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| image = Vissel Kobe logo.svg
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| 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 Prefecture|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 = [[Takayuki Yoshida]]
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[[Image:Inside View of Kobe Wing Stadium.jpg|thumb|280px|right|[[Noevir Stadium Kobe|Noevir Stadium]], the home of Vissel Kobe]]
{{nihongo|'''Vissel Kobe'''|ヴィッセル神戸|Visseru Kōbe}} is a [[Japanese people|Japanese]] professional [[association football|football]] club based in [[Kobe]], [[Hyōgo Prefecture]]. The club plays in the [[J1 League]], which is the top tier of football in the country. They are currently the [[2023 J1 League|J1 League champions]]. The club's home stadium is [[Noevir Stadium Kobe]], in [[Hyōgo-ku, Kōbe|Hyōgo-ku]], though some home matches are played at [[Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium]] in [[Suma-ku, Kōbe|Suma-ku]].

==History==
===Beginnings in Chugoku===
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 stayed 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 (1992–98)|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 [[Striker (association football)|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 [[Nippon Professional Baseball|baseball]] team also owned by Rakuten but based in [[Sendai, Miyagi|Sendai]] and [[Rakuten Monkeys]], a [[Chinese Professional Baseball League|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 [[J. League promotion/relegation series|promotion/relegation play-offs]].

During the period of 2007 to 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 [[2010 FIFA World Cup|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 FC|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 (Tokyo)|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 striker [[David Villa]]'s last professional match.<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 F.C.|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, 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.

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 [[List of Japanese football champions|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 (1992–1998)|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 of November 2024, Vissel won the second [[2024 Emperor's Cup|Emperor's Cup]] of the club history, after a victory over they regional rivals [[Gamba Osaka]] in the [[List of association football rivalries in Japan|Kansai Derby]].

==Affiliated clubs==

* {{flagicon|England}} [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]: 2023&ndash;
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;
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.<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>

* {{flagicon|United States}} [[Seattle Sounders FC|Seattle Sounders]]: 1995&ndash;1996, 2025&ndash;
Shortly after moving to Kobe in 1995, Vissel partnered with [[Seattle Sounders (1994–2008)|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 [[Great Hanshin earthquake|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]].<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>

==Stadium ==

Since 2003, the home stadium is [[Noevir Stadium Kobe]].<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> The stadium has a capacity of 30,132.

