1997 Cerezo Osaka season
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|season=1997
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|manager={{flagicon|BRA}}Culpi
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|stadium=Osaka Nagai Stadium
|league=J.League
|league result=11th
|cup1=Emperor's Cup
|cup1 result=4th Round
|cup2=J.League Cup
|cup2 result=GL-C 3rd
|league topscorer={{flagicon|JPN}}Takayuki Yokoyama (11)
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1997 Cerezo Osaka season
Competitions
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!Competitions!!Position | |
| J.League | 11th / 17 clubs |
| Emperor's Cup | 4th round |
| J.League Cup | GL-C 3rd / 4 clubs |
Domestic results
=J.League=
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|round=1-1
|date={{Start date|1997|04|12|df=y}}
|team1=Nagoya Grampus Eight
|score=2-3
|report=
|team2=Cerezo Osaka
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Mizuho Athletic Stadium
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=W
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|round=1-2
|date={{Start date|1997|04|16|df=y}}
|team1=Cerezo Osaka
|score=0-2
|report=
|team2=Yokohama Flügels
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Osaka Nagai Stadium
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=L
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|round=1-3
|date={{Start date|1997|04|19|df=y}}
|team1=Júbilo Iwata
|score=1-2
|report=
|team2=Cerezo Osaka
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Júbilo Iwata Stadium
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=W
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|round=1-4
|date={{Start date|1997|04|23|df=y}}
|team1=Cerezo Osaka
|score=2-2 (GG)
|aet=yes
|report=
|team2=Kashiwa Reysol
|goals1=
|goals2=
|penaltyscore=5-4
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium=Osaka Nagai Stadium
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=W
}}
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|round=1-5
|date={{Start date|1997|04|26|df=y}}
|team1=Urawa Red Diamonds
|score=1-2
|report=
|team2=Cerezo Osaka
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|goals2=
|stadium=Urawa Komaba Stadium
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=W
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|round=1-6
|date={{Start date|1997|05|03|df=y}}
|team1=Cerezo Osaka
|score=0-2
|report=
|team2=Gamba Osaka
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Osaka Nagai Stadium
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=L
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|round=1-7
|date={{Start date|1997|05|07|df=y}}
|team1=Verdy Kawasaki
|score=0-2
|report=
|team2=Cerezo Osaka
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Todoroki Athletics Stadium
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=W
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|round=1-8
|date={{Start date|1997|05|10|df=y}}
|team1=Cerezo Osaka
|score=1-2
|report=
|team2=Kyoto Purple Sanga
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Tottori Soccer Stadium
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=L
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round=1-9
|date={{Start date|1997|05|17|df=y}}
|team1=JEF United Ichihara
|score=3-0
|report=
|team2=Cerezo Osaka
|goals1=
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|stadium=Ichihara Seaside Stadium
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=L
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|round=1-10
|date={{Start date|1997|05|24|df=y}}
|team1=Cerezo Osaka
|score=0-2
|report=
|team2=Bellmare Hiratsuka
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Technoport Fukui Stadium
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=L
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|round=1-11
|date={{Start date|1997|05|28|df=y}}
|team1=Yokohama Marinos
|score=3-2 (GG)
|aet=yes
|report=
|team2=Cerezo Osaka
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|stadium=Yokohama Mitsuzawa Stadium
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|referee=
|result=L
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{{Football box collapsible
|round=1-12
|date={{Start date|1997|05|31|df=y}}
|team1=Cerezo Osaka
|score=1-2 (GG)
|aet=yes
|report=
|team2=Shimizu S-Pulse
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Osaka Nagai Stadium
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|referee=
|result=L
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{{Football box collapsible
|round=1-13
|date={{Start date|1997|07|05|df=y}}
|team1=Sanfrecce Hiroshima
|score=2-2 (GG)
|aet=yes
|report=
|team2=Cerezo Osaka
|goals1=
|goals2=
|penaltyscore=3-2
|penalties1=
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|stadium=Hiroshima Big Arch
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=L
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{{Football box collapsible
|round=1-14
|date={{Start date|1997|07|09|df=y}}
|team1=Cerezo Osaka
|score=2-0
|report=
|team2=Avispa Fukuoka
|goals1=
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|stadium=Osaka Nagai Stadium
