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Yamazaki Nabisco Cup, 2005
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.
The format for the Nabisco Cup has changed several times, but the use of pool groups to determine the final eight teams seemed to be a very successful format, and it has been retained every year since 2003. On the other hand, there were many complaints in 2004 about the single-elimination format of the knockout tournament, which favoured the team that hosted the match. In 2005 the knockout round returned to a home-and-away competition, in order to address these complaints.
With 18 teams in the J1 division, the structure of pool groups might have been awkward, but the league decided to address two problems at once, by giving the Yokohama Marinos and Jubilo Iwata a bye to the quarterfinal round. This not only made the group round equitable (four pools of three teams each); it also reduced the scheduling burden on the two teams that had to take part in the Asian Champions League. Although the exact dates of Nabisco Cup and ACL contests do not quite match, at least the total number of matches that these teams play, over the course of the year, will be about the same as those who are not involved in the ACL.
Below is the full schedule and match results for the 2004 Nabisco Cup. CLICK HERE for information on past Nabisco Cup champions
2005 Yamazaki Nabisco Cup Pool Round Matches
Pool A | | Date | Home | . | Away |
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| Mar 19 | Omiya Ardija | 2-0 | Albirex Niigata |
| Mar 19 | Vissel Kobe | 1-2 | Urawa Reds |
| Mar 26 | Urawa Reds | 2-1 | Omiya Ardija |
| Mar 26 | Albirex Niigata | 1-0 | Vissel Kobe |
| May 21 | Urawa Reds | 2-1 | Albirex Niigata |
| May 21 | Vissel Kobe | 0-1 | Omiya Ardija |
| May 28 | Urawa Reds | 1-0 | Vissel Kobe |
| May 28 | Albirex Niigata | 1-1 | Omiya Ardija |
| Jun 4 | Omiya Ardija | 1-3 | Urawa Reds |
| Jun 4 | Vissel Kobe | 0-1 | Albirex Niigata |
| Jun 11 | Omiya Ardija | 3-0 | Vissel Kobe |
| Jun 11 | Albirex Niigata | 3-0 | Urawa Reds |
| Team | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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| Urawa Reds | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 |
| Omiya Ardija | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 |
| Albirex Niigata | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| Vissel Kobe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | l | 9 |
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Pool B | | Date | Home | . | Away |
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| Mar 19 | Tokyo Verdy | 4-4 | Kawasaki Frontale |
| Mar 19 | Gamba Osaka | 4-2 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
| Mar 26 | Kawasaki Frontale | 2-2 | Gamba Osaka |
| Mar 26 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 0-0 | Tokyo Verdy |
| May 21 | Gamba Osaka | 5-3 | Tokyo Verdy |
| May 21 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1-4 | Kawasaki Frontale |
| May 28 | Tokyo Verdy | 2-2 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
| May 28 | Gamba Osaka | 3-2 | Kawasaki Frontale |
| Jun 4 | Kawasaki Frontale | 1-1 | Tokyo Verdy |
| Jun 4 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2-1 | Gamba Osaka |
| Jun 11 | Tokyo Verdy | vs | Gamba Osaka |
| Jun 11 | Kawasaki Frontale | vs | Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
| Team | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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| Gamba Osaka | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 12 |
| Kawasaki Frontale | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 12 |
| Tokyo Verdy | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 14 |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 |
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Pool C | | Date | Home | . | Away |
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| Mar 19 | Kashiwa Reysol | 3-1 | FC Tokyo |
| Mar 19 | Oita Trinita | 1-3 | JEF United |
| Mar 26 | JEF United | 1-2 | Kashiwa Reysol |
| Mar 26 | FC Tokyo | 0-0 | Oita Trinita |
| May 21 | Kashiwa Reysol | 0-1 | Oita Trinita |
| May 21 | FC Tokyo | 0-1 | JEF United |
| May 28 | Kashiwa Reysol | 1-5 | JEF United |
| May 28 | Oita Trinita | 0-2 | FC Tokyo |
| Jun 4 | JEF United | 1-1 | Oita Trinita |
| Jun 4 | FC Tokyo | 0-0 | Kashiwa Reysol |
| Jun 11 | JEF United | 3-2 | FC Tokyo |
| Jun 11 | Oita Trinita | 0-0 | Kashiwa Reysol |
| Team | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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| JEF United | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 |
| Kashiwa Reysol | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Oita Trinita | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| FC Tokyo | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
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Pool D | | Date | Home | . | Away |
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| Mar 19 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 1-1 | Kashima Antlers |
| Mar 19 | Nagoya Grampus | 1-2 | Cerezo Osaka |
| Mar 26 | Kashima Antlers | 2-1 | Nagoya Grampus |
| Mar 26 | Cerezo Osaka | 0-2 | Shimizu S-Pulse | >
| May 21 | Kashima Antlers | 1-3 | Cerezo Osaka |
| May 21 | Nagoya Grampus | 0-2 | Shimizu S-Pulse |
| May 28 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 3-2 | Cerezo Osaka |
| May 28 | Nagoya Grampus | 1-0 | Kashima Antlers |
| Jun 4 | Kashima Antlers | 3-3 | Shimizu S-Pulse |
| Jun 4 | Cerezo Osaka | 1-1 | Nagoya Grampus |
| Jun 11 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 0-1 | Nagoya Grampus |
| Jun 11 | Cerezo Osaka | 2-0 | Kashima Antlers |
| Team | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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| Shimizu S-Pulse | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 |
| Cerezo Osaka | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 |
| Kashima Antlers | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| Nagoya Grampus | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
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Quarterfinal Round
| Date | Home | . | Away |
| Aug 7 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 0-1 | Urawa Reds |
| Aug 7 | Cerezo Osaka | 0-3 | Gamba Osaka |
| Aug 7 | JEF United | 3-2 | Jubilo Iwata |
| Aug 7 | Omiya Ardija | 0-1 | Yokohama Marinos |
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| Aug 13 | Gamba Osaka | 2-2 | Cerezo Osaka |
| Aug 13 | Jubilo Iwata | 2-2 | JEF United |
| Aug 14 | Yokohama Marinos | 3-1 | Omiya Ardija |
| Aug 14 | Urawa Reds | 1-0 | Shimizu S-Pulse |
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Semifinals
| Date | Home | . | Away |
| Aug 31 | JEF United | 3-1 | Urawa Reds |
| Aug 31 | Gamba Osaka | 1-0 | Yokohama Marinos | |
| Oct 5 | Urawa Reds | 2-2 | JEF United |
| Oct 5 | Yokohama Marinos | 1-0 (PK1-4) | Gamba Osaka | |
Finals
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