1996 Avispa Fukuoka season

Avispa Fukuoka
1996 season
Manager	Hidehiko Shimizu
Stadium	Hakatanomori Football Stadium
J.League	15th
Emperor's Cup	4th Round
J.League Cup	GL-B 8th
Top goalscorer	Troglio (10)
Highest home attendance	17,323 (vs Urawa Red Diamonds, 20 March 1996)
Lowest home attendance	5,309 (vs JEF United Ichihara, 16 October 1996)
Average home league attendance	9,737
Home colours	Away colours
	1997 →

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	9	0	21	42	64	−22	29	2	0	13	18	38	−20	7	0	8	24	26	−2

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	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	L	L	L	W	L	W	L	W	W	L	L	L	L	L	W	L	W	L	L	L	L	W	W	L	L	L	L	W	L
Position	16	15	15	15	13	15	13	14	14	13	13	15	15	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	14	14	14	13	14	14	15	15	15	15

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

Competitions

Competitions	Position
J.League	15th / 16 clubs
Emperor's Cup	4th round
J.League Cup	GL-B 8th / 8 clubs

Domestic results

J.League

16 March 1996 (1996-03-16) 1	Júbilo Iwata	3–0	Avispa Fukuoka	Júbilo Iwata Stadium
16:04 JST (UTC+09)	Nakayama 48', 89' Fujita 89'	J.League		Attendance: 13,439 Referee: Hiroyuki Umemoto Assistant referees: Hiroshi Fukuda, Yasushi Tsuchimoto Fourth official: Toshiaki Futamata

20 March 1996 (1996-03-20) 2	Avispa Fukuoka	1–2 (V-goal) (a.e.t.)	Urawa Red Diamonds	Hakatanomori Football Stadium
14:00 JST (UTC+09)	Furube 54'	J.League	Hirose 57' 113'	Attendance: 17,323 Referee: Kenji Tanaka Assistant referees: Yoshikazu Hiroshima, Tōru Yamashiro Fourth official: Daikichi Kanada

23 March 1996 (1996-03-23) 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

30 March 1996 (1996-03-30) 4	Avispa Fukuoka	1–2 (V-goal) (a.e.t.)	Verdy Kawasaki	Hakatanomori Football Stadium
19:00 JST (UTC+09)	Troglio 89'	J.League	Kitazawa 30' K. Miura 94'	Attendance: 16,328 Referee: Hiroshi Tanabe Assistant referees: Morihisa Yamaguchi, Hideaki Harada Fourth official: Ryōichi Imamura

3 April 1996 (1996-04-03) 5	JEF United Ichihara	0–1	Avispa Fukuoka	Ichihara Stadium
19:01 JST (UTC+09)		J.League	Maradona 29'	Attendance: 8,028 Referee: Shinichirō Obata Assistant referees: Yū Nakamura, Takao Onshi Fourth official: Kōji Sugikawa

6 April 1996 (1996-04-06) 6	Avispa Fukuoka	2–4	Kashima Antlers	Hakatanomori Football Stadium
14:03 JST (UTC+09)	Troglio 35' Nagai 64'	J.League	Hasegawa 21' Kurosaki 23', 27' Leonardo 28'	Attendance: 11,087 Referee: Zoran Petrović Assistant referees: Naoki Esumi, Takayoshi Kashino Fourth official: Ryōichi Imamura

13 April 1996 (1996-04-13) 7	Cerezo Osaka	1–2	Avispa Fukuoka	Osaka Nagai No.2 Stadium
15:05 JST (UTC+09)	Yonekura 81'	J.League	Troglio 0', 77'	Attendance: 7,096 Referee: Archundia Assistant referees: Sōichirō Kaneko, Akio Okutani Fourth official: Tsuyoshi Miyake

