2018 Vissel Kobe season

The 2018 Vissel Kobe season was Vissel Kobe's fifth season back in the J1 League following their promotion in 2013 and their 20th J1 League season. They also competed in the 2018 Emperor's Cup and the 2018 J.League Cup.

Vissel Kobe
2018 season
ChairmanKatsuhiro Shimizu
ManagerTakayuki Yoshida
J1 League10th
Emperor's CupFourth round
J. League CupQuarter-final
Top goalscorerLeague:
Hirotaka Mita (6 goals)

All:
Wellington (11 goals)
Highest home attendance26,603 (vs. Sagan Tosu, 10 November, J1 League)
Lowest home attendance2,202 (vs. Fukuoka University, 6 June, Emperor's Cup)

Squad

As of 14 August 2018.[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Japan JPN Daiya Maekawa
2 DF Japan JPN Daisuke Nasu
3 DF Japan JPN Hirofumi Watanabe
4 DF Japan JPN Kunie Kitamoto
5 DF Qatar QAT Ahmed Yasser (on loan from Al-Duhail)
6 DF Japan JPN Shunki Takahashi
7 MF Japan JPN Hirotaka Mita
8 MF Spain ESP Andrés Iniesta
10 FW Germany GER Lukas Podolski (Captain)
14 MF Japan JPN Naoyuki Fujita
15 DF Japan JPN Daiki Miya
16 FW Japan JPN Kyogo Furuhashi
17 FW Brazil BRA Wellington
18 GK South Korea KOR Kim Seung-gyu
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF Japan JPN Asahi Masuyama
21 FW Japan JPN Junya Tanaka
22 DF Japan JPN Wataru Hashimoto
23 MF Japan JPN Yoshiki Matsushita
24 MF Japan JPN Masatoshi Mihara
25 DF Japan JPN Leo Osaki
27 MF Japan JPN Yuta Goke
29 GK Japan JPN Kota Ogi
30 DF Thailand THA Theerathon Bunmathan (on loan from Muangthong United)
33 FW Japan JPN Shuhei Otsuki
34 DF Japan JPN So Fujitani
35 MF Japan JPN Takuya Yasui
39 DF Japan JPN Masahiko Inoha
40 DF Japan JPN Yuki Kobayashi
50 FW Japan JPN Shun Nagasawa

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Japan JPN Kenshin Yoshimaru (at Tokushima Vortis)
DF Japan JPN Junya Higashi (at Fukushima United)
DF Japan JPN Shinji Yamaguchi (at Oita Trinita)
MF Japan JPN Seigo Kobayashi (at Montedio Yamagata)
MF Japan JPN Ryosuke Maeda (at Oita Trinita)
MF Japan JPN Yuya Nakasaka (at Peralada-Girona B)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Brazil BRA Wescley (at Ceará)
FW Japan JPN Daiju Sasaki (at Palmeiras)
FW Japan JPN Akito Mukai (at MIO Biwako)
FW Japan JPN Keijiro Ogawa (at Shonan Bellmare)
FW Japan JPN Mike Havenaar (at Vegalta Sendai)

Transfers

Winter

Summer

Competitions

J. League

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Shimizu S-Pulse 34 14 7 13 56 48 +8 49
9 Gamba Osaka 34 14 6 14 41 46 5 48
10 Vissel Kobe 34 12 9 13 45 52 7 45
11 Vegalta Sendai 34 13 6 15 44 54 10 45
12 Yokohama F. Marinos 34 12 5 17 56 56 0 41
Source: Meiji Yasuda J1 League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
24 10 6 8 31 26  +5 36 5 2 5 18 16  +2 5 4 3 13 10  +3

Last updated: 26 August 2018.
Source: see below

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAAHAHAHHAAHAHHAAHHAH
ResultDLDWLWLWWDLDLWWWLWDLWDWL
Position6151481310997688107666455444510
Updated to match(es) played on 26 August 2018. Source: See Below
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

