1996 Nagoya Grampus Eight season

Nagoya Grampus Eight

1996 season
Manager	Arsène Wenger José Alberto Costa (acting manager, September 1996) Carlos Queiroz (October 1996)
Stadium	Nagoya Mizuho Athletics Stadium
J. League	Runners-up
Emperor's Cup	3rd Round
J. League Cup	GL-B 7th
Super Cup	Winner
Suntory Cup	Champions
Asian Cup Winners' Cup	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: * Dragan Stojković (11) Yasuyuki Moriyama (11) All: Dragan Stojković (16)
Highest home attendance	22,613 (vs Verdy Kawasaki, 17 April 1996) 23,861 (vs Yokohama Flügels, 4 May 1996, Gifu Nagaragawa Stadium)
Lowest home attendance	20,679 (vs JEF United Ichihara, 2 November 1996)
Average home league attendance	21,699
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1996 Nagoya Grampus Eight 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	21	0	9	63	39	+24	63	10	0	5	30	17	+13	11	0	4	33	22	+11

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	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	L	L	W	L	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	L	W	L	W	L	W
Position	1	2	2	1	5	4	4	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	3	3	2	3	3	2	1	2	2	3	3	4	2

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	Runners-up / 16 clubs
Emperor's Cup	3rd Round
J. League Cup	GL-B 7th / 8 clubs
Super Cup	Champions
Suntory Cup	Champions
Asian Cup Winners' Cup	Runners-up

Domestic results

J. League

Nagoya Grampus Eight v Bellmare Hiratsuka

16 March 1996 1	Nagoya Grampus Eight	4–1	Bellmare Hiratsuka	Nagoya Mizuho Athletics Stadium
15:03 JST (UTC+09)	Stojković  20' Kina  47' Asano  66' Mochizuki  77'	J. League	Sorimachi  82'	Attendance: 22,021 Referee: Shinichirō Obata Assistant referees: Morihisa Yamaguchi, Akihisa Makino Fourth official: Tsuyoshi Ogura

Kashiwa Reysol v Nagoya Grampus Eight

20 March 1996 2	Kashiwa Reysol	2–3 (V-goal) (aet)	Nagoya Grampus Eight	Tokyo National Stadium
15:04 JST (UTC+09)	Edílson  38' Yokoyama  60'	J. League	Hirano  6' Stojković  12' Moriyama  109'	Attendance: 25,948 Referee: Yoshimi Ogawa Assistant referees: Mitsuru Satō, Naoyuki Mori Fourth official: Hide Lii

Nagoya Grampus Eight v Avispa Fukuoka

23 March 1996 3	Nagoya Grampus Eight	3–1	Avispa Fukuoka	Nagoya Mizuho Athletics Stadium
19:02 JST (UTC+09)	Moriyama  2', 12' Hirano  57'	J. League	Troglio  45'	Attendance: 20,793 Referee: Fumikazu Shioyazono Assistant referees: Hiroyuki Izumi, Masatoshi Shibata Fourth official: Motoyoshi Matsumoto

Yokohama Marinos v Nagoya Grampus Eight

30 March 1996 4	Yokohama Marinos	0–1	Nagoya Grampus Eight	Yokohama Mitsuzawa Football Stadium
15:05 JST (UTC+09)		J. League	Durix  2'	Attendance: 12,013 Referee: Zoran Petrović Assistant referees: Kazuaki Hamaguchi, Takuji Fukazawa Fourth official: Haruo Suzuki

Nagoya Grampus Eight v Júbilo Iwata

3 April 1996 5	Nagoya Grampus Eight	1–2	Júbilo Iwata	Nagoya Mizuho Athletics Stadium
19:01 JST (UTC+09)	Mochizuki  72'	J. League	Takeda  76' Fujita  78'	Attendance: 21,576 Referee: Hiroyuki Umemoto Assistant referees: Sōichirō Kaneko, Kazuhiko Matsumura Fourth official: Yūji Kōda

Urawa Red Diamonds v Nagoya Grampus Eight

6 April 1996 6	Urawa Red Diamonds	0–2	Nagoya Grampus Eight	Urawa Komaba Stadium
14:02 JST (UTC+09)		J. League	Asano  61' Moriyama  89'	Attendance: 19,608 Referee: Yoshimi Ogawa Assistant referees: Akihisa Makino, Hitoshi Nakagomi Fourth official: Akio Hayashi

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

Nagoya Grampus Eight v Verdy Kawasaki

17 April 1996 8	Nagoya Grampus Eight	3–1	Verdy Kawasaki	Nagoya Mizuho Athletics Stadium
19:04 JST (UTC+09)	Okayama  2' Olivier  21' Stojković  54'	J. League	56' (o.g.)	Attendance: 22,613 Referee: Kazuo Kakihana Assistant referees: Morihisa Yamaguchi, Satoru Ishizawa Fourth official: Yūki Noda

JEF United Ichihara v Nagoya Grampus Eight

20 April 1996 9	JEF United Ichihara	3–0	Nagoya Grampus Eight	Niigata Stadium
15:03 JST (UTC+09)	Ejiri  58'  66' (o.g.) Maslovar  78'	J. League		Attendance: 10,156 Referee: Yoshitsugu Katayama Assistant referees: Noboru Ishiyama, Masaaki Shimomura Fourth official: Hiroshi Abe

Cerezo Osaka v Nagoya Grampus Eight

27 April 1996 10	Cerezo Osaka	3–2 (V-goal) (aet)	Nagoya Grampus Eight	Osaka Nagai No.2 Stadium
14:03 JST (UTC+09)	Kanda  13' 119' Morishima  19'	J. League	Durix  47' Moriyama  85'	Attendance: 11,046 Referee: Kiyoshi Ōta Assistant referees: Kazuaki Hamaguchi, Akio Okutani Fourth official: Tamotsu Ōnishi

Nagoya Grampus Eight v Kashima Antlers

1 May 1996 11	Nagoya Grampus Eight	3–1	Kashima Antlers	Nagoya Mizuho Athletics Stadium
19:01 JST (UTC+09)	12' (o.g.) Stojković  17', 31'	J. League	Mazinho  38'	Attendance: 21,438 Referee: Piotr Werner Assistant referees: Naoki Esumi, Hiroyuki Ōnishi Fourth official: Tsutomu Suda

Nagoya Grampus Eight v Yokohama Flügels

4 May 1996 12	Nagoya Grampus Eight	2–3	Yokohama Flügels	Gifu Nagaragawa Stadium
15:03 JST (UTC+09)	Moriyama  77' Iijima  89'	J. League	Maezono  37', 55' Zinho  80'	Attendance: 23,861 Referee: Naotsugu Fuse Assistant referees: Yasushi Tsuchimoto, Takao Onshi Fourth official: Katsuyasu Masui

Shimizu S-Pulse v Nagoya Grampus Eight

11 May 1996 13	Shimizu S-Pulse	1–4	Nagoya Grampus Eight	Nagasaki Stadium
15:00 JST (UTC+09)	Y. Matsubara  64'	J. League	Stojković  26' Okayama  49' Hirano  66' Durix  77'	Attendance: 7,348 Referee: Yasuhiro Matsuzaki Assistant referees: Hideaki Harada, Masatoshi Shibata Fourth official: Shigehisa Yamaguchi

Nagoya Grampus Eight v Sanfrecce Hiroshima

15 May 1996 14	Nagoya Grampus Eight	1–2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Nagoya Mizuho Athletics Stadium
19:03 JST (UTC+09)	Stojković  64'	J. League	Huistra  69' Takagi  80'	Attendance: 21,303 Referee: Shinichirō Obata Assistant referees: Kazuya Yanagisawa, Ichirō Inukai Fourth official: Yasuhiro Takeichi

Kyoto Purple Sanga v Nagoya Grampus Eight

18 May 1996 15	Kyoto Purple Sanga	2–3	Nagoya Grampus Eight	Tottori Stadium
17:05 JST (UTC+09)	Y. Satō  8' Noguchi  24'	J. League	Asano  44' Moriyama  47' Stojković  60'	Attendance: 9,023 Referee: Hiroyuki Umemoto Assistant referees: Kōji Minami, Hiroyuki Izumi Fourth official: Jun Kagemoto

