2023 Gamba Osaka season

Panasonic Stadium Suita
J1 League	16th
Emperor's Cup	Second round
J.League Cup	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Juan Alano; (7 goals); All: Dawhan and Juan Alano; (7 goals each)
Highest home attendance	34,517 vs Cerezo Osaka; (3 May; J1 League)
Lowest home attendance	3,059 vs Kochi United; (7 June; Emperor's Cup)
Average home league attendance	23,273
Biggest win	3–0 vs FC Tokyo; (5 April; J.League Cup)
Biggest defeat	0–4 vs Vissel Kobe; (4 March; J1 League); 0–4 vs Kashima Antlers; (29 April; J1 League)
Home colours	Away colours
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The 2023 Gamba Osaka season was the club's 43rd season in existence and the tenth consecutive season in the top flight of Japanese football. The club finished the 2023 J1 League in 16th place, one place lower than the previous season and again narrowly avoiding relegation.^[2] They also competed in the Emperor's Cup where they were knocked out in the second round by JFL club Kochi United and the J.League Cup where they reached the quarter-finals. No team conceded more league goals than Gamba and they finished with the second-worst goal difference, only marginally better than relegated Yokohama FC.

Players

Season squad

Squad no.	Name	Position(s)	Date of birth (age at start of season)
Goalkeepers
1	Masaaki Higashiguchi	GK	(1986-05-12)12 May 1986 (aged 36)
25	Kei Ishikawa	GK	(1992-09-30)30 September 1992 (aged 30)
99	Kosei Tani	GK	(2000-11-22)22 November 2000 (aged 22)
-	Zhang Aolin ^{Type 2}	GK	(2005-05-25)25 May 2005 (aged 17)
Defenders
2	Shota Fukuoka	CB	(1995-10-24)24 October 1995 (aged 27)
3	Riku Handa	RB	(2002-01-01)1 January 2002 (aged 21)
4	Hiroki Fujiharu	LB	(1988-11-24)24 November 1988 (aged 34)
5	Genta Miura	CB	(1995-03-01)1 March 1995 (aged 27)
13	Ryu Takao	CB	(1996-11-09)9 November 1996 (aged 26)
16	Yota Sato	CB	(1998-09-10)10 September 1998 (aged 24)
19	Ibuki Konno ^DSP	DF	(2001-05-10)10 May 2001 (aged 21)
20	Kwon Kyung-won	CB	(1992-01-31)31 January 1992 (aged 31)
24	Keisuke Kurokawa	LM	(1997-04-13)13 April 1997 (aged 25)
26	Ko Yanagisawa	RB	(1996-06-28)28 June 1996 (aged 26)
34	Yusei Egawa	CB	(2000-10-24)24 October 2000 (aged 22)
Midfielders
7	Takashi Usami (c)	SS / FW	(1992-05-06)6 May 1992 (aged 30)
8	Ryotaro Meshino	AM	(1998-06-08)8 June 1998 (aged 24)
10	Shu Kurata	RM	(1988-11-26)26 November 1988 (aged 34)
14	Yuya Fukuda	RM	(1999-04-04)4 April 1999 (aged 23)
18	Neta Lavi	CM	(1996-08-25)25 August 1996 (aged 26)
21	Dai Tsukamoto	LM / FW	(2001-06-23)23 June 2001 (aged 21)
23	Dawhan	CM	(1996-06-03)3 June 1996 (aged 26)
27	Rin Mito ^DSP	LM	(2002-02-12)12 February 2002 (aged 21)
28	Naohiro Sugiyama	AM	(1998-09-07)7 September 1998 (aged 24)
29	Yuki Yamamoto	CM	(1997-11-06)6 November 1997 (aged 25)
41	Jiro Nakamura	AM	(2003-08-22)22 August 2003 (aged 19)
47	Juan Alano	AM	(1996-09-02)2 September 1996 (aged 26)
48	Hideki Ishige	LM	(1994-09-21)21 September 1994 (aged 28)
-	Daiki Miyagawa ^{Type 2}	MF	(2006-03-24)24 March 2006 (aged 16)
Forwards
9	Musashi Suzuki	FW	(1994-02-11)11 February 1994 (aged 29)
11	Issam Jebali	FW	(1991-12-25)25 December 1991 (aged 31)
37	Hiroto Yamami	LW	(1999-08-16)16 August 1999 (aged 23)