23 February 2018 1 Sagan Tosu 1 1 Vissel Kobe Tosu
20:00 JST (UTC+9) Tagawa 3' (pen.)
Takahashi Yellow card 67'
Report Nasu Yellow card 2'
Matsushita Yellow card 31'
Podolski Yellow card 67'
Havenaar 87'
H.Watanabe Yellow card 90+2'
Stadium: Best Amenity Stadium
Attendance: 19,633
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura
3 March 2018 2 Vissel Kobe 2 4 Shimizu S-Pulse Kobe
16:00 JST (UTC+9) Tanaka 32'
Podolski Yellow card 39'
Jung Yellow card 60' 69'
Havenaar Yellow card 74'
Report Freire Yellow card 6'
Crislan 13'
Kaneko 26'
Tatsuta 72'
Kitagawa 82'
Rokutan Yellow card 84'
Jong Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 24,058
Referee: Akihiro Ikeuchi
10 March 2018 3 Vegalta Sendai 1 1 Vissel Kobe Sendai
14:00 JST (UTC+9) Kobayashi Yellow card 58'
Ishihara 86'
Report Tanaka Yellow card 3'
Mihara 27'
Jung Yellow card 56'
Bunmathan Yellow card 68'
Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
Attendance: 14,270
Referee: Futoshi Nakamura
18 March 2018 4 Vissel Kobe 2 0 Cerezo Osaka Kobe
16:00 JST (UTC+9) Fujita 34'
Podolski Yellow card 53' 83'
Report Osmar Yellow card 21'
Matsuda Yellow card 72'
Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 20,108
Referee: Jumpei Iida
30 March 2018 5 Kashiwa Reysol 2 1 Vissel Kobe Kashiwa
19:30 JST (UTC+9) Yun Yellow card 35'
Koizumi Yellow card 43'
Nakatani Yellow card 51'
Ito 68', 86'
Report Mihara Yellow card 23'
Mita Yellow card 57'
Tanaka 74'
Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium
Attendance: 9,642
Referee: Yoshiro Imamura
8 April 2018 6 Gamba Osaka 0 1 Vissel Kobe Suita
15:00 JST (UTC+9) Report Mihara Yellow card 70'
Otsuki 90+5'
Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita
Attendance: 20,606
Referee: Minoru Tojo
11 April 2018 7 Vissel Kobe 2 3 Urawa Red Diamonds Kobe
19:00 JST (UTC+9) Hashimoto Yellow card 15'
Wellington 51'
Sasaki 63'
Podolski Yellow card 75'
Report Muto 24'
Iwanami 72'
Jung 90+2' (o.g.)
Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 9,758
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura
15 April 2018 8 Yokohama F. Marinos 1 2 Vissel Kobe Yokohama
14:00 JST (UTC+9) Boumal 58'
Nakazawa Yellow card 69'
Report Mita 67'
K.Watanabe 79'
Stadium: Nissan Stadium
Attendance: 16,313
Referee: Ryuji Sato
21 April 2018 9 Vissel Kobe 3 0 Nagoya Grampus Kobe
16:00 JST (UTC+9) Jung 12'
Podolski 51', 81'
Report Washington Yellow card 30'
Gabriel Xavier Yellow card 35'
Kobayashi Yellow card 51'
Hasegawa Yellow card 90+4'
Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 18,681
Referee: Masuya Ueda
25 April 2018 10 Kashima Antlers 1 1 Vissel Kobe Kashima
19:00 JST (UTC+9) Suzuki 55' Report Yasui Yellow card 22'
Mita 34'
Podolski Yellow card 47'
H.Watanabe Yellow card 88'
Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: Hajime Matsuo
Referee: 7,672
28 April 2018 11 Vissel Kobe 1 2 Kawasaki Frontale Kobe
16:00 JST (UTC+9) Jung Yellow card 43' Yellow-red card 81'
Mita Yellow card 69' 78'
Report Taniguchi 7'
Kobayashi 88'
Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 19,847
Referee: Jumpei Iida
2 May 2018 12 Vissel Kobe 0 0 Tokyo Kobe
19:00 JST (UTC+9) Wellington Yellow card 63'
Fujita Yellow card 90+1'
Report Omori Yellow card 3'
Nagai Yellow card 45+1'
Maeda Yellow card 75'
Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 9,015
Referee: Takuto Okabe
6 May 2018 13 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2 0 Vissel Kobe Hiroshima
