J.League & JFL 1997

J.League Championship 1997

tabel_.Championship 1997
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
Antlers2:3
aet
0:1		Júbilo6/12/1997
13/12/1997		Iwata
Kashima

note

Júbilo as J.League champion shall be eligible to play in Asian Club Championship 1998/99.
Júbilo as Asian club champion 1999 shall be eligible to play in FIFA World Club Championship, but the competition is cancelled.

Júbilo as J.League champion shall be eligible to play in Far East Club Championship.

Júbilo as J.League champion shall be eligible to play in Super Cup 1998.

Awards

Most Valuable Player
NAKAYAMA Masashi (Júbilo)

J.League 1997

tabel_.J.League 1997
Final RankingWin(V/s.o)/Loss(V/s.o)GoalsDif.Pts.
Júbilo IWATA23(3,0)/9(3,0)723766
KASHIMA Antlers24(2,1)/8(1,0)784068
YOKOHAMA Marinos23(7,1)/9(0,0)731460
Gamba OSAKA20(2,0)/12(1,0)662058
SHIMIZU S-Pulse19(3,0)/13(5,0)521254
YOKOHAMA Flügels19(2,1)/13(2,0)581553
KASHIWA Reysol18(2,0)/14(1,2)631452
Bellmare HIRATSUKA18(3,1)/14(1,1)55349
NAGOYA Grampus eight16(0,0)/16(1,0)41-748
URAWA Red Diamonds17(2,1)/15(2,0)51647
Cerezo OSAKA16(1,2)/16(5,1)53-343
Sanfrecce HIROSHIMA13(1,1)/19(4,0)43-736
JEF united ICHIHARA11(5,0)/21(3,1)43-2328
KYOTO Purple Sanga9(0,0)/23(3,2)40-3027
Verdy KAWASAKI10(4,0)/22(1,2)38-2726
Vissel KOBE9(3,0)/23(2,0)43-3524
Avispa FUKUOKA7(0,1)/25(5,0)29-2919

note

J.League matches are played in two stages. During each stage, each team meets every other team once either at home or away (the home and away teams are reversed in the second stage).
If different teams win the two stages, the two stage winners play-off for the championship to determine the overall first and second places.

J.League Championship team is winner of play-off matches for the championship, and runner-up is loser of the matches. Rankings below third place are determined by adding the points for the both stages.

In J.League, when regulation time of league match play fails to determine a winner, teams play a 'V-goal'(golden-goal) extra time. If the match is still undecided, the winning team is decided in a penalty shoot-out.
Teams are allotted three points for a win in regulation play, two points for a 'V-goal'(golden-goal) extra time win, one point for a shoot-out extra time win, and no points for a loss.
The ranking is determined as follows: 1) total of all points, 2) goal difference, 3) total of goals.

Points
  • 3: a Win in regulation play
  • 2: an Win in extra time
  • 1: a Win in shoot-out
  • 0: a Loss

One football club, Frontale (ex-Fujitsu), become an associate club of J.League.

J.League shall add one team to the league in next season.
The top two teams(*) of Japan Football League, Consadole, is promoted to J.League.
*) Tokyo Gas, the runner-up of Japan Football League, was an unqualified team for the J.League. In 1997, promoted team is only one.

The scores of away matches in my documents are italic small violet numbers.

J.League Awards

Player of the Year
DUNGA (Júbilo)
Best Eleven Players
  • OGAMI Tomoaki (Júbilo)
  • AKITA Yutaka (Antlers)
  • IHARA Masami (Marinos)
  • SOMA Naoki (Antlers)
  • DUNGA (Júbilo)
  • NAKATA Hidetoshi (Bellmare)
  • NANAMI Hiroshi (Júbilo)
  • BISMARCK Barreto Faria (Antlers)
  • YAMAGUCHI Motohiro (Flügels)
  • Patrick MBOMA (Gamba)
  • NAKAYAMA Masashi (Júbilo)
Top Scorer
25: Patrick MBOMA (Gamba)
Rookie of the Year
YANAGISAWA Atsushi (Antlers)
Manager of the Year
JOAN CARLOS Da Silva Costa (Antlers)
Championship team manager
KUWAHARA Takashi (Júbilo)
Referee of the Year
OKADA Masayoshi
Assistant Referee of the Year
HIROSHIMA Yoshikazu
Prince Takamado Cup: Fair Play Prize (Prince Takamado Cup)
Vissel KOBE
Fair Play Prize (Individual)
NAGASHIMA Akihiro (Vissel)

