# 2017 Cerezo Osaka season

The 2017 Cerezo Osaka season was the club's 17th in the J.League 1 and its first following promotion from the 2016 J.League Division 2. The 2017 season would be the most successful season in the club's history to date, as they tied their highest league position, scored the highest number of points in the first division in their history, and won both the Emperor's Cup and the J.League Cup.

## Squad

As of 25 January 2017.
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 | JPN | Kentaro Kakoi |
| 2 | DF | JPN | Matsuda |
| 3 | DF | JPN | Teruyuki Moniwa |
| 4 | DF | JPN | Kota Fujimoto |
| 5 | DF | JPN | Yusuke Tanaka |
| 6 | MF | BRA | Souza |
| 7 | MF | JPN | Kunimitsu Sekiguchi |
| 8 | MF | JPN | Yoichiro Kakitani (captain) |
| 9 | FW | JPN | Kenyu Sugimoto |
| 10 | MF | JPN | Hotaru Yamaguchi |
| 11 | FW | BRA | Ricardo Santos |
| 13 | MF | JPN | Mitsuru Maruoka |
| 14 | DF | JPN | Yusuke Maruhashi |
| 15 | MF | JPN | Yasuki Kimoto |
| 16 | MF | JPN | Kota Mizunuma |
| 17 | MF | JPN | Takaki Fukumitsu |
| 18 | MF | JPN | Shohei Kiyohara |
| 19 | FW | JPN | Ryuji Sawakami |
| 20 | MF | JPN | Noriyuki Sakemoto |
| 21 | GK | KOR | Kim Jin-Hyeon |
| 22 | DF | CRO | Matej Jonjić |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 23 | DF | JPN | Tatsuya Yamashita |
| 24 | MF | JPN | Kazuya Yamamura |
| 25 | MF | JPN | Hirofumi Yamauchi |
| 26 | MF | JPN | Daichi Akiyama |
| 27 | GK | JPN | Kenta Tanno |
| 28 | DF | JPN | Hayato Nukui |
| 29 | DF | JPN | Kakeru Funaki |
| 30 | MF | JPN | Musashi Oyama |
| 31 | FW | JPN | Towa Yamane |
| 32 | GK | KOR | Ahn Joon-Soo |
| 33 | DF | JPN | Kenta Mukuhara |
| 34 | MF | JPN | Masaki Sakamoto |
| 35 | MF | JPN | Masaki Okino |
| 36 | MF | JPN | Toshiki Onozawa |
| 37 | DF | JPN | Reiya Morishita |
| 38 | MF | JPN | Masataka Nishimoto |
| 39 | DF | JPN | Shoji Honoya |
| 40 | FW | JPN | Takeru Kishimoto |
| 45 | GK | JPN | Shu Mogi |
| 46 | MF | JPN | Hiroshi Kiyotake |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | JPN | Hiroyuki Takeda (at Tokyo Verdy) |
| — | DF | JPN | Jurato Ikeda (at Bangkok Glass F.C.) |
| — | FW | JPN | Taiga Maekawa (at Tokushima Vortis) |
| — | FW | JPN | Rei Yonezawa (at Renofa Yamaguchi FC) |

