2008 Gamba Osaka season
| 2008 season | ||||
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| Manager | Akira Nishino | |||
| Stadium | Osaka Expo '70 Stadium | |||
| J. League 1 | 8th | |||
| Emperor's Cup | Champions | |||
| J. League Cup | Semifinals | |||
| AFC Champions League | Champions | |||
| FIFA Club World Cup | 3rd | |||
| Pan-Pacific Championship | Champions | |||
| Suruga Bank Championship | Runners-up | |||
| Top goalscorer | Baré (10) | |||
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2008 Gamba Osaka season
Competitions
| Competitions | Position |
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| J. League 1 | 8th / 18 clubs |
| Emperor's Cup | Champions |
| J. League Cup | Semifinals |
Domestic results
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Emperor's Cup
| Match | Date | Venue | Opponents | Score |
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| 4th Round | 2008.. | [[]] | [[]] | - |
| 5th Round | 2008.. | [[]] | [[]] | - |
| Quarterfinals | 2008.. | [[]] | [[]] | - |
| Semifinals | 2008.. | [[]] | [[]] | - |
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J. League Cup
| Match | Date | Venue | Opponents | Score |
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| Quarterfinals-2 | 2008.. | [[]] | [[]] | - |
| Semifinals-1 | 2008.. | [[]] | [[]] | - |
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International results
AFC Champions League
FIFA Club World Cup
Gamba Osaka qualified for this tournament after winning the AFC Champions League.
| 14 December 2008 Quarter-finals | Adelaide United | 0–1 | | Toyota, Japan |
| 19:30 | Ognenovski Cássio Reid |
Report | Endō Yasuda Kaji |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 38,141 Referee: Pablo Pozo (Chile) |
| 18 December 2008 Semi-finals | Gamba Osaka | 3–5 | | Yokohama, Japan |
| 19:30 | Yamazaki Endō Hashimoto Yamaguchi |
Report | Vidić Ronaldo Rooney Fletcher |
Stadium: International Stadium Attendance: 67,618 Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico) |
| 21 December 2008 Third place match | Pachuca | 0–1 | | Yokohama, Japan |
| 16:30 | Rodríguez Calero López |
Report | Yamazaki Fujigaya Futagawa |
Stadium: International Stadium Attendance: 62,619 Referee: Pablo Pozo (Chile) |
Pan-Pacific Championship
Gamba Osaka qualified for this tournament as winners of the 2007 J.League Cup.
| 20 February 2008 Semifinals | Gamba Osaka | 1–0 | | Honolulu, United States |
| 18:00 UTC−10 | Baré Mineiro |
Report | Stadium: Aloha Stadium Attendance: 15,128 Referee: Baldomero Toledo (United States) |
| 23 February 2008 Final | Gamba Osaka | 6–1 | | Honolulu, United States |
| 20:30 UTC−10 | Baré Lucas Yamazaki |
Report | Clark Davis Holden |
Stadium: Aloha Stadium Attendance: 23,087 Referee: Kevin Stott (United States) |
Suruga Bank Championship
Gamba Osaka qualified for this tournament as winners of the 2007 J.League Cup.
| 30 July 2008 Final | Gamba Osaka | 0–1 | | Osaka, Japan |
| 19:00 | Nakazawa Kurata |
Report | Sava Casteglione Pellerano Díaz |
Stadium: Nagai Stadium Attendance: 19,278 Referee: Liang Zhao (China) |
Player statistics
| No. | Pos. | Player | D.o.B. (Age) | Height / Weight | J. League 1 | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Total | ||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||
| 1 | GK | Naoki Matsuyo | April 9, 1974 (aged 33) | cm / kg | 9 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | DF | Sota Nakazawa | October 26, 1982 (aged 25) | cm / kg | 30 | 3 | ||||||
| 3 | DF | Mineiro | December 5, 1981 (aged 26) | cm / kg | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | DF | Hiroki Mizumoto | September 12, 1985 (aged 22) | cm / kg | 7 | 0 | ||||||
| 5 | DF | Satoshi Yamaguchi | April 17, 1978 (aged 29) | cm / kg | 34 | 5 | ||||||
| 6 | DF | Yohei Fukumoto | April 12, 1987 (aged 20) | cm / kg | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| 7 | MF | Yasuhito Endō | January 28, 1980 (aged 28) | cm / kg | 27 | 6 | ||||||
| 8 | MF | Shinichi Terada | June 10, 1985 (aged 22) | cm / kg | 13 | 2 | ||||||
| 9 | FW | Lucas Severino | January 3, 1979 (aged 29) | cm / kg | 31 | 8 | ||||||
| 10 | MF | Takahiro Futagawa | June 27, 1980 (aged 27) | cm / kg | 29 | 1 | ||||||
| 11 | FW | Ryūji Bando | August 2, 1979 (aged 28) | cm / kg | 15 | 1 | ||||||
| 13 | DF | Michihiro Yasuda | December 20, 1987 (aged 20) | cm / kg | 26 | 0 | ||||||
| 14 | FW | Shoki Hirai | December 4, 1987 (aged 20) | cm / kg | 8 | 0 | ||||||
| 16 | MF | Hayato Sasaki | November 29, 1982 (aged 25) | cm / kg | 19 | 1 | ||||||
| 17 | MF | Tomokazu Myojin | January 24, 1978 (aged 30) | cm / kg | 32 | 3 | ||||||
| 18 | FW | Baré | January 18, 1982 (aged 26) | cm / kg | 18 | 10 | ||||||
| 18 | FW | Rôni | April 28, 1977 (aged 30) | cm / kg | 9 | 2 | ||||||
| 19 | DF | Takumi Shimohira | October 6, 1988 (aged 19) | cm / kg | 15 | 0 | ||||||
| 20 | MF | Shu Kurata | November 26, 1988 (aged 19) | cm / kg | 13 | 0 | ||||||
| 21 | DF | Akira Kaji | January 13, 1980 (aged 28) | cm / kg | 26 | 0 | ||||||
| 22 | GK | Yosuke Fujigaya | February 13, 1981 (aged 27) | cm / kg | 28 | 0 | ||||||
| 23 | MF | Takuya Takei | January 25, 1986 (aged 22) | cm / kg | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 24 | FW | Kenta Hoshihara | May 1, 1988 (aged 19) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 25 | FW | Hideya Okamoto | May 18, 1987 (aged 20) | cm / kg | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 26 | GK | Masaki Kinoshita | June 22, 1989 (aged 18) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 27 | MF | Hideo Hashimoto | May 21, 1979 (aged 28) | cm / kg | 34 | 0 | ||||||
| 28 | DF | Ryujiro Ueda | January 29, 1988 (aged 20) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 29 | GK | Atsushi Kimura | May 1, 1984 (aged 23) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 30 | FW | Masato Yamazaki | December 4, 1981 (aged 26) | cm / kg | 30 | 4 | ||||||
| 31 | MF | Kodai Yasuda | August 8, 1989 (aged 18) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Other pages
- (in Japanese) J. League official site