Vissel Kobe
2020 season
ChairmanKatsuhiro Shimizu
ManagerThorsten Fink (until 22 September 2020)[1]
Atsuhiro Miura (from 24 September 2020)[2]
GroundNoevir Stadium Kobe
Kobe, Japan
(Capacity: 30,134)
J1 League14th
J. League CupQuarter-finals
Japanese Super CupWinners
AFC Champions LeagueSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Kyogo Furuhashi (12)
All: Kyogo Furuhashi (17)
Highest home attendance25,059 (vs. Yokohama, 23 February 2020, J1 League)[3]
Average home league attendance5,476[4]
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2021 →

The 2020 Vissel Kobe season was Vissel Kobe's seventh consecutive season in the J1 League following promotion to the top flight in 2013 and their 22nd J1 League season overall. The club also took part in the J. League Cup, the 2020 Japanese Super Cup, and the 2020 AFC Champions League. The club secured their first ever appearances in the latter two competition as winners of the 2019 Emperor's Cup.[5][6]

Squad

As of 13 April 2020[7]

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
3 DF Japan JPN Hirofumi Watanabe
4 DF Belgium BEL Thomas Vermaelen
5 MF Japan JPN Hotaru Yamaguchi (vice-captain)
6 MF Spain ESP Sergi Samper
8 MF Spain ESP Andrés Iniesta (captain)
9 FW Japan JPN Noriaki Fujimoto
11 FW Japan JPN Kyogo Furuhashi
13 FW Japan JPN Keijiro Ogawa
14 MF Japan JPN Takuya Yasui
17 DF Japan JPN Ryuho Kikuchi
18 GK Japan JPN Hiroki Iikura
19 DF Japan JPN Ryo Hatsuse
21 FW Japan JPN Junya Tanaka
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 DF Japan JPN Daigo Nishi (vice-captain)
23 DF Japan JPN Tetsushi Yamakawa
24 DF Japan JPN Gōtoku Sakai
25 DF Japan JPN Leo Osaki
27 MF Japan JPN Yuta Goke
28 GK Japan JPN Kenshin Yoshimaru
30 GK Japan JPN Genta Ito
31 MF Japan JPN Yuya Nakasaka
33 DF Brazil BRA Dankler
38 MF Japan JPN Daiju Sasaki
41 FW Japan JPN Yutaro Oda
44 DF Japan JPN So Fujitani
49 FW Brazil BRA Douglas

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
— DF Japan JPN Yuki Kobayashi (at Yokohama FC)
— FW Japan JPN Asahi Masuyama (at Avispa Fukuoka)

Competitions

J. League

Main article: 2020 J1 League

Table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
12 Consadole Sapporo 34 10 9 15 47 58 −11 39
13 Sagan Tosu 34 7 15 12 37 43 −6 36
14 Vissel Kobe 34 9 9 16 50 59 −9 36
15 Yokohama FC 34 9 6 19 38 60 −22 33
16 Shimizu S-Pulse 34 7 7 20 48 70 −22 28
Source: Meiji Yasuda J1 League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goal scored; 6) Number of wins; 7) Goals scored; 8) Fair-play points.

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
33 9 9 15 50 58  −8 36 4 5 8 25 30  −5 5 4 7 25 28  −3

Last updated: 18 November 2020.
Source: Meiji Yasuda J1 League

Results by matchday

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Updated to match(es) played on 19 December 2020. Source: Meiji Yasuda J1 League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