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|result=W
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|round=1-16
|date={{Start date|1997|07|16|df=y}}
|team1=Vissel Kobe
|score=1-2
|report=
|team2=Cerezo Osaka
|goals1=
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|stadium=Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=W
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{{Football box collapsible
|round=1-17
|date={{Start date|1997|07|19|df=y}}
|team1=Cerezo Osaka
|score=0-1
|report=
|team2=Kashima Antlers
|goals1=
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|stadium=Osaka Nagai Stadium
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|referee=
|result=L
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{{Football box collapsible
|round=2-1
|date={{Start date|1997|07|30|df=y}}
|team1=Cerezo Osaka
|score=3-1
|report=
|team2=Vissel Kobe
|goals1=
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|stadium=Osaka Nagai Stadium
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|referee=
|result=W
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|round=2-2
|date={{Start date|1997|08|02|df=y}}
|team1=Cerezo Osaka
|score=2-3
|report=
|team2=Nagoya Grampus Eight
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Osaka Nagai Stadium
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=L
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|round=2-3
|date={{Start date|1997|08|06|df=y}}
|team1=Yokohama Flügels
|score=1-2 (GG)
|aet=yes
|report=
|team2=Cerezo Osaka
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Yokohama Mitsuzawa Stadium
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=W
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|round=2-4
|date={{Start date|1997|08|09|df=y}}
|team1=Cerezo Osaka
|score=1-4
|report=
|team2=Júbilo Iwata
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Osaka Nagai Stadium
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=L
}}
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|round=2-5
|date={{Start date|1997|08|16|df=y}}
|team1=Kashiwa Reysol
|score=0-1
|report=
|team2=Cerezo Osaka
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=W
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{{Football box collapsible
|round=2-6
|date={{Start date|1997|08|20|df=y}}
|team1=Cerezo Osaka
|score=1-2
|report=
|team2=Urawa Red Diamonds
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Osaka Nagai Stadium
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=L
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{{Football box collapsible
|round=2-7
|date={{Start date|1997|08|23|df=y}}
|team1=Gamba Osaka
|score=3-2 (GG)
|aet=yes
|report=
|team2=Cerezo Osaka
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Osaka Expo '70 Stadium
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=L
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{{Football box collapsible
|round=2-8
|date={{Start date|1997|08|30|df=y}}
|team1=Cerezo Osaka
|score=5-3
|report=
|team2=Verdy Kawasaki
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Osaka Nagai Stadium
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=W
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round=2-9
|date={{Start date|1997|09|03|df=y}}
|team1=Kyoto Purple Sanga
|score=1-1 (GG)
|aet=yes
|report=
|team2=Cerezo Osaka
|goals1=
|goals2=
|penaltyscore=6-7
|penalties1=
|penalties2=
|stadium=Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=W
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{{Football box collapsible
|round=2-10
|date={{Start date|1997|09|06|df=y}}
|team1=Cerezo Osaka
|score=1-0
|report=
|team2=JEF United Ichihara
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Osaka Nagai Stadium
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=W
}}
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|round=2-11
|date=
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|team1=
|score=bye
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|result=V
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|round=2-12
|date={{Start date|1997|09|13|df=y}}
|team1=Bellmare Hiratsuka
|score=5-4 (GG)
|aet=yes
|report=
|team2=Cerezo Osaka
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Hiratsuka Athletics Stadium
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=L
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|round=2-13
|date={{Start date|1997|09|20|df=y}}
|team1=Shimizu S-Pulse
|score=2-0
|report=
|team2=Cerezo Osaka
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Nihondaira Sports Stadium
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=L
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{{Football box collapsible
|round=2-14
|date={{Start date|1997|09|24|df=y}}
|team1=Cerezo Osaka
|score=2-3 (GG)
|aet=yes
|report=
|team2=Yokohama Marinos
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Osaka Nagai Stadium
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=L
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{{Football box collapsible
|round=2-15
|date={{Start date|1997|09|27|df=y}}
|team1=Cerezo Osaka
|score=3-1
|report=
|team2=Sanfrecce Hiroshima
