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

League results summary


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

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

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

Domestic results

J.League

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

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

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

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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

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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

In

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

Out

Hideaki Mori (to Avispa Fukuoka)

Awards

^[2] none

References

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

(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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