1996 Sanfrecce Hiroshima season

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

1996 season
Manager	Wim Jansen
Stadium	Hiroshima Big Arch
J. League	14th
Emperor's Cup	Runners-up
J. League Cup	GL-A 3rd
Top goalscorer	Takuya Takagi (11)
Highest home attendance	18,863 (vs Kashima Antlers, 20 March 1996)
Lowest home attendance	4,491 (vs Avispa Fukuoka, 6 November 1996)
Average home league attendance	8,469
← 1995 1997 →

This article details the 1996 season of Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

Review and events

League results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
30	10	0	20	36	60	−24	30	4	0	11	22	33	−11	6	0	9	14	27	−13

Source: J.LEAGUE OFFICIAL GUIDE 1997. ISBN 4-09-102329-0. 

League results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	L	W	L	L	L	W	W	L	L	W	L	L	W	L	L	L	L	L	L	W	W	L	L	W	L	W	L	L	L
Position	7	8	7	8	10	11	8	8	9	12	10	12	12	11	12	12	12	12	14	14	13	13	13	14	13	13	12	13	14	14

Source: J.LEAGUE OFFICIAL GUIDE 1997. ISBN 4-09-102329-0. 
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Competitions

Competitions	Position
J. League	14th / 16 clubs
Emperor's Cup	Runners-up
J. League Cup	GL-A 3rd / 8 clubs

Domestic results

J. League

1 16 March 1996 (1996-03-16)	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

2 20 March 1996 (1996-03-20)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1–2 (V-goal) (aet)	Kashima Antlers	Hiroshima Big Arch
16:05 JST (UTC+09)	Takagi  46'	J. League	Leonardo  73' Hasegawa  117'	Attendance: 18,863 Referee: Fumikazu Shioyazono Assistant referees: Takayoshi Kashino, Kazuhiko Matsumura Fourth official: Kōji Ueno

3 23 March 1996 (1996-03-23)	Cerezo Osaka	1–2 (V-goal) (aet)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Osaka Nagai No.2 Stadium
15:01 JST (UTC+09)	Morishima  13'	J. League	Yoshida  26' Takagi  96'	Attendance: 6,276 Referee: Zoran Petrović Assistant referees: Akio Okutani, Hiroyuki Ōnishi Fourth official: Tsuyoshi Miyake

4 30 March 1996 (1996-03-30)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	0–1 (V-goal) (aet)	Yokohama Flügels	Hiroshima Big Arch
15:04 JST (UTC+09)		J. League	Sampaio  103'	Attendance: 7,105 Referee: Tatsumi Ōno Assistant referees: Yoshikazu Hiroshima, Kō Ōishi Fourth official: Mamoru Ueda

5 3 April 1996 (1996-04-03)	Shimizu S-Pulse	1–0 (V-goal) (aet)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Nihondaira Sports Stadium
19:01 JST (UTC+09)	Massaro  116'	J. League		Attendance: 12,363 Referee: Kenji Tanaka Assistant referees: Yasushi Tsuchimoto, Takashi Aoki Fourth official: Toshiyuki Asanuma

6 6 April 1996 (1996-04-06)	Gamba Osaka	2–1 (V-goal) (aet)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
15:00 JST (UTC+09)	Mladenović  73' Matsunami  98'	J. League	Noh  81'	Attendance: 7,042 Referee: Yasuhiro Hemmi Assistant referees: Morihisa Yamaguchi, Akio Okutani Fourth official: Tamotsu Ōnishi

7 13 April 1996 (1996-04-13)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	3–0	Kyoto Purple Sanga	Hiroshima Big Arch
14:02 JST (UTC+09)	Noh  74', 76' Takagi  89'	J. League		Attendance: 7,098 Referee: Zoran Petrović Assistant referees: Tetsu Karakida, Satoru Kawano Fourth official: Masahiro Katsuyama

8 17 April 1996 (1996-04-17)	Bellmare Hiratsuka	0–1 (V-goal) (aet)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Hiratsuka Stadium
19:03 JST (UTC+09)		J. League	Uemura  101'	Attendance: 5,747 Referee: Hiroshi Tanabe Assistant referees: Mitsuru Satō, Takao Onshi Fourth official: Masaki Yoshihara

