Kyoto Purple Sanga

1996 season
Manager	Oscar George Yonashiro (acting manager, 11 June 1996)
Stadium	Kyoto Nishikyogoku Stadium
J.League	16th
Emperor's Cup	Quarterfinals
J.League Cup	GL-A 8th
Top goalscorer	Edmílson (4)
Highest home attendance	18,058 (vs Verdy Kawasaki, 21 September 1996)
Lowest home attendance	5,231 (vs Cerezo Osaka, 30 March 1996)
Average home league attendance	9,404
1997 →

1996 Kyoto Purple Sanga season

Review and events

League results summary

League results by round

Competitions

Domestic results

J.League

Verdy Kawasaki v Kyoto Purple Sanga

16 March 1996 (1996-03-16) 1	Verdy Kawasaki	1–0	Kyoto Purple Sanga	Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
14:03 JST (UTC+09)	K. Miura 34'	J. League		Attendance: 12,835 Referee: Yoshimi Ogawa Assistant referees: Tetsu Karakida, Ichirō Inukai Fourth official: Mitsune Yamaguchi

Kyoto Purple Sanga v JEF United Ichihara

20 March 1996 (1996-03-20) 2	Kyoto Purple Sanga	0–2	JEF United Ichihara	Kyoto Nishikyogoku Stadium
15:04 JST (UTC+09)		J. League	Nakanishi 11' Mutō 64'	Attendance: 8,318 Referee: Zoran Petrović Assistant referees: Naoki Esumi, Hideaki Harada Fourth official: Hiroyuki Ishida

Kashima Antlers v Kyoto Purple Sanga

23 March 1996 (1996-03-23) 3	Kashima Antlers	5–1	Kyoto Purple Sanga	Kashima Soccer Stadium
15:00 JST (UTC+09)	Hasegawa 23', 89' Kurosaki 39' Mazinho 58' Leonardo 63'	J. League	Matsuhashi 78'	Attendance: 15,224 Referee: Kiyoshi Ōta Assistant referees: Toshiyuki Mayuzumi, Takao Onshi Fourth official: Shigeyoshi Haga

Kyoto Purple Sanga v Cerezo Osaka

30 March 1996 (1996-03-30) 4	Kyoto Purple Sanga	0–2	Cerezo Osaka	Kyoto Nishikyogoku Stadium
15:03 JST (UTC+09)		J. League	24' (o.g.) Morishima 78'	Attendance: 5,231 Referee: Yasuhiro Hemmi Assistant referees: Kazuya Yanagisawa, Hiroyuki Ōnishi Fourth official: Yōzō Tanaka

Yokohama Flügels v Kyoto Purple Sanga

3 April 1996 (1996-04-03) 5	Yokohama Flügels	3–0	Kyoto Purple Sanga	Yokohama Mitsuzawa Football Stadium
19:03 JST (UTC+09)	Zinho 48' Evair 71' Harada 89'	J. League		Attendance: 6,162 Referee: Yoshitsugu Katayama Assistant referees: Kenichi Koshiyama, Takuji Fukazawa Fourth official: Jōji Kashihara

Kyoto Purple Sanga v Shimizu S-Pulse

6 April 1996 (1996-04-06) 6	Kyoto Purple Sanga	1–5	Shimizu S-Pulse	Kyoto Nishikyogoku Stadium
15:04 JST (UTC+09)	Nagata 45'	J. League	Massaro 33', 60' Sawanobori 56', 67' T. Itō 66'	Attendance: 8,683 Referee: Tōru Kamikawa Assistant referees: Yoshikazu Hiroshima, Kōji Minami Fourth official: Mitsuyoshi Nakaguma

Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Kyoto Purple Sanga

13 April 1996 (1996-04-13) 7	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	3–0	Kyoto Purple Sanga	Hiroshima Big Arch
14:02 JST (UTC+09)	Noh 74', 76' Takagi 89'	J. League		Attendance: 7,098 Referee: Zoran Petrović Assistant referees: Tetsu Karakida, Satoru Kawano Fourth official: Masahiro Katsuyama

Gamba Osaka v Kyoto Purple Sanga

17 April 1996 (1996-04-17) 8	Gamba Osaka	4–2	Kyoto Purple Sanga	Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
19:01 JST (UTC+09)	Mladenović 11', 58' Morishita 47' Gillhaus 75'	J. League	Nagata 29' Flavio 55'	Attendance: 6,349 Referee: Piotr Werner Assistant referees: Hideaki Harada, Yasushi Tsuchimoto Fourth official: Tamotsu Ōnishi

Kyoto Purple Sanga v Bellmare Hiratsuka

20 April 1996 (1996-04-20) 9	Kyoto Purple Sanga	0–2	Bellmare Hiratsuka	Kyoto Nishikyogoku Stadium
15:04 JST (UTC+09)		J. League	Paulinho 59' Nakata 81'	Attendance: 6,622 Referee: Keiichi Sunakawa Assistant referees: Kazuya Yanagisawa, Naoki Esumi Fourth official: Mitsuyoshi Nakaguma

Kyoto Purple Sanga v Avispa Fukuoka

27 April 1996 (1996-04-27) 10	Kyoto Purple Sanga	0–3	Avispa Fukuoka	Kyoto Nishikyogoku Stadium
15:03 JST (UTC+09)		J. League	37' (o.g.) Yamashita 77' Ueno 83'	Attendance: 7,664 Referee: Zoran Petrović Assistant referees: Sōichirō Kaneko, Kōji Minami Fourth official: Hiroyuki Ishida

Kashiwa Reysol v Kyoto Purple Sanga

1 May 1996 (1996-05-01) 11	Kashiwa Reysol	2–0	Kyoto Purple Sanga	Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium
19:04 JST (UTC+09)	Arima 47' Wagner 63'	J. League		Attendance: 7,422 Referee: Masayoshi Okada Assistant referees: Kimio Izaki, Takuji Fukazawa Fourth official: Masahiko Tsuma

Yokohama Marinos v Kyoto Purple Sanga

4 May 1996 (1996-05-04) 12	Yokohama Marinos	1–0	Kyoto Purple Sanga	Yokohama Mitsuzawa Football Stadium
15:03 JST (UTC+09)	Noda 69'	J. League		Attendance: 12,533 Referee: Tetsuya Hamana Assistant referees: Mitsuru Satō, Susumu Takeda Fourth official: Kazuhiko Uchida

Kyoto Purple Sanga v Júbilo Iwata

11 May 1996 (1996-05-11) 13	Kyoto Purple Sanga	1–2 (V-goal) (a.e.t.)	Júbilo Iwata	Kyoto Nishikyogoku Stadium
16:04 JST (UTC+09)	Alexandre 51'	J. League	Vanenburg 69' Schillaci  90'	Attendance: 16,980 Referee: Tatsumi Ōno Assistant referees: Sōichirō Kaneko, Takashi Aoki Fourth official: Yoshihisa Takahashi

Urawa Red Diamonds v Kyoto Purple Sanga

15 May 1996 (1996-05-15) 14	Urawa Red Diamonds	1–0 (V-goal) (a.e.t.)	Kyoto Purple Sanga	Tokyo National Stadium
19:18 JST (UTC+09)	Taguchi  109'	J. League		Attendance: 50,974 Referee: Piotr Werner Assistant referees: Toshimitsu Yoshida, Takao Onshi Fourth official: Fusaya Suzuki

Kyoto Purple Sanga v Nagoya Grampus Eight

18 May 1996 (1996-05-18) 15	Kyoto Purple Sanga	2–3	Nagoya Grampus Eight	Tottori Stadium
17:05 JST (UTC+09)	Y. Satō 8' Noguchi 24'	J. League	Asano 44' Moriyama 47' Stojković 60'	Attendance: 9,023 Referee: Hiroyuki Umemoto Assistant referees: Kōji Minami, Hiroyuki Izumi Fourth official: Jun Kagemoto

Kyoto Purple Sanga v Yokohama Marinos

28 August 1996 (1996-08-28) 16	Kyoto Purple Sanga	0–3	Yokohama Marinos	Kyoto Nishikyogoku Stadium
19:04 JST (UTC+09)		J. League	Acosta 5' Noda 7' Bisconti 37'	Attendance: 13,848 Referee: Leslie Mottram Assistant referees: Naoki Esumi, Ichirō Inukai Fourth official: Yoshihisa Takahashi

