Gamba Osaka U-23

Gamba Osaka U-23
Full name	Gamba Osaka Under-23
Founded	2016
Ground	Osaka Expo '70 Stadium ; Suita City Football Stadium
Capacity	21,000 ; 39,694
Owner	Panasonic
Chairman	Takashi Yamauchi
Manager	Tsuneyasu Miyamoto
League	J3 League
2016	9th
Website	http://www.gamba-osaka.net
Home colours	Away colours
	Current season

Gamba Osaka Under−23 is a Japanese football team based in Suita, Osaka. It is the reserve team of Gamba Osaka and currently plays in J3 League which they have done since their entry to the league at the beginning of the 2016 season. They play the majority of their home games at Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium with some being held at Suita City Football Stadium.

History

Gamba joined J3 League in 2016 along with the reserve teams of neighbours Cerezo Osaka and also F.C. Tokyo. None of these clubs are eligible for promotion to J2 League additionally they can only field 3 players over the age of 23.^[1] Gamba played their first J3 game on 13 March 2016, a 0-0 draw at home to Yokohama SSC in front of 3,359 spectators.^[2]

Record as J. League member

Season	Div.	Tms.	Pos.	Attendance	Top Scorer
2016	J3	16	9	2,401	Ritsu Doan 10
2017	J3	17

Key

Tms. = Number of teams
Pos. = Position in league
Attendance = Average league attendance per game

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Tsuneyasu Miyamoto
Head Coach	Satoshi Yamaguchi
Physical Coach	Chang Yeob-yi
Goalkeeper Coach	Naoki Matsuyo

Current squad

As of 28 May 2017^[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
6	DF	JPN	Kim Jung-ya *
13	FW	JPN	Hiroto Goya
23	MF	JPN	Shogo Nakahara
26	MF	JPN	Naoya Senoo
27	MF	JPN	Yuto Mori
28	MF	JPN	Shota Yomesaka
29	FW	JPN	Hiromu Kori
30	DF	JPN	So Hirao
31	GK	JPN	Mizuki Hayashi
32	DF	JPN	Hiroki Noda
33	FW	JPN	Kazunari Ichimi
34	MF	JPN	Takahiro Koh
36	MF	JPN	Mizuki Ichimaru
37	FW	JPN	Akito Takagi
40	MF	JPN	Ryotaro Meshino
41	GK	JPN	Kosei Tani


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
42	DF	KOR	Bae Soo-yong
43	MF	JPN	Katsuki Umezu
44	MF	JPN	Reo Takae
45	DF	JPN	Hirohide Adachi
46	DF	JPN	Kanta Usui
47	DF	JPN	Hiroki Okui
48	DF	JPN	Yusuke Kishida
49	MF	JPN	Ren Shibamoto
50	FW	JPN	Haruto Shirai
51	DF	JPN	Taiga Nakajima
52	MF	JPN	Ryo Yamashita
54	FW	JPN	Kentaro Wada
56	MF	JPN	Tsubasa Adachi
57	MF	JPN	Sho Iwamoto
58	GK	JPN	Hirofumi Munakata
59	DF	JPN	Tetta Kawai

* = Overage player

Stadium

Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located in Suita, Osaka. It served as the home of Gamba Osaka's first team between 1980 and 2015 before they moved to the nearby Suita City Football Stadium. The stadium is located inside the Expo Commemoration Park the site of Expo '70, a world's fair event held between March and September 1970. It is located approximately 1 minute's walk from Kōen-higashiguchi Station on the Osaka Monorail or alternatively 15 minute's walk from Bampaku-kinen-kōen Station which is also on the Osaka Monorail.

Technical details:
- Dimensions: 106x68.9 meters
- Surface: Natural grass
- Capacity: 21,000 spectators (mostly seated)
- Opening year: 1972
- Address: 5-2 Senribanpakukoen, Suita, Osaka Prefecture 565-0826, Japan

References

^ Tournament schemes for 2016 J3 League (in Japanese), J. League, 15 December 2015, retrieved 2 May 2016^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Gamba vs YSCC, J. League, 15 December 2015, retrieved 2 May 2016
^ "Gamba Osaka U-23 Squad". J League. Retrieved 2 May 2016.

External links

[2016_rules-1] Tournament schemes for 2016 J3 League (in Japanese), J. League, 15 December 2015, retrieved 2 May 2016^{[permanent dead link]}

[Gamba_vs_YSCC-2] Gamba vs YSCC, J. League, 15 December 2015, retrieved 2 May 2016

[Gamba_Osaka_U-23_Squad-3] "Gamba Osaka U-23 Squad". J League. Retrieved 2 May 2016.

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