July 28, 2002
Lost in the Fog
| Date | Home | . | Visitor | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jul |  | 1-3 |  | Komaba Stadium |
| 27 Jul |  | 2-2 |  | Ichihara Seaside |
| 27 Jul |  | 1-0 |  | Kashima Stadium |
| 27 Jul |  | 3-2(ET) |  | Kokuritsu Stad. |
| 27 Jul |  | vs |  | Nihondaira |
| 27 Jul |  | vs |  | Big Arch |
| 28 Jul |  | vs |  | Kanazawa Stad. |
| 28 Jul |  | vs |  | Kokuritsu Stad. |
2-2 
It is hard to recall a match that has had as many goals as the Jubilo - JEF contest on Saturday night, yet so few memorable moments, or plays that could truly be called "highlights". Perhaps it would be best, then, to discuss some of the "low-lights" of the match. The action got off to a fittingly bizarre start, in the 9 minute, when an off-target shot from the right wing by Katsutomo Oshiba rolled across the face of goal and towards the far corner flag. As everyone on the field stood around waiting for it to roll out of play, the ball hit the corner flag, and stopped dead, half in and half out of the field of play. After a second or two of motionless bemusement, the players finally realized that someone would have to play the ball, and Oshiba was the first to reach it. With Jubilo defender on his back, Oshiba somehow managed to flick the ball down the end line, as if rolling along a tightrope, and it was picked up by Naotake Hanyu at the edge of the box. With a sudden burst of speed, the youngster accelerated into the Jubilo penalty area, and when his progress was finally cut off, he threw himself to the ground, hoping for a favourable call. The referee, a Danish gentleman named Mr. Fischer, did not disappoint, as he quickly pointed towards the penalty spot. But Mitsutoshi Watada blew the scoring opportunity by sending his shot just wide of the right post. This play was indicative of what would follow for the rest of the evening.
2-2 Over the next 60 minutes, Mr. Fischer would show that his first PK call was no fluke. there were times in this match that one began to wonder about the quality of football in Denmark, as it often seemed that the referee had never in his life seen two players bump into one another in the penalty area. Neither team seemed capable of putting a shot on target, in this match, but thanks to the referee, the scoring opportunities came one after another. By the middle of the second half, Mr. Fischer had awarded no less than FIVE penalty kicks -- two to Jubilo and three to JEF. He also saw fit to show Hideto Suzuki an immediate red card for protesting a call. Though JEF benefitted more from the referee's actions thant Jubilo, due to the profligacy of Watada, who missed not one but two PKs, Jubilo held the lead, 2-1.
Finally, as regular time was winding towards its conclusion, one of the teams managed to create a goal opportunity from field play (albeit not from open play, but from a free kick five meters outside the box). The kick was taken by Takenori Hayashi, and was headed past the keeper by Daisuke Saito, on a well-executed play.
As the match went into extra time, JEF showed that they have a core of young talent that could develop into a contender in a year or two. Youngsters like Hayashi, Hanyu, Shinji Murai and Yuki Abe gave Jubilo a tough match, even when the two teams were at even strength. After Jubilo went down a man, they really had no chance to get back into the game, though some solid defending and a good match by Arno VanZwam allowed them to preserve the draw, and get at least one point out of this "strange" match.
Lineups:
Ryo Kushino, Takayuki Chano, Zelko Milinovic, Megumu Yoshida , Masataka Sakamoto (Tadatoshi Masuda 76), Yuki Abe, Shinichi Muto (Shigetoshi Hasebe 105), Shinji Murai, Naotake Hanyu, Katsutomo Oshiba, Mitsutoshi Watada (Takenori Hayashi 65)
Arno VanZwam, Hideto Suzuki, Go Oiwa, Makoto Tanaka, Norihiro Nishi (Takahiro Yamanishi 79), Takashi Fukunishi, Toshihiro Hattori, Toshiya Fujita (Aleksandr Zivkovic 97), Jo Kanazawa (Nobuo Kawaguchi 89), Naohiro Takahara (Hiroshi Nanami 70), Masashi Nakayama
3-2(ET)
Although Jubilo's draw allowed the Yokohama Marinos to solidify their position at the top of the table, Yokohama have looked anything but impressive since the departure of Shunzuke Nakamura, for Italy. For the second consecutive week, their defence has allowed two goals to relatively weak opponents, and they have needed more than 90 minutes to claim victory. Thus, although Yokohama have yet to record a loss, this season, there is still hope for Jubilo, and even for Gamba Osaka, to over take them down the stretch.
