1996 Sanfrecce Hiroshima season

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
1996 season
Manager	Wim Jansen
Stadium	Hiroshima Big Arch
J.League	14th
Emperor's Cup	Runners-up
J.League Cup	GL-A 3rd
Top goalscorer	Takuya Takagi (11)
Highest home attendance	18,863 (vs Kashima Antlers, 20 March 1996)
Lowest home attendance	4,491 (vs Avispa Fukuoka, 6 November 1996)
Average home league attendance	8,469
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1995 1997 →

This article details the 1996 season of Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

Review and events[edit]

League results summary[edit]


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
30	10	0	20	36	60	−24	30	4	0	11	22	33	−11	6	0	9	14	27	−13

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

League results by round[edit]

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	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	L	W	L	L	L	W	W	L	L	W	L	L	W	L	L	L	L	L	L	W	W	L	L	W	L	W	L	L	L
Position	7	8	7	8	10	11	8	8	9	12	10	12	12	11	12	12	12	12	14	14	13	13	13	14	13	13	12	13	14	14

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

Competitions[edit]

Competitions	Position
J.League	14th / 16 clubs
Emperor's Cup	Runners-up
J.League Cup	GL-A 3rd / 8 clubs

Domestic results[edit]

J.League[edit]

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	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1–2 (V-goal) (a.e.t.)	Kashima Antlers	Hiroshima Big Arch
16:05 JST (UTC+09)	Takagi 46'	J. League	Leonardo 73' Hasegawa 117'	Attendance: 18,863 Referee: Fumikazu Shioyazono Assistant referees: Takayoshi Kashino, Kazuhiko Matsumura Fourth official: Kōji Ueno

23 March 1996 (1996-03-23) 3	Cerezo Osaka	1–2 (V-goal) (a.e.t.)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Osaka Nagai No.2 Stadium
15:01 JST (UTC+09)	Morishima 13'	J. League	Yoshida 26' Takagi 96'	Attendance: 6,276 Referee: Zoran Petrović Assistant referees: Akio Okutani, Hiroyuki Ōnishi Fourth official: Tsuyoshi Miyake

30 March 1996 (1996-03-30) 4	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	0–1 (V-goal) (a.e.t.)	Yokohama Flügels	Hiroshima Big Arch
15:04 JST (UTC+09)		J. League	Sampaio 103'	Attendance: 7,105 Referee: Tatsumi Ōno Assistant referees: Yoshikazu Hiroshima, Kō Ōishi Fourth official: Mamoru Ueda

3 April 1996 (1996-04-03) 5	Shimizu S-Pulse	1–0 (V-goal) (a.e.t.)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Nihondaira Sports Stadium
19:01 JST (UTC+09)	Massaro 116'	J. League		Attendance: 12,363 Referee: Kenji Tanaka Assistant referees: Yasushi Tsuchimoto, Takashi Aoki Fourth official: Toshiyuki Asanuma

6 April 1996 (1996-04-06) 6	Gamba Osaka	2–1 (V-goal) (a.e.t.)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
15:00 JST (UTC+09)	Mladenović 73' Matsunami 98'	J. League	Noh 81'	Attendance: 7,042 Referee: Yasuhiro Hemmi Assistant referees: Morihisa Yamaguchi, Akio Okutani Fourth official: Tamotsu Ōnishi

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

17 April 1996 (1996-04-17) 8	Bellmare Hiratsuka	0–1 (V-goal) (a.e.t.)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Hiratsuka Stadium
19:03 JST (UTC+09)		J. League	Uemura 101'	Attendance: 5,747 Referee: Hiroshi Tanabe Assistant referees: Mitsuru Satō, Takao Onshi Fourth official: Masaki Yoshihara

20 April 1996 (1996-04-20) 9	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	0–1	Kashiwa Reysol	Hiroshima Big Arch
15:03 JST (UTC+09)		J. League	Yokoyama 11'	Attendance: 7,126 Referee: Yasuhiro Hemmi Assistant referees: Yoshikazu Hiroshima, Hiroyuki Ōnishi Fourth official: Shinya Sasamoto

