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Cerezo OSAKA YANMAR LADIES

2010

Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies U-15 inaugurated in April 2010
Activities start with 16 inaugural class players

The club founded Cerezo Osaka Sports Club based on the fact that there was no environment for female players associated with football schools and youth football to play once they reached junior high school age (U-15). The club inaugurated a U-15 team with the goal of spreading women’s football and strengthening players. The team aims to create a society where women can be involved and active in all aspect of football and sports.

2012
  • Name changed to Cerezo Osaka Ladies.
  • The team clinched a victory in the Challenge League promotion/relegation series preliminary competition and earned a tentative promotion to the Challenge League.
2013
  • The team changed its name to Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies and participated in the Challenge League for the first time. At the same time, it inaugurated Cerezo Osaka Sakai Girls as a subsidiary organization.
    *Sakai was added to Cerezo Osaka’s hometowns.
2014
  • The U-17 Japan women’s national team won the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Costa Rica.
  • Meika Nishida and Shiho Matsubara from Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies were called up.
2015
  • Challenge League WEST - Champions. The team came in second playoffs, clinching promotion to Nadeshiko League Division 2.
2016
  • FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Jordan 2016 - Semifinalists.
    Saori Takarada, Nanami Kitamura, Reina Wakisaka, and Sakura Nojima from Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies were called up.
  • Third place in Nadeshiko League Division 2.
2017
  • Nadeshiko League Division 2 - First championship.
  • 2017 Plenus Nadeshiko League Division 1 / Division 2 promotion/relegation series victory. The team clinched promotion to Nadeshiko League Division 1.
  • The club’s subsidiary organization, Cerezo Osaka Sakai Girls, won in the Challenge League’s promotion/relegation series, sealing its participation in the Challenge League.
2018
  • The U-20 Japan national women’s team won the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup France 2018.
    Honoka Hayashi, Saori Takarada, and Nanami Kitamura from Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies were called up.
    *Saori Takarada won the Bronze Boot Award (third highest scorer) and Silver Ball Award (second most valuable player award).
  • Relegated to Nadeshiko League Division 2
2020
  • Fourth place in Nadeshiko League Division 1
2021
  • 2020 Tokyo Olympics
    Honoka Hayashi, Saori Takarada, and Nanami Kitamura, hailing from Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies played in the Olympics.
  • Third place in Nadeshiko League Division 1
  • Shinomi Koyama won the “Nadeshiko League Best XI” award.
2022
  • Fourth place in Nadeshiko League Division 1
  • Participation in the 2023-24 season of the WE League confirmed.
  • Shinomi Koyama and Miyuka Momono won the “Nadeshiko League Best XI” award.
2023
  • The team changed its name to Cerezo Osaka YANMAR Ladies.