Last updated: 10 March 2023.
Source: Gamba Osaka website

Transfers

Transfers in^[3]
Join on	Pos.	Player	Moving from	Transfer type
Pre-season	GK	Kosei Tani	Shonan Bellmare	Loan return
Pre-season	DF	Riku Handa	Montedio Yamagata	Full transfer
Pre-season	DF	Yusei Egawa	V-Varen Nagasaki	Full transfer
Pre-season	DF	Yota Sato	Vegalta Sendai	Loan return
Pre-season	DF	Ibuki Konno	Hosei University	Loan transfer; DSP
Pre-season	MF	Neta Lavi	Maccabi Haifa	Full transfer
Pre-season	MF	Naohiro Sugiyama	Roasso Kumamoto	Full transfer
Pre-season	MF	Dawhan	Santa Rita	Loan transfer; Loan made permanent
Pre-season	MF	Rin Mito	Kwansei Gakuin University	Loan transfer; DSP
Pre-season	MF	Dai Tsukamoto	Zweigen Kanazawa	Loan return
Pre-season	FW	Issam Jebali	Odense Boldklub	Full transfer
Pre-season	FW	Harumi Minamino	Gamba Osaka U18s	Promotion

Transfers out
Leave on	Pos.	Player	Moving to	Transfer type
1 Jul	MF	Rihito Yamamoto	Sint-Truiden	Loan transfer
10 Mar	MF	Kohei Okuno	Shonan Bellmare	Loan transfer
Pre-season	GK	Taichi Kato	–	Contract expiration
Pre-season	DF	Gen Shoji	Kashima Antlers	Full transfer
Pre-season	MF	Kosuke Onose	Shonan Bellmare	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Ren Shibamoto	Tiamo Hirakata	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Ju Se-jong	Daejeon Hana Citizen	Full transfer; Loan made permanent
Pre-season	MF	Ryuta Takahashi	Nara Club	Loan transfer
Pre-season	MF	Mitsuki Saito	Shonan Bellmare	Loan expiration
Pre-season	FW	Wellington Silva	Cuiabá	Free transfer
Pre-season	FW	Leandro Pereira	Persepolis	Free transfer
Pre-season	FW	Patric	Kyoto Sanga	Free transfer
Pre-season	FW	Isa Sakamoto	Fagiano Okayama	Loan transfer
Pre-season	FW	Harumi Minamino	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	Loan transfer

Friendlies

22 July International friendly^[4]	Gamba Osaka	0–1	Celtic	Suita
19:03 JST		Report	Bernabei 85'	Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 12,482

Competitions

J1 League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
14	Sagan Tosu	34	9	11	14	43	47	−4	38
15	Shonan Bellmare	34	8	10	16	40	56	−16	34
16	Gamba Osaka	34	9	7	18	38	61	−23	34
17	Kashiwa Reysol	34	6	15	13	33	47	−14	33
18	Yokohama FC (R)	34	7	8	19	31	58	−27	29	Relegation 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.
(R) Relegated

Matches

18 February 1	Kashiwa Reysol	2–2	Gamba Osaka	Kashiwa
15:03 JST	Katayama 39' 42' Nakamura 79' Hosoya 90+8' (pen.)	Report	Handa 18' Usami 49' Dawhan 54' Kurokawa 88' Kwon Kyung-won 90+6'	Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium Attendance: 12,334 Referee: Koei Koya

25 February 2	Gamba Osaka	1–1	Sagan Tosu	Suita
15:03 JST	Suzuki 9'	Report	Kabayama 64'	Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 25,865 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima

4 March 3	Vissel Kobe	4–0	Gamba Osaka	Kobe
14:03 JST	Osako 3' Osaki 14' Sakai 47', 73' Muto 66'	Report	Egawa 13'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 17,781 Referee: Masuya Ueda

12 March 4	Gamba Osaka	1–2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Suita
16:03 JST	Lavi 31' Usami 70'	Report	Ben Khalifa 2' Sotiriou 19' Mitsuta 90+4' (pen.)	Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 18,765 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi

18 March 5	Gamba Osaka	2–2	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	Suita
15:03 JST	Ishige 59' Juan Alano 61' Handa 66'	Report	Kobayashi 6' Ogashiwa 32' Nakamura 86'	Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 18,550 Referee: Tom Bramall

1 April 6	Shonan Bellmare	4–1	Gamba Osaka	Hiratsuka
15:03 JST	Machino 21', 38', 40', 42'	Report	Jebali 63'	Stadium: Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka Attendance: 11,966 Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita

9 April 7	Gamba Osaka	2–0	Kawasaki Frontale	Suita
15:03 JST	Lavi 15' Dawhan 29' Jebali 47' Alano 50'	Report	Kurumaya 52' 60'	Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 20,734 Referee: Jumpei Iida

15 April 8	Kyoto Sanga	2–1	Gamba Osaka	Kameoka
16:03 JST	Toyokawa 22' Ichimi 48' Shirai 74' Patric 82'	Report	Ishige 37' Kwon Kyung-won 88'	Stadium: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera Attendance: 13,463 Referee: Hayato Shimizu

23 April 9	Gamba Osaka	1–1	Yokohama FC	Suita
16:03 JST	Usami 13' Handa 44'	Report	Nduka 43' Mita 72'	Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 14,577 Referee: Futoshi Nakamura

29 April 10	Kashima Antlers	4–0	Gamba Osaka	Kashima
19:03 JST	Nakama 48' Suzuki 64' Doi 86', 87'	Report	Kwon Kyung-won 32' Lavi 90+5'	Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 20,525 Referee: Yoshiro Imamura

3 May 11	Gamba Osaka	1–2	Cerezo Osaka	Suita
14:03 JST	Jebali 33' Meshino 52' Dawhan 56' Usami 64'	Report	Matsuda 22' Léo Ceará 28' Kato 90'	Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 34,517 Referee: Ryo Tanimoto

6 May 12	Nagoya Grampus	1–0	Gamba Osaka	Toyota
19:03 JST	Izumi 63' Inagaki 67'	Report	Dawhan 33' Juan Alano 39' Ishige 56' Usami 78' Fukuoka 87' Kurokawa 90+5'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 28,613 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto

14 May 13	Urawa Red Diamonds	3–1	Gamba Osaka	Saitama
16:03 JST	Scholz 45+2' (pen.) Okubo 54' Yasui 59'	Report	Jebali 2' 23' Usami 29'	Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 31,440 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi

20 May 14	Gamba Osaka	0–2	Yokohama F. Marinos	Suita
19:03 JST	Fukuoka 58' Usami 78'	Report	Matsubara 11' 59' Nishimura 37' Hatanaka 51' Lopes 71' Nagato 79' Iikura 90+5'	Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 19,823 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura

28 May 15	Albirex Niigata	1–3	Gamba Osaka	Niigata
14:03 JST	Shimada 6' Fitzgerald 48'	Report	Kurata 2' Alano 44' Kurokawa 56'	Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium Attendance: 21,860 Referee: Masuya Ueda

3 June 16	Avispa Fukuoka	1–2	Gamba Osaka	Fukuoka
18:03 JST	Yamagishi 17' Wellington 90+6'	Report	Alano 24' Miura 32' Sato 54' Fukuoka 90+6'	Stadium: Best Denki Stadium Attendance: 9,336 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima

11 June 17	Gamba Osaka	3–1	FC Tokyo	Suita
18:03 JST	Jebali 25', 29' 90+1' Kurokawa 45+3' Handa 60'	Report	Higashi 58' Tsukagawa 90+2'	Stadium: England )

24 June 18	Gamba Osaka	2–1	Kashima Antlers	Suita
19:03 JST	Kurokawa 15' Dawhan 34' Yamamoto 72'	Report	Ueda 59' 88' Araki 65'	Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 22,483 Referee: Futoshi Nakamura

1 July 19	Yokohama FC	0–0	Gamba Osaka	Yokohama
18:30 JST		Report	Fukuoka 24'	Stadium: Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium Attendance: 10,348 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima

8 July 20	Gamba Osaka	1–0	Kyoto Sanga	Suita
19:03 JST	Alano 42' Fukuda 72'	Report	Hirato 69'	Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 23,048 Referee: Koei Koya

