1997 Cerezo Osaka season

Cerezo Osaka

1997 season
Manager	Culpi
Stadium	Osaka Nagai Stadium
J. League	11th
Emperor's Cup	4th Round
J. League Cup	GL-C 3rd
Top goalscorer	Takayuki Yokoyama (11)
Home colours Away colours

1997 Cerezo Osaka season

Competitions

Competitions	Position
J. League	11th / 17 clubs
Emperor's Cup	4th Round
J. League Cup	GL-C 3rd / 4 clubs

Domestic results

J. League

Nagoya Grampus Eight v Cerezo Osaka

12 April 1997 (1997-04-12) 1-1	Nagoya Grampus Eight	2-3	Cerezo Osaka	Mizuho Athletic Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Cerezo Osaka v Yokohama Flügels

16 April 1997 (1997-04-16) 1-2	Cerezo Osaka	0-2	Yokohama Flügels	Osaka Nagai Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Júbilo Iwata v Cerezo Osaka

19 April 1997 (1997-04-19) 1-3	Júbilo Iwata	1-2	Cerezo Osaka	Júbilo Iwata Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Cerezo Osaka v Kashiwa Reysol

23 April 1997 (1997-04-23) 1-4	Cerezo Osaka	2-2 (GG) (a.e.t.) (5-4 p)	Kashiwa Reysol	Osaka Nagai Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Urawa Red Diamonds v Cerezo Osaka

26 April 1997 (1997-04-26) 1-5	Urawa Red Diamonds	1-2	Cerezo Osaka	Urawa Komaba Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Cerezo Osaka v Gamba Osaka

3 May 1997 (1997-05-03) 1-6	Cerezo Osaka	0-2	Gamba Osaka	Osaka Nagai Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Verdy Kawasaki v Cerezo Osaka

7 May 1997 (1997-05-07) 1-7	Verdy Kawasaki	0-2	Cerezo Osaka	Todoroki Athletics Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Cerezo Osaka v Kyoto Purple Sanga

10 May 1997 (1997-05-10) 1-8	Cerezo Osaka	1-2	Kyoto Purple Sanga	Tottori Soccer Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

JEF United Ichihara v Cerezo Osaka

17 May 1997 (1997-05-17) 1-9	JEF United Ichihara	3-0	Cerezo Osaka	Ichihara Seaside Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Cerezo Osaka v Bellmare Hiratsuka

24 May 1997 (1997-05-24) 1-10	Cerezo Osaka	0-2	Bellmare Hiratsuka	Technoport Fukui Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Yokohama Marinos v Cerezo Osaka

28 May 1997 (1997-05-28) 1-11	Yokohama Marinos	3-2 (GG) (a.e.t.)	Cerezo Osaka	Yokohama Mitsuzawa Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Cerezo Osaka v Shimizu S-Pulse

31 May 1997 (1997-05-31) 1-12	Cerezo Osaka	1-2 (GG) (a.e.t.)	Shimizu S-Pulse	Osaka Nagai Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Cerezo Osaka

5 July 1997 (1997-07-05) 1-13	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2-2 (GG) (a.e.t.) (3-2 p)	Cerezo Osaka	Hiroshima Big Arch
JST (UTC+09)

Cerezo Osaka v Avispa Fukuoka

9 July 1997 (1997-07-09) 1-14	Cerezo Osaka	2-0	Avispa Fukuoka	Osaka Nagai Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

v

1-15

bye

Vissel Kobe v Cerezo Osaka

16 July 1997 (1997-07-16) 1-16	Vissel Kobe	1-2	Cerezo Osaka	Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Cerezo Osaka v Kashima Antlers

19 July 1997 (1997-07-19) 1-17	Cerezo Osaka	0-1	Kashima Antlers	Osaka Nagai Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Cerezo Osaka v Vissel Kobe

30 July 1997 (1997-07-30) 2-1	Cerezo Osaka	3-1	Vissel Kobe	Osaka Nagai Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Cerezo Osaka v Nagoya Grampus Eight

2 August 1997 (1997-08-02) 2-2	Cerezo Osaka	2-3	Nagoya Grampus Eight	Osaka Nagai Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Yokohama Flügels v Cerezo Osaka