3-2(ET) Kashiwa Reysol, on the other hand, have had a truly horrible season, and their failure to get any points from Saturday's match could add one more nail to Steve Perryman's coffin. Yokohama got the scoring started in the 36 minute, on a very nice run out of the back line by defender Naoki Matsuda. Midfielder Daisuke Oku, who has taken over the playmaker duties following the departure of Nakamura, carried the ball out of midfield and sent a pass in to Will at the edge of the box. But Will, seeing Matsuda making a rush into attack, allowed the ball to roll through, and Matsuda collected it just inside the area for an open shot from the left post. His shot placement was excellent, and the Marinos were in the lead.
The Marinos received an added bonus when Harutaka Ono picked up his second yellow card for rough play, only a few minutes before half time. The match had been physical even before this event, but thereafter it got even chippier, and the cards piled up to the point where the eventually had a significant impact on the match. Just after the break, Naza picked up a second yellow card as well, and the teams were back on even terms, with ten men apiece Shortly thereafter, Kashiwa equalized on a corner kick, which found Cesar Sampaio at the near post for a solid header. The ball slipped underneath the keeper and the score line was all even. Midway through the second half, Kashiwa moved out in front on a long, blistering shot by Nozomu Kato, which caught the Marinos keeper off guard and slipped in under the bar. To make matters worse, Tatsunori Hisanaga picked up his second yellow just a few minutes after the Kato goal, and was sent off, reducing the Marinos to nine men. For the second week in a row, Yokohama were in a pickle as the clock wound down towards the end of regulation time.
But as is often the case with "teams of destiny", this season Yokohama has somehow found a way to win even the matches that they probably do not deserve to win. With just eight minutes on the clock, substitute striker Tomoyuki Hirase raced onto a long pass from midfield, broke free into the box and fired a low line drive which knotted the score.
As the match moved into the first overtime period, Yokohama once abaingot the break they needed to secure victory. Dutra, carrying the ball down the right wing and making a sudden rush for the box. His attempted shot was blocked by a defender, but the rebound fell to young Daisuke Sakata, as a present that couldnt have been more appealing if it had been gift-wrapped. With no defender in sight, and the keeper scrambling back towards the wide-open net, Sakata had only to settle the ball and place it carefully into the nylon, to give the Marinos victory.
Lineups:
Tatsuya Enomoto, Yuji Nakazawa, Naoki Matsuda, Naza, Tatsunori Hisanaga Kunio Nagayama, Yoshiharu Ueno, Dutra, Akihiro Endo (Kazuyoshi Mikami 76), Nobuhisa Shimizu (Tomoyuki Hirase 67), Will (Daisuke Sakata 99)
Motohiro Yoshida, Takeshi Watanabe, Kensuke Nebiki, Norihiro Satsukawa (Takumi Morikawa 45), Shigenori Hagimura, Mitsuteru Watanabe (Makoto Sunakawa 89), Cesar Sampaio, Tomonori Hirayama, Harutaka Ono, Nozomu Kato (Keiji Tamada 97), Hideaki Kitajima
1-3 
Kyoto Purple Sanga are the hottest team in the league, at the moment, and they extended their winning streak to seven matches on Saturday with a convincing win over the Urawa Reds. Having said that, the Reds contributed greatly tot heir own defeat in this match, and their ability to self-destruct was on display form the outset in this match. Before a full minute had elapsed, Kyoto had a 1-0 lead after a horrendous mix-up between keeper Mobuhiro Yamagishi and defender Hideki Uchidate. The two allowed a long clearance to drop right between them and bounce past, allowing Park Ji-Sung to steal the ball and streak away for an uncontested finish.