==Current squad==
{{updated|20 September 2025.}}<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>
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{{football squad player|no=3|nat=BRA|pos=DF|name=[[Matheus Thuler]]}}
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{{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=9|nat=JPN|pos=FW|name=[[Taisei Miyashiro]]}}
{{football squad player|no=10|nat=JPN|pos=FW|name=[[Yuya Osako]]}}
{{football squad player|no=11|nat=JPN|pos=MF|name=[[Yoshinori Muto]]}}
{{football squad player|no=13|nat=JPN|pos=MF|name=[[Daiju Sasaki]]|other=[[Captain (association football) #Vice-captain|vice-captain]]}}
{{football squad player|no=14|nat=JPN|pos=MF|name=[[Koya Yuruki]]}}
{{football squad player|no=15|nat=JPN|pos=DF|name=[[Yuki Honda]]}}
{{football squad player|no=16|nat=BRA|pos=DF|name=[[Caetano (footballer, born 1999)|Caetano]]}}
{{football squad player|no=18|nat=JPN|pos=MF|name=[[Haruya Ide]]}}
{{football squad player|no=20|nat=JPN|pos=DF|name=[[Yuta Koike]]}}
{{football squad player|no=21|nat=JPN|pos=GK|name=[[Shota Arai (footballer, born 1988)|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=[[Captain (association football) #Vice-captain|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]]}}
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{{football squad player|no=27|nat=BRA|pos=FW|name=[[Erik (footballer, born 1994)|Erik]]|other=on loan from [[FC Machida Zelvia|Machida Zelvia]]}}
{{football squad player|no=29|nat=JPN|pos=FW|name=[[Ren Komatsu]]}}
{{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=35|nat=JPN|pos=FW|name=[[Niina Tominaga]]}}
{{football squad player|no=41|nat=JPN|pos=DF|name=[[Katsuya Nagato]]}}
{{football squad player|no=44|nat=JPN|pos=MF|name=[[Mitsuki Hidaka]]}}
{{football squad player|no=46|nat=JPN|pos=??|name=[[Mao Ioki]]}}
{{football squad player|no=50|nat=JPN|pos=GK|name=[[Powell Obinna Obi]]}}
{{football squad player|no=52|nat=JPN|pos=MF|name=[[Kento Hamasaki]] <sup>'''Type 2'''</sup>}}
{{football squad player|no=55|nat=JPN|pos=FW|name=[[Yuta Miyahara]]}}
{{football squad player|no=66|nat=JPN|pos=DF|name=[[Riku Matsuda (footballer, born 1991)|Riku Matsuda]]}}
{{football squad player|no=71|nat=JPN|pos=GK|name=[[Shūichi Gonda]]}}
{{football squad player|no=77|nat=BRA|pos=MF|name=[[Gustavo Klismahn]]|other=on loan from [[C.D. Santa Clara|Santa Clara]]}}
{{football squad player|no=|nat=JPN|pos=DF|name=[[Ryosuke Irie (footballer)|Ryosuke Irie]] <sup>'''[[J.League designated special players#2025|DSP]]'''</sup>}}
{{football squad player|no=|nat=JPN|pos=GK|name=[[Taiga Kameda]] <sup>'''Type 2'''</sup>}}
{{football squad player|no=|nat=JPN|pos=DF|name=[[Sota Hara]] <sup>'''Type 2'''</sup>}}
{{football squad player|no=|nat=JPN|pos=MF|name=[[Tafuku Satomi]] <sup>'''Type 2'''</sup>}}
{{football squad player|no=|nat=JPN|pos=MF|name=[[Taiga Seguchi]] <sup>'''Type 2'''</sup>}}
{{football squad player|no=|nat=JPN|pos=FW|name=[[Hayato Watanabe (footballer, born 2007)|Hayato Watanabe]] <sup>'''Type 2'''</sup>}}
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===Out on loan===
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{{football squad player|no=5|nat=JPN|pos=MF|name=[[Mitsuki Saito]]|other=at [[Kyoto Sanga FC|Kyoto Sanga]]}}
{{football squad player|no=22|nat=JPN|pos=DF|name=[[Haruka Motoyama]]|other=at [[Fagiano Okayama]]}}
{{football squad player|no=33|nat=JPN|pos=MF|name=[[Rikuto Hashimoto]]|other=at [[Roasso Kumamoto]]}}
{{football squad player|no=40|nat=JPN|pos=DF|name=[[Kaito Yamada]]|other=at {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tacoma Defiance]]}}
{{football squad player|no=|nat=JPN|pos=GK|name=[[Shioki Takayama]]|other=at [[FC Ryukyu]]}}
{{football squad player|no=|nat=JPN|pos=GK|name=[[Yuya Tsuboi]]|other=at [[RB Omiya Ardija]]}}
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{{football squad player|no=|nat=JPN|pos=DF|name=[[Justin Homma]]|other=at [[Matsumoto Yamaga FC|Matsumoto Yamaga]]}}
{{football squad player|no=|nat=JPN|pos=DF|name=[[Yusei Ozaki]]|other=at [[Blaublitz Akita]]}}
{{football squad player|no=|nat=JPN|pos=MF|name=[[Shuto Adachi]]|other=at [[Thespa Gunma]]}}
{{Football squad player|no=|nat=JPN|pos=MF|name=[[Tatsunori Sakurai]]|other=at [[Sagan Tosu]]}}
{{football squad player|no=|nat=JPN|pos=MF|name=[[Juzo Ura]]|other=at [[Kataller Toyama]]}}
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== Club officials ==
Club officials for 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=Club officials for 2024 |url=https://www.vissel-kobe.co.jp/profile/ |website=vissel-kobe.co.jp/ |publisher=Vissel Kobe |access-date=19 October 2024}}</ref> 
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Position !!Name
|- 
|Manager
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Takayuki Yoshida]]
|-
|Assistant manager
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tomo Sugawara]] <br/> {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kunie Kitamoto]]
|-
|Young player development coach
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Yuji Miyahara
|-
|Goalkeeper coach
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Sidmar (footballer)|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
|-
|}

