Gamba Osaka ガンバ大阪
Full name	Gamba Osaka
Nickname(s)
Founded	1980
Ground	Osaka Expo '70 Stadium, Suita, Osaka
Capacity	21,000
Chairman	Izumi Sano
Manager	Akira Nishino (2002 - )
League	J. League
2006	3rd place
Home colours Away colours

Gamba Osaka (ガンバ大阪, Gamba Ōsaka^?) is a Japanese professional soccer (football) club, currently playing in the J. League Division 1. Gamba means "leg" in Italian; in Japanese it represents gambaru (頑張る, gambaru^?), meaning "to do your best" or "to stand firm". Located in Suita, Osaka, the team's home stadium is Osaka Expo '70 Stadium. Image File history File links Gamba Osakas Logo Image by http://hqfl. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... As the name implys Osaka Expo 70 Stadium was built for the 1970 World Exposition. ... Tower of the Sun in Expo 70 Memorial Park JR Suita Station Suita (吹田市; -shi) is a city located in northern Osaka Prefecture, Japan. ... The following is an incomplete list of football (soccer) stadiums. ... Akira Nishino is a retired Japanese footballer and currently a football manager. ... The Japan Professional Football League ), or J.LEAGUE ), is the top professional football (soccer) league in Japan and one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football. ... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... kit_body. ... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links Kit_shorts. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... body of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links Kit_shorts. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... The Japan Professional Football League ), or J.LEAGUE ), is the top professional football (soccer) league in Japan and one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football. ... Tower of the Sun in Expo 70 Memorial Park JR Suita Station Suita (吹田市; -shi) is a city located in northern Osaka Prefecture, Japan. ... As the name implys Osaka Expo 70 Stadium was built for the 1970 World Exposition. ...

History

Founded in 1980 as Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. soccer club in Nara Prefecture and a member of the Japan Soccer League, Gamba joined the J. League in 1992. 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Logo for the Panasonic brand Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. ... Nara Prefecture ) is part of the Kinki region on Honshū Island, Japan. ... Japan Soccer League ), or JSL, was the top flight soccer league in Japan between 1965 and 1992, and was the precursor to the current professional league, the J. League. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

In 2005 the club claimed its first J. League championship on a dramatic final day during which any of five clubs could have claimed the championship. Gamba needed to win, and have cross town rivals Cerezo Osaka draw or lose. Gamba defeated a valiant Kawasaki Frontale 4-2, while victory was snatched from Cerezo by a last minute FC Tokyo equalizer. Recently in an AFC Champions League match, Gamba Osaka defeated Vietnamese side Da Nang FC in a record equalling victory of 15-0. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cerezo Osaka ) is a J. League team. ... Kawasaki Frontale ) is a J. League football club. ... F.C. Tokyo(FC東京) is a J. League team. ... The AFC Champions League is an annual international inter-club football competition between the champions and cup winners of the top 14 Asian leagues. ... Ðà Nẵng is a Vietnamese football club based in Da Nang. ...

Team Record

J.League

// Complete J1 & J2 Results from 2005 Season (RSSSF) Araújo (Gamba Osaka) Robert Cullen (Jubilo Iwata) Araújo (Gamba Osaka) - 33 Goals Akira Nishino (Gamba Osaka) J.LEAGUE Official Stats (Englsih) 2005 J.LEAGUE Season, Club, and Player Stats (English) Categories: | ... // Complete J1 & J2 Results from 2006 Season (RSSSF) † Urawa Reds won the 2005 Emperors Cup and already qualified for 2007 ACL before coming into the 2006 J.LEAGUE Season; therefore Kawasaki Frontale takes the second ACL spot. ... The 2007 season will be the 77th season of competitive football in Japan. ...

Other domestic competitions

Emperors Cup logo The Emperors Cup All-Japan Soccer Championship Tournament ), commonly known as The Emperors Cup ), is a Japanese football competition. ... the 2005 final J. League Cup is a Japanese football (soccer) competition organised by J. League. ... The Xerox Super Cup logo The Japanese Super Cup or Xerox Super Cup ) is an annual one-match football (soccer) competition in Japan organised by J. League and the Japan Football Association (JFA). ...

