2004 J.League Division 1
| Season | 2004 |
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| Champions | Yokohama F. Marinos 3rd J. League title 5th Japanese title |
| Champions League | Yokohama F. Marinos Júbilo Iwata (all to the group stage) |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 744 (3.1 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Emerson (27 goals total) |
| Highest attendance | 58,334 (Round 24, Red Diamonds vs. F. Marinos) |
| Lowest attendance | 4,429 (Round 5, Gamba vs. JEF United) |
| Average attendance | 18,965 |
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The 2004 J. League Division 1 season was the 12th season of the J1 League. The league fixture began on March 13, 2004 and ended on December 11, 2004. The Suntory Championship 2004 took place on December 5 and December 11, 2004. The first ever J. League Promotion/Relegation Series took place on December 4 and December 12, 2004.
Contents
General
Promotion and relegation
- At the end of the 2003 Season, Albirex Niigata and Sanfrecce Hiroshima were promoted to J1
- At the end of the 2003 Season, Vegalta Sendai and Kyoto Purple Sanga were relegated to J2.
Changes in Competition Formats
- This was the last J. League Division 1 season to be competed in two stages (or two halves).
- This was also the last J. League Division 1 season with 16 clubs. Next season division was expanded to 18 clubs.
Changes in clubs
none
Clubs
Following sixteen clubs participated in J. League Division 1 during 2004 season. Of these clubs, Albirex Nigata and Sanfrecce Hiroshima were newly promoted from Division 2.
- Kashima Antlers
- Urawa Red Diamonds
- JEF United Ichihara
- Kashiwa Reysol
- F.C. Tokyo
- Tokyo Verdy 1969
- Yokohama F. Marinos
- Albirex Nigata
- Shimizu S-Pulse
- Jublio Iwata
- Nagoya Grampus Eight
- Gamba Osaka
- Cerezo Osaka
- Vissel Kobe
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima
- Oita Trinita
Format
In the 2004 season, the league was conducted split-season format, 1st Stage and 2nd Stage. In each stage, sixteen clubs played in a single round-robin format, a total of 15 games per club (per stage). A club received 3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, and 0 points for a loss. The club were ranked by points, and tie breakers are, in the following order:
- Goal differential
- Goals scored
- Head-to-head results
A draw would be conducted, if necessary. The club that finished at the top of the table is declared stage champion and qualifies for the Suntory Championship. The first stage winner, hosts the first leg in the championship series. If the a single club win both stages, the club is declared the season champions and championship series will not be held. Meanwhile, the last-placed (16th-placed) club must play Pro/Rele Series at the end of the season.
- Changes in Competition Format
- No direct relegation this year, due to expansion of Division 1 in the following season
- Last-placed (16th placed) club plays Pro/Rele Series at the end of the season
First Stage
Table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yokohama F. Marinos (A) | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 13 | +13 | 36 | Qualification to Suntory Championship |
| 2 | Júbilo Iwata | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 16 | +15 | 34 | |
| 3 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 25 | |
| 4 | Gamba Osaka | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 23 | +8 | 24 | |
| 5 | Kashima Antlers | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 24 | |
| 6 | F.C. Tokyo | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 23 | |
| 7 | JEF United Ichihara | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 22 | |
| 8 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 20 | |
| 9 | Tokyo Verdy 1969 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 19 | |
| 10 | Oita Trinita | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 27 | −6 | 17 | |
| 11 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 27 | −7 | 16 | |
| 12 | Vissel Kobe | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 25 | −4 | 15 | |
| 13 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 19 | −4 | 15 | |
| 14 | Albirex Niigata | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 25 | −9 | 14 | |
| 15 | Kashiwa Reysol | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 22 | −8 | 12 | |
| 16 | Cerezo Osaka | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 30 | −13 | 10 |
Updated to games played on June 26, 2004.
Source: J. League Division 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results
| Home ╲ Away | ALB | ANT | CER | GAM | GRA | JEF | JÚB | REY | SFR | SSP | TOK | TRI | RED | VER | VIS | FMA |
| Albirex Niigata | 1–4 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | |||||||||
| Kashima Antlers | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |||||||||
| Cerezo Osaka | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 2–2 | ||||||||
| Gamba Osaka | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 6–3 | |||||||||
| Nagoya Grampus Eight | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | ||||||||
| JEF United Ichihara | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | ||||||||
| Júbilo Iwata | 3–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | ||||||||
| Kashiwa Reysol | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | |||||||||
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | ||||||||
| Shimizu S-Pulse | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 3–1 | |||||||||
| F.C. Tokyo | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | ||||||||
| Oita Trinita | 0–1 | 3–0 | 4–3 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |||||||||
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 1–0 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | |||||||||
| Tokyo Verdy 1969 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | |||||||||
| Vissel Kobe | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | ||||||||
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
Updated to games played on June 26, 2004.