== Manager history ==
{| class="wikitable"
!rowspan="2"|Manager !!rowspan="2"|Nationality !!colspan="2"|Tenure<!--!colspan="5"|'''Managerial Record'''-->
|-
!Start !!Finish <!--!{{WDL|0|0|0|0}}-->
|-
|[[Stuart Baxter]] ||{{fb|SCO}} ||1 February 1995 ||31 January 1998
<!--!{{WDL|0|0|0|0}}-->
|-
|[[Benito Floro]] ||{{fb|ESP}} ||1 February 1998 ||24 September 1998
<!--!{{WDL|0|0|0|0}}-->
|-
|[[Harumi Kori]] || rowspan="3" |{{fb|JPN|1947}} ||25 September 1998 ||31 January 1999
<!--!{{WDL|0|0|0|0}}-->
|-
|[[Ryoichi Kawakatsu]] ||1 February 1999||25 July 2002
<!--!{{WDL|0|0|0|0}}-->
|-
|[[Hiroshi Matsuda]] ||1 July 2002 ||31 January 2003
<!--!{{WDL|0|0|0|0}}-->
|-
|[[Hiroshi Soejima]] ||{{fb|JPN}} ||1 February 2003 ||31 January 2004
<!--!{{WDL|0|0|0|0}}-->
|-
|[[Ivan Hašek]] ||{{fb|CZE}} ||1 February 2004 ||30 September 2004
<!--!{{WDL|0|0|0|0}}-->
|-
|[[Hiroshi Kato]] || rowspan="2" |{{fb|JPN}} ||1 October 2004 ||31 January 2005
<!--!{{WDL|0|0|0|0}}-->
|-
|[[Hideki Matsunaga]] ||1 February 2005 ||19 April 2005
<!--!{{WDL|0|0|0|0}}-->
|-
|[[Émerson Leão]] ||{{fb|BRA}} ||19 April 2005 ||14 June 2005
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|-
|[[Pavel Řehák]] ||{{fb|CZE}} ||15 June 2005||31 January 2006
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|-
|[[Stuart Baxter]] ||{{fb|SCO}} ||1 February 2006 ||4 September 2006
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|-
|[[Hiroshi Matsuda]] ||{{fb|JPN}} ||5 September 2006 ||11 December 2008
|-
|[[Caio Júnior]] ''(interim)'' ||{{fb|BRA}} ||11 December 2008 ||30 June 2009
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|-
|[[Masahiro Wada]] ''(interim)'' || rowspan="7" |{{fb|JPN}} ||1 July 2009 ||5 August 2009
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|-
|[[Toshiya Miura]] ||5 August 2009 ||11 September 2010
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|-
|[[Masahiro Wada]] ||11 September 2010 ||30 April 2012
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|-
|[[Ryo Adachi]] ''(interim)'' ||1 May 2012 ||21 May 2012
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|-
|[[Akira Nishino (footballer)|Akira Nishino]] ||22 May 2012 ||8 November 2012
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|-
|[[Ryo Adachi]] ''(interim)'' ||9 November 2012 ||31 December 2012
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|-
|[[Ryo Adachi]] ||1 January 2013 ||31 January 2015
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|-
|[[Nelsinho Baptista]] ||{{fb|BRA}} ||1 February 2015 ||15 August 2017
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|-
|[[Takayuki Yoshida]] || rowspan="2" |{{fb|JPN}} ||16 August 2017 ||16 September 2018
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|-
|[[Kentaro Hayashi]] ''(interim)'' ||17 September 2017 ||3 October 2018
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|-
|[[Juan Manuel Lillo]] ||{{fb|ESP}} ||4 October 2018 ||16 April 2019
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|-
|[[Takayuki Yoshida]]　||{{fb|JPN}} ||17 April 2019 ||8 June 2019
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|-
|[[Thorsten Fink]] ||{{fb|GER}} ||9 June 2019 ||21 September 2020
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|-
|[[Marcos Vives]] ||{{fb|ESP}} ||22 September 2020 ||23 September 2020
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|-
|[[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> || {{fb|JPN}} ||24 September 2020 ||20 March 2022
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|-
|[[Lluís Planagumà]] ''(interim)'' || rowspan="2" | {{fb|ESP}} ||21 March 2022 ||7 April 2022
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|-
|[[Miguel Ángel Lotina]] ||8 April 2022 ||29 June 2022 
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|-
|[[Takayuki Yoshida]] ||{{fb|JPN}} ||30 June 2022 ||current 
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|-
|}

