2025 Vissel Kobe season

Vissel Kobe
2025 season
Chairman	Yuki Chifu
Manager	Takayuki Yoshida
Stadium	Noevir Stadium Kobe; Hyōgo-ku, Kōbe, Hyōgo
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2024 2026 →
	All statistics correct as of 23:06, 20 November 2023 (UTC).

The 2025 Vissel Kobe season is their 59th season in existence and the 9th consecutive season in the J1 League, since the club earned promotion back to it on 2013. In addition to the domestic league, in which they are the defending champions, Vissel Kobe are participating in this season's editions of the Japanese Super Cup, Emperor's Cup, the J.League Cup, AFC Champions League Elite and the AFC Champions League Elite.

Squad

Season squad

Squad no.	Name	Position(s)	Date of birth	Last Club
Goalkeepers
1	Daiya Maekawa	GK	(1994-08-09) 9 August 1994 (age 30)	Kansai University
21	Shota Arai	GK	(1988-11-01) 1 November 1988 (age 36)	JEF United Chiba
39	Shioki Takayama	GK	(2001-06-13) 13 June 2001 (age 23)	University of Tsukuba
50	Powell Obinna Obi	GK	(1997-12-18) 18 December 1997 (age 26)	Yokohama F. Marinos
	Richard Monday Ubong	GK	(2005-10-01) 1 October 2005 (age 19)	Fukuchiyama Seibi High School
Defenders
3	Matheus Thuler	CB	(1999-03-10) 10 March 1999 (age 25)	Montpellier HSC
4	Tetsushi Yamakawa	CB	(1997-10-01) 1 October 1997 (age 27)	University of Tsukuba
15	Yuki Honda	LB	(1991-01-02) 2 January 1991 (age 33)	Kyoto Sanga FC
19	Ryo Hatsuse	LB	(1997-07-10) 10 July 1997 (age 27)	Avispa Fukuoka
23	Rikuto Hirose	RB	(1995-09-23) 23 September 1995 (age 29)	Kashima Antlers
24	Gōtoku Sakai	RB / LB	(1991-03-14) 14 March 1991 (age 33)	Hamburger SV
33	Justin Homma	RB	(2005-08-26) 26 August 2005 (age 19)	Youth Team
37	Shogo Terasaka	CB	(2004-06-06) 6 June 2004 (age 20)	FC Ryukyu
55	Takuya Iwanami	CB	(1994-06-18) 18 June 1994 (age 30)	Urawa Red Diamonds
81	Ryuho Kikuchi	CB	(1996-12-09) 9 December 1996 (age 28)	Renofa Yamaguchi
Midfielders
2	Nanasei Iino	RB / RM	(1996-10-02) 2 October 1996 (age 28)	Sagan Tosu
6	Takahiro Ogihara	DM / CM	(1991-10-05) 5 October 1991 (age 33)	Yokohama F. Marinos
7	Yosuke Ideguchi	CM	(1996-08-23) 23 August 1996 (age 28)	Avispa Fukuoka
14	Koya Yuruki	LM / RM	(1995-07-03) 3 July 1995 (age 29)	Urawa Red Diamonds
16	Mitsuki Saito	DM / CM	(1999-01-10) 10 January 1999 (age 25)	Gamba Osaka
17	Tatsunori Sakurai	DM	(2002-07-26) 26 July 2002 (age 22)	Tokushima Vortis
18	Haruya Ide	RW / LW	(1994-03-25) 25 March 1994 (age 30)	Tokyo Verdy
22	Daiju Sasaki	AM / SS	(1999-09-17) 17 September 1999 (age 25)	Palmeiras
25	Yuya Kuwasaki	DM	(1998-05-15) 15 May 1998 (age 26)	V-Varen Nagasaki
30	Kakeru Yamauchi	MF	(2002-01-06) 6 January 2002 (age 22)	University of Tsukuba
38	Juzo Ura	RM / RW	(2004-05-21) 21 May 2004 (age 20)	Fukuoka High School
44	Mitsuki Hidaka	CM	(2003-05-11) 11 May 2003 (age 21)	CD Atlético Paso
52	Kento Hamasaki	CM	(2007-06-16) 16 June 2007 (age 17)	Youth Team
88	Ryota Morioka	CM	(1991-04-12) 12 April 1991 (age 33)	Cerezo Osaka
96	Hotaru Yamaguchi (c)	CM / DM	(1990-10-06) 6 October 1990 (age 34)	Charleroi
Forwards
9	Taisei Miyashiro	RW / FW	(2000-05-26) 26 May 2000 (age 24)	Kawasaki Frontale
10	Yuya Osako	FW	(1990-05-18) 18 May 1990 (age 34)	Werder Bremen
11	Yoshinori Muto	FW	(1992-07-15) 15 July 1992 (age 32)	SD Eibar
26	Jean Patric	RW / LW / AM	(1997-07-14) 14 July 1997 (age 27)	Cerezo Osaka
Players left on loan during mid-season

Last updated: 17 January 2024.
Source: Vissel Kobe website

Friendly

Pre-season

Transfers

Pre-season

In

Transfers in

Position	Player	Transferred from	Fee
GK	Richard Monday Ubong	Fukuchiyama Seibi High School	Free ^[1]

Loan in

Position	Player	Transferred from	Fee

Loan return (In)

Position	Player	Transferred from	Fee
GK	Yuya Tsuboi	Júbilo Iwata	End of loan
DF	Justin Homma	Vissel Kobe	End of loan ^[2]
DF	Shogo Terasaka	FC Gifu	End of loan
DF	Yusei Ozaki	Ehime FC	End of loan
MF	Juzo Ura	Ehime FC	End of loan
MF	Tatsunori Sakurai	Mito HollyHock	End of loan ^[3]
MF	Toya Izumi	Omiya Ardija	End of loan ^[4]
MF	Shuto Adachi	Iwate Grulla Morioka	End of loan

Out

Transfers out

Position	Player	Transferred to	Fee
MF	Yuya Nakasaka		Free ^[5]

Loan out

Position	Player	Transferred to	Fee

Loan return (out)

Position	Player	Transferred to	Fee

Mid-season

In

Transfers in

Position	Player	Transferred from	Fee

Loan in

Position	Player	Transferred from	Fee

Loan return

Position	Player	Transferred from	Fee

Out

Transfers out

Position	Player	Transferred to	Fee

Loan out

Position	Player	Transferred from	Fee

Competitions

J1 League

Template:2025 J1 League table

Matches

15/16 February 1	Vissel Kobe	–	Urawa Red Diamonds	Kobe
				Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe

22/23 February 2	Nagoya Grampus	–	Vissel Kobe	Toyota
				Stadium: Toyota Stadium

26 February 3	Vissel Kobe	–	Kyoto Sanga	Kobe
				Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe

1/2 March 4	Vissel Kobe	–	Avispa Fukuoka	Kobe
				Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe

8/9 March 5	Vissel Kobe	–	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Kobe
				Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe

15/16 March 6	Shonan Bellmare	–	Vissel Kobe	Hiratsuka
				Stadium: Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka

29/30 March 7	Kashima Antlers	–	Vissel Kobe	Tokyo
				Stadium: Japan National Stadium

2 April 8	Yokohama FC	–	Vissel Kobe	Yokohama
				Stadium: Mitsuzawa Stadium

5/6 April 9	Vissel Kobe	–	Albirex Niigata	Kobe
				Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe

12/13 April 10	Tokyo Verdy	–	Vissel Kobe	Chōfu
				Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium

19/20 April 11	Vissel Kobe	–	Machida Zelvia	Kobe
				Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe

25/26 April 12	Vissel Kobe	–	Kawasaki Frontale	Kobe
				Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe

29 April / 21 May 13	Yokohama F. Marinos	–	Vissel Kobe	Yokohama
				Stadium: Nissan Stadium

3 May 14	Vissel Kobe	–	Fagiano Okayama	Kobe
				Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe

6/7 May 15	Vissel Kobe	–	Cerezo Osaka	Kobe
				Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe

10/11 May 16	FC Tokyo	–	Vissel Kobe	Chōfu
				Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium

17 May 17	Vissel Kobe	–	Gamba Osaka	Kobe
				Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe

24/25 May 18	Shimizu S-Pulse	–	Vissel Kobe	Shizuoka
				Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira

31 May 19	Kashiwa Reysol	–	Vissel Kobe	Chiba
				Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium

14/15 June 20	Vissel Kobe	–	Nagoya Grampus	Kobe
				Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe

21/22 June 21	Kawasaki Frontale	–	Vissel Kobe	Kawasaki
				Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium

28 June 22	Avispa Fukuoka	–	Vissel Kobe	Fukuoka
				Stadium: Best Denki Stadium

5 July 23	Vissel Kobe	–	Shonan Bellmare	Kobe
				Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe

19/20/21 July 24	Fagiano Okayama	–	Vissel Kobe	Okayama
				Stadium: City Light Stadium

9/10 August 25	Machida Zelvia	–	Vissel Kobe	Tokyo
				Stadium: Japan National Stadium

16/17 August 26	Vissel Kobe	–	Yokohama FC	Kobe
				Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe

23/24 August 27	Cerezo Osaka	–	Vissel Kobe	Osaka
				Stadium: Yodoko Sakura Stadium

30/31 August 28	Vissel Kobe	–	Yokohama F. Marinos	Kobe
				Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe

13/14/15 September 29	Vissel Kobe	–	Kashiwa Reysol	Kobe
				Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe

20 September 30	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	–	Vissel Kobe	Kawasaki
				Stadium: Uvance Todoroki Stadium by Fujitsu

23 September 31	Vissel Kobe	–	Tokyo Verdy	Kobe
				Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe

27/28 September 32	Vissel Kobe	–	Shimizu S-Pulse	Kobe
				Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe

4 October 33	Urawa Red Diamonds	–	Vissel Kobe	Saitama
				Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002

18/19 October 34	Vissel Kobe	–	Kashima Antlers	Kobe
				Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe

25/26 October 35	Albirex Niigata	–	Vissel Kobe	Niigata
				Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium

8/9 November 36	Gamba Osaka	–	Vissel Kobe	Osaka
				Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium

30 November 37	Vissel Kobe	–	FC Tokyo	Kobe
				Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe

6 December 38	Kyoto Sanga	–	Vissel Kobe	Kyoto
				Stadium: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera

J.League Cup

Emperor's Cup

Super Cup

8 February	Vissel Kobe	–	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Japan National Stadium
13:35 JST		Report

AFC Champions League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Yokohama F. Marinos	6	4	1	1	20	9	+11	13	Advance to round of 16
2	Gwangju	6	4	1	1	13	7	+6	13
3	Vissel Kobe	6	4	1	1	10	6	+4	13
4	Kawasaki Frontale	6	4	0	2	11	4	+7	12
5	Pohang Steelers	6	3	0	3	11	10	+1	9

Updated to match(es) played on 4 December 2024. Source: Asian Football Confederation
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) penalty shoot-out if only two teams remain tied and played each other on the final matchday 6) fair play ranking; 7) drawing of lots

Group stage

11 February 2025 Matchday 7	Vissel Kobe	v	Shanghai Port	Kobe, Japan
				Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe

18 February 2025 Matchday 8	Shanghai Shenhua	v	Vissel Kobe	Shanghai, China
				Stadium: Shanghai Stadium

AFC Champions League

Template:2025–26 AFC Champions League Elite league stage tables

Team statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 8 Dec 2024

No.	Pos.	Player	J1 League		J.League Cup		Emperor's Cup		Super Cup		2024/2025 AFC Champions League Elite		2025/2026 AFC Champions League Elite		Total
No.	Pos.	Player	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals
1	GK	Daiya Maekawa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF	Nanasei Iino	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF	Matheus Thuler	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF	Tetsushi Yamakawa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	MF	Takahiro Ogihara	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	MF	Yosuke Ideguchi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW	Taisei Miyashiro	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	FW	Yuya Osako	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	FW	Yoshinori Muto	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF	Koya Yuruki	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	DF	Yuki Honda	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	MF	Mitsuki Saito	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	MF	Tatsunori Sakurai	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	MF	Haruya Ide	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	DF	Ryo Hatsuse	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	GK	Shota Arai	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	MF	Daiju Sasaki	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	DF	Rikuto Hirose	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	DF	Gōtoku Sakai	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	MF	Yuya Kuwasaki	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	FW	Jean Patric	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	MF	Kakeru Yamauchi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	DF	Justin Homma	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	FW	Niina Tominaga	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	DF	Shogo Terasaka	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
38	MF	Juzo Ura	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
39	GK	Shioki Takayama	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
44	MF	Mitsuki Hidaka	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
50	GK	Powell Obinna Obi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
52	MF	Kento Hamasaki	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
55	DF	Takuya Iwanami	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
81	DF	Ryuho Kikuchi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
88	MF	Ryota Morioka	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
96	MF	Hotaru Yamaguchi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

References

^ "Goalkeeper Ubong Richard Monday joins us from Fukuchiyama Seibi High School".
^ "本間ジャスティン選手育成型期限付き移籍加入のお知らせ" [Announcement of the signing of Justin Homma on a development-type temporary transfer]. www.f-marinos.com (in Japanese). 23 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
^ "櫻井辰徳選手ヴィッセル神戸より育成型期限付き移籍加入のお知らせ". 水戸ホーリーホック公式サイト (in Japanese). 2024-07-02. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
^ "泉柊椰選手ヴィッセル神戸より育成型期限付き移籍加入のお知らせ" (Press release) (in Japanese). 大宮アルディージャ. 2023-12-27. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
^ "MF中坂勇哉選手契約満了のお知らせ".

External links

Official website

Template:2025 in Japanese football

[1] "Goalkeeper Ubong Richard Monday joins us from Fukuchiyama Seibi High School".

[2] "本間ジャスティン選手育成型期限付き移籍加入のお知らせ" [Announcement of the signing of Justin Homma on a development-type temporary transfer]. www.f-marinos.com (in Japanese). 23 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.

[3] "櫻井辰徳選手ヴィッセル神戸より育成型期限付き移籍加入のお知らせ". 水戸ホーリーホック公式サイト (in Japanese). 2024-07-02. Retrieved 2024-07-03.

[4] "泉柊椰選手ヴィッセル神戸より育成型期限付き移籍加入のお知らせ" (Press release) (in Japanese). 大宮アルディージャ. 2023-12-27. Retrieved 2023-12-29.

[5] "MF中坂勇哉選手契約満了のお知らせ".

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v t e Vissel Kobe
Club	History Players All articles
Stadium	Noevir Stadium Kobe Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium
Honours	Emperor's Cup (2019) Super Cup (2020)
Seasons	1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Sponsors	Rakuten Noevir Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Former stadia	Kobe Central Football Stadium
Training ground	Ibuki no Mori Playing Field