1-3 Kyoto doubled their advantage just ten minutes later, on a sparkling play featuring Park and Daisuke Matsui, who have been two key elements in Kyoto's recent success. Park managed to find space on the right wing, and sent a perfect cross in to Matsui, who slammed the ball home and put Kyoto in a quick 2-0 lead.
But things would get even worse for the Reds before long. In the 32 minute, ace striker Emerson was caught by the linesman spitting at a Purple Sanga defender, after a strong challenge that Emerson took exception to. Though the referee did not see the incident, after conferring with his linesman he decided to give Emerson a red ticket to the locker room. Now Urawa were down two goals and a man, and the outlook was very bleak indeed. Yet the team showed some degree of poise by refusing to give up, and midfielder Nobuhisa Yamada was able to provide a ray of hope by scoring from a free kick, just before half time.
In the second hjalf, the Reds came out with some good intensity, as Yamada, Tatsuya Tanaka, and rookie right wing Tadaaki Hirakawa put the pressure on the Kyoto defence. But the mountain proved too high to climb, as Kyoto used their man advantage to weak the Reds out, and reverse the momentum by about the midway point of the second half. In the 78 minute, substitute striker Shinya Tomita put the result beyond doubt, making a nice cut for a slant pass from Park, and finished it off with a solid shot that gave the Purple Sanga a safety margin. This seemed to break the Reds' spirit. The heavy pressure they were applying early in the second half evaporated, and the final minutes wound down in anticlimactic fashion, allowing Kyoto to claim their seventh victory, and a spot in the upper third of the league table.
Lineups:
Naoto Tsuboi, Makoto Kakuta, Kazuki Teshima, Kazuhiro Suzuki, Tadashi Nakamura, Daisuke Saito, Kiyotaka Ishimaru, Shingo Suzuki, Park Ji-Sung (Daisuke Nakaharai 89), Teruaki Kurobe (Yusaku Ueno 76), Daisuke Matsui (Shinya Tomita 68)
Nobuhiro Yamagishi, Tadaaki Tsuboi, Ichiei Muroi, Hideki Uchidate, Nobuhisa Yamada, Keita Suzuki, Harison, Tadaaki Hirakawa, Masahiro Fukuda, Tatsuya Tanaka, Emerson
1-0 
In what will probably be remembered as the most bizarre match of this season, Kashima Antlers overcame visiting Vissel Kobe, who were looking to resucitate their season following the departure of former coach Ryoichi Kawakatsu. The match itself was only occasionally exciting, but the conditions had to be seen to be believed. After a first half in which both teams had occasional opportunities, but failed to finish them off, the two teams adjoured to the locker room. When they returned to the pitch, a sudden fog had rolled in off the ocean and the waters of Kasumigaura lake, which surround Kashima on three sides and are the source of its name: "deer island". By the time the second half kickoff was taken, the TV picture had become indistinct, and by the midpoint of the second half, it was impossible for TV viewers to see the players on the far sideline. Neither keeper could see much beyond midfield, and at one point, the announcer observed that the defenders should try taking a long shot in the direction of goal, as soon as they won possession, since it is unlikely that the opposing keeper would have seen the ball coming.
1-0 In the end, the Antlers prevailed on a very nice individual run by Euller. The Brazilian striker took the ball down the left wing and, when the two defenders failed to close in on him, he put on a burst of speed into the box, and unleashed a low, hard shot that beat the keeper to the near corner.
Following his goal, the fog piled up even deeper, and several fine saves by keeper Hitoshi Sogahata were so shrouded in mist that the announcers hesitated for several seconds before announcing that the ball had been saved. It might just as easily have been in the back of the net, for all that the TV audience could tell. But in the end, the fog closed in on Kobe, and the Antlers walked off into the misty darkness as winners.