==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 ([[Japan Football League (1992–98)|Old JFL]] Div. 2): 1992–93 (as Kawasaki Steel)
*Division 2 ([[Japan Football League (1992–98)|Old JFL]]): 1994–96 (Kawasaki Steel 1994; Vissel Kobe since 1995)
*Division 1 ([[J1 League|J.League]]): 1997–2005
*Division 2 ([[J2 League|J.League Division 2]]): 2006
*Division 1 ([[J1 League|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.

==Record as J.League member==
{|class="wikitable"
|bgcolor=gold|<small>Champions</small>
|bgcolor=silver|<small>Runners-up</small>
|bgcolor=ff6600|<small>Third place</small>
|bgcolor=palegreen|<small>[[Promotion and relegation|Promoted]]</small>
|bgcolor=pink|<small>[[Promotion and relegation|Relegated]]</small>
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!colspan="13"|League !!rowspan="2"|[[J.League Cup|J.League<br />Cup]] !!rowspan="2"|[[Emperor's Cup|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 J.League|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 J.League|1998]]
|18 ||'''17th''' ||34 ||8 <small>(0 / 1)</small> ||– ||23 <small>(2 / 0)</small> ||45 ||89 ||-44 ||25 ||7,686 ||3rd round
|-
|[[1999 J.League Division 1|1999]]
|16 ||'''10th''' ||30 ||9 <small>(3)</small> ||4 ||12 <small>(2)</small> ||38 ||45 ||-7 ||37 ||7,691 ||1st round ||3rd round
|-
|[[2000 J.League Division 1|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 J.League Division 1|2001]]||'''12th''' ||30 ||8 <small>(1)</small> ||7 ||10 <small>(4)</small> ||41 ||52 ||-11 ||33 ||13,872 ||Round of 16
|-
|[[2002 J.League Division 1|2002]]||'''14th''' ||30 ||8 <small>(2)</small> ||3 ||17 ||33 ||44 ||-11 ||31 ||10,467 || rowspan="4" |Group stage ||3rd round
|-
|[[2003 J.League Division 1|2003]]||'''13th''' ||30 ||8 ||6 ||16 ||35 ||63 ||-28 ||30 ||11,195 ||[[2003 Emperor's Cup#Quarter-finals|Quarter-finals]]
|-
|[[2004 J.League Division 1|2004]]||'''11th''' ||30 ||9 ||9 ||12 ||50 ||55 ||-5 ||36 ||15,735 || rowspan="2" |4th round
|-
|[[2005 J.League Division 1|2005]]
|18 ||bgcolor="pink"|'''18th''' ||34 ||4 ||9 ||21 ||30 ||67 ||-37 ||21 ||14,913 
|-
|[[2006 J.League Division 2|2006]]
|J2 ||13 ||bgcolor="ff6600"|'''3rd'''||48 ||25 ||11 ||12 ||78 ||53 ||25 ||86 ||6,910 ||– ||3rd round
|-
|[[2007 J.League Division 1|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 J.League Division 1|2008]]||'''10th''' ||34 ||12 ||11 ||11 ||39 ||38 ||1 ||47 ||12,981 
|-
|[[2009 J.League Division 1|2009]]||'''14th''' ||34 ||10 ||9 ||15 ||40 ||48 ||-8 ||39 ||13,068 
|-
|[[2010 J.League Division 1|2010]]||'''15th''' ||34 ||9 ||11 ||14 ||37 ||45 ||-8||38 ||12,824 ||3rd round
|-
