1996 Gamba Osaka season

Gamba Osaka
1996 season
Manager	Josip Kuže
Stadium	Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
J.League	12th
Emperor's Cup	Semifinals
J.League Cup	GL-A 6th
Top goalscorer	League: Mladen Mladenović (11); All: Hans Gillhaus (14)
Highest home attendance	12,431 (vs Verdy Kawasaki, 2 November 1996); 13,517 (vs Nagoya Grampus Eight, 26 October 1996, Ishikawa Kanazawa Stadium);
Lowest home attendance	5,025 (vs Júbilo Iwata, 2 October 1996)
Average home league attendance	8,004
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1995 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	11	0	19	38	59	−21	33	8	0	7	24	28	−4	3	0	12	14	31	−17

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	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	L	L	W	L	W	L	W	W	L	W	L	L	W	W	L	L	L	W	L	L	L	L	W	L	L	L	L	L	W
Position	5	8	10	9	11	8	9	9	7	8	8	8	10	9	9	10	10	11	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	12	13	12	13	12

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	12th / 16 clubs
Emperor's Cup	Semifinals
J.League Cup	GL-A 6th / 8 clubs

Domestic results

J.League

16 March 1996 (1996-03-16) 1	Yokohama Marinos	1–2	Gamba Osaka	Yokohama Mitsuzawa Football Stadium
19:05 JST (UTC+09)	Acosta 46'	J. League	Mladenović 44', 58'	Attendance: 11,728 Referee: Yasuhiro Matsuzaki Assistant referees: Yū Nakamura, Toshiyuki Mayuzumi Fourth official: Tasuku Onodera

20 March 1996 (1996-03-20) 2	Gamba Osaka	0–1	Yokohama Flügels	Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
15:00 JST (UTC+09)		J. League	Hattori 12'	Attendance: 9,739 Referee: Hideo Kikuchi Assistant referees: Kazuhisa Osada, Takashi Aoki Fourth official: Tsuyoshi Miyake

23 March 1996 (1996-03-23) 3	Júbilo Iwata	2–0	Gamba Osaka	Júbilo Iwata Stadium
14:04 JST (UTC+09)	Nakayama 72' Schillaci 77'	J. League		Attendance: 11,927 Referee: Tatsumi Ōno Assistant referees: Kimio Izaki, Kō Ōishi Fourth official: Tōru Nagata

30 March 1996 (1996-03-30) 4	Gamba Osaka	2–2 (V-goal) (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Shimizu S-Pulse	Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
15:00 JST (UTC+09)	Mladenović 2', 54'	J. League	Nagai 25' Y. Matsubara 89'	Attendance: 5,674 Referee: Kazuo Kakihana Assistant referees: Naoki Esumi, Ichirō Inukai Fourth official: Tsuyoshi Miyake
	Penalties
	Matsuyama Morishita Škrinjar Kiba		Oliva Morioka Santos T. Itō Andō

3 April 1996 (1996-04-03) 5	Urawa Red Diamonds	4–1	Gamba Osaka	Urawa Komaba Stadium
19:04 JST (UTC+09)	Fukunaga 57' Bein 65' Buchwald 73' Tsuchihashi 76'	J. League	Gillhaus 16'	Attendance: 20,614 Referee: Fumikazu Shioyazono Assistant referees: Mitsuru Satō, Masaaki Shimomura Fourth official: Ichirō Kuwabara

6 April 1996 (1996-04-06) 6	Gamba Osaka	2–1 (V-goal) (a.e.t.)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
15:00 JST (UTC+09)	Mladenović 73' Matsunami 98'	J. League	Noh 81'	Attendance: 7,042 Referee: Yasuhiro Hemmi Assistant referees: Morihisa Yamaguchi, Akio Okutani Fourth official: Tamotsu Ōnishi

13 April 1996 (1996-04-13) 7	Nagoya Grampus Eight	2–0	Gamba Osaka	Nagoya Mizuho Athletics Stadium
15:03 JST (UTC+09)	Hirano 3' Stojković 72'	J. League		Attendance: 22,105 Referee: Yasuhiro Matsuzaki Assistant referees: Yoshikazu Hiroshima, Ichirō Inukai Fourth official: Takafumi Igarashi

