# Speranza Osaka

Speranza Osaka (スペランツァ大阪, Superantsu~a Ōsaka) is a women's football team which plays in Japan's Nadeshiko League Division 1. It was founded in 1990 and enter in the L.League (today Nadeshiko League) in the same year. From the 2019 season, the club has adopted the new name as "Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki".
Because it was founded by the multinational giant Panasonic, Speranza Osaka works as a kind of women's team of the J.League giants Gamba Osaka.

## Squad
### Current squad

As of 2 May 2022.
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 | Maya Ono |
| 2 | DF | JPN | Arisa Takeda |
| 3 | DF | JPN | Ayako Tsuboi |
| 4 | DF | JPN | Yumeko Akiba |
| 5 | MF | JPN | Midori Yoshimura |
| 6 | DF | JPN | Satoko Hirano |
| 9 | MF | JPN | Naomi Torao |
| 10 | MF | JPN | Toshiko Saito |
| 11 | MF | JPN | Yuki Hazuki |
| 13 | FW | JPN | Yuko Shimamura |
| 15 | FW | JPN | Mari Shiotani |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | MF | JPN | Saki Takahashi |
| 18 | MF | JPN | Saki Honda |
| 19 | GK | JPN | Maho Yamamoto |
| 20 | FW | JPN | Yu Ishikawa |
| 21 | MF | JPN | Haruka Yoshioka |
| 22 | MF | JPN | Misato Takatani |
| 23 | MF | JPN | Fumika Sakumoto |
| 24 | DF | JPN | Wakana Kitagawa |
| 25 | DF | JPN | Momo Hayashi |
| 26 | MF | JPN | Mio Sakanaka |
| 27 | DF | JPN | Natsuki Ichino |
| 28 | DF | JPN | Suzuka Fujino |
| 32 | MF | JPN | Akane Shun |

## Honors
### Domestic competitions

* Nadeshiko.League Division 1
** Champions (1) : 1994
* Nadeshiko League Cup
** Runners-up (1) : 1998

## Results

| Season | Domestic League | Domestic League | Domestic League | Domestic League | National Cup | League Cup |
| Season | League | Level | Place | Tms. | National Cup | League Cup |
| 1991 | JLSL | 1 | 9th | 10 | 2nd Stage | - |
| 1992 | JLSL | 1 | 4th | 10 | Quarter-finals | - |
| 1993 | JLSL | 1 | 9th | 10 | Semi-finals | - |
| 1994 | L | 1 | 1st | 10 | Quarter-finals | - |
| 1995 | L | 1 | 4th | 10 | Quarter-finals | - |
| 1996 | L | 1 | 5th | 10 | Quarter-finals | 4th |
| 1997 | L | 1 | 6th | 10 | Quarter-finals | 3rd |
| 1998 | L | 1 | 5th | 10 | Quarter-finals | Runners-up |
| 1999 | L | 1 | 5th | 8 | Semi-finals | Group Stage |
| 2000 | L | 1 | 5th | 9 | Semi-finals | - |
| 2001 | L | 1 | 7th | 10 | Quarter-finals | - |
| 2002 | L | 1 | 6th | 11 | 1st Stage | - |
| 2003 | L | 1 | 6th | 13 | Quarter-finals | - |
| 2004 | L1 | 1 | 7th | 8 | 2nd Stage | - |
| 2005 | L1 | 1 | 7th | 8 | Quarter-finals | - |
| 2006 | Nadeshiko Div.1 | 1 | 7th | 8 | 3rd Stage | - |
| 2007 | Nadeshiko Div.2 | 2 | 4th | 8 | Quarter-finals | Group Stage |
| 2008 | Nadeshiko Div.2 | 2 | 2nd | 9 | 3rd Stage | - |
| 2009 | Nadeshiko Div.1 | 1 | 8th | 8 | 3rd Stage | - |
| 2010 | Challenge (West) | 2 | 1st | 6 | 2nd Stage | - |
| 2011 | Challenge (West) | 2 | 2nd | 6 | 2nd Stage | - |
| 2012 | Nadeshiko | 1 | 8th | 10 | 3rd Stage | Group Stage |
| 2013 | Nadeshiko | 1 | 10th | 10 | 3rd Stage | Group Stage |
| 2014 | Challenge | 2 | 1st | 16 | 2nd Stage | - |
| 2015 | Nadeshiko Div.1 | 1 | 9th | 10 | 3rd Stage | - |
| 2016 | Nadeshiko Div.1 | 1 | 9th | 10 | 2nd Stage | Group Stage |
| 2017 | Nadeshiko Div.2 | 2 | 10th | 10 | 2nd Stage | Group Stage / Div.2 |
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## Transition of team name

* Osaka-Takatsuki Ladies SC : 1990
* Matsushita Electric Ladies SC Bambina : 1991 - 1994
* Matsushita Electric Panasonic Bambina : 1995 - 1999
* Speranza FC Takatsuki : 2000 - 2011
* Speranza FC Osaka-Takatsuki : 2012 – 2015
* Konomiya Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki : 2016 – 2018
* Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki : 2019 – 2021
* Speranza Osaka : 2022 – Present