Júbilo Iwata v Kyoto Purple Sanga

31 August 1996 (1996-08-31) 17	Júbilo Iwata	2–1	Kyoto Purple Sanga	Júbilo Iwata Stadium
19:00 JST (UTC+09)	Nakayama 15' Hattori 80'	J. League	Matsuhashi 18'	Attendance: 12,358 Referee: Zoran Petrović Assistant referees: Hisaharu Kitamura, Tetsu Karakida Fourth official: Toshiaki Futamata

Kyoto Purple Sanga v Urawa Red Diamonds

7 September 1996 (1996-09-07) 18	Kyoto Purple Sanga	1–0	Urawa Red Diamonds	Kyoto Nishikyogoku Stadium
18:34 JST (UTC+09)	Alexandre 13'	J. League		Attendance: 10,088 Referee: Bemard Saules Assistant referees: Kōji Taniuchi, Takayoshi Kashino Fourth official: Hiroyuki Ishida

Nagoya Grampus Eight v Kyoto Purple Sanga

14 September 1996 (1996-09-14) 19	Nagoya Grampus Eight	3–0	Kyoto Purple Sanga	Nagoya Mizuho Athletics Stadium
16:05 JST (UTC+09)	Okayama 72' Moriyama 75' Asano 87'	J. League		Attendance: 21,181 Referee: Leslie Mottram Assistant referees: Tōru Yamashiro, Masatoshi Shibata Fourth official: Kōji Katō

Kyoto Purple Sanga v Verdy Kawasaki

21 September 1996 (1996-09-21) 20	Kyoto Purple Sanga	2–0	Verdy Kawasaki	Kyoto Nishikyogoku Stadium
19:04 JST (UTC+09)	Ta. Yamaguchi 12' Fujiyoshi 77'	J. League		Attendance: 18,058 Referee: Zoran Petrović Assistant referees: Morihisa Yamaguchi, Takashi Aoki Fourth official: Hiroyuki Ishida

JEF United Ichihara v Kyoto Purple Sanga

28 September 1996 (1996-09-28) 21	JEF United Ichihara	1–0	Kyoto Purple Sanga	Ichihara Stadium
15:03 JST (UTC+09)	Hašek 62'	J. League		Attendance: 7,142 Referee: Yoshimi Ogawa Assistant referees: Takashi Kunori, Akihisa Makino Fourth official: Atsushi Nakamura

Kyoto Purple Sanga v Kashima Antlers

2 October 1996 (1996-10-02) 22	Kyoto Purple Sanga	1–0	Kashima Antlers	Kyoto Nishikyogoku Stadium
19:04 JST (UTC+09)	Ta. Yamaguchi 44'	J. League		Attendance: 7,691 Referee: Kenji Tanaka Assistant referees: Takayoshi Kashino, Kōji Minami Fourth official: Yoshihisa Takahashi

Cerezo Osaka v Kyoto Purple Sanga

5 October 1996 (1996-10-05) 23	Cerezo Osaka	2–1	Kyoto Purple Sanga	Osaka Nagai Stadium
14:02 JST (UTC+09)	Manoel 61' Nishizawa 65'	J. League	Ta. Yamaguchi 11'	Attendance: 8,236 Referee: Bemard Saules Assistant referees: Satoru Kawano, Takuji Fukazawa Fourth official: Tsuyoshi Miyake

Kyoto Purple Sanga v Yokohama Flügels

16 October 1996 (1996-10-16) 24	Kyoto Purple Sanga	0–1	Yokohama Flügels	Kyoto Nishikyogoku Stadium
19:02 JST (UTC+09)		J. League	Yamaguchi 75'	Attendance: 8,227 Referee: Yasuhiro Hemmi Assistant referees: Naoyuki Mori, Sōichirō Kaneko Fourth official: Morihisa Yamaguchi

Shimizu S-Pulse v Kyoto Purple Sanga

19 October 1996 (1996-10-19) 25	Shimizu S-Pulse	0–2	Kyoto Purple Sanga	Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium
15:05 JST (UTC+09)		J. League	Fujiyoshi 46' Alexandre 54'	Attendance: 8,902 Referee: Yoshitsugu Katayama Assistant referees: Hiroyuki Izumi, Kazuhiko Matsumura Fourth official: Keiji Hayashi

