# 1996 Avispa Fukuoka season

1996 Avispa Fukuoka 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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | L | L | L | W | L | W | L | W | W | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | L | W | W | L | L | L | L | W | L |
| Position | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |

## Competitions

| Competitions | Position |
| J.League | 15th / 16 clubs |
| Emperor's Cup | 4th round |
| J.League Cup | GL-B 8th / 8 clubs |

## Player statistics

| 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 |
| Pos. | Nat. | Player | D.o.B. (Age) | Height / Weight | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| DF | | Satoshi Tsunami | (1961-08-14)August 14, 1961 (aged 34) | 173 cm / 69 kg | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| GK | | Yūji Keigoshi | (1963-09-17)September 17, 1963 (aged 32) | 184 cm / 78 kg | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| DF | | Yoshikazu Isoda | (1965-05-27)May 27, 1965 (aged 30) | 187 cm / 77 kg | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| MF | | Troglio | (1965-07-28)July 28, 1965 (aged 30) | 176 cm / 75 kg | 27 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 42 | 12 |
| DF | | Mayor | (1965-10-05)October 5, 1965 (aged 30) | 180 cm / 77 kg | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 35 | 2 |
| DF | | Atsuhiro Iwai | (1967-01-31)January 31, 1967 (aged 29) | 177 cm / 66 kg | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| DF | | Masayuki Nakagomi | (1967-08-17)August 17, 1967 (aged 28) | 173 cm / 70 kg | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| GK | | Kiyoto Furushima | (1968-04-03)April 3, 1968 (aged 27) | 187 cm / 79 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| GK | | Tomoaki Sano | (1968-04-14)April 14, 1968 (aged 27) | 182 cm / 78 kg | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| FW | | Takahiro Endō | (1968-07-07)July 7, 1968 (aged 27) | 166 cm / 65 kg | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 23 | 3 |
| MF | | Shūta Sonoda | (1969-02-06)February 6, 1969 (aged 27) | 170 cm / 65 kg | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 32 | 2 |
| MF | | Masashi Miyamura | (1969-02-18)February 18, 1969 (aged 27) | 170 cm / 65 kg | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| FW | | Hugo Maradona | (1969-05-09)May 9, 1969 (aged 26) | 165 cm / 69 kg | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 31 | 12 |
| DF | | Yoshinori Furube | (1970-12-09)December 9, 1970 (aged 25) | 181 cm / 69 kg | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| MF | | Yoshiyuki Shinoda | (1971-06-18)June 18, 1971 (aged 24) | 168 cm / 66 kg | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| FW | | Motonobu Takō | (1972-04-22)April 22, 1972 (aged 23) | 175 cm / 70 kg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| DF | | Daiji Nii | (1973-02-28)February 28, 1973 (aged 23) | 173 cm / 60 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| MF | | Ichizō Nakata | (1973-04-19)April 19, 1973 (aged 22) | 174 cm / 69 kg | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| FW | | Báez | (1973-07-31)July 31, 1973 (aged 22) | 182 cm / 78 kg | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 17 | 3 |
| GK | | Hideki Tsukamoto | (1973-08-09)August 9, 1973 (aged 22) | 179 cm / 73 kg | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| DF | | Osamu Umeyama | (1973-08-16)August 16, 1973 (aged 22) | 177 cm / 67 kg | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| FW | | Yoshiyuki Takemoto | (1973-10-03)October 3, 1973 (aged 22) | 181 cm / 70 kg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| MF | | Kiyotaka Ishimaru | (1973-10-30)October 30, 1973 (aged 22) | 174 cm / 68 kg | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 38 | 3 |
| FW | | Yūsaku Ueno | (1973-11-01)November 1, 1973 (aged 22) | 182 cm / 74 kg | 27 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 40 | 7 |
| MF | | Atsushi Nagai | (1974-12-23)December 23, 1974 (aged 21) | 176 cm / 70 kg | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| FW | | Daisuke Fujimoto | (1977-04-12)April 12, 1977 (aged 18) | 176 cm / 64 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| MF | | Shōji Ikitsu | (1977-05-20)May 20, 1977 (aged 18) | 162 cm / 50 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| MF | | Daisuke Nakaharai | (1977-05-22)May 22, 1977 (aged 18) | 172 cm / 63 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| DF | | Masaharu Nishi | (1977-05-29)May 29, 1977 (aged 18) | 181 cm / 72 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| DF | | Kōji Satō | (1977-08-24)August 24, 1977 (aged 18) | 179 cm / 72 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| MF | | Chikara Fujimoto | (1977-10-31)October 31, 1977 (aged 18) | 168 cm / 69 kg | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 |
| FW | | Yoshiteru Yamashita | (1977-11-21)November 21, 1977 (aged 18) | 177 cm / 67 kg | 19 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 6 |
| MF | | Tatsunori Hisanaga | (1977-12-23)December 23, 1977 (aged 18) | 171 cm / 60 kg | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| GK | | Satoshi Fujimoto † | (1976-06-19)June 19, 1976 (aged 19) | -cm / -kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| DF | | Hideaki Mori † | (1972-10-16)October 16, 1972 (aged 23) | 183 cm / 73 kg | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| MF | | Takeshi Hibi † | (1973-06-02)June 2, 1973 (aged 22) | -cm / -kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
* † player(s) joined the team after the opening of this season.

