1997 Vissel Kobe season

Vissel Kobe 1997 football season

Vissel Kobe

1997 season

Manager

Stuart Baxter

Stadium

Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium

J.League

16th

Emperor's Cup

4th Round

J.League Cup

GL-D 4th

Top goalscorer

Akihiro Nagashima (22)

Home colours

Away colours

1998 →

1997 Vissel Kobe season

Competitions

Competitions	Position
J.League	16th / 17 clubs
Emperor's Cup	4th round
J.League Cup	GL-D 4th / 4 clubs

Domestic results

J.League

Kashima Antlers v Vissel Kobe

12 April 1997 (1997-04-12) 1–1	Kashima Antlers	5–2	Vissel Kobe	Kashima Soccer Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Vissel Kobe v Nagoya Grampus Eight

16 April 1997 (1997-04-16) 1–2	Vissel Kobe	2–1 (GG) (a.e.t.)	Nagoya Grampus Eight	Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Yokohama Flügels v Vissel Kobe

19 April 1997 (1997-04-19) 1–3	Yokohama Flügels	3–1	Vissel Kobe	Yokohama Mitsuzawa Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Vissel Kobe v Júbilo Iwata

23 April 1997 (1997-04-23) 1–4	Vissel Kobe	1–2	Júbilo Iwata	Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Kashiwa Reysol v Vissel Kobe

26 April 1997 (1997-04-26) 1–5	Kashiwa Reysol	3–1	Vissel Kobe	Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Vissel Kobe v Urawa Red Diamonds

3 May 1997 (1997-05-03) 1–6	Vissel Kobe	0–2	Urawa Red Diamonds	Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Gamba Osaka v Vissel Kobe

7 May 1997 (1997-05-07) 1–7	Gamba Osaka	2–3	Vissel Kobe	Osaka Expo '70 Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Vissel Kobe v Verdy Kawasaki

10 May 1997 (1997-05-10) 1–8	Vissel Kobe	2–4	Verdy Kawasaki	Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Kyoto Purple Sanga v Vissel Kobe

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

Vissel Kobe v JEF United Ichihara

24 May 1997 (1997-05-24) 1–10	Vissel Kobe	2–3 (GG) (a.e.t.)	JEF United Ichihara	Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Bellmare Hiratsuka v Vissel Kobe

28 May 1997 (1997-05-28) 1–11	Bellmare Hiratsuka	3–0	Vissel Kobe	Hiratsuka Athletics Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Vissel Kobe v Yokohama Marinos

31 May 1997 (1997-05-31) 1–12	Vissel Kobe	2–1	Yokohama Marinos	Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Shimizu S-Pulse v Vissel Kobe

5 July 1997 (1997-07-05) 1–13	Shimizu S-Pulse	2–4	Vissel Kobe	Nihondaira Sports Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Vissel Kobe v Sanfrecce Hiroshima

9 July 1997 (1997-07-09) 1–14	Vissel Kobe	0–1 (GG) (a.e.t.)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Avispa Fukuoka v Vissel Kobe

12 July 1997 (1997-07-12) 1–15	Avispa Fukuoka	0–1	Vissel Kobe	Hakatanomori Football Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Vissel Kobe v Cerezo Osaka

16 July 1997 (1997-07-16) 1–16	Vissel Kobe	1–2	Cerezo Osaka	Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

1–17

bye

Cerezo Osaka v Vissel Kobe

30 July 1997 (1997-07-30) 2–1	Cerezo Osaka	3–1	Vissel Kobe	Osaka Nagai Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Vissel Kobe v Kashima Antlers

2 August 1997 (1997-08-02) 2–2	Vissel Kobe	0–5	Kashima Antlers	Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Nagoya Grampus Eight v Vissel Kobe

6 August 1997 (1997-08-06) 2–3	Nagoya Grampus Eight	3–0	Vissel Kobe	Mizuho Athletic Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Vissel Kobe v Yokohama Flügels

9 August 1997 (1997-08-09) 2–4	Vissel Kobe	2–3	Yokohama Flügels	Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Júbilo Iwata v Vissel Kobe

16 August 1997 (1997-08-16) 2–5	Júbilo Iwata	2–1	Vissel Kobe	Júbilo Iwata Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Vissel Kobe v Kashiwa Reysol

20 August 1997 (1997-08-20) 2–6	Vissel Kobe	2–4	Kashiwa Reysol	Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Urawa Red Diamonds v Vissel Kobe

23 August 1997 (1997-08-23) 2–7	Urawa Red Diamonds	2–0	Vissel Kobe	Urawa Komaba Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Vissel Kobe v Gamba Osaka

30 August 1997 (1997-08-30) 2–8	Vissel Kobe	0–4	Gamba Osaka	Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Verdy Kawasaki v Vissel Kobe

3 September 1997 (1997-09-03) 2–9	Verdy Kawasaki	2–0	Vissel Kobe	Todoroki Athletics Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Kashima Antlers v Vissel Kobe

6 September 1997 (1997-09-06) 2–10	Kashima Antlers	5–0	Vissel Kobe	Kashima Soccer Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Vissel Kobe v Avispa Fukuoka