Major International Competitions

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Players

Current squad

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No. Position Player 1 GK Naoki Matsuyo 2 DF Sota Nakazawa 3 DF Toru Irie 4 DF Noritada Saneyoshi 5 DF Sidiclei 6 DF Satoshi Yamaguchi 7 MF Yasuhito Endo 8 MF Akihiro Ienaga 9 FW Magno Alves 10 MF Takahiro Futagawa 11 FW Ryuji Bando 13 MF Michihiro Yasuda 14 FW Shoki Hirai 15 DF Ryota Aoki 16 MF Masafumi Maeda 17 MF Tomokazu Myojin

No. Position Player 18 FW Bare 19 FW Satoshi Nakayama 20 MF Shinichi Terada 21 DF Akira Kaji 22 GK Yosuke Fujigaya 24 MF Shigeru Yokotani 25 FW Hideya Okamoto 26 DF Hirotada Ito 27 MF Hideo Hashimoto 28 DF Ryujiro Ueda 29 GK Atsushi Kimura 30 DF Takumi Shimohira 31 MF Shu Kurata 32 FW Kenta Hoshihara

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Notable Players

• Akihiro Nagashima 1983 - 1993
• Hiromitsu Isogai 1992 - 1996
• Edivaldo 1992
• Jia Xiuquan 1993
• Serguei Aleinikov 1993 - 1995
• Oleg Protasov 1994 - 1995
• Akhric Tsveiba 1994 - 1996
• Hans Gillhaus 1995 - 1996
• Tsuneyasu Miyamoto 1995 - 2007
• Boban Babunski 1996 - 1998
• Mladen Mladenović 1996 - 1997
• Junichi Inamoto 1997 - 2001
• Nebojša Krupniković 1997 - 1998
• Amir Karič 1997 - 1998
• Patrick Mboma 1997 - 1998
• Ryota Tsuzuki 1997 - 2002
• Yuji Hironaga 1998 - 1999
• Anto Drobnjak 1998 - 1999
• Piotr Swierczewski 1998
• Masashi Oguro 1999 - 2005
• Nino Bule 2000-2001
• Mirko Hrgović 2001
• Magrão 2002-2004
• Marcelinho Carioca 2002
• Fabinho 2002
• Francisco Arce 2003
• Araújo 2005
• Kazuki Teshima 2006

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World Cup players

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• Patrick Mboma

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• Tsuneyasu Miyamoto

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• Yasuhito Endo
• Akira Kaji
• Tsuneyasu Miyamoto

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Titles

Matsushita

• Emperor's Cup: (1) 1990
• Queen's Cup (Thailand): (1) 1992

Queens Cup is an annual cup competition in Thailand run by Football Association of Thailand. ...

Gamba Osaka

• J. League: (1) 2005
• Japanese Super Cup (1): 2007

The Japan Professional Football League ), or J.LEAGUE ), is the top professional football (soccer) league in Japan and one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football. ... // Complete J1 & J2 Results from 2005 Season (RSSSF) Araújo (Gamba Osaka) Robert Cullen (Jubilo Iwata) Araújo (Gamba Osaka) - 33 Goals Akira Nishino (Gamba Osaka) J.LEAGUE Official Stats (Englsih) 2005 J.LEAGUE Season, Club, and Player Stats (English) Categories: | ... ... The 2007 season will be the 77th season of competitive football in Japan. ...

