| 1. Round | 29/07/1997 | Cerezo Osaka | - | Vissel Kobe | 3:1 |  |
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| 2. Round | 01/08/1997 | Cerezo Osaka | - | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 2:3 | |
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| 3. Round | 05/08/1997 | Yokohama Flügels | - | Cerezo Osaka | 1:2 aet | |
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| 4. Round | 08/08/1997 | Cerezo Osaka | - | Júbilo Iwata | 1:4 | ||||
| 5. Round | 15/08/1997 | Kashiwa Reysol | - | Cerezo Osaka | 0:1 | ||||
| 6. Round | 19/08/1997 | Cerezo Osaka | - | Urawa Red Diamonds | 1:2 | ||||
| 7. Round | 22/08/1997 | Gamba Osaka | - | Cerezo Osaka | 3:2 aet | |
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| 8. Round | 29/08/1997 | Cerezo Osaka | - | Verdy Kawasaki | 5:3 | |
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| 9. Round | 02/09/1997 | Kyoto Purple Sanga | - | Cerezo Osaka | 6:7 pso |  |
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| 10. Round | 05/09/1997 | Cerezo Osaka | - | JEF United Ichihara | 1:0 | ||||
| 12. Round | 12/09/1997 | Bellmare Hiratsuka | - | Cerezo Osaka | 5:4 aet | ||||
| 13. Round | 19/09/1997 | Shimizu S-Pulse | - | Cerezo Osaka | 2:0 | ||||
| 14. Round | 23/09/1997 | Cerezo Osaka | - | Yokohama F. Marinos | 2:3 aet | ||||
| 15. Round | 26/09/1997 | Cerezo Osaka | - | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 3:1 | |
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| 16. Round | 30/09/1997 | Avispa Fukuoka | - | Cerezo Osaka | 0:2 | ||||
| 17. Round | 03/10/1997 | Kashima Antlers | - | Cerezo Osaka | 1:2 | |
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