2012 Gamba Osaka season

Gamba Osaka
2012 season
ChairmanKikuo Kanamori
ManagerJosé Carlos Serrão
Masanobu Matsunami(from 26 March)
J. League17th
Emperor's CupQuarter-final
J. League CupQuarter-final
AFC Champions LeagueGroup stage
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The 2012 Gamba Osaka season is Gamba Osaka's 20th season in the J. League Division 1 and 26th overall in the Japanese top flight. It also includes the 2012 J. League Cup, 2012 Emperor's Cup, and the 2012 AFC Champions League.

Players

Competitions

J. League

Main article: 2012 J. League Division 1

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
14 Cerezo Osaka 34 11 9 14 47 53 −6 42
15 Albirex Niigata 34 10 10 14 29 34 −5 40
16 Vissel Kobe (R) 34 11 6 17 41 50 −9 39 Relegation to 2013 J.League Division 2
17 Gamba Osaka (R) 34 9 11 14 67 65 +2 38
18 Consadole Sapporo (R) 34 4 2 28 25 88 −63 14
Updated to match(es) played on 1 December 2012. Source: J.League Division 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Matches

10 March 2012 1 Gamba Osaka 2–3 Vissel Kobe Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
Saturday 14:04 Paulinho 34'
Rafinha 90+2'		 Report 17', 76' Okubo
59' Hashimoto		 Attendance: 17,066
Referee: Takayama
17 March 2012 2 Cerezo Osaka 2–1 Gamba Osaka Osaka Nagai Stadium
Saturday 14:04 Branquinho 19'
Kempes 90+4'		 Report 27' Paulinho Attendance: 30,764
Referee: Yoshida
25 March 2012 3 Gamba Osaka 1–2 Jubilo Iwata Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
Sunday 19:03 Kurata 84' Report 23' Yamamoto
60' Maeda		 Attendance: 15,072
Referee: Iemoto
31 March 2012 4 Albirex Niigata 1–1 Gamba Osaka Tohoku Denryoku Big Swan Stadium
Saturday 16:03 Alan Mineiro 5' Report 22' Rafinha Attendance: 16,836
Referee: Ogiya
7 April 2012 5 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4–1 Gamba Osaka Hiroshima Big Arch
Saturday 20:00 JST Satō 10' 33' (pen.)
Hirashige 85', 88'		 Report Sato 48' Attendance: 12,318
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto
14 April 2012 6 Gamba Osaka 3–2 Kawasaki Frontale Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
Saturday 20:00 JST Endō Yellow card 32'
Nakazawa 45+1'
Sato 68'
Hiroyuki Abe 85'
Kaji Yellow card 89'		 Report Tasaka 1' Yellow card 90+3'
Kobayashi 30'
Morishita Yellow card 36'
Komiyama Yellow card 45'
Jeci Yellow card 84'		 Attendance: 17,134
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura
22 April 2012 7 Gamba Osaka 3–1 Shimizu S-Pulse Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
Saturday 20:00 JST Takei 20'
Rafinha 27' (pen.)
Sato Yellow card 57' 81'		 Report Akihiro Hayashi Yellow card 26'
Lee Ki-Je Yellow card 42'
Ono Yellow card 54'
Brosque 90+3'		 Attendance: 8,548
Referee: Tomohiro Inoue
28 April 2012 8 Kashima Antlers 5–0 Gamba Osaka Kashima Soccer Stadium
Saturday 16:30 JST Endo 42'
Koroki 54'
Osako 72', 90+3'
Aoki Yellow card 87'
Motoyama 90'		 Report Endō Yellow card 50'
Kurata Yellow card 70'
Paulinho Yellow card 85'
Lee Seung-Yeoul Yellow card 88'		 Attendance: 17,583
Referee: Ryuji Sato
6 May 2012 9 Omiya Ardija 1–0 Gamba Osaka NACK5 Stadium Omiya
Saturday 18:00 JST Fukaya Yellow card 7'
Aoki Yellow card 57'
Cho Young-Cheol 74'		 Report Terada Yellow card 15' Attendance: 11,554
Referee: Hajime Matsuo
