Cerezo Osaka U-23

Cerezo Osaka Under−23 was a Japanese football team based in Osaka. It was the reserve team of Cerezo Osaka and played in J3 League which they have done since their entry to the league at the beginning of the 2016 season. They played the majority of their home games at Kincho Stadium.

Cerezo Osaka joined J3 League in 2016 along with the reserve teams of neighbours Gamba Osaka and FC Tokyo. None of these clubs are eligible for promotion to J2 League additionally they can only field 3 players over the age of 23.^[1]

Season	Div.	Teams	Pos.	GP	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Attendance/G	Top scorer
2016	J3	16	12th	30	8	8	14	38	47	-9	32	1,488	Rei Yonezawa 8
2017		17	13th	32	8	11	13	39	43	-4	35	909	Takeru Kishimoto 9
2018		17	7th	32	13	7	12	47	36	11	46	1,112	Rei Yonezawa 12
2019		18	6th	34	16	4	14	49	56	-7	52	1,196	Mizuki Ando 11
2020 †		18	18th	34	5	10	19	28	61	-33	25	559	Shota Fujio 8

Key

As of 6 September 2020.^[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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