2004 J.League Cup

2004 J.League Cup

J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup
The final at the National Stadium in Tokyo
Tournament details
Country	Japan
Dates	27 March 2004 and 3 November 2004
Final positions
Champions	FC Tokyo (1st title)
Runners-up	Urawa Red Diamonds
Semifinalists	Nagoya Grampus Eight Tokyo Verdy 1969

The J. League Cup 2004, officially the 2004 J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup, was the 2nd edition of Japan soccer league cup tournament and the 12th edition under the current J. League Cup format. The competition 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

Main article: 2004 J.League Cup 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)