2021 Vissel Kobe season

Vissel Kobe 2021 football season
Vissel Kobe
2021 season
ChairmanKatsuhiro Shimizu
ManagerAtsuhiro Miura[1]
GroundNoevir Stadium Kobe
Kobe, Japan
(Capacity: 30,134)
J1 League3rd
Emperor's CupFourth round
J.League CupPlay-off stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Kyogo Furuhashi
(15 goals)

All:
Kyogo Furuhashi
(16 goals)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
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The 2021 Vissel Kobe season was Vissel Kobe's eighth consecutive season in the J1 League following promotion to the top flight in 2013 and their 23rd J1 League season overall. In addition to the league, the club also competed in the Emperor's Cup and the J. League Cup.

Players

First-team squad

As of 23 January 2021[2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Japan JPN Daiya Maekawa
3 DF Japan JPN Hirofumi Watanabe
4 DF Belgium BEL Thomas Vermaelen
5 MF Japan JPN Hotaru Yamaguchi (vice-captain)
6 MF Spain ESP Sergi Samper
8 MF Spain ESP Andrés Iniesta (captain)
9 FW Japan JPN Noriaki Fujimoto
10 FW Brazil BRA Lincoln
13 FW Japan JPN Keijiro Ogawa
14 MF Japan JPN Takuya Yasui
17 DF Japan JPN Ryuho Kikuchi
18 GK Japan JPN Hiroki Iikura
19 DF Japan JPN Ryo Hatsuse
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 FW Japan JPN Junya Tanaka
22 DF Japan JPN Daigo Nishi (vice-captain)
23 DF Japan JPN Tetsushi Yamakawa
24 DF Japan JPN Gōtoku Sakai
25 DF Japan JPN Leo Osaki
27 MF Japan JPN Yuta Goke
28 GK Japan JPN Kenshin Yoshimaru
30 GK Japan JPN Genta Ito
31 MF Japan JPN Yuya Nakasaka
33 DF Brazil BRA Dankler
38 MF Japan JPN Daiju Sasaki
41 FW Japan JPN Yutaro Oda
44 DF Japan JPN So Fujitani
49 FW Brazil BRA Douglas

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF Japan JPN Yuki Kobayashi (at Yokohama FC)
FW Japan JPN Asahi Masuyama (at Avispa Fukuoka)

Competitions

J. League

Table

Pos Team
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Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Kawasaki Frontale (C) 38 28 8 2 81 28 +53 92 Qualification for the AFC Champions League group stage
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 38 24 7 7 82 35 +47 79
3 Vissel Kobe 38 21 10 7 62 36 +26 73 Qualification for the AFC Champions League play-off round
4 Kashima Antlers 38 21 6 11 62 36 +26 69
5 Nagoya Grampus 38 19 9 10 44 30 +14 66
Source: Meiji Yasuda J1 League, J.League Data Site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goal scored; 7) Fair-play points.
(C) Champions

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
24 12 8 4 37 23  +14 44 6 4 2 19 8  +11 6 4 2 18 15  +3

