1996 J.League

4th season of J1 League J.League 1996 Kashima Antlers1st J.League title Asian Club Championship Kashima Antlers Kazuyoshi Miura (23 goals) 240 778 50,974 – Reds vs. Sanga (May 15) 4,491 – Sanfrecce vs. Avispa (November 6) 13,353 1995 1997 The 1996 J.League season was the fourth season since the establishment of the J.League. The season began on March 16 and ended on November 9. Clubs 1996 J. League kits The following sixteen clubs participated in J.League during the 1996 season. Of these clubs, Kyoto Purple Sanga, and Avispa Fukuoka were newly promoted teams from Japan Football League. Avispa Fukuoka Image:Arrowupgreen.png Bellmare Hiratsuka Cerezo Osaka Gamba Osaka JEF United Ichihara Júbilo Iwata Kashima Antlers Kashiwa Reysol Kyoto Purple Sanga Image:Arrowupgreen.png Nagoya Grampus Eight Sanfrecce Hiroshima Shimizu S-Pulse Urawa Red Diamonds Verdy Kawasaki Yokohama Flügels Yokohama Marinos Personnel Club Head coachAvispa Fukuoka JPN Hidehiko ShimizuBellmare Hiratsuka JPN Shigeharu UekiCerezo Osaka JPN Hiroshi SowaGamba Osaka CRO Josip KužeJEF United Ichihara JPN Yasuhiko OkuderaJúbilo Iwata NED Hans OoftKashima Antlers BRA João CarlosKashiwa Reysol BRA Nicanor de CarvalhoKyoto Purple Sanga JPN George YonashiroNagoya Grampus Eight POR José CostaSanfrecce Hiroshima NED Wim JansenShimizu S-Pulse ARG Osvaldo ArdilesUrawa Red Diamonds GER Holger OsieckVerdy Kawasaki BRA Emerson LeãoYokohama Flügels BRA Otacílio GonçalvesYokohama Marinos JPN Hiroshi Hayano Foreign players Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Non-visa foreign Former players Avispa Fukuoka Argentina Carlos Mayor Argentina Hugo Maradona Argentina Pedro Troglio Paraguay Richart Báez Bellmare Hiratsuka Brazil Almir Brazil Betinho Brazil Paulinho McLaren Brazil Simão Brazil Zé Luiz Cerezo Osaka Brazil Francisco Narcizio Brazil Gilmar Brazil Guga Brazil Marquinhos Brazil Sérgio Manoel Gamba Osaka Croatia Mladen Mladenović Croatia Vjekoslav Škrinjar Macedonia Boban Babunski Netherlands Hans Gillhaus Ukraine Akhrik Tsveiba Belarus Sergei AleinikovUkraine Oleh Protasov JEF United Ichihara Czech Republic Ivan Hašek FR Yugoslavia Nenad Maslovar Netherlands Peter Bosz New Zealand Wynton Rufer Brazil Sandro Júbilo Iwata Brazil Dunga Italy Salvatore Schillaci Netherlands Gerald Vanenburg Netherlands Dido Havenaar Kashima Antlers Brazil Carlos Mozer Brazil Jorginho Brazil Mazinho Brazil Rodrigo Carbone Brazil Rodrigo Mendes Brazil Leonardo Kashiwa Reysol Brazil Antônio Carlos Zago Brazil Careca Brazil Edílson Brazil Valdir Brazil Wagner Kyoto Purple Sanga Brazil Edmílson Matias Brazil José Alexandre Brazil Luiz Carlos Brazil Raudnei Brazil Sérgio Soares Brazil BaltazarBrazil Flávio Campos Nagoya Grampus Eight Brazil Alexandre Torres FR Yugoslavia Dragan Stojković France Franck Durix Ivory Coast Donald-Olivier Sié Poland Tomasz Frankowski Sanfrecce Hiroshima Brazil Antônio Carlos Netherlands Pieter Huistra South Korea Noh Jung-yoon Shimizu S-Pulse Argentina Fernando Oliva Brazil Santos Italy Daniele Massaro Brazil Ademir Brazil Toninho Urawa Red Diamonds Denmark Brian Steen Nielsen France Basile Boli Germany Guido Buchwald Germany Uwe Bein Verdy Kawasaki Brazil Argel Fuchs Brazil Bismarck Brazil Magrão Bolivia Ko Ishikawa Brazil CaícoBrazil Donizete Pantera Yokohama Flügels Brazil César Sampaio Brazil Denilson Brazil Evair Brazil Zinho Yokohama Marinos Argentina Alberto Acosta Argentina Darío Figueroa Argentina David Bisconti