2023 Vissel Kobe season

The 2023 Vissel Kobe season was their 57th season in existence and the 8th consecutive season in the J1 League, since the club earned promotion back to it in 2013. In addition to the league, the club competed in the Emperor's Cup and the J. League Cup.

Vissel Kobe

2023 season
Chairman	Yuki Chifu
Manager	Takayuki Yoshida
Stadium	Noevir Stadium Kobe Hyōgo-ku, Kōbe, Hyōgo
J1 League	1st (champions)
Emperor's Cup	Quarter-finals
J.League Cup	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Yuya Osako (22) All: Yuya Osako (24)
Highest home attendance	27,630 vs Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo (1 July; J1 League)
Lowest home attendance	3,332 vs Nagano Parceiro (14 June; Emperor's Cup)
Average home league attendance	19,872
Biggest win	5–1 vs Kashima Antlers (15 April; J1 League) 4–0 vs Gamba Osaka (25 February; J1 League)
Biggest defeat	0–5 vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima (5 April; J.League Cup)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2022 2024 →

Players

Current squad

All players that have been registered to play during the season.^[1][2]

Players' ages here are displayed in accordance with the opening of the J1 season, 18 February 2023.

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Fully signed in	Signed from / Last club
Goalkeepers
1	GK		Daiya Maekawa	(1994-09-08)8 September 1994 (aged 28)	2017	Kansai University
28	GK		Yuya Tsuboi	(1999-08-23)23 August 1999 (aged 23)	2022	Chuo University
32	GK		Ryotaro Hironaga	(1990-01-09)9 January 1990 (aged 33)	2021	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
40	GK		Phelipe Megiolaro	(1999-02-08)8 February 1999 (aged 24)	2023	Grêmio
–	GK		Taiga Kameda (T2)	(2007-09-05)5 September 2007 (aged 15)	–	Vissel Kobe U18
Defenders
2	DF		Nanasei Iino	(1996-10-02)2 October 1996 (aged 26)	2022	Sagan Tosu
3	DF		Matheus Thuler	(1999-03-10)10 March 1999 (aged 23)	2023	Flamengo
15	DF		Yuki Honda	(1991-01-02)2 January 1991 (aged 32)	2023	Kyoto Sanga
17	DF		Ryuho Kikuchi	(1996-12-09)9 December 1996 (aged 26)	2020	Renofa Yamaguchi
19	DF		Ryo Hatsuse	(1997-07-10)10 July 1997 (aged 25)	2019	Gamba Osaka
23	DF		Tetsushi Yamakawa	(1997-10-01)1 October 1997 (aged 25)	2020	University of Tsukuba
24	DF		Gotoku Sakai	(1991-03-14)14 March 1991 (aged 31)	2019	Hamburger SV
25	DF		Leo Osaki	(1991-07-08)8 July 1991 (aged 31)	2018	Tokushima Vortis
37	DF		Shogo Terasaka	(2004-06-06)6 June 2004 (aged 18)	2023	Vissel Kobe U18
41	DF		Shohei Takahashi	(1991-10-27)27 October 1991 (aged 31)	On loan from 2023	Machida Zelvia
–	DF		Takuma Eguchi (T2)	(2007-01-17)17 January 2007 (aged 16)	–	Vissel Kobe U18
–	DF		Justin Honma (T2)	(2005-08-26)26 August 2005 (aged 17)	–	Vissel Kobe U18
–	DF		Kaito Yamada (T2)	(2006-08-31)31 August 2006 (aged 16)	–	Vissel Kobe U18
Midfielders
5	MF		Hotaru Yamaguchi	(1990-10-06)6 October 1990 (aged 32)	2019	Cerezo Osaka
14	MF		Koya Yuruki	(1995-07-03)3 July 1995 (aged 27)	2022	Urawa Red Diamonds
16	MF		Mitsuki Saito	(1999-01-10)10 January 1999 (aged 24)	On loan for 2023	Shonan Bellmare
18	MF		Haruya Ide	(1994-03-25)25 March 1994 (aged 28)	2023	Tokyo Verdy
22	MF		Daiju Sasaki	(1999-09-17)17 September 1999 (aged 23)	2018	Vissel Kobe U18
27	MF		Toya Izumi	(2000-12-02)2 December 2000 (aged 22)	2023	Biwako Seikei Sport College
31	MF		Yuya Nakasaka	(1997-08-05)5 August 1997 (aged 25)	2016	Vissel Kobe U18
33	MF		Takahiro Ogihara	(1991-10-05)5 October 1991 (aged 31)	2022	Yokohama F. Marinos
34	MF		Yusei Ozaki	(2003-07-26)26 July 2003 (aged 19)	2022	Vissel Kobe U18
36	MF		Shuto Adachi	(2004-07-15)15 July 2004 (aged 18)	2023	Vissel Kobe U18
38	MF		Juzo Ura	(2004-05-21)21 May 2004 (aged 18)	2023	Higashi Fukuoka High School
–	MF		Mitsuki Hidaka	(2003-05-11)11 May 2003 (aged 19)	2022	Aioi Gakuin High School
–	MF		Kakeru Yamauchi (DSP)	(2002-01-06)6 January 2002 (aged 21)	2024	University of Tsukuba
Forward
10	FW		Yuya Osako	(1990-05-18)18 May 1990 (aged 32)	2021	Werder Bremen
11	FW		Yoshinori Muto	(1992-07-15)15 July 1992 (aged 30)	2021	Newcastle
21	FW		Shuhei Kawasaki	(2001-04-28)28 April 2001 (aged 21)	On loan for 2023	Portimonense
26	FW		Jean Patric	(1997-05-14)14 May 1997 (aged 25)	2023	Cerezo Osaka
29	FW		Lincoln	(2000-12-16)16 December 2000 (aged 22)	2021	Flamengo
30	FW		Stefan Mugoša	(1992-02-26)26 February 1992 (aged 30)	2022	Incheon United
35	FW		Niina Tominaga	(2004-07-18)18 July 2004 (aged 18)	2023	Vissel Kobe U18

