1996 Gamba Osaka season

Gamba Osaka

1996 season
Manager	Josip Kuže
Stadium	Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
J. League	12th
Emperor's Cup	Semifinals
J. League Cup	GL-A 6th
Top goalscorer	League: Mladen Mladenović (11) All: Hans Gillhaus (14)
Highest home attendance	12,431 (vs Verdy Kawasaki, 2 November 1996) 13,517 (vs Nagoya Grampus Eight, 26 October 1996, Ishikawa Kanazawa Stadium)
Lowest home attendance	5,025 (vs Júbilo Iwata, 2 October 1996)
Average home league attendance	8,004
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1996 Gamba Osaka season

Review and events

League results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
30	11	0	19	38	59	−21	33	8	0	7	24	28	−4	3	0	12	14	31	−17

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	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	L	L	W	L	W	L	W	W	L	W	L	L	W	W	L	L	L	W	L	L	L	L	W	L	L	L	L	L	W
Position	5	8	10	9	11	8	9	9	7	8	8	8	10	9	9	10	10	11	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	12	13	12	13	12

Source: J.LEAGUE OFFICIAL GUIDE 1997. ISBN 4-09-102329-0.
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Competitions

Competitions	Position
J. League	12th / 16 clubs
Emperor's Cup	Semifinals
J. League Cup	GL-A 6th / 8 clubs

Domestic results

J. League

Yokohama Marinos v Gamba Osaka

16 March 1996 1	Yokohama Marinos	1–2	Gamba Osaka	Yokohama Mitsuzawa Football Stadium
19:05 JST (UTC+09)	Acosta  46'	J. League	Mladenović  44', 58'	Attendance: 11,728 Referee: Yasuhiro Matsuzaki Assistant referees: Yū Nakamura, Toshiyuki Mayuzumi Fourth official: Tasuku Onodera

Gamba Osaka v Yokohama Flügels

20 March 1996 2	Gamba Osaka	0–1	Yokohama Flügels	Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
15:00 JST (UTC+09)		J. League	Hattori  12'	Attendance: 9,739 Referee: Hideo Kikuchi Assistant referees: Kazuhisa Osada, Takashi Aoki Fourth official: Tsuyoshi Miyake

Júbilo Iwata v Gamba Osaka

23 March 1996 3	Júbilo Iwata	2–0	Gamba Osaka	Júbilo Iwata Stadium
14:04 JST (UTC+09)	Nakayama  72' Schillaci  77'	J. League		Attendance: 11,927 Referee: Tatsumi Ōno Assistant referees: Kimio Izaki, Kō Ōishi Fourth official: Tōru Nagata

Gamba Osaka v Shimizu S-Pulse

30 March 1996 4	Gamba Osaka	2–2 (V-goal) (aet) (4–3 p)	Shimizu S-Pulse	Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
15:00 JST (UTC+09)	Mladenović  2', 54'	J. League	Nagai  25' Y. Matsubara  89'	Attendance: 5,674 Referee: Kazuo Kakihana Assistant referees: Naoki Esumi, Ichirō Inukai Fourth official: Tsuyoshi Miyake
		Penalties
	Matsuyama Morishita Škrinjar Kiba		Oliva Morioka Santos T. Itō Andō

Urawa Red Diamonds v Gamba Osaka

3 April 1996 5	Urawa Red Diamonds	4–1	Gamba Osaka	Urawa Komaba Stadium
19:04 JST (UTC+09)	Fukunaga  57' Bein  65' Buchwald  73' Tsuchihashi  76'	J. League	Gillhaus  16'	Attendance: 20,614 Referee: Fumikazu Shioyazono Assistant referees: Mitsuru Satō, Masaaki Shimomura Fourth official: Ichirō Kuwabara

