J. League 2004

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Location of J. League clubs for 2004.

The J. League 2004 season is the 12th season of the J. 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

[edit] General

[edit] Promotion/Relegation

[edit] Changes in Competition Formats

  • This was the last J. League Division 1 season to be competed in 2 stages (or two halves).
  • This was also the last J. League Division 1 season with 16 clubs. The division was expanded to 18 clubs in the 2005 Season.

[edit] Changes in Clubs

none

[edit] Honours

Competition Champion Runner-Up 3rd Place
J. League Division 1 Yokohama F. Marinos Urawa Red Diamonds Gamba Osaka
J. League Division 2 Kawasaki Frontale Omiya Ardija Avispa Fukuoka
Emperor's Cup Tokyo Verdy 1969 Júbilo Iwata Urawa Red Diamonds
Gamba Osaka
Nabisco Cup F.C. Tokyo Urawa Red Diamonds Nagoya Grampus Eight
Tokyo Verdy 1969
Xerox Super Cup Júbilo Iwata Yokohama F. Marinos

[edit] J. League Division 1

[edit] 2004 J1 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 Image: Arrowupgreen.png
  • Shimizu S-Pulse
  • Jublio Iwata
  • Nagayo Grampus Eight
  • Gamba Osaka
  • Cerezo Osaka
  • Vissel Kobe
  • Sanfrecce Hiroshima Image: Arrowupgreen.png
  • Oita Trinita

[edit] 2004 J1 Format

In the 2004 season, the league was conducted split-season format, 1st Stage and 2nd Stage. In each stage, sixteen clubs played in 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 relegation this year, due to expansion of Division 1 in the following season
  • Last-placed (16th placed) club plays enters Pro/Rele Series at the end of the season

[edit] 2004 J1 Final Standings

[edit] 1st Stage Standings

Team Pld W D L GF GA ± Pts Notes
1. Yokohama F. Marinos 15 11 3 1 26 13 +13 36 2004 First Stage Champions
Qualifies to Suntory Championship 2004
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

[edit] 2nd Stage Standings

Team Pld W D L GF GA ± Pts Notes
1. Urawa Red Diamonds 15 12 1 2 40 15 +25 37 2004 Second Stage Champions
Qualifies to Suntory Championship 2004
2. JEF United Ichihara 15 8 4 3 27 22 +5 28
3. Gamba Osaka 15 8 3 4 38 25 +13 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

[edit] Suntory Championship 2004

Yokohama F. Marinos won the first stage and thus hosted the first game. They won the first leg by 1-0. In the second leg, Alessandro Santos scored in 76th minute off the free kick to level the aggregate score. The clubs played in suddent death extra time, however neither club could break the scoreline. Yokohama upset the home club, in the penalties by score of 4-2.

December 5, 2004
19:05		 Yokohama F. Marinos 1 - 0 Urawa Red Diamonds International Stadium, Yokohama
Attendance: 64,899
Referee: Masayoshi Okada
Ryuji Kawai 66' Official Report
December 11, 2004
19:37		 Urawa Red Diamonds 1 - 0 (1 - 0) a.e.t
pk 2 - 4		 Yokohama F. Marinos Saitama Staidum 2002, Urawa
Attendance: 59,715
Referee: Toru Kamikawa
Alessandro Santos 76' Official Report

[edit] Overall Standings

Team Pld W D L GF GA ± Pts Notes
1. Yokohama F. Marinos 30 17 8 5 47 30 +17 59 2004 J. League Champions
Qualifies to 2005 ACL, Super Cup, and A3
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. Júubilo Iwata 30 14 6 10 54 44 +10 48
6. Kashima Antlers 30 14 6 10 41 31 +10 48
7. Grampus Nagoya Eight 30 12 8 10 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 Nigata 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 30 5 10 15 29 49 -20 25 Won the Pro/Rele Series and Avoided relegation

[edit] 2004 J1 Golden Boots Ranking

Pos Footballer Club Goals PK GP Shots Golas Per Game
1st
 Flag of Brazil Emerson Urawa Red Diamonds
27
2/2
26
145
1.09
2nd
 Flag of Japan Masashi Oguro Gamba Osaka
20
0/0
30
109
0.75
3rd
 Flag of Japan Ryuji Bando Vissel Kobe
17
2/4
28
66
0.65
Flag of Brazil Marques Nagoya Grampus Eight
17
1/1
29
60
0.61
5th
 Flag of Brazil Rodrigo Gral Júbilo Iwata
16
2/3
26
65
0.69
6th
 Flag of Japan Yoshito Okubo Cerezo Osaka
15
2/2
22
70
0.72
Flag of Brazil Edimilson Albirex Niigata
15
3/3
29
73
0.56
8th
 Flag of Brazil Marquinhos JEF United Ichihara
12
1/2
14
61
0.94
Flag of South Korea Ahn Jung-Hwan Yokohama F. Marinos
12
0/0
25
77
0.54
10th
 Flag of Brazil Lucas FC Tokyo
11
2/2
27
63
0.45
Flag of Brazil Magno Alves Oita Trinita
11
3/3
29
67
0.41

[edit] J. League Division 2

[edit] 2004 J2 Clubs

Following twelve clubs played in J. League Division 2 during 2004 season. Of these clubs, Vegalta Sendai and Kyoto Purple Sanga relegated from Division 1 last year.

  • Consadole Sapporo
  • Vegalta Sendai Image: Arrowdownred.png
  • Montedio Yamagata
  • Mito HollyHocks
  • Omiya Ardija
  • Kawasaki Frontale
  • Yokohama F.C.
  • Shonan Bellmare
  • Ventforet Kofu
  • Kyoto Purple Sanga Image: Arrowdownred.png
  • Avispa Fukuoka
  • Sagan Tosu

[edit] 2004 J2 Format

Twelve clubs will play in quadruple round-robin format, a total of 44 games each. A club receives 3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, and 0 points for a loss. The clubs are 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. However, if two clubs are tied at the first place, both clubs will be declared as the champions. The top two clubs will be promoted to J1, while the 3rd placed club plays a two-legged Promotion/Relegation series.

Changes from Previous Year

[edit] 2004 J2 Final Standings

Team Pld W D L GF GA ± Pts Notes
1. Kawasaki Frontale 44 34 3 7 104 38 +66 105 2004 J. League Division 2 Champion
Promoted to Division 1
2. Omiya Ardija 44 26 9 9 63 38 +25 87 Promoted to Division 1
3. Avispa Fukuoka 44 23 7 14 56 41 +15 76 Lost the Pro/Rele Series
4. Montedio Yamagata 44 19 14 11 58 51 +7 71
5. Kyoto Purple Sanga 44 19 12 13 65 53 +12 69
6. Vegalta Sendai 44 15 14 15 62 66 -4 59
7. Ventforet Kofu 44 15 13 16 51 46 +5 58
8. Yokohama F.C. 44 10 22 12 42 50 -8 52
9. Mito HollyHock 44 6 19 19 33 60 -27 37
10. Shonan Bellmare 44 7 15 22 39 64 -25 36
11. Sagan Tosu 44 8 11 25 32 66 -34 35
12. Consadole Sapporo 44 5 15 24 30 62 -32 30

[edit] 2004 J2 Golden Boots Ranking

Pos Footballer Club Goals PK GP Shots Golas Per Game
1st
 Flag of Brazil Juninho Kawasaki Frontale
37
4/5
39
185
0.95
2nd
 Flag of Japan Kazuki Ganaha Kawasaki Frontale
22
0/0
42
95
0.62
Flag of Japan Hideo Oshima Montedio Yamagata
22
2/3
43
117
0.51
4th
 Flag of Japan Hisato Sato Vegalta Sendai
20
3/5
44
91
0.53
Flag of South Korea Choi Yong-Soo Kyoto Purple Sanga
20
3/3
33
120
0.65
6th
 Flag of Brazil Marcus Kawasaki Frontale
18
3/3
37
124
0.56
7th
 Flag of Brazil Bare Omiya Ardija
15
1/1
41
153
0.46
8th
 Flag of Brazil Baron Ventforet Kofu
14
2/2
23
50
0.73
9th
 Flag of Japan Hiroshi Morita Omiya Ardija
10
0/0
21
53
0.71
Flag of Japan Michiaki Kakimoto Shonan Bellmare
10
0/0
40
64
0.33

[edit] Promotion & Relegation

[edit] Clubs Relegated (J1 to J2)

none

[edit] Clubs Promoted (J2 to J1)

  • Kawasaki Frontale
  • Omiya Ardija

[edit] Promotion/Relegation Series 2004

In the first year of this series, the Kashiwa had no trouble defeating Fukuoka in the series with aggregate score of 4-0.

