1996 JEF United Ichihara season

JEF United Ichihara
1996 season
Manager	Yasuhiko Okudera
Stadium	Ichihara Stadium
J. League	9th
Emperor's Cup	3rd Round
J. League Cup	GL-B 4th
Top goalscorer	League: Hašek (12); All: Hašek (18)
Highest home attendance	13,652 (vs Júbilo Iwata, 13 April 1996); 40,016 (vs Kashima Antlers, 4 May 1996, Tokyo National Stadium);
Lowest home attendance	7,142 (vs Kyoto Purple Sanga, 28 September 1996)
Average home league attendance	12,008
	← 1995 1997 →

Review and events

League results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
30	13	0	17	45	47	−2	40	7	0	8	21	24	−3	6	0	9	24	23	+1

Source: J.LEAGUE OFFICIAL GUIDE 1997. ISBN 4-09-102329-0.

League results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	W	L	W	L	L	L	L	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	L	W	L	L	W	W	W	L	L	L	L	W	L	L	L
Position	13	7	9	7	9	10	11	13	12	11	12	10	9	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9

Source: J.LEAGUE OFFICIAL GUIDE 1997. ISBN 4-09-102329-0.
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Competitions

Competitions	Position
J. League	9th / 16 clubs
Emperor's Cup	3rd Round
J. League Cup	GL-B 4th / 8 clubs

Domestic results

J. League

16 March 1996 (1996-03-16) 1	JEF United Ichihara	0–1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Ichihara Stadium
17:04 JST (UTC+09)		J. League	Huistra 60'	Attendance: 10,722 Referee: Keiichi Sunakawa Assistant referees: Takashi Kunori, Kenichi Koshiyama Fourth official: Terunobu Kakinuma

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

23 March 1996 (1996-03-23) 3	JEF United Ichihara	0–2	Bellmare Hiratsuka	Ichihara Stadium
15:01 JST (UTC+09)		J. League	Seki 70' Noguchi 85'	Attendance: 10,293 Referee: Yoshimi Ogawa Assistant referees: Kōji Taniuchi, Masaaki Shimomura Fourth official: Katsuhiko Takayama

30 March 1996 (1996-03-30) 4	Kashiwa Reysol	0–2	JEF United Ichihara	Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium
15:01 JST (UTC+09)		J. League	Ejiri 53' Maslovar 65'	Attendance: 10,272 Referee: Tōru Kamikawa Assistant referees: Hiroshi Fukuda, Sōichirō Kaneko Fourth official: Fujirō Masukura

3 April 1996 (1996-04-03) 5	JEF United Ichihara	0–1	Avispa Fukuoka	Ichihara Stadium
19:01 JST (UTC+09)		J. League	Maradona 29'	Attendance: 8,028 Referee: Shinichirō Obata Assistant referees: Yū Nakamura, Takao Onshi Fourth official: Kōji Sugikawa

6 April 1996 (1996-04-06) 6	Yokohama Marinos	2–1	JEF United Ichihara	Tokyo National Stadium
19:04 JST (UTC+09)	Acosta 52', 61'	J. League	Nakanishi 87'	Attendance: 28,584 Referee: Masayoshi Okada Assistant referees: Kazuhisa Osada, Kōji Taniuchi Fourth official: Masao Yamanaka

13 April 1996 (1996-04-13) 7	JEF United Ichihara	2–4	Júbilo Iwata	Ichihara Stadium
19:04 JST (UTC+09)	Nakanishi 62' Hašek 86'	J. League	Nakayama 45' Fukunishi 55' Nanami 67' Takeda 81'	Attendance: 13,652 Referee: Piotr Werner Assistant referees: Masahiro Katagiri, Akihisa Makino Fourth official: Kazuya Isokawa

17 April 1996 (1996-04-17) 8	Urawa Red Diamonds	1–0	JEF United Ichihara	Urawa Komaba Stadium
19:03 JST (UTC+09)	Hirose 4' (pen.)	J. League		Attendance: 19,366 Referee: Keiichi Sunakawa Assistant referees: Kenichi Koshiyama, Takayoshi Kashino Fourth official: Izumi Okada