Gamba Osaka v Sanfrecce Hiroshima

6 April 1996 6	Gamba Osaka	2–1 (V-goal) (aet)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
15:00 JST (UTC+09)	Mladenović  73' Matsunami  98'	J. League	Noh  81'	Attendance: 7,042 Referee: Yasuhiro Hemmi Assistant referees: Morihisa Yamaguchi, Akio Okutani Fourth official: Tamotsu Ōnishi

Nagoya Grampus Eight v Gamba Osaka

13 April 1996 7	Nagoya Grampus Eight	2–0	Gamba Osaka	Nagoya Mizuho Athletics Stadium
15:03 JST (UTC+09)	Hirano  3' Stojković  72'	J. League		Attendance: 22,105 Referee: Yasuhiro Matsuzaki Assistant referees: Yoshikazu Hiroshima, Ichirō Inukai Fourth official: Takafumi Igarashi

Gamba Osaka v Kyoto Purple Sanga

17 April 1996 8	Gamba Osaka	4–2	Kyoto Purple Sanga	Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
19:01 JST (UTC+09)	Mladenović  11', 58' Morishita  47' Gillhaus  75'	J. League	Nagata  29' Flavio  55'	Attendance: 6,349 Referee: Piotr Werner Assistant referees: Hideaki Harada, Yasushi Tsuchimoto Fourth official: Tamotsu Ōnishi

Verdy Kawasaki v Gamba Osaka

20 April 1996 9	Verdy Kawasaki	2–3	Gamba Osaka	Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
19:01 JST (UTC+09)	K. Miura  40'  43' (o.g.)	J. League	Hiraoka  59' Morishita  77' Matsunami  87'	Attendance: 10,858 Referee: Archundia Assistant referees: Hiroshi Fukuda, Hisaharu Kitamura Fourth official: Kenji Ōgiya

JEF United Ichihara v Gamba Osaka

27 April 1996 10	JEF United Ichihara	2–1	Gamba Osaka	Yamagata Park Stadium
16:00 JST (UTC+09)	Jō  49' Igarashi  89'	J. League	Matsunami  74'	Attendance: 13,153 Referee: Hiroshi Tanabe Assistant referees: Toshiyuki Mayuzumi, Satoru Ishizawa Fourth official: Masaki Abe

Gamba Osaka v Bellmare Hiratsuka

1 May 1996 11	Gamba Osaka	2–1 (V-goal) (aet)	Bellmare Hiratsuka	Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
19:00 JST (UTC+09)	Matsunami  3' Kitamura  110'	J. League	Noguchi  31'	Attendance: 7,153 Referee: Shinichirō Obata Assistant referees: Morihisa Yamaguchi, Kazuhiko Matsumura Fourth official: Tamotsu Ōnishi

Gamba Osaka v Kashiwa Reysol

4 May 1996 12	Gamba Osaka	1–7	Kashiwa Reysol	Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
14:00 JST (UTC+09)	Mladenović  70'	J. League	Edílson  48', 63', 77', 87', 88' N. Katō  55' Arima  89'	Attendance: 10,646 Referee: Tōru Kamikawa Assistant referees: Hideaki Harada, Hiroyuki Izumi Fourth official: Tsuyoshi Miyake

Kashima Antlers v Gamba Osaka

11 May 1996 13	Kashima Antlers	4–0	Gamba Osaka	Kashima Soccer Stadium
14:59 JST (UTC+09)	Mazinho  25' Hasegawa  29'  40' (o.g.) Sōma  66'	J. League		Attendance: 15,142 Referee: Kiyoshi Ōta Assistant referees: Yū Nakamura, Masahiro Katagiri Fourth official: Masato Nogami

Gamba Osaka v Avispa Fukuoka

15 May 1996 14	Gamba Osaka	3–0	Avispa Fukuoka	Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
19:00 JST (UTC+09)	Gillhaus  49' Morioka  63' Škrinjar  87'	J. League		Attendance: 5,389 Referee: Zoran Petrović Assistant referees: Takayoshi Kashino, Takuji Fukazawa Fourth official: Tamotsu Ōnishi