Yokohama Flügels v Nagoya Grampus Eight

28 August 1996 16	Yokohama Flügels	1–2	Nagoya Grampus Eight	Tokyo National Stadium
19:05 JST (UTC+09)	Sampaio  89'	J. League	Asano  24' Durix  89'	Attendance: 30,128 Referee: Zoran Petrović Assistant referees: Yū Nakamura, Akihisa Makino Fourth official: Keizō Yamazaki

Nagoya Grampus Eight v Shimizu S-Pulse

31 August 1996 17	Nagoya Grampus Eight	2–1	Shimizu S-Pulse	Nagoya Mizuho Athletics Stadium
19:05 JST (UTC+09)	Torres  28' Hirano  56'	J. League	Y. Matsubara  37'	Attendance: 21,008 Referee: Bemard Saules Assistant referees: Naoyuki Mori, Kō Ōishi Fourth official: Takao Wakahara

Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Nagoya Grampus Eight

7 September 1996 18	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2–3	Nagoya Grampus Eight	Hiroshima Big Arch
18:33 JST (UTC+09)	Takagi  12' Fue  67'	J. League	Okayama  44' Moriyama  70' Stojković  72'	Attendance: 10,185 Referee: Hiroshi Tanabe Assistant referees: Akio Okutani, Takashi Aoki Fourth official: Keiichi Nadamoto

Nagoya Grampus Eight v Kyoto Purple Sanga

14 September 1996 19	Nagoya Grampus Eight	3–0	Kyoto Purple Sanga	Nagoya Mizuho Athletics Stadium
16:05 JST (UTC+09)	Okayama  72' Moriyama  75' Asano  87'	J. League		Attendance: 21,181 Referee: Leslie Mottram Assistant referees: Tōru Yamashiro, Masatoshi Shibata Fourth official: Kōji Katō

Bellmare Hiratsuka v Nagoya Grampus Eight

21 September 1996 20	Bellmare Hiratsuka	2–3 (V-goal) (aet)	Nagoya Grampus Eight	Hiratsuka Stadium
15:01 JST (UTC+09)	Seki  44' Betinho  88'	J. League	Okayama  8', 41' 104'	Attendance: 7,537 Referee: Hideo Kikuchi Assistant referees: Masahiro Katagiri, Kenichi Koshiyama Fourth official: Hiroshi Yamaguchi

Nagoya Grampus Eight v Kashiwa Reysol

28 September 1996 21	Nagoya Grampus Eight	1–2 (V-goal) (aet)	Kashiwa Reysol	Nagoya Mizuho Athletics Stadium
15:03 JST (UTC+09)	Moriyama  80'	J. League	N. Katō  44' Katanosaka  93'	Attendance: 21,295 Referee: Hiroyuki Umemoto Assistant referees: Naoki Esumi, Susumu Takeda Fourth official: Yukiyoshi Miyashita

Avispa Fukuoka v Nagoya Grampus Eight

2 October 1996 22	Avispa Fukuoka	1–3	Nagoya Grampus Eight	Kumamoto Suizenji Stadium
19:00 JST (UTC+09)	Báez  56'	J. League	Mochizuki  12' Durix  35'  60' (o.g.)	Attendance: 7,247 Referee: Leslie Mottram Assistant referees: Tōru Yamashiro, Kōji Taniuchi Fourth official: Kōji Uehara

Nagoya Grampus Eight v Yokohama Marinos

5 October 1996 23	Nagoya Grampus Eight	2–0	Yokohama Marinos	Nagoya Mizuho Athletics Stadium
19:33 JST (UTC+09)	Okayama  5' Hirano  12'	J. League		Attendance: 21,984 Referee: Masayoshi Okada Assistant referees: Morihisa Yamaguchi, Yū Nakamura Fourth official: Toshiya Narita

Júbilo Iwata v Nagoya Grampus Eight

16 October 1996 24	Júbilo Iwata	0–2	Nagoya Grampus Eight	Júbilo Iwata Stadium
19:00 JST (UTC+09)		J. League	Mochizuki  75' Durix  85'	Attendance: 13,512 Referee: Kenji Tanaka Assistant referees: Kazuya Yanagisawa, Toshimitsu Yoshida Fourth official: Takuya Okada