9 20 April 1996 (1996-04-20)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	0–1	Kashiwa Reysol	Hiroshima Big Arch
15:03 JST (UTC+09)		J. League	Yokoyama  11'	Attendance: 7,126 Referee: Yasuhiro Hemmi Assistant referees: Yoshikazu Hiroshima, Hiroyuki Ōnishi Fourth official: Shinya Sasamoto

10 27 April 1996 (1996-04-27)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	0–3	Yokohama Marinos	Hiroshima Big Arch
14:35 JST (UTC+09)		J. League	Gorosito  58' Noda  60' Miura  85'	Attendance: 12,453 Referee: Piotr Werner Assistant referees: Morihisa Yamaguchi, Takashi Aoki Fourth official: Kazuyuki Tanimoto

11 1 May 1996 (1996-05-01)	Avispa Fukuoka	0–2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Kumamoto Suizenji Stadium
19:00 JST (UTC+09)		J. League	Huistra  47' Moriyasu  82'	Attendance: 7,895 Referee: Archundia Assistant referees: Tōru Yamashiro, Takayoshi Kashino Fourth official: Kōji Uehara

12 4 May 1996 (1996-05-04)	Júbilo Iwata	1–0	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Júbilo Iwata Stadium
14:00 JST (UTC+09)	Vanenburg  24'	J. League		Attendance: 16,639 Referee: Masayoshi Okada Assistant referees: Takashi Kunori, Satoru Kawano Fourth official: Tōru Nagata

13 11 May 1996 (1996-05-11)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1–3	Urawa Red Diamonds	Hiroshima Big Arch
15:02 JST (UTC+09)	Uemura  44'	J. League	Hori  39', 48' Fukuda  71'	Attendance: 9,681 Referee: Zoran Petrović Assistant referees: Naoki Esumi, Kazuhiko Matsumura Fourth official: Hitoshi Yamada

14 15 May 1996 (1996-05-15)	Nagoya Grampus Eight	1–2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Nagoya Mizuho Athletics Stadium
19:03 JST (UTC+09)	Stojković  64'	J. League	Huistra  69' Takagi  80'	Attendance: 21,303 Referee: Shinichirō Obata Assistant referees: Kazuya Yanagisawa, Ichirō Inukai Fourth official: Yasuhiro Takeichi

15 18 May 1996 (1996-05-18)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1–3	Verdy Kawasaki	Hiroshima Big Arch
15:02 JST (UTC+09)	Takagi  89'	J. League	Donizete  1' Gen  31' K. Miura  32'	Attendance: 12,124 Referee: Archundia Assistant referees: Noboru Ishiyama, Satoru Kawano Fourth official: Norio Kuriyama

16 28 August 1996 (1996-08-28)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	0–3	Júbilo Iwata	Hiroshima Big Arch
19:00 JST (UTC+09)		J. League	Dunga  0', 61' Nakayama  41'	Attendance: 6,585 Referee: Bemard Saules Assistant referees: Morihisa Yamaguchi, Hiroyuki Ōnishi Fourth official: Hideki Tanigawa

17 31 August 1996 (1996-08-31)	Urawa Red Diamonds	5–1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Urawa Komaba Stadium
19:04 JST (UTC+09)	Hori  28' Bein  30' Yamada  36', 38' Okano  44'	J. League	Takagi  81'	Attendance: 20,028 Referee: Hideo Kikuchi Assistant referees: Takashi Kunori, Keiji Kamiara Fourth official: Shigeru Kimura

18 7 September 1996 (1996-09-07)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2–3	Nagoya Grampus Eight	Hiroshima Big Arch
18:33 JST (UTC+09)	Takagi  12' Fue  67'	J. League	Okayama  44' Moriyama  70' Stojković  72'	Attendance: 10,185 Referee: Hiroshi Tanabe Assistant referees: Akio Okutani, Takashi Aoki Fourth official: Keiichi Nadamoto

19 14 September 1996 (1996-09-14)	Verdy Kawasaki	5–1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Tecnoport Fukui Stadium
18:00 JST (UTC+09)	1' (o.g.) K. Miura  15', 34' Magrão  46', 75'	J. League	Noh  32'	Attendance: 11,782 Referee: Hiroyuki Umemoto Assistant referees: Naoki Esumi, Hitoshi Nakagomi Fourth official: Masao Nakajō

20 21 September 1996 (1996-09-21)	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