Cerezo Osaka v Gamba Osaka

18 May 1996 15	Cerezo Osaka	0–2	Gamba Osaka	Osaka Nagai No.2 Stadium
15:00 JST (UTC+09)		J. League	Gillhaus  52' Kiba  89'	Attendance: 9,325 Referee: Kazuo Kakihana Assistant referees: Takashi Kunori, Naoki Esumi Fourth official: Tsuyoshi Miyake

Kashiwa Reysol v Gamba Osaka

28 August 1996 16	Kashiwa Reysol	1–0	Gamba Osaka	Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium
19:00 JST (UTC+09)	Ishikawa  16'	J. League		Attendance: 6,093 Referee: Tetsuya Hamana Assistant referees: Hiroshi Fukuda, Takao Onshi Fourth official: Kōji Sugikawa

Gamba Osaka v Kashima Antlers

31 August 1996 17	Gamba Osaka	0–1	Kashima Antlers	Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
19:00 JST (UTC+09)		J. League	Yanagisawa  57'	Attendance: 8,665 Referee: Leslie Mottram Assistant referees: Sōichirō Kaneko, Tōru Yamashiro Fourth official: Tamotsu Ōnishi

Avispa Fukuoka v Gamba Osaka

7 September 1996 18	Avispa Fukuoka	1–0	Gamba Osaka	Hakatanomori Football Stadium
18:29 JST (UTC+09)	23' (o.g.)	J. League		Attendance: 6,596 Referee: Shinichirō Obata Assistant referees: Noboru Ishiyama, Hideaki Harada Fourth official: Daikichi Kanada

Gamba Osaka v Cerezo Osaka

14 September 1996 19	Gamba Osaka	2–0	Cerezo Osaka	Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
16:04 JST (UTC+09)	Matsuyama  53' Matsunami  58'	J. League		Attendance: 7,210 Referee: Zoran Petrović Assistant referees: Yoshikazu Hiroshima, Kōji Minami Fourth official: Sōichirō Kaneko

Gamba Osaka v Yokohama Marinos

21 September 1996 20	Gamba Osaka	4–5 (V-goal) (aet)	Yokohama Marinos	Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
15:00 JST (UTC+09)	Matsuyama  9' Mladenović  50', 83' Babunski  75'	J. League	Acosta  1' 117' Bisconti  34', 57' Omura  63'	Attendance: 7,874 Referee: Hiroshi Tanabe Assistant referees: Satoru Kawano, Takayoshi Kashino Fourth official: Tsuyoshi Miyake

Yokohama Flügels v Gamba Osaka

28 September 1996 21	Yokohama Flügels	3–2 (V-goal) (aet)	Gamba Osaka	Yokohama Mitsuzawa Football Stadium
18:33 JST (UTC+09)	Hattori  21' Evair  42' 102'	J. League	Mladenović  48' Shimada  67'	Attendance: 7,035 Referee: Leslie Mottram Assistant referees: Kazuaki Hamaguchi, Toshimitsu Yoshida Fourth official: Kenji Ōgiya

Gamba Osaka v Júbilo Iwata

2 October 1996 22	Gamba Osaka	0–1	Júbilo Iwata	Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
19:00 JST (UTC+09)		J. League	Schillaci  15'	Attendance: 5,025 Referee: Zoran Petrović Assistant referees: Akio Okutani, Hiroyuki Izumi Fourth official: Tamotsu Ōnishi

Shimizu S-Pulse v Gamba Osaka

5 October 1996 23	Shimizu S-Pulse	3–2 (V-goal) (aet)	Gamba Osaka	Nihondaira Sports Stadium
15:04 JST (UTC+09)	Nagai  79' T. Itō  84' Mukōjima  106'	J. League	Gillhaus  44', 49'	Attendance: 11,046 Referee: Hiroyuki Umemoto Assistant referees: Yasushi Tsuchimoto, Akihisa Makino Fourth official: Masakazu Hōjō