17 April 1996 (1996-04-17) 8	Avispa Fukuoka	3–4	Yokohama Flügels	Hakatanomori Football Stadium
19:00 JST (UTC+09)	Maradona 4' Nagai 16' Ueno 47'	J.League	Evair 21', 83' Miura 67' Hattori 89'	Attendance: 10,551 Referee: Tōru Kamikawa Assistant referees: Hiroyuki Izumi, Takashi Aoki Fourth official: Daikichi Kanada

20 April 1996 (1996-04-20) 9	Shimizu S-Pulse	0–2	Avispa Fukuoka	Nihondaira Sports Stadium
15:04 JST (UTC+09)		J.League	Troglio 49' Maradona 56'	Attendance: 14,011 Referee: Piotr Werner Assistant referees: Takashi Kunori, Takao Onshi Fourth official: Naoki Uchiyama

27 April 1996 (1996-04-27) 10	Kyoto Purple Sanga	0–3	Avispa Fukuoka	Kyoto Nishikyogoku Stadium
15:03 JST (UTC+09)		J.League	37' (o.g.) Yamashita 77' Ueno 83'	Attendance: 7,664 Referee: Zoran Petrović Assistant referees: Sōichirō Kaneko, Kōji Minami Fourth official: Hiroyuki Ishida

1 May 1996 (1996-05-01) 11	Avispa Fukuoka	0–2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Kumamoto Suizenji Stadium
19:00 JST (UTC+09)		J.League	Huistra 47' Moriyasu 82'	Attendance: 7,895 Referee: Archundia Assistant referees: Tōru Yamashiro, Takayoshi Kashino Fourth official: Kōji Uehara

4 May 1996 (1996-05-04) 12	Avispa Fukuoka	0–4	Bellmare Hiratsuka	Hakatanomori Football Stadium
15:04 JST (UTC+09)		J.League	Harasaki 2', 19' Noguchi 12' Simão 86'	Attendance: 11,286 Referee: Yoshimi Ogawa Assistant referees: Kazuya Yanagisawa, Takashi Aoki Fourth official: Daikichi Kanada

11 May 1996 (1996-05-11) 13	Kashiwa Reysol	5–2	Avispa Fukuoka	Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium
14:59 JST (UTC+09)	Edílson 14', 44' Valdir 39' Katanosaka 48' N. Katō 87'	J.League	Endō 83' Troglio 88'	Attendance: 11,229 Referee: Kenji Tanaka Assistant referees: Kazuhisa Osada, Akihisa Makino Fourth official: Kaoru Nagase

15 May 1996 (1996-05-15) 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

18 May 1996 (1996-05-18) 15	Avispa Fukuoka	0–1	Yokohama Marinos	Hakatanomori Football Stadium
15:03 JST (UTC+09)		J.League	Endō 29'	Attendance: 14,295 Referee: Piotr Werner Assistant referees: Kazuya Yanagisawa, Tōru Yamashiro Fourth official: Daikichi Kanada

28 August 1996 (1996-08-28) 16	Bellmare Hiratsuka	1–4	Avispa Fukuoka	Hiratsuka Stadium
19:00 JST (UTC+09)	Nakata 85'	J.League	Endō 22' Maradona 55' Sonoda 67' Troglio 77'	Attendance: 5,539 Referee: Yoshitsugu Katayama Assistant referees: Kazuaki Hamaguchi, Takayoshi Kashino Fourth official: Kazuhiko Uchida

31 August 1996 (1996-08-31) 17	Avispa Fukuoka	4–5 (V-goal) (a.e.t.)	Kashiwa Reysol	Hakatanomori Football Stadium
18:30 JST (UTC+09)	Mori 5' Ueno 10' Troglio 26' Maradona 65'	J.League	Date 17' Edílson 37' Sakai 66', 69' N. Katō 103'	Attendance: 7,174 Referee: Kiyoshi Ōta Assistant referees: Toshimitsu Yoshida, Masatoshi Shibata Fourth official: Daikichi Kanada

