# 1992 Nagoya Grampus Eight season

The 1992 Nagoya Grampus Eight season was the club's first season as members of the J.League. Due to the transition period between the Japan Soccer League and the J.League no league games were played, however Nagoya Grampus Eight did take part in the newly founded J.League Cup and Emperor's Cup, reaching the First Round of the Emperor's Cup and the Semi-Final of the J.League Cup.

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | NED | Dirk Havenaar |
| — | GK | JPN | Akiyoshi Ōhashi |
| — | GK | JPN | Yūji Itō |
| — | GK | JPN | Ken Ishikawa |
| — | DF | JPN | Shigemitsu Egawa |
| — | DF | JPN | Garça |
| — | DF | JPN | Kazuhisa Iijima |
| — | DF | JPN | Otohiko Kiyono |
| — | DF | JPN | Toshiyuki Kosugi |
| — | DF | JPN | Seiji Kubo |
| — | DF | JPN | Naoki Mori |
| — | DF | JPN | Seiichi Ogawa |
| — | DF | JPN | Kazuhito Yamamoto |
| — | MF | JPN | Tetsuya Asano |
| — | MF | JPN | Hisataka Fujikawa |
| — | MF | BRA | Jorginho |
| — | MF | JPN | Tetsuo Nakanishi |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | JPN | Tetsuya Okayama |
| — | MF | JPN | Masashi Shimamura |
| — | MF | JPN | Yūji Sugano |
| — | MF | JPN | Tarō Gotō |
| — | MF | JPN | Michihiro Tsuruta |
| — | MF | JPN | Nariyasu Yasuhara |
| — | MF | JPN | Makoto Yonekura |
| — | FW | JPN | Shinji Ogura |
| — | FW | JPN | Shigeo Sawairi |
| — | FW | JPN | Akiyoshi Yoshida |
| — | FW | JPN | Yasuyuki Moriyama |
| — | FW | BRA | Pedro |
| — | FW | BRA | Marcio |
| — | FW | JPN | Kimihiko Kiyono |
| — | FW | JPN | Takafumi Ogura |
| — | FW | JPN | Kazutoshi Ishiyama |
| — | FW | JPN | Minehide Kimura |

## Transfers

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | NED | Dirk Havenaar (from Toyota GK coach) |
| — | GK | JPN | Ken Ishikawa (from Okinawa International University) |
| — | GK | JPN | Yūji Itō (from Yanmar Diesel) |
| — | DF | BRA | Garça (from Grêmio Maringá) |
| — | DF | JPN | Kazuhisa Iijima (from Tokai University) |
| — | DF | JPN | Toshiyuki Kosugi (from Doshisha University) |
| — | DF | JPN | Otohiko Kiyono (from Teikyo Senior High School) |
| — | DF | JPN | Seiji Kubo (from Koga First High School) |
| — | MF | JPN | Tarō Gotō (from Tokai University) |
| — | MF | JPN | Tetsuo Nakanishi (from Doshisha University) |
| — | MF | BRA | Pedro (from XV de Jaú) |
| — | FW | JPN | Kazutoshi Ishiyama (from Hanasaki Tokuharu High School) |
| — | FW | JPN | Minehide Kimura (from Osaka Sangyo University Senior High School) |
| — | FW | JPN | Kimihiko Kiyono (from Teikyo Senior High School) |
| — | FW | BRA | Marcio (from Araçatuba) |
| — | FW | JPN | Yasuyuki Moriyama (from Juntendo University) |
| — | FW | JPN | Takafumi Ogura (from Yokkaichi Chuo Technical High School) |
| — | FW | JPN | Tetsuya Okayama (from Chukyo Senior High School) |
| — | FW | JPN | Kazuhito Yamamoto (from Mito Commercial High School) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | JPN | Tomoaki Sano (to NKK), during the season |

## Results
### J.League Cup
#### Group stage

| Team | Pts | W | L | GF | GA | GD |
| Verdy Kawasaki | 29 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 7 |
| Shimizu S-Pulse | 27 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 4 |
| Nagoya Grampus | 27 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 4 |
| Kashima Antlers | 25 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 5 |
| Urawa Reds | 25 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 16 | -1 |
| JEF Ichihara | 22 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Yokohama Marinos | 22 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| Gamba Osaka | 21 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | -5 |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 18 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 18 | -3 |
| Yokohama Flügels | 10 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 22 | -12 |

#### Knockout phase
## Squad statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | J-League Cup | J-League Cup | Emperor's Cup | Emperor's Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | NED | Dirk Havenaar | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | JPN | Shigemitsu Egawa | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | BRA | Garça | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | JPN | Kazuhisa Iijima | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | JPN | Toshiyuki Kosugi | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | JPN | Naoki Mori | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | JPN | Seiichi Ogawa | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | JPN | Tetsuya Asano | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | JPN | Hisataka Fujikawa | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | BRA | Jorginho | 9 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | JPN | Yasuyuki Moriyama | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | MF | JPN | Tetsuo Nakanishi | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | JPN | Masashi Shimamura | 9 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | JPN | Tarō Gotō | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | JPN | Michihiro Tsuruta | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | JPN | Makoto Yonekura | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | JPN | Kimihiko Kiyono | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | JPN | Takafumi Ogura | 10 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | JPN | Yūji Sugano | 11 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Players who left Nagoya Grampus Eight during the season: ||||||||||

### Top scorers

| Place | Position | Name | J-League Cup | Emperor's Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | Takafumi Ogura | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | MF | Masashi Shimamura | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | FW | Shigeo Sawairi | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | MF | Jorginho | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | MF | Tetsuya Asano | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | MF | Tarō Gotō | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | FW | Yasuyuki Moriyama | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | | Own goal | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | TOTALS | 14 | 1 | 15 |

### Disciplinary record

| Position | Name | J-League Cup | J-League Cup | Emperor's Cup | Emperor's Cup | Total | Total |
| DF | Garça | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| MF | Jorginho | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | Shigemitsu Egawa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MF | Hisataka Fujikawa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MF | Tetsuya Asano | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | Masashi Shimamura | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Michihiro Tsuruta | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | Makoto Yonekura | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | TOTALS | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |