J.League & JFL 1996

  1. Championship: KASHIMA Antlers
  2. Runner-up: NAGOYA Grampus eight
  3. J.League Cup winner: SHIMIZU S-Pulse
  4. Japan Football League Championship: Honda Motor
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J.League 1996

The first match day is 16tht March, and the last match day is 9th November 1996, interrupted by The Olympic Games Atlanta 1996 and J.League Cup from 18th May to 29th August.

tabel_.J.League 1996
Home teamANTGRAFLUJUBREYREDVERMARJEFSSPBELGAMCERSANAVIKPSWin(V/s.o)/Loss(V/s.o)GoalsDif.Pts.
KASHIMA Antlers4:22:12:2
ext.
(4:3)		5:11:02:13:12:04:12:04:01:0
ext.		1:1
ext.
(8:9)		3:15:121(2,2)/9(1,3)612766
NAGOYA Grampus eight3:12:31:21:2
ext.		0:13:12:01:1
ext.
(4:2)		2:14:12:02:11:23:13:021(2,1)/9(2,0)632463
YOKOHAMA Flügels1:1
ext.
(6:5)		1:21:22:11:44:3
ext.		1:2
ext.		2:01:0
ext.		1:03:22:12:03:13:021(4,1)/9(1,0)582463
Júbilo IWATA2:2
ext.
(4:3)		0:22:32:3
ext.		1:1
ext.
(3:4)		2:11:02:11:23:42:03:01:03:02:120(3,1)/10(1,2)532562
KASHIWA Reysol1:02:31:24:00:71:2
ext.		4:00:22:1
ext.		2:41:03:03:05:22:020(5,0)/10(2,0)672560
URAWA Red Diamonds0:0
ext.
(4:5)		0:23:00:22:11:02:01:02:1
ext.		3:24:10:0
ext.
(4:5)		5:11:1
ext.
(3:2)		1:019(3,2)/11(1,2)512059
Verdy KAWASAKI5:01:03:20:12:3
ext.		2:03:2
ext.		2:1
ext.		5:31:02:31:2
ext.		5:11:2
ext.		1:019(4,0)/11(4,0)682657
YOKOHAMA Marinos0:10:11:20:1
ext.		1:20:11:32:11:22:11:23:03:10:0
ext.
(3:1)		1:014(2,1)/16(2,0)39-142
JEF united ICHIHARA3:23:04:22:42:31:01:51:20:1
ext.		0:22:11:0
ext.		0:10:11:013(1,0)/17(2,1)45-240
SHIMIZU S-Pulse0:21:44:21:2
ext.		2:42:30:20:21:25:13:2
ext.		2:11:0
ext.		0:20:212(3,0)/18(4,1)50-1037
Bellmare HIRATSUKA1:0
ext.		2:3
ext.		0:43:00:15:30:40:20:43:02:03:10:1
ext.		1:40:112(2,0)/18(3,0)47-1136
Gamba OSAKA0:10:30:10:11:71:0
ext.		1:34:5
ext.		2:12:2
ext.
(4:3)		2:1
ext.		2:02:1
ext.		3:04:211(3,1)/19(3,0)38-2133
Cerezo OSAKA2:43:2
ext.		0:22:15:13:12:41:02:32:32:3
ext.		0:21:2
ext.		1:22:110(2,1)/20(5,0)38-1830
Sanfrecce HIROSHIMA1:2
ext.		2:32:30:30:11:31:30:33:42:33:22:02:1
ext.		2:43:010(3,1)/20(5,0)36-2430
Avispa FUKUOKA2:41:31:31:34:5
ext.		1:2
ext.		1:2
ext.		0:13:21:30:41:00:10:20:29(1,0)/21(3,2)42-2229
KYOTO Purple Sanga1:02:32:31:2
ext.		0:11:02:00:30:21:50:22:10:22:1
ext.		0:38(1,0)/22(2,0)22-3224

note

Antlers as J.League champion shall be eligible to play in Asian Club Championship 1997/98.

Antlers as J.League champion shall be eligible to play in Super Cup 1997.

The top two teams, Antlers and Grampus shall be eligible to play in J.League Champion Final 1996 (SUNTORY Cup).

