2011 Gamba Osaka season

The 2011 Gamba Osaka season was Gamba Osaka's 19th season in the J.League Division 1 and 25th overall in the Japanese top flight. It also includes the 2011 J.League Cup, 2011 Emperor's Cup, and the 2011 AFC Champions League.

Gamba Osaka

2011 season
Manager	Akira Nishino
J.League Division 1	3rd
Emperor's Cup	Third round
J.League Cup	Semi-finals
AFC Champions League	Round of 16
Home colours Away colours
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Players

No.	Name	GP (J1)	GS (J1)
1	Yosuke Fujigaya	34	0
29	Atsushi Kimura	0	0
2	Sota Nakazawa	27	5
3	Jung-Ya Kim	2	0
4	Kazumichi Takagi	8	1
5	Satoshi Yamaguchi	30	2
6	Takumi Shimohira	21	1
15	Hiroki Fujiharu	9	1
21	Akira Kaji	28	0
28	Shunya Suganuma	0	0
30	Tatsuya Uchida	3	0
7	Yasuhito Endō	31	4
8	Hayato Sasaki	3	1
10	Takahiro Futagawa	28	5
11	Takashi Usami	13	4
13	Seung-Yong Kim	14	4
17	Tomokazu Myojin	25	2
23	Takuya Takei	30	2
25	Shigeru Yokotani	1	0
27	Hideo Hashimoto	1	0
31	Kotaro Omori	0	0
9	Adriano	8	9
9	Rafinha	15	11
14	Shoki Hirai	11	5
16	Shohei Otsuka	0	1
18	Shota Kawanishi	1	4
22	Keun-Ho Lee	31	15
24	Kenta Hoshihara	0	0
33	Afonso	0	0

Competitions

J.League

Main article: 2011 J.League Division 1

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Kashiwa Reysol (C)	34	23	3	8	65	42	+23	72	Qualification for 2012 AFC Champions League group stage[a]
2	Nagoya Grampus	34	21	8	5	67	36	+31	71
3	Gamba Osaka	34	21	7	6	78	51	+27	70
4	Vegalta Sendai	34	14	14	6	39	25	+14	56
5	Yokohama F. Marinos	34	16	8	10	46	40	+6	56

Updated to match(es) played on December 3, 2011. Source: J.League Division 1
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal differential; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head results; 5th disciplinary points; 6th draw. If two clubs are tied for first place, both clubs will be declared.
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. • League champions also qualified for the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup play-off stage.
   • The winners of the 2011 Emperor's Cup, FC Tokyo, which played in the 2011 J.League Division 2, also qualified for the group stage of the 2012 AFC Champions League.

Matches

Gamba Osaka v Cerezo Osaka

5 March 2011 Round 1	Gamba Osaka	2–1	Cerezo Osaka	Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
Saturday 14:00	Adriano 65', Endō 76'	Report	73' Kurata	Attendance: 20,055 Referee: Masaaki Iemoto