J.League 1st stage 1997

The first match day is 12th April, and the last match day is 19th July 1997.

tabel_.J.League 1st stage 1997
Home teamANTFLUREYBELMARJUBSSPGAMREDSANCERGRAKPSVISJEFVERAVIWin(V/s.o)/Loss(V/s.o)GoalsDif.Pts.
x- KASHIMA Antlers1:00:42:13:02:10:11:23:13:21:02:04:05:22:01:1
aet
(4:3)		2:013(0,1)/3(0,0)321737
YOKOHAMA Flügels0:12:02:10:11:34:3
aet		2:13:13:22:02:00:13:14:04:03:112(1,0)/4(0,0)351935
KASHIWA Reysol4:00:22:03:02:10:14:12:3
aet		3:22:2
aet
(4:5)		1:03:2
aet		3:10:13:12:111(1,0)/5(1,1)341632
Bellmare HIRATSUKA1:21:20:24:22:1
aet		1:21:43:21:0
aet		2:01:02:03:01:00:22:110(2,0)/6(0,0)25528
YOKOHAMA Marinos0:31:00:32:44:3
aet		2:1
aet		0:43:24:23:2
aet		1:03:11:22:12:2
aet
(3:2)		3:111(3,1)/5(0,0)31028
Júbilo IWATA1:23:11:21:2
aet		3:4
aet		2:11:32:02:11:22:06:02:14:10:1
aet		1:0
aet		9(1,0)/7(3,0)321126
SHIMIZU S-Pulse1:03:4
aet		1:02:11:2
aet		1:21:40:10:12:1
aet		3:13:12:42:12:1
aet		1:09(2,0)/7(2,0)25125
Gamba OSAKA2:11:21:44:14:03:14:11:20:22:00:10:32:33:11:00:18(0,0)/8(0,0)28524
URAWA Red Diamonds1:31:33:2
aet		2:32:30:21:02:10:11:21:31:1
aet
(4:3)		2:03:02:03:08(1,1)/8(0,0)25121
Sanfrecce HIROSHIMA2:32:32:30:1
aet		2:41:21:02:01:02:2
aet
(3:2)		0:11:01:0
aet		2:3
aet		2:11:08(1,1)/8(2,0)22-121
Cerezo OSAKA0:10:22:2
aet
(5:4)		0:22:3
aet		2:11:2
aet		0:22:12:2
aet
(2:3)		3:21:22:10:32:02:07(0,1)/9(2,1)21-519
NAGOYA Grampus eight0:20:20:10:10:10:21:31:03:11:02:33:11:2
aet		3:21:02:36(0,0)/10(1,0)18-618
KYOTO Purple Sanga0:41:02:3
aet		0:21:30:61:33:01:1
aet
(3:4)		0:12:11:30:24:22:11:06(0,0)/10(1,1)19-1318
Vissel KOBE2:51:31:30:32:11:24:23:20:20:1
aet		1:22:1
aet		2:02:3
aet		2:41:06(1,0)/10(2,0)24-1017
JEF united ICHIHARA0:20:41:00:11:21:41:21:30:33:2
aet		3:02:32:43:2
aet		2:01:25(2,0)/11(0,0)21-1313
Verdy KAWASAKI1:1
aet
(3:4)		0:41:32:02:2
aet
(2:3)		1:0
aet		1:2
aet		0:10:21:20:20:11:24:20:22:1
aet		4(2,0)/12(1,2)16-1110
Avispa FUKUOKA0:21:31:21:21:30:1
aet		0:11:00:30:10:23:20:10:12:11:2
aet		3(0,0)/13(2,0)11-169

J.League 2nd stage 1997

The first match day is 30th July, and the last match day is 4th October 1997.