Nagoya Grampus Eight v Urawa Red Diamonds

19 October 1996 25	Nagoya Grampus Eight	0–1	Urawa Red Diamonds	Gifu Nagaragawa Stadium
15:00 JST (UTC+09)		J. League	27' (o.g.)	Attendance: 22,267 Referee: Zoran Petrović Assistant referees: Yasushi Tsuchimoto, Hiroyuki Ōnishi Fourth official: Katsuyasu Masui

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

Verdy Kawasaki v Nagoya Grampus Eight

30 October 1996 27	Verdy Kawasaki	1–0	Nagoya Grampus Eight	Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
19:04 JST (UTC+09)	K. Miura  73'	J. League		Attendance: 12,258 Referee: Shinichirō Obata Assistant referees: Noboru Ishiyama, Susumu Takeda Fourth official: Yasuhiro Mineshita

Nagoya Grampus Eight v JEF United Ichihara

2 November 1996 28	Nagoya Grampus Eight	1–1 (V-goal) (aet) (4–2 p)	JEF United Ichihara	Nagoya Mizuho Athletics Stadium
15:03 JST (UTC+09)	Ōiwa  37'	J. League	Niimura  3'	Attendance: 20,679 Referee: Kiyoshi Ōta Assistant referees: Akio Okutani, Kazuhiko Matsumura Fourth official: Tsuyoshi Ogura
		Penalties
	Durix Torres Nishigaya Iijima		Rufer Hašek Ejiri Bosz

Kashima Antlers v Nagoya Grampus Eight

6 November 1996 29	Kashima Antlers	4–2	Nagoya Grampus Eight	Kashima Soccer Stadium
19:00 JST (UTC+09)	Manaka  29', 39' Mazinho  65' Sōma  66'	J. League	Torres  7' Moriyama  85'	Attendance: 16,234 Referee: Leslie Mottram Assistant referees: Toshiyuki Mayuzumi, Akihisa Makino Fourth official: Kunihiro Ōtsuki

Nagoya Grampus Eight v Cerezo Osaka

9 November 1996 30	Nagoya Grampus Eight	2–1	Cerezo Osaka	Nagoya Mizuho Athletics Stadium
14:30 JST (UTC+09)	Okayama  25' Ogura  45'	J. League	Manoel  12'	Attendance: 21,358 Referee: Masayoshi Okada Assistant referees: Kimio Izaki, Sōichirō Kaneko Fourth official: Takao Shimizu

Emperor's Cup

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v

1st Round		bye

v

2nd Round		bye

Nagoya Grampus Eight v Cosmo Oil

17 November 1996 3rd Round	Nagoya Grampus Eight	0–1	Cosmo Oil	Nagoya Mizuho Athletics Stadium
: JST (UTC+09)			?  ?'	Attendance: 6,638

J. League Cup

Nagoya Grampus Eight v Yokohama Flügels

1 June 1996 GL-B-1-1	Nagoya Grampus Eight	1–1	Yokohama Flügels	Nagoya Mizuho Athletics Stadium
16:04 JST (UTC+09)	Hirano  50'	J. League	Zinho  16'	Attendance: 21,713 Referee: Archundia Assistant referees: Noboru Ishiyama, Masahiro Katagiri Fourth official: Yukio Fujita

Yokohama Flügels v Nagoya Grampus Eight

5 June 1996 GL-B-1-2	Yokohama Flügels	1–1 (2–2 agg.)	Nagoya Grampus Eight	Yokohama Mitsuzawa Football Stadium
19:00 JST (UTC+09)	Zinho  19'	J. League	Moriyama  83'	Attendance: 8,065 Referee: Yoshimi Ogawa Assistant referees: Takashi Kunori, Hisaharu Kitamura Fourth official: Katsunori Moriya

Verdy Kawasaki v Nagoya Grampus Eight

8 June 1996 GL-B-2-1	Verdy Kawasaki	4–0	Nagoya Grampus Eight	Niigata Stadium
19:01 JST (UTC+09)	Kitazawa  4' Bismarck  12' Nunobe  37' Caíco  41'	J. League		Attendance: 14,208 Referee: Masayoshi Okada Assistant referees: Mitsuru Satō, Masaaki Shimomura Fourth official: Hiroshi Abe

