2018 Cerezo Osaka season

2018 Cerezo Osaka season.

Cerezo Osaka

2018 season
Manager	Yoon Jong-hwan
Stadium	Kincho Stadium
J1 League	7th
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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Squad

As of 4 June 2018.^[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  JPN Takumi Nagaishi 2 DF  JPN Riku Matsuda 3 DF  JPN Teruyuki Moniwa 4 DF  JPN Kota Fujimoto 5 DF  JPN Yusuke Tanaka 6 MF  JPN Hotaru Yamaguchi (captain) 7 MF  JPN Kota Mizunuma 8 MF  JPN Yoichiro Kakitani 9 FW  JPN Kenyu Sugimoto 10 MF  JPN Hiroshi Kiyotake (co-captain) 11 MF  BRA Souza 13 FW  JPN Toshiyuki Takagi 14 DF  JPN Yusuke Maruhashi 15 MF  JPN Yasuki Kimoto 16 FW  JPN Eiichi Katayama 17 MF  JPN Takaki Fukumitsu 18 FW  KOR Yang Dong-Hyun 19 FW  JPN Ryuji Sawakami 20 MF  JPN Noriyuki Sakemoto 21 GK  KOR Kim Jin-Hyeon 22 DF  CRO Matej Jonjić 23 DF  JPN Tatsuya Yamashita

No. Pos. Nation Player 24 MF  JPN Kazuya Yamamura 25 MF  JPN Hirofumi Yamauchi 26 MF  JPN Daichi Akiyama (co-captain) 27 GK  JPN Kenta Tanno 28 FW  JPN Motohiko Nakajima 29 DF  JPN Kakeru Funaki 30 MF  JPN Musashi Oyama 31 FW  JPN Towa Yamane 32 MF  JPN Atomu Tanaka 33 FW  JPN Rei Yonezawa 34 FW  JPN Hiroto Yamada 35 MF  JPN Masaki Okino 36 MF  JPN Toshiki Onozawa 37 DF  JPN Reiya Morishita (U-23 co-captain) 38 MF  JPN Masataka Nishimoto (U-23 captain) 39 MF  THA Chaowat Veerachat (on loan from Bangkok Glass) 40 FW  JPN Mizuki Ando 41 MF  JPN Naoya Uozato 43 MF  ESP Osmar Barba (on loan from FC Seoul) 45 GK  JPN Shu Mogi – FW  AUS Pierce Waring

Out on loan

Last updated 10 January 2018.^[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  JPN Kentaro Kakoi (to Avispa Fukuoka) — GK  KOR Ahn Joon-Soo (to Kagoshima United FC) — FW  JPN Takeru Kishimoto (to Mito Hollyhock)

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  JPN Taiga Maekawa (to Tokushima Vortis) — MF  JPN Mitsuru Maruoka (to Renofa Yamaguchi)

Senior Team

J1 League

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Match	Date	Team	Score	Team	Venue	Attendance
1	2018.02.25	Cerezo Osaka	1–1	Yokohama F. Marinos	Yanmar Stadium Nagai	23,049
2	2018.03.02	Cerezo Osaka	3–3	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	Kincho Stadium	10,415
3	2018.03.10	Kashiwa Reysol	1–1	Cerezo Osaka	Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium	11,091
4	2018.03.18	Vissel Kobe	2–0	Cerezo Osaka	Noevir Stadium Kobe	20,108
5	2018.03.31	Cerezo Osaka	2–1	Shonan Bellmare	Kincho Stadium	13,882
6	2018.04.07	Cerezo Osaka	2–1	Sagan Tosu	Kincho Stadium	10,627
7	2018.04.11	Kawasaki Frontale	1–2	Cerezo Osaka	Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium	17,113
8	2018.04.14	Cerezo Osaka	1–0	FC Tokyo	Yanmar Stadium Nagai	17,790
9	2018.04.21	Gamba Osaka	1–0	Cerezo Osaka	Panasonic Stadium Suita	35,242
10	2018.04.25	Cerezo Osaka	2–1	Vegalta Sendai	Kincho Stadium	8,165
11	2018.04.28	Júbilo Iwata	1–1	Cerezo Osaka	Yamaha Stadium	13,884
12	2018.05.02	Nagoya Grampus	0–0	Cerezo Osaka	Paloma Mizuho Stadium	13,220
13	2018.05.05	Cerezo Osaka	3–1	V-Varen Nagasaki	Yanmar Stadium Nagai	29,845
15	2018.05.20	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	0–2	Cerezo Osaka	Edion Stadium Hiroshima	20,219
16	2018.07.18	Shimizu S-Pulse	3–0	Cerezo Osaka	IAI Stadium Nihondaira	9,782
17	2018.07.22	Cerezo Osaka	1–1	Urawa Reds	Yanmar Stadium Nagai	27,915
14	2018.07.25	Cerezo Osaka	0–2	Kashima Antlers	Yanmar Stadium Nagai	16,631
18	2018.07.28	Vegalta Sendai	2–2	Cerezo Osaka	Yurtec Stadium Sendai	14,911
19	2018.08.01	Cerezo Osaka	1–1	Vissel Kobe	Kincho Stadium	14,241
20	2018.08.05	Sagan Tosu	1–0	Cerezo Osaka	Best Amenity Stadium	14,463
21	2018.08.11	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	1–1	Cerezo Osaka	Sapporo Dome	21,614
22	2018.08.15	Cerezo Osaka	3–1	Shimizu S-Pulse	Kincho Stadium	14,628
23	2018.08.19	V-Varen Nagasaki	0–2	Cerezo Osaka	Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki	12,366
24	2018.08.25	Cerezo Osaka	0–1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Yanmar Stadium Nagai	23,442
25	2018.09.01	Urawa Reds	1–2	Cerezo Osaka	Saitama Stadium 2002	27,337
26	2018.09.14	Cerezo Osaka	1–1	Júbilo Iwata	Kincho Stadium	13,112
27	2018.09.22	Shonan Bellmare	1–1	Cerezo Osaka	Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka	12,173
29	2018.10.06	Cerezo Osaka	0–1	Gamba Osaka	Yanmar Stadium Nagai	34,303
30	2018.10.20	FC Tokyo	0–1	Cerezo Osaka	Ajinomoto Stadium	28,053
31	2018.10.31	Kashima Antlers	1–0	Cerezo Osaka	Kashima Soccer Stadium	9,233
28	2018.11.06	Cerezo Osaka	0–1	Nagoya Grampus	Kincho Stadium	12,027
32	2018.11.10	Cerezo Osaka	2–1	Kawasaki Frontale	Yanmar Stadium Nagai	26,600
33	2018.11.24	Cerezo Osaka	0–3	Kashiwa Reysol	Yanmar Stadium Nagai	23,110
34	2018.12.01	Yokohama F. Marinos	1–2	Cerezo Osaka	Nissan Stadium	30,608

