Shriker Osaka

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.

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

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

1. [About Shriker Osaka]. Shriker Osaka official website (in Japanese). Japan: Shriker Osaka. Archived from the original on 26 December 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2012.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)