16 July 21	Gamba Osaka	3–1	Kashiwa Reysol	Suita
19:00 JST	Dawhan 11' Meshino 46' Alano 67'	Report	Hosoya 21'	Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 18,679 Referee: Hajime Matsuo

6 August 22	Kawasaki Frontale	3–4	Gamba Osaka	Kawasaki
19:03 JST	Wakizaka 27' Segawa 71', 75'	Report	Ishige 13' Jebali 30' (pen.) Alano 41' Dawhan 90+6'	Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 20,162 Referee: Ryo Tanimoto

12 August 23	Yokohama F. Marinos	2–1	Gamba Osaka	Yokohama
19:33 JST	Yan 34' Lopes 51' (pen.) Élber 45+4' 65'	Report	Meshino 44'	Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 33,261 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi

19 August 24	Gamba Osaka	2–1	Shonan Bellmare	Suita
19:04 JST	Alano 37' Usami 61' (pen.)	Report	Ohashi 90+6'	Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 32,567 Referee: Takuto Okabe

26 August 25	Sagan Tosu	1–1	Gamba Osaka	Tosu
19:04 JST	Naganuma 61'	Report	Yamami 90+6'	Stadium: Ekimae Real Estate Stadium Attendance: 12,812 Referee: Hayato Shimizu

1 September 26	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	4–0	Gamba Osaka	Sapporo
13:03 JST	Supachok 13', 59' Kim 89' Asano 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Sapporo Dome Attendance: 13,219 Referee: Masuya Ueda

19 September 27	Gamba Osaka	1–1	Albirex Niigata	Suita
19:03 JST	Meshino 63'	Report	Mito 83'	Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 19,422 Referee: Koei Koya

24 September 28	Gamba Osaka	1–3	Urawa Red Diamonds	Suita
17:04 JST	Usami 17'	Report	Kanté 29' 59' Takahashi 68' Linssen 85'	Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 30,135 Referee: Yusuke Araki

1 October 29	FC Tokyo	3–0	Gamba Osaka	Tokyo
15:03 JST	Harakawa 37' Oliveira 43' Tawaratsumida 78'	Report		Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 30,521 Referee: Futoshi Nakamura

21 October 30	Gamba Osaka	0–1	Nagoya Grampus	Suita
14:03 JST		Report	Fujii 26'	Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 23,153 Referee: Takuto Okabe

27 October 31	Cerezo Osaka	1–0	Gamba Osaka	Osaka
14:03 JST	Ceará 8'	Report	Lavi 41' Dawhan 90+4'	Stadium: Yodoko Sakura Stadium Attendance: 21,665 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura

11 November 32	Gamba Osaka	1–2	Avispa Fukuoka	Osaka
15:03	Kwon 13'	Report	Yamagishi 46' Nara 61' Lukian 89'	Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 21,293 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi

24 November 33	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	3–0	Gamba Osaka	Hiroshima
14:03 JST	Mitsuta 9' Nakano 11' Kato 53'	Report	Kwon 22' Kurokawa 38'	Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima Attendance: 29,097 Referee: Yoshiro Imamura

3 December 34	Gamba Osaka	0–1	Vissel Kobe	Suita
14:03 JST	Dawhan 45+2' Handa 69' Usami 89'	Report	Sakai 25' Patric 56'	Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 32,397 Referee: Futoshi Nakamura

Emperor's Cup

Gamba started the competition in the second round, as every J1 and J2 League club earned a bye from prefectural qualification.

7 June Second round	Gamba Osaka	1–2	Kochi United	Suita
19:00	Ishige 37' Miura 87'	Report	Kobayashi 4' Miura 41'	Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 3,059 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi

J.League Cup

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Gamba Osaka	6	3	1	2	8	4	+4	10^[a]	Advance to knockout stage
2	FC Tokyo	6	3	1	2	9	5	+4	10^[a]	Advance to knockout stage
3	Kyoto Sanga	6	3	0	3	9	11	−2	9
4	Cerezo Osaka	6	1	2	3	2	8	−6	5

Source: JLeague.co (EN), JLeague.jp (JA)
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head points: Gamba Osaka 3, FC Tokyo 3. Head-to-head goal differences: Gamba Osaka +2, FC Tokyo –2.