## Senior
### J1 League

| Match | Date | Team | Score | Team | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | 2017.02.25 | Cerezo Osaka | 0–0 | Júbilo Iwata | Yanmar Stadium Nagai | 33,208 |
| 2 | 2017.03.04 | Urawa Reds | 3–1 | Cerezo Osaka | Saitama Stadium 2002 | 43,826 |
| 3 | 2017.03.11 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 1–1 | Cerezo Osaka | Sapporo Dome | 21,760 |
| 4 | 2017.03.18 | Cerezo Osaka | 1–0 | Sagan Tosu | Kincho Stadium | 13,086 |
| 5 | 2017.04.01 | Cerezo Osaka | 2–0 | Yokohama F. Marinos | Kincho Stadium | 14,455 |
| 6 | 2017.04.08 | Kashima Antlers | 0–1 | Cerezo Osaka | Kashima Soccer Stadium | 21,078 |
| 7 | 2017.04.16 | Cerezo Osaka | 2–2 | Gamba Osaka | Yanmar Stadium Nagai | 42,438 |
| 8 | 2017.04.22 | Ventforet Kofu | 1–1 | Cerezo Osaka | Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium | 11,038 |
| 9 | 2017.04.30 | Cerezo Osaka | 2–0 | Kawasaki Frontale | Yanmar Stadium Nagai | 25,738 |
| 10 | 2017.05.06 | Kashiwa Reysol | 1–0 | Cerezo Osaka | Hitachi Kashiwa Stadium | 14,015 |
| 11 | 2017.05.14 | Cerezo Osaka | 5–2 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Kincho Stadium | 14,351 |
| 12 | 2017.05.20 | Omiya Ardija | 0–3 | Cerezo Osaka | NACK5 Stadium Omiya | 11,823 |
| 13 | 2017.05.28 | Vissel Kobe | 1–2 | Cerezo Osaka | Noevir Stadium Kobe | 20,391 |
| 14 | 2017.06.04 | Cerezo Osaka | 4–0 | Albirex Niigata | Kincho Stadium | 13,363 |
| 15 | 2017.06.17 | Cerezo Osaka | 1–1 | Shimizu S-Pulse | Yanmar Stadium Nagai | 22,737 |
| 16 | 2017.06.25 | Vegalta Sendai | 2–4 | Cerezo Osaka | Yurtec Stadium Sendai | 15,530 |
| 17 | 2017.07.02 | Cerezo Osaka | 3–1 | FC Tokyo | Kincho Stadium | 14,305 |
| 18 | 2017.07.08 | Cerezo Osaka | 2–1 | Kashiwa Reysol | Kincho Stadium | 16,759 |
| 22 | 2017.07.22 | Cerezo Osaka | 4–2 | Urawa Reds | Yanmar Stadium Nagai | 32,711 |
| 19 | 2017.07.29 | Gamba Osaka | 3–1 | Cerezo Osaka | Suita City Football Stadium | 36,177 |
| 20 | 2017.08.05 | Cerezo Osaka | 3–1 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | Kincho Stadium | 14,208 |
| 21 | 2017.08.09 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 3–2 | Cerezo Osaka | IAI Stadium Nihondaira | 12,324 |
| 23 | 2017.08.19 | Júbilo Iwata | 1–1 | Cerezo Osaka | Yamaha Stadium | 14,881 |
| 24 | 2017.08.26 | Cerezo Osaka | 0–1 | Kashima Antlers | Yanmar Stadium Nagai | 35,516 |
| 25 | 2017.09.09 | FC Tokyo | 1–4 | Cerezo Osaka | Ajinomoto Stadium | 36,635 |
| 26 | 2017.09.16 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1–0 | Cerezo Osaka | Edion Stadium Hiroshima | 11,726 |
| 27 | 2017.09.23 | Cerezo Osaka | 1–4 | Vegalta Sendai | Kincho Stadium | 15,262 |
| 28 | 2017.09.30 | Kawasaki Frontale | 5–1 | Cerezo Osaka | Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium | 24,225 |
| 29 | 2017.10.15 | Sagan Tosu | 1–2 | Cerezo Osaka | Best Amenity Stadium | 14,896 |
| 30 | 2017.10.21 | Cerezo Osaka | 2–0 | Ventforet Kofu | Kincho Stadium | 9,438 |
| 31 | 2017.10.29 | Cerezo Osaka | 2–1 | Omiya Ardija | Kincho Stadium | 8,998 |
| 32 | 2017.11.18 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 1–4 | Cerezo Osaka | Nissan Stadium | 34,153 |
| 33 | 2017.11.26 | Cerezo Osaka | 3–1 | Vissel Kobe | Yanmar Stadium Nagai | 29,918 |
| 34 | 2017.12.02 | Albirex Niigata | 1–0 | Cerezo Osaka | Denka Big Swan Stadium | 19,684 |

