2015 Gamba Osaka season

June 2020 Gamba Osaka 2015 Kenta Hasegawa Manager Teruhisa Noro Chairman J1 League 3rd (regular season) Runner-up (Championship) Emperor's Cup Winners J.League Cup Runner-up AFC Champions League Semi-finals Japanese Super Cup Winners Suruga Bank Championship Runner-up Takashi Usami 19 Takashi Usami 28 18,842 vs Kawasaki Frontale, 16 May 2015 (J1 League) 6,064 vs Nagoya Grampus, 2 September 2015 (J.League Cup) 15,999 (league) 13,927 (season) 2014 2016 _gamba15h _gamba15h 12110f 12110f 12110f 12110f 12110f _gamba15a FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF _gamba15t _gamba15t 01419a 01419a 01419a 01419a 01419a The 2015 Gamba Osaka season was Gamba Osaka's 22nd season in the J.League Division 1 and 28th overall in the Japanese top flight. It also includes the 2015 J.League Cup, 2015 Emperor's Cup, 2015 AFC Champions League, 2015 Japanese Super Cup and the 2015 Suruga Bank Championship. Transfers In No. Squad Number Pos Position PlayerTransferred fromFeeDateSource 24 24 FW icon JPN Shingo Akamine icon JPN Vegalta SendaiUnknownDec 2014http://www2.gamba-osaka.net/club/player24.html FW24 赤嶺 真吾｜ガンバ大阪オフィシャルサイト 2015-04-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20150330082317/http://www2.gamba-osaka.net/club/player24.html 2015-03-30 dead 18 18 GK icon JPN Yōsuke Fujigaya icon JPN Júbilo IwataFree transferJan 2015http://www2.gamba-osaka.net/club/player18.html GK18 藤ヶ谷 陽介｜ガンバ大阪オフィシャルサイト 2015-04-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20150925093013/http://www2.gamba-osaka.net/club/player18.html 2015-09-25 dead 33 33 MF icon JPN Shōhei Ogura icon JPN Yokohama F. MarinosUnknownDec 2014http://www2.gamba-osaka.net/club/player33.html MF33 小椋 祥平｜ガンバ大阪オフィシャルサイト 2015-04-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20150330084347/http://www2.gamba-osaka.net/club/player33.html 2015-03-30 dead 20 20 FW icon JPN Shun Nagasawa icon JPN Shimizu S-PulseUnknown9 Jul 2015 Out Pos Position PlayerTransferred toFeeDateSource FW FW icon JPN Shota Kawanishi icon JPN Montedio YamagataUnknownDec 2014April 2015 GK GK icon JPN Kohei Kawata icon JPN Ventforet KofuUnknownDec 2014April 2015 GK GK icon JPN Atsushi Kimura retiredUnknownDec 2014April 2015 FW FW icon JPN Naoki Ogawa icon JPN Fujieda MYFCLoanDec 2014April 2015 MF MF icon JPN Kenya Okazaki icon JPN Ehime FCLoanDec 2014April 2015 FW FW icon JPN Akihiro Sato icon JPN Tokushima VortisUnknownDec 2014April 2015 DF DF icon JPN Yuto Uchida icon JPN Tokushima VortisLoanDec 2014April 2015 MF MF icon JPN Shōhei Ogura icon JPN Montedio YamagataLoanAug 2015 First team squad the beginning of 2015 season.http://www2.gamba-osaka.net/en/players.html Players | GAMBA OSAKAhttp://www2.gamba-osaka.net/club/index.html 選手 / チームスタッフ｜ガンバ大阪オフィシャルサイト Squad no. Name Nationality Position(s) Since Date of birth (age) Signed from Games played Goals scored Goalkeepers 1 Masaaki Higashiguchi icon Japan GK 2014 yes 2015 12 31 1986 05 12 Albirex Niigata 50 0 16 Ken Tajiri icon Japan GK 2013 yes 2015 12 31 1993 6 11 Gamba Osaka Youth 0 0 18 Yōsuke Fujigaya icon Japan GK 2015 yes 2015 12 31 1981 02 13 Júbilo Iwata 336 0 31 