# 2013 Gamba Osaka season

The 2013 Gamba Osaka season saw Gamba Osaka compete in J. League Division 2 following their shock relegation the previous year. As such they did not compete in the 2013 J. League Cup, but did participate in the 2013 Emperor's Cup in addition to their 2013 J. League Division 2 fixtures.
Maintaining the bulk of the previous season's squad including Japanese internationals, captain Endō and defenders Akira Kaji and Yasuyuki Konno, Gamba were able to make their stay in J. League 2 a short one and were crowned champions in November 2013 following a season long title race with neighbours Vissel Kobe who had also been relegated along with Gamba the previous year.
Takashi Usami returned to the club in mid-season following a loan-spell in Germany and his goals as well as those from Brazilians Leandro and Adi Rocha saw Gamba finish the season with 87 points and 99 goals to their credit.

## J.League 2 Results

| Round | Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 1 | 3 March 2013 | Kyoto Sanga F.C. | H | 3–3 | Abe 60', Leandro (pen.) 62', Endō (pen.) 90'+3 | 18,041 |
| 2 | 10 March 2013 | V-Varen Nagasaki | A | 3–1 | Hirai 13', 24' Futagawa 35' | 18,153 |
| 3 | 17 March 2013 | Yokohama F.C. | H | 0–0 | | 13,476 |
| 4 | 20 March 2013 | Roasso Kumamoto | A | 2–2 | Leandro 21', Takei 39' | 11,874 |
| 5 | 24 March 2013 | JEF United | H | 1–1 | Kurata 27' | 11,117 |
| 6 | 31 March 2013 | Consadole Sapporo | A | 3–1 | Leandro 43', Ienaga 59', Iwashita 81' | 17,020 |
| 7 | 7 April 2013 | Tokyo Verdy | H | 0–0 | | 10,010 |
| 8 | 14 April 2013 | Montedio Yamagata | A | 1–0 | Iwashita 21' | 17,223 |
| 9 | 17 April 2013 | Matsumoto Yamaga FC | H | 1–0 | Lio (o.g.) 4' | 8,993 |
| 10 | 21 April 2013 | Kataller Toyama | A | 4–0 | Leandro 2', 26', (pen.) 69', Kurata 74' | 13,639 |
| 11 | 28 April 2013 | Gainare Tottori | H | 1–1 | Leandro 75' | 16,803 |
| 12 | 3 May 2013 | F.C. Gifu | H | 2–0 | Abe 23', Hirai 89' | 12,729 |
| 13 | 6 May 2013 | Vissel Kobe | A | 0–2 | | 23,012 |
| 14 | 12 May 2013 | Avispa Fukuoka | A | 3–2 | Leandro 40', 44', Kurata 59' | 14,526 |
| 15 | 19 May 2013 | Thespakusatsu Gunma | H | 5–1 | Paulinho 3', 60, Kurata 27', 61', Leandro 40' | 8,045 |
| 16 | 26 May 2013 | Ehime FC | A | 2–1 | Konno 62', Endō 81' | 10,381 |
| 17 | 1 June 2013 | Tochigi SC | H | 3–0 | Leandro 10', 44', Fujiharu 24' | 12,633 |
