# 2018 Cerezo Osaka season

2018 Cerezo Osaka season.

## Squad

As of 4 June 2018.
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 | Takumi Nagaishi |
| 2 | DF | JPN | Riku Matsuda |
| 3 | DF | JPN | Teruyuki Moniwa |
| 4 | DF | JPN | Kota Fujimoto |
| 5 | DF | JPN | Yusuke Tanaka |
| 6 | MF | JPN | Hotaru Yamaguchi (captain) |
| 7 | MF | JPN | Kota Mizunuma |
| 8 | MF | JPN | Yoichiro Kakitani |
| 9 | FW | JPN | Kenyu Sugimoto |
| 10 | MF | JPN | Hiroshi Kiyotake (co-captain) |
| 11 | MF | BRA | Souza |
| 13 | FW | JPN | Toshiyuki Takagi |
| 14 | DF | JPN | Yusuke Maruhashi |
| 15 | MF | JPN | Yasuki Kimoto |
| 16 | FW | JPN | Eiichi Katayama |
| 17 | MF | JPN | Takaki Fukumitsu |
| 18 | FW | KOR | Yang Dong-Hyun |
| 19 | FW | JPN | Ryuji Sawakami |
| 20 | MF | JPN | Noriyuki Sakemoto |
| 21 | GK | KOR | Kim Jin-Hyeon |
| 22 | DF | CRO | Matej Jonjić |
| 23 | DF | JPN | Tatsuya Yamashita |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 24 | MF | JPN | Kazuya Yamamura |
| 25 | MF | JPN | Hirofumi Yamauchi |
| 26 | MF | JPN | Daichi Akiyama (co-captain) |
| 27 | GK | JPN | Kenta Tanno |
| 28 | FW | JPN | Motohiko Nakajima |
| 29 | DF | JPN | Kakeru Funaki |
| 30 | MF | JPN | Musashi Oyama |
| 31 | FW | JPN | Towa Yamane |
| 32 | MF | JPN | Atomu Tanaka |
| 33 | FW | JPN | Rei Yonezawa |
| 34 | FW | JPN | Hiroto Yamada |
| 35 | MF | JPN | Masaki Okino |
| 36 | MF | JPN | Toshiki Onozawa |
| 37 | DF | JPN | Reiya Morishita (U-23 co-captain) |
| 38 | MF | JPN | Masataka Nishimoto (U-23 captain) |
| 39 | MF | THA | Chaowat Veerachat (on loan from Bangkok Glass) |
| 40 | FW | JPN | Mizuki Ando |
| 41 | MF | JPN | Naoya Uozato |
| 43 | MF | ESP | Osmar Barba (on loan from FC Seoul) |
| 45 | GK | JPN | Shu Mogi |
| – | FW | AUS | Pierce Waring |

### Out on loan

Last updated 10 January 2018.
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 | Kentaro Kakoi (to Avispa Fukuoka) |
| — | GK | KOR | Ahn Joon-Soo (to Kagoshima United FC) |
| — | FW | JPN | Takeru Kishimoto (to Mito Hollyhock) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | JPN | Taiga Maekawa (to Tokushima Vortis) |
| — | MF | JPN | Mitsuru Maruoka (to Renofa Yamaguchi) |

