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. Patrick M'Boma scored 25 goals for the team, while Boban Babunski, Nebojša Krupniković, Masanobu Matsunami and Shigeru Morioka each tallied five or more also.
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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 |
