# 1997 Bellmare Hiratsuka season

1997 Bellmare Hiratsuka season

## Competitions

| Competitions | Position |
| J.League | 8th / 17 clubs |
| Emperor's Cup | Quarterfinals |
| J.League Cup | GL-A 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 | | Nobuyuki Kojima | (1966-01-17)January 17, 1966 (aged 31) | 187 cm / 85 kg | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 2 | MF/DF | | Hironari Iwamoto | (1970-06-27)June 27, 1970 (aged 26) | 167 cm / 65 kg | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 3 | MF/DF | | Kazuaki Tasaka | (1971-08-03)August 3, 1971 (aged 25) | 173 cm / 68 kg | 31 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 2 |
| 4 | DF | | Claudio | (1972-03-31)March 31, 1972 (aged 24) | 187 cm / 80 kg | 26 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 35 | 8 |
| 5 | MF | | Simão | (1968-10-23)October 23, 1968 (aged 28) | 182 cm / 70 kg | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 3 |
| 6 | DF | | Hiroaki Kumon | (1966-10-20)October 20, 1966 (aged 30) | 169 cm / 65 kg | 32 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 40 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | | Hidetoshi Nakata | (1977-01-22)January 22, 1977 (aged 20) | 175 cm / 72 kg | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 30 | 4 |
| 8 | DF | | Yoshihiro Natsuka | (1969-10-07)October 7, 1969 (aged 27) | 182 cm / 72 kg | 32 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 41 | 3 |
| 9 | FW | | Koji Seki | (1972-06-26)June 26, 1972 (aged 24) | 176 cm / 70 kg | 16 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 3 |
| 10 | FW | / | Lopes / Wagner Lopes | (1969-01-29)January 29, 1969 (aged 28) | 182 cm / 75 kg | 27 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 30 |
| 11 | FW | | Koji Noguchi | (1970-06-05)June 5, 1970 (aged 26) | 177 cm / 70 kg | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 4 |
| 12 | MF/DF | | Tetsuya Takada | (1969-07-31)July 31, 1969 (aged 27) | 178 cm / 72 kg | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 2 |
| 13 | DF | | Teruo Iwamoto | (1972-05-02)May 2, 1972 (aged 24) | 177 cm / 71 kg | 24 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 6 |
| 14 | MF | | Yasuharu Sorimachi | (1964-03-08)March 8, 1964 (aged 33) | 173 cm / 64 kg | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 5 |
| 15 | MF | | Teppei Nishiyama | (1975-02-22)February 22, 1975 (aged 22) | 176 cm / 70 kg | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| 16 | GK | | Makoto Kakegawa | (1973-05-23)May 23, 1973 (aged 23) | 191 cm / 80 kg | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | | Tomoaki Matsukawa | (1973-04-18)April 18, 1973 (aged 23) | 172 cm / 60 kg | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| 18 | MF | | Masato Harasaki | (1974-08-13)August 13, 1974 (aged 22) | 178 cm / 70 kg | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | | Daisuke Tonoike | (1975-01-29)January 29, 1975 (aged 22) | 184 cm / 76 kg | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 |
| 20 | MF | | Takayasu Kawai | (1977-03-07)March 7, 1977 (aged 20) | 175 cm / 69 kg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | | Hitoshi Sasaki | (1973-07-09)July 9, 1973 (aged 23) | 179 cm / 74 kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | | Hiroshi Miyazawa | (1970-11-22)November 22, 1970 (aged 26) | 183 cm / 80 kg | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | | Akihiro Yoshida | (1975-05-28)May 28, 1975 (aged 21) | 183 cm / 75 kg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | | Yoshiya Takemura | (1973-12-06)December 6, 1973 (aged 23) | 170 cm / 62 kg | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | | Hiroshi Sakai | (1976-10-19)October 19, 1976 (aged 20) | 179 cm / 71 kg | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 |
| 26 | DF | | Takuya Kawaguchi | (1978-10-11)October 11, 1978 (aged 18) | 178 cm / 74 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 27 | DF | | Takashi Miki | (1978-07-23)July 23, 1978 (aged 18) | 179 cm / 73 kg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | | Atsushi Hirano | (1977-04-05)April 5, 1977 (aged 19) | 170 cm / 62 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 29 | DF/MF | | Tsuyoshi Kubota | (1978-02-28)February 28, 1978 (aged 19) | 168 cm / 60 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 30 | DF | | Kenji Takeichi | (1977-06-25)June 25, 1977 (aged 19) | 178 cm / 68 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 31 | DF | | Makoto Kono | (1978-07-09)July 9, 1978 (aged 18) | 176 cm / 65 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 32 | FW | | Kozo Minemori | (1978-06-12)June 12, 1978 (aged 18) | 180 cm / 78 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 33 | DF | | Yusuke Sasuda | (1978-06-06)June 6, 1978 (aged 18) | 173 cm / 75 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 34 | FW | | Yasunori Takada | (1979-02-22)February 22, 1979 (aged 18) | 175 cm / 65 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 35 | MF | | Kohei Tojo | (1978-06-06)June 6, 1978 (aged 18) | 173 cm / 65 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 36 | DF | | Satoshi Tsunami † | (1961-08-14)August 14, 1961 (aged 35) | 173 cm / 69 kg | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | | Hong Myung-bo † | (1969-02-12)February 12, 1969 (aged 28) | -cm / -kg | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
* † player(s) joined the team after the opening of this season.

## Transfers

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 4 | DF | BRA | Claudio Luiz Assuncao de Freitas (from Palmeiras) |
| 26 | DF | JPN | Takuya Kawaguchi (from Sapporo Shiroishi High School) |
| 27 | DF | JPN | Takashi Miki (from Takigawa Daini Seinior High School) |
| 29 | DF | JPN | Tsuyoshi Kubota (from Bellmare Hiratsuka youth) |
| 31 | DF | JPN | Makoto Kono (from Zama Senior High School) |
| 33 | DF | JPN | Yusuke Sasuda (from Bellmare Hiratsuka youth) |
| 35 | MF | JPN | Kohei Tojo (from Yomiuri S.C. youth) |
| 10 | FW | JPN | Wagner Augusto Lopes (from Honda Motor) |
| 19 | FW | JPN | Daisuke Tonoike (from Waseda University) |
| 32 | FW | JPN | Kozo Minemori (from Tokyo Gakkan Niigata High School) |
| 34 | FW | JPN | Yasunori Takada (from Bellmare Hiratsuka youth) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | JPN | Fujio Yamamoto (retired) |
| — | DF | JPN | Akira Narahashi (to Kashima Antlers) |
| — | DF | BRA | Luis |
| — | DF | JPN | Masahiro Kuzuno (to Albirex Niigata) |
| — | MF | BRA | Betinho (to Kawasaki Frontale) |
| — | MF | JPN | Kazuyuki Takahashi (to Toho Titanium SC) |
| — | FW | BRA | Paulinho |
| — | FW | JPN | Tadateru Omoto (retired) |
| — | FW | BRA | Almir |

## Transfers during the season
### In

* Satoshi Tsunami (from Avispa Fukuoka)
* Hong Myung-bo (from Pohang Steelers on May)

### Out

* Koji Noguchi (to Kawasaki Frontale)

## Awards

* J.League Best XI: Hidetoshi Nakata