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| Full name | Cerezo Osaka | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Sakura (cherry blossoms) | ||
| Founded | 1957 as Yanmar Diesel SC | ||
| Stadium | Yodoko Sakura Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 24,481 | ||
| Owner | Yanmar | ||
| Chairman | Hiroaki Morishima | ||
| Manager | Akio Kogiku | ||
| League | J1 League | ||
| 2023 | J1 League, 9th of 18 | ||
| Website | http://www.cerezo.co.jp/ | ||
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Cerezo Osaka (セレッソ大阪, Seresso Ōsaka) is a Japanese professional football club based in Osaka. The club currently plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country. The club's name Cerezo (Spanish for cherry blossom) is also the flower of the city of Osaka.[1] The official hometowns of the club are Osaka and Sakai. They form a local rivalry with Suita-based Gamba Osaka.
- ^ "Club Guide Profile". Archived from the original on 2020-04-27. Retrieved 2015-01-30.