|[[2011 J.League Division 1|2011]]||'''9th''' ||34 ||13 ||7 ||14 ||44 ||45 ||-1 ||46 ||13,233 ||1st round ||3rd round
|-
|[[2012 J.League Division 1|2012]]
|18 ||bgcolor="pink"|'''16th''' ||34 ||11 ||6 ||17 ||41 ||50 ||-9 ||39 ||14,638 ||Group stage ||2nd round
|-
|[[2013 J.League Division 2|2013]]
|J2 ||22 ||bgcolor="silver"|'''2nd''' ||42 ||25 ||8 ||9 ||78 ||41 ||37 ||83 ||11,516 ||– ||3rd round
|-
|[[2014 J.League Division 1|2014]]
|rowspan="12"|J1 || rowspan="7" |18 ||'''11th''' ||34 ||11 ||12 ||11 ||49 ||50 ||-1 ||45 ||15,010 ||[[2014 J.League Cup#Quarter-finals|Quarter-finals]] ||2nd round
|-
|[[2015 J1 League|2015]]||'''12th''' ||34 ||10 ||8 ||16 ||44 ||49 ||-5 ||38 ||16,265 ||Semi-finals ||[[2015 Emperor's Cup#Quarter-finals|Quarter-finals]]
|-
|[[2016 J1 League|2016]]||'''7th''' ||34 ||16 ||7 ||11 ||56 ||43 ||13 ||55 ||17,018 ||[[2016 J.League Cup#Quarter-finals|Quarter-finals]] ||Round of 16
|-
|[[2017 J1 League|2017]]||'''9th''' ||34 ||13 ||5 ||16 ||40 ||45 ||-5 ||44 ||18,272 ||[[2017 J.League Cup#Quarter-finals|Quarter-finals]] ||Semi-finals
|-
|[[2018 J1 League|2018]]||'''10th''' ||34 ||12 ||9 ||13 ||45 ||52 ||-7||45 ||21,450 ||Play-off stage ||Round of 16
|-
|[[2019 J1 League|2019]]||'''8th''' ||34 ||14 ||5 ||15 ||61 ||59 ||2 ||47 ||21,491 ||Group stage ||bgcolor="gold"|[[2019 Emperor's Cup|'''Winners''']]
|-
|[[2020 J1 League|2020]] '''†'''||'''14th''' ||34 ||9 ||9 ||16 ||50 ||59 ||-9 ||36 ||6,041 ||[[2020 J.League Cup#Quarter-finals|Quarter-finals]] ||Did not qualify
|-
|[[2021 J1 League|2021]] '''†'''
|20 ||bgcolor="ff6600"|'''3rd''' ||38 ||21 ||10 ||7 ||62 ||36 ||26 ||73 ||7,120 ||Play-off stage ||Round of 16
|-
|[[2022 J1 League|2022]]
| rowspan="2" |18 ||'''13th''' ||34 ||11 ||7 ||16 ||35 ||41 ||-6 ||40 ||15,572 ||[[2022 J.League Cup#Quarter-finals|Quarter-finals]] ||[[2022 Emperor's Cup#Quarter-finals|Quarter-finals]]
|-
|[[2023 J1 League|2023]]|| bgcolor="gold" |'''1st''' ||34 ||21 ||8 ||5 ||60 ||29 ||31 ||71 ||22,405 ||[[2023 J.League Cup#Group stage|Group stage]] ||[[2023 Emperor's Cup#Quarter-finals|Quarter-finals]]
|-
|[[2024 J1 League|2024]]
| rowspan="2" |20 ||bgcolor="gold" |'''1st'''||38 ||21 ||9 ||8 ||61 ||36 ||25 ||72 ||21,811 ||[[2024 J.League Cup#Group 1|3rd round]] ||bgcolor="gold"|[[2024 Emperor's Cup|'''Winners''']]
|-
|[[2025 J1 League|2025]]||'''TBD''' ||38 || || || || || || || || ||[[2025 J.League Cup#|TBD]] ||[[2025 Emperor's Cup#|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 wins 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 pandemic in Japan|COVID-19]] worldwide pandemic
*Source: [http://data.j-league.or.jp/SFRT01/ J.League Data Site]
}}