6 August 1997 (1997-08-06) 2-3	Yokohama Flügels	1-2 (GG) (a.e.t.)	Cerezo Osaka	Yokohama Mitsuzawa Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Cerezo Osaka v Júbilo Iwata

9 August 1997 (1997-08-09) 2-4	Cerezo Osaka	1-4	Júbilo Iwata	Osaka Nagai Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Kashiwa Reysol v Cerezo Osaka

16 August 1997 (1997-08-16) 2-5	Kashiwa Reysol	0-1	Cerezo Osaka	Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Cerezo Osaka v Urawa Red Diamonds

20 August 1997 (1997-08-20) 2-6	Cerezo Osaka	1-2	Urawa Red Diamonds	Osaka Nagai Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Gamba Osaka v Cerezo Osaka

23 August 1997 (1997-08-23) 2-7	Gamba Osaka	3-2 (GG) (a.e.t.)	Cerezo Osaka	Osaka Expo '70 Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Cerezo Osaka v Verdy Kawasaki

30 August 1997 (1997-08-30) 2-8	Cerezo Osaka	5-3	Verdy Kawasaki	Osaka Nagai Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Kyoto Purple Sanga v Cerezo Osaka

3 September 1997 (1997-09-03) 2-9	Kyoto Purple Sanga	1-1 (GG) (a.e.t.) (6-7 p)	Cerezo Osaka	Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Cerezo Osaka v JEF United Ichihara

6 September 1997 (1997-09-06) 2-10	Cerezo Osaka	1-0	JEF United Ichihara	Osaka Nagai Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

v

2-11

bye

Bellmare Hiratsuka v Cerezo Osaka

13 September 1997 (1997-09-13) 2-12	Bellmare Hiratsuka	5-4 (GG) (a.e.t.)	Cerezo Osaka	Hiratsuka Athletics Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Shimizu S-Pulse v Cerezo Osaka

20 September 1997 (1997-09-20) 2-13	Shimizu S-Pulse	2-0	Cerezo Osaka	Nihondaira Sports Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Cerezo Osaka v Yokohama Marinos

24 September 1997 (1997-09-24) 2-14	Cerezo Osaka	2-3 (GG) (a.e.t.)	Yokohama Marinos	Osaka Nagai Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Cerezo Osaka v Sanfrecce Hiroshima

27 September 1997 (1997-09-27) 2-15	Cerezo Osaka	3-1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Oita Athletic Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Avispa Fukuoka v Cerezo Osaka

1 October 1997 (1997-10-01) 2-16	Avispa Fukuoka	0-2	Cerezo Osaka	Hakatanomori Football Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Kashima Antlers v Cerezo Osaka

4 October 1997 (1997-10-04) 2-17	Kashima Antlers	1-2	Cerezo Osaka	Kashima Soccer Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Emperor's Cup

v

1st Round

bye

v

2nd Round

bye

Cerezo Osaka v Ventforet Kofu

14 December 1997 (1997-12-14) 3rd Round	Cerezo Osaka	5-1	Ventforet Kofu	Osaka Nagai Second Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Cerezo Osaka v Júbilo Iwata

20 December 1997 (1997-12-20) 4th Round	Cerezo Osaka	2-3	Júbilo Iwata	Nagasaki Athletic Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

J. League Cup

Kashima Antlers v Cerezo Osaka

8 March 1997 (1997-03-08) GL-C-1	Kashima Antlers	2-4	Cerezo Osaka	Kashima Soccer Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Cerezo Osaka v Sagan Tosu

15 March 1997 (1997-03-15) GL-C-2	Cerezo Osaka	2-0	Sagan Tosu	Osaka Nagai Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Cerezo Osaka v Urawa Red Diamonds

19 March 1997 (1997-03-19) GL-C-3	Cerezo Osaka	1-1	Urawa Red Diamonds	Osaka Nagai Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Sagan Tosu v Cerezo Osaka

22 March 1997 (1997-03-22) GL-C-4	Sagan Tosu	0-0	Cerezo Osaka	Tosu Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Urawa Red Diamonds v Cerezo Osaka

26 March 1997 (1997-03-26) GL-C-5	Urawa Red Diamonds	3-1	Cerezo Osaka	Urawa Komaba Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Cerezo Osaka v Kashima Antlers

