{{short description|Association football club in Japan}} {{More citations needed|date=May 2021}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = Vissel Kobe<br />ヴィッセル神戸 | image = Vissel Kobe logo.svg | image_size = 170px | short name = VIS | fullname = Vissel Kobe | nickname = ''Ushi'' (cows) | founded = {{Start date and age|1966}} as Kawasaki Steel SS<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jleague.jp/sp/en/club/kobe/#profile|title=CLUBS & PLAYERS : J.LEAGUE.JP|website=jleague.jp|access-date=15 October 2018|archive-date=31 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180731153609/https://www.jleague.jp/sp/en/club/kobe/#profile|url-status=live}}</ref> | stadium = Noevir Stadium Kobe<br />Hyōgo-ku, Kōbe, Hyōgo | capacity = 30,134 | owner = Rakuten | chairman = Yuki Chifu<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jleague.jp/release/%e5%ae%9f%e8%a1%8c%e5%a7%94%e5%93%a1%e9%81%b8%e4%bb%bb%e3%81%ab%e3%81%a4%e3%81%84%e3%81%a6%e7%a5%9e%e6%88%b8/|title=Chairman Change at Kobe|website=jleague.jp|language=ja|access-date=31 May 2022|archive-date=31 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531080235/https://www.jleague.jp/release/%E5%AE%9F%E8%A1%8C%E5%A7%94%E5%93%A1%E9%81%B8%E4%BB%BB%E3%81%AB%E3%81%A4%E3%81%84%E3%81%A6%E7%A5%9E%E6%88%B8/|url-status=live}}</ref> | manager = Michael Skibbe | league = {{Japanese football updater|VisselKo}} | season = {{Japanese football updater|VisselKo2}} | position = {{Japanese football updater|VisselKo3}} | website = {{url|vissel-kobe.co.jp}} | pattern_la1 = _Vissel Kobe 2026 HOME FP | pattern_b1 = _Vissel Kobe 2026 HOME FP | pattern_ra1 = _Vissel Kobe 2026 HOME FP | pattern_sh1 = _Vissel Kobe 2026 HOME FP | pattern_so1 = _Vissel Kobe 2025 HOME FP | leftarm1 = 5F0101|body1=5F0101|rightarm1=5F0101|shorts1=5F0101|socks1=5F0101 | pattern_la2 = _Vissel Kobe 2026 AWAY FP | pattern_b2 = _Vissel Kobe 2026 AWAY FP | pattern_ra2 = _Vissel Kobe 2026 AWAY FP | pattern_sh2 = _Vissel Kobe 2025 AWAY FP | pattern_so2 = _Vissel Kobe 2026 AWAY FP | leftarm2 = 000000 | body2 = 000000 | rightarm2 = 000000 | shorts2 = 000000 | socks2 = 000000 | pattern_la3 = | pattern_b3 = | pattern_ra3 = | pattern_sh3 = | pattern_so3 = | leftarm3 = | body3 = | rightarm3 = | shorts3 = | socks3 = | current = {{CURRENTYEAR}} Vissel Kobe season }}{{nihongo|'''Vissel Kobe'''|ヴィッセル神戸|Visseru Kōbe}} is a Japanese professional football club based in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture. The club plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country. The club's home stadium is Noevir Stadium Kobe, in Hyōgo-ku, though some home matches are played at Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium in Suma-ku.

Throughout its history, the club has won 2 J1 League titles, 1 Emperor's Cup and 1 Japanese Super Cup. The club also has recruited former FIFA World Cup champions including the likes of Andrés Iniesta, David Villa, Juan Mata and Lukas Podolski.

==History==

=== Beginnings in Chugoku (1966–2003) === The club was founded in 1966 as the semi-professional '''Kawasaki Steel Soccer Club''' in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture.<ref name=jlg>{{cite web |url=http://www.j-league.or.jp/club/kobe/ |script-title=ja:Ｊリーグ – ヴィッセル神戸 |language=ja |trans-title=J.League – Vissel Kobe |publisher=J.League |access-date=29 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203025225/http://www.j-league.or.jp/club/kobe/ |archive-date=3 December 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> It was first promoted to the Japan Soccer League Division 2 in 1986, and remained there until the JSL folded in 1992.<ref name=jlg /> As their performance in the old second tier had been in the bottom nine clubs, they were put into the Japan Football League Division 2 (new third tier overall in the Japanese football league system) and stayed there until the tiers were reunited into a single second tier for 1994.

===Move to Kansai and professionalism=== In 1995, the city of Kobe reached an agreement with Kawasaki Steel, the parent company, to move the club to Kobe and compete for a spot in the professional J.League as '''Vissel Kobe'''. ''Vissel'' is a combination of the words "victory" and "vessel", in recognition of Kobe's history as a port city.<ref name=jlg /> (Owing to its importance to the city of Kobe, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, parent company of former team patron Kawasaki Steel, remains a Vissel Kobe sponsor. Kawasaki Steel was eventually sold off to become part of JFE Holdings.)

Vissel Kobe began play in 1994 in the Japan Football League, a league below J.League, and the supermarket chain Daiei was slated as the club's primary investor. However, the economic downturn following the Great Hanshin earthquake forced Daiei to pull out and the city of Kobe became responsible for operating the club.

Despite finishing 2nd in the JFL in 1996, Vissel was promoted to the J.League (the champions, Honda FC, refused to abandon their corporate ownership and become a professional club) and began play in the top division of Japanese football in 1997. However, due to mismanagement, including the inability to secure investors and sponsors, Vissel was unable to contend for the league title. In December, 2003, mounting financial losses forced the club to file for bankruptcy protection.

===Crimson Group years (2004–2014)===

In January 2004, Vissel was sold to Crimson Group, parent company of online merchant Rakuten, whose president is Kobe native Hiroshi Mikitani. Vissel's first signing under the Mikitani regime, İlhan Mansız, who was acquired partly to capitalize on his popularity during the 2002 FIFA World Cup hosted in Korea and Japan, but the Turkish forward played just three matches before leaving the team because of a knee injury. At the time of the purchase, Mikitani alienated supporters by changing the team uniform colours from black and white stripes to crimson, after his Crimson Group and the colour of his alma mater, Harvard Business School. The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, a baseball team also owned by Rakuten but based in Sendai and Rakuten Monkeys, a baseball team in Taoyuan, Taiwan, wear the same colours.