==Honours==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+Vissel Kobe honours
!scope=col|Honour !!scope=col|No. !!scope=col|Years
|-
!scope=row|[[J1 League]]
|align="center"|2
|[[2023 J1 League|2023]], [[2024 J1 League|2024]]
|-
! scope="row" |[[Chūgoku Soccer League]] (as Kawasaki Steel Mizushima)
| align="center" |5
|1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985
|-
! scope="row" |[[Emperor's Cup]]
| align="center" |2
|[[2019 Emperor's Cup|2019]], [[2024 Emperor's Cup|2024]]
|-
! scope="row" |[[Japanese Super Cup]]
| align="center" |1
|[[2020 Japanese Super Cup|2020]]
|-
!scope=row|[[All Japan Senior Football Championship]]
|align="center"|1
|1976
|}

==Continental record==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Season !!Competition !!Round !!Club !!Home !!Away !!Aggregate
|-
|rowspan="6"|[[2020 AFC Champions League|2020]]
| rowspan="21" |[[AFC Champions League]]
|rowspan="3"|[[2020 AFC Champions League#Group G|Group G]]
|{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|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 Taobao F.C.|Guangzhou Evergrande]]
|style="background:#fdd;"|{{center|0–2}}
|style="background:#dfd;"|{{center|3–1}}
|-
|[[2020 AFC Champions League knockout stage#Round of 16|Round of 16]]
|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Shanghai Port F.C.|Shanghai Port]]
|colspan="3" style="background:#dfd;"|{{center|2–0}}
|-
|[[2020 AFC Champions League knockout stage#Quarter-finals|Quarter-finals]]
|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Suwon Samsung Bluewings]]
|colspan="3" style="background:#ffd;"|{{center|1–1 {{aet}}<br />(7–6 [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|p]])}}
|-
|[[2020 AFC Champions League knockout stage#Semi-finals|Semi-finals]]
|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Ulsan Hyundai FC|Ulsan Hyundai]]
|colspan="3" style="background:#fdd;"|{{center|1–2 {{aet}} }}
|-
|rowspan="6"|[[2022 AFC Champions League|2022]]
|rowspan="1"|[[2022 AFC Champions League#Play-off round|Play-off round]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Melbourne Victory]]
|colspan="3" style="background:#dfd;"| {{center| 4–3 {{aet}} }}
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[2022 AFC Champions League#Group J|Group J]]
|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Shanghai Port F.C.|Shanghai Port]]
|colspan="3" bgcolor="gray |{{center|Cancelled}}
|-
|{{flagicon|HKG}} [[Kitchee SC|Kitchee]]
|style="background:#dfd;"|{{center|2–1}}
|style="background:#ffd;"|{{center|2–2}}
|rowspan="2"|1st
|-
|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Chiangrai United F.C.|Chiangrai United]]
|style="background:#dfd;"|{{center|6–0}}
|style="background:#ffd;"|{{center|0–0}}
|-
|[[2022 AFC Champions League knockout stage#Round of 16|Round of 16]]
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yokohama F. Marinos]]
|colspan="3" style="background:#dfd;"|{{center|3–2}}
|-
|[[2022 AFC Champions League knockout stage#Quarter-finals|Quarter-finals]]
|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors]]
|colspan="3" style="background:#fdd;"|{{center|1–3 {{aet}} }}
|-
| rowspan="9" |[[2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite|2024–25]]
| rowspan="8" |[[2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite league stage|League stage]]
|{{fbaicon|THA}} [[Buriram United F.C.|Buriram United]]
|{{n/a}}
|style="background:#ffd;"|{{center|0–0}}
| rowspan="8" | 5th
|-
|{{fbaicon|CHN}} [[Shandong Taishan F.C.|Shandong Taishan]]
|style="background:#dfd;"|{{center|2–1}}
|{{n/a}}
|-
|{{fbaicon|KOR}} [[Ulsan HD FC|Ulsan HD]]
|{{n/a}}
|style="background:#dfd;"|{{center|2–0}}
|-
|{{fbaicon|KOR}} [[Gwangju FC|Gwangju]]
|style="background:#dfd;"|{{center|2–0}}
|{{n/a}}
|-
|{{fbaicon|AUS}} [[Central Coast Mariners FC|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 F.C.|Shanghai Port]]
|style="background:#dfd;"|{{center|4–0}}
|{{n/a}}
|-
|{{fbaicon|CHN}} [[Shanghai Shenhua F.C.|Shanghai Shenhua]]
|{{n/a}}
|style="background:#fdd;"|{{center|2–4}}
|-
|[[2024-25 AFC Champions League Elite knockout stage#Round of 16|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}}
|-
|}

