Season | 1996 |
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Champions |
Kashima Antlers 1st J. League title |
Asian Club Championship | Kashima Antlers |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 778 (3.24 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Kazuyoshi Miura (23 goals) |
Highest attendance | 50,974 - Reds vs. P-Sanga (May 15) |
Lowest attendance | 4,491 - Sanfrecce vs. Avispa (November 6) |
Average attendance | 13,353 |
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The 1996 J.League season was the fourth season since the establishment of the J.League. The season began on March 16, 1996, and ended on November 9, 1996.
The following sixteen clubs participated in J.League during the 1996 season. Of these clubs, Kyoto Purple Sanga, and Avispa Fukuoka were newly promoted from Japan Football League (former).
In the 1996 season, the league abolished the split-season format and followed a single-season format; sixteen clubs played in double round-robin format, a total of 30 games per club. The games went to golden-goal extra time and penalties if needed after regulation. A club received 3 points for any win, 1 point for PK loss, and 0 pts for regulation or extra time loss. The clubs were ranked by points, and tie breakers are in the following order:
The club that finished at the top of the table was declared season champion.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 |
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30 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 61 | 34 | +27 | 66 | 1996 J.League Champions Qualifies to 1996 Suntory Cup*, 1997/98 ACC, and 1997 Super Cup |
2 |
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30 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 63 | 39 | +24 | 63 | Qualifies to 1996 Suntory Cup* |
3 |
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30 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 58 | 44 | +14 | 63 | |
4 |
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30 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 53 | 38 | +15 | 62 | |
5 |
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30 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 67 | 52 | +15 | 60 | |
6 |
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30 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 51 | 31 | +20 | 59 | |
7 |
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30 | 19 | 0 | 11 | 68 | 42 | +26 | 57 | |
8 |
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30 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 39 | 40 | −1 | 42 | |
9 |
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30 | 13 | 1 | 16 | 45 | 47 | −2 | 40 | |
10 |
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30 | 12 | 1 | 17 | 50 | 60 | −10 | 37 | |
11 |
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30 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 47 | 58 | −11 | 36 | |
12 |
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30 | 11 | 0 | 19 | 38 | 59 | −21 | 33 | |
13 |
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30 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 38 | 56 | −18 | 30 | |
14 |
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30 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 36 | 60 | −24 | 30 | |
15 |
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30 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 42 | 64 | −22 | 29 | |
16 |
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30 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 54 | −32 | 24 |
Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
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1 |
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Verdy Kawasaki | 23 |
2 |
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Kashiwa Reysol | 21 |
3 |
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Yokohama Flügels | 20 |
4 |
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Júbilo Iwata | 15 |
5 |
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Verdy Kawasaki | 13 |
6 |
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Kashima Antlers | 12 |
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JEF United Ichihara | 12 | |
8 |
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Gamba Osaka | 11 |
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Nagoya Grampus Eight | 11 | |
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 11 | |
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Nagoya Grampus Eight | 11 | |
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Bellmare Hiratsuka | 11 | |
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Kashima Antlers | 11 | |
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Urawa Red Diamonds | 11 |
Award | Recipient | Club | Notes |
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Most Valuable Player |
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Kashima Antlers | |
Rookie of the Year |
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Shimizu S-Pulse | |
Manager of the Year |
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Kashiwa Reysol | |
Top Scorer |
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Verdy Kawasaki | 23 goals. |