Lineups:
Hitoshi Sogahata, Tomohiko Ikeuchi , Yutaka Akita, Akira Narahashi, Augusto, Naoto Honda (Jun Uchida 69), Koji Nakata, Takuya Nozawa (Takeshi Aoki 69), Mitsuo Ogasawara, Atsushi Yanagisawa (Yoshiyuki Hasegawa 86), Euller
Makoto Kakegawa, Sidiclei, Yukio Tsuchiya, Kunie Kitamoto, Tomo Sugawara, Naoya Saeki, Masayuki Okano, Shigeyoshi Mochizuki, Takeshi Hirano, Mitsunori Yabuta (Daniel 78), Kazu Miura (Ryuji Bando 64)
1-2 
Shimizu S-Pulse condinued to struggle, as they have since the season resumed after the World Cup break. There has been considerable discussion about the poor physical condition of the national team members, since returning to the club team, but it is hard to ignore the fact that S-Pulse are playing poorly at every position. After all, on Saturday night they faced a Verdy team that was withougt FIVE of its usual starters, due to accumulated yellow cards or match suspensions. After S-Pulse took an early lead, on a goal by Yoshikiyo Kubouyama, they managed to give it away by half time, and never looked like getting back in the match.
1-2 The semi-petrified Tsuyoshi Kitazawa was reclaimed from the Verdy old-folks home, dusted off and sent out on the field, and he proceeded to score the equalizer in the 43 minute, with a powerful blast off a weak clearance from the S-Pulse penalty area. Just a minute later, rookie Hayuma Tanaka showed that Verdy may have some positive hope for the future, finishing off a nice slanting run with a powerful shot that beat Masanori Sanada, and put Verdy in the lead
The second half was somewhat anticlimactic, as Verdy looked primarily to preserve their lead, and S-Pulse proved incapable of generating any truly dangerous opportunities. The match ended with no change in the score line.
Lineups:
Masanori Sanada, Tomohiro Ikeda, Oenoki, Toshihide Saito, Daisuke Ichikawa, Teruyoshi Ito, Yasuhiro Yoshida, Alessandro Santos, Masaaki Sawanobori (Kohei Hiramatsu 64), Baron, Yoshikiyo Kuboyama (Takayuki Yokoyama 70)
Daijiro Takakuwa, Seitaro Tomisawa, Naoki Soma, Alexandre Lopez, Hayuma Tanaka, Takuya Yamada, Hideki Nagai (Naoto Sakurai 54), Daigo Kobayashi, Yoshiyuki Kobayashi, Edmundo, Kazuki Hiramoto (Marquinhos 74)
Lineups:
Seigo Narazaki, Masahiro Koga, Andrej Panadic, Masayuki Omori, Tetsuya Okayama (Keiji Kaimoto 89), Tomoyuki Sakai, Motohiro Yamaguchi, Yusuke Nakatani, Naoshi Nakamura, Ivica Vastic, Ueslei
Takashi Shimoda, Yuichi Komano, Michel Pensee Billong, Marcus Tulio Tanaka, Kota Hattori, Kazuyuki Morisaki, Jun Ideguchi, Yuki Matsushita (Yoshiro Nakamura 68), Chikara Fujimoto, Susumu Oki (Hiroto Mogi 68), Tatsuhiko Kubo
3-0 
On Sunday night, Vegalta Sendai continued their slide towards the middle of the table, as they lost their fourth straight match since the World Cup break. It is hard to say exactly what has changed, but something of the flair and energy that they possessed earlier in the year seems to be gone. Meanwhile, Gamba Osaka remained in contention with a convincing win, moving to within just four points of league leaders Yokohama Marinos. This match started out with some very competitive runs from both sides, but by midway through the first half, Gamba had taken full control. The first goal of the match came on one of countless runs down the left flank, which seemed to be an open wound for Vegalta all night. Toru Araiba ran an overlap play with Kota Yoshihara and found himself with open space and two teammates in the penalty box. His cross for the near post was a bit too short, but as Magrao and two defenders all threw themselves at the ball, it took an unfortunate bounce off a defender and rolled into the net for an own goal.
