# 2019 Vissel Kobe season

The 2019 Vissel Kobe season was Vissel Kobe's sixth consecutive season in the J1 League following promotion to the top flight in 2013 and their 21st J1 League season overall. The club also participated in the 2019 Emperor's Cup, the 2019 J.League Cup. Vissel Kobe defeated Kashima Antlers in the final of the Emperor's Cup on 1 January 2020, winning a major trophy for the first time in the club's history.

## Squad

    As of 20 August 2019
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 |
| 2 | DF | JPN | Daisuke Nasu |
| 3 | DF | JPN | Hirofumi Watanabe |
| 4 | DF | BEL | Thomas Vermaelen |
| 5 | MF | JPN | Hotaru Yamaguchi |
| 6 | MF | ESP | Sergi Samper |
| 7 | FW | ESP | David Villa |
| 8 | MF | ESP | Andrés Iniesta (Captain) |
| 9 | FW | JPN | Noriaki Fujimoto |
| 10 | FW | GER | Lukas Podolski |
| 13 | FW | JPN | Keijiro Ogawa |
| 16 | FW | JPN | Kyogo Furuhashi |
| 17 | FW | BRA | Wellington |
| 18 | GK | JPN | Hiroki Iikura |
| 19 | DF | JPN | Ryo Hatsuse |
| 20 | MF | JPN | Asahi Masuyama |
| 21 | FW | JPN | Junya Tanaka |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 22 | DF | JPN | Daigo Nishi |
| 24 | DF | JPN | Gōtoku Sakai |
| 25 | DF | JPN | Leo Osaki |
| 27 | MF | JPN | Yuta Goke |
| 28 | GK | JPN | Kenshin Yoshimaru |
| 29 | GK | JPN | Kota Ogi |
| 30 | GK | JPN | Genta Ito |
| 31 | MF | JPN | Yuya Nakasaka |
| 32 | DF | JPN | Wataru Hashimoto |
| 33 | DF | BRA | Dankler |
| 34 | DF | JPN | So Fujitani |
| 35 | MF | JPN | Takuya Yasui |
| 38 | MF | JPN | Daiju Sasaki |
| 39 | DF | JPN | Tetsushi Yamakawa (designated special player) |
| 41 | FW | JPN | Yutaro Oda (Type 2 Player) |
| 42 | MF | JPN | Kakeru Yamauchi (Type 2 Player) |
| 44 | DF | LBN | Joan Oumari |

### 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 FC Machida Zelvia) |
| — | DF | JPN | Daiki Miya (at Mito Hollyhock) |
| — | MF | JPN | Masatoshi Mihara (at Kashiwa Reysol) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | JPN | Tatsuki Noda (at Kataller Toyama) |
| — | FW | JPN | Mike Havenaar (at Bangkok United) |
| — | FW | JPN | Akito Mukai (at FC Imabari) |

## Competitions
### J. League
#### Tables

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 6 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 45 | 29 | +16 | 55 | |
| 7 | Gamba Osaka | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 54 | 48 | +6 | 47 | |
| 8 | Vissel Kobe | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 61 | 59 | +2 | 47 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 9 | Oita Trinita | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 47 | |
| 10 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 54 | 49 | +5 | 46 | |
* ↑ Vissel Kobe qualified for the 2020 AFC Champions League group stage as 2019 Emperor's Cup winners.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 7 December 2019. Source: see below

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | W | W | D | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | D | W | D | W | L | L | L | D | D | W | W | L | W | W | L | L | W | L | W | W | W |
| Position | 16 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 |

### Emperor's Cup
#### Knockout stage
##### Final

    The final was played on 1 January 2020 at the newly-rebuilt National Stadium in Tokyo.

### J.League Cup

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | CER | GRA | TRI | VIS |
| 1 | Cerezo Osaka | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 11 | — | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 2–2 | — | 2–1 | 2–2 |
| 3 | Oita Trinita | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 7 | 2–1 | 2–2 | — | 2–1 |
| 4 | Vissel Kobe | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 5 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | — |