2014 Gamba Osaka season

The 2014 Gamba Osaka season was Gamba Osaka's 21st season in the J.League Division 1 and 27th overall in the Japanese top flight. It also included the 2014 J.League Cup and 2014 Emperor's Cup. The season was one of unparalleled success as it saw them win the treble with an incredible comeback in the second half of the league season which saw them crowned J.League champions following a 0-0 draw away to Tokushima Vortis in December. In addition they added both the J.League Cup and the Emperor's Cup to their trophy cabinet. The feat was made all the more incredible by the fact that Gamba were only promoted back to J.League 1 at the beginning of 2014 following a one-season spell in the Japanese second division.

Gamba Osaka
2014 season
ChairmanTeruhisa Noro
ManagerKenta Hasegawa
J.League1st
Emperor's CupWinners
J.League CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Takashi Usami 10
All: Takashi Usami 21
Highest home attendance19,569 vs Cerezo Osaka,
20 September 2014 (J1 League)
Lowest home attendance2,862 vs Zweigen Kanazawa,
12 July 2014 (J.League Cup)
Average home league attendance14,749

J.League 1 Results 2014

Round Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance
1 1 March 2014 Urawa Red Diamonds H 0-1 18,438
2 8 March 2014 Albirex Niigata A 2-0 Iwashita 69', Omori 82' 22,931
3 15 March 2014 Vegalta Sendai A 0-0 13,380
4 23 March 2014 Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 1-1 Endō 25' 18,301
5 29 March 2014 Sagan Tosu A 0-2 12,115
6 6 April 2014 Kashima Antlers H 0-2 12,899
7 12 April 2014 Cerezo Osaka A 2-2 Abe 42', 53' 42,723
8 19 April 2014 Omiya Ardija H 2-1 Niwa 83', Konno 88' 11,059
9 26 April 2014 Kawasaki Frontale A 1-2 Endō 19' 19,164
10 29 April 2014 Kashiwa Reysol H 1-2 Lins 13' 13,845
11 3 May 2014 Yokohama F. Marinos A 0-2 35,550
12 6 May 2014 Tokushima Vortis H 3-0 Usami 37', Abe 74', Kurata 90'+3 12,654
13 10 May 2014 Nagoya Grampus A 2-1 Abe 66', Omori 85' 20,781
14 17 May 2014 FC Tokyo A 0-3 26,485
15 19 July 2014 Ventforet Kofu H 2-0 Usami 9', Kurata 27' 11,373
16 23 July 2014 Shimizu S-Pulse H 4-0 Abe 6', Omori 9', Patric 56', Lins 88' 10,898
17 27 July 2014 Vissel Kobe A 5-1 Usami 14', 26', Patric 43', 63', Abe 72' 18,012
18 2 August 2014 Yokohama F. Marinos H 2-0 Patric 82', Endō 89' 15,363
19 9 August 2014 Omiya Ardija A 2-0 Konno 27', Usami 51' 10,541
20 16 August 2014 Nagoya Grampus H 0-1 15,383
21 23 August 2014 Ventforet Kofu A 3-3 Usami 48', Endō (pen.) 67', Kurata 90'+3 12,191
22 30 August 2014 Albirex Niigata H 5-0 Nishino 31', Kurata 39', 72', Futagawa 44', Lins 90' 12,696
23 13 September 2014 Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1-0 Usami 33' 17,490
24 20 September 2014 Cerezo Osaka H 2-0 Abe 37', Sato 89' 19,569
25 23 September 2014 Shimizu S-Pulse A 3-0 Usami 22' Niwa 84', Lins 90'+5 15,093
26 27 September 2014 Sagan Tosu H 4-1 Endō (pen.) 25', Patric 67', 79', 84' 13,221
27 5 October 2014 Kashima Antlers A 3-2 Aoki (o.g.) 29', Patric 72', Lins 90'+3 17,939
28 18 October 2014 Kawasaki Frontale H 1-0 Yonekura 58' 17,615
29 22 October 2014 Kashiwa Reysol A 0-1 7,474
30 26 October 2014 FC Tokyo H 2-1 Omori 53', Endō 59' 15,695
31 2 November 2014 Vegalta Sendai H 1-1 Omori 46' 13,142
32 22 November 2014 Urawa Red Diamonds A 2-0 Sato 88', Kurata 90' 56,758
33 29 November 2014 Vissel Kobe H 3-1 Usami 36', 49' Patric 43' 18,587
34 6 December 2014 Tokushima Vortis A 0-0 17,274

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Gamba Osaka (C) 34 19 6 9 59 31 +28 63 Qualification for 2015 AFC Champions League Group stage[lower-alpha 1]
2 Urawa Red Diamonds 34 18 8 8 52 32 +20 62
3 Kashima Antlers 34 18 6 10 64 39 +25 60
4 Kashiwa Reysol 34 17 9 8 48 40 +8 60 Qualification for 2015 AFC Champions League Third qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
5 Sagan Tosu 34 19 3 12 41 33 +8 60
Updated to match(es) played on 8 December 2014. Source: J.League Data
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion
Notes:
  1. Because Gamba Osaka won the 2014 Emperor's Cup, the group stage spot has been given to third-placed Kashima Antlers, while ACL qualification spot has been awarded to the fourth-placed Kashiwa Reysol.

Match Day Line-Ups

The following players appeared for Gamba Osaka during 2014 J.League 1:

Player Appearances – 2014 J.League Division 1
Round Opponent GK RB LB CB CB RM LM CM CM FW FW
1Urawa Red DiamondsHigashiguchiKajiFujiharuNiwaIwashitaFutagawaEndōKonnoUchidaSatoKurataLinsYonekuraOmori
2Albirex NiigataHigashiguchiKajiFujiharuNiwaIwashitaYonekuraEndōKonnoUchidaSatoKurataNishinoLinsOmori
3Vegalta SendaiHigashiguchiKajiFujiharuNiwaIwashitaOmoriEndōKonnoUchidaSatoKurataLinsYonekura
4Sanfrecce HiroshimaHigashiguchiKajiFujiharuNiwaIwashitaAbeEndōKonnoMyojinLinsKurataFutagawaYonekuraSato
5Sagan TosuHigashiguchiOhFujiharuNiwaIwashitaAbeEndōKonnoMyojinLinsSatoFutagawaOmoriUchida
6Kashima AntlersHigashiguchiKajiFujiharuNiwaIwashitaAbeKurataKonnoEndōLinsSatoFutagawaMyojinOmori
7Cerezo OsakaHigashiguchiKajiFujiharuNiwaIwashitaAbeOmoriKonnoUchidaEndōLinsFutagawaKurataSato
8Omiya ArdijaHigashiguchiOhFujiharuNiwaIwashitaAbeOmoriEndōUchidaSatoLinsFutagawaKurataKonno
9Kawasaki FrontaleHigashiguchiOhFujiharuNiwaIwashitaAbeKurataKonnoUchidaEndōLinsMyojinSatoUsami
10Kashiwa ReysolHigashiguchiKonnoFujiharuNiwaIwashitaAbeFutagawaEndōUchidaKurataLinsMyojinOmoriUsami
11Yokohama F. MarinosHigashiguchiOhFujiharuNiwaIwashitaAbeOmoriEndōUchidaSatoLinsKurataKonnoUsami
12Tokushima VortisHigashiguchiOhFujiharuNishinoIwashitaOmoriFutagawaEndōKonnoUsamiLinsKurataAbe
13Nagoya GrampusHigashiguchiOhFujiharuNishinoIwashitaAbeFutagawaEndōKonnoUsamiKurataNiwaOmoriSato
14FC TokyoHigashiguchiOhFujiharuNishinoIwashitaAbeOmoriEndōKonnoUsamiKurataLinsFutagawaOkazaki
15Ventforet KofuHigashiguchiYonekuraOhNishinoIwashitaAbeOmoriEndōKonnoUsamiKurataUchidaPatric
16Shimizu S-PulseHigashiguchiYonekuraOhNishinoIwashitaAbeOmoriEndōKonnoUsamiPatricLinsFutagawaSato
17Vissel KobeHigashiguchiYonekuraOhNishinoIwashitaAbeOmoriEndōKonnoUsamiPatricFutagawaKurataMyojin
18Yokohama F. MarinosHigashiguchiYonekuraOhNishinoIwashitaAbeKurataEndōKonnoUsamiPatricFujiharuFutagawaMyojin
19Omiya ArdijaHigashiguchiYonekuraOhNishinoIwashitaAbeKurataEndōKonnoUsamiPatricFujiharuMyojinSato
20Nagoya GrampusHigashiguchiOhFujiharuNishinoIwashitaAbeKurataEndōKonnoUsamiPatricLinsFutagawaYonekura
21Ventforet KofuHigashiguchiYonekuraFujiharuNishinoIwashitaEndōKurataOkazakiKonnoUsamiPatricNiwaFutagawaMyojin
22Albirex NiigataHigashiguchiYonekuraFujiharuNishinoIwashitaFutagawaKurataEndōKonnoUsamiPatricLinsAbeSato
23Sanfrecce HiroshimaHigashiguchiOhFujiharuNiwaIwashitaAbeEndōMyojinKonnoUsamiSatoKurataUchidaPatric
24Cerezo OsakaHigashiguchiYonekuraOhNiwaKimAbeKurataEndōKonnoUsamiPatricLinsFutagawaSato
25Shimizu S-PulseHigashiguchiOhFujiharuNiwaIwashitaAbeFutagawaEndōKonnoUsamiSatoKimLinsKurata
26Sagan TosuHigashiguchiYonekuraOhNiwaIwashitaAbeOmoriEndōKonnoUsamiPatricLinsFutagawaSato
27Kashima AntlersHigashiguchiYonekuraOhNiwaIwashitaAbeOmoriEndōKonnoUsamiPatricLinsKurataSato
28Kashima AntlersHigashiguchiYonekuraOhNiwaIwashitaAbeOmoriEndōUchidaUsamiPatricLinsKurataMyojin
29Kashiwa ReysolHigashiguchiYonekuraFujiharuNiwaIwashitaAbeEndōMyojinKonnoUsamiSatoKurataOmoriPatric
30Kashiwa ReysolHigashiguchiYonekuraOhNiwaKimOmoriKurataEndōKonnoUsamiPatricFujiharuLinsAbe
31Kashiwa ReysolHigashiguchiYonekuraOhNiwaIwashitaAbeOmoriEndōKonnoUsamiPatricLinsKurataSato
32Urawa Red DiamondsHigashiguchiYonekuraOhNiwaIwashitaAbeOmoriEndōKonnoUsamiPatricLinsKurataSato
33Vissel KobeHigashiguchiOhFujiharuNiwaIwashitaAbeOmoriEndōKonnoUsamiPatricKimLinsSato
34Tokushima VortisHigashiguchiYonekuraOhNiwaIwashitaAbeOmoriEndōKonnoUsamiPatricFujiharuLinsKurata

= Substitute on, = Substitute Off, = Number of goals scored, = Yellow Card and = Red Card.

J.League Cup results

Round Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance
1 19 March 2014 Vissel Kobe H 2-0 Lins 47', Sato 53' 8,378
2 2 April 2014 Shimizu S-Pulse A 0-1 8,033
3 16 April 2014 Sagan Tosu A 2-0 Omori 34', Ogawa 73' 8,033
4 21 May 2014 Kashima Antlers H 2-1 Kurata 4', Yonekura 80' 8,103
5 24 May 2014 FC Tokyo H 3-1 Usami 16', 52' Nishino 67' 12,818
6 28 May 2014 Vegalta Sendai A 0-1 7,965
QF 3 September 2014 Vissel Kobe A 1-1 Usami 12' 13,653
QF 7 September 2014 Vissel Kobe H 3-0 Abe 2', Usami 28', Kurata 83' 11,294
SF 9 October 2014 Kawasaki Frontale H 3-1 Yonekura 16', Usami 28', Patric 49' 5,482
SF 12 October 2014 Kawasaki Frontale A 2-3 Abe 42', 45' 16,211
F 8 November 2014 Sanfrecce Hiroshima N 3-2 Patric 38', 54', Omori 71' 38,126

Match day line-ups

Player Appearances – 2014 J.League Cup
Round Opponent GK RB LB CB CB RM LM CM CM FW FW
1Vissel KobeHigashiguchiYonekuraOhNiwaNishinoAbeFutagawaMyojinKonnoSatoLinsKurataOgawaT. Uchida
2Shimizu S-PulseHigashiguchiOhFujiharuKimNishinoOmoriFutagawaEndōKonnoKurataOgawaLinsSatoT. Uchida
3Sagan TosuKawataOhY. UchidaKimNishinoOmoriFutagawaMyojinIdeguchiKurataTakagiEvsonSatoOgawa
4Kashima AntlersHigashiguchiYonekuraFujiharuNishinoIwashitaAbeFutagawaOkazakiIdeguchiKurataSatoNiwaOmoriT. Uchida
5FC TokyoHigashiguchiOhFujiharuNishinoIwashitaAbeOmoriOkazakiT. UchidaKurataUsamiKimLinsYonekura
6Vegalta SendaiHigashiguchiOhFujiharuNishinoIwashitaAbeKurataFutagawaT. UchidaLinsUsamiYonekuraOmoriOkazaki
QFVissel KobeHigashiguchiYonekuraOhNishinoIwashitaAbeKurataEndōKonnoPatricUsamiLinsMyojinSato
QFVissel KobeHigashiguchiYonekuraOhNishinoIwashitaAbeKurataEndōKonnoPatricUsamiLinsFutagawaSato
SFKawasaki FrontaleHigashiguchiYonekuraOhNiwaIwashitaAbeOmoriEndōKonnoPatricUsamiKurataMyojinSato
SFKawasaki FrontaleHigashiguchiYonekuraOhNiwaIwashitaAbeKurataEndōKonnoPatricUsamiKimOmoriSato
FSanfrecce HiroshimaHigashiguchiYonekuraOhNiwaIwashitaAbeEndōMyojinKonnoPatricUsamiLinsKurataOmori

= Substitute on, = Substitute Off, = Number of goals scored, = Yellow Card and = Red Card.

