2003 J.League Cup
J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup | |
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Tournament details | |
Country | Japan |
Dates | 8 March 2003 - 3 November 2003 |
Teams | 16 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Urawa Red Diamonds (1st title) |
Runner-up | Kashima Antlers |
Semifinalists | |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 49 |
The J.League Cup 2003, officially the 2003 J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup, was the first 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 C
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Group D
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Knockout stage
Quarter finals
First leg
Urawa Red Diamonds | 2–2 | FC Tokyo |
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Emerson 64' 89'Toru Chishima |
Mitsuhiro Toda 28' Mitsuhiro Toda 86' |
Shimizu S-Pulse | 1–1 | Gamba Osaka |
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Ahn Jung Hwan 51' |
Magrao 78' |
Nagoya Grampus Eight | ||
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Euller 39' Mitsuo Ogasawara 55' Kōji Nakata 61' Kōji Nakata 71' Tomoyuki Hirase 80' |
Keiji Yoshimura 87' |
Second leg
Júbilo Iwata | 3–0 | Yokohama F. Marinos |
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Gral 56' Ryoichi Maeda 69' Yasumasa Nishino 85' |
FC Tokyo | 0–2 | Urawa Red Diamonds |
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Emerson 89' |
Gamba Osaka | 2–3 | Shimizu S-Pulse |
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Masashi Oguro 70' Tsuneyasu Miyamoto 82' |
Emerson 31' Ryuzo Morioka 76' Keisuke Ota 89' |
Osaka Expo '70 Stadium
Attendance: 6,053
Referee: Yoshitsugu Katayama
Nagoya Grampus Eight | 0–1 | Kashima Antlers |
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Naoki Soma 87' |
Mizuho Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 7,751
Referee: Kazuhisa Osada
Semi finals
First leg
Shimizu S-Pulse | 1–0 | Urawa Red Diamonds |
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Ahn Jung Hwan 23' |
Nihondaira Sports Stadium
Attendance: 8,048
Referee: Kiyoshi Ota
Second leg
Júbilo Iwata | 0–2 | Kashima Antlers |
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Fernando 47' Masashi Motoyama 61' |
Urawa Red Diamonds | 6–1 | Shimizu S-Pulse |
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Emerson 62' 70'Koji Yamase |
Tuto 77' |
Final
Kashima Antlers | 0–4 | Urawa Red Diamonds |
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Emerson 86' |
Tokyo National Stadium
Attendance: 51,758
Referee: Toru Kamikawa
Top goalscorers
Goalscorers | Goals | Team |
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Emerson
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8
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Urawa Red Diamonds |
Ryoichi Maeda | 5
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Júbilo Iwata |
Gral | 5
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Júbilo Iwata |
Awards
- MVP: Tatsuya Tanaka (Urawa Red Diamonds)
- New Hero Prize: Tatsuya Tanaka (Urawa Red Diamonds)
References
- J.League Official Site (in English)