| 2014 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Teruhisa Noro |
| Manager | Kenta Hasegawa |
| J.League | 1st |
| Emperor's Cup | Winners |
| J.League Cup | Winners |
| Top goalscorer | League:Takashi Usami 10 All:Takashi Usami 21 |
| Highest home attendance | 19,569 vsCerezo Osaka, 20 September 2014 (J1 League) |
| Lowest home attendance | 2,862 vsZweigen Kanazawa, 12 July 2014 (J.League Cup) |
| Average home league attendance | 14,749 |
The2014 Gamba Osaka season wasGamba Osaka's 21st season in theJ.League Division 1 and 27th overall in the Japanese top flight. It also included the2014 J.League Cup and2014 Emperor's Cup. The season was one of unparalleled success as it saw them win the treble with an incredible comeback in the second half of the league season which saw them crowned J.League champions following a 0–0 draw away toTokushima Vortis in December. In addition they added both the J.League Cup and the Emperor's Cup to their trophy cabinet. The feat was made all the more incredible by the fact that Gamba were only promoted back to J.League 1 at the beginning of 2014 following a one-season spell in the Japanese second division.
| Round | Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 March 2014 | Urawa Red Diamonds | H | 0–1 | 18,438 | |
| 2 | 8 March 2014 | Albirex Niigata | A | 2–0 | Iwashita 69',Omori 82' | 22,931 |
| 3 | 15 March 2014 | Vegalta Sendai | A | 0–0 | 13,380 | |
| 4 | 23 March 2014 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | H | 1–1 | Endō 25' | 18,301 |
| 5 | 29 March 2014 | Sagan Tosu | A | 0–2 | 12,115 | |
| 6 | 6 April 2014 | Kashima Antlers | H | 0–2 | 12,899 | |
| 7 | 12 April 2014 | Cerezo Osaka | A | 2–2 | Abe 42', 53' | 42,723 |
| 8 | 19 April 2014 | Omiya Ardija | H | 2–1 | Niwa 83',Konno 88' | 11,059 |
| 9 | 26 April 2014 | Kawasaki Frontale | A | 1–2 | Endō 19' | 19,164 |
| 10 | 29 April 2014 | Kashiwa Reysol | H | 1–2 | Lins 13' | 13,845 |
| 11 | 3 May 2014 | Yokohama F. Marinos | A | 0–2 | 35,550 | |
| 12 | 6 May 2014 | Tokushima Vortis | H | 3–0 | Usami 37',Abe 74',Kurata 90'+3 | 12,654 |
| 13 | 10 May 2014 | Nagoya Grampus | A | 2–1 | Abe 66',Omori 85' | 20,781 |
| 14 | 17 May 2014 | FC Tokyo | A | 0–3 | 26,485 | |
| 15 | 19 July 2014 | Ventforet Kofu | H | 2–0 | Usami 9',Kurata 27' | 11,373 |
| 16 | 23 July 2014 | Shimizu S-Pulse | H | 4–0 | Abe 6',Omori 9',Patric 56',Lins 88' | 10,898 |
| 17 | 27 July 2014 | Vissel Kobe | A | 5–1 | Usami 14', 26',Patric 43', 63',Abe 72' | 18,012 |
| 18 | 2 August 2014 | Yokohama F. Marinos | H | 2–0 | Patric 82',Endō 89' | 15,363 |
| 19 | 9 August 2014 | Omiya Ardija | A | 2–0 | Konno 27',Usami 51' | 10,541 |
| 20 | 16 August 2014 | Nagoya Grampus | H | 0–1 | 15,383 | |
| 21 | 23 August 2014 | Ventforet Kofu | A | 3–3 | Usami 48',Endō (pen.) 67',Kurata 90'+3 | 12,191 |
| 22 | 30 August 2014 | Albirex Niigata | H | 5–0 | Nishino 31',Kurata 39', 72',Futagawa 44',Lins 90' | 12,696 |
| 23 | 13 September 2014 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | A | 1–0 | Usami 33' | 17,490 |
| 24 | 20 September 2014 | Cerezo Osaka | H | 2–0 | Abe 37',Sato 89' | 19,569 |
| 25 | 23 September 2014 | Shimizu S-Pulse | A | 3–0 | Usami 22'Niwa 84',Lins 90'+5 | 15,093 |
| 26 | 27 September 2014 | Sagan Tosu | H | 4–1 | Endō (pen.) 25',Patric 67', 79', 84' | 13,221 |
| 27 | 5 October 2014 | Kashima Antlers | A | 3–2 | Aoki (o.g.) 29',Patric 72',Lins 90'+3 | 17,939 |
| 28 | 18 October 2014 | Kawasaki Frontale | H | 1–0 | Yonekura 58' | 17,615 |
| 29 | 22 October 2014 | Kashiwa Reysol | A | 0–1 | 7,474 | |
| 30 | 26 October 2014 | FC Tokyo | H | 2–1 | Omori 53',Endō 59' | 15,695 |
| 31 | 2 November 2014 | Vegalta Sendai | H | 1–1 | Omori 46' | 13,142 |
| 32 | 22 November 2014 | Urawa Red Diamonds | A | 2–0 | Sato 88',Kurata 90' | 56,758 |
| 33 | 29 November 2014 | Vissel Kobe | H | 3–1 | Usami 36', 49'Patric 43' | 18,587 |
| 34 | 6 December 2014 | Tokushima Vortis | A | 0–0 | 17,274 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gamba Osaka(C) | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 59 | 31 | +28 | 63 | Qualification for2015 AFC Champions League group stage[a] |
| 2 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 52 | 32 | +20 | 62 | |
| 3 | Kashima Antlers | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 64 | 39 | +25 | 60 | |
| 4 | Kashiwa Reysol | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 48 | 40 | +8 | 60 | Qualification for2015 AFC Champions League Third qualifying round[a] |
| 5 | Sagan Tosu | 34 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 60 |
The following players appeared for Gamba Osaka during 2014 J.League 1:
= Substitute on,
= Substitute Off,
= Number of goals scored,
= Yellow Card and
= Red Card.
