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Yamazaki Nabisco Cup, 2003
The Yamazaki Nabisco Cup is the annual J.League cup tournament. The tournament takes place over the course of the regular J.League season, with most matches scheduled on holidays that come in the middle of a week, or on weekends when no league matches are scheduled. Although it is not quite as prestigeous as the Emperor's Cup (which, like the FA Cup in Britain, includes teams from all divisions and even university and high school champion teams), the Nabisco Cup has nevertheless become an important part of the annual J.League schedule.
In 2003, because of the commitments of clubs that are taking part in the Asian regional club championships (the so-called "Asian Champions League"), the schedule for the Nabisco Cup was again altered slightly. Instead of four pools of four teams each, playing a double-round robin (six matches), two of the pools had only three teams. In pools A and B, which had four teams each, the top two progressed to the quarterfinal round. In pools C and D, only one team progressed. The Kashima Antlers and Shimizu S-Pulse received a bye to the quarterfinal round, thus making eight quarterfinalists.
The schedule and results of Nabisco Cup matches in 2003 is listed below. CLICK HERE for information on past Nabisco Cup champions
Yamazaki Nabisco Cup, Pool Round Matches
Pool A | | Date | Home | . | Away |
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| 8 Mar | Jubilo Iwata | 2-0 | Urawa Reds |
| 08 Mar | Tokyo Verdy | 0-1 | Vissel Kobe |
| 15 Mar | Vissel Kobe | 4-2 | Jubilo Iwata |
| 15 Mar | Urawa Reds | 0-1 | Tokyo Verdy |
| 9 Apr | Jubilo Iwata | 4-0 | Tokyo Verdy |
| 9 Apr | Vissel Kobe | 1-2 | Urawa Reds |
| 23 Apr | Urawa Reds | 0-0 | Jubilo Iwata |
| 23 Apr | Vissel Kobe | 2-2 | Tokyo Verdy |
| 2 Jul | Tokyo Verdy | 1-1 | Urawa Reds |
| 2 Jul | Jubilo Iwata | 3-1 | Vissel Kobe |
| 16 Jul | Urawa Reds | 1-0 | Vissel Kobe |
| 16 Jul | Tokyo Verdy | 3-2 | Jubilo Iwata |
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| Team | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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| Jubilo Iwata | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 |
| Urawa Reds | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Tokyo Verdy | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Vissel Kobe | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 |
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Pool B | | Date | Home | . | Away |
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| 08 Mar | Kashiwa Reysol | 1-1 | Vegalta Sendai |
| 08 Mar | Yokohama Marinos | 1-0 | FC Tokyo |
| 15 Mar | FC Tokyo | 2-2 | Yokohama Marinos |
| 15 Mar | Vegalta Sendai | 4-1 | Kashiwa Reysol |
| 9 Apr | Kashiwa Reysol | 0-3 | Yokohama Marinos |
| 9 Apr | FC Tokyo | 4-1 | Vegalta Sendai |
| 23 Apr | FC Tokyo | 4-0 | Kashiwa Reysol |
| 23 Apr | Yokohama Marinos | 0-2 | Vegalta Sendai |
| 2 Jul | Vegalta Sendai | 0-3 | Yokohama Marinos |
| 2 Jul | Kashiwa Reysol | 0-0 | FC Tokyo |
| 16 Jul | Vegalta Sendai | 1-2 | FC Tokyo |
| 16 Jul | Yokohama Marinos | 1-1 | Kashiwa Reysol |
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| Team | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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| FC Tokyo | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 |
| Yokohama Marinos | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
| Vegalta Sendai | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 |
| Kashiwa Reysol | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
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Pool C | | Date | Home | . | Away |
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| 08 Mar | Gamba Osaka | 1-0 | Cerezo Osaka |
| 15 Mar | JEF United | 1-2 | Cerezo Osaka |
| 9 Apr | Cerezo Osaka | 0-0 | JEF United |
| 23 Apr | Cerezo Osaka | 2-2 | Gamba Osaka |
| 2 Ju | Gamba Osaka | 4-2 | JEF United |
| 16 Jul | JEF United | 2-1 | Gamba Osaka |
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| Team | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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| Gamba Osaka | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 |
| Cerezo Osaka | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| JEF United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
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Pool D | | Date | Home | . | Away |
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| 08 Mar | Kyoto Sanga | 3-2 | Oita Trinita |
| 15 Mar | Oita Trinita | 0-1 | Nagoya Grampus |
| 9 Apr | Nagoya Grampus | 0-0 | Kyoto Sanga |
| 23 Apr | Oita Trinita | 2-2 | Kyoto Sanga |
| 2 Jul | Nagoya Grampus | 1-1 | Oita Trinita |
| 16 Jul | Kyoto Sanga | 0-1 | Nagoya Grampus |
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| Team | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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| Nagoya Grampus | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Kyoto Purple Sanga | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Oita Trinita | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
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Quarterfinal Round
| Date | Home | . | Away |
| Aug 13 | Kashima Antlers | 5-1 | Nagoya Grampus |
| Aug 13 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 1-1 | Gamba Osaka |
| Aug 13 | Urawa Reds | 2-2 | FC Tokyo |
| Aug 13 | Yokohama Marinos | 0-1 | Jubilo Iwata |
| Aug 27 | Nagoya Grampus | 0-1 | Kashima Antlers |
| Aug 27 | Gamba Osaka | 2-3 | Shimizu S-Pulse |
| Aug 27 | FC Tokyo | 0-2 | Urawa Reds |
| Aug 27 | Jubilo Iwata | 3-0 | Yokohama Marinos |
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Semifinals
| Date | Home | . | Away |
| Oct 1 | Kashima Antlers | 0-1 | Jubilo Iwata | | | Oct 1 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 1-0 | Urawa Reds |
| Oct 8 | Jubilo Iwata | 0-2 | Kashima Antlers | | | Oct 8 | Urawa Reds | 4-1 | Shimizu S-Pulse |
Finals
| Date | Home | . | Away | | Nov 3 | Urawa Reds | 4-0 | Kashima Antlers |
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