21 28 September 1996 (1996-09-28)	Kashima Antlers	1–1 (V-goal) (aet) (8–9 p)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Kashima Soccer Stadium
15:04 JST (UTC+09)	Masuda  33'	J. League	Huistra  72'	Attendance: 15,975 Referee: Masayoshi Okada Assistant referees: Noboru Ishiyama, Satoru Kawano Fourth official: Michio Horie
		Penalties
	Jorginho Hasegawa Oniki Manaka Rodrigo Akita Sōma Okuno Naitō Kumagai Furukawa		Takagi Moriyasu Yoshida Kuwabara Huistra Kubo Yanagimoto Michiki Naitō Satō Maekawa	|

22 2 October 1996 (1996-10-02)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2–1 (V-goal) (aet)	Cerezo Osaka	Hiroshima Stadium
19:00 JST (UTC+09)	Kubo  78' 90'	J. League	72' (o.g.)	Attendance: 5,387 Referee: Hiroshi Tanabe Assistant referees: Naoki Esumi, Kazuhiko Matsumura Fourth official: Kōji Ueno

23 5 October 1996 (1996-10-05)	Yokohama Flügels	2–0	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Yokohama Mitsuzawa Football Stadium
18:33 JST (UTC+09)	Evair  16', 39'	J. League		Attendance: 7,111 Referee: Naotsugu Fuse Assistant referees: Mitsuru Satō, Keiji Kamiara Fourth official: Masaki Yoshihara

24 16 October 1996 (1996-10-16)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2–3	Shimizu S-Pulse	Kagoshima Kamoike Stadium
19:03 JST (UTC+09)	Michiki  19', 26'	J. League	Nagai  66' Hasegawa  86', 89'	Attendance: 6,314 Referee: Fumikazu Shioyazono Assistant referees: Yoshikazu Hiroshima, Masatoshi Shibata Fourth official: Sadaaki Hagiwara

25 19 October 1996 (1996-10-19)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2–0	Gamba Osaka	Ehime Matsuyama Athletic Stadium
18:34 JST (UTC+09)	Noh  51' Huistra  56'	J. League		Attendance: 7,202 Referee: Kazuo Kakihana Assistant referees: Satoru Kawano, Tōru Yamashiro Fourth official: Hiroshi Yoshinouchi

26 26 October 1996 (1996-10-26)	Kyoto Purple Sanga	2–1 (V-goal) (aet)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Kyoto Nishikyogoku Stadium
15:05 JST (UTC+09)	Edmílson  16' Noguchi  108'	J. League	Huistra  25'	Attendance: 7,315 Referee: Leslie Mottram Assistant referees: Akio Okutani, Kōji Minami Fourth official: Hiroyuki Ishida

27 30 October 1996 (1996-10-30)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	3–2	Bellmare Hiratsuka	Hiroshima Stadium
19:01 JST (UTC+09)	Takagi  11' Huistra  30' Kojima  52'	J. League	Takada  19' Noguchi  86'	Attendance: 5,037 Referee: Tatsumi Ōno Assistant referees: Hideaki Harada, Hiroyuki Ōnishi Fourth official: Kuniyasu Doi

28 2 November 1996 (1996-11-02)	Kashiwa Reysol	3–0	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium
14:59 JST (UTC+09)	Valdir  37' Edílson  57', 83'	J. League		Attendance: 7,035 Referee: Naotsugu Fuse Assistant referees: Kazuaki Hamaguchi, Masahiro Katagiri Fourth official: Kōji Sugikawa

29 6 November 1996 (1996-11-06)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2–4	Avispa Fukuoka	Hiroshima Big Arch
19:03 JST (UTC+09)	Moriyasu  53', 88'	J. League	Yamashita  30' Mayor  48' Ueno  66', 79'	Attendance: 4,491 Referee: Bemard Saules Assistant referees: Hiroyuki Izumi, Takashi Aoki Fourth official: Norio Kuriyama

30 9 November 1996 (1996-11-09)	Yokohama Marinos	3–1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Yokohama Mitsuzawa Football Stadium
14:30 JST (UTC+09)	Omura  19', 50', 89'	J. League	12' (o.g.)	Attendance: 10,858 Referee: Hiroyuki Umemoto Assistant referees: Kazuaki Hamaguchi, Takuji Fukazawa Fourth official: Masahiko Takahashi

Emperor's Cup

1st Round		bye

2nd Round		bye

3rd Round 17 November 1996 (1996-11-17)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2–0	Brummell Sendai	Hiroshima Stadium
JST (UTC+09)	?  ?' ?  ?'

