Osaka derby

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 1970's, 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	Osaka Expo '70 Stadium	21,000
Cerezo Osaka	Nagai Ball Gall Field	20,500
	Nagai Stadium	50,000

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

Past results

Statistics as of August 13, 2011

Tournament	Cerezo wins	Draws	Gamba wins
League	8	2	18
Emperor's Cup	2	0	0
League Cup	0	2	2
Other	1	0	0
Total	11	3	20

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
Cerezo relegated to 2002 J2
Cerezo promoted to 2003 J1
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
Cerezo relegated to 2007 J2
Cerezo promoted to 2010 J1
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	J1	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

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

Emperor's Cup

Season	Date	Stage	Venue	Home	Score	Away	Attendance
2003	20 December	4th round	Ningineer Stadium	Cerezo Osaka	3–2	Gamba Osaka	5,120
2005	24 December	Quarter-final	Nagai Stadium	Cerezo Osaka	3–1	Gamba Osaka	15,329

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

• 42,053 people - 14 May 2005 at Nagai Stadium, J1 Round 12

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 Ningineer Stadium, Emperor 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 as of 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, C: 2010)
• Shu Kurata (G: 2007-2009, C: 2011-)
• Adriano Ferreira Martins (C: 2010, G: 2011-)

External links

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