2020 Cerezo Osaka season

The 2020 season is Cerezo Osaka's fourth consecutive season in the top-division of Japanese football following promotion in 2016. In addition to the J1 League, the club also competes in the 2020 Emperor's Cup and the 2020 J.League Cup.

Cerezo Osaka
2020 season
OwnerYanmar
ChairmanHiroaki Morishima
ManagerMiguel Ángel Lotina
StadiumYanmar Stadium Nagai
J1 League4th
Emperor's CupPreseason
J.League CupGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Hiroaki Okuno (2)
All: Bruno Mendes (3)

Squad

Senior team

As of 23 February 2020.[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Japan JPN Takumi Nagaishi
2 DF Japan JPN Riku Matsuda
3 DF Japan JPN Yasuki Kimoto
4 DF Japan JPN Yuta Koike
5 MF Japan JPN Naoyuki Fujita
6 MF Argentina ARG Leandro Desábato
8 FW Japan JPN Yoichiro Kakitani
9 FW Japan JPN Ken Tokura
10 MF Japan JPN Hiroshi Kiyotake
11 MF Brazil BRA Lucas Mineiro (on loan from Chapecoense)
13 FW Japan JPN Toshiyuki Takagi
14 DF Japan JPN Yusuke Maruhashi
15 DF Japan JPN Ayumu Seko
16 DF Japan JPN Eiichi Katayama
17 MF Japan JPN Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
18 FW Japan JPN Koji Suzuki
19 FW Japan JPN Ryuji Sawakami
20 FW Brazil BRA Bruno Mendes
21 GK South Korea KOR Kim Jin-hyeon
22 DF Croatia CRO Matej Jonjić
24 FW Australia AUS Pierce Waring
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 MF Japan JPN Hiroaki Okuno
26 MF Japan JPN Daichi Akiyama
27 GK South Korea KOR Ahn Joon-soo
28 FW Japan JPN Motohiko Nakajima
29 MF Japan JPN Takuya Shimamura (on loan from Kyoto Sanga)
30 MF Japan JPN Hinata Kida
31 FW Japan JPN Hirofumi Yamauchi
32 FW Japan JPN Yuta Toyokawa
33 FW Thailand THA Tawan Khotrsupho (on loan from BG Pathum United)
38 MF Japan JPN Masataka Nishimoto
39 DF Japan JPN Honoya Shoji
40 FW Japan JPN Mizuki Ando
41 MF Japan JPN Nagi Matsumoto
42 FW Japan JPN Shota Fujio
43 DF Japan JPN Ryuya Nishio
44 MF Japan JPN Takaya Yoshinare
45 GK Japan JPN Shu Mogi
46 DF Japan JPN Tatsuya Tabira
47 MF Japan JPN Taiga Maekawa
49 MF Japan JPN Jun Nishikawa

Out on loan

Last updated 11 July 2019.[2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Japan JPN Takaki Fukumitsu (to Mito HollyHock)
26 MF Japan JPN Daichi Akiyama (to Montedio Yamagata)
31 FW Japan JPN Towa Yamane (to Zweigen Kanazawa)
— GK South Korea KOR Ahn Joon-soo (to Kagoshima United FC)
— GK Japan JPN Takumi Nagaishi (to Renofa Yamaguchi FC)
— GK Japan JPN Honoya Shoji (to Oita Trinita)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Japan JPN Reiya Morishita (to Tochigi SC)
— MF Japan JPN Hinata Kida (to Avispa Fukuoka)
— MF Japan JPN Taiga Maekawa (to Avispa Fukuoka)
— MF Japan JPN Hirofumi Yamauchi (to FC Machida Zelvia)
— FW Japan JPN Takeru Kishimoto (to Tokushima Vortis)

Under-23 Squad
See also: Cerezo Osaka U-23

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
33 FW Thailand THA Tawan Khotrsupho (on loan from BG Pathum United)
35 MF Thailand THA Phongrawit Jantawong (on loan from BG Pathum United)
37 DF Japan JPN Temma Nomura
41 MF Japan JPN Nagi Matsumoto
42 FW Japan JPN Shota Fujio
43 DF Japan JPN Ryuya Nishio
No. Pos. Nation Player
44 DF Japan JPN Taiyo Shimokawa
46 GK Japan JPN Teruki Origuchi
47 GK Japan JPN Go Kambayashi
48 MF Japan JPN Takaya Yoshinare
49 DF Japan JPN Kaito Hayashida
50 MF Japan JPN Riyon Tori