Vissel finished 11th in the league in 2004, the same position as the previous year, and finished 18th and last place in 2005, resulting in relegation from J.League Division 1, or J1, to J2. During the two-year span, Vissel had five different head coaches. 2006 was Vissel's first season in J2 after nine years in the top division of soccer in Japan. They finished 3rd in the 2006 season and returned to J1 after beating Avispa Fukuoka in the promotion/relegation play-offs.

From 2007 until 2011, Vissel finished in the bottom half of the table each year. In 2012 they finished 16th, third from last, and were again relegated to J2. In 2013, Vissel finished in second place, 4 points behind Gamba Osaka, which secured their return to J1 for the 2014 season.

On 6 December 2014, Rakuten Inc. bought the team from the Crimson Group.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://global.rakuten.com/corp/news/press/2014/1206_01.html|title=Rakuten Acquires Football Club Vissel Kobe and Joins the J-League|work=Rakuten Official Website|access-date=2016-02-16|archive-date=2018-12-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181203010859/http://global.rakuten.com/corp/news/press/2014/1206_01.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Rakuten years and first successes (2015–''present'')=== [[File:Andres Iniesta 2018.jpg|thumb|312x312px|Spanish midfielder Andrés Iniesta playing for Vissel Kobe in 2018]] [[File:Lukas Podolski (37322776096) (cropped).jpg|thumb|German striker Lukas Podolski playing for Vissel Kobe in 2020]] In 2017, Vissel signed 2014 FIFA World Cup winner Lukas Podolski. He was the first prominent international player Vissel had been able to sign since Michael Laudrup in 1996. Shortly after, in May 2018, Vissel signed another World Cup winner, Andrés Iniesta, from FC Barcelona.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Sports/Football/2018/May-24/450646-iniesta-signs-with-japans-vissel-kobe.ashx|title=Iniesta signs with Japan's Vissel Kobe|date=24 May 2018|website=dailystar.com.lb|access-date=15 October 2018|archive-date=2 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602215846/http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Sports/Football/2018/May-24/450646-iniesta-signs-with-japans-vissel-kobe.ashx|url-status=dead}}</ref> In December 2018 Vissel Kobe managed to sign also David Villa from New York City. The Spanish striker scored 13 goals in 28 games. Alongside Sergi Samper and Andrés Iniesta, Villa was the third Spaniard in the team in that season in which they guided Vissel Kobe to win the 2019 Emperor's Cup.

On 1 January 2020, first time finalist Vissel beat Kashima Antlers in the 2019 Emperor's Cup final at the recently opened New National Stadium to win the first title in the club history. The furthest Kobe had been in the Emperor's Cup was the semi-finals of 2000 and 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.vissel-kobe.co.jp/news/article/17050.html |title=「天皇杯 JFA 第99回全日本サッカー選手権大会」優勝のお知らせ |date=1 January 2020 |access-date=1 January 2020 |publisher=Vissel Kobe |language=ja |archive-date=1 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200101103604/https://www.vissel-kobe.co.jp/news/article/17050.html |url-status=live }}</ref> This was also Spanish forward David Villa's last professional match as a footballer.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/andres-iniesta-leads-vissel-kobe-21193595 |title=Andres Iniesta leads Vissel Kobe to Emperor's Cup glory as David Villa ends career |date=1 January 2020 |access-date=1 January 2020 |publisher=Daily Mirror |archive-date=1 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200101110025/https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/andres-iniesta-leads-vissel-kobe-21193595 |url-status=live }}</ref> Vissel also qualified for the 2020 AFC Champions League for the first time. On 8 February 2020, Vissel beat Yokohama F. Marinos in which the scoreline was 3–3. Vissel Kobe eventually won 3-2 on penalties to win their first Japanese Super Cup title and their second national title ever.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/football/vissel-kobe-win-japanese-super-cup-after-farcical-shootout_sto7656847/story.shtml|title=Vissel Kobe win Japanese Super Cup after farcical shootout|date=2020-02-08|website=Eurosport|access-date=2020-02-09|archive-date=2021-11-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129154350/https://www.eurosport.co.uk/football/vissel-kobe-win-japanese-super-cup-after-farcical-shootout_sto7656847/story.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> On 12 February 2020, Vissel played their first AFC Champions League match against Malaysian league champions, Johor Darul Ta'zim at home winning them 5–1 in which Keijiro Ogawa scored a hat-trick in the match. The club than managed to have a good run in the competition all the way until the semi-finals facing against eventual winners Korean Ulsan Hyundai however, Vissel was knocked out by the Korean club losing 2–1 in extra time after conceding an unfortunate penalty kick.

In 2021, Vissel achieved an historic third place in the table of the 2021 J1 League season, thus qualifying for the 2022 AFC Champions League yet again in which the club had another good run in the campaign before losing to Korean Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 3–1 in the quarter-finals.

==== Takayuki Yoshida reigns (2022–2025) ==== On 3 September 2023, Vissel signed former Spanish international midfielder, Juan Mata but, while the players and the fans benefited from his presence (players said he was amazing to train with, fans loved seeing him, he again raised the profile of the club) injuries kept him from playing much at all in meaningful games. On 25 November 2023, Vissel Kobe was confirmed as the 2023 J1 League champions for the first time in history, following a 2–1 win over Nagoya Grampus in the second last week of the season. Kobe thus became the first Japanese football champions to be promoted to the top tier after the J.League era started, as well as the first to play third division football (the old Japan Football League Division 2) before winning the title. On 17 February 2024, Vissel played their second Japanese Super Cup appearance against 2023 Emperor's Cup winner, Kawasaki Frontale but lost 1–0. Vissel also qualified directly to the newly revamp 2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite tournament. On 23 November 2024, Vissel won the second Emperor's Cup of the club history, after a victory over they regional rivals Gamba Osaka in the Kansai Derby.

