| 2018 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Takashi Yamauchi | ||
| Manager | Levir Culpi until July 23 Tsuneyasu Miyamoto from July 23 | ||
| J1 League | 9th | ||
| Emperor's Cup | 2nd round | ||
| J.League Cup | Quarter-final | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Hwang 16 All: Hwang 21 | ||
| Highest home attendance | 35,242 vs Cerezo Osaka 21 Apr | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 3,103 vs Kwansei Gakuin University 6 June (Emperor's Cup) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 23,485 | ||
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The 2018 Gamba Osaka season was Gamba Osaka's 25th season in the J1 League and 31st overall in the Japanese top flight. It saw them compete in the 18 team J1 League as well as the J.League Cup and Emperor's Cup competitions.
Gamba will begin the season with a new manager in the shape of Brazilian, former Cerezo Osaka boss Levir Culpi who replaced long-standing manager Kenta Hasegawa who moved to FC Tokyo.[1]
Culpi was fired after poor form saw Gamba sit in the J1 relegation zone at the halfway point of the season. He was replaced by Gamba Under-23 manager Tsuneyasu Miyamoto on July 23.[2][3]
- ^ "Levir Culpi to take over at Gamba Osaka; Kenta Hasegawa at FC Tokyo". Japan Times. 3 December 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- ^ "Culpi, Mattel dismissal". Gamba Osaka. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ^ "Miyamoto promoted to top team coach". Gamba Osaka. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.