1996 Cerezo Osaka season

Cerezo Osaka
1996 season
Manager	Paulo Emilio; Hiroshi Sowa (31 May 1996);
Stadium	Osaka Nagai No.2 Stadium; Osaka Nagai Stadium;
J.League	13th
Emperor's Cup	4th Round
J.League Cup	GL-B 6th
Top goalscorer	League: Hiroaki Morishima (9); All: Hiroaki Morishima (13)
Highest home attendance	13,069 (vs Verdy Kawasaki, 28 August 1996, Osaka Nagai Stadium)
Lowest home attendance	6,276 (vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, 23 March 1996, Osaka Nagai No.2 Stadium); 5,896 (vs JEF United Ichihara, 11 May 1996, Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium);
Average home league attendance	8,229
Home colours	Away colours
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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	38	56	−18	30	6	0	9	28	31	−3	4	0	11	10	25	−15

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	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	L	L	W	L	L	L	L	W	W	W	W	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	W	L	W	W	W	L	W	L
Position	15	13	13	12	12	14	14	15	15	15	14	13	13	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	12	13

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

Competitions

Competitions	Position
J.League	13th / 16 clubs
Emperor's Cup	4th round
J.League Cup	GL-B 6th / 8 clubs

Domestic results

J.League

16 March 1996 (1996-03-16) 1	Cerezo Osaka	0–2	Yokohama Flügels	Osaka Nagai No.2 Stadium
15:03 JST (UTC+09)		J.League	Evair 44' Moriyama 73'	Attendance: 8,087 Referee: Yoshitsugu Katayama Assistant referees: Kazuya Yanagisawa, Satoru Kawano Fourth official: Tsuyoshi Miyake

20 March 1996 (1996-03-20) 2	Shimizu S-Pulse	2–1	Cerezo Osaka	Nihondaira Sports Stadium
15:00 JST (UTC+09)	Hasegawa 85' Sawanobori 88'	J.League	Marquinhos 73'	Attendance: 16,413 Referee: Tetsuya Hamana Assistant referees: Sōichirō Kaneko, Hitoshi Nakagomi Fourth official: Naoki Uchiyama

23 March 1996 (1996-03-23) 3	Cerezo Osaka	1–2 (V-goal) (a.e.t.)	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

30 March 1996 (1996-03-30) 4	Kyoto Purple Sanga	0–2	Cerezo Osaka	Kyoto Nishikyogoku Stadium
15:03 JST (UTC+09)		J.League	24' (o.g.) Morishima 78'	Attendance: 5,231 Referee: Yasuhiro Hemmi Assistant referees: Kazuya Yanagisawa, Hiroyuki Ōnishi Fourth official: Yōzō Tanaka

3 April 1996 (1996-04-03) 5	Cerezo Osaka	2–3 (V-goal) (a.e.t.)	Bellmare Hiratsuka	Osaka Nagai No.2 Stadium
19:01 JST (UTC+09)	Morishima 66', 73'	J.League	Noguchi 29' Harasaki 39' 114' (o.g.)	Attendance: 6,389 Referee: Keiichi Sunakawa Assistant referees: Tōru Yamashiro, Hiroyuki Izumi Fourth official: Kazuo Kakihana

6 April 1996 (1996-04-06) 6	Kashiwa Reysol	3–0	Cerezo Osaka	Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium
15:03 JST (UTC+09)	Sugano 19', 89' N. Katō 49'	J.League		Attendance: 8,790 Referee: Hiroshi Tanabe Assistant referees: Satoru Ishizawa, Keiji Kamiara Fourth official: Morio Okamoto

13 April 1996 (1996-04-13) 7	Cerezo Osaka	1–2	Avispa Fukuoka	Osaka Nagai No.2 Stadium
15:05 JST (UTC+09)	Yonekura 81'	J.League	Troglio 0', 77'	Attendance: 7,096 Referee: Archundia Assistant referees: Sōichirō Kaneko, Akio Okutani Fourth official: Tsuyoshi Miyake

17 April 1996 (1996-04-17) 8	Yokohama Marinos	3–0	Cerezo Osaka	Yokohama Mitsuzawa Football Stadium
19:03 JST (UTC+09)	Bisconti 8' Gorosito 34' Mikuriya 44'	J.League		Attendance: 10,057 Referee: Zoran Petrović Assistant referees: Kimio Izaki, Hitoshi Nakagomi Fourth official: Takeshi Ōgiya