Gamba Osaka v Urawa Red Diamonds

16 October 1996 24	Gamba Osaka	1–0 (V-goal) (aet)	Urawa Red Diamonds	Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
19:00 JST (UTC+09)	Gillhaus  93'	J. League		Attendance: 5,254 Referee: Shinichirō Obata Assistant referees: Hideaki Harada, Satoru Ishizawa Fourth official: Tamotsu Ōnishi

Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Gamba Osaka

19 October 1996 25	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2–0	Gamba Osaka	Ehime Matsuyama Athletic Stadium
18:34 JST (UTC+09)	Noh  51' Huistra  56'	J. League		Attendance: 7,202 Referee: Kazuo Kakihana Assistant referees: Satoru Kawano, Tōru Yamashiro Fourth official: Hiroshi Yoshinouchi

Gamba Osaka v Nagoya Grampus Eight

26 October 1996 26	Gamba Osaka	0–3	Nagoya Grampus Eight	Ishikawa Kanazawa Stadium
15:04 JST (UTC+09)		J. League	Stojković  38' Mochizuki  60' Hirano  63'	Attendance: 13,517 Referee: Bemard Saules Assistant referees: Hisaharu Kitamura, Kō Ōishi Fourth official: Tsutomu Kaji

Kyoto Purple Sanga v Gamba Osaka

30 October 1996 27	Kyoto Purple Sanga	2–1	Gamba Osaka	Kyoto Nishikyogoku Stadium
19:04 JST (UTC+09)	Edmílson  62' Carlos  70'	J. League	Škrinjar  54'	Attendance: 7,003 Referee: Hiroshi Tanabe Assistant referees: Yoshikazu Hiroshima, Takashi Aoki Fourth official: Yoshihisa Takahashi

Gamba Osaka v Verdy Kawasaki

2 November 1996 28	Gamba Osaka	1–3	Verdy Kawasaki	Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
15:01 JST (UTC+09)	Kojima  60'	J. League	Magrão  53', 66' K. Miura  86'	Attendance: 12,431 Referee: Leslie Mottram Assistant referees: Sōichirō Kaneko, Ichirō Inukai Fourth official: Tsuyoshi Miyake

Bellmare Hiratsuka v Gamba Osaka

6 November 1996 29	Bellmare Hiratsuka	2–0	Gamba Osaka	Hiratsuka Stadium
19:00 JST (UTC+09)	8' (o.g.) Noguchi  88'	J. League		Attendance: 6,335 Referee: Keiichi Sunakawa Assistant referees: Kenichi Koshiyama, Masaaki Shimomura Fourth official: Jun Hirayama

Gamba Osaka v JEF United Ichihara

9 November 1996 30	Gamba Osaka	2–1	JEF United Ichihara	Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
14:30 JST (UTC+09)	Isogai  34' Gillhaus  89'	J. League	Jō  35'	Attendance: 8,090 Referee: Yasuhiro Hemmi Assistant referees: Naoyuki Mori, Masatoshi Shibata Fourth official: Akio Okutani

Emperor's Cup

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1st Round		bye

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2nd Round		bye

Gamba Osaka v Montedio Yamagata

17 November 1996 3rd Round	Gamba Osaka	4–1	Montedio Yamagata	Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
: JST (UTC+09)	Isogai  ?' Hiraoka  ?' Matsunami  ?' Mladenović  ?'		?  ?'	Attendance: 1,028

Gamba Osaka v Fujitsu Kawasaki FC

23 December 1996 4th Round	Gamba Osaka	3–1	Fujitsu Kawasaki FC	Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
: JST (UTC+09)	Morishita  ?' Matsunami  ?' Gillhaus  ?'		?  ?'	Attendance: 5,531