20 April 1996 (1996-04-20) 9	JEF United Ichihara	3–0	Nagoya Grampus Eight	Niigata Stadium
15:03 JST (UTC+09)	Ejiri 58' 66' (o.g.) Maslovar 78'	J. League		Attendance: 10,156 Referee: Yoshitsugu Katayama Assistant referees: Noboru Ishiyama, Masaaki Shimomura Fourth official: Hiroshi Abe

27 April 1996 (1996-04-27) 10	JEF United Ichihara	2–1	Gamba Osaka	Yamagata Park Stadium
16:00 JST (UTC+09)	Jō 49' Igarashi 89'	J. League	Matsunami 74'	Attendance: 13,153 Referee: Hiroshi Tanabe Assistant referees: Toshiyuki Mayuzumi, Satoru Ishizawa Fourth official: Masaki Abe

1 May 1996 (1996-05-01) 11	Verdy Kawasaki	2–1 (V-goal) (a.e.t.)	JEF United Ichihara	Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
19:00 JST (UTC+09)	Donizete 52' Sugawara 100'	J. League	Sandro 84'	Attendance: 10,021 Referee: Tatsumi Ōno Assistant referees: Kōji Taniuchi, Akihisa Makino Fourth official: Toshiya Kumagai

4 May 1996 (1996-05-04) 12	JEF United Ichihara	3–2	Kashima Antlers	Tokyo National Stadium
14:03 JST (UTC+09)	Hašek 1', 27' Hiroyama 14'	J. League	Kurosaki 2' Leonardo 5'	Attendance: 40,016 Referee: Kenji Tanaka Assistant referees: Yoshikazu Hiroshima, Toshimitsu Yoshida Fourth official: Keizō Yamazaki

11 May 1996 (1996-05-11) 13	Cerezo Osaka	2–3	JEF United Ichihara	Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium
14:00 JST (UTC+09)	Manoel 31', 59'	J. League	Jō 30' Akiba 40' Hašek 83'	Attendance: 5,896 Referee: Piotr Werner Assistant referees: Akio Okutani, Hiroyuki Ōnishi Fourth official: Kazuya Yanagisawa

15 May 1996 (1996-05-15) 14	JEF United Ichihara	4–2	Yokohama Flügels	Ichihara Stadium
19:03 JST (UTC+09)	Maslovar 6' Hašek 13', 32' Sandro 81'	J. League	Evair 16' Maezono 33'	Attendance: 10,042 Referee: Tōru Kamikawa Assistant referees: Hiroshi Fukuda, Hisaharu Kitamura Fourth official: Eiji Kawai

18 May 1996 (1996-05-18) 15	Shimizu S-Pulse	1–2	JEF United Ichihara	Nihondaira Sports Stadium
16:05 JST (UTC+09)	Oliva 87'	J. League	Jō 10' Maslovar 68'	Attendance: 13,380 Referee: Keiichi Sunakawa Assistant referees: Tetsu Karakida, Hitoshi Nakagomi Fourth official: Masakazu Hōjō

28 August 1996 (1996-08-28) 16	Kashima Antlers	2–0	JEF United Ichihara	Kashima Soccer Stadium
18:59 JST (UTC+09)	Naitō 6' Rodrigo 16'	J. League		Attendance: 16,046 Referee: Lim Kee Chong Assistant referees: Satoru Ishizawa, Hitoshi Nakagomi Fourth official: Masao Komada

31 August 1996 (1996-08-31) 17	JEF United Ichihara	1–0 (V-goal) (a.e.t.)	Cerezo Osaka	Ichihara Stadium
19:03 JST (UTC+09)	Nakanishi 94'	J. League		Attendance: 7,469 Referee: Masayoshi Okada Assistant referees: Toshiyuki Mayuzumi, Masahiro Katagiri Fourth official: Terunobu Kakinuma