12 May 2012 10 Gamba Osaka 1–1 Vegalta Sendai Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
Saturday 20:00 JST Paulinho Yellow card 18'
Kurata 62'		 Report Kamata Yellow card 16'
Uemoto Yellow card 64'
Tamura Yellow card 65'
Akamine 78'		 Attendance: 15,253
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto
19 May 2012 11 Yokohama F. Marinos 0–0 Gamba Osaka Nissan Stadium
Saturday 15:00 JST Ono Yellow card 89' Report Paulinho Yellow card 45+2'
Niwa Yellow card 60'		 Attendance: 25,241
Referee: Jumpei Iida
25 May 2012 12 Gamba Osaka 2–3 Sagan Tosu Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
Friday 20:00 JST Futagawa 3'
Sato 67'		 Report Okamoto Yellow card 9'
Hayasaka Yellow card 10'
Tozin Yellow card 40'
Toyoda 68'
Fujita 86', 90+4'		 Attendance: 8,218
Referee: Takuto Okabe
16 June 2012 13 Gamba Osaka 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
Saturday 20:00 JST Sato 16' Report Haraguchi 29'
Umesaki 90+2'		 Attendance: 14,977
Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama
23 June 2012 14 Consadole Sapporo 0–4 Gamba Osaka Sapporo Dome
Saturday 15:00 JST Hidaka Yellow card 31'
Kawai Yellow card 83'		 Report Paulinho 16'
Kurata 26'
Endō 35' (pen.)
Uchida Yellow card 37'
Takei 90+3'		 Attendance: 14,759
Referee: Tomoya Maeda
27 June 2012 15 Gamba Osaka 2–2 Nagoya Grampus Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
Wednesday 20:00 JST Nakazawa 25'
Futagawa 73'		 Report Nagai 8', 18' Attendance: 10,840
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura
30 June 2012 16 Gamba Osaka 2–6 Kashiwa Reysol Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
Saturday 20:00 JST Endō 35'
Sato 45+1'
Kurata Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Sawa 3', 7', 68' Yellow card 26'
Kudo 20'
Masushima Yellow card 48'
Domingues 56'
Tanaka 90+2'		 Attendance: 14,006
Referee: Kenji Ogiya
7 July 2012 17 FC Tokyo 3–2 Gamba Osaka Ajinomoto Stadium
Saturday 19:30 JST Nakamura 3'
Lucas 17', 44'
Gonda Yellow card 30'		 Report 31' (pen.) Endō
Yellow card 35' Takei
Yellow card 59' Kim
62' Yellow card 77' Sato
Yellow card 67' Abe		 Attendance: 24,633
Referee: Jumpei Iida
14 July 2012 18 Gamba Osaka 1–2 Yokohama F. Marinos Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
Saturday 20:00 JST Endō Yellow card 56'
Niwa Yellow card 74'
Paulinho 88'		 Report Kurihara Yellow card 22'
Tomisawa 44'
Nakazawa Yellow card 47'
Nakamura Yellow card 60'
Saito 90+4'		 Attendance: 14,966
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura
28 July 2012 19 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Gamba Osaka Home's Stadium Kobe
Saturday 20:00 JST Ōkubo 77' Report Futagawa 69' Attendance: 17,471
Referee: Itaru Hirose
4 August 2012 20 Gamba Osaka 3–1 Omiya Ardija Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
Saturday 20:00 JST Kurata Yellow card 58' 71'
Leandro 64' (pen.) Yellow card 66'		 Report Carlinhos Paraíba Yellow card 38'
Hasegawa 52' Yellow card 64'
Ezumi Yellow card 62'
Ljubijankič Yellow card 72'		 Attendance: 12,964
Referee: Japan Minoru Tojo
11 August 2012 21 Gamba Osaka 2–2 Cerezo Osaka Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
Saturday 20:00 JST Sato 53', 62' Report Kempes Yellow card 13'
Edamura 28', 50'
Fábio Simplício Yellow card 38'
