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2026 Gamba Osaka season

Gamba Osaka
2025 season
ChairmanTakashi Yamauchi
Head coachGermany Jens Wissing[1]
StadiumPanasonic Stadium Suita

The 2026 Gamba Osaka season was the club's 46th season in existence.

Squad

Squad no. Name Nationality Date of birth Last Team
Goalkeepers
1 Masaaki Higashiguchi Japan (1986-05-12) 12 May 1986 Japan Albirex Niigata
18 Rui Araki Japan (2007-10-14) 14 October 2007 Youth Team
22 Jun Ichimori Japan (1991-07-02) 2 July 1991 Japan Yokohama F. Marinos
31 Zhang Aolin Type 2 JapanChina (2005-05-25) 25 May 2005 Youth Team
Defenders
2 Shota Fukuoka Japan (1995-10-24) 24 October 1995 Japan Tokushima Vortis
3 Riku Handa Japan (2002-01-01) 1 January 2002 Japan Montedio Yamagata
4 Shinnosuke Nakatani Japan (1996-03-24) 24 March 1996 Japan Nagoya Grampus
5 Genta Miura Japan (1995-03-01) 1 March 1995 Japan Shimizu S-Pulse
15 Takeru Kishimoto Japan (1997-07-16) 16 July 1997 Japan Shimizu S-Pulse
19 Ikegaya Ginjiro Japan (2004-06-19) 19 June 2004 Japan University of Tsukuba
21 Ryo Hatsuse Japan (1997-07-10) 10 July 1997 England Sheffield Wednesday
34 Yuya Yokoi Japan (2008-04-15) 15 April 2008 Youth Team
67 Shogo Sasaki Japan (2000-07-25) 25 July 2000 Japan JEF United Chiba
Midfielders
7 Takashi Usami (c) Japan (1992-05-06) 6 May 1992 Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf
8 Ryotaro Meshino Japan (1998-06-08) 8 June 1998 Portugal Estoril
10 Shu Kurata Japan (1988-11-26) 26 November 1988 Japan Cerezo Osaka
13 Shuto Abe Japan (1997-12-05) 5 December 1997 Belgium R.W.D. Molenbeek
16 Tokuma Suzuki Japan (1997-03-12) 12 March 1997 Japan Cerezo Osaka
27 Rin Mito Japan (2002-02-12) 12 February 2002 Japan Kwansei Gakuin University
32 Yuki Yoshihara Japan (2004-07-19) 19 July 2004 Japan Takushoku University
35 Taiki Tono Japan (2007-06-02) 2 June 2007 Youth Team
36 Takato Yamamoto Japan (2007-08-24) 24 August 2007 Youth Team
38 Gaku Nawata Japan (2006-07-26) 26 July 2006 Japan Kamimura Gakuen High School
41 Jiro Nakamura Japan (2003-08-02) 2 August 2003 Japan FC Gifu
47 Shinya Nakano Japan (2003-08-17) 17 August 2003 Japan Shonan Bellmare
Matheus Jesus Brazil (1997-04-10) 10 April 1997 Japan V-Varen Nagasaki
Forwards
6 Makoto Mitsuta Japan (1999-07-20) 20 July 1999 Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima
9 Daichi Hayashi Japan (1997-05-23) 23 May 1997 Germany 1. FC Nürnberg
11 Issam Jebali Tunisia (1991-12-25) 25 December 1991 Denmark Odense Boldklub
17 Ryoya Yamashita Japan (1997-10-19) 19 October 1997 Japan Yokohama FC
23 Deniz Hümmet TurkeySweden (1996-09-13) 13 September 1996 Sweden Djurgårdens
37 Naru Nakatsumi Japan (2007-12-19) 19 December 2007 Youth Team
40 Shoji Toyama Japan (2002-09-21) 21 September 2002 Japan Tokyo Verdy
42 Harumi Minamino Japan (2004-05-13) 13 May 2004 Japan Tochigi SC
44 Kanji Okunuki Japan (1999-08-11) 11 August 1999 Germany 1. FC Nürnberg
55 Asahi Uenaka Japan (2001-11-01) 1 November 2001 Japan Yokohama F. Marinos
97 Welton Felipe Brazil (1997-05-23) 23 May 1997 Bulgaria Levski Sofia
Players loan out
Players left during mid-season