4th Round 23 December 1996 (1996-12-23)	Kashiwa Reysol	1–2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Hiroshima Stadium
JST (UTC+09)	?  ?'		?  ?' ?  ?'

Quarterfinals 26 December 1996 (1996-12-26)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	3–0	Shimizu S-Pulse	Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium
JST (UTC+09)	?  ?' ?  ?' ?  ?'

Semifinals 29 December 1996 (1996-12-29)	Gamba Osaka	0–2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
JST (UTC+09)			?  ?' ?  ?'

Final 1 January 1997 (1997-01-01)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	0–3	Verdy Kawasaki	Tokyo National Stadium
JST (UTC+09)			Kitazawa  ?' Y. Miura  ?' Kurihara  ?'	Attendance: 38,737

J. League Cup

GL-A-1-1 1 June 1996 (1996-06-01)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1–0	Júbilo Iwata	Hiroshima Big Arch
17:31 JST (UTC+09)	Huistra  57'	J. League		Attendance: 11,468 Referee: Yasuhiro Hemmi Assistant referees: Naoki Esumi, Masatoshi Shibata Fourth official: Keiichi Nadamoto

GL-A-1-2 5 June 1996 (1996-06-05)	Júbilo Iwata	1–0 (1–1 agg.)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Júbilo Iwata Stadium
19:02 JST (UTC+09)	Nakayama  41'	J. League		Attendance: 8,354 Referee: Piotr Werner Assistant referees: Yasushi Tsuchimoto, Tetsu Karakida Fourth official: Takuya Okada

GL-A-2-1 8 June 1996 (1996-06-08)	Kyoto Purple Sanga	0–1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Kumamoto Suizenji Stadium
18:34 JST (UTC+09)		J. League	Abe  29'	Attendance: 6,827 Referee: Kiyoshi Ōta Assistant referees: Kazuya Yanagisawa, Tōru Yamashiro Fourth official: Kōji Uehara

GL-A-2-2 12 June 1996 (1996-06-12)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	0–0 (1–0 agg.)	Kyoto Purple Sanga	Hiroshima Big Arch
19:04 JST (UTC+09)		J. League		Attendance: 4,331 Referee: Tatsumi Ōno Assistant referees: Hiroyuki Izumi, Hiroyuki Ōnishi Fourth official: Kōsō Sumida

GL-A-3-1 15 June 1996 (1996-06-15)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1–1	Gamba Osaka	Oita Athletic Stadium
18:31 JST (UTC+09)	Kubo  84'	J. League	Matsuyama  21'	Attendance: 4,105 Referee: Zoran Petrović Assistant referees: Noboru Ishiyama, Masatoshi Shibata Fourth official: Tsunenori Nagamatsu

GL-A-3-2 19 June 1996 (1996-06-19)	Gamba Osaka	0–3 (1–4 agg.)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
19:00 JST (UTC+09)		J. League	Moriyasu  37' Kubo  47' Michiki  50'	Attendance: 5,074 Referee: Yasuhiro Matsuzaki Assistant referees: Satoru Ishizawa, Takayoshi Kashino Fourth official: Tamotsu Ōnishi

GL-A-4-1 22 June 1996 (1996-06-22)	Kashiwa Reysol	1–2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium
18:30 JST (UTC+09)	29' (o.g.)	J. League	Huistra  21' Kuwabara  68'	Attendance: 8,003 Referee: Piotr Werner Assistant referees: Morihisa Yamaguchi, Takashi Aoki Fourth official: Yoshiyuki Yamashita

GL-A-4-2 26 June 1996 (1996-06-26)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1–3 (3–4 agg.)	Kashiwa Reysol	Hiroshima Stadium
19:00 JST (UTC+09)	Ōki  2'	J. League	Careca  39', 44' Shimotaira  50'	Attendance: 4,603 Referee: Hiroshi Tanabe Assistant referees: Naoki Esumi, Masatoshi Shibata Fourth official: Yutaka Miyake

GL-A-5-1 29 June 1996 (1996-06-29)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2–3	Bellmare Hiratsuka	Hiroshima Big Arch
18:31 JST (UTC+09)	Kubo  33' Huistra  58'	J. League	Paulinho  19' Seki  81', 89'	Attendance: 7,470 Referee: Hiroyuki Umemoto Assistant referees: Akio Okutani, Takuji Fukazawa Fourth official: Kuniyasu Doi