23 February 2020 (2020-02-23) 1 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Yokohama Hyōgo-ku, Kobe
16:03 JST Furuhashi 74' Report Seko 24'
Maguinho Yellow card 54'		 Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 25,059
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura
4 July 2020 (2020-07-04) 2 Vissel Kobe 0–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Hyōgo-ku, Kobe
19:33 JST Watanabe Yellow card 41' Report Nogami Yellow card 31'
Pereira 35', 81'
Asano 48'
Morishima Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto
8 July 2020 (2020-07-08) 3 Sagan Tosu 0–1 Vissel Kobe Tosu, Saga
19:00 JST Matsuoka Yellow card 8' Report Douglas 75' Stadium: Ekimae Real Estate Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara
11 July 2020 (2020-07-11) 4 Oita Trinita 1–1 Vissel Kobe Ōita
19:00 JST Iwata 29' Report Furuhashi 1' Stadium: Showa Denko Dome Oita
Attendance: 4,263
Referee: Yoshiro Imamura
18 July 2020 (2020-07-18) 5 Vissel Kobe 3–1 Shimizu S-Pulse Hyōgo-ku, Kobe
19:00 JST Douglas Yellow card 20' 54'
Furuhashi 45+2', 65'		 Report Nishizawa 75'
Nakamura Yellow card 77'
Okazaki Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 3,494
Referee: Koei Koya
22 July 2020 (2020-07-22) 6 Cerezo Osaka 0–0 Vissel Kobe Osaka
19:30 JST Report Watanabe Yellow card 45+1'
Nishi Yellow card 49'		 Stadium: Yanmar Stadium Nagai
Attendance: 4,981
Referee: Masuya Ueda
26 July 2020 (2020-07-26) 7 Vissel Kobe 0–2 Gamba Osaka Hyōgo-ku, Kobe
19:00 JST Report Ono 62'
Fukuda Yellow card 75'
Matsuda Yellow card 75'
Usami 86'		 Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 4,746
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto
2 August 2020 (2020-08-02) 8 Consadole Sapporo 2–3 Vissel Kobe Toyohira-ku, Sapporo
14:03 JST Arano 29', 48' Report Yamaguchi 31', 62'
Douglas 45'
Iikura Yellow card 58'		 Stadium: Sapporo Dome
Attendance: 4,675
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura
8 August 2020 (2020-08-08) 9 Vissel Kobe 1–2 Vegalta Sendai Hyōgo-ku, Kobe
15:00 JST Samper Yellow card 45'
Słowik 86' (o.g.)		 Report Dankler 22' (o.g.)
Akasaki 72'		 Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Referee: Yoshiro Imamura
16 August 2020 (2020-08-16) 10 Kashima Antlers 2–2 Vissel Kobe Kashima, Ibaraki
18:30 JST Silva Yellow card 34'
Everaldo 38'
Hirose Yellow card 71'
Araki 90+4'		 Report Dankler 19'
Goke 61'
Iniesta Yellow card 63'
Douglas Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Referee: Minoru Tōjō
19 August 2020 (2020-08-19) 11 Vissel Kobe 2–3 Kashiwa Reysol Hyōgo-ku, Kobe
19:00 JST Goke 45'
Osaki Yellow card 81'
Douglas 89'		 Report Nakama 46'
Olunga 76'
Mihara 90+4'		 Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima
23 August 2020 (2020-08-23) 12 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–2 Vissel Kobe Midori-ku, Saitama
19:03 JST Deng 33'
Nishikawa Yellow card 53'
Leonardo Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Ogawa 15'
Yamaguchi 82'
Dankler Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 4,435
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura
26 August 2020 (2020-08-26) 24 Vissel Kobe 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale Hyōgo-ku, Kobe
19:00 JST Nishi 30'
Douglas 42'		 Report Oshima 23'
Hatate 75'		 Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 3,453
Referee: Yoshiro Imamura
Note: rescheduled due to Kobe's later AFC Champions League commitments.
29 August 2020 (2020-08-29) 13 Vissel Kobe 3–3 Yokohama F. Marinos Hyōgo-ku, Kobe
17:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Referee: Ryuji Sato
5 September 2020 (2020-09-05) 14 Shonan Bellmare 1–1 Vissel Kobe Hiratsuka
17:30 JST
Report
Stadium: Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka
Referee: Hayato Shimizu
9 September 2020 (2020-09-09) 15 Kawasaki Frontale 3–2 Vissel Kobe Kawasaki, Kanagawa
18:30 JST Kobayashi 8'
Damião 83'
Miyashiro 85'		 Report Furuhashi 23'
Fujimoto 59'		 Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
Attendance: 4,778
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura
12 September 2020 (2020-09-12) 16 Vissel Kobe 2–2 FC Tokyo Hyōgo-ku, Kobe
18:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Referee: Jumpei Iida
16 September 2020 (2020-09-16) 25 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Cerezo Osaka Hyōgo-ku, Kobe
18:00 JST Report
Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Note: rescheduled due to Kobe's later AFC Champions League commitments.
19 September 2020 (2020-09-19) 17 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Vissel Kobe Toyota, Aichi
18:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Toyota Stadium
23 September 2020 (2020-09-23) 18 Vissel Kobe 4–3 Sagan Tosu Hyōgo-ku, Kobe
18:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Referee: Yoshiro Imamura
26 September 2020 (2020-09-26) 19 Vissel Kobe 4–0 Consadole Sapporo Hyōgo-ku, Kobe
18:00 JST
Report Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Referee: Hajime Matsuo
30 September 2020 (2020-09-30) 29 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Nagoya Grampus Hyōgo-ku, Kobe
18:00 JST
Report Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Referee: Ryuji Sato
Note: rescheduled due to Kobe's later AFC Champions League commitments.
3 October 2020 (2020-10-03) 20 Yokohama F. Marinos 2–3 Vissel Kobe Yokohama
15:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Nissan Stadium
Referee: Jumpei Iida
10 October 2020 (2020-10-10) 21 Kashiwa Reysol 4–3 Vissel Kobe Kashiwa
14:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium
Referee: Koei Koya
14 October 2020 (2020-10-14) 22 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Oita Trinita Hyōgo-ku, Kobe
18:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Referee: Hayato Shimizu
17 October 2020 (2020-10-17) 23 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Vissel Kobe Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima
16:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima
Referee: Hajime Matsuo
21 October 2020 (2020-10-21) 33 Vissel Kobe 1–3 Kashima Antlers Hyōgo-ku, Kobe
17:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami
Note: rescheduled due to Kobe's later AFC Champions League commitments.
28 October 2020 (2020-10-28) 30 Vegalta Sendai 2–3 Vissel Kobe Sendai
18:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima
Note: rescheduled due to Kobe's later AFC Champions League commitments.
3 November 2020 (2020-11-03) 26 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–1 Vissel Kobe Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka
13:00 JST
Report
Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira
Referee: Ryuji Sato
8 November 2020 (2020-11-08) 28 Yokohama FC 2–1 Vissel Kobe Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama
TBD JST
Report
Stadium: NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium
Referee: Takuto Okabe
Note: rescheduled due to Kobe's later AFC Champions League commitments.
11 November 2020 (2020-11-11) 32 Gamba Osaka 1–0 Vissel Kobe Suita
17:00 JST
Report Stadium: Panasonic Stadium
Referee: Jumpei Iida
Note: rescheduled due to Kobe's later AFC Champions League commitments.
14 November 2020 (2020-11-14) 27 Vissel Kobe 0–2 Shonan Bellmare Hyōgo-ku, Kobe
TBD JST Report
Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Referee: Masuya Ueda
18 November 2020 (2020-11-18) 31 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Urawa Red Diamonds Hyōgo-ku, Kobe
16:00 JST Report
Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Referee: Yoshiro Imamura
Note: rescheduled due to Kobe's later AFC Champions League commitments.
19 December 2020 (2020-12-19) 34 FC Tokyo 1–0 Vissel Kobe Chōfu, Tokyo
TBD JST
Report Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium
Referee: Yusuke Araki

