2025 Vissel Kobe season

Vissel Kobe

2025 season
Chairman	Yuki Chifu
Manager	Takayuki Yoshida
Stadium	Noevir Stadium Kobe Hyōgo-ku, Kōbe, Hyōgo
J1 League	6th
Emperor's Cup	Third round
J.League Cup	Prime round
2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite	Round of 16
Japanese Super Cup	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Taisei Miyashiro Yuya Osako (5 each) All: Yuya Osako (7 goals)
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The 2025 Vissel Kobe season is their 59th 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, AFC Champions League Elite and the AFC Champions League Elite.

Squad

Season squad

Squad no.	Name	Nationality	Date of birth	Last Club
Goalkeepers
1	Daiya Maekawa		(1994-08-09) 9 August 1994 (age 31)	Kansai University
21	Shota Arai		(1988-11-01) 1 November 1988 (age 36)	JEF United Chiba
32	Richard Monday Ubong		(2005-10-01) 1 October 2005 (age 19)	Fukuchiyama Seibi High School
50	Powell Obinna Obi		(1997-12-18) 18 December 1997 (age 27)	Yokohama F. Marinos
Defenders
3	Matheus Thuler		(1999-03-10) 10 March 1999 (age 26)	Montpellier HSC
4	Tetsushi Yamakawa		(1997-10-01) 1 October 1997 (age 27)	University of Tsukuba
15	Yuki Honda		(1991-01-02) 2 January 1991 (age 34)	Kyoto Sanga FC
16	Caetano		(1999-06-24) 24 June 1999 (age 26)	Corinthians
20	Yuta Koike		(1996-11-06) 6 November 1996 (age 28)	Yokohama F. Marinos
23	Rikuto Hirose		(1995-09-23) 23 September 1995 (age 29)	Kashima Antlers
24	Gōtoku Sakai		(1991-03-14) 14 March 1991 (age 34)	Hamburger SV
31	Takuya Iwanami		(1994-06-18) 18 June 1994 (age 31)	Urawa Red Diamonds
41	Katsuya Nagato		(1995-01-15) 15 January 1995 (age 30)	Yokohama F. Marinos
66	Riku Matsuda		(1991-07-24) 24 July 1991 (age 34)	Gamba Osaka
	Ryosuke Irie		(2004-11-05) 5 November 2004 (age 20)	Juntendo University
Midfielders
2	Nanasei Iino		(1996-10-02) 2 October 1996 (age 28)	Sagan Tosu
6	Takahiro Ogihara		(1991-10-05) 5 October 1991 (age 33)	Yokohama F. Marinos
7	Yosuke Ideguchi		(1996-08-23) 23 August 1996 (age 29)	Avispa Fukuoka
14	Koya Yuruki		(1995-07-03) 3 July 1995 (age 30)	Urawa Red Diamonds
18	Haruya Ide		(1994-03-25) 25 March 1994 (age 31)	Tokyo Verdy
22	Daiju Sasaki		(1999-09-17) 17 September 1999 (age 26)	Palmeiras
25	Yuya Kuwasaki		(1998-05-15) 15 May 1998 (age 27)	V-Varen Nagasaki
30	Kakeru Yamauchi		(2002-01-06) 6 January 2002 (age 23)	University of Tsukuba
44	Mitsuki Hidaka		(2003-05-11) 11 May 2003 (age 22)	CD Atlético Paso
52	Kento Hamasaki		(2007-06-16) 16 June 2007 (age 18)	Youth Team
77	Gustavo Klismahn		(1999-11-23) 23 November 1999 (age 25)	Santa Clara
	Sota Onishi		(2007-04-12) 12 April 2007 (age 18)	Youth Team
	Taiga Seguchi		(2008-01-10) 10 January 2008 (age 17)	Youth Team
Forwards
9	Taisei Miyashiro		(2000-05-26) 26 May 2000 (age 25)	Kawasaki Frontale
10	Yuya Osako		(1990-05-18) 18 May 1990 (age 35)	Werder Bremen
11	Yoshinori Muto		(1992-07-15) 15 July 1992 (age 33)	SD Eibar
26	Jean Patric		(1997-07-14) 14 July 1997 (age 28)	Cerezo Osaka
27	Erik		(1994-07-18) 18 July 1994 (age 31)	Machida Zelvia
29	Ren Komatsu		(1998-09-10) 10 September 1998 (age 27)	Blaublitz Akita
55	Yuta Miyahara		(2005-04-07) 7 April 2005 (age 20)	Górnik Zabrze B
	Hayato Watanabe		(2007-04-06) 6 April 2007 (age 18)	Youth Team
Players left on loan during mid-season
5	Mitsuki Saito		(1999-01-10) 10 January 1999 (age 26)	Gamba Osaka
17	Tatsunori Sakurai (M)		(2002-07-26) 26 July 2002 (age 23)	Mito HollyHock
22	Haruka Motoyama (D)		(1999-06-05) 5 June 1999 (age 26)	Fagiano Okayama
28	Yuya Tsuboi (G)		(1999-08-23) 23 August 1999 (age 26)	Omiya Ardija
33	Rikuto Hashimoto (M)		(2005-04-02) 2 April 2005 (age 20)	Tokyo Verdy
34	Yusei Ozaki (D)		(2003-07-26) 26 July 2003 (age 22)	Ehime FC
36	Shuto Adachi (F)		(2004-07-15) 15 July 2004 (age 21)	Iwate Grulla Morioka
37	Shogo Terasaka (D)		(2004-06-06) 6 June 2004 (age 21)	FC Gifu
38	Juzo Ura (M)		(2004-05-21) 21 May 2004 (age 21)	Ehime FC
39	Shioki Takayama (G)		(2001-06-13) 13 June 2001 (age 24)	FC Ryukyu
Players who left club during / mid-season
88	Ryota Morioka		(1991-04-12) 12 April 1991 (age 34)	Cerezo Osaka

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

Friendly

Mid-season

  Win  Draw  Loss

Vissel Kobe v Barcelona

27 July 2025Barcelona World Tour	Vissel Kobe	1–3	Barcelona	Kobe, Japan
19:00 JST (UTC+9)	Miyashiro 43'	Report	E. García 33' Bardghji 78' Dro 88'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 14,950

Transfers

Pre-season

In

Transfers in

Date	Position	Player	Transferred From	Ref
Permanent Transfer
15 December 2024	GK	Yuya Tsuboi	Júbilo Iwata	End of loan [1] [a]
	DF	Justin Homma	Vissel Kobe	End of loan [2]
	DF	Shogo Terasaka	FC Gifu	End of loan [3] [b]
	DF	Yusei Ozaki	Ehime FC	End of loan [4] [c]
	MF	Juzo Ura	Ehime FC	End of loan [5] [d]
	MF	Tatsunori Sakurai	Mito HollyHock	End of loan [6] [e]
	MF	Toya Izumi	Omiya Ardija	End of loan [7]
	MF	Shuto Adachi	Iwate Grulla Morioka	End of loan [8]
13 December 2024	GK	Richard Monday Ubong	Fukuchiyama Seibi High School	Free [9]
5 January 2025	DF	Haruka Motoyama	Fagiano Okayama	Free [10]
6 January 2025	DF	Riku Matsuda	Gamba Osaka	Free [11] [12]
	MF	Rikuto Hashimoto	Tokyo Verdy	Free [13]
7 January 2025	DF	Caetano	Corinthians	Undisclosed [14]
10 January 2025	DF	Yuta Koike	Yokohama F. Marinos	Free [15]
Loan Transfer
3 March 2025	MF	Gustavo Klismahn	Santa Clara	Season loan [16]
5 March 2025	FW	Erik	Machida Zelvia	Season loan [17]

Out

Transfers out

Date	Position	Player	Transferred From	Ref
Permanent Transfer
13 December 2024	MF	Yuya Nakasaka	Basara Hyogo (J5)	Free [18]
23 December 2024	MF	Hotaru Yamaguchi	V-Varen Nagasaki	Free [19]
27 December 2024	MF	Toya Izumi	Omiya Ardija	Undisclosed [20]
31 December 2024	MF	Ryota Morioka	Retired	N.A.
4 January 2025	MF	Ryuho Kikuchi	FC Machida Zelvia	Free [21]
6 February 2025	MF	Ryo Hatsuse	Sheffield Wednesday	Free [22] [23]
LoanTransfer
22 December 2024	DF	Yusei Ozaki	Blaublitz Akita	Season loan [24]
23 December 2024	MF	Tatsunori Sakurai	Sagan Tosu	Season loan [25]
24 December 2024	MF	Juzo Ura	Kataller Toyama	Season loan [26]
25 December 2024	MF	Shuto Adachi	Thespa Gunma	Season loan [27]
27 December 2024	DF	Shogo Terasaka	FC Gifu	Season loan [28]
28 December 2024	GK	Yuya Tsuboi	Omiya Ardija	Season loan [29]
	GK	Shioki Takayama	FC Ryukyu	Season loan [30]
	DF	Justin Homma	Matsumoto Yamaga FC	Season loan [31]
17 January 2025	DF	Kaito Yamada	Tacoma Defiance	Season loan [32]

Mid-season

In

Transfers in

Date	Position	Player	Transferred From	Ref
Permanent Transfer
9 June 2025	DF	Katsuya Nagato	Yokohama F. Marinos	Undisclosed [33]
4 July 2025	FW	Ren Komatsu	Blaublitz Akita	Undisclosed [34]
25 July 2025	FW	Ryosuke Irie	Juntendo University	Free [35]
27 July 2025	FW	Yuta Miyahara	Górnik Zabrze B	Free [36]
Loan Transfer

Out

Transfers out

Date	Position	Player	Transferred From	Ref
Permanent Transfer
Loan Transfer
10 June 2025	DF	Haruka Motoyama	Fagiano Okayama	Season loan [37]
22 July 2025	MF	Mitsuki Saito	Kyoto Sanga FC	Season loan [38]
30 July 2025	MF	Rikuto Hashimoto	Roasso Kumamoto	Season loan [39]

1. Yuya Tsuboi moves to Omiya Ardija after his loan ended with Júbilo Iwata.
2. Shogo Terasaka's loan to FC Gifu extended for another season.
3. Yusei Ozak moves to Blaublitz Akita after his loan ended with Ehime FC.
4. Juzo Ura moves to Kataller Toyama after his loan ended with Ehime FC.
5. Tatsunori Sakurai moves to Sagan Tosu after his loan ended with Mito HollyHock.

Competitions

J1 League

Main article: 2025 J1 League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Kashima Antlers	29	17	4	8	44	27	+17	55	Qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite league stage
3	Kashiwa Reysol	29	15	9	5	42	28	+14	54
4	Vissel Kobe	30	16	6	8	37	26	+11	54
5	Machida Zelvia	30	15	6	9	46	32	+14	51
6	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	30	15	6	9	35	21	+14	51

Updated to match(es) played on 15 September 2025. 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.

Matches

Vissel Kobe v Urawa Red Diamonds

15 February1	Vissel Kobe	0–0	Urawa Red Diamonds	Kobe
		Report	Takuro Kaneko  56' Matheus Sávio  76'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 22,266 Referee: Yusuke Araki

Nagoya Grampus v Vissel Kobe

22 February2	Nagoya Grampus	2–2	Vissel Kobe	Aichi
	Shuhei Tokumoto 56' Sho Inagaki 86' (pen.) Daiki Miya  66'	Report	Yuya Osako 70', 75'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 31,088 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura

Vissel Kobe v Kyoto Sanga

26 February3	Vissel Kobe	1–1	Kyoto Sanga	Kobe
	Daiju Sasaki 90+11' Takuya Iwanami  82'	Report	Marco Túlio 13' Patrick  7'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 11,335 Referee: Koei Koya

Vissel Kobe v Avispa Fukuoka

1 March4	Vissel Kobe	0–1	Avispa Fukuoka	Kobe
		Report	Tetsushi Yamakawa 40' (o.g.) Takumi Kamijima  53'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 20,890 Referee: Masuya Ueda

Shonan Bellmare v Vissel Kobe

16 March6	Shonan Bellmare	1–2	Vissel Kobe	Hiratsuka
	Lukian 51'	Report	Erik 24', 37' Kakeru Yamauchi  90+4'	Stadium: Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka Attendance: 9,537 Referee: Ryo Tanimoto

