# 1997 Sanfrecce Hiroshima season

1997 Sanfrecce Hiroshima season

## Competitions

| Competitions | Position |
| J.League | 12th / 17 clubs |
| Emperor's Cup | 4th round |
| J.League Cup | GL-D 3rd / 4 clubs |

## Player statistics

| No. | 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 |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | D.o.B. (Age) | Height / Weight | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | | Kazuya Maekawa | (1968-03-22)March 22, 1968 (aged 28) | 188 cm / 84 kg | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | Popovic | (1973-07-04)July 4, 1973 (aged 23) | cm / kg | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | Hiroshige Yanagimoto | (1972-10-15)October 15, 1972 (aged 24) | 173 cm / 64 kg | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | | Hiroyoshi Kuwabara | (1971-10-02)October 2, 1971 (aged 25) | 177 cm / 71 kg | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | | Tetsuya Ito | (1970-10-01)October 1, 1970 (aged 26) | 178 cm / 69 kg | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | | Mitsuaki Kojima | (1968-07-14)July 14, 1968 (aged 28) | 173 cm / 70 kg | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | | Hajime Moriyasu | (1968-08-23)August 23, 1968 (aged 28) | 173 cm / 62 kg | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | | Yasuhiro Yoshida | (1969-07-14)July 14, 1969 (aged 27) | 172 cm / 70 kg | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 35 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | | Arnold | (1963-08-03)August 3, 1963 (aged 33) | 185 cm / 80 kg | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 10 |
| 10 | MF | | Tatsuhiko Kubo | (1976-06-18)June 18, 1976 (aged 20) | 181 cm / 71 kg | 22 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 8 |
| 11 | FW | | Masato Fue | (1973-02-22)February 22, 1973 (aged 24) | 174 cm / 65 kg | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| 12 | FW | | Susumu Oki | (1976-02-23)February 23, 1976 (aged 21) | 177 cm / 75 kg | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | | Santos | (1964-06-08)June 8, 1964 (aged 32) | 179 cm / 80 kg | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 5 |
| 14 | FW | | Noh Jung-Yoon | (1971-03-28)March 28, 1971 (aged 25) | 172 cm / 68 kg | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 3 |
| 15 | MF | | Yuta Abe | (1974-07-31)July 31, 1974 (aged 22) | 177 cm / 69 kg | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | | Takashi Shimoda | (1975-11-28)November 28, 1975 (aged 21) | 183 cm / 74 kg | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | | Ryuji Michiki | (1973-08-25)August 25, 1973 (aged 23) | 174 cm / 64 kg | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| 18 | FW | | Takuya Takagi | (1967-11-12)November 12, 1967 (aged 29) | 188 cm / 82 kg | 26 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 13 |
| 19 | DF | | Kenichi Uemura | (1974-04-22)April 22, 1974 (aged 22) | 180 cm / 70 kg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | | Kenji Wakai | (1974-09-22)September 22, 1974 (aged 22) | 171 cm / 68 kg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | | Iwao Yamane | (1976-07-31)July 31, 1976 (aged 20) | 170 cm / 62 kg | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
| 22 | GK | | Tetsuharu Yamaguchi | (1977-09-08)September 8, 1977 (aged 19) | 184 cm / 82 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 23 | DF | | Takashi Kageyama | (1977-05-27)May 27, 1977 (aged 19) | 180 cm / 67 kg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | | Kota Hattori | (1977-11-22)November 22, 1977 (aged 19) | 175 cm / 71 kg | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | | Keita Kanemoto | (1977-07-13)July 13, 1977 (aged 19) | 173 cm / 71 kg | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | | Hisashi Hiroike | (1978-10-25)October 25, 1978 (aged 18) | 165 cm / 58 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 27 | DF | | Shinya Kawashima | (1978-07-20)July 20, 1978 (aged 18) | 187 cm / 77 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 28 | FW | | Yuya Matsuoka | (1978-06-15)June 15, 1978 (aged 18) | 173 cm / 64 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 29 | FW | | Kazuyoshi Matsunaga † | (1977-11-13)November 13, 1977 (aged 19) | -cm / -kg | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 30 | DF | | Toru Yasutake † | (1978-12-20)December 20, 1978 (aged 18) | -cm / -kg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | | Minoru Ueda † | (1977-06-20)June 20, 1977 (aged 19) | -cm / -kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 32 | MF | | Shoji Akimitsu † | (1977-05-07)May 7, 1977 (aged 19) | -cm / -kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 33 | FW | | Takahisa Iwamura † | (1978-05-11)May 11, 1978 (aged 18) | -cm / -kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 34 | DF | | Ryoji Araki † | (1978-05-10)May 10, 1978 (aged 18) | -cm / -kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 35 | MF | | Crook † | (1963-01-18)January 18, 1963 (aged 34) | -cm / -kg | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 |
* † player(s) joined the team after the opening of this season.

## Transfers

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 22 | GK | JPN | Tetsuharu Yamaguchi |
| 2 | DF | AUS | Tony Popovic (from Sydney United) |
| 5 | DF | JPN | Tetsuya Ito (from Yokohama Marinos) |
| 27 | DF | JPN | Shinya Kawashima (from Shimizu Commercial High School) |
| 9 | FW | AUS | Graham James Arnold (from NAC Breda) |
| 20 | FW | JPN | Kenji Wakai (from University of Tsukuba) |
| 26 | FW | JPN | Hisashi Hiroike (from Hosho Senior High School) |
| 28 | FW | JPN | Yuya Matsuoka (from Ehime FC youth) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | JPN | Kazumasa Kawano (to Nagoya Grampus Eight) |
| — | GK | JPN | Masato Tamada (to Albirex Niigata) |
| — | GK | JPN | Minoru Ueda |
| — | DF | JPN | Yasuyuki Sato (to Ōita F.C.) |
| — | DF | JPN | Naoki Naito (to Vissel Kobe) |
| — | MF | JPN | Takashi Onishi (to Kyoto Purple Sanga) |
| — | MF | JPN | Hideaki Hagino |
| — | MF | JPN | Koji Yoshimura (to Vissel Kobe) |
| — | MF | JPN | Tsukimitsu Mizuta |
| — | MF | JPN | Shoji Akimitsu |
| — | FW | NED | Huistra |
| — | FW | JPN | Jun Takata (to Brummel Sendai) |
| — | FW | JPN | Kazuyoshi Matsunaga |

## Transfers during the season
### In

* Kazuyoshi Matsunaga
* Toru Yasutake (from Sanfrecce Hiroshima youth)
* Minoru Ueda
* Shoji Akimitsu
* Takahisa Iwamura (from Sanfrecce Hiroshima youth)
* Ryoji Araki
* Ian Stuart Crook (from Norwich City on July)

### Out

* Santos (on June)

## Awards

none