Kyoto Purple Sanga v Sanfrecce Hiroshima

26 October 1996 (1996-10-26) 26	Kyoto Purple Sanga	2–1 (V-goal) (a.e.t.)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Kyoto Nishikyogoku Stadium
15:05 JST (UTC+09)	Edmílson 16' Noguchi  108'	J. League	Huistra 25'	Attendance: 7,315 Referee: Leslie Mottram Assistant referees: Akio Okutani, Kōji Minami Fourth official: Hiroyuki Ishida

Kyoto Purple Sanga v Gamba Osaka

30 October 1996 (1996-10-30) 27	Kyoto Purple Sanga	2–1	Gamba Osaka	Kyoto Nishikyogoku Stadium
19:04 JST (UTC+09)	Edmílson 62' Carlos 70'	J. League	Škrinjar 54'	Attendance: 7,003 Referee: Hiroshi Tanabe Assistant referees: Yoshikazu Hiroshima, Takashi Aoki Fourth official: Yoshihisa Takahashi

Bellmare Hiratsuka v Kyoto Purple Sanga

2 November 1996 (1996-11-02) 28	Bellmare Hiratsuka	0–1	Kyoto Purple Sanga	Hiratsuka Stadium
15:03 JST (UTC+09)		J. League	Edmílson 62'	Attendance: 5,874 Referee: Zoran Petrović Assistant referees: Yasushi Tsuchimoto, Akihisa Makino Fourth official: Yoshihiko Tamura

Kyoto Purple Sanga v Kashiwa Reysol

6 November 1996 (1996-11-06) 29	Kyoto Purple Sanga	0–1	Kashiwa Reysol	Kyoto Nishikyogoku Stadium
19:04 JST (UTC+09)		J. League	Edílson 10'	Attendance: 6,310 Referee: Yoshitsugu Katayama Assistant referees: Satoru Ishizawa, Hiroyuki Ōnishi Fourth official: Mitsuyoshi Nakaguma

Avispa Fukuoka v Kyoto Purple Sanga

9 November 1996 (1996-11-09) 30	Avispa Fukuoka	0–2	Kyoto Purple Sanga	Hakatanomori Football Stadium
14:34 JST (UTC+09)		J. League	Matsuhashi 24' Edmílson 32'	Attendance: 11,710 Referee: Fumikazu Shioyazono Assistant referees: Hideaki Harada, Kazuhiko Matsumura Fourth official: Daikichi Kanada

Emperor's Cup

Kyoto Purple Sanga v Vissel Kobe

17 November 1996 (1996-11-17) 3rd Round	Kyoto Purple Sanga	4–3	Vissel Kobe	Kyoto Nishikyogoku Stadium
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Yokohama Flügels v Kyoto Purple Sanga

23 December 1996 (1996-12-23) 4th Round	Yokohama Flügels	0–1	Kyoto Purple Sanga	Ehime Matsuyama Athletic Stadium
: JST (UTC+09)			? ?'

Kyoto Purple Sanga v Gamba Osaka

26 December 1996 (1996-12-26) Quarterfinals	Kyoto Purple Sanga	2–3	Gamba Osaka	Yokohama Mitsuzawa Football Stadium
: JST (UTC+09)	? ?' ? ?'		Isogai ?' Gillhaus ?' Kojima ?'

J.League Cup

Kyoto Purple Sanga v Bellmare Hiratsuka

1 June 1996 (1996-06-01) GL-A-1-1	Kyoto Purple Sanga	1–1	Bellmare Hiratsuka	Kyoto Nishikyogoku Stadium
18:36 JST (UTC+09)	Raudnei 33'	J. League	Seki 64'	Attendance: 9,254 Referee: Zoran Petrović Assistant referees: Kazuaki Hamaguchi, Takashi Aoki Fourth official: Hiroyuki Ishida

Bellmare Hiratsuka v Kyoto Purple Sanga

5 June 1996 (1996-06-05) GL-A-1-2	Bellmare Hiratsuka	3–1 (4–2 agg.)	Kyoto Purple Sanga	Hiratsuka Stadium
19:04 JST (UTC+09)	T. Iwamoto 3' Seki 50' Natsuka 69'	J. League	Raudnei 23'	Attendance: 8,107 Referee: Archundia Assistant referees: Kimio Izaki, Satoru Ishizawa Fourth official: Jōji Kashihara