3-0 Just a short while later, Gamba gave themselves some insurance through a classic breakaway goal by Marcelinho Carioca. As Gamba cleared their own end and the ball was released to Fabinho at midfield, a defender surged forward to try to cut off the outlet pass and halt the attack. But Fabinho flicked the ball on, and suddenly Marcelinho was off to the races, with nobody between him and the net but the goalkeeper. He sped towards the net with the ball held close, and as soon as the keeper moved off his line he released a lob that easily found the nylon.
Gamba put the cap on their evening in the second half, when Yasuhiro Endo got free down the right wing and crossed into the box for an open Magrao. The big Brazilian headed the ball home to collect his eleventh goal of the season, moving into first place in the scoring table.
Lineups:
Ryota Tsuzuki, Satoshi Yamaguchi, Tsuneyasu Miyamoto, Masao Kiba, Toru Araiba (Masayuki Matsunami 72), Shigeru Morioka, Yasuhito Endo, Fabinho, Marcelinho Carioca (Takahiro Futagawa 72), Kota Yoshihara (Satoshi Nakayama 82), Magrao
Norio Takahashi, Kenji Suzuki, Susumu Watanabe, Norio Omura, Tomohiro Katanosaka, Hitoshi Moriyasu (Takahiro Yamada 60), Naoki Chiba, Shin Nakamura (Kazuhiro Murakami 65), Nobuyuki Zaizen (Shinya Mitsuoka 72), Yoshiteru Yamashita , Satoshi Otomo
3-1 
FC Tokyo showed flashes of the energy and aggressive flair that they possessed earlier in the year, and are starting to inform the league that they are likely to be a top contender within the next year or two. The team is improving all the time, thanks mainly to the contributions of youngsters such as Mitsuhiro Toda, Naohiro Ishikawa, Masashi Miyazawa and Teruyuki Moniwa. Tokyo surged out to an early lead with three strikes in the first thirky minutes. The first goal was created mainly by Ishikawa, who collected a lob pass from Miyazawa and very nearly scored on the volley. When his first shot was blocked by keeper Yohei Sato, Ishikawa remained calm, picked up the deflection and fired another shot on goal. Again, Sato managed to get a hand on it, but this time his deflection was weak and ineffective, allowing "Kelly" Guimares to swoop in for an easy tap-in.
3-1 Ten minutes later, Ishikawa got a goal of his own. This time, Toda was the profider, making a cut down the right flank, but dropping the ball back to Ishikawa when his path to goal was cut off. Ishikawa saw the keeper cheating off his line, and released a quick lob for the far corner which sailed over Sato's head and into the goal.
Toda got Tokyo's the final goal of the evening on a well-timed run that beat the offside trap. Kelly sent a lob over the defence, and as Toda rushed into open space, the linesman's flag stayed down, giving Toda an easy shot to beat the keeper.
With a three-goal lead, Tokyo came out a bit too cautious and complacent in the second half. The spark they had shown earlier in the match was gone, and this allowed Consadole to take over the offensive initiative. But Tokyo knew that time was on their side, and despite a nice goal off a corner kick, from Srjdan Baljak, for the most part, the defending of players like Moniwa and Ryuji Fujiyama was sufficient to keep Sapporo at bay. In the end, one goal was all that Consadole could muster, and Tokyo coasted to an easy win.
Lineups:
Yoichi Doi, Akira Kaji, Ryuji Fujiyama, Teruyuki Moniwa, Tetsuya Ito, Takahiko Shimotaira, Masashi Miyazawa (Tetsuhiro Kina 88), Naohiro Ishikawa (Daisuke Hoshi 70), Kelly, Mitsuhiro Toda (Kenji Fukuda 77), Amaral
Yohei Sato, Yasuyuki Konno, Tsuyoshi Furukawa, Kensaku Omori Hitoshi Morishita, Koji Yamase, Biju, Tomohiro Wanami (Naoki Sakai 45), Srjdan Baljak, Jadilson (Yushi Soda 85), Takafumi Ogura
With Gamba Osaka's win, the team moves to within four points of Yokohama Marinos, which effectively makes the contest for the first-stage championship a three-horse race. Marinos are in the pole position, with a two point lead over Jubilo and four points over Gamba, but their schedule is slightly more difficult, and they have been somewhat less than impressive since Nakamura left for Europe. Jubilo, two points adrift, have both the experience and the offensive punch needed to overtake Yokohama, but they have also been a bit off form in recent matches. The hottest teams since the World Cup break have been Gamba, who are just four points adrift and still have a legitimate chance, and Kyoto Purple Sanga, who at ten points off the pace are making their move a bit too late to have a chance of winning the stage title. However, they have made it clear that they will be strong contenders in the second stage.
| . | Team | Pts | GP | W (90/ET) | D | L | GDif | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yokohama Marinos | 28 | 11 | 10 (7-3) | 1 | 0 | +15 | 23 | 8 |
| 2 | Jubilo Iwata | 26 | 11 | 9 (7-2) | 1 | 1 | +15 | 26 | 11 |
| 3 | Gamba Osaka | 24 | 11 | 8 (7-1) | 1 | 2 | +16 | 27 | 11 |
| 4 | Kyoto Purple Sanga | 18 | 11 | 7 (4-3) | 0 | 4 | +6 | 20 | 14 |
| 5 | Kashima Antlers | 18 | 11 | 6 (6-0) | 0 | 5 | +0 | 14 | 14 |
| 6 | Nagoya Grampus | 17 | 11 | 6 (5-1) | 0 | 5 | +4 | 18 | 14 |
| 7 | Vegalta Sendai | 17 | 11 | 6 (5-1) | 0 | 5 | +2 | 17 | 15 |
| 8 | FC Tokyo | 14 | 11 | 4 (4-0) | 2 | 5 | -2 | 17 | 19 |
| 9 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 14 | 11 | 5 (2-3) | 2 | 4 | -5 | 11 | 16 |
| 10 | Urawa Reds | 11 | 11 | 4 (2-2) | 1 | 6 | -1 | 17 | 18 |
| 11 | Kashiwa Reysol | 11 | 11 | 4 (3-1) | 0 | 7 | -5 | 15 | 20 |
| 12 | JEF United Ichihara | 11 | 11 | 3 (2-1) | 3 | 5 | -7 | 13 | 20 |
| 13 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 10 | 11 | 3 (3-0) | 1 | 7 | -7 | 11 | 18 |
| 14 | Tokyo Verdy | 9 | 11 | 3 (2-1) | 1 | 7 | -7 | 11 | 18 |
| 15 | Vissel Kobe | 7 | 11 | 2 (2-0) | 1 | 8 | -7 | 8 | 15 |
| 16 | Consadole Sapporo | 3 | 11 | 1 (1-0) | 0 | 10 | -17 | 11 | 28 |
Rumours and Rumblings
JEF United Wooing Yong Turk
According to recent rumours from Turkey, JEF United Ichihara are currently in discussions with the agent for 26-year-old Mansiz Ilhan, currently playing for Bektash in the Turkish league. The young striker made a splash at the 2002 World Cup, scoring three goals for his national team and helping Turkey advance to capture third place. JEF head coach Josef Venglos coached for several years in Turkey, at Fenerbahce, and is reportedly on familiar terms with Ilhan. At the moment, JEF has three forieng players on its roster already -- Choi Yong-Soo, Zeljko Milinovic and the recently-signed Lubomir Moravcik. However, Choi has not made an appearance, even on the bench, since the World Cup. Some rumours indicate that the Korean striker is keen to be traded to a European club, though there has been no news of specific negotiations with an overseas club. Nevertheless, there is at least the potential for JEF to work out a deal which could both give Choi his desired ticket to Europe, and obtain enough cash to bring Ilhan to Ichihara.
p>Reggina Planning Tour of Japan
Shunsuke Nakamura's new club, Reggina, are planning to make a one-week tour of Japan at the end of the year, and are already taking steps to arrange friendly matches. One club that will almost certainly be on the aganda is Nakamura's old club, the Yokohama Marinos. However, there are indications that another Serie A side, Brescia, may also make a Japan tour, and that the two Serie A sides could play an exhibition match in Tokyo, some time in December. We will be watching this story closely, and will provide further information once specific match dates are announced.
