Report		Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium

Vissel Kobe v Shonan Bellmare

8 December38	Vissel Kobe	–	Shonan Bellmare	Kobe
13:03 JST		Report		Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe

J.League Cup

Main article: 2024 J.League Cup

The 2024 J.League Cup was expanded so that all 60 J.League clubs would participate.

FC Imabari v Vissel Kobe

17 April First round – Match 2	FC Imabari	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Vissel Kobe	Imabari
19:03	Ichihara 5' Hikaru Arai  90' Tomás Moschión  101'	Report	Patric 40' Sasaki 95' (pen.) Mitsuki Hidaka  98' Powell Obinna Obi  117' Kakeru Yamauchi  120+4'	Stadium: ASICS Satoyama Stadium Attendance: 5,097 Referee: Yusuke Araki

Kataller Toyama v Vissel Kobe

22 May First round – Match 3	Kataller Toyama	1–1 (5–4 p)	Vissel Kobe	Toyama
19:03	Hirose 70' (o.g.) Shimpei Nishiya  117'	Report	Ide 19' 83' Yuya Kuwasaki  54'	Stadium: Toyama Stadium Attendance: 8,223 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima
	Penalties
	Matsumoto Imase Leiria Takahashi Kawakami		Miyashiro Iwanami Ideguchi Hatsuse Hirose

Emperor's Cup

Main article: 2024 Emperor's Cup

Vissel Kobe (1) v (3) Kataller Toyama

12 JuneRound 2	Vissel Kobe (1)	2–0	(3) Kataller Toyama	Kobe
19:00	Miyashiro 15' Jean Patric 60'	Report		Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 3,907 Referee: Koei Koya

Vissel Kobe (1) v (2) Tokushima Vortis

10 JulyRound 3	Vissel Kobe (1)	2–0	(2) Tokushima Vortis	Naruto
18:30	Sasaki 66' Osako 73' Powell Obinna Obi  7'	Report		Stadium: Pocarisweat Stadium Attendance: 4,630 Referee: Yuzo Sutani

Kashiwa Reysol (1) v (1) Vissel Kobe

21 AugustRound of 16	Kashiwa Reysol (1)	0–1	(1) Vissel Kobe	Kashiwa
19:03		Report	Sasaki 3' Jean Patric  90+7'	Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium Attendance: 6,219 Referee: Jumpei Iida

Kashima Antlers (1) v (1) Vissel Kobe

25 SeptemberQuarter Final	Kashima Antlers (1)	0–3	(1) Vissel Kobe	Kobe
19:00	Kei Chinen  40' Shintaro Nago  90+3'	Report	Morioka 15' Sasaki 83' Ideguchi 90+7' Taisei Miyashiro  65' Takuya Iwanami  87'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 7,231 Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)

Vissel Kobe (1) v (1) Kyoto Sanga

27 OctoberSemi Final	Vissel Kobe (1)	2–1	(1) Kyoto Sanga	Kobe
	Taisei Miyashiro 18' Daiju Sasaki 55' Takuya Iwanami  38'	Report	Marco Túlio 32' Rafael Elias  45' Yuta Miyamoto  61'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 14,980 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura

Vissel Kobe (1) v (1) Gamba Osaka

23 NovemberFinal	Vissel Kobe (1)	–	(1) Gamba Osaka	Shinjuku
		Report		Stadium: Japan National Stadium

Super Cup

Main article: 2024 Japanese Super Cup

Vissel Kobe v Kawasaki Frontale

17 February	Vissel Kobe	0–1	Kawasaki Frontale	Japan National Stadium
13:35 JST	Takahiro Ogihara  67'	Report	van Wermeskerken 48' Shuto Tanabe  15' Bafétimbi Gomis  25' Kento Tachibanada  90+3'	Attendance: 52,142 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi

AFC Champions League

Main article: 2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Vissel Kobe	4	3	1	0	6	1	+5	10	Advance to round of 16
2	Gwangju	4	3	0	1	11	6	+5	9
3	Johor Darul Ta'zim	4	2	1	1	9	5	+4	7
4	Shanghai Shenhua	4	2	1	1	8	6	+2	7
5	Buriram United	3	2	1	0	3	1	+2	7

Updated to match(es) played on 5 November 2024. Source: Asian Football Confederation
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) penalty shoot-out if only two teams remain tied and played each other on the final matchday 6) fair play ranking; 7) drawing of lots

Group stage

Buriram United v Vissel Kobe

17 September 2024 (2024-09-17)Matchday 1	Buriram United	0–0	Vissel Kobe	Buriram Stadium, Buriram
19:00  UTC+7	Dion Cools  90+2'	Report	Takahiro Ogihara  64'	Attendance: 16,793 Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)

Vissel Kobe v Shandong Taishan

2 October 2024Matchday 2	Vissel Kobe	2–1	Shandong Taishan	Kobe, Japan
	Taisei Miyashiro 14' Gotoku Sakai 51' Matheus Thuler  90+11'	Report	Cryzan 28' 13' Valeri Qazaishvili  41' Liao Lisheng  65' Zhang Chi  81' Gao Zhunyi  90+9'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 6,045 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

Ulsan HD v Vissel Kobe

22 October 2024Matchday 3	Ulsan HD	0–2	Vissel Kobe	Ulsan, South Korea
	Yun Il-Lok  85'	Report	Taisei Miyashiro 48', 73' Matheus Thuler  37'	Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

Vissel Kobe v Gwangju FC

5 November 2024Matchday 4	Vissel Kobe	2–0	Gwangju FC	Kobe, Japan
	Taisei Miyashiro 45+3' (pen) 61' Daiju Sasaki 54'	Report	Jo Seong-Kwon  16'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Referee: Mohammed Al Hoaish (Saudi Arabia)

Vissel Kobe v Central Coast Mariners

26 November 2024Matchday 5	Vissel Kobe	v	Central Coast Mariners	Kobe, Japan
				Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe

Pohang Steelers v Vissel Kobe

3 December 2024Matchday 6	Pohang Steelers	v	Vissel Kobe	Pohang, South Korea
				Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard

Vissel Kobe v Shanghai Port

11 February 2025Matchday 7	Vissel Kobe	v	Shanghai Port	Kobe, Japan
				Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe

Shanghai Shenhua v Vissel Kobe

18 February 2025Matchday 8	Shanghai Shenhua	v	Vissel Kobe	Shanghai, China
				Stadium: Shanghai Stadium

Team statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 5 Nov 2024

No.	Pos.	Player	J1 League		J.League Cup		Emperor's Cup		Super Cup		AFC Champions League Elite		Total
			Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals
1	GK	Daiya Maekawa	34	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	39	0
2	DF	Nanasei Iino	2+12	0	1	0	5	0	0+1	0	2	0	23	0
3	DF	Matheus Thuler	33	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	3+1	0	39	2
4	DF	Tetsushi Yamakawa	34	2	0+1	0	1+1	0	1	0	4	0	42	2
6	MF	Takahiro Ogihara	31+1	0	0	0	2+1	0	1	0	2+1	0	39	0
7	MF	Yosuke Ideguchi	17+7	0	2	0	3+2	0	0+1	0	4	0	36	0
9	FW	Taisei Miyashiro	22+8	10	0+2	0	3+1	2	0+1	0	4	4	41	16
10	FW	Yuya Osako	31+3	9	0	0	0+3	1	1	0	2	0	40	10
11	FW	Yoshinori Muto	32+2	11	0	0	0+2	0	0	0	1+2	0	39	11
14	MF	Koya Yuruki	4+4	1	1	0	1+1	0	0	0	1+3	0	15	1
15	DF	Yuki Honda	13+9	1	1+1	0	3+1	0	0	0	3+1	0	32	1
16	MF	Mitsuki Saito	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	MF	Tatsunori Sakurai	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
18	MF	Haruya Ide	14+4	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0+2	0	22	2
19	DF	Ryo Hatsuse	23+10	0	1+1	0	3	0	1	0	2+1	0	42	0
21	GK	Shota Arai	1+1	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
22	MF	Daiju Sasaki	15+16	4	0+1	1	5	3	1	0	3+1	1	42	9
23	DF	Rikuto Hirose	15+9	1	0+1	0	2+2	0	0+1	0	0+2	0	32	1
24	DF	Gōtoku Sakai	26+1	1	0	0	1+2	0	1	0	3	1	34	2
25	MF	Yuya Kuwasaki	2+9	0	2	0	4	0	0	0	2+2	0	19	0
26	FW	Jean Patric	6+22	1	2	1	2+2	1	1	0	2+1	0	38	3
30	MF	Kakeru Yamauchi	4+5	2	1+1	0	3+1	0	0	0	1+1	0	17	2
31	MF	Yuya Nakasaka	0	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
33	DF	Justin Homma	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
35	FW	Niina Tominaga	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	1	0
37	DF	Shogo Terasaka	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
38	MF	Juzo Ura	0	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
39	GK	Shioki Takayama	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
44	MF	Mitsuki Hidaka	0	0	1+1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
50	GK	Powell Obinna Obi	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
52	MF	Kento Hamasaki	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
55	DF	Takuya Iwanami	1+1	0	2	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
81	DF	Ryuho Kikuchi	4+14	2	1	0	4+1	0	0	0	1	0	25	2
88	MF	Ryota Morioka	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
96	MF	Hotaru Yamaguchi	22+2	2	0	0	0+2	0	1	0	0	0	27	2

Clean sheets

The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.

Rnk	No.	Player	J1	EC	JLC	AFC	Total
1	1	Daiya Maekawa	6	0	0	0	6
TOTALS			6	0	0	0	6

Last updated: 19 May 2024.
Source: fbref.com

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External links

• Official website