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Soccer / J. League Dec 3, 2017
Levir Culpi to take over at Gamba Osaka; Kenta Hasegawa at FC Tokyo
Gamba Osaka on Sunday announced the appointment of former Cerezo Osaka boss Levir Culpi as the J. League first-division club's manager next season. The 64-year-old, who this season has been at the helm of Brazilian side Santos, will replace Kenta Hasegawa, whom FC Tokyo announced ...
Soccer / J. League Nov 18, 2017
Frontale keep title hopes alive
by Andrew McKirdy
Kawasaki Frontale defender Elsinho scored in the 82nd minute to keep the J. League title race alive for at least another round with a 1-0 win over Gamba Osaka on Saturday. Frontale went into the game at Todoroki Stadium knowing that a loss to Gamba ...
Soccer / J. League Sep 8, 2017
Gamba's Hasegawa keeps focus on team unity, winning in final months at the helm
Gamba Osaka manager Kenta Hasegawa held back the emotions on Friday in his first comments a night after the J. League club announced he would leave at season's end. "All I can do is do what I'm told by the club," Hasegawa said in Gamba's ...
Soccer / J. League Sep 7, 2017
Gamba decide to not offer contract extension to manager Hasegawa
Kenta Hasegawa, who managed Gamba Osaka to a domestic triple in 2014, will not receive a contract extension past this season, the team announced Thursday. The 51-year-old Hasegawa took the reins in 2013 after Gamba had been relegated to the J2. Under his guidance, the ...
Soccer / J. League | J. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK May 24, 2017
Latest leaders Gamba trying to hold position
by Andrew McKirdy
Top spot in the J. League has changed hands with every weekend so far this May, but Gamba Osaka will be hoping to make their lead stick after taking over in first place last Saturday. Gamba beat Sagan Tosu 3-0 to move top of the ...
Soccer Feb 22, 2017
Gamba Osaka kicked off its Asian Champions League campaign in style as the 2008 winner beat Adelaide United 3-0 away in Group H on Wednesday night Gamba took the lead through Shun Nagasawa's header at Hindmarsh Stadium and Yasuyuki Konno crashed in the second before ...
Soccer / J. League Feb 7, 2017
Gamba blank Johor Darul Ta'zim to reach Asian Champions League group phase
Gamba Osaka cruised past Johor Darul Ta'zim 3-0 in an Asian Champions League playoff to qualify for the group phase on Tuesday. Kenta Hasegawa's men got their season underway with a comfortable win at Suita Stadium, where Admilson and Shun Nagasawa struck in a space ...
Soccer / J. League | J. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK May 11, 2016
Gamba, Tokyo running out of time to get going in J. League
by Andrew McKirdy
Fortunes can change quickly in the J. League, but the division's misfiring big guns will have to start finding their range soon if they want to make a mark this season. With more than half of the first stage played, 2014 treble winners Gamba Osaka ...
Soccer / J. League Dec 1, 2015
Gamba Osaka manager Kenta Hasegawa hopes his players will get a second wind when the defending champions take on Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the first leg of the J. League Championship final on Wednesday at Expo Stadium. While Hiroshima, which advanced directly to the final after ...
Soccer / J. League Mar 4, 2015
Gamba looking for more success after glittering 2014
by Andrew McKirdy
Gamba Osaka surpassed all expectations by winning the treble last season, but manager Kenta Hasegawa believes there is still room for improvement in 2015. Gamba returned to the top flight last year after a season in the second division, but their stay among the elite ...