Kyoto Purple Sanga v Gamba Osaka

26 December 1996 Quarterfinals	Kyoto Purple Sanga	2–3	Gamba Osaka	Yokohama Mitsuzawa Football Stadium
: JST (UTC+09)	?  ?' ?  ?'		Isogai  ?' Gillhaus  ?' Kojima  ?'	Attendance: 1,413

Gamba Osaka v Sanfrecce Hiroshima

29 December 1996 Semifinals	Gamba Osaka	0–2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
: JST (UTC+09)			?  ?' ?  ?'	Attendance: 8,452

J. League Cup

Yokohama Marinos v Gamba Osaka

1 June 1996 GL-A-1-1	Yokohama Marinos	2–3	Gamba Osaka	Yokohama Mitsuzawa Football Stadium
16:00 JST (UTC+09)	Miura  56', 77'	J. League	Isogai  15', 52' Gillhaus  18'	Attendance: 9,552 Referee: Naotsugu Fuse Assistant referees: Hiroshi Fukuda, Hitoshi Nakagomi Fourth official: Michio Nakahara

Gamba Osaka v Yokohama Marinos

5 June 1996 GL-A-1-2	Gamba Osaka	1–1 (4–3 agg.)	Yokohama Marinos	Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
19:00 JST (UTC+09)	Matsuyama  66'	J. League	T. Yamada  79'	Attendance: 7,114 Referee: Hideo Kikuchi Assistant referees: Morihisa Yamaguchi, Hiroyuki Ōnishi Fourth official: Tamotsu Ōnishi

Júbilo Iwata v Gamba Osaka

8 June 1996 GL-A-2-1	Júbilo Iwata	3–1	Gamba Osaka	Júbilo Iwata Stadium
19:02 JST (UTC+09)	Nanami  23' Fujita  30' Schillaci  89'	J. League	Gillhaus  12'	Attendance: 13,150 Referee: Yoshimi Ogawa Assistant referees: Naoyuki Mori, Kōji Minami Fourth official: Toshiaki Futamata

Gamba Osaka v Júbilo Iwata

12 June 1996 GL-A-2-2	Gamba Osaka	0–5 (1–8 agg.)	Júbilo Iwata	Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
19:00 JST (UTC+09)	Vanenburg  30' Nakayama  34', 89' Takeda  35' Ōkura  71'	J. League		Attendance: 5,421 Referee: Archundia Assistant referees: Yoshikazu Hiroshima, Kazuhiko Matsumura Fourth official: Tamotsu Ōnishi

Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Gamba Osaka

15 June 1996 GL-A-3-1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1–1	Gamba Osaka	Oita Athletic Stadium
18:31 JST (UTC+09)	Kubo  84'	J. League	Matsuyama  21'	Attendance: 4,105 Referee: Zoran Petrović Assistant referees: Noboru Ishiyama, Masatoshi Shibata Fourth official: Tsunenori Nagamatsu

Gamba Osaka v Sanfrecce Hiroshima

19 June 1996 GL-A-3-2	Gamba Osaka	0–3 (1–4 agg.)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
19:00 JST (UTC+09)		J. League	Moriyasu  37' Kubo  47' Michiki  50'	Attendance: 5,074 Referee: Yasuhiro Matsuzaki Assistant referees: Satoru Ishizawa, Takayoshi Kashino Fourth official: Tamotsu Ōnishi

Gamba Osaka v Kyoto Purple Sanga

22 June 1996 GL-A-4-1	Gamba Osaka	4–3	Kyoto Purple Sanga	Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
19:04 JST (UTC+09)	Matsunami  18', 31'  57' (o.g.) Morioka  76'	J. League	To. Yamaguchi  72' Matsuhashi  84' Ōkuma  89'	Attendance: 8,519 Referee: Fumikazu Shioyazono Assistant referees: Hiroyuki Izumi, Kazuhisa Osada Fourth official: Tsuyoshi Miyake

