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 Source: 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 Source: 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 5 1 0 4 4 14 −10 3 Source: 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 Source: 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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 (in English)