7 September 1996 (1996-09-07) 18	Yokohama Flügels	2–0	JEF United Ichihara	Yokohama Mitsuzawa Football Stadium
18:34 JST (UTC+09)	Yamaguchi 27' Yoshida 61'	J. League		Attendance: 11,103 Referee: Yasuhiro Matsuzaki Assistant referees: Kimio Izaki, Susumu Takeda Fourth official: Michio Nakahara

14 September 1996 (1996-09-14) 19	JEF United Ichihara	0–1 (V-goal) (a.e.t.)	Shimizu S-Pulse	Akita Yabase Stadium
14:04 JST (UTC+09)		J. League	91' (o.g.)	Attendance: 7,848 Referee: Tatsumi Ōno Assistant referees: Kenichi Koshiyama, Takao Onshi Fourth official: Toshihisa Sugiyama

21 September 1996 (1996-09-21) 20	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	3–4	JEF United Ichihara	Tottori Stadium
18:30 JST (UTC+09)	Takagi 25', 33', 66'	J. League	Jō 7' Rufer 10', 58' Hašek 82'	Attendance: 7,389 Referee: Yasuhiro Hemmi Assistant referees: Yoshikazu Hiroshima, Sōichirō Kaneko Fourth official: Tomohiro Takagaki

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

2 October 1996 (1996-10-02) 22	Bellmare Hiratsuka	0–4	JEF United Ichihara	Hiratsuka Stadium
19:03 JST (UTC+09)		J. League	Hašek 31', 35' Mutō 38' Jō 40'	Attendance: 6,010 Referee: Masayoshi Okada Assistant referees: Tetsu Karakida, Takao Onshi Fourth official: Junichi Sasaki

5 October 1996 (1996-10-05) 23	JEF United Ichihara	2–3	Kashiwa Reysol	Ichihara Stadium
15:03 JST (UTC+09)	Hašek 9' Nakanishi 40'	J. League	Hashiratani 51' Sakai 52', 53'	Attendance: 8,600 Referee: Tatsumi Ōno Assistant referees: Satoru Ishizawa, Masaaki Shimomura Fourth official: Eita Horikawa

16 October 1996 (1996-10-16) 24	Avispa Fukuoka	3–2	JEF United Ichihara	Hakatanomori Football Stadium
19:01 JST (UTC+09)	Ishimaru 20' Ueno 27' Maradona 49'	J. League	Jō 26', 89'	Attendance: 5,309 Referee: Zoran Petrović Assistant referees: Hiroyuki Izumi, Takuji Fukazawa Fourth official: Ryōichi Imamura

19 October 1996 (1996-10-19) 25	JEF United Ichihara	1–2	Yokohama Marinos	Tokyo National Stadium
15:02 JST (UTC+09)	Jō 60'	J. League	T. Suzuki 59' Yasunaga 82'	Attendance: 16,902 Referee: Keiichi Sunakawa Assistant referees: Kazuaki Hamaguchi, Kenichi Koshiyama Fourth official: Masao Yamanaka

26 October 1996 (1996-10-26) 26	Júbilo Iwata	2–1	JEF United Ichihara	Júbilo Iwata Stadium
14:01 JST (UTC+09)	Schillaci 16' Nakayama 77'	J. League	Hašek 29'	Attendance: 12,164 Referee: Hiroyuki Umemoto Assistant referees: Sōichirō Kaneko, Kazuhisa Osada Fourth official: Takuya Okada

30 October 1996 (1996-10-30) 27	JEF United Ichihara	1–0	Urawa Red Diamonds	Ichihara Stadium
19:04 JST (UTC+09)	Rufer 38'	J. League		Attendance: 8,337 Referee: Hideo Kikuchi Assistant referees: Yū Nakamura, Tetsu Karakida Fourth official: Fujirō Masukura

