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Kyoto Purple Sanga
1997 season
Manager	Rocha
Stadium	Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium
J.League	14th
Emperor's Cup	4th Round
J.League Cup	GL-E 3rd
Top goalscorer	Nobuhiro Takeda (9)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1996 1998 →

1997 Kyoto Purple Sanga season

Competitions

Competitions	Position
J.League	14th / 17 clubs
Emperor's Cup	4th round
J.League Cup	GL-E 3rd / 4 clubs

Domestic results

J.League

1-1

bye

16 April 1997 (1997-04-16) 1-2	JEF United Ichihara	2-4	Kyoto Purple Sanga	Ichihara Seaside Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

19 April 1997 (1997-04-19) 1-3	Kyoto Purple Sanga	0-2	Bellmare Hiratsuka	Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

23 April 1997 (1997-04-23) 1-4	Yokohama Marinos	3-1	Kyoto Purple Sanga	Yokohama Mitsuzawa Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

26 April 1997 (1997-04-26) 1-5	Kyoto Purple Sanga	1-3	Shimizu S-Pulse	Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

3 May 1997 (1997-05-03) 1-6	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1-0	Kyoto Purple Sanga	Hiroshima Big Arch
JST (UTC+09)

7 May 1997 (1997-05-07) 1-7	Kyoto Purple Sanga	1-0	Avispa Fukuoka	Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

10 May 1997 (1997-05-10) 1-8	Cerezo Osaka	1-2	Kyoto Purple Sanga	Tottori Soccer Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

17 May 1997 (1997-05-17) 1-9	Kyoto Purple Sanga	0-2	Vissel Kobe	Ishikawa Kanazawa Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

24 May 1997 (1997-05-24) 1-10	Kashima Antlers	4-0	Kyoto Purple Sanga	Kashima Soccer Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

28 May 1997 (1997-05-28) 1-11	Kyoto Purple Sanga	1-3	Nagoya Grampus Eight	Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

31 May 1997 (1997-05-31) 1-12	Yokohama Flügels	0-1	Kyoto Purple Sanga	Yokohama Mitsuzawa Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

5 July 1997 (1997-07-05) 1-13	Kyoto Purple Sanga	0-6	Júbilo Iwata	Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

9 July 1997 (1997-07-09) 1-14	Kashiwa Reysol	3-2 (GG) (a.e.t.)	Kyoto Purple Sanga	Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

12 July 1997 (1997-07-12) 1-15	Kyoto Purple Sanga	1-1 (GG) (a.e.t.) (3-4 p)	Urawa Red Diamonds	Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

16 July 1997 (1997-07-16) 1-16	Gamba Osaka	0-3	Kyoto Purple Sanga	Osaka Expo '70 Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

19 July 1997 (1997-07-19) 1-17	Kyoto Purple Sanga	2-1	Verdy Kawasaki	Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

30 July 1997 (1997-07-30) 2-1	Kyoto Purple Sanga	3-2	Gamba Osaka	Tottori Soccer Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

2-2

bye

6 August 1997 (1997-08-06) 2-3	Kyoto Purple Sanga	2-3 (GG) (a.e.t.)	JEF United Ichihara	Kagoshima Kamoike Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

9 August 1997 (1997-08-09) 2-4	Bellmare Hiratsuka	2-1	Kyoto Purple Sanga	Hiratsuka Athletics Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

15 August 1997 (1997-08-15) 2-5	Kyoto Purple Sanga	1-4	Yokohama Marinos	Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

20 August 1997 (1997-08-20) 2-6	Shimizu S-Pulse	1-0	Kyoto Purple Sanga	Nihondaira Sports Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

23 August 1997 (1997-08-23) 2-7	Kyoto Purple Sanga	0-3	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

30 August 1997 (1997-08-30) 2-8	Avispa Fukuoka	4-2	Kyoto Purple Sanga	Hakatanomori Football Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

3 September 1997 (1997-09-03) 2-9	Kyoto Purple Sanga	1-1 (GG) (a.e.t.) (6-7 p)	Cerezo Osaka	Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

6 September 1997 (1997-09-06) 2-10	Vissel Kobe	4-2	Kyoto Purple Sanga	Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

10 September 1997 (1997-09-10) 2-11	Urawa Red Diamonds	4-1	Kyoto Purple Sanga	Urawa Komaba Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

13 September 1997 (1997-09-13) 2-12	Kyoto Purple Sanga	3-2	Kashima Antlers	Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

20 September 1997 (1997-09-20) 2-13	Kyoto Purple Sanga	1-2	Yokohama Flügels	Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

24 September 1997 (1997-09-24) 2-14	Nagoya Grampus Eight	1-2	Kyoto Purple Sanga	Gifu Nagaragawa Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

27 September 1997 (1997-09-27) 2-15	Júbilo Iwata	2-1	Kyoto Purple Sanga	Júbilo Iwata Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

1 October 1997 (1997-10-01) 2-16	Kyoto Purple Sanga	0-1	Kashiwa Reysol	Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