Kashima Antlers v Vissel Kobe

29 March7	Kashima Antlers	1–0	Vissel Kobe	Tokyo
	Léo Ceará 33' Tomoki Hayakawa  73' Yuma Suzuki  86'	Report	Takahiro Ogihara  27' Erik  41' Koya Yuruki  90+3' Matheus Thuler  90+4'	Stadium: Japan National Stadium Attendance: 22,601 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto

Yokohama FC v Vissel Kobe

2 April8	Yokohama FC	0–1	Vissel Kobe	Yokohama
	Yoshiaki Komai  64'	Report	Erik 74'	Stadium: Mitsuzawa Stadium Attendance: 8,032 Referee: Kôichirô Fukushima

Vissel Kobe v Albirex Niigata

6 April9	Vissel Kobe	0–1	Albirex Niigata	Kobe
		Report	Motoki Hasegawa 13'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 36,407 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi

Tokyo Verdy v Vissel Kobe

12 April10	Tokyo Verdy	0–1	Vissel Kobe	Chōfu
	Yuto Tsunashima  49'  86'	Report	Koya Yuruki 51' Yuya Kuwasaki  13'	Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 17,474 Referee: Futoshi Nakamura

Vissel Kobe v Kawasaki Frontale

16 April11	Vissel Kobe	2–1	Kawasaki Frontale	Kobe
	Daiju Sasaki 31' Matheus Thuler 45'	Report	Marcinho 45+3' 12' Erison  45+2'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 11,019 Referee: Masuya Ueda

Vissel Kobe v Machida Zelvia

20 April12	Vissel Kobe	1–0	Machida Zelvia	Kobe
	Daihachi Okamura 62' (o.g.)	Report	Ibrahim Drešević  37' Na Sangho  90'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 21,920 Referee: Hiroki Kasahara

Vissel Kobe v Fagiano Okayama

3 May13	Vissel Kobe	2–0	Fagiano Okayama	Kobe
	Taisei Miyashiro 51' Yosuke Ideguchi 73'	Report		Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 25,596 Referee: Kôichirô Fukushima

Vissel Kobe v Cerezo Osaka

6 May14	Vissel Kobe	1–3	Cerezo Osaka	Kobe
	Taisei Miyashiro 45'	Report	Satoki Uejō 45+2' Masaya Shibayama 83' Rafael Ratão 90+6' 90+6' Kakeru Funaki  29' Hayato Okuda  56' Koki Fukui  89'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 24,891 Referee: Jumpei Ilda

FC Tokyo v Vissel Kobe

10 May15	FC Tokyo	1–0	Vissel Kobe	Chōfu
	Marcelo Ryan 90+13' 90+6' Henrique Trevisan  7'	Report	Gōtoku Sakai  37' Yuki Honda  90+12' Matheus Thuler  90+15'	Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 24,837 Referee: Takuto Okabe

Vissel Kobe v Gamba Osaka

17 May16	Vissel Kobe	3–2	Gamba Osaka	Kobe
	Yuya Osako 50', 90+6' Matheus Thuler 59' 17'	Report	Shu Kurata 56' Keisuke Kurokawa 73'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 23,275 Referee: Ryo Tanimoto

Yokohama F. Marinos v Vissel Kobe

21 May17	Yokohama F. Marinos	1–2	Vissel Kobe	Yokohama
	Takuya Kida 43' 68'	Report	Erik 19' Yuya Osako 51'	Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 15,373 Referee: Futoshi Nakamura

Shimizu S-Pulse v Vissel Kobe

25 May18	Shimizu S-Pulse	3–2	Vissel Kobe	Shizuoka
	Koya Kitagawa 15' Sen Takagi 24', 72' Zento Uno  41'	Report	Taisei Miyashiro 57', 90+1' Yuki Honda  65' Jean Patric  88'	Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira Attendance: 17,528 Referee: Hayato Shimizu

Kashiwa Reysol v Vissel Kobe

31 May19	Kashiwa Reysol	1–3	Vissel Kobe	Chiba
	Wataru Harada 26' Hayato Tanaka  67'	Report	Matheus Thuler 19' Takahiro Ogihara 40' 29' Daiju Sasaki 90+7' Tetsushi Yamakawa  70' Haruya Ide  89'	Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium Attendance: 12,989 Referee: Yusuke Araki

