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
File:Kit left arm.svg File:Kit body.svg File:Kit right arm.svg File:Kit shorts.svg File:Kit socks long.svg Home colours File:Kit left arm.svg File:Kit body.svg File:Kit right arm.svg File:Kit shorts.svg File:Kit socks long.svg Away colours

1996 Avispa Fukuoka season

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

Júbilo Iwata v Avispa Fukuoka

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

Avispa Fukuoka v Urawa Red Diamonds

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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 54'	J.League	Hirose File:Soccerball shade.svg 57'gold-colored soccer ball 113'	Attendance: 17,323 Referee: Kenji Tanaka Assistant referees: Yoshikazu Hiroshima, Tōru Yamashiro Fourth official: Daikichi Kanada

Nagoya Grampus Eight v Avispa Fukuoka

23 March 1996 (1996-03-23) 3	Nagoya Grampus Eight	3–1	Avispa Fukuoka	Nagoya Mizuho Athletics Stadium
19:02 JST (UTC+09)	Moriyama File:Soccerball shade.svg 2', 12' Hirano File:Soccerball shade.svg 57'	J.League	Troglio File:Soccerball shade.svg 45'	Attendance: 20,793 Referee: Fumikazu Shioyazono Assistant referees: Hiroyuki Izumi, Masatoshi Shibata Fourth official: Motoyoshi Matsumoto

Avispa Fukuoka v Verdy Kawasaki

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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 89'	J.League	Kitazawa File:Soccerball shade.svg 30' K. Miura gold-colored soccer ball 94'	Attendance: 16,328 Referee: Hiroshi Tanabe Assistant referees: Morihisa Yamaguchi, Hideaki Harada Fourth official: Ryōichi Imamura

JEF United Ichihara v Avispa Fukuoka

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

Avispa Fukuoka v Kashima Antlers

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

Cerezo Osaka v Avispa Fukuoka

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

Avispa Fukuoka v Yokohama Flügels

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

Shimizu S-Pulse v Avispa Fukuoka

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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 49' Maradona File:Soccerball shade.svg 56'	Attendance: 14,011 Referee: Piotr Werner Assistant referees: Takashi Kunori, Takao Onshi Fourth official: Naoki Uchiyama

Kyoto Purple Sanga v Avispa Fukuoka

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

Avispa Fukuoka v Sanfrecce Hiroshima

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

Avispa Fukuoka v Bellmare Hiratsuka

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

Kashiwa Reysol v Avispa Fukuoka

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

Gamba Osaka v Avispa Fukuoka

15 May 1996 (1996-05-15) 14	Gamba Osaka	3–0	Avispa Fukuoka	Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
19:00 JST (UTC+09)	Gillhaus File:Soccerball shade.svg 49' Morioka File:Soccerball shade.svg 63' Škrinjar File:Soccerball shade.svg 87'	J.League		Attendance: 5,389 Referee: Zoran Petrović Assistant referees: Takayoshi Kashino, Takuji Fukazawa Fourth official: Tamotsu Ōnishi

Avispa Fukuoka v Yokohama Marinos

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

Bellmare Hiratsuka v Avispa Fukuoka

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

Avispa Fukuoka v Kashiwa Reysol

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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 5' Ueno File:Soccerball shade.svg 10' Troglio File:Soccerball shade.svg 26' Maradona File:Soccerball shade.svg 65'	J.League	Date File:Soccerball shade.svg 17' Edílson File:Soccerball shade.svg 37' Sakai File:Soccerball shade.svg 66', 69' N. Katō gold-colored soccer ball 103'	Attendance: 7,174 Referee: Kiyoshi Ōta Assistant referees: Toshimitsu Yoshida, Masatoshi Shibata Fourth official: Daikichi Kanada