2 November 1996 (1996-11-02) 28	Nagoya Grampus Eight	1–1 (V-goal) (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	JEF United Ichihara	Nagoya Mizuho Athletics Stadium
15:03 JST (UTC+09)	Ōiwa 37'	J. League	Niimura 3'	Attendance: 20,679 Referee: Kiyoshi Ōta Assistant referees: Akio Okutani, Kazuhiko Matsumura Fourth official: Tsuyoshi Ogura
	Penalties
	Durix Torres Nishigaya Iijima		Rufer Hašek Ejiri Bosz

6 November 1996 (1996-11-06) 29	JEF United Ichihara	1–5	Verdy Kawasaki	Ichihara Stadium
19:00 JST (UTC+09)	Rufer 61'	J. League	K. Miura 0', 11', 89' Bismarck 36' Magrão 84'	Attendance: 7,767 Referee: Masayoshi Okada Assistant referees: Kō Ōishi, Takayoshi Kashino Fourth official: Terunobu Kakinuma

9 November 1996 (1996-11-09) 30	Gamba Osaka	2–1	JEF United Ichihara	Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
14:30 JST (UTC+09)	Isogai 34' Gillhaus 89'	J. League	Jō 35'	Attendance: 8,090 Referee: Yasuhiro Hemmi Assistant referees: Naoyuki Mori, Masatoshi Shibata Fourth official: Akio Okutani

Emperor's Cup

1st Round

bye

2nd Round

bye

17 November 1996 (1996-11-17) 3rd Round	JEF United Ichihara	0–0 (V-goal) (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	Fujitsu Kawasaki	Ichihara Stadium
: JST (UTC+09)

J. League Cup

1 June 1996 (1996-06-01) GL-B-1-1	JEF United Ichihara	0–1	Avispa Fukuoka	Ichihara Stadium
19:00 JST (UTC+09)		J. League	Troglio 50'	Attendance: 9,964 Referee: Tetsuya Hamana Assistant referees: Kazuhisa Osada, Susumu Takeda Fourth official: Masahiko Tsuma

5 June 1996 (1996-06-05) GL-B-1-2	Avispa Fukuoka	0–2 (1–2 agg.)	JEF United Ichihara	Hakatanomori Football Stadium
19:00 JST (UTC+09)		J. League	Maslovar 40' Hiroyama 57'	Attendance: 6,227 Referee: Kenji Tanaka Assistant referees: Hideaki Harada, Kazuhiko Matsumura Fourth official: Daikichi Kanada

8 June 1996 (1996-06-08) GL-B-2-1	Cerezo Osaka	3–3	JEF United Ichihara	Sapporo Atsubetsu Stadium
13:02 JST (UTC+09)	Kawamae 7' Kurata 75' Kanda 83'	J. League	55' (o.g.), 71' (o.g.) Maslovar 69'	Attendance: 2,218 Referee: Hiroshi Tanabe Assistant referees: Kenichi Koshiyama, Satoru Ishizawa Fourth official: Eiji Kaneda

12 June 1996 (1996-06-12) GL-B-2-2	JEF United Ichihara	2–0 (5–2 agg.)	Cerezo Osaka	Ichihara Stadium
19:02 JST (UTC+09)	Hašek 11' Jō 79'	J. League		Attendance: 6,042 Referee: Hideo Kikuchi Assistant referees: Takayoshi Kashino, Takao Onshi Fourth official: Terunobu Kakinuma

15 June 1996 (1996-06-15) GL-B-3-1	Nagoya Grampus Eight	1–1	JEF United Ichihara	Nagoya Mizuho Athletics Stadium
16:04 JST (UTC+09)	Stojković 70'	J. League	Ejiri 89'	Attendance: 21,172 Referee: Shinichirō Obata Assistant referees: Morihisa Yamaguchi, Kōji Minami Fourth official: Noriaki Fukunaga

19 June 1996 (1996-06-19) GL-B-3-2	JEF United Ichihara	1–0 (2–1 agg.)	Nagoya Grampus Eight	Ichihara Stadium
19:01 JST (UTC+09)	Hašek 69'	J. League		Attendance: 6,023 Referee: Archundia Assistant referees: Tetsu Karakida, Kō Ōishi Fourth official: Atsushi Nakamura

