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.

Personnel

Club Head coach
Avispa Fukuoka Argentina Carlos Pachamé
Bellmare Hiratsuka Japan Shigeharu Ueki
Cerezo Osaka Brazil Levir Culpi
Gamba Osaka Croatia Josip Kuže
JEF United Ichihara Netherlands Jan Versleijen
Júbilo Iwata Japan Takashi Kuwahara
Kashima Antlers Brazil João Carlos
Kashiwa Reysol Brazil Nicanor de Carvalho
Kyoto Purple Sanga Uruguay Pedro Rocha
Nagoya Grampus Eight Portugal Carlos Queiroz
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Scotland Eddie Thomson
Shimizu S-Pulse Argentina Osvaldo Ardiles
Urawa Red Diamonds Germany Horst Köppel
Verdy Kawasaki Brazil Valdir Espinosa
Vissel Kobe Scotland Stuart Baxter
Yokohama Flügels Brazil Otacílio Gonçalves
Yokohama Marinos Spain Xabier Azkargorta

Foreign players

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Non-visa foreign Former players
Avispa Fukuoka Argentina Julio Hernán Rossi Argentina Sergio Vázquez Nigeria Michael Obiku Spain Pablo Maqueda Argentina Marcelo Carracedo
Argentina Rodrigo Riep
Bellmare Hiratsuka Brazil Cláudio Brazil Simão South Korea Hong Myung-bo
Cerezo Osaka Brazil Alex Lopes Brazil Claudinho Brazil Gilmar Brazil Jean Elias South Korea Ko Jeong-woon Brazil Sérgio Manoel
Gamba Osaka Cameroon Patrick Mboma Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nebojša Krupniković North Macedonia Boban Babunski Slovenia Amir Karić Croatia Mladen Mladenović
JEF United Ichihara Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nenad Maslovar Netherlands Arnold Scholten Netherlands Peter Bosz Federal Republic of 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 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragan Stojković
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Australia Graham Arnold Australia Tony Popovic Brazil Antônio Carlos Santos England Ian Crook South Korea Noh Jung-yoon
Shimizu S-Pulse Argentina Fernando Oliva Brazil Santos Brazil Alex Wales Mark Bowen
Urawa Red Diamonds Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Petrović France Basile Boli Germany Guido Buchwald Netherlands Alfred Nijhuis Spain Txiki Begiristain Austria Michael Baur
Verdy Kawasaki Brazil Alcindo Brazil Argel Fuchs Brazil Dias Brazil Magrão Bolivia Ko Ishikawa
Vissel Kobe Australia Matthew Bingley Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Budimir Vujačić Scotland Lee Baxter South Korea Cho Kwi-jae Denmark Michael Laudrup
Switzerland Thomas Bickel
Tunisia Ziad Tlemçani
Yokohama Flügels Brazil César Sampaio Brazil Fernando Brazil Marcelo Brazil Válber Cameroon Cyrille Ndongo-Keller Brazil Zinho
Yokohama Marinos Bolivia Julio César Baldivieso Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dušan Petković Spain Julio Salinas

Standings

First stage

Pos Team Pld W OTW PKW OTL PKL L GF GA GD Pts
1 Ibaraki Prefecture Kashima Antlers 16 12 0 1 0 0 3 32 15 +17 37
2 Kanagawa Prefecture Yokohama Flügels 16 11 1 0 0 0 4 35 16 +19 35
3 Chiba Prefecture Kashiwa Reysol 16 10 1 0 1 1 3 34 18 +16 32
4 Kanagawa Prefecture Bellmare Hiratsuka 16 8 2 0 0 0 6 25 20 +5 28
5 Kanagawa Prefecture Yokohama Marinos 16 7 3 1 0 0 5 31 31 0 28
6 Shizuoka Prefecture Júbilo Iwata 16 8 1 0 3 0 4 32 21 +11 26
7 Shizuoka Prefecture Shimizu S-Pulse 16 7 2 0 2 0 5 25 24 +1 25
8 Osaka Prefecture Gamba Osaka 16 8 0 0 0 0 8 28 23 +5 24
9 Saitama Prefecture Urawa Red Diamonds 16 6 1 1 0 0 8 25 24 +1 21
10 Hiroshima Prefecture Sanfrecce Hiroshima 16 6 1 1 2 0 6 22 23 −1 21
11 Osaka Prefecture Cerezo Osaka 16 6 0 1 2 1 6 21 26 −5 19
12 Aichi Prefecture Nagoya Grampus Eight 16 6 0 0 1 0 9 18 24 −6 18
13 Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto Purple Sanga 16 6 0 0 1 1 8 19 32 −13 18
14 Hyōgo Prefecture Vissel Kobe 16 5 1 0 2 0 8 24 34 −10 17
15 Chiba Prefecture JEF United Ichihara 16 3 2 0 0 0 11 21 34 −13 13
16 Tokyo Verdy Kawasaki 16 2 2 0 1 2 9 16 27 −11 10
17 Fukuoka Prefecture Avispa Fukuoka 16 3 0 0 2 0 11 11 27 −16 9
Source: [citation needed]

Second stage

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

Júbilo Iwata3 – 2Kashima Antlers
Nakayama 1', 46'
Shimizu gold-colored soccer ball 119'		 Bismarck 62'
Mazinho 88'
Attendance: 17,269
Kashima Antlers0 – 1Júbilo Iwata
Nakayama 81'
Attendance: 15,276

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 Brazil Dunga Júbilo Iwata
Rookie of the Year Japan Atsushi Yanagisawa Kashima Antlers
Manager of the Year Brazil João Carlos Kashima Antlers
Top Scorer Cameroon Patrick Mboma Gamba Osaka

Best Eleven

Pos Footballer Club Nationality
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

Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_J.League
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