tabel_.J.League 2nd stage 1997
Home teamJUBGAMMARANTGRASSPREDCERBELREYFLUVERSANJEFAVIKPSVISWin(V/s.o)/Loss(V/s.o)GoalsDif.Pts.
x- Júbilo IWATA1:0
aet		4:10:21:32:01:0
aet		4:13:12:12:06:13:15:02:12:12:114(2,0)/2(0,0)402640
Gamba OSAKA0:1
aet		3:42:1
aet		1:02:14:13:2
aet		4:31:22:12:13:04:31:02:34:012(2,0)/4(1,0)381534
YOKOHAMA Marinos1:44:31:21:21:0
aet		0:23:2
aet		3:13:23:27:23:2
aet		2:1
aet		4:14:12:112(4,0)/4(0,0)421432
KASHIMA Antlers2:01:2
aet		2:17:00:21:01:25:25:33:55:02:1
aet		2:1
aet		3:12:35:011(2,0)/5(1,0)462331
NAGOYA Grampus eight3:10:12:10:72:10:33:22:11:02:10:20:12:12:01:23:010(0,0)/6(0,0)23-130
SHIMIZU S-Pulse0:21:20:1
aet		2:01:24:32:03:12:3
aet		3:10:1
aet		1:03:01:0
aet		1:03:010(1,0)/6(3,0)271129
URAWA Red Diamonds0:1
aet		1:42:00:13:03:42:11:0
aet		0:33:12:12:10:1
aet		1:24:12:09(1,0)/7(2,0)26526
Cerezo OSAKA1:42:3
aet		2:3
aet		2:12:30:21:24:5
aet		1:02:1
aet		5:33:11:02:01:1
aet
(7:6)		3:19(1,1)/7(3,0)32224
Bellmare HIRATSUKA1:33:41:32:51:21:30:1
aet		5:4
aet		7:40:0
aet
(4:5)		2:12:00:0
aet
(6:5)		2:12:11:08(1,1)/8(1,1)30-221
KASHIWA Reysol1:22:12:33:50:13:2
aet		3:00:14:70:22:12:11:21:1
aet
(3:5)		1:04:27(1,0)/9(0,1)29-220
YOKOHAMA Flügels0:21:22:35:31:21:31:31:2
aet		0:0
aet
(5:4)		2:00:12:11:2
aet		1:0
aet		2:13:27(1,1)/9(2,0)23-418
Verdy KAWASAKI1:61:22:70:52:01:0
aet		1:23:51:21:21:01:31:32:02:1
aet		2:06(2,0)/10(0,0)22-1616
Sanfrecce HIROSHIMA1:30:32:3
aet		1:2
aet		1:00:11:21:30:21:21:23:13:01:33:02:05(0,0)/11(2,0)21-615
JEF united ICHIHARA0:53:41:2
aet		1:2
aet		1:20:31:0
aet		0:10:0
aet
(5:6)		2:12:1
aet		3:10:32:13:2
aet		3:4
aet		6(3,0)/10(3,1)22-1015
Avispa FUKUOKA1:20:11:41:30:20:1
aet		2:10:21:21:1
aet
(5:3)		0:1
aet		0:23:11:24:23:4
aet		4(0,1)/12(3,0)18-1310
KYOTO Purple Sanga1:23:21:43:22:10:11:41:1
aet
(6:7)		1:20:11:21:2
aet		0:32:3
aet		2:42:43(0,0)/13(2,1)21-179
Vissel KOBE1:20:41:20:50:30:30:21:30:12:42:30:20:24:3
aet		4:3
aet		4:23(2,0)/13(0,0)19-257

J.League Cup 1997

finals

x-Teams progress to next round.

Results

tabel_.Quarter-finals
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
JEF united0:4
1:1		Grampus15/10/1997
18/10/1997		Ichihara
Gifu
Antlers2:1
7:0		Consadole15/10/1997
18/10/1997		Sapporo
Kashima
Júbilo0:0
3:2		Reds15/10/1997
18/10/1997		Urawa
Iwata
Reysol1:0
0:3		Flügels15/10/1997
18/10/1997		Mitsuzawa, Yokohama
Kashiwa
tabel_.Semi-finals
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
Grampus0:1
0:0		Antlers1/11/1997
9/11/1997		Kashima
Nagoya
Júbilo0:1
2:0
aet		Flügels1/11/1997
9/11/1997		Mitsuzawa, Yokohama
Iwata
tabel_.Finals
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
Antlers2:1
5:1		Júbilo22/11/1997
29/11/1997		Iwata
Kashima

Preliminary Rounds

The first match day is 8th March, and the last match day is 29th March 1997.

