Japan J2-League | 08/08 10:45 | 28 | Cerezo Osaka v JEF Utd Chiba | D | 1-1 | |
Japan J2-League | 08/01 10:00 | 27 | Ehime FC v Cerezo Osaka | L | 2-1 | |
Japan J2-League | 07/26 09:00 | 26 | Jubilo Iwata v Cerezo Osaka | W | 0-1 | |
Japan J2-League | 07/22 10:00 | 25 | Cerezo Osaka v Fagiano Okayama | W | 2-1 | |
Japan J2-League | 07/18 09:00 | 24 | Kyoto Sanga FC v Cerezo Osaka | L | 1-0 | |
Japan J2-League | 07/12 10:00 | 23 | Cerezo Osaka v Consadole Sapporo | W | 3-1 | |
Japan J2-League | 07/08 10:00 | 22 | Yokohama FC v Cerezo Osaka | D | 0-0 | |
Japan J2-League | 07/04 10:00 | 21 | Cerezo Osaka v Oita | D | 0-0 | |
Japan J2-League | 06/28 09:00 | 20 | Tochigi SC v Cerezo Osaka | W | 0-3 | |
Japan J2-League | 06/21 10:00 | 19 | Cerezo Osaka v Tokushima Vortis | W | 1-0 | |
Japan J2-League | 06/14 04:00 | 18 | Mito Hollyhock v Cerezo Osaka | D | 1-1 | |
Japan J2-League | 06/06 06:00 | 17 | Cerezo Osaka v Ehime FC | W | 1-0 | |
Japan J2-League | 06/01 10:00 | 16 | Consadole Sapporo v Cerezo Osaka | D | 1-1 | |
Japan J2-League | 05/24 07:00 | 15 | Roasso Kumamoto v Cerezo Osaka | D | 0-0 | |
Japan J2-League | 05/17 06:00 | 14 | Cerezo Osaka v V-Varen Nagasaki | L | 1-2 | |
Japan J2-League | 05/09 07:00 | 13 | Giravanz Kitakyushu v Cerezo Osaka | W | 0-3 | |
Japan J2-League | 05/06 07:00 | 12 | Cerezo Osaka v Jubilo Iwata | L | 1-2 | |
Japan J2-League | 05/03 04:00 | 11 | Avispa Fukuoka v Cerezo Osaka | L | 1-0 | |
Japan J2-League | 04/29 08:00 | 10 | Cerezo Osaka v Kyoto Sanga FC | W | 3-0 | |
Japan J2-League | 04/26 05:00 | 9 | Kamatamare Sanuki v Cerezo Osaka | W | 1-3 | |
Japan J2-League | 04/19 07:00 | 8 | Cerezo Osaka v Thespa Gunma | L | 1-2 | |
Japan J2-League | 04/11 07:00 | 7 | Cerezo Osaka v Zweigen Kanazawa | L | 0-2 | |
Japan J2-League | 04/05 04:00 | 6 | FC Gifu v Cerezo Osaka | W | 0-2 | |
Japan J2-League | 04/01 10:00 | 5 | JEF Utd Chiba v Cerezo Osaka | D | 4-4 | |
Japan J2-League | 03/29 07:00 | 4 | Cerezo Osaka v Yokohama FC | W | 2-0 | |
Japan J2-League | 03/21 05:00 | 3 | Fagiano Okayama v Cerezo Osaka | D | 1-1 | |
Japan J2-League | 03/15 08:00 | 2 | Cerezo Osaka v Omiya Ardija | W | 3-1 | |
Japan J2-League | 03/08 07:00 | 1 | Tokyo Verdy v Cerezo Osaka | D | 1-1 | |
Japan FA Cup | 10/15 10:00 | 3 | Cerezo Osaka v JEF Utd Chiba | L | 0-1 | |
Japan FA Cup | 09/10 10:00 | 4 | Cerezo Osaka v Jubilo Iwata | W | 2-0 |
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 Cerezo (Spanish for cherry blossom) is also the flower of the city of Osaka. The official hometowns of the club are Osaka and Sakai. They form a local rivalry with Suita-based Gamba Osaka.
The club, originally called Yanmar Diesel, started in 1957 as the company team of Yanmar and was an original founder ("Original Eight") of the now-disbanded Japan Soccer League (JSL) in 1965. With four Japanese league titles to its credit, it was a mainstay of the JSL Division 1 until 1990 when it was first relegated, and joined the former Japan Football League (JFL) in 1992.
In 1993, the club incorporated as Osaka Football Club Co., Ltd. and adopted the name Cerezo Osaka after a public contest. In 1994, they won the Japan Football League championship and was promoted to the J1 League in 1995. This also coincided with a run to the finals of the Emperor's Cup, which they lost to Bellmare Hiratsuka.
Cerezo has been relegated from J1 to J2 on three occasions, but are currently playing in the J1 league. The club had an impressive third-place finish in the 2017 season.
On 4 November 2017, Cerezo won the 2017 J.League Cup, the first major title in their club history, defeating Kawasaki Frontale 2–0.
On 1 January 2018, Cerezo won the 2017 Emperor's Cup, securing their second major title. The final match was against Yokohama F. Marinos, where Cerezo won 2–1 in extra time with Kota Mizunuma scoring the winner.
On 10 February 2018, Cerezo won the 2018 Japanese Super Cup winning 3–2 against Kawasaki Frontale.
In May 2018, the club changed its incorporated name from Osaka Football Club Co., Ltd. to Cerezo Osaka Co., Ltd.
In 2022, the club got close to winning the J.League Cup for their second title, but blew a 1–0 lead to Sanfrecce Hiroshima in injury time after Hiroshima player Pieros Sotiriou scored two goals in the 96th and 101st minutes of the match to give the opponent the J.League Cup.
On 1 February 2023, Cerezo signed former Borussia Dortmund and Manchester United player, Shinji Kagawa on a two-years contract.