22 June 1996 (1996-06-22) GL-B-4-1	JEF United Ichihara	0–2	Verdy Kawasaki	Tecnoport Fukui Stadium
18:00 JST (UTC+09)		J. League	Kitazawa 23' Bismarck 71'	Attendance: 15,515 Referee: Naotsugu Fuse Assistant referees: Sōichirō Kaneko, Hideaki Harada Fourth official: Kazuya Takahara

26 June 1996 (1996-06-26) GL-B-4-2	Verdy Kawasaki	1–2 (3–2 agg.)	JEF United Ichihara	Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
19:00 JST (UTC+09)	Nunobe 37'	J. League	Jō 61' Niimura 76'	Attendance: 6,862 Referee: Piotr Werner Assistant referees: Mitsuru Satō, Ichirō Inukai Fourth official: Nobuhiro Shirai

29 June 1996 (1996-06-29) GL-B-5-1	Yokohama Flügels	2–3	JEF United Ichihara	Yokohama Mitsuzawa Football Stadium
18:33 JST (UTC+09)	Hattori 20' Yamaguchi 21'	J. League	Hašek 17', 40' Sandro 79'	Attendance: 8,787 Referee: Zoran Petrović Assistant referees: Kazuaki Hamaguchi, Takao Onshi Fourth official: Michio Nakahara

3 July 1996 (1996-07-03) GL-B-5-2	JEF United Ichihara	1–5 (4–7 agg.)	Yokohama Flügels	Ichihara Stadium
19:00 JST (UTC+09)	Hašek 83'	J. League	Yamaguchi 4', 49' Denilson 58' Zinho 75', 84'	Attendance: 6,169 Referee: Archundia Assistant referees: Toshimitsu Yoshida, Kō Ōishi Fourth official: Kōji Sugikawa

10 August 1996 (1996-08-10) GL-B-6-1	Kashima Antlers	1–1	JEF United Ichihara	Kashima Soccer Stadium
18:00 JST (UTC+09)	Kurosaki 61'	J. League	Jō 49'	Attendance: 15,436 Referee: Kazuo Kakihana Assistant referees: Kōji Taniuchi, Susumu Takeda Fourth official: Atsushi Fujigasaki

14 August 1996 (1996-08-14) GL-B-6-2	JEF United Ichihara	1–1 (2–2 agg.)	Kashima Antlers	Ichihara Stadium
19:01 JST (UTC+09)	Hašek 21'	J. League	Mazinho 14'	Attendance: 11,635 Referee: Kiyoshi Ōta Assistant referees: Toshiyuki Mayuzumi, Masahiro Katagiri Fourth official: Katsuhiko Takayama

17 August 1996 (1996-08-17) GL-B-7-1	JEF United Ichihara	3–1	Shimizu S-Pulse	Ichihara Stadium
19:01 JST (UTC+09)	Nakanishi 23' Maslovar 56' Jō 79'	J. League	Sawanobori 74'	Attendance: 9,071 Referee: Yoshitsugu Katayama Assistant referees: Yū Nakamura, Kazuhisa Osada Fourth official: Masahiko Tsuma

21 August 1996 (1996-08-21) GL-B-7-2	Shimizu S-Pulse	4–0 (5–3 agg.)	JEF United Ichihara	Nihondaira Sports Stadium
18:59 JST (UTC+09)	Hasegawa 10', 38' Oliva 49' Morioka 83'	J. League		Attendance: 12,788 Referee: Hideo Kikuchi Assistant referees: Sōichirō Kaneko, Kimio Izaki Fourth official: Toshiyuki Asanuma