Out on loan

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Joined on	On loan at
–	MF		Tatsunori Sakurai	(2002-07-26)26 July 2002 (aged 20)	2020	Tokushima Vortis

Left mid-season

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Transferred to	Transfer type
8	MF		Andrés Iniesta	(1984-05-11)11 May 1984 (aged 38)	–	Contract expiration

Transfers

Main articles: List of J1 League football transfers winter 2022–23 § Vissel Kobe, and List of J1 League football transfers summer 2023 § Vissel Kobe

Transfers in Join on Pos. Player Moving from Transfer type 5 Jun MF Mitsuki Hidaka Atlético Paso Loan return 28 Apr MF Kakeru Yamauchi University of Tsukuba Loan transfer; 2023 DSP 22 Mar FW Lincoln Cruzeiro Loan return 16 Mar DF Shohei Takahashi Machida Zelvia Loan transfer Pre-season GK Phelipe Megiolaro Grêmio Full transfer Pre-season DF Yuki Honda Kyoto Sanga Full transfer[3] Pre-season DF Matheus Thuler CR Flamengo Full transfer; Loan made permanent[4] Pre-season DF Shogo Terasaka Vissel Kobe U18s Promotion[5] Pre-season MF Haruya Ide Tokyo Verdy Full transfer[6] Pre-season MF Toya Izumi Biwako Seikei Sport College Free transfer[7] Pre-season MF Juzo Ura Higashi Fukuoka HS Full transfer[8] Pre-season MF Mitsuki Saito Shonan Bellmare Loan transfer[9] Pre-season MF Shuto Adachi Vissel Kobe U18s Promotion[5] Pre-season FW Jean Patric Cerezo Osaka Full transfer[10] Pre-season FW Shuhei Kawasaki Portimonense Loan transfer[11] Pre-season FW Niina Tominaga Vissel Kobe U18s Promotion[5]