17 April 1996 (1996-04-17) 8	Gamba Osaka	4–2	Kyoto Purple Sanga	Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
19:01 JST (UTC+09)	Mladenović 11', 58' Morishita 47' Gillhaus 75'	J. League	Nagata 29' Flavio 55'	Attendance: 6,349 Referee: Piotr Werner Assistant referees: Hideaki Harada, Yasushi Tsuchimoto Fourth official: Tamotsu Ōnishi

20 April 1996 (1996-04-20) 9	Verdy Kawasaki	2–3	Gamba Osaka	Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
19:01 JST (UTC+09)	K. Miura 40' 43' (o.g.)	J. League	Hiraoka 59' Morishita 77' Matsunami 87'	Attendance: 10,858 Referee: Archundia Assistant referees: Hiroshi Fukuda, Hisaharu Kitamura Fourth official: Kenji Ōgiya

27 April 1996 (1996-04-27) 10	JEF United Ichihara	2–1	Gamba Osaka	Yamagata Park Stadium
16:00 JST (UTC+09)	Jō 49' Igarashi 89'	J. League	Matsunami 74'	Attendance: 13,153 Referee: Hiroshi Tanabe Assistant referees: Toshiyuki Mayuzumi, Satoru Ishizawa Fourth official: Masaki Abe

1 May 1996 (1996-05-01) 11	Gamba Osaka	2–1 (V-goal) (a.e.t.)	Bellmare Hiratsuka	Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
19:00 JST (UTC+09)	Matsunami 3' Kitamura 110'	J. League	Noguchi 31'	Attendance: 7,153 Referee: Shinichirō Obata Assistant referees: Morihisa Yamaguchi, Kazuhiko Matsumura Fourth official: Tamotsu Ōnishi

4 May 1996 (1996-05-04) 12	Gamba Osaka	1–7	Kashiwa Reysol	Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
14:00 JST (UTC+09)	Mladenović 70'	J. League	Edílson 48', 63', 77', 87', 88' N. Katō 55' Arima 89'	Attendance: 10,646 Referee: Tōru Kamikawa Assistant referees: Hideaki Harada, Hiroyuki Izumi Fourth official: Tsuyoshi Miyake

11 May 1996 (1996-05-11) 13	Kashima Antlers	4–0	Gamba Osaka	Kashima Soccer Stadium
14:59 JST (UTC+09)	Mazinho 25' Hasegawa 29' 40' (o.g.) Sōma 66'	J. League		Attendance: 15,142 Referee: Kiyoshi Ōta Assistant referees: Yū Nakamura, Masahiro Katagiri Fourth official: Masato Nogami

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	Cerezo Osaka	0–2	Gamba Osaka	Osaka Nagai No.2 Stadium
15:00 JST (UTC+09)		J. League	Gillhaus 52' Kiba 89'	Attendance: 9,325 Referee: Kazuo Kakihana Assistant referees: Takashi Kunori, Naoki Esumi Fourth official: Tsuyoshi Miyake

28 August 1996 (1996-08-28) 16	Kashiwa Reysol	1–0	Gamba Osaka	Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium
19:00 JST (UTC+09)	Ishikawa 16'	J. League		Attendance: 6,093 Referee: Tetsuya Hamana Assistant referees: Hiroshi Fukuda, Takao Onshi Fourth official: Kōji Sugikawa

31 August 1996 (1996-08-31) 17	Gamba Osaka	0–1	Kashima Antlers	Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
19:00 JST (UTC+09)		J. League	Yanagisawa 57'	Attendance: 8,665 Referee: Leslie Mottram Assistant referees: Sōichirō Kaneko, Tōru Yamashiro Fourth official: Tamotsu Ōnishi

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	Gamba Osaka	2–0	Cerezo Osaka	Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
16:04 JST (UTC+09)	Matsuyama 53' Matsunami 58'	J. League		Attendance: 7,210 Referee: Zoran Petrović Assistant referees: Yoshikazu Hiroshima, Kōji Minami Fourth official: Sōichirō Kaneko

21 September 1996 (1996-09-21) 20	Gamba Osaka	4–5 (V-goal) (a.e.t.)	Yokohama Marinos	Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
15:00 JST (UTC+09)	Matsuyama 9' Mladenović 50', 83' Babunski 75'	J. League	Acosta 1' 117' Bisconti 34', 57' Omura 63'	Attendance: 7,874 Referee: Hiroshi Tanabe Assistant referees: Satoru Kawano, Takayoshi Kashino Fourth official: Tsuyoshi Miyake