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Oita Athletic Stadium
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=W
}}
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|round=2-16
|date={{Start date|1997|10|01|df=y}}
|team1=Avispa Fukuoka
|score=0-2
|report=
|team2=Cerezo Osaka
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Hakatanomori Football Stadium
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=W
}}
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|round=2-17
|date={{Start date|1997|10|04|df=y}}
|team1=Kashima Antlers
|score=1-2
|report=
|team2=Cerezo Osaka
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Kashima Soccer Stadium
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=W
}}
=Emperor's Cup=
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|round=1st Round
|date=
|time=
|team1=
|score=bye
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|result=V
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|round=2nd Round
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|round=3rd Round
|date={{Start date|1997|12|14|df=y}}
|team1=Cerezo Osaka
|score=5-1
|report=
|team2=Ventforet Kofu
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Osaka Nagai Second Stadium
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=W
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|round=4th Round
|date={{Start date|1997|12|20|df=y}}
|team1=Cerezo Osaka
|score=2-3
|report=
|team2=Júbilo Iwata
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Nagasaki Athletic Stadium
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=L
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=J.League Cup=
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|round=GL-C-1
|date={{Start date|1997|03|08|df=y}}
|team1=Kashima Antlers
|score=2-4
|report=
|team2=Cerezo Osaka
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Kashima Soccer Stadium
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=W
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|round=GL-C-2
|date={{Start date|1997|03|15|df=y}}
|team1=Cerezo Osaka
|score=2-0
|report=
|team2=Sagan Tosu
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Osaka Nagai Stadium
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=W
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|round=GL-C-3
|date={{Start date|1997|03|19|df=y}}
|team1=Cerezo Osaka
|score=1-1
|report=
|team2=Urawa Red Diamonds
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Osaka Nagai Stadium
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=D
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|round=GL-C-4
|date={{Start date|1997|03|22|df=y}}
|team1=Sagan Tosu
|score=0-0
|report=
|team2=Cerezo Osaka
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Tosu Stadium
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=D
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|round=GL-C-5
|date={{Start date|1997|03|26|df=y}}
|team1=Urawa Red Diamonds
|score=3-1
|report=
|team2=Cerezo Osaka
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|goals2=
|stadium=Urawa Komaba Stadium
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=L
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|round=GL-C-6
|date={{Start date|1997|03|29|df=y}}
|team1=Cerezo Osaka
|score=3-4
|report=
|team2=Kashima Antlers
|goals1=
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|stadium=Osaka Nagai Stadium
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=L
}}
Player statistics
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!rowspan="2"|No.!!rowspan="2"|Pos.!!rowspan="2"|Nat.!!rowspan="2"|Player!!rowspan="2"|D.o.B. (Age)!!rowspan="2"|Height / Weight!!colspan="2"|J.League!!colspan="2"|Emperor's Cup!!colspan="2"|J.League Cup!!colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||||||
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | {{flagicon|JPN}} | Jiro Takeda | {{Birth date and age2|1997|3|8|1972|9|18}} | 178 cm / 76 kg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | {{flagicon|JPN}} | Masanori Kizawa | {{Birth date and age2|1997|3|8|1969|6|2}} | 170 cm / 62 kg | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | {{flagicon|JPN}} | Hiroyuki Inagaki | {{Birth date and age2|1997|3|8|1970|4|24}} | 176 cm / 78 kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | DF | {{flagicon|BRA}} | Jean | {{Birth date and age2|1997|3|8|1969|12|5}} | 189 cm / 89 kg | 18 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 4 |
| 5 | MF | {{flagicon|JPN}} | Kazunari Koga | {{Birth date and age2|1997|3|8|1972|4|17}} | 176 cm / 71 kg | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | {{flagicon|JPN}} | Katsuo Kanda | {{Birth date and age2|1997|3|8|1966|6|21}} | 182 cm / 74 kg | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | {{flagicon|JPN}} | Makoto Yonekura | {{Birth date and age2|1997|3|8|1970|12|28}} | 176 cm / 69 kg | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | {{flagicon|JPN}} | Hiroaki Morishima | {{Birth date and age2|1997|3|8|1972|4|30}} | 168 cm / 62 kg | 21 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 12 |