Transfers out Leave on Pos. Player Moving to Transfer type 2 July MF Andrés Iniesta – Contract expiration Pre-season GK Hiroki Iikura Yokohama F. Marinos Full transfer[12] Pre-season GK Genta Ito FC Imabari Full transfer[13] Pre-season DF Yuki Kobayashi ('00) Celtic Full transfer[14] Pre-season DF Nagisa Sakurauchi FC Imabari Full transfer[15] Pre-season DF Tomoaki Makino – Retirement[16] Pre-season MF Yuki Kobayashi ('92) Consadole Sapporo Full transfer[17] Pre-season MF Shion Inoue Yokohama FC Full transfer[18] Pre-season MF Yuta Goke Vegalta Sendai Full transfer[19] Pre-season FW Yutaro Oda Heart of Midlothian Full transfer[20] Pre-season FW Noriaki Fujimoto Kagoshima United Full transfer[21] Pre-season FW Bojan Krkić – Retirement[22]

Friendlies

Vissel Kobe v Matsumoto Yamaga

4 February Training match	Vissel Kobe	2–0	Matsumoto Yamaga	Kobe
11:00 JST	Izumi 5' Mugoša 42'	Report		Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Note: The match was played with two halves lasting 35 minutes each.

Vissel Kobe v Barcelona

6 June International friendly match	Vissel Kobe	0–2	Barcelona	Tokyo
19:30 JST		Report	Kessié 16' García 19'	Stadium: Japan National Stadium Attendance: 47,335 Referee: Jumpei Iida

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
J1 League	34 February	--	Matchday 1	TBD	34	21	8	5	60	29	+31	061.76
Emperor's Cup	7 June	--	Second round	TBD	4	3	1	0	13	5	+8	075.00
J.League Cup	8 March	--	Group stage	Group stage	6	2	0	4	4	12	−8	033.33
Total					44	26	9	9	77	46	+31	059.09

Source: Soccerway

J1 League

Main article: 2023 J1 League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Vissel Kobe (C)	34	21	8	5	60	29	+31	71	Qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite league stage
2	Yokohama F. Marinos	34	19	7	8	63	40	+23	64
3	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	34	17	7	10	42	28	+14	58	Qualification for the AFC Champions League Two group stage
4	Urawa Red Diamonds	34	15	12	7	42	27	+15	57
5	Kashima Antlers	34	14	10	10	43	34	+9	52

Source: Meiji Yasuda J1 League, J.League Data Site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Fewer disciplinary points.
(C) Champions

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	21	8	5	60	29	+31	71	11	4	2	32	14	+18	10	4	3	28	15	+13

Last updated: 12 August 2023.
Source: Soccerway

Matches

The opening match was released by the J.League on 23 December 2022.^[23] The full league fixtures were released on 20 January 2023.^[24]

Vissel Kobe v Avispa Fukuoka

18 February 1	Vissel Kobe	1–0	Avispa Fukuoka	Kobe
14:00 JST	Jean Patric 70'  90+5'	Report	Nara  21' Lukian  72'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 18,981 Referee: Yoshiro Imamura

Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo v Vissel Kobe

25 February 2	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	1–3	Vissel Kobe	Sapporo
15:00 JST	Arano 39' Kaneko 90+6' (pen.)	Report	Osako 9' Sasaki 59' Yamaguchi 89'	Stadium: Sapporo Dome Attendance: 17,078 Referee: Koei Koya

Vissel Kobe v Gamba Osaka

4 March 3	Vissel Kobe	4–0	Gamba Osaka	Kobe
14:00 JST	Osako 3' Osaki  14' Sakai 47', 73' Muto 66'	Report	Egawa  13'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 17,781 Referee: Masuya Ueda