Avispa Fukuoka v Gamba Osaka

7 September 1996 (1996-09-07) 18	Avispa Fukuoka	1–0	Gamba Osaka	Hakatanomori Football Stadium
18:29 JST (UTC+09)	File:Soccerball shade.svg 23' (o.g.)	J.League		Attendance: 6,596 Referee: Shinichirō Obata Assistant referees: Noboru Ishiyama, Hideaki Harada Fourth official: Daikichi Kanada

Yokohama Marinos v Avispa Fukuoka

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
	soccer ball with check mark Noda soccer ball with check mark Miura soccer ball with check mark M. Suzuki soccer ball with red X T. Suzuki		soccer ball with check mark Mayor soccer ball with red X Mori soccer ball with red X Ishimaru soccer ball with red X Nakagomi

Avispa Fukuoka v Júbilo Iwata

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

Urawa Red Diamonds v Avispa Fukuoka

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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 1'	J.League	Mayor File:Soccerball shade.svg 3'	Attendance: 5,611 Referee: Zoran Petrović Assistant referees: Mitsuru Satō, Keiji Kamiara Fourth official: Eiji Kaneda
	Penalties
	soccer ball with check mark Hirose soccer ball with check mark Buchwald soccer ball with check mark Taguchi soccer ball with red X Okano		soccer ball with check mark Mayor soccer ball with red X Mori soccer ball with check mark Iwai soccer ball with red X Umeyama soccer ball with red X Báez

Avispa Fukuoka v Nagoya Grampus Eight

2 October 1996 (1996-10-02) 22	Avispa Fukuoka	1–3	Nagoya Grampus Eight	Kumamoto Suizenji Stadium
19:00 JST (UTC+09)	Báez File:Soccerball shade.svg 56'	J.League	Mochizuki File:Soccerball shade.svg 12' Durix File:Soccerball shade.svg 35' File:Soccerball shade.svg 60' (o.g.)	Attendance: 7,247 Referee: Leslie Mottram Assistant referees: Tōru Yamashiro, Kōji Taniuchi Fourth official: Kōji Uehara

Verdy Kawasaki v Avispa Fukuoka

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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 75'	J.League	Ueno File:Soccerball shade.svg 60' Maradona gold-colored soccer ball 101'	Attendance: 14,446 Referee: Yoshimi Ogawa Assistant referees: Kazuhisa Osada, Ichirō Inukai Fourth official: Takatoshi Itō

Avispa Fukuoka v JEF United Ichihara

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

Kashima Antlers v Avispa Fukuoka

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

Avispa Fukuoka v Cerezo Osaka

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

Yokohama Flügels v Avispa Fukuoka

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

Avispa Fukuoka v Shimizu S-Pulse

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

Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Avispa Fukuoka

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

Avispa Fukuoka v Kyoto Purple Sanga

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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 24' Edmílson File:Soccerball shade.svg 32'	Attendance: 11,710 Referee: Fumikazu Shioyazono Assistant referees: Hideaki Harada, Kazuhiko Matsumura Fourth official: Daikichi Kanada

Emperor's Cup

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1st Round

bye

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2nd Round

bye

Avispa Fukuoka v Honda

17 November 1996 (1996-11-17) 3rd Round	Avispa Fukuoka	3–1	Honda	Hakatanomori Football Stadium
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Avispa Fukuoka v Kashima Antlers

23 December 1996 (1996-12-23) 4th Round	Avispa Fukuoka	0–2	Kashima Antlers	Hakatanomori Football Stadium
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J.League Cup

JEF United Ichihara v Avispa Fukuoka

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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 50'	Attendance: 9,964 Referee: Tetsuya Hamana Assistant referees: Kazuhisa Osada, Susumu Takeda Fourth official: Masahiko Tsuma

Avispa Fukuoka v JEF United Ichihara

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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 40' Hiroyama File:Soccerball shade.svg 57'	Attendance: 6,227 Referee: Kenji Tanaka Assistant referees: Hideaki Harada, Kazuhiko Matsumura Fourth official: Daikichi Kanada

