# 1996 JEF United Ichihara season

1996 JEF United Ichihara season

## Review and events
### League results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
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 | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | L | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | L | W | L | L | W | W | W | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | L |
| Position | 13 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |

## Competitions

| Competitions | Position |
| J.League | 9th / 16 clubs |
| Emperor's Cup | 3rd round |
| J.League Cup | GL-B 4th / 8 clubs |

## Player statistics

| Pos. | Nat. | Player | D.o.B. (Age) | Height / Weight | J.League | J.League | Emperor's Cup | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | J.League Cup | Total | Total |
| Pos. | Nat. | Player | D.o.B. (Age) | Height / Weight | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| FW | | Rufer | (1962-12-29)December 29, 1962 (aged 33) | 181 cm / 85 kg | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 |
| MF | | Hašek | (1963-09-06)September 6, 1963 (aged 32) | 171 cm / 65 kg | 28 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 43 | 18 |
| MF | | Hisataka Fujikawa | (1964-05-01)May 1, 1964 (aged 31) | 180 cm / 72 kg | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| DF | | Vasilijević | (1965-08-27)August 27, 1965 (aged 29) | 180 cm / 85 kg | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 4 |
| DF | | Kazuya Igarashi | (1965-10-24)October 24, 1965 (aged 30) | 177 cm / 70 kg | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| MF | | Maslovar | (1967-02-20)February 20, 1967 (aged 29) | 182 cm / 77 kg | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 28 | 7 |
| MF | | Atsuhiko Ejiri | (1967-07-12)July 12, 1967 (aged 28) | 178 cm / 70 kg | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 44 | 3 |
| DF | | Mikio Manaka | (1969-05-22)May 22, 1969 (aged 26) | 172 cm / 70 kg | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| MF | | Tarō Gotō | (1969-12-24)December 24, 1969 (aged 26) | 164 cm / 62 kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| FW | | Yasuhiko Niimura | (1970-05-11)May 11, 1970 (aged 25) | 176 cm / 68 kg | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 2 |
| GK | | Kenichi Shimokawa | (1970-05-14)May 14, 1970 (aged 25) | 188 cm / 88 kg | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| GK | | Norihiro Karatani | (1970-08-17)August 17, 1970 (aged 25) | 184 cm / 83 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| MF | | Yoshikazu Nonomura | (1972-05-08)May 8, 1972 (aged 23) | 175 cm / 67 kg | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| DF | | Shinichi Mutō | (1973-04-02)April 2, 1973 (aged 22) | 168 cm / 60 kg | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 31 | 2 |
| DF | | Sandro | (1973-05-19)May 19, 1973 (aged 22) | 184 cm / 78 kg | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 37 | 3 |
| MF | | Eisuke Nakanishi | (1973-06-23)June 23, 1973 (aged 22) | 174 cm / 73 kg | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 30 | 6 |
| MF | | Shūzō Machida | (1973-10-21)October 21, 1973 (aged 22) | 178 cm / 69 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| GK | | Tomonori Tateishi | (1974-04-22)April 22, 1974 (aged 21) | 183 cm / 72 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| DF | | Jun Mizuno | (1974-08-07)August 7, 1974 (aged 21) | 173 cm / 68 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| DF | | Teppei Isaka | (1974-10-23)October 23, 1974 (aged 21) | 184 cm / 69 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| FW | | Masatoshi Hara | (1975-06-16)June 16, 1975 (aged 20) | 181 cm / 79 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| FW | | Shōji Jō | (1975-06-17)June 17, 1975 (aged 20) | 179 cm / 72 kg | 23 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 37 | 13 |
| MF | | Tadahiro Akiba | (1975-10-13)October 13, 1975 (aged 20) | 174 cm / 67 kg | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| MF | | Shinji Ōtsuka | (1975-12-29)December 29, 1975 (aged 20) | 179 cm / 65 kg | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| GK | | Shinobu Nagata | (1976-01-29)January 29, 1976 (aged 20) | 178 cm / 72 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| FW | | Yoshiyuki Morisaki | (1976-04-20)April 20, 1976 (aged 19) | 180 cm / 76 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 0 |
| FW | | Kenji Kodama | (1976-05-09)May 9, 1976 (aged 19) | 173 cm / 62 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| DF | | Kazuhiro Suzuki | (1976-11-16)November 16, 1976 (aged 19) | 176 cm / 67 kg | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| DF | | Takayuki Chano | (1976-11-23)November 23, 1976 (aged 19) | 176 cm / 72 kg | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| MF | | Nozomi Hiroyama | (1977-05-06)May 6, 1977 (aged 18) | 173 cm / 63 kg | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 30 | 2 |
| DF | | Katsushi Kurihara | (1977-07-29)July 29, 1977 (aged 18) | 175 cm / 65 kg | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| DF | | Hiroshi Kawamoto | (1977-11-04)November 4, 1977 (aged 18) | 177 cm / 70 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| MF | | Takayoshi Shikida | (1977-11-25)November 25, 1977 (aged 18) | 168 cm / 60 kg | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| DF | | Satoshi Yamaguchi † | (1978-04-17)April 17, 1978 (aged 17) | -cm / -kg | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| GK | | Hiroyuki Nitao † | (1973-11-27)November 27, 1973 (aged 22) | 181 cm / 76 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| MF | | Bosz † | (1963-11-21)November 21, 1963 (aged 32) | -cm / -kg | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
* † player(s) joined the team after the opening of this season.

## Transfers

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | JPN | Norihiro Karatani (from NTT Kanto) |
| — | DF | JPN | Hiroshi Kawamoto (from Horikoshi High School) |
| — | DF | JPN | Katsushi Kurihara (from JEF United Ichihara youth) |
| — | MF | CZE | Ivan Hašek (from Sanfrecce Hiroshima) |
| — | MF | JPN | Takayoshi Shikida (from Funabashi Municipal High School) |
| — | MF | JPN | Nozomi Hiroyama (from Narashino High School) |
| — | MF | JPN | Shūzō Machida (from International Budo University) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | JPN | Kosuke Kishimoto |
| — | DF | JPN | Michel Miyazawa |
| — | DF | JPN | Kenji Yamamoto (retired) |
| — | DF | JPN | Tadashi Koya (to Brummel Sendai) |
| — | DF | JPN | Hiroshi Miyazawa (to Bellmare Hiratsuka) |
| — | MF | JPN | Hideyuki Sudō (to Brummel Sendai) |
| — | DF | JPN | Kazuhiro Suzuki |
| — | MF | JPN | Yoshikazu Gotō (to Toshiba) |
| — | MF | JPN | Kazuo Echigo (to Brummel Sendai) |
| — | MF | JPN | Kōichi Usui (to Fukushima FC) |
| — | FW | PRK | Shin Che-Bon (to Fujitsu) |
| — | FW | JPN | Yūji Ozaki |
| — | FW | JPN | Kinya Takehara (to Fukushima FC) |

## Transfers during the season
### In

* Hiroyuki Nitao (from Yokohama Flügels)
* Satoshi Yamaguchi (JEF United Ichihara youth)
* Peter Bosz (from Feyenoord on September)

### Out

* Goran Vasilijević (to Lokomotiv Sofia on April)

## Awards

none