17:00 JST (UTC+9) Aoyama 44' (pen.)
Patric 90+3'
Report Fujita Yellow card 21'
Hashimoto Yellow card 74'
H.Watanabe Yellow card 85'
Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima
Attendance: 11,100
Referee: Akihiro Ikeuchi
12 May 2018 14 Júbilo Iwata 0 2 Vissel Kobe Iwata
14:00 JST (UTC+9) Report K.Watanabe 11'
Wellington 25'
Mita Yellow card 68'
Stadium: Yamaha Stadium
Attendance: 14,912
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura
20 May 2018 15 Vissel Kobe 4 0 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Kobe
17:00 JST (UTC+9) Wellington 9', 23'Yellow card 66'
K.Watanabe 55', 87'
Report Miyazawa Yellow card 38' Yellow-red card 73'
Kim Yellow card 57' Yellow-red card 69'
Fukumori Yellow card 61'
Hayasaka Yellow card 85'
Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 18,725
Referee: Hajime Matsuo
18 July 2018 16 V-Varen Nagasaki 0 1 Vissel Kobe Isahaya
19:00 JST (UTC+9) Tagami Yellow card 22' Report Wellington Yellow card 26' 39'
Mita Yellow card 34'
Bunmathan Yellow card 85'
Stadium: Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki
Attendance: 9,366
Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami
22 July 2018 17 Vissel Kobe 0 3 Shonan Bellmare Kobe
18:00 JST (UTC+9) Report Saka 10'
Yamasaki Yellow card 32'
Saito 48'
Kikuchi 67'
Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 26,146
Referee: Ryuji Sato
28 July 2018 18 Vissel Kobe 1 0 Kashiwa Reysol Kobe
19:00 JST (UTC+9) Masuyama 66' Report Yamazaki Yellow card 88' Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 22,879
Referee: Masuya Ueda
1 August 2018 19 Cerezo Osaka 1 1 Vissel Kobe Osaka
19:00 JST (UTC+9) Souza Yellow card 38'
Kakitani Yellow card 39'
K.Watanabe 40' (o.g.)
Report Mihara Yellow card 67'
Osaki Yellow card 71'
Jonjić 74' (o.g.)
Stadium: Kincho Stadium
Attendance: 14,241
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura
5 August 2018 20 FC Tokyo 1 0 Vissel Kobe Chōfu
19:00 JST (UTC+9) Lins 90' Report Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium
Attendance: 44,801
Referee: Itaru Hirose
11 August 2018 21 Vissel Kobe 2 1 Júbilo Iwata Kobe
19:00 JST (UTC+9) Iniesta 15'
Furuhashi Yellow card 25' 56'
Fujita Yellow card 90+2'
Kim Yellow card 90+3'
Report Takahashi Yellow card 59'
Matsuura Yellow card 77'
Kawamata 84' (pen.)
Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 24,731
Referee: Yoshiro Imamura
15 August 2018 22 Vissel Kobe 1 1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Kobe
19:00 JST (UTC+9) Iniesta 17'
Fujita Yellow card 31'
Goke Yellow card 50'
Wellington Yellow card 55'
Report Patric 15'
Nogami Yellow card 89'
Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 25,499
Referee: Yosuke Kubota
19 August 2018 23 Shonan Bellmare 0 2 Vissel Kobe Hiratsuka
19:00 JST (UTC+9) Takayama Yellow card 73' Report Osaki Yellow card 28'
Mita 37'
Goke 76'
Stadium: Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka
Attendance: 15,351
Referee: Yusuke Araki
26 August 2018 24 Vissel Kobe 0 2 Yokohama F. Marinos Kobe
18:00 JST (UTC+9) Report Kurihara Yellow card 54'
Kubo 56'
Ogihara Yellow card 81'
Nakagawa 85'
Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 25,541
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto
1 September 2018 25 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Vissel Kobe Sapporo
14:00 JST (UTC+9) Stadium: Sapporo Dome

J. League Cup

Group stage

7 March 2018 1 Vissel Kobe 2 2 V-Varen Nagasaki Kobe
19:00 JST (UTC+9) Podolski 51', 62'
Wellington Yellow card 70'
Report Choi 3'
Nagura 44'
Maeda Yellow card 80'
Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 4,881
Referee: Koei Koya
14 March 2018 2 Sagan Tosu 0 2 Vissel Kobe Tosu
20:00 JST (UTC+9) Kim Yellow card 57'
Takahashi Yellow card 90+3'
Anzai Yellow card 90+4'
Report K.Watanabe 4'
Kitamoto Yellow card 41'
Otsuki 90'
Stadium: Best Amenity Stadium
Attendance: 5,118
Referee: Hajime Matsuo
4 April 2018 3 Shonan Bellmare 0 3 Vissel Kobe Hiratsuka
19:00 JST (UTC+9) Sugioka Yellow card 66' Yellow-red card 85' Report Nasu Yellow card 6'
Bunmathan Yellow card 8'
Matsushita Yellow card 12'
Sasaki 23'
Wellington 30'
Yasui Yellow card 62'
Maekawa Yellow card 78'
K.Watanabe 86' (pen.)
Stadium: Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka
Attendance: 5,802
Referee: Takuto Okabe
18 April 2018 4 V-Varen Nagasaki 1 2 Vissel Kobe Isahaya
19:00 JST (UTC+9) Juanma 22'
Usui Yellow card 61'
Maeda Yellow card 81'
T.Shikayama Yellow card 90+5'
Report Wellington 67'
Miya Yellow card 71'
Goke 90+5'
Stadium: Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki
Attendance: 3,488
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima
9 May 2018 5 Vissel Kobe 3 4 Shonan Bellmare Kobe
19:00 JST (UTC+9) Saito 29' (o.g.)
Leandro 72'
Masuyama 90+2'
Report André Bahia 33'
Omotehara 35'
Okazaki Yellow card 45+1'
Noda 56'
Umesaki 73'
Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 4,001
Referee: Yosuke Kubota
16 May 2018 6 Vissel Kobe 1 1 Sagan Tosu Kobe
19:00 JST (UTC+9) Havenaar 90+4' Report Ishikawa Yellow card 39'
Kawano Yellow card 50'
Anzai Yellow card 52' 67'
Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 4,017
Referee: Yusuke Araki

Knockout stage

2 June 2018 Quarterfinal 1st leg Yokohama F. Marinos 4 2 Vissel Kobe Yokohama
14:00 JST (UTC+9) Ōtsu 23'
Nakagawa 30'
Boumal Yellow card 45+1'
Amano 70'
Vieira 76'
Report Wellington 8'
Watanabe 55'
Mita Yellow card 88'
Stadium: NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium
Attendance: 8,827
Referee: Ryuji Sato
9 June 2018 Quarterfinal 2nd leg Vissel Kobe 1 1
(3 5 agg.)
Yokohama F. Marinos Kobe
14:00 JST (UTC+9) Fujita 14'Yellow card 86'
Bunmathan Yellow card 45'
Tanaka Yellow card 61'
Takahashi Yellow card 64'
Report Kanai Yellow card 31'
Nakagawa Yellow card 45'
Vieira 66'
Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 6,895
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto

Emperor's Cup

6 June 2018 Second Round Vissel Kobe 3 0 Fukuoka University Kobe
19:00 JST (UTC+9) Mita 25'
Mihara Yellow card 51' 54'
Wellington 73'
Report T.Umeki Yellow card 31' Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 2,202
11 July 2018 Third Round Vissel Kobe 6 1 JEF United Chiba Kobe
19:00 JST (UTC+9) Yasui 31'
Wellington 36', 90+1'
Mita 39', 56'
Otsuki 74'
Report Masushima Yellow card 52'
Ibusuki 75'
Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Referee: 3,540
22 August 2018 Fourth Round Sagan Tosu 3 0 Vissel Kobe Tosu
19:00 JST (UTC+9) Watanabe 37' (o.g.)
Anzai 50'
Torres 84'
Report Podolski Yellow card 23'
Bunmathan Yellow card 90+3'
Stadium: Best Amenity Stadium
Attendance: 17,361

