2005 J. League Cup

The J. League Cup 2005, officially the Yamasaki Nabisco Cup 2005, was the 3rd edition of Japan soccer league cup tournament and the 13th edition under the current J. League Cup format. The championship started on March 19, and finished on November 5, 2005.

Teams from the J1 took part in the tournament. Yokohama F. Marinos and Jubilo Iwata were given a bye to the quarter-final due to their qualification for the AFC Champions League. The rest of 16 teams started from the group stage, where they're divided into four groups. The group winners of each group qualifies for the quarter-final along with the 2 best runners-up, and the two teams which qualified for the AFC Champions League.

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Urawa Red Diamonds	6	5	0	1	10	7	+3	15
Omiya Ardija	6	3	1	2	9	6	+3	10
Albirex Niigata	6	3	1	2	7	5	+2	10
Vissel Kobe	6	0	0	6	1	9	-8	0


2005-03-19
Vissel Kobe	1 – 2	Urawa Red Diamonds
Omiya Ardija	2 – 0	Albirex Niigata
2005-03-26
Albirex Niigata	1 – 0	Vissel Kobe
Urawa Red Diamonds	2 – 1	Omiya Ardija
2005-05-21
Urawa Red Diamonds	2 – 1	Albirex Niigata
Vissel Kobe	0 – 1	Omiya Ardija
2005-05-28
Albirex Niigata	1 – 1	Omiya Ardija
Urawa Red Diamonds	1 – 0	Vissel Kobe
2005-06-04
Omiya Ardija	1 – 3	Urawa Red Diamonds
Vissel Kobe	0 – 1	Albirex Niigata
2005-06-11
Omiya Ardija	3 – 0	Vissel Kobe
Albirex Niigata	3 – 0	Urawa Red Diamonds

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Gamba Osaka	6	4	1	1	17	12	+5	13
Kawasaki Frontale	6	2	3	1	16	12	+4	9
Tokyo Verdy 1969	6	1	3	2	12	14	-2	6
Sanfrecce Hiroshima	6	1	1	4	8	15	-7	4


2005-03-19
Gamba Osaka	4 – 2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Tokyo Verdy 1969	4 – 4	Kawasaki Frontale
2005-03-26
Kawasaki Frontale	2 – 2	Gamba Osaka
Sanfrecce Hiroshima	0 – 1	Tokyo Verdy 1969
2005-05-21
Gamba Osaka	5 – 3	Tokyo Verdy 1969
Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1 – 4	Kawasaki Frontale
2005-05-28
Gamba Osaka	3 – 2	Kawasaki Frontale
Tokyo Verdy 1969	2 – 2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2005-06-04
Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2 – 1	Gamba Osaka
Kawasaki Frontale	1 – 1	Tokyo Verdy 1969
2005-06-11
Tokyo Verdy 1969	1 – 2	Gamba Osaka
Kawasaki Frontale	3 – 1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
JEF United Chiba	6	4	1	1	14	7	+7	13
Kashiwa Reysol	6	2	2	2	6	8	-2	8
Oita Trinita	6	1	3	2	3	6	-3	6
FC Tokyo	6	1	2	3	5	7	-2	5


2005-03-19
Kashiwa Reysol	3 – 1	FC Tokyo
Oita Trinita	1 – 3	JEF United Chiba
2005-03-26
FC Tokyo	0 – 0	Oita Trinita
JEF United Chiba	1 – 2	Kashiwa Reysol
2005-05-21
Kashiwa Reysol	0 – 1	Oita Trinita
FC Tokyo	0 – 1	JEF United Chiba
2005-05-28
Kashiwa Reysol	1 – 5	JEF United Chiba
Oita Trinita	0 – 2	FC Tokyo
2005-06-04
JEF United Chiba	1 – 1	Oita Trinita
FC Tokyo	0 – 0	Kashiwa Reysol
2005-06-11
JEF United Chiba	3 – 2	FC Tokyo
Oita Trinita	0 – 0	Kashiwa Reysol

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Shimizu S-Pulse	6	3	2	1	12	7	+5	11
Cerezo Osaka	6	3	1	2	10	8	+2	10
Nagoya Grampus Eight	6	2	1	3	5	8	-3	7
Kashima Antlers	6	1	2	3	7	11	-4	5


2005-03-19
Shimizu S-Pulse	1 – 1	Kashima Antlers
Nagoya Grampus Eight	1 – 2	Cerezo Osaka
2005-03-26
Kashima Antlers	2 – 1	Nagoya Grampus Eight
Cerezo Osaka	0 – 2	Shimizu S-Pulse
2005-05-21
Kashima Antlers	1 – 3	Cerezo Osaka
Nagoya Grampus Eight	0 – 3	Shimizu S-Pulse
2005-05-28
Nagoya Grampus Eight	1 – 0	Kashima Antlers
Shimizu S-Pulse	3 – 2	Cerezo Osaka
2005-06-04
Kashima Antlers	3 – 3	Shimizu S-Pulse
Cerezo Osaka	1 – 1	Nagoya Grampus Eight
2005-06-11
Shimizu S-Pulse	0 – 1	Nagoya Grampus Eight
Cerezo Osaka	2 – 0	Kashima Antlers