==Stadium == [[File:Inside View of Kobe Wing Stadium.jpg|thumb|Noevir Stadium Kobe]]

=== Home ground === Vissel firstly settled at the Kobe Central Football Stadium which was opened in 1970 with a capacity of 13,000 seats. it was built on the site of the former Kobe Keirin Stadium and was the first stadium in Japan that was custom-built with floodlights, allowing any sports related activities to play at night. In 1999, the stadium was demolished to make way to a new stadium with modern features. In 2001, Vissel moved to their new stadium, Noevir Stadium Kobe which seats on the former stadium.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vissel Kobe's Stadium |url=https://www.vissel-kobe.co.jp/stadium/ |website=vissel-kobe.co.jp |access-date=22 May 2024}}</ref> Located in Misaki Park, Kobe, Japan, the stadium has a capacity of 30,132 seats and features a retractable roof, making it one of the most modern football venues in Japan.

== Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors ==

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==Affiliated clubs==

* {{flagicon|England}} Aston Villa (2023&ndash;''present'') On 19 October 2023, English Premier League club, Aston Villa announced a collaborative partnership with Vissel Kobe - so said the press release: "further strengthening the international network and player development pipeline which is part of this exciting step forward for both clubs, Villa and Vissel are working to create a bilateral development framework for players and staff which will enhance youth development, alongside the cooperative sharing of ideas, techniques and best practice. The partnership looks to further open up pathways for talented Japanese players to play in Europe and, ultimately, at Aston Villa. This synergy between the clubs will also extend to first team level, with the exchange of technical knowledge and coaching methodology together with collaboration in the areas of performance, scouting & recruitment, data analysis and overall squad management."

* {{flagicon|Poland}} Górnik Zabrze (2024&ndash;''present'')<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-14 |title=Górnik Zabrze nawiązał współpracę z mistrzem kraju |url=https://futbolnews.pl/newsroom/139792,gornik-zabrze-mistrz-kraju |access-date=2025-01-18 |language=pl-PL}}</ref> Both clubs are tied with an agreement signed in December 2024. Vissel Kobe and Górnik Zabrze will work on making the path between Asia and Europe to promote both teams in case of sporting performance and scouting.

* {{flagicon|United States}} Seattle Sounders (1995&ndash;1996, 2025&ndash;''present'')<ref>{{Cite web |last=FC |first=Seattle Sounders |title=Sounders FC and Japanese Side Vissel Kobe Renew Historic Partnership, Marking 30-Year Anniversary of Original Collaboration {{!}} Seattle Sounders |url=https://www.soundersfc.com/news/sounders-fc-and-japanese-side-vissel-kobe-renew-historic-partnership-marking-30-year-anniversary-of-original-collaboration |access-date=2025-01-18 |website=Seattle Sounders FC |language=en}}</ref> Shortly after moving to Kobe in 1995, Vissel partnered with the Sounders (who, at the time, were newly members of the second-division American Professional Soccer League), as Seattle and Kobe are sister cities. The agreement lasted from 1995 to 1996, and during this time, the teams played a home and away exhibition series to fundraise for the relief efforts following the 1995 earthquake in Kobe. In 2025, on the thirtieth anniversary of the original partnership on 17 January, Vissel and the Sounders (now a member of top-division Major League Soccer) announced the re-establishment of their partnership. This agreement began with a loan of Kobe player Kaito Yamada to Seattle's reserve squad, the Tacoma Defiance.

=== Former ===

* {{flagicon|ESP}} FC Barcelona (2019&ndash;2025)<ref>{{Cite web |title=FC Barcelona signs collaboration agreement with Vissel Kobe |url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/news/1294758/fc-barcelona-signs-collaboration-agreement-with-vissel-kobe |access-date=2026-03-29 |website=www.fcbarcelona.com |language=en}}</ref>

This partnership will further deepen the relationship between FC Barcelona and Vissel Kobe. The Japanese club currently features three players who have been part of the Barelona family, namely Andrés Iniesta, David Villa and Sergi Samper. Besides, Vissel is also working on fostering the next generation of young talent by introducing new training methods to its academy and going on trips to Barcelona.

==Players ==

=== First-team squad === {{updated|9 April 2026.}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vissel-kobe.co.jp/profile/|title=選手/スタッフ|website=Vissel-Kobe.co.jp|access-date=5 February 2025|publisher=Vissel Kobe|language=ja}}</ref> {{football squad start|nonumber=|bg=BC0B3A|color=FFFFFF}} {{football squad player|no=1|nat=JPN|pos=GK|name=Daiya Maekawa}} {{football squad player|no=2|nat=JPN|pos=MF|name=Nanasei Iino}} {{football squad player|no=3|nat=BRA|pos=DF|name=Matheus Thuler}} {{football squad player|no=4|nat=JPN|pos=DF|name=Tetsushi Yamakawa|other=captain}} {{football squad player|no=5|nat=JPN|pos=MF|name=Yuta Goke}} {{football squad player|no=6|nat=JPN|pos=MF|name=Takahiro Ogihara}} {{football squad player|no=7|nat=JPN|pos=MF|name=Yosuke Ideguchi}} {{football squad player|no=10|nat=JPN|pos=FW|name=Yuya Osako}} {{football squad player|no=11|nat=JPN|pos=FW|name=Yoshinori Muto}} {{football squad player|no=13|nat=JPN|pos=FW|name=Daiju Sasaki|other=vice-captain}} {{football squad player|no=14|nat=JPN|pos=MF|name=Takashi Inui}} {{football squad player|no=15|nat=BRA|pos=DF|name=Diego}} {{football squad player|no=16|nat=BRA|pos=DF|name=Caetano}} {{football squad player|no=18|nat=JPN|pos=MF|name=Haruya Ide}} {{football squad player|no=19|nat=JPN|pos=FW|name=Makoto Mitsuta|other=on loan from Gamba Osaka}} {{football squad player|no=21|nat=JPN|pos=GK|name=Shota Arai}} {{football squad player|no=23|nat=JPN|pos=DF|name=Rikuto Hirose}} {{football squad player|no=24|nat=JPN|pos=DF|name=Gōtoku Sakai|other=vice-captain}} {{football squad player|no=25|nat=JPN|pos=MF|name=Yuya Kuwasaki}} {{football squad player|no=26|nat=BRA|pos=FW|name=Jean Patric}} {{football squad player|no=28|nat=JPN|pos=MF|name=Kento Hamasaki}} {{football squad player|no=29|nat=JPN|pos=FW|name=Ren Komatsu}} {{football squad mid|nonumber=|bg=BC0B3A|color=FFFFFF}} {{football squad player|no=30|nat=JPN|pos=MF|name=Kakeru Yamauchi}} {{football squad player|no=31|nat=JPN|pos=DF|name=Takuya Iwanami}} {{football squad player|no=32|nat=NGR|pos=GK|name=Richard Monday Ubong}} {{football squad player|no=33|nat=JPN|pos=MF|name=Rikuto Hashimoto}} {{football squad player|no=35|nat=JPN|pos=FW|name=Niina Tominaga}} {{football squad player|no=38|nat=JPN|pos=MF|name=Juzo Ura}} {{football squad player|no=39|nat=JPN|pos=GK|name=Shioki Takayama}} {{football squad player|no=40|nat=JPN|pos=FW|name=Kōtarō Uchino|other=on loan from Brøndby IF}} {{football squad player|no=41|nat=JPN|pos=DF|name=Katsuya Nagato}} {{football squad player|no=42|nat=JPN|pos=DF|name=Justin Homma}} {{football squad player|no=43|nat=JPN|pos=DF|name=Kaito Yamada}} {{football squad player|no=44|nat=JPN|pos=MF|name=Mitsuki Hidaka}} {{football squad player|no=45|nat=JPN|pos=FW|name=David Aizawa}} {{football squad player|no=46|nat=JPN|pos=FW|name=Sota Ito <sup>'''Type 2'''</sup>}} {{football squad player|no=51|nat=JPN|pos=MF|name=Taiga Seguchi <sup>'''Type 2'''</sup>}} {{football squad player|no=53|nat=JPN|pos=FW|name=Hayato Watanabe <sup>'''Type 2'''</sup>}} {{football squad player|no=55|nat=JPN|pos=FW|name=Yuta Miyahara}} {{football squad player|no=56|nat=JPN|pos=MF|name=Tafuku Satomi <sup>'''Type 2'''</sup>}} {{football squad player|no=57|nat=JPN|pos=DF|name=Ryosuke Irie}} {{football squad player|no=58|nat=JPN|pos=MF|name=Sota Onishi <sup>'''Type 2'''</sup>}} {{football squad player|no=71|nat=JPN|pos=GK|name=Shūichi Gonda}} {{football squad player|no=80|nat=JPN|pos=DF|name=Boniface Nduka}} {{football squad end|nonumber=|bg=BC0B3A|color=FFFFFF}}

===Out on loan=== {{football squad start|nonumber=|bg=BC0B3A|color=FFFFFF}} {{football squad player|no=|nat=JPN|pos=DF|name=Yusei Ozaki|other=at RB Omiya Ardija}} {{football squad player|no=|nat=JPN|pos=DF|name=Haruka Motoyama|other=at Fagiano Okayama}} {{football squad player|no=|nat=JPN|pos=DF|name=Shogo Terasaka|other=at Zweigen Kanazawa}} {{football squad mid|nonumber=|bg=BC0B3A|color=FFFFFF}} {{football squad player|no=|nat=JPN|pos=MF|name=Shuto Adachi|other=at Thespa Gunma}} {{football squad player|no=|nat=JPN|pos=FW|name=Taisei Miyashiro|other=at {{flagicon|ESP}} UD Las Palmas}} {{football squad end|nonumber=|bg=BC0B3A|color=FFFFFF}}

== Management and staff == Club officials for 2026. {| class="wikitable" |- ! style="background:#BC0B3A; color:white; text-align:center;" |Position ! style="background:#BC0B3A; color:white; text-align:center;" |Name |- |Manager |{{flagicon|GER}} Michael Skibbe |- |Head coach ||{{flagicon|GER}} Serhat Umar |- |Assistant coaches |{{flagicon|JPN}} Tadahiro Akiba <br /> {{flagicon|JPN}} Tomo Sugawara <br /> {{flagicon|JPN}} Kunie Kitamoto |- |Young player development coach |{{flagicon|JPN}} Yuji Miyahara |- |Goalkeeper coach |{{flagicon|BRA}} Sidmar |- |Analytical coach |{{flagicon|JPN}} Tatsuro Takenaka <br /> {{flagicon|JPN}} Daichi Matsumoto |- |Physical coach |{{flagicon|JPN}} Akira Umeki<br />{{flagicon|JPN}} Hikaru Fujii |- |Interpreter |{{flagicon|JPN}} Eiji Kumon<br />{{flagicon|JPN}} Daisuke Kawashima |- |Chief trainer |{{flagicon|JPN}} Yoshio Shibata |- |Trainer |{{flagicon|JPN}} Masaaki Morita<br />{{flagicon|JPN}} Ryota Matsuda<br />{{flagicon|JPN}} Minoru Onogawa<br />{{flagicon|JPN}} Naoto Nakayama |- |Dietitian |{{flagicon|JPN}} Rika Kawabata |- |Chief side manager |{{flagicon|JPN}} Shusuke Sasagawa |- |Equipment manager |{{flagicon|JPN}} Takuya Arai <br /> {{flagicon|JPN}} Tomoki Ishiguro |- |Side manager |{{flagicon|JPN}} Yuto Kato |- |}

== Honours == {| class="wikitable" |+ ! style="background:#BC0B3A; color:white; text-align:center;" |Type ! style="background:#BC0B3A; color:white; text-align:center;" |Honours ! style="background:#BC0B3A; color:white; text-align:center;" |Titles ! style="background:#BC0B3A; color:white; text-align:center;" |Season |- | rowspan="2" |'''League''' |'''J1 League''' |2 |2023, 2024 |- |Chūgoku Soccer League |5 |1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985 |- | rowspan="3" |'''Cup''' |'''Emperor's Cup''' |2 |2019, 2024 |- |'''Japanese Super Cup''' |1 |2020 |- |All Japan Senior Football Championship |1 |1976 |} ''Bold is for those competition that are currently active.''