28 September 1996 (1996-09-28) 21	Yokohama Flügels	3–2 (V-goal) (a.e.t.)	Gamba Osaka	Yokohama Mitsuzawa Football Stadium
18:33 JST (UTC+09)	Hattori 21' Evair 42' 102'	J. League	Mladenović 48' Shimada 67'	Attendance: 7,035 Referee: Leslie Mottram Assistant referees: Kazuaki Hamaguchi, Toshimitsu Yoshida Fourth official: Kenji Ōgiya

2 October 1996 (1996-10-02) 22	Gamba Osaka	0–1	Júbilo Iwata	Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
19:00 JST (UTC+09)		J. League	Schillaci 15'	Attendance: 5,025 Referee: Zoran Petrović Assistant referees: Akio Okutani, Hiroyuki Izumi Fourth official: Tamotsu Ōnishi

5 October 1996 (1996-10-05) 23	Shimizu S-Pulse	3–2 (V-goal) (a.e.t.)	Gamba Osaka	Nihondaira Sports Stadium
15:04 JST (UTC+09)	Nagai 79' T. Itō 84' Mukōjima 106'	J. League	Gillhaus 44', 49'	Attendance: 11,046 Referee: Hiroyuki Umemoto Assistant referees: Yasushi Tsuchimoto, Akihisa Makino Fourth official: Masakazu Hōjō

16 October 1996 (1996-10-16) 24	Gamba Osaka	1–0 (V-goal) (a.e.t.)	Urawa Red Diamonds	Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
19:00 JST (UTC+09)	Gillhaus 93'	J. League		Attendance: 5,254 Referee: Shinichirō Obata Assistant referees: Hideaki Harada, Satoru Ishizawa Fourth official: Tamotsu Ōnishi

19 October 1996 (1996-10-19) 25	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2–0	Gamba Osaka	Ehime Matsuyama Athletic Stadium
18:34 JST (UTC+09)	Noh 51' Huistra 56'	J. League		Attendance: 7,202 Referee: Kazuo Kakihana Assistant referees: Satoru Kawano, Tōru Yamashiro Fourth official: Hiroshi Yoshinouchi

26 October 1996 (1996-10-26) 26	Gamba Osaka	0–3	Nagoya Grampus Eight	Ishikawa Kanazawa Stadium
15:04 JST (UTC+09)		J. League	Stojković 38' Mochizuki 60' Hirano 63'	Attendance: 13,517 Referee: Bemard Saules Assistant referees: Hisaharu Kitamura, Kō Ōishi Fourth official: Tsutomu Kaji

30 October 1996 (1996-10-30) 27	Kyoto Purple Sanga	2–1	Gamba Osaka	Kyoto Nishikyogoku Stadium
19:04 JST (UTC+09)	Edmílson 62' Carlos 70'	J. League	Škrinjar 54'	Attendance: 7,003 Referee: Hiroshi Tanabe Assistant referees: Yoshikazu Hiroshima, Takashi Aoki Fourth official: Yoshihisa Takahashi

2 November 1996 (1996-11-02) 28	Gamba Osaka	1–3	Verdy Kawasaki	Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
15:01 JST (UTC+09)	Kojima 60'	J. League	Magrão 53', 66' K. Miura 86'	Attendance: 12,431 Referee: Leslie Mottram Assistant referees: Sōichirō Kaneko, Ichirō Inukai Fourth official: Tsuyoshi Miyake

6 November 1996 (1996-11-06) 29	Bellmare Hiratsuka	2–0	Gamba Osaka	Hiratsuka Stadium
19:00 JST (UTC+09)	8' (o.g.) Noguchi 88'	J. League		Attendance: 6,335 Referee: Keiichi Sunakawa Assistant referees: Kenichi Koshiyama, Masaaki Shimomura Fourth official: Jun Hirayama

9 November 1996 (1996-11-09) 30	Gamba Osaka	2–1	JEF United Ichihara	Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
14:30 JST (UTC+09)	Isogai 34' Gillhaus 89'	J. League	Jō 35'	Attendance: 8,090 Referee: Yasuhiro Hemmi Assistant referees: Naoyuki Mori, Masatoshi Shibata Fourth official: Akio Okutani