Nagoya Grampus Eight v Verdy Kawasaki

12 June 1996 GL-B-2-2	Nagoya Grampus Eight	0–3 (0–7 agg.)	Verdy Kawasaki	Gifu Nagaragawa Stadium
19:00 JST (UTC+09)		J. League	Nunobe  24' Fujiyoshi  87' Ishizuka  88'	Attendance: 23,637 Referee: Piotr Werner Assistant referees: Yasushi Tsuchimoto, Ichirō Inukai Fourth official: Takahiko Sugiyama

Nagoya Grampus Eight v JEF United Ichihara

15 June 1996 GL-B-3-1	Nagoya Grampus Eight	1–1	JEF United Ichihara	Nagoya Mizuho Athletics Stadium
16:04 JST (UTC+09)	Stojković  70'	J. League	Ejiri  89'	Attendance: 21,172 Referee: Shinichirō Obata Assistant referees: Morihisa Yamaguchi, Kōji Minami Fourth official: Noriaki Fukunaga

JEF United Ichihara v Nagoya Grampus Eight

19 June 1996 GL-B-3-2	JEF United Ichihara	1–0 (2–1 agg.)	Nagoya Grampus Eight	Ichihara Stadium
19:01 JST (UTC+09)	Hašek  69'	J. League		Attendance: 6,023 Referee: Archundia Assistant referees: Tetsu Karakida, Kō Ōishi Fourth official: Atsushi Nakamura

Kashima Antlers v Nagoya Grampus Eight

22 June 1996 GL-B-4-1	Kashima Antlers	2–0	Nagoya Grampus Eight	Kashima Soccer Stadium
18:02 JST (UTC+09)	Kurosaki  6' Mazinho  30'	J. League		Attendance: 15,612 Referee: Kenji Tanaka Assistant referees: Hisaharu Kitamura, Keiji Kamiara Fourth official: Shigemi Tominaga

Nagoya Grampus Eight v Kashima Antlers

26 June 1996 GL-B-4-2	Nagoya Grampus Eight	0–2 (0–4 agg.)	Kashima Antlers	Nagoya Mizuho Athletics Stadium
19:01 JST (UTC+09)		J. League	Leonardo  26' Masuda  89'	Attendance: 19,929 Referee: Zoran Petrović Assistant referees: Sōichirō Kaneko, Tōru Yamashiro Fourth official: Tsuyoshi Ogura

Shimizu S-Pulse v Nagoya Grampus Eight

29 June 1996 GL-B-5-1	Shimizu S-Pulse	2–0	Nagoya Grampus Eight	Nihondaira Sports Stadium
16:04 JST (UTC+09)	Oliva  20', 58'	J. League		Attendance: 19,283 Referee: Tatsumi Ōno Assistant referees: Kazuhisa Osada, Hitoshi Nakagomi Fourth official: Masakazu Hōjō

Nagoya Grampus Eight v Shimizu S-Pulse

3 July 1996 GL-B-5-2	Nagoya Grampus Eight	6–1 (6–3 agg.)	Shimizu S-Pulse	Nagoya Mizuho Athletics Stadium
19:04 JST (UTC+09)	Okayama  4', 68' Hirano  7', 42' Tomasz  75' Moriyama  84'	J. League	Oliva  69'	Attendance: 18,034 Referee: Yasuhiro Hemmi Assistant referees: Kazuaki Hamaguchi, Hiroyuki Ōnishi Fourth official: Kōta Kurimoto

Avispa Fukuoka v Nagoya Grampus Eight

10 August 1996 GL-B-6-1	Avispa Fukuoka	1–0	Nagoya Grampus Eight	Hakatanomori Football Stadium
18:31 JST (UTC+09)	Yamashita  84'	J. League		Attendance: 10,480 Referee: Naotsugu Fuse Assistant referees: Naoki Esumi, Kazuhiko Matsumura Fourth official: Syungo Matsufuji

Nagoya Grampus Eight v Avispa Fukuoka

14 August 1996 GL-B-6-2	Nagoya Grampus Eight	3–3 (3–4 agg.)	Avispa Fukuoka	Nagoya Mizuho Athletics Stadium
19:03 JST (UTC+09)	Asano  2' Hirano  54' Moriyama  76'	J. League	Yamashita  20' Ishimaru  39' Troglio  59'	Attendance: 17,611 Referee: Kenji Tanaka Assistant referees: Naoyuki Mori, Akio Okutani Fourth official: Hisao Sugata

