1997 in Japanese football

Japanese football in 1997

1997 season
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J.League

Main article: 1997 J.League

Japan Football League

Main article: 1997 Japan Football League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	PKW	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Consadole Sapporo (C, P)	30	24	2	0	4	77	26	+51	76	Promoted to 1998 J.League
2	Tokyo Gas	30	21	2	1	6	70	30	+40	68
3	Kawasaki Frontale	30	21	2	0	7	87	36	+51	67
4	Honda Motors	30	20	2	1	7	60	37	+23	65
5	Montedio Yamagata	30	18	1	0	11	57	36	+21	56
6	Ventforet Kofu	30	15	3	1	11	59	41	+18	52
7	Otsuka FC Vortis Tokushima	30	13	1	0	16	50	45	+5	41
8	Brummell Sendai	30	12	1	2	15	37	43	−6	40
9	NTT Kanto	30	11	3	0	16	48	49	−1	39
10	Fukushima FC	30	12	1	0	17	48	59	−11	38	Folded[a]
11	Sagan Tosu	30	12	1	0	17	38	54	−16	38
12	Oita Trinity	30	7	4	0	19	42	64	−22	29
13	Denso	30	7	2	2	19	29	49	−20	27
14	Seino Transportation	30	5	0	0	25	24	67	−43	15	Folded[b]
15	Jatco SC	30	2	1	3	24	25	70	−45	11
16	Mito HollyHock	30	3	0	1	26	24	69	−45	10

Updated to match(es) played on November 1997. Source: Montedio Yamagata website
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted
Notes:

1. After the season Fukushima FC has folded due to financial difficulties.
2. Seino Transportation SC were disbanded by parent company after the season.

Japanese Regional Leagues

Main article: 1997 Japanese Regional Leagues

Emperor's Cup

Main article: 1997 Emperor's Cup

J.League Cup

Main article: 1997 J.League Cup

National team (Men)

Results

Japan v Thailand

1997.02.09	Japan	1–1	Thailand	Bangkok, Thailand
	Jo 64'	JFA	? ?'

Japan v Sweden

1997.02.13	Japan	0–1	Sweden	Bangkok, Thailand
		JFA	? ?'

Japan v Thailand

1997.03.15	Japan	1–3	Thailand	Bangkok, Thailand
	Miura 29'	JFA	? ?' ? ?' ? ?'

Japan v Oman

1997.03.23	Japan	1–0	Oman	Muscat, Oman
	Omura 10'	JFA

Japan v Macau

1997.03.25	Japan	10–0	Macau	Muscat, Oman
	Takagi 13', 33', 71' Soma 44' Miura 53', 89' Nanami 67' Morishima 78', 81', 89'	JFA

Japan v Nepal

1997.03.27	Japan	6–0	Nepal	Muscat, Oman
	Jo 23' Takagi 46', 54', 89' Omura 76' Honda 79'	JFA

Japan v South Korea

1997.05.21	Japan	1–1	South Korea	Tokyo, Japan
	Miura 88'	JFA	? ?'	Stadium: Tokyo National Stadium

Japan v Croatia

1997.06.08	Japan	4–3	Croatia	Tokyo, Japan
	Hirano 34' Miura 49', 53' Morishima 89'	JFA	? ?' ? ?' ? ?'	Stadium: Tokyo National Stadium

Japan v Turkey

1997.06.15	Japan	1–0	Turkey	Osaka, Japan
	Morishima 25'	JFA		Stadium: Osaka Nagai Stadium

Japan v Macau

1997.06.22	Japan	10–0	Macau	Tokyo, Japan
	Nakata 17', 61' Nishizawa 20' Miura 23', 29', 44', 57', 62', 79' Nanami 42'	JFA		Stadium: Tokyo National Stadium

Japan v Nepal

1997.06.25	Japan	3–0	Nepal	Tokyo, Japan
	Nishizawa 44' Miura 72', 87'	JFA		Stadium: Tokyo National Stadium

Japan v Oman

1997.06.28	Japan	1–1	Oman	Tokyo, Japan
	Nakata 4'	JFA	? ?'	Stadium: Tokyo National Stadium

Japan v Brazil

1997.08.13	Japan	0–3	Brazil	Osaka, Japan
		JFA	? ?' ? ?' ? ?'	Stadium: Osaka Nagai Stadium Attendance: 45,754

Japan v Uzbekistan

1997.09.07	Japan	6–3	Uzbekistan	Tokyo, Japan
	Miura 4', 23', 64', 80' Nakata 40' Jo 44'	JFA	? ?' ? ?' ? ?'	Stadium: Tokyo National Stadium Attendance: 54,328

