1997 J.League
The 1997 season was the fifth season of the J-League. The league began in March and ended in November. For this year, the division was contested by 17 teams.
Suntory Championship
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First stage
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | PKW | OTL | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kashima Antlers | 16 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 15 | +17 | 37 |
2 | Yokohama Flügels | 16 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 16 | +19 | 35 |
3 | Kashiwa Reysol | 16 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 18 | +16 | 32 |
4 | Bellmare Hiratsuka | 16 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 28 |
5 | Yokohama Marinos | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 28 |
6 | Júbilo Iwata | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 21 | +11 | 26 |
7 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 25 |
8 | Gamba Osaka | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 24 |
9 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 21 |
10 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 23 | −1 | 21 |
11 | Cerezo Osaka | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 19 |
12 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 18 |
13 | Kyoto Purple Sanga | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 32 | −13 | 18 |
14 | Vissel Kobe | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 24 | 34 | −10 | 17 |
15 | JEF United Ichihara | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 21 | 34 | −13 | 13 |
16 | Verdy Kawasaki | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 27 | −11 | 10 |
17 | Avispa Fukuoka | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 27 | −16 | 9 |
Source: [citation needed]
Second stage
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | PKW | OTL | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Júbilo Iwata | 16 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 14 | +26 | 40 |
2 | Gamba Osaka | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 23 | +15 | 34 |
3 | Yokohama Marinos | 16 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 42 | 28 | +14 | 32 |
4 | Kashima Antlers | 16 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 46 | 23 | +23 | 31 |
5 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 24 | −1 | 30 |
6 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 16 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 16 | +11 | 29 |
7 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 26 |
8 | Cerezo Osaka | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 24 |
9 | Bellmare Hiratsuka | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 21 |
10 | Kashiwa Reysol | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 29 | 31 | −2 | 20 |
11 | Yokohama Flügels | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 18 |
12 | Verdy Kawasaki | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 22 | 38 | −16 | 16 |
13 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 21 | 27 | −6 | 15 |
14 | JEF United Ichihara | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 32 | −10 | 15 |
15 | Avispa Fukuoka | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 18 | 31 | −13 | 10 |
16 | Kyoto Purple Sanga | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 38 | −17 | 9 |
17 | Vissel Kobe | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 19 | 44 | −25 | 7 |
Source: [citation needed]
- 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
Championship
Suntory Championship
Kashima Antlers | 0 – 1 | Júbilo Iwata |
---|---|---|
Nakayama 81' |
Golden Boots Ranking
Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Patrick M'Boma | Gamba Osaka | 25 |
2 | Edílson | Kashiwa Reysol | 23 |
3 | Mazinho | Kashima Antlers | 22 |
Akihiro Nagashima | Vissel Kobe | 22 | |
5 | Masahiro Fukuda | Urawa Red Diamonds | 21 |
Julio Salinas | Yokohama Marinos | 21 | |
7 | Válber | Yokohama Flügels | 20 |
8 | Wagner Lopes | Bellmare Hiratsuka | 18 |
Masashi Nakayama | Bellmare Hiratsuka | 18 | |
10 | Paulo Jamelli | Kashiwa Reysol | 14 |
Awards
Individual awards
Award | Recipient | Club | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Most Valuable Player |
Dunga | Júbilo Iwata | |
Rookie of the Year |
Atsushi Yanagisawa | Kashima Antlers | |
Manager of the Year | João Carlos |
Kashima Antlers | |
Top Scorer | Patrick M'Boma | Gamba Osaka | 25 goals. |
Best Eleven
Pos | Footballer | Club | Nationality |
---|---|---|---|
GK | Tomoaki Ogami |
Júbilo Iwata | Japan |
DF | Naoki Soma | Kashima Antlers | Japan |
DF | Masami Ihara | Yokohama Marinos | Japan |
DF | Yutaka Akita | Kashima Antlers | Japan |
MF | Bismarck | Kashima Antlers | Brazil |
MF | Hidetoshi Nakata | Bellmare Hiratsuka | Japan |
MF | Motohiro Yamaguchi | Yokohama Flügels | Japan |
MF | Hiroshi Nanami | Júbilo Iwata | Japan |
FW | Dunga | Júbilo Iwata | Brazil |
FW | Masashi Nakayama | Júbilo Iwata | Japan |
FW | Patrick M'Boma | Gamba Osaka | Cameroon |
References
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