Nagoya Grampus Eight v Cerezo Osaka

17 August 1996 GL-B-7-1	Nagoya Grampus Eight	6–1	Cerezo Osaka	Gifu Nagaragawa Stadium
19:03 JST (UTC+09)	Stojković  10', 84' Hirano  19' Ogura  34', 43' Moriyama  88'	J. League	Yonekura  48'	Attendance: 19,268 Referee: Keiichi Sunakawa Assistant referees: Ichirō Inukai, Keiji Kamiara Fourth official: Tatsuo Gotō

Cerezo Osaka v Nagoya Grampus Eight

21 August 1996 GL-B-7-2	Cerezo Osaka	3–1 (4–7 agg.)	Nagoya Grampus Eight	Osaka Nagai Stadium
19:00 JST (UTC+09)	Nishizawa  35' Morishima  77' Manoel  84'	J. League	Asano  66'	Attendance: 7,129 Referee: Shinichirō Obata Assistant referees: Kōji Taniuchi, Masaaki Shimomura Fourth official: Tamotsu Ōnishi

Super Cup

Yokohama Marinos v Nagoya Grampus Eight

9 March 1996	Yokohama Marinos	0–2	Nagoya Grampus Eight	Tokyo National Stadium
14:03 JST (UTC+09)		J. League	Okayama  29' Fukuda  39'	Attendance: 39,570 Referee: Yoshimi Ogawa Assistant referees: Noboru Ishiyama, Yū Nakamura Fourth official: Tōru Kamikawa

Suntory Cup

Shimizu S-Pulse v Nagoya Grampus Eight

13 November 1996 Semifinals	Shimizu S-Pulse	0–0 (V-goal) (aet) (1–3 p)	Nagoya Grampus Eight	Nihondaira Sports Stadium
19:00 JST (UTC+09)		J. League		Attendance: 15,285 Referee: Bemard Saules Assistant referees: Kazuya Yanagisawa, Hideaki Harada Fourth official: Yoshimi Ogawa
		Penalties
	Sawanobori Santos Saitō Ōenoki		Durix Torres Stojković Nishigaya

Nagoya Grampus Eight v Kashima Antlers

20 November 1996 Final	Nagoya Grampus Eight	1–0 (V-goal) (aet)	Kashima Antlers	Tokyo National Stadium
19:05 JST (UTC+09)	Stojković  110'	J. League		Attendance: 25,017 Referee: Leslie Mottram Assistant referees: Morihisa Yamaguchi, Noboru Ishiyama Fourth official: Yasuhiro Matsuzaki

International results

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Asian Cup Winners' Cup

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1st Round		bye

Haiphong Police v Nagoya Grampus Eight

11 September 1996 2nd Round-1	Haiphong Police	1–1	Nagoya Grampus Eight	Hai Phong, Vietnam
	?  ?'		Fukuda  ?'	Stadium: Hai Phong Center Stadium Attendance: 5,000

Nagoya Grampus Eight v Haiphong Police

18 September 1996 2nd Round-2	Nagoya Grampus Eight	3–0 (4–1 agg.)	Haiphong Police	Nagoya, Japan
	Mochizuki  ?' (pen.) Fukuda  ?' Satō  ?'			Stadium: Mizuho Rugby Stadium Attendance: 2,449

Nagoya Grampus Eight v South China

9 October 1996 Quarterfinals-1	Nagoya Grampus Eight	2–0	South China	Gifu, Japan
	Nakanishi  ?' Kina  ?'			Stadium: Gifu Nagaragawa Stadium Attendance: 1,566

South China v Nagoya Grampus Eight

22 October 1996 Quarterfinals-2	South China	2–2 (2–4 agg.)	Nagoya Grampus Eight	Hong Kong
	?  ?' ?  ?'		Satō  ?' Olivier  ?'	Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 19,500

Nagoya Grampus Eight v Ulsan Hyundai

24 November 1996 Semifinals	Nagoya Grampus Eight	5–0	Ulsan Hyundai	Riyadh
	Olivier  ?' Nakanishi  ?' Stojković  ?' Mochizuki  ?' Fukuda  ?'			Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Attendance: 5,000

Nagoya Grampus Eight v Al-Hilal

26 November 1996 Final	Nagoya Grampus Eight	1–3	Al-Hilal	Riyadh
	Nakanishi  ?'		?  ?' ?  ?' ?  ?'	Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Attendance: 40,000

