1997 Gamba Osaka Roster
J1 League (J1)
Japan, Level I
Team Record: 18-12 - 58 points
Finishing 8th in J1
Location: Suita, Japan
1997 Gamba Osaka StatisticsJapan, Level I
Team Record: 18-12 - 58 points
Finishing 8th in J1
Location: Suita, Japan
Gamba Osaka of J1 League ended the 1997 season with a record of 18 wins, and 12 losses for 58 points finishing eighth in J1.
The team recorded 66 goals and yielded 46.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toru Araiba | D | July 12, 1979 | 6'0" | 161 | Osaka, Japan |
| Boban Babunski | D | May 5, 1968 | 6'0" | 174 | Skopje, North Macedonia |
| Yuzo Funakoshi | F | June 12, 1977 | 6'4" | 194 | Hyogo, Japan |
| Kohei Hayashi | June 27, 1978 | 5'9" | 150 | Yamaguchi, Japan | |
| Naoki Hiraoka | May 24, 1973 | 5'8" | 150 | Sakai, Japan | |
| Junichi Inamoto | M, D | September 18, 1979 | 5'11" | 165 | Yūsui, Kagoshima Japan |
| Kojiro Kaimoto | D | October 14, 1977 | 6'0" | 170 | Moriguchi, Japan |
| Amir Karič | M | December 31, 1973 | 5'11" | 176 | Orahovica Donja, Bosnia-Herzegovina |
| Masao Kiba | D, M | September 6, 1974 | 5'10" | 159 | Minamiawaji, Japan |
| Toshimi Kikuchi | June 17, 1973 | 5'10" | 154 | Tono, Japan | |
| Takashi Kiyama | February 18, 1972 | 5'11" | 165 | Hyogo, Japan | |
| Hiromi Kojima | December 12, 1977 | 5'10" | 154 | Fukuoka, Japan | |
| Nebojša Krupniković | M | August 15, 1973 | 6'0" | 176 | Arilje, Serbia |
| Patrick M'Boma | F | November 15, 1970 | 6'1" | 187 | Douala, Cameroon |
| Daiju Matsumoto | December 9, 1977 | 5'10" | 154 | Gunma, Japan | |
| Masanobu Matsunami | F | November 21, 1974 | 5'11" | 168 | Gifu, Japan |
| Tsuneyasu Miyamoto | D | February 7, 1977 | 5'9" | 154 | Tondabayashi, Japan |
| Shigeru Morioka | M | August 12, 1973 | 5'9" | 154 | Ōzu, Japan |
| Hitoshi Morishita | M | September 21, 1972 | 5'8" | 146 | Kainan, Japan |
| Hideki Nomiyama | April 28, 1975 | 5'11" | 143 | Kagoshima, Japan | |
| Hayato Okanaka | G | September 26, 1968 | 6'1" | Hiroshima, Japan | |
| Daisuke Saito | D, M | November 19, 1974 | 5'11" | 163 | Aichi, Japan |
| Noritada Saneyoshi | October 19, 1972 | 5'10" | 159 | Ehime, Japan | |
| Takahiro Shimada | February 9, 1965 | 6'0" | Osaka, Japan | ||
| Koji Yoshinari | May 19, 1974 | 5'9" | 154 | Tokushima, Japan |