Kyoto Purple Sanga v Sanfrecce Hiroshima

8 June 1996 (1996-06-08) GL-A-2-1	Kyoto Purple Sanga	0–1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Kumamoto Suizenji Stadium
18:34 JST (UTC+09)		J. League	Abe 29'	Attendance: 6,827 Referee: Kiyoshi Ōta Assistant referees: Kazuya Yanagisawa, Tōru Yamashiro Fourth official: Kōji Uehara

Kyoto Purple Sanga v Urawa Red Diamonds

15 June 1996 (1996-06-15) GL-A-3-1	Kyoto Purple Sanga	1–1	Urawa Red Diamonds	Kyoto Nishikyogoku Stadium
18:34 JST (UTC+09)	Raudnei 53'	J. League	Boli 31'	Attendance: 14,992 Referee: Yoshitsugu Katayama Assistant referees: Mitsuru Satō, Takashi Aoki Fourth official: Yoshihisa Takahashi

Urawa Red Diamonds v Kyoto Purple Sanga

19 June 1996 (1996-06-19) GL-A-3-2	Urawa Red Diamonds	0–1 (1–2 agg.)	Kyoto Purple Sanga	Urawa Komaba Stadium
19:03 JST (UTC+09)		J. League	To. Yamaguchi 37'	Attendance: 18,742 Referee: Tetsuya Hamana Assistant referees: Yoshikazu Hiroshima, Keiji Kamiara Fourth official: Toshimitsu Yasumoto

Gamba Osaka v Kyoto Purple Sanga

22 June 1996 (1996-06-22) GL-A-4-1	Gamba Osaka	4–3	Kyoto Purple Sanga	Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
19:04 JST (UTC+09)	Matsunami 18', 31' 57' (o.g.) Morioka 76'	J. League	To. Yamaguchi 72' Matsuhashi 84' Ōkuma 89'	Attendance: 8,519 Referee: Fumikazu Shioyazono Assistant referees: Hiroyuki Izumi, Kazuhisa Osada Fourth official: Tsuyoshi Miyake

Kyoto Purple Sanga v Gamba Osaka

26 June 1996 (1996-06-26) GL-A-4-2	Kyoto Purple Sanga	1–2 (4–6 agg.)	Gamba Osaka	Kyoto Nishikyogoku Stadium
19:04 JST (UTC+09)	Raudnei 77'	J. League	Škrinjar 43' Matsunami 62'	Attendance: 8,508 Referee: Tōru Kamikawa Assistant referees: Toshimitsu Yoshida, Kazuhiko Matsumura Fourth official: Yōzō Tanaka

Kyoto Purple Sanga v Yokohama Marinos

29 June 1996 (1996-06-29) GL-A-5-1	Kyoto Purple Sanga	1–3	Yokohama Marinos	Toyama Stadium
18:35 JST (UTC+09)	Raudnei 49'	J. League	Zapata 22' Nagayama 75' Omura 82'	Attendance: 10,726 Referee: Archundia Assistant referees: Kōji Taniuchi, Masaaki Shimomura Fourth official: Motohito Takeuchi

Yokohama Marinos v Kyoto Purple Sanga

3 July 1996 (1996-07-03) GL-A-5-2	Yokohama Marinos	0–1 (3–2 agg.)	Kyoto Purple Sanga	Yokohama Mitsuzawa Football Stadium
19:04 JST (UTC+09)		J. League	To. Yamaguchi 66'	Attendance: 8,159 Referee: Hideo Kikuchi Assistant referees: Noboru Ishiyama, Hisaharu Kitamura Fourth official: Ryū Tetsusashi

Kashiwa Reysol v Kyoto Purple Sanga

10 August 1996 (1996-08-10) GL-A-6-1	Kashiwa Reysol	3–1	Kyoto Purple Sanga	Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium
18:34 JST (UTC+09)	Sakai 70' Hashiratani 79' Edílson 89'	J. League	Y. Satō 30'	Attendance: 10,004 Referee: Zoran Petrović Assistant referees: Yū Nakamura, Keiji Kamiara Fourth official: Fujirō Masukura

Kyoto Purple Sanga v Júbilo Iwata

21 August 1996 (1996-08-21) GL-A-7-2	Kyoto Purple Sanga	3–1 (3–1 agg.)	Júbilo Iwata	Kyoto Nishikyogoku Stadium
19:04 JST (UTC+09)	Carlos 43' Ta. Yamaguchi 55' Alexandre 64'	J. League	Nakayama 22'	Attendance: 10,320 Referee: Masayoshi Okada Assistant referees: Toshiyuki Mayuzumi, Akihisa Makino Fourth official: Morihisa Yamaguchi

