# 2024 Vissel Kobe season

The 2024 Vissel Kobe season was their 58th 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 were the defending champions, Vissel Kobe are participated in this season's editions of the Japanese Super Cup, Emperor's Cup, the J.League Cup and the AFC Champions League.

## 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 27) | Yokohama F. Marinos |
| Defenders ||||||
| 3 | Matheus Thuler | CB | (1999-03-10) 10 March 1999 (age 26) | 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 34) | 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 |
| 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 26) | Gamba Osaka |
| 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 23) | University of Tsukuba |
| 31 | Yuya Nakasaka | LW / AM | (1997-05-08) 8 May 1997 (age 27) | Kyoto Sanga FC |
| 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 ||||||
| 17 | Tatsunori Sakurai | DM | (2002-07-26) 26 July 2002 (age 22) | Tokushima Vortis |
| 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 |
| 38 | Juzo Ura | RM / RW | (2004-05-21) 21 May 2004 (age 20) | Fukuoka High School |
Last updated: 17 January 2024. Source: Vissel Kobe website

## Friendly

Pre-season
Mid-season

## Transfers
### Arrivals

| Date | Position | Player | From | Type |
| 31 March 2022 | MF | Kakeru Yamauchi | University of Tsukuba | Full |
| 7 December 2023 | GK | Shioki Takayama | University of Tsukuba | Full |
| 22 December 2023 | GK | Powell Obinna Obi | Yokohama F. Marinos | Full |
| 4 January 2024 | MF | Tatsunori Sakurai | Tokushima Vortis | Loan return |
| 5 January 2024 | GK | Shota Arai | JEF United Chiba | Full |
| 5 January 2024 | DF | Rikuto Hirose | Kashima Antlers | Full |
| 6 January 2024 | FW | Taisei Miyashiro | Kawasaki Frontale | Full |
| 8 January 2024 | DF | Shogo Terasaka | FC Ryukyu | Loan return |
| 8 January 2024 | MF | Yuya Kuwasaki | V-Varen Nagasaki | Full |
| 9 January 2024 | DF | Takuya Iwanami | Urawa Red Diamonds | Full |
| 12 January 2024 | MF | Mitsuki Saito | Shonan Bellmare | Full |

### Departures

| Date | Position | Player | To | Type |
| 14 December 2023 | GK | Ryotaro Hironaga | | Released |
| 27 December 2023 | MF | Toya Izumi | Omiya Ardija | Loan |
| 27 December 2023 | DF | Leo Osaki | Emirates Club | Full |
| 28 December 2023 | MF | Bálint Vécsei | | Released |
| 4 January 2024 | DF | Shohei Takahashi | FC Machida Zelvia | Loan return |
| 5 January 2024 | GK | Yuya Tsuboi | Júbilo Iwata | Loan |
| 6 January 2024 | GK | Phelipe Megiolaro | Yokohama FC | Full |
| 6 January 2024 | MF | Juan Mata | | Released |
| 7 January 2024 | FW | Shuhei Kawasaki | Portimonense S.C. | Loan return |
| 7 January 2024 | MF | Mizuki Arai | Yokohama FC | Loan return |
| 7 January 2024 | DF | Yusei Ozaki | Ehime FC | Loan |
| 8 January 2024 | MF | Shuto Adachi | Iwate Grulla Morioka | Loan |

## Competitions
### J1 League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Vissel Kobe (C) | 38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 61 | 36 | +25 | 72 | Qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite league stage |
| 2 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 72 | 43 | +29 | 68 | Qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite league stage |
| 3 | Machida Zelvia | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 54 | 34 | +20 | 66 | Qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite league stage |
| 4 | Gamba Osaka | 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 49 | 35 | +14 | 66 | Qualification for the AFC Champions League Two group stage |
| 5 | Kashima Antlers | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 60 | 41 | +19 | 65 | |
* 1 2 Since the winners of the 2024 Emperor's Cup, Vissel Kobe, had already qualified for the Champions League Elite, the spot given to the Emperor's Cup winners (Champions League Elite) was passed to the third-placed team. Consequently, the spot given to the third-placed team (Champions League Two) was passed to the fourth-placed team. However, if mid-table finishers Kawasaki Frontale or Yokohama F. Marinos wins the 2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite, they will qualify for the subsequent edition as the title holders, while the third-placed team will instead participate in the 2025–26 AFC Champions League Two, and the fourth-placed team will have their qualification spot withdrawn.

#### Results by matchday

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | L | W | D | W | D | L | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | L | L | D |
| Position | 2 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |

#### Matches

The full league fixtures were released on 23 January 2024.

### J.League Cup

The 2024 J.League Cup was expanded so that all 60 J.League clubs would participate.

### AFC Champions League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 3 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 14 | Advance to round of 16 |
| 4 | Gwangju | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 14 | Advance to round of 16 |
| 5 | Vissel Kobe | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 13 | Advance to round of 16 |
| 6 | Buriram United | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 12 | Advance to round of 16 |
| 7 | Shanghai Shenhua | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 10 | Advance to round of 16 |

#### Group stage
## Team statistics
### Appearances and goals

    As of 8 Dec 2024
| No. | Pos. | Player | J1 League | J1 League | J.League Cup | J.League Cup | Emperor's Cup | Emperor's Cup | Super Cup | Super Cup | AFC Champions League Elite | AFC Champions League Elite | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals |
| 1 | GK | Daiya Maekawa | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Nanasei Iino | 2+12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Matheus Thuler | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 42 | 2 |
| 4 | DF | Tetsushi Yamakawa | 37 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | Takahiro Ogihara | 34+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 42 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | Yosuke Ideguchi | 20+7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Taisei Miyashiro | 25+8 | 11 | 0+2 | 0 | 3+1 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 4+2 | 4 | 46 | 17 |
| 10 | FW | Yuya Osako | 33+3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0+3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 10 |
| 11 | FW | Yoshinori Muto | 35+2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 42 | 13 |
| 14 | MF | Koya Yuruki | 4+6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| 15 | DF | Yuki Honda | 15+10 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | Mitsuki Saito | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Tatsunori Sakurai | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Haruya Ide | 15+5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 24 | 2 |
| 19 | DF | Ryo Hatsuse | 24+11 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | Shota Arai | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Daiju Sasaki | 16+18 | 4 | 0+1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5+1 | 3 | 47 | 11 |
| 23 | DF | Rikuto Hirose | 17+10 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| 24 | DF | Gōtoku Sakai | 28+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 2 |
| 25 | MF | Yuya Kuwasaki | 3+9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | Jean Patric | 6+23 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 40 | 3 |
| 30 | MF | Kakeru Yamauchi | 4+5 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
| 31 | MF | Yuya Nakasaka | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | Justin Homma | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | Niina Tominaga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | Shogo Terasaka | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | Juzo Ura | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | GK | Shioki Takayama | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | Mitsuki Hidaka | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 50 | GK | Powell Obinna Obi | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 52 | MF | Kento Hamasaki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 | DF | Takuya Iwanami | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 81 | DF | Ryuho Kikuchi | 4+15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 3 |
| 88 | MF | Ryota Morioka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 96 | MF | Hotaru Yamaguchi | 22+5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 2 |

### Clean sheets

The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.
| Rnk | No. | Player | J1 | EC | JLC | AFC | Total |
| 1 | 1 | Daiya Maekawa | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Last updated: 19 May 2024. Source: fbref.com