2013 Gamba Osaka season
Gamba Osaka 2013 football season
The 2013 Gamba Osaka season saw Gamba Osaka compete in J. League Division 2 following their shock relegation the previous year. As such they did not compete in the 2013 J. League Cup , but did participate in the 2013 Emperor's Cup in addition to their 2013 J. League Division 2 fixtures.
Maintaining the bulk of the previous season's squad including Japanese internationals, captain Endō and defenders Akira Kaji and Yasuyuki Konno , Gamba were able to make their stay in J. League 2 a short one and were crowned champions in November 2013 following a season long title race with neighbours Vissel Kobe who had also been relegated along with Gamba the previous year.
Takashi Usami returned to the club in mid-season following a loan-spell in Germany and his goals as well as those from Brazilians Leandro and Adi Rocha saw Gamba finish the season with 87 points and 99 goals to their credit.
J.League 2 Results
Round
Date
Opponents
H / A
Result F–A
Scorers
Attendance
1
3 March 2013
Kyoto Sanga F.C.
H
3–3
Abe 60', Leandro (pen. ) 62', Endō (pen. ) 90'+3
18,041
2
10 March 2013
V-Varen Nagasaki
A
3–1
Hirai 13', 24' Futagawa 35'
18,153
3
17 March 2013
Yokohama F.C.
H
0–0
13,476
4
20 March 2013
Roasso Kumamoto
A
2–2
Leandro 21', Takei 39'
11,874
5
24 March 2013
JEF United
H
1–1
Kurata 27'
11,117
6
31 March 2013
Consadole Sapporo
A
3–1
Leandro 43', Ienaga 59', Iwashita 81'
17,020
7
7 April 2013
Tokyo Verdy
H
0–0
10,010
8
14 April 2013
Montedio Yamagata
A
1–0
Iwashita 21'
17,223
9
17 April 2013
Matsumoto Yamaga FC
H
1–0
Lio (o.g. ) 4'
8,993
10
21 April 2013
Kataller Toyama
A
4–0
Leandro 2', 26', (pen. ) 69', Kurata 74'
13,639
11
28 April 2013
Gainare Tottori
H
1–1
Leandro 75'
16,803
12
3 May 2013
F.C. Gifu
H
2–0
Abe 23', Hirai 89'
12,729
13
6 May 2013
Vissel Kobe
A
0–2
23,012
14
12 May 2013
Avispa Fukuoka
A
3–2
Leandro 40', 44', Kurata 59'
14,526
15
19 May 2013
Thespakusatsu Gunma
H
5–1
Paulinho 3', 60, Kurata 27', 61', Leandro 40'
8,045
16
26 May 2013
Ehime FC
A
2–1
Konno 62', Endō 81'
10,381
17
1 June 2013
Tochigi SC
H
3–0
Leandro 10', 44', Fujiharu 24'
12,633
18
8 June 2013
Giravanz Kitakyushu
A
1–0
Kurata 5'
7,207
19
15 June 2013
Mito HollyHock
A
2–0
Leandro 10', Okazaki 87'
10,025
20
22 June 2013
Fagiano Okayama
H
1–1
Kurata 40'
15,151
21
29 June 2013
Tokushima Vortis
H
2–0
Paulinho 32', Hirai 38'
13,708
22
3 July 2013
F.C. Gifu
A
8–2
Paulinho 2', 58' Futagawa 8', 27', Abe 45'+2, Konno 51', 63', Kawanishi 69'
11,719
23
7 July 2013
JEF United
A
0–3
15,982
24
14 July 2013
Giravanz Kitakyushu
H
1–1
Okazaki 37'
9,425
25
20 July 2013
Vissel Kobe
H
3–2
Usami 8', 39', Endō 54'
18,193
26
27 July 2013
Tokyo Verdy
A
3–3
Adi Rocha 55', Paulinho 64', Endō 73'
18,705
27
4 August 2013
Fagiano Okayama
A
3–2
Usami 43', Adi Rocha 55', 58'
18,269
28
11 August 2013
Avispa Fukuoka
H
1–0
Adi Rocha 16'
13,440
29
18 August 2013
Consadole Sapporo
H
3–0
Nishino 53', Usami 56', Adi Rocha 76'
12,449
30
21 August 2013
Gainare Tottori
A
7–1
Usami 29', 32', Adi Rocha 40', 52', Uchida 59', Nishino 66', Fujiharu 72'
10,096
31
25 August 2013
Yokohama F.C.
A
2–2
Usami 29', Fujiharu 67'
12,490
32
1 September 2013
V-Varen Nagasaki
H
1–2
Fujiharu 59'
9,895
33
15 September 2013
Mito HollyHock
H
5–0
Usami 19', 79', Abe 49', Kawanishi 67', Futagawa 83'
6,559
34
22 September 2013
Matsumoto Yamaga FC
A
2–2
Adi Rocha 15', 39'
17,148
35
29 September 2013
Ehime FC
H
0–1
12,671
36
6 October 2013
Tochigi SC
A
2–4
Usami 33', Abe 67'
10,687
37
20 October 2013
Kataller Toyama
H
3–1
Kurata 30', Nishino 44', Usami 66'
9,286
38
27 October 2013
Tokushima Vortis
A
5–1
Usami 22', 32', 84', 89', Niwa 73'
8,897
39
3 November 2013
Roasso Kumamoto
H
4–0
Endō 8', Niwa 11', Usami 41', Sato 86'
11,402
40
10 November 2013
Kyoto Sanga F.C.
A
2–0
Konno 27', Omori 86'
15,380
41
17 November 2013
Montedio Yamagata
H
3–2
Usami 15', 68', Nakamura (o.g. ) 22'
13,970
42
24 November 2013
Thespakusatsu Gunma
A
1–1
Usami 54'
7,810
Final standings
Updated to match(es) played on 8 December 2013. Source:
J.League Division 2 Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions;
(O) Play-off winners;
(P) Promoted
Notes:
^ Only teams that meet J1 criteria can participate in promotion playoffs. If one or more teams fail to meet the criteria, only eligible teams that finished 3rd to 6th participate and no replacement teams are added.
Match Day Line-Ups
The following players appeared for Gamba Osaka during 2013 J. League 2:
= Substitute on, = Substitute Off, = Number of goals scored, = Yellow Card and = Red Card.
Emperor's Cup Results
Match Day Line-Ups
= Substitute on, = Substitute Off, = Number of goals scored, = Yellow Card and = Red Card.
Squad statistics
Statistics accurate as of end of 2013 season.
References
League competitions
Cup competitions
AFC competitions
Related to national teams