• Source: 1996 J.League

      • The 1996 J.League season was the fourth season since the establishment of the J.League. The season began on March 16 and ended on November 9.


      Clubs



      The following sixteen clubs participated in J.League during the 1996 season. Of these clubs, Kyoto Purple Sanga, and Avispa Fukuoka were newly promoted teams from Japan Football League.

      Avispa Fukuoka
      Bellmare Hiratsuka
      Cerezo Osaka
      Gamba Osaka
      JEF United Ichihara
      Júbilo Iwata
      Kashima Antlers
      Kashiwa Reysol
      Kyoto Purple Sanga
      Nagoya Grampus Eight
      Sanfrecce Hiroshima
      Shimizu S-Pulse
      Urawa Red Diamonds
      Verdy Kawasaki
      Yokohama Flügels
      Yokohama Marinos


      = Personnel

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      = Foreign players

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      Format


      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:

      Goal differential
      Goals scored
      Head-to-head results
      Extra match or a coin toss
      The club that finished at the top of the table was declared season champion.

      Changes in competition format
      Number of competing clubs increased from 14 to 16
      Followed single-season format instead of split-season format
      Suntory Final Series was held this year, instead of Suntory Championship
      Number of games per club reduced to 30 from 52 games per season


      Final standings




      Top scorers




      Awards




      = Individual awards

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      = Best Eleven

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      See also


      J.League Jikkyou Winning Eleven '97 (PlayStation video game based on the 1996 season)


      External links


      J. League 1996 (RSSSF)

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