4 October 1997 (1997-10-04) 2-17	Verdy Kawasaki	2-1 (GG) (a.e.t.)	Kyoto Purple Sanga	Todoroki Athletics Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Emperor's Cup

1st Round

bye

2nd Round

bye

14 December 1997 (1997-12-14) 3rd Round	Kyoto Purple Sanga	3-2 (GG) (a.e.t.)	Honda	Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

20 December 1997 (1997-12-20) 4th Round	Kyoto Purple Sanga	1-5	Bellmare Hiratsuka	Kagawa Marugame Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

J.League Cup

8 March 1997 (1997-03-08) GL-E-1	Kyoto Purple Sanga	1-0	Avispa Fukuoka	Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

15 March 1997 (1997-03-15) GL-E-2	Júbilo Iwata	2-1	Kyoto Purple Sanga	Júbilo Iwata Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

19 March 1997 (1997-03-19) GL-E-3	Kyoto Purple Sanga	0-1	Yokohama Flügels	Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

22 March 1997 (1997-03-22) GL-E-4	Kyoto Purple Sanga	1-3	Júbilo Iwata	Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

26 March 1997 (1997-03-26) GL-E-5	Yokohama Flügels	1-0	Kyoto Purple Sanga	Yokohama Mitsuzawa Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

29 March 1997 (1997-03-29) GL-E-6	Avispa Fukuoka	2-2	Kyoto Purple Sanga	Hakatanomori Football Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Player statistics

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	D.o.B. (Age)	Height / Weight	J.League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Total
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	D.o.B. (Age)	Height / Weight	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Shinichi Morishita	(1960-12-28)December 28, 1960 (aged 36)	180 cm / 80 kg	13	0	2	0	6	0	21	0
2	DF		Yoshihiro Nishida	(1973-01-30)January 30, 1973 (aged 24)	178 cm / 73 kg	31	1	2	0	5	0	38	1
3	DF		Capone	(1972-05-23)May 23, 1972 (aged 24)	180 cm / 78 kg	10	0	1	0	5	0	16	0
4	DF		Carlos	(1971-08-13)August 13, 1971 (aged 25)	183 cm / 75 kg	23	1	0	0	6	0	29	1
5	DF		Yasuhide Ihara	(1973-03-08)March 8, 1973 (aged 24)	180 cm / 70 kg	12	0	0	0	5	0	17	0
6	MF		Yuji Okuma	(1969-01-19)January 19, 1969 (aged 28)	174 cm / 70 kg	31	1	2	0	5	0	38	1
7	DF		Shinsuke Shiotani	(1970-05-11)May 11, 1970 (aged 26)	175 cm / 75 kg	5	0	0	0	4	0	9	0
8	MF/FW		Toshihiro Yamaguchi	(1971-11-19)November 19, 1971 (aged 25)	176 cm / 74 kg	7	1	2	0	4	0	13	1
9	FW		Cléber	(1972-10-11)October 11, 1972 (aged 24)	180 cm / 77 kg	10	1	0	0	6	2	16	3
10	MF		Ruy Ramos	(1957-02-09)February 9, 1957 (aged 40)	181 cm / 65 kg	10	0	0	0	2	0	12	0
11	FW		Shinji Fujiyoshi	(1970-04-03)April 3, 1970 (aged 26)	177 cm / 70 kg	29	6	1	0	6	0	36	6
12	GK		Minoru Kushibiki	(1967-06-10)June 10, 1967 (aged 29)	186 cm / 82 kg	13	0	0	0	0	0	13	0
13	DF/FW/MF		Hiroshi Noguchi	(1972-02-25)February 25, 1972 (aged 25)	174 cm / 68 kg	29	4	1	0	3	0	33	4
14	MF		Rikizo Matsuhashi	(1968-08-22)August 22, 1968 (aged 28)	173 cm / 65 kg	10	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
15	MF		Takayuki Yamaguchi	(1973-08-01)August 1, 1973 (aged 23)	170 cm / 65 kg	29	6	2	0	6	1	37	7
16	MF		Masaya Honda	(1973-11-20)November 20, 1973 (aged 23)	180 cm / 75 kg	19	0	1	0	6	0	26	0
17	DF/FW/MF		Shokichi Sato	(1971-04-09)April 9, 1971 (aged 25)	177 cm / 70 kg	16	0	2	0	2	0	20	0
18	DF		Yasunari Hiraoka	(1972-03-13)March 13, 1972 (aged 24)	184 cm / 70 kg	26	0	1	0	1	0	28	0
19	FW		Takashi Nagata	(1972-04-13)April 13, 1972 (aged 24)	174 cm / 71 kg	17	2	1	1	1	0	19	3
20	FW		Edmílson	(1974-03-26)March 26, 1974 (aged 22)	176 cm / 69 kg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	GK		Yuji Keigoshi	(1963-09-17)September 17, 1963 (aged 33)	183 cm / 76 kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
22	DF		Takashi Onishi	(1971-10-16)October 16, 1971 (aged 25)	178 cm / 71 kg	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
23	MF		Tatsuma Yoshida	(1974-06-09)June 9, 1974 (aged 22)	174 cm / 64 kg	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
24	MF		Yoshiki Ito	(1978-11-01)November 1, 1978 (aged 18)	182 cm / 74 kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
25	DF		Haruhiko Sato	(1978-06-27)June 27, 1978 (aged 18)	178 cm / 68 kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
26	FW		Ryo Fukudome	(1978-06-26)June 26, 1978 (aged 18)	173 cm / 63 kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
27	DF		Michiharu Otagiri	(1978-09-02)September 2, 1978 (aged 18)	178 cm / 72 kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
28	GK		Naohito Hirai	(1978-07-16)July 16, 1978 (aged 18)	183 cm / 79 kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
29	GK		Koji Fujikawa	(1978-10-07)October 7, 1978 (aged 18)	180 cm / 78 kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
30	MF		Yoshiyuki Matsuyama	(1966-07-31)July 31, 1966 (aged 30)	177 cm / 72 kg	19	0	2	1	5	2	26	3
20	MF		Daniel †	(1970-10-10)October 10, 1970 (aged 26)	175 cm / 74 kg	24	7	2	0	0	0	26	7
31	MF		Yuki Hara †	(1976-05-16)May 16, 1976 (aged 20)	-cm / -kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
32	FW		Nobuhiro Takeda †	(1967-05-10)May 10, 1967 (aged 29)	177 cm / 70 kg	16	9	2	1	0	0	18	10
33	DF		Masaki Ogawa †	(1975-04-03)April 3, 1975 (aged 21)	177 cm / 73 kg	13	0	2	1	0	0	15	1
34	GK		Shigetatsu Matsunaga †	(1962-08-12)August 12, 1962 (aged 34)	-cm / -kg	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
35	MF		Mineiro †	(1969-02-05)February 5, 1969 (aged 28)	178 cm / 74 kg	7	1	2	0	0	0	9	1