27 April 1996 (1996-04-27) 10	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	0–3	Yokohama Marinos	Hiroshima Big Arch
14:35 JST (UTC+09)		J. League	Gorosito 58' Noda 60' Miura 85'	Attendance: 12,453 Referee: Piotr Werner Assistant referees: Morihisa Yamaguchi, Takashi Aoki Fourth official: Kazuyuki Tanimoto

1 May 1996 (1996-05-01) 11	Avispa Fukuoka	0–2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Kumamoto Suizenji Stadium
19:00 JST (UTC+09)		J. League	Huistra 47' Moriyasu 82'	Attendance: 7,895 Referee: Archundia Assistant referees: Tōru Yamashiro, Takayoshi Kashino Fourth official: Kōji Uehara

4 May 1996 (1996-05-04) 12	Júbilo Iwata	1–0	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Júbilo Iwata Stadium
14:00 JST (UTC+09)	Vanenburg 24'	J. League		Attendance: 16,639 Referee: Masayoshi Okada Assistant referees: Takashi Kunori, Satoru Kawano Fourth official: Tōru Nagata

11 May 1996 (1996-05-11) 13	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1–3	Urawa Red Diamonds	Hiroshima Big Arch
15:02 JST (UTC+09)	Uemura 44'	J. League	Hori 39', 48' Fukuda 71'	Attendance: 9,681 Referee: Zoran Petrović Assistant referees: Naoki Esumi, Kazuhiko Matsumura Fourth official: Hitoshi Yamada

15 May 1996 (1996-05-15) 14	Nagoya Grampus Eight	1–2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Nagoya Mizuho Athletics Stadium
19:03 JST (UTC+09)	Stojković 64'	J. League	Huistra 69' Takagi 80'	Attendance: 21,303 Referee: Shinichirō Obata Assistant referees: Kazuya Yanagisawa, Ichirō Inukai Fourth official: Yasuhiro Takeichi

18 May 1996 (1996-05-18) 15	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1–3	Verdy Kawasaki	Hiroshima Big Arch
15:02 JST (UTC+09)	Takagi 89'	J. League	Donizete 1' Gen 31' K. Miura 32'	Attendance: 12,124 Referee: Archundia Assistant referees: Noboru Ishiyama, Satoru Kawano Fourth official: Norio Kuriyama

28 August 1996 (1996-08-28) 16	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	0–3	Júbilo Iwata	Hiroshima Big Arch
19:00 JST (UTC+09)		J. League	Dunga 0', 61' Nakayama 41'	Attendance: 6,585 Referee: Bemard Saules Assistant referees: Morihisa Yamaguchi, Hiroyuki Ōnishi Fourth official: Hideki Tanigawa

31 August 1996 (1996-08-31) 17	Urawa Red Diamonds	5–1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Urawa Komaba Stadium
19:04 JST (UTC+09)	Hori 28' Bein 30' Yamada 36', 38' Okano 44'	J. League	Takagi 81'	Attendance: 20,028 Referee: Hideo Kikuchi Assistant referees: Takashi Kunori, Keiji Kamiara Fourth official: Shigeru Kimura

7 September 1996 (1996-09-07) 18	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2–3	Nagoya Grampus Eight	Hiroshima Big Arch
18:33 JST (UTC+09)	Takagi 12' Fue 67'	J. League	Okayama 44' Moriyama 70' Stojković 72'	Attendance: 10,185 Referee: Hiroshi Tanabe Assistant referees: Akio Okutani, Takashi Aoki Fourth official: Keiichi Nadamoto

14 September 1996 (1996-09-14) 19	Verdy Kawasaki	5–1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Tecnoport Fukui Stadium
18:00 JST (UTC+09)	1' (o.g.) K. Miura 15', 34' Magrão 46', 75'	J. League	Noh 32'	Attendance: 11,782 Referee: Hiroyuki Umemoto Assistant referees: Naoki Esumi, Hitoshi Nakagomi Fourth official: Masao Nakajō

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	Kashima Antlers	1–1 (V-goal) (a.e.t.) (8–9 p)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Kashima Soccer Stadium
15:04 JST (UTC+09)	Masuda 33'	J. League	Huistra 72'	Attendance: 15,975 Referee: Masayoshi Okada Assistant referees: Noboru Ishiyama, Satoru Kawano Fourth official: Michio Horie
	Penalties
	Jorginho Hasegawa Oniki Manaka Rodrigo Akita Sōma Okuno Naitō Kumagai Furukawa		Takagi Moriyasu Yoshida Kuwabara Huistra Kubo Yanagimoto Michiki Naitō Satō Maekawa

