# 1997 Yokohama Flügels season

1997 Yokohama Flügels season

## Competitions

| Competitions | Position |
| J.League | 6th / 17 clubs |
| Emperor's Cup | Runners-up |
| J.League Cup | Semifinals |

## 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 | | Seigo Narazaki | (1976-04-15)April 15, 1976 (aged 20) | 185 cm / 76 kg | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | Yoshiro Moriyama | (1967-11-09)November 9, 1967 (aged 29) | 176 cm / 72 kg | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | Norihiro Satsukawa | (1972-04-18)April 18, 1972 (aged 24) | 175 cm / 73 kg | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | | Naoto Otake | (1968-10-18)October 18, 1968 (aged 28) | 178 cm / 73.5 kg | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | | Motohiro Yamaguchi | (1969-01-29)January 29, 1969 (aged 28) | 177 cm / 72 kg | 19 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 7 |
| 6 | MF | | Atsuhiro Miura | (1974-07-24)July 24, 1974 (aged 22) | 176 cm / 69 kg | 32 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 47 | 6 |
| 7 | MF | | Yoshikiyo Kuboyama | (1976-07-21)July 21, 1976 (aged 20) | 171 cm / 60 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 8 | MF | | Sampaio | (1968-03-31)March 31, 1968 (aged 28) | 177 cm / 74 kg | 29 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 40 | 7 |
| 9 | MF | | Válber | (1971-12-06)December 6, 1971 (aged 25) | 174 cm / 68 kg | 31 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 41 | 25 |
| 10 | MF | | Zinho | (1967-06-17)June 17, 1967 (aged 29) | 172 cm / 71 kg | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 4 |
| 11 | FW | | Hiroki Hattori | (1971-08-30)August 30, 1971 (aged 25) | 180 cm / 76 kg | 29 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 42 | 16 |
| 12 | MF | | Yasuhiro Hato | (1976-05-04)May 4, 1976 (aged 20) | 178 cm / 70 kg | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | | Koji Maeda | (1969-02-03)February 3, 1969 (aged 28) | 178 cm / 74 kg | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | | Shoji Nonoshita | (1970-05-24)May 24, 1970 (aged 26) | 182 cm / 74 kg | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 |
| 15 | FW | | Takayuki Yoshida | (1977-03-14)March 14, 1977 (aged 19) | 172 cm / 63 kg | 21 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 3 |
| 16 | GK | | Hiroyuki Nitao | (1973-11-27)November 27, 1973 (aged 23) | 181 cm / 77 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 17 | DF | | Seiichiro Okuno | (1974-07-26)July 26, 1974 (aged 22) | 180 cm / 71 kg | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| 18 | MF | | Shinya Mitsuoka | (1976-04-22)April 22, 1976 (aged 20) | 176 cm / 67 kg | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 19 | MF | | Takeo Harada | (1971-10-02)October 2, 1971 (aged 25) | 173 cm / 72 kg | 20 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 33 | 2 |
| 20 | MF | | Satoshi Yoneyama | (1974-06-27)June 27, 1974 (aged 22) | 171 cm / 65 kg | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | | Yoshitaka Kishikawa | (1979-01-16)January 16, 1979 (aged 18) | 182 cm / 73 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 22 | MF | | Haruki Seto | (1978-03-14)March 14, 1978 (aged 18) | 180 cm / 70 kg | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | | Atsuhiko Mori | (1972-05-31)May 31, 1972 (aged 24) | 179 cm / 73 kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | | Yuki Inoue | (1977-10-31)October 31, 1977 (aged 19) | 172 cm / 63 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 25 | MF | | Kazuki Sato | (1974-06-27)June 27, 1974 (aged 22) | 170 cm / 63 kg | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 26 | DF | | Jin Sato | (1974-09-27)September 27, 1974 (aged 22) | 180 cm / 76 kg | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | | Marcelo | (1977-09-10)September 10, 1977 (aged 19) | 182 cm / 82 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 28 | MF | | Takahiro Okubo | (1974-04-29)April 29, 1974 (aged 22) | 166 cm / 66 kg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | | Hiroshi Sato | (1972-03-07)March 7, 1972 (aged 25) | 181 cm / 74 kg | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | | Takashi Sakurai † | (1977-05-04)May 4, 1977 (aged 19) | -cm / -kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 31 | FW | | Fernando † | (1974-03-13)March 13, 1974 (aged 22) | 182 cm / 81 kg | 14 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 7 |
| 32 | FW | | Anderson † | (1977-02-15)February 15, 1977 (aged 20) | -cm / -kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
* † player(s) joined the team after the opening of this season.

## Transfers

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | GK | JPN | Hiroyuki Nitao (from JEF United Ichihara) |
| 21 | GK | JPN | Yoshitaka Kishikawa (from Makuhari Senior High School) |
| 26 | DF | JPN | Jin Sato (from Kokushikan University) |
| 27 | DF | BRA | Marcelo Alessandro Gomes da Silva (from Makuhari Senior High School) |
| 9 | MF | BRA | Válber da Silva Costa (from Vasco da Gama) |
| 25 | MF | JPN | Kazuki Sato (from University of Tsukuba) |
| 28 | MF | JPN | Takahiro Okubo (from Shizuoka University) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | JPN | Ryoma Sugihara |
| — | DF | JPN | Junji Koizumi (to Kawasaki Frontale) |
| — | DF | JPN | Nobuyuki Oishi |
| — | MF | JPN | Hideki Katsura (to Kawasaki Frontale) |
| — | MF | JPN | Masaaki Takada (to Vissel Kobe) |
| — | MF | JPN | Masakiyo Maezono (to Verdy Kawasaki) |
| — | MF | JPN | Atsushi Moriyama (to Montedio Yamagata) |
| — | MF | BRA | Denilson |
| — | FW | BRA | Evair |
| — | FW | JPN | Osamu Maeda (retired) |
| — | FW | JPN | Yoshiyuki Sakamoto |
| — | FW | JPN | Hideaki Kaetsu |
| — | FW | JPN | Shinya Tanimoto |

## Transfers during the season
### In

* Takashi Sakurai (loan return from Gimnasia on June)
* Fernando Luiz Rech (on July)
* Anderson Gils de Sampaio (from Flamengo on September)

### Out

* Atsuhiko Mori (to Consadole Sapporo)

## Awards

* J.League Best XI: Motohiro Yamaguchi