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

Transfers

In:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	GK	JPN	Yuji Keigoshi (from Avispa Fukuoka)
28	GK	JPN	Naohito Hirai (from Kyoto Purple Sanga youth)
29	GK	JPN	Koji Fujikawa (from Seiko Gakuen Senior High School)
3	DF	BRA	Capone (from São Paulo FC)
18	DF	JPN	Yasunari Hiraoka (from Otsuka F.C. Vortis Tokushima)
22	DF	JPN	Takashi Onishi (from Sanfrecce Hiroshima)
25	DF	JPN	Haruhiko Sato (from Funabashi municipal High School)
27	DF	JPN	Michiharu Otagiri (from Toyama Daiichi High School)
23	MF	JPN	Tatsuma Yoshida (from Kashiwa Reysol)
24	MF	JPN	Yoshiki Ito (from Takigawa Daini Seinior High School)
30	MF	JPN	Yoshiyuki Matsuyama (from Gamba Osaka)
9	FW	BRA	Cléber Eduardo Arado (from Mogi Mirim)
26	FW	JPN	Ryo Fukudome (from Ohzu High School)

Out:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	JPN	Shuichi Uemura
—	GK	JPN	Isao Ueda
—	DF	JPN	Makoto Sugiyama (retired)
—	DF	JPN	Shunzo Ono (retired)
—	DF	JPN	Norifumi Takamoto (retired)
—	DF	JPN	Ryoichi Fukushige (to Otsuka F.C. Vortis Tokushima)
—	DF	JPN	Yuji Nariyama (retired)
—	DF	JPN	Kozo Hosokawa (retired)
—	DF	JPN	Chikayuki Mochizuki
—	DF	JPN	Hiroyuki Sawada
—	DF	JPN	Hironori Nagamine
—	MF	JPN	Satoru Mochizuki (retired)
—	MF	BRA	Flavio
—	MF	JPN	Yuji Kakiuchi (to Albirex Niigata)
—	MF	JPN	Junji Goto
—	MF	JPN	Akira Kubota
—	MF	BRA	Alexandre
—	MF	JPN	Yosuke Sakamoto
—	MF	BRA	Sérgio
—	MF	JPN	Tomotetsu Kimura
—	MF	JPN	Shigetoshi Kitamura
—	FW	BRA	Baltazar
—	FW	JPN	Yoshiaki Sato
—	FW	BRA	Raudnei
—	FW	JPN	Masahiko Wada
—	FW	JPN	Shuji Nomiyama

Transfers during the season

In

Daniel (on April)
Yuki Hara
Nobuhiro Takeda (from Verdy Kawasaki)
Masaki Ogawa (from Kashima Antlers)
Shigetatsu Matsunaga (from Brummel Sendai)
Mineiro (on September)

Out

Edmílson (on February)
Cléber (on July)
Ruy Ramos (to Verdy Kawasaki)

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

Other pages

(in Japanese) J. League official site
(in Japanese) Kyoto Sanga F.C. official site