# 1997 Júbilo Iwata season

1997 Júbilo Iwata season

## Competitions

| Competitions | Position |
| J.League | Champions / 17 clubs |
| Emperor's Cup | Semifinals |
| J.League Cup | Runners-up |

## Player statistics

| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | D.o.B. (Age) | Height / Weight | J.League | J.League | J.League Championship | J.League Championship | 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 | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | | Yushi Ozaki | (1969-03-24)March 24, 1969 (aged 27) | 186 cm / 88 kg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | Hideto Suzuki | (1974-10-07)October 7, 1974 (aged 22) | 180 cm / 70 kg | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | Masahiro Endo | (1970-08-15)August 15, 1970 (aged 26) | 182 cm / 80 kg | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | | Adílson | (1968-03-16)March 16, 1968 (aged 28) | 183 cm / 78 kg | 22 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 35 | 8 |
| 5 | DF | | Makoto Tanaka | (1975-08-08)August 8, 1975 (aged 21) | 178 cm / 72 kg | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | | Toshihiro Hattori | (1973-09-23)September 23, 1973 (aged 23) | 178 cm / 73 kg | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | | Hiroshi Nanami | (1972-11-28)November 28, 1972 (aged 24) | 176 cm / 68 kg | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 6 |
| 8 | MF | | Dunga | (1963-10-31)October 31, 1963 (aged 33) | 177 cm / 77 kg | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 37 | 6 |
| 9 | FW | | Masashi Nakayama | (1967-09-23)September 23, 1967 (aged 29) | 178 cm / 74 kg | 27 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 44 | 29 |
| 10 | MF | | Toshiya Fujita | (1971-10-04)October 4, 1971 (aged 25) | 173 cm / 65 kg | 24 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 12 |
| 11 | FW | | Schillaci | (1964-12-01)December 1, 1964 (aged 32) | 171 cm / 70 kg | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 12 | GK | | Tomoaki Ogami | (1970-06-07)June 7, 1970 (aged 26) | 182 cm / 80 kg | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | | Naohiro Oyama | (1974-04-24)April 24, 1974 (aged 22) | 171 cm / 63 kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 14 | DF | | Takahiro Yamanishi | (1976-04-02)April 2, 1976 (aged 20) | 173 cm / 67 kg | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 44 | 1 |
| 15 | MF | | Akira Konno | (1974-09-12)September 12, 1974 (aged 22) | 163 cm / 60 kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 0 |
| 16 | GK | | Norihiro Karatani | (1970-08-17)August 17, 1970 (aged 26) | 184 cm / 82 kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 17 | DF | | Akira Matsumori | (1977-11-19)November 19, 1977 (aged 19) | 183 cm / 72 kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 18 | FW | | Norihisa Shimizu | (1976-10-04)October 4, 1976 (aged 20) | 170 cm / 68 kg | 19 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 36 | 5 |
| 19 | MF | | Masanori Suzuki | (1968-09-15)September 15, 1968 (aged 28) | 161 cm / 58 kg | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | | Kiyokazu Kudo | (1974-06-21)June 21, 1974 (aged 22) | 173 cm / 74 kg | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 23 | 2 |
| 21 | GK | | Hiroki Kobayashi | (1977-05-24)May 24, 1977 (aged 19) | 184 cm / 81 kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 22 | DF | | Kensuke Tsukuda | (1977-06-28)June 28, 1977 (aged 19) | 181 cm / 71 kg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | | Takashi Fukunishi | (1976-09-01)September 1, 1976 (aged 20) | 181 cm / 73 kg | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 30 | 6 |
| 24 | FW | | Koji Sakamoto | (1978-12-03)December 3, 1978 (aged 18) | 174 cm / 63 kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 2 | 0 | | 0 |
| 25 | MF | | Yasushi Kita | (1978-04-25)April 25, 1978 (aged 18) | 181 cm / 72 kg | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | | Toshinobu Katsuya | (1961-09-02)September 2, 1961 (aged 35) | 175 cm / 76 kg | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | | Ryuji Ishino | (1978-06-03)June 3, 1978 (aged 18) | 169 cm / 57 kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 28 | MF | | Takuma Koga | (1969-04-30)April 30, 1969 (aged 27) | 175 cm / 72 kg | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | | Daisuke Oku | (1976-02-07)February 7, 1976 (aged 21) | 173 cm / 71 kg | 26 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 44 | 12 |
| 30 | FW | | Kazuki Kuranuki | (1978-11-10)November 10, 1978 (aged 18) | 172 cm / 56 kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 31 | FW | | Mabilia | (1972-10-31)October 31, 1972 (aged 24) | 183 cm / 80 kg | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 4 |
| 32 | FW | | Shinya Hoshido | (1978-10-04)October 4, 1978 (aged 18) | 183 cm / 67 kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 0 |
| 33 | FW | | Takanori Nunobe † | (1973-09-23)September 23, 1973 (aged 23) | 177 cm / 71 kg | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
| 31 | FW | | Alessandro † | (1973-05-27)May 27, 1973 (aged 23) | cm / kg | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 6 |
* † player(s) joined the team after the opening of this season.

## Transfers

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | GK | JPN | Norihiro Karatani (from JEF United Ichihara) |
| 4 | DF | BRA | Adílson Dias Batista (from Grêmio) |
| 15 | MF | JPN | Akira Konno (from Kokushikan University) |
| 25 | MF | JPN | Yasushi Kita (from Kinki University High School) |
| 27 | MF | JPN | Ryuji Ishino (from Júbilo Iwata youth) |
| 24 | FW | JPN | Koji Sakamoto (from Shizuoka Gakuen Senior High School) |
| 30 | FW | JPN | Kazuki Kuranuki (from Shizuoka Gakuen Senior High School) |
| 31 | FW | BRA | Marcelo Mabilia (from Tubarão) |
| 32 | FW | JPN | Shinya Hoshido (from Bunan Senior High School) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | JPN | Dido (to Consadole Sapporo) |
| — | GK | JPN | Yukiya Hamano |
| — | DF | NED | Vanenburg |
| — | DF | JPN | Ippei Watanabe (to Vissel Kobe) |
| — | MF | JPN | Masao Yamamoto |
| — | FW | JPN | Nobuhiro Takeda (to Verdy Kawasaki) |
| — | FW | JPN | Satoshi Okura (to Brummel Sendai) |
| — | FW | JPN | Takayuki Iwakura |

## Transfers during the season
### In

* Takanori Nunobe (from Verdy Kawasaki)
* Alessandro Andrade de Oliveira (from Santos FC on August)

### Out

* Mabilia (on August)

## Awards

* J.League Most Valuable Player: Dunga
* J.League Best XI: Tomoaki Ogami, Dunga, Hiroshi Nanami, Masashi Nakayama