Sakemoto Yellow card 45'
Yokoyama Yellow card 82'		 Attendance: 18,578
Referee: Japan Tomoya Maeda
18 August 2012 22 Nagoya Grampus 0–5 Gamba Osaka Mizuho Athletic Stadium
Saturday 20:00 JST Daniel Yellow card 11'
Masukawa Red card 42'		 Report Niwa Yellow card 14'
Leandro 38'
Endō 43' (pen.)
Myojin Yellow card 50'
Konno 68'
Sato 70'
Paulinho 83'		 Attendance: 30,354
Referee: Japan Masaaki Iemoto
25 August 2012 23 Gamba Osaka 7–2 Consadole Sapporo Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
Saturday 20:00 JST Sato 16'
Leandro 26', 45', 57'
Konno 68'
Ienaga 90+3'		 Report Hidaka 18'
Kim Jae-Hoan Yellow card 53'
Uehara 71'		 Attendance: 15,056
Referee: Japan Itaru Hirose
1 September 2012 24 Sagan Tosu 4–1 Gamba Osaka Tosu Stadium
Saturday 20:00 JST Fujita 2'
Okamoto Yellow card 34'
Kim Min-Woo Yellow card 44'
Toyoda 45', 52'
Kobayashi 89'		 Summary Myojin Yellow card 74' Attendance: 19,729
Referee: Japan Hiroyuki Kimura
15 September 2012 25 Gamba Osaka 1–1 Albirex Niigata Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
20:00 Leandro 15' Yellow card 17' Summary Michael Yellow card 40'
Bruno Lopes 90+1' Yellow card 90+5'		 Attendance: 17,381
Referee: Japan Ryuji Sato
22 September 2012 26 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–5 Gamba Osaka Saitama Stadium 2002
17:00 Makino Yellow card 40'
Suzuki Yellow card 55'		 Summary Abe 19'
Ienaga Yellow card 26'
Leandro 37', 60'
Omori Yellow card 69'
Paulinho 86', 90+2'		 Attendance: 46,046
Referee: Japan Kenji Ogiya
29 September 2012 27 Gamba Osaka 2–2 Kashima Antlers Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
17:00 JST Abe Yellow card 7'
Leandro 25', 90+2'		 Summary Renato Cajá 10' Yellow card 64'
Dutra Yellow card 15' 39'
Iwamasa Yellow card 62'		 Attendance: 14,163
Referee: Japan Yudai Yamamoto
6 October 2012 28 Vegalta Sendai 2–1 Gamba Osaka Yurtec Stadium Sendai
20:00 Wilson Yellow card 18'
Sugai Yellow card 51'
Ryang Yong-Gi 76'
Nakahara 82'		 Summary Sato Yellow card 62'
Paulinho 90'		 Attendance: 18,003
Referee: Japan Hiroyuki Kimura
20 October 2012 29 Kawasaki Frontale 2–3 Gamba Osaka Todoroki Athletics Stadium
16:00 Kusukami 58'
Tanaka Yellow card 62'
Nakamura 72'		 Summary Ienaga 21', 76'
Kurata Yellow card 37'
Konno Yellow card 52'
Fujiharu 64'
Sasaki Yellow card 90+3'		 Attendance: 18,779
Referee: Japan Tomohiro Inoue
27 October 2012 30 Gamba Osaka 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
15:00 Fujiharu Yellow card 21'
Endō 56'
Futagawa Yellow card 71'		 Summary Kazuyuki Morisaki 76' Attendance: 17,617
Referee: Japan Toshimitsu Yoshida
7 November 2012 31 Kashiwa Reysol 2–2 Gamba Osaka Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium
19:00 Kudo 12', 45'
Otani Yellow card 31'
Fujita Yellow card 34'
Masushima Yellow card 43'		 Summary Leandro 37', 90' Yellow card 70' Attendance: 10,389
Referee: Japan Hajime Matsuo
17 November 2012 32 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–3 Gamba Osaka Outsourcing Stadium Nihondaira
15:00 Omae 48' Summary Kurata 24', 64'
Leandro 52'		 Attendance: 12,391
Referee: Japan Hiroyuki Kimura
24 November 2012 33 Gamba Osaka 2–2 FC Tokyo Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
1 December 2012 34 Júbilo Iwata 2–1 Gamba Osaka Yamaha Stadium