Mizuki Hayashi icon Japan GK 2015 yes 2015 12 31 1996 09 04 Gamba Osaka Youth 0 0 Defenders 3 Takaharu Nishino icon Japan CB 2012 yes 2015 12 31 1993 09 14 Gamba Osaka Youth 54 6 4 Hiroki Fujiharu icon Japan LB 2011 yes 2015 12 31 1988 11 28 Osaka University of H&SS 145 6 5 Daiki Niwa icon Japan CB 2012 yes 2015 12 31 1986 01 16 Avispa Fukuoka 82 6 6 Kim Jung-ya icon South Korea CB 2014 yes 2015 12 31 1988 05 17 Sagan Tosu 31 0 8 Keisuke Iwashita icon Japan CB 2012 yes 2015 12 31 1986 09 24 Shimizu S-Pulse 77 4 14 Koki Yonekura icon Japan RB / RM 2014 yes 2015 12 31 1988 05 17 JEF United 35 3 22 Oh Jae-suk icon South Korea RB / LB 2013 yes 2015 12 31 1990 01 04 icon South Korea Gangwon FC 42 0 30 So Hirao icon Japan RB 2015 yes 2015 12 31 1996 7 1 Gamba Osaka Youth 0 0 35 Ryo Hatsuse icon Japan CB 2015 yes 2015 12 31 1997 7 10 Gamba Osaka Youth 0 0 Midfielders 7 Yasuhito Endō (captain) icon Japan CM / AM 2001 yes 2015 12 31 1980 1 28 Kyoto Purple Sanga 556 112 10 Takahiro Futagawa icon Japan RM / LM 1999 yes 2015 12 31 1980 06 27 Gamba Osaka Youth 587 86 11 Shu Kurata icon Japan LW / AM 2012 yes 2015 12 31 1988 11 26 Cerezo Osaka 149 28 13 Hiroyuki Abe icon Japan RM 2012 yes 2015 12 31 1989 07 05 Kwansei Gakuin University 96 18 15 Yasuyuki Konno icon Japan CB / DM / CM 2012 yes 2015 12 31 1983 01 25 FC Tokyo 122 8 17 Tomokazu Myojin icon Japan DM / CM 2006 yes 2015 12 31 1978 01 24 Kashiwa Reysol 338 19 19 Kotaro Omori icon Japan RW / LW 2011 yes 2015 12 31 1992 04 28 Gamba Osaka Youth 63 8 21 Yōsuke Ideguchi icon Japan DM / CM 2014 yes 2015 12 31 1996 08 23 Gamba Osaka Youth 2 0 26 Naoya Senoo icon Japan CM 2015 yes 2015 12 31 1996 08 15 Gamba Osaka Youth 0 0 27 Tatsuya Uchida icon Japan DM / CM 2011 yes 2015 12 31 1992 02 08 Gamba Osaka Youth 68 1 28 Shota Yomesaka icon Japan CM 2014 yes 2015 12 31 1996 10 19 Gamba Osaka Youth 0 0 33 Shōhei Ogura icon Japan RB / DM / CM 2015 yes 2015 12 31 1985 09 08 Yokohama F. Marinos 0 0 38 Ritsu Doan icon Japan RM 2015 yes 2015 12 31 1998 06 16 Gamba Osaka Youth 0 0 Strikers9Lins icon Brazil CF 2014 yes 2015 12 31 1987 09 11 icon Brazil Criciúma 39 8 20 Shun Nagasawa icon Japan CF 2015 yes 2015 12 31 1988 8 25 Shimizu S-Pulse 0 0 24 Shingo Akamine icon Japan CF 2015 yes 2015 12 31 1983 12 8 Vegalta Sendai 0 0 29 Patric icon Brazil CF 2014 yes 2015 12 31 1987 10 26 icon Brazil Atlético Goianiense 27 16 39 Takashi Usami icon Japan CF / AM 2013 yes 2015 12 31 1992 5 6 icon Germany Hoffenheim 118 59 Pre-season friendlies DateOpponentsH / AResultF-AScorersAttendance24 January 2015PersijaA4–0Usami 35Lins 56 72Patric 86 Japanese Super Cup Gamba started their domestic season on 28 February 2015 with a 2–0 victory over the 2014 J.League runners-up, the Urawa Red Diamonds in Yokohama. Both Gamba's goals came in the second half and were scored by Takashi Usami and Patric. Soccerway Game Report RoundDateOpponentsH / AResultF-AScorersAttendanceFinal28 February 2015Urawa Red DiamondsN2–0Usami 68Patric 90+347,666 J.League 1 Starting from the 2015 season, it was announced that the J.League would again change back to a two-stage "mini-league" (last held in 