8 March	Kyoto Sanga	1–3	Gamba Osaka	Kameoka
19:03	Yamasaki 34'	Report	Fukuda 30' Dawhan 42' Ishige 79'	Stadium: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera Attendance: 6,598 Referee: Hirokazu Otsubo

26 March	Gamba Osaka	1–1	Cerezo Osaka	Suita
15:00	Egawa 38' Dawhan 61' Suzuki 76' Juan Alano 83' Meshino 90+1'	Report	Matsuda 15' Léo Ceará 21' Maikuma 58' Jonjić 69'	Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 26,110 Referee: Hiroki Kasahara

5 April	Gamba Osaka	3–0	FC Tokyo	Suita
19:00	Sugiyama 43', 90+1' Fukuda 87'	Report		Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 6,757 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima

19 April	FC Tokyo	1–0	Gamba Osaka	Tokyo
19:00	Nagatomo 60' Tsukagawa 74' Trevisan 89'	Report	Yamamoto 71'	Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 8,117 Referee: Takuto Okabe

24 May	Gamba Osaka	0–1	Kyoto Sanga	Suita
19:00	Suzuki 14' Fukuda 31' Egawa 39' Sato 90+4'	Report	Tawiah 8' Kinoshita 19' (pen.) Hirato 46' Kimura 79' Ota 90+1'	Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 7,804 Referee: Hiroki Kasahara

18 June	Cerezo Osaka	0–1	Gamba Osaka	Osaka
18:00	Kitano 43' Nishio 90+1'	Report	Handa 37'	Stadium: Yodoko Sakura Stadium Attendance: 18,061 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura

Quarter-finals

6 September Leg 1	Gamba Osaka	0–1	Urawa Red Diamonds	Suita
19:03 JST	Sato 64' Kurokawa 67'	Report	Schalk 46' Hayakawa 53' Niekawa 88'	Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 9,363 Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya

10 September Leg 2	Urawa Red Diamonds	3–0	Gamba Osaka	Saitama
19:03 JST	Linssen 8', 63' Iwanami 29' Schalk 86'	Report	Jebali 28'	Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 21,467 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima

Urawa Red Diamonds won 3–2 on aggregate.

Goalscorers

Rank	Pos.	No.	Player	J1 League	Emperor's Cup	J.League Cup	Total
1	MF	23	Dawhan	6	0	1	7
1	MF	47	Juan Alano	7	0	0	7
3	FW	7	Takashi Usami	5	0	0	5
3	FW	11	Issam Jebali	5	0	0	5
5	MF	8	Ryotaro Meshino	3	0	1	4
5	MF	48	Hideki Ishige	3	0	1	4
7	MF	14	Yuya Fukuda	1	0	2	3
8	DF	3	Riku Handa	1	0	1	2
	DF	5	Genta Miura	1	1	0	2
	DF	24	Keisuke Kurokawa	2	0	0	2
	MF	28	Naohiro Sugiyama	0	0	2	2
12	FW	9	Musashi Suzuki	1	0	0	1
	MF	10	Shu Kurata	1	0	0	1
	DF	20	Kwon Kyung-won	1	0	0	1
	FW	37	Hiroto Yamami	1	0	0	1
Total				38	1	8	47

Last updated: 3 December 2023.
Source: jleague.co

References

^ "Soccer D.B. : 2023 Gamba Osaka Attendance". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
^ "Summary - J1 League - Japan - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
^ "2023シーズン移籍情報". jleague.jp (in Japanese). Japan Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
^ "セルティックFC・ジャパンツアー2023にて「ガンバ大阪vs. セルティックFC」開催決定のお知らせ". gamba-osaka.net (in Japanese). 25 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.

External links

Official website (in Japanese and English)

[table_hth_TOK0.24229625390949-5] Head-to-head points: Gamba Osaka 3, FC Tokyo 3. Head-to-head goal differences: Gamba Osaka +2, FC Tokyo –2.

[1] "Soccer D.B. : 2023 Gamba Osaka Attendance". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 3 December 2023.

[2] "Summary - J1 League - Japan - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 3 December 2023.

[3] "2023シーズン移籍情報". jleague.jp (in Japanese). Japan Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 March 2023.

[4] "セルティックFC・ジャパンツアー2023にて「ガンバ大阪vs. セルティックFC」開催決定のお知らせ". gamba-osaka.net (in Japanese). 25 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.

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