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Yanmar Acquires Naming Rights for Nagai Football Stadium in Osaka
Osaka, Japan (March 6, 2026) - Yanmar Holdings Co. Ltd. has acquired the naming rights for Nagai Football Stadium in Osaka, which is managed by the Cerezo Osaka Sports Club. Beginning April 1, 2026, the facility will be known as YANMAR HANASAKA STADIUM.
Since 2014, the Yanmar Group has held the naming rights for two other sports venues in Nagai Park — Nagai Stadium (YANMAR STADIUM NAGAI) and the Second Nagai Stadium (YANMAR FIELD NAGAI). In April 2021, the group also began operating Osaka’s Nagai Park under a designated management program. By acquiring the naming rights for Nagai Football Stadium, Yanmar aims to maximize the power of sports across the entire park and further contribute to the realization of the society it envisions — one in which people and nature can thrive together.
The name “HANASAKA” reflects a philosophy that has guided Yanmar since its founding: believing in people’s potential and encouraging them to take on new challenges. Yanmar has supported football since establishing the company team that later became the foundation of Cerezo Osaka in 1957. Cerezo Osaka operates the “Hanasaka Club,” a youth development support initiative aimed at nurturing the club’s future talent.
Yanmar hopes the newly named YANMAR HANASAKA STADIUM will serve as a place where players take on new challenges and fans enthusiastically support them, while also helping promote sports culture and foster the next generation of talent in partnership with Cerezo Osaka.
Going forward, Yanmar will continue working to create new value across Nagai Park as a whole. Through sports, the company aims to support people’s physical and mental well-being and preserve the richness of nature, contributing to the sustainable future envisioned by the Yanmar Group.
Naming rights and facility overview
| Stadium name | YANMAR HANASAKA STADIUM |
| Facility name | Nagai Football Stadium |
| Location | 1-1 Nagai Park, Higashisumiyoshi Ward, Osaka |
| Contract period | April 1, 2026, to June 30, 2031 (five years and three months) |
| Contract partner | Cerezo Osaka Sports Club |
Yanmar Supporting Match
The J1 League Round 11 match between Cerezo Osaka and Kyoto Sanga, scheduled for April 18, 2026, will be held as a Yanmar Supporting Match commemorating the stadium’s new name.
About Yanmar
With beginnings in Osaka, Japan, in 1912, Yanmar was the first ever to succeed in making a compact diesel engine of a practical size in 1933. A pioneer in diesel engine technology, Yanmar is a global innovator in a wide range of industrial equipment, from small and large engines, agricultural machinery and facilities, construction equipment, energy systems, marine, to machine tools, and components — Yanmar’s global business operations span seven domains. On land, at sea, and in the city, Yanmar provides advanced solutions to the challenges customers face, towards realizing A Sustainable Future. For more details, please visit the official website of Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.
https://www.yanmar.com/global/about/
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