Why is YANMAR
involved in football?

在日本沒有職業足球聯賽，足球還是一項小眾運動時，洋馬就開始涉足足球。

我們之所以喜歡這項運動，是因為足球代表著對企業發展非常重要的精神：組織性以及世界性。

足球是講求組織性的運動，在比賽中，每個球員都必需根據團隊戰術，以速度和時機推進，當中球隊經理，教練和隊長必須表現出一致的領導才能，並培養團隊士氣。我們認為，贏得足球比賽所需的條件，與公司發展所需的條件之間存在一些共通點，因此，我們已將這項運動的許多方面應用到公司的活動中。

足球在全球也具有吸引力，洋馬是第一支將海外球員帶到日本的足球隊。的確，早在1960年代，我們就促進了巴西和日本球員（員工）的交流，以此來培養我們組織的全球性。

如今，隨著我們在全球發展業務，我們對大阪櫻花足球隊的贊助幫助我們贏得了全球客戶的信任。

Establishment and Growth of Cerezo Osaka

大阪足球會是當今大阪櫻花足球隊的前身。球隊名稱Cerezo源自西班牙語中的「櫻花盛放」一詞，櫻花正是大阪市的象徵。

Over the years, Cerezo Osaka’s roster has included many players who have represented Japan at international level. Among these are many players who started their careers at Cerezo Osaka, as well as those who came through the Cerezo academy. Players to pass through Cerezo in recent years include Shinji Kagawa (now at PAOK in Greece) who joined the club aged 17, and Takumi Minamino (now at Liverpool in England), making Cerezo Osaka a club that is renowned for producing world-class players.

During the 2017 season, Cerezo took its first two major titles, winning the YBC Levain Cup as well as the Emperor's Cup. In 2018, former Japan international and one-club-man Hiroaki Morishima was elected president of Cerezo’s operating company (Cerezo Osaka Co., ltd.). Morishima spent his entire playing career with Yanmar Diesel Soccer Club/Cerezo Osaka, earning him the nickname “Mr. Cerezo”.
The number 8 shirt worn by Morishima throughout his playing career carries a special honor, and is nowadays shouldered by key players who are indispensable to the team.