20 April 1996 (1996-04-20) 9	Cerezo Osaka	2–1	Júbilo Iwata	Ehime Matsuyama Athletic Stadium
16:02 JST (UTC+09)	Narcizio 32', 37'	J.League	Takeda 23'	Attendance: 6,323 Referee: Masayoshi Okada Assistant referees: Satoru Kawano, Kazuhiko Matsumura Fourth official: Hiroshi Yoshinouchi

27 April 1996 (1996-04-27) 10	Cerezo Osaka	3–2 (V-goal) (a.e.t.)	Nagoya Grampus Eight	Osaka Nagai No.2 Stadium
14:03 JST (UTC+09)	Kanda 13' 119' Morishima 19'	J.League	Durix 47' Moriyama 85'	Attendance: 11,046 Referee: Kiyoshi Ōta Assistant referees: Kazuaki Hamaguchi, Akio Okutani Fourth official: Tamotsu Ōnishi

1 May 1996 (1996-05-01) 11	Urawa Red Diamonds	0–0 (V-goal) (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	Cerezo Osaka	Urawa Komaba Stadium
19:05 JST (UTC+09)		J.League		Attendance: 17,789 Referee: Hideo Kikuchi Assistant referees: Yū Nakamura, Kō Ōishi Fourth official: Shigeru Kimura
	Penalties
	Hirose Taguchi Yamada N. Ikeda Okano Fukunaga		Manoel Minamoto Kanda Morishima Fukagawa Kurata

4 May 1996 (1996-05-04) 12	Verdy Kawasaki	1–2 (V-goal) (a.e.t.)	Cerezo Osaka	Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
15:00 JST (UTC+09)	Kurihara 89'	J.League	Marquinhos 82' 109'	Attendance: 15,298 Referee: Hiroshi Tanabe Assistant referees: Kenichi Koshiyama, Masaaki Shimomura Fourth official: Kazuo Shirato

11 May 1996 (1996-05-11) 13	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 1996 (1996-05-15) 14	Kashima Antlers	1–0 (V-goal) (a.e.t.)	Cerezo Osaka	Kashima Soccer Stadium
19:04 JST (UTC+09)	Hasegawa 93'	J.League		Attendance: 15,213 Referee: Archundia Assistant referees: Kazuaki Hamaguchi, Akihisa Makino Fourth official: Masakatsu Isozaki

18 May 1996 (1996-05-18) 15	Cerezo Osaka	0–2	Gamba Osaka	Osaka Nagai No.2 Stadium
15:00 JST (UTC+09)		J.League	Gillhaus 52' Kiba 89'	Attendance: 9,325 Referee: Kazuo Kakihana Assistant referees: Takashi Kunori, Naoki Esumi Fourth official: Tsuyoshi Miyake

28 August 1996 (1996-08-28) 16	Cerezo Osaka	2–4	Verdy Kawasaki	Osaka Nagai Stadium
19:01 JST (UTC+09)	Morishima 54', 77'	J.League	Magrão 39', 89' Y. Miura 50' Bismarck 89'	Attendance: 13,069 Referee: Kazuo Kakihana Assistant referees: Kazuya Yanagisawa, Kazuhiko Matsumura Fourth official: Tamotsu Ōnishi

31 August 1996 (1996-08-31) 17	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 1996 (1996-09-07) 18	Cerezo Osaka	2–4	Kashima Antlers	Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium
16:04 JST (UTC+09)	Kizawa 12' Fukagawa 79'	J.League	Yanagisawa 35', 65' Rodrigo 73', 82'	Attendance: 6,467 Referee: Kenji Tanaka Assistant referees: Toshimitsu Yoshida, Takuji Fukazawa Fourth official: Keiji Hayashi

14 September 1996 (1996-09-14) 19	Gamba Osaka	2–0	Cerezo Osaka	Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
16:04 JST (UTC+09)	Matsuyama 53' Matsunami 58'	J.League		Attendance: 7,210 Referee: Zoran Petrović Assistant referees: Yoshikazu Hiroshima, Kōji Minami Fourth official: Sōichirō Kaneko

21 September 1996 (1996-09-21) 20	Yokohama Flügels	2–1	Cerezo Osaka	Toyama Stadium
16:04 JST (UTC+09)	Evair 28' Yamaguchi 84'	J.League	Narcizio 44'	Attendance: 10,644 Referee: Lim Kee Chong Assistant referees: Tetsu Karakida, Kōji Taniuchi Fourth official: Kinji Sakō