Argentina Gustavo ZapataArgentina Néstor Gorosito Format In the 1996 season, the league abolished the split-season format and followed a single-season format; sixteen clubs played in double round-robin format, a total of 30 games per club. The games went to golden-goal extra time and penalties if needed after regulation. A club received 3 points for any win, 1 point for PK loss, and 0 pts for regulation or extra time loss. The clubs were ranked by points, and tie breakers are in the following order: Goal differential Goals scored Head-to-head results Extra match or a coin toss The club that finished at the top of the table was declared season champion. Changes in competition format Number of competing clubs increased from 14 to 16 Followed single-season format instead of split-season format Suntory Final Series was held this year, instead of Suntory Championship Number of games per club reduced to 30 from 52 games per season Final standings main WL PK n Q ANT Ibaraki Prefecture Kashima Antlers GRA Aichi Prefecture Nagoya Grampus Eight FLÜ Kanagawa Prefecture Yokohama Flügels JÚB Shizuoka Prefecture Júbilo Iwata REY Chiba Prefecture Kashiwa Reysol RED Saitama Prefecture Urawa Red Diamonds VER Tokyo Verdy Kawasaki FMA Kanagawa Prefecture Yokohama Marinos JEF Chiba Prefecture JEF United Ichihara SSP Shizuoka Prefecture Shimizu S-Pulse BEL Kanagawa Prefecture Bellmare Hiratsuka GAM Osaka Prefecture Gamba Osaka CER Osaka Prefecture Cerezo Osaka SFR Hiroshima Prefecture Sanfrecce Hiroshima SPA Fukuoka Prefecture Avispa Fukuoka SAN Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto Purple Sanga 21 6 3 61 34 21 9 0 63 39 21 9 0 58 44 20 8 2 53 38 20 10 0 67 52 19 9 2 51 31 19 11 0 68 42 14 16 0 39 40 13 16 1 45 47 12 17 1 50 60 12 18 0 47 58 11 19 0 38 59 10 20 0 38 56 10 20 0 36 60 9 19 2 42 64 8 22 0 22 54 green1 1996 J.League ChampionsQualifies to 1996 Suntory Cup*, 1997/98 ACC, and 1997 Super Cup C green2 Qualifies to 1996 Suntory Cup* QSC Win = 3 pts; P.K. loss = 1 pt; Regulation, E.T. loss = 0 pts complete Top scorers RankScorerClubGoals1Japan Kazuyoshi MiuraVerdy Kawasaki232Brazil EdílsonKashiwa Reysol213Brazil EvairYokohama Flügels204Italy Salvatore SchillaciJúbilo Iwata155Brazil MagrãoVerdy Kawasaki136Czech Republic Ivan HašekJEF United Ichihara12Japan Yoshiyuki HasegawaKashima Antlers8Brazil MazinhoKashima Antlers11Croatia Mladen MladenovićGamba OsakaFederal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragan StojkovićNagoya Grampus EightJapan Koji NoguchiBellmare HiratsukaJapan Masayuki OkanoUrawa Red DiamondsJapan Takuya TakagiSanfrecce HiroshimaJapan Yasuyuki MoriyamaNagoya Grampus Eight Awards Individual awards AwardRecipientClubMost Valuable PlayerBRA JorginhoKashima AntlersRookie of the YearJPN Toshihide SaitoShimizu S-PulseManager of the YearBRA Nicanor de CarvalhoKashiwa ReysolTop ScorerJPN Kazuyoshi MiuraVerdy Kawasaki Best Eleven PosFootballerClubNationalityGKSeigo NarazakiYokohama FlügelsJPNDFGuido BuchwaldUrawa Red DiamondsGERDFMasami IharaYokohama MarinosJPNDFNaoki SomaKashima AntlersJPNMFJorginhoKashima AntlersBRAMFHiroshi NanamiJúbilo IwataJPNMFMasakiyo MaezonoYokohama FlügelsJPNMFMotohiro YamaguchiYokohama FlügelsJPNFWDragan StojkovićNagoya Grampus EightFWKazuyoshi MiuraVerdy KawasakiJPNFWMasayuki OkanoUrawa Red DiamondsJPN See also J.League Jikkyou Winning Eleven '97 (PlayStation video game based on the 1996 season) External links J. League 1996 (RSSSF) first 1996 1 Japan