2005 J.League Cup


The 2005 J.League Cup, officially the 2005 Yamazaki Nabisco Cup, was the 3rd edition of Japan association football league cup tournament and the 13th edition under the current J.League Cup format. The championship started on March 19, and finished on November 5, 2005.
Teams from the J1 took part in the tournament. Yokohama F. Marinos and Júbilo Iwata were given a bye to the quarter-final due to their qualification for the AFC Champions League. The rest of 16 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 2 best runners-up, and the two teams which qualified for the AFC Champions League.

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Knockout stage

Quarter finals

First leg

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Second leg

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Semi finals

First leg

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Second leg

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Final

Top goalscorers

GoalscorersGoalsTeam
Araújo
6
Gamba Osaka
Emerson
5
Urawa Red Diamonds
Yuki Abe
5
JEF United Chiba
Popescu
5
JEF United Chiba
Washington
5
Tokyo Verdy 1969

Awards