2004). The winners of each stage and top three clubs of the aggregate table subsequently qualify for the Championship. First stage First stage GAM RoundDateOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendanceLeagueposition17 March 2015FC TokyoH2–2Patric 45'+1, Usami (pen.) 52'18,33210th214 March 2015Sagan TosuA0–117,69513th322 March 2015Ventforet KofuA2–0Abe 62', Usami 64'13,0479th43 April 2015Nagoya GrampusH3–1Usami 45'+1, 49' Konno 80'10,7025th512 April 2015Shimizu S-PulseA3–2Usami 30', 80', Patric 51'16,0273rd618 April 2015Shonan BellmareA2–0Usami 26', Endō (pen.) 90'14,5382nd726 April 2015Albirex NiigataH2–1Usami 48', Patric 84'17,4172nd829 April 2015Matsumoto YamagaH1–0Usami 16'17,1732nd92 May 2015Urawa Red DiamondsA0–153,1483rd1010 May 2015Sanfrecce HiroshimaA1–0Lins 60'17,3723rd1116 May 2015Kawasaki FrontaleH1–1Usami 43'18,8422nd1230 May 2015Yokohama F. MarinosA1–1Patric 90+5'35,0444th133 June 2015Kashima AntlersH2–0Konno 41', Endō (pen.) 52'13,1102nd147 June 2015Vissel KobeH0–018,4374th1520 June 2015Vegalta SendaiH1–1Konno 33'14,6164th1623 June 2015Kashiwa ReysolA0–19,9974th1727 June 2015Montedio YamagataA3–1Usami 50', 59', 62'14,3204th Match day line-ups The following players appeared for Gamba Osaka during the 2015 J.League 1 First Stage: Player appearances – 2015 J1 League First Stage Round Opponent GK RB LB CB CB RM LM CM CM FW FW 1 FC Tokyo Higashiguchi Oh Fujiharu Niwa6px Iwashita Omori Kurata Endō Myojin Patric Usami Lins Yonekura 2 Sagan Tosu Higashiguchi Oh Fujiharu Niwa Iwashita Omori Kurata Endō Myojin Patric Usami Lins Abe Yonekura 3 Ventforet Kofu Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa Iwashita Abe Omori Endō Myojin Patric Usami Kurata Konno Akamine 4 Nagoya Grampus Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa Iwashita Abe Kurata Endō6px Konno Patric Usami Lins Omori Ogura 5 Shimizu S-Pulse Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa Iwashita Abe Kurata Endō Konno6px Patric Usami Futagawa Omori 6 Shonan Bellmare Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa6px Kim Abe Omori Endō Konno Patric Usami Kurata Akamine Ogura 7 Albirex Niigata Higashiguchi Oh Fujiharu Niwa Iwashita Abe Kurata Endō Konno Lins Usami Yonekura Omori Patric 8 Matsumoto Yamaga Higashiguchi Yonekura6px Fujiharu Niwa Kim Abe Omori Endō Ideguchi Patric Usami Lins Konno Ogura 9 Urawa Red Diamonds Higashiguchi Ogura Fujiharu Niwa Kim Omori Kurata Endō Konno Patric6px Usami Lins Abe Akamine 10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Higashiguchi Niwa Fujiharu Kim Iwashita Abe Omori Endō6px Konno6px Lins Usami Kurata Patric Ogura 11 Kawasaki Frontale Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa Iwashita6px Abe Omori Endō Konno6px Patric Usami Lins Kurata Akamine 12 Yokohama F. Marinos Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa Kim Omori Kurata Endō Myojin Lins6px Usami Abe Patric Ogura 13 Kashima Antlers Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa Iwashita Abe Kurata Endō Konno Patric6px Usami6px Doan 14 Vissel Kobe Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa Iwashita Abe Kurata Endō Konno Patric