Kyoto Purple Sanga v Gamba Osaka

26 June 1996 GL-A-4-2	Kyoto Purple Sanga	1–2 (4–6 agg.)	Gamba Osaka	Kyoto Nishikyogoku Stadium
19:04 JST (UTC+09)	Raudnei  77'	J. League	Škrinjar  43' Matsunami  62'	Attendance: 8,508 Referee: Tōru Kamikawa Assistant referees: Toshimitsu Yoshida, Kazuhiko Matsumura Fourth official: Yōzō Tanaka

Gamba Osaka v Kashiwa Reysol

29 June 1996 GL-A-5-1	Gamba Osaka	1–4	Kashiwa Reysol	Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
19:00 JST (UTC+09)	Gillhaus  41'	J. League	Date  38' Valdir  62' Arima  66' N. Katō  85'	Attendance: 5,323 Referee: Piotr Werner Assistant referees: Naoyuki Mori, Hiroyuki Ōnishi Fourth official: Sōichirō Kaneko

Kashiwa Reysol v Gamba Osaka

3 July 1996 GL-A-5-2	Kashiwa Reysol	2–0 (6–1 agg.)	Gamba Osaka	Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium
19:00 JST (UTC+09)	Watanabe  22' Edílson  53'	J. League		Attendance: 6,062 Referee: Yoshimi Ogawa Assistant referees: Tetsu Karakida, Akihisa Makino Fourth official: Katsuhiko Takayama

Gamba Osaka v Bellmare Hiratsuka

10 August 1996 GL-A-6-1	Gamba Osaka	1–1	Bellmare Hiratsuka	Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
19:00 JST (UTC+09)	Gillhaus  50'	J. League	Simão  36'	Attendance: 5,730 Referee: Yoshitsugu Katayama Assistant referees: Kazuya Yanagisawa, Takashi Aoki Fourth official: Tsuyoshi Miyake

Bellmare Hiratsuka v Gamba Osaka

14 August 1996 GL-A-6-2	Bellmare Hiratsuka	0–0 (1–1 agg.)	Gamba Osaka	Hiratsuka Stadium
19:00 JST (UTC+09)		J. League		Attendance: 6,709 Referee: Hideo Kikuchi Assistant referees: Kimio Izaki, Tetsu Karakida Fourth official: Kazuhiko Uchida

Gamba Osaka v Urawa Red Diamonds

17 August 1996 GL-A-7-1	Gamba Osaka	1–1	Urawa Red Diamonds	Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
19:00 JST (UTC+09)	Matsuyama  89'	J. League	Ōshiba  58'	Attendance: 8,010 Referee: Tōru Kamikawa Assistant referees: Morihisa Yamaguchi, Akio Okutani Fourth official: Sōichirō Kaneko

Urawa Red Diamonds v Gamba Osaka

21 August 1996 GL-A-7-2	Urawa Red Diamonds	3–0 (4–1 agg.)	Gamba Osaka	Urawa Komaba Stadium
19:03 JST (UTC+09)	Taguchi  7' Ōshiba  19' Okano  34'	J. League		Attendance: 18,483 Referee: Bemard Saules Assistant referees: Masahiro Katagiri, Takayoshi Kashino Fourth official: Izumi Okada