2 October 1996 (1996-10-02) 22	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2–1 (V-goal) (a.e.t.)	Cerezo Osaka	Hiroshima Stadium
19:00 JST (UTC+09)	Kubo 78' 90'	J. League	72' (o.g.)	Attendance: 5,387 Referee: Hiroshi Tanabe Assistant referees: Naoki Esumi, Kazuhiko Matsumura Fourth official: Kōji Ueno

5 October 1996 (1996-10-05) 23	Yokohama Flügels	2–0	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Yokohama Mitsuzawa Football Stadium
18:33 JST (UTC+09)	Evair 16', 39'	J. League		Attendance: 7,111 Referee: Naotsugu Fuse Assistant referees: Mitsuru Satō, Keiji Kamiara Fourth official: Masaki Yoshihara

16 October 1996 (1996-10-16) 24	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2–3	Shimizu S-Pulse	Kagoshima Kamoike Stadium
19:03 JST (UTC+09)	Michiki 19', 26'	J. League	Nagai 66' Hasegawa 86', 89'	Attendance: 6,314 Referee: Fumikazu Shioyazono Assistant referees: Yoshikazu Hiroshima, Masatoshi Shibata Fourth official: Sadaaki Hagiwara

19 October 1996 (1996-10-19) 25	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2–0	Gamba Osaka	Ehime Matsuyama Athletic Stadium
18:34 JST (UTC+09)	Noh 51' Huistra 56'	J. League		Attendance: 7,202 Referee: Kazuo Kakihana Assistant referees: Satoru Kawano, Tōru Yamashiro Fourth official: Hiroshi Yoshinouchi

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

30 October 1996 (1996-10-30) 27	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	3–2	Bellmare Hiratsuka	Hiroshima Stadium
19:01 JST (UTC+09)	Takagi 11' Huistra 30' Kojima 52'	J. League	Takada 19' Noguchi 86'	Attendance: 5,037 Referee: Tatsumi Ōno Assistant referees: Hideaki Harada, Hiroyuki Ōnishi Fourth official: Kuniyasu Doi

2 November 1996 (1996-11-02) 28	Kashiwa Reysol	3–0	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium
14:59 JST (UTC+09)	Valdir 37' Edílson 57', 83'	J. League		Attendance: 7,035 Referee: Naotsugu Fuse Assistant referees: Kazuaki Hamaguchi, Masahiro Katagiri Fourth official: Kōji Sugikawa

6 November 1996 (1996-11-06) 29	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2–4	Avispa Fukuoka	Hiroshima Big Arch
19:03 JST (UTC+09)	Moriyasu 53', 88'	J. League	Yamashita 30' Mayor 48' Ueno 66', 79'	Attendance: 4,491 Referee: Bemard Saules Assistant referees: Hiroyuki Izumi, Takashi Aoki Fourth official: Norio Kuriyama

9 November 1996 (1996-11-09) 30	Yokohama Marinos	3–1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Yokohama Mitsuzawa Football Stadium
14:30 JST (UTC+09)	Omura 19', 50', 89'	J. League	12' (o.g.)	Attendance: 10,858 Referee: Hiroyuki Umemoto Assistant referees: Kazuaki Hamaguchi, Takuji Fukazawa Fourth official: Masahiko Takahashi

Emperor's Cup[edit]

1st Round

bye

2nd Round

bye

17 November 1996 (1996-11-17) 3rd Round	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2–0	Brummell Sendai	Hiroshima Stadium
: JST (UTC+09)	? ?' ? ?'

23 December 1996 (1996-12-23) 4th Round	Kashiwa Reysol	1–2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Hiroshima Stadium
: JST (UTC+09)	? ?'		? ?' ? ?'

26 December 1996 (1996-12-26) Quarterfinals	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	3–0	Shimizu S-Pulse	Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium
: JST (UTC+09)	? ?' ? ?' ? ?'

