The 2011 Cerezo Osaka season is Cerezo Osaka's 2nd consecutive season, 13th season overall in J. League Division 1 and 39th overall in the Japanese top flight. It also includes the 2011 J. League Cup, 2011 Emperor's Cup, and the 2011 AFC Champions League.
| 2011 season | |||
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| Chairman |  Nobuyoshi Fujita | ||
| Manager |  Levir Culpi | ||
| J. League Division 1 | 12 | ||
| Emperor's Cup | Semi-final (1-0 loss to FC Tokyo) | ||
| AFC Champions League | Quarter-final (5-9 (agg.) loss to Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Ryuji Bando and Shu Kurata (10) All: Ryuji bando (13) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 37,172 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 5,351 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 14,145 | ||
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Players edit
Current squad edit
As of December 18, 2010 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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2011 season transfers edit
In Winter Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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In Summer Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out Winter Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out Summer Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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J. League edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 10 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 42 | 51 | −9 | 45 |
| 11 | Kawasaki Frontale | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 52 | 53 | −1 | 44 |
| 12 | Cerezo Osaka | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 67 | 53 | +14 | 43 |
| 13 | Omiya Ardija | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 42 |
| 14 | Albirex Niigata | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 38 | 46 | −8 | 39 |
Updated to match(es) played on December 3, 2011. Source: J.League Division 1
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal differential; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head results; 5th disciplinary points; 6th draw. If two clubs are tied for first place, both clubs will be declared.
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal differential; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head results; 5th disciplinary points; 6th draw. If two clubs are tied for first place, both clubs will be declared.
Matches edit
| 5 March 2011 Round 1 | Gamba Osaka | 2 - 1 | Cerezo Osaka | Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium |
| Saturday 14:00 | Adriano  65',Endo 76' |
Report | 73' Kurata |
Attendance: 20,055 Referee: Masaaki Iemoto |
| 12 March 2011 Round 2 | Cerezo Osaka | Postponed | Kashiwa Reysol | |
| Saturday 15:00 |
| 20 March 2011 Round 3 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Postponed | Cerezo Osaka | |
| Sunday 13:00 |
| 2 April 2011 Round 4 | Cerezo Osaka | Postponed | Júbilo Iwata | |
| Saturday 16:00 |
| 9 April 2011 Round 5 | Vissel Kobe | Postponed | Cerezo Osaka | |
| Saturday 13:00 |
| 16 April 2011 Round 6 | Cerezo Osaka | Postponed | Shimizu S-Pulse | |
| Saturday 13:00 |