Usami Lins Omori Akamine 15 Vegalta Sendai Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa Iwashita Doan Omori Endō Konno6px Patric Usami Lins Abe Akamine 16 Kashiwa Reysol Higashiguchi6px Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa Iwashita Omori Kurata Endō Konno Patric Usami Lins Abe Akamine 17 Montedio Yamagata Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa Iwashita Abe Kurata Endō Konno Patric Usami Kim Myojin Omori = Substitute on, = Substitute Off, = Number of goals scored, 13px = Yellow Card and 13px = Red Card. Second stage Second stage GAM RoundDateOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendanceLeagueposition1811 July 2015Ventforet KofuH2–1Patric 34', Usami (pen.) 90'14,3646th1915 July 2015Nagoya GrampusA2–3Omori 8', Patric 30'13,4228th2019 July 2015Yokohama F. MarinosH2–2Patric 5', Usami 68'16,7877th2122 July 2015Sagan TosuH1–1Endō (pen.) 39'11,1564th2225 July 2015Vissel KobeA2–1Endō 12', Usami 77'20,6793rd2329 July 2015Albirex NiigataA2–2Yonekura 47', Endō (pen.) 54'19,6505th2416 August 2015FC TokyoA1–2Patric 47'37,97810th2522 August 2015Shimizu S-PulseH1–0Patric 31'15,3338th2630 August 2015Shonan BellmareH1–0Kurata 9'14,9855th2712 September 2015Kashima AntlersA2–1Usami (pen.) 29', 39'22,3805th2820 September 2015Matsumoto YamagaA1–1Kurata (pen.) 90+3'18,0525th2926 September 2015Kashiwa ReysolH3–1Abe 34', 37', Usami 60'16,4384th304 October 2015Kawasaki FrontaleA3–5Patric 42', 66', Kurata 71'24,3008th3117 October 2015Urawa Red DiamondsH2–1Abe 7', Nagasawa 59'18,6384th3225 October 2015Vegalta SendaiA3–1Patric 21' Kurata 36', 62'19,2634th337 November 2015Sanfrecce HiroshimaH0–217,4354th3422 November 2015Montedio YamagataH4–0Omori 61', 63', Nagasawa 64', Yonekura 66'18,2193rd Match day line-ups The following players appeared for Gamba Osaka during the 2015 J.League 1 Second stage: Player appearances – 2015 J1 League Second stage Opponent GK RB LB CB CB RM LM CM CM FW FW 18 Ventforet Kofu Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa Iwashita Abe Kurata Endō Konno Patric Usami Lins Omori Akamine 19 Nagoya Grampus Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa Iwashita6px Omori Kurata Endō Konno Patric Usami Lins Abe Nagasawa 20 Yokohama F. Marinos Higashiguchi Oh6px Fujiharu Niwa Iwashita Omori Kurata Endō Konno Patric Usami Abe Yonekura Nagasawa 21 Sagan Tosu Higashiguchi Yonekura Oh Niwa Kim Abe Kurata Endō Myojin Patric Usami Fujiharu Lins Konno 22 Vissel Kobe Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa Iwashita Abe Omori Endō Konno Lins Usami Kurata Myojin Patric 23 Albirex Niigata Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa Iwashita Abe Kurata Endō Konno Patric6px Usami6px Myojin Omori Oh 24 FC Tokyo Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa Iwashita Abe Kurata Endō Konno6px Patric Usami Lins Omori Akamine 25 Shimizu S-Pulse Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa Kim Omori Kurata Endō Konno Patric Usami Lins Abe Ideguchi 26 Shonan Bellmare Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa Iwashita6px Omori Kurata Endō Konno Patric6px Usami Kim Abe Ideguchi 27 Kashima