| Club: | Kyoto Purple Sanga |
| Season: | 1997 |
| Manager: | Rocha |
| Stadium: | Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium |
| League: | J.League |
| League Result: | 14th |
| Cup1: | Emperor's Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | 4th Round |
| Cup2: | J.League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | GL-E 3rd |
| League Topscorer: |  Nobuhiro Takeda (9) |
| Pattern La1: | _Kyoto Sanga F.C. 1997 HOME FP |
| Pattern B1: | _Kyoto Sanga F.C. 1997 HOME FP |
| Pattern Ra1: | _Kyoto Sanga F.C. 1997 HOME FP |
| Pattern Sh1: | _Kyoto Sanga F.C. 1997 HOME FP |
| Pattern So1: | _Kyoto Sanga F.C. 1997 HOME FP |
| Socks1: | CE04A6 |
| Pattern La2: | _Kyoto Sanga F.C. 1997 AWAY FP |
| Pattern B2: | _Kyoto Sanga F.C. 1997 AWAY FP |
| Pattern Ra2: | _Kyoto Sanga F.C. 1997 AWAY FP |
| Pattern Sh2: | _Kyoto Sanga F.C. 1997 AWAY FP |
| Pattern So2: | _Kyoto Sanga F.C. 1997 AWAY FP |
| Socks2: | CE04A6 |
| Prevseason: | 1996 |
| Nextseason: | 1998 |
1997 Kyoto Purple Sanga season
| Competitions | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| J.League | 14th / 17 clubs | |
| Emperor's Cup | 4th round | |
| J.League Cup | GL-E 3rd / 4 clubs |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | D.o.B. (Age) | Height / Weight | J.League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||||
| 1 | GK | | Shinichi Morishita | March 8, 1997 | 180 cm / 80 kg | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | | Yoshihiro Nishida | March 8, 1997 | 178 cm / 73 kg | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 1 | |
| 3 | DF |  | Capone | March 8, 1997 | 180 cm / 78 kg | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | | Carlos | March 8, 1997 | 183 cm / 75 kg | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 1 | |
| 5 | DF | | Yasuhide Ihara | March 8, 1997 | 180 cm / 70 kg | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| 6 | MF | | Yuji Okuma | March 8, 1997 | 174 cm / 70 kg | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 1 | |
| 7 | DF | | Shinsuke Shiotani | March 8, 1997 | 175 cm / 75 kg | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF/FW | | Toshihiro Yamaguchi | March 8, 1997 | 176 cm / 74 kg | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
| 9 | FW | | Cléber | March 8, 1997 | 180 cm / 77 kg | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 3 | |
| 10 | MF | | Ruy Ramos | March 8, 1997 | 181 cm / 65 kg | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 11 | FW | | Shinji Fujiyoshi | March 8, 1997 | 177 cm / 70 kg | 29 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 6 | |
| 12 | GK | | Minoru Kushibiki | March 8, 1997 | 186 cm / 82 kg | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 13 | DF/FW/MF | | Hiroshi Noguchi | March 8, 1997 | 174 cm / 68 kg | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 4 | |
| 14 | MF | | Rikizo Matsuhashi | March 8, 1997 | 173 cm / 65 kg | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 15 | MF | | Takayuki Yamaguchi | March 8, 1997 | 170 cm / 65 kg | 29 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 37 | 7 | |
| 16 | MF | | Masaya Honda | March 8, 1997 | 180 cm / 75 kg | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| 17 | DF/FW/MF | | Shokichi Sato | March 8, 1997 | 177 cm / 70 kg | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| 18 | DF | | Yasunari Hiraoka | March 8, 1997 | 184 cm / 70 kg | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| 19 | FW | | Takashi Nagata | March 8, 1997 | 174 cm / 71 kg | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | |
| 20 | FW | | Edmílson | March 8, 1997 | 176 cm / 69 kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | GK | | Yuji Keigoshi | March 8, 1997 | 183 cm / 76 kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 22 | DF | | Takashi Onishi | March 8, 1997 | 178 cm / 71 kg | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 23 | MF | | Tatsuma Yoshida | March 8, 1997 | 174 cm / 64 kg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 24 | MF | | Yoshiki Ito | March 8, 1997 | 182 cm / 74 kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 25 | DF | | Haruhiko Sato | March 8, 1997 | 178 cm / 68 kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 26 | FW | | Ryo Fukudome | March 8, 1997 | 173 cm / 63 kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 27 | DF | | Michiharu Otagiri | March 8, 1997 | 178 cm / 72 kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 28 | GK | | Naohito Hirai | March 8, 1997 | 183 cm / 79 kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 29 | GK | | Koji Fujikawa | March 8, 1997 | 180 cm / 78 kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 30 | MF | | Yoshiyuki Matsuyama | March 8, 1997 | 177 cm / 72 kg | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 3 | |
| 20 | MF | | Daniel † | March 8, 1997 | 175 cm / 74 kg | 24 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 7 | |
| 31 | MF | | Yuki Hara † | March 8, 1997 | -cm / -kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 32 | FW | | Nobuhiro Takeda † | March 8, 1997 | 177 cm / 70 kg | 16 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | |
| 33 | DF | | Masaki Ogawa † | March 8, 1997 | 177 cm / 73 kg | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
| 34 | GK | | Shigetatsu Matsunaga † | March 8, 1997 | -cm / -kg | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 35 | MF | | Mineiro † | March 8, 1997 | 178 cm / 74 kg | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
In:Out:
Daniel (on April)Yuki HaraNobuhiro Takeda (from Verdy Kawasaki)Masaki Ogawa (from Kashima Antlers)Shigetatsu Matsunaga (from Brummel Sendai)Mineiro (on September)Edmílson (on February)Cléber (on July)Ruy Ramos (to Verdy Kawasaki)none