29 March 1997 (1997-03-29) GL-C-6	Cerezo Osaka	3-4	Kashima Antlers	Osaka Nagai Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Player statistics

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	D.o.B. (Age)	Height / Weight	J. League		Emperor's Cup		J. League Cup		Total
						Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Jiro Takeda	(1972-09-18)September 18, 1972 (aged 24)	178cm / 76kg	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2	DF		Masanori Kizawa	(1969-06-02)June 2, 1969 (aged 27)	170cm / 62kg	28	0	2	0	5	0	35	0
3	DF		Hiroyuki Inagaki	(1970-04-24)April 24, 1970 (aged 26)	176cm / 78kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
4	DF		Jean	(1969-12-05)December 5, 1969 (aged 27)	189cm / 89kg	18	3	2	1	2	0	22	4
5	MF		Kazunari Koga	(1972-04-17)April 17, 1972 (aged 24)	176cm / 71kg	11	0	0	0	6	0	17	0
6	DF		Katsuo Kanda	(1966-06-21)June 21, 1966 (aged 30)	182cm / 74kg	28	1	2	0	0	0	30	1
7	MF		Makoto Yonekura	(1970-12-28)December 28, 1970 (aged 26)	176cm / 69kg	16	0	2	0	6	1	24	1
8	MF		Hiroaki Morishima	(1972-04-30)April 30, 1972 (aged 24)	168cm / 62kg	21	10	2	2	0	0	23	12
9	FW		Akinori Nishizawa	(1976-06-18)June 18, 1976 (aged 20)	180cm / 74kg	19	7	2	1	2	2	23	10
10	MF		Manoel	(1972-03-02)March 2, 1972 (aged 25)	175cm / 67kg	11	1	0	0	5	2	16	3
11	FW		Ko Jeong-Woon	(1966-06-27)June 27, 1966 (aged 30)	177cm / 79kg	17	3	0	0	5	3	22	6
12	MF		Takayuki Yokoyama	(1972-12-22)December 22, 1972 (aged 24)	171cm / 65kg	30	11	2	0	4	1	36	12
13	DF		Rikiya Kawamae	(1971-08-20)August 20, 1971 (aged 25)	180cm / 68kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
14	DF		Kazuhiro Murata	(1969-05-12)May 12, 1969 (aged 27)	182cm / 75kg	2	0	0	0	6	0	8	0
15	MF		Katsuhiro Minamoto	(1972-07-02)July 2, 1972 (aged 24)	176cm / 70kg	30	0	2	0	6	0	38	0
16	MF		Toshihiro Uchida	(1972-08-12)August 12, 1972 (aged 24)	174cm / 72kg	23	1	0	0	2	0	25	1
17	DF		Shigeki Kurata	(1972-06-22)June 22, 1972 (aged 24)	178cm / 73kg	10	0	0	0	4	0	14	0
18	MF		Satoshi Kajino	(1965-11-09)November 9, 1965 (aged 31)	177cm / 71kg	26	0	1	0	0	0	27	0
19	FW		Tomotaka Fukagawa	(1972-07-24)July 24, 1972 (aged 24)	180cm / 72kg	18	3	0	0	6	1	24	4
20	DF		Yoshinari Hyakutake	(1977-11-21)November 21, 1977 (aged 19)	181cm / 80kg	14	0	2	0	0	0	16	0
21	GK		Gilmar	(1959-01-13)January 13, 1959 (aged 38)	184cm / 78kg	13	0	0	0	6	0	19	0
22	GK		Nobuhiro Takeda	(1965-03-22)March 22, 1965 (aged 31)	180cm / 75kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
23	GK		Seigo Shimokawa	(1975-11-17)November 17, 1975 (aged 21)	183cm / 75kg	17	0	2	0	0	0	19	0
24	DF		Kenichi Serata	(1973-10-20)October 20, 1973 (aged 23)	177cm / 70kg	2	0	0	0	2	0	4	0
25	FW		Kiyoyasu Kato	(1974-04-16)April 16, 1974 (aged 22)	182cm / 70kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
26	DF		Masaru Hashiguchi	(1974-05-21)May 21, 1974 (aged 22)	177cm / 64kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
	MF		Naohiro Kitade	(1973-05-14)May 14, 1973 (aged 23)	176cm / 70kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
	DF		Takahiro Sasaki	(1974-09-25)September 25, 1974 (aged 22)	180cm / 76kg	7	0	0	0	4	1	11	1
	MF		Kazuo Shimizu	(1975-04-30)April 30, 1975 (aged 21)	172cm / 67kg	6	0	2	0	0	0	8	0
	FW		Shinichi Sato	(1975-09-14)September 14, 1975 (aged 21)	174cm / 72kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
	MF		Katsutoshi Domori	(1976-06-29)June 29, 1976 (aged 20)	177cm / 64kg	11	0	0	0	6	0	17	0
	FW		Taro Urabe	(1977-07-11)July 11, 1977 (aged 19)	169cm / 60kg	15	0	0	0	2	0	17	0
	MF		Tetsu Yamato	(1978-05-30)May 30, 1978 (aged 18)	170cm / 60kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
	MF/FW		Shingo Aino	(1978-07-23)July 23, 1978 (aged 18)	167cm / 57kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
	FW		Masaya Nishitani	(1978-09-16)September 16, 1978 (aged 18)	170cm / 62kg	3	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
	MF		Takashi Miyamoto	(1978-10-15)October 15, 1978 (aged 18)	175cm / 68kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
	DF		Masahide Kubo	(1978-12-16)December 16, 1978 (aged 18)	165cm / 58kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
27	FW		Claudinho †	(1967-04-19)April 19, 1967 (aged 29)	180cm / 72kg	16	8	2	2	0	0	18	10
28	MF		Alex †	(1969-04-22)April 22, 1969 (aged 27)	178cm / 73kg	16	5	2	1	0	0	18	6
21	GK		Takeaki Yuhara †	(1978-01-13)January 13, 1978 (aged 19)	cm / kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
	GK		Makoto Fukuyama †	no data	-cm / -kg	0	0		0	0	0		0

