# 1996 Cerezo Osaka season

1996 Cerezo Osaka season

## Review and events
### League results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
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 | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | W | W | W | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | L |
| Position | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 |

## Competitions

| Competitions | Position |
| J.League | 13th / 16 clubs |
| Emperor's Cup | 4th round |
| J.League Cup | GL-B 6th / 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 |
| GK | | Gilmar | (1959-01-13)January 13, 1959 (aged 37) | 184 cm / 78 kg | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| GK | | Nobuhiro Takeda | (1965-03-22)March 22, 1965 (aged 30) | 180 cm / 75 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| MF | | Satoshi Kajino | (1965-11-09)November 9, 1965 (aged 30) | 177 cm / 71 kg | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| MF | | Marquinhos | (1966-05-09)May 9, 1966 (aged 29) | 172 cm / 72 kg | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 24 | 4 |
| DF | | Katsuo Kanda | (1966-06-21)June 21, 1966 (aged 29) | 182 cm / 74 kg | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 38 | 4 |
| DF | | Kazuhiro Murata | (1969-05-12)May 12, 1969 (aged 26) | 182 cm / 75 kg | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| DF | | Masanori Kizawa | (1969-06-02)June 2, 1969 (aged 26) | 170 cm / 62 kg | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
| DF | | Akimasa Tsukamoto | (1969-11-22)November 22, 1969 (aged 26) | 170 cm / 69 kg | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| DF | | Hiroyuki Inagaki | (1970-04-24)April 24, 1970 (aged 25) | 176 cm / 70 kg | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| MF | | Mitsuhiro Misaki | (1970-05-06)May 6, 1970 (aged 25) | 170 cm / 62 kg | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| MF | | Makoto Yonekura | (1970-12-28)December 28, 1970 (aged 25) | 176 cm / 69 kg | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 38 | 6 |
| MF | | Yasushi Mizusaki | (1971-06-13)June 13, 1971 (aged 24) | 167 cm / 60 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| FW | | Narcizio | (1971-07-18)July 18, 1971 (aged 24) | 178 cm / 76 kg | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 7 |
| DF | | Rikiya Kawamae | (1971-08-20)August 20, 1971 (aged 24) | 180 cm / 68 kg | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 25 | 1 |
| DF | | Masato Ōtake | (1971-08-31)August 31, 1971 (aged 24) | 178 cm / 73 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| DF | | Taku Watanabe | (1971-11-09)November 9, 1971 (aged 24) | 187 cm / 79 kg | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| MF | | Tōru Kishimoto | (1972-01-14)January 14, 1972 (aged 24) | 171 cm / 65 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| GK | | Shinji Yamasaki | (1972-01-17)January 17, 1972 (aged 24) | 185 cm / 81 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| MF | | Manoel | (1972-03-02)March 2, 1972 (aged 24) | 175 cm / 67 kg | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 34 | 8 |
| MF | | Kazunari Koga | (1972-04-17)April 17, 1972 (aged 23) | 174 cm / 66 kg | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| FW | | Hiroaki Morishima | (1972-04-30)April 30, 1972 (aged 23) | 168 cm / 62 kg | 26 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 41 | 13 |
| MF | | Takashi Yamahashi | (1972-05-31)May 31, 1972 (aged 23) | 173 cm / 65 kg | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| DF | | Shigeki Kurata | (1972-06-22)June 22, 1972 (aged 23) | 178 cm / 73 kg | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 28 | 1 |
| MF | | Katsuhiro Minamoto | (1972-07-02)July 2, 1972 (aged 23) | 176 cm / 70 kg | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| FW | | Tomotaka Fukagawa | (1972-07-24)July 24, 1972 (aged 23) | 180 cm / 72 kg | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 2 |
| GK | | Jirō Takeda | (1972-09-18)September 18, 1972 (aged 23) | 178 cm / 72 kg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MF | | Takayuki Yokoyama | (1972-12-22)December 22, 1972 (aged 23) | 171 cm / 65 kg | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 24 | 5 |
| MF | | Naohiro Kitade | (1973-05-14)May 14, 1973 (aged 22) | 176 cm / 70 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| DF | | Kenichi Serata | (1973-10-20)October 20, 1973 (aged 22) | 177 cm / 73 kg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FW | | Shinichi Satō | (1975-09-14)September 14, 1975 (aged 20) | 174 cm / 72 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| GK | | Seigo Shimokawa | (1975-11-17)November 17, 1975 (aged 20) | 183 cm / 75 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| DF | | Kōji Yamaguchi | (1975-11-20)November 20, 1975 (aged 20) | 176 cm / 73 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| MF | | Tatsuya Kojima | (1976-06-25)June 25, 1976 (aged 19) | 175 cm / 70 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| MF | | Katsutoshi Dōmori | (1976-06-29)June 29, 1976 (aged 19) | 177 cm / 64 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| DF | | Takahiro Hatakeda | (1976-12-20)December 20, 1976 (aged 19) | 173 cm / 63 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| FW | | Tarō Urabe | (1977-07-11)July 11, 1977 (aged 18) | 169 cm / 60 kg | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MF | | Yoshinari Hyakutake | (1977-11-21)November 21, 1977 (aged 18) | 181 cm / 80 kg | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| FW | | Akinori Nishizawa † | (1976-06-18)June 18, 1976 (aged 19) | -cm / -kg | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 27 | 8 |
| FW | | Kazuo Shimizu † | (1975-04-30)April 30, 1975 (aged 20) | -cm / -kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| FW | | Guga † | (1964-06-14)June 14, 1964 (aged 31) | 181 cm / 76 kg | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
* † player(s) joined the team after the opening of this season.

## Transfers

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | JPN | Seigo Shimokawa (from Momoyama Gakuin University) |
| — | DF | JPN | Taku Watanabe (from Bellmare Hiratsuka) |
| — | DF | JPN | Kenichi Serata (from Kashima Antlers) |
| — | MF | JPN | Makoto Yonekura (from Nagoya Grampus Eight) |
| — | MF | BRA | Sérgio Manoel Júnior (from Botafogo) |
| — | MF | JPN | Yoshinari Hyakutake (from Kunimi High School) |
| — | FW | BRA | Francisco Narcizio (from Botafogo) |
| — | FW | JPN | Tarō Urabe (from Cerezo Osaka youth) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | JPN | Hirokazu Sasaki (retired) |
| — | DF | BRA | Toninho |
| — | DF | JPN | Kōzaburō Shigeno (to Fujitsu) |
| — | DF | JPN | Tatsuya Morishige |
| — | DF | BRA | Júnior |
| — | MF | JPN | Tomoo Kudaka (retired) |
| — | MF | BRA | Bernardo |
| — | FW | PAN | Valdés (to Tosu Futures) |
| — | FW | JPN | Keisuke Makino |
| — | FW | JPN | Kazuhito Nigorisawa |
| — | FW | JPN | Yō Sasaki |
| — | FW | JPN | Tomoya Takehana (to Fujitsu) |

## Transfers during the season
### In

* Akinori Nishizawa (loan return from FC Volendam on May)
* Kazuo Shimizu (loan return from Gimnasia on July)
* Guga (on August)

### Out
## Awards

none