1997 Gamba Osaka season

Gamba Osaka
1997 season
Manager	Kuže ; Koncilia
Stadium	Osaka Expo '70 Stadium
J.League	4th
Emperor's Cup	Quarterfinals
J.League Cup	GL-B 3rd
Top goalscorer	Mboma (25)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1996 1998 →

Last updated July 21, 2025

Competitions

Competitions	Position
J.League	4th / 17 clubs
Emperor's Cup	Quarterfinals
J.League Cup	GL-B 3rd / 4 clubs

Domestic results

J.League

12 April 1997 (1997-04-12)1-1	Gamba Osaka	4-1	Bellmare Hiratsuka	Osaka Expo '70 Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

16 April 1997 (1997-04-16)1-2	Yokohama Marinos	0-4	Gamba Osaka	Yokohama Mitsuzawa Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

19 April 1997 (1997-04-19)1-3	Gamba Osaka	4-1	Shimizu S-Pulse	Osaka Expo '70 Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

23 April 1997 (1997-04-23)1-4	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2-0	Gamba Osaka	Hiroshima Big Arch
JST (UTC+09)

26 April 1997 (1997-04-26)1-5	Gamba Osaka	0-1	Avispa Fukuoka	Osaka Expo '70 Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

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

7 May 1997 (1997-05-07)1-7	Gamba Osaka	2-3	Vissel Kobe	Osaka Expo '70 Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

10 May 1997 (1997-05-10)1-8	Kashima Antlers	1-2	Gamba Osaka	Kashima Soccer Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

17 May 1997 (1997-05-17)1-9	Gamba Osaka	0-1	Nagoya Grampus Eight	Osaka Expo '70 Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

24 May 1997 (1997-05-24)1-10	Yokohama Flügels	2-1	Gamba Osaka	Toyama Athletic Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

28 May 1997 (1997-05-28)1-11	Gamba Osaka	3-1	Júbilo Iwata	Osaka Expo '70 Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

31 May 1997 (1997-05-31)1-12	Kashiwa Reysol	4-1	Gamba Osaka	Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

5 July 1997 (1997-07-05)1-13	Gamba Osaka	1-2	Urawa Red Diamonds	Osaka Expo '70 Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

1-14

bye

12 July 1997 (1997-07-12)1-15	Verdy Kawasaki	0-1	Gamba Osaka	Todoroki Athletics Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

16 July 1997 (1997-07-16)1-16	Gamba Osaka	0-3	Kyoto Purple Sanga	Osaka Expo '70 Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

19 July 1997 (1997-07-19)1-17	JEF United Ichihara	1-3	Gamba Osaka	Ichihara Seaside Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

30 July 1997 (1997-07-30)2-1	Kyoto Purple Sanga	3-2	Gamba Osaka	Tottori Soccer Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

2 August 1997 (1997-08-02)2-2	Bellmare Hiratsuka	3-4	Gamba Osaka	Hiratsuka Athletics Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

6 August 1997 (1997-08-06)2-3	Gamba Osaka	3-4	Yokohama Marinos	Ishikawa Kanazawa Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

9 August 1997 (1997-08-09)2-4	Shimizu S-Pulse	1-2	Gamba Osaka	Nihondaira Sports Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

16 August 1997 (1997-08-16)2-5	Gamba Osaka	3-0	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Osaka Expo '70 Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

20 August 1997 (1997-08-20)2-6	Avispa Fukuoka	0-1	Gamba Osaka	Suizenji Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

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)

30 August 1997 (1997-08-30)2-8	Vissel Kobe	0-4	Gamba Osaka	Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

3 September 1997 (1997-09-03)2-9	Gamba Osaka	2-1 (GG) (a.e.t.)	Kashima Antlers	Osaka Expo '70 Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

6 September 1997 (1997-09-06)2-10	Nagoya Grampus Eight	0-1	Gamba Osaka	Mizuho Athletic Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

10 September 1997 (1997-09-10)2-11	Gamba Osaka	2-1	Verdy Kawasaki	Osaka Expo '70 Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

13 September 1997 (1997-09-13)2-12	Gamba Osaka	2-1	Yokohama Flügels	Osaka Expo '70 Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

20 September 1997 (1997-09-20)2-13	Gamba Osaka	1-2	Kashiwa Reysol	Osaka Expo '70 Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

24 September 1997 (1997-09-24)2-14	Júbilo Iwata	1-0 (GG) (a.e.t.)	Gamba Osaka	Júbilo Iwata Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

27 September 1997 (1997-09-27)2-15	Urawa Red Diamonds	1-4	Gamba Osaka	Tokyo National Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