28 September 1996 (1996-09-28) 21	Cerezo Osaka	2–3	Shimizu S-Pulse	Osaka Nagai Stadium
15:00 JST (UTC+09)	Nishizawa 19' Narcizio 57'	J.League	Santos 51' Hasegawa 52', 75'	Attendance: 8,043 Referee: Shinichirō Obata Assistant referees: Kimio Izaki, Hiroyuki Ōnishi Fourth official: Tamotsu Ōnishi

2 October 1996 (1996-10-02) 22	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2–1 (V-goal) (a.e.t.)	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

5 October 1996 (1996-10-05) 23	Cerezo Osaka	2–1	Kyoto Purple Sanga	Osaka Nagai Stadium
14:02 JST (UTC+09)	Manoel 61' Nishizawa 65'	J.League	Ta. Yamaguchi 11'	Attendance: 8,236 Referee: Bemard Saules Assistant referees: Satoru Kawano, Takuji Fukazawa Fourth official: Tsuyoshi Miyake

16 October 1996 (1996-10-16) 24	Bellmare Hiratsuka	3–1	Cerezo Osaka	Hiratsuka Stadium
19:03 JST (UTC+09)	Noguchi 35', 54' Seki 72'	J.League	Nishizawa 49'	Attendance: 5,365 Referee: Kazuo Kakihana Assistant referees: Toshiyuki Mayuzumi, Takayoshi Kashino Fourth official: Ryū Tetsusashi

19 October 1996 (1996-10-19) 25	Cerezo Osaka	5–1	Kashiwa Reysol	Osaka Nagai Stadium
15:03 JST (UTC+09)	Yonekura 36' Koga 41' Yokoyama 58', 64' Narcizio 72'	J.League	N. Katō 71'	Attendance: 11,118 Referee: Leslie Mottram Assistant referees: Akio Okutani, Takashi Aoki Fourth official: Tsuyoshi Miyake

26 October 1996 (1996-10-26) 26	Avispa Fukuoka	0–1	Cerezo Osaka	Hakatanomori Football Stadium
15:00 JST (UTC+09)		J.League	Yokoyama 84'	Attendance: 5,351 Referee: Tatsumi Ōno Assistant referees: Morihisa Yamaguchi, Akihisa Makino Fourth official: Daikichi Kanada

30 October 1996 (1996-10-30) 27	Cerezo Osaka	1–0	Yokohama Marinos	Osaka Nagai Stadium
19:03 JST (UTC+09)	Yokoyama 84'	J.League		Attendance: 8,573 Referee: Fumikazu Shioyazono Assistant referees: Naoki Esumi, Naoyuki Mori Fourth official: Tamotsu Ōnishi

2 November 1996 (1996-11-02) 28	Júbilo Iwata	3–0	Cerezo Osaka	Júbilo Iwata Stadium
14:00 JST (UTC+09)	44' (o.g.) Schillaci 65' Fujita 75'	J.League		Attendance: 12,019 Referee: Tōru Kamikawa Assistant referees: Mitsuru Satō, Hitoshi Nakagomi Fourth official: Tōru Nagata

6 November 1996 (1996-11-06) 29	Cerezo Osaka	3–1	Urawa Red Diamonds	Osaka Nagai Stadium
19:04 JST (UTC+09)	Morishima 30', 71' Manoel 49'	J.League	Okano 1'	Attendance: 7,493 Referee: Kenji Tanaka Assistant referees: Kazuya Yanagisawa, Kōji Taniuchi Fourth official: Tamotsu Ōnishi

9 November 1996 (1996-11-09) 30	Nagoya Grampus Eight	2–1	Cerezo Osaka	Nagoya Mizuho Athletics Stadium
14:30 JST (UTC+09)	Okayama 25' Ogura 45'	J.League	Manoel 12'	Attendance: 21,358 Referee: Masayoshi Okada Assistant referees: Kimio Izaki, Sōichirō Kaneko Fourth official: Takao Shimizu

Emperor's Cup

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1st Round

bye

2nd Round

bye

16 November 1996 (1996-11-16) 3rd Round	Cerezo Osaka	3–1	Tokyo Gas	Osaka Nagai No.2 Stadium
: JST (UTC+09)	Yonekura 1' Manoel 66' Fukagawa 82'		Amaral 36'	Attendance: 1,470