Vissel Kobe v Urawa Red Diamonds

11 March 4	Vissel Kobe	0–1	Urawa Red Diamonds	Kobe
14:00 JST	Sakai  64'	Report	Ito 21' Sekine  71'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 21,223 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura

Sagan Tosu v Vissel Kobe

18 March 5	Sagan Tosu	0–1	Vissel Kobe	Tosu
15:00 JST	Yamazaki  21'	Report	Izumi 22'	Stadium: Ekimae Real Estate Stadium Attendance: 12,230 Referee: Hayato Shimizu

Kyoto Sanga v Vissel Kobe

1 April 6	Kyoto Sanga	0–3	Vissel Kobe	Kyoto
14:00 JST	Kinoshita  38' Kaneko  43'	Report	Yuruki 55', 68' Osako 80' Osaki  90+6'	Stadium: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera Attendance: 16,495 Referee: Futoshi Nakamura

Vissel Kobe v Albirex Niigata

9 April 7	Vissel Kobe	0–0	Albirex Niigata	Kobe
14:00 JST	Yamaguchi  73' Muto  73'		Shimada  43' Deng  69'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 17,391 Referee: Hiroki Kasahara

Kashima Antlers v Vissel Kobe

15 April 8	Kashima Antlers	1–5	Vissel Kobe	Kashima
16:00 JST	Shoji  60' Suzuki 61'	Report	Osako 24', 48' (pen.)  40' Hatsuse  31' Muto 45+2', 85' Sasaki 72' Patric  87'	Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 15,311 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi

Vissel Kobe v Yokohama F. Marinos

22 April 9	Vissel Kobe	2–3	Yokohama F. Marinos	Kobe
19:00 JST	Yuruki 19' Osako 28' Saito  31' Yamaguchi  66'	Report	Anderson Lopes 33', 82' Watanabe 45+2'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 22,164 Referee: Yoshiro Imamura

Vissel Kobe v Shonan Bellmare

29 April 10	Vissel Kobe	2–0	Shonan Bellmare	Kobe
14:00 JST	Hatsuse 21' Osaki  64' Yamaguchi 80' Ide  82'	Report		Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 17,390 Referee: Shu Kawamata

Nagoya Grampus v Vissel Kobe

3 May 11	Nagoya Grampus	2–2	Vissel Kobe	Nagoya
15:00 JST	Mateus  49' Junker 73' Fujii 90+8'	Report	Osako 11' Ide  51' Saito  53'  90+6' Sasaki 60'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 40,789 Referee: Yusuke Araki

Vissel Kobe v Yokohama FC

7 May 12	Vissel Kobe	3–0	Yokohama FC	Kobe
14:00 JST	Osako 45+1', 52' Sasaki 54'	Report	Yoshino  19' Saulo Mineiro  62'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 20,005 Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya

Vissel Kobe v Sanfrecce Hiroshima

13 May 13	Vissel Kobe	2–0	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Kobe
14:00 JST	Araki 47' (o.g.) Thuler  84' Ide  89' Muto 90+5'	Report	Shichi  28' Araki  64' Nakano  71'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 15,741 Referee: Futoshi Nakamura

Kashiwa Reysol v Vissel Kobe

20 May 14	Kashiwa Reysol	1–1	Vissel Kobe	Kashiwa
16:00 JST	Honda 66' (o.g.) Katayama  90+4'	Report	Osako 24' Izumi  80'	Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium Attendance: 12,530 Referee: Hajime Matsuo

Vissel Kobe v FC Tokyo

27 May 15	Vissel Kobe	3–2	FC Tokyo	Kobe
14:00 JST	Muto 20', 44' Osako 41'  55' Jean Patric  87'	Report	Diego Oliveira 59' (pen.) Morishige  63' Perotti 85' (pen.)	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 20,414 Referee: Hiroki Kasahara

Vissel Kobe v Kawasaki Frontale

3 June 16	Vissel Kobe	Postponed [a]	Kawasaki Frontale	Kobe
14:00 JST				Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe

Cerezo Osaka v Vissel Kobe

10 June 17	Cerezo Osaka	2–1	Vissel Kobe	Osaka
19:00 JST	Croux 50' Kagawa  73' Kitano 90+3'	Report	Sakai  28' Yamaguchi 51' Thuler  71' Jean Patric  90+5'	Stadium: Yodoko Sakura Stadium Attendance: 22,542 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura

Avispa Fukuoka v Vissel Kobe

25 June 18	Avispa Fukuoka	0–3	Vissel Kobe	Fukuoka
19:00 JST	Yamagishi  50' Nara  73' Maejima  80'	Report	Osako 22' Muto 60', 87'	Stadium: Best Denki Stadium Attendance: 11,697 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto

Vissel Kobe v Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo

1 July 19	Vissel Kobe	1–1	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	Kobe
19:00 JST	Jean Patric  48' Thuler 85'	Report	Supachok 26'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 27,630 Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)

Albirex Niigata v Vissel Kobe

7 July 20	Albirex Niigata	0–1	Vissel Kobe	Niigata
19:00 JST	Hiroki Akiyama  74'	Report	Osako 15'	Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium Attendance: 26,519 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima

Vissel Kobe v Sagan Tosu

16 July 21	Vissel Kobe	2–1	Sagan Tosu	Kobe
19:00 JST	Osako 53' Patric 82'	Report	Togashi 51'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 19,893 Referee: Futoshi Nakamura

Vissel Kobe v Kawasaki Frontale

22 July 16	Vissel Kobe	2–2	Kawasaki Frontale	Kobe
19:00 JST	Osako 59', 62'	Report	Wakizaka 23' *Miyashiro 30'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 15,986 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura

Yokohama FC v Vissel Kobe

6 August 22	Yokohama FC	2–0	Vissel Kobe	Yokohama
18:30 JST	Inoue 23' Yamashita 65'	Report	Matheus Thuler  57'	Stadium: Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium Attendance: 7,800 Referee: Hayato Shimizu

Kawasaki Frontale v Vissel Kobe

12 August 23	Kawasaki Frontale	0–1	Vissel Kobe	Kawasaki
19:00 JST	Ominami  37'	Report	Osako 39' Muto  54' Osaki  90+6'	Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: Yuichi Nishimura Referee: 20,845

Vissel Kobe v Kashiwa Reysol

19 August 24	Vissel Kobe	1–1	Kashiwa Reysol	Kobe
19:00 JST	Osako 82' Saito  18' Hatsuse  72'	Report	Hosoya 45' Inukai  90+2'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 20,892 Referee: Yoshiro Imamura

FC Tokyo v Vissel Kobe

26 August 25	FC Tokyo	2–2	Vissel Kobe	Tokyo
19:00 JST				Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium

Vissel Kobe v Kyoto Sanga

2 September 26	Vissel Kobe	2–1	Kyoto Sanga	Kobe
--:-- JST				Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe

Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Vissel Kobe

15 September 27	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2–0	Vissel Kobe	Hiroshima
--:-- JST				Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima

Vissel Kobe v Cerezo Osaka

22 September 28	Vissel Kobe	1–0	Cerezo Osaka	Kobe
--:-- JST				Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe

Yokohama F. Marinos v Vissel Kobe

29 September 29	Yokohama F. Marinos	0–2	Vissel Kobe	Yokohama
--:-- JST				Stadium: Nissan Stadium

Vissel Kobe v Kashima Antlers

20 October 30	Vissel Kobe	3–1	Kashima Antlers	Kobe
--:-- JST				Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe

Shonan Bellmare v Vissel Kobe

27 October 31	Shonan Bellmare	1–1	Vissel Kobe	Hiratsuka
--:-- JST				Stadium: Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka

Urawa Red Diamonds v Vissel Kobe

10 November 32	Urawa Red Diamonds	1–2	Vissel Kobe	Saitama
--:-- JST				Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002

