2003 J.League Cup

The J. League Cup 2003, officially the Yamasaki Nabisco Cup 2003, was the 1st edition of Japan soccer league cup tournament and the 11th edition under the current J. League Cup format. The championship started on March 8, and finished on November 3, 2003.

Teams from the J1 took part in the tournament. Kashima Antlers and Shimizu S-Pulse were given a bye to the quarter-final due to their qualification for the AFC Champions League. The rest of 14 teams started from the group stage, where they're divided into four groups. The group winners of each group qualifies for the quarter-final along with the runners-up of group A and B, and the two teams which qualified for the AFC Champions League.

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Júbilo Iwata	6	3	1	2	13	8	+5	10
Urawa Red Diamonds	6	2	2	2	4	5	-1	8
Tokyo Verdy 1969	6	2	2	2	7	10	-3	8
Vissel Kobe	6	2	1	3	9	10	-1	7

2003-03-08
Júbilo Iwata	2–0	Urawa Red Diamonds
Tokyo Verdy 1969	0–1	Vissel Kobe
2003-03-15
Vissel Kobe	4–2	Júbilo Iwata
Urawa Red Diamonds	0–1	Tokyo Verdy 1969
2003-04-09
Júbilo Iwata	4–0	Tokyo Verdy 1969
Vissel Kobe	1–2	Urawa Red Diamonds
2003-04-23
Urawa Red Diamonds	0–0	Júbilo Iwata
Vissel Kobe	2–2	Tokyo Verdy 1969
2003-07-02
Tokyo Verdy 1969	1–1	Urawa Red Diamonds
Júbilo Iwata	3–1	Vissel Kobe
2003-07-16
Urawa Red Diamonds	1–0	Vissel Kobe
Tokyo Verdy 1969	3–2	Júbilo Iwata

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
FC Tokyo	6	3	2	1	12	5	+7	11
Yokohama F. Marinos	6	3	2	1	10	5	+5	11
Vegalta Sendai	6	2	1	3	9	11	-2	7
Kashiwa Reysol	6	0	3	3	3	13	-10	3

2003-03-08
Kashiwa Reysol	1–1	Vegalta Sendai
Yokohama F. Marinos	1–0	FC Tokyo
2003-03-15
FC Tokyo	2–2	Yokohama F. Marinos
Vegalta Sendai	4–1	Kashiwa Reysol
2003-04-09
Kashiwa Reysol	0–3	Yokohama F. Marinos
FC Tokyo	4–1	Vegalta Sendai
2003-04-23
FC Tokyo	4–0	Kashiwa Reysol
Yokohama F. Marinos	0–2	Vegalta Sendai
2003-07-02
Vegalta Sendai	0–3	Yokohama F. Marinos
Kashiwa Reysol	0–0	FC Tokyo
2003-07-16
Vegalta Sendai	1–2	FC Tokyo
Yokohama F. Marinos	1–1	Kashiwa Reysol

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Gamba Osaka	4	2	1	1	8	6	+2	7
Cerezo Osaka	4	1	2	1	4	4	0	5
JEF United Ichihara	4	1	1	2	5	7	-2	4

2003-03-08
Gamba Osaka	1–0	Cerezo Osaka
2003-03-15
JEF United Ichihara	1–2	Cerezo Osaka
2003-04-09
Cerezo Osaka	0–0	JEF United Ichihara
2003-04-23
Cerezo Osaka	2–2	Gamba Osaka
2003-07-02
Gamba Osaka	4–2	JEF United Ichihara
2003-07-16
JEF United Ichihara	2–1	Gamba Osaka

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Nagoya Grampus Eight	4	2	2	0	3	1	+2	8
Kyoto Purple Sanga	4	1	2	1	5	5	0	5
Oita Trinita	4	0	2	2	5	7	-2	2

2003-03-08
Kyoto Purple Sanga	3–2	Oita Trinita
2003-03-15
Oita Trinita	0–1	Nagoya Grampus Eight
2003-04-09
Nagoya Grampus Eight	0–0	Kyoto Purple Sanga
2003-04-23
Oita Trinita	2–2	Kyoto Purple Sanga
2003-07-02
Nagoya Grampus Eight	1–1	Oita Trinita
2003-07-16
Kyoto Purple Sanga	0–1	Nagoya Grampus Eight

