Cerezo Osaka

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Cerezo Osaka
セレッソ大阪
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Full name Cerezo Osaka
Nickname(s) -
Founded 1957
Ground Nagai Stadium
Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka
(Capacity 50,000)
Chairman Hiroyuki Idehara
Manager Levir Culpi (April. 2007 - )
League J. League 2
2007 5th Place
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Cerezo Osaka (セレッソ大阪 Seresso Ōsaka?) is a J. League team. The team name Cerezo means cherry tree in Spanish, 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 Yanmar Diesel Ground.


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[edit] History

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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.[1] In 1994, it won the Japan Football League 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 2006.

[edit] Team Record

[edit] J.League

Season League Place GP Pts Win Draw Lose Average Crowd
1995 J1 1st stage 9 / 14 26 41 13 - 13 12,097
J1 2nd stage 10 / 14 26 37 12 - 14
J1 Total 8 / 14 52 78 25 - 27
1996 J1 13 / 16 30 30 10 - 20 8,229
1997 J1 1st stage 11 / 17 16 19 7 - 9 9,153
J1 2nd stage 8 / 17 16 24 9 - 7
J1 Total 11 / 17 32 43 16 - 16
1998 J1 1st stage 9 / 18 17 23 8 - 9 9,864
J1 2nd stage 13 / 18 17 21 7 - 10
J1 Total 9 / 18 34 44 15 - 19
1999 J1 1st stage 5 / 16 15 29 10 0 5 10,216
J1 2nd stage 5 / 16 15 24 9 0 6
J1 Total 6 / 16 30 53 19 0 11
2000 J1 1st stage Runners-up / 16 15 29 10 0 5 13,548
J1 2nd stage 9 / 16 15 19 7 0 8
J1 Total 5 / 16 30 48 17 0 13
2001 J1 1st stage 14 / 16 15 11 3 2 10 11,857
J1 2nd stage 16 / 16 15 12 5 0 10
J1 Total 16 / 16 30 23 8 2 20
2002 J2 Runners-up / 12 44 87 25 12 7 7,952
2003 J1 1st stage 5 / 16 15 25 8 1 6 13,854
J1 2nd stage 12 / 16 15 15 4 3 8
J1 Total 9 / 16 30 40 12 4 14
2004 J1 1st stage 16 / 16 15 10 2 4 9 14,323
J1 2nd stage 12 / 16 15 16 4 4 7
J1 Total 15 / 16 30 26 6 8 16
2005 J1 5 / 18 34 59 16 11 7 17,648
2006 J1 17 / 18 34 27 6 9 19 13,026
2007 J2 5 / 13 48 80 24 8 16 6,627
 
Key to colors
          Played in 1st division league
          Played in 2nd division league

[edit] Other domestic competitions

[edit] Emperor's Cup

Season Result
1995 2nd Round
1996 4th Round
1997 4th Round
1998 3rd Round
1999 4th Round
2000 Quarter-finals
2001 Runners-up
2002 4th Round
2003 Runners-up
2004 4th Round
2005 Semi-finals
2006 4th Round
2007 4th Round
 

[edit] J. League Cup

Season Result
1995 Not Held
1996 Group Stage
1997 Group Stage
1998 Group Stage
1999 2nd Round
2000 2nd Round
2001 1st Round
2002 Didn't qualify
2003 Group Stage
2004 Group Stage
2005 Quarter-finals
2006 Quarter-finals
2007 Didn't qualify

[edit] Players

[edit] Current squad

As of February 18, 2008

No. Position Player
1 Flag of Japan GK Takashi Aizawa
2 Flag of Japan DF Kenji Haneda
3 Flag of Japan DF Akihiro Sakata
4 Flag of Japan DF Kota Fujimoto
5 Flag of Japan DF Kazuya Maeda
6 Flag of Japan MF Takeshi Hamada
7 Flag of Brazil MF Ale
8 Flag of Japan MF Hiroaki Morishima
9 Flag of Japan MF Tatsuya Furuhashi
10 Flag of Brazil MF Germano
11 Flag of Japan FW Yoichiro Kakitani
13 Flag of Japan DF Masayuki Yanagisawa
14 Flag of Japan DF Kenjiro Ezoe
15 Flag of Japan FW Rui Komatsu
No. Position Player
16 Flag of Japan DF Hiroyuki Omata
17 Flag of Japan MF Noriyuki Sakemoto
18 Flag of Brazil FW Careca
19 Flag of Japan MF Ryuhei Niwa
20 Flag of Japan FW Yasuhito Morishima
21 Flag of Japan GK Hiromasa Yamamoto
22 Flag of Japan GK Masahito Suzuki
23 Flag of Japan DF Tatsuya Yamashita
24 Flag of Japan FW Kento Shiratani
25 Flag of Japan MF Masato Kurogi
26 Flag of Japan MF Shinji Kagawa
27 Flag of Japan GK Kenta Tanno
29 Flag of Japan FW Noboru Nakayama
30 Flag of Japan DF Takahito Chiba

[edit] Notable players

[edit] World Cup Players

World Cup 1998

World Cup 2002

[edit] Titles

[edit] Yanmar

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

[edit] Cerezo Osaka

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

[edit] Managers

Manager Nat. Tenure
Paulo Emilio Flag of Brazil Brazil 1994-1996
Hiroshi Sowa Flag of Japan Japan 1996
Levir Culpi Flag of Brazil Brazil 1997
Yasutaro Matsuki Flag of Japan Japan 1998
Rene Desaeyere Flag of Belgium Belgium 1999
Hiroshi Soejima Flag of Japan Japan 2000-2001
João Carlos Flag of Brazil Brazil 2001
Akihiro Nishimura Flag of Japan Japan 2001-2003
Yuji Tsukada Flag of Japan Japan 2003
Petar Nadoveza Flag of Croatia Croatia 2004
Fuad Muzurović Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 2004
Albert Pobor Flag of Croatia Croatia 2004
Shinji Kobayashi Flag of Japan Japan 2004-2006
Yuji Tsukada Flag of Japan Japan 2006
Satoshi Tsunami Flag of Japan Japan 2007
Levir Culpi Flag of Brazil Brazil 2007-

[edit] Trivia

  • A fictional character named Teppei Kisugi from the popular Captain Tsubasa manga, becomes a professional soccer player and joins Cerezo Osaka.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Cerezo Osaka Profile. Cerezo Osaka official website. Retrieved on 2008-01-12.

[edit] External links

Preceded by
Toyo Industries
Japanese Football Champions
1971
Succeeded by
Hitachi
Preceded by
Mitsubishi Motors
Japanese Football Champions
1974-75
Succeeded by
Furukawa Electric
Preceded by
Fujita Industries
Japanese Football Champions
1980
Succeeded by
Fujita Industries