U-23 Team

J3 League

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Match	Date	Team	Score	Team	Venue	Attendance
1	2018.03.10	Cerezo Osaka U-23	0–1	Blaublitz Akita	Yanmar Stadium Nagai	1,013
3	2018.03.21	Kataller Toyama	1–2	Cerezo Osaka U-23	Toyama Stadium	1,602
4	2018.03.25	Cerezo Osaka U-23	2–1	SC Sagamihara	Kincho Stadium	1,009
5	2018.04.01	Cerezo Osaka U-23	2–0	FC Tokyo U-23	Kincho Stadium	1,041
6	2018.04.07	FC Ryukyu	1–1	Cerezo Osaka U-23	Okinawa Athletic Park Stadium	1,782
7	2018.04.15	Cerezo Osaka U-23	1–1	Fukushima United FC	Kincho Stadium	769
8	2018.04.28	AC Nagano Parceiro	1–2	Cerezo Osaka U-23	Nagano U Stadium	3,198
9	2018.05.03	Gainare Tottori	1–4	Cerezo Osaka U-23	Tottori Bank Bird Stadium	2,603
10	2018.05.06	Cerezo Osaka U-23	1–1	Giravanz Kitakyushu	Kincho Stadium	1,159
11	2018.05.19	YSCC Yokohama	1–1	Cerezo Osaka U-23	NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium	728
12	2018.06.02	Cerezo Osaka U-23	1–1	Gamba Osaka U-23	Yanmar Stadium Nagai	4,551
13	2018.06.09	Thespakusatsu Gunma	1–0	Cerezo Osaka U-23	Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma	4,700
14	2018.06.16	Kagoshima United FC	2–1	Cerezo Osaka U-23	Shiranami Stadium	3,901
15	2018.06.23	Cerezo Osaka U-23	1–2	Fujieda MYFC	Kincho Stadium	710
16	2018.07.01	Azul Claro Numazu	1–1	Cerezo Osaka U-23	Ashitaka Park Stadium	2,379
17	2018.07.07	Cerezo Osaka U-23	1–2	Grulla Morioka	Kincho Stadium	513
18	2018.07.15	FC Tokyo U-23	1–3	Cerezo Osaka U-23	Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka	1,980
19	2018.07.21	Cerezo Osaka U-23	0–4	Gainare Tottori	Yanmar Stadium Nagai	1,047
20	2018.08.26	Cerezo Osaka U-23	1–2	Kagoshima United FC	Yanmar Stadium Nagai	684
21	2018.09.02	Fukushima United FC	1–0	Cerezo Osaka U-23	Toho Stadium	1,174
22	2018.09.08	Cerezo Osaka U-23	0–2	Thespakusatsu Gunma	Kincho Stadium	1,192
23	2018.09.16	Fujieda MYFC	1–2	Cerezo Osaka U-23	Fujieda Soccer Stadium	907
24	2018.09.22	Giravanz Kitakyushu	1–2	Cerezo Osaka U-23	Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu	3,980
25	2018.09.29	Cerezo Osaka U-23	2–0	AC Nagano Parceiro	Yanmar Stadium Nagai	509
26	2018.10.07	Cerezo Osaka U-23	2–0	YSCC Yokohama	Yanmar Stadium Nagai	620
28	2018.10.21	SC Sagamihara	2–1	Cerezo Osaka U-23	Sagamihara Gion Stadium	1,955
29	2018.10.28	Cerezo Osaka U-23	0–0	Azul Claro Numazu	Kincho Stadium	966
30	2018.11.04	Blaublitz Akita	1–4	Cerezo Osaka U-23	Akita Yabase Athletic Field	2,032
31	2018.11.11	Cerezo Osaka U-23	6–0	FC Ryukyu	Yanmar Stadium Nagai	1,012
32	2018.11.18	Grulla Morioka	2–1	Cerezo Osaka U-23	Iwagin Stadium	1,352
33	2018.11.25	Cerezo Osaka U-23	0–1	Kataller Toyama	Yanmar Stadium Nagai	989
34	2018.12.02	Gamba Osaka U-23	0–2	Cerezo Osaka U-23	Panasonic Stadium Suita	3,753