7 September 1996 (1996-09-07) 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

14 September 1996 (1996-09-14) 19	Yokohama Marinos	0–0 (V-goal) (a.e.t.) (3–1 p)	Avispa Fukuoka	Nagasaki Stadium
18:34 JST (UTC+09)		J.League		Attendance: 10,268 Referee: Bemard Saules Assistant referees: Hiroyuki Izumi, Hiroyuki Ōnishi Fourth official: Ryōichi Kanasaki
	Penalties
	Noda Miura M. Suzuki T. Suzuki		Mayor Mori Ishimaru Nakagomi

21 September 1996 (1996-09-21) 20	Avispa Fukuoka	1–3	Júbilo Iwata	Hakatanomori Football Stadium
15:00 JST (UTC+09)	Báez 44'	J.League	34' (o.g.) Vanenburg 59', 70'	Attendance: 8,287 Referee: Kazuo Kakihana Assistant referees: Masatoshi Shibata, Kazuhiko Matsumura Fourth official: Ryōichi Imamura

28 September 1996 (1996-09-28) 21	Urawa Red Diamonds	1–1 (V-goal) (a.e.t.) (3–2 p)	Avispa Fukuoka	Sapporo Atsubetsu Stadium
13:03 JST (UTC+09)	Okano 1'	J.League	Mayor 3'	Attendance: 5,611 Referee: Zoran Petrović Assistant referees: Mitsuru Satō, Keiji Kamiara Fourth official: Eiji Kaneda
	Penalties
	Hirose Buchwald Taguchi Okano		Mayor Mori Iwai Umeyama Báez

2 October 1996 (1996-10-02) 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

5 October 1996 (1996-10-05) 23	Verdy Kawasaki	1–2 (V-goal) (a.e.t.)	Avispa Fukuoka	Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
15:02 JST (UTC+09)	Kurihara 75'	J.League	Ueno 60' Maradona 101'	Attendance: 14,446 Referee: Yoshimi Ogawa Assistant referees: Kazuhisa Osada, Ichirō Inukai Fourth official: Takatoshi Itō

16 October 1996 (1996-10-16) 24	Avispa Fukuoka	3–2	JEF United Ichihara	Hakatanomori Football Stadium
19:01 JST (UTC+09)	Ishimaru 20' Ueno 27' Maradona 49'	J.League	Jō 26', 89'	Attendance: 5,309 Referee: Zoran Petrović Assistant referees: Hiroyuki Izumi, Takuji Fukazawa Fourth official: Ryōichi Imamura

19 October 1996 (1996-10-19) 25	Kashima Antlers	3–1	Avispa Fukuoka	Kashima Soccer Stadium
15:00 JST (UTC+09)	Masuda 43' Rodrigo 66' Manaka 73'	J.League	Maradona 28'	Attendance: 15,976 Referee: Yasuhiro Matsuzaki Assistant referees: Yū Nakamura, Takao Onshi Fourth official: Yasushi Komuro

26 October 1996 (1996-10-26) 26	Avispa Fukuoka	0–1	Cerezo Osaka	Hakatanomori Football Stadium
15:00 JST (UTC+09)		J.League	Yokoyama 84'	Attendance: 5,351 Referee: Tatsumi Ōno Assistant referees: Morihisa Yamaguchi, Akihisa Makino Fourth official: Daikichi Kanada

30 October 1996 (1996-10-30) 27	Yokohama Flügels	3–1	Avispa Fukuoka	Yokohama Mitsuzawa Football Stadium
19:03 JST (UTC+09)	Evair 5', 67', 75'	J.League	Báez 33'	Attendance: 5,321 Referee: Leslie Mottram Assistant referees: Toshiyuki Mayuzumi, Kenichi Koshiyama Fourth official: Tasuku Onodera

2 November 1996 (1996-11-02) 28	Avispa Fukuoka	1–3	Shimizu S-Pulse	Hakatanomori Football Stadium
15:00 JST (UTC+09)	Troglio 89'	J.League	Saitō 32' Sawanobori 57', 75'	Attendance: 5,616 Referee: Kazuo Kakihana Assistant referees: Satoru Kawano, Masatoshi Shibata Fourth official: Ryōichi Imamura

6 November 1996 (1996-11-06) 29	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2–4	Avispa Fukuoka	Hiroshima Big Arch
19:03 JST (UTC+09)	Moriyasu 53', 88'	J.League	Yamashita 30' Mayor 48' Ueno 66', 79'	Attendance: 4,491 Referee: Bemard Saules Assistant referees: Hiroyuki Izumi, Takashi Aoki Fourth official: Norio Kuriyama

9 November 1996 (1996-11-09) 30	Avispa Fukuoka	0–2	Kyoto Purple Sanga	Hakatanomori Football Stadium
14:34 JST (UTC+09)		J.League	Matsuhashi 24' Edmílson 32'	Attendance: 11,710 Referee: Fumikazu Shioyazono Assistant referees: Hideaki Harada, Kazuhiko Matsumura Fourth official: Daikichi Kanada

Emperor's Cup

1st Round

bye

2nd Round

bye

17 November 1996 (1996-11-17) 3rd Round	Avispa Fukuoka	3–1	Honda	Hakatanomori Football Stadium
: JST (UTC+09)	? ?' ? ?' ? ?'		? ?'

23 December 1996 (1996-12-23) 4th Round	Avispa Fukuoka	0–2	Kashima Antlers	Hakatanomori Football Stadium
: JST (UTC+09)			? ?' ? ?'

J.League Cup

1 June 1996 (1996-06-01) GL-B-1-1	JEF United Ichihara	0–1	Avispa Fukuoka	Ichihara Stadium
19:00 JST (UTC+09)		J.League	Troglio 50'	Attendance: 9,964 Referee: Tetsuya Hamana Assistant referees: Kazuhisa Osada, Susumu Takeda Fourth official: Masahiko Tsuma

5 June 1996 (1996-06-05) GL-B-1-2	Avispa Fukuoka	0–2 (1–2 agg.)	JEF United Ichihara	Hakatanomori Football Stadium
19:00 JST (UTC+09)		J.League	Maslovar 40' Hiroyama 57'	Attendance: 6,227 Referee: Kenji Tanaka Assistant referees: Hideaki Harada, Kazuhiko Matsumura Fourth official: Daikichi Kanada

8 June 1996 (1996-06-08) GL-B-2-1	Avispa Fukuoka	0–0	Kashima Antlers	Hakatanomori Football Stadium
18:30 JST (UTC+09)		J.League		Attendance: 9,125 Referee: Fumikazu Shioyazono Assistant referees: Takashi Kunori, Satoru Kawano Fourth official: Ryōichi Imamura

12 June 1996 (1996-06-12) GL-B-2-2	Kashima Antlers	2–0 (2–0 agg.)	Avispa Fukuoka	Kashima Soccer Stadium
19:00 JST (UTC+09)	Yanagisawa 48' Leonardo 82'	J.League		Attendance: 14,915 Referee: Tōru Kamikawa Assistant referees: Hiroshi Fukuda, Kō Ōishi Fourth official: Masahiro Kaneda

15 June 1996 (1996-06-15) GL-B-3-1	Shimizu S-Pulse	3–1	Avispa Fukuoka	Nihondaira Sports Stadium
16:04 JST (UTC+09)	Massaro 22' Nagai 31' Oliva 55'	J.League	Maradona 89'	Attendance: 13,079 Referee: Keiichi Sunakawa Assistant referees: Kazuya Yanagisawa, Akio Okutani Fourth official: Masakazu Hōjō

19 June 1996 (1996-06-19) GL-B-3-2	Avispa Fukuoka	0–1 (1–4 agg.)	Shimizu S-Pulse	Hakatanomori Football Stadium
19:01 JST (UTC+09)		J.League	Hasegawa 80'	Attendance: 6,519 Referee: Hiroshi Tanabe Assistant referees: Hideaki Harada, Kazuhiko Matsumura Fourth official: Daikichi Kanada