Video Highlights Posted
As we mentioned last week, The Rising Sun News is adding a new feature to the individual player pages. In addition to our regular, twice-yearly update of the player statistics and background information, we have posted links to the video clips showing each player's most impressive goals and assists.
This week, we finished updating the information for five clubs -- Yokohama Marinos, Kashiwa Reysol, Urawa Reds, Kyoto Purple Sanga and Sanfrecce Hiroshima. As we continue to update the player profiles for each club, over the next week or two, more video clips will become available. Check back regularly to see the videos of your favourite teams and players.
Links to some of the player pages are provided below.
| Pos. | No. | Name | Date of Birth | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | 2 | Antonio Monteiro DUTRA | 11-Aug-1973 | 170 | 70 |
| DF | 3 | Naoki MATSUDA | 14-Mar-1977 | 183 | 78 |
| DF | 4 | Yasuhiro HATO | 04-May-1976 | 178 | 70 |
| MF | 6 | Yoshiharu UENO | 21-Apr-1973 | 181 | 70 |
| DF | 7 | "NAZA" De Lima | 08-Dec-1968 | 175 | 75 |
| MF | 8 | Akihiro ENDO | 18-Sep-1975 | 172 | 65 |
| FW | 9 | WILL Robson Emilio Andrade | 15-Dec-1973 | 177 | 76 |
| FW | 11 | Norihisa SHIMIZU | 04-Oct-1976 | 170 | 65 |
| MF | 12 | Kazuki SATO | 27-Jun-1974 | 170 | 63 |
| MF | 13 | Kunio NAGAYAMA | 16-Sep-1970 | 171 | 65 |
| FW | 14 | Daisuke TONOIKE | 29-Jan-1975 | 184 | 76 |
| FW | 19 | Sotaro YASUNAGA | 20-Apr-1976 | 178 | 75 |
| MF | 22 | Yuki KANEKO | 29-May-1982 | 168 | 61 |
| FW | 23 | Yutaka TAHARA | 27-Apr-1982 | 184 | 83 |
| FW | 29 | Daisuke SAKATA | 16-Jan-1983 | 173 | 65 |
| MF | 30 | Tatsunori HISANAGA | 23-Dec-1977 | 172 | 65 |
| DF | 32 | Kazuyoshi MIKAMI | 29-Aug-1975 | 180 | 71 |
| MF | 37 | Daisuke OKU | 07-Feb-1976 | 173 | 72 |
| Pos. | No. | Name | Date of Birth | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | 2 | Nobuhisa YAMADA | 10-Sep-1975 | 175 | 66 |
| DF | 3 | Masami IHARA | 18-Sep-1967 | 182 | 74 |
| MF | 4 | Masaki TSUCHIHASHI | 23-Jul-1972 | 175 | 69 |
| FW | 7 | Yuichiro NAGAI | 14-Feb-1979 | 184 | 70 |
| MF | 8 | Toshiyuki ABE | 01-Aug-1974 | 180 | 70 |
| FW | 9 | Masahiro FUKUDA | 27-Dec-1966 | 176 | 68 |
| FW | 10 | Marcio EMERSON Passos | 06-Sep-1981 | 171 | 69 |
| FW | 11 | Livonir Ruschel (TUTO) | 02-Jul-1978 | 182 | 75 |
| MF | 13 | Keita SUZUKI | 08-Jul-1981 | 177 | 67 |
| MF | 15 | HARISON Da Silva Nery | 02-Jan-1980 | 175 | 68 |
| FW | 18 | Tatsuya TANAKA | 27-Nov-1982 | 167 | 63 |
| DF | 19 | Hideki UCHIDATE | 15-Jan-1974 | 180 | 65 |