Managers

Manager	Nat.	Tenure
Kunishige Kamamoto	Japan	1992-1994
Siegfried Held	Germany	1995
Josip Kuže	Croatia	1996-1997
Friedrich Koncilia	Austria	1997-1998
Frédéric Antonetti	France	1998-1999
Hiroshi Hayano	Japan	1999-2001
Kazuhiko Takemoto	Japan	2001
Akira Nishino	Japan	2002-

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External links

• (English) Official Web Site

J. League Seasons v • d • e
1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008
2007 J. League Division 1 (J1)
Kashima Antlers | Omiya Ardija | Urawa Reds | JEF United Ichihara Chiba | Kashiwa Reysol F.C. Tokyo | Kawasaki Frontale | Yokohama F. Marinos | Yokohama F.C. | Ventforet Kofu Albirex Niigata | Shimizu S-Pulse | Júbilo Iwata | Nagoya Grampus Eight | Gamba Osaka Vissel Kobe | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Oita Trinita
2007 J. League Division 2 (J2)
Consadole Sapporo | Vegalta Sendai | Montedio Yamagata | Mito HollyHock | Thespa Kusatsu Tokyo Verdy 1969 | Shonan Bellmare | Kyoto Sanga F.C. | Cerezo Osaka | Tokushima Vortis Ehime F.C. | Avispa Fukuoka | Sagan Tosu
Defunct Club
Yokohama Flügels
Other Domestic Competitions
Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Super Cup | Promotion/Relegation Series | JOMO All-Star Soccer
International Competitions
AFC Champions League | A3 Champions Cup
Defunct Competitions
Suntory Championship | Sanwa Bank Cup
J. League Awards
Player of the Year | Top Scorer | Young Player of the Year | Team of the Year | Manager of the Year
See Also
Japanese football league system | J. League records | J. League contracts Japanese football champions | Notable J. League players Japan Professional Football Leagues Logo Image by http://hqfl. ... The Japan Professional Football League ), or J.LEAGUE ), is the top professional football (soccer) league in Japan and one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football. ... The 2002 season was the 10 season since the establishment of the J. League. ... The 2003 season was the 11 season since the establishment of the J. League. ... The 2004 season was the 74th season of competitive Football in Japan. ... // Complete J1 & J2 Results from 2005 Season (RSSSF) Araújo (Gamba Osaka) Robert Cullen (Jubilo Iwata) Araújo (Gamba Osaka) - 33 Goals Akira Nishino (Gamba Osaka) J.LEAGUE Official Stats (Englsih) 2005 J.LEAGUE Season, Club, and Player Stats (English) Categories: | ... // Complete J1 & J2 Results from 2006 Season (RSSSF) † Urawa Reds won the 2005 Emperors Cup and already qualified for 2007 ACL before coming into the 2006 J.LEAGUE Season; therefore Kawasaki Frontale takes the second ACL spot. ... The 2007 season will be the 77th season of competitive football in Japan. ... Kashima Antlers F.C.(鹿島アントラーズ) is a J. League team. ... Omiya Ardija is a professional soccer club in the J. League, based in Omiya-ku in Saitama, Saitama, Japan. ... The Urawa Reds ), or Urawa Red Diamonds ) are one of the most popular football clubs in Japans professional soccer league, J. League. ... JEF United Ichihara Chiba ) is a J. League team. ... Kashiwa Reysol ) is a J. League team. ... F.C. Tokyo ) is a J. League team. ... Kawasaki Frontale ) is a J. League football club. ... Yokohama F. Marinos ) is a Japanese football team which participates in the professional J. League. ... Yokohama FC ) are a Japanese football (soccer) club based in the city of Yokohama. ... Ventforet Kofu ) are a Japanese football (soccer) club from Kofu. ... Albirex Niigata ) is a Japanese J. League football team. ... Shimizu S-Pulse(清水エスパルス) is a J. League team. ... Júbilo Iwata (ジュビロ磐田) is a J. League team. ... Nagoya Grampus Eight ) is a Japanese football club which plays in the first division of the J. League. ... Kobe-Universiade game meeting commemoration stadium Vissel Kobe ) is a Japanese professional football (soccer) club, currently playing in the J. League Division 1. ... Sanfrecce Hiroshima ) is a football team for J. League. ... Oita Trinita ) is a J. League team. ... Consadole Sapporo (Japanese: コンサドーレ札幌) is a Japanese professional soccer (football) club, currently playing in the J-league Division 2. ... Vegalta Sendai (Japanese: ベガルタ仙台) is a Japanese professional soccer (football) club, currently