## Senior Team
### J1 League

| Match | Date | Team | Score | Team | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | 2018.02.25 | Cerezo Osaka | 1–1 | Yokohama F. Marinos | Yanmar Stadium Nagai | 23,049 |
| 2 | 2018.03.02 | Cerezo Osaka | 3–3 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | Kincho Stadium | 10,415 |
| 3 | 2018.03.10 | Kashiwa Reysol | 1–1 | Cerezo Osaka | Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium | 11,091 |
| 4 | 2018.03.18 | Vissel Kobe | 2–0 | Cerezo Osaka | Noevir Stadium Kobe | 20,108 |
| 5 | 2018.03.31 | Cerezo Osaka | 2–1 | Shonan Bellmare | Kincho Stadium | 13,882 |
| 6 | 2018.04.07 | Cerezo Osaka | 2–1 | Sagan Tosu | Kincho Stadium | 10,627 |
| 7 | 2018.04.11 | Kawasaki Frontale | 1–2 | Cerezo Osaka | Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium | 17,113 |
| 8 | 2018.04.14 | Cerezo Osaka | 1–0 | FC Tokyo | Yanmar Stadium Nagai | 17,790 |
| 9 | 2018.04.21 | Gamba Osaka | 1–0 | Cerezo Osaka | Panasonic Stadium Suita | 35,242 |
| 10 | 2018.04.25 | Cerezo Osaka | 2–1 | Vegalta Sendai | Kincho Stadium | 8,165 |
| 11 | 2018.04.28 | Júbilo Iwata | 1–1 | Cerezo Osaka | Yamaha Stadium | 13,884 |
| 12 | 2018.05.02 | Nagoya Grampus | 0–0 | Cerezo Osaka | Paloma Mizuho Stadium | 13,220 |
| 13 | 2018.05.05 | Cerezo Osaka | 3–1 | V-Varen Nagasaki | Yanmar Stadium Nagai | 29,845 |
| 15 | 2018.05.20 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 0–2 | Cerezo Osaka | Edion Stadium Hiroshima | 20,219 |
| 16 | 2018.07.18 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 3–0 | Cerezo Osaka | IAI Stadium Nihondaira | 9,782 |
| 17 | 2018.07.22 | Cerezo Osaka | 1–1 | Urawa Reds | Yanmar Stadium Nagai | 27,915 |
| 14 | 2018.07.25 | Cerezo Osaka | 0–2 | Kashima Antlers | Yanmar Stadium Nagai | 16,631 |
| 18 | 2018.07.28 | Vegalta Sendai | 2–2 | Cerezo Osaka | Yurtec Stadium Sendai | 14,911 |
| 19 | 2018.08.01 | Cerezo Osaka | 1–1 | Vissel Kobe | Kincho Stadium | 14,241 |
| 20 | 2018.08.05 | Sagan Tosu | 1–0 | Cerezo Osaka | Best Amenity Stadium | 14,463 |
| 21 | 2018.08.11 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 1–1 | Cerezo Osaka | Sapporo Dome | 21,614 |
| 22 | 2018.08.15 | Cerezo Osaka | 3–1 | Shimizu S-Pulse | Kincho Stadium | 14,628 |
| 23 | 2018.08.19 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 0–2 | Cerezo Osaka | Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki | 12,366 |
| 24 | 2018.08.25 | Cerezo Osaka | 0–1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Yanmar Stadium Nagai | 23,442 |
| 25 | 2018.09.01 | Urawa Reds | 1–2 | Cerezo Osaka | Saitama Stadium 2002 | 27,337 |
| 26 | 2018.09.14 | Cerezo Osaka | 1–1 | Júbilo Iwata | Kincho Stadium | 13,112 |
| 27 | 2018.09.22 | Shonan Bellmare | 1–1 | Cerezo Osaka | Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka | 12,173 |
| 29 | 2018.10.06 | Cerezo Osaka | 0–1 | Gamba Osaka | Yanmar Stadium Nagai | 34,303 |
| 30 | 2018.10.20 | FC Tokyo | 0–1 | Cerezo Osaka | Ajinomoto Stadium | 28,053 |
| 31 | 2018.10.31 | Kashima Antlers | 1–0 | Cerezo Osaka | Kashima Soccer Stadium | 9,233 |
| 28 | 2018.11.06 | Cerezo Osaka | 0–1 | Nagoya Grampus | Kincho Stadium | 12,027 |
| 32 | 2018.11.10 | Cerezo Osaka | 2–1 | Kawasaki Frontale | Yanmar Stadium Nagai | 26,600 |
| 33 | 2018.11.24 | Cerezo Osaka | 0–3 | Kashiwa Reysol | Yanmar Stadium Nagai | 23,110 |
| 34 | 2018.12.01 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 1–2 | Cerezo Osaka | Nissan Stadium | 30,608 |

## U-23 Team
### 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 |