is a Japanese professional soccer (football) club, currently playing in the
J. League Division 1. ''Gamba'' means "leg" in
Italian and "prawn" in
Spanish; in Japanese it represents , meaning "to do your best" or "to stand firm". Located in
Suita, Osaka, the team's home stadium is
Osaka Expo '70 Stadium.
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.
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.
Team Record
J.League
| Season | League | Place | GP | Pts | Win | Draw | Lose | Average Crowd |
|---|
| '1993' | J1 1st stage | 8 / 10 | 18 | - | 8 | - | 10 | 21,571 |
| J1 2nd stage | 6 / 10 | 18 | - | 8 | - | 10 |
| J1 Total | '7 / 10' | 36 | - | 16 | - | 20 |
| '1994' | J1 1st stage | 10 / 12 | 22 | - | 7 | - | 15 | 22,367 |
| J1 2nd stage | 10 / 12 | 22 | - | 8 | - | 14 |
| J1 Total | '10 / 12' | 44 | - | 15 | - | 29 |
| '1995' | J1 1st stage | 11 / 14 | 26 | 31 | 10 | - | 16 | 13,310 |
| J1 2nd stage | 13 / 14 | 26 | 26 | 8 | - | 18 |
| J1 Total | '14 / 14' | 52 | 57 | 18 | - | 34 |
| '1996' | J1 | '12 / 16' | 30 | 33 | 11 | - | 19 | 8,004 |
| '1997' | J1 1st stage | 8 / 17 | 16 | 24 | 8 | - | 8 | 8,443 |
| J1 2nd stage | Runners-up / 17 | 16 | 34 | 12 | - | 4 |
| J1 Total | '4 / 17' | 32 | 58 | 20 | - | 12 |
| '1998' | J1 1st stage | 14 / 18 | 17 | 17 | 7 | - | 10 | 8,723 |
| J1 2nd stage | 16 / 18 | 17 | 13 | 5 | - | 12 |
| J1 Total | '15 / 18' | 34 | 30 | 12 | - | 22 |
| '1999' | J1 1st stage | 10 / 16 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 7,996 |
| J1 2nd stage | 13 / 16 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| J1 Total | '11 / 16' | 30 | 32 | 11 | 1 | 18 |
| '2000' | J1 1st stage | 13 / 16 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 9,794 |
| J1 2nd stage | 4 / 16 | 15 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 5 |
| J1 Total | '6 / 16' | 30 | 45 | 15 | 2 | 13 |
| '2001' | J1 1st stage | 5 / 16 | 15 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 11,723 |
| J1 2nd stage | 11 / 16 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| J1 Total | '7 / 16' | 30 | 42 | 14 | 2 | 14 |
| '2002' | J1 1st stage | 4 / 16 | 15 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 12,762 |
| J1 2nd stage | Runners-up / 16 | 15 | 27 | 10 | 0 | 5 |
| J1 Total | '3 / 16' | 30 | 54 | 19 | 1 | 10 |
| '2003' | J1 1st stage | 12 / 16 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10,222 |
| J1 2nd stage | 7 / 16 | 15 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| J1 Total | '10 / 16' | 30 | 39 | 10 | 9 | 11 |
| '2004' | J1 1st stage | 4 / 16 | 15 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 12,517 |
| J1 2nd stage | 3 / 16 | 15 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 4 |
| J1 Total | '3 / 16' | 30 | 51 | 15 | 6 | 9 |
| '2005' | J1 | 'Champions / 18' | 34 | 60 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 15,966 |
| '2006' | J1 | '3 / 18' | 34 | 66 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 16,259 |
| '2007' | J1 | | | | | | | |
Other domestic competitions
Emperor's Cup| Season | Result |
|---|
| 1992 | Quarter-finals | | 1993 | 2nd Round | | 1994 | Semi-finals | | 1995 | Semi-finals | | 1996 | Semi-finals | | 1997 | Quarter-finals | | 1998 | 3rd Round | | 1999 | 3rd Round | | 2000 | Semi-finals | | 2001 | Quarter-finals | | 2002 | 4th Round | | 2003 | 4th Round | | 2004 | Semi-finals | | 2005 | Quarter-finals | | 2006 | Runners-up | | 2007 | |
| | J. League Cup| Season | Result |
|---|
| 1992 | Group Stage | | 1993 | Semi-finals | | 1994 | Semi-finals | | 1995 | ''Not Held'' | | 1996 | Group Stage | | 1997 | Group Stage | | 1998 | Group Stage | | 1999 | 2nd Round | | 2000 | 2nd Round | | 2001 | 2nd Round | | 2002 | Semi-finals | | 2003 | Quarter-finals | | 2004 | Quarter-finals | | 2005 | Runners-up | | 2006 | Quarter-finals | | 2007 | |
| | Super Cup| Season | Result |
|---|
| 2006 | Runners-up | | 2007 | Winners |
|
Major International Competitions
Players
Current squad
''As of
August 11,
2007''
Notable Players
★
Akihiro Nagashima 1983 - 1993
★
Hiromitsu Isogai 1992 - 1996
★
Edivaldo 1992
★
Jia Xiuquan 1993
★
Sergei 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 KariÄ 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
World Cup players
'
World Cup 1998
★ '
Patrick Mboma'
'
World Cup 2002
★ '
Tsuneyasu Miyamoto'
'
World Cup 2006
★ '
Yasuhito Endo'
★ '
Akira Kaji'
★ '
Tsuneyasu Miyamoto'
Titles
Matsushita
★ Emperor's Cup: (1) 1990
★
Queen's Cup (Thailand): (1) 1992
Gamba Osaka
★
J. League: (1)
2005
★
Japanese Super Cup (1):
2007
Managers
External links
★
Official Web Site
★
Schedule on ESPN