J. League Cup

Main article: 2012 J. League Cup

Quarter-finals

25 July 2012 First leg Gamba Osaka 1–3 Kashiwa Reysol Osaka
20:00 Konno Yellow card 12'
Kurata Yellow card 53'
Daiki Niwa 83'		 Report Kudo 47'
Kurisawa Yellow card 60'
Leandro Domingues 76', 90+5'
Sawa Yellow card 82'
Barada Yellow card 90'
Sugeno Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Osaka Expo '70 Stadium
Attendance: 7,083
Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida
8 August 2012 Second leg Kashiwa Reysol 2–1
(5–2 agg.)		 Gamba Osaka Kashiwa, Chiba
19:00 Leandro Domingues 17'
Kudo 60'		 Report Sato 30'
Leandro Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 6,910
Referee: Japan Jumpei Iida

Emperor's Cup

Main article: 2012 Emperor's Cup
8 September 2012 Round 2 Gamba Osaka 3–0 Kansai University Suita
13:00 Yokotani 2'
Myojin 39'
Abe 47'		 Report Stadium: Osaka Expo '70 Stadium
Attendance: 2,227
Referee: Junpei Iida
10 October 2012 Round 3 Gamba Osaka 1–0 Mito HollyHock Suita
19:00 Leandro 62' Report Stadium: Osaka Expo '70 Stadium
Attendance: 2,537
Referee: Tetsuro Yoshida
15 December 2012 Round 4 Gamba Osaka 3–2 Machida Zelvia Suita
13:00 Kurata 38'
Iwashita 65'
Endõ 80'		 Report Kitai 27'
Suzuki 56'		 Stadium: Osaka Expo '70 Stadium
Attendance: 4,576
Referee: Yamamoto
23 December 2012 Quarter Final Cerezo Osaka 1–2 (a.e.t.) Gamba Osaka Osaka
13:00 Kakitani 49' Report Endō 19'
Ienaga 112'		 Stadium: Nagai Stadium
Attendance: 21,407
Referee: Matsuo

AFC Champions League

Main article: 2012 AFC Champions League

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ADE BYD POH GMB
1 Australia Adelaide United 6 4 1 1 7 2 +5 13 Advance to knockout stage — 0–0 1–0 2–0
2 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10 1–2 — 1–0 3–2
3 South Korea Pohang Steelers 6 3 0 3 6 4 +2 9 1–0 0–2 — 2–0
4 Japan Gamba Osaka 6 1 0 5 5 13 −8 3 0–2 3–1 0–3 —
Source: WorldFootball.net
6 March 2012 Group stage Gamba Osaka Japan 0–3 South Korea Pohang Steelers Osaka Expo '70 Stadium, Osaka
19:00 UTC+09:00 Report Kim Tae-Su 19'
Rendulić 22'
Asamoah 76'		 Attendance: 9,101
Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)
20 March 2012 Group stage Adelaide United Australia 2–0 Japan Gamba Osaka Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 UTC+10:30 Mullen 17', 24' Report Attendance: 5,112
Referee: Mohamed Al Zarooni (UAE)
3 April 2012 Group stage Gamba Osaka Japan 3–1 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor Osaka Expo '70 Stadium, Osaka
19:00 UTC+09:00 Endo 14'
Rafinha 58' ((pen.)), (pen.)'		 Soliev 89' Attendance: 6,100
Referee: Chaiya Mahabap (Thailand)
18 April 2012 Group stage Bunyodkor Uzbekistan 3–2 Japan Gamba Osaka JAR Stadium, Tashkent
17:00 UTC+05:00 Murzoev 14'
Turaev 42'
Filiposyan Yellow card 60'
Soliev 85'		 Report Kurata 18'
Hiroyuki Abe (footballer) 90+4'		 Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Saudi Arabia Khalil Al Ghamdi
2 May 2012 Group stage Pohang Steelers South Korea 2–0 Japan Gamba Osaka Pohang Steel Yard, Pohang
19:30 UTC+09:00 Park Hee-Chul Yellow card 21'
Kim Jin-Yong 45+1'
Shin Kwang-Hoon Yellow card 71'
Asamoah 78' Yellow card 78'		 Report Niwa Yellow card 74' Attendance: 3,825
Referee: Iran Mohammadreza Abolfazli
16 May 2012 Group stage Gamba Osaka Japan 0–2 Australia Adelaide United Osaka Expo '70 Stadium, Osaka
19:00 UTC+09:00 Report van Dijk 65'
Djite Yellow card 80'
Sato 87' (o.g.)		 Attendance: 7,294
Referee: Bahrain Nawaf Shukralla

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