Last updated: 21 August 2021.
Source: FBref

Results by matchday

Updated to match(es) played on 21 August 2021. Source: JLeague
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Vissel Kobe v Gamba Osaka
27 February 2021 (2021-02-27) 1 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Gamba Osaka Kobe
17:00 JST
Report Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 4,636
Referee: Ryuji Sato
Tokushima Vortis v Vissel Kobe
6 March 2021 (2021-03-06) 2 Tokushima Vortis 1–1 Vissel Kobe Naruto
14:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Pocarisweat Stadium
Attendance: 7,454
Referee: Yusuke Araki
FC Tokyo v Vissel Kobe
10 March 2021 (2021-03-10) 3 FC Tokyo 2–3 Vissel Kobe Chōfu
18:00 JST
  • Diego Oliveira 74'
  • Nagai 77'
Report
  • Douglas 5', 65'
  • Goke 85'
Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium
Attendance: 4,707
Referee: Jumpei Iida
Vissel Kobe v Nagoya Grampus
13 March 2021 (2021-03-13) 4 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Nagoya Grampus Kobe
18:00 JST Report
Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 8,934
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima
Vissel Kobe v Kawasaki Frontale
17 March 2021 (2021-03-17) 5 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale Kobe
19:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 7,446
Referee: Masaaki Toma
Consadole Sapporo v Vissel Kobe
20 March 2021 6 Consadole Sapporo 3–4 Vissel Kobe Sapporo
13:00 JST (UTC+9)
Report
Stadium: Sapporo Dome
Attendance: 9,512
Referee: Japan Hiroki Kasahara
Vegalta Sendai v Vissel Kobe
3 April 2021 7 Vegalta Sendai 0–2 Vissel Kobe Sendai
14:00 JST (UTC+9)
Report Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
Attendance: 4,619
Referee: Japan Masuya Ueda
Vissel Kobe v Oita Trinita
7 April 2021 8 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Oita Trinita Kobe
19:00 JST (UTC+9) Report Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 5,180
Referee: Japan Jumpei Iida
Vissel Kobe v Shimizu S-Pulse
11 April 2021 9 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse Kobe
17:00 JST (UTC+9) Report
  • Elsinho 74'
Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 8,350
Referee: Japan Yuichi Nishimura
Shonan Bellmare v Vissel Kobe
17 April 2021 10 Shonan Bellmare 0–0 Vissel Kobe Hiratsuka
15:00 JST (UTC+9)
Report
Stadium: Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka
Attendance: 4,796
Referee: Japan Hiroyoshi Takayama
Kashima Antlers v Vissel Kobe
24 April 2021 11 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Vissel Kobe Kashima
17:00 JST (UTC+9)
Report Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 10,223
Referee: Japan Koichiro Fukushima
Vissel Kobe v Sanfrecce Hiroshima
1 May 2021 12 Vissel Kobe 3–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Kobe
15:00 JST (UTC+9)
Report
Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: No Spectators
Referee: Japan Takuto Okabe
Yokohama F. Marinos v Vissel Kobe
9 May 2021 13 Yokohama F. Marinos 2–0 Vissel Kobe Yokohama
13:00 JST (UTC+9)
Report Stadium: Nissan Stadium
Attendance: 4,977
Referee: Japan Yoshiro Imamura
Vissel Kobe v Cerezo Osaka
15 May 2021 14 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Cerezo Osaka Kobe
16:00 JST (UTC+9)
Report Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 4,333
Referee: Japan Maasaki Iemoto
Urawa Reds v Vissel Kobe
22 May 2021 15 Urawa Reds 2–0 Vissel Kobe Saitama
16:00 JST (UTC+9)
Report Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 4,917
Referee: Japan Futoshi Nakamura
Kashiwa Reysol v Vissel Kobe
26 May 2021 16 Kashiwa Reysol 1–2 Vissel Kobe Kashiwa
19:00 JST (UTC+9) Report
Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium
Attendance: 4,353
Referee: Japan Yudai Yamamoto
Vissel Kobe v Sagan Tosu
30 May 2021 17 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Sagan Tosu Kobe
14:00 JST (UTC+9)
  • Douglas 28'
Report
Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 4,795
Referee: Japan Hiroki Kasahara
Avispa Fukuoka v Vissel Kobe
19 June 2021 18 Avispa Fukuoka 1–2 Vissel Kobe Fukuoka
13:00 JST (UTC+9)
Report
Stadium: Best Denki Stadium
Attendance: 4,707
Referee: Japan Yoshiro Imamura
Vissel Kobe v Yokohama
23 June 2021 19 Vissel Kobe 5–0 Yokohama Kobe
18:00 JST (UTC+9)
Report Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 4,252
Referee: Japan Hayato Shimizu
Vissel Kobe v Shonan Bellmare
3 July 2021 21 Vissel Kobe 3–1 Shonan Bellmare Kobe
18:00 JST (UTC+9) Report Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 4,806
Referee: Japan Maasaki Iemoto
Cerezo Osaka v Vissel Kobe
17 July 2021 20 Cerezo Osaka 1–1 Vissel Kobe Osaka
19:00 JST (UTC+9)
Report Stadium: Yanmar Stadium Nagai
Attendance: 4,539
Referee: Japan Yuichi Nishimura
Gamba Osaka v Vissel Kobe
21 July 2021 22 Gamba Osaka 1–2 Vissel Kobe Suita
19:00 JST (UTC+9)
  • Patric 19'
  • Wellington Silva Yellow card 52'
Report
Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita
Attendance: 4,998
Referee: Japan Jumpei Iida
Vissel Kobe v Kashiwa Reysol
9 August 2021 23 Vissel Kobe 1–2 Kashiwa Reysol Kobe
18:00 JST (UTC+9)
Report
Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 8,707
Referee: Japan Nobutsugu Murakami
Vissel Kobe v Kashima Antlers
21 August 2021 25 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Kashima Antlers Kobe
18:00 JST (UTC+9) Report
Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 6,426
Referee: Japan Yoshiro Imamura
Oita Trinita v Vissel Kobe
25 August 2021 26 Oita Trinita 1-3 Vissel Kobe Ōita
19:00 JST (UTC+9)