Player statistics

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Pos.	Nat.	Player	D.o.B. (Age)	Height / Weight	J. League		Emperor's Cup		J. League Cup		Total
Pos.	Nat.	Player	D.o.B. (Age)	Height / Weight	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FW		Rufer	(1962-12-29)December 29, 1962 (aged 33)	181cm / 85kg	10	4	0	0	2	0	12	4
MF		Hašek	(1963-09-06)September 6, 1963 (aged 32)	171cm / 65kg	28	12	1	0	14	6	43	18
MF		Hisataka Fujikawa	(1964-05-01)May 1, 1964 (aged 31)	180cm / 72kg	11	0	0	0	3	0	14	0
DF		Vasilijević	(1965-08-27)August 27, 1965 (aged 29)	180cm / 85kg	32	4	0	0	0	0	32	4
DF		Kazuya Igarashi	(1965-10-24)October 24, 1965 (aged 30)	177cm / 70kg	14	1	0	0	3	0	17	1
MF		Maslovar	(1967-02-20)February 20, 1967 (aged 29)	182cm / 77kg	17	4	1	0	10	3	28	7
MF		Atsuhiko Ejiri	(1967-07-12)July 12, 1967 (aged 28)	178cm / 70kg	29	2	1	0	14	1	44	3
DF		Mikio Manaka	(1969-05-22)May 22, 1969 (aged 26)	172cm / 70kg	20	0	1	0	14	0	35	0
MF		Tarō Gotō	(1969-12-24)December 24, 1969 (aged 26)	164cm / 62kg	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0
FW		Yasuhiko Niimura	(1970-05-11)May 11, 1970 (aged 25)	176cm / 68kg	21	1	1	0	6	1	28	2
GK		Kenichi Shimokawa	(1970-05-14)May 14, 1970 (aged 25)	188cm / 88kg	30	0	1	0	14	0	45	0
GK		Norihiro Karatani	(1970-08-17)August 17, 1970 (aged 25)	184cm / 83kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
MF		Yoshikazu Nonomura	(1972-05-08)May 8, 1972 (aged 23)	175cm / 67kg	18	0	1	0	13	0	32	0
DF		Shinichi Mutō	(1973-04-02)April 2, 1973 (aged 22)	168cm / 60kg	18	2	1	0	12	0	31	2
DF		Sandro	(1973-05-19)May 19, 1973 (aged 22)	184cm / 78kg	24	2	0	0	13	1	37	3
MF		Eisuke Nakanishi	(1973-06-23)June 23, 1973 (aged 22)	174cm / 73kg	20	5	0	0	10	1	30	6
MF		Shūzō Machida	(1973-10-21)October 21, 1973 (aged 22)	178cm / 69kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
GK		Tomonori Tateishi	(1974-04-22)April 22, 1974 (aged 21)	183cm / 72kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
DF		Jun Mizuno	(1974-08-07)August 7, 1974 (aged 21)	173cm / 68kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
DF		Teppei Isaka	(1974-10-23)October 23, 1974 (aged 21)	184cm / 69kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
FW		Masatoshi Hara	(1975-06-16)June 16, 1975 (aged 20)	181cm / 79kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
FW		Shōji Jō	(1975-06-17)June 17, 1975 (aged 20)	179cm / 72kg	23	9	1	0	13	4	37	13
MF		Tadahiro Akiba	(1975-10-13)October 13, 1975 (aged 20)	174cm / 67kg	16	1	0	0	9	0	25	1
MF		Shinji Ōtsuka	(1975-12-29)December 29, 1975 (aged 20)	179cm / 65kg	5	0	0	0	2	0	7	0
GK		Shinobu Nagata	(1976-01-29)January 29, 1976 (aged 20)	178cm / 72kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
FW		Yoshiyuki Morisaki	(1976-04-20)April 20, 1976 (aged 19)	180cm / 76kg	0	0		0	1	0		0
FW		Kenji Kodama	(1976-05-09)May 9, 1976 (aged 19)	173cm / 62kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
DF		Kazuhiro Suzuki	(1976-11-16)November 16, 1976 (aged 19)	176cm / 67kg	9	0	1	0	6	0	16	0
DF		Takayuki Chano	(1976-11-23)November 23, 1976 (aged 19)	176cm / 72kg	16	0	1	0	7	0	24	0
MF		Nozomi Hiroyama	(1977-05-06)May 6, 1977 (aged 18)	173cm / 63kg	21	1	1	0	8	1	30	2
DF		Katsushi Kurihara	(1977-07-29)July 29, 1977 (aged 18)	175cm / 65kg	5	0	0	0	1	0	6	0
DF		Hiroshi Kawamoto	(1977-11-04)November 4, 1977 (aged 18)	177cm / 70kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
MF		Takayoshi Shikida	(1977-11-25)November 25, 1977 (aged 18)	168cm / 60kg	6	0	0	0	4	0	10	0
DF		Satoshi Yamaguchi †	(1978-04-17)April 17, 1978 (aged 17)	-cm / -kg	12	0	1	0	2	0	15	0
GK		Hiroyuki Nitao †	(1973-11-27)November 27, 1973 (aged 22)	181cm / 76kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
MF		Bosz †	(1963-11-21)November 21, 1963 (aged 32)	-cm / -kg	9	0	1	0	0	0	10	0