J.League Cup

Main article: 2020 J.League Cup
2 September 2020 (2020-09-02) Quarter-final Vissel Kobe 0–6 Kawasaki Frontale Kobe, Hyogo
19:03 JST Report Kobayashi 7' 13'
Saito 21'
Ienaga 46'
Wakizaka 72'
Miyashiro 87'		 Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 3,925
Referee: Yusuke Araki

Japanese Super Cup

Main article: 2020 Japanese Super Cup
8 February 2020 (2020-02-08) Final Yokohama F. Marinos 3–3 Vissel Kobe Saitama
13:35 JST
Report
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 51,397
Referee: Yoshiro Imamura
Penalties

AFC Champions League

Main article: 2020 AFC Champions League

Group stage

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VIS SUW GZE JDT
1 Japan Vissel Kobe 4 2 0 2 4 5 −1 6 Round of 16 — 0–2 0–2 5–1
2 South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings 4 1 2 1 3 2 +1 5 0–1 — 0–0 25 Nov
3 China Guangzhou Evergrande 4 1 2 1 4 4 0 5 1–3 1–1 — 4 Dec
4 Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew[b] 1 Dec 2–1 19 Nov —
Source: AFC
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Match played behind closed doors
  2. ^ Johor Darul Ta'zim were unable to travel to Qatar to play the final four matches of the group stage due to the COVID-19 pandemic travel restrictions after they were denied permission to travel by the Malaysian government.[8] They were considered to have withdrawn from the competition, and all previous matches played by them shall be considered "null and void" and would not be considered in determining the final group rankings.[9]

Matches

12 February 2020 (2020-02-12) Vissel Kobe Japan Voided
(5–1)		 Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim Noevir Stadium Kobe, Kobe
19:00 UTC+9
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 7,256
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
19 February 2020 (2020-02-19) Suwon Samsung Bluewings South Korea 0–1 Vissel Kobe Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
19:30 UTC+9 Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 17,372
Referee: Mohanad Qassim (Iraq)
25 November 2020 (2020-11-25)[note 1] Guangzhou Evergrande China 1–3 Japan Vissel Kobe Khalifa International Stadium, Doha
13:00 UTC+3
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
28 November 2020 (2020-11-28)[note 1] Vissel Kobe Japan 0–2 China Guangzhou Evergrande Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah
13:00 UTC+3 Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
1 December 2020 (2020-12-01) Johor Darul Ta'zim Malaysia Cancelled Japan Vissel Kobe Khalifa International Stadium, Doha
16:00 UTC+3 Live Report
Stats Report
4 December 2020 (2020-12-04) Vissel Kobe Japan 0–2 South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings Khalifa International Stadium, Doha
16:00 UTC+3 Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)