Squad statistics

As of match played 26 August 2018

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalJ-LeagueJ-League CupEmperor's Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Japan JPN Daiki Maekawa 80007010
2 DF Japan JPN Daisuke Nasu 1202+404+1010
3 DF Japan JPN Hirofumi Watanabe 2702202030
4 DF Japan JPN Kunie Kitamoto 70105+1000
5 DF Qatar QAT Ahmed Yasser 3020000+10
6 DF Japan JPN Shunki Takahashi 1508+103+1020
7 MF Japan JPN Hirotaka Mita 27720+242033
8 MF Spain ESP Andrés Iniesta 725+12000+10
10 FW Germany GER Lukas Podolski 1751531210
14 MF Japan JPN Naoyuki Fujita 26218+214120
15 DF Japan JPN Daiki Miya 90304020
16 FW Japan JPN Kyogo Furuhashi 413+110000
17 FW Brazil BRA Wellington 281110+955+1333
18 GK South Korea KOR Kim Seung-gyu 2602400020
20 MF Japan JPN Asahi Masuyama 1225+212+3100
21 FW Japan JPN Junya Tanaka 21210+72200+20
22 DF Japan JPN Wataru Hashimoto 1308+202+1000
23 MF Japan JPN Yoshiki Matsushita 1202+504010
24 MF Japan JPN Masatoshi Mihara 23212+414+101+11
25 DF Japan JPN Leo Osaki 80700010
27 MF Japan JPN Yuta Goke 25213+415+111+10
30 DF Thailand THA Theerathon Bunmathan 27016+404030
33 FW Japan JPN Shuhei Otsuki 22313+311+212+11
34 DF Japan JPN So Fujitani 1004+203+1000
35 MF Japan JPN Takuya Yasui 1012+204021
39 DF Japan JPN Masahiko Inoha 403+100000
40 DF Japan JPN Yuki Kobayashi 40201+1000
50 FW Japan JPN Shun Nagasawa 201+100000
Players away on loan:
9 FW Japan JPN Mike Havenaar 923+112+3100
13 FW Japan JPN Keijiro Ogawa 1202+305+2000
28 GK Japan JPN Kenshin Yoshimaru 10001000
31 MF Japan JPN Yuya Nakasaka 60003+100+20
36 MF Japan JPN Tatsuki Noda 10001000
38 FW Japan JPN Daiju Sasaki 102612+2100
Players who left Vissel Kobe during the season:
5 MF South Korea KOR Jung Woo-young 1221220000
11 FW Brazil BRA Leandro 310+201100
19 FW Japan JPN Kazuma Watanabe 26710+944+1320

Goalscorers

Place Position Nation Number Name J-League J-League Cup Emperor's Cup Total
1FWBrazil17Wellington53311
2FWJapan19Kazuma Watanabe4307
MFJapan8Hirotaka Mita4037
4FWGermany10Lukas Podolski3205
5FWJapan33Shuhei Otsuki1113
6FWJapan21Junya Tanaka2002
MFSouth Korea5Jung Woo-young2002
MFSpain8Andrés Iniesta2002
FWJapan38Daiju Sasaki1102
FWJapan9Mike Havenaar1102
MFJapan14Naoyuki Fujita1102
MFJapan20Asahi Masuyama1102
MFJapan27Yuta Goke1102
MFJapan24Masatoshi Mihara1012
Own goal1102
14FWJapan16Kyogo Furuhashi1001
FWBrazil11Leandro0101
MFJapan35Takuya Yasui0011
TOTALS 3116956

Disciplinary record

Number Nation Position Name J-League J. League Cup Emperor's Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1JapanGKDaiki Maekawa00100010
2JapanDFDaisuke Nasu10100020
3JapanDFHirofumi Watanabe30000030
4JapanDFKunie Kitamoto00100010
6JapanDFShunki Takahashi00100010
7JapanMFHirotaka Mita40100050
10GermanyFWLukas Podolski50001060
14JapanMFNaoyuki Fujita40100050
15JapanDFDaiki Miya00100010
16JapanFWKyogo Furuhashi10000010
17BrazilFWWellington40100050
18South KoreaGKKim Seung-gyu10000010
21JapanFWJunya Tanaka10100020
22JapanDFWataru Hashimoto20000020
23JapanMFYoshiki Matsushita10100020
24JapanMFMasatoshi Mihara30001040
25JapanDFLeo Osaki20000020
27JapanMFYuta Goke10000010
30ThailandDFTheerathon Bunmathan20201050
35JapanMFTakuya Yasui10100020
Players away on loan:
9JapanFWMike Havenaar10000010
Players who left Vissel Kobe during the season:
5South KoreaMFJung Woo-young41000041
TOTALS 41 1 13 0 3 0 57 1

References

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