Vissel Kobe

Association football club in Japan

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January 17 2025 Vissel Kobe re-established partnership with Seattle Sounders on the 30th anniversary of their original collaboration, beginning with a player loan of Kaito Yamada to Seattle's reserve squad, Tacoma Defiance.
2024 Competing in AFC Champions League 2024-25 season, with matches against Buriram United (0-0), Shandong Taishan (2-1), Ulsan HD (0-2), Gwangju (2-0), Central Coast Mariners (3-2), Pohang Steelers (0-3), Shanghai Port (4-0), and Shanghai Shenhua.
2024 Continued strong performance, finishing with 72 points and winning the 3rd round of a competition.
December 2024 Vissel Kobe signed a partnership agreement with Polish club Górnik Zabrze to promote both teams through sporting performance and scouting collaboration.
2023 Won the league, finishing 1st with an impressive 71 points and a goal difference of +31.
October 19 2023 Aston Villa announced a collaborative partnership with Vissel Kobe, aimed at creating a bilateral development framework for players and staff, focusing on youth development and knowledge exchange.
2022 Performed in AFC Champions League Group J, beating Shanghai Port, Kitchee (2-1, 2-2), and Chiangrai United (6-0, 0-0), finishing 1st in the group.
2022 Competed in AFC Champions League, defeating Melbourne Victory 4-3 in play-off round.
2022 Advanced to AFC Champions League Round of 16, defeating Yokohama F. Marinos 3-2.
2022 Eliminated in AFC Champions League Quarter-finals by Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors with a 1-3 loss.
June 30 2022 Takayuki Yoshida from Japan returns as manager of Vissel Kobe
April 8 2022 Miguel Ángel Lotina becomes manager of Vissel Kobe
2021 Finished 3rd in the league with 73 points, showing a strong performance and reaching the play-off stage.
2020 Advanced to AFC Champions League Quarter-finals, winning against Suwon Samsung Bluewings 7-6 on penalties after a 1-1 draw.
2020 Competed in AFC Champions League Group G, defeating Malaysia's Johor Darul Ta'zim 5-1, Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1-0, and Guangzhou Evergrande 3-1. Reached Round of 16, defeating Shanghai Port 2-0.
2020 Lost in AFC Champions League Semi-finals to Ulsan Hyundai with a 1-2 score.
September 24 2020 Atsuhiro Miura from Japan becomes manager of Vissel Kobe
2019 Won the group stage of a competition, marking a significant achievement for the club.
June 9 2019 Thorsten Fink from Germany becomes manager of Vissel Kobe
October 4 2018 Juan Manuel Lillo from Spain becomes manager of Vissel Kobe
February 1 2015 Nelsinho Baptista from Brazil becomes manager of Vissel Kobe
2013 Vissel Kobe finished 2nd in the J2 League with 83 points, earning promotion back to J1 League.

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