Knockout stage

Quarter finals

First leg

Yokohama F. Marinos v Jubilo Iwata

2003-08-13 19:02

Yokohama F. Marinos	0–1	Jubilo Iwata
		Yasumasa Nishino 19'

Nissan Stadium Attendance: 12,016 Referee: Akio Okutani

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Urawa Red Diamonds v FC Tokyo

2003-08-13 19:04

Urawa Red Diamonds	2–2	FC Tokyo
Emerson 64' Toru Chishima 89'		Mitsuhiro Toda 28' Mitsuhiro Toda 86'

Urawa Komaba Stadium Attendance: 15,362 Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida

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Shimizu S-Pulse v Gamba Osaka

2003-08-13 19:01

Shimizu S-Pulse	1–1	Gamba Osaka
Ahn Jung Hwan 51'		Magrao 78'

Kusanagi Athletic Stadium Attendance: 9,070 Referee: Naotsugu Fuse

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Kashima Antlers v Nagoya Grampus Eight

2003-08-13 19:00

Kashima Antlers	5–1	Nagoya Grampus Eight
Euller 39' Mitsuo Ogasawara 55' Koji Nakata 61' Koji Nakata 71' Tomoyuki Hirase 80'		Keiji Yoshimura 87'

Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 9,525 Referee: Yoshitsugu Katayama

Second leg

Jubilo Iwata v Yokohama F. Marinos

2003-08-27 19:00

Jubilo Iwata	3–0	Yokohama F. Marinos
Gral 56' Ryoichi Maeda 69' Yasumasa Nishino 85'

Yamaha Stadium Attendance: 8,808 Referee: Kiyoshi Ota

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FC Tokyo v Urawa Red Diamonds

2003-08-27 19:04

FC Tokyo	0–2	Urawa Red Diamonds
		Emerson 60' Emerson 89'

Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 17,343 Referee: Akio Okutani

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Gamba Osaka v Shimizu S-Pulse

2003-08-27 19:02

Gamba Osaka	2–3	Shimizu S-Pulse
Masashi Oguro 70' Tsuneyasu Miyamoto 82'		Emerson 31' Ryuzo Morioka 76' Keisuke Ota 89'

Osaka Expo '70 Stadium Attendance: 6,053 Referee: Yoshitsugu Katayama

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Nagoya Grampus Eight v Kashima Antlers

2003-08-27 19:03

Nagoya Grampus Eight	0–1	Kashima Antlers
		Naoki Soma 87'

Mizuho Athletic Stadium Attendance: 7,751 Referee: Kazuhisa Osada

Semi finals

First leg

Kashima Antlers v Jubilo Iwata

2003-10-01 19:00

Kashima Antlers	0–1	Jubilo Iwata
		Zivkovic 87'

Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 9,915 Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida

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Shimizu S-Pulse v Urawa Red Diamonds

2003-10-01 19:04

Shimizu S-Pulse	1–0	Urawa Red Diamonds
Ahn Jung Hwan 23'

Nihondaira Sports Stadium Attendance: 8,048 Referee: Kiyoshi Ota

Second leg

Jubilo Iwata v Kashima Antlers

2003-10-08 19:00

Jubilo Iwata	0–2	Kashima Antlers
		Fernando 47' Masashi Motoyama 61'

Yamaha Stadium Attendance: 11,471 Referee: Masayoshi Okada

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Urawa Red Diamonds v Shimizu S-Pulse

2003-10-08 19:04

Urawa Red Diamonds	6–1	Shimizu S-Pulse
Tatsuya Tanaka 26' Tatsuya Tanaka 44' Emerson 54' Emerson 57' Emerson 62' Koji Yamase 70'		Tuto 77'

Urawa Komaba Stadium Attendance: 18,486 Referee: Joji Kashihara

Final

Kashima Antlers v Urawa Red Diamonds

2003-11-03 14:09

Kashima Antlers	0–4	Urawa Red Diamonds
		Koji Yamase 13' Emerson 48' Tatsuya Tanaka 56' Emerson 86'

Tokyo National Stadium Attendance: 51,758 Referee: Toru Kamikawa

Top goalscorers

Goalscorers	Goals	Team
Emerson	8	Urawa Red Diamonds
Ryoichi Maeda	5	Jubilo Iwata
Gral	5	Jubilo Iwata

Awards

• MVP: Tatsuya Tanaka (Urawa Red Diamonds)
• New Hero Prize: Tatsuya Tanaka (Urawa Red Diamonds)

References

• J.League Official Site (English)