Emperor's Cup

^[1]

1st Round

bye

2nd Round

bye

17 November 1996 (1996-11-17) 3rd Round	Gamba Osaka	4–1	Montedio Yamagata	Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
: JST (UTC+09)	Isogai ?' Hiraoka ?' Matsunami ?' Mladenović ?'		? ?'	Attendance: 1,028

23 December 1996 (1996-12-23) 4th Round	Gamba Osaka	3–1	Fujitsu Kawasaki FC	Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
: JST (UTC+09)	Morishita ?' Matsunami ?' Gillhaus ?'		? ?'	Attendance: 5,531

26 December 1996 (1996-12-26) Quarterfinals	Kyoto Purple Sanga	2–3	Gamba Osaka	Yokohama Mitsuzawa Football Stadium
: JST (UTC+09)	? ?' ? ?'		Isogai ?' Gillhaus ?' Kojima ?'	Attendance: 1,413

29 December 1996 (1996-12-29) Semifinals	Gamba Osaka	0–2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
: JST (UTC+09)			? ?' ? ?'	Attendance: 8,452

J.League Cup

1 June 1996 (1996-06-01) GL-A-1-1	Yokohama Marinos	2–3	Gamba Osaka	Yokohama Mitsuzawa Football Stadium
16:00 JST (UTC+09)	Miura 56', 77'	J. League	Isogai 15', 52' Gillhaus 18'	Attendance: 9,552 Referee: Naotsugu Fuse Assistant referees: Hiroshi Fukuda, Hitoshi Nakagomi Fourth official: Michio Nakahara

5 June 1996 (1996-06-05) GL-A-1-2	Gamba Osaka	1–1 (4–3 agg.)	Yokohama Marinos	Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
19:00 JST (UTC+09)	Matsuyama 66'	J. League	T. Yamada 79'	Attendance: 7,114 Referee: Hideo Kikuchi Assistant referees: Morihisa Yamaguchi, Hiroyuki Ōnishi Fourth official: Tamotsu Ōnishi

8 June 1996 (1996-06-08) GL-A-2-1	Júbilo Iwata	3–1	Gamba Osaka	Júbilo Iwata Stadium
19:02 JST (UTC+09)	Nanami 23' Fujita 30' Schillaci 89'	J. League	Gillhaus 12'	Attendance: 13,150 Referee: Yoshimi Ogawa Assistant referees: Naoyuki Mori, Kōji Minami Fourth official: Toshiaki Futamata

12 June 1996 (1996-06-12) GL-A-2-2	Gamba Osaka	0–5 (1–8 agg.)	Júbilo Iwata	Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
19:00 JST (UTC+09)	Vanenburg 30' Nakayama 34', 89' Takeda 35' Ōkura 71'	J. League		Attendance: 5,421 Referee: Archundia Assistant referees: Yoshikazu Hiroshima, Kazuhiko Matsumura Fourth official: Tamotsu Ōnishi

15 June 1996 (1996-06-15) GL-A-3-1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1–1	Gamba Osaka	Oita Athletic Stadium
18:31 JST (UTC+09)	Kubo 84'	J. League	Matsuyama 21'	Attendance: 4,105 Referee: Zoran Petrović Assistant referees: Noboru Ishiyama, Masatoshi Shibata Fourth official: Tsunenori Nagamatsu

19 June 1996 (1996-06-19) GL-A-3-2	Gamba Osaka	0–3 (1–4 agg.)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
19:00 JST (UTC+09)		J. League	Moriyasu 37' Kubo 47' Michiki 50'	Attendance: 5,074 Referee: Yasuhiro Matsuzaki Assistant referees: Satoru Ishizawa, Takayoshi Kashino Fourth official: Tamotsu Ōnishi

22 June 1996 (1996-06-22) GL-A-4-1	Gamba Osaka	4–3	Kyoto Purple Sanga	Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
19:04 JST (UTC+09)	Matsunami 18', 31' 57' (o.g.) Morioka 76'	J. League	To. Yamaguchi 72' Matsuhashi 84' Ōkuma 89'	Attendance: 8,519 Referee: Fumikazu Shioyazono Assistant referees: Hiroyuki Izumi, Kazuhisa Osada Fourth official: Tsuyoshi Miyake