29 December 1996 (1996-12-29) Semifinals	Gamba Osaka	0–2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
: JST (UTC+09)			? ?' ? ?'

1 January 1997 (1997-01-01) Final	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	0–3	Verdy Kawasaki	Tokyo National Stadium
: JST (UTC+09)			Kitazawa ?' Y. Miura ?' Kurihara ?'	Attendance: 38,737

J.League Cup[edit]

1 June 1996 (1996-06-01) GL-A-1-1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1–0	Júbilo Iwata	Hiroshima Big Arch
17:31 JST (UTC+09)	Huistra 57'	J. League		Attendance: 11,468 Referee: Yasuhiro Hemmi Assistant referees: Naoki Esumi, Masatoshi Shibata Fourth official: Keiichi Nadamoto

5 June 1996 (1996-06-05) GL-A-1-2	Júbilo Iwata	1–0 (1–1 agg.)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Júbilo Iwata Stadium
19:02 JST (UTC+09)	Nakayama 41'	J. League		Attendance: 8,354 Referee: Piotr Werner Assistant referees: Yasushi Tsuchimoto, Tetsu Karakida Fourth official: Takuya Okada

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

12 June 1996 (1996-06-12) GL-A-2-2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	0–0 (1–0 agg.)	Kyoto Purple Sanga	Hiroshima Big Arch
19:04 JST (UTC+09)		J. League		Attendance: 4,331 Referee: Tatsumi Ōno Assistant referees: Hiroyuki Izumi, Hiroyuki Ōnishi Fourth official: Kōsō Sumida

15 June 1996 (1996-06-15) GL-A-3-1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1–1	Gamba Osaka	Oita Athletic Stadium
18:31 JST (UTC+09)	Kubo 84'	J. League	Matsuyama 21'	Attendance: 4,105 Referee: Zoran Petrović Assistant referees: Noboru Ishiyama, Masatoshi Shibata Fourth official: Tsunenori Nagamatsu

19 June 1996 (1996-06-19) GL-A-3-2	Gamba Osaka	0–3 (1–4 agg.)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
19:00 JST (UTC+09)		J. League	Moriyasu 37' Kubo 47' Michiki 50'	Attendance: 5,074 Referee: Yasuhiro Matsuzaki Assistant referees: Satoru Ishizawa, Takayoshi Kashino Fourth official: Tamotsu Ōnishi

22 June 1996 (1996-06-22) GL-A-4-1	Kashiwa Reysol	1–2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium
18:30 JST (UTC+09)	29' (o.g.)	J. League	Huistra 21' Kuwabara 68'	Attendance: 8,003 Referee: Piotr Werner Assistant referees: Morihisa Yamaguchi, Takashi Aoki Fourth official: Yoshiyuki Yamashita

26 June 1996 (1996-06-26) GL-A-4-2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1–3 (3–4 agg.)	Kashiwa Reysol	Hiroshima Stadium
19:00 JST (UTC+09)	Ōki 2'	J. League	Careca 39', 44' Shimotaira 50'	Attendance: 4,603 Referee: Hiroshi Tanabe Assistant referees: Naoki Esumi, Masatoshi Shibata Fourth official: Yutaka Miyake

29 June 1996 (1996-06-29) GL-A-5-1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2–3	Bellmare Hiratsuka	Hiroshima Big Arch
18:31 JST (UTC+09)	Kubo 33' Huistra 58'	J. League	Paulinho 19' Seki 81', 89'	Attendance: 7,470 Referee: Hiroyuki Umemoto Assistant referees: Akio Okutani, Takuji Fukazawa Fourth official: Kuniyasu Doi

3 July 1996 (1996-07-03) GL-A-5-2	Bellmare Hiratsuka	3–0 (6–2 agg.)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Hiratsuka Stadium
19:01 JST (UTC+09)	Seki 15', 51' Paulinho 83'	J. League		Attendance: 7,178 Referee: Piotr Werner Assistant referees: Hiroshi Fukuda, Susumu Takeda Fourth official: Hiroshi Yamaguchi