Source: J. League Division 1
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.
Second stage
Table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urawa Red Diamonds (A) | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 15 | +25 | 37 | Qualification to Suntory Championship |
| 2 | JEF United Ichihara | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 22 | +5 | 28 | |
| 3 | Gamba Osaka | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 27 | |
| 4 | Kashima Antlers | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 24 | |
| 5 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 24 | |
| 6 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 23 | |
| 7 | Albirex Niigata | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 23 | |
| 8 | Vissel Kobe | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 21 | |
| 9 | Tokyo Verdy 1969 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 23 | −1 | 20 | |
| 10 | F.C. Tokyo | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 18 | |
| 11 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 16 | |
| 12 | Cerezo Osaka | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 34 | −9 | 16 | |
| 13 | Júbilo Iwata | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 28 | −5 | 14 | |
| 14 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 26 | −9 | 13 | |
| 15 | Kashiwa Reysol | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 27 | −12 | 13 | |
| 16 | Oita Trinita | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 29 | −15 | 13 |
Updated to games played on November 28, 2004.
Source: J. League Division 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results
| Home ╲ Away | ALB | ANT | CER | GAM | GRA | JEF | JÚB | REY | SFR | SSP | TOK | TRI | RED | VER | VIS | FMA |
| Albirex Niigata | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 3–0 | ||||||||
| Kashima Antlers | 4–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | ||||||||
| Cerezo Osaka | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |||||||||
| Gamba Osaka | 6–3 | 2–1 | 7–1 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | ||||||||
| Nagoya Grampus Eight | 0–2 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |||||||||
| JEF United Ichihara | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 5–1 | |||||||||
| Júbilo Iwata | 3–1 | 4–4 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |||||||||
| Kashiwa Reysol | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–3 | ||||||||
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | |||||||||
| Shimizu S-Pulse | 2–4 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | ||||||||
| F.C. Tokyo | 0–1 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |||||||||
| Oita Trinita | 0–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 2–0 | ||||||||
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 7–2 | 0–0 | ||||||||
| Tokyo Verdy 1969 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | ||||||||
| Vissel Kobe | 3–4 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | |||||||||
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 |
Updated to games played on November 28, 2004.
Source: J. League Division 1
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.
Suntory Championship
Yokohama F. Marinos won the first stage and thus hosted the first game. They won the first leg by 1–0 thanks to Ryuji Kawai's goal. In the second leg, Alessandro Santos scored from the free kick in 76th minute to level the aggregate score. The clubs played in sudden death extra time, however neither club could break the scoreline. Yokohama upset the home club in the penalties winning them and series overall.
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December 11, 2004
19:37 |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 1 – 0 (a.e.t) | Yokohama F. Marinos |
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Alex Santos  76' |
Report | |
| Penalties | ||
Tulio  Alex Santos  Nenê Hasebe |
2 – 4 | Oku Ueno Sakata Dutra |
Overall Table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yokohama F. Marinos (C) | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 47 | 30 | +17 | 59 | Qualification to AFC Champions League 2005 Group stage |
| 2 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 70 | 39 | +31 | 62 | |
| 3 | Gamba Osaka | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 69 | 48 | +21 | 51 | |
| 4 | JEF United Ichihara | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 50 | |
| 5 | Júbilo Iwata | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 54 | 44 | +10 | 48 | Qualification to AFC Champions League 2005 Group stage 1 |
| 6 | Kashima Antlers | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 48 | |
| 7 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 29 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 49 | 43 | +6 | 44 | |
| 8 | F.C. Tokyo | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 40 | 41 | −1 | 41 | |
| 9 | Tokyo Verdy 1969 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 43 | 46 | −3 | 39 | |
| 10 | Albirex Niigata | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 47 | 58 | −11 | 37 | |
| 11 | Vissel Kobe | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 50 | 55 | −5 | 36 | |
| 12 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 30 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 31 | |
| 13 | Oita Trinita | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 35 | 56 | −21 | 30 | |
| 14 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 37 | 53 | −16 | 29 | |
| 15 | Cerezo Osaka | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 42 | 64 | −22 | 26 | |
| 16 | Kashiwa Reysol (O) | 30 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 29 | 49 | −20 | 25 | 2004 Promotion/Relegation Series |
Updated to games played on November 28, 2004.
Source: J. League Division 1 first stage, J. League Division 1 second stage
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1 Júbilo Iwata qualified to 2005 ACL as 2003 Emperor's Cup winners.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Top scorers
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals[1] |
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| 1 |  Emerson |
Urawa Red Diamonds |
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| 2 |  Masashi Oguro |
Gamba Osaka |
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| 3 | Ryūji Bando |
Vissel Kobe |
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 Marques |
Nagoya Grampus Eight |
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| 5 | Rodrigo Gral |
Júbilo Iwata |
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| 6 | Yoshito Ōkubo |
Cerezo Osaka |
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| Edimilson |
Albirex Niigata |
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| 8 | Marquinhos |
JEF United Ichihara |
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 Ahn Jung-Hwan |
Yokohama F. Marinos |
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| 10 | Lucas |
F.C. Tokyo |
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| Magno Alves |
Oita Trinita |
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Attendance Figures
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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| 1 | Albirex Niigata | 565,336 | 41,955 | 11,150 | 37,689 | +24.2%† |
| 2 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 549,903 | 58,334 | 18,029 | 36,660 | +27.0% |
| 3 | F.C. Tokyo | 381,575 | 41,469 | 16,349 | 25,438 | +2.0% |
| 4 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 372,273 | 52,961 | 13,554 | 24,818 | −0.5% |
| 5 | Oita Trinita | 328,336 | 29,435 | 14,871 | 21,889 | +2.4% |
| 6 | Kashima Antlers | 263,777 | 31,965 | 8,474 | 17,585 | −17.0% |
| 7 | Júbilo Iwata | 256,889 | 29,842 | 11,505 | 17,126 | −0.8% |
| 8 | Vissel Kobe | 236,031 | 29,835 | 10,035 | 15,735 | +40.5% |
| 9 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 235,686 | 32,406 | 7,719 | 15,712 | −6.2% |
| 10 | Tokyo Verdy 1969 | 225,878 | 35,556 | 7,372 | 15,059 | −14.2% |
| 11 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 222,005 | 29,332 | 5,251 | 14,800 | +64.4%† |
| 12 | Cerezo Osaka | 214,844 | 22,778 | 7,010 | 14,323 | +3.3% |
| 13 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 203,521 | 39,120 | 8,230 | 13,568 | −16.6% |
| 14 | Gamba Osaka | 187,752 | 18,011 | 4,429 | 12,517 | +22.4% |
| 15 | Kashiwa Reysol | 157,702 | 21,711 | 7,049 | 10,513 | −3.3% |
| 16 | JEF United Ichihara | 150,187 | 34,793 | 5,093 | 10,012 | +3.1% |
| League total | 4,551,695 | 58,334 | 4,429 | 18,965 | +9.3% |
Updated to games played on November 28, 2004
Source: J. League Division 1: first stage, second stage
Notes:
† Team played previous season in J2.
Awards
Individual
Best Eleven
| Position | Footballer | Club | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Yoichi Doi (1) | FC Tokyo | Japan |
| DF | Marcus Tulio Tanaka (1) | Urawa Red Diamonds | Japan |
| DF | Dutra (2) | Yokohama F. Marinos | Brazil |
| DF | Yuji Nakazawa (3) | Yokohama F. Marinos | Japan |
| MF | Mitsuo Ogasawara (4) | Kashima Antlers | Japan |
| MF | Makoto Hasebe (1) | Urawa Red Diamonds | Japan |
| MF | Daisuke Oku (3) | Yokohama F. Marinos | Japan |
| MF | Yasuhito Endo (2) | Gamba Osaka | Japan |
| FW | Emerson (3) | Urawa Red Diamonds | Qatar |
| FW | Marques (1) | Nagoya Grampus Eight | Brazil |
| FW | Masashi Oguro (1) | Gamba Osaka | Japan |
* The number in brackets denotes the number of times that the footballer has appeared in the Best 11.
References
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