2004 Albirex Niigata season

Albirex Niigata

2004 season
Manager	Yasuharu Sorimachi
Stadium	Niigata Stadium
J. League 1	10th
Emperor's Cup	4th Round
J. League Cup	GL-B 3rd
Top goalscorer	Edmilson (15)
Average home league attendance	37,689
Home colours Away colours

2004 Albirex Niigata season

Competitions

Competitions	Position
J. League 1	10th / 16 clubs
Emperor's Cup	4th Round
J. League Cup	GL-B 3rd / 4 clubs

Domestic results

J. League 1

Match	Date	Venue	Opponents	Score
1-1	2004.3.13	Ajinomoto Stadium	FC Tokyo	1-0
1-2	2004.3.20	Niigata Stadium	Vissel Kobe	0-0
1-3	2004.4.4	Kashiwanoha Stadium	Kashiwa Reysol	1-2
1-4	2004.4.10	Niigata Stadium	Yokohama F. Marinos	1-3
1-5	2004.4.14	Kashima Soccer Stadium	Kashima Antlers	2-2
1-6	2004.4.18	National Stadium	JEF United Ichihara	2-1
1-7	2004.5.2	Niigata Stadium	Tokyo Verdy 1969	0-1
1-8	2004.5.5	Mizuho Athletic Stadium	Nagoya Grampus Eight	1-1
1-9	2004.5.9	Niigata Stadium	Urawa Red Diamonds	0-3
1-10	2004.5.15	Nagai Stadium	Cerezo Osaka	1-2
1-11	2004.5.23	Niigata Stadium	Júbilo Iwata	1-2
1-12	2004.6.12	Oita Stadium	Oita Stadium	0-1
1-13	2004.6.16	Niigata Stadium	Shimizu S-Pulse	3-3
1-14	2004.6.19	Hiroshima Big Arch	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1-1
1-15	2004.6.26	Niigata Stadium	Gamba Osaka	1-4
2-1	2004.8.14	Ajinomoto Stadium	Tokyo Verdy 1969	2-0
2-2	2004.8.21	Niigata Stadium	JEF United Ichihara	3-3
2-3	2004.8.29	Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium	Vissel Kobe	3-4
2-4	2004.9.12	Niigata Stadium	Nagoya Grampus Eight	0-0
2-5	2004.9.18	Saitama Stadium 2002	Urawa Red Diamonds	4-1
2-6	2004.9.23	Niigata Stadium	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	3-2
2-7	2004.9.26	Nihondaira Sports Stadium	Shimizu S-Pulse	2-4
2-8	2004.10.2	Niigata Stadium	Oita Trinita	3-0
2-9	2004.10.17	Niigata Stadium	Kashima Antlers	1-0
2-10	2004.10.24	Yamaha Stadium	Júbilo Iwata	3-1
2-12	2004.11.6	Osaka Expo '70 Stadium	Gamba Osaka	6-3
2-11	2004.11.10	National Stadium	Kashiwa Reysol	1-3
2-13	2004.11.20	Niigata Stadium	FC Tokyo	4-2
2-14	2004.11.23	International Stadium Yokohama	Yokohama F. Marinos	1-2
2-15	2004.11.28	Niigata Stadium	Cerezo Osaka	1-2

Emperor's Cup

Match	Date	Venue	Opponents	Score
4th Round	2004.11.13	Hiratsuka Stadium	Shonan Bellmare	3-2

J. League Cup

Match	Date	Venue	Opponents	Score
GL-B-1	2004.3.27	Yamaha Stadium	Júbilo Iwata	0-0
GL-B-2	2004.4.29	Niigata Stadium	Gamba Osaka	4-4
GL-B-3	2004.5.29	Mizuho Athletic Stadium	Nagoya Grampus Eight	1-2
GL-B-4	2004.6.5	Niigata Stadium	Nagoya Grampus Eight	0-1
GL-B-5	2004.7.17	Niigata Stadium	Júbilo Iwata	1-1
GL-B-6	2004.7.24	Ishikawa Kanazawa Stadium	Gamba Osaka	2-0

