Cerezo Osaka



is a J. League team. The team name Cerezo means cherry tree in Spanish language, which is also the flower of Ōsaka city.

The team's home town is Osaka, Osaka and plays at Nagai Stadium. It practices at Minamitsumori Sakura Sports Park, Maishima Sports Island, and Amagasaki, Hyogo Yanmar Diesel Ground.

History

The team, originally called Yanmar Diesel, started in 1957 as the company team of Yanmar and was an original founder of the now-disbanded Japan Soccer League. In 1993, the club incorporated as Osaka Football Club Ltd., and adopted the name Cerezo after a public contest. In 1994, it won the Japan Football League (former) championship and was promoted to the J1 League in 1995. In 2001, it finished in the last spot and was relegated to the J2 league. It managed to finish in second for the 2002 season and returned to J1 in 2003. Cerezo returned to J2 for the 2007 season after finishing second to last in J. League - 2006.

Team Record

J.League



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Notable players

- Kunishige Kamamoto 1967 - 1984
- Eizo Yuguchi 1960's
- Akinori Nishizawa 1995-2000, 2002-2006
- Hiroshi Nanami 2006
- Yoshito Okubo 2001-2004, 2006
- Hisato Satō 2002
- Kazuaki Tasaka 2000-2002
- Takumi Horiike 1998 - 1999
- Akira Kaji 1998 - 1999
- Yuji Hironaga 1998 - 1999
- Hiroyuki Shirai 1998
- Tadahiro Akiba 1998
- Toshinobu Katsuya 1998
- Jorge Dely Valdés 1995
- Gilmar Rinaldi 1995 - 1997
- Sergio Manoel Júnior 1996 - 1997
- Fábio Alves Félix 2005
- Ko Jeong-Woon 1997 - 1998
- Ha Seok-Ju 1998
- Hwang Sun-Hong 1998 - 1999
- Noh Jung-Yoon 1999 - 2000
- Yoon Jung-Hwan 2000 - 2002
- Kim Do-Keun 2001

World Cup Players

1998 FIFA World Cup
- Hiroaki Morishima
- Ha Seok-Ju
2002 FIFA World Cup
- Hiroaki Morishima
- Akinori Nishizawa
- Yoon Jung-Hwan

Titles

Yanmar

- Japan Soccer League: (4) 1971, 1974, 1975, 1980
- JSL Cup: (2) 1973 (shared), 1983, 1984
- Emperor's Cup: (3) 1968, 1970, 1974

Cerezo Osaka

- Japan Football League: (1) 1994 (as the company team)

Managers

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Name: Cerezo Osaka

President: Hiroyuki Idehara

Manager: Levir Culpi

Founded: n/a

Address: 2-2-19 Nagaihigashi, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka City, Osaka 558-0004

Telephone/Faxnumber: 06-6692-9011/06-6698-8581

Email: n/a

Website: www.cerezo.co.jp

Country:   Japan Japan

Confederation: AFC


Stadium

Name: Nagai

Capacity: 50,000




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