| 9 | FW | {{flagicon|JPN}} | Akinori Nishizawa | {{Birth date and age2|1997|3|8|1976|6|18}} | 180 cm / 74 kg | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 10 |
| 10 | MF | {{flagicon|BRA}} | Manoel | {{Birth date and age2|1997|3|8|1972|3|2}} | 175 cm / 67 kg | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 3 |
| 11 | FW | {{flagicon|KOR}} | Ko Jeong-woon | {{Birth date and age2|1997|3|8|1966|6|27}} | 177 cm / 79 kg | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 6 |
| 12 | MF | {{flagicon|JPN}} | Takayuki Yokoyama | {{Birth date and age2|1997|3|8|1972|12|22}} | 171 cm / 65 kg | 30 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 12 |
| 13 | DF | {{flagicon|JPN}} | Rikiya Kawamae | {{Birth date and age2|1997|3|8|1971|8|20}} | 180 cm / 68 kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | DF | {{flagicon|JPN}} | Kazuhiro Murata | {{Birth date and age2|1997|3|8|1969|5|12}} | 182 cm / 75 kg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | {{flagicon|JPN}} | Katsuhiro Minamoto | {{Birth date and age2|1997|3|8|1972|7|2}} | 176 cm / 70 kg | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | {{flagicon|JPN}} | Toshihiro Uchida | {{Birth date and age2|1997|3|8|1972|8|12}} | 174 cm / 72 kg | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| 17 | DF | {{flagicon|JPN}} | Shigeki Kurata | {{Birth date and age2|1997|3|8|1972|6|22}} | 178 cm / 73 kg | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | {{flagicon|JPN}} | Satoshi Kajino | {{Birth date and age2|1997|3|8|1965|11|9}} | 177 cm / 71 kg | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | {{flagicon|JPN}} | Tomotaka Fukagawa | {{Birth date and age2|1997|3|8|1972|7|24}} | 180 cm / 72 kg | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 4 |
| 20 | DF | {{flagicon|JPN}} | Yoshinari Hyakutake | {{Birth date and age2|1997|3|8|1977|11|21}} | 181 cm / 80 kg | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | {{flagicon|BRA}} | Gilmar | {{Birth date and age2|1997|3|8|1959|1|13}} | 184 cm / 78 kg | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | {{flagicon|JPN}} | Nobuhiro Takeda | {{Birth date and age2|1997|3|8|1965|3|22}} | 180 cm / 75 kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | GK | {{flagicon|JPN}} | Seigo Shimokawa | {{Birth date and age2|1997|3|8|1975|11|17}} | 183 cm / 75 kg | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | {{flagicon|JPN}} | Kenichi Serata | {{Birth date and age2|1997|3|8|1973|10|20}} | 177 cm / 70 kg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | {{flagicon|JPN}} | Kiyoyasu Kato | {{Birth date and age2|1997|3|8|1974|4|16}} | 182 cm / 70 kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 26 | DF | {{flagicon|JPN}} | Masaru Hashiguchi | {{Birth date and age2|1997|3|8|1974|5|21}} | 177 cm / 64 kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | {{flagicon|JPN}} | Naohiro Kitade | {{Birth date and age2|1997|3|8|1973|5|14}} | 176 cm / 70 kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| DF | {{flagicon|JPN}} | Takahiro Sasaki | {{Birth date and age2|1997|3|8|1974|9|25}} | 180 cm / 76 kg | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 1 | |
| MF | {{flagicon|JPN}} | Kazuo Shimizu | {{Birth date and age2|1997|3|8|1975|4|30}} | 172 cm / 67 kg | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| FW | {{flagicon|JPN}} | Shinichi Sato | {{Birth date and age2|1997|3|8|1975|9|14}} | 174 cm / 72 kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| MF | {{flagicon|JPN}} | Katsutoshi Domori | {{Birth date and age2|1997|3|8|1976|6|29}} | 177 cm / 64 kg | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| FW | {{flagicon|JPN}} | Taro Urabe | {{Birth date and age2|1997|3|8|1977|7|11}} | 169 cm / 60 kg | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| MF | {{flagicon|JPN}} | Tetsu Yamato | {{Birth date and age2|1997|3|8|1978|5|30}} | 170 cm / 60 kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| MF/FW | {{flagicon|JPN}} | Shingo Aino | {{Birth date and age2|1997|3|8|1978|7|23}} | 167 cm / 57 kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| FW | {{flagicon|JPN}} | Masaya Nishitani | {{Birth date and age2|1997|3|8|1978|9|16}} | 170 cm / 62 kg | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| MF | {{flagicon|JPN}} | Takashi Miyamoto | {{Birth date and age2|1997|3|8|1978|10|15}} | 175 cm / 68 kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| DF | {{flagicon|JPN}} | Masahide Kubo | {{Birth date and age2|1997|3|8|1978|12|16}} | 165 cm / 58 kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 27 | FW | {{flagicon|BRA}} | Claudinho † | {{Birth date and age2|1997|3|8|1967|4|19}} | 180 cm / 72 kg | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 |
| 28 | MF | {{flagicon|BRA}} | Alex † | {{Birth date and age2|1997|3|8|1969|4|22}} | 178 cm / 73 kg | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 |
| 21 | GK | {{flagicon|JPN}} | Takeaki Yuhara † | {{Birth date and age2|1997|3|8|1978|1|13}} | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| GK | {{flagicon|JPN}} | Makoto Fukuyama † | no data| | ||||||||||
| cm / -kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- † player(s) joined the team after the opening of this season.
