1997 J.League

The 1997 season was the fifth season of the J-League. The league began in March and ended in November. For this year, the division was contested by 17 teams. Kashima Antlers won the 1st stage and Júbilo Iwata won the 2nd stage. Júbilo won the J.League title after winning both matches in the Suntory Championship.

J.League
Season1997
ChampionsJúbilo Iwata
1st J. League title
Asian Club ChampionshipJúbilo Iwata
Matches played272
Goals scored898 (3.3 per match)
Top goalscorerPatrick Mboma (25 goals)
Highest attendance38,707 - Reds vs. Sanfrecce (April 19)
Lowest attendance2,245 - JEF Utd. vs. Sanfrecce (May 7)
Average attendance10,131
← 1996
1998 →

First stage
Pos Team Pld W OTW PKW OTL PKL L GF GA GD Pts
1 Kashima Antlers 16 12 0 1 0 0 3 32 15 +17 37
2 Yokohama Flügels 16 11 1 0 0 0 4 35 16 +19 35
3 Kashiwa Reysol 16 10 1 0 1 1 3 34 18 +16 32
4 Bellmare Hiratsuka 16 8 2 0 0 0 6 25 20 +5 28
5 Yokohama Marinos 16 7 3 1 0 0 5 31 31 0 28
6 Júbilo Iwata 16 8 1 0 3 0 4 32 21 +11 26
7 Shimizu S-Pulse 16 7 2 0 2 0 5 25 24 +1 25
8 Gamba Osaka 16 8 0 0 0 0 8 28 23 +5 24
9 Urawa Red Diamonds 16 6 1 1 0 0 8 25 24 +1 21
10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 16 6 1 1 2 0 6 22 23 −1 21
11 Cerezo Osaka 16 6 0 1 2 1 6 21 26 −5 19
12 Nagoya Grampus Eight 16 6 0 0 1 0 9 18 24 −6 18
13 Kyoto Purple Sanga 16 6 0 0 1 1 8 19 32 −13 18
14 Vissel Kobe 16 5 1 0 2 0 8 24 34 −10 17
15 JEF United Ichihara 16 3 2 0 0 0 11 21 34 −13 13
16 Verdy Kawasaki 16 2 2 0 1 2 9 16 27 −11 10
17 Avispa Fukuoka 16 3 0 0 2 0 11 11 27 −16 9
Source:

Second stage
Pos Team Pld W OTW PKW OTL PKL L GF GA GD Pts
1 Júbilo Iwata 16 12 2 0 0 0 2 40 14 +26 40
2 Gamba Osaka 16 10 2 0 1 0 3 38 23 +15 34
3 Yokohama Marinos 16 8 4 0 0 0 4 42 28 +14 32
4 Kashima Antlers 16 9 2 0 1 0 4 46 23 +23 31
5 Nagoya Grampus Eight 16 10 0 0 0 0 6 23 24 −1 30
6 Shimizu S-Pulse 16 9 1 0 3 0 3 27 16 +11 29
7 Urawa Red Diamonds 16 8 1 0 2 0 5 26 21 +5 26
8 Cerezo Osaka 16 7 1 1 3 0 4 32 30 +2 24
9 Bellmare Hiratsuka 16 6 1 1 1 1 6 30 32 −2 21
10 Kashiwa Reysol 16 6 1 0 0 1 8 29 31 −2 20
11 Yokohama Flügels 16 5 1 1 2 0 7 23 27 −4 18
12 Verdy Kawasaki 16 4 2 0 0 0 10 22 38 −16 16
13 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 16 5 0 0 2 0 9 21 27 −6 15
14 JEF United Ichihara 16 3 3 0 3 1 6 22 32 −10 15
15 Avispa Fukuoka 16 3 0 1 3 0 9 18 31 −13 10
16 Kyoto Purple Sanga 16 3 0 0 2 1 10 21 38 −17 9
17 Vissel Kobe 16 1 2 0 0 0 13 19 44 −25 7
Source:
Key
  • PLD = Games Played
  • W = Games Won - 3 points for a win
  • OTW = Games won in overtime - 2 points for overtime win
  • PKW = Games won by penalty kicks after overtime played - 1 point for a win
  • OTL = Games lost in overtime - zero points for overtime loss
  • PKL = Games lost by penalty kicks after overtime played - zero points for a penalty loss
  • GF = Goals scored for
  • GA = Goals conceded
  • GD = Goal difference - GF - GA = GD

Suntory Championship
Júbilo Iwata3 – 2Kashima Antlers
Nakayama  1',  46'
Shimizu  119' 		Bismarck  62'
Mazinho Oliveira  88'
Attendance: 17,269
Referee: Masayoshi Okada
Kashima Antlers0 – 1Júbilo Iwata
Nakayama  81'
Attendance: 15,276
Referee: Leslie Mottram

Golden Boots Ranking
Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Patrick Mboma Gamba Osaka 25
2 Edílson Kashiwa Reysol 23
3 Mazinho Oliveira Kashima Antlers 22
Akihiro Nagashima Vissel Kobe 22
5 Masahiro Fukuda Urawa Red Diamonds 21
Julio Salinas Yokohama Marinos 21
7 Válber da Silva Costa Yokohama Flügels 20
8 Wagner Lopes Bellmare Hiratsuka 18
Masashi Nakayama Júbilo Iwata 18
10 Paulo Jamelli Kashiwa Reysol 14

Awards

Individual Awards
AwardRecipientClubNotes
Most Valuable Player DungaJúbilo Iwata
Rookie of the Year Atsushi YanagisawaKashima Antlers
Manager of the Year João CarlosKashima Antlers
Top Scorer Patrick MbomaGamba Osaka25 goals.

Best Eleven
PosFootballerClubNationality
GKTomoaki OgamiJúbilo Iwata Japan
DFNaoki SomaKashima Antlers Japan
DFMasami IharaYokohama Marinos Japan
DFYutaka AkitaKashima Antlers Japan
MFBismarckKashima Antlers Brazil
MFHidetoshi NakataBellmare Hiratsuka Japan
MFMotohiro YamaguchiYokohama Flügels Japan
MFHiroshi NanamiJúbilo Iwata Japan
FWDungaJúbilo Iwata Brazil
FWMasashi NakayamaJúbilo Iwata Japan
FWPatrick MbomaGamba Osaka Cameroon

References
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