Knockout stage

Quarter finals

First leg

JEF United Chiba v Júbilo Iwata

2005-08-06
18:30

JEF United Chiba	3 – 2	Júbilo Iwata
Hanyu 6' Nakajima 30' Yoda 84'		Maeda 44' Kikuchi 88'

Tokyo National Stadium
Attendance: 10,522
Referee: Hajime Matsuo

Cerezo Osaka v Gamba Osaka

2005-08-06
19:00

Cerezo Osaka	0 – 3	Gamba Osaka
		Sidiclei 18' Hashimoto 54' Ienaga 86'

Nagai Stadium
Attendance: 12,863
Referee: Tsutomu Anazawa

Shimizu S-Pulse v Urawa Red Diamonds

2005-08-06
19:00

Shimizu S-Pulse	0 – 1	Urawa Red Diamonds
		Hasebe 36'

Nihondaira Sports Stadium
Attendance: 12,572
Referee: Yoshitsugu Katayama

Omiya Ardija v Yokohama F. Marinos

2005-08-06
19:05

Omiya Ardija	0 – 1	Yokohama F. Marinos
		Kurihara 85'

Kumagaya Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 9,525
Referee: Joji Kashihara

Second leg

Gamba Osaka v Cerezo Osaka

2005-08-13
19:00

Gamba Osaka	2 – 2	Cerezo Osaka
Fernandinho 17' Araújo 89'		Ze Carlos 7' Furuhashi 62'

Osaka Expo '70 Stadium
Attendance: 11,155
Referee: Toru Kamikawa

Júbilo Iwata v JEF United Chiba

2005-08-13
19:05

Júbilo Iwata	2 – 2	JEF United Chiba
Maeda 60' Kim Jin-Kyu 68'		Maki 35' Abe 65'

Yamaha Stadium
Attendance: 9,574
Referee: Masayoshi Okada

Urawa Red Diamonds v Shimizu S-Pulse

2005-08-14
18:05

Urawa Red Diamonds	1 – 0	Shimizu S-Pulse
Hasebe 88'

Saitama Stadium
Attendance: 31,754
Referee: Kazuhiko Matsumura

Yokohama F. Marinos v Omiya Ardija

2005-08-14
19:00

Yokohama F. Marinos	3 – 1	Omiya Ardija
Sakata 15' Matsuda 60' Shimizu 85'		Nishimura 29'

Mitsuzawa Stadium
Attendance: 10,165
Referee: Kiyoshi Ota

Semi finals

First leg

Gamba Osaka v Yokohama F. Marinos

2005-08-31
19:05

Gamba Osaka	1 – 0	Yokohama F. Marinos
Araújo 82'

Osaka Expo '70 Stadium
Attendance: 7,049
Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama

Urawa Red Diamonds v JEF United Chiba

2005-08-31
19:00

Urawa Red Diamonds	1 – 3	JEF United Chiba
Ponte 44'		Maki 1', 17' Popescu 55'

Urawa Komaba Stadium
Attendance: 17,265
Referee: Kazuhisa Osada

Second leg

JEF United Chiba v Urawa Red Diamonds

2005-10-05
19:05

JEF United Chiba	2 – 2	Urawa Red Diamonds
Abe 47', 86'		Tulio 19' Tanaka 27'

Ichihara Seaside Stadium
Attendance: 11,286
Referee: Toru Kamikawa

Yokohama F. Marinos v Gamba Osaka

2005-10-05
19:00

Yokohama F. Marinos	1 – 0 (a.e.t.)	Gamba Osaka
Nasu 30'
	Penalties
Yamase Ohashi Dutra	1 – 4	Endo Araújo Matsunami Oguro

Nissan Stadium
Attendance: 11,370
Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida

Final

JEF United Chiba v Gamba Osaka

2005-11-05
13:07

JEF United Chiba	0 – 0 (a.e.t.)	Gamba Osaka

	Penalties
Abe Mizuno Kudo Hayashi Maki	5 – 4	Endo Araújo Sidiclei Oguro Yamaguchi

Tokyo National Stadium
Attendance: 45,039
Referee: Kazuhiko Matsumura

Top goalscorers

Goalscorers	Goals	Team
Araújo	6	Gamba Osaka
Emerson	5	Urawa Red Diamonds
Yuki Abe	5	JEF United Chiba
Popescu	5	JEF United Chiba
Washington	5	Tokyo Verdy 1969

Awards

MVP: Tomonori Tateishi (JEF United Chiba)
New Hero Prize: Yuki Abe (JEF United Chiba)

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

2005 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	FIFA Confederations Cup East Asian Football Championship FIFA World Cup qualification AFC Asian Cup qualification

Club seasons

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

J. League Division 2	Avispa Fukuoka Consadole Sapporo Kyoto Purple Sanga Mito HollyHock Montedio Yamagata Sagan Tosu Shonan Bellmare Thespa Kusatsu Tokushima Vortis Vegalta Sendai Ventforet Kofu Yokohama F.C.