==Kit evolution==
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| || || || ||
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|pattern_ra = _Vissel Kobe 1999 -2001 AWAY FP
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|pattern_so = _Vissel Kobe 1999 -2001 AWAY FP
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|pattern_b = _Vissel Kobe 2002 -2003 AWAY FP
|pattern_ra = _Vissel Kobe 2002 -2003 AWAY FP
|pattern_sh = _Vissel Kobe 2002 -2003 AWAY FP
|pattern_so = _Vissel Kobe 2002 -2003 AWAY FP
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|pattern_b = _Vissel Kobe 2004 AWAY FP
|pattern_ra = _Vissel Kobe 2004 AWAY FP
|pattern_sh = _Vissel Kobe 2002 -2003 AWAY FP
|pattern_so = _Vissel Kobe 2004 AWAY FP
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|leftarm = |body = |rightarm = |shorts = |socks = 
|title = {{Center|2005 - 2006}}}}
|-
|{{Football kit|filetype=png
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|leftarm = |body = |rightarm = |shorts = |socks = 
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|leftarm = |body = |rightarm = |shorts = |socks = 
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|pattern_b = _Vissel Kobe 2009 - 2010 AWAY FP
|pattern_ra = _Vissel Kobe 2009 - 2010 AWAY FP
|pattern_sh = _Vissel Kobe 2009 AWAY FP
|pattern_so = _Vissel Kobe 2009 - 2010 AWAY FP
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|pattern_b = _Vissel Kobe 2009 - 2010 AWAY FP
|pattern_ra = _Vissel Kobe 2009 - 2010 AWAY FP
|pattern_sh = _Vissel Kobe 2009 - 2010 AWAY FP
|pattern_so = _Vissel Kobe 2009 - 2010 AWAY FP
|leftarm = |body = |rightarm = |shorts = |socks = 
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|pattern_b = _Vissel Kobe 2011 AWAY FP
|pattern_ra = _Vissel Kobe 2011 AWAY FP
|pattern_sh = _Vissel Kobe 2011 AWAY FP
|pattern_so = _Vissel Kobe 2011 AWAY FP
|leftarm = |body = |rightarm = |shorts = |socks = 
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|{{Football kit|filetype=png
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|pattern_b = _Vissel Kobe 2012 AWAY FP
|pattern_ra = _Vissel Kobe 2012 AWAY FP
|pattern_sh = _Vissel Kobe 2012 AWAY FP
|pattern_so = _Vissel Kobe 2011 AWAY FP
|leftarm = |body = |rightarm = |shorts = |socks = 
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|{{Football kit|filetype=png
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|pattern_b = _Vissel Kobe 2013 AWAY FP
|pattern_ra = _Vissel Kobe 2013 AWAY FP
|pattern_sh = _Vissel Kobe 2013 AWAY FP
|pattern_so = _Vissel Kobe 2013 AWAY FP
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|pattern_b = _Vissel Kobe 2014 AWAY FP
|pattern_ra = _Vissel Kobe 2014 AWAY FP
|pattern_sh = _Vissel Kobe 2014 AWAY FP
|pattern_so = _Vissel Kobe 2014 AWAY FP
|leftarm = |body = |rightarm = |shorts = |socks = 
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|pattern_ra = _vissel15a
|pattern_sh = _Vissel Kobe 2015 AWAY FP
|pattern_so = _Vissel Kobe 2015 AWAY FP
|leftarm = |body = |rightarm = |shorts = |socks = 
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|leftarm = |body = |rightarm = |shorts = |socks = 
