2004 J. League Cup

The J. League Cup 2004, officially the Yamasaki Nabisco Cup 2004, was the 29th edition of Japan soccer league cup tournament and the 12th edition under the current J. League Cup format. The championship started on March 27, and finished on November 3, 2004.

Teams from the J1 took part in the tournament. The tournament started from the group stage, where they're divided into four groups. The group winners and runners-up of each group qualifies for the quarter-final.

Contents

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Tokyo Verdy 1969 6 5 1 0 16 4 +12 16
Yokohama F. Marinos 6 3 1 2 5 6 -1 10
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6 2 1 3 6 8 -2 7
Cerezo Osaka 6 0 1 5 2 11 -9 1
2004-03-27
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 Yokohama F. Marinos
Cerezo Osaka 1–1 Tokyo Verdy 1969
2004-04-29
Yokohama F. Marinos 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Tokyo Verdy 1969 4–1 Cerezo Osaka
2004-05-29
Tokyo Verdy 1969 3–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Cerezo Osaka 0–1 Yokohama F. Marinos
2004-06-05
Yokohama F. Marinos 1–2 Tokyo Verdy 1969
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Cerezo Osaka
2004-07-17
Tokyo Verdy 1969 3–0 Yokohama F. Marinos
Cerezo Osaka 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2004-07-24
Yokohama F. Marinos 1–0 Cerezo Osaka
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–3 Tokyo Verdy 1969

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Nagoya Grampus Eight 6 3 2 1 13 8 +5 11
Gamba Osaka 6 2 2 2 12 12 0 8
Albirex Niigata 6 1 3 2 7 9 -2 6
Jubilo Iwata 6 1 3 2 7 10 -3 6
2004-03-27
Jubilo Iwata 0–0 Albirex Niigata
Gamba Osaka 1–3 Nagoya Grampus Eight
2004-04-29
Albirex Niigata 4–4 Gamba Osaka
Nagoya Grampus Eight 5–2 Jubilo Iwata
2004-05-29
Jubilo Iwata 0–1 Gamba Osaka
Nagoya Grampus Eight 1–2 Albirex Niigata
2004-06-05
Gamba Osaka 2–3 Jubilo Iwata
Albirex Niigata 0–1 Nagoya Grampus Eight
2004-07-17
Albirex Niigata 1–1 Jubilo Iwata
Nagoya Grampus Eight 2–2 Gamba Osaka
2004-07-24
Jubilo Iwata 1–1 Nagoya Grampus Eight
Gamba Osaka 2–0 Albirex Niigata

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Urawa Red Diamonds 6 4 0 2 12 7 +5 12
Shimizu S-Pulse 6 4 0 2 8 9 -1 12
JEF United Ichihara 6 3 0 3 14 8 +6 9
Oita Trinita 6 1 0 4 4 14 -10 3
2004-03-27
Urawa Red Diamonds 2–3 Oita Trinita
JEF United Ichihara 4–0 Shimizu S-Pulse
2004-04-29
Shimizu S-Pulse 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds
Oita Trinita 1–4 JEF United Ichihara
2004-05-29
Shimizu S-Pulse 3–2 JEF United Ichihara
Oita Trinita 0–3 Urawa Red Diamonds
2004-06-05
JEF United Ichihara 2–0 Oita Trinita
Urawa Red Diamonds 3–0 Shimizu S-Pulse
2004-07-17
Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 JEF United Ichihara
Shimizu S-Pulse 1–0 Oita Trinita
2004-07-24
JEF United Ichihara 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds
Oita Trinita 0–2 Shimizu S-Pulse

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
FC Tokyo 6 4 1 1 10 6 +4 13
Kashima Antlers 6 3 1 2 8 5 +3 10
Kashiwa Reysol 6 1 3 2 4 5 -1 6
Vissel Kobe 6 1 1 4 4 10 -6 4
2004-03-27
Vissel Kobe 1–0 Kashiwa Reysol
FC Tokyo 1–2 Kashima Antlers
2004-04-29
Kashima Antlers 1–2 FC Tokyo
Kashiwa Reysol 1–1 Vissel Kobe
2004-05-29
Vissel Kobe 0–3 Kashima Antlers
Kashiwa Reysol 0–2 FC Tokyo
2004-06-05
Kashima Antlers 0–2 Kashiwa Reysol
FC Tokyo 2–1 Vissel Kobe
2004-07-17
Kashiwa Reysol 0–0 Kashima Antlers
Vissel Kobe 1–2 FC Tokyo
2004-07-24
Kashima Antlers 2–0 Vissel Kobe
FC Tokyo 1–1 Kashiwa Reysol

Knockout stage

Quarter finals

2004-09-04
18:00
 Urawa Red Diamonds 3 – 2 Yokohama F. Marinos Saitama Stadium
Attendance: 28,977
Referee: Masayoshi Okada
Yamase  16'
Emerson  37',  66'		 Oku  12'
Sakata  63'
2004-09-04
19:02
 Nagoya Grampus Eight 2 – 1 Kashima Antlers Mizuho Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 6,068
Referee: Yoshitsugu Katayama
Igawa  37'
Marques  70'		 Nakashima  64'
2004-09-04
19:16
 FC Tokyo 4 – 1 Gamba Osaka Tokyo National Stadium
Attendance: 14,069
Referee: Toru Kamikawa
Kelly  44'
Abe  66'
Kajiyama  77'
Jean  79'		  16' (o.g.)
2004-09-04
19:02
 Tokyo Verdy 1969 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) Shimizu S-Pulse Ajinomoto Stadium
Attendance: 6,644
Referee: Kiyoshi Ota
Yamada  35'
Sakurai  104'		 Cho Jae-Jin  26'

Semifinals

2004-10-11
15:03
 Nagoya Grampus Eight 1 – 4 Urawa Red Diamonds Mizuho Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 17,473
Referee: Kazuhiko Matsumura
Nakamura  76' Emerson  26'
Tanaka  33',  57',  84'
2004-10-13
19:01
 FC Tokyo 4 – 3 (a.e.t.) Tokyo Verdy 1969 Ajinomoto Stadium
Attendance: 15,885
Referee: Joji Kashihara
Jean  6'
Lucas  14',  42',  91'		 Yamada  47'
Hiramoto  78'
Kobayashi  79'

Final

2004-11-03
14:07
 FC Tokyo 0 – 0 (a.e.t.) Urawa Red Diamonds Tokyo National Stadium
Attendance: 53,236
Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida
  Penalties  
Lucas
Baba
Konno
Kajiyama
Kaji		 4 – 2 Tulio
Hasebe
Tanaka
Yamada

Top goalscorers

Goalscorers Goals Team
Ueslei
7
 Nagoya Grampus Eight
Lucas
6
 FC Tokyo
Marques
5
 Nagoya Grampus Eight

Awards

References

Domestic leagues
Domestic cups
Emperor's Cup · J. League Cup
Asian competitions
National teams
Club seasons
J. League Division 1
J. League Division 2