# 1997 Avispa Fukuoka season

1997 Avispa Fukuoka season

## Competitions

| Competitions | Position |
| J.League | 17th / 17 clubs |
| Emperor's Cup | 4th round |
| J.League Cup | GL-E 4th / 4 clubs |

## 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 | | Hideki Tsukamoto | (1973-08-09)August 9, 1973 (aged 23) | 179 cm / 73 kg | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | Hideaki Mori | (1972-10-16)October 16, 1972 (aged 24) | 183 cm / 77 kg | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | | Vázquez | (1965-11-23)November 23, 1965 (aged 31) | 183 cm / 73 kg | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | | Atsuhiro Iwai | (1967-01-31)January 31, 1967 (aged 30) | 177 cm / 66 kg | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | | Satoshi Tsunami | (1961-08-14)August 14, 1961 (aged 35) | 173 cm / 69 kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | | Masayuki Nakagomi | (1967-08-17)August 17, 1967 (aged 29) | 173 cm / 69 kg | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | | Osamu Umeyama | (1973-08-16)August 16, 1973 (aged 23) | 177 cm / 67 kg | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | | Kiyotaka Ishimaru | (1973-10-30)October 30, 1973 (aged 23) | 174 cm / 68 kg | 29 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 38 | 6 |
| 9 | FW | | Yoshiteru Yamashita | (1977-11-21)November 21, 1977 (aged 19) | 178 cm / 69 kg | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 3 |
| 10 | MF | | Riep | (1976-02-20)February 20, 1976 (aged 21) | 170 cm / 68 kg | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | | Atsushi Nagai | (1974-12-23)December 23, 1974 (aged 22) | 176 cm / 70 kg | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | | Keiju Karashima | (1971-06-24)June 24, 1971 (aged 25) | 183 cm / 75 kg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | MF/DF | | Ichizo Nakata | (1973-04-19)April 19, 1973 (aged 23) | 174 cm / 70 kg | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | | Yoshinori Furube | (1970-12-09)December 9, 1970 (aged 26) | 181 cm / 69 kg | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | | Tadahiro Akiba | (1975-10-13)October 13, 1975 (aged 21) | 173 cm / 67 kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | | Tomoaki Sano | (1968-04-14)April 14, 1968 (aged 28) | 182 cm / 80 kg | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | | Takeshi Nakashima | (1976-01-15)January 15, 1976 (aged 21) | 180 cm / 76 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 18 | MF | | Chikara Fujimoto | (1977-10-31)October 31, 1977 (aged 19) | 168 cm / 66 kg | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | | Masashi Miyamura | (1969-02-18)February 18, 1969 (aged 28) | 170 cm / 65 kg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | | Yusaku Ueno | (1973-11-01)November 1, 1973 (aged 23) | 182 cm / 74 kg | 31 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 10 |
| 21 | GK | | Kiyoto Furushima | (1968-04-03)April 3, 1968 (aged 28) | 187 cm / 80 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 23 | MF | | Yoshiyuki Shinoda | (1971-06-18)June 18, 1971 (aged 25) | 168 cm / 66 kg | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | | Tatsunori Hisanaga | (1977-12-23)December 23, 1977 (aged 19) | 172 cm / 66 kg | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| 25 | DF | | Masaharu Nishi | (1977-05-29)May 29, 1977 (aged 19) | 181 cm / 68 kg | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | | Koji Sato | (1977-08-24)August 24, 1977 (aged 19) | 179 cm / 72 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 27 | MF | | Daisuke Nakaharai | (1977-05-22)May 22, 1977 (aged 19) | 172 cm / 63 kg | 27 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 36 | 3 |
| 28 | MF | | Shoji Ikitsu | (1977-05-20)May 20, 1977 (aged 19) | 162 cm / 50 kg | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | | Daisuke Fujimoto | (1977-04-12)April 12, 1977 (aged 19) | 176 cm / 64 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 30 | GK | | Satoshi Fujimoto | (1976-06-19)June 19, 1976 (aged 20) | 183 cm / 80 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 31 | DF | | Takuji Miyoshi | (1978-08-20)August 20, 1978 (aged 18) | 179 cm / 70 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 32 | MF | | Takanobu Kondo | (1978-08-08)August 8, 1978 (aged 18) | 180 cm / 72 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 33 | MF | | Takefumi Sasaki | (1978-07-05)July 5, 1978 (aged 18) | 170 cm / 65 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 34 | FW | | Yoshiyuki Takemoto | (1973-10-03)October 3, 1973 (aged 23) | 181 cm / 71 kg | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| 35 | MF | | Carracedo | (1970-04-16)April 16, 1970 (aged 26) | 170 cm / 67 kg | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | | Rossi † | (1977-02-22)February 22, 1977 (aged 20) | 175 cm / 73 kg | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 34 | FW | | Obiku † | (1968-09-24)September 24, 1968 (aged 28) | -cm / -kg | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 8 |
| 35 | FW | | Pablo † | (1971-01-18)January 18, 1971 (aged 26) | -cm / -kg | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 |
| 36 | GK | | Tomoyasu Ando † | (1974-05-23)May 23, 1974 (aged 22) | 182 cm / 73 kg | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
* † player(s) joined the team after the opening of this season.

## Transfers

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 3 | DF | ARG | Sergio Fabián Vázquez (from Banfield) |
| 12 | DF | JPN | Keiju Karashima (from Gamba Osaka) |
| 17 | DF | JPN | Takeshi Nakashima (from Urawa Red Diamonds) |
| 31 | DF | JPN | Takuji Miyoshi (from Kunimi High School) |
| 10 | MF | ARG | Rodrigo Sebastián Riep (from River Plate) |
| 15 | MF | JPN | Tadahiro Akiba (from JEF United Ichihara) |
| 32 | MF | JPN | Takanobu Kondo (from Tokai University Daigo Senior High School) |
| 33 | MF | JPN | Takefumi Sasaki (from Tokai University Daigo Senior High School) |
| 35 | MF | ARG | Marcelo Carracedo Garcia (from Atlético Morelia) |
| 34 | FW | JPN | Yoshiyuki Takemoto (from Tokyo Gas) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | JPN | Yuji Keigoshi (to Kyoto Purple Sanga) |
| — | DF | JPN | Yoshikazu Isoda |
| — | DF | ARG | Mayor |
| — | DF | JPN | Daiji Nii |
| — | MF | ARG | Troglio |
| — | MF | JPN | Shuta Sonoda |
| — | MF | JPN | Takeshi Hibi |
| — | FW | JPN | Takahiro Endo |
| — | FW | ARG | Maradona |
| — | FW | JPN | Motonobu Tako |
| — | FW | PAR | Báez |

## Transfers during the season
### In

* Julio Hernán Rossi (on April)
* Michael Edirin Obiku (from Real Mallorca on July)
* Pablo José Maqueda Andrés (from Real Oviedo on July)
* Tomoyasu Ando (loan from Urawa Red Diamonds on September)

### Out

* Satoshi Tsunami (to Bellmare Hiratsuka)
* Carracedo (on June)
* Riep (on August)

## Awards

none