# 2015 Cerezo Osaka season

The 2015 Cerezo Osaka season was the club's fourth in the J2 League and first following their relegation from the 2014 J.League Division 1. The club finished in 4th place and advanced to the J2 League promotion playoffs, where they failed to achieve promotion after drawing Avispa Fukuoka 1–1 in the promotion playoff final. Avispa had finished in 3rd place and won the tiebreaker, which was based on the league standings instead of going to extra time after scoring an 87th-minute goal.
Cerezo Osaka lost in the first round of the Emperor's Cup to FC Osaka on 29 August in front of 4,467 spectators.

## J2 League

| Match | Date | Team | Score | Team | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | 2015.03.08 | Tokyo Verdy | 1–1 | Cerezo Osaka | Ajinomoto Stadium | 12,217 |
| 2 | 2015.03.15 | Cerezo Osaka | 3–1 | Omiya Ardija | Yanmar Stadium Nagai | 15,584 |
| 3 | 2015.03.21 | Fagiano Okayama | 1–1 | Cerezo Osaka | City Light Stadium | 15,820 |
| 4 | 2015.03.29 | Cerezo Osaka | 2–0 | Yokohama FC | Yanmar Stadium Nagai | 14,518 |
| 5 | 2015.04.01 | JEF United Chiba | 4–4 | Cerezo Osaka | Fukuda Denshi Arena | 12,516 |
| 6 | 2015.04.05 | FC Gifu | 0–2 | Cerezo Osaka | Gifu Nagaragawa Stadium | 8,139 |
| 7 | 2015.04.11 | Cerezo Osaka | 0–2 | Zweigen Kanazawa | Kincho Stadium | 10,290 |
| 8 | 2015.04.19 | Cerezo Osaka | 1–2 | Thespakusatsu Gunma | Yanmar Stadium Nagai | 17,212 |
| 9 | 2015.04.26 | Kamatamare Sanuki | 1–3 | Cerezo Osaka | Kagawa Marugame Stadium | 10,447 |
| 10 | 2015.04.29 | Cerezo Osaka | 3–0 | Kyoto Sanga FC | Kincho Stadium | 14,631 |
| 11 | 2015.05.03 | Avispa Fukuoka | 1–0 | Cerezo Osaka | Level5 Stadium | 12,301 |
| 12 | 2015.05.06 | Cerezo Osaka | 1–2 | Júbilo Iwata | Kincho Stadium | 15,914 |
| 13 | 2015.05.09 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 0–3 | Cerezo Osaka | Honjo Stadium | 5,041 |
| 14 | 2015.05.17 | Cerezo Osaka | 1–2 | V-Varen Nagasaki | Kincho Stadium | 10,900 |
| 15 | 2015.05.24 | Roasso Kumamoto | 0–0 | Cerezo Osaka | Umakana-Yokana Stadium | 13,132 |
| 16 | 2015.06.01 | Consadole Sapporo | 1–1 | Cerezo Osaka | Sapporo Dome | 18,044 |
| 17 | 2015.06.06 | Cerezo Osaka | 1–0 | Ehime FC | Yanmar Stadium Nagai | 16,116 |
| 18 | 2015.06.14 | Mito HollyHock | 1–1 | Cerezo Osaka | K's denki Stadium Mito | 8,391 |
| 19 | 2015.06.21 | Cerezo Osaka | 1–0 | Tokushima Vortis | Kincho Stadium | 11,332 |
| 20 | 2015.06.28 | Tochigi SC | 0–3 | Cerezo Osaka | Tochigi Green Stadium | 7,077 |
| 21 | 2015.07.04 | Cerezo Osaka | 0–0 | Oita Trinita | Kincho Stadium | 8,946 |
| 22 | 2015.07.08 | Yokohama FC | 0–0 | Cerezo Osaka | NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium | 3,728 |
| 23 | 2015.07.12 | Cerezo Osaka | 3–1 | Consadole Sapporo | Kincho Stadium | 9,602 |
| 24 | 2015.07.18 | Kyoto Sanga FC | 1–0 | Cerezo Osaka | Kyoto Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium | 13,998 |
| 25 | 2015.07.22 | Cerezo Osaka | 2–1 | Fagiano Okayama | Kincho Stadium | 8,047 |
| 26 | 2015.07.26 | Júbilo Iwata | 0–1 | Cerezo Osaka | Yamaha Stadium | 12,868 |
| 27 | 2015.08.01 | Ehime FC | 2–1 | Cerezo Osaka | Ningineer Stadium | 7,177 |
| 28 | 2015.08.08 | Cerezo Osaka | 1–1 | JEF United Chiba | Kincho Stadium | 11,502 |
| 29 | 2015.08.15 | Cerezo Osaka | 1–0 | FC Gifu | Kincho Stadium | 11,304 |
| 30 | 2015.08.23 | Oita Trinita | 1–3 | Cerezo Osaka | Oita Bank Dome | 10,229 |
| 31 | 2015.09.13 | Cerezo Osaka | 4–1 | Tochigi SC | Kincho Stadium | 11,093 |
| 32 | 2015.09.20 | Omiya Ardija | 1–2 | Cerezo Osaka | Kumagaya Athletic Stadium | 14,410 |
| 33 | 2015.09.23 | Cerezo Osaka | 2–2 | Mito HollyHock | Yanmar Stadium Nagai | 14,975 |
| 34 | 2015.09.27 | Tokushima Vortis | 1–1 | Cerezo Osaka | Pocarisweat Stadium | 7,988 |
| 35 | 2015.10.04 | Cerezo Osaka | 0–1 | Avispa Fukuoka | Yanmar Stadium Nagai | 13,843 |
| 36 | 2015.10.10 | Cerezo Osaka | 1–0 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | Kincho Stadium | 8,581 |
| 37 | 2015.10.18 | Thespakusatsu Gunma | 2–0 | Cerezo Osaka | Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma | 6,916 |
| 38 | 2015.10.25 | Cerezo Osaka | 0–0 | Kamatamare Sanuki | Kincho Stadium | 10,283 |
| 39 | 2015.11.01 | Cerezo Osaka | 1–1 | Roasso Kumamoto | Kincho Stadium | 10,194 |
| 40 | 2015.11.08 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 3–0 | Cerezo Osaka | Ishikawa Athletics Stadium | 7,418 |
| 41 | 2015.11.14 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 2–0 | Cerezo Osaka | Nagasaki Stadium | 7,962 |
| 42 | 2015.11.23 | Cerezo Osaka | 2–0 | Tokyo Verdy | Kincho Stadium | 12,013 |