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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 () also represents the flower of the city of Osaka. The official hometowns of the club are Osaka and Sakai. There exists a local Osaka derby with Suita-based Gamba Osaka.
With four Japanese league titles to its credit, it was a mainstay of the JSL Division 1 until 1990 when it was first relegated, and joined the former Japan Football League (JFL) in 1992.
In 1994, they won the Japan Football League championship and was promoted to the J1 League in 1995. This also coincided with a run to the finals of the Emperor's Cup, which they lost to Bellmare Hiratsuka.
Cerezo has been relegated from J1 to J2 on three occasions, but are currently playing in the J1 league. The club had an impressive third-place finish in the 2017 season.
On 1 January 2018, Cerezo won the 2017 Emperor's Cup, securing their second major title. The final match was against Yokohama F. Marinos, where Cerezo won 2–1 in extra time with Kota Mizunuma scoring the winner.
On 10 February 2018, Cerezo won the 2018 Japanese Super Cup winning 3–2 against Kawasaki Frontale.
In May 2018, the club changed its incorporated name from Osaka Football Club Co., Ltd. to Cerezo Osaka Co., Ltd.
In 2022, the club got close to winning the J.League Cup for their second title, but blew a 1–0 lead to Sanfrecce Hiroshima in injury time after Hiroshima player Pieros Sotiriou scored two goals in the 96th and 101st minutes of the match to give the opponent the J.League Cup.
On 1 February 2023, Cerezo signed former Borussia Dortmund and Manchester United player, Shinji Kagawa on a two-years contract.
The club practices at Minami Tsumori Sakura Sports Park, Maishima Sports Island, and Amagasaki Yanmar Diesel Ground.
On February 22, 2020, Host club and TV personality Roland was appointed Cerezo's "Official CereMan".
During the Yanmar Diesel days in the late 1970s to mid-1980s, the uniform was all-red reminiscent of Deportivo Toluca.
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| 2024 |
| Mizuno |
| Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted | Relegated |
| 1995 | |
| 1996 | |
| 1997 | |
| 1998 | |
| 1999 | Round of 16 |
| 2000 | Quarter-finals |
| 2001 | Runners-up |
| 2002 | Round of 16 |
| 2003 | Runners-up |
| 2004 | 4th round |
| 2005 | Semi-finals |
| 2006 | 4th round |
| 2007 | 4th round |
| 2008 | 4th round |
| 2009 | 2nd round |
| 2010 | Round of 16 |
| 2011 | Quarter-finals |
| 2012 | Did not qualify |
| 2013 | Round of 16 |
| 2014 | Round of 16 |
| 2015 | Did not qualify |
| 2016 | 3rd round |
| 2017 | Winner |
| 2018 | Group stage |
| 2019 | Did not qualify |
| 2020 † | Did not qualify |
| 2021 † | |
| 2022 | Did not qualify |
| 2023 | Round of 16 |
| 2024 | |
| 2025 | |
| 2026 | N/A |
| 2026-27 | TBD |
| +Cerezo Osaka honours !scope=col | Years | ||
! scope="row" | Emperor's Cup | 4 | 1968, 1970, 1974, 2017 |
| Arthur Papas |
| Raffaele Napoli |
| Hussein Skenderovic Tsutomu Komatsu Bruno Quadros |
| Shuta Tsukamoto Yuki Yoshimura |
| Koji Inada |
| Yusuke Fukuhara |
| Takeshi Ikoma |
| Hikaru Fujii |
| Atsushi Kitaura Akihiro Sasaki |
| Koji Hanaki Haruki Wada |
| Takanori Shirasawa Kazuyuki Ishikawa Bruno Hideo Owada |
| Atsushi Imanishi |
| Shoki Kokawa Lee Song-in |
| Tomoharu Nagahisa |
| 31 December 1995 |
| 31 December 1996 |
| 31 December 1997 |
| 31 December 1999 |
| 31 January 2000 |
| 19 August 2001 |
| 4 November 2001 |
| 6 October 2003 |
| 1 January 2004 |
| 1 February 2004 |
| 22 March 2004 |
| 28 June 2004 |
| 17 April 2006 |
| 31 December 2006 |
| 7 May 2007 |
| 31 December 2011 |
| 26 August 2012 |
| 11 December 2013 |
| 9 June 2014 |
| 8 September 2014 |
| 16 December 2014 |
| 17 November 2015 |
| 31 January 2017 |
| 31 December 2018 |
| 31 January 2021 |
| 26 August 2021 |
| 11 October 2024 |
| 2011 | AFC Champions League | Group G | Arema FC Malang | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2nd |
| Shandong Luneng Taishan | 4–0 | 0–2 | ||||
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 1–0 | 0–1 | ||||
| Round of 16 | Gamba Osaka | 1–0 | ||||
| Quarter-finals | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 4–3 | 1–6 | 5–9 | ||
| 2014 | Group F | Pohang Steelers | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2nd | |
| Shandong Taishan | 1–3 | 2–1 | ||||
| Buriram United | 4–0 | 2–2 | ||||
| Round of 16 | Guangzhou | 1–5 | 1–0 | 2–5 | ||
| 2018 | Group G | Jeju United | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3rd | |
| Guangzhou | 0–0 | 1–3 | ||||
| Buriram United | 2–2 | 0–2 | ||||
| 2021 | Play-off round | Melbourne City | colspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | |||
| Group J | Guangzhou | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1st | ||
| Kitchee SC | 2–1 | 0–0 | ||||
| Port | 1–1 | 3–0 | ||||
| Round of 16 | Pohang Steelers | 0–1 | ||||
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