# 2018 Cerezo Osaka U-23 season

2018 Cerezo Osaka U-23 season.

## Squad

As of 19 February 2016.
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 | Hiroyuki Takeda |
| 2 | MF | JPN | Takahiro Ogihara |
| 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 | FW | JPN | Yoichiro Kakitani (captain) |
| 9 | FW | JPN | Kenyu Sugimoto |
| 11 | FW | BRA | Ricardo Santos |
| 13 | MF | JPN | Mitsuru Maruoka |
| 14 | DF | JPN | Yusuke Maruhashi |
| 15 | DF | JPN | Riku Matsuda |
| 16 | DF | JPN | Yuki Kotani |
| 17 | MF | JPN | Noriyuki Sakemoto |
| 18 | MF | JPN | Shohei Kiyohara |
| 19 | FW | JPN | Yuzo Tashiro |
| 20 | FW | JPN | Keiji Tamada |
| 21 | GK | KOR | Kim Jin-Hyeon |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 22 | DF | JPN | Sota Nakazawa |
| 23 | DF | JPN | Tatsuya Yamashita |
| 24 | MF | JPN | Kazuya Yamamura |
| 25 | MF | JPN | Daiki Kogure |
| 26 | MF | JPN | Daichi Akiyama |
| 27 | GK | JPN | Kenta Tanno |
| 28 | DF | JPN | Hayato Nukui |
| 29 | FW | JPN | Ryuji Sawakami |
| 30 | MF | JPN | Yasuki Kimoto |
| 31 | MF | JPN | Hideo Hashimoto |
| 32 | GK | KOR | Ahn Joon-Soo |
| 33 | DF | JPN | Kenta Mukuhara |
| 34 | MF | JPN | Masaki Sakamoto |
| 35 | MF | JPN | Masaki Okino |
| 36 | FW | JPN | Rei Yonezawa |
| 37 | DF | JPN | Jurato Ikeda |
| 38 | MF | JPN | Masataka Nishimoto |
| 39 | MF | THA | Chaowat Veerachat (on loan from Bangkok Glass) |
| 40 | FW | JPN | Takeru Kishimoto |

## J3 League

| Match | Date | Team | Score | Team | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | 2018.03.10 | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | 0-1 | Blaublitz Akita | Yanmar Stadium Nagai | 1,013 |
| 3 | 2018.03.21 | Kataller Toyama | 1-2 | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | Toyama Stadium | 1,602 |
| 4 | 2018.03.25 | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | 2-1 | SC Sagamihara | Kincho Stadium | 1,009 |
| 5 | 2018.04.01 | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | 2-0 | FC Tokyo U-23 | Kincho Stadium | 1,041 |
| 6 | 2018.04.07 | FC Ryukyu | 1-1 | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | Okinawa Athletic Park Stadium | 1,782 |
| 7 | 2018.04.15 | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | 1-1 | Fukushima United FC | Kincho Stadium | 769 |
| 8 | 2018.04.28 | AC Nagano Parceiro | 1-2 | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | Nagano U Stadium | 3,198 |
| 9 | 2018.05.03 | Gainare Tottori | 1-4 | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | Tottori Bank Bird Stadium | 2,603 |
| 10 | 2018.05.06 | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | 1-1 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | Kincho Stadium | 1,159 |
| 11 | 2018.05.19 | YSCC Yokohama | 1-1 | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium | 728 |
| 12 | 2018.06.02 | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | 1-1 | Gamba Osaka U-23 | Yanmar Stadium Nagai | 4,551 |
| 13 | 2018.06.09 | Thespakusatsu Gunma | 1-0 | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma | 4,700 |
| 14 | 2018.06.16 | Kagoshima United FC | 2-1 | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | Shiranami Stadium | 3,901 |
| 15 | 2018.06.23 | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | 1-2 | Fujieda MYFC | Kincho Stadium | 710 |
| 16 | 2018.07.01 | Azul Claro Numazu | 1-1 | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | Ashitaka Park Stadium | 2,379 |
| 17 | 2018.07.07 | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | 1-2 | Grulla Morioka | Kincho Stadium | 513 |
| 18 | 2018.07.15 | FC Tokyo U-23 | 1-3 | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka | 1,980 |
| 19 | 2018.07.21 | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | 0-4 | Gainare Tottori | Yanmar Stadium Nagai | 1,047 |
| 20 | 2018.08.26 | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | 1-2 | Kagoshima United FC | Yanmar Stadium Nagai | 684 |
| 21 | 2018.09.02 | Fukushima United FC | 1-0 | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | Toho Stadium | 1,174 |
| 22 | 2018.09.08 | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | 0-2 | Thespakusatsu Gunma | Kincho Stadium | 1,192 |
| 23 | 2018.09.16 | Fujieda MYFC | 1-2 | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | Fujieda Soccer Stadium | 907 |
| 24 | 2018.09.22 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 1-2 | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu | 3,980 |
| 25 | 2018.09.29 | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | 2-0 | AC Nagano Parceiro | Yanmar Stadium Nagai | 509 |
| 26 | 2018.10.07 | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | 2-0 | YSCC Yokohama | Yanmar Stadium Nagai | 620 |
| 28 | 2018.10.21 | SC Sagamihara | 2-1 | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | Sagamihara Gion Stadium | 1,955 |
| 29 | 2018.10.28 | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | 0-0 | Azul Claro Numazu | Kincho Stadium | 966 |
| 30 | 2018.11.04 | Blaublitz Akita | 1-4 | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | Akita Yabase Athletic Field | 2,032 |
| 31 | 2018.11.11 | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | 6-0 | FC Ryukyu | Yanmar Stadium Nagai | 1,012 |
| 32 | 2018.11.18 | Grulla Morioka | 2-1 | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | Iwagin Stadium | 1,352 |
| 33 | 2018.11.25 | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | 0-1 | Kataller Toyama | Yanmar Stadium Nagai | 989 |
| 34 | 2018.12.02 | Gamba Osaka U-23 | 0-2 | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | Panasonic Stadium Suita | 3,753 |