# 2017 Vissel Kobe season

The 2017 Vissel Kobe season was Vissel Kobe's fourth consecutive season in the J1 League and their 19th J1 League season overall. They also took part in the 2017 Emperor's Cup and the 2017 J.League Cup.

## Squad

As of 8 February 2017.
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 | JPN | Kunie Kitamoto |
| 5 | DF | JPN | Takuya Iwanami |
| 6 | DF | JPN | Shunki Takahashi |
| 7 | MF | BRA | Nílton |
| 8 | MF | BRA | Wescley |
| 11 | FW | BRA | Leandro |
| 13 | FW | JPN | Keijiro Ogawa |
| 14 | MF | JPN | Naoyuki Fujita |
| 15 | MF | JPN | Seigo Kobayashi |
| 16 | MF | JPN | Hideto Takahashi |
| 17 | FW | JPN | Hideo Tanaka |
| 18 | GK | KOR | Kim Seung-gyu |
| 19 | FW | JPN | Kazuma Watanabe |
| 21 | FW | JPN | Junya Tanaka |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 22 | DF | JPN | Wataru Hashimoto |
| 23 | MF | JPN | Yoshiki Matsushita |
| 24 | MF | JPN | Masatoshi Mihara |
| 25 | DF | JPN | Junya Higashi |
| 26 | DF | JPN | Shinji Yamaguchi |
| 28 | GK | JPN | Kenshin Yoshimaru |
| 29 | MF | JPN | Kotaro Omori |
| 30 | GK | JPN | Kenta Tokushige |
| 31 | MF | JPN | Yuya Nakasaka |
| 33 | FW | JPN | Shuhei Otsuki |
| 34 | DF | JPN | So Fujitani |
| 35 | MF | JPN | Takuya Yasui |
| 36 | MF | JPN | Tatsuki Noda |
| 37 | FW | JPN | Akito Mukai |
| 39 | DF | JPN | Masahiko Inoha |
| — | FW | GER | Lukas Podolski |

### 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 |
| — | MF | JPN | Ryosuke Maeda (at Oita Trinita) |
| — | MF | JPN | Asahi Masuyama (at Yokohama FC) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | JPN | Ryo Matsumura (at Tokushima Vortis) |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 7 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 64 | 54 | +10 | 49 |
| 8 | Sagan Tosu | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 41 | 44 | −3 | 47 |
| 9 | Vissel Kobe | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 44 |
| 10 | Gamba Osaka | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 43 |
| 11 | Consadole Sapporo | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 43 |

#### Results

| Match | Date | Team | Score | Team | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | 2017.02.25 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 0-1 | Vissel Kobe | IAI Stadium Nihondaira | 17,861 |
| 2 | 2017.03.04 | Vissel Kobe | 2-1 | Albirex Niigata | Noevir Stadium Kobe | 25,278 |
| 3 | 2017.03.11 | Vegalta Sendai | 0-2 | Vissel Kobe | Yurtec Stadium Sendai | 14,369 |
| 4 | 2017.03.18 | Vissel Kobe | 1-0 | Júbilo Iwata | Noevir Stadium Kobe | 17,027 |
| 5 | 2017.04.01 | Vissel Kobe | 1-3 | Urawa Reds | Noevir Stadium Kobe | 18,889 |
| 6 | 2017.04.08 | Omiya Ardija | 0-2 | Vissel Kobe | NACK5 Stadium Omiya | 9,598 |
| 7 | 2017.04.16 | Vissel Kobe | 1-2 | Kashiwa Reysol | Noevir Stadium Kobe | 14,377 |
| 8 | 2017.04.22 | Sagan Tosu | 1-0 | Vissel Kobe | Best Amenity Stadium | 11,088 |
| 9 | 2017.04.30 | Vissel Kobe | 0-1 | Ventforet Kofu | Noevir Stadium Kobe | 14,662 |
| 10 | 2017.05.06 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1-1 | Vissel Kobe | Edion Stadium Hiroshima | 13,421 |
| 11 | 2017.05.14 | Kashima Antlers | 1-2 | Vissel Kobe | Kashima Soccer Stadium | 18,626 |
| 12 | 2017.05.20 | Vissel Kobe | 1-1 | FC Tokyo | Noevir Stadium Kobe | 24,814 |
| 13 | 2017.05.28 | Vissel Kobe | 1-2 | Cerezo Osaka | Noevir Stadium Kobe | 20,391 |
| 14 | 2017.06.04 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 1-2 | Vissel Kobe | Sapporo Dome | 12,644 |
| 15 | 2017.06.17 | Vissel Kobe | 0-1 | Gamba Osaka | Noevir Stadium Kobe | 24,522 |
| 16 | 2017.06.25 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 2-0 | Vissel Kobe | Nissan Stadium | 16,673 |
| 17 | 2017.07.01 | Kawasaki Frontale | 5-0 | Vissel Kobe | Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium | 19,991 |
| 18 | 2017.07.08 | Vissel Kobe | 3-0 | Vegalta Sendai | Noevir Stadium Kobe | 19,207 |
| 19 | 2017.07.29 | Vissel Kobe | 3-1 | Omiya Ardija | Noevir Stadium Kobe | 19,415 |
| 20 | 2017.08.05 | Kashiwa Reysol | 3-1 | Vissel Kobe | Hitachi Kashiwa Stadium | 13,284 |
| 21 | 2017.08.09 | Vissel Kobe | 1-2 | Kashima Antlers | Noevir Stadium Kobe | 19,039 |
| 22 | 2017.08.13 | FC Tokyo | 1-0 | Vissel Kobe | Ajinomoto Stadium | 30,642 |
| 23 | 2017.08.20 | Vissel Kobe | 0-0 | Yokohama F. Marinos | Noevir Stadium Kobe | 19,987 |
| 24 | 2017.08.26 | Júbilo Iwata | 2-1 | Vissel Kobe | Yamaha Stadium | 14,539 |
| 25 | 2017.09.09 | Gamba Osaka | 1-2 | Vissel Kobe | Suita City Football Stadium | 31,775 |
| 26 | 2017.09.16 | Vissel Kobe | 2-0 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium | 7,911 |
| 27 | 2017.09.23 | Vissel Kobe | 0-0 | Kawasaki Frontale | Noevir Stadium Kobe | 18,111 |
| 28 | 2017.09.30 | Albirex Niigata | 0-2 | Vissel Kobe | Denka Big Swan Stadium | 21,709 |
| 29 | 2017.10.14 | Urawa Reds | 1-1 | Vissel Kobe | Saitama Stadium 2002 | 29,931 |
| 30 | 2017.10.21 | Vissel Kobe | 1-2 | Sagan Tosu | Noevir Stadium Kobe | 17,016 |
| 31 | 2017.10.29 | Ventforet Kofu | 2-3 | Vissel Kobe | Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium | 4,692 |
| 32 | 2017.11.18 | Vissel Kobe | 1-2 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium | 12,805 |
| 33 | 2017.11.26 | Cerezo Osaka | 3-1 | Vissel Kobe | Yanmar Stadium Nagai | 29,918 |
| 34 | 2017.12.02 | Vissel Kobe | 1-3 | Shimizu S-Pulse | Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium | 17,174 |

### J.League Cup
#### Group stage

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Vissel Kobe | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 15 |
| Cerezo Osaka | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 14 |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 10 |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 9 |
| Ventforet Kofu | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 5 |
| Sagan Tosu | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 5 |
| Albirex Niigata | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 1 |