GL-A-5-2 3 July 1996 (1996-07-03)	Bellmare Hiratsuka	3–0 (6–2 agg.)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Hiratsuka Stadium
19:01 JST (UTC+09)	Seki  15', 51' Paulinho  83'	J. League		Attendance: 7,178 Referee: Piotr Werner Assistant referees: Hiroshi Fukuda, Susumu Takeda Fourth official: Hiroshi Yamaguchi

GL-A-6-1 10 August 1996 (1996-08-10)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2–3	Urawa Red Diamonds	Hiroshima Big Arch
18:32 JST (UTC+09)	Santos  5', 39'	J. League	Bein  17' Fukunaga  52'  59' (o.g.)	Attendance: 9,271 Referee: Shinichirō Obata Assistant referees: Tōru Yamashiro, Hiroyuki Ōnishi Fourth official: Katsuya Motoyasu

GL-A-6-2 14 August 1996 (1996-08-14)	Urawa Red Diamonds	0–2 (3–4 agg.)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Urawa Komaba Stadium
19:00 JST (UTC+09)		J. League	Santos  25', 77'	Attendance: 19,386 Referee: Hiroshi Tanabe Assistant referees: Yū Nakamura, Kōji Minami Fourth official: Toshimitsu Yasumoto

GL-A-7-1 17 August 1996 (1996-08-17)	Yokohama Marinos	3–5	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Yokohama Mitsuzawa Football Stadium
19:00 JST (UTC+09)	Omura  10' T. Yamada  74' Acosta  89'	J. League	Santos  16', 85' Takagi  30' Huistra  65' Kubo  80'	Attendance: 10,407 Referee: Yoshimi Ogawa Assistant referees: Toshimitsu Yoshida, Susumu Takeda Fourth official: Mineo Takada

GL-A-7-2 21 August 1996 (1996-08-21)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2–2 (7–5 agg.)	Yokohama Marinos	Hiroshima Big Arch
19:01 JST (UTC+09)	Huistra  44' Moriyasu  51'	J. League	Acosta  18', 22'	Attendance: 8,250 Referee: Tōru Kamikawa Assistant referees: Kazuya Yanagisawa, Hiroyuki Izumi Fourth official: Kōji Hanaguchi