tabel_.Preliminary Round: group A
Home teamJEFSSPBELBRUWin/Draw/LossGoalsDif.Pts.
x- JEF united ICHIHARA3:03:14:05/0/1151015
SHIMIZU S-Pulse2:00:01:12/3/1719
Bellmare HIRATSUKA1:22:26:02/2/21448
Brummel SENDAI1:30:23:40/1/55-151
tabel_.Preliminary Round: group B
Home teamCONVERGAMMARWin/Draw/LossGoalsDif.Pts.
x- Consadole SAPPORO2:21:01:22/3/11229
Verdy KAWASAKI2:21:21:12/3/1919
Gamba OSAKA3:30:11:22/1/310-17
YOKOHAMA Marinos1:31:23:42/1/310-27
tabel_.Preliminary Round: group C
Home teamANTREDCERSAGWin/Draw/LossGoalsDif.Pts.
x- KASHIMA Antlers0:02:45:03/2/116711
x- URAWA Red Diamonds1:13:14:02/4/09610
Cerezo OSAKA3:41:12:02/2/21118
Sagan TOSU1:40:00:00/2/41-142
tabel_.Preliminary Round: group D
Home teamREYGRASANVISWin/Draw/LossGoalsDif.Pts.
x- KASHIWA Reysol1:13:05:13/2/113811
x- NAGOYA Grampus eight1:12:13:02/3/11029
Sanfrecce HIROSHIMA0:24:21:02/1/38-37
Vissel KOBE2:11:12:21/2/36-75
tabel_.Preliminary Round: group E
Home teamJUBFLUKPSAVIWin/Draw/LossGoalsDif.Pts.
x- Júbilo IWATA0:02:14:24/2/012614
x- YOKOHAMA Flügels1:21:01:03/2/15211
KYOTO Purple Sanga1:30:11:01/1/45-44
Avispa FUKUOKA1:11:12:20/3/36-43

note

All seventeen J.League teams and three associate teams are qualified for the competition.

In Preliminary Rounds, all teams play each other two times (each at home and away).
Teams are allotted three points for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss.
The ranking is determined as follows: 1) total of all points, 2) goal difference, 3) total of goals.

Points
  • 3: a Win
  • 1: a Draw
  • 0: a Loss

The top one teams in each group and the three best 2nd-placed teams progress to Quarter-finals.

TOSU Futures withdraws from associateship of J.League because of disbandment, and Sagan TOSU succeeded to Futures' principal rights except for associateship of J.League.

Italics are associate clubs of J.League. (Sagan TOSU is an invited team.)

Awards

Most Valuable Player
JORGINHO (Antlers)
New Hero Award (Under-23)
MIURA Atsuhiro (Flügels)

Super Cup 1997

tabel_.Super Cup 1997
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
Antlers3:2Verdy5/4/1997Tokyo National stadium

note

J.League World challenge 1997

tabel_.SANWA BANK Cup 1997
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
Grampus3:1Washington D.C. United (USA)2/3/1997Tokyo National stadium

note

All Star Soccer 1997

tabel_.All Star Soccer 1997
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
J-West4:1J-East27/7/1997Kobe Universiade

note

This match is postponed until the following day (27th July) because of typhoon.

Awards

Most Valuable Player
Patrick MBOMA (Gamba)
Fighting spirit Award
JORGINHO (Antlers)
Most Impressive Player
RAMOS Ruy (Sanga)

J.League Dream match 1997

tabel_.JOMO Cup 1997
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
JAPAN National team0:0World Dreams28/8/1997Urawa

note

JOMO Cup 1997 is a training match of JAPAN National team for World Cup France 1998.

A guest player is GILMAR Luis Rinaldi (from Brazil), who was one of Cerezo's squad for two years and a half.

Awards

Fighting spirit Award
GILMAR Luis Rinaldi (ex-Cerezo)

JFL: Japan Football League 1997

The first match day is 10th April, and the last match day is 2nd November 1997.

y-Teams are promoted to J.League automatically.

z-Teams are relegated to each Regional league automatically.