22 June 1996 (1996-06-22) GL-B-4-1	Avispa Fukuoka	1–1	Yokohama Flügels	Nagasaki Stadium
18:31 JST (UTC+09)	Ishimaru 5'	J.League	Y. Moriyama 46'	Attendance: 10,085 Referee: Shinichirō Obata Assistant referees: Kōji Minami, Masaaki Shimomura Fourth official: Naohito Ogawa

26 June 1996 (1996-06-26) GL-B-4-2	Yokohama Flügels	4–1 (5–2 agg.)	Avispa Fukuoka	Yokohama Mitsuzawa Football Stadium
19:00 JST (UTC+09)	Yamaguchi 14' Maezono 35' Zinho 69' Sampaio 89'	J.League	Maradona 57'	Attendance: 4,503 Referee: Yoshimi Ogawa Assistant referees: Yū Nakamura, Satoru Ishizawa Fourth official: Jōji Kashihara

29 June 1996 (1996-06-29) GL-B-5-1	Avispa Fukuoka	2–2	Cerezo Osaka	Hakatanomori Football Stadium
18:30 JST (UTC+09)	48' (o.g.) Takemoto 66'	J.League	Nishizawa 44' Yonekura 89'	Attendance: 6,354 Referee: Kazuo Kakihana Assistant referees: Tōru Yamashiro, Satoru Kawano Fourth official: Daikichi Kanada

3 July 1996 (1996-07-03) GL-B-5-2	Cerezo Osaka	8–1 (10–3 agg.)	Avispa Fukuoka	Osaka Nagai No.2 Stadium
19:00 JST (UTC+09)	Nishizawa 1', 11' Yonekura 27' Narcizio 36' Kanda 43' Marquinhos 52' Morishima 70', 77'	J.League	Fujimoto 84'	Attendance: 5,771 Referee: Yoshitsugu Katayama Assistant referees: Kazuya Yanagisawa, Kazuhisa Osada Fourth official: Tamotsu Ōnishi

10 August 1996 (1996-08-10) 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

14 August 1996 (1996-08-14) 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

17 August 1996 (1996-08-17) GL-B-7-1	Avispa Fukuoka	2–5	Verdy Kawasaki	Hakatanomori Football Stadium
18:31 JST (UTC+09)	Maradona 47', 74'	J.League	Magrão 24' Kitazawa 33', 59' K. Miura 52', 69'	Attendance: 12,932 Referee: Hiroyuki Umemoto Assistant referees: Noboru Ishiyama, Masatoshi Shibata Fourth official: Syungo Matsufuji

21 August 1996 (1996-08-21) GL-B-7-2	Verdy Kawasaki	0–1 (5–3 agg.)	Avispa Fukuoka	Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
19:00 JST (UTC+09)		J.League	Endō 49'	Attendance: 12,483 Referee: Leslie Mottram Assistant referees: Satoru Ishizawa, Takuji Fukazawa Fourth official: Haruo Imai