Player statistics

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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
DF		Yasuyuki Satō	(1966-04-12)April 12, 1966 (aged 29)	176cm / 67kg	13	0	2	0	8	0	23	0
FW		Huistra	(1967-01-18)January 18, 1967 (aged 29)	182cm / 71kg	28	7	0	0	14	5	42	12
FW		Takuya Takagi	(1967-11-12)November 12, 1967 (aged 28)	188cm / 82kg	30	11	5	2	6	1	41	14
GK		Kazuya Maekawa	(1968-03-22)March 22, 1968 (aged 27)	188cm / 84kg	25	0	5	0	14	0	44	0
DF		Naoki Naitō	(1968-05-30)May 30, 1968 (aged 27)	180cm / 78kg	26	0	5	0	13	0	44	0
MF		Mitsuaki Kojima	(1968-07-14)July 14, 1968 (aged 27)	173cm / 70kg	26	1	5	0	14	0	45	1
MF		Hajime Moriyasu	(1968-08-23)August 23, 1968 (aged 27)	173cm / 62kg	26	3	5	0	14	2	45	5
MF		Yasuhiro Yoshida	(1969-07-14)July 14, 1969 (aged 26)	172cm / 70kg	27	1	5	1	10	0	42	2
GK		Kazumasa Kawano	(1970-11-07)November 7, 1970 (aged 25)	185cm / 80kg	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
FW		Noh Jung-Yoon	(1971-03-28)March 28, 1971 (aged 24)	172cm / 68kg	24	5	5	2	4	0	33	7
MF		Hiroyoshi Kuwabara	(1971-10-02)October 2, 1971 (aged 24)	177cm / 71kg	24	0	5	0	8	1	37	1
MF		Takashi Ōnishi	(1971-10-16)October 16, 1971 (aged 24)	177cm / 70kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
DF		Hiroshige Yanagimoto	(1972-10-15)October 15, 1972 (aged 23)	173cm / 64kg	29	0	5	1	14	0	48	1
DF		Hideaki Mori	(1972-10-16)October 16, 1972 (aged 23)	183cm / 73kg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MF		Hideaki Hagino	(1973-01-20)January 20, 1973 (aged 23)	173cm / 66kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
FW		Masato Fue	(1973-02-22)February 22, 1973 (aged 23)	174cm / 65kg	22	1	1	0	10	0	33	1
MF		Ryūji Michiki	(1973-08-25)August 25, 1973 (aged 22)	174cm / 64kg	17	2	5	0	8	1	30	3
DF		Kenichi Uemura	(1974-04-22)April 22, 1974 (aged 21)	180cm / 70kg	12	2	0	0	7	0	19	2
MF		Yūta Abe	(1974-07-31)July 31, 1974 (aged 21)	177cm / 69kg	3	0	3	0	6	1	12	1
GK		Takashi Shimoda	(1975-11-28)November 28, 1975 (aged 20)	183cm / 74kg	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
FW		Susumu Ōki	(1976-02-23)February 23, 1976 (aged 20)	177cm / 75kg	7	0	0	0	4	1	11	1
MF		Kōji Yoshimura	(1976-04-13)April 13, 1976 (aged 19)	177cm / 68kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
MF		Tatsuhiko Kubo	(1976-06-18)June 18, 1976 (aged 19)	181cm / 71kg	22	2	3	0	10	4	35	6
FW		Iwao Yamane	(1976-07-31)July 31, 1976 (aged 19)	170cm / 62kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
GK		Masato Tamada	(1976-08-25)August 25, 1976 (aged 19)	185cm / 80kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
MF		Tsukimitsu Mizuta	(1976-09-13)September 13, 1976 (aged 19)	174cm / 71kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
DF		Takashi Kageyama	(1977-05-27)May 27, 1977 (aged 18)	180cm / 67kg	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
MF		Keita Kanemoto	(1977-07-13)July 13, 1977 (aged 18)	173cm / 71kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
MF		Kōta Hattori	(1977-11-22)November 22, 1977 (aged 18)	175cm / 71kg	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
FW		Jun Takada	(1977-12-06)December 6, 1977 (aged 18)	179cm / 71kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
GK		Minoru Ueda †	(1977-06-20)June 20, 1977 (aged 18)	-cm / -kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
GK		Tetsuharu Yamaguchi †	(1977-09-08)September 8, 1977 (aged 18)	-cm / -kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
MF		Shoji Akimitsu †	(1977-05-07)May 7, 1977 (aged 18)	-cm / -kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
FW		Kazuyoshi Matsunaga †	(1977-11-13)November 13, 1977 (aged 18)	-cm / -kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
MF		Santos †	(1964-06-08)June 8, 1964 (aged 31)	-cm / -kg	2	0	4	3	7	6	13	9

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

Transfers

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In: No. Position Player DF Naoki Naitō (from Shimizu S-Pulse) DF Takashi Kageyama (from Daisho Gakuen High School) MF Yasuhiro Yoshida (from Shimizu S-Pulse) MF Keita Kanemoto (from Hiroshima Minami High School) MF Kōta Hattori (from Makuhari Senior High School) FW Jun Takada (from Sanfrecce Hiroshima youth)

Out: No. Position Player GK Toshikazu Katō DF Yoshirō Moriyama (to Yokohama Flügels) DF Masayuki Ōmori MF Yahiro Kazama MF Akinobu Yokouchi (retired) MF Andrey MF Yasumasa Makino (to Fujitsu) MF Kazutoshi Miura FW Hašek (to JEF United Ichihara) FW Takumi Shima (retired) FW Kenji Wakamatsu FW Yoshihiro Nishida (to Kyoto Purple Sanga) FW Van Loen

Transfers during the season

In

• Santos (from Veracruz on June)
• Minoru Ueda
• Tetsuharu Yamaguchi (from Isahaya Commercial High School)
• Shoji Akimitsu
• Kazuyoshi Matsunaga (from Nakatsu Kogyo High School)

Out

• Hideaki Mori (to Avispa Fukuoka)

Awards

^[2] none

References

• J.LEAGUE OFFICIAL GUIDE 1996. ISBN 4-09-102324-X. 
• J.LEAGUE OFFICIAL GUIDE 1997. ISBN 4-09-102329-0. 

Other pages

• (Japanese) J. League official site
• (Japanese) Sanfrecce Hiroshima official site

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