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1997 J.League
5th season of J1 League
5th season of J1 League
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | J.League |
| season | 1997 |
| winners | Júbilo Iwata |
| 1st J.League title | |
| 2nd Japanese title | |
| num_teams | 17 |
| continentalcup1 | Asian Club Championship |
| continentalcup1 qualifiers | Júbilo Iwata |
| league topscorer | Patrick Mboma (25 goals) |
| matches | 272 |
| total goals | 898 |
| highest attendance | 38,707 - Reds vs. Sanfrecce (April 19) |
| lowest attendance | 2,245 - JEF Utd. vs. Sanfrecce (May 7) |
| average attendance | 10,131 |
| prevseason | 1996 |
| nextseason | 1998 |
1st J.League title 2nd Japanese title
The 1997 J.League season was the fifth season of the J.League. The league began in April 12 and ended in December 13. For this year, the league was contested by 17 teams. Kashima Antlers won the 1st stage and Júbilo Iwata won the 2nd stage. Júbilo won the J.League title after winning both matches in the Suntory Championship.
Clubs
The following seventeen clubs participated in J.League during the 1997 season. Of these clubs, Vissel Kobe was the only newly promoted team from Japan Football League.
- Avispa Fukuoka
- Bellmare Hiratsuka
- Cerezo Osaka
- Gamba Osaka
- JEF United Ichihara
- Júbilo Iwata
- Kashima Antlers
- Kashiwa Reysol
- Kyoto Purple Sanga
- Nagoya Grampus Eight
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima
- Shimizu S-Pulse
- Urawa Red Diamonds
- Verdy Kawasaki
- Vissel Kobe [[Image:Arrowupgreen.png]]
- Yokohama Flügels
- Yokohama Marinos
Personnel
| Club | Head coach |
|---|---|
| Avispa Fukuoka | ARG Carlos Pachamé |
| Bellmare Hiratsuka | JPN Shigeharu Ueki |
| Cerezo Osaka | BRA Levir Culpi |
| Gamba Osaka | CRO Josip Kuže |
| JEF United Ichihara | NED Jan Versleijen |
| Júbilo Iwata | JPN Takashi Kuwahara |
| Kashima Antlers | BRA João Carlos |
| Kashiwa Reysol | BRA Nicanor de Carvalho |
| Kyoto Purple Sanga | URU Pedro Rocha |
| Nagoya Grampus Eight | POR Carlos Queiroz |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | SCO Eddie Thomson |
| Shimizu S-Pulse | ARG Osvaldo Ardiles |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | GER Horst Köppel |
| Verdy Kawasaki | BRA Valdir Espinosa |
| Vissel Kobe | SCO Stuart Baxter |
| Yokohama Flügels | BRA Otacílio Gonçalves |
| Yokohama Marinos | ESP Xabier Azkargorta |
Foreign players
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Non-visa foreign | Former players |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avispa Fukuoka | Argentina Marcelo Carracedo | Argentina Sergio Vázquez | Nigeria Michael Obiku | Spain Pablo Maqueda | Argentina Julio Hernán Rossi | |
| Argentina Rodrigo Riep | ||||||
| Bellmare Hiratsuka | Brazil Cláudio | Brazil Simão | South Korea Hong Myung-bo | Brazil Wagner Lopes | ||
| Cerezo Osaka | Brazil Alex Lopes | Brazil Claudinho | Brazil Jean Elias | South Korea Ko Jeong-woon | Brazil Gilmar | |
| Brazil Sérgio Manoel | ||||||
| Gamba Osaka | Cameroon Patrick Mboma | FR Yugoslavia Nebojša Krupniković | Macedonia Boban Babunski | Slovenia Amir Karić | Croatia Mladen Mladenović | |
| JEF United Ichihara | FR Yugoslavia Nenad Maslovar | Netherlands Arnold Scholten | Netherlands Peter Bosz | FR Yugoslavia Rade Bogdanović | ||
| Júbilo Iwata | Brazil Adilson Batista | Brazil Alessandro Cambalhota | Brazil Dunga | Brazil Marcelo Mabilia | ||
| Italy Salvatore Schillaci | ||||||
| Kashima Antlers | Brazil Bismarck | Brazil Jorginho | Brazil Mazinho | Brazil Rodrigo Mendes | ||
| Kashiwa Reysol | Brazil Edílson | Brazil Elpídio Silva | Brazil Paulo Jamelli | Brazil Valdir | Brazil Antônio Carlos Zago | |
| Kyoto Purple Sanga | Brazil Capone | Brazil Daniel | Brazil Luiz Carlos | Brazil Mineiro | Brazil Cléber Arado | |
| Brazil Edmílson Matias | ||||||
| Nagoya Grampus Eight | Brazil Alexandre Torres | Brazil Ricardinho | Brazil Valdo | FR Yugoslavia Dragan Stojković | ||
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Australia Graham Arnold | Australia Tony Popovic | England Ian Crook | South Korea Noh Jung-yoon | Brazil Antônio Carlos Santos | |
| Shimizu S-Pulse | Argentina Fernando Oliva | Brazil Santos | Brazil Alex | Wales Mark Bowen | ||
| Urawa Red Diamonds | FR Yugoslavia Željko Petrović | Germany Guido Buchwald | Netherlands Alfred Nijhuis | Spain Txiki Begiristain | Austria Michael Baur | |
| France Basile Boli | ||||||
| Verdy Kawasaki | Brazil Alcindo | Brazil Argel Fuchs | Brazil Dias | Brazil Magrão | Bolivia Ko Ishikawa | |
| Vissel Kobe | Australia Matthew Bingley | FR Yugoslavia Budimir Vujačić | Scotland Lee Baxter | Ghana Michael Yano | ||
| South Korea Cho Kwi-jae | Denmark Michael Laudrup | |||||
| Switzerland Thomas Bickel | ||||||
| Tunisia Ziad Tlemçani | ||||||
| Yokohama Flügels | Brazil César Sampaio | Brazil Fernando Rech | Brazil Válber | Cameroon Cyrille Ndongo-Keller | Brazil Marcelo | |
| Brazil Zinho | ||||||
| Yokohama Marinos | Bolivia Julio César Baldivieso | Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dušan Petković | Spain Julio Salinas |
Standings
First stage
Second stage
;Key
- PLD = Games Played
- W = Games Won - 3 points for a win
- OTW = Games won in overtime - 2 points for overtime win
- PKW = Games won by penalty kicks after overtime played - 1 point for a win
- OTL = Games lost in overtime - zero points for overtime loss
- PKL = Games lost by penalty kicks after overtime played - zero points for a penalty loss
- GF = Goals scored for
- GA = Goals conceded
- GD = Goal difference - GF - GA = GD
Suntory Championship
15:03 Shimizu Mazinho
19:36
Top scorers
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cameroon Patrick Mboma | Gamba Osaka | 25 |
| 2 | Brazil Edílson | Kashiwa Reysol | 23 |
| 3 | Brazil Mazinho | Kashima Antlers | 22 |
| Japan Akihiro Nagashima | Vissel Kobe | ||
| 5 | Japan Masahiro Fukuda | Urawa Red Diamonds | 21 |
| Spain Julio Salinas | Yokohama Marinos | ||
| 7 | Brazil Válber | Yokohama Flügels | 20 |
| 8 | Japan Masashi Nakayama | Júbilo Iwata | 18 |
| Japan Wagner Lopes | Bellmare Hiratsuka | ||
| 10 | Brazil Paulo Jamelli | Kashiwa Reysol | 14 |
Awards
Individual awards
| Award | Recipient | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | BRA Dunga | Júbilo Iwata |
| Rookie of the Year | JPN Atsushi Yanagisawa | Kashima Antlers |
| Manager of the Year | BRA João Carlos | Kashima Antlers |
| Top Scorer | CMR Patrick Mboma | Gamba Osaka |
Best Eleven
| Pos | Footballer | Club | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Tomoaki Ogami | Júbilo Iwata | |
| DF | Masami Ihara | Yokohama Marinos | |
| DF | Naoki Soma | Kashima Antlers | |
| DF | Yutaka Akita | Kashima Antlers | |
| MF | Bismarck | Kashima Antlers | |
| MF | Dunga | Júbilo Iwata | |
| MF | Hidetoshi Nakata | Bellmare Hiratsuka | |
| MF | Hiroshi Nanami | Júbilo Iwata | |
| MF | Motohiro Yamaguchi | Yokohama Flügels | |
| FW | Patrick Mboma | Gamba Osaka | |
| FW | Masashi Nakayama | Júbilo Iwata |
References
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