| 18 | 8 June 2013 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | A | 1–0 | Kurata 5' | 7,207 |
| 19 | 15 June 2013 | Mito HollyHock | A | 2–0 | Leandro 10', Okazaki 87' | 10,025 |
| 20 | 22 June 2013 | Fagiano Okayama | H | 1–1 | Kurata 40' | 15,151 |
| 21 | 29 June 2013 | Tokushima Vortis | H | 2–0 | Paulinho 32', Hirai 38' | 13,708 |
| 22 | 3 July 2013 | F.C. Gifu | A | 8–2 | Paulinho 2', 58' Futagawa 8', 27', Abe 45'+2, Konno 51', 63', Kawanishi 69' | 11,719 |
| 23 | 7 July 2013 | JEF United | A | 0–3 | | 15,982 |
| 24 | 14 July 2013 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | H | 1–1 | Okazaki 37' | 9,425 |
| 25 | 20 July 2013 | Vissel Kobe | H | 3–2 | Usami 8', 39', Endō 54' | 18,193 |
| 26 | 27 July 2013 | Tokyo Verdy | A | 3–3 | Adi Rocha 55', Paulinho 64', Endō 73' | 18,705 |
| 27 | 4 August 2013 | Fagiano Okayama | A | 3–2 | Usami 43', Adi Rocha 55', 58' | 18,269 |
| 28 | 11 August 2013 | Avispa Fukuoka | H | 1–0 | Adi Rocha 16' | 13,440 |
| 29 | 18 August 2013 | Consadole Sapporo | H | 3–0 | Nishino 53', Usami 56', Adi Rocha 76' | 12,449 |
| 30 | 21 August 2013 | Gainare Tottori | A | 7–1 | Usami 29', 32', Adi Rocha 40', 52', Uchida 59', Nishino 66', Fujiharu 72' | 10,096 |
| 31 | 25 August 2013 | Yokohama F.C. | A | 2–2 | Usami 29', Fujiharu 67' | 12,490 |
| 32 | 1 September 2013 | V-Varen Nagasaki | H | 1–2 | Fujiharu 59' | 9,895 |
| 33 | 15 September 2013 | Mito HollyHock | H | 5–0 | Usami 19', 79', Abe 49', Kawanishi 67', Futagawa 83' | 6,559 |
| 34 | 22 September 2013 | Matsumoto Yamaga FC | A | 2–2 | Adi Rocha 15', 39' | 17,148 |
| 35 | 29 September 2013 | Ehime FC | H | 0–1 | | 12,671 |
| 36 | 6 October 2013 | Tochigi SC | A | 2–4 | Usami 33', Abe 67' | 10,687 |
| 37 | 20 October 2013 | Kataller Toyama | H | 3–1 | Kurata 30', Nishino 44', Usami 66' | 9,286 |
| 38 | 27 October 2013 | Tokushima Vortis | A | 5–1 | Usami 22', 32', 84', 89', Niwa 73' | 8,897 |
| 39 | 3 November 2013 | Roasso Kumamoto | H | 4–0 | Endō 8', Niwa 11', Usami 41', Sato 86' | 11,402 |
| 40 | 10 November 2013 | Kyoto Sanga F.C. | A | 2–0 | Konno 27', Omori 86' | 15,380 |
| 41 | 17 November 2013 | Montedio Yamagata | H | 3–2 | Usami 15', 68', Nakamura (o.g.) 22' | 13,970 |
| 42 | 24 November 2013 | Thespakusatsu Gunma | A | 1–1 | Usami 54' | 7,810 |