Urawa Red Diamonds v Gamba Osaka

2 July 2011 Round 2	Urawa Red Diamonds	1–1	Gamba Osaka
Saturday 18:03

Omiya Ardija v Gamba Osaka

10 July 2011 Round 3	Omiya Ardija	2–3	Gamba Osaka
Sunday 19:03

Gamba Osaka v Vissel Kobe

13 July 2011 Round 4	Gamba Osaka	3–2	Vissel Kobe
Wednesday 19:03

Ventforet Kofu v Gamba Osaka

16 July 2011 Round 5	Ventforet Kofu	4–3	Gamba Osaka
Saturday 18:34

Gamba Osaka v Júbilo Iwata

23 July 2011 Round 6	Gamba Osaka	2–2	Júbilo Iwata
Saturday 19:03

Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Gamba Osaka

24 April 2011 Round 7	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	4–1	Gamba Osaka
Sunday 13:05

Gamba Osaka v Montedio Yamagata

29 April 2011 Round 8	Gamba Osaka	3–2	Montedio Yamagata
Friday 18:03

Gamba Osaka v Nagoya Grampus

17 August 2011 Round 9	Gamba Osaka	2–2	Nagoya Grampus
Wednesday 19:03

Kashima Antlers v Gamba Osaka

27 July 2011 Round 10	Kashima Antlers	1–4	Gamba Osaka
Wednesday 19:04

Avispa Fukuoka v Gamba Osaka

15 May 2011 Round 11	Avispa Fukuoka	2–3	Gamba Osaka
Sunday 15:03

Gamba Osaka v Albirex Niigata

21 May 2011 Round 12	Gamba Osaka	2–1	Albirex Niigata
Saturday 19:04

Kawasaki Frontale v Gamba Osaka

29 May 2011 Round 13	Kawasaki Frontale	2–1	Gamba Osaka
Sunday 16:03

Gamba Osaka v Shimizu S-Pulse

11 June 2011 Round 14	Gamba Osaka	2–2	Shimizu S-Pulse
Saturday 19:04

Vegalta Sendai v Gamba Osaka

15 June 2011 Round 15	Vegalta Sendai	2–1	Gamba Osaka
Wednesday 14:03

Gamba Osaka v Yokohama F. Marinos

18 June 2011 Round 16	Gamba Osaka	2–1	Yokohama F. Marinos
Saturday 18:03

Kashiwa Reysol v Gamba Osaka

22 June 2011 Round 17	Kashiwa Reysol	2–4	Gamba Osaka
Wednesday 19:05

Gamba Osaka v Sanfrecce Hiroshima

26 June 2011 Round 18	Gamba Osaka	5–3	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Sunday 18:03

Júbilo Iwata v Gamba Osaka

30 July 2011 Round 19	Júbilo Iwata	1–2	Gamba Osaka
Saturday 19:04

Gamba Osaka v Avispa Fukuoka

7 August 2011 Round 20	Gamba Osaka	2–0	Avispa Fukuoka
Sunday 18:03

Cerezo Osaka v Gamba Osaka

13 August 2011 Round 21	Cerezo Osaka	1–1	Gamba Osaka
Saturday 19:04

Gamba Osaka v Kawasaki Frontale

20 August 2011 Round 22	Gamba Osaka	6–3	Kawasaki Frontale
Saturday 18:03

Gamba Osaka v Kashiwa Reysol

24 August 2011 Round 23	Gamba Osaka	2–0	Kashiwa Reysol
Wednesday 19:04

Vissel Kobe v Gamba Osaka

28 August 2011 Round 24	Vissel Kobe	0–4	Gamba Osaka
Sunday 18:04

Gamba Osaka v Omiya Ardija

10 September 2011 Round 25	Gamba Osaka	2–0	Omiya Ardija
Saturday 19:04

Yokohama F. Marinos v Gamba Osaka

18 September 2011 Round 26	Yokohama F. Marinos	1–1	Gamba Osaka
Sunday 18:03

Gamba Osaka v Ventforet Kofu

24 September 2011 Round 27	Gamba Osaka	0–2	Ventforet Kofu
Saturday 18:03

Gamba Osaka v Urawa Red Diamonds

2 October 2011 Round 28	Gamba Osaka	1–0	Urawa Red Diamonds
Sunday 17:04

Nagoya Grampus v Gamba Osaka

15 October 2011 Round 29	Nagoya Grampus	4–1	Gamba Osaka
Saturday 16:04

Montedio Yamagata v Gamba Osaka

22 October 2011 Round 30	Montedio Yamagata	0–5	Gamba Osaka
Saturday 14:04

Gamba Osaka v Kashima Antlers

3 November 2011 Round 31	Gamba Osaka	1–0	Kashima Antlers
Thursday 14:04

Albirex Niigata v Gamba Osaka

19 November 2011 Round 32	Albirex Niigata	2–2	Gamba Osaka
Saturday 14:04

Gamba Osaka v Vegalta Sendai

26 November 2011 Round 33	Gamba Osaka	1–0	Vegalta Sendai
Saturday 14:04

Shimizu S-Pulse v Gamba Osaka

3 December 2011 Round 34	Shimizu S-Pulse	1–3	Gamba Osaka
Saturday 15:33

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	D	W	W	L	D	L	W	D	W	W	W	L	D	L	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	D	L	W	L	W	W	D	W	W
Position	4

Updated to match(es) played on 6 March 2011. Source: "World-Football.net".
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

