# 2003 Cerezo Osaka season

2003 Cerezo Osaka season

## Competitions

| Competitions | Position |
| J.League 1 | 9th / 16 clubs |
| Emperor's Cup | Runners-up |
| J.League Cup | GL-C 2nd / 3 clubs |

## Domestic results
### J.League 1

| Match | Date | Venue | Opponents | Score |
| 1-1 | 2003.3.22 | Nagai Stadium | Vissel Kobe | 0-1 |
| 1-2 | 2003.4.5 | Kusanagi (ja:Shizuoka Stadium県草薙総合運動場陸上競技場) | Shimizu S-Pulse | 5-4 |
| 1-3 | 2003.4.12 | Nagai Stadium | FC Tokyo | 0-0 |
| 1-4 | 2003.4.20 | Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium | Kashiwa Reysol | 2-3 |
| 1-5 | 2003.4.26 | Nagai Stadium | Urawa Red Diamonds | 6-4 |
| 1-6 | 2003.4.29 | Ōita Stadium | Oita Trinita | 2-1 |
| 1-7 | 2003.5.5 | Nagai Stadium | JEF United Ichihara | 1-3 |
| 1-8 | 2003.5.10 | Sendai Stadium | Vegalta Sendai | 2-1 |
| 1-9 | 2003.5.17 | Nagai Stadium | Júbilo Iwata | 1-3 |
| 1-10 | 2003.5.24 | Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium | Kyoto Purple Sanga | 4-2 |
| 1-11 | 2003.7.6 | Nagai Stadium | Tokyo Verdy 1969 | 0-2 |
| 1-12 | 2003.7.13 | Osaka Expo '70 Stadium | Gamba Osaka | 2-0 |
| 1-13 | 2003.7.19 | Nagai Stadium | Yokohama F. Marinos | 1-4 |
| 1-14 | 2003.7.27 | Kashima Soccer Stadium | Kashima Antlers | 1-0 |
| 1-15 | 2003.8.2 | Nagai Stadium | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 2-1 |
| 2-1 | 2003.8.16 | Ajinomoto Stadium | FC Tokyo | 1-2 |
| 2-2 | 2003.8.23 | Nagai Stadium | Kashiwa Reysol | 0-1 |
| 2-3 | 2003.8.30 | Nagai Stadium | Vegalta Sendai | 4-2 |
| 2-4 | 2003.9.6 | Yamaha Stadium | Júbilo Iwata | 2-2 |
| 2-5 | 2003.9.13 | Nagai Stadium | Kyoto Purple Sanga | 2-3 |
| 2-6 | 2003.9.20 | Ajinomoto Stadium | Tokyo Verdy 1969 | 2-4 |
| 2-7 | 2003.9.23 | Mizuho Athletic Stadium | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 1-3 |
| 2-8 | 2003.9.27 | Nagai Stadium | Kashima Antlers | 1-1 |
| 2-9 | 2003.10.4 | Urawa Komaba Stadium | Urawa Red Diamonds | 0-3 |
| 2-10 | 2003.10.19 | Nagai Stadium | Gamba Osaka | 0-2 |
| 2-11 | 2003.10.26 | National Olympic Stadium (Tokyo) | Yokohama F. Marinos | 2-2 |
| 2-12 | 2003.11.8 | Nagai Stadium | Oita Trinita | 2-0 |
| 2-13 | 2003.11.15 | Ichihara Seaside Stadium | JEF United Ichihara | 0-1 |
| 2-14 | 2003.11.24 | Nagai Stadium | Shimizu S-Pulse | 5-1 |
| 2-15 | 2003.11.29 | Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium | Vissel Kobe | 4-0 |

### Emperor's Cup

| Match | Date | Score |
| 3rd round | 2003.. | - |
| 4th round | 2003.. | - |
| Quarterfinals | 2003.. | - |
| Semifinals | 2003.. | - |
| Final | 2003.. | - |

### J.League Cup

| Match | Date | Score |
| GL-C-1 | 2003.. | - |
| GL-C-2 | 2003.. | - |
| GL-C-3 | 2003.. | - |
| GL-C-4 | 2003.. | - |

