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	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

Urawa Red Diamonds v Yokohama F. Marinos

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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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

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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

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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

Nagoya Grampus Eight v Urawa Red Diamonds

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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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)