Antlers Higashiguchi Yonekura6px Fujiharu Niwa Iwashita Abe Kurata6px Endō Konno Patric Usami Kim Lins Ideguchi 28 Matsumoto Yamaga Higashiguchi6px Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa Kim6px Abe Endō Ideguchi Konno Akamine Usami Kurata6px Omori Patric 29 Kashiwa Reysol Higashiguchi Yonekura Oh Niwa Iwashita Abe Kurata Endō Konno Patric Usami Myojin Omori Akamine 30 Kawasaki Frontale Higashiguchi6px Yonekura Oh Niwa Iwashita Abe Omori Endō6px Konno Patric6px Usami Lins Kurata Myojin 31 Urawa Red Diamonds Higashiguchi Oh Fujiharu Niwa Nishino Abe Endō Ideguchi Konno Akamine6px Usami Kim Omori Nagasawa 32 Vegalta Sendai Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa Nishino Abe Kurata Endō Konno Patric Usami Kim Ideguchi Akamine 33 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Higashiguchi Yonekura6px Fujiharu Niwa Iwashita6px Endō Kurata6px Ideguchi Konno Patric6px6px Usami Abe Fujigaya Omori 34 Montedio Yamagata Higashiguchi Oh Fujiharu Niwa Nishino Abe Omori Endō Konno Kurata Usami Futagawa Yonekura Nagasawa = Substitute on, = Substitute Off, = Number of goals scored, 13px = Yellow Card and 13px = Red Card. Overall standings Overall table GAM Championship stage Gamba's 3rd-place finish in the overall standings for J.League 1 in 2015 saw them paired against the Urawa Red Diamonds at the semi-final stage. Due to Urawa's higher placing, the match was played at Saitama Stadium 2002, Urawa's home ground. A 3–1 win after extra-time set up a two-legged final against Sanfrecce Hiroshima. RoundDateOpponentsH / AResultF-AScorersAttendanceSemi-Final28 November 2015Urawa Red DiamondsA3–1 aetKonno 47', Fujiharu 118', Patric 120+1'40,696Final2 December 2015Sanfrecce HiroshimaH2–3Nagasawa 60', Konno 82'17,844Final5 December 2015Sanfrecce HiroshimaA1–1Konno 27'36,609 Match day line-ups The following players appeared for Gamba Osaka during the J.League 1 Championship Stage: Player appearances – 2015 J1 League Round Opponent GK RB LB CB CB RM LM CM CM FW FW SF Urawa Red Diamonds Higashiguchi Oh Fujiharu Niwa Nishino Abe6px Omori Endō Konno Patric6px Usami Kurata Yonekura6px Ideguchi F Sanfrecce Hiroshima Higashiguchi Oh6px Fujiharu Niwa Nishino Abe Omori6px Endō Konno Nagasawa6px Usami Kurata Yonekura Patric F Sanfrecce Hiroshima Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa Nishino6px Abe Omori Endō Konno6px Nagasawa Usami6px Kurata Ideguchi Patric = Substitute on, = Substitute Off, = Number of goals scored, 13px = Yellow Card and 13px = Red Card. AFC Champions League As 2014 J.League Division 1 champions, Gamba qualified for the 2015 AFC Champions League. This was their 7th appearance in the competition and their first since 2012. They were drawn into Group F along with Buriram United of Thailand, Guangzhou R&F of China and Seongnam of South Korea.http://www.the-afc.com/afc-champions-league-2014/afc-champions-league-2015-draw AFC Champions League 2015 Draw AFC 12 December 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141213085833/http://www.the-afc.com/afc-champions-league-2014/afc-champions-league-2015-draw 13 December 2014 Gamba finished top of