## Player statistics

| No. | Pos. | Player | D.o.B. (Age) | Height / Weight | J.League 1 | J.League 1 | Emperor's Cup | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | J.League Cup | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Player | D.o.B. (Age) | Height / Weight | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | Seigo Shimokawa | (1975-11-17)November 17, 1975 (aged 27) | cm / kg | 11 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 2 | DF | Yasushi Kita | (1978-04-25)April 25, 1978 (aged 24) | cm / kg | 18 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 3 | DF | Takuma Koga | (1969-04-30)April 30, 1969 (aged 33) | cm / kg | 16 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 4 | MF | Takanori Nunobe | (1973-09-23)September 23, 1973 (aged 29) | cm / kg | 26 | 3 | | | | | | |
| 5 | DF | João Carlos | (1972-09-10)September 10, 1972 (aged 30) | cm / kg | 15 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 6 | MF | Takeshi Hamada | (1982-12-21)December 21, 1982 (aged 20) | cm / kg | 13 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 7 | DF | Satoru Suzuki | (1975-07-19)July 19, 1975 (aged 27) | cm / kg | 25 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 8 | MF | Hiroaki Morishima | (1972-04-30)April 30, 1972 (aged 30) | cm / kg | 28 | 4 | | | | | | |
| 9 | MF | Albin Pelak | (1981-04-09)April 9, 1981 (aged 21) | cm / kg | 3 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 10 | FW | Yoshito Ōkubo | (1982-06-09)June 9, 1982 (aged 20) | cm / kg | 24 | 16 | | | | | | |
| 11 | FW | Yasuo Manaka | (1971-01-31)January 31, 1971 (aged 32) | cm / kg | 10 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 13 | MF | Yusuke Sato | (1977-11-02)November 2, 1977 (aged 25) | cm / kg | 18 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 14 | MF | Yuji Hironaga | (1975-07-25)July 25, 1975 (aged 27) | cm / kg | 19 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 15 | DF | Takahito Chiba | (1984-11-07)November 7, 1984 (aged 18) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 16 | MF | Nobuki Hara | (1979-09-06)September 6, 1979 (aged 23) | cm / kg | 14 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 17 | MF | Kiyokazu Kudo | (1974-06-21)June 21, 1974 (aged 28) | cm / kg | 26 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 18 | FW | Baron | (1974-01-19)January 19, 1974 (aged 29) | cm / kg | 26 | 9 | | | | | | |
| 19 | FW | Sho Gokyu | (1983-06-11)June 11, 1983 (aged 19) | cm / kg | 4 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 20 | FW | Akinori Nishizawa | (1976-06-18)June 18, 1976 (aged 26) | cm / kg | 24 | 7 | | | | | | |
| 21 | GK | Daisuke Tada | (1982-08-11)August 11, 1982 (aged 20) | cm / kg | 19 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 22 | GK | Tomohiko Ito | (1978-05-28)May 28, 1978 (aged 24) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 23 | MF | Tomi Shimomura | (1980-12-18)December 18, 1980 (aged 22) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 24 | FW | Michiharu Sugimoto | (1981-06-17)June 17, 1981 (aged 21) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 25 | DF | Shingo Matsuoka | (1981-02-17)February 17, 1981 (aged 22) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 26 | DF | Shinobu Ito | (1983-05-07)May 7, 1983 (aged 19) | cm / kg | 2 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 27 | FW | Takaaki Tokushige | (1975-02-18)February 18, 1975 (aged 28) | cm / kg | 22 | 7 | | | | | | |
| 28 | DF | Ryu Saito | (1979-09-18)September 18, 1979 (aged 23) | cm / kg | 10 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 29 | MF | Noriyuki Sakemoto | (1984-09-08)September 8, 1984 (aged 18) | cm / kg | 5 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 30 | MF | Yoshiki Nakai | (1983-01-04)January 4, 1983 (aged 20) | cm / kg | 2 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 31 | DF | Tadayo Fukuo | (1984-05-06)May 6, 1984 (aged 18) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 32 | MF | Alen Stanesic | (1983-03-25)March 25, 1983 (aged 19) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 32 | MF | Axel | (1970-01-09)January 9, 1970 (aged 33) | cm / kg | 15 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 33 | DF | Hiroshige Yanagimoto | (1972-10-15)October 15, 1972 (aged 30) | cm / kg | 17 | 0 | | | | | | |

## Other pages

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