Player statistics

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Pos.	Nat.	Player	D.o.B. (Age)	Height / Weight	J.League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Total
					Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FW		Baltazar	(1959-07-17)July 17, 1959 (aged 36)	180 cm / 75 kg	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
DF		Makoto Sugiyama	(1960-05-17)May 17, 1960 (aged 35)	180 cm / 72 kg	3	0	0	0	2	0	5	0
GK		Shinichi Morishita	(1960-12-28)December 28, 1960 (aged 35)	180 cm / 80 kg	29	0	3	0	14	0	46	0
MF		Satoru Mochizuki	(1964-05-18)May 18, 1964 (aged 31)	183 cm / 72 kg	6	0	0	0	3	0	9	0
DF		Shunzō Ōno	(1965-03-29)March 29, 1965 (aged 30)	177 cm / 79 kg	10	0	2	0	4	0	16	0
MF		Flavio	(1965-08-29)August 29, 1965 (aged 30)	190 cm / 81 kg	11	1	0	0	0	0	11	1
GK		Shūichi Uemura	(1966-12-03)December 3, 1966 (aged 29)	183 cm / 82 kg	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
GK		Minoru Kushibiki	(1967-06-10)June 10, 1967 (aged 28)	186 cm / 82 kg	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
DF		Norifumi Takamoto	(1967-12-31)December 31, 1967 (aged 28)	194 cm / 82 kg	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
MF		Rikizō Matsuhashi	(1968-08-22)August 22, 1968 (aged 27)	173 cm / 65 kg	17	3	0	0	10	1	27	4
MF		Yūji Ōkuma	(1969-01-19)January 19, 1969 (aged 27)	174 cm / 70 kg	19	0	2	0	13	1	34	1
FW		Yoshiaki Satō	(1969-06-19)June 19, 1969 (aged 26)	188 cm / 82 kg	4	1	0	0	5	1	9	2
MF		Yūji Kakiuchi	(1969-08-31)August 31, 1969 (aged 26)	164 cm / 64 kg	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
DF		Ryōichi Fukushige	(1971-01-30)January 30, 1971 (aged 25)	180 cm / 76 kg	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
DF		Shōkichi Satō	(1971-04-09)April 9, 1971 (aged 24)	177 cm / 70 kg	1	0	0	0	9	0	10	0
GK		Isao Ueda	(1971-04-11)April 11, 1971 (aged 24)	188 cm / 80 kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
DF		Yūji Nariyama	(1971-05-20)May 20, 1971 (aged 24)	177 cm / 69 kg	8	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
DF		Kōzō Hosokawa	(1971-08-03)August 3, 1971 (aged 24)	168 cm / 63 kg	7	0	0	0	1	0	8	0
MF		Junji Gotō	(1971-08-09)August 9, 1971 (aged 24)	170 cm / 65 kg	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
DF		Carlos	(1971-08-13)August 13, 1971 (aged 24)	183 cm / 75 kg	25	1	3	1	12	1	40	3
MF		Hiroshi Noguchi	(1972-02-25)February 25, 1972 (aged 24)	174 cm / 68 kg	29	2	3	0	8	0	40	2
FW		Takashi Nagata	(1972-04-13)April 13, 1972 (aged 23)	174 cm / 71 kg	23	2	1	0	10	0	34	2
DF		Chikayuki Mochizuki	(1972-05-20)May 20, 1972 (aged 23)	178 cm / 73 kg	11	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
FW		Yoshihiro Nishida	(1973-01-30)January 30, 1973 (aged 23)	178 cm / 73 kg	16	0	2	0	11	0	29	0
MF		Yasuhide Ihara	(1973-03-08)March 8, 1973 (aged 23)	180 cm / 70 kg	16	0	3	0	8	0	27	0
MF		Akira Kubota	(1973-04-12)April 12, 1973 (aged 22)	168 cm / 63 kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
MF		Takayuki Yamaguchi	(1973-08-01)August 1, 1973 (aged 22)	170 cm / 65 kg	22	3	3	2	4	1	29	6
MF		Alexandre	(1973-08-15)August 15, 1973 (aged 22)	177 cm / 65 kg	20	3	0	0	9	1	29	4
MF		Masaya Honda	(1973-11-20)November 20, 1973 (aged 22)	180 cm / 75 kg	14	0	2	0	5	0	21	0
MF		Yōsuke Sakamoto	(1974-01-12)January 12, 1974 (aged 22)	170 cm / 60 kg	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
DF		Hiroyuki Sawada	(1974-01-29)January 29, 1974 (aged 22)	176 cm / 70 kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
FW		Edmílson	(1974-03-26)March 26, 1974 (aged 21)	176 cm / 69 kg	13	4	3	1	0	0	16	5
DF		Shinsuke Shiotani †	(1970-05-11)May 11, 1970 (aged 25)	-cm / -kg	27	0	3	0	12	0	42	0
DF		Hironori Nagamine †	(1973-05-12)May 12, 1973 (aged 22)	180 cm / 73 kg	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
MF		Ruy Ramos †	(1957-02-09)February 9, 1957 (aged 39)	181 cm / 65 kg	10	0	2	2	9	0	21	2
MF		Toshihiro Yamaguchi †	(1971-11-19)November 19, 1971 (aged 24)	176 cm / 74 kg	9	0	2	0	11	0	22	0
MF		Sérgio †	(1967-01-11)January 11, 1967 (aged 29)	178 cm / 72 kg	9	0	2	0	11	0	22	0
FW		Raudnei †	(1965-07-18)July 18, 1965 (aged 30)	179 cm / 74 kg	5	0	0	0	10	5	15	5
FW		Shinji Fujiyoshi †	(1970-04-03)April 3, 1970 (aged 25)	176 cm / 66 kg	13	2	3	1	0	0	16	3
MF		Tomotetsu Kimura †	(1974-06-16)June 16, 1974 (aged 21)	cm / kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
MF		Shigetoshi Kitamura †	(1975-05-21)May 21, 1975 (aged 20)	cm / kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
FW		Masahiko Wada †	(1975-10-29)October 29, 1975 (aged 20)	cm / kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
FW		Shūji Nomiyama †	(1977-05-23)May 23, 1977 (aged 18)	cm / kg	0	0		0	0	0		0