Player statistics

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No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		J. League		Emperor's Cup		J. League Cup		Super Cup		Suntory Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK		Yūji Itō	36	0	29	0	1	0	5	0	1	0
	GK		Ken Ishikawa	10	0	1	0	0	0	9	0	0	0
	GK		Hiroki Mizuhara	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK		Seiji Honda	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF		Torres	44	2	29	2	1	0	13	0	1	0
	DF		Kazuhisa Iijima	42	1	29	1	1	0	11	0	1	0
	DF		Seiichi Ogawa	37	0	26	0	0	0	10	0	1	0
	DF		Masaru Hirayama	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF		Gō Ōiwa	41	1	27	1	1	0	12	0	1	0
	DF		Mitsunori Yamao	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF		Takayuki Nishigaya	21	0	13	0	1	0	7	0	0	0
	DF		Kei Taniguchi	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF		Yasuaki Katō	4	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
	DF		Mitsuru Mukōjima	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		Stojković	31	14	19	11	1	0	10	3	1	0
	MF		Durix	35	6	24	6	0	0	10	0	1	0
	MF		Tetsuya Asano	44	7	29	5	1	0	13	2	1	0
	MF		Tetsuo Nakanishi	27	0	16	0	1	0	9	0	1	0
	MF		Toshihiro Uchida	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		Shigeyoshi Mochizuki	39	5	26	5	1	0	11	0	1	0
	MF		Hiroyasu Ibata	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		Takashi Hirano	44	12	29	7	0	0	14	5	1	0
	MF		Suguru Itō	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		Tomoya Yamagami	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		Tetsuhiro Kina	38	1	24	1	1	0	13	0	0	0
	MF		Yusuke Satō	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW		Yasuyuki Moriyama	42	15	26	11	1	0	14	4	1	0
	FW		Takafumi Ogura	18	3	14	1	0	0	4	2	0	0
	FW		Tetsuya Okayama	42	12	26	9	1	0	14	2	1	1
	FW		Kenji Fukuda	8	1	4	0	1	0	2	0	1	1
	MF		Olivier †	19	1	16	1	1	0	2	0	0	0
	FW		Tomasz †	7	1	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0
	FW		Kunihiko Shiotake †	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		Yukio Shinbara †	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

• Source:

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

Transfers

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In: No. Position Player DF Mitsunori Yamao (from Aichi Gakuin University) DF Takayuki Nishigaya (from University of Tsukuba) MF Shigeyoshi Mochizuki (from University of Tsukuba) MF Suguru Itō (from Kokushikan University) MF Yusuke Satō (from Omiya Higashi High School) FW Kenji Fukuda (from Narashino High School)

Out: No. Position Player GK Akira Kawaguchi (to Fukushima F.C.) DF Yūji Sakakura (to Brummel Sendai) DF Toshiyuki Kosugi (to Brummel Sendai) DF Naoki Mori (to Vissel Kobe) DF Seiji Kami DF Otohiko Kiyono DF Seiji Kubo DF Mitsutoshi Tsushima MF Shigeo Sawairi (retired) MF Passi MF Hiroto Takahashi (retired) MF Makoto Yonekura (to Cerezo Osaka) MF Masashi Shimamura MF Junji Kawabata (to Seino Transportation) MF 伊藤 亘 FW Takaki Kanda (retired)

Transfers during the season

In

• Sié Donald Olivier (on March)
• Tomasz Frankowski (on May)
• Kunihiko Shiotake (Nagoya Grampus Eight youth)
• Yukio Shinbara (Nagoya Grampus Eight youth)

Out

• Tomasz Frankowski (on July)
• Hiroyasu Ibata (to Honda Motor)

Awards

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• J. League Best XI: Stojković

References

• J.LEAGUE OFFICIAL GUIDE 1996. ISBN 4-09-102324-X.
• J.LEAGUE OFFICIAL GUIDE 1997. ISBN 4-09-102329-0.
• NAGOYA GRAMPUS History Book 1992-2012. ISBN 978-4-583-61872-2.

1. NAGOYA GRAMPUS History Book 1992-2012. ISBN 978-4-583-61872-2.
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) Nagoya Grampus official site