Japan v United Arab Emirates

1997.09.19	Japan	0–0	United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
		JFA

Japan v South Korea

1997.09.28	Japan	1–2	South Korea	Tokyo, Japan
	Yamaguchi 67'	JFA	? ?' ? ?'	Stadium: Tokyo National Stadium Attendance: 56,704

Japan v Kazakhstan

1997.10.04	Japan	1–1	Kazakhstan	Almaty, Kazakhstan
	Akita 23'	JFA	? ?'

Japan v Uzbekistan

1997.10.11	Japan	1–1	Uzbekistan	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
	Lopes 90'	JFA	? ?'

Japan v United Arab Emirates

1997.10.26	Japan	1–1	United Arab Emirates	Tokyo, Japan
	Lopes 3'	JFA	? ?'	Stadium: Tokyo National Stadium Attendance: 56,089

Japan v South Korea

1997.11.01	Japan	2–0	South Korea	Seoul, South Korea
	Nanami 1' Lopes 37'	JFA		Attendance: 80,000

Japan v Kazakhstan

1997.11.08	Japan	5–1	Kazakhstan	Tokyo, Japan
	Akita 12' Nakata 16' Nakayama 44' Ihara 67' Takagi 79'	JFA	? ?'	Stadium: Tokyo National Stadium Attendance: 56,032

Japan v Iran

1997.11.16	Japan	3–2 (a.e.t.) (GG)	Iran	Johor Bahru, Malaysia
	Nakayama 39' Jo 76' Okano 118'	JFA	? ?' ? ?'	Attendance: 22,000

Players statistics

Player	-1996	02.09	02.13	03.15	03.23	03.25	03.27	05.21	06.08	06.15	06.22	06.25	06.28	08.13	09.07	09.19	09.28	10.04	10.11	10.26	11.01	11.08	11.16	1997	Total
Masami Ihara	88(4)	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	-	O	O(1)	O	21(1)	109(5)
Kazuyoshi Miura	64(35)	O	-	O(1)	O	O(2)	-	O(1)	O(2)	O	O(6)	O(2)	O	O	O(4)	O	O	O	O	O	O	-	O	19(18)	83(53)
Tsuyoshi Kitazawa	43(3)	O	O	O	-	O	O	-	-	O	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	O	O	O	11(0)	54(3)
Takuya Takagi	39(20)	-	-	O	-	O(3)	O(3)	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O(1)	-	5(7)	44(27)
Motohiro Yamaguchi	27(3)	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O(1)	O	O	O	O	O	O	22(1)	49(4)
Hiroshige Yanagimoto	25(0)	-	O	O	O	O	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5(0)	30(0)
Hisashi Kurosaki	23(4)	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1(0)	24(4)
Naoki Soma	22(2)	O	-	O	O	O(1)	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	21(1)	43(3)
Hiroaki Morishima	20(2)	O	O	O	O	O(3)	O	O	O(1)	O(1)	O	O	-	-	-	O	-	-	O	-	-	O	-	14(5)	34(7)
Masashi Nakayama	19(8)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O(1)	O(1)	2(2)	21(10)
Masakiyo Maezono	17(4)	O	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2(0)	19(4)
Norio Omura	16(2)	O	-	O	O(1)	O	O(1)	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	O	O	O	-	-	-	-	-	10(2)	26(4)
Hiroshi Nanami	15(3)	O	O	O	O	O(1)	O	O	O	O	O(1)	O	O	-	O	O	O	O	O	O	O(1)	O	O	21(3)	36(6)
Yasuto Honda	15(0)	-	O	-	O	O	O(1)	O	O	-	O	O	-	O	O	O	O	O	-	O	-	-	-	14(1)	29(1)
Masayuki Okano	14(1)	-	O	-	-	O	O	-	-	-	-	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O(1)	5(1)	19(2)
Akira Narahashi	10(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	O	O	-	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	13(0)	23(0)
Kenichi Shimokawa	8(0)	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1(0)	9(0)
Tadashi Nakamura	7(0)	O	-	O	-	-	O	O	O	O	O	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8(0)	15(0)
Yutaka Akita	4(1)	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O(1)	O	O	O	O(1)	O	16(2)	20(3)
Shoji Jo	4(0)	O(1)	O	O	O	-	O(1)	O	-	-	-	-	-	O	O(1)	O	-	-	O	O	-	O	O(1)	13(4)	17(4)
Toshihide Saito	2(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	O	O	-	-	O	O	-	-	-	-	O	O	-	-	-	7(0)	9(0)
Ryuji Michiki	1(0)	-	O	-	-	-	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3(0)	4(0)
Toshihiro Hattori	1(0)	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1(0)	2(0)
Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi	0(0)	-	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	21(0)	21(0)
Hidetoshi Nakata	0(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	O	O	O(2)	O	O(1)	O	O(1)	O	O	O	O	O	O	O(1)	O	16(5)	16(5)
Wagner Lopes	0(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	O	O(1)	O(1)	O(1)	-	O	6(3)	6(3)
Akinori Nishizawa	0(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	-	-	O(1)	O(1)	-	-	O	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	5(2)	5(2)
Takashi Hirano	0(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O(1)	-	O	-	O	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	-	-	5(1)	5(1)
Eisuke Nakanishi	0(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	O	O	-	O	-	-	O	-	5(0)	5(0)
Shigeyoshi Mochizuki	0(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2(0)	2(0)
Teruyoshi Ito	0(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1(0)	1(0)
Yasuyuki Moriyama	0(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1(0)	1(0)
Hideto Suzuki	0(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1(0)	1(0)
Takeshi Watanabe	0(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1(0)	1(0)

