1997 J.League

5th season of J1 League J.League 1997 Júbilo Iwata1st J.League title2nd Japanese title 17 Asian Club Championship Júbilo Iwata Patrick Mboma (25 goals) 272 898 38,707 - Reds vs. Sanfrecce (April 19) 2,245 - JEF Utd. vs. Sanfrecce (May 7) 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 first stage and Júbilo Iwata won the second stage. Júbilo Iwata won the J.League title after winning both matches in the Suntory Championship. Clubs 1997 J. League kits The following 17 clubs participated in J.League during the 1997 season.Balitskiy Andrei 2021-03-04 Japan 1997 https://www.rsssf.org/tablesj/jap97.html 2026-08-04 RSSSF Of these clubs, Vissel Kobe was the only newly promoted team from Japan Football League.Balitskiy Andrei 2020-11-05 Japan 1996 https://www.rsssf.org/tablesj/jap96.html 2026-08-04 RSSSF 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 coachAvispa Fukuoka ARG Carlos PachaméBellmare Hiratsuka JPN Shigeharu UekiCerezo Osaka BRA Levir CulpiGamba Osaka CRO Josip KužeJEF United Ichihara NED Jan VersleijenJúbilo Iwata JPN Takashi KuwaharaKashima Antlers BRA João CarlosKashiwa Reysol BRA Nicanor de CarvalhoKyoto Purple Sanga URU Pedro RochaNagoya Grampus Eight POR Carlos QueirozSanfrecce Hiroshima SCO Eddie ThomsonShimizu S-Pulse ARG Osvaldo ArdilesUrawa Red Diamonds GER Horst KöppelVerdy Kawasaki BRA Valdir EspinosaVissel Kobe SCO Stuart BaxterYokohama Flügels BRA Otacílio GonçalvesYokohama 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 RossiArgentina 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 GilmarBrazil 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 MabiliaItaly 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 AradoBrazil 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 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 BaurFrance 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 YanoSouth Korea Cho Kwi-jae Denmark Michael LaudrupSwitzerland Thomas Bickel Tunisia Ziad Tlemçani Yokohama Flügels Brazil César Sampaio Brazil Fernando Rech Brazil Válber Cameroon Cyrille Ndongo-Keller Brazil Anderson GilsBrazil MarceloBrazil Zinho Yokohama Marinos Bolivia Julio César Baldivieso Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dušan Petković Spain Julio Salinas Standings First stage main WL OT y y 0 ANT Ibaraki Prefecture Kashima Antlers FLÜ Kanagawa Prefecture Yokohama Flügels REY Chiba Prefecture Kashiwa Reysol BEL Kanagawa Prefecture Bellmare Hiratsuka FMA Kanagawa Prefecture Yokohama Marinos JÚB Shizuoka Prefecture Júbilo Iwata SSP Shizuoka Prefecture Shimizu S-Pulse GAM Osaka Prefecture Gamba Osaka RED Saitama Prefecture Urawa Red Diamonds SFR Hiroshima Prefecture Sanfrecce Hiroshima CER Osaka Prefecture Cerezo Osaka GRA Aichi Prefecture Nagoya Grampus Eight SAN Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto Purple Sanga VIS Hyōgo Prefecture Vissel Kobe JEF Chiba Prefecture JEF United Ichihara VER Tokyo Verdy Kawasaki SPA Fukuoka Prefecture Avispa Fukuoka 12 0 1 3 0 0 32 15 11 1 0 4 0 0 35 16 10 1 0 3 1 1 34 18 8 2 0 6 0 0 25 20 7 3 1 5 0 0 31 31 8 1 0 4 3 0 32 21 7 2 0 5 2 0 25 24 8 0 0 8 0 0 28 23 6 1 1 8 0 0 25 24 6 1 1 6 2 0 22 23 6 0 1 6 2 1 21 26 6 0 0 9 1 0 18 24 6 0 0 8 1 1 19 32 5 1 0 8 2 0 24 34 3 2 0 11 0 0 21 34 2 2 0 9 1 2 16 27 3 0 0 11 2 0 11 27 complete RSSSF Second stage main WL OT y y 0 JÚB Júbilo Iwata GAM Gamba Osaka FMA Yokohama Marinos ANT Kashima Antlers GRA Nagoya Grampus Eight SSP Shimizu S-Pulse RED Urawa Red Diamonds CER Cerezo Osaka BEL Bellmare Hiratsuka REY Kashiwa Reysol FLÜ Yokohama Flügels VER Verdy Kawasaki SFR Sanfrecce Hiroshima JEF JEF United Ichihara SPA Avispa Fukuoka SAN Kyoto Purple Sanga VIS Vissel Kobe 12 2 0 2 0 0 40 14 10 2 0 3 1 0 38 23 8 4 0 4 0 0 42 28 9 2 0 4 1 0 46 23 10 0 0 6 0 0 23 24 9 1 0 3 3 0 27 16 8 1 0 5 2 0 26 21 7 1 1 4 3 0 32 30 6 1 1 6 1 1 30 32 6 1 0 8 0 1 29 31 5 1 1 7 2 0 23 27 4 2 0 10 0 0 22 38 5 0 0 9 2 0 21 27 3 3 0 6 3 1 22 32 3 0 1 9 3 0 18 31 3 0 0 10 2 1 21 38 1 2 0 13 0 0 19 44 complete RSSSF 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 December 6, 1997 15:03 Júbilo Iwata 3 – 2 Kashima Antlers Nakayama 1, 46 Shimizu 119 Bismarck 62 Mazinho 88 Yamaha Stadium, Iwata 17,269 Masayoshi Okada December 13, 1997 19:36 Kashima Antlers 0 – 1 Júbilo Iwata Nakayama 81 Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima 15,276 Leslie Mottram Top scorers Rank Scorer Club Goals1Cameroon Patrick MbomaGamba Osaka252Brazil EdílsonKashiwa Reysol233Brazil MazinhoKashima Antlers22Japan Akihiro NagashimaVissel Kobe5Japan Masahiro FukudaUrawa Red Diamonds21Spain Julio SalinasYokohama Marinos7Brazil VálberYokohama Flügels208Japan Masashi NakayamaJúbilo Iwata18Japan Wagner LopesBellmare Hiratsuka10Brazil Paulo JamelliKashiwa Reysol14 RSSSF Awards Individual awards Award Recipient ClubMost Valuable PlayerBRA DungaJúbilo IwataRookie of the YearJPN Atsushi YanagisawaKashima AntlersManager of the YearBRA João CarlosKashima AntlersTop ScorerCMR Patrick MbomaGamba Osaka J.LEAGUE Digital Data Book Best Eleven Pos Footballer Club NationalityGKTomoaki OgamiJúbilo IwataJPNDFMasami IharaYokohama MarinosJPNDFNaoki SomaKashima AntlersJPNDFYutaka AkitaKashima AntlersJPNMFBismarckKashima AntlersBRAMFDungaJúbilo IwataBRAMFHidetoshi NakataBellmare HiratsukaJPNMFHiroshi NanamiJúbilo IwataJPNMFMotohiro YamaguchiYokohama FlügelsJPNFWPatrick MbomaGamba OsakaCMRFWMasashi NakayamaJúbilo IwataJPN J.LEAGUE Digital Data Book References 1997 J. 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