J.League Cup

Main article: 2011 J.League Cup

Gamba Osaka v Júbilo Iwata

2011-10-05 Quarter-finals	Gamba Osaka	3–1	Júbilo Iwata	Expo'70 Stadium, Suita, Osaka
19:03	Sasaki 43' Rafinha 67' 76' (o.g.)		Nasu 7'	Attendance: 4,112 Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami

Urawa Red Diamonds v Gamba Osaka

2011-10-09 Semi-finals	Urawa Red Diamonds	2–1	Gamba Osaka	Saitama Stadium, Saitama
17:00	Umesaki 21' Escudero 38'		Otsuka 90+3'	Attendance: 23,879 Referee: Hajime Matsuo

Emperor's Cup

Main article: 2011 Emperor's Cup

Gamba Osaka v Sagawa Shiga

2011-10-12 Second Round	Gamba Osaka	2–0	Sagawa Shiga	Osaka Expo '70 Stadium, Suita
19:00	Kawanishi Kim	Report		Attendance: 2,932[1] Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura

Gamba Osaka v Mito HollyHock

2011-11-16 Third Round	Gamba Osaka	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Mito HollyHock	Osaka Expo '70 Stadium, Suita
19:00	Kim 40' Sasaki 65'	Report	Ozawa 50' Suzuki 76' Koike 99'	Attendance: 2,938[2] Referee: Yosuke Kubota

AFC Champions League

Main article: 2011 AFC Champions League

Group stage

Group E

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Gamba Osaka	6	3	1	2	13	7	+6	10
Tianjin Teda	6	3	1	2	8	6	+2	10
Jeju United	6	2	1	3	6	10	−4	7
Melbourne Victory	6	1	3	2	7	11	−4	6

Tiebreakers

• Gamba Osaka and Tianjin Teda are ranked by their head-to-head records, as shown below.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Gamba Osaka	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1	3
Tianjin Teda	2	1	0	1	2	3	−1	3

Gamba Osaka v Melbourne Victory

1 March 2011 Group Stage	Gamba Osaka	5–1	Melbourne Victory	Osaka Expo '70 Stadium, Suita
19:00 UTC+09:00	Takei 4' Adriano 7' (pen.) Lee Keun-Ho 10' Futagawa 62' Kim Seung-Yong 90+1'	Report	Muscat 21' (pen.)	Attendance: 12,949[3] Referee: Ali Hamad Madhad Saif Albadwawi (UAE)

Tianjin Teda v Gamba Osaka

15 March 2011 Group Stage	Tianjin Teda	2–1	Gamba Osaka	TEDA Football Stadium, Tianjin
19:30 UTC+08:00	Chen Tao 25' Cao Yang 53' (pen.)	Report	Lee Keun-Ho 31'	Attendance: 26,866[4] Referee: Abdullah Balideh (Qatar)

Jeju United v Gamba Osaka

5 April 2011 Group Stage	Jeju United	2–1	Gamba Osaka	Jeju World Cup Stadium, Jeju
19:30 UTC+09:00	Shin Young-Rok 53' Bae Ki-Jong 64'	Report	Nakazawa 23'	Attendance: 2,167[5] Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)

Gamba Osaka v Jeju United

20 April 2011 Group Stage	Gamba Osaka	3–1	Jeju United	Osaka Expo '70 Stadium, Suita
19:00 UTC+09:00	Adriano 26', 48' Takei 88'	Report	Shin Young-Rok 67'	Attendance: 11,398[6] Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

Melbourne Victory v Gamba Osaka

4 May 2011 Group Stage	Melbourne Victory	1–1	Gamba Osaka	Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
19:30 UTC+10:00	Leijer 12'	Report	Nakazawa 43'	Attendance: 7,437[7] Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)

Gamba Osaka v Tianjin Teda

11 May 2011 Group Stage	Gamba Osaka	2–0	Tianjin Teda	Osaka Expo '70 Stadium, Suita
19:00 UTC+09:00	Endō 74' Usami 90+4' (pen.)	Report		Attendance: 7,939[8] Referee: Saeid Mozaffarizadeh (Iran)

Knock-out stage

Gamba Osaka v Cerezo Osaka

24 May 2011 Round of 16	Gamba Osaka	0–1	Cerezo Osaka	Osaka Expo '70 Stadium, Suita
19:00 UTC+09:00		Report	Takahashi 88'	Attendance: 16,463[9] Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)