In J.League, all teams play each other two times (each at home and away).
When regulation time of league match play fails to determine a winner, teams play a 'V-goal'(golden-goal) extra time. If the match is still undecided, the winning team is decided in a penalty shoot-out.
Teams are allotted three points for a win including an extra time win and a penalty shoot-out win, one point for a shoot-out extra time loss, and no points for a loss except shoot-out extra time loss.
The ranking is determined as follows: 1) total of all points, 2) goal difference, 3) total of goals.

Points
  • 3: a Win
  • 1: a Loss in shoot-out
  • 0: a Loss

One football club, Consadole (ex-TOSHIBA), become an associate club of J.League.

J.League shall add one team to the league in next season.
The top two teams(*) of Japan Football League, Vissel, is promoted to J.League.
*) HONDA, Japan Football League champion, was an unqualified team for the J.League. In 1996, promoted team is only one.

J.League Awards

Most Valuable Player
JORGINHO (Antlers)
Best eleven
Goal-scoring leader
23: MIURA Kazuyoshi (Verdy)
Rookie of the year
SAITO Toshihide (S-Pulse)
Manager of the year
NICANOR Carvalho Junior (Reysol)
Championship team manager
JOAN CARLOS Da Silva Costa (Antlers)
Referee of the year
Zoran PETROVIC
Assistant referee of the year
HIROSHIMA Yoshikazu
Fair play Award
no applicant
Fair play player Award
OKANO Masayuki (Reds)
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J.League Cup 1996

finals

The x-Teams progress to next round.

Results

tabel_.Semi-finals
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
Reysol1:2Verdy4/9/1996National stadium, Tokyo
S-Pulse5:0Bellmare4/9/1996Shimizu
tabel_.Final
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
Verdy3:3
ext.
0:0
(4:5)		S-Pulse25/9/1996National stadium, Tokyo

Preliminary Rounds

The first match day is 1st June, and the last match day is 21st August 1996, interrupted by Atlanta Olympic Games from 4th July to 9th August.

tabel_.Preliminary Round: group A
Home teamREYBELSANMARJUBGAMREDKPSWin/Draw/LossGoalsDif.Pts.
x- KASHIWA Reysol1:21:20:02:12:02:03:17/3/424815
x- Bellmare HIRATSUKA3:13:01:11:30:01:23:16/5/323813
Sanfrecce HIROSHIMA1:32:32:21:01:12:30:06/3/522213
YOKOHAMA Marinos3:10:33:52:02:32:00:15/4/522212
Júbilo IWATA1:12:11:00:23:12:20:06/3/521410
Gamba OSAKA1:41:10:31:10:51:14:33/5/615-157
URAWA Red Diamonds1:30:00:22:11:23:00:14/4/616-46
KYOTO Purple Sanga0:01:10:11:33:11:21:13/5/614-56
tabel_.Preliminary Round: group B
Home teamSSPVERFLUJEFANTCERGRAAVIWin/Draw/LossGoalsDif.Pts.
x- SHIMIZU S-Pulse0:03:34:01:02:12:03:18/4/222616
x- Verdy KAWASAKI0:03:11:21:13:04:00:17/4/3251214
YOKOHAMA Flügels0:15:12:31:11:11:14:13/8/327712
JEF united ICHIHARA3:10:21:51:12:01:00:16/4/420-210
KASHIMA Antlers2:21:11:11:10:32:02:04/8/21649
Cerezo OSAKA0:10:11:13:30:23:18:13/4/723-37
NAGOYA Grampus eight6:10:31:11:10:26:13:32/4/819-77
Avispa FUKUOKA0:12:51:10:20:02:21:03/4/714-173

note

All sixteen J.League clubs are qualified for the competition.

In Preliminary Rounds, all teams play each other one round. In each round, teams play two legs each at home and away.
Teams are allotted three points for a win of round, one point for a draw of round, and no points for a loss of round.
The ranking is determined as follows: 1) total of all points, 2) goal difference, 3) total of goals.

Points
  • 3: each Win of rounds, more goals at the end of 2nd-leg
  • 1: each Draw of rounds, level at the end of 2nd-leg
  • 0: each Loss of rounds, less goals at the end of 2nd-leg

The top two teams in each group progress to Semi-finals.

