2004 Albirex Niigata season

During the 2004 season, Albirex Niigata competed in the J. League 1, in which they finished 10th. They also competed in the Emperor's Cup and the J. League Cup - they were eliminated in the fourth round of the former and in the group stage of the latter.

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
← 2003 2005 →

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