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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
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1996 Gamba Osaka season

Review and events

League results summary

Source: J.LEAGUE OFFICIAL GUIDE 1997. ISBN 4-09-102329-0.

League results by round

Competitions

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

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

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

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		J.League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup
				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:

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

Transfers

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

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.

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

• Japanese football clubs 1996 season
• Gamba Osaka seasons