Knockout stage

7 December 2020 (2020-12-07) Round of 16 Vissel Kobe Japan 2–0 China Shanghai SIPG Khalifa International Stadium, Doha
13:00 UTC+3
Live Report
Stats Report		 Attendance: 0
Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)
10 December 2020 (2020-12-10) Quarter-final Vissel Kobe Japan 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(7–6 p)		 South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah
17:00 UTC+3
Live Report
Stats Report
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)
Penalties
13 December 2020 (2020-12-13) Semi-final Ulsan Hyundai South Korea 2–1 (a.e.t.) Japan Vissel Kobe Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha[note 2]
13:00 UTC+3
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

Statistics

Goal scorers

Rank No. Pos. Player J.League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Japanese Super Cup AFC Champions League Total
1 11 FW Japan Kyogo Furuhashi 12 0 0 1 4 17
2 49 FW Brazil Douglas 7 0 0 1 2 9
3 5 MF Japan Hotaru Yamaguchi 6 0 0 1 1 8
4 14 MF Spain Andrés Iniesta 4 0 0 0 2 6
5 9 FW Japan Noriaki Fujimoto 5 0 0 0 0 5
27 MF Japan Yuta Goke 5 0 0 0 0 5
7 13 FW Japan Keijiro Ogawa 1 0 0 0 3 4
8 33 DF Brazil Dankler 3 0 0 0 0 3
9 21 FW Japan Junya Tanaka 2 0 0 0 0 2
22 DF Japan Daigo Nishi 1 0 0 0 1 2
11 14 MF Japan Takuya Yasui 1 0 0 0 0 1
24 DF Japan Gōtoku Sakai 1 0 0 0 0 1
41 FW Japan Yutaro Oda 1 0 0 0 0 1
Own goals 1 0 0 0 0 1
Total 50 0 0 3 13 66

Last updated: 13 December 2020.
Source: Competitions

Clean sheets

Rank No. Pos. Player J.League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Japanese Super Cup AFC Champions League Total
1 18 GK Japan Hiroki Iikura 4 0 0 0 2 6
Total 4 0 0 0 2 6

Last updated: 10 December 2020.
Source: Competitions

Notes

  1. ^ a b The AFC announced on 29 January 2020 that the group stage matches which Chinese teams were supposed to host on matchdays 1, 2, and 3 would be switched with the corresponding away matches due to the COVID-19 pandemic in China.[10][11] Later, the order of matches between Beijing FC and Melbourne Victory, Guangzhou Evergrande and Vissel Kobe, and Shanghai SIPG and Yokohama F. Marinos, were switched from the revised schedule.[12]
  2. ^ The semi-final of the East Region was originally scheduled to be played at Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah, but was moved to Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, to ensure optimum pitch conditions for the semi-final and the final.[13]

References

  1. ^ "2020シーズン「トップチームメンバーおよび選手背番号」決定のお知らせ" (Press release) (in Japanese). ヴィッセル神戸. 2020-01-21. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  2. ^ "Former Japan midfielder Atsuhiro Miura named Vissel Kobe boss". Kyodo News. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Vissel Kobe - Data - 2020". JLeague. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Number of visitors by J1 league club". J-League (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Vissel Kobe claim first ever title with 2-0 victory over Kashima at the Emperor's Cup JFA 99th Japan Football Championship". JFA. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Vissel Kobe seal debut ACL appearance with Emperor's Cup win". AFC. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  7. ^ "VISSEL KOBE OFFICIAL WEB SITE : Squad details". vissel-kobe.co.jp. Archived from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Johor Darul Ta'zim forced out of Asian Champions League after Malaysia refuses to lift travel restrictions". ESPN. 11 November 2020.
  9. ^ "Latest update on AFC Champions League 2020". Asian Football Confederation. 13 November 2020.
  10. ^ "AFC Statement on AFC Champions League Group Stage matches". AFC. 29 January 2020.
  11. ^ "亚足联正式确认亚冠主客对调 中超球队开局三连客" (in Chinese). Sina Sports. 29 January 2020.
  12. ^ "亚冠赛程再次调整：恒大国安上港各一场主客对调" (in Chinese). Sina Sports. 16 February 2020.
  13. ^ "AFC Champions League (East) Semi-final moved to Jassim bin Hamad Stadium". AFC. 11 December 2020.

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