Chairman Teruhisa Noro J. League 2 1st | Emperor's Cup 3rd round | |
Highest home attendance 18,193 vs Vissel Kobe,20 July 2013 (J2 League) | ||
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.
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Maintaining the bulk of the previous season's squad including Japanese internationals, captain EndÅ 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.
Final Standings
Updated to games played on 8 December 2013.
Source: J.League Division 2
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1 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.
2 Promotion/Relegation Play-offs between J2 and JFL will take place between Kamatamare Sanuki, 2nd-placed club of 2013 Japan Football League with J. League Associate Membership, and 22nd-ranked club of 2013 J2
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Match Day Line-Ups
The following players appeared for Gamba Osaka during 2013 J. League 2:
= Substitute on, = Substitute Off, = Number of goals scored, = Yellow Card and = Red Card.
Match Day Line-Ups
= Substitute on, = Substitute Off, = Number of goals scored, = Yellow Card and = Red Card.
Squad statistics
Statistics accurate as of end of 2013 season.