National team (Women)

Results

Japan v China

1997.06.08	Japan	1–0	China	Tokyo, Japan
	Mitsui ?'			Stadium: National Stadium

Japan v China

1997.06.15	Japan	0–0	China	Osaka, Japan
				Stadium: Osaka Nagai Stadium

Japan v Guam

1997.12.05	Japan	21–0	Guam	China
	Nishina ?' Sawa ?', ?', ?', ?', ?', ?', ?' Morimoto ?' Yanagita ?' Omatsu ?' Otake ?', ?', ?', ?', ?', ?' Uchiyama ?', ?', ?' Yamaki ?'

Japan v India

1997.12.07	Japan	1–0	India	China
	Sawa ?'

Japan v Hong Kong

1997.12.09	Japan	9–0	Hong Kong	China
	Yamaki ?' Tomei ?' Sawa ?', ?', ?' Morimoto ?' Yanagita ?' Mitsui ?' Uchiyama ?'

Japan v North Korea

1997.12.12	Japan	0–1	North Korea	China
			? ?'

Japan v Chinese Taipei

1997.12.14	Japan	2–0	Chinese Taipei	China
	Sawa ?', ?'

Players statistics

Player	-1996	06.08	06.15	12.05	12.07	12.09	12.12	12.14	1997	Total
Rie Yamaki	30(0)	O	O	O(1)	O	O(1)	O	O	7(2)	37(2)
Maki Haneta	29(1)	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	1(0)	30(1)
Tamaki Uchiyama	28(16)	O	O	O(3)	O	O(1)	O	-	6(4)	34(20)
Homare Sawa	28(8)	O	O	O(7)	O(1)	O(3)	O	O(2)	7(13)	35(21)
Yumi Tomei	25(5)	O	O	O	O	O(1)	O	-	6(1)	31(6)
Yumi Obe	23(2)	O	O	-	O	O	-	-	4(0)	27(2)
Nami Otake	21(7)	O	O	O(6)	O	-	O	O	6(6)	27(13)
Junko Ozawa	20(0)	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	1(0)	21(0)
Kae Nishina	19(0)	O	O	O(1)	O	O	O	O	7(1)	26(1)
Yuko Morimoto	3(0)	-	-	O(1)	O	O(1)	O	O	5(2)	8(2)
Tomoe Sakai	0(0)	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	7(0)	7(0)
Tomomi Mitsui	0(0)	O(1)	O	-	O	O(1)	O	O	6(2)	6(2)
Mayumi Omatsu	0(0)	O	-	O(1)	O	O	O	O	6(1)	6(1)
Hiromi Isozaki	0(0)	O	-	O	O	O	O	O	6(0)	6(0)
Nozomi Yamago	0(0)	-	O	O	O	O	O	O	6(0)	6(0)
Miyuki Yanagita	0(0)	-	-	O(1)	-	O(1)	O	-	3(2)	3(2)
Yumi Umeoka	0(0)	-	O	O	-	O	-	-	3(0)	3(0)
Mai Nakachi	0(0)	-	-	O	-	-	-	O	2(0)	2(0)
Mito Isaka	0(0)	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	1(0)	1(0)
Kaoru Nagadome	0(0)	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	1(0)	1(0)
Tomomi Fujimura	0(0)	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	1(0)	1(0)

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