Cerezo Osaka
Cerezo Osaka (セレッソ大阪, Seresso Ōsaka) is a Japanese professional football club based in Osaka. The club currently plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country. The club's name (Spanish: Cerezo, lit. 'cherry blossom') also represents the flower of the city of Osaka.[1] The official hometowns of the club are Osaka and Sakai. There exists a local rivalry with Suita-based Gamba Osaka.
| Full name | Cerezo Osaka | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1957 | ||
| Ground | Nagai Stadium (capacity: 50,000) | ||
| Chairman | Hiroyuki Idehara | ||
| Manager | Levir Culpi | ||
| League | J1 League | ||
| 2024 | J1 League, 9st | ||
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History
The club was founded in 1957.[2]
- 1957-1993 Yanmar Diesel SC
- 1994-present Cerezo Osaka
League title
- Japan Soccer League : 4
- 1971, 1974, 1975, 1980
League position
Former position
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Reserve team
Yanmar Diesel SC had reserve team ; Yanmar Club from 1976 to 1979.
Notable achievement
The team has some notable achievements.
In 2010, Adriano Ferreira Martins made four goals in one game against Jubilo Iwata.[3]
In 2011, Ryuji Bando scored three goals in one game against Sanfrecce Hiroshima; and he also scored three time in a game against Shimizu S-Pulse.[4]
Related pages
References
- ↑ "Club Guide Profile". Archived from the original on 2020-04-27. Retrieved 2015-01-30.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedsoccerway. - ↑ WorldFootball.net, "4 Goals in one game"[dead link]; retrieved 2012-7-5.
- ↑ WorldFootball.net, "3 Goals in one game"[dead link]; retrieved 2012-7-5.
Other websites
Media related to Cerezo Osaka at Wikimedia Commons
- http://www.cerezo.co.jp/english_top.asp Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine; (in Japanese)
- J.League Club Guide Archived 2013-06-25 at the Wayback Machine
