| 1996 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager |  Yasuhiko Okudera | ||
| Stadium | Ichihara Stadium | ||
| J.League | 9th | ||
| Emperor's Cup | 3rd Round | ||
| J.League Cup | GL-B 4th | ||
| Top goalscorer | League:  Hašek (12)All: Hašek (18) | ||
| Highest home attendance |
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| Lowest home attendance | 7,142 (vs Kyoto Purple Sanga, 28 September 1996) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 12,008 | ||
1996 JEF United Ichihara season
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 30 | 13 | 0 | 17 | 45 | 47 | −2 | 40 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 24 | 23 | +1 |
Source: J.LEAGUE OFFICIAL GUIDE 1997. ISBN 4-09-102329-0.
| Competitions | Position |
|---|---|
| J.League | 9th / 16 clubs |
| Emperor's Cup | 3rd round |
| J.League Cup | GL-B 4th / 8 clubs |
| 16 March 19961 | 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 19962 | Kyoto Purple Sanga | 0–2 | JEF United Ichihara | Kyoto Nishikyogoku Stadium |
| 15:04 JST (UTC+09) | J. League | Nakanishi 11' Mutō 64' | Attendance: 8,318 Referee: Zoran Petrović Assistant referees: Naoki Esumi, Hideaki Harada Fourth official: Hiroyuki Ishida |
| 23 March 19963 | JEF United Ichihara | 0–2 | Bellmare Hiratsuka | Ichihara Stadium |
| 15:01 JST (UTC+09) | J. League | Seki 70' Noguchi 85' | Attendance: 10,293 Referee: Yoshimi Ogawa Assistant referees: Kōji Taniuchi, Masaaki Shimomura Fourth official: Katsuhiko Takayama |
| 30 March 19964 | Kashiwa Reysol | 0–2 | JEF United Ichihara | Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium |
| 15:01 JST (UTC+09) | J. League | Ejiri 53' Maslovar 65' | Attendance: 10,272 Referee: Tōru Kamikawa Assistant referees: Hiroshi Fukuda, Sōichirō Kaneko Fourth official: Fujirō Masukura |
| 3 April 19965 | JEF United Ichihara | 0–1 | Avispa Fukuoka | Ichihara Stadium |
| 19:01 JST (UTC+09) | J. League | Maradona 29' | Attendance: 8,028 Referee: Shinichirō Obata Assistant referees: Yū Nakamura, Takao Onshi Fourth official: Kōji Sugikawa |
| 6 April 19966 | Yokohama Marinos | 2–1 | JEF United Ichihara | Tokyo National Stadium |
| 19:04 JST (UTC+09) | Acosta 52', 61' | J. League | Nakanishi 87' | Attendance: 28,584 Referee: Masayoshi Okada Assistant referees: Kazuhisa Osada, Kōji Taniuchi Fourth official: Masao Yamanaka |
| 13 April 19967 | JEF United Ichihara | 2–4 | Júbilo Iwata | Ichihara Stadium |
| 19:04 JST (UTC+09) | Nakanishi 62' Hašek 86' | J. League | Nakayama 45' Fukunishi 55'Nanami 67'Takeda 81' | Attendance: 13,652 Referee: Piotr Werner Assistant referees: Masahiro Katagiri, Akihisa Makino Fourth official: Kazuya Isokawa |
| 17 April 19968 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 1–0 | JEF United Ichihara | Urawa Komaba Stadium |
| 19:03 JST (UTC+09) | Hirose 4' (pen.) | J. League | Attendance: 19,366 Referee: Keiichi Sunakawa Assistant referees: Kenichi Koshiyama, Takayoshi Kashino Fourth official: Izumi Okada |
| 20 April 19969 | JEF United Ichihara | 3–0 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | Niigata Stadium |
| 15:03 JST (UTC+09) | Ejiri 58'66' (o.g.) Maslovar 78' | J. League | Attendance: 10,156 Referee: Yoshitsugu Katayama Assistant referees: Noboru Ishiyama, Masaaki Shimomura Fourth official: Hiroshi Abe |
| 27 April 199610 | JEF United Ichihara | 2–1 | Gamba Osaka | Yamagata Park Stadium |
| 16:00 JST (UTC+09) | Jō 49' Igarashi 89' | J. League | Matsunami 74' | Attendance: 13,153 Referee: Hiroshi Tanabe Assistant referees: Toshiyuki Mayuzumi, Satoru Ishizawa Fourth official: Masaki Abe |
| 1 May 199611 | Verdy Kawasaki | 2–1 (V-goal) (a.e.t.) | JEF United Ichihara | Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium |
| 19:00 JST (UTC+09) | Donizete 52' Sugawara  100' | J. League | Sandro 84' | Attendance: 10,021 Referee: Tatsumi Ōno Assistant referees: Kōji Taniuchi, Akihisa Makino Fourth official: Toshiya Kumagai |
| 4 May 199612 | JEF United Ichihara | 3–2 | Kashima Antlers | Tokyo National Stadium |
| 14:03 JST (UTC+09) | Hašek 1', 27' Hiroyama 14' | J. League | Kurosaki 2' Leonardo 5' | Attendance: 40,016 Referee: Kenji Tanaka Assistant referees: Yoshikazu Hiroshima, Toshimitsu Yoshida Fourth official: Keizō Yamazaki |
| 11 May 199613 | Cerezo Osaka | 2–3 | JEF United Ichihara | Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium |
| 14:00 JST (UTC+09) | Manoel 31', 59' | J. League | Jō 30' Akiba 40'Hašek 83' | Attendance: 5,896 Referee: Piotr Werner Assistant referees: Akio Okutani, Hiroyuki Ōnishi Fourth official: Kazuya Yanagisawa |
| 15 May 199614 | JEF United Ichihara | 4–2 | Yokohama Flügels | Ichihara Stadium |
| 19:03 JST (UTC+09) | Maslovar 6' Hašek 13', 32'Sandro 81' | J. League | Evair 16' Maezono 33' | Attendance: 10,042 Referee: Tōru Kamikawa Assistant referees: Hiroshi Fukuda, Hisaharu Kitamura Fourth official: Eiji Kawai |
| 18 May 199615 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 1–2 | JEF United Ichihara | Nihondaira Sports Stadium |
| 16:05 JST (UTC+09) | Oliva 87' | J. League | Jō 10' Maslovar 68' | Attendance: 13,380 Referee: Keiichi Sunakawa Assistant referees: Tetsu Karakida, Hitoshi Nakagomi Fourth official: Masakazu Hōjō |
| 28 August 199616 | Kashima Antlers | 2–0 | JEF United Ichihara | Kashima Soccer Stadium |
| 18:59 JST (UTC+09) | Naitō 6' Rodrigo 16' | J. League | Attendance: 16,046 Referee: Lim Kee Chong Assistant referees: Satoru Ishizawa, Hitoshi Nakagomi Fourth official: Masao Komada |
| 31 August 199617 | JEF United Ichihara | 1–0 (V-goal) (a.e.t.) | Cerezo Osaka | Ichihara Stadium |
| 19:03 JST (UTC+09) | Nakanishi 94' | J. League | Attendance: 7,469 Referee: Masayoshi Okada Assistant referees: Toshiyuki Mayuzumi, Masahiro Katagiri Fourth official: Terunobu Kakinuma |
| 7 September 199618 | Yokohama Flügels | 2–0 | JEF United Ichihara | Yokohama Mitsuzawa Football Stadium |
| 18:34 JST (UTC+09) | Yamaguchi 27' Yoshida 61' | J. League | Attendance: 11,103 Referee: Yasuhiro Matsuzaki Assistant referees: Kimio Izaki, Susumu Takeda Fourth official: Michio Nakahara |
| 14 September 199619 | JEF United Ichihara | 0–1 (V-goal) (a.e.t.) | Shimizu S-Pulse | Akita Yabase Stadium |
| 14:04 JST (UTC+09) | J. League | 91' (o.g.) | Attendance: 7,848 Referee: Tatsumi Ōno Assistant referees: Kenichi Koshiyama, Takao Onshi Fourth official: Toshihisa Sugiyama |
| 21 September 199620 | 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 199621 | JEF United Ichihara | 1–0 | Kyoto Purple Sanga | Ichihara Stadium |
| 15:03 JST (UTC+09) | Hašek 62' | J. League | Attendance: 7,142 Referee: Yoshimi Ogawa Assistant referees: Takashi Kunori, Akihisa Makino Fourth official: Atsushi Nakamura |
| 2 October 199622 | Bellmare Hiratsuka | 0–4 | JEF United Ichihara | Hiratsuka Stadium |
| 19:03 JST (UTC+09) | J. League | Hašek 31', 35' Mutō 38'Jō 40' | Attendance: 6,010 Referee: Masayoshi Okada Assistant referees: Tetsu Karakida, Takao Onshi Fourth official: Junichi Sasaki |
| 5 October 199623 | JEF United Ichihara | 2–3 | Kashiwa Reysol | Ichihara Stadium |
| 15:03 JST (UTC+09) | Hašek 9' Nakanishi 40' | J. League | Hashiratani 51' Sakai 52', 53' | Attendance: 8,600 Referee: Tatsumi Ōno Assistant referees: Satoru Ishizawa, Masaaki Shimomura Fourth official: Eita Horikawa |
| 16 October 199624 | Avispa Fukuoka | 3–2 | JEF United Ichihara | Hakatanomori Football Stadium |
| 19:01 JST (UTC+09) | Ishimaru 20' Ueno 27'Maradona 49' | J. League | Jō 26', 89' | Attendance: 5,309 Referee: Zoran Petrović Assistant referees: Hiroyuki Izumi, Takuji Fukazawa Fourth official: Ryōichi Imamura |
| 19 October 199625 | JEF United Ichihara | 1–2 | Yokohama Marinos | Tokyo National Stadium |
| 15:02 JST (UTC+09) | Jō 60' | J. League | T. Suzuki 59' Yasunaga 82' | Attendance: 16,902 Referee: Keiichi Sunakawa Assistant referees: Kazuaki Hamaguchi, Kenichi Koshiyama Fourth official: Masao Yamanaka |
| 26 October 199626 | Júbilo Iwata | 2–1 | JEF United Ichihara | Júbilo Iwata Stadium |
| 14:01 JST (UTC+09) | Schillaci 16' Nakayama 77' | J. League | Hašek 29' | Attendance: 12,164 Referee: Hiroyuki Umemoto Assistant referees: Sōichirō Kaneko, Kazuhisa Osada Fourth official: Takuya Okada |
| 30 October 199627 | JEF United Ichihara | 1–0 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Ichihara Stadium |
| 19:04 JST (UTC+09) | Rufer 38' | J. League | Attendance: 8,337 Referee: Hideo Kikuchi Assistant referees: Yū Nakamura, Tetsu Karakida Fourth official: Fujirō Masukura |
| 2 November 199628 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 1–1 (V-goal) (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | JEF United Ichihara | Nagoya Mizuho Athletics Stadium |
| 15:03 JST (UTC+09) | Ōiwa 37' | J. League | Niimura 3' | Attendance: 20,679 Referee: Kiyoshi Ōta Assistant referees: Akio Okutani, Kazuhiko Matsumura Fourth official: Tsuyoshi Ogura |
| Penalties | ||||
| 6 November 199629 | JEF United Ichihara | 1–5 | Verdy Kawasaki | Ichihara Stadium |
| 19:00 JST (UTC+09) | Rufer 61' | J. League | K. Miura 0', 11', 89' Bismarck 36'Magrão 84' | Attendance: 7,767 Referee: Masayoshi Okada Assistant referees: Kō Ōishi, Takayoshi Kashino Fourth official: Terunobu Kakinuma |
| 9 November 199630 | Gamba Osaka | 2–1 | JEF United Ichihara | Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium |
| 14:30 JST (UTC+09) | Isogai 34' Gillhaus 89' | J. League | Jō 35' | Attendance: 8,090 Referee: Yasuhiro Hemmi Assistant referees: Naoyuki Mori, Masatoshi Shibata Fourth official: Akio Okutani |
| 1st Round | bye |
| 2nd Round | bye |
| 17 November 19963rd Round | JEF United Ichihara | 0–0 (V-goal) (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | Fujitsu Kawasaki | Ichihara Stadium |
| : JST (UTC+09) |
| 1 June 1996GL-B-1-1 | JEF United Ichihara | 0–1 | Avispa Fukuoka | Ichihara Stadium |
| 19:00 JST (UTC+09) | J. League | Troglio 50' | Attendance: 9,964 Referee: Tetsuya Hamana Assistant referees: Kazuhisa Osada, Susumu Takeda Fourth official: Masahiko Tsuma |
| 5 June 1996GL-B-1-2 | Avispa Fukuoka | 0–2 (1–2 agg.) | JEF United Ichihara | Hakatanomori Football Stadium |
| 19:00 JST (UTC+09) | J. League | Maslovar 40' Hiroyama 57' | Attendance: 6,227 Referee: Kenji Tanaka Assistant referees: Hideaki Harada, Kazuhiko Matsumura Fourth official: Daikichi Kanada |
| 8 June 1996GL-B-2-1 | Cerezo Osaka | 3–3 | JEF United Ichihara | Sapporo Atsubetsu Stadium |
| 13:02 JST (UTC+09) | Kawamae 7' Kurata 75'Kanda 83' | J. League | 55' (o.g.), 71' (o.g.) Maslovar 69' | Attendance: 2,218 Referee: Hiroshi Tanabe Assistant referees: Kenichi Koshiyama, Satoru Ishizawa Fourth official: Eiji Kaneda |
| 12 June 1996GL-B-2-2 | JEF United Ichihara | 2–0 (5–2 agg.) | Cerezo Osaka | Ichihara Stadium |
| 19:02 JST (UTC+09) | Hašek 11' Jō 79' | J. League | Attendance: 6,042 Referee: Hideo Kikuchi Assistant referees: Takayoshi Kashino, Takao Onshi Fourth official: Terunobu Kakinuma |
| 15 June 1996GL-B-3-1 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 1–1 | JEF United Ichihara | Nagoya Mizuho Athletics Stadium |
| 16:04 JST (UTC+09) | Stojković 70' | J. League | Ejiri 89' | Attendance: 21,172 Referee: Shinichirō Obata Assistant referees: Morihisa Yamaguchi, Kōji Minami Fourth official: Noriaki Fukunaga |
| 19 June 1996GL-B-3-2 | JEF United Ichihara | 1–0 (2–1 agg.) | Nagoya Grampus Eight | Ichihara Stadium |
| 19:01 JST (UTC+09) | Hašek 69' | J. League | Attendance: 6,023 Referee: Archundia Assistant referees: Tetsu Karakida, Kō Ōishi Fourth official: Atsushi Nakamura |
| 22 June 1996GL-B-4-1 | JEF United Ichihara | 0–2 | Verdy Kawasaki | Tecnoport Fukui Stadium |
| 18:00 JST (UTC+09) | J. League | Kitazawa 23' Bismarck 71' | Attendance: 15,515 Referee: Naotsugu Fuse Assistant referees: Sōichirō Kaneko, Hideaki Harada Fourth official: Kazuya Takahara |
| 26 June 1996GL-B-4-2 | Verdy Kawasaki | 1–2 (3–2 agg.) | JEF United Ichihara | Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium |
| 19:00 JST (UTC+09) | Nunobe 37' | J. League | Jō 61' Niimura 76' | Attendance: 6,862 Referee: Piotr Werner Assistant referees: Mitsuru Satō, Ichirō Inukai Fourth official: Nobuhiro Shirai |
| 29 June 1996GL-B-5-1 | Yokohama Flügels | 2–3 | JEF United Ichihara | Yokohama Mitsuzawa Football Stadium |
| 18:33 JST (UTC+09) | Hattori 20' Yamaguchi 21' | J. League | Hašek 17', 40' Sandro 79' | Attendance: 8,787 Referee: Zoran Petrović Assistant referees: Kazuaki Hamaguchi, Takao Onshi Fourth official: Michio Nakahara |
| 3 July 1996GL-B-5-2 | JEF United Ichihara | 1–5 (4–7 agg.) | Yokohama Flügels | Ichihara Stadium |
| 19:00 JST (UTC+09) | Hašek 83' | J. League | Yamaguchi 4', 49' Denilson 58'Zinho 75', 84' | Attendance: 6,169 Referee: Archundia Assistant referees: Toshimitsu Yoshida, Kō Ōishi Fourth official: Kōji Sugikawa |
| 10 August 1996GL-B-6-1 | Kashima Antlers | 1–1 | JEF United Ichihara | Kashima Soccer Stadium |
| 18:00 JST (UTC+09) | Kurosaki 61' | J. League | Jō 49' | Attendance: 15,436 Referee: Kazuo Kakihana Assistant referees: Kōji Taniuchi, Susumu Takeda Fourth official: Atsushi Fujigasaki |
| 14 August 1996GL-B-6-2 | JEF United Ichihara | 1–1 (2–2 agg.) | Kashima Antlers | Ichihara Stadium |
| 19:01 JST (UTC+09) | Hašek 21' | J. League | Mazinho 14' | Attendance: 11,635 Referee: Kiyoshi Ōta Assistant referees: Toshiyuki Mayuzumi, Masahiro Katagiri Fourth official: Katsuhiko Takayama |
| 17 August 1996GL-B-7-1 | JEF United Ichihara | 3–1 | Shimizu S-Pulse | Ichihara Stadium |
| 19:01 JST (UTC+09) | Nakanishi 23' Maslovar 56'Jō 79' | J. League | Sawanobori 74' | Attendance: 9,071 Referee: Yoshitsugu Katayama Assistant referees: Yū Nakamura, Kazuhisa Osada Fourth official: Masahiko Tsuma |
| 21 August 1996GL-B-7-2 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 4–0 (5–3 agg.) | JEF United Ichihara | Nihondaira Sports Stadium |
| 18:59 JST (UTC+09) | Hasegawa 10', 38' Oliva 49'Morioka 83' | J. League | Attendance: 12,788 Referee: Hideo Kikuchi Assistant referees: Sōichirō Kaneko, Kimio Izaki Fourth official: Toshiyuki Asanuma |
| 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 | |||||
| FW |  | Rufer | December 29, 1962 (aged 33) | 181 cm / 85 kg | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 |
| MF | | Hašek | September 6, 1963 (aged 32) | 171 cm / 65 kg | 28 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 43 | 18 |
| MF | | Hisataka Fujikawa | May 1, 1964 (aged 31) | 180 cm / 72 kg | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| DF |  | Vasilijević | August 27, 1965 (aged 29) | 180 cm / 85 kg | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 4 |
| DF | | Kazuya Igarashi | October 24, 1965 (aged 30) | 177 cm / 70 kg | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| MF |  | Maslovar | February 20, 1967 (aged 29) | 182 cm / 77 kg | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 28 | 7 |
| MF | | Atsuhiko Ejiri | July 12, 1967 (aged 28) | 178 cm / 70 kg | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 44 | 3 |
| DF | | Mikio Manaka | May 22, 1969 (aged 26) | 172 cm / 70 kg | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| MF | | Tarō Gotō | December 24, 1969 (aged 26) | 164 cm / 62 kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| FW | | Yasuhiko Niimura | May 11, 1970 (aged 25) | 176 cm / 68 kg | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 2 |
| GK | | Kenichi Shimokawa | May 14, 1970 (aged 25) | 188 cm / 88 kg | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| GK | | Norihiro Karatani | August 17, 1970 (aged 25) | 184 cm / 83 kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | | Yoshikazu Nonomura | May 8, 1972 (aged 23) | 175 cm / 67 kg | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| DF | | Shinichi Mutō | April 2, 1973 (aged 22) | 168 cm / 60 kg | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 31 | 2 |
| DF |  | Sandro | May 19, 1973 (aged 22) | 184 cm / 78 kg | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 37 | 3 |
| MF | | Eisuke Nakanishi | June 23, 1973 (aged 22) | 174 cm / 73 kg | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 30 | 6 |
| MF | | Shūzō Machida | October 21, 1973 (aged 22) | 178 cm / 69 kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| GK | | Tomonori Tateishi | April 22, 1974 (aged 21) | 183 cm / 72 kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | | Jun Mizuno | August 7, 1974 (aged 21) | 173 cm / 68 kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | | Teppei Isaka | October 23, 1974 (aged 21) | 184 cm / 69 kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | | Masatoshi Hara | June 16, 1975 (aged 20) | 181 cm / 79 kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | | Shōji Jō | June 17, 1975 (aged 20) | 179 cm / 72 kg | 23 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 37 | 13 |
| MF | | Tadahiro Akiba | October 13, 1975 (aged 20) | 174 cm / 67 kg | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| MF | | Shinji Ōtsuka | December 29, 1975 (aged 20) | 179 cm / 65 kg | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| GK | | Shinobu Nagata | January 29, 1976 (aged 20) | 178 cm / 72 kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | | Yoshiyuki Morisaki | April 20, 1976 (aged 19) | 180 cm / 76 kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | | Kenji Kodama | May 9, 1976 (aged 19) | 173 cm / 62 kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | | Kazuhiro Suzuki | November 16, 1976 (aged 19) | 176 cm / 67 kg | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| DF | | Takayuki Chano | November 23, 1976 (aged 19) | 176 cm / 72 kg | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| MF | | Nozomi Hiroyama | May 6, 1977 (aged 18) | 173 cm / 63 kg | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 30 | 2 |
| DF | | Katsushi Kurihara | July 29, 1977 (aged 18) | 175 cm / 65 kg | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| DF | | Hiroshi Kawamoto | November 4, 1977 (aged 18) | 177 cm / 70 kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | | Takayoshi Shikida | November 25, 1977 (aged 18) | 168 cm / 60 kg | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| DF | | Satoshi Yamaguchi † | April 17, 1978 (aged 17) | -cm / -kg | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| GK | | Hiroyuki Nitao † | November 27, 1973 (aged 22) | 181 cm / 76 kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF |  | Bosz † | November 21, 1963 (aged 32) | -cm / -kg | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
In:
| Out:
|
Hiroyuki Nitao (from Yokohama Flügels) Satoshi Yamaguchi (JEF United Ichihara youth) Peter Bosz (from Feyenoord on September) Goran Vasilijević (to Lokomotiv Sofia on April)[2] none
1996 Kashima Antlers season
1996 Kashiwa Reysol season
1996 Verdy Kawasaki season
1996 Yokohama Marinos season
1996 Yokohama Flügels season
The 1996 season was Shimizu S-Pulse's fifth season in existence and their fourth season in the J1 League. The club also competed in the Emperor's Cup, the J.League Cup, and the Suntory Cup. The team finished the season tenth in the league and won the J.League Cup.
1996 Júbilo Iwata season
1996 Nagoya Grampus Eight season
1996 Gamba Osaka season
1996 Cerezo Osaka season
This article details the 1996 season of Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
1996 Avispa Fukuoka season
1997 Kashiwa Reysol season
1997 Yokohama Marinos season
1997 Bellmare Hiratsuka season
The 1997 season was Shimizu S-Pulse's sixth season in existence and their fifth season in the J1 League. The club also competed in the Emperor's Cup and the J.League Cup. The team finished the season fifth in the league.
1997 Júbilo Iwata season
1997 Nagoya Grampus Eight season
1997 Gamba Osaka season
1997 Cerezo Osaka season