== Records and statistics == ''As of'' ''23 March 2026.'' {| class="wikitable" |+Top 10 all-time appeareances ! style="background:#BC0B3A; color:white; text-align:center;" |Rank ! style="background:#BC0B3A; color:white; text-align:center;" |Player ! style="background:#BC0B3A; color:white; text-align:center;" |Years ! style="background:#BC0B3A; color:white; text-align:center;" |Club appearance |- |1 |{{flagicon|JPN}} Kunie Kitamoto |2000–2018 |'''474''' |- |2 |{{flagicon|JPN}} Hideo Tanaka |2005–2017 |'''325''' |- |3 |{{flagicon|KOR}} Park Kang-jo |2003–2012 |'''298''' |- |4 |{{flagicon|JPN}} Keijiro Ogawa |2010–2020 |'''283''' |- |5 |{{flagicon|JPN}} '''Gōtoku Sakai''' |2019–''present'' |'''250''' |- |6 |{{flagicon|JPN}} Hiroyuki Komoto |2004–2014 |'''245''' |- |7 |{{flagicon|JPN}} Hotaru Yamaguchi |2019–2024 |'''242''' |- |8 |{{flagicon|JPN}} Hiroto Mogi |2006–2014 |'''235''' |- |9 |{{flagicon|JPN}} '''Daiju Sasaki''' |2018–''present'' |'''232''' |- |10 |'''{{flagicon|JPN}} Daiya Maekawa''' |2017–''present'' |'''230''' |} {| class="wikitable" |+Top 10 all-time goalscorer ! style="background:#BC0B3A; color:white; text-align:center;" |Rank ! style="background:#BC0B3A; color:white; text-align:center;" |Player ! style="background:#BC0B3A; color:white; text-align:center;" |Club appearance ! style="background:#BC0B3A; color:white; text-align:center;" |Total goals |- |1 |{{flagicon|JPN}} Yuya Osako |174 |'''66''' |- | rowspan="2" |2 |{{flagicon|JPN}} Kazuma Watanabe |154 | rowspan="2" |'''56''' |- |{{flagicon|JPN}} Yoshito Ōkubo |170 |- |4 |{{flagicon|BRA}} Leandro |124 |'''54''' |- | rowspan="2" |5 |{{flagicon|JPN}} Kyōgo Furuhashi |111 | rowspan="2" |'''49''' |- |{{flagicon|JPN}} Keijiro Ogawa |235 |- |7 |{{flagicon|JPN}} Akihiro Nagashima |107 |'''45''' |- |8 |'''{{flagicon|JPN}} Yoshinori Muto''' |163 |'''42''' |- |9 |{{flagicon|BRA}} Popó |112 |'''37''' |- |10 |{{flagicon|KOR}} Park Kang-jo |298 |'''35''' |}

* '''Biggest wins:''' 8–0 vs Matsumoto Yamaga (2 November 2008) * '''Heaviest defeats:''' 1–7 vs Ōita Trinita (26 July 2003) * '''Youngest''' '''goal scorers:''' Ryo Matsumura ~ '''17 years 11 months 1 days''' '''old''' (On 16 May 2012 ''vs'' ''Shimizu S-Pulse'') * '''Oldest''' '''goal scorers:''' '''{{flagicon|BRA}}''' Marquinhos ~ '''39 years 3 months 18 days old''' (On 11 July 2015 ''vs'' ''Shimizu S-Pulse'') * '''Youngest ever debutant:''' Taiga Seguchi ~ '''17 years''' '''1 months 8 days''' '''old''' (On 18 February 2025 ''vs'' '''{{flagicon|CHN}}''' ''Shanghai Shenghua'') * '''Oldest ever player:''' '''{{flagicon|BRA}}''' Santos ~ '''40 years''' '''11 months 8 days old''' (On 17 November 2001 ''vs'' ''FC Tokyo'')

== Award winners == ''As of'' ''the end of the 2025 season.'' * '''J.League Player of the Year:'''

:* {{flagicon|Japan}} Yuya Osako (2023) :* {{flagicon|Japan}} Yoshinori Muto (2024)

* '''J.League Top Scorer:'''

:* {{flagicon|BRA}} Leandro (2016) :* {{flagicon|Japan}} Yuya Osako (2023)

* '''J.League Best XI:''' ** {{flagicon|BRA}} Leandro (2016) ** {{flagicon|ESP}} Andrés Iniesta (2019, 2021) ** {{flagicon|Japan}} Gōtoku Sakai (2023) ** {{flagicon|Japan}} Hotaru Yamaguchi (2023) ** {{flagicon|Japan}} Yuya Osako (2023, 2024) ** {{flagicon|Japan}} Yoshinori Muto (2023, 2024) ** {{flagicon|BRA}} Matheus Thuler (2024) * '''Individual Fair Play Award:''' ** {{flagicon|Japan}} Akihiro Nagashima (1997) ** {{flagicon|Japan}} Ryota Morioka (2014) ** {{flagicon|Japan}} Hotaru Yamaguchi (2020) ** {{flagicon|Japan}} Daiya Maekawa (2025) **

* '''J.League Goal of the Year:'''

:* {{flagicon|ESP}} David Villa against Nagoya Grampus (30 June 2019)

