# 2020 Cerezo Osaka season

The 2020 season was 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 competed in the 2020 Emperor's Cup and the 2020 J.League Cup.

## Squad
### Senior team

As of 23 February 2020.
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 | Yasuki Kimoto |
| 4 | DF | JPN | Yuta Koike |
| 5 | MF | JPN | Naoyuki Fujita |
| 6 | MF | ARG | Leandro Desábato |
| 8 | FW | JPN | Yoichiro Kakitani |
| 9 | FW | JPN | Ken Tokura |
| 10 | MF | JPN | Hiroshi Kiyotake |
| 11 | MF | BRA | Lucas Mineiro (on loan from Chapecoense) |
| 13 | FW | JPN | Toshiyuki Takagi |
| 14 | DF | JPN | Yusuke Maruhashi |
| 15 | DF | JPN | Ayumu Seko |
| 16 | DF | JPN | Eiichi Katayama |
| 17 | MF | JPN | Tatsuhiro Sakamoto |
| 18 | FW | JPN | Koji Suzuki |
| 19 | FW | JPN | Ryuji Sawakami |
| 20 | FW | BRA | Bruno Mendes |
| 21 | GK | KOR | Kim Jin-hyeon |
| 22 | DF | CRO | Matej Jonjić |
| 24 | FW | AUS | Pierce Waring |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 25 | MF | JPN | Hiroaki Okuno |
| 26 | MF | JPN | Daichi Akiyama |
| 27 | GK | KOR | Ahn Joon-soo |
| 28 | FW | JPN | Motohiko Nakajima |
| 29 | MF | JPN | Takuya Shimamura (on loan from Kyoto Sanga) |
| 30 | MF | JPN | Hinata Kida |
| 31 | FW | JPN | Hirofumi Yamauchi |
| 32 | FW | JPN | Yuta Toyokawa |
| 33 | FW | THA | Tawan Khotrsupho (on loan from BG Pathum United) |
| 38 | MF | JPN | Masataka Nishimoto |
| 39 | DF | JPN | Honoya Shoji |
| 40 | FW | JPN | Mizuki Ando |
| 41 | MF | JPN | Nagi Matsumoto |
| 42 | FW | JPN | Shota Fujio |
| 43 | DF | JPN | Ryuya Nishio |
| 44 | MF | JPN | Takaya Yoshinare |
| 45 | GK | JPN | Shu Mogi |
| 46 | DF | JPN | Tatsuya Tabira |
| 47 | MF | JPN | Taiga Maekawa |
| 49 | MF | JPN | Jun Nishikawa |

### Out on loan

Last updated 11 July 2019.
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 |
| 17 | MF | JPN | Takaki Fukumitsu (to Mito HollyHock) |
| 26 | MF | JPN | Daichi Akiyama (to Montedio Yamagata) |
| 31 | FW | JPN | Towa Yamane (to Zweigen Kanazawa) |
| — | GK | KOR | Ahn Joon-soo (to Kagoshima United FC) |
| — | GK | JPN | Takumi Nagaishi (to Renofa Yamaguchi FC) |
| — | GK | JPN | Honoya Shoji (to Oita Trinita) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | JPN | Reiya Morishita (to Tochigi SC) |
| — | MF | JPN | Hinata Kida (to Avispa Fukuoka) |
| — | MF | JPN | Taiga Maekawa (to Avispa Fukuoka) |
| — | MF | JPN | Hirofumi Yamauchi (to FC Machida Zelvia) |
| — | FW | JPN | Takeru Kishimoto (to Tokushima Vortis) |

### Under-23 Squad

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

## Competitions
### J1 League
#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 45 | 28 | +17 | 63 | Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage |
| 4 | Cerezo Osaka | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 60 | Qualification for AFC Champions League play-off round |
| 5 | Kashima Antlers | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 55 | 44 | +11 | 59 | |
| 6 | FC Tokyo | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 57 | |
* 1 2 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

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 16 December 2020. Source: see below

#### Results by matchday

| 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 | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | W | W | W | L | W | D | D | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | L | W | L | L | W | W | L | D | L | L | W | W | W | D | L | |
| Position | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |

#### Matches
### 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 | — |

## Statistics
### Goal scorers

| Rank | No. | Pos. | Player | J.League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total |
| 1 | 20 | FW | Bruno Mendes | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 25 | MF | Hiroaki Okuno | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 14 | DF | Yusuke Maruhashi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 5 | MF | Naoyuki Fujita | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 10 | MF | Hiroshi Kiyotake | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 16 | FW | Eiichi Katayama | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 17 | MF | Tatsuhiro Sakamoto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 8 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
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 | Kim Jin-hyeon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Last updated: 26 July 2020. Source: JLeague