Player statistics

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Pos.	Nat.	Player	D.o.B. (Age)	Height / Weight	J.League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Total
Pos.	Nat.	Player	D.o.B. (Age)	Height / Weight	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
DF		Satoshi Tsunami	(1961-08-14)August 14, 1961 (aged 34)	173 cm / 69 kg	21	0	1	0	11	0	33	0
GK		Yūji Keigoshi	(1963-09-17)September 17, 1963 (aged 32)	184 cm / 78 kg	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
DF		Yoshikazu Isoda	(1965-05-27)May 27, 1965 (aged 30)	187 cm / 77 kg	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
MF		Troglio	(1965-07-28)July 28, 1965 (aged 30)	176 cm / 75 kg	27	10	1	0	14	2	42	12
DF		Mayor	(1965-10-05)October 5, 1965 (aged 30)	180 cm / 77 kg	26	2	0	0	9	0	35	2
DF		Atsuhiro Iwai	(1967-01-31)January 31, 1967 (aged 29)	177 cm / 66 kg	20	0	2	0	14	0	36	0
DF		Masayuki Nakagomi	(1967-08-17)August 17, 1967 (aged 28)	173 cm / 70 kg	14	0	0	0	14	0	28	0
GK		Kiyoto Furushima	(1968-04-03)April 3, 1968 (aged 27)	187 cm / 79 kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
GK		Tomoaki Sano	(1968-04-14)April 14, 1968 (aged 27)	182 cm / 78 kg	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
FW		Takahiro Endō	(1968-07-07)July 7, 1968 (aged 27)	166 cm / 65 kg	10	2	2	0	11	1	23	3
MF		Shūta Sonoda	(1969-02-06)February 6, 1969 (aged 27)	170 cm / 65 kg	17	1	2	1	13	0	32	2
MF		Masashi Miyamura	(1969-02-18)February 18, 1969 (aged 27)	170 cm / 65 kg	9	0	1	0	2	0	12	0
FW		Hugo Maradona	(1969-05-09)May 9, 1969 (aged 26)	165 cm / 69 kg	21	8	0	0	10	4	31	12
DF		Yoshinori Furube	(1970-12-09)December 9, 1970 (aged 25)	181 cm / 69 kg	20	1	2	0	5	0	27	1
MF		Yoshiyuki Shinoda	(1971-06-18)June 18, 1971 (aged 24)	168 cm / 66 kg	14	0	0	0	3	0	17	0
FW		Motonobu Takō	(1972-04-22)April 22, 1972 (aged 23)	175 cm / 70 kg	3	0	0	0	2	0	5	0
DF		Daiji Nii	(1973-02-28)February 28, 1973 (aged 23)	173 cm / 60 kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
MF		Ichizō Nakata	(1973-04-19)April 19, 1973 (aged 22)	174 cm / 69 kg	24	0	2	0	11	0	37	0
FW		Báez	(1973-07-31)July 31, 1973 (aged 22)	182 cm / 78 kg	9	3	0	0	8	0	17	3
GK		Hideki Tsukamoto	(1973-08-09)August 9, 1973 (aged 22)	179 cm / 73 kg	18	0	2	0	14	0	34	0
DF		Osamu Umeyama	(1973-08-16)August 16, 1973 (aged 22)	177 cm / 67 kg	13	0	1	0	2	0	16	0
FW		Yoshiyuki Takemoto	(1973-10-03)October 3, 1973 (aged 22)	181 cm / 70 kg	1	0	0	0	2	1	3	1
MF		Kiyotaka Ishimaru	(1973-10-30)October 30, 1973 (aged 22)	174 cm / 68 kg	23	1	2	0	13	2	38	3
FW		Yūsaku Ueno	(1973-11-01)November 1, 1973 (aged 22)	182 cm / 74 kg	27	7	2	0	11	0	40	7
MF		Atsushi Nagai	(1974-12-23)December 23, 1974 (aged 21)	176 cm / 70 kg	9	2	0	0	0	0	9	2
FW		Daisuke Fujimoto	(1977-04-12)April 12, 1977 (aged 18)	176 cm / 64 kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
MF		Shōji Ikitsu	(1977-05-20)May 20, 1977 (aged 18)	162 cm / 50 kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
MF		Daisuke Nakaharai	(1977-05-22)May 22, 1977 (aged 18)	172 cm / 63 kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
DF		Masaharu Nishi	(1977-05-29)May 29, 1977 (aged 18)	181 cm / 72 kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
DF		Kōji Satō	(1977-08-24)August 24, 1977 (aged 18)	179 cm / 72 kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
MF		Chikara Fujimoto	(1977-10-31)October 31, 1977 (aged 18)	168 cm / 69 kg	10	0	1	0	1	1	12	1
FW		Yoshiteru Yamashita	(1977-11-21)November 21, 1977 (aged 18)	177 cm / 67 kg	19	2	2	2	6	2	27	6
MF		Tatsunori Hisanaga	(1977-12-23)December 23, 1977 (aged 18)	171 cm / 60 kg	10	0	1	0	4	0	15	0
GK		Satoshi Fujimoto †	(1976-06-19)June 19, 1976 (aged 19)	-cm / -kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
DF		Hideaki Mori †	(1972-10-16)October 16, 1972 (aged 23)	183 cm / 73 kg	14	1	1	0	4	0	19	1
MF		Takeshi Hibi †	(1973-06-02)June 2, 1973 (aged 22)	-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:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	JPN	Kiyoto Furushima (from Bellmare Hiratsuka)
—	GK	JPN	Hideki Tsukamoto (from Meiji University)
—	DF	JPN	Satoshi Tsunami (from Verdy Kawasaki)
—	DF	JPN	Atsuhiro Iwai (from Yokohama Flügels)
—	DF	JPN	Masaharu Nishi (from Higashi Fukuoka High School)
—	DF	JPN	Kōji Satō (from Ohzu High School)
—	MF	JPN	Ichizō Nakata (from Yokohama Flügels)
—	MF	JPN	Kiyotaka Ishimaru (from Hannan University)
—	MF	JPN	Shōji Ikitsu (from Higashi Fukuoka High School)
—	MF	JPN	Daisuke Nakaharai (from Shimizu Higashi High School)
—	MF	JPN	Chikara Fujimoto (from Tokushima Municipal High School)
—	MF	JPN	Tatsunori Hisanaga (from Kagoshima Jitsugyo High School)
—	FW	PAR	Richart Martín Báez (from Olimpia)
—	FW	JPN	Yūsaku Ueno (from University of Tsukuba)
—	FW	JPN	Daisuke Fujimoto (from Shimizu Commercial High School)
—	FW	JPN	Yoshiteru Yamashita (from Higashi Fukuoka High School)

