Osaka derby

Osaka derby

Location	Osaka Prefecture
Teams	Gamba Osaka Cerezo Osaka
First meeting	Cerezo Osaka 0–3 Gamba Osaka Pre-season (4 March 1995)
Latest meeting	Cerezo Osaka 3–1 Gamba Osaka 2019 J1 League (8 October 2019)
Next meeting	2020 J1 League
Statistics
Meetings total	48
Most wins	Gamba Osaka (26)
All-time series	Gamba Osaka: 26 Draw: 8 Cerezo Osaka: 14
Largest victory	Gamba Osaka 7–1 Cerezo Osaka 2004 J.League Division 1 (2 October 2004)

The Osaka derby is a commonly occurring football fixture in Japan, which takes place between teams from Osaka Prefecture. Currently the derby is contested by Gamba Osaka (based in Suita) and Cerezo Osaka (based in Osaka).

History

In the 1970s, Yanmar Diesel, co-founder of the old Japan Soccer League in 1965, had its reserve squad, Yanmar Club, play in the JSL's Second Division. At the end of 1979, the reserve club was closed by the parent company. Most of its players and staff found refuge when Matsushita Electric Industrial took them in with the aim of forming a new club to compete in the JSL. The new Matsushita SC was formed initially playing in Nara and over the years began moving into Osaka for games.

The first meeting between the two clubs took place during the 1986–87 season. At the time, newcomers Matsushita struggled and ended up being relegated; they did not return until 1988–89. At the end of 1990–91, Yanmar Diesel lost top division status for the first time. Matsushita, who had already applied with the Japan Football Association to take part in the new J. League implemented in 1992, was chosen instead to be the representative of Osaka in the new league, taking the name Gamba Osaka.

After competing for three seasons in the old Japan Football League, Yanmar Diesel, which had taken the name Cerezo Osaka in 1994, was promoted to the J. League.

Stadiums

Team Name	Stadium	Capacity	Image
Gamba Osaka	Panasonic Stadium Suita	39,694
Cerezo Osaka	Kincho Stadium	18,000

Gamba, as Matsushita, initially played at Konoike Stadium in Nara and also played at Nagai Stadium in the J. League's early years. During the Yanmar Diesel years, Cerezo also played matches at Utsubo Park (football stadium is now demolished) and at Kobe Central Stadium in Kobe.

Past results

Statistics as of 30 December 2019

Tournament	Cerezo wins	Draws	Gamba wins	Goal diff
League	10	5	23	43–74
Emperor's Cup	2	0	1	7–5
J.League Cup	1	3	2	8–11
Other	1	0	0	1–0
Total	14	8	26	59–90

J. League

Season	Date	Stage		Venue	Home	Score	Away	Attendance
1995	3 May	J	1st	Nagai Aid Stadium	Cerezo Osaka	1–0	Gamba Osaka	13,057
	19 July		1st	Osaka Expo '70 Stadium	Gamba Osaka	1–0	Cerezo Osaka	17,565
	30 September		2nd	Nagai Aid Stadium	Cerezo Osaka	3–2	Gamba Osaka	12,049
	22 November		2nd	Osaka Expo '70 Stadium	Gamba Osaka	4–0	Cerezo Osaka	9,016
1996	18 May		-	Nagai Aid Stadium	Cerezo Osaka	0–2	Gamba Osaka	9,325
	14 September		-	Osaka Expo '70 Stadium	Gamba Osaka	2–0	Cerezo Osaka	7,210
1997	3 May		1st	Nagai Stadium	Cerezo Osaka	0–2	Gamba Osaka	27,734
	23 August		2nd	Osaka Expo '70 Stadium	Gamba Osaka	3–2	Cerezo Osaka	11,893
1998	21 March		1st	Osaka Expo '70 Stadium	Gamba Osaka	1–2	Cerezo Osaka	15,193
	15 September		2nd	Nagai Stadium	Cerezo Osaka	2–1	Gamba Osaka	12,230
1999	16 May	J1	1st	Osaka Expo '70 Stadium	Gamba Osaka	1–2	Cerezo Osaka	8,253
	11 September		2nd	Nagai Stadium	Cerezo Osaka	4–1	Gamba Osaka	10,901
2000	4 May		1st	Osaka Expo '70 Stadium	Gamba Osaka	2–1	Cerezo Osaka	13,380
	15 September		2nd	Nagai Stadium	Cerezo Osaka	0–1	Gamba Osaka	19,258
2001	7 April		1st	Osaka Expo '70 Stadium	Gamba Osaka	2–1	Cerezo Osaka	16,003
	15 September		2nd	Nagai Stadium	Cerezo Osaka	2–1	Gamba Osaka	19,258
Not contested in 2002, as Cerezo relegated to J2
2003	13 July	J1	1st	Osaka Expo '70 Stadium	Gamba Osaka	0–2	Cerezo Osaka	12,362
	19 October		2nd	Nagai Stadium	Cerezo Osaka	0–2	Gamba Osaka	20,200
2004	16 June		1st	Nagai Stadium	Cerezo Osaka	0–1	Gamba Osaka	17,108
	2 October		2nd	Osaka Expo '70 Stadium	Gamba Osaka	7–1	Cerezo Osaka	11,472
2005	14 May		R12	Nagai Stadium	Cerezo Osaka	2–4	Gamba Osaka	42,053
	23 July		R18	Osaka Expo '70 Stadium	Gamba Osaka	4–1	Cerezo Osaka	22,232
2006	12 March		R2	Nagai Stadium	Cerezo Osaka	1–6	Gamba Osaka	30,561
	9 September		R22	Osaka Expo '70 Stadium	Gamba Osaka	3–1	Cerezo Osaka	20,463
Not contested in 2007–2009, as Cerezo relegated to J2
2010	14 March	J1	R2	Nagai Stadium	Cerezo Osaka	1–1	Gamba Osaka	37,860
	18 September		R23	Osaka Expo '70 Stadium	Gamba Osaka	3–2	Cerezo Osaka	20,973
2011	14 March		R1	Osaka Expo '70 Stadium	Gamba Osaka	2–1	Cerezo Osaka	20,055
	13 August		R21	Nagai Stadium	Cerezo Osaka	1–1	Gamba Osaka	37,172
2012	17 March		R2	Nagai Stadium	Cerezo Osaka	2–1	Gamba Osaka	30,764
	11 August		R21	Osaka Expo '70 Stadium	Gamba Osaka	2–2	Cerezo Osaka	18,578
Not contested in 2013, as Gamba relegated to J2
2014	12 April	J1	R7	Nagai Stadium	Cerezo Osaka	2–2	Gamba Osaka	42,723
	20 September		R24	Osaka Expo '70 Stadium	Gamba Osaka	2–0	Cerezo Osaka	19,569
Not contested in 2015–2016, as Cerezo relegated to J2
2017	16 April	J1	R7	Nagai Stadium	Cerezo Osaka	2–2	Gamba Osaka	42,438
	29 July		R19	Suita Stadium	Gamba Osaka	3–1	Cerezo Osaka	36,177
2018	21 April	J1	R9	Suita Stadium	Gamba Osaka	1–0	Cerezo Osaka	35,242
	6 October		R19	Nagai Stadium	Cerezo Osaka	0–1	Gamba Osaka	34,303
2019	18 May	J1	R12	Suita Stadium	Gamba Osaka	1–0	Cerezo Osaka	35,861
	28 September		R27	Nagai Stadium	Cerezo Osaka	3–1	Gamba Osaka	36,990

Other tournaments

J. League Cup

Season	Date	Stage	Venue	Home	Score	Away	Attendance
2003	8 March	Group stage	Osaka Expo '70 Stadium	Gamba Osaka	1–0	Cerezo Osaka	10,169
	23 April		Nagai Stadium	Cerezo Osaka	2–2	Gamba Osaka	6,597
2005	6 August	Quarter-final	Nagai Stadium	Cerezo Osaka	0–3	Gamba Osaka	12,863
	13 August		Osaka Expo '70 Stadium	Gamba Osaka	2–2	Cerezo Osaka	11,155
2017	4 October	Semi-final	Nagai Stadium	Cerezo Osaka	2–2	Gamba Osaka	21,800
	8 October		Suita Stadium	Gamba Osaka	1–2	Cerezo Osaka	31,578

Emperor's Cup

Season	Date	Stage	Venue	Home	Score	Away	Attendance
2003	20 December	4th round	Ehime Prefectural General Athletic Park Stadium	Cerezo Osaka	3–2	Gamba Osaka	5,120
2005	24 December	Quarter-final	Nagai Stadium	Cerezo Osaka	3–1	Gamba Osaka	15,329
2012	23 December	Quarter-final	Nagai Stadium	Cerezo Osaka	1–2 (aet)	Gamba Osaka	21,407

AFC Champions League

Season	Date	Stage	Venue	Home	Score	Away	Attendance
2011	22 May	Round of 16	Osaka Expo '70 Stadium	Gamba Osaka	0–1	Cerezo Osaka	16,463

Pre-season matches

Date	Venue	Home	Score	Away	Attendance
4 March 1995	Osaka Expo '70 Stadium	Gamba Osaka	0–3	Cerezo Osaka	13,439
2 March 1996	Nagai Ball Gall Field	Cerezo Osaka	1–1	Gamba Osaka	8,325
1 March 1997	Osaka Expo '70 Stadium	Gamba Osaka	2–2	Cerezo Osaka	3,645
22 February 2009	Nagai Stadium	Cerezo Osaka	1–0	Gamba Osaka	16,602

Records

Highest Attendance

League

• 42,723 people – 12 April 2014 at Nagai Stadium, J1 Round 7

Lowest Attendance

League

• 7,210 people – 14 September 1996 at Osaka Expo '70 Stadium, J1 Round 19

Other

• 5,120 people – 20 December 2003 at Ehime Prefectural General Athletic Park Stadium, Emperor's Cup 4th Round

Hat tricks

Gamba Osaka

• Masashi Oguro – 2 October 2004 at Osaka Expo '70 Stadium, J1 Round 8
• Eldis Fernando Damasio – 12 March 2006 at Nagai Stadium, J1 Round 2
• Magno Alves – 12 March 2006 at Nagai Stadium, J1 Round 2

Cerezo Osaka

• None yet

Players who have played for both clubs

• Tomoo Kudaka (G: 1981–1993, C: 1994–1995)
• Daisuke Saito (G: 1997–1999, C: 2000–2002)
• Yuji Hironaga (G: 1998–1999, C: 2003–2004)
• Hiroshige Yanagimoto (G: 1999–2002, C: 2003–2006)
• Motohiro Yoshida (G: 2003–2004, C: 2005–2007)
• Akira Kaji (C: 1998–1999, G: 2006–)
• Ryūji Bando (G: 1998–1999, 2006–2009, C: 2010–)
• Akihiro Ienaga (G: 2004–2007, 2012–, C: 2010)
• Shu Kurata (G: 2007–2009, 2012–, C: 2011)
• Adriano Ferreira Martins (C: 2010, G: 2011–)
• Arata Kodama (G: 2001–2005, C: 2012)
• Yohei Takeda (G: 2012, C: 2013)
• Toru Araiba (G: 1998–2003, C: 2013–2014)
• Sota Nakazawa (G: 2007–2012, C: 2015–2016)
• Hideo Hashimoto (G: 1998–2011, C: 2015–2016)

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