10 September 1997 (1997-09-10) 2–11	Vissel Kobe	4–3 (GG) (a.e.t.)	Avispa Fukuoka	Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

JEF United Ichihara v Vissel Kobe

13 September 1997 (1997-09-13) 2–12	JEF United Ichihara	3–4 (GG) (a.e.t.)	Vissel Kobe	Technoport Fukui Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Yokohama Marinos v Vissel Kobe

20 September 1997 (1997-09-20) 2–13	Yokohama Marinos	2–1	Vissel Kobe	Yokohama Mitsuzawa Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Vissel Kobe v Bellmare Hiratsuka

24 September 1997 (1997-09-24) 2–14	Vissel Kobe	0–1	Bellmare Hiratsuka	Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Vissel Kobe v Shimizu S-Pulse

27 September 1997 (1997-09-27) 2–15	Vissel Kobe	0–3	Shimizu S-Pulse	Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Vissel Kobe

1 October 1997 (1997-10-01) 2–16	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2–0	Vissel Kobe	Hiroshima Big Arch
JST (UTC+09)

2–17

bye

Emperor's Cup

1st Round

bye

2nd Round

bye

Vissel Kobe v Kawasaki Frontale

14 December 1997 (1997-12-14) 3rd Round	Vissel Kobe	2–0	Kawasaki Frontale	Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Kashiwa Reysol v Vissel Kobe

20 December 1997 (1997-12-20) 4th Round	Kashiwa Reysol	2–1	Vissel Kobe	Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

J.League Cup

Kashiwa Reysol v Vissel Kobe

8 March 1997 (1997-03-08) GL-D-1	Kashiwa Reysol	5–1	Vissel Kobe	Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Vissel Kobe v Nagoya Grampus Eight

15 March 1997 (1997-03-15) GL-D-2	Vissel Kobe	1–1	Nagoya Grampus Eight	Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Vissel Kobe

19 March 1997 (1997-03-19) GL-D-3	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1–0	Vissel Kobe	Hiroshima Big Arch
JST (UTC+09)

Nagoya Grampus Eight v Vissel Kobe

22 March 1997 (1997-03-22) GL-D-4	Nagoya Grampus Eight	3–0	Vissel Kobe	Mizuho Athletic Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Vissel Kobe v Sanfrecce Hiroshima

26 March 1997 (1997-03-26) GL-D-5	Vissel Kobe	2–2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Vissel Kobe v Kashiwa Reysol