Out:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	JPN	Kenichirō Kobayashi (to Ventforet Kofu)
—	DF	JPN	Kōji Maeda (to Yokohama Flügels)
—	DF	JPN	Yoshiyuki Katō (retired)
—	MF	ARG	Jorge Albero (to Tosu Futures)
—	MF	JPN	Hideki Nagai (to Shimizu S-Pulse)
—	MF	JPN	Hiroyuki Yoshida (to Toshiba)
—	MF	JPN	Kenji Tsuno (retired)
—	FW	JPN	Yūsuke Minoguchi (to Ōita F.C.)
—	DF	JPN	Junya Morishige (retired)
—	DF	JPN	Yoshinori Senbiki (retired)
—	FW	ARG	Piccoli (retired)
—	MF	JPN	Masahiko Kuboyama (retired)

Transfers during the season

In

Out

Yoshiyuki Takemoto (to Tokyo Gas)

Awards

^[2] none

References

J.LEAGUE OFFICIAL GUIDE 1996. ISBN 4-09-102324-X.
J.LEAGUE OFFICIAL GUIDE 1997. ISBN 4-09-102329-0.

^ ^a ^b J.LEAGUE OFFICIAL GUIDE 1996. ISBN 4-09-102324-X.
^ ^a ^b J.LEAGUE OFFICIAL GUIDE 1997. ISBN 4-09-102329-0.
^ J.LEAGUE YEARBOOK 1999. ISBN 4-88752-099-9.
^ J.LEAGUE OFFICIAL GUIDE 1995 NICOS series. ISBN 4-09-102321-5.

Other pages

(in Japanese) J.League official site
(in Japanese) Avispa Fukuoka official site

[J1996-1] J.LEAGUE OFFICIAL GUIDE 1996. ISBN 4-09-102324-X.

[J1997-2] J.LEAGUE OFFICIAL GUIDE 1997. ISBN 4-09-102329-0.

[J1999-3] J.LEAGUE YEARBOOK 1999. ISBN 4-88752-099-9.

[J1995N-4] J.LEAGUE OFFICIAL GUIDE 1995 NICOS series. ISBN 4-09-102321-5.

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