10 August 1996 (1996-08-10) GL-A-6-1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2–3	Urawa Red Diamonds	Hiroshima Big Arch
18:32 JST (UTC+09)	Santos 5', 39'	J. League	Bein 17' Fukunaga 52' 59' (o.g.)	Attendance: 9,271 Referee: Shinichirō Obata Assistant referees: Tōru Yamashiro, Hiroyuki Ōnishi Fourth official: Katsuya Motoyasu

14 August 1996 (1996-08-14) GL-A-6-2	Urawa Red Diamonds	0–2 (3–4 agg.)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Urawa Komaba Stadium
19:00 JST (UTC+09)		J. League	Santos 25', 77'	Attendance: 19,386 Referee: Hiroshi Tanabe Assistant referees: Yū Nakamura, Kōji Minami Fourth official: Toshimitsu Yasumoto

17 August 1996 (1996-08-17) GL-A-7-1	Yokohama Marinos	3–5	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Yokohama Mitsuzawa Football Stadium
19:00 JST (UTC+09)	Omura 10' T. Yamada 74' Acosta 89'	J. League	Santos 16', 85' Takagi 30' Huistra 65' Kubo 80'	Attendance: 10,407 Referee: Yoshimi Ogawa Assistant referees: Toshimitsu Yoshida, Susumu Takeda Fourth official: Mineo Takada

21 August 1996 (1996-08-21) GL-A-7-2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2–2 (7–5 agg.)	Yokohama Marinos	Hiroshima Big Arch
19:01 JST (UTC+09)	Huistra 44' Moriyasu 51'	J. League	Acosta 18', 22'	Attendance: 8,250 Referee: Tōru Kamikawa Assistant referees: Kazuya Yanagisawa, Hiroyuki Izumi Fourth official: Kōji Hanaguchi

Player statistics[edit]

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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
DF		Yasuyuki Satō	(1966-04-12)April 12, 1966 (aged 29)	176 cm / 67 kg	13	0	2	0	8	0	23	0
FW		Huistra	(1967-01-18)January 18, 1967 (aged 29)	182 cm / 71 kg	28	7	0	0	14	5	42	12
FW		Takuya Takagi	(1967-11-12)November 12, 1967 (aged 28)	188 cm / 82 kg	30	11	5	2	6	1	41	14
GK		Kazuya Maekawa	(1968-03-22)March 22, 1968 (aged 27)	188 cm / 84 kg	25	0	5	0	14	0	44	0
DF		Naoki Naitō	(1968-05-30)May 30, 1968 (aged 27)	180 cm / 78 kg	26	0	5	0	13	0	44	0
MF		Mitsuaki Kojima	(1968-07-14)July 14, 1968 (aged 27)	173 cm / 70 kg	26	1	5	0	14	0	45	1
MF		Hajime Moriyasu	(1968-08-23)August 23, 1968 (aged 27)	173 cm / 62 kg	26	3	5	0	14	2	45	5
MF		Yasuhiro Yoshida	(1969-07-14)July 14, 1969 (aged 26)	172 cm / 70 kg	27	1	5	1	10	0	42	2
GK		Kazumasa Kawano	(1970-11-07)November 7, 1970 (aged 25)	185 cm / 80 kg	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
FW		Noh Jung-Yoon	(1971-03-28)March 28, 1971 (aged 24)	172 cm / 68 kg	24	5	5	2	4	0	33	7
MF		Hiroyoshi Kuwabara	(1971-10-02)October 2, 1971 (aged 24)	177 cm / 71 kg	24	0	5	0	8	1	37	1
MF		Takashi Ōnishi	(1971-10-16)October 16, 1971 (aged 24)	177 cm / 70 kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
DF		Hiroshige Yanagimoto	(1972-10-15)October 15, 1972 (aged 23)	173 cm / 64 kg	29	0	5	1	14	0	48	1
DF		Hideaki Mori	(1972-10-16)October 16, 1972 (aged 23)	183 cm / 73 kg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MF		Hideaki Hagino	(1973-01-20)January 20, 1973 (aged 23)	173 cm / 66 kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
FW		Masato Fue	(1973-02-22)February 22, 1973 (aged 23)	174 cm / 65 kg	22	1	1	0	10	0	33	1
MF		Ryūji Michiki	(1973-08-25)August 25, 1973 (aged 22)	174 cm / 64 kg	17	2	5	0	8	1	30	3
DF		Kenichi Uemura	(1974-04-22)April 22, 1974 (aged 21)	180 cm / 70 kg	12	2	0	0	7	0	19	2
MF		Yūta Abe	(1974-07-31)July 31, 1974 (aged 21)	177 cm / 69 kg	3	0	3	0	6	1	12	1
GK		Takashi Shimoda	(1975-11-28)November 28, 1975 (aged 20)	183 cm / 74 kg	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
FW		Susumu Ōki	(1976-02-23)February 23, 1976 (aged 20)	177 cm / 75 kg	7	0	0	0	4	1	11	1
MF		Kōji Yoshimura	(1976-04-13)April 13, 1976 (aged 19)	177 cm / 68 kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
MF		Tatsuhiko Kubo	(1976-06-18)June 18, 1976 (aged 19)	181 cm / 71 kg	22	2	3	0	10	4	35	6
FW		Iwao Yamane	(1976-07-31)July 31, 1976 (aged 19)	170 cm / 62 kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
GK		Masato Tamada	(1976-08-25)August 25, 1976 (aged 19)	185 cm / 80 kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
MF		Tsukimitsu Mizuta	(1976-09-13)September 13, 1976 (aged 19)	174 cm / 71 kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
DF		Takashi Kageyama	(1977-05-27)May 27, 1977 (aged 18)	180 cm / 67 kg	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
MF		Keita Kanemoto	(1977-07-13)July 13, 1977 (aged 18)	173 cm / 71 kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
MF		Kōta Hattori	(1977-11-22)November 22, 1977 (aged 18)	175 cm / 71 kg	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
FW		Jun Takata	(1977-12-06)December 6, 1977 (aged 18)	179 cm / 71 kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
GK		Minoru Ueda †	(1977-06-20)June 20, 1977 (aged 18)	-cm / -kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
GK		Tetsuharu Yamaguchi †	(1977-09-08)September 8, 1977 (aged 18)	-cm / -kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
MF		Shoji Akimitsu †	(1977-05-07)May 7, 1977 (aged 18)	-cm / -kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
FW		Kazuyoshi Matsunaga †	(1977-11-13)November 13, 1977 (aged 18)	-cm / -kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
MF		Santos †	(1964-06-08)June 8, 1964 (aged 31)	-cm / -kg	2	0	4	3	7	6	13	9