tabel_.Japan Football League 1997
Home teamCONTOKFROHONMONVENOTSBRUNKTFUKSAGOITDENSEIJATHOLWin(V/s.o)/Loss(V/s.o)GoalsDif.Pts.
y- Consadole SAPPORO2:14:3
aet		1:03:03:05:13:01:02:04:02:11:03:01:06:126(2,0)/4(0,1)775176
Tokyo Gas0:0
aet
(6:5)		4:3
aet		5:02:13:01:05:03:11:05:23:2
aet		2:12:04:11:024(2,1)/6(1,0)704068
KAWASAKI Frontale3:4
aet		3:01:32:12:31:03:02:13:15:04:01:03:04:01:023(2,0)/7(3,0)875167
Honda Motor2:13:22:43:02:12:04:01:05:02:14:02:11:21:53:223(2,1)/7(1.0)602365
Montedio YAMAGATA4:11:01:2
aet		1:0
aet		2:32:13:11:2
aet		2:12:11:22:13:02:12:019(1,0)/11(2,0)572156
Ventforet KOFU2:01:0
aet		3:01:2
aet		2:54:01:1
aet
(3:4)		3:23:02:3
aet		3:12:1
aet		3:03:02:1
aet		19(3,1)/11(2,1)591852
Otsuka F.C. Vortis TOKUSHIMA0:21:20:1
aet		1:22:13:01:01:53:01:1
aet
(3:5)		1:2
aet		1:0
aet		3:05:12:114(1,0)/16(3,1)50541
Brummel SENDAI0:13:12:31:1
aet
(3:4)		1:32:02:00:30:12:03:01:02:12:01:015(1,2)/15(1,1)37-640
NTT Kanto3:50:30:10:10:20:12:1
aet		0:32:02:03:2
aet		1:2
aet		2:13:23:214(3,0)/16(1,1)48-139
z- Fukushima football club2:51:22:60:12:12:2
aet
(3:4)		3:11:02:32:04:3
aet		1:00:13:11:213(1,0)/17(0,1)38-1638
Sagan TOSU0:20:20:33:00:12:00:12:14:14:11:00:0
aet
(3:1)		2:1
aet		1:21:1
aet
(3:1)		13(3,2)/17(0,2)38-1132
OITA football club1:20:41:71:20:12:02:31:2
aet		2:11:22:3
aet		1:01:0
aet		2:1
aet		4:211(4,0)/19(5,1)42-2229
Denso1:61:31:40:32:10:21:51:0
aet		0:0
aet
(4:3)		0:11:33:3
aet
(5:4)		2:04:31:011(2,2)/19(2,1)29-2027
z- Seino Transportation1:21:21:52:3
aet		1:41:40:31:31:20:22:11:20:31:1
aet
(2:4)		4:15(0,0)/25(3,1)24-4315
JATCO0:31:40:61:20:30:31:32:2
aet
(1:4)		0:30:11:1
aet
(4:1)		0:1
aet		0:10:11:0
aet		6(1,3)/24(2,1)25-4511
MITO Hollyhock0:21:32:10:30:41:51:61:22:30:20:21:20:12:00:0
aet
(5:6)		4(0,1)/26(2,1)24-4510

note

In Japan Football League, all teams play each other two times (each at home and away).
When regulation time of league match play fails to determine a winner, teams play a sudden-death (golden-goal) extra time. If the match is still undecided, the winning team is decided in a penalty shoot-out.
Teams are allotted three points for a win in regulation play, two points for a 'V-goal'(golden-goal) extra time win, one point for a shoot-out extra time win, and no points for a loss.
The ranking is determined as follows: 1) total of all points, 2) goal difference, 3) total of goals.

Points
  • 3: a Win in regulation play
  • 2: an Win in extra time
  • 1: a Win in shoot-out
  • 0: a Loss

TOSU Futures withdraws from the League because of disbandment, and Sagan TOSU succeeded to Futures' principal rights except for associateship of J.League.

Fujitsu Kawasaki is reorganized into KAWASAKI Frontale as an associate club of J.League.

Prima ham FC Tsuchiura (in Tsuchiura) is reorganized into MITO Hollyhock (in Mito).

J.League shall add one team to the league in next season.
Consadole, is promoted to J.League.
*) Tokyo Gas, the runner-up of Japan Football League, was an unqualified team for the J.League.

Fukushima FC and SEINO withdraws from the league at the end of this season.

The top two teams of Regional Football League Competition, SONY Sendai and Albirex NIIGATA, shall be promoted to Japan Football League.

One college team, Kokushikan University, shall be eligible to play in Japan Football League 1998.

Japan Football League Awards

Top Scorer
40: Jorge Dely VALDES (Consadole)
Rookie of the Year
KOBAYASHI Masamitsu (Tokyo Gas)
Fair Play Prize (Individual)
OKAMOTO Ryugo (NTT Kanto)
Best Eleven Players
  • Havenaar DIDO (Consadole)
  • Luiz Carlos PEREIRA (Consadole)
  • FUJIYAMA Ryuji (Tokyo Gas)
  • MOTOYOSHI Takeshi (Tokyo Gas)
  • GOTO Yoshikazu (Consadole)
  • NAKANISHI Tetsuo (Frontale)
  • ASARI Satoru (Tokyo Gas)
  • OTA Takamitsu (Consadole)
  • Jorge Dely VALDES (Consadole)
  • Hugo Hernan MARADONA (Consadole)
  • Sekiguchi Takao (Otsuka)
Best Goalkeeper Award
Havenaar DIDO (Consadole)

JFL all star 1997

tabel_.JFL all star 1997
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
Japan Allstars2:4World Allstars2/8/1997Tendo

note

Awards

Most Valuable Player
ANGELO Carlos Pretti (Montedio)