## U-23
### J3 League

| Match | Date | Team | Score | Team | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | 2017.03.12 | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | 2–2 | Grulla Morioka | Kincho Stadium | 1,038 |
| 2 | 2017.03.19 | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | 1–3 | Blaublitz Akita | Kincho Stadium | 1,083 |
| 3 | 2017.03.26 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 1–0 | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu | 4,455 |
| 4 | 2017.04.01 | YSCC Yokohama | 2–2 | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium | 559 |
| 5 | 2017.04.15 | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | 0–1 | FC Tokyo U-23 | Yanmar Stadium Nagai | 1,375 |
| 6 | 2017.04.29 | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | 0–1 | Tochigi SC | Yanmar Stadium Nagai | 951 |
| 7 | 2017.05.06 | Kagoshima United FC | 0–1 | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | Kagoshima Kamoike Stadium | 4,918 |
| 8 | 2017.05.13 | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | 1–1 | Kataller Toyama | Kincho Stadium | 748 |
| 9 | 2017.05.21 | Gainare Tottori | 1–3 | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | Tottori Bank Bird Stadium | 1,363 |
| 10 | 2017.05.28 | Gamba Osaka U-23 | 0–0 | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | Suita City Football Stadium | 2,317 |
| 11 | 2017.06.03 | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | 1–2 | FC Ryukyu | Kincho Stadium | 762 |
| 12 | 2017.06.10 | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | 1–4 | Azul Claro Numazu | Kincho Stadium | 852 |
| 13 | 2017.06.18 | AC Nagano Parceiro | 1–1 | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | Minami Nagano Sports Park Stadium | 4,169 |
| 14 | 2017.06.25 | Fujieda MYFC | 1–0 | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | Shizuoka Stadium | 1,214 |
| 15 | 2017.07.01 | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | 2–2 | SC Sagamihara | Kincho Stadium | 754 |
| 17 | 2017.07.16 | Fukushima United FC | 3–2 | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | Aizu Athletic Park Stadium | 1,419 |
| 18 | 2017.07.23 | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | 1–3 | Kagoshima United FC | Yanmar Stadium Nagai | 745 |
| 19 | 2017.08.20 | SC Sagamihara | 1–3 | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | Sagamihara Gion Stadium | 6,122 |
| 20 | 2017.08.27 | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | 0–0 | AC Nagano Parceiro | Yanmar Stadium Nagai | 727 |
| 22 | 2017.09.09 | Kataller Toyama | 0–0 | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | Toyama Stadium | 3,425 |
| 24 | 2017.09.24 | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | 2–1 | Fukushima United FC | Kincho Stadium | 543 |
| 25 | 2017.09.30 | FC Ryukyu | 1–0 | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | Okinawa Athletic Park Stadium | 2,321 |
| 26 | 2017.10.07 | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | 3–2 | Gamba Osaka U-23 | Yanmar Stadium Nagai | 1,653 |
| 23 | 2017.10.11 | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | 2–2 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | Yanmar Stadium Nagai | 674 |
| 27 | 2017.10.14 | Tochigi SC | 1–0 | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | Tochigi Green Stadium | 3,633 |
| 28 | 2017.10.22 | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | 2–2 | YSCC Yokohama | Kincho Stadium | 273 |
| 29 | 2017.10.29 | Azul Claro Numazu | 1–0 | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | Ashitaka Park Stadium | 753 |
| 30 | 2017.11.05 | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | 2–0 | Gainare Tottori | Kochi Haruno Athletic Stadium | 1,422 |
| 31 | 2017.11.12 | Blaublitz Akita | 0–3 | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | Akigin Stadium | 3,109 |
| 32 | 2017.11.19 | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | 0–0 | Fujieda MYFC | Yanmar Stadium Nagai | 945 |
| 33 | 2017.11.26 | Grulla Morioka | 2–3 | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | Iwagin Stadium | 1,020 |
| 34 | 2017.12.03 | FC Tokyo U-23 | 2–1 | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | Komazawa Olympic Park Stadium | 6,338 |