2020 Vissel Kobe season

The 2020 Vissel Kobe season is 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. They will also take part in the Emperor's Cup, 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.[3][4]

Vissel Kobe
2020 season
ChairmanKatsuhiro Shimizu
ManagerThorsten Fink[1]
GroundNoevir Stadium Kobe
Kobe, Japan
(Capacity: 30,134)
J1 League10th
Emperor's CupPreseason
J. League CupKnockout stage
Japanese Super CupWinners
AFC Champions LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Kyogo Furuhashi (4)
All:
Kyogo Furuhashi (7)
Highest home attendance25,059 (vs. Yokohama, 23 February 2020, J1 League)[2]
Average home league attendance25,059

Squad
As of 13 April 2020[5]

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  JPN Daiya Maekawa
3 DF  JPN Hirofumi Watanabe
4 DF  BEL Thomas Vermaelen
5 MF  JPN Hotaru Yamaguchi (vice-captain)
6 MF  ESP Sergi Samper
8 MF  ESP Andrés Iniesta (captain)
9 FW  JPN Noriaki Fujimoto
11 FW  JPN Kyogo Furuhashi
13 FW  JPN Keijiro Ogawa
14 MF  JPN Takuya Yasui
17 DF  JPN Ryuho Kikuchi
18 GK  JPN Hiroki Iikura
19 DF  JPN Ryo Hatsuse
21 FW  JPN Junya Tanaka
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 DF  JPN Daigo Nishi (vice-captain)
23 DF  JPN Tetsushi Yamakawa
24 DF  JPN Gōtoku Sakai
25 DF  JPN Leo Osaki
27 MF  JPN Yuta Goke
28 GK  JPN Kenshin Yoshimaru
30 GK  JPN Genta Ito
31 MF  JPN Yuya Nakasaka
33 DF  BRA Dankler
38 MF  JPN Daiju Sasaki
41 FW  JPN Yutaro Oda
44 DF  JPN So Fujitani
49 FW  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  JPN Yuki Kobayashi (at Yokohama FC)
— FW  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
7 Kashiwa Reysol 10 5 1 4 21 16 +5 16
8 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 9 4 1 4 11 6 +5 13
9 Vissel Kobe 10 3 4 3 12 14 −2 13
10 Consadole Sapporo 10 3 3 4 16 21 −5 12
11 Kashima Antlers 10 3 2 5 15 16 −1 11
Updated to match(es) played on 16 August 2020. 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
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
9 3 3 3 10 12  −2 12 1 1 3 5 9  −4 2 2 0 5 3  +2

Last updated: 8 August 2020.
Source: see below

Results by matchday
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHHAAHAHAH
ResultDLWDWDLWL
Position9151312899910
Updated to match(es) played on 8 August 2020. Source: See Below
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
23 February 2020 (2020-02-23) 1Vissel Kobe1–1YokohamaHyōgo-ku, Kobe
16:03 JST Furuhashi  74' Report Seko  24'
Maguinho  54'		 Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 25,059
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura
4 July 2020 (2020-07-04) 2Vissel Kobe0–3Sanfrecce HiroshimaHyōgo-ku, Kobe
19:33 JST Watanabe  41' Report Nogami  31'
Pereira  35', 81'
Asano  48'
Morishima  67'		 Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto
8 July 2020 (2020-07-08) 3Sagan Tosu0–1Vissel KobeTosu, Saga
19:00 JST Matsuoka  8' Report Douglas  75' Stadium: Ekimae Real Estate Stadium
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara
11 July 2020 (2020-07-11) 4Oita Trinita1–1Vissel KobeŌita
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) 5Vissel Kobe3–1Shimizu S-PulseHyōgo-ku, Kobe
19:00 JST Douglas  20'  54'
Furuhashi  45+2', 65'		 Report Nishizawa  75'
Nakamura  77'
Okazaki  88'		 Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 3,494
Referee: Koei Koya
22 July 2020 (2020-07-22) 6Cerezo Osaka0–0Vissel KobeOsaka
19:30 JST Report Watanabe  45+1'
Nishi  49'		 Stadium: Yanmar Stadium Nagai
Attendance: 4,981
Referee: Masuya Ueda
26 July 2020 (2020-07-26) 7Vissel Kobe0–2Gamba OsakaHyōgo-ku, Kobe
19:00 JST Report Ono  62'
Fukuda  75'
Matsuda  75'
Usami  86'		 Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 4,746
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto
2 August 2020 (2020-08-02) 8Consadole Sapporo2–3Vissel KobeToyohira-ku, Sapporo
14:03 JST Arano  29', 48' Report Yamaguchi  31', 62'
Douglas  45'
Iikura  58'		 Stadium: Sapporo Dome
Attendance: 4,675
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura
8 August 2020 (2020-08-08) 9Vissel Kobe1–2Vegalta SendaiHyōgo-ku, Kobe
15:00 JST Samper  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) 10Kashima AntlersvVissel KobeKashima, Ibaraki
18:30 JST Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
19 August 2020 (2020-08-19) 11Vissel KobevKashiwa ReysolHyōgo-ku, Kobe
19:00 JST Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
23 August 2020 (2020-08-23) 12Urawa Red DiamondsvVissel KobeMidori-ku, Saitama
19:00 JST Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
29 August 2020 (2020-08-29) 13Vissel KobevYokohama F. MarinosHyōgo-ku, Kobe
18:00 JST Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
5 September 2020 (2020-09-05) 14Shonan BellmarevVissel KobeHiratsuka
TBD JST Stadium: Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka
9 September 2020 (2020-09-09) 15Kawasaki FrontalevVissel KobeKawasaki, Kanagawa
TBD JST Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
12 September 2020 (2020-09-12) 16Vissel KobevFC TokyoHyōgo-ku, Kobe
TBD JST Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
19 September 2020 (2020-09-19) 17Nagoya GrampusvVissel KobeToyota, Aichi
TBD JST Stadium: Toyota Stadium
23 September 2020 (2020-09-23) 18Vissel KobevSagan TosuHyōgo-ku, Kobe
TBD JST Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
26 September 2020 (2020-09-26) 19Vissel KobevConsadole SapporoHyōgo-ku, Kobe
TBD JST Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
3 October 2020 (2020-10-03) 20Yokohama F. MarinosvVissel KobeYokohama
TBD JST Stadium: Nissan Stadium
10 October 2020 (2020-10-10) 21Kashiwa ReysolvVissel KobeKashiwa
TBD JST Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium
14 October 2020 (2020-10-14) 22Vissel KobevOita TrinitaHyōgo-ku, Kobe
TBD JST Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
17 October 2020 (2020-10-17) 23Sanfrecce HiroshimavVissel KobeAsaminami-ku, Hiroshima
TBD JST Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima
24 October 2020 (2020-10-24) 24Vissel KobevKawasaki FrontaleHyōgo-ku, Kobe
TBD JST Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
31 October 2020 (2020-10-31) 25Vissel KobevCerezo OsakaHyōgo-ku, Kobe
TBD JST Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
3 November 2020 (2020-11-03) 26Shimizu S-PulsevVissel KobeShimizu-ku, Shizuoka
TBD JST Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira
14 November 2020 (2020-11-14) 27Vissel KobevShonan BellmareHyōgo-ku, Kobe
TBD JST Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
21 November 2020 (2020-11-21) 28Yokohama FCvVissel KobeKanagawa-ku, Yokohama
TBD JST Stadium: NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium
25 November 2020 (2020-11-25) 29Vissel KobevNagoya GrampusHyōgo-ku, Kobe
TBD JST Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
28 November 2020 (2020-11-28) 30Vegalta SendaivVissel KobeSendai
TBD JST Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
5 December 2020 (2020-12-05) 31Vissel KobevUrawa Red DiamondsHyōgo-ku, Kobe
TBD JST Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
12 December 2020 (2020-12-12) 32Gamba OsakavVissel KobeSuita
TBD JST Stadium: Panasonic Stadium
16 December 2020 (2020-12-16) 33Vissel KobevKashima AntlersHyōgo-ku, Kobe
TBD JST Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
19 December 2020 (2020-12-19) 34FC TokyovVissel KobeChōfu, Tokyo
TBD JST Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium

Emperor's Cup
Main article: 2020 Emperor's Cup

J.League Cup
Main article: 2020 J.League Cup

Japanese Super Cup
Main article: 2020 Japanese Super Cup
8 February 2020 (2020-02-08) FinalVissel Kobe3–3Yokohama F. MarinosSaitama
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 JDT GZE SUW
1 Vissel Kobe 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 6 Round of 16 — 5–1 26 Oct 1 Nov
2 Johor Darul Ta'zim 2 1 0 1 3 6 −3 3 29 Oct — 17 Oct 2–1
3 Guangzhou Evergrande 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 Oct 1 Nov — 29 Oct
4 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 0 0–1 23 Oct 20 Oct —
Updated to match(es) played on 3 March 2020. Source: AFC

Matches

12 February 2020 (2020-02-12) Vissel Kobe5–1 Johor Darul Ta'zimNoevir 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 0–1Vissel KobeSuwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
19:30 UTC+9 Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 17,372
Referee: Mohanad Qassim (Iraq)
TBD[note 1] Vissel Kobev Guangzhou EvergrandeNoevir Stadium Kobe, Kobe
Live Report
Stats Report
TBD[note 1] Vissel Kobev Suwon Samsung BluewingsNoevir Stadium Kobe, Kobe
Live Report
Stats Report

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 Kyogo Furuhashi 400127
2 49 FW Douglas 300115
3 5 MF Hotaru Yamaguchi 200103
13 FW Keijiro Ogawa 000033
Total 9003618

Last updated: 1 August 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 Hiroki Iikura 200013
Total 200013

Last updated: 26 July 2020.
Source: Competitions

Notes
  1. 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 coronavirus outbreak in China.[6][7] After the Australian federal government banned foreigners travelling from China, Football Federation Australia told the AFC that Australia could no longer host matches against Chinese teams.[8] The AFC held an emergency meeting on 4 February 2020 to determine plans for the tournament, including but not limited to re-scheduling of matches in the East Region.[9] After the meeting, the AFC decided to postpone matches involving Chinese clubs from the first three match days except for Chiangrai United versus Beijing FC.[10][11] Further changes to the schedule of Chinese clubs were made as per agreement with the opposing teams and AFC.
  1. Match played behind closed doors

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. "Vissel Kobe - Data - 2020". JLeague. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  3. "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.
  4. "Vissel Kobe seal debut ACL appearance with Emperor's Cup win". AFC. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  5. "VISSEL KOBE OFFICIAL WEB SITE : Squad details". vissel-kobe.co.jp. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  6. "AFC Statement on AFC Champions League Group Stage matches". AFC. 29 January 2020.
  7. "亚足联正式确认亚冠主客对调 中超球队开局三连客". Sina Sports. 29 January 2020.
  8. "Sydney, Perth unable to host AFC Champions League fixtures". Special Broadcasting Service. 2 February 2020.
  9. "Meeting on AFC Champions League Group Stage matches to be held". AFC. 2 February 2020.
  10. "Decisions of AFC Emergency Meeting in Kuala Lumpur". AFC. 4 February 2020.
  11. "ACL 2020 Schedule Emergency Meeting Revised Match Dates". AFC. 4 February 2020.
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