Player statistics

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No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		J. League		Emperor's Cup		J. League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK		Kenji Honnami	26	0	16	0	4	0	6	0
	GK		Atsushi Shirai	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK		Hayato Okanaka	24	0	16	0	0	0	8	0
	GK		Hiroyuki Kishi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF		Takahiro Shimada	25	1	10	1	4	0	11	0
	DF		Tsveiba	32	0	17	0	3	0	12	0
	DF		Takeshi Yonezawa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF		Yūji Hashimoto	5	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
	DF		Keiju Karashima	20	0	11	0	0	0	9	0
	DF		Takashi Kiyama	14	0	12	0	2	0	0	0
	DF		Noritada Saneyoshi	42	0	28	0	4	0	10	0
	DF		Takehiro Katō	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
	DF		Masao Kiba	38	1	22	1	3	0	13	0
	DF		Tsuneyasu Miyamoto	22	0	13	0	2	0	7	0
	DF		Kōjirō Kaimoto	10	0	5	0	0	0	5	0
	DF		Daiju Matsumoto	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		Aleinikov	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		Mladenović	23	12	20	11	1	1	2	0
	MF		Yoshiyuki Matsuyama	40	5	24	2	4	0	12	3
	MF		Kunio Kitamura	3	1	1	1	0	0	2	0
	MF		Hiromitsu Isogai	33	5	20	1	4	2	9	2
	MF		Škrinjar	26	3	15	2	0	0	11	1
	MF		Sōjirō Ishii	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		Masafumi Nakaguchi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		Kōji Kondō	36	0	24	0	3	0	9	0
	MF		Hideki Yoshioka	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		Hitoshi Morishita	45	3	28	2	4	1	13	0
	MF		Naoki Hiraoka	39	2	24	1	3	1	12	0
	MF		Shigeru Morioka	25	2	16	1	0	0	9	1
	MF		Hideki Nomiyama	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	MF		Kenji Takagi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		Hiromi Kojima	14	2	9	1	3	1	2	0
	FW		Gillhaus	40	14	23	8	4	2	13	4
	FW		Toshihiro Yamaguchi	11	0	11	0	0	0	0	0
	FW		Hiroto Yamamura	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW		Masanobu Matsunami	36	10	20	5	4	2	12	3
	FW		Kensuke Nishijima	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW		Yūzo Funakoshi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF		Babunski †	21	1	14	1	4	0	3	0

• Source:

• † player(s) joined the team after the opening of this season.

Transfers

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In: No. Position Player GK Hiroyuki Kishi (from Mikage Kogyo High School) DF Takeshi Yonezawa (from Júbilo Iwata) DF Kōjirō Kaimoto (from Tokai University Gyosei High School) DF Daiju Matsumoto (from Maebashi Commercial High School) MF Mladen Mladenović (from Salzburg) MF Hideki Yoshioka (from Yokohama Flügels) MF Hiromi Kojima (from Higashi Fukuoka High School) FW Yūzo Funakoshi (from Kunimi High School)

Out: No. Position Player GK Tōru Kawashima (to Vortis Tokushima) DF Shōji Nonoshita (to Yokohama Flügels) DF Kaoru Asano DF Tomohiro Mori (to Honda Motor) MF Masayuki Mita (to Sony Sendai) MF Akira Kubota MF Taizō Komai MF Kazuya Matsuda (to Albireo Niigata) MF Masao Kiba MF Akio Matsuyama FW Protassov FW Hirohito Nakamura (to Honda Motor)

Transfers during the season

In

• Babunski (from Lleida on July)

Out

• Sergei Aleinikov (on July)
• Atsushi Shirai (to Consadole Sapporo)
• Toshihiro Yamaguchi (to Kyoto Purple Sanga)
• Yūzo Funakoshi (loan to Telstar on July)

Awards

^[3] none

References

• J.LEAGUE OFFICIAL GUIDE 1996. ISBN 4-09-102324-X.
• J.LEAGUE OFFICIAL GUIDE 1997. ISBN 4-09-102329-0.
• GAMBA OSAKA History Book 1991-2011. ISBN 978-4-583-61790-9.

1. GAMBA OSAKA History Book 1991-2011. ISBN 978-4-583-61790-9.
2. J.LEAGUE OFFICIAL GUIDE 1996. ISBN 4-09-102324-X.
3. J.LEAGUE OFFICIAL GUIDE 1997. ISBN 4-09-102329-0.
4. J.LEAGUE OFFICIAL GUIDE 1995 NICOS series. ISBN 4-09-102321-5.

Other pages

• (Japanese) J. League official site
• (Japanese) Gamba Osaka official site