• † player(s) joined the team after the opening of this season.

Transfers

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In: No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  JPN Minoru Kushibiki (from Otsuka F.C.) — DF  JPN Shunzō Ōno (from Kashima Antlers) — MF  BRA Flavio Henrique de Paiva Campos (from Juventude) — MF  JPN Rikizō Matsuhashi (from Yokohama Marinos) — MF  JPN Yūji Ōkuma (from Kashiwa Reysol) — MF  JPN Takayuki Yamaguchi (from Brummel Sendai) — MF  BRA José Alexandre Alves Lindo (from São Paulo) — MF  JPN Masaya Honda (from Kinki University) — MF  JPN Yōsuke Sakamoto (from Doshisha University) — FW  JPN Yoshihiro Nishida (from Sanfrecce Hiroshima)

Out: No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  JPN Shinji Tanaka (retired) — DF  JPN Osamu Adachi (retired) — DF  JPN Naohiko Minobe (retired) — DF  JPN Tetsuya Ogura (retired) — DF  JPN 谷居 道太 (to Blaze Kumamoto) — DF  JPN Tetsumasa Kimura (to Blaze Kumamoto) — MF  BRA マウリシーニョ (to Botafogo) — MF  BRA アリターナ (to Rio Branco) — MF  JPN 小西 俊市朗 (to Fukushima FC) — MF  JPN 栗田 守 (to Prima Ham F.C.) — MF  JPN 高橋 佳秀 (to Prima Ham F.C.) — FW  JPN 遠藤 善主 (to Ventforet Kofu)

Transfers during the season

In

• Shinsuke Shiotani (from Otsuka F.C.)
• Hironori Nagamine
• Ruy Ramos (from Verdy Kawasaki)
• Toshihiro Yamaguchi (from Gamba Osaka)
• Sérgio Soares da Silva (on May)
• Raudnei Aniversa Freire (on May)
• Shinji Fujiyoshi (from Verdy Kawasaki)
• Tomotetsu Kimura
• Shigetoshi Kitamura
• Masahiko Wada
• Shūji Nomiyama

Out

• Baltazar (on May)
• Flavio (on May)
• Hironori Nagamine
• Shuichi Uemura

Awards

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