2004 J. League Cup

The J. League Cup 2004, officially the Yamasaki Nabisco Cup 2004, was the 2nd 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.

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	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Urawa Red Diamonds	6	4	2	12	7	+5	12
Shimizu S-Pulse	6	4	2	8	9	-1	12
JEF United Ichihara	6	3	3	14	8	+6	9
Oita Trinita	6	1	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
Yamase 16' Emerson 37', 66'		Oku 12' Sakata 63'

Saitama Stadium
Attendance: 28,977
Referee: Masayoshi Okada

Nagoya Grampus Eight v Kashima Antlers

2004-09-04
19:02

Nagoya Grampus Eight	2 – 1	Kashima Antlers
Igawa 37' Marques 70'		Nakashima 64'

Mizuho Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 6,068
Referee: Yoshitsugu Katayama

FC Tokyo v Gamba Osaka

2004-09-04
19:16

FC Tokyo	4 – 1	Gamba Osaka
Kelly 44' Abe 66' Kajiyama 77' Jean 79'		16' (o.g.)

Tokyo National Stadium
Attendance: 14,069
Referee: Toru Kamikawa

Tokyo Verdy 1969 v Shimizu S-Pulse

2004-09-04
19:02

Tokyo Verdy 1969	2 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Shimizu S-Pulse
Yamada 35' Sakurai 104'		Cho Jae-Jin 26'

Ajinomoto Stadium
Attendance: 6,644
Referee: Kiyoshi Ota

Semifinals

2004-10-11
15:03

Nagoya Grampus Eight	1 – 4	Urawa Red Diamonds
Nakamura 76'		Emerson 26' Tanaka 33', 57', 84'

Mizuho Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 17,473
Referee: Kazuhiko Matsumura

FC Tokyo v Tokyo Verdy 1969

2004-10-13
19:01

FC Tokyo	4 – 3 (a.e.t.)	Tokyo Verdy 1969
Jean 6' Lucas 14', 42', 91'		Yamada 47' Hiramoto 78' Kobayashi 79'

Ajinomoto Stadium
Attendance: 15,885
Referee: Joji Kashihara

Final

FC Tokyo v Urawa Red Diamonds

2004-11-03
14:07

FC Tokyo	0 – 0 (a.e.t.)	Urawa Red Diamonds

	Penalties
Lucas Baba Konno Kajiyama Kaji	4 – 2	Tulio Hasebe Tanaka Yamada

Tokyo National Stadium
Attendance: 53,236
Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida

Top goalscorers

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

Awards

MVP: Yoichi Doi (FC Tokyo)
New Hero Prize: Makoto Hasebe (Urawa Red Diamonds)

References

J.League Official Site (English)

Japanese club football

First-tier club football seasons, 1965–present

Japan Soccer League 1965–1992 Japan Soccer League Division 1 since 1972	1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92

J. League 1993–present J. League Division 1 since 1999	1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

List of champions J. League Championship Promotion/Relegation series Super Cup

Second-tier club football seasons, 1972–present

Japan Soccer League Division 2 1972–1992	1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92

(former) Japan Football League 1992–1998 (former) Japan Football League Division 1 1992–1993	1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998

J. League Division 2 1999–present	1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

List of champions Promotion/Relegation series

Third-tier club football seasons, 1992–1993, 1999–present

(former) Japan Football League Division 2 1992–1993	1992 1993

No national third tier, 1994–1998

Japan Football League 1999–2013	1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

J3 League 2014–present	2014 2015

List of champions

Fourth-tier club football seasons, 2014–present

Japan Football League 2014–present	2014 2015

Regional level club football seasons, 1966–present

Japanese Regional Leagues 1966–present	1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Regional Promotion Series Shakaijin Cup

Emperor's Cup seasons, 1921–present

Emperor's Cup 1921–present	1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 ~~1926~~ 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 ~~1934~~ 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 WW II 1946 ~~1947~~ ~~1948~~ 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Super Cup

League Cup seasons, 1976–present

JSL Cup 1976–1991	1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991

J. League Cup 1992–present	1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Suruga Bank Championship

Football clubs in Japan, 2015

J. League Division 1	Albirex Niigata Kashima Antlers Shonan Bellmare Yokohama F. Marinos Kawasaki Frontale Gamba Osaka Nagoya Grampus Montedio Yamagata Urawa Red Diamonds Kashiwa Reysol Shimizu S-Pulse Sagan Tosu Sanfrecce Hiroshima FC Tokyo Vegalta Sendai Ventforet Kofu Vissel Kobe Matsumoto Yamaga

J. League Division 2	Avispa Fukuoka Omiya Ardija Cerezo Osaka Consadole Sapporo Ehime FC Fagiano Okayama FC Gifu Giravanz Kitakyushu Mito HollyHock JEF United Chiba Júbilo Iwata Kamatamare Sanuki Roasso Kumamoto Kyoto Sanga Thespakusatsu Gunma Tochigi SC Oita Trinita V-Varen Nagasaki Tokyo Verdy Tokushima Vortis Yokohama FC Zweigen Kanazawa

J3 League	Blaublitz Akita Fukushima United Gainare Tottori Grulla Morioka Kataller Toyama Fujieda MYFC Nagano Parceiro Renofa Yamaguchi FC Ryukyu SC Sagamihara YSCC Yokohama Machida Zelvia

100 Year Plan clubs	Azul Claro Numazu Nara Club Tonan Maebashi Vanraure Hachinohe Tochigi Uva

Japan Football League	Azul Claro Numazu Fagiano Okayama Next Honda FC Kagoshima United Honda Lock Maruyasu Okazaki MIO Biwako Shiga Nara Club FC Osaka Sagawa Printing Ryutsu Keizai Dragons Sony Sendai Tochigi Uva Vanraure Hachinohe Verspah Oita Yokogawa Musashino

Defunct clubs (clubs belong to nationwide leagues only)	Fukushima FC Arte Takasaki JEF Reserves Sagawa Express Tokyo NKK SC Yokohama Flügels ALO's Hokuriku Jatco FC Hagoromo Club Toyota Higashi-Fuji Seino Transportation Cosmo Oil Yokkaichi Sagawa Shiga Sagawa Express Osaka Eidai SC Teijin SC Nippon Steel Yawata Tosu Futures Profesor Miyazaki

2004 in Japanese football

Domestic leagues	J. League Division 1 J. League Division 2 Japan Football League Regional Leagues

Domestic cups	Emperor's Cup J. League Cup

Asian competitions	AFC Champions League

National teams	AFC Asian Cup FIFA World Cup qualification

Club seasons

J. League Division 1	Albirex Niigata Cerezo Osaka F.C. Tokyo Gamba Osaka JEF United Ichihara Júbilo Iwata Kashima Antlers Kashiwa Reysol Nagoya Grampus Eight Oita Trinita Sanfrecce Hiroshima Shimizu S-Pulse Tokyo Verdy 1969 Urawa Red Diamonds Vissel Kobe Yokohama F. Marinos

J. League Division 2	Avispa Fukuoka Consadole Sapporo Kawasaki Frontale Kyoto Purple Sanga Mito HollyHock Montedio Yamagata Omiya Ardija Sagan Tosu Shonan Bellmare Vegalta Sendai Ventforet Kofu Yokohama F.C.