playing in the J-league Division 2. ... Montedio Yamagata is a professional football (soccer) club based in Yamagata Prefecture in Japan. ... Mito HollyHock (Japanese: ) is a Japanese professional soccer (football) club, currently playing in the J-league Division 2. ... Thespa Kusatsu (ザスパ草津 zasupa kusatsu) is a professional football (soccer) club based in Gunma Prefecture in Japan. ... Tokyo Verdy 1969 (東京ヴェルディ1969) is a football team which plays Japans J. League. ... Shonan Bellmare (Japanese: 湘南ベルマーレ) is a Japanese professional soccer (football) club, currently playing in the J-league Division 2. ... Nishikyogoku Stadium Kyoto Sanga F.C. ) is a Japanese professional football (soccer) club based in Kyoto. ... Cerezo Osaka ) is a J. League team. ... Tokushima VORTIS (Japanese: 徳島ヴォルティス) is a Japanese professional soccer (football) club, currently playing in the J-league Division 2. ... Ehime F.C. is a professional football (soccer) club based in Matsuyama, the capital city of Ehime Prefecture of Japan. ... Avispa Fukuoka ) is a Japanese professional soccer (football) club, currently playing in the J-league Division 1. ... Sagan Tosu (Japanese: サガン鳥栖) is a Japanese professional soccer (football) club, currently playing in the J-league Division 2. ... Yokohama Flügels ) is a Japanese soccer team that played in the J. League between 1993 and 1999. ... Emperors Cup logo The Emperors Cup All-Japan Soccer Championship Tournament ), commonly known as The Emperors Cup ), is a Japanese football competition. ... the 2005 final J. League Cup is a Japanese football (soccer) competition organised by J. League. ... The Xerox Super Cup logo The Japanese Super Cup or Xerox Super Cup ) is an annual one-match football (soccer) competition in Japan organised by J. League and the Japan Football Association (JFA). ... Since 2004, J.LEAGUE has incepted a two-legged playoff games called Promotion/Relegation Series ) between sixteenth J.LEAGUE Division 1 (J1) club and third J.LEAGUE Division 2 (J2) club. ... The JOMO All-Star Soccer logo The J. League All-Star Soccer or JOMO All-Star Soccer is an annual exhibition match organised by the Japan Football Association and J. League. ... The AFC Champions League is an annual international inter-club football competition between the champions and cup winners of the top 14 Asian leagues. ... A3 Champions Cup (also known as East Asian Champions Cup) is annual event involving the league champions of China, Japan and South Korea. ... The J. League Championship was a play-off competition to dicide the overall J. League winners of the season held between 1993 and 2004 except 1996. ... The Sanwa Bank Cup was a one-match friendly competition officially organised by J. League and sponsored by Sanwa Bank (the current Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ). ... List of J-League Top Scorer List of J-League Best Eleven List of J-League Young Player of the Year J-League Category: ... 2007 J. League Division 1 (J1) 2007 J. League Division 2 (J2) Abolished Club J. League Awards Other Domestic Competitons Defunct Domestic Competitions International Competitions See Also Category: ... List of J-League Player of the Year List of J-League Top Scorer List of J-League Best Eleven J-League Category: ... The J-League Coach of the Year is awarded by the J.League. ... The Japanese football league system is, like football league systems in most of the world, organized in a pyramidal shape. ... // As of January 6, 2007 Most career goals : 155 goals Masashi Nakayama Most career hat-tricks : 7 times Masashi Nakayama Ueslei Most career appearances : 391 appearances Yutaka Akita Most goals in a season : 36 goals Masashi Nakayama (1998) Most hat-tricks in a season : 5 times Masashi Nakayama (1998) Most... Contracts in Japans professional soccer league (J. League) are subject to certain rules and regulations. ... The Japanese football champions are the team that wins the top league in Japan, the Japan Soccer League from 1965 to 1992 and the J. League since then. ... The Japan Professional Football League ), or J.LEAGUE ), is the top professional football (soccer) league in Japan and one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football. ...