Avispa Fukuoka v Kashima Antlers

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

Kashima Antlers v Avispa Fukuoka

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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 48' Leonardo File:Soccerball shade.svg 82'	J.League		Attendance: 14,915 Referee: Tōru Kamikawa Assistant referees: Hiroshi Fukuda, Kō Ōishi Fourth official: Masahiro Kaneda

Shimizu S-Pulse v Avispa Fukuoka

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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 22' Nagai File:Soccerball shade.svg 31' Oliva File:Soccerball shade.svg 55'	J.League	Maradona File:Soccerball shade.svg 89'	Attendance: 13,079 Referee: Keiichi Sunakawa Assistant referees: Kazuya Yanagisawa, Akio Okutani Fourth official: Masakazu Hōjō

Avispa Fukuoka v Shimizu S-Pulse

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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 80'	Attendance: 6,519 Referee: Hiroshi Tanabe Assistant referees: Hideaki Harada, Kazuhiko Matsumura Fourth official: Daikichi Kanada

Avispa Fukuoka v Yokohama Flügels

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

Yokohama Flügels v Avispa Fukuoka

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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 14' Maezono File:Soccerball shade.svg 35' Zinho File:Soccerball shade.svg 69' Sampaio File:Soccerball shade.svg 89'	J.League	Maradona File:Soccerball shade.svg 57'	Attendance: 4,503 Referee: Yoshimi Ogawa Assistant referees: Yū Nakamura, Satoru Ishizawa Fourth official: Jōji Kashihara

Avispa Fukuoka v Cerezo Osaka

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

Cerezo Osaka v Avispa Fukuoka

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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 1', 11' Yonekura File:Soccerball shade.svg 27' Narcizio File:Soccerball shade.svg 36' Kanda File:Soccerball shade.svg 43' Marquinhos File:Soccerball shade.svg 52' Morishima File:Soccerball shade.svg 70', 77'	J.League	Fujimoto File:Soccerball shade.svg 84'	Attendance: 5,771 Referee: Yoshitsugu Katayama Assistant referees: Kazuya Yanagisawa, Kazuhisa Osada Fourth official: Tamotsu Ōnishi

Avispa Fukuoka v Nagoya Grampus Eight

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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 84'	J.League		Attendance: 10,480 Referee: Naotsugu Fuse Assistant referees: Naoki Esumi, Kazuhiko Matsumura Fourth official: Syungo Matsufuji

Nagoya Grampus Eight v Avispa Fukuoka

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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 2' Hirano File:Soccerball shade.svg 54' Moriyama File:Soccerball shade.svg 76'	J.League	Yamashita File:Soccerball shade.svg 20' Ishimaru File:Soccerball shade.svg 39' Troglio File:Soccerball shade.svg 59'	Attendance: 17,611 Referee: Kenji Tanaka Assistant referees: Naoyuki Mori, Akio Okutani Fourth official: Hisao Sugata

Avispa Fukuoka v Verdy Kawasaki

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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 47', 74'	J.League	Magrão File:Soccerball shade.svg 24' Kitazawa File:Soccerball shade.svg 33', 59' K. Miura File:Soccerball shade.svg 52', 69'	Attendance: 12,932 Referee: Hiroyuki Umemoto Assistant referees: Noboru Ishiyama, Masatoshi Shibata Fourth official: Syungo Matsufuji

Verdy Kawasaki v Avispa Fukuoka

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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 49'	Attendance: 12,483 Referee: Leslie Mottram Assistant referees: Satoru Ishizawa, Takuji Fukazawa Fourth official: Haruo Imai

Player statistics

Pos.	Nat.	Player	D.o.B. (Age)	Height / Weight	J.League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Total
					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

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

• Satoshi Fujimoto (from Blaze Kumamoto)
• Hideaki Mori (from Sanfrecce Hiroshima)
• Takeshi Hibi (from Juntendo University)

Out

• Yoshiyuki Takemoto (to Tokyo Gas)

Awards

none

References

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

Other pages

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