29 March 1997 (1997-03-29) GL-D-6	Vissel Kobe	2–1	Kashiwa Reysol	Kobe Universiade Memorial 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		Ryuji Ishizue	(1964-07-22)July 22, 1964 (aged 32)	184 cm / 75 kg	28	0	2	0	5	0	35	0
2	DF		Ippei Watanabe	(1969-09-28)September 28, 1969 (aged 27)	184 cm / 82 kg	18	0	0	0	2	0	20	0
3	DF	^[1]	Cho Kwi-Jea	(1969-01-16)January 16, 1969 (aged 28)	177 cm / 75 kg	5	0	0	0	4	0	9	0
4	DF		Hiroki Azuma	(1966-07-10)July 10, 1966 (aged 30)	179 cm / 78 kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
5	MF		Laudrup	(1964-06-15)June 15, 1964 (aged 32)	183 cm / 82 kg	3	0	0	0	6	1	9	1
6	MF		Shigemitsu Egawa	(1966-01-31)January 31, 1966 (aged 31)	172 cm / 66 kg	14	1	2	0	3	1	19	2
7	DF		Masahiro Wada	(1965-01-21)January 21, 1965 (aged 32)	177 cm / 69 kg	0	0	2	0	2	0	4	0
8	MF		Masaaki Takada	(1973-07-26)July 26, 1973 (aged 23)	182 cm / 77 kg	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
9	FW		Ziad	(1963-05-10)May 10, 1963 (aged 33)	185 cm / 82 kg	16	4	0	0	5	1	21	5
10	MF		Bickel	(1963-10-06)October 6, 1963 (aged 33)	184 cm / 80 kg	20	3	0	0	6	0	26	3
11	FW		Takuya Jinno	(1970-06-01)June 1, 1970 (aged 26)	180 cm / 73 kg	29	1	2	0	6	0	37	1
12	DF		Kotaro Nakao	(1969-06-08)June 8, 1969 (aged 27)	180 cm / 68 kg	9	0	1	0	0	0	10	0
13	FW		Akihiro Nagashima	(1964-04-09)April 9, 1964 (aged 32)	182 cm / 77 kg	32	22	2	1	5	3	39	26
14	FW		Shinichi Kawano	(1969-11-05)November 5, 1969 (aged 27)	171 cm / 72 kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
15	DF		Masakazu Koda	(1969-09-12)September 12, 1969 (aged 27)	173 cm / 65 kg	30	1	0	0	6	0	36	1
16	GK		Masamitsu Kanemoto	(1962-10-17)October 17, 1962 (aged 34)	176 cm / 74 kg	5	0	0	0	1	0	6	0
17	DF		Yoichi Kajiyama	(1971-09-08)September 8, 1971 (aged 25)	175 cm / 68 kg	2	0	2	0	0	0	4	0
18	DF		Keiji Kaimoto	(1972-11-26)November 26, 1972 (aged 24)	181 cm / 75 kg	20	0	2	1	0	0	22	1
19	DF		Naoki Mori	(1972-05-05)May 5, 1972 (aged 24)	182 cm / 75 kg	6	0	0	0	4	0	10	0
20	FW		Jun Iwashita	(1973-04-08)April 8, 1973 (aged 23)	173 cm / 70 kg	1	0	1	0	1	0	3	0
21	GK		Takaya Nakamura	(1978-06-03)June 3, 1978 (aged 18)	180 cm / 69 kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
22	MF		Masaki Tsukano	(1970-10-12)October 12, 1970 (aged 26)	178 cm / 73 kg	4	1	0	0	1	0	5	1
23	MF		Jun Naito	(1970-12-18)December 18, 1970 (aged 26)	170 cm / 65 kg	27	0	0	0	3	0	30	0
24	MF		Koji Okamoto	(1976-04-09)April 9, 1976 (aged 20)	164 cm / 63 kg	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
25	MF		Seiji Hada	(1976-07-09)July 9, 1976 (aged 20)	162 cm / 62 kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
26	DF		Toshihiro Yoshimura	(1971-06-28)June 28, 1971 (aged 25)	175 cm / 65 kg	27	0	0	0	5	0	32	0
27	FW		Tomoji Eguchi	(1977-04-22)April 22, 1977 (aged 19)	183 cm / 74 kg	13	4	2	1	2	0	17	5
28	FW		Yuichi Yoda	(1977-06-25)June 25, 1977 (aged 19)	173 cm / 65 kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
29	MF		Tamio Harakawa	(1977-10-22)October 22, 1977 (aged 19)	180 cm / 71 kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
30	MF		Koji Yoshimura	(1976-04-13)April 13, 1976 (aged 20)	176 cm / 70 kg	32	2	1	0	6	0	39	2
31	GK		Lee	(1976-06-17)June 17, 1976 (aged 20)	184 cm / 81 kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
32	FW		Yoshihiko Matsuoka	(1977-07-29)July 29, 1977 (aged 19)	178 cm / 74 kg	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1
33	MF		Yoshiyuki Hato	(1977-08-08)August 8, 1977 (aged 19)	172 cm / 61 kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
34	MF		Takuya Suzumura	(1978-09-13)September 13, 1978 (aged 18)	175 cm / 72 kg	6	0	2	0	0	0	8	0
35	FW		Manabu Shimano	(1978-09-05)September 5, 1978 (aged 18)	165 cm / 60 kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
36	DF		Ryuji Ishikawa	(1978-11-11)November 11, 1978 (aged 18)	175 cm / 67 kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
37	FW		Michael Yano	(1979-01-22)January 22, 1979 (aged 18)	174 cm / 73 kg	10	1	1	0	0	0	11	1
38	DF		Masahiro Nakanishi	(1978-05-25)May 25, 1978 (aged 18)	171 cm / 66 kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
39	DF		Naoki Naito	(1968-05-30)May 30, 1968 (aged 28)	180 cm / 79 kg	18	0	2	0	4	0	24	0
40	MF		Noriyoshi Fujiwara †	(1980-04-12)April 12, 1980 (aged 16)	cm / kg	0	0		0	0	0		0
41	MF		Bingley †	(1971-08-16)August 16, 1971 (aged 25)	cm / kg	14	1	0	0	0	0	14	1
42	DF		Vujačić †	(1966-01-04)January 4, 1966 (aged 31)	cm / kg	14	0	2	0	0	0	16	0

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

Transfers

In:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	GK	JPN	Takaya Nakamura (from Kobe Koryo Gakuen High School)
36	DF	JPN	Ryuji Ishikawa (from Vissel Kobe youth)
38	DF	JPN	Masahiro Nakanishi (from Takigawa Daini Seinior High School)
39	DF	JPN	Naoki Naito (from Sanfrecce Hiroshima)
8	MF	JPN	Masaaki Takada (from Yokohama Flügels)
30	MF	JPN	Koji Yoshimura (from Sanfrecce Hiroshima)
33	MF	JPN	Yoshiyuki Hato (from Takigawa Daini Seinior High School)
34	MF	JPN	Takuya Suzumura (from Yokkaichi Chuo Technical High School)
35	FW	JPN	Manabu Shimano (from Hamamatsu Koto Senior High School)
37	FW	JPN	Michael Yano (from Shimizu S-Pulse youth)

Out:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	JPN	Takashi Uemura (to Sagan Tosu)
—	DF	JPN	大橋進一 (retired)
—	FW	JPN	Naoyuki Kitabori (retired)
—	DF	JPN	Yasuo Sakai (retired)
—	MF	JPN	平野政樹 (to Ventforet Kofu)
—	MF	JPN	Michihiro Tsuruta (retired)
—	DF	JPN	Hiroshi Matsuda (retired)
—	MF	SWE	Jan Jönsson (retired)