Emperor's Cup

Vissel Kobe v Suzuka Point Getters
16 June 2021 Second round Vissel Kobe 4–0 Suzuka Point Getters Noevir Stadium Kobe
18:00 JST
Report Attendance: 1,938
Referee: Reo Tanaka [ja]
Vissel Kobe v Tokushima Vortis
7 July 2021 Third round Vissel Kobe 1–0 Tokushima Vortis Noevir Stadium Kobe
18:00 JST Report Attendance: 2,836
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura [ja]
Nagoya Grampus v Vissel Kobe
18 August 2021 Fourth round Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Vissel Kobe Toyota
18:00 JST Report Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 3,453
Referee: Japan Hiroki Kasahara

J.League Cup

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Tokyo 6 3 3 0 6 2 +4 12 Advanced to play-off stage
2 Vissel Kobe 6 2 2 2 6 4 +2 8
3 Oita Trinita 6 1 3 2 4 6 −2 6
4 Tokushima Vortis 6 1 2 3 3 7 −4 5
Source: J.League
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Oita Trinita v Vissel Kobe
2 March 2021 (2021-03-02) 1 Oita Trinita 1–3 Vissel Kobe Ōita
19:03 JST Report
Stadium: Showa Denko Dome Oita
Attendance: 3,320
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara
FC Tokyo v Vissel Kobe
28 March 2021 (2021-03-28) 2 FC Tokyo 2–0 Vissel Kobe Chōfu
14:03 JST
  • Diego Oliveira 11'
  • Mita 14'
Report Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium
Attendance: 6,512
Referee: Hajime Matsuo
Vissel Kobe v Tokushima Vortis
21 April 2021 (2021-04-21) 3 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Tokushima Vortis Kobe
19:00 JST Report
Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 2,184
Referee: Japan Dai Matsumoto
Vissel Kobe v Oita Trinita
28 April 2021 (2021-04-28) 4 Vissel Kobe 0–0 Oita Trinita Kobe
19:00 JST
Report Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: No Spectators
Referee: Japan Nobutsugu Murakami
Vissel Kobe v FC Tokyo
5 May 2021 (2021-05-05) 5 Vissel Kobe 0–0 FC Tokyo Kobe
15:00 JST Report Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: No Spectators
Referee: Japan Hiroki Kasahara
Tokushima Vortis v Vissel Kobe
19 May 2021 (2021-05-19) 6 Tokushima Vortis 0–3 Vissel Kobe Naruto
19:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Pocarisweat Stadium
Attendance: 3,448
Referee: Japan Hajime Matsuo

Play-off stage

Vissel Kobe v Urawa Reds
6 June 2021 First leg Vissel Kobe 1–2 Urawa Reds Kobe
19:00 JST
  • Douglas 3'
Report
Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 4,720
Referee: Japan Yuichi Nishimura
Urawa Reds v Vissel Kobe
13 June 2021 Second leg Urawa Reds 2–2
(4–3 agg.)
Vissel Kobe Saitama
19:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Urawa Komaba Stadium
Attendance: 4,892
Referee: Japan Akihiko Ikeuchi

Statistics

Goal scorers

Rank No. Pos Nat Name J1 League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
1 11 FW Japan Kyogo Furuhashi 15 1 0 16
2 49 FW Brazil Douglas 5 0 2 7
3 5 MF Japan Hotaru Yamaguchi 3 0 1 4
17 DF Japan Ryuho Kikuchi 4 0 0 4
21 MF Japan Junya Tanaka 1 2 1 4
6 31 MF Japan Yuya Nakasaka 2 0 1 3
7 8 MF Spain Andrés Iniesta 1 0 1 2
27 MF Japan Yuta Goke 2 0 0 2
40 FW Kenya Ayub Masika 0 0 2 2
10 3 DF Japan Yuki Kobayashi 0 1 0 1
4 DF Belgium Thomas Vermaelen 1 0 0 1
35 MF Japan Takuya Yasui 0 1 0 1
37 MF Japan Asahi Masuyama 0 0 1 1
Own goals 1 0 0 1
Totals 35 5 9 49

Last updated: 21 July 2021[3]

Clean sheets

Rank No. Pos Nat Name J1 League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
1 1 GK Japan Daiya Maekawa 6 1 0 7
2 18 GK Japan Hiroki Iikura 0 1 3 4
Totals 6 2 3 11

Last updated: 7 July 2021[3]

Notes

References

  1. ^ "Former Japan midfielder Atsuhiro Miura named Vissel Kobe boss". Kyodo News. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  2. ^ "VISSEL KOBE OFFICIAL WEB SITE : Squad details". vissel-kobe.co.jp. Archived from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  3. ^ a b "2021 Vissel Kobe Stats". FBref. Retrieved 21 February 2021.

External links

  • Vissel Kobe Official Web Site
  • (in Japanese) J.League official site
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