Gamba Osaka U-23

Gamba Osaka U-23

Full name	Gamba Osaka Under-23
Founded	2016
Dissolved	2020
Ground	Panasonic Stadium Suita Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
Capacity	39,694 21,000
Owner	Panasonic
Chairman	Takashi Yamauchi
Manager	Hitoshi Morishita
League	J3 League
2020	14th
Website	http://www.gamba-osaka.net
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Gamba Osaka Under−23 was a Japanese football team based in Suita, Osaka. It was the reserve team of Gamba Osaka and played in J3 League which they have done since their entry to the league at the beginning of the 2016 season. They played the majority of their home games at Panasonic Stadium Suita with some played at Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium.

History

Gamba joined J3 League in 2016 along with the reserve teams of neighbours Cerezo Osaka and also FC Tokyo. None of these clubs are eligible for promotion to J2 League additionally they can only name 3 outfield players over the age of 23 in any one match. Gamba played their first J3 game on 13 March 2016, a 0–0 draw at home to YSCC Yokohama in front of 3,359 spectators.

League record

Season	Division	Tier	Teams	Pos.	GP	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Attendance/G	Top scorer
2016	J3	3	16	9th	30	10	8	12	42	41	1	38	2,401	Ritsu Doan 10
2017			17	16th	32	7	5	20	31	65	-34	26	1,226	Kazunari Ichimi 8
2018			17	6th	32	13	8	11	53	43	10	47	1,382	Kazunari Ichimi 8
2019			18	17th	34	9	8	17	54	55	-1	35	1,263	Shoji Toyama 10
2020 †			18	14th	34	9	8	17	43	55	-12	35	595	Shoji Toyama 10

Key

• Pos. = Position in league; GP = Games played; W = Games won; D = Games drawn; L = Games lost; F = Goals scored; A = Goals conceded; GD = Goals difference; Pts = Points gained
• Attendance/G = Average league home attendance
• † 2020 season attendance reduced by COVID-19 worldwide pandemic.

Coaching staff

The Coaching Staff for the 2020 J3 League season;

Position	Staff
Manager	Hitoshi Morishita
Goalkeeper Coach	Tomoyuki Sano
Coach	Yuji Miyahara

Current squad

As of 12 July 2020

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	MF	JPN	Yuya Fukuda
15	MF	JPN	Yosuke Ideguchi
20	MF	JPN	Daisuke Takagi
23	MF	JPN	Mizuki Ichimaru
24	DF	JPN	Keisuke Kurokawa
26	MF	JPN	Kohei Okuno
27	DF	JPN	Ryu Takao
28	DF	PHI	Jefferson Tabinas
29	MF	JPN	Yuki Yamamoto
30	FW	JPN	Dai Tsukamoto
31	GK	JPN	Haruki Saruta
32	MF	JPN	Ren Shibamoto
34	FW	JPN	Shuhei Kawasaki
35	DF	JPN	Tatsuya Yamaguchi

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
36	FW	JPN	Riku Matsuda
37	FW	JPN	Haruto Shirai
38	FW	JPN	Shoji Toyama
40	DF	KOR	Shin Won-ho
41	GK	JPN	Naoki Yoshikawa
42	DF	JPN	Daisuke Takagi *
43	MF	JPN	Ko Ise
44	MF	JPN	Ryusei Sugano
45	DF	JPN	Keishi Murakami
46	DF	JPN	Hayate Toma
47	MF	JPN	Motonobu Ogino
48	MF	JPN	Kanta Nagakawa
49	DF	JPN	Shinri Ono
50	GK	KOR	Lee Yun-oh

* = Overage player

External links

• Official website (in Japanese and English)