Former Japan defender Gen Shoji is moving from French club Toulouse to Gamba Osaka, the J. League club announced Monday. Shoji, a Hyogo Prefecture native, played for Gamba's youth organization when he was in junior high school. The 27-year-old began his professional career with the Kashima ...
Theerathon notches first J. League goal in Marinos victory over Gamba
For Yokohama F. Marinos defender Theerathon, a season and a half was long enough of a wait. The Thailand captain scored his first goal since arriving in the J. League last season as Yokohama notched a 3-1 win over struggling Gamba Osaka on Saturday night. With ...
Last-minute penalty earns 10-man Jubilo a 1-1 draw with Gamba Osaka
Masato Nakayama scored in the final seconds from the penalty spot, earning 10-man Jubilo a 1-1 draw at Gamba Osaka in the J. League first division on Sunday. Kosuke Onose scored just before halftime for Gamba at Panasonic Stadium, but the hosts could not convert ...
Hosei University stuns first-division side Gamba in Emperor's Cup
Gamba Osaka made a stunning exit from the Emperor's Cup on Wednesday, losing 2-0 to Hosei University in the third round of the competition. Ryotaro Onishi and Riku Morioka scored for Hosei in the 24th and 70th minutes, respectively, to secure the surprise win over ...
Gamba Osaka forward Ryotaro Meshino's transfer to English Premier League club Manchester City is ready to go through, the J. League first-division club said Friday. The 21-year-old Meshino, who was born in Osaka, came up through Gamba's youth system and made his J1 debut last ...
Vissel Kobe stage late comeback to earn draw with Gamba Osaka
A spectacular Andres Iniesta penalty goal and a late Asahi Masuyama header earned a point for Vissel Kobe in a 2-2 home draw with Gamba Osaka on Friday night. Trailing by two, Iniesta was the picture of calm as he scored in the 79th minute ...
Struggling Sagan Tosu gives fans something to cheer for in win over Gamba Osaka
Spanish midfielder Isaac Cuenca gave a man-of-the-match performance as last-place Sagan Tosu secured just their second win of the season by beating fellow strugglers Gamba Osaka 3-1 in the J. League first-division on Saturday. Cuenca headed in the opening goal from a corner in the ...
J. League shows sense of humor
Sometimes a sports organization's greatest strength is the capability to laugh at itself. Developing this skill has been one of the J. League's biggest challenges in the modern age of social media-based marketing. It's a challenge that transcends sports in Japan, where a company's brief foray ...
Relegation-threatened Gamba earn vital points by beating S-Pulse
Hwang Ui-jo was credited with one goal and caused another to pull Gamba, at least temporarily, out of the relegation zone with a 2-1 away win over Shimizu S-Pulse in the J. League first division on Friday. What looked like Hwang's 11th goal of the ...
Ademilson's goal in the final seconds of injury time earned Gamba Osaka a 2-1 win over FC Tokyo in Friday's lone J. League first-division game. The win ended Gamba's eight-game winless streak in the league and left second-place FC Tokyo five points back of leaders ...
