1997 J.League
Appearance
Season | 1997 |
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Champions | Júbilo Iwata 1st J.League title |
Asian Club Championship | Júbilo Iwata |
Matches played | 272 |
Goals scored | 898 (3.3 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Patrick Mboma (25 goals) |
Highest attendance | 38,707 - Reds vs. Sanfrecce (April 19) |
Lowest attendance | 2,245 - JEF Utd. vs. Sanfrecce (May 7) |
Average attendance | 10,131 |
← 1996 1998 → |
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
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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
- Yokohama Flügels
- Yokohama Marinos
Personnel
[edit]Foreign players
[edit]Standings
[edit]First stage
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | PKW | OTL | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Kashima Antlers | 16 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 15 | +17 | 37 |
2 | Yokohama Flügels | 16 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 16 | +19 | 35 |
3 | Kashiwa Reysol | 16 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 18 | +16 | 32 |
4 | Bellmare Hiratsuka | 16 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 28 |
5 | Yokohama Marinos | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 28 |
6 | Júbilo Iwata | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 21 | +11 | 26 |
7 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 25 |
8 | Gamba Osaka | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 24 |
9 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 21 |
10 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 23 | −1 | 21 |
11 | Cerezo Osaka | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 19 |
12 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 18 |
13 | Kyoto Purple Sanga | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 32 | −13 | 18 |
14 | Vissel Kobe | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 24 | 34 | −10 | 17 |
15 | JEF United Ichihara | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 21 | 34 | −13 | 13 |
16 | Verdy Kawasaki | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 27 | −11 | 10 |
17 | Avispa Fukuoka | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 27 | −16 | 9 |
Source: [citation needed]
Second stage
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | PKW | OTL | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Júbilo Iwata | 16 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 14 | +26 | 40 |
2 | Gamba Osaka | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 23 | +15 | 34 |
3 | Yokohama Marinos | 16 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 42 | 28 | +14 | 32 |
4 | Kashima Antlers | 16 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 46 | 23 | +23 | 31 |
5 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 24 | −1 | 30 |
6 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 16 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 16 | +11 | 29 |
7 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 26 |
8 | Cerezo Osaka | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 24 |
9 | Bellmare Hiratsuka | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 21 |
10 | Kashiwa Reysol | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 29 | 31 | −2 | 20 |
11 | Yokohama Flügels | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 18 |
12 | Verdy Kawasaki | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 22 | 38 | −16 | 16 |
13 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 21 | 27 | −6 | 15 |
14 | JEF United Ichihara | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 32 | −10 | 15 |
15 | Avispa Fukuoka | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 18 | 31 | −13 | 10 |
16 | Kyoto Purple Sanga | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 38 | −17 | 9 |
17 | Vissel Kobe | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 19 | 44 | −25 | 7 |
Source: [citation needed]
- 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
[edit]Júbilo Iwata | 3 – 2 | Kashima Antlers |
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Nakayama 1', 46' Shimizu 119' |
Bismarck 62' Mazinho 88' |
Kashima Antlers | 0 – 1 | Júbilo Iwata |
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Nakayama 81' |
Top scorers
[edit]Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
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1 | Patrick Mboma | Gamba Osaka | 25 |
2 | Edílson | Kashiwa Reysol | 23 |
3 | Mazinho | Kashima Antlers | 22 |
Akihiro Nagashima | Vissel Kobe | ||
5 | Masahiro Fukuda | Urawa Red Diamonds | 21 |
Julio Salinas | Yokohama Marinos | ||
7 | Válber | Yokohama Flügels | 20 |
8 | Masashi Nakayama | Júbilo Iwata | 18 |
Wagner Lopes | Bellmare Hiratsuka | ||
10 | Paulo Jamelli | Kashiwa Reysol | 14 |
Awards
[edit]Individual awards
[edit]Award | Recipient | Club |
---|---|---|
Most Valuable Player | Dunga | Júbilo Iwata |
Rookie of the Year | Atsushi Yanagisawa | Kashima Antlers |
Manager of the Year | João Carlos | Kashima Antlers |
Top Scorer | Patrick Mboma | Gamba Osaka |
Best Eleven
[edit]Pos | Footballer | Club | Nationality |
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GK | Tomoaki Ogami | Júbilo Iwata | Japan |
DF | Masami Ihara | Yokohama Marinos | Japan |
DF | Naoki Soma | Kashima Antlers | Japan |
DF | Yutaka Akita | Kashima Antlers | Japan |
MF | Bismarck | Kashima Antlers | Brazil |
MF | Dunga | Júbilo Iwata | Brazil |
MF | Hidetoshi Nakata | Bellmare Hiratsuka | Japan |
MF | Hiroshi Nanami | Júbilo Iwata | Japan |
MF | Motohiro Yamaguchi | Yokohama Flügels | Japan |
FW | Patrick Mboma | Gamba Osaka | Cameroon |
FW | Masashi Nakayama | Júbilo Iwata | Japan |
References
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