In the final, if two teams are level at the end of regulation time, 30 minutes of extra time (not golden-goal) shall be played. If the match is still undecided, the winner shall be decided in a penalty shoot-out.

The top two teams, S-Pulse and Verdy shall be eligible to play in J.League Champion Final 1996 (SUNTORY Cup).

Awards

Most Valuable Player
Carlos Alberto Souza Dos SANTOS (S-Pulse)
New Hero Award (Under-23)
NANAMI Hiroshi (Júbilo)
SAITO Toshihide (S-Pulse)
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Super Cup 1996

tabel_.Super Cup 1996
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
Marinos0:2Grampus9/3/1996National stadium, Tokyo

note

J.League World challenge 1996

tabel_.SANWA BANK Cup 1996
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
Marinos1:1
(3:5)		IFK Göteborg
(Sweden)		2/3/1996National stadium, Tokyo

All Star Soccer 1996

tabel_.All Star Soccer 1996
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
J-Vega2:2
(4:3)		J-Altair6/7/1996Osaka

note

J-Vega is a selection of odd-numbered places in last season, including Marinos, Grampus, JEF united, Antlers, S-Pulse, Bellmare, Flügels and Avispa.
J-Altair is a selection of even-numbered places in last season, including Verdy, Reds, Júbilo, Cerezo, Sanfrecce, Reysol, Gamba and Purple Sanga.

Awards

Most Valuable Player
Dragan STOJKOVIC (Grampus)
Fighting spirit Award
Luiz CARLOS Guarnieri (Purple Sanga)
Most Impressive Player
LEONARDO Nascimento De Araujo (Antlers)

J.League Dream match 1996

tabel_.JOMO Cup 1996
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
Japan Dreams1:2World Dreams10/10/1996National stadium, Tokyo

note

Japan Dreams is J.League Japanese selection.
World Dreams is J.League non-Japanese selection.

Awards

Most Valuable Player
DUNGA (Júbilo)
Fighting spirit Award
IHARA Masami (Marinos)

J.League Champion Final 1996

SUNTORY Cup 1996

The x-Teams progress to next round.

Results

tabel_.Semi-finals
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
S-Pulse0:0
ext.
(1:3)		Grampus13/11/1996Shimizu
Antlers1:1
ext.
(4:2)		Verdy13/11/1996Kashima
tabel_.Final
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
Grampus1:0Antlers20/11/1996National stadium, Tokyo

note

Grampus as SUNTORY Cup winner shall be eligible to play in J.League World challenge 1997 (Sanwa Bank Cup).

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JFL: Japan Football League 1996

The first match day is 21st April, and the last match day is 27th October 1996, interrupted by The Olympic Games Atlanta 1996 from 15th July to 17th August.

