# 2011 Cerezo Osaka season

The 2011 Cerezo Osaka season was Cerezo Osaka's 2nd consecutive season, 13th season overall in J. League Division 1 and 39th overall in the Japanese top flight. It also included the 2011 J. League Cup, 2011 Emperor's Cup, and the 2011 AFC Champions League.

## Players
### Current squad

As of December 18, 2010
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 | Kenya Matsui |
| 2 | DF | JPN | Takahiro Ogihara |
| 3 | DF | JPN | Teruyuki Moniwa |
| 4 | MF | JPN | Kota Fujimoto |
| 5 | MF | JPN | Masaki Chugo |
| 6 | MF | JPN | Hotaru Yamaguchi |
| 7 | MF | JPN | Yohei Otake |
| 8 | FW | JPN | Hiroshi Kiyotake |
| 9 | MF | BRA | Fabio Lopes |
| 10 | MF | BRA | Martinez |
| 11 | FW | JPN | Ryuji Bando |
| 14 | MF | JPN | Yusuke Maruhashi |
| 15 | FW | JPN | Rui Komatsu |
| 16 | MF | KOR | Kim Bo-Kyung |
| 17 | MF | JPN | Noriyuki Sakemoto |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | FW | JPN | Ryo Nagai |
| 20 | MF | JPN | Daisuke Takahashi |
| 21 | GK | KOR | Kim Jin-Hyeon |
| 22 | DF | JPN | Taikai Uemoto |
| 23 | MF | JPN | Shu Kurata |
| 24 | DF | PRK | Kim Song-Gi |
| 25 | MF | JPN | Masato Kurogi |
| 26 | MF | JPN | Kazuya Murata |
| 27 | GK | JPN | Kazuki Abe |
| 28 | MF | JPN | Naoto Noguchi |
| 29 | DF | JPN | Ryosuke Tada |
| 30 | GK | JPN | Kenjiro Ogino |
| 31 | FW | JPN | Kenyu Sugimoto |
| 32 | DF | JPN | Hiroyuki Omata |
| 33 | DF | JPN | Yutaro Takahashi |

### Out on loan

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 |
| — | FW | JPN | Yoichiro Kakitani (to Tokushima Vortis) |

### 2011 season transfers

In Winter
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 |
| 5 | MF | JPN | Masaki Chugo (Loan from JEF United Ichihara Chiba) |
| 9 | MF | BRA | Rodrigo Pimpão (Loan from CR Vasco da Gama) |
| 16 | MF | KOR | Kim Bo-Kyung (Loan return from Oita Trinita) |
| 23 | MF | JPN | Shu Kurata (Loan from Gamba Osaka) |
| 24 | DF | PRK | Kim Song Gi (Drafted from Korea University) |
| 26 | MF | JPN | Kazuya Murata (Drafted from Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences) |
| 28 | MF | JPN | Naoto Noguchi (Promoted from youth team) |
| 29 | DF | JPN | Ryosuke Tada (Promoted from youth team) |
| 33 | DF | JPN | Yutaro Takahashi (Transferred from Vissel Kobe) |
| — | GK | JPN | Daisuke Tada (Loan return from Omiya Ardija) |
In Summer
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 |
| 7 | MF | JPN | Yohei Otake (Transferred from FC Tokyo) |
| 9 | MF | BRA | Fabio Lopes (Loan from Icasa) |
Out Winter
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 |
| 2 | DF | JPN | Kenji Haneda (Transferred to Vissel Kobe) |
| 6 | MF | BRA | Amaral (Released) |
| 9 | FW | BRA | Adriano (Loan return to Internacional) |
| 14 | MF | JPN | Akihiro Ienaga (Loan return to Gamba Osaka) |
| 19 | DF | JPN | Naoya Ishigami (Transferred to Shonan Bellmare) |
| 23 | DF | JPN | Tatsuya Yamashita (Transferred to Consadole Sapporo) |
| — | GK | JPN | Daisuke Tada (Transferred to Gainare Tottori) |
| — | DF | JPN | Kenjiro Ezoe (Transferred to Kataller Toyama) |
Out Summer
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 |
| 7 | MF | JPN | Takashi Inui (transferred to VfL Bochum) |
| 9 | MF | BRA | Rodrigo Pimpão (Loan Return to CR Vasco da Gama) |

## J. League
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 10 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 42 | 51 | −9 | 45 |
| 11 | Kawasaki Frontale | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 52 | 53 | −1 | 44 |
| 12 | Cerezo Osaka | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 67 | 53 | +14 | 43 |
| 13 | Omiya Ardija | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 42 |
| 14 | Albirex Niigata | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 38 | 46 | −8 | 39 |

### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Position | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## AFC Champions League
### Group stage

Group G :
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 15 |
| Cerezo Osaka | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 12 |
| Shandong Luneng | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 7 |
| Arema | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 22 | −20 | 1 |