== Managerial history == {| class="wikitable" ! style="background:#BC0B3A; color:white; text-align:center;" |Manager ! style="background:#BC0B3A; color:white; text-align:center;" |Period ! style="background:#BC0B3A; color:white; text-align:center;" |Honours |- |{{flagicon|SCO}} Stuart Baxter ||1 February 1995 – 31 January 1998 | |- |{{flagicon|ESP}} Benito Floro ||1 February 1998 – 24 September 1998 | |- |{{flagicon|JPN}} Harumi Kori ||25 September 1998 – 31 January 1999 | |- |{{flagicon|JPN}} Ryoichi Kawakatsu ||1 February 1999 – 25 July 2002 | |- |{{flagicon|JPN}} Hiroshi Matsuda ||1 July 2002 – 31 January 2003 | |- |{{flagicon|JPN}} Hiroshi Soejima ||1 February 2003 – 31 January 2004 | |- |{{flagicon|CZE}} Ivan Hašek ||1 February 2004 – 30 September 2004 | |- |{{flagicon|JPN}} Hiroshi Kato ||1 October 2004 – 31 January 2005 | |- |{{flagicon|JPN}} Hideki Matsunaga ||1 February 2005 – 19 April 2005 | |- |{{flagicon|BRA}} Émerson Leão ||19 April 2005 – 14 June 2005 | |- |{{flagicon|CZE}} Pavel Řehák ||15 June 2005 – 31 January 2006 | |- |{{flagicon|SCO}} Stuart Baxter (2) ||1 February 2006 – 4 September 2006 | |- |{{flagicon|JPN}} Hiroshi Matsuda ||5 September 2006 – 11 December 2008 | |- |{{flagicon|BRA}} Caio Júnior ''(interim)'' ||11 December 2008 – 30 June 2009 | |- |{{flagicon|JPN}} Masahiro Wada ''(interim)'' ||1 July 2009 – 5 August 2009 | |- |{{flagicon|JPN}} Toshiya Miura ||5 August 2009 – 11 September 2010 | |- |{{flagicon|JPN}} Masahiro Wada (2) ||11 September 2010 – 30 April 2012 | |- |{{flagicon|JPN}} Ryo Adachi ''(interim)'' ||1 May 2012 – 21 May 2012 | |- |{{flagicon|JPN}} Akira Nishino ||22 May 2012 – 8 November 2012 | |- |{{flagicon|JPN}} Ryo Adachi ''(interim)'' (2) ||9 November 2012 – 31 December 2012 | |- |{{flagicon|JPN}} Ryo Adachi (3) ||1 January 2013 – 31 January 2015 | |- |{{flagicon|BRA}} Nelsinho Baptista ||1 February 2015 – 15 August 2017 | |- |{{flagicon|JPN}} Takayuki Yoshida ||16 August 2017 – 16 September 2018 | |- |{{flagicon|JPN}} Kentaro Hayashi ''(interim)'' ||17 September 2017 – 3 October 2018 | |- |{{flagicon|ESP}} Juan Manuel Lillo ||4 October 2018 – 16 April 2019 | |- |{{flagicon|JPN}} Takayuki Yoshida (2)||17 April 2019 – 8 June 2019 | |- |{{flagicon|GER}} Thorsten Fink ||9 June 2019 – 21 September 2020 |– 2019 Emperor's Cup – 2020 Japanese Super Cup |- |{{flagicon|ESP}} Marcos Vives (interim) ||22 September 2020 – 23 September 2020 | |- |{{flagicon|JPN}} Atsuhiro Miura<ref>{{cite web|title=Football: Former Japan midfielder Atsuhiro Miura named Vissel Kobe boss|date=24 September 2020|url=https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2020/09/ad30010e40de-soccer-former-japan-midfielder-miura-named-manager-of-vissel-kobe.html|work=Kyodo News|access-date=6 October 2020|archive-date=8 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201008153632/https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2020/09/ad30010e40de-soccer-former-japan-midfielder-miura-named-manager-of-vissel-kobe.html|url-status=live}}</ref> ||24 September 2020 – 20 March 2022 | |- |{{flagicon|ESP}} Lluís Planagumà ''(interim)'' ||21 March 2022 – 7 April 2022 | |- |{{flagicon|ESP}} Miguel Ángel Lotina ||8 April 2022 – 29 June 2022 | |- |{{flagicon|JPN}} Takayuki Yoshida (3) ||30 June 2022 – 13 December 2025 |– 2023 J1 League – 2024 J1 League

– 2024 Emperor's Cup |- |{{flagicon|GER}} Michael Skibbe ||14 December 2025 – ''present''<ref>{{cite web |title=Announcement of manager change |url=https://www.vissel-kobe.co.jp/news/article/25890.html |website=www.vissel-kobe.co.jp |access-date=8 January 2026}}</ref> | |}

