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Topscorer J1 League 2026/2027
| # | Player | Pos | Matches | Scores | 11m | Ratio | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Y. Ōsako | Yuya Ōsako | Forward | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0,5 |
| 2 |  | Y. Mutō | Yoshinori Mutō | Forward | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0,36 |
| 3 |  | R. Komatsu | Ren Komatsu | Forward | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0,21 |
| 4 |  | Erik | Erik | Forward | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0,29 |
 | K. Nagato | Katsuya Nagato | Defence | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0,14 |
Appearances J1 League 2026/2027
| # | Player | Pos | Matches | Min. | Start | In | Out | Scores | Yellow | Yellow-Red | Red | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Matheus Thuler | Matheus Thuler | Defence | 14 | 1.260 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 |  | Y. Ideguchi | Yosuke Ideguchi | Midfield | 14 | 1.231 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 |  | Diego | Diego | Defence | 14 | 1.205 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 |  | T. Yamakawa | Tetsushi Yamakawa | Defence | 13 | 1.049 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 |  | S. Gonda | Shuichi Gonda | Goalkeeper | 11 | 990 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Standing J1 League 2026/2027
| # | Team | Team | M | W | D | L | Score | Diff | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 |  | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Sanfrecce | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 32:10 | 22 | 30 | |
| 4 | | FC Machida Zelvia | Machida Zelvia | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 30:10 | 20 | 29 | |
| 5 | | Vissel Kobe | Vissel Kobe | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 23:14 | 9 | 27 | |
| 6 |  | Kashima Antlers | Kashima Antlers | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29:24 | 5 | 23 | |
| 7 |  | Yokohama F. Marinos | Marinos | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 21:15 | 6 | 22 |
Record Players
| # | Name | Start | In | Out | Min. | Matches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Kunie Kitamoto | 328 | 19 | 18 | 29.479 | 347 |
| 2 |  | Gōtoku Sakai | 262 | 27 | 33 | 23.763 | 289 |
| 3 |  | Daiju Sasaki | 154 | 91 | 113 | 13.977 | 245 |
| 4 | | Tetsushi Yamakawa | 212 | 31 | 33 | 19.361 | 243 |
| 5 |  | Hotaru Yamaguchi | 216 | 26 | 9 | 20.033 | 242 |
All-Time Top Scorers
| # | Name | Matches | 11m | Ratio | Scores | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Yuya Ōsako | 205 | 11 | 0,38 | 78 |
| 2 | | Yoshinori Mutō | 191 | 2 | 0,27 | 51 |
| 3 |  | Kyōgo Furuhashi | 112 | 1 | 0,45 | 50 |
 | Yoshito Okubo | 154 | 4 | 0,32 | 50 | |
| 5 |  | Leandro | 104 | 0 | 0,46 | 48 |
All-time best penalty takers
| # | Name | Matches | 11m | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Yuya Ōsako | 205 | 11 |
| 2 |  | Iniesta | 134 | 9 |
| 3 | | Daiju Sasaki | 245 | 6 |
| 4 |  | David Villa | 29 | 4 |
| Yoshito Okubo | 154 | 4 |
Squad
| Goalkeeper | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Name | Country | Birthday | ||
| 21 |  | Shota Arai |  | Japan | 01.11.1988 |
| 71 | | Shuichi Gonda | | Japan | 03.03.1989 |
| 1 |  | Daiya Maekawa | | Japan | 08.09.1994 |
| 39 |  | Shioki Takayama | | Japan | 13.06.2001 |
| 32 |  | Richard Ubong |  | Nigeria | 01.10.2005 |
| Defence | |||||
| # | Name | Country | Birthday | ||
| 16 |  | Caetano |  | Brazil | 24.06.1999 |
| 15 | | Diego | | Brazil | 21.09.1995 |
| 42 |  | Justin Homma | | Japan | 26.08.2005 |
| 2 |  | Nanasei Iino | | Japan | 02.10.1996 |
| 57 |  | Ryosuke Irie | | Japan | 05.11.2004 |
Transfers
Additions
| from | Name | Pos | Team | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/2026 | | Ryotaro Inouchi | MF |  | Vissel Kobe U18 | U18 |
| 07/2026 | | Issei Takahashi | MF |  | JEF United Chiba | JEF United |
| 07/2026 | | Ren Asada | MF | | Vissel Kobe U18 | U18 |
| 07/2026 | | Yohan Hanamoto | MF | | Vissel Kobe U18 | U18 |