## Transfers

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | JPN | Kiyoto Furushima (from Bellmare Hiratsuka) |
| — | GK | JPN | Hideki Tsukamoto (from Meiji University) |
| — | DF | JPN | Satoshi Tsunami (from Verdy Kawasaki) |
| — | DF | JPN | Atsuhiro Iwai (from Yokohama Flügels) |
| — | DF | JPN | Masaharu Nishi (from Higashi Fukuoka High School) |
| — | DF | JPN | Kōji Satō (from Ohzu High School) |
| — | MF | JPN | Ichizō Nakata (from Yokohama Flügels) |
| — | MF | JPN | Kiyotaka Ishimaru (from Hannan University) |
| — | MF | JPN | Shōji Ikitsu (from Higashi Fukuoka High School) |
| — | MF | JPN | Daisuke Nakaharai (from Shimizu Higashi High School) |
| — | MF | JPN | Chikara Fujimoto (from Tokushima Municipal High School) |
| — | MF | JPN | Tatsunori Hisanaga (from Kagoshima Jitsugyo High School) |
| — | FW | PAR | Richart Martín Báez (from Olimpia) |
| — | FW | JPN | Yūsaku Ueno (from University of Tsukuba) |
| — | FW | JPN | Daisuke Fujimoto (from Shimizu Commercial High School) |
| — | FW | JPN | Yoshiteru Yamashita (from Higashi Fukuoka High School) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | JPN | Kenichirō Kobayashi (to Ventforet Kofu) |
| — | DF | JPN | Kōji Maeda (to Yokohama Flügels) |
| — | DF | JPN | Yoshiyuki Katō (retired) |
| — | MF | ARG | Jorge Albero (to Tosu Futures) |
| — | MF | JPN | Hideki Nagai (to Shimizu S-Pulse) |
| — | MF | JPN | Hiroyuki Yoshida (to Toshiba) |
| — | MF | JPN | Kenji Tsuno (retired) |
| — | FW | JPN | Yūsuke Minoguchi (to Ōita F.C.) |
| — | DF | JPN | Junya Morishige (retired) |
| — | DF | JPN | Yoshinori Senbiki (retired) |
| — | FW | ARG | Piccoli (retired) |
| — | MF | JPN | Masahiko Kuboyama (retired) |

## Transfers during the season
### In

* Satoshi Fujimoto (from Blaze Kumamoto)
* Hideaki Mori (from Sanfrecce Hiroshima)
* Takeshi Hibi (from Juntendo University)

### Out

* Yoshiyuki Takemoto (to Tokyo Gas)

## Awards

none