1997

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season

Competitions

Domestic results

J.League

Emperor's Cup

J.League Cup

Player statistics

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

Transfers

In: Out:

Transfers during the season

In

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(on April) * Yuki Hara *

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(from Verdy Kawasaki) * Masaki Ogawa (from

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(on September)

Out

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(on February) * Cléber (on July) *

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(to Verdy Kawasaki)

Awards

none

References

*''J.LEAGUE OFFICIAL GUIDE 1997'', 1997 *''J.LEAGUE OFFICIAL GUIDE 1998'', 1996 *''J.LEAGUE YEARBOOK 1999'', 1999

Other pages

J. League official site

Kyoto Sanga F.C. official site
{{1997 in Japanese football

Kyoto Sanga FC seasons