Competitions

J1 League
Main article: 2020 J1 League

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Gamba Osaka 34 20 5 9 46 42 +4 65 Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
3 Nagoya Grampus 34 19 6 9 45 28 +17 63
4 Cerezo Osaka 34 18 6 10 46 37 +9 60 Qualification for AFC Champions League play-off round[lower-alpha 1]
5 Kashima Antlers 34 18 5 11 55 44 +11 59
6 FC Tokyo 34 17 6 11 47 42 +5 57
Source: Meiji Yasuda J1 League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goal scored; 6) Number of wins; 7) Goals scored; 8) Fair-play points.
Notes:
  1. Since the winners of the 2020 Emperor's Cup, Kawasaki Frontale, qualified for the Champions League group stage, the spot given to the Emperor's Cup winners (Champions League group stage) was passed to the third-placed team and the spot given to the third-place team (Champions League play-off round) was passed to the fourth-placed team.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
33 18 5 10 45 36  +9 59 8 4 5 20 13  +7 10 1 5 25 23  +2

Last updated: 16 December 2020.
Source: see below

Results by matchday
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GroundHAHHAHAAHAAHAHHAAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHHA
ResultWWWLWDDWDWLWWWWWWLLWLLWWLDLLWWWDL
Position631335433222222222222222444444444
Updated to match(es) played on 16 December 2020. Source: See below
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
22 February 2020 (2020-02-22) 1 Cerezo Osaka 1–0 Oita Trinita Osaka
15:03 JST Bruno Mendes 8' Report Stadium: Yanmar Stadium
Attendance: 15,535
4 July 2020 (2020-07-04) 2 Gamba Osaka 1–2 Cerezo Osaka Suita
18:03 JST Ademilson 68' Report Okuno 45+2'
Maruhashi 62'
Kimoto Yellow card 66'		 Stadium: Panasonic Stadium
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
8 July 2020 (2020-07-08) 3 Cerezo Osaka 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse Osaka
18:03 JST Seko Yellow card 53'
Okuno 71'
Katayama 85'		 Report Valdo Yellow card 44' Stadium: Yanmar Stadium
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
12 July 2020 (2020-07-12) 4 Cerezo Osaka 0–2 Nagoya Grampus Osaka
19:03 JST Mineiro Yellow card 57'
Sakamoto Yellow card 69'		 Report Own goal 38'
Abe 61'
Maruyama Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Yanmar Stadium
Attendance: 4,026
18 July 2020 (2020-07-18) 5 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Cerezo Osaka Hiroshima
19:00 JST Fujii Yellow card 48'
Vieira 53'		 Report Own goal 20'
Fujita 50'		 Stadium: Edion Stadium
22 July 2020 (2020-07-22) 6 Cerezo Osaka 0–0 Vissel Kobe Osaka
19:30 JST Report Watanabe Yellow card 45+1'
Nishi Yellow card 49'		 Stadium: Yanmar Stadium Nagai
Attendance: 4,981
26 July 2020 (2020-07-26) 7 Sagan Tosu 1–1 Cerezo Osaka Tosu, Saga
19:00 JST Ishii 51'
Eduardo Yellow card 63'		 Report Fujita Yellow card 64'
Sakamoto 75'
Koike Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Ekimae Real Estate Stadium
1 August 2020 (2020-08-01) 8 Shonan Bellmare 0–1 Cerezo Osaka Hiratsuka
19:00 JST
Summary
Stadium: Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka
Attendance: 3,494
Referee: Japan Ryuji Sato
9 August 2020 (2020-08-09) 9 Cerezo Osaka 0–0 FC Tokyo Osaka
19:00 JST
Summary
Stadium: Yanmar Stadium
Attendance: 4,840
Referee: Japan Yudai Yamamoto
15 August 2020 (2020-08-15) 10 Kashiwa Reysol 1–3 Cerezo Osaka Kashiwa
19:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium
Attendance: 2,603
Referee: Japan Hiroyoshi Takayama
19 August 2020 11 Kawasaki Frontale 5–2 Cerezo Osaka Kawasaki
19:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
Attendance: 4,794
Referee: Japan Takuto Okabe
23 August 2020 12 Cerezo Osaka 2–1 Vegalta Sendai Osaka
19:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Yanmar Stadium Nagai
Attendance: 3,921
Referee: Japan Yudai Yamamoto
30 August 2020 13 Yokohama FC 1–2 Cerezo Osaka Yokohama
18:00 JST
Report
Stadium: NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium
Attendance: 3,373
Referee: Japan Jumpei Iida
5 September 2020 14 Cerezo Osaka 3–0 Urawa Reds Osaka
19:30 JST
Report
Stadium: Yanmar Stadium Nagai
Attendance: 4,793
Referee: Japan Shinji Murakami
9 September 2020 15 Cerezo Osaka 2–0 Consadole Sapporo Osaka
19:30 JST
Report
Stadium: Yanmar Stadium Nagai
Attendance: 3,140
Referee: Japan Masuya Ueda
13 September 2020 16 Yokohama F. Marinos 1–2 Cerezo Osaka Yokohama
19:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Nissan Stadium
Attendance: 4,918
Referee: Japan Yoshiro Imamura
16 September 2020 17 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Cerezo Osaka Kobe
19:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Referee: Japan Ryuji Sato
19 September 2020 18 Cerezo Osaka 1–2 Kashima Antlers Osaka
18:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Yanmar Stadium Nagai
Attendance: 6,836
Referee: Japan Hajime Matsuo
23 September 2020 19 FC Tokyo 2–0 Cerezo Osaka Tokyo
19:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium
Attendance: 4,316
Referee: Japan Yudai Yamamoto
27 September 2020 20 Vegalta Sendai 2–3 Cerezo Osaka Sendai
13:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
Attendance: 2,789
Referee: Japan Yuichi Nishimura
3 October 2020 21 Cerezo Osaka 1–3 Kawasaki Frontale Osaka
15:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Yanmar Stadium Nagai
Attendance: 11,842
Referee: Japan Minoru Tōjō
10 October 2020 22 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Cerezo Osaka Nagoya
14:00 JST
Report Stadium: Paloma Mizuho Stadium
Attendance: 7,861
Referee: Japan Maasaki Iemoto
14 October 2020 23 Cerezo Osaka 1–0 Shonan Bellmare Osaka
19:30 JST
Report
Stadium: Yanmar Stadium Nagai
Attendance: 5,526
Referee: Japan Akihiro Ikeuchi
17 October 2020 24 Cerezo Osaka 4–1 Yokohama F. Marinos Osaka
15:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Yanmar Stadium Nagai
Referee: Japan Yudai Yamamoto
24 October 2020 25 Urawa Reds 3–1 Cerezo Osaka Saitama
17:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 12,863
Referee: Japan Yuichi Nishimura
3 November 2020 26 Cerezo Osaka 1–1 Gamba Osaka Osaka
13:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Yanmar Stadium Nagai
Attendance: 19,553
Referee: Japan Hiroyuki Kimura
14 November 2020 27 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–1 Cerezo Osaka Shizuoka
13:00 JST
Report
Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira
Attendance: 6,076
Referee: Japan Jumpei Iida
21 November 2020 28 Cerezo Osaka 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Osaka
15:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Yanmar Stadium Nagai
Attendance: 6,625
Referee: Japan Ryuji Sato
25 November 2020 29 Oita Trinita 0–1 Cerezo Osaka Ōita
18:00 JST Report
Stadium: Showa Denko Dome Oita
Attendance: 3,861
Referee: Japan Nobutsugu Murakami
29 November 2020 30 Cerezo Osaka 1–0 Yokohama FC Osaka
14:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Yanmar Stadium Nagai
Attendance: 7,365
Referee: Japan Futoshi Nakamura
5 December 2020 31 Consadole Sapporo 1–3 Cerezo Osaka Sapporo
13:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Sapporo Dome
Attendance: 8,905
Referee: Japan Yuichi Nishimura
12 December 2020 32 Cerezo Osaka 0–0 Kashiwa Reysol Osaka
13:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Yanmar Stadium Nagai
Attendance: 7,889
Referee: Japan Hiroyuki Kimura
16 December 2020 33 Cerezo Osaka 1–2 Sagan Tosu Osaka
18:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Yanmar Stadium Nagai
Attendance: 5,498
Referee: Japan Minoru Tōjō
19 December 2020 34 Kashima Antlers v Cerezo Osaka Kashima
13:00 JST Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium

Emperor's Cup
Main article: 2020 Emperor's Cup

J.League Cup
Main article: 2020 J.League Cup

Group stage
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts RED CER VEG YAM
1 Urawa Red Diamonds 1 1 0 0 5 2 +3 3 — canceled 5–2 RED Wins with 0 goals
2 Cerezo Osaka 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 3 5 Aug — canceled 4–1
3 Vegalta Sendai 1 0 0 1 2 5 −3 0 canceled 12 Aug — VEG Wins with 0 goals
4 Matsumoto Yamaga F.C. 1 0 0 1 1 4 −3 0 canceled canceled canceled —
Updated to match(es) played on 16 February 2020. Source: League table , match result

Statistics

Goal scorers
Rank No. Pos. Player J.League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
1 20 FW Brazil Bruno Mendes 1023
2 25 MF Japan Hiroaki Okuno 2002
14 DF Japan Yusuke Maruhashi 1012
4 5 MF Japan Naoyuki Fujita 1001
10 MF Japan Hiroshi Kiyotake 0011
16 FW Japan Eiichi Katayama 1001
17 MF Japan Tatsuhiro Sakamoto 1001
Own goals1001
Total 80412

Last updated: 26 July 2020.
Source: Competitions

Clean sheets
Rank No. Pos. Player J.League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
1 18 GK South Korea Kim Jin-hyeon 3003
Total 3003

Last updated: 26 July 2020.
Source: JLeague

References
  1. "トップチーム選手".
  2. "ニュース". セレッソ大阪HP. Archived from the original on 4 March 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  1. Match played behind closed doors
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