==Season by season record== {| class="wikitable" | bgcolor="gold" |<small>Champions</small> | bgcolor="silver" |<small>Runners-up</small> | bgcolor="ff6600" |<small>Third place</small> | bgcolor="palegreen" |<small>Promoted</small> | bgcolor="pink" |<small>Relegated</small> |} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! colspan="13" |League !! rowspan="2" |J.League<br />Cup !! rowspan="2" |Emperor's<br />Cup |- !Season !!Division !!Teams !!Position !!Plays !!W (<small>OTW / PKW</small>) !!D !!L (<small>OTL / PKL</small>) !!F !!A !!GD !!Points !!Attendance/G |- |1997 | rowspan="9" |J1 ||17 ||'''16th''' ||32 ||6 <small>(1 / 0)</small> ||– ||21 <small>(2 / 0)</small> ||43 ||78 ||-35 ||24 ||6,567 || rowspan="2" |Group stage ||Round of 16 |- |1998 |18 ||'''17th''' ||34 ||8 <small>(0 / 1)</small> ||– ||23 <small>(2 / 0)</small> ||45 ||89 ||-44 ||25 ||7,686 ||3rd round |- |1999 |16 ||'''10th''' ||30 ||9 <small>(3)</small> ||4 ||12 <small>(2)</small> ||38 ||45 ||-7 ||37 ||7,691 ||1st round ||3rd round |- |2000 | rowspan="5" |16 ||'''13th''' ||30 ||10 <small>(1)</small> ||1 ||16 <small>(2)</small> ||40 ||49 ||-9 ||33 ||7,512 || rowspan="2" |2nd round ||Semi-finals |- |2001||'''12th''' ||30 ||8 <small>(1)</small> ||7 ||10 <small>(4)</small> ||41 ||52 ||-11 ||33 ||13,872 ||Round of 16 |- |2002||'''14th''' ||30 ||8 <small>(2)</small> ||3 ||17 ||33 ||44 ||-11 ||31 ||10,467 || rowspan="4" |Group stage ||3rd round |- |2003||'''13th''' ||30 ||8 ||6 ||16 ||35 ||63 ||-28 ||30 ||11,195 ||Quarter-finals |- |2004||'''11th''' ||30 ||9 ||9 ||12 ||50 ||55 ||-5 ||36 ||15,735 || rowspan="2" |4th round |- |2005 |18 || bgcolor="pink" |'''18th''' ||34 ||4 ||9 ||21 ||30 ||67 ||-37 ||21 ||14,913 |- |2006 |J2 ||13 || bgcolor="ff6600" |'''3rd'''||48 ||25 ||11 ||12 ||78 ||53 ||25 ||86 ||6,910 ||– ||3rd round |- |2007 | rowspan="6" |J1 || rowspan="5" |18 ||'''10th''' ||34 ||13 ||8 ||13 ||58 ||48 ||10 ||47 ||12,460 || rowspan="4" |Group stage || rowspan="3" |Round of 16 |- |2008||'''10th''' ||34 ||12 ||11 ||11 ||39 ||38 ||1 ||47 ||12,981 |- |2009||'''14th''' ||34 ||10 ||9 ||15 ||40 ||48 ||-8 ||39 ||13,068 |- |2010||'''15th''' ||34 ||9 ||11 ||14 ||37 ||45 ||-8||38 ||12,824 ||3rd round |- |2011||'''9th''' ||34 ||13 ||7 ||14 ||44 ||45 ||-1 ||46 ||13,233 ||1st round ||3rd round |- |2012 |18 || bgcolor="pink" |'''16th''' ||34 ||11 ||6 ||17 ||41 ||50 ||-9 ||39 ||14,638 ||Group stage ||2nd round |- |2013 |J2 ||22 || bgcolor="silver" |'''2nd''' ||42 ||25 ||8 ||9 ||78 ||41 ||37 ||83 ||11,516 ||– ||3rd round |- |2014 | rowspan="12" |J1 || rowspan="7" |18 ||'''11th''' ||34 ||11 ||12 ||11 ||49 ||50 ||-1 ||45 ||15,010 ||Quarter-finals ||2nd round |- |2015||'''12th''' ||34 ||10 ||8 ||16 ||44 ||49 ||-5 ||38 ||16,265 ||Semi-finals ||Quarter-finals |- |2016||'''7th''' ||34 ||16 ||7 ||11 ||56 ||43 ||13 ||55 ||17,018 ||Quarter-finals ||Round of 16 |- |2017||'''9th''' ||34 ||13 ||5 ||16 ||40 ||45 ||-5 ||44 ||18,272 ||Quarter-finals ||Semi-finals |- |2018||'''10th''' ||34 ||12 ||9 ||13 ||45 ||52 ||-7||45 ||21,450 ||Play-off stage ||Round of 16 |- |2019||'''8th''' ||34 ||14 ||5 ||15 ||61 ||59 ||2 ||47 ||21,491 ||Group stage || bgcolor="gold" |'''Winners''' |- |2020 '''†'''||'''14th''' ||34 ||9 ||9 ||16 ||50 ||59 ||-9 ||36 ||6,041 ||Quarter-finals ||Did not qualify |- |2021 '''†''' |20 || bgcolor="ff6600" |'''3rd''' ||38 ||21 ||10 ||7 ||62 ||36 ||26 ||73 ||7,120 ||Play-off stage ||Round of 16 |- |2022 | rowspan="2" |18 ||'''13th''' ||34 ||11 ||7 ||16 ||35 ||41 ||-6 ||40 ||15,572 ||Quarter-finals ||Quarter-finals |- |2023|| bgcolor="gold" |'''1st''' ||34 ||21 ||8 ||5 ||60 ||29 ||31 ||71 ||22,405 ||Group stage ||Quarter-finals |- |2024 | rowspan="2" |20 || bgcolor="gold" |'''1st'''||38 ||21 ||9 ||8 ||61 ||36 ||25 ||72 ||21,811 ||3rd round || bgcolor="gold" |'''Winners''' |- |2025||'''5th''' ||38 ||18 ||10 ||10 ||46 ||33 ||13 ||64 ||21,099 ||Quarter-finals || bgcolor="silver" |Runners-up |- |2026 | rowspan="2" |J1 ||10 ||'''TBD''' ||18 || || || || || || || || ||N/A ||N/A |- |2026-27 |20 ||'''TBD''' ||38 || || || || || || || || ||TBD ||TBD |- |}

;Key {{smalldiv|1= *'''Pos.''' = Position in league; '''P''' = Games played; '''W''' = Games won; '''D''' = Games drawn; '''L''' = Games lost; '''F''' = Goals scored; '''A''' = Goals conceded; '''GD''' = Goals difference; '''Pts''' = Points gained * '''OTW / PKW''' = Overtime wins / penalty kicks win 1997 and 1998 seasons – 1999, 2000, 2001 & 2002 overtime wins only * '''OTL / PKL''' = Overtime losses / penalty kicks losses 1997 and 1998 seasons – 1999, 2000 & 2001 overtime losses only *Attendance/G = Average home league attendance * '''†''' 2020 & 2021 seasons attendances reduced by COVID-19 worldwide pandemic *Source: [http://data.j-league.or.jp/SFRT01/ J.League Data Site] }}