the group and along with Seongnam qualified for the Round of 16. As Group F winners they were paired against the runner-up of Group H who were FC Seoul. Gamba defeated Seoul 6–3 on aggregate and were paired with yet another Korean side, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in the quarter-finals. Following a scoreless draw in the first leg in Korea, Gamba sealed a dramatic 3–2 victory at home, with defender Koki Yonekura netting the winner in the 93rd minute to ensure their progression to the semi-finals where they were paired with Chinese side Guangzhou Evergrande. A 2–1 defeat in China followed by 0–0 draw at home saw Gamba fall at the semi-final stage. RoundDateOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendanceLeagueposition124 February 2015Guangzhou R&FH0–28,8484th23 March 2015SeongnamA0–27,8134th318 March 2015Buriram UnitedH1–1Abe 39'6,4694th47 April 2015Buriram UnitedA2–1Lins 40', Omori 87'23,9874th522 April 2015Guangzhou R&FA5–0Patric 14', 45', Abe 43', 68', Usami 70'8,6472nd66 May 2015SeongnamH2–1Usami 64', Lins 82'12,8211st1/1620 May 2015FC SeoulA3–1Usami 62', 86', Yonekura 73'10,607N/A1/1627 May 2015FC SeoulH3–2Patric 16', Kurata 45', Lins 86'9,597N/AQF26 August 2015Jeonbuk Hyundai MotorsA0–023,633N/AQF16 September 2015Jeonbuk Hyundai MotorsH3–2Patric 14', Kurata 76', Yonekura 90+3'9,284N/ASF30 September 2015Guangzhou EvergrandeA1–2Feng 12' (o.g.)48,946N/ASF21 October 2015Guangzhou EvergrandeH0–017,310N/A Match day line-ups The following players appeared for Gamba Osaka during the 2015 AFC Champions League: Player appearances – 2015 AFC Champions League Round Opponent GK RB LB CB CB RM LM CM CM FW FW 1 Guangzhou R&F Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa Iwashita Abe Omori6px Endō6px Ogura Patric6px Usami Lins Kurata Akamine 2 Seongnam Higashiguchi Yonekura Oh6px Niwa Kim Abe Kurata Endō Ogura Patric Lins Fujiharu Myojin Usami 3 Buriram United Higashiguchi6px Yonekura Oh Niwa Iwashita Abe Omori Endō Myojin Patric6px Usami Fujiharu Lins Akamine 4 Buriram United Higashiguchi Yonekura6px Fujiharu Niwa Nishino Abe Kurata Endō Konno Lins Usami Kim6px Omori Akamine 5 Guangzhou R&F Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa Iwashita6px Abe Omori6px Endō Konno Patric Usami Lins Kurata Ogura 6 Seongnam Higashiguchi Ogura Fujiharu Niwa Kim Abe Futagawa Endō Konno Patric Usami6px Iwashita Lins Kurata 1/16 FC Seoul Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa6px Iwashita Abe Omori Endō Konno6px Patric Usami Kurata Futagawa 1/16 FC Seoul Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa Iwashita6px Abe Kurata Endō Konno6px Patric Usami6px Kim Lins Doan QF Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Higashiguchi Niwa Fujiharu Kim Iwashita Abe Omori Endō Myojin6px Patric6px Usami6px Lins Kurata Ideguchi QF Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Higashiguchi Oh Fujiharu Niwa6px Iwashita Abe Futagawa Endō Konno Patric Kurata Kim Lins Yonekura SF Guangzhou Evergrande Higashiguchi Yonekura Oh Niwa Kim Abe Kurata Endō Konno6px Patric Usami Lins Myojin Akamine SF Guangzhou Evergrande Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa Iwashita Abe Futagawa Endō Konno Patric Kurata Omori Nagasawa Usami = Substitute on, = Substitute Off, = Number of goals scored, 13px = Yellow Card and 13px = Red Card. Suruga Bank Championship The Suruga Bank Championship sees the winners of the previous season's J.League Cup and Copa Sudamerica face off in a one-off match. This saw Gamba take on Argentine giants River Plate. A 3–0 defeat at Osaka Expo '70 Stadium saw Gamba finish as runners-up. RoundDateOpponentsH / AResultF-AScorersAttendanceFinal11 August 2015River PlateH0–312,722 J.League Cup As a result of their qualification for the AFC Champions League, Gamba were given a bye into the quarter-finals of the League Cup, where they were paired against Nagoya Grampus in a two-legged encounter. After a dramatic 10–9 penalty shoot-out victory over Nagoya, in which goalkeeper Yosuke Fujigaya struck the winning penalty, Gamba were drawn against Albirex Niigata in the semi-finals. A 3–2 aggregate win over Niigata set up a final against Kashima Antlers which they lost 3–0. RoundDateOpponentsH / AResultF-AScorersAttendanceQF2 September 2015Nagoya GrampusH1–1Futagawa 6'6,064QF6 September 2015Nagoya GrampusA2–2 10–9 on pensAbe 41', Iwashita 94'8,064SF7 October 2015Albirex NiigataA1–2Omori 33'9,018SF11 October 2015Albirex NiigataH2–0Endō 57, Fujiharu 90+4'11,475F31 October 2015Kashima AntlersN0–350,828 Match day line-ups The following players appeared for Gamba Osaka during the 2015 J.League Cup: Player appearances – 2015 J.League Cup Round Opponent GK RB LB CB CB RM LM CM CM FW FW QF Nagoya Grampus Fujigaya Hirao Nishino Kim Konno Abe Futagawa Myojin Ideguchi Lins Akamine Iwashita Omori Doan QF Nagoya Grampus Fujigaya Oh Fujiharu Kim Iwashita Abe Futagawa Endō Konno Patric Kurata6px Lins Omori Ideguchi SF Albirex Niigata Fujigaya Oh Fujiharu6px Kim6px6px Nishino6px Omori Futagawa Myojin6px Ideguchi Akamine Kurata Iwashita Lins Senoo SF Albirex Niigata Fujigaya Oh Fujiharu Nishino Iwashita6px Abe Futagawa Endō Konno Patric6px Kurata6px Myojin Omori Ideguchi F Kashima Antlers Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu Niwa Nishino Abe Kurata Endō Konno6px Patric6px Usami Iwashita Lins Omori6px = Substitute on, = Substitute Off, = Number of goals scored, 13px = Yellow Card and 13px = Red Card. Emperor's Cup Due to their success in reaching the AFC Champions League semi-final, Gamba were given a bye to the 4th round of the Emperor's Cup where they were drawn away to fellow J-League 1 side Kawasaki Frontale. A 2–0 victory saw them progress to the quarter-finals where they were paired with another J-League 1 outfit, this time Sagan Tosu. A 3–1 win ensured they qualified for the semi-finals where they were again successful, this time beating 2015 J-League 1 Champions Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 in a match played at Nagai Stadium. The final was played at Ajinomoto Stadium, Tokyo on 1 January 2016 and saw Gamba triumph 2–1 against the Urawa Red Diamonds to retain the trophy. RoundDateOpponentsH / AResultF-AScorersAttendance4th round15 November 2015Kawasaki FrontaleH2–0Omori 