tabel_.Japan Football League 1996
Home teamHONVISTOKFUTCONBRUOTSMONFUJOITVENCOSNKTFUKDENSEIWin(V/s.o)/Loss(V/s.o)GoalsDif.Pts.
Honda Motor4:11:02:33:2
ext.		2:00:13:13:03:27:14:11:04:12:16:025(3,0)/5(0,0)834875
y- Vissel KOBE2:11:01:1
ext.
(5:4)		5:14:23:25:00:13:02:03:03:13:03:07:025(2,0)/5(1,0)784675
Tokyo Gas2:32:3
ext.		1:21:1
ext.
(5:4)		3:22:02:1
ext.		2:01:1
ext.
(8:9)		5:25:12:05:02:02:024(2,1)/5(3,1)633573
TOSU Futures2:33:01:24:21:22:12:14:24:12:02:03:23:03:46:220(2,1)/10(1,2)682562
Consadole SAPPORO3:22:10:13:2
ext.		3:02:12:01:02:1
ext.		2:1
ext.		1:2
ext.		3:03:13:2
ext.		1:020(6,2)/10(0,2)601762
Brummel SENDAI3:4
ext.		3:20:12:2
ext.
(3:4)		2:43:02:3
ext.		2:11:01:01:2
ext.		3:02:15:15:118(3,4)/12(1,2)671556
Otsuka F.C. Vortis TOKUSHIMA0:22:41:1
ext.
(1:4)		3:01:22:3
ext.		2:02:43:04:22:01:01:03:2
ext.		4:318(3,1)/12(0,1)561555
Montedio YAMAGATA1:20:12:30:0
ext.
(3:1)		2:2
ext.
(5:3)		0:10:52:12:1
ext.		1:01:00:31:1
ext.
(2:4)		3:22:016(4,1)/14(2,1)45-449
Fujitsu Kawasaki FC1:20:20:21:43:13:2
ext.		1:2
ext.		1:2
ext.		3:13:2
ext.		2:12:1
ext.		1:0
ext.		6:05:215(5,3)/15(0,0)48345
OITA football club3:40:1
ext.		0:1
ext.		3:21:22:3
ext.		1:00:21:02:41:23:22:2
ext.
(5:3)		2:01:013(0,6)/17(2,0)42-1039
Ventforet KOFU2:31:20:13:11:00:22:3
ext.		3:10:10:34:04:30:13:12:111(0,3)/19(0,0)50-633
z- COSMO Yokkaichi0:22:31:32:31:03:3
ext.
(5:4)		0:21:30:10:21:01:00:31:30:111(5,0)/19(1,0)31-2833
NTT Kanto1:01:23:3
ext.
(3:4)		0:11:2
ext.		3:4
ext.		0:11:2
ext.		1:0
ext.		2:1
ext.		2:00:21:1
ext.
(1:3)		3:21:37(2,4)/23(0,2)36-1923
Fukushima football club1:2
ext.		1:21:20:1
ext.		1:41:21:20:51:2
ext.		1:20:41:2
ext.		1:02:32:07(0,6)/23(2,1)30-3322
Denso0:31:51:50:32:42:2
ext.
(4:5)		1:31:42:11:30:51:2
ext.		4:12:40:25(0,3)/25(0,1)40-5016
Seino Transportation0:51:40:10:1
ext.		1:2
ext.		1:40:22:30:21:21:42:3
ext.		0:32:1
ext.		2:15(1,3)/25(0,0)28-5415

note

In Japan Football League, all teams play each other two times (each at home and away).
When regulation time of league match play fails to determine a winner, teams play a sudden-death (golden-goal) extra time. If the match is still undecided, the winning team is decided in a penalty shoot-out.
Teams are allotted three points for a win including an extra time win and a penalty shoot-out win, one point for a shoot-out extra time loss, and no points for a loss except shoot-out extra time loss.
The ranking is determined as follows: 1) total of all points, 2) goal difference, 3) total of goals.

Points
  • 3: a Win
  • 1: a Loss in shoot-out
  • 0: a Loss

TOSHIBA (in Kawasaki) is reorganized into Consadole SAPPORO (in Sapporo) as an associate club of J.League.

NEC Yamagata is reorganized into Montedio YAMAGATA.

Fujitsu Kawasaki changes the team name from Fujitsu.

Denso changes the team name from Nippon Denso.

COSMO Yokkaichi changes the team name from COSMO Oil.

OITA football club changes the entry name from OITA Trinity. Trinity is a team nickname.

J.League shall add one team to the league in next season.
Vissel is promoted to J.League.
*) HONDA, Japan Football League champion, was an unqualified team for the J.League.

COSMO Yokkaichi withdraws from the league at the end of this season.

The top two teams of National Regional League Tournament, JATCO and Prima Ham FC Tsuchiura, shall be promoted to Japan Football League.

Japan Football League Awards

Goal-scoring leader
36: Wagner Augusto LOPES (Honda)
Rookie of the year
SHINJO Hiroki (Tokyo Gas)
Best eleven
Best Goalkeeper Award
ISHIZUE Ryuji (Vissel)
Manager of the year
Stuart BAXTER (Vissel)
Fair play incentive Award
Vissel KOBE

JFL all star 1996

tabel_.JFL all star 1996
TeamScoreTeamDateVenues
Japan Allstars3:9World Allstars27/7/1996Tendo

note

Japan Allstars is JFL Japanese selection.
World Allstars is JFL non-Japanese selection.

Awards

Most Valuable Player
Pierre LITTBARSKI (Brummel)
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