### Final standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Gamba Osaka (C, P) | 42 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 99 | 46 | +53 | 87 | Promotion to 2014 J.League Division 1 |
| 2 | Vissel Kobe (P) | 42 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 78 | 41 | +37 | 83 | Promotion to 2014 J.League Division 1 |
| 3 | Kyoto Sanga | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 68 | 46 | +22 | 70 | Qualification for Promotion Playoffs |
| 4 | Tokushima Vortis (O, P) | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 56 | 51 | +5 | 67 | Qualification for Promotion Playoffs |
| 5 | JEF United Chiba | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 68 | 49 | +19 | 66 | Qualification for Promotion Playoffs |
* ↑ Only teams that meet J1 criteria can participate in promotion playoffs. If one or more teams fail to meet the criteria, only eligible teams that finished 3rd to 6th will participate and no replacement teams will be added.

### Match Day Line-Ups

The following players appeared for Gamba Osaka during 2013 J. League 2:
Player Appearances – 2013 J. League Division 2 :
| Round | Opponent | GK | RB | LB | CB | CB | RM | LM | CM | CM | FW | FW | | | |
| 1 | Kyoto Sanga F.C. | Fujigaya | Konno | Fujiharu | Niwa | Iwashita | Abe | Ienaga | Endō | Myojin | Leandro | Kurata | Futagawa | Paulinho | Hirai |
| 2 | V-Varen Nagasaki | Fujigaya | Konno | Fujiharu | Niwa | Iwashita | Abe | Futagawa | Endō | Myojin | Hirai | Kurata | Paulinho | Takei | |
| 3 | Yokohama F.C. | Fujigaya | Niwa | Fujiharu | Nishino | Iwashita | Abe | Futagawa | Endō | Konno | Leandro | Kurata | Paulinho | Hirai | Kaji |
| 4 | Roasso Kumamoto | Fujigaya | Kaji | Fujiharu | Nishino | Iwashita | Abe | Ienaga | Takei | Myojin | Leandro | Kurata | Futagawa | Kawanishi | |
| 5 | JEF United | Fujigaya | Kaji | Fujiharu | Nishino | Iwashita | Abe | Futagawa | Takei | Myojin | Leandro | Kurata | Paulinho | Okazaki | Ienaga |
| 6 | Consadole Sapporo | Fujigaya | Kaji | Fujiharu | Nishino | Iwashita | Ienaga | Futagawa | Endō | Konno | Leandro | Kurata | Abe | Okazaki | |
| 7 | Tokyo Verdy | Fujigaya | Kaji | Fujiharu | Nishino | Iwashita | Ienaga | Futagawa | Endō | Konno | Leandro | Kurata | Paulinho | Abe | |
| 8 | Montedio Yamagata | Fujigaya | Kaji | Fujiharu | Nishino | Iwashita | Ienaga | Futagawa | Endō | Konno | Leandro | Kurata | Abe | Hirai | Uchida |
| 9 | Matsumoto Yamaga FC | Fujigaya | Kaji | Fujiharu | Nishino | Iwashita | Ienaga | Futagawa | Endō | Uchida | Leandro | Kurata | Paulinho | Abe | Kawanishi |
| 10 | Kataller Toyama | Fujigaya | Kaji | Fujiharu | Nishino | Iwashita | Ienaga | Futagawa | Endō | Konno | Leandro | Kurata | Abe | Kawanishi | Uchida |
| 11 | Gainare Tottori | Fujigaya | Kaji | Fujiharu | Niwa | Iwashita | Ienaga | Futagawa | Endō | Konno | Leandro | Kurata | Abe | Kawanishi | Uchida |
| 12 | F.C. Gifu | Fujigaya | Kaji | Fujiharu | Nishino | Konno | Abe | Ienaga | Endō | Uchida | Leandro | Kurata | Futagawa | Hirai | Okazaki |
| 13 | Vissel Kobe | Fujigaya | Kaji | Fujiharu | Nishino | Konno | Abe | Ienaga | Endō | Uchida | Leandro | Kurata | Oh | Futagawa | Hirai |
| 14 | Avispa Fukuoka | Fujigaya | Kaji | Fujiharu | Nishino | Konno | Futagawa | Kurata | Endō | Uchida | Leandro | Paulinho | Abe | Myojin | Ienaga |
| 15 | Thespakusatsu Gunma | Fujigaya | Kaji | Fujiharu | Nishino | Konno | Futagawa | Kurata | Endō | Uchida | Leandro | Paulinho | Abe | Myojin | Kawanishi |
| 16 | Ehime FC | Fujigaya | Kaji | Fujiharu | Nishino | Konno | Futagawa | Kurata | Endō | Uchida | Leandro | Paulinho | Abe | Myojin | Ienaga |
| 17 | Tochigi SC | Fujigaya | Kaji | Fujiharu | Nishino | Niwa | Ienaga | Futagawa | Okazaki | Uchida | Leandro | Kurata | Paulinho | Myojin | Takei |
