# 2016 Vissel Kobe season

2016 Vissel Kobe season.

## Squad

As of 13 February 2016.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | JPN | Yudai Tanaka |
| 3 | DF | JPN | Takahito Soma |
| 4 | DF | JPN | Kunie Kitamoto |
| 5 | DF | JPN | Takuya Iwanami |
| 6 | DF | JPN | Shunki Takahashi |
| 7 | FW | BRA | Pedro Junior |
| 8 | DF | JPN | Shohei Takahashi |
| 9 | FW | JPN | Daisuke Ishizu (on loan from Avispa Fukuoka) |
| 10 | MF | BRA | Nílton |
| 11 | FW | BRA | Leandro |
| 13 | FW | JPN | Keijiro Ogawa |
| 14 | MF | JPN | Naoyuki Fujita |
| 15 | MF | JPN | Seigo Kobayashi |
| 17 | FW | JPN | Hideo Tanaka |
| 18 | GK | KOR | Kim Seung-gyu |
| 19 | FW | JPN | Kazuma Watanabe |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | MF | JPN | Asahi Masuyama |
| 21 | GK | JPN | Koki Matsuzawa |
| 22 | GK | JPN | Kaito Yamamoto |
| 23 | MF | JPN | Yoshiki Matsushita |
| 24 | MF | JPN | Masatoshi Mihara |
| 25 | DF | JPN | Junya Higashi |
| 26 | DF | JPN | Shinji Yamaguchi |
| 27 | MF | JPN | Ryo Matsumura |
| 29 | FW | JPN | Yosuke Tashiro |
| 30 | GK | JPN | Kenta Tokushige |
| 31 | MF | JPN | Yuya Nakasaka |
| 32 | MF | JPN | Ryosuke Maeda |
| 33 | DF | JPN | Taisuke Muramatsu |
| 34 | DF | JPN | So Fujitani |
| 39 | DF | JPN | Masahiko Inoha |

### 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 | KOR | Gang Yoon-goo (at Ehime FC) |
| — | MF | JPN | Tomoki Wada (at Incheon United FC) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | JPN | Ryo Matsumura (at Tochigi SC) |

## J1 League
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 5 | Omiya Ardija | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 56 |
| 6 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 58 | 40 | +18 | 55 |
| 7 | Vissel Kobe | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 56 | 43 | +13 | 55 |
| 8 | Kashiwa Reysol | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 54 |
| 9 | FC Tokyo | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 52 |

### Match details

J1 League match details :
| Match | Date | Team | Score | Team | Venue | Attendance |
| 1–1 | 2016.02.27 | Vissel Kobe | 0–2 | Ventforet Kofu | Noevir Stadium Kobe | 23,862 |
| 1–2 | 2016.03.05 | Vissel Kobe | 6–3 | Albirex Niigata | Noevir Stadium Kobe | 12,487 |
| 1–3 | 2016.03.11 | FC Tokyo | 1–0 | Vissel Kobe | Ajinomoto Stadium | 11,488 |
| 1–4 | 2016.03.19 | Vissel Kobe | 2–1 | Gamba Osaka | Noevir Stadium Kobe | 16,026 |
| 1–5 | 2016.04.02 | Shonan Bellmare | 1–2 | Vissel Kobe | Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka | 8,052 |
| 1–6 | 2016.04.10 | Vissel Kobe | 0–0 | Avispa Fukuoka | Noevir Stadium Kobe | 21,254 |
| 1–8 | 2016.04.24 | Vissel Kobe | 2–2 | Vegalta Sendai | Noevir Stadium Kobe | 12,678 |
| 1–9 | 2016.04.30 | Kashiwa Reysol | 2–0 | Vissel Kobe | Hitachi Kashiwa Stadium | 11,382 |
| 1–10 | 2016.05.04 | Vissel Kobe | 4–1 | Júbilo Iwata | Noevir Stadium Kobe | 17,038 |
| 1–11 | 2016.05.08 | Nagoya Grampus | 0–1 | Vissel Kobe | Toyota Stadium | 15,000 |
| 1–12 | 2016.05.14 | Kawasaki Frontale | 3–1 | Vissel Kobe | Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium | 20,215 |
| 1–13 | 2016.05.21 | Vissel Kobe | 0–1 | Yokohama F. Marinos | Noevir Stadium Kobe | 15,895 |
| 1–14 | 2016.05.29 | Omiya Ardija | 2–2 | Vissel Kobe | NACK5 Stadium Omiya | 12,446 |
| 1–7 | 2016.06.02 | Sagan Tosu | 0–0 | Vissel Kobe | Best Amenity Stadium | 6,499 |
| 1–15 | 2016.06.11 | Vissel Kobe | 1–1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Noevir Stadium Kobe | 14,509 |
| 1–16 | 2016.06.18 | Vissel Kobe | 1–2 | Kashima Antlers | Noevir Stadium Kobe | 18,875 |
| 1–17 | 2016.06.25 | Urawa Reds | 3–1 | Vissel Kobe | Saitama Stadium 2002 | 29,462 |
| 2–1 | 2016.07.02 | Ventforet Kofu | 0–3 | Vissel Kobe | Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium | 7,011 |
| 2–2 | 2016.07.09 | Vissel Kobe | 2–2 | Sagan Tosu | Noevir Stadium Kobe | 13,008 |
| 2–3 | 2016.07.13 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 3–2 | Vissel Kobe | NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium | 7,033 |
| 2–4 | 2016.07.17 | Vissel Kobe | 2–0 | Shonan Bellmare | Noevir Stadium Kobe | 13,076 |
| 2–5 | 2016.07.23 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2–0 | Vissel Kobe | Edion Stadium Hiroshima | 12,310 |
| 2–6 | 2016.07.30 | Vissel Kobe | 1–0 | Omiya Ardija | Noevir Stadium Kobe | 11,212 |
| 2–7 | 2016.08.06 | Albirex Niigata | 1–0 | Vissel Kobe | Denka Big Swan Stadium | 18,467 |
| 2–8 | 2016.08.13 | Vissel Kobe | 4–1 | FC Tokyo | Noevir Stadium Kobe | 13,419 |
| 2–9 | 2016.08.20 | Gamba Osaka | 0–1 | Vissel Kobe | Suita City Football Stadium | 26,520 |
| 2–10 | 2016.08.27 | Vissel Kobe | 2–1 | Urawa Reds | Noevir Stadium Kobe | 14,877 |
| 2–11 | 2016.09.10 | Júbilo Iwata | 3–4 | Vissel Kobe | Yamaha Stadium | 12,314 |
| 2–12 | 2016.09.17 | Vissel Kobe | 1–1 | Kashiwa Reysol | Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium | 22,059 |
| 2–13 | 2016.09.25 | Avispa Fukuoka | 1–4 | Vissel Kobe | Level5 Stadium | 11,155 |
| 2–14 | 2016.10.01 | Vissel Kobe | 3–0 | Kawasaki Frontale | Noevir Stadium Kobe | 25,722 |
| 2–15 | 2016.10.22 | Vegalta Sendai | 3–0 | Vissel Kobe | Yurtec Stadium Sendai | 15,638 |
| 2–16 | 2016.10.29 | Vissel Kobe | 3–0 | Nagoya Grampus | Noevir Stadium Kobe | 23,313 |
| 2–17 | 2016.11.03 | Kashima Antlers | 0–1 | Vissel Kobe | Kashima Soccer Stadium | 15,925 |