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)
Runner-up	Urawa Red Diamonds
Semifinalists	Nagoya Grampus Eight; Tokyo Verdy 1969;
	← 2003 2005 →

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 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: ^{[citation needed]}


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: ^{[citation needed]}


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	5	1	4	4	14	−10	3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}


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: ^{[citation needed]}


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