Cerezo Osaka
Japan · J1 League · 2-place · Yodoko Sakura Stadium, Osaka
Cerezo Osaka is a football club founded in 1957, home ground Yodoko Sakura Stadium. J1 League: 2th, 31 pts.
Next matchJ1 League
Cerezo Osaka11:00Saturday, 21 NovKick-off in: 
FC TokyoLast 5 matches
All →
Urawa15 Nov 20261:1L@ Urawa11 Nov 20260:2W
@ Mito Hollyhock28 Oct 20263:1W
@ Gainare Tottori14 Oct 20263:2W
Kagoshima United7 Oct 20262:0Season competitions
Cup run
Emperor Cupin progressClub leaders
Squad →Top scorers
- 1
Solomon Sakuragawa20 matches8 - 2
Thiago Andrade19 matches6 - 3
Y. Yokoyama18 matches4 - 4
Shunta Tanaka20 matches4 - 5
Shion Homma15 matches2
Assists
- 1
Masaya Shibayama19 matches7 - 2
Motohiko Nakajima19 matches4 - 3
Nelson Ishiwatari17 matches3 - 4
Reiya Sakata10 matches2 - 5Shion Homma15 matches2
J1 League
Full table →| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Vissel Kobe | 18 | +4 | 35 |
| 2 | Cerezo Osaka | 18 | +9 | 31 |
| 3 |  Nagoya Grampus | 18 | +2 | 31 |
| 4 |  Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 18 | +8 | 30 |
This season
Played7
Win %71%
Goals per game2
Clean sheets1
2without a win
About the club
- Founded
- 1957
- Stadium
- Yodoko Sakura Stadium · 24 481 seats
- City
- Osaka
- Head coach
- Pablo Machín
- Squad
- 23 players
- Average age
- 27,7
- Foreign players
- 3
Upcoming
Cerezo OsakaFC Tokyo––9 Dec16:00
KashimaCerezo Osaka––Results
Cerezo OsakaUrawa1111 NovFTUrawaCerezo Osaka2028 OctFTMito HollyhockCerezo Osaka1314 OctFTGainare TottoriCerezo Osaka237 OctFTCerezo OsakaKagoshima United2029 SepFT
Fujieda MYFCCerezo Osaka1226 AugFTCerezo Osaka
FC Gifu316 JunFTFC TokyoCerezo Osaka1330 MayFTCerezo OsakaFC Tokyo2224 MayFT
Fagiano OkayamaCerezo Osaka23J1 League
East
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kashima | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | +20 | 45 |
| 2 | FC Tokyo | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | +14 | 37 |
| 3 |  Machida Zelvia | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | +6 | 37 |
| 4 |  Kawasaki Frontale | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | -2 | 28 |
| 5 |  Tokyo Verdy | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | -4 | 28 |
| 6 | Urawa | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | +3 | 25 |
| 7▲1 |  Kashiwa Reysol | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | -2 | 20 |
| 8▼1 |  Yokohama F. Marinos | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | -3 | 20 |
| 9 | Mito Hollyhock | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | -16 | 18 |
| 10 |  JEF United Chiba | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | -16 | 12 |
West
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vissel Kobe | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | +4 | 35 |
| 2 | Cerezo Osaka | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | +9 | 31 |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | +2 | 31 |
| 4 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | +8 | 30 |
| 5 |  Gamba Osaka | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | +6 | 28 |
| 6 | Fagiano Okayama | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | -3 | 26 |
| 7 |  Shimizu S-pulse | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | -2 | 24 |
| 8 |  Kyoto Sanga | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | -6 | 23 |
| 9 |  V-varen Nagasaki | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | -8 | 21 |
| 10 |  Avispa Fukuoka | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | -10 | 21 |
J1 League (Play Offs)J1 League (Placement Play Offs: 3rd place)J1 League (Placement Play Offs: 5th place)J1 League (Placement Play Offs: 7th place)J1 League (Placement Play Offs: 9th place)J1 League (Placement Play Offs: 11th place)J1 League (Placement Play Offs: 15th place)J1 League (Placement Play Offs: 13th place)J1 League (Placement Play Offs: 17th place)J1 League (Placement Play Offs: 19th place)
Custom period
Played7
Won5
Drawn1
Lost1
Win %71%
Goal diff+6
Scored14
Conceded8
Goals per game2
Conceded per game1.14
Clean sheets1
Cards00
Cards counted from 0 matches with full stats.
Home / Away
| P | Wins | Scored | Conceded | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 3 | 67% | 2.0 | 0.7 |
| Away | 4 | 75% | 2.0 | 1.5 |
By competition
| Competition | P | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| J-League Cup | 5 | 60% |
| Emperor Cup | 2 | 100% |
Season records
Squad
| # | Player | Age | Apps | Goals | Assists | FI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||
 K. Isibor | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |||
| 23 |  Kosuke Nakamura | 31 | 17 | 0 | 0 | – | ||
| 31 |  K. Abe | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | ||
| Defenders | ||||||||
| 2 |  Takumi Nakamura | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | ||
| 4 |  Rikito Inoue | 29 | 18 | 2 | 0 | – | ||
| 6 |  Kyohei Noborizato | 36 | 6 | 1 | 0 | – | ||
| 15 |  Javi Hernández | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | ||
| 44 |  Shinnosuke Hatanaka | 31 | 18 | 0 | 0 | – | ||
| 97 |  T. Takahashi | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | ||
| Midfielders | ||||||||
| 7 |  Satoki Uejo | 29 | 9 | 1 | 0 | – | ||
| 8 |  Shinji Kagawa | 37 | 16 | 1 | 1 | – | ||
| 10 | Shunta Tanaka | 29 | 20 | 4 | 1 | – | ||
| 16 |  Hayato Okuda | 25 | 13 | 0 | 0 | – | ||
| 17 | Reiya Sakata | 22 | 10 | 1 | 2 | – | ||
| 28 |  K. Okazawa | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | ||
| 41 |  Yota Komi | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | ||
| 66 |  Ayumu Ohata | 25 | 17 | 0 | 0 | – | ||
| 77 |  Lucas Fernandes | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | ||
| Forwards | ||||||||
| 9 | Solomon Sakuragawa | 25 | 20 | 8 | 1 | – | ||
| 11 | Thiago Andrade | 26 | 19 | 6 | 0 | – | ||
| 42 |  T. Shiojiri | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | ||
| 45 |  K. Nagasoe | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | ||
| 48 | Masaya Shibayama | 24 | 19 | 1 | 7 | – | ||
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Winter 20251 in2 out
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Out 2
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