• † player(s) joined the team after the opening of this season.

Transfers

In: No. Pos. Nation Player 4 DF  BRA Jean Elias Peixoto (from Cruzeiro) 26 DF  JPN Masaru Hashiguchi (from Hannan University) — DF  JPN Takahiro Sasaki (from Waseda University) — DF  JPN Masahide Kubo (from Cerezo Osaka youth) 16 MF  JPN Toshihiro Uchida (from Nagoya Grampus Eight) — MF  JPN Tetsu Yamato (from Cerezo Osaka youth) — MF  JPN Shingo Aino (from Cerezo Osaka youth) — MF  JPN Takashi Miyamoto (from Cerezo Osaka youth) 11 FW  KOR Ko Jeong-Woon (from Ilhwa Cheonan) 25 FW  JPN Kiyoyasu Kato (from Hannan University)

Out: No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  JPN Shinji Yamasaki — DF  JPN Akimasa Tsukamoto (to Sagan Tosu) — DF  JPN Masato Otake — DF  JPN Taku Watanabe (to Consadole Sapporo) — DF  JPN Koji Yamaguchi — DF  JPN Takahiro Hatakeda — MF  BRA Marquinhos — MF  JPN Mitsuhiro Misaki — MF  JPN Toru Kishimoto — MF  JPN Takashi Yamahashi (to Consadole Sapporo) — MF  JPN Tatsuya Kojima —  BRA Narcizio —  BRA Guga

Transfers during the season

In

• Claudinho (on July)
• Alex Lopes de Nascimento (on July)
• Takeaki Yuhara (on July)
• Makoto Fukuyama (on July)

Out

• Shinichi Sato (loan to Sagan Tosu on January)
• Gilmar (on July)
• Manoel (to Botafogo on July)

Awards

none

References

• J.LEAGUE OFFICIAL GUIDE 1997, 1997 ISBN 4-09-102329-0
• J.LEAGUE OFFICIAL GUIDE 1998, 1996 ISBN 4-09-102335-5
• J.LEAGUE YEARBOOK 1999, 1999 ISBN 4-88752-099-9
• (in Japanese) ヒストリー ｜ セレッソ大阪 CEREZO OSAKA OFFICIAL SITE

Other pages

• (in Japanese) J. League official site
• (in Japanese) Cerezo Osaka official site