# 1997 Nagoya Grampus Eight season

1997 Nagoya Grampus Eight season

## Competitions

| Competitions | Position |
| J.League | 9th / 17 clubs |
| Emperor's Cup | 3rd round |
| 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 | Sanwa Bank Cup | Sanwa Bank Cup | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | D.o.B. (Age) | Height / Weight | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | | Yuji Ito | (1965-05-20)May 20, 1965 (aged 31) | 182 cm / 75 kg | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | Seiichi Ogawa | (1970-07-21)July 21, 1970 (aged 26) | 170 cm / 64 kg | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | | Go Oiwa | (1972-06-23)June 23, 1972 (aged 24) | 180 cm / 75 kg | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | | Kazuhisa Iijima | (1970-01-06)January 6, 1970 (aged 27) | 177 cm / 71 kg | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | | Torres | (1966-08-22)August 22, 1966 (aged 30) | 187 cm / 82 kg | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 4 |
| 6 | DF | | Takayuki Nishigaya | (1973-05-12)May 12, 1973 (aged 23) | 180 cm / 70 kg | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | | Ricardinho | (1975-11-26)November 26, 1975 (aged 21) | 175 cm / 66 kg | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 5 |
| 8 | MF | | Tetsuya Asano | (1967-02-23)February 23, 1967 (aged 30) | 184 cm / 77 kg | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 4 |
| 9 | MF | | Shigeyoshi Mochizuki | (1973-07-09)July 9, 1973 (aged 23) | 175 cm / 70 kg | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 7 |
| 10 | FW | | Stojković | (1965-03-03)March 3, 1965 (aged 32) | 177 cm / 73 kg | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 4 |
| 11 | FW | | Takafumi Ogura | (1973-07-06)July 6, 1973 (aged 23) | 181 cm / 75 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 12 | MF | | Tetsuhiro Kina | (1976-12-10)December 10, 1976 (aged 20) | 177 cm / 70 kg | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | | Hiroki Mihara | (1978-04-20)April 20, 1978 (aged 18) | 181 cm / 70 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 14 | DF | | Masahiro Koga | (1978-09-08)September 8, 1978 (aged 18) | 183 cm / 76 kg | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | | Yasuyuki Moriyama | (1969-05-01)May 1, 1969 (aged 27) | 171 cm / 72 kg | 29 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 10 |
| 16 | GK | | Kazumasa Kawano | (1970-11-07)November 7, 1970 (aged 26) | 185 cm / 82 kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | | Takashi Hirano | (1974-07-15)July 15, 1974 (aged 22) | 178 cm / 73 kg | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 7 |
| 18 | FW | | Kenji Fukuda | (1977-10-21)October 21, 1977 (aged 19) | 176 cm / 70 kg | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 6 |
| 19 | MF | | Yusuke Sato | (1977-11-02)November 2, 1977 (aged 19) | 175 cm / 70 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 20 | MF | | Suguru Ito | (1975-09-07)September 7, 1975 (aged 21) | 177 cm / 72 kg | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 21 | FW | | Tetsuya Okayama | (1973-08-27)August 27, 1973 (aged 23) | 173 cm / 68 kg | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 6 |
| 22 | GK | | Hiroki Mizuhara | (1975-01-15)January 15, 1975 (aged 22) | 180 cm / 77 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 23 | GK | | Seiji Honda | (1976-02-25)February 25, 1976 (aged 21) | 182 cm / 75 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 24 | DF | | Yasuaki Kato | (1976-04-10)April 10, 1976 (aged 20) | 180 cm / 69 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 25 | DF | | Mitsuru Mukojima | (1976-05-05)May 5, 1976 (aged 20) | 178 cm / 68 kg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | | Kotaro Yamazaki | (1978-10-19)October 19, 1978 (aged 18) | 165 cm / 59 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 27 | DF | | Yusuke Nakatani | (1978-09-22)September 22, 1978 (aged 18) | 177 cm / 63 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 28 | MF | | Kunihiko Takizawa | (1978-04-20)April 20, 1978 (aged 18) | 175 cm / 64 kg | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | | Masaru Hirayama | (1972-06-03)June 3, 1972 (aged 24) | 185 cm / 71 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 30 | MF | | Jiro Yabe | (1978-05-26)May 26, 1978 (aged 18) | 174 cm / 63 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 31 | FW | | Kenji Ito | (1976-06-29)June 29, 1976 (aged 20) | 174 cm / 63 kg | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 33 | DF | | Masaharu Suzuki † | (1970-08-03)August 3, 1970 (aged 26) | 168 cm / 63 kg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | | Valdo † | (1964-01-12)January 12, 1964 (aged 33) | -cm / -kg | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 |
* † player(s) joined the team after the opening of this season.

## Transfers

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | GK | JPN | Kazumasa Kawano (from Sanfrecce Hiroshima) |
| 14 | DF | JPN | Masahiro Koga (from Higashi Fukuoka High School) |
| 27 | DF | JPN | Yusuke Nakatani (from Nara Ikuei High School) |
| 7 | MF | BRA | Ricardinho (from Nacional AC) |
| 13 | MF | JPN | Hiroki Mihara (from Saga Shogyo High School) |
| 26 | MF | JPN | Kotaro Yamazaki (from Shimizu Higashi High School) |
| 28 | MF | JPN | Kunihiko Takizawa (from Bunan Senior High School) |
| 30 | MF | JPN | Jiro Yabe (from Nara Ikuei High School) |
| 31 | FW | JPN | Kenji Ito (from Cosmo Oil Yokkaichi FC) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | JPN | Ken Ishikawa (to Brummel Sendai) |
| — | DF | JPN | Mitsunori Yamao (to Ventforet Kofu) |
| — | DF | JPN | Kei Taniguchi (to Brummel Sendai) |
| — | MF | FRA | Durix |
| — | MF | JPN | Toshihiro Uchida (to Cerezo Osaka) |
| — | MF | JPN | Tetsuo Nakanishi (to Fujitsu Kawasaki3) |
| — | MF | JPN | Tomoya Yamagami (to Seino Transportation) |
| — | FW | CIV | Olivier |

## Transfers during the season
### In

* Masaharu Suzuki (from Yokohama Marinos)
* Valdo Cândido Filho (from Lisboa e Benfica on July)

### Out

* Masaru Hirayama (to Kawasaki Frontale)
* Kazumasa Kawano (loan to Yokohama Marinos)

## Awards

none