| 18 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | Fujigaya | Kaji | Fujiharu | Nishino | Niwa | Ienaga | Futagawa | Okazaki | Uchida | Leandro | Kurata | Abe | Myojin | Kawanishi |
| 19 | Mito HollyHock | Fujigaya | Kaji | Fujiharu | Nishino | Niwa | Ienaga | Futagawa | Myojin | Uchida | Leandro | Kurata | Oh | Paulinho | Okazaki |
| 20 | Fagiano Okayama | Fujigaya | Kaji | Fujiharu | Nishino | Niwa | Futagawa | Kurata | Myojin | Uchida | Leandro | Paulinho | Abe | Okazaki | Ienaga |
| 21 | Tokushima Vortis | Fujigaya | Kaji | Fujiharu | Niwa | Iwashita | Futagawa | Kurata | Myojin | Uchida | Hirai | Paulinho | Abe | Kawanishi | Okazaki |
| 22 | F.C. Gifu | Fujigaya | Oh | Fujiharu | Niwa | Nishino | Abe | Futagawa | Endō | Konno | Hirai | Paulinho | Myojin | Kawanishi | Omori |
| 23 | JEF United | Fujigaya | Kaji | Fujiharu | Niwa | Iwashita | Abe | Futagawa | Endō | Konno | Hirai | Paulinho | Kawanishi | Omori | Uchida |
| 24 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | Fujigaya | Oh | Fujiharu | Niwa | Iwashita | Abe | Okazaki | Endō | Konno | Hirai | Paulinho | Futagawa | Kawanishi | Hoshihara |
| 25 | Vissel Kobe | Fujigaya | Kaji | Fujiharu | Niwa | Iwashita | Omori | Futagawa | Myojin | Konno | Endō | Usami | Abe | Okazaki | Uchida |
| 26 | Tokyo Verdy | Fujigaya | Kaji | Fujiharu | Niwa | Iwashita | Omori | Okazaki | Myojin | Konno | Endō | Usami | Adi | Paulinho | Uchida |
| 27 | Fagiano Okayama | Fujigaya | Kaji | Fujiharu | Nishino | Konno | Omori | Futagawa | Endō | Myojin | Adi | Usami | Niwa | Okazaki | Uchida |
| 28 | Avispa Fukuoka | Fujigaya | Kaji | Fujiharu | Nishino | Konno | Omori | Endō | Myojin | Uchida | Adi | Usami | Hirai | Takei | Okazaki |
| 29 | Consadole Sapporo | Fujigaya | Kaji | Fujiharu | Nishino | Konno | Omori | Okazaki | Endō | Uchida | Adi | Usami | Futagawa | Hirai | Myojin |
| 30 | Gainare Tottori | Fujigaya | Kaji | Fujiharu | Nishino | Konno | Omori | Okazaki | Endō | Uchida | Adi | Usami | Oh | Hirai | Myojin |
| 31 | Yokohama F.C. | Fujigaya | Kaji | Fujiharu | Nishino | Konno | Omori | Endō | Myojin | Uchida | Adi | Usami | Abe | Hirai | Okazaki |
| 32 | V-Varen Nagasaki | Fujigaya | Kaji | Fujiharu | Nishino | Konno | Omori | Okazaki | Endō | Uchida | Adi | Usami | Futagawa | Paulinho | Hirai |
| 33 | Mito HollyHock | Fujigaya | Kaji | Fujiharu | Niwa | Konno | Abe | Futagawa | Endō | Uchida | Adi | Usami | Kawanishi | Hoshihara | |
| 34 | Matsumoto Yamaga FC | Fujigaya | Kaji | Fujiharu | Niwa | Konno | Abe | Futagawa | Endō | Uchida | Adi | Usami | Paulinho | Kawanishi | Okazaki |
| 35 | Ehime FC | Fujigaya | Kaji | Fujiharu | Niwa | Konno | Abe | Okazaki | Endō | Uchida | Adi | Usami | Hirai | Kawanishi | Omori |
| 36 | Tochigi SC | Fujigaya | Kaji | Fujiharu | Niwa | Konno | Omori | Kurata | Endō | Uchida | Kawanishi | Usami | Adi | Abe | Okazaki |
| 37 | Kataller Toyama | Fujigaya | Kaji | Fujiharu | Niwa | Nishino | Omori | Endō | Konno | Uchida | Kurata | Usami | Futagawa | Hirai | |
| 38 | Tokushima Vortis | Fujigaya | Kaji | Fujiharu | Niwa | Nishino | Omori | Endō | Konno | Uchida | Kurata | Usami | Adi | Futagawa | Sato |
| 39 | Roasso Kumamoto | Fujigaya | Kaji | Fujiharu | Niwa | Nishino | Futagawa | Endō | Konno | Uchida | Kurata | Usami | Abe | Sato | |
| 40 | Kyoto Sanga F.C. | Fujigaya | Kaji | Fujiharu | Niwa | Nishino | Futagawa | Endō | Konno | Uchida | Kurata | Usami | Omori | Sato | |
| 41 | Montedio Yamagata | Fujigaya | Kaji | Fujiharu | Niwa | Nishino | Futagawa | Kurata | Okazaki | Uchida | Sato | Usami | Adi | Omori | Takei |
| 42 | Thespakusatsu Gunma | Fujigaya | Kaji | Fujiharu | Niwa | Iwashita | Abe | Futagawa | Takei | Uchida | Kurata | Usami | Kawanishi | Sato | Okazaki |
= Substitute on, = Substitute Off, = Number of goals scored, = Yellow Card and = Red Card.

## Emperor's Cup Results

| Round | Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 2 | 8 September 2013 | F.C. Imabari | H | 5–0 | Hirai 43', Adi Rocha 66', 67', Niwa 86', Usami 89' | 2,489 |
| 3 | 13 October 2013 | Omiya Ardija | A | 0–0 (3–4 on penalties) | | 5,254 |

### Match Day Line-Ups

Player Appearances – 2013 Emperor's Cup :
| Round | Opponent | GK | RB | LB | CB | CB | RM | LM | CM | CM | FW | FW | | | |
| 2 | F.C. Imabari | Fujigaya | Kaji | Fujiharu | Niwa | Nishino | Abe | Futagawa | Myojin | Uchida | Hirai | Usami | Adi | Omori | Okazaki |
| 3 | Omiya Ardija | Fujigaya | Kaji | Fujiharu | Niwa | Nishino | Omori | Kurata | Takei | Uchida | Hirai | Usami | Futagawa | Abe | Kawanishi |
= Substitute on, = Substitute Off, = Number of goals scored, = Yellow Card and = Red Card.

## Squad statistics

| No. | Pos. | Name | League | League | Emperor's Cup | Emperor's Cup | Total | Total | Discipline | Discipline |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | | |
| 1 | GK | Yōsuke Fujigaya | 42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Oh Jae-suk | 2(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Hiroki Fujiharu | 42 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Daiki Niwa | 24(1) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 26(1) | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Shu Kurata | 28 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Yasuhito Endō (c) | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | Keisuke Iwashita | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Leandro | 19 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Adi Rocha | 9(4) | 9 | 1 | 2 | 10(4) | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Takahiro Futagawa | 27(9) | 4 | 1(1) | 0 | 28(10) | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Paulinho | 8(11) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8(11) | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | Hiroyuki Abe | 14(16) | 5 | 1(1) | 0 | 15(17) | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | Shoki Hirai | 5(12) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7(12) | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Yasuyuki Konno | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Tomokazu Myojin | 12(8) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13(8) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | Shota Kawanishi | 1(14) | 2 | 0(1) | 0 | 1(15) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Kotaro Omori | 11(5) | 1 | 1(1) | 0 | 12(6) | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | Akihiro Sato | 1(4) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1(4) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | Akira Kaji | 37(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39(1) | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Takuya Takei | 3(4) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4(4) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Kenta Hoshihara | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | Kenya Okazaki | 9(13) | 2 | 0(1) | 0 | 9(14) | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | Takaharu Nishino | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Tatsuya Uchida | 26(7) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 28(7) | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | Katsuhisa Inamori | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | GK | Atsushi Kimura | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | Ken Tajiri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | Keigo Numata | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | Takashi Usami | 18 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | MF | Akihiro Ienaga | 13(4) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13(4) | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| — | — | Own goals | – | 2 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | – |
Statistics accurate as of end of 2013 season.