Cerezo Osaka (セレッソ大阪, Seresso Ōsaka?) is a J. League football (soccer) 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, Japan and plays at Nagai Stadium. It practices at Minamitsumori Sakura Sports Park, Maishima Sports Island, and Amagasaki Yanmar Diesel Ground.
Cerezo Osaka 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.
With four Japanese league titles to its credit, it was a mainstay of the JSL First Division until 1990 when it was first relegated, and thus joined the former Japan Football League in 1992.
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 JFL 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.
In 2005 they led the league into the last match day before losing to F.C. Tokyo and finishing 5th behind all other challengers, including champions and long-time rivals Gamba Osaka, who were originally formed from players from their former “Yanmar Club” B-squad - the closest Cerezo had come to regain the title. Cerezo returned to J2 for the 2007 season after finishing second to last in 2006.
Cerezo Osaka Colours
Cerezo’s basic kit color is pink, like the cherry blossom flowers the name is based on. Combination colors have been navy blue and black.
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