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

Transfers[edit]

^[4]^[1]

In:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	JPN	Naoki Naitō (from Shimizu S-Pulse)
—	DF	JPN	Takashi Kageyama (from Daisho Gakuen High School)
—	MF	JPN	Yasuhiro Yoshida (from Shimizu S-Pulse)
—	MF	JPN	Keita Kanemoto (from Hiroshima Minami High School)
—	MF	JPN	Kōta Hattori (from Makuhari Senior High School)
—	FW	JPN	Jun Takata (from Sanfrecce Hiroshima youth)

Out:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	JPN	Toshikazu Katō
—	DF	JPN	Yoshirō Moriyama (to Yokohama Flügels)
—	DF	JPN	Masayuki Ōmori
—	MF	JPN	Yahiro Kazama
—	MF	JPN	Akinobu Yokouchi (retired)
—	MF	BRA	Andrey
—	MF	JPN	Yasumasa Makino (to Fujitsu)
—	MF	JPN	Kazutoshi Miura
—	FW	CZE	Hašek (to JEF United Ichihara)
—	FW	JPN	Takumi Shima (retired)
—	FW	JPN	Kenji Wakamatsu
—	FW	JPN	Yoshihiro Nishida (to Kyoto Purple Sanga)
—	FW	NED	Van Loen

Transfers during the season[edit]

In[edit]

Santos (from Veracruz on June)
Minoru Ueda
Tetsuharu Yamaguchi (from Isahaya Commercial High School)
Shoji Akimitsu
Kazuyoshi Matsunaga (from Nakatsu Kogyo High School)

Out[edit]

Hideaki Mori (to Avispa Fukuoka)

Awards[edit]

^[2] none

References[edit]

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[edit]

(in Japanese) J. League official site
(in Japanese) Sanfrecce Hiroshima official site

[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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