December 4, 2004
13:03		 Avispa Fukuoka 0 - 2 Kashiwa Reysol Hakata no Mori, Fukuoka
Attendance: 20,522
Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida
Official Report 47' Hurutaka Ōno
89' Tatsuya Yazawa
December 12, 2004
15:04		 Kashiwa Reysol 2 - 0 Avispa Fukuoka Kashiwa Soccer Stadium, Kashiwa
Attendance: 13,149
Referee: Joji Kashihara
Yuji Unozawa 57'
Yasuhiro Hato 61'		 Official Report

[edit] Awards

[edit] Individual

Award Recipient Club Notes
Player of the Year Flag of Japan Yuji Nakazawa Yokohama F. Marinos
Young Player of the Year Flag of Japan Takayuki Morimoto Tokyo Verdy 1969
Manager of the Year Flag of Japan Takeshi Okada Yokohama F. Marinos
Top scorer Flag of Brazil Emerson Urawa Red Diamonds 27 goals.

[edit] Best Eleven

Position Footballer Club Nationality
GK Yoichi Doi (1) FC Tokyo Flag of Japan Japan
DF Marcus Tulio Tanaka (1) Urawa Red Diamonds Flag of Japan Japan
DF Dutra (2) Yokohama F. Marinos Flag of Brazil Brazil
DF Yuji Nakazawa (3) Yokohama F. Marinos Flag of Japan Japan
MF Mitsuo Ogasawara (4) Kashima Antlers Flag of Japan Japan
MF Makoto Hasebe (1) Urawa Red Diamonds Flag of Japan Japan
MF Daisuke Oku (3) Yokohama F. Marinos Flag of Japan Japan
MF Yasuhito Endo (2) Gamba Osaka Flag of Japan Japan
FW Emerson (3) Urawa Red Diamonds Flag of Brazil Brazil
FW Marques (1) Nagoya Grampus Eight Flag of Brazil Brazil
FW Masashi Oguro (1) Gamba Osaka Flag of Japan Japan

* The number in brackets denotes the amount of times that the footballer has appeared in the Best 11.

[edit] Attendance

Team Attendance
(Average)
Division 1 Division 2
Albirex Niigata 565,336
(37,689)
Urawa Red Diamonds 549,903
(36,660)
F.C. Tokyo 381,575
(25,438)
Yokohama F. Marinos 372,273
(24,818)
Oita Trinita 328,336
(21,889)
Kashima Antlers 263,777
(17,585)
Júbilo Iwata 256,889
(17,125)
Vegalta Sendai 356,359
(16,198)
Vissel Kobe 236,031
(15,735)
Nagoya Grampus Eight 235,686
(15,712)
Tokyo Verdy 1969 225,878
(15,058)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 222,005
(14,800)
Cerezo Osaka 214,844
(14,322)
Shimizu S-Pulse 203,521
(13,568)
Gamba Osaka 187,752
(12,516)
Kashiwa Reysol 157,702
(10,513)
JEF Chiba 150,187
(10,012)
Consadole Sapporo 208,241
(9,466)
Kawasaki Frontale 201,264
(9,148)
Avispa Fukuoka 192,349
(8,743)
Kyoto Purple Sanga 171,764
(7,807)
Montedio Yamagata 141,246
(6,420)
Ventforet Kofu 140,141
(6,370)
Omiya Ardija 134,365
(6,108)
Shonan Bellmare 103,208
(4,691)
Yokohama F.C. 92,818
(4,219)
Mito HollyHock 83,002
(3,773)
Sagan Tosu 79,415
(3,610)

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