==Continental record== {| class="wikitable" |- ! style="background:#BC0B3A; color:white; text-align:center;" |Season ! style="background:#BC0B3A; color:white; text-align:center;" |Competition ! style="background:#BC0B3A; color:white; text-align:center;" |Round ! style="background:#BC0B3A; color:white; text-align:center;" |Club ! style="background:#BC0B3A; color:white; text-align:center;" |Home ! style="background:#BC0B3A; color:white; text-align:center;" |Away ! style="background:#BC0B3A; color:white; text-align:center;" |Aggregate |- |rowspan="6"|2020 |rowspan="32" |AFC Champions League |rowspan="3"|Group G |{{flagicon|MAS}} Johor Darul Ta'zim |style="background:#dfd;"|{{center|<s>5–1</s>}} |{{center|Cancelled}} |rowspan="3"|1st |- |{{flagicon|KOR}} Suwon Samsung Bluewings |style="background:#fdd;"|{{center|0–2}} |style="background:#dfd;"|{{center|1–0}} |- |{{flagicon|CHN}} Guangzhou Evergrande |style="background:#fdd;"|{{center|0–2}} |style="background:#dfd;"|{{center|3–1}} |- |Round of 16 |{{flagicon|CHN}} Shanghai Port |colspan="3" style="background:#dfd;"|{{center|2–0}} |- |Quarter-finals |{{flagicon|KOR}} Suwon Samsung Bluewings |colspan="3" style="background:#ffd;"|{{center|1–1 {{aet}}<br />(7–6 p)}} |- |Semi-finals |{{flagicon|KOR}} Ulsan Hyundai |colspan="3" style="background:#fdd;"|{{center|1–2 {{aet}} }} |- |rowspan="6"|2022 |rowspan="1"|Play-off round |{{flagicon|AUS}} Melbourne Victory |colspan="3" style="background:#dfd;"| {{center| 4–3 {{aet}} }} |- |rowspan="3"|Group J |{{flagicon|CHN}} Shanghai Port |colspan="3" bgcolor="gray |{{center|Cancelled}} |- |{{flagicon|HKG}} Kitchee |style="background:#dfd;"|{{center|2–1}} |style="background:#ffd;"|{{center|2–2}} |rowspan="2"|1st |- |{{flagicon|THA}} Chiangrai United |style="background:#dfd;"|{{center|6–0}} |style="background:#ffd;"|{{center|0–0}} |- |Round of 16 |{{flagicon|JPN}} Yokohama F. Marinos |colspan="3" style="background:#dfd;"|{{center|3–2}} |- |Quarter-finals |{{flagicon|KOR}} Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |colspan="3" style="background:#fdd;"|{{center|1–3 {{aet}} }} |- | rowspan="9" |2024–25 | rowspan="8" |League stage |{{fbaicon|THA}} Buriram United |{{n/a}} |style="background:#ffd;"|{{center|0–0}} | rowspan="8" | 5th |- |{{fbaicon|CHN}} Shandong Taishan |style="background:#dfd;"|{{center|<s>2–1</s>}} |{{n/a}} |- |{{fbaicon|KOR}} Ulsan HD |{{n/a}} |style="background:#dfd;"|{{center|2–0}} |- |{{fbaicon|KOR}} Gwangju FC |style="background:#dfd;"|{{center|2–0}} |{{n/a}} |- |{{fbaicon|AUS}} Central Coast Mariners |style="background:#dfd;"|{{center|3–2}} |{{n/a}} |- |{{fbaicon|KOR}} Pohang Steelers |{{n/a}} |style="background:#fdd;"|{{center|1–3}} |- |{{fbaicon|CHN}} Shanghai Port |style="background:#dfd;"|{{center|4–0}} |{{n/a}} |- |{{fbaicon|CHN}} Shanghai Shenhua |{{n/a}} |style="background:#fdd;"|{{center|2–4}} |- |Round of 16 |{{flagicon|KOR}} Gwangju FC |style="background:#dfd;"|{{center|2–0}} |style="background:#fdd;"|{{center|0–3 {{aet}} }} |style="background:#fdd;"|{{center|2–3}} |- | rowspan="11" |2025–26 | rowspan="8" |League stage |{{fbaicon|CHN}} Shanghai Port |{{n/a}} |style="background:#dfd;"|{{center|3–0}} | rowspan="8" | 2nd |- |{{fbaicon|AUS}} Melbourne City |style="background:#dfd;"|{{center|1–0}} |{{n/a}} |- |{{fbaicon|KOR}} Gangwon FC |{{n/a}} |style="background:#fdd;"|{{center|3–4}} |- |{{fbaicon|KOR}} Ulsan HD |style="background:#dfd;"|{{center|1–0}} |{{n/a}} |- |{{fbaicon|CHN}} Shanghai Shenhua |{{n/a}} |style="background:#dfd;"|{{center|2–0}} |- |{{fbaicon|CHN}} Chengdu Rongcheng |style="background:#ffd;"|{{center|2–2}} |{{n/a}} |- |{{fbaicon|KOR}} FC Seoul |style="background:#dfd;"|{{center|2–0}} |{{n/a}} |- |{{fbaicon|MAS}} Johor Darul Ta'zim |{{n/a}} |style="background:#fdd;"|{{center|0–1}} |- |Round of 16 |{{flagicon|KOR}} FC Seoul |style="background:#dfd;"|{{center|2–1}} |style="background:#dfd;"|{{center|1–0}} |style="background:#dfd;"|{{center|3–1}} |- |Quarter-finals |{{flagicon|QAT}} Al Sadd |colspan="3" style="background:#ffd;"|{{center|3–3 {{aet}}<br />(5–4 p)}} |- |Semi-finals |{{flagicon|KSA}} Al-Ahli |colspan="3" style="background:#fdd;"|{{center|1–2}} |}

==League history== *Chugoku Soccer League: 1978–85 (as Kawasaki Steel Mizushima) *Division 2 (Japan Soccer League Div. 2): 1986–91 (Kawasaki Steel Mizushima until 1987; Kawasaki Steel afterwards) *Division 3 (Old JFL Div. 2): 1992–93 (as Kawasaki Steel) *Division 2 (Old JFL): 1994–96 (Kawasaki Steel 1994; Vissel Kobe since 1995) *Division 1 (J.League): 1997–2005 *Division 2 (J.League Division 2): 2006 *Division 1 (J.League Division 1): 2007–12 *Division 2 (J.League Division 2): 2013 *Division 1 (J1 League): 2014–present

'''Total (as of 2024):''' 26 seasons in the top tier, 11 seasons in the second tier, 2 seasons in the third tier and 8 seasons in the Regional Leagues.

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== {{Commons category|Vissel Kobe}} * {{official website|https://www.vissel-kobe.co.jp/}}

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