2-16

bye

4 October 1997 (1997-10-04)2-17	Gamba Osaka	4-3	JEF United Ichihara	Osaka Expo '70 Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Emperor's Cup

1st Round

bye

2nd Round

bye

14 December 1997 (1997-12-14)3rd Round	Gamba Osaka	3-2 (GG) (a.e.t.)	Sagan Tosu	Osaka Expo '70 Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

20 December 1997 (1997-12-20)4th Round	Urawa Red Diamonds	1-2 (GG) (a.e.t.)	Gamba Osaka	Tottori Soccer Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

23 December 1997 (1997-12-23)Quarterfinals	Kashima Antlers	3-0	Gamba Osaka	Urawa Komaba Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

J.League Cup

8 March 1997 (1997-03-08)GL-B-1	Gamba Osaka	3-3	Consadole Sapporo	Osaka Expo '70 Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

15 March 1997 (1997-03-15)GL-B-2	Yokohama Marinos	3-4	Gamba Osaka	Yokohama Mitsuzawa Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

19 March 1997 (1997-03-19)GL-B-3	Verdy Kawasaki	1-2	Gamba Osaka	Todoroki Athletics Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

22 March 1997 (1997-03-22)GL-B-4	Gamba Osaka	1-2	Yokohama Marinos	Osaka Expo '70 Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

26 March 1997 (1997-03-26)GL-B-5	Gamba Osaka	0-1	Verdy Kawasaki	Osaka Expo '70 Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

29 March 1997 (1997-03-29)GL-B-6	Consadole Sapporo	1-0	Gamba Osaka	Suizenji 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
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	D.o.B. (Age)	Height / Weight	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Hayato Okanaka	(1968-09-26)September 26, 1968 (aged 28)	185 cm / 83 kg	32	0	3	0	4	0	39	0
2	MF		Koji Yoshinari	(1974-05-19)May 19, 1974 (aged 22)	174 cm / 70 kg	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
3	DF		Daisuke Saito	(1974-11-19)November 19, 1974 (aged 22)	181 cm / 73 kg	31	0	3	0	3	0	37	0
4	DF		Noritada Saneyoshi	(1972-10-19)October 19, 1972 (aged 24)	178 cm / 70 kg	30	0	3	0	5	0	38	0
5	DF		Babunski	(1968-05-05)May 5, 1968 (aged 28)	184 cm / 78 kg	23	5	2	1	5	1	30	7
6	MF		Hitoshi Morishita	(1972-09-21)September 21, 1972 (aged 24)	174 cm / 70 kg	29	2	1	0	5	0	35	2
7	MF		Naoki Hiraoka	(1973-05-24)May 24, 1973 (aged 23)	171 cm / 68 kg	28	1	3	2	6	1	37	4
8	MF		Koji Kondo	(1972-04-28)April 28, 1972 (aged 24)	175 cm / 67 kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
9	FW		Mboma	(1970-11-15)November 15, 1970 (aged 26)	185 cm / 85 kg	28	25	1	0	5	4	34	29
10	MF		Krupni	(1973-08-15)August 15, 1973 (aged 23)	184 cm / 79 kg	27	9	3	1	6	2	36	12
11	FW		Masanobu Matsunami	(1974-11-21)November 21, 1974 (aged 22)	180 cm / 75 kg	32	13	3	0	6	1	41	14
12	GK		Kenji Honnami	(1964-06-23)June 23, 1964 (aged 32)	186 cm / 80 kg	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0
13	MF		Hiromi Kojima	(1977-12-12)December 12, 1977 (aged 19)	176 cm / 66 kg	20	1	3	0	6	1	29	2
14	MF		Shigeru Morioka	(1973-08-12)August 12, 1973 (aged 23)	174 cm / 70 kg	28	5	1	0	0	0	29	5
15	DF		Masao Kiba	(1974-09-06)September 6, 1974 (aged 22)	177 cm / 73 kg	9	0	3	0	5	0	17	0
16	DF		Daiju Matsumoto	(1977-12-09)December 9, 1977 (aged 19)	178 cm / 70 kg	6	0	1	0	0	0	7	0
17	DF		Takashi Kiyama	(1972-02-18)February 18, 1972 (aged 25)	180 cm / 75 kg	10	0	0	0	5	0	15	0
18	MF		Mladenović	(1964-09-13)September 13, 1964 (aged 32)	178 cm / 73 kg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	DF		Kojiro Kaimoto	(1977-10-14)October 14, 1977 (aged 19)	182 cm / 72 kg	11	1	0	0	2	0	13	1
20	DF		Tsuneyasu Miyamoto	(1977-02-07)February 7, 1977 (aged 20)	176 cm / 71 kg	26	1	3	0	4	0	33	1
21	GK		Naoki Matsuyo	(1974-04-09)April 9, 1974 (aged 22)	180 cm / 72 kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
22	GK		Hiroyuki Kishi	(1977-04-26)April 26, 1977 (aged 19)	188 cm / 84 kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
23	GK		Ryota Tsuzuki	(1978-04-18)April 18, 1978 (aged 18)	185 cm / 78 kg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	MF		Tadayoshi Tamura	(1978-08-16)August 16, 1978 (aged 18)	183 cm / 73 kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
25	FW		Kohei Hayashi	(1978-06-27)June 27, 1978 (aged 18)	175 cm / 70 kg	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
26	DF		Yuji Furukawa	(1978-07-07)July 7, 1978 (aged 18)	181 cm / 76 kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
27	DF		Takahiro Shimada	(1965-02-09)February 9, 1965 (aged 32)	182 cm / 78 kg	15	0	1	0	6	0	22	0
28	MF		Hideki Nomiyama	(1975-04-28)April 28, 1975 (aged 21)	181 cm / 65 kg	2	0	0	0	2	0	4	0
29	MF		Junichi Inamoto †	(1979-09-18)September 18, 1979 (aged 17)	-cm / -kg	27	3	3	0	6	0	36	3
30	DF		Toshimi Kikuchi †	(1973-06-17)June 17, 1973 (aged 23)	177 cm / 70 kg	13	0	0	0	0	0	13	0
18	FW		Yuzo Funakoshi †	(1977-06-12)June 12, 1977 (aged 19)	-cm / -kg	2	0	3	1	0	0	5	1
31	DF		Toru Araiba †	(1979-07-12)July 12, 1979 (aged 17)	-cm / -kg	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
31	MF		Karić †	(1973-12-31)December 31, 1973 (aged 23)	-cm / -kg	5	0	2	0	0	0	7	0

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

Transfers

In:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	GK	JPN	Naoki Matsuyo (from Tenri University)
23	GK	JPN	Ryota Tsuzuki (from Kunimi High School)
3	DF	JPN	Daisuke Saito (from Chuo University)
26	DF	JPN	Yuji Furukawa (from Ashiya High School)
2	MF	JPN	Koji Yoshinari (from University of Tsukuba)
10	MF	SCG	Nebojša Krupniković (from Standard Liège)
24	MF	JPN	Tadayoshi Tamura (from Kusatsu Higashi High School)
9	FW	CMR	Patrick Mboma (from Paris SG)
25	FW	JPN	Kohei Hayashi (from Takigawa Daini Seinior High School)

Out:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	JPN	Atsushi Shirai (to JEF United Ichihara)
—	DF	UKR	Tsveiba
—	DF	JPN	Takeshi Yonezawa
—	DF	JPN	Yuji Hashimoto (to Sagan Tosu)
—	DF	JPN	Keiju Karashima (to Avispa Fukuoka)
—	DF	JPN	Takehiro Kato
—	MF	BLR	Aleinikov
—	MF	JPN	Yoshiyuki Matsuyama (to Kyoto Purple Sanga)
—	MF	JPN	Kunio Kitamura(to Nippon Denso)
—	MF	JPN	Hiromitsu Isogai (to Urawa Red Diamonds)
—	MF	CRO	Škrinjar
—	MF	JPN	Sojiro Ishii (to Nippon Denso)
—	MF	JPN	Masafumi Nakaguchi
—	MF	JPN	Hideki Yoshioka
—	MF	JPN	Kenji Takagi
—	FW	NED	Gillhaus (to AZ)
—	FW	JPN	Hiroto Yamamura
—	FW	JPN	Kensuke Nishijima

Transfers during the season

In

Junichi Inamoto (Gamba Osaka youth)
Toshimi Kikuchi (from Verdy Kawasaki)
Yuzo Funakoshi (loan return from Telstar on June)
Toru Araiba (Gamba Osaka youth)
Karić (from Maribor on August)

Out

Kenji Honnami (to Verdy Kawasaki)
Mladen Mladenović (on June)

Awards

J.League Top Scorer: Mboma
J.League Best XI: Mboma

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
URAWA REDS OFFICIAL HANDBOOK 2003, 2003, ISBN 4-7555-0877-0

Other pages

(in Japanese) J. League official site
(in Japanese) Gamba Osaka official site

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1997 Gamba Osaka season

Competitions

Domestic results

J.League

Emperor's Cup

J.League Cup

Player statistics

Transfers

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Transfers during the season

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Out

Awards

References

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