| 07/2026 | | Yuan Iwamoto | MF | |||
| 07/2026 | | Tafuku Satomi | MF | | Vissel Kobe U18 | U18 |
| 07/2026 | | Kota Watanabe | MF | | Yokohama F. Marinos | Marinos |
| 07/2026 | | Anderson Lopes | FW |  | Lion City Sailors | Lion C. Sailors |
Departures
| from | Name | Pos | Team | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/2026 | | Boniface Nduka | DF | | JEF United Chiba | JEF United |
| 09/2026 | | Taiga Seguchi | MF |  | FC Košice | FC Košice |
| 07/2026 | | David Aizawa | FW |  | Oita Trinita | Oita Trinita |
| 07/2026 | | Rikuto Hirose | DF | | Kashima Antlers | Kashima Antlers |
| 07/2026 | | Takashi Inui | MF |  | Júbilo Iwata | Júbilo Iwata |
| 07/2026 | | Makoto Mitsuta | MF |  | Kashiwa Reysol | Kashiwa Reysol |
| 07/2026 | | Kakeru Yamauchi | MF |  | Sagan Tosu | Sagan |
| 07/2026 | | Kōtarō Uchino | FW | | Mito HollyHock | Mito HollyHock |
Profile
- Full name
- Vissel Kobe
- Country
- Japan
- Founded
- 1966
- Stadium
- Noevir Stadium
- Capacity
- 30.132 Seats
News ticker
Mon 20.04.Al Ahli sink Kobe to reach Asian Champions League final
26.07.2025Barcelona to play Japan friendly
27.07.2024Mikey Moore seals Spurs win over Kobe in Japan
25.11.2023Kobe win J-League title five months after Iniesta's exit- 09.08.2023Spanish star Iniesta 'opens new page' with Emirates
- 25.05.2023Iniesta to leave Japan's Kobe but determined to play on
- 29.06.2022Iniesta's Vissel fire manager after less than three months
15.03.2022Iniesta helps Kobe reach Asian Champions League group stage- 14.05.2021Iniesta has 'big goals' after extending career with Kobe
- 17.12.2020Ex-Barcelona star Iniesta vows to play on after surgery
- 16.12.2020Iniesta sidelined for four months with leg break
- 13.12.2020Negrao penalty puts Ulsan Hyundai in Asian Champions League final
- 07.12.2020Iniesta on target as Vissel Kobe reach Asian Champions League quarters
- 25.11.2020Iniesta goal helps send Japan's Vissel Kobe into last 16
- 25.11.2020Iniesta goal helps send Japan's Vissel Kobe into last 16
- 19.02.2020Iniesta sparks Kobe to late win in Asian Champions League
12.02.2020Iniesta sorcery sparks Japan's Kobe to 5-1 Asian win- 13.11.2019Spain's record scorer Villa retires after 19-year career
27.07.2019Perez double as Barcelona beat Iniesta's Kobe- 27.07.2019Vermaelen signs for Japanese side Vissel Kobe
- 26.07.2019Iniesta ready for face-off against ex-team Barcelona
- 26.07.2019Vermaelen signs for Japanese side Vissel Kobe
- 24.04.2019Iniesta named captain at Vissel Kobe
- 17.04.2019Iniesta's J-League club Kobe part ways with coach Lillo
- 09.01.2019Barcelona icon Iniesta apologises over blackface photo
- 01.12.2018Villa to rejoin Iniesta at Vissel Kobe in Japan
- 22.07.2018Iniesta's Japanese debut falls flat in 3-0 reverse
- 18.07.2018Fans cheer as Iniesta lands in Japan to join Vissel Kobe
- 26.05.2018Iniesta greets Japanese football fans, vows to conquer Asia
- 25.05.2018Iniesta coup puts J-League on the map, says Perryman
- 24.05.2018Barcelona and Spain legend Iniesta signs for Japan's Vissel Kobe
- 23.05.2018Andres Iniesta says going to 'new home' Japan
- 09.05.2018Japan's Vissel Kobe deny Iniesta offer: media
- 21.08.2017Breitbart apologises to Podolski for picture blunder
- 06.07.2017Podolski arrives with promise to boost Japan game
- 02.03.2017German star Podolski joins Japan's Vissel Kobe
- 15.02.2017Podolski 'set for summer move' to Japan's Kobe
- 21.05.2016It's grim up north for Japan leaders Kawasaki
- 22.11.2015Hiroshima finish in style as Gamba lurk
07.11.2015Hiroshima on course for J-League title- 07.06.2015Celebrations put on hold for Japan's Reds
- 18.04.2015Japan's Reds see daylight at top after Yokohama win
- 23.07.2014Reds pull plug on 'Whirlpool' to open J-League gap
- 10.05.2014Football: Sagan beat Yokohama to retain J-league lead
- 06.05.2014Football: Hayasaka puts Sagan Tosu top of J-League
- 29.04.2014Football: Antlers beat S-Pulse to move clear at top of J-League
- 19.04.2014Football: Vissel Kobe climb to top of J-League
- 23.03.2014Football: Japan's Urawa take point in empty stadium after racist sign