Player statistics

No.	Pos.	Player	D.o.B. (Age)	Height / Weight	J. League 1		Emperor's Cup		J. League Cup		Total
					Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Koichi Kidera	(1972-04-04)April 4, 1972 (aged 31)	cm / kg	11	0
2	DF	Yoshiaki Maruyama	(1974-10-12)October 12, 1974 (aged 29)	cm / kg	19	0
3	DF	Anderson	(1972-12-22)December 22, 1972 (aged 31)	cm / kg	12	0
4	DF	Kentaro Suzuki	(1980-06-02)June 2, 1980 (aged 23)	cm / kg	8	0
5	DF	Osamu Umeyama	(1973-08-16)August 16, 1973 (aged 30)	cm / kg	7	0
6	MF	Tadahiro Akiba	(1975-10-13)October 13, 1975 (aged 28)	cm / kg	14	0
7	MF	Keisuke Kurihara	(1973-05-20)May 20, 1973 (aged 30)	cm / kg	11	0
8	MF	Motohiro Yamaguchi	(1969-01-29)January 29, 1969 (aged 35)	cm / kg	29	2
9	MF	Fabinho	(1973-06-26)June 26, 1973 (aged 30)	cm / kg	27	9
10	FW	Edmilson	(1982-09-15)September 15, 1982 (aged 21)	cm / kg	29	15
11	FW	Yusaku Ueno	(1973-11-01)November 1, 1973 (aged 30)	cm / kg	30	5
13	MF	Toshiyuki Abe	(1974-08-01)August 1, 1974 (aged 29)	cm / kg	0	0
14	DF	Naoki Takahashi	(1976-08-08)August 8, 1976 (aged 27)	cm / kg	6	1
15	MF	Isao Homma	(1981-04-19)April 19, 1981 (aged 22)	cm / kg	12	0
16	MF	Yoshito Terakawa	(1974-09-06)September 6, 1974 (aged 29)	cm / kg	27	0
17	MF	An Yong-Hak	(1978-10-25)October 25, 1978 (aged 25)	cm / kg	26	3
18	MF	Shingo Suzuki	(1978-03-20)March 20, 1978 (aged 25)	cm / kg	30	5
19	DF	Hikaru Mita	(1981-08-01)August 1, 1981 (aged 22)	cm / kg	10	0
20	MF	Hiroyoshi Kuwabara	(1971-10-02)October 2, 1971 (aged 32)	cm / kg	24	0
21	GK	Yosuke Nozawa	(1979-11-09)November 9, 1979 (aged 24)	cm / kg	19	0
22	GK	Takashi Kitano	(1982-10-04)October 4, 1982 (aged 21)	cm / kg	0	0
23	MF	Masahiro Fukazawa	(1977-07-12)July 12, 1977 (aged 26)	cm / kg	7	1
24	FW	Hiroshi Morita	(1978-05-18)May 18, 1978 (aged 25)	cm / kg	3	1
25	MF	Katsuyuki Miyazawa	(1976-09-15)September 15, 1976 (aged 27)	cm / kg	7	0
26	MF	Akihiro Kurihara	(1985-05-02)May 2, 1985 (aged 18)	cm / kg	0	0
27	DF	Yuki Sakai	(1985-06-28)June 28, 1985 (aged 18)	cm / kg	0	0
28	FW	Yuzo Funakoshi	(1977-06-12)June 12, 1977 (aged 26)	cm / kg	4	0
29	DF	Yasushi Kita	(1978-04-25)April 25, 1978 (aged 25)	cm / kg	17	0
31	FW	Roberto	(1985-12-19)December 19, 1985 (aged 18)	cm / kg	1	0
32	MF	Tomokazu Hirama	(1977-06-30)June 30, 1977 (aged 26)	cm / kg	1	0
33	DF	Naoto Matsuo	(1979-09-10)September 10, 1979 (aged 24)	cm / kg	11	1
34	FW	Oséas	(1971-05-14)May 14, 1971 (aged 32)	cm / kg	12	4

Other pages

• (in Japanese) J. League official site