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]
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.
