Sanfrecce Hiroshima have started 2025 on a high -- but are Vissel Kobe still the team to beat in the J1 League?

The head-to-head record slightly favors Nagoya with 30 wins to Vissel's 22, though recent meetings have tilted towards Kobe.

A Yuya Osako brace was not enough as two-time reigning champions Vissel Kobe were held to a 2-2 draw at Nagoya Grampus on Saturday, leaving them without a win two games into the new J-League ...

Vissel Kobe secured a pivotal 4-0 victory over Shanghai Port, ensuring their place in the Asian Champions League knockout ...

The 33rd J. League season gets underway this weekend, and two-time defending champion Vissel Kobe will be hoping three is indeed the magic number as it aims for a third consecutive title.

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Feb 11 (Reuters) - Japanese champions Vissel Kobe booked their place in the knockout rounds of the Asian Champions League Elite on Tuesday with a 4-0 thrashing of China's Shanghai Port as ...

Former Newcastle United striker Yoshinori Muto spearheads all-conquering Vissel Kobe's bid for a third straight J. League ...

Shanghai Shenhua beat Vissel Kobe 4-2 to keep their Asian Champions League hopes alive on Tuesday as Buriram United and Johor Darul Ta'zim both qualified for the knock-out phase. Shenhua needed to win ...

Yuya Osako, center, celebrates with his teammates after scoring Vissel Kobe's fourth goal against Shanghai Port in an Asian Champions League Elite match at Noevir Stadium in Kobe on Feb. 11 ...

Miyashiro plays for Vissel Kobe, who are partners of V Sports, the holding company of Villa owners Nassef Sawiris and Wes Edens which portfolios the clubs owned and in partnership with NSWE.