Vissel Kobe v Nagoya Grampus

24 November 33	Vissel Kobe	2–1	Nagoya Grampus	Kobe
--:-- JST				Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe

Gamba Osaka v Vissel Kobe

2 December 34	Gamba Osaka	0–1	Vissel Kobe	Suita
--:-- JST				Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita

1. The fixture had to be postponed to the effect of Typhoon No.2 in public transportation within the Kansai region, which was partially suspended. Both clus would be unable to travel on both on the day before and on the day when the match was scheduled to happen. The rescheduled date is unconfirmed as of 3 June 2023.^[25]

Emperor's Cup

Main article: 2023 Emperor's Cup

As Vissel is a J1 club, it started the competition on the second round.

Vissel Kobe v Nagano Parceiro

14 June Second round	Vissel Kobe	3–1	Nagano Parceiro	Kobe
19:00	Lincoln 12', 29' Yuruki 64'	Report	Nishimura 45+1'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 3,332 Referee: Hayato Shimizu

Vissel Kobe v Júbilo Iwata

12 July Third round	Vissel Kobe	5–2	Júbilo Iwata	Iwata
19:00 JST	Saito 13' Kawasaki 24', 66' Yuruki 30' Sasaki 39'	Report Report	Funahashi 61' Furukawa 81'	Stadium: Yamaha Stadium Attendance: 3,840 Referee: Yoshiro Imamura

Ventforet Kofu v Vissel Kobe

2 August Round of 16	Ventforet Kofu	1–4	Vissel Kobe	Kōfu
19:03 JST	Miyazaki 20'	Report Report	Mancha 52' (o.g.) Muto 59' Osako 78' Jean Patric 86'	Stadium: JIT Recycle Ink Stadium Attendance: 7,467 Referee: Hajime Matsuo

Roasso Kumamoto v Vissel Kobe

30 August Quarter-finals	Roasso Kumamoto	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Vissel Kobe	Kumamoto
19:00 JST	Hirakawa 60'	Report Report	Jean Patric 87'	Stadium: Egao Kenkō Stadium Attendance: 10,512 Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya
	Penalties
	Kuroki Higashiyama Tashiro Aihara Hirakawa		Osako Muto Yamaguchi Osaki Ide

J.League Cup

Main article: 2023 J.League Cup

The club started the competition at the group stage.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Nagoya Grampus	6	5	0	1	11	5	+6	15	Advance to knockout stage
2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	6	3	0	3	12	7	+5	9
3	Yokohama FC	6	2	0	4	7	10	−3	6[a]
4	Vissel Kobe	6	2	0	4	4	12	−8	6[a]

Source: JLeague.co (EN), JLeague.jp (JA)
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:

1. Head-to-head points: Yokohama FC 3, Vissel Kobe 3. Head-to-head goal differences: Yokohama FC +1, Vissel Kobe –1.

Vissel Kobe v Nagoya Grampus

8 March	Vissel Kobe	0–2	Nagoya Grampus	Kobe
19:03	Hatsuse  47' Sasaki  59'	Report	Sakai 23', 75'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 4,084 Referee: Yusuke Araki

Yokohama FC v Vissel Kobe

26 March	Yokohama FC	0–1	Vissel Kobe	Yokohama
14:03	Hashimoto  55' Yuri  70' Mateus  90+4'	Report	Osako 85'	Stadium: Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium Attendance: 3,813 Referee: Yoshiro Imamura

Vissel Kobe v Sanfrecce Hiroshima

5 April	Vissel Kobe	0–5	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Kobe
19:03	Izumi  40'	Report	Sasaki 31' Mitsuta 53', 70' Kawamura 60' Yamasaki 87'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 4,434 Referee: Koei Koya

Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Vissel Kobe

19 April	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2–1	Vissel Kobe	Hiroshima
19:03	Shichi  63' Sasaki 73' Nakano 82'	Report	Thuler  13' Lincoln 69' (pen.)  86' Saito  83' Osaki  90+5'	Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima Attendance: 5,877 Referee: Jumpei Iida