| 24 April 2011 Round 7 | Montedio Yamagata | 0-0 | Cerezo Osaka | |
| Sunday 13:00 |
| 29 April 2011 Round 8 | Cerezo Osaka | 1-1 | Albirex Niigata | |
| Friday 15:00 |
| 7 May 2011 Round 10 | Cerezo Osaka | 1-1 | Vegalta Sendai | |
| Saturday 19:00 |
| 15 May 2011 Round 11 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 1-1 | Cerezo Osaka | |
| Sunday 15:00 |
| 20 May 2011 Round 12 | Cerezo Osaka | 3-3 | Kawasaki Frontale | |
| Friday 19:00 |
| 29 May 2011 Round 13 | Cerezo Osaka | 0-1 | Omiya Ardija | |
| Sunday 13:00 |
| 11 June 2011 Round 14 | Avispa Fukuoka | 0-3 | Cerezo Osaka | |
| Saturday 14:00 |
| 15 June 2011 Round 15 | Cerezo Osaka | 0-1 | Yokohama F. Marinos | |
| Wednesday 19:00 |
| 18 June 2011 Round 16 | Ventforet Kofu | 0-2 | Cerezo Osaka | |
| Saturday 18:30 |
| 22 June 2011 Round 17 | Cerezo Osaka | 2-3 | Nagoya Grampus | |
| Wednesday 19:00 |
| 25 June 2011 Round 18 | Albirex Niigata | 1-1 | Cerezo Osaka | |
| Saturday 19:00 |
| 3 July 2011 Round 2 (Rematch) | Cerezo Osaka | 5-0 | Kashiwa Reysol | |
| Sunday 18:00 |
| 10 July 2011 Round 3 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1-3 | Cerezo Osaka | |
| Sunday 13:00 |
| 13 July 2011 Round 4 | Cerezo Osaka | 2-3 | Júbilo Iwata | |
| Saturday 16:00 |
| 16 July 2011 Round 5 | Vissel Kobe | 4-1 | Cerezo Osaka | |
| Saturday 13:00 |
| 23 July 2011 Round 6 | Cerezo Osaka | 4-0 | Shimizu S-Pulse | |
| Saturday 13:00 |
| 31 July 2011 Round 19 | Cerezo Osaka | 1-3 | Kashima Antlers | |
| Sunday 18:00 |
| 6 August 2011 Round 20 | Kawasaki Frontale | 1-2 | Cerezo Osaka | |
| Saturday 19:00 |
| 13 August 2011 Round 21 | Cerezo Osaka | 1-1 | Gamba Osaka | |
| Saturday 19:00 |
| 17 August 2011 Round 9 | Kashima Antlers | 2-1 | Cerezo Osaka | |
| Wednesday 19:00 |
| 20 August 2011 Round 22 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 3-3 | Cerezo Osaka | |
| Saturday 18:30 |
| 24 August 2011 Round 23 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 2-1 | Cerezo Osaka | |
| Wednesday 19:30 |
| 28 August 2011 Round 24 | Cerezo Osaka | 3-1 | Urawa Red Diamonds | |
| Sunday 18:00 |
| 10 September 2011 Round 25 | Cerezo Osaka | 5-4 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | |
| Saturday |
| 18 September 2011 Round 26 | Omiya Ardija | 0-0 | Cerezo Osaka | |
| Sunday |
| 24 September 2011 Round 27 | Cerezo Osaka | 6-0 | Montedio Yamagata | |
| Saturday |
| 2 October 2011 Round 28 | Vegalta Sendai | 2-1 | Cerezo Osaka | |
| Sunday |
| 15 October 2011 Round 29 | Cerezo Osaka | 0-4 | Ventforet Kofu | |
| Saturday |
| 22 October 2011 Round 30 | Júbilo Iwata | 0-4 | Cerezo Osaka | |
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| 29 October 2011 Round 31 | Nagoya Grampus | 3-1 | Cerezo Osaka | |
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| 20 November 2011 Round 32 | Cerezo Osaka | 0-3 | Vissel Kobe | |
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| 26 November 2011 Round 33 | Kashiwa Reysol | 1-1 | Cerezo Osaka | |
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| 3 December 2011 Round 34 | Cerezo Osaka | 7-1 | Avispa Fukuoka | |
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Results by round edit
Updated to match(es) played on 6 March 2011. Source: "World-Football.net".