Vissel Kobe v Nagoya Grampus

15 June20	Vissel Kobe	2–1	Nagoya Grampus	Kobe
	Takuya Uchida 44' (o.g.) Taisei Miyashiro 45+2' Yota Sato  2' Teruki Hera  36'	Report	Teruki Hera 57' Takahiro Ohgihara 82'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 22,175 Referee: Robert Jones (England)

Kawasaki Frontale v Vissel Kobe

21 June21	Kawasaki Frontale	1–2	Vissel Kobe	Kawasaki
	Yasuto Wakizaka 6' Kota Takai  75'	Report	Taisei Miyashiro 10', 52' Gōtoku Sakai  47' Gustavo Klismahn  88'	Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 23,103 Referee: Łukasz Kuźma (Poland)

Avispa Fukuoka v Vissel Kobe

28 June22	Avispa Fukuoka	0–0	Vissel Kobe	Fukuoka
	Masaya Tashiro  71'	Report		Stadium: Best Denki Stadium Attendance: 11,783 Referee: Yusuke Araki

Vissel Kobe v Sanfrecce Hiroshima

2 July5 (Rescheduled)	Vissel Kobe	1–0	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Kobe
	Erik 66'	Report	Yotaro Nakajima  21'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 14,950 Referee: Koei Koya

Vissel Kobe v Shonan Bellmare

5 July23	Vissel Kobe	4–0	Shonan Bellmare	Kobe
	Takahiro Ogihara 14' Taisei Miyashiro 48' Daiju Sasaki 77' Koya Yuruki 90+4'	Report	Yutaro Oda  71'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 20,941 Referee: Jumpei Iida

Fagiano Okayama v Vissel Kobe

20 July24	Fagiano Okayama	1–2	Vissel Kobe	Okayama
	Ataru Esaka 90+4' Yūta Kamiya  23'	Report	Erik 30' Taisei Miyashiro 64'	Stadium: City Light Stadium Attendance: 15,153 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi

Machida Zelvia v Vissel Kobe

10 August25	Machida Zelvia	2–0	Vissel Kobe	Tokyo
	Yuta Nakayama 6' Yūki Sōma 35' Daihachi Okamura  65'	Report		Stadium: Japan National Stadium Attendance: 12,619 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura

Vissel Kobe v Yokohama FC

16 August26	Vissel Kobe	0–1	Yokohama FC	Kobe
	Haruya Ide  14'	Report	Sho Ito 90+4' Hinata Ogura  44' Solomon Sakuragawa  90+9' Fumitake Miura  90+10'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 23,166 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi

Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Vissel Kobe

20 August30	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	0–1	Vissel Kobe	Hiroshima
	Sho Sasaki  57'	Report	Kim Ju-sung 87' (o.g.)	Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima Attendance: 24,847 Referee: Yusuke Araki

Cerezo Osaka v Vissel Kobe

23 August27	Cerezo Osaka	1–1	Vissel Kobe	Osaka
	Shinji Kagawa 35' Shinnosuke Hatanaka  42'	Report	Erik 48' 90+2' Yosuke Ideguchi  22' Takahiro Ogihara  28'	Stadium: Yodoko Sakura Stadium Attendance: 21,578 Referee: Futoshi Nakamura

Vissel Kobe v Yokohama F. Marinos

30 August28	Vissel Kobe	1–0	Yokohama F. Marinos	Kobe
	Yoshinori Muto 37' Erik  33'	Report	Ryo Miyaichi  22' Takuya Kida  65' Toichi Suzuki  72'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 23,198 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto

Vissel Kobe v Kashiwa Reysol

12 September29 (Rescheduled)	Vissel Kobe	0–0	Kashiwa Reysol	Kobe
	Yosuke Ideguchi  85'	Report		Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 15,051 Referee: Jumpei Iida