Nagoya Grampus v Vissel Kobe

24 May	Nagoya Grampus	0–1	Vissel Kobe	Toyota
19:33		Report	Samper  41' Lincoln 64'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 6,266 Referee: Masuya Ueda

Vissel Kobe v Yokohama FC

18 June	Vissel Kobe	1–2	Yokohama FC	Kobe
18:03	Ozaki  3' Jean Patric 8'	Report	Yamashita 20', 30' Marcelo Ryan 73'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 5,430 Referee: Yusuke Araki

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 29 September 2023^[26]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		J1 League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	JPN	Daiya Maekawa	34	0	29	0	4	0	1	0
28	GK	JPN	Yuya Tsuboi	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
40	GK	BRA	Phelipe Megiolaro	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Defenders
2	DF	JPN	Nanasei Iino	20	0	3+12	0	1+2	0	1+1	0
3	DF	BRA	Matheus Thuler	25	1	14+8	1	2	0	1	0
15	DF	JPN	Yuki Honda	32	0	24+3	0	3+1	0	1	0
17	DF	JPN	Ryuho Kikuchi	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0
19	DF	JPN	Ryo Hatsuse	35	1	29	1	4	0	2	0
23	DF	JPN	Tetsushi Yamakawa	25	0	20+1	0	0+1	0	1+2	0
24	DF	JPN	Gotoku Sakai	28	2	24	2	3	0	1	0
25	DF	JPN	Leo Osaki	27	0	9+11	0	2+2	0	2+1	0
37	DF	JPN	Shogo Terasaka	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
41	DF	JPN	Shohei Takahashi	6	0	0	0	0+1	0	5	0
51	DF	JPN	Justin Homma	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
Midfielders
5	MF	JPN	Hotaru Yamaguchi	34	4	29	4	3	0	0+2	0
6	MF	HUN	Bálint Vécsei	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF	JPN	Koya Yuruki	33	5	24+3	3	4	2	1+1	0
16	MF	JPN	Mitsuki Saito	28	1	22	0	3	1	1+2	0
18	MF	JPN	Haruya Ide	18	0	9+4	0	0+2	0	2+1	0
20	MF	JPN	Mizuki Arai	3	0	0+3	0	0	0	0	0
22	MF	JPN	Daiju Sasaki	36	6	17+11	5	4	1	3+1	0
27	MF	JPN	Toya Izumi	14	1	1+7	1	0	0	6	0
31	MF	JPN	Yuya Nakasaka	5	0	0	0	0	0	4+1	0
33	MF	JPN	Takahiro Ogihara	13	0	2+4	0	1+2	0	4	0
34	MF	JPN	Yusei Ozaki	9	0	0+2	0	1+1	0	5	0
36	MF	JPN	Shuto Adachi	4	0	0	0	0	0	2+2	0
38	MF	JPN	Juzo Ura	2	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0
44	MF	JPN	Mitsuki Hidaka	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
64	MF	ESP	Juan Mata	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
10	FW	JPN	Yuya Osako	34	22	27+2	20	0+4	1	0+1	1
11	FW	JPN	Yoshinori Muto	34	10	28+1	9	0+4	1	0+1	0
21	FW	JPN	Shuhei Kawasaki	13	3	2+2	1	3+1	2	2+3	0
26	FW	BRA	Jean Patric	29	6	4+18	3	4	2	3	1
29	FW	BRA	Lincoln	10	4	0+5	0	1	2	4	2
35	FW	JPN	Niina Tominaga	3	0	0	0	0	0	1+2	0
Players loaned or transferred out during the season
6	MF	ESP	Sergi Samper	4	0	0	0	1	0	2+1	0
8	MF	ESP	Andrés Iniesta	6	0	1+3	0	0	0	0+2	0
30	FW	MNE	Stefan Mugoša	4	0	0+1	0	0	0	1+2	0