23 December 1996 (1996-12-23) 4th Round	Urawa Red Diamonds	4–0	Cerezo Osaka	Tochigi Utsunomiya Green Stadium
13:00 JST (UTC+09)	Bein 39' Taguchi 41' Fukunaga 47' Hori 62'			Attendance: 10,143 Referee: Fumikazu Shioyazono

J.League Cup

1 June 1996 (1996-06-01) GL-B-1-1	Cerezo Osaka	0–1	Verdy Kawasaki	Osaka Nagai No.2 Stadium
19:00 JST (UTC+09)		J.League	Bismarck 30'	Attendance: 13,389 Referee: Yoshitsugu Katayama Assistant referees: Sōichirō Kaneko, Takuji Fukazawa Fourth official: Tsuyoshi Miyake

5 June 1996 (1996-06-05) GL-B-1-2	Verdy Kawasaki	3–0 (4–0 agg.)	Cerezo Osaka	Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
18:59 JST (UTC+09)	Gen 24', 70' Nunobe 42'	J.League		Attendance: 7,502 Referee: Tōru Kamikawa Assistant referees: Toshimitsu Yoshida, Akihisa Makino Fourth official: Mineo Takada

8 June 1996 (1996-06-08) GL-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 1996 (1996-06-12) GL-B-2-2	JEF United Ichihara	2–0 (5–3 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 1996 (1996-06-15) GL-B-3-1	Cerezo Osaka	0–2	Kashima Antlers	Osaka Nagai No.2 Stadium
19:00 JST (UTC+09)		J.League	Leonardo 4' Kurosaki 43'	Attendance: 9,978 Referee: Hiroyuki Umemoto Assistant referees: Sōichirō Kaneko, Hiroyuki Izumi Fourth official: Tsuyoshi Miyake

19 June 1996 (1996-06-19) GL-B-3-2	Kashima Antlers	0–3 (2–3 agg.)	Cerezo Osaka	Kashima Soccer Stadium
19:00 JST (UTC+09)		J.League	Manoel 6' Nishizawa 19' Yokoyama 89'	Attendance: 15,292 Referee: Piotr Werner Assistant referees: Kenichi Koshiyama, Kimio Izaki Fourth official: Kazuhiko Kumagai

22 June 1996 (1996-06-22) GL-B-4-1	Shimizu S-Pulse	2–1	Cerezo Osaka	Nihondaira Sports Stadium
16:03 JST (UTC+09)	Nagai 50', 69'	J.League	Narcizio 61'	Attendance: 15,401 Referee: Kiyoshi Ōta Assistant referees: Masahiro Katagiri, Yasushi Tsuchimoto Fourth official: Naoki Uchiyama

26 June 1996 (1996-06-26) GL-B-4-2	Cerezo Osaka	0–1 (1–3 agg.)	Shimizu S-Pulse	Osaka Nagai No.2 Stadium
19:01 JST (UTC+09)		J.League	Sawanobori 76'	Attendance: 5,677 Referee: Archundia Assistant referees: Morihisa Yamaguchi, Takashi Aoki Fourth official: Tamotsu Ōnishi

29 June 1996 (1996-06-29) GL-B-5-1	Avispa Fukuoka	2–2	Cerezo Osaka	Hakatanomori Football Stadium
18:30 JST (UTC+09)	48' (o.g.) Takemoto 66'	J.League	Nishizawa 44' Yonekura 89'	Attendance: 6,354 Referee: Kazuo Kakihana Assistant referees: Tōru Yamashiro, Satoru Kawano Fourth official: Daikichi Kanada

3 July 1996 (1996-07-03) GL-B-5-2	Cerezo Osaka	8–1 (10–3 agg.)	Avispa Fukuoka	Osaka Nagai No.2 Stadium
19:00 JST (UTC+09)	Nishizawa 1', 11' Yonekura 27' Narcizio 36' Kanda 43' Marquinhos 52' Morishima 70', 77'	J.League	Fujimoto 84'	Attendance: 5,771 Referee: Yoshitsugu Katayama Assistant referees: Kazuya Yanagisawa, Kazuhisa Osada Fourth official: Tamotsu Ōnishi

10 August 1996 (1996-08-10) GL-B-6-1	Yokohama Flügels	1–1	Cerezo Osaka	Kagoshima Kamoike Stadium
18:32 JST (UTC+09)	Maezono 44'	J.League	Morishima 37'	Attendance: 6,055 Referee: Yasuhiro Hemmi Assistant referees: Satoru Kawano, Hiroyuki Izumi Fourth official: Masayuki Kanda