Vissel Kobe v Tokyo Verdy

23 September31	Vissel Kobe	–	Tokyo Verdy	Kobe
		Report		Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe

Vissel Kobe v Shimizu S-Pulse

27 September32	Vissel Kobe	–	Shimizu S-Pulse	Kobe
		Report		Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe

Urawa Red Diamonds v Vissel Kobe

4 October33	Urawa Red Diamonds	–	Vissel Kobe	Saitama
		Report		Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002

Vissel Kobe v Kashima Antlers

18 October34	Vissel Kobe	–	Kashima Antlers	Kobe
		Report		Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe

Albirex Niigata v Vissel Kobe

25 October35	Albirex Niigata	–	Vissel Kobe	Niigata
		Report		Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium

Gamba Osaka v Vissel Kobe

8 November36	Gamba Osaka	–	Vissel Kobe	Osaka
		Report		Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium

Vissel Kobe v FC Tokyo

30 November37	Vissel Kobe	–	FC Tokyo	Kobe
		Report		Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe

Kyoto Sanga v Vissel Kobe

6 December38	Kyoto Sanga	–	Vissel Kobe	Kyoto
		Report		Stadium: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera

Emperor's Cup

Main article: 2025 Emperor's Cup

Vissel Kobe v Kochi United (J3)

11 JuneRound 2	Vissel Kobe	4–1	Kochi United (J3)	Kobe
	10' (o.g.) Erik 50' 64' (o.g.) Rikuto Hirose 84' Takahiro Ogihara  79'	Report	Erik 50' Ryota Ito  7' Se-Gi Park  29' Naoki Suto  33' Daichi Kobayashi  87'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 4,597 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi

Vissel Kobe v Ventforet Kofu (J2)

16 JulyRound 3	Vissel Kobe	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Ventforet Kofu (J2)	Kobe
	Takuya Iwanami 90+3' Erik 94' Mitsuki Hidaka  115'	Report	Yamato Naito 58' Matheus Leiria  48' Yamato Naito  63'  68' Renato Júnior  120'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 4,608 Referee: Masuya Ueda

Vissel Kobe v Toyo University (UL)

6 AugustRound 4	Vissel Kobe	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Toyo University (UL)	Kobe
	Haruya Ide 13' Taisei Miyashiro 120+1' Yuya Kuwasaki  108'	Report	Mahiro Yunomae 36' Hinata Fukuhara  113' Tariqkanai Hayato Okabe  120+3'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 5,115 Referee: Koei Koya

SC Sagamihara (J3) v Vissel Kobe

27 AugustQuarter Final	SC Sagamihara (J3)	1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	Vissel Kobe	Sagamihara
	Daisuke Kato 15' Toshio Shimakawa  66' Keisuke Ogasawara  75' Ko Watahiki  95'	Report	Ren Komatsu 30' Tetsushi Yamakawa  83' Jean Patric  120'	Stadium: Sagamihara Gion Stadium Attendance: 2,730 Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya
	Penalties
	Ryo Takano Takumi Nishiyama Takato Takeuchi		Erik Taisei Miyashiro Takahiro Ogihara Jean Patric

Vissel Kobe v Sanfrecce Hiroshima

18 NovemberSemi Final	Vissel Kobe	–	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Kofu
				Stadium: JIT Recycle Ink Stadium

J.League Cup

Main article: 2025 J.League Cup

Yokohama FC v Vissel Kobe

3 SeptemberPrime round QF Leg 1	Yokohama FC	2–0	Vissel Kobe	Yokohama
	João Paulo 50' 68' Hinata Ogura 58' 63' Koki Kumakura  88'	Report		Stadium: NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium Attendance: 4,034 Referee: Koei Koya

Vissel Kobe v Yokohama FC

7 SeptemberPrime round QF Leg 2	Vissel Kobe	1–0 (1–2 agg.)	Yokohama FC	Kobe
	Yuya Osako 84' Matheus Thuler  26'	Report	Lukian  36' Hinata Ogura  63' Towa Yamane  85' Kaili Shimbo  90+3'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 6,171 Referee: Masuya Ueda

Super Cup

Main article: 2025 Japanese Super Cup

Vissel Kobe v Sanfrecce Hiroshima

8 February	Vissel Kobe	0–2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Japan National Stadium
13:35 JST	Tetsushi Yamakawa  58' Mitsuki Saito  78' Takuya Iwanami  87'	Report	Tolgay Arslan 12' Hayato Araki 70'	Attendance: 53,343 Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya

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
3	Johor Darul Ta'zim	7	4	2	1	16	8	+8	14	Advance to round of 16
4	Gwangju	7	4	2	1	15	9	+6	14
5	Vissel Kobe	7	4	1	2	14	9	+5	13
6	Buriram United	8	3	3	2	7	12	−5	12
7	Shanghai Shenhua	8	3	1	4	13	12	+1	10

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

League phase

Vissel Kobe v Shanghai Port

11 February 2025Matchday 7	Vissel Kobe	4–0	Shanghai Port	Kobe, Japan
	Yoshinori Muto 11' Yuya Kuwasaki 54' Koya Yuruki 56' Yuya Osako 81'78 Kakeru Yamauchi  87'	Report	Li Shuai  6' Matheus Jussa  67' Yang Shiyuan  90+6'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 5,800 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

Shanghai Shenhua v Vissel Kobe

18 February 2025Matchday 8	Shanghai Shenhua	4–2	Vissel Kobe	Shanghai, China
	Saulo Mineiro 2', 48', 70' (pen.) Shinichi Chan 45+2'	Report	Niina Tominaga 87' Haruya Ide 90+3'	Stadium: Shanghai Stadium Attendance: 20,972 Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani (Saudi Arabia)

Knockout stage

Main article: 2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite knockout stage

Vissel Kobe v Gwangju FC

5 March 2025R16 Leg 1	Vissel Kobe	2–0	Gwangju FC	Kobe, Japan
	Yuya Osako 20' 13' Haruya Ide 29'	Report	Si-Woo Jin  79'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 7,630 Referee: Adel Ali Ahmed Khamis Al-Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)

Gwangju FC v Vissel Kobe

12 March 2025R16 Leg 2	Gwangju FC	3–0 (a.e.t.) (3–2 agg.)	Vissel Kobe	Yongin, South Korea
	Park Jeong-in 19' Jasir Asani 85' (pen.), 118' 119' Min Sang-gi  36'	Report	Yuya Kuwasaki  19' Daiju Sasaki  27' Takahiro Ogihara  59' Yuya Osako  90+2'	Stadium: Gwangju Football Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

AFC Champions League

Main article: 2025–26 AFC Champions League Elite

League stage

Main article: 2025–26 AFC Champions League Elite league stage

  Win  Draw  Loss

Shanghai Port v Vissel Kobe

17 September 2025MD 1	Shanghai Port	0–3	Vissel Kobe	Shanghai, China
	Zhang Linpeng  89'	Report	Erik 19' Taisei Miyashiro 40' Yuya Osako 44'	Stadium: Pudong Football Stadium Attendance: 12,966 Referee: Choi Hyun-jai (South Korea)

Vissel Kobe v Melbourne City

1 October 2025MD 2	Vissel Kobe	–	Melbourne City	Kobe, Japan
				Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe

Gangwon FC v Vissel Kobe

22 October 2025MD 3	Gangwon FC	–	Vissel Kobe	Gangneung, South Korea
				Stadium: Gangneung Stadium

Vissel Kobe v Ulsan HD FC

5 November 2025MD 4	Vissel Kobe	–	Ulsan HD FC	Kobe, Japan
				Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe

Shanghai Shenhua v Vissel Kobe

26 November 2025MD 5	Shanghai Shenhua	–	Vissel Kobe	Shanghai, China
				Stadium: Shanghai Stadium

Vissel Kobe v Chengdu Rongcheng

9 December 2025MD 6	Vissel Kobe	–	Chengdu Rongcheng	Kobe, Japan
				Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe

Vissel Kobe v FC Seoul

10 February 2026MD 7	Vissel Kobe	–	FC Seoul	Kobe, Japan
				Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe

Johor Darul Ta'zim v Vissel Kobe

17 February 2026MD 8	Johor Darul Ta'zim	–	Vissel Kobe	Johor, Malaysia
				Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Vissel Kobe	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	3	Advance to round of 16
2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	3
3	Gangwon FC	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	3 [a]
4	Ulsan HD	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	3 [a]
5	Buriram United	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	3 [a]
6	Machida Zelvia	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1 [b]
7	FC Seoul	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1 [b]
8	Johor Darul Ta'zim	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	0 [c]
9	Shanghai Shenhua	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	0 [c]
10	Chengdu Rongcheng	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	0 [c]
11	Melbourne City	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	0
12	Shanghai Port	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	0