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

Transfers

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In:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	JPN	Norihiro Karatani (from NTT Kanto)
—	DF	JPN	Hiroshi Kawamoto (from Horikoshi High School)
—	DF	JPN	Katsushi Kurihara (from JEF United Ichihara youth)
—	MF	CZE	Ivan Hašek (from Sanfrecce Hiroshima)
—	MF	JPN	Takayoshi Shikida (from Funabashi municipal High School)
—	MF	JPN	Nozomi Hiroyama (from Narashino High School)
—	MF	JPN	Shūzō Machida (from International Budo University)

Out:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	JPN	Kosuke Kishimoto
—	DF	JPN	Michel Miyazawa
—	DF	JPN	Kenji Yamamoto (retired)
—	DF	JPN	Tadashi Koya (to Brummel Sendai)
—	DF	JPN	Hiroshi Miyazawa (to Bellmare Hiratsuka)
—	MF	JPN	Hideyuki Sudō (to Brummel Sendai)
—	DF	JPN	Kazuhiro Suzuki
—	MF	JPN	Yoshikazu Gotō (to Toshiba)
—	MF	JPN	Kazuo Echigo (to Brummel Sendai)
—	MF	JPN	Kōichi Usui (to Fukushima F.C.)
—	FW	PRK	Shin Che-Bon (to Fujitsu)
—	FW	JPN	Yūji Ozaki
—	FW	JPN	Kinya Takehara (to Fukushima F.C.)

Transfers during the season

In

Hiroyuki Nitao (from Yokohama Flügels)
Satoshi Yamaguchi (JEF United Ichihara youth)
Peter Bosz (from Feyenoord on September)

Out

Goran Vasilijević (to Lokomotiv Sofia on April)

Awards

^[2] none

References

J.LEAGUE OFFICIAL GUIDE 1996. ISBN 4-09-102324-X.
J.LEAGUE OFFICIAL GUIDE 1997. ISBN 4-09-102329-0.

^ ^a ^b J.LEAGUE OFFICIAL GUIDE 1996. ISBN 4-09-102324-X.
^ ^a ^b J.LEAGUE OFFICIAL GUIDE 1997. ISBN 4-09-102329-0.
^ J.LEAGUE YEARBOOK 1999. ISBN 4-88752-099-9.
^ J.LEAGUE OFFICIAL GUIDE 1995 NICOS series. ISBN 4-09-102321-5.

Other pages

[J1996-1] J.LEAGUE OFFICIAL GUIDE 1996. ISBN 4-09-102324-X.

[J1997-2] J.LEAGUE OFFICIAL GUIDE 1997. ISBN 4-09-102329-0.

[J1999-3] J.LEAGUE YEARBOOK 1999. ISBN 4-88752-099-9.

[J1995N-4] J.LEAGUE OFFICIAL GUIDE 1995 NICOS series. ISBN 4-09-102321-5.

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