26 June 1996 (1996-06-26) GL-A-4-2	Kyoto Purple Sanga	1–2 (4–6 agg.)	Gamba Osaka	Kyoto Nishikyogoku Stadium
19:04 JST (UTC+09)	Raudnei 77'	J. League	Škrinjar 43' Matsunami 62'	Attendance: 8,508 Referee: Tōru Kamikawa Assistant referees: Toshimitsu Yoshida, Kazuhiko Matsumura Fourth official: Yōzō Tanaka

29 June 1996 (1996-06-29) GL-A-5-1	Gamba Osaka	1–4	Kashiwa Reysol	Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
19:00 JST (UTC+09)	Gillhaus 41'	J. League	Date 38' Valdir 62' Arima 66' N. Katō 85'	Attendance: 5,323 Referee: Piotr Werner Assistant referees: Naoyuki Mori, Hiroyuki Ōnishi Fourth official: Sōichirō Kaneko

3 July 1996 (1996-07-03) GL-A-5-2	Kashiwa Reysol	2–0 (6–1 agg.)	Gamba Osaka	Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium
19:00 JST (UTC+09)	Watanabe 22' Edílson 53'	J. League		Attendance: 6,062 Referee: Yoshimi Ogawa Assistant referees: Tetsu Karakida, Akihisa Makino Fourth official: Katsuhiko Takayama

10 August 1996 (1996-08-10) GL-A-6-1	Gamba Osaka	1–1	Bellmare Hiratsuka	Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
19:00 JST (UTC+09)	Gillhaus 50'	J. League	Simão 36'	Attendance: 5,730 Referee: Yoshitsugu Katayama Assistant referees: Kazuya Yanagisawa, Takashi Aoki Fourth official: Tsuyoshi Miyake

14 August 1996 (1996-08-14) GL-A-6-2	Bellmare Hiratsuka	0–0 (1–1 agg.)	Gamba Osaka	Hiratsuka Stadium
19:00 JST (UTC+09)		J. League		Attendance: 6,709 Referee: Hideo Kikuchi Assistant referees: Kimio Izaki, Tetsu Karakida Fourth official: Kazuhiko Uchida

17 August 1996 (1996-08-17) GL-A-7-1	Gamba Osaka	1–1	Urawa Red Diamonds	Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium
19:00 JST (UTC+09)	Matsuyama 89'	J. League	Ōshiba 58'	Attendance: 8,010 Referee: Tōru Kamikawa Assistant referees: Morihisa Yamaguchi, Akio Okutani Fourth official: Sōichirō Kaneko

21 August 1996 (1996-08-21) GL-A-7-2	Urawa Red Diamonds	3–0 (4–1 agg.)	Gamba Osaka	Urawa Komaba Stadium
19:03 JST (UTC+09)	Taguchi 7' Ōshiba 19' Okano 34'	J. League		Attendance: 18,483 Referee: Bemard Saules Assistant referees: Masahiro Katagiri, Takayoshi Kashino Fourth official: Izumi Okada

Player statistics

^[2]^[3]^[1]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		J.League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	JPN	Kenji Honnami	26	0	16	0	4	0	6	0
	GK	JPN	Atsushi Shirai	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	JPN	Hayato Okanaka	24	0	16	0	0	0	8	0
	GK	JPN	Hiroyuki Kishi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	JPN	Takahiro Shimada	25	1	10	1	4	0	11	0
	DF	UKR	Tsveiba	32	0	17	0	3	0	12	0
	DF	JPN	Takeshi Yonezawa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	JPN	Yūji Hashimoto	5	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
	DF	JPN	Keiju Karashima	20	0	11	0	0	0	9	0
	DF	JPN	Takashi Kiyama	14	0	12	0	2	0	0	0
	DF	JPN	Noritada Saneyoshi	42	0	28	0	4	0	10	0
	DF	JPN	Takehiro Katō	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	JPN	Masao Kiba	38	1	22	1	3	0	13	0
	DF	JPN	Tsuneyasu Miyamoto	22	0	13	0	2	0	7	0
	DF	JPN	Kōjirō Kaimoto	10	0	5	0	0	0	5	0
	DF	JPN	Daiju Matsumoto	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	BLR	Aleinikov	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	CRO	Mladenović	23	12	20	11	1	1	2	0
	MF	JPN	Yoshiyuki Matsuyama	40	5	24	2	4	0	12	3
	MF	JPN	Kunio Kitamura	3	1	1	1	0	0	2	0
	MF	JPN	Hiromitsu Isogai	33	5	20	1	4	2	9	2
	MF	CRO	Škrinjar	26	3	15	2	0	0	11	1
	MF	JPN	Sōjirō Ishii	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	JPN	Masafumi Nakaguchi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	JPN	Kōji Kondō	36	0	24	0	3	0	9	0
	MF	JPN	Hideki Yoshioka	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	JPN	Hitoshi Morishita	45	3	28	2	4	1	13	0
	MF	JPN	Naoki Hiraoka	39	2	24	1	3	1	12	0
	MF	JPN	Shigeru Morioka	25	2	16	1	0	0	9	1
	MF	JPN	Hideki Nomiyama	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	MF	JPN	Kenji Takagi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	JPN	Hiromi Kojima	14	2	9	1	3	1	2	0
	FW	NED	Gillhaus	40	14	23	8	4	2	13	4
	FW	JPN	Toshihiro Yamaguchi	11	0	11	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	JPN	Hiroto Yamamura	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	JPN	Masanobu Matsunami	36	10	20	5	4	2	12	3
	FW	JPN	Kensuke Nishijima	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	JPN	Yūzo Funakoshi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	MKD	Babunski †	21	1	14	1	4	0	3	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

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

Transfers

^[4]^[2]

In:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	JPN	Hiroyuki Kishi (from Mikage Kogyo High School)
—	DF	JPN	Takeshi Yonezawa (from Júbilo Iwata)
—	DF	JPN	Kōjirō Kaimoto (from Tokai University Gyosei High School)
—	DF	JPN	Daiju Matsumoto (from Maebashi Commercial High School)
—	MF	CRO	Mladen Mladenović (from Salzburg)
—	MF	JPN	Hideki Yoshioka (from Yokohama Flügels)
—	MF	JPN	Hiromi Kojima (from Higashi Fukuoka High School)
—	FW	JPN	Yūzo Funakoshi (from Kunimi High School)

Out:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	JPN	Tōru Kawashima (to Vortis Tokushima)
—	DF	JPN	Shōji Nonoshita (to Yokohama Flügels)
—	DF	JPN	Kaoru Asano
—	DF	JPN	Tomohiro Mori (to Honda Motor)
—	MF	JPN	Masayuki Mita (to Sony Sendai)
—	MF	JPN	Akira Kubota
—	MF	JPN	Taizō Komai
—	MF	JPN	Kazuya Matsuda (to Albireo Niigata)
—	MF	JPN	Masao Kiba
—	MF	JPN	Akio Matsuyama
—	FW	UKR	Protassov
—	FW	JPN	Hirohito Nakamura (to Honda Motor)

Transfers during the season

In

Babunski (from Lleida on July)

Out

Sergei Aleinikov (on July)
Atsushi Shirai (to Consadole Sapporo)
Toshihiro Yamaguchi (to Kyoto Purple Sanga)
Yūzo Funakoshi (loan to Telstar on July)

Awards

^[3] none

References

J.LEAGUE OFFICIAL GUIDE 1996. ISBN 4-09-102324-X.
J.LEAGUE OFFICIAL GUIDE 1997. ISBN 4-09-102329-0.
GAMBA OSAKA History Book 1991-2011. ISBN 978-4-583-61790-9.

^ ^a ^b GAMBA OSAKA History Book 1991-2011. ISBN 978-4-583-61790-9.
^ ^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 OFFICIAL GUIDE 1995 NICOS series. ISBN 4-09-102321-5.

Other pages

(in Japanese) J. League official site
(in Japanese) Gamba Osaka official site

[gamba20th-1] GAMBA OSAKA History Book 1991-2011. ISBN 978-4-583-61790-9.

[J1996-2] J.LEAGUE OFFICIAL GUIDE 1996. ISBN 4-09-102324-X.

[J1997-3] J.LEAGUE OFFICIAL GUIDE 1997. ISBN 4-09-102329-0.

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

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