| Round | Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 March 2014 | Vissel Kobe | H | 2–0 | Lins 47',Sato 53' | 8,378 |
| 2 | 2 April 2014 | Shimizu S-Pulse | A | 0–1 | 8,033 | |
| 3 | 16 April 2014 | Sagan Tosu | A | 2–0 | Omori 34',Ogawa 73' | 8,033 |
| 4 | 21 May 2014 | Kashima Antlers | H | 2–1 | Kurata 4',Yonekura 80' | 8,103 |
| 5 | 24 May 2014 | FC Tokyo | H | 3–1 | Usami 16', 52'Nishino 67' | 12,818 |
| 6 | 28 May 2014 | Vegalta Sendai | A | 0–1 | 7,965 | |
| QF | 3 September 2014 | Vissel Kobe | A | 1–1 | Usami 12' | 13,653 |
| QF | 7 September 2014 | Vissel Kobe | H | 3–0 | Abe 2',Usami 28',Kurata 83' | 11,294 |
| SF | 9 October 2014 | Kawasaki Frontale | H | 3–1 | Yonekura 16',Usami 28',Patric 49' | 5,482 |
| SF | 12 October 2014 | Kawasaki Frontale | A | 2–3 | Abe 42', 45' | 16,211 |
| F | 8 November 2014 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | N | 3–2 | Patric 38', 54',Omori 71' | 38,126 |
= Substitute on, = Substitute Off, = Number of goals scored, = Yellow Card and = Red Card.
| Round | Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 12 July 2014 | Zweigen Kanazawa | H | 5–1 | Usami 11',Kurata 19', 56', 81',Nishino 38' | 2,862 |
| 3 | 20 August 2014 | Tokushima Vortis | H | 1–0 | Usami 28' | 3,234 |
| 4 | 10 September 2014 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | A | 3–1 | Sato 31', 45',Lins 85' | 3,056 |
| QF | 15 October 2014 | Omiya Ardija | H | 2–0 | Futagawa 60',Sato 84' | 3,604 |
| SF | 26 November 2014 | Shimizu S-Pulse | N | 5–2 | Usami 9', 72',Patric 14', 37',Lins 85' | 6,708 |
| F | 13 December 2014 | Montedio Yamagata | N | 3–1 | Usami 4', 85',Patric 22' | 47,829 |
= Substitute on, = Substitute Off, = Number of goals scored, = Yellow Card and = Red Card.
| No. | Pos. | Name | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | Discipline | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | | | |||
| 1 | GK |  Masaaki Higashiguchi | 34 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | DF |  Evson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Takaharu Nishino | 11(1) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 20(1) | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Hiroki Fujiharu | 21(4) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 30(4) | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Daiki Niwa | 23(2) | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4(1) | 0 | 32(3) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF |  Kim Jung-ya | 2(2) | 0 | 4(1) | 0 | 2(2) | 0 | 8(5) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Yasuhito Endō (c) | 34 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 45 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | Keisuke Iwashita | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | Lins | 9(17) | 5 | 4(2) | 2 | 2(5) | 1 | 15(24) | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Takahiro Futagawa | 6(13) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5(1) | 0 | 13(14) | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Shu Kurata | 17(13) | 6 | 4(2) | 3 | 8(3) | 2 | 29(18) | 11 | 6 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | Hiroyuki Abe | 27(3) | 7 | 2(1) | 0 | 9 | 3 | 38(4) | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Koki Yonekura | 17(4) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7(2) | 2 | 28(6) | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Yasuyuki Konno | 31(2) | 2 | 5(1) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 43(3) | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | Kohei Kawata | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Tomokazu Myojin | 4(8) | 0 | 3(1) | 0 | 3(2) | 0 | 10(11) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | Atsushi Kimura | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Kotaro Omori | 17(7) | 5 | 2(2) | 0 | 4(4) | 2 | 23(13) | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | Akihiro Sato | 10(13) | 2 | 3(2) | 3 | 2(6) | 1 | 15(21) | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | Akira Kaji | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Oh Jae-suk | 24 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 10 | 0 | 36(1) | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Yuto Uchida | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | Naoki Ogawa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(2) | 1 | 1(2) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | Kenya Okazaki | 1(1) | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 3(4) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | Yōsuke Ideguchi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Tatsuya Uchida | 9(3) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 2(3) | 0 | 12(7) | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | Patric | 16(3) | 9 | 2(1) | 3 | 5 | 3 | 23(4) | 15 | 4 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | Ken Tajiri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | Shota Yomesaka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | Mizuki Ichimaru | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | Akito Takagi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | Takashi Usami | 23(3) | 10 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 34(3) | 21 | 3 | 0 |
| — | — | Own goals | – | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – |
Statistics accurate as of end of 2014 season.