# 1996 Verdy Kawasaki season

1996 Verdy Kawasaki season

## Review and events
### League results summary

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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 | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | W | W | L | W | W | L | W | L | L | L | W | L | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | L | W | L | L | W | W | W | W |
| Position | 7 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |

## Competitions

| Competitions | Position |
| J.League | 7th / 16 clubs |
| Emperor's Cup | Champions |
| J.League Cup | Runners-up |
| Suntory Cup | Semifinals |

## Player statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | J.League | J.League | Emperor's Cup | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | J.League Cup | Suntory Cup | Suntory Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | JPN | Shinkichi Kikuchi | 51 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | GK | JPN | Takaya Ōishi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | JPN | Nobuhiro Maeda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | JPN | Kazuma Itō | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | JPN | Kiyomitsu Kobari | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | JPN | Kō Ishikawa | 37 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | JPN | Kenichiro Tokura | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | JPN | Tadashi Nakamura | 47 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | JPN | Megumu Yoshida | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | JPN | Toshimi Kikuchi | 19 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | JPN | Junji Nishizawa | 21 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | JPN | Yūji Hironaga | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | JPN | Tomo Sugawara | 38 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | JPN | Tomohiro Katayama | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | JPN | Yukinori Shigeta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | JPN | Ruy Ramos | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | JPN | Tetsuji Hashiratani | 32 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | JPN | Yasutoshi Miura | 40 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | JPN | Tsuyoshi Kitazawa | 49 | 11 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | JPN | Shirō Kikuhara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | JPN | Bismarck | 48 | 12 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | JPN | Shigetoshi Hasebe | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | JPN | Kentarō Hayashi | 20 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | JPN | Junichi Watanabe | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | JPN | Shingi Ono | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | BRA | Caíco | 24 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | JPN | Keiji Ishizuka | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | JPN | Taro Ichiki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | JPN | Kazuyoshi Miura | 39 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| | FW | BRA | Donizete | 14 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | JPN | Shinji Fujiyoshi | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | JPN | Keisuke Kurihara | 17 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | | Shintetsu Gen | 15 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | JPN | Takanori Nunobe | 21 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | JPN | Takashi Ujiie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | JPN | Mitsunori Yabuta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | JPN | Kei Hoshikawa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | JPN | Michiyasu Osada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | BRA | Argel † | 35 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | BRA | Magrão † | 24 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
* Source:
* † player(s) joined the team after the opening of this season.

## Transfers

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | JPN | Nobuhiro Maeda (from Doshisha University) |
| — | GK | JPN | Kiyomitsu Kobari (from Yomiuri S.C. youth) |
| — | DF | JPN | Megumu Yoshida (from Doshisha University) |
| — | MF | JPN | Yasutoshi Miura (from Shimizu S-Pulse) |
| — | MF | JPN | Shirō Kikuhara (loan return from Urawa Red Diamonds) |
| — | MF | BRA | Caíco (from Internacional) |
| — | FW | BRA | Osmar Donizete Cândido (from Botafogo) |
| — | FW | JPN | Keisuke Kurihara (from Komazawa University) |
| — | FW | | Shintetsu Gen (from Kinki University) |
| — | FW | JPN | Michiyasu Osada (from Yomiuri S.C. youth) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | JPN | Takayuki Fujikawa (retired) |
| — | GK | JPN | Hiroki Koike (to Toshiba) |
| — | DF | BRA | Pereira (to Toshiba) |
| — | DF | JPN | Satoshi Tsunami (to Avispa Fukuoka) |
| — | MF | BRA | Embu |
| — | DF | JPN | Shun Suzuki (to Tosu Futures) |
| — | MF | JPN | Tetsuya Totsuka |
| — | FW | BRA | Alcindo (to Toshiba) |
| — | FW | JPN | Nobuhiro Takeda (to Júbilo Iwata) |
| — | FW | JPN | Tomohiro Hasumi (to Fujitsu) |

## Transfers during the season
### In

* Argel (from Internacional on May)
* Keiji Ishizuka (loan return from Mamoré)
* Magrão (from Coritiba FC on August)

### Out

* Keiji Ishizuka (loan to Mamoré)
* Ruy Ramos (to Kyoto Purple Sanga)
* Donizete (on August)
* Shinji Fujiyoshi (to Kyoto Purple Sanga)
* Caíco (on October)
* Shingi Ono (loan to Denso)

## Awards

* J.League Top Scorer: Kazuyoshi Miura
* J.League Best XI: Kazuyoshi Miura