45+2', Kurata 53'7,345Quarter-Final26 December 2015Sagan TosuH3–1Usami 26', 79', Nagasawa 80'12,132Semi-Final29 December 2015Sanfrecce HiroshimaN3–1Usami 7', 74', Nagasawa 90+1'17,027Final1 January 2016Urawa Red DiamondsN2–1Patric 32', 53'43,809 Match day line-ups The following players appeared for Gamba Osaka during the 2015 Emperor's Cup: Player appearances – 2015 Emperor's Cup Round Opponent GK RB LB CB CB RM LM CM CM FW FW 4R Kawasaki Frontale Higashiguchi Yonekura Oh Niwa Nishino Abe Omori Endō Konno Patric Kurata Nagasawa Ideguchi QF Sagan Tosu Higashiguchi Yonekura Konno Niwa Kim Abe Usami Endō Ideguchi Patric Kurata Myojin Nagasawa Uchida SF Sanfrecce Hiroshima Higashiguchi Yonekura6px Fujiharu Niwa Kim Abe Usami6px Endō Konno6px Patric Kurata6px Nagasawa Ideguchi F Urawa Red Diamonds Higashiguchi Yonekura Fujiharu6px Niwa6px Kim Abe Usami6px Endō Konno Patric Kurata Nagasawa Ideguchi Uchida = Substitute on, = Substitute Off, = Number of goals scored, 13px = Yellow Card and 13px = Red Card. Squad statistics No.Pos.NameLeagueEmperor's CupJ.League CupChampions LeagueOther1TotalDisciplineAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals13px13px1GKicon JPN Masaaki Higashiguchi340401012040550403DFicon JPN Takaharu Nishino3010401030120204DFicon JPN Hiroki Fujiharu31(1)020419(2)04(1)150(4)2205DFicon JPN Daiki Niwa340401012040550506DFicon KOR Kim Jung-ya8(5)030304(3)01019(8)0317MFicon JPN Yasuhito Endō (c)345403112050586408DFicon JPN Keisuke Iwashita240002(3)18(1)02036(4)1809FWicon BRA Lins4(16)1001(3)02(8)31(1)08(28)40110MFicon JPN Takahiro Futagawa 0(2)000413(1)00(1)07(4)10011MFicon JPN Shu Kurata24(7)541406(5)21(4)040(15)88013MFicon JPN Hiroyuki Abe23(10)440411233(2)046(12)81014DFicon JPN Koki Yonekura26(5)240109(1)21(2)041(8)46015MFicon JPN Yasuyuki Konno28(3)34040804348(3)611016GKicon JPN Ken Tajiri0000000000000017MFicon JPN Tomokazu Myojin5(5)00(1)02(1)02(2)02011(9)03018GKicon JPN Yōsuke Fujigaya0(1)0004000105(1)00019MFicon JPN Kotaro Omori18(12)3111(4)15(2)15030(18)64020FWicon JPN Shun Nagasawa0(4)20(4)2000(1)0212(9)51021MFicon JPN Yōsuke Ideguchi4(4)01(3)02(2)00(1)01(2)08(12)00022DFicon KOR Oh Jae-suk9(1)01030404021(1)03124FWicon JPN Shingo Akamine2(11)000200(4)0206(15)01026MFicon JPN Naoya Senoo00000(1)000000(1)00027MFicon JPN Tatsuya Uchida000(2)00000000(2)00028MFicon JPN Shota Yomesaka0000000000000029FWicon BRA Patric27(5)1242301142(3)247(8)2013130FWicon JPN So Hirao000010000(1)01(1)00031GKicon JPN Mizuki Hayashi0000000000000033MFicon JPN Shōhei Ogura1(5)000003(1)0004(6)00035DFicon JPN Ryo Hatsuse0000000000000038MFicon JPN Ritsu Doan1(1)0000(1)0000(1)01(3)00039FWicon JPN Takashi Usami341934109(2)44151(2)2880——Own goals–0–0–0–1–0–1–– Statistics accurate as of match played 1 January 2016.2015 Gamba Osaka Season Statistics http://www.flashscore.com/team/g-osaka/zLQAGOBK/ flashscore.com 5 April 2015 2015 Gamba Osaka Team Profile https://int.soccerway.com/teams/japan/gamba-osaka/1327/ soccerway.com 5 April 2015 1 Includes 2015 J1 League Championship, 2015 Japanese Super Cup and 2015 Suruga Bank Championship appearances. References Gamba Osaka Category:Gamba Osaka seasons