Shriker Osaka

Japanese futsal club

Football club

Shriker Osaka
シュライカー大阪

Full name

Shriker Osaka

Founded

2002; 22 years ago (2002)

Ground

Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium

Capacity

10,000

Head coach

Kenichiro Kogure

League

F. League

Home colours

Away colours

Shriker Osaka (シュライカー大阪, Shuraikā Ōsaka) is a Japanese professional futsal club, currently playing in the F. League Division 1. The team is located in Osaka, Japan. Their main arena is Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium, but they also play at the Kishiwada General Gymnasium and at the Sumiyoshi Sports Center.

The team's name is a portmanteau of "shrike", the Osaka prefectural bird, and "striker".^[1]

History

History of Shriker Osaka

2002 – Founded
2007–2008 – 7th F. League – Wins the F.League Ocean Cup
2008–2009 – 4th F. League – Wins the F.League Ocean Cup
2009–2010 – 3rd F. League – Wins the All Japan Futsal Championship
2010–2011 – 7th F. League
2011–2012 – 2nd F. League – Wins the All Japan Futsal Championship
2012–2013 – 2nd F. League
2013–2014 – 4th F. League
2014–2015 - 5th F. League
2015–2016 – 4th F. League
2016–2017 – 1st F. League
2017–2018 – 5th F. League
2018–2019 - 2nd F. League Division 1

Trophies and records

F. League:
- Winners: 2016-17
All Japan Futsal Championship:
- Winners: 2010, 2012, 2017
F.League Ocean Cup:
- Winners: 2008, 2009
- Runners up: 2010, 2011

F League

Year	League	PTS	PLD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Place
2007–08	F League	19	21	5	4	12	48	74	−26	7th
2008–09		30	21	9	3	9	63	60	+3	4th
2009–10		47	27	14	5	8	68	50	+18	3rd
2010–11		46	27	14	4	9	70	67	+3	5th
2011–12		60	27	18	6	3	78	43	+35	2nd
Total			123	60	22	41	327	294	+33

Mascot

The official team mascot is Shrappy (シュラッピー), a shrike, in line with the team's name. Its name was decided through fan submissions of potential mascot names.

References

^ シュライカー大阪とは [About Shriker Osaka]. Shriker Osaka official website (in Japanese). Japan: Shriker Osaka. Archived from the original on 26 December 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2012.