| DF | 22 | Shinji JOJO | 28-Aug-1977 | 180 | 72 |
| DF | 27 | Manabu IKEDA | 03-Jul-1980 | 183 | 80 |
| DF | 35 | Ryuji MICHIKI | 25-Aug-1973 | 178 | 70 |
| Pos. | No. | Name | Date of Birth | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | 2 | Shigenori HAGIMURA | 31-Jul-1976 | 183 | 75 |
| DF | 3 | Norihiro SATSUKAWA | 18-Apr-1972 | 175 | 75 |
| DF | 4 | Takeshi WATANABE | 10-Sep-1972 | 181 | 76 |
| DF | 5 | Sota NAKAZAWA | 26-Oct-1982 | 188 | 74 |
| MF | 7 | Tomokazu MYOJIN | 24-Jan-1978 | 173 | 66 |
| MF | 8 | Cesar SAMPAIO | 31-Mar-1968 | 177 | 74 |
| FW | 9 | Hideaki KITAJIMA | 23-May-1978 | 182 | 75 |
| MF | 10 | Harutaka ONO | 12-May-1978 | 173 | 69 |
| MF | 11 | Nozomu KATO | 07-Oct-1969 | 170 | 62 |
| MF | 13 | Mitsuteru WATANABE | 10-Apr-1974 | 177 | 67 |
| MF | 15 | Makoto SUNAKAWA | 10-Aug-1977 | 173 | 67 |
| DF | 23 | Kensuke NEBIKI | 07-Sep-1977 | 185 | 76 |
| MF | 24 | Tomonori HIRAYAMA | 09-Jan-1978 | 173 | 64 |
| MF | 27 | Shinya TANOUE | 05-Feb-1980 | 171 | 61 |
| FW | 29 | Tadamichi MACHIDA | 23-May-1981 | 175 | 65 |
| Pos. | No. | Name | Date of Birth | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | 7 | PARK Ji Sung | 25-Feb-1981 | 178 | 70 |
| MF | 8 | Makoto ATSUTA | 16-Sep-1976 | 174 | 64 |
| FW | 9 | Teruaki KUROBE | 06-Mar-1978 | 177 | 70 |
| MF | 10 | Daisuke MATSUI | 11-May-1981 | 175 | 63 |
| MF | 11 | Kiyotaka ISHIMARU | 30-Oct-1973 | 174 | 68 |
| MF | 14 | Shingo SUZUKI | 20-Mar-1978 | 168 | 63 |
| FW | 18 | Yusaku UENO | 01-Nov-1973 | 183 | 74 |
| FW | 20 | AN Hyo Yeon | 16-Apr-1978 | 183 | 72 |
| MF | 22 | Daisuke SAITO | 29-Aug-1980 | 178 | 70 |
| MF | 26 | Daisuke NAKAHARAI | 22-May-1977 | 172 | 63 |
| Pos. | No. | Name | Date of Birth | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | 2 | Shinya KAWASHIMA | 20-Jul-1978 | 188 | 84 |
| DF | 3 | Kentaro SAWADA | 15-May-1970 | 170 | 65 |
| MF | 4 | Hiroyoshi KUWABARA | 02-Oct-1971 | 180 | 72 |
| DF | 5 | Yuichi KOMANO | 25-Jul-1981 | 171 | 71 |
| DF | 6 | Marcus TULIO Lyuji Murzani Tanaka | 24-Apr-1981 | 185 | 82 |
| MF | 7 | Koji MORISAKI | 09-May-1981 | 175 | 72 |
| MF | 8 | Kazuyuki MORISAKI | 09-May-1981 | 176 | 69 |
| FW | 9 | Yutaka TAKAHASHI | 29-Sep-1980 | 174 | 70 |
| FW | 10 | Tatsuhiko KUBO | 18-Jun-1976 | 181 | 73 |
| MF | 11 | Chikara FUJIMOTO | 31-Oct-1977 | 168 | 68 |
| FW | 16 | Naoya UMEDA | 27-Apr-1978 | 185 | 85 |
| MF | 17 | Kota HATTORI | 22-Nov-1977 | 176 | 68 |
| DF | 19 | Kenichi UEMURA | 22-Apr-1974 | 180 | 74 |
| FW | 20 | Susumu OKI | 23-Feb-1976 | 178 | 71 |
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