Updated to match(es) played on 17 September 2025. Source: ACLE
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
Notes:

1. Disciplinary points: Gangwon FC 0, Ulsan HD -1, Buriam United -4
2. Disciplinary points: Machida Zelvia 0, FC Seoul -1
3. Disciplinary points: Johor Darul Ta'zim -1, Shanghai Shenhua -2, Chengdu Rongcheng -5

Team statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 17 Sept 2025

No.	Pos.	Player	J1 League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Super Cup		2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite		2025–26 AFC Champions League Elite		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Daiya Maekawa	30	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	36	0
2	DF	Nanasei Iino	4+10	0	3	0	0+1	0	1	0	1+2	0	0	0	22	0
3	DF	Matheus Thuler	24+2	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	31	3
4	DF	Tetsushi Yamakawa	30	0	1+3	0	1+2	0	1	0	3	0	1	0	42	0
6	MF	Takahiro Ogihara	24+4	2	0+3	0	0+1	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	36	2
7	MF	Yosuke Ideguchi	26	1	0+1	0	1+1	0	0	0	0+1	0	1	0	31	1
9	FW	Taisei Miyashiro	25+1	9	0+3	1	1+1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	33	11
10	FW	Yuya Osako	14+9	5	0	0	1	1	0+1	0	3	2	1	1	29	9
11	FW	Yoshinori Muto	7+4	1	0	0	1	0	0+1	0	1+1	1	0+1	0	16	2
13	MF	Daiju Sasaki	24+2	4	1+2	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	32	4
14	MF	Koya Yuruki	11+9	2	4	0	1	0	0+1	0	1	1	0+1	0	28	3
15	DF	Yuki Honda	11+7	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	23	0
16	DF	Caetano	1+2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
18	MF	Haruya Ide	3+11	0	4	1	1	0	0	0	2+1	2	1	0	23	3
20	DF	Yuta Koike	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
21	GK	Shota Arai	0	0	4	0	1	0	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	7	0
23	DF	Rikuto Hirose	17+7	0	0+3	1	0	0	0	0	2+1	0	0	0	30	1
24	DF	Gōtoku Sakai	22+3	0	0+1	0	1+1	0	0+1	0	1	0	1	0	31	0
25	MF	Yuya Kuwasaki	16+8	0	3+1	0	0	0	0+1	0	3+1	1	0+1	0	34	1
26	FW	Jean Patric	5+11	0	0+2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	21	0
27	FW	Erik	17+6	7	2+2	2	1+1	0	0	0	0+1	0	1	1	31	10
29	FW	Ren Komatsu	0+1	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	6	1
30	MF	Kakeru Yamauchi	1+9	0	4	0	1+1	0	1	0	1+2	0	0	0	20	0
31	DF	Takuya Iwanami	1+6	0	4	1	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	16	1
33	MF	Rikuto Hashimoto	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
35	FW	Niina Tominaga	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1+1	1	0	0	4	1
40	DF	Kaito Yamada	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
41	DF	Katsuya Nagato	10+1	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	0
44	MF	Mitsuki Hidaka	1+2	0	1+1	0	0	0	1	0	1+1	0	0	0	8	0
50	GK	Powell Obinna Obi	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
51	MF	Taiga Seguchi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
52	MF	Kento Hamasaki	1+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0	0	0	5	0
57	MF	Ryosuke Irie	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
66	DF	Riku Matsuda	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	5	0
77	MF	Gustavo Klismahn	0+8	0	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	0
Players featured on a match for the team, but left the club mid-season, either permanently or on loan transfer
5	MF	Mitsuki Saito	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1+1	0	0	0	5	0
17	MF	Tatsunori Sakurai	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	DF	Haruka Motoyama	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	3	0
33	DF	Justin Homma	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	DF	Shogo Terasaka	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
39	GK	Shioki Takayama	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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External links

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