Transfers
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In:
{{Football squad start|hidenote=yes}}
{{Football squad player|no=4|nat=BRA|name=Jean Elias Peixoto|pos=DF|other=from Cruzeiro}}
{{Football squad player|no=26|nat=JPN|name=Masaru Hashiguchi|pos=DF|other=from Hannan University}}
{{Football squad player|no=|nat=JPN|name=Takahiro Sasaki|pos=DF|other=from Waseda University}}
{{Football squad player|no=|nat=JPN|name=Masahide Kubo|pos=DF|other=from Cerezo Osaka youth}}
{{Football squad player|no=16|nat=JPN|name=Toshihiro Uchida|pos=MF|other=from Nagoya Grampus Eight}}
{{Football squad player|no=|nat=JPN|name=Tetsu Yamato|pos=MF|other=from Cerezo Osaka youth}}
{{Football squad player|no=|nat=JPN|name=Shingo Aino|pos=MF|other=from Cerezo Osaka youth}}
{{Football squad player|no=|nat=JPN|name=Takashi Miyamoto|pos=MF|other=from Cerezo Osaka youth}}
{{Football squad player|no=11|nat=KOR|name=Ko Jeong-woon|pos=FW|other=from Ilhwa Cheonan}}
{{Football squad player|no=25|nat=JPN|name=Kiyoyasu Kato|pos=FW|other=from Hannan University}}
{{Football squad end}}
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Out:
{{Football squad start|hidenote=yes}}
{{Football squad player|no=|nat=JPN|name=Shinji Yamasaki|pos=GK|other=}}
{{Football squad player|no=|nat=JPN|name=Akimasa Tsukamoto|pos=DF|other=to Sagan Tosu}}
{{Football squad player|no=|nat=JPN|name=Masato Otake|pos=DF|other=}}
{{Football squad player|no=|nat=JPN|name=Taku Watanabe|pos=DF|other=to Consadole Sapporo}}
{{Football squad player|no=|nat=JPN|name=Koji Yamaguchi|pos=DF|other=}}
{{Football squad player|no=|nat=JPN|name=Takahiro Hatakeda|pos=DF|other=}}
{{Football squad player|no=|nat=BRA|name=Marquinhos|pos=MF|other=}}
{{Football squad player|no=|nat=JPN|name=Mitsuhiro Misaki|pos=MF|other=}}
{{Football squad player|no=|nat=JPN|name=Toru Kishimoto|pos=MF|other=}}
{{Football squad player|no=|nat=JPN|name=Takashi Yamahashi|pos=MF|other=to Consadole Sapporo}}
{{Football squad player|no=|nat=JPN|name=Tatsuya Kojima|pos=MF|other=}}
{{Football squad player|no=|nat=BRA|name=Narcizio|pos=|other=}}
{{Football squad player|no=|nat=BRA|name=Guga|pos=|other=}}
{{Football squad end}}
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Transfers during the season
=In=
- {{flagicon|BRA}}Claudinho (on July)
- {{flagicon|BRA}}Alex Lopes de Nascimento (on July)
- {{flagicon|JPN}}Takeaki Yuhara (on July)
- {{flagicon|JPN}}Makoto Fukuyama (on July)
=Out=
- {{flagicon|JPN}}Shinichi Sato (loan to Sagan Tosu on January)
- {{flagicon|BRA}}Gilmar (on July)
- {{flagicon|BRA}}Manoel (to Botafogo on July)
Awards
none
References
- J.LEAGUE OFFICIAL GUIDE 1997, 1997 {{ISBN|4-09-102329-0}}
- J.LEAGUE OFFICIAL GUIDE 1998, 1996 {{ISBN|4-09-102335-5}}
- J.LEAGUE YEARBOOK 1999, 1999 {{ISBN|4-88752-099-9}}
- {{in lang|ja}} [http://www.cerezo.co.jp/club_guide_thistory_top.asp ヒストリー ｜ セレッソ大阪 CEREZO OSAKA OFFICIAL SITE]
Other pages
- {{in lang|ja}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20110317070254/http://www.j-league.or.jp/ J. League official site]
- {{in lang|ja}} [http://www.cerezo.co.jp/ Cerezo Osaka official site]
{{Cerezo Osaka}}
{{1997 in Japanese football}}