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|pattern_sh = 
|pattern_so = 
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|{{Football kit|filetype=png
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|pattern_so = 
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|pattern_sh = 
|pattern_so = _vissel19A
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|pattern_sh = 
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|leftarm=5F0101|body=|rightarm=5F0101|shorts=5F0101|socks=
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|-
| || || || ||
|}
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! colspan="5" |Alternative Kit - 3rd
|-
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|leftarm=|body=|rightarm=|shorts=|socks=
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|{{Football kit|filetype=png
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|pattern_ra = _Vissel Kobe 2015 SP FP
|pattern_sh = _Vissel Kobe 2015 SP FP
|pattern_so = _Vissel Kobe 2015 SP FP
|leftarm = |body = |rightarm = |shorts = |socks = 
|title = {{Center|2015<br/><small>Club's 20th <br/>anniversary</small>}}}}
|{{Football kit|filetype=png
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|pattern_b = _Vissel Kobe 2017 SP FP
|pattern_ra = _Vissel Kobe 2017 SP FP
|pattern_sh = 
|pattern_so = _Vissel Kobe 2017 SP FP
|leftarm = |body = |rightarm = |shorts = |socks = 
|title = {{Center|2017<br/><small>Kobe Port's 150th <br/>Anniversary</small>}}}}
|{{Football kit|filetype=png
|pattern_la = 
|pattern_b = _vissel18t
|pattern_ra = 
|pattern_sh = 
|pattern_so = 
|leftarm = FFFFFF|body = |rightarm = FFFFFF|shorts = FFFFFF|socks = FFFFFF
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|{{Football kit|filetype=png
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|pattern_b = _vissel19t
|pattern_ra = _vissel19t
|pattern_sh = 
|pattern_so = _vissel19T
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|-
|{{Football kit|filetype=png
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|pattern_b = _Vissel Kobe 2020 SP FP
|pattern_ra = _Vissel Kobe 2020 SP FP
|pattern_sh = _Vissel Kobe 2020 SP FP
|pattern_so = _Vissel Kobe 2020 SP FP
|leftarm = |body = |rightarm = |shorts = |socks = 
|title = {{Center|2020<br/><small>Club's<br/> 25th Anniversary</small>}}}}
|{{Football kit|filetype=png
|pattern_la = _blackborder
|pattern_b = _vissel21t
|pattern_ra = _blackborder
|pattern_sh =
|pattern_so = _vissel_kobe_2020a
|leftarm = fff|body = fff|rightarm = fff|shorts = 000000|socks = fff
|title = {{Center|2021 3rd}}}}
|{{Football kit|filetype=png
|pattern_la = _Vissel Kobe 2022 3rd FP|pattern_b = _Vissel Kobe 2022 3rd FP|pattern_ra = _Vissel Kobe 2022 3rd FP|pattern_sh = _Vissel Kobe 2022 AWAY FP|pattern_so = _Vissel Kobe 2022 3rd FP
|leftarm=fff|body=fff|rightarm=fff|shorts=000000|socks=fff
|title = {{Center|2022 3rd}}}}
|-
| || || || ||
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

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

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