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
J. League Cup edit
| 2011-10-05 Quarter-finals | Cerezo Osaka | 1 – 2 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Nagai Stadium, Osaka |
| 19:04 | Fabio Lopes 73' |
9' (o.g.) Despotović 83' |
Attendance: 6,736 Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida |
Emperor's Cup edit
| 2011-10-12 Second round | Cerezo Osaka | 6 – 0 | Hokkaido University of Education Iwamizawa Campus | Kincho Stadium, Osaka |
| 19:00 | 24' (o.g.) Fabio Lopes 30', 78'Sugimoto 71'Komatsu 81'Otake 86' |
Report | Attendance: 2,116 Referee: Junpei Iida |
| 2011-11-16 Third round | Cerezo Osaka | 3 – 0 | Fagiano Okayama | Kincho Stadium, Osaka |
| 19:00 | Bando 52', 90+3' Sugimoto 90+2' |
Report | Attendance: 3,631 Referee: Hiroyuki Ōnishi |
| 2011-12-17 Fourth round | Cerezo Osaka | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (4 – 2 p) | Vegalta Sendai | Kincho Stadium, Osaka |
| 17:00 | Murata 115' |
Report | Muto 98' |
Attendance: 5,316 Referee: Junpei Iida |
| Penalties | ||||
Kiyotake  Kim Maruhashi Ogihara |
Kamata  Akamine Muto Matsushita |
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| 2011-12-24 Quarter-finals | Cerezo Osaka | 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) (6 – 5 p) | Shimizu S-Pulse | Nagai Stadium, Osaka |
| 13:00 | Kim Bo-Kyung 11' Kiyotake 93' |
Report | Ono 23' Takagi 103' |
Attendance: 8,252 Referee: Hajime Matsuo |
| Penalties | ||||
| Kiyotake Kim Bo-Kyung Kuaata Maruhashi Bando Yamaguchi Komatsu |
Omae Brosque Ito Iwashita Bosnar Takagi Yamamoto |
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| 2011-12-29 Semi-finals | FC Tokyo | 1 – 0 | Cerezo Osaka | Nagai Stadium, Osaka |
| 13:00 | Yazawa 77' |
Report | Attendance: 11,982 Referee: Masaaki Toma |
AFC Champions League edit
Group stage edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 15 |
| Cerezo Osaka
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6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 12 |
 Shandong Luneng
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 7 |
 Arema
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6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 22 | −20 | 1 |
| 2 March 2011 Group Stage | Cerezo Osaka | 2 – 1 | Arema FC | Nagai Stadium, Osaka |
| 19:00 UTC+09:00 | Rodrigo Pimpão 14', 76' |
Report | Alam Shah 50' (pen.) |
Attendance: 10,856 Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran) |
| 16 March 2011 Group Stage | Shandong Luneng | 2 – 0 | Cerezo Osaka | Shandong Stadium, Jinan |
| 15:30 UTC+08:00 | Renato Silva 22' Wang Yongpo 32' |
Report | Attendance: 20,821 Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia) |
| 5 April 2011 Group Stage | Cerezo Osaka | 1 – 0 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Nagai Stadium, Osaka |
| 19:00 UTC+09:00 | Inui 53' |
Report | Attendance: 11,351 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) |
| 20 April 2011 Group Stage | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 1 – 0 | Cerezo Osaka | Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju |
| 19:00 UTC+09:00 | Lee Dong-Gook 77' |
Report | Attendance: 7,892 Referee: Mohamed Al Zarooni (UAE) |
| 3 May 2011 Group Stage | Arema | 0 – 4 | Cerezo Osaka | Kanjuruhan Stadium, Malang |
| 15:30 UTC+07:00 | Report | Kiyotake 30' Rodrigo Pimpão 43' Inui 46', 60' |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia) |
| 10 May 2011 Group Stage | Cerezo Osaka | 4 – 0 | Shandong Luneng | Nagai Stadium, Osaka |
| 19:00 UTC+09:00 | Rodrigo Pimpão 39' Kiyotake 47'Inui 73'Kurata 81' |
Report | Attendance: 9,035 Referee: Abdullah Balideh (Qatar) |
Knock-out stage edit
| 24 May 2011 Round of 16 | Gamba Osaka | 0 – 1 | Cerezo Osaka | Osaka Expo '70 Stadium, Suita |
| 19:00 UTC+09:00 | Report | Takahashi 88' |
Attendance: 16,463 Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran) |
| 14 September 2011 Quarter-finals | Cerezo Osaka | 4 - 3 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Nagai Stadium, Osaka |
| 19:30 UTC+09:00 |
| 27 September 2011 Quarter-finals | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 6 - 1 | Cerezo Osaka | Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju |
| 19:00 UTC+09:00 |