14 August 1996 (1996-08-14) GL-B-6-2	Cerezo Osaka	1–1 (2–2 agg.)	Yokohama Flügels	Osaka Nagai Stadium
19:03 JST (UTC+09)	Tsukamoto 64'	J.League	Maezono 15'	Attendance: 23,052 Referee: Yasuhiro Matsuzaki Assistant referees: Hiroshi Fukuda, Tamotsu Ōnishi Fourth official: 田付秀次

17 August 1996 (1996-08-17) GL-B-7-1	Nagoya Grampus Eight	6–1	Cerezo Osaka	Gifu Nagaragawa Stadium
19:03 JST (UTC+09)	Stojković 10', 84' Hirano 19' Ogura 34', 43' Moriyama 88'	J.League	Yonekura 48'	Attendance: 19,268 Referee: Keiichi Sunakawa Assistant referees: Ichirō Inukai, Keiji Kamiara Fourth official: Tatsuo Gotō

21 August 1996 (1996-08-21) GL-B-7-2	Cerezo Osaka	3–1 (4–7 agg.)	Nagoya Grampus Eight	Osaka Nagai Stadium
19:00 JST (UTC+09)	Nishizawa 35' Morishima 77' Manoel 84'	J.League	Asano 66'	Attendance: 7,129 Referee: Shinichirō Obata Assistant referees: Kōji Taniuchi, Masaaki Shimomura Fourth official: Tamotsu Ōnishi

Player statistics

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Pos.	Nat.	Player	D.o.B. (Age)	Height / Weight	J.League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Total
Pos.	Nat.	Player	D.o.B. (Age)	Height / Weight	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
GK		Gilmar	(1959-01-13)January 13, 1959 (aged 37)	184 cm / 78 kg	29	0	2	0	13	0	44	0
GK		Nobuhiro Takeda	(1965-03-22)March 22, 1965 (aged 30)	180 cm / 75 kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
MF		Satoshi Kajino	(1965-11-09)November 9, 1965 (aged 30)	177 cm / 71 kg	14	0	1	0	9	0	24	0
MF		Marquinhos	(1966-05-09)May 9, 1966 (aged 29)	172 cm / 72 kg	16	3	0	0	8	1	24	4
DF		Katsuo Kanda	(1966-06-21)June 21, 1966 (aged 29)	182 cm / 74 kg	23	2	2	0	13	2	38	4
DF		Kazuhiro Murata	(1969-05-12)May 12, 1969 (aged 26)	182 cm / 75 kg	23	0	2	0	8	0	33	0
DF		Masanori Kizawa	(1969-06-02)June 2, 1969 (aged 26)	170 cm / 62 kg	28	1	2	0	9	0	39	1
DF		Akimasa Tsukamoto	(1969-11-22)November 22, 1969 (aged 26)	170 cm / 69 kg	6	0	0	0	3	1	9	1
DF		Hiroyuki Inagaki	(1970-04-24)April 24, 1970 (aged 25)	176 cm / 70 kg	7	0	0	0	6	0	13	0
MF		Mitsuhiro Misaki	(1970-05-06)May 6, 1970 (aged 25)	170 cm / 62 kg	4	0	0	0	5	0	9	0
MF		Makoto Yonekura	(1970-12-28)December 28, 1970 (aged 25)	176 cm / 69 kg	22	2	2	1	14	3	38	6
MF		Yasushi Mizusaki	(1971-06-13)June 13, 1971 (aged 24)	167 cm / 60 kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
FW		Narcizio	(1971-07-18)July 18, 1971 (aged 24)	178 cm / 76 kg	12	5	0	0	8	2	20	7
DF		Rikiya Kawamae	(1971-08-20)August 20, 1971 (aged 24)	180 cm / 68 kg	13	0	2	0	10	1	25	1
DF		Masato Ōtake	(1971-08-31)August 31, 1971 (aged 24)	178 cm / 73 kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
DF		Taku Watanabe	(1971-11-09)November 9, 1971 (aged 24)	187 cm / 79 kg	11	0	0	0	2	0	13	0
MF		Tōru Kishimoto	(1972-01-14)January 14, 1972 (aged 24)	171 cm / 65 kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
GK		Shinji Yamasaki	(1972-01-17)January 17, 1972 (aged 24)	185 cm / 81 kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
MF		Manoel	(1972-03-02)March 2, 1972 (aged 24)	175 cm / 67 kg	22	5	2	1	10	2	34	8
MF		Kazunari Koga	(1972-04-17)April 17, 1972 (aged 23)	174 cm / 66 kg	23	1	2	0	5	0	30	1
FW		Hiroaki Morishima	(1972-04-30)April 30, 1972 (aged 23)	168 cm / 62 kg	26	9	1	0	14	4	41	13
MF		Takashi Yamahashi	(1972-05-31)May 31, 1972 (aged 23)	173 cm / 65 kg	10	0	0	0	4	0	14	0
DF		Shigeki Kurata	(1972-06-22)June 22, 1972 (aged 23)	178 cm / 73 kg	19	0	1	0	8	1	28	1
MF		Katsuhiro Minamoto	(1972-07-02)July 2, 1972 (aged 23)	176 cm / 70 kg	27	0	1	0	13	0	41	0
FW		Tomotaka Fukagawa	(1972-07-24)July 24, 1972 (aged 23)	180 cm / 72 kg	17	1	1	1	3	0	21	2
GK		Jirō Takeda	(1972-09-18)September 18, 1972 (aged 23)	178 cm / 72 kg	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
MF		Takayuki Yokoyama	(1972-12-22)December 22, 1972 (aged 23)	171 cm / 65 kg	13	4	2	0	9	1	24	5
MF		Naohiro Kitade	(1973-05-14)May 14, 1973 (aged 22)	176 cm / 70 kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
DF		Kenichi Serata	(1973-10-20)October 20, 1973 (aged 22)	177 cm / 73 kg	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
FW		Shinichi Satō	(1975-09-14)September 14, 1975 (aged 20)	174 cm / 72 kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
GK		Seigo Shimokawa	(1975-11-17)November 17, 1975 (aged 20)	183 cm / 75 kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
DF		Kōji Yamaguchi	(1975-11-20)November 20, 1975 (aged 20)	176 cm / 73 kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
MF		Tatsuya Kojima	(1976-06-25)June 25, 1976 (aged 19)	175 cm / 70 kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
MF		Katsutoshi Dōmori	(1976-06-29)June 29, 1976 (aged 19)	177 cm / 64 kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
DF		Takahiro Hatakeda	(1976-12-20)December 20, 1976 (aged 19)	173 cm / 63 kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
FW		Tarō Urabe	(1977-07-11)July 11, 1977 (aged 18)	169 cm / 60 kg	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0
MF		Yoshinari Hyakutake	(1977-11-21)November 21, 1977 (aged 18)	181 cm / 80 kg	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
FW		Akinori Nishizawa †	(1976-06-18)June 18, 1976 (aged 19)	-cm / -kg	14	3	2	0	11	5	27	8
FW		Kazuo Shimizu †	(1975-04-30)April 30, 1975 (aged 20)	-cm / -kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
FW		Guga †	(1964-06-14)June 14, 1964 (aged 31)	181 cm / 76 kg	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0

