2004 Gamba Osaka season

Gamba Osaka

2004 season
Manager	Akira Nishino
Stadium	Osaka Expo '70 Stadium
J. League 1	3rd
Emperor's Cup	Semi-finals
J. League Cup	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	Masashi Oguro (20)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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During the 2004 season, Gamba Osaka competed in the J. League 1, in which they finished 3rd.

Competitions

Competitions	Position
J. League 1	3rd / 16 clubs
Emperor's Cup	Semifinals
J. League Cup	Quarterfinals

Domestic results

J. League 1

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Yokohama F. Marinos (C)	30	17	8	5	47	30	+17	59	Qualification for AFC Champions League 2005 group stage
2	Urawa Red Diamonds	30	19	5	6	70	39	+31	62
3	Gamba Osaka	30	15	6	9	69	48	+21	51
4	JEF United Ichihara	30	13	11	6	55	45	+10	50
5	Júbilo Iwata	30	14	6	10	54	44	+10	48	Qualification for AFC Champions League 2005 group stage [a]

Updated to match(es) played on November 28, 2004. Source: J. League Division 1 first stage, J. League Division 1 second stage
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. Júbilo Iwata qualified to 2005 ACL as 2003 Emperor's Cup winners.

Matches

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result F–A
13 March 2004	Kashima Antlers	A	1–1
20 March 2004	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	1–0
3 April 2004	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	4–0
10 April 2004	Tokyo Verdy	A	2–2
14 April 2004	JEF United Ichihara	H	2–2
17 April 2004	Yokohama F. Marinos	A	1–2
2 May 2004	Nagoya Grampus Eight	H	0–2
5 May 2004	Kashiwa Reysol	A	2–0
9 May 2004	Júbilo Iwata	H	0–2
15 May 2004	Oita Trinita	A	3–4
22 May 2004	Vissel Kobe	H	6–3
12 June 2004	FC Tokyo	A	1–2
16 June 2004	Cerezo Osaka	A	1–0
20 June 2004	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	3–2
26 June 2004	Albirex Niigata	A	4–1
14 August 2004	Nagoya Grampus Eight	A	2–1
21 August 2004	Kashima Antlers	H	2–1
29 August 2004	Shimizu S-Pulse	A	1–0
11 September 2004	Kashiwa Reysol	H	5–1
18 September 2004	Vissel Kobe	A	3–3
23 September 2004	Tokyo Verdy	H	1–3
26 September 2004	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	1–2
2 October 2004	Cerezo Osaka	H	7–1
17 October 2004	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	2–2
24 October 2004	Oita Trinita	H	3–1
31 October 2004	JEF United Ichihara	A	2–2
6 November 2004	Albirex Niigata	H	6–3
20 November 2004	Yokohama F. Marinos	H	0–2
23 November 2004	Júbilo Iwata	A	2–1
28 November 2004	FC Tokyo	H	1–2

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	Naoki Matsuyo	(1974-04-09)9 April 1974 (aged 29)	cm / kg	29	0
2	DF	Sidiclei	(1972-05-13)13 May 1972 (aged 31)	cm / kg	30	3
3	DF	Masao Kiba	(1974-09-06)6 September 1974 (aged 29)	cm / kg	2	0
4	DF	Noritada Saneyoshi	(1972-10-19)19 October 1972 (aged 31)	cm / kg	22	0
5	DF	Tsuneyasu Miyamoto	(1977-02-07)7 February 1977 (aged 27)	cm / kg	24	0
6	DF	Satoshi Yamaguchi	(1978-04-17)17 April 1978 (aged 25)	cm / kg	27	5
7	MF	Yasuhito Endō	(1980-01-28)28 January 1980 (aged 24)	cm / kg	29	9
8	MF	Fernandinho	(1981-01-13)13 January 1981 (aged 23)	cm / kg	28	10
9	FW	Magrão	(1974-02-21)21 February 1974 (aged 30)	cm / kg	10	5
10	MF	Takahiro Futagawa	(1980-06-27)27 June 1980 (aged 23)	cm / kg	30	4
11	FW	Masanobu Matsunami	(1974-11-21)21 November 1974 (aged 29)	cm / kg	9	0
13	MF	Shigeru Morioka	(1973-08-12)12 August 1973 (aged 30)	cm / kg	14	2
14	DF	Toru Irie	(1977-07-08)8 July 1977 (aged 26)	cm / kg	10	0
15	MF	Mitsuteru Watanabe	(1974-04-10)10 April 1974 (aged 29)	cm / kg	19	0
16	FW	Masashi Oguro	(1980-05-04)4 May 1980 (aged 23)	cm / kg	30	20
17	DF	Arata Kodama	(1982-10-08)8 October 1982 (aged 21)	cm / kg	13	0
18	FW	Kota Yoshihara	(1978-02-02)2 February 1978 (aged 26)	cm / kg	22	5
19	FW	Satoshi Nakayama	(1981-11-07)7 November 1981 (aged 22)	cm / kg	22	3
20	MF	Shinichi Terada	(1985-06-10)10 June 1985 (aged 18)	cm / kg	1	0
21	FW	Ryota Miki	(1985-04-12)12 April 1985 (aged 18)	cm / kg	0	0
22	GK	Motohiro Yoshida	(1974-08-25)25 August 1974 (aged 29)	cm / kg	1	0
23	GK	Suguru Hino	(1982-07-29)29 July 1982 (aged 21)	cm / kg	0	0
24	MF	Toshihiro Matsushita	(1983-10-17)17 October 1983 (aged 20)	cm / kg	4	0
25	DF	Daiki Niwa	(1986-01-16)16 January 1986 (aged 18)	cm / kg	0	0
26	DF	Naoki Kogure	(1984-06-14)14 June 1984 (aged 19)	cm / kg	0	0
27	MF	Hideo Hashimoto	(1979-05-21)21 May 1979 (aged 24)	cm / kg	27	1
28	MF	Akihiro Ienaga	(1986-06-13)13 June 1986 (aged 17)	cm / kg	8	1
30	DF	Ryota Aoki	(1984-08-19)19 August 1984 (aged 19)	cm / kg	0	0
31	GK	Atsushi Kimura	(1984-05-01)1 May 1984 (aged 19)	cm / kg	0	0
32	DF	Daisuke Yano	(1984-10-06)6 October 1984 (aged 19)	cm / kg	0	0
33	MF	Ryunosuke Okamoto	(1984-10-09)9 October 1984 (aged 19)	cm / kg	0	0

Other pages

• (in Japanese) J. League official site