Gamba Osaka U-23

Gamba Osaka U-23
Full nameGamba Osaka Under-23
Founded2016
Dissolved2020
GroundPanasonic Stadium Suita
Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
Capacity39,694
21,000
OwnerPanasonic
ChairmanTakashi Yamauchi
ManagerHitoshi Morishita
LeagueJ3 League
202014th
Websitehttp://www.gamba-osaka.net
Current season

Gamba Osaka Under−23 was a Japanese football team based in Suita, Osaka. It was the reserve team of Gamba Osaka and played in J3 League which they have done since their entry to the league at the beginning of the 2016 season. They played the majority of their home games at Panasonic Stadium Suita with some played at Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium.

History

Gamba joined J3 League in 2016 along with the reserve teams of neighbours Cerezo Osaka and also FC Tokyo. None of these clubs are eligible for promotion to J2 League additionally they can only name 3 outfield players over the age of 23 in any one match.[1] Gamba played their first J3 game on 13 March 2016, a 0–0 draw at home to YSCC Yokohama in front of 3,359 spectators.[2]

League record

Season Division Tier Teams Pos. GP W D L F A GD Pts Attendance/G Top scorer
2016 J3 3 16 9th 30 10 8 12 42 41 1 38 2,401 Ritsu Doan 10
2017 17 16th 32 7 5 20 31 65 -34 26 1,226 Kazunari Ichimi 8
2018 17 6th 32 13 8 11 53 43 10 47 1,382 Kazunari Ichimi 8
2019 18 17th 34 9 8 17 54 55 -1 35 1,263 Shoji Toyama 10
2020 † 18 14th 34 9 8 17 43 55 -12 35 595 Shoji Toyama 10
Key
  • Pos. = Position in league; GP = Games played; W = Games won; D = Games drawn; L = Games lost; F = Goals scored; A = Goals conceded; GD = Goals difference; Pts = Points gained
  • Attendance/G = Average league home attendance
  • † 2020 season attendance reduced by COVID-19 worldwide pandemic.

Coaching staff

The Coaching Staff for the 2020 J3 League season;[3]

Position Staff
Manager Japan Hitoshi Morishita
Goalkeeper Coach Japan Tomoyuki Sano
Coach Japan Yuji Miyahara

Current squad

As of 12 July 2020[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF Japan JPN Yuya Fukuda
15 MF Japan JPN Yosuke Ideguchi
20 MF Japan JPN Daisuke Takagi
23 MF Japan JPN Mizuki Ichimaru
24 DF Japan JPN Keisuke Kurokawa
26 MF Japan JPN Kohei Okuno
27 DF Japan JPN Ryu Takao
28 DF Philippines PHI Jefferson Tabinas
29 MF Japan JPN Yuki Yamamoto
30 FW Japan JPN Dai Tsukamoto
31 GK Japan JPN Haruki Saruta
32 MF Japan JPN Ren Shibamoto
34 FW Japan JPN Shuhei Kawasaki
35 DF Japan JPN Tatsuya Yamaguchi
No. Pos. Nation Player
36 FW Japan JPN Riku Matsuda
37 FW Japan JPN Haruto Shirai
38 FW Japan JPN Shoji Toyama
40 DF South Korea KOR Shin Won-ho
41 GK Japan JPN Naoki Yoshikawa
42 DF Japan JPN Daisuke Takagi *
43 MF Japan JPN Ko Ise
44 MF Japan JPN Ryusei Sugano
45 DF Japan JPN Keishi Murakami
46 DF Japan JPN Hayate Toma
47 MF Japan JPN Motonobu Ogino
48 MF Japan JPN Kanta Nagakawa
49 DF Japan JPN Shinri Ono
50 GK South Korea KOR Lee Yun-oh

* = Overage player

References

  1. ^ Tournament schemes for 2016 J3 League (in Japanese), J.League, 15 December 2015, retrieved 2 May 2016[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Gamba vs YSCC, J.League, 15 December 2015, retrieved 2 May 2016
  3. ^ "Gamba Osaka 2019 Squad". Gamba Osaka (in Japanese). Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Gamba Osaka 2018 Players". J.League Official English Site. Retrieved 4 February 2018.