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

Transfers

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Transfers during the season

In

Akinori Nishizawa (loan return from FC Volendam on May)
Kazuo Shimizu (loan return from Gimnasia on July)
Guga (on August)

Out

Awards

^[3] none

References

J.LEAGUE OFFICIAL GUIDE 1996. ISBN 4-09-102324-X.
J.LEAGUE OFFICIAL GUIDE 1997. ISBN 4-09-102329-0.
"ヒストリー". CEREZO OSAKA OFFICIAL SITE. Retrieved 27 November 2014.

^ "ヒストリー". CEREZO OSAKA OFFICIAL SITE. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
^ ^a ^b J.LEAGUE OFFICIAL GUIDE 1996. ISBN 4-09-102324-X.
^ ^a ^b J.LEAGUE OFFICIAL GUIDE 1997. ISBN 4-09-102329-0.
^ J.LEAGUE YEARBOOK 1999. ISBN 4-88752-099-9.
^ J.LEAGUE OFFICIAL GUIDE 1995 NICOS series. ISBN 4-09-102321-5.

Other pages

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

[cerezo_web-1] "ヒストリー". CEREZO OSAKA OFFICIAL SITE. Retrieved 27 November 2014.

[J1996-2] J.LEAGUE OFFICIAL GUIDE 1996. ISBN 4-09-102324-X.

[J1997-3] J.LEAGUE OFFICIAL GUIDE 1997. ISBN 4-09-102329-0.

[J1999-4] J.LEAGUE YEARBOOK 1999. ISBN 4-88752-099-9.

[J1995N-5] J.LEAGUE OFFICIAL GUIDE 1995 NICOS series. ISBN 4-09-102321-5.

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