12th season of J1 League
Football league season
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.
General
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Promotion and relegation
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Changes in Competition Formats
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- 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
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none
Clubs
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Location of the clubs in Japan
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
- FC 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
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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 a single club wins 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
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Table
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Updated to match(es) played on June 26, 2004. Source:
J. League Division 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
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Advance to a further round
Results
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Updated to match(es) played on June 26, 2004. Source:
J. League Division 1
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Second stage
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Table
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Updated to match(es) played on November 28, 2004. Source:
J. League Division 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A)
Advance to a further round
Results
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Updated to match(es) played on November 28, 2004. Source:
J. League Division 1
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Suntory Championship
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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.
Overall table
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Top scorers
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Attendance figures
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Pos
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Team
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Total
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High
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Low
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Average
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Change
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1
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Albirex Niigata
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565,336
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41,955
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11,150
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37,689
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+24.2%
†
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2
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Urawa Red Diamonds
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549,903
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58,334
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18,029
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36,660
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+27.0%
†
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3
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FC Tokyo
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381,575
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41,469
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16,349
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25,438
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+2.0%
†
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4
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Yokohama F. Marinos
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372,273
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52,961
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13,554
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24,818
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?0.6%
†
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5
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Oita Trinita
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328,336
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29,435
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14,871
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21,889
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+2.4%
†
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6
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Kashima Antlers
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263,777
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31,965
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8,474
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17,585
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?17.1%
†
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7
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Jubilo Iwata
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256,889
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29,842
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11,505
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17,126
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?0.8%
†
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8
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Vissel Kobe
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236,031
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29,835
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10,035
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15,735
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+40.6%
†
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9
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Nagoya Grampus Eight
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235,686
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32,406
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7,719
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15,712
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?6.3%
†
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10
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Tokyo Verdy 1969
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225,878
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35,556
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7,372
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15,059
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?14.3%
†
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11
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima
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222,005
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29,332
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5,251
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14,800
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+64.4%
†
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12
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Cerezo Osaka
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214,844
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22,778
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7,010
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14,323
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+3.4%
†
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13
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Shimizu S-Pulse
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203,521
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39,120
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8,230
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13,568
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?16.7%
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14
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Gamba Osaka
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187,752
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18,011
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4,429
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12,517
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+22.5%
†
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15
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Kashiwa Reysol
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157,702
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21,711
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7,049
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10,513
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?3.3%
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16
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JEF United Ichihara
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150,187
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34,793
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5,093
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10,012
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+3.1%
†
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League total
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4,551,695
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58,334
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4,429
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18,965
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+9.3%
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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
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Individual
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Best Eleven
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* The number in brackets denotes the number of times that the footballer has appeared in the Best 11.
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