Emperor's Cup results

Round Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance
2 12 July 2014 Zweigen Kanazawa H 5-1 Usami 11', Kurata 19', 56', 81', Nishino 38' 2,862
3 20 August 2014 Tokushima Vortis H 1-0 Usami 28' 3,234
4 10 September 2014 Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 3-1 Sato 31', 45', Lins 85' 3,056
QF 15 October 2014 Omiya Ardija H 2-0 Futagawa 60', Sato 84' 3,604
SF 26 November 2014 Shimizu S-Pulse N 5-2 Usami 9', 72', Patric 14', 37', Lins 85' 6,708
F 13 December 2014 Montedio Yamagata N 3-1 Usami 4', 85', Patric 22' 47,829

Match day line-ups

Player Appearances – 2014 Emperor's Cup
Round Opponent GK RB LB CB CB RM LM CM CM FW FW
2Zweigen KanazawaHigashiguchiYonekuraOhNishinoIwashitaOmoriKurataEndōKonnoLinsUsamiAbeSatoT. Uchida
3Tokushima VortisHigashiguchiYonekuraFujiharuNiwaKimLinsFutagawaEndōMyojinSatoUsamiKurataAbeKonno
4Sanfrecce HiroshimaHigashiguchiYonekuraFujiharuNiwaKimAbeEndōMyojinKonnoSatoLinsKurataOkazakiPatric
QFOmiya ArdijaHigashiguchiKonnoFujiharuNiwaKimFutagawaKurataMyojinT. UchidaSatoLinsOmoriOhOkazaki
SFShimizu S-PulseHigashiguchiYonekuraFujiharuNiwaKimAbeKurataEndōKonnoPatricUsamiLinsOmoriSato
FMontedio YamagataHigashiguchiOhFujiharuNiwaIwashitaOmoriKurataEndōKonnoPatricUsamiKimLinsMyojin

= Substitute on, = Substitute Off, = Number of goals scored, = Yellow Card and = Red Card.

Squad statistics

No. Pos. Name League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1GK Masaaki Higashiguchi 3406010050020
2DF Evson 00000(1)00(1)000
3DF Takaharu Nishino 11(1)1118120(1)310
4DF Hiroki Fujiharu 21(4)0504030(4)040
5DF Daiki Niwa 23(2)2504(1)032(3)200
6DF Kim Jung-ya 2(2)04(1)02(2)08(5)010
7MF Yasuhito Endō (c) 346506045630
8DF Keisuke Iwashita 321208042181
9FW Lins 9(17)54(2)22(5)115(24)830
10MF Takahiro Futagawa 6(13)1215(1)013(14)210
11MF Shu Kurata 17(13)64(2)38(3)229(18)1160
13MF Hiroyuki Abe 27(3)72(1)09338(4)1020
14DF Koki Yonekura 17(4)1407(2)228(6)340
15MF Yasuyuki Konno 31(2)25(1)07043(3)250
16GK Kohei Kawata 0000101000
17MF Tomokazu Myojin 4(8)03(1)03(2)010(11)010
18GK Atsushi Kimura 0000000000
19MF Kotaro Omori 17(7)52(2)04(4)223(13)700
20FW Akihiro Sato 10(13)23(2)32(6)115(21)610
21DF Akira Kaji 6000006000
22DF Oh Jae-suk 2402(1)010036(1)050
23DF Yuto Uchida 0000101000
24FW Naoki Ogawa 00001(2)11(2)100
25MF Kenya Okazaki 1(1)00(2)02(1)03(4)010
26MF Yōsuke Ideguchi 0000202000
27MF Tatsuya Uchida 9(3)01(1)02(3)012(7)040
29FW Patric 16(3)92(1)35323(4)1540
31GK Ken Tajiri 0000000000
34MF Shota Yomesaka 0000000000
36MF Mizuki Ichimaru 0000000000
37FW Akito Takagi 0000101000
39FW Takashi Usami 23(3)10467534(3)2130
Own goals 1001

Statistics accurate as of end of 2014 season.

References

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