1997 J.League

The 1997 season was the fifth season of the J-League. The league began in March and ended in November. For this year, the division was contested by 17 teams. Kashima Antlers won the 1st stage and Júbilo Iwata won the 2nd stage. Júbilo won the J.League title after winning both matches in the Suntory Championship.

J.League
Season1997
ChampionsJúbilo Iwata
1st J.League title
2nd Japanese title
Asian Club ChampionshipJúbilo Iwata
Matches played272
Goals scored898 (3.3 per match)
Top goalscorerPatrick Mboma (25 goals)
Highest attendance38,707 - Reds vs. Sanfrecce (April 19)
Lowest attendance2,245 - JEF Utd. vs. Sanfrecce (May 7)
Average attendance10,131
← 1996
1998 →

First stage
Pos Team Pld W OTW PKW OTL PKL L GF GA GD Pts
1 Ibaraki Prefecture Kashima Antlers 16 12 0 1 0 0 3 32 15 +17 37
2 Kanagawa Prefecture Yokohama Flügels 16 11 1 0 0 0 4 35 16 +19 35
3 Chiba Prefecture Kashiwa Reysol 16 10 1 0 1 1 3 34 18 +16 32
4 Kanagawa Prefecture Bellmare Hiratsuka 16 8 2 0 0 0 6 25 20 +5 28
5 Kanagawa Prefecture Yokohama Marinos 16 7 3 1 0 0 5 31 31 0 28
6 Shizuoka Prefecture Júbilo Iwata 16 8 1 0 3 0 4 32 21 +11 26
7 Shizuoka Prefecture Shimizu S-Pulse 16 7 2 0 2 0 5 25 24 +1 25
8 Osaka Prefecture Gamba Osaka 16 8 0 0 0 0 8 28 23 +5 24
9 Saitama Prefecture Urawa Red Diamonds 16 6 1 1 0 0 8 25 24 +1 21
10 Hiroshima Prefecture Sanfrecce Hiroshima 16 6 1 1 2 0 6 22 23 −1 21
11 Osaka Prefecture Cerezo Osaka 16 6 0 1 2 1 6 21 26 −5 19
12 Aichi Prefecture Nagoya Grampus Eight 16 6 0 0 1 0 9 18 24 −6 18
13 Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto Purple Sanga 16 6 0 0 1 1 8 19 32 −13 18
14 Hyōgo Prefecture Vissel Kobe 16 5 1 0 2 0 8 24 34 −10 17
15 Chiba Prefecture JEF United Ichihara 16 3 2 0 0 0 11 21 34 −13 13
16 Tokyo Verdy Kawasaki 16 2 2 0 1 2 9 16 27 −11 10
17 Fukuoka Prefecture Avispa Fukuoka 16 3 0 0 2 0 11 11 27 −16 9
Source:

Second stage
Pos Team Pld W OTW PKW OTL PKL L GF GA GD Pts
1 Júbilo Iwata 16 12 2 0 0 0 2 40 14 +26 40
2 Gamba Osaka 16 10 2 0 1 0 3 38 23 +15 34
3 Yokohama Marinos 16 8 4 0 0 0 4 42 28 +14 32
4 Kashima Antlers 16 9 2 0 1 0 4 46 23 +23 31
5 Nagoya Grampus Eight 16 10 0 0 0 0 6 23 24 −1 30
6 Shimizu S-Pulse 16 9 1 0 3 0 3 27 16 +11 29
7 Urawa Red Diamonds 16 8 1 0 2 0 5 26 21 +5 26
8 Cerezo Osaka 16 7 1 1 3 0 4 32 30 +2 24
9 Bellmare Hiratsuka 16 6 1 1 1 1 6 30 32 −2 21
10 Kashiwa Reysol 16 6 1 0 0 1 8 29 31 −2 20
11 Yokohama Flügels 16 5 1 1 2 0 7 23 27 −4 18
12 Verdy Kawasaki 16 4 2 0 0 0 10 22 38 −16 16
13 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 16 5 0 0 2 0 9 21 27 −6 15
14 JEF United Ichihara 16 3 3 0 3 1 6 22 32 −10 15
15 Avispa Fukuoka 16 3 0 1 3 0 9 18 31 −13 10
16 Kyoto Purple Sanga 16 3 0 0 2 1 10 21 38 −17 9
17 Vissel Kobe 16 1 2 0 0 0 13 19 44 −25 7
Source:
Key
  • PLD = Games Played
  • W = Games Won - 3 points for a win
  • OTW = Games won in overtime - 2 points for overtime win
  • PKW = Games won by penalty kicks after overtime played - 1 point for a win
  • OTL = Games lost in overtime - zero points for overtime loss
  • PKL = Games lost by penalty kicks after overtime played - zero points for a penalty loss
  • GF = Goals scored for
  • GA = Goals conceded
  • GD = Goal difference - GF - GA = GD

Championship

Suntory Championship
Júbilo Iwata3 – 2Kashima Antlers
Nakayama 1', 46'
Shimizu gold-colored soccer ball 119' 		Bismarck 62'
Mazinho Oliveira 88'
Attendance: 17,269
Referee: Masayoshi Okada
Kashima Antlers0 – 1Júbilo Iwata
Nakayama 81'
Attendance: 15,276
Referee: Leslie Mottram

Golden Boots Ranking
RankScorerClubGoals
1 Cameroon Patrick M'Boma Gamba Osaka 25
2 Brazil Edílson Kashiwa Reysol 23
3 Brazil Mazinho Kashima Antlers 22
Japan Akihiro Nagashima Vissel Kobe 22
5 Japan Masahiro Fukuda Urawa Red Diamonds 21
Spain Julio Salinas Yokohama Marinos 21
7 Brazil Válber Yokohama Flügels 20
8 Japan Wagner Lopes Bellmare Hiratsuka 18
Japan Masashi Nakayama Bellmare Hiratsuka 18
10 Brazil Paulo Jamelli Kashiwa Reysol 14

Awards

Individual awards
AwardRecipientClubNotes
Most Valuable PlayerBrazil DungaJúbilo Iwata
Rookie of the YearJapan Atsushi YanagisawaKashima Antlers
Manager of the YearBrazil João CarlosKashima Antlers
Top Scorer Cameroon Patrick M'BomaGamba Osaka25 goals.

Best Eleven
PosFootballerClubNationality
GKTomoaki OgamiJúbilo Iwata Japan
DFNaoki SomaKashima Antlers Japan
DFMasami IharaYokohama Marinos Japan
DFYutaka AkitaKashima Antlers Japan
MFBismarckKashima Antlers Brazil
MFHidetoshi NakataBellmare Hiratsuka Japan
MFMotohiro YamaguchiYokohama Flügels Japan
MFHiroshi NanamiJúbilo Iwata Japan
FWDungaJúbilo Iwata Brazil
FWMasashi NakayamaJúbilo Iwata Japan
FWPatrick M'BomaGamba Osaka Cameroon

References
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