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

Transfers

In

Pre-season

Date Position Player Transferred from Ref
Permanent Transfer
20 December 2025 FW Japan Asahi Uenaka Japan Yokohama F. Marinos Free [2]
22 December 2025 MF Japan Ibuki Konno Japan Ehime FC End of loan [3]
26 December 2025 FW Japan Makoto Mitsuta Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima Undisclosed [4]
30 December 2025 FW Japan Ikeya Ginshirou Japan University of Tsukuba Free [5]
31 December 2025 DF Japan Ryuta Takahashi Japan Giravanz Kitakyushu End of loan [6]
4 January 2026 MF Japan Jiro Nakamura Japan FC Gifu End of loan [7]
MF Japan Shinya Nakano Japan Shonan Bellmare End of loan [8]
5 January 2026 FW Japan Shoji Toyama Japan Tokyo Verdy End of loan [9]
January 2026 GK Germany Phillip Menzel Germany 1. FC Saarbrücken Undisclosed
January 2026 DF Germany Robin Ziegele Germany Jahn Regensburg Undisclosed
January 2026 DF Germany Paul Jäckel Germany Preußen Münster Undisclosed
January 2026 DF Brazil Caio Marcelo South Korea Daegu Undisclosed
Loan Transfer

Out

Pre-season

Date Position Player Transferred To Ref
Permanent Transfer
5 December 2025 MF Brazil Juan Alano Brazil Ceará Free [10][11]
23 December 2025 MF Japan Ibuki Konno Japan Iwaki FC Free [12]
25 December 2025 FW Japan Makoto Mitsuta Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima End of loan [13]
31 December 2025 DF Japan Keisuke Kurokawa United States DC United Free [14]
Loan Transfer

Pre-season & Friendly

Tour of Okinawa (11 Jan - 24 Jan)

  Win   Draw   Loss

15 January 1 Machida Zelvia 2–3 Gamba Osaka Okinawa
  • Yuki Soma 6'
  • Gen Shoji 64'
  • Ryoya Yamashita 11'
  • Jiro Nakamura 45'
  • Harumi Minamino 87'
 Stadium: Yoshinoura Park Gosamaru Athletics Stadium
21 January 2 Shonan Bellmare 1–1 Gamba Osaka Okinawa
7' Report
  • Harumi Minamino 78'
 Stadium: Yoshinoura Park Gosamaru Athletics Stadium
25 January 3 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 1–4 Gamba Osaka Okinawa
  • 16'
 Report
  • Dennis Hummet 23'
  • Takashi Usami 49'
  • Shoji Toyama 107'
  • Yasuo Tono 134'
 Stadium: Yoshinoura Park Gosamaru Athletics Stadium

Competitions

J1 League

Main article: 2026 J1 100 Year Vision League

Pos Team Pld W PKW PKL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2 1 1 0 0 5 3 +2 5 Final
2 Vissel Kobe 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 5 3rd–4th place playoff
3 Nagoya Grampus 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 5 5th–6th place playoff
4 Cerezo Osaka 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 +2 4 7th–8th place playoff
5 Kyoto Sanga 2 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 3 9th–10th place playoff
6 Gamba Osaka 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 11th–12th place playoff
7 Fagiano Okayama 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 2 13th–14th place playoff
8 Avispa Fukuoka 2 0 1 0 1 1 3 −2 2 15th–16th place playoff
9 Shimizu S-Pulse 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1 17th–18th place playoff
10 V-Varen Nagasaki 2 0 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0 19th–20th place playoff
Updated to match(es) played on 15 February 2026. Source: JLeague.co, J.League Data Site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head.

Matches

7 February 1 Cerezo Osaka 0–0
(4–5 p)		 Gamba Osaka Osaka
  • Thiago Andrade Yellow card 1'
  • Hayato Tanaka Red card 41'
 Report
  • Tokuma Suzuki Yellow card 3'
  • Takeru Kishimoto Yellow card 8' Yellow-red card 84'
 Stadium: Yodoko Sakura Stadium
Attendance: 42,101
Referee: Koei Koya
Penalties
  • Motohiko Nakajima soccer ball with check mark
  • Dion Cool soccer ball with check mark
  • Shunta Tanaka soccer ball with check mark
  • Kusini Yengi soccer ball with check mark
  • Reiya Sakata soccer ball with red X
  • Issam Jebali soccer ball with check mark
  • Deniz Hümmet soccer ball with check mark
  • Gaku Nawata soccer ball with check mark
  • Shinnosuke Nakatani soccer ball with check mark
  • Shuto Abe soccer ball with check mark
15 February 2 Gamba Osaka 0–0
(2–3 p)		 Nagoya Grampus Osaka
  • Ryoya Yamashita Yellow card 30'
 Report
  • Sho Inagaki Yellow card 32'
 Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium
Attendance: 34,964
Referee: Keigo Sendachi
Penalties
  • Shu Kurata soccer ball with check mark
  • Gaku Nawata soccer ball with red X
  • Tokuma Suzuki soccer ball with check mark
  • Shinnosuke Nakatani soccer ball with red X
  • Shoji Toyama soccer ball with red X
  • Sho Inagaki soccer ball with check mark
  • Marcus Vinicius soccer ball with check mark
  • Tomoki Takamine soccer ball with check mark
  • Haruya Fujii soccer ball with red X
  • Shuhei Tokumoto soccer ball with red X
22 February 3 Fagiano Okayama – Gamba Osaka Okayama
Report Stadium: JFE Harenokuni Stadium
28 February 4 Gamba Osaka – Shimizu S-Pulse Osaka
Report Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium
8 March 5 Gamba Osaka – V-Varen Nagasaki Osaka
Report Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium
14 March 6 Sanfrecce Hiroshima – Gamba Osaka Hiroshima
Report Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
18 March 7 Vissel Kobe – Gamba Osaka Kobe
Report Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
21 March 8 Avispa Fukuoka – Gamba Osaka Fukuoka
Report Stadium: Best Denki Stadium
4 April 9 Gamba Osaka – Kyoto Sanga Osaka
Report Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium
11 April 10 Gamba Osaka – Cerezo Osaka Osaka
Report Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium
19 April 11 Gamba Osaka – Fagiano Okayama Osaka
Report Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium
25 April 12 V-Varen Nagasaki – Gamba Osaka Nagasaki
Report Stadium: Peace Stadium Connected by SoftBank
29 April 13 Kyoto Sanga – Gamba Osaka Kyoto
Report Stadium: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera
2 May 14 Gamba Osaka – Vissel Kobe Osaka
Report Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium
6 May 15 Nagoya Grampus – Gamba Osaka Toyota
Report Stadium: Toyota Stadium
10 May 16 Gamba Osaka – Sanfrecce Hiroshima Osaka
Report Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium
17 May 17 Gamba Osaka – Avispa Fukuoka Osaka
Report Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium
24 May 18 Shimizu S-Pulse – Gamba Osaka Shizuoka
Report Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira
30 May Placement Leg 1 Gamba Osaka – Osaka
Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium
6 June Placement Leg 2 – Gamba Osaka

AFC Champions League Two

Main article: 2025–26 AFC Champions League Two

Knockout stage

Main article: 2025–26 AFC Champions League Two knockout stage
12 February 2025 Rd of 16 Leg 1 Pohang Steelers South Korea 1–1 Japan Gamba Osaka Pohang, South Korea
  • Jorge Teixeira 70'
 Report
  • Ryoya Yamashita 47'
  • Shinnosuke Nakatani Yellow card 86'
 Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 4,589
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah (Singapore)
19 February 2025 Rd of 16 Leg 2 Gamba Osaka Japan – South Korea Pohang Steelers Osaka, Japan
Report Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium

Team statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 15 Feb 2026
No. Pos. Player J1 League 2025/26 AFC Champions League Two Total
Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals
1 GK Japan Masaaki Higashiguchi 1 0 1 0 2 0
2 DF Japan Shota Fukuoka 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
3 DF Japan Riku Handa 1+1 0 1 0 3 0
4 DF Japan Shinnosuke Nakatani 1 0 1 0 2 0
5 DF Japan Genta Miura 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 FW Japan Makoto Mitsuta 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF Japan Takashi Usami 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF Japan Ryotaro Meshino 0+1 0 1 0 2 0
9 FW Japan Daichi Hayashi 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF Japan Shu Kurata 1 0 0+1 0 2 0
11 FW Tunisia Issam Jebali 1+1 0 1 0 3 0
13 MF Japan Shuto Abe 1 0 1 0 2 0
15 DF Japan Takeru Kishimoto 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF Japan Tokuma Suzuki 0+1 0 1 0 2 0
17 FW Japan Ryoya Yamashita 1 0 1 1 2 1
18 GK Japan Rui Araki 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 DF Japan Ikegaya Ginjiro 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 DF Japan Ryō Hatsuse 1 0 1 0 2 0
22 GK Japan Jun Ichimori 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 FW TurkeySweden Deniz Hümmet 0+1 0 1 0 2 0
27 MF Japan Rin Mito 1 0 0+1 0 2 0
32 MF Japan Yuki Yoshihara 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 DF Japan Yuya Yokoi 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 MF Japan Taiki Tono 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 MF Japan Takato Yamamoto 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 MF Japan Gaku Nawata 0+2 0 0+1 0 3 0
40 FW Japan Shoji Toyama 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
41 MF Japan Jiro Nakamura 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 FW Japan Harumi Minamino 1 0 0+1 0 2 0
44 FW Japan Kanji Okunuki 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
47 MF Japan Shinya Nakano 0 0 0 0 0 0
55 FW Japan Asahi Uenaka 0 0 0 0 0 0
67 DF Japan Shogo Sasaki 1 0 1 0 2 0
97 FW Brazil Welton Felipe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players featured on a match for the team, but left the club mid-season, either permanently or on loan transfer

References

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