| J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Country |  Japan |
| Dates | 8 March 2003 - 3 November 2003 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Urawa Red Diamonds (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Kashima Antlers |
| Semifinalists |
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 49 |
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The J.League Cup 2003, officially the 2003 J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup, was the first edition of Japan soccer league cup tournament and the 11th edition under the current J.League Cup format. The championship started on March 8, and finished on November 3, 2003.
Teams from the J1 took part in the tournament. Kashima Antlers and Shimizu S-Pulse were given a bye to the quarter-final due to their qualification for the AFC Champions League. The rest of 14 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 runners-up of group A and B, and the two teams which qualified for the AFC Champions League.
Group C
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Group D
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| Yokohama F. Marinos | 0–1 | Júbilo Iwata |
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| Yasumasa Nishino 19' |
Attendance: 12,016
Referee: Akio Okutani
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 2–2 | FC Tokyo |
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| Emerson 64' Toru Chishima 89' |
Mitsuhiro Toda 28' Mitsuhiro Toda 86' |
Attendance: 15,362
Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida
| Shimizu S-Pulse | 1–1 | Gamba Osaka |
|---|---|---|
| Ahn Jung Hwan 51' | Magrao 78' |
Attendance: 9,070
Referee: Naotsugu Fuse
| Kashima Antlers | 5–1 | Nagoya Grampus Eight |
|---|---|---|
| Euller 39' Mitsuo Ogasawara 55' Kōji Nakata 61' Kōji Nakata 71' Tomoyuki Hirase 80' |
Keiji Yoshimura 87' |
Attendance: 9,525
Referee: Yoshitsugu Katayama
| Júbilo Iwata | 3–0 | Yokohama F. Marinos |
|---|---|---|
| Gral 56' Ryoichi Maeda 69' Yasumasa Nishino 85' |
Attendance: 8,808
Referee: Kiyoshi Ota
| FC Tokyo | 0–2 | Urawa Red Diamonds |
|---|---|---|
| Emerson 60' Emerson 89' |
Attendance: 17,343
Referee: Akio Okutani
| Gamba Osaka | 2–3 | Shimizu S-Pulse |
|---|---|---|
| Masashi Oguro 70' Tsuneyasu Miyamoto 82' |
Emerson 31' Ryuzo Morioka 76' Keisuke Ota 89' |
Attendance: 6,053
Referee: Yoshitsugu Katayama
| Nagoya Grampus Eight | 0–1 | Kashima Antlers |
|---|---|---|
| Naoki Soma 87' |
Attendance: 7,751
Referee: Kazuhisa Osada
| Kashima Antlers | 0–1 | Júbilo Iwata |
|---|---|---|
| Zivkovic 87' |
Attendance: 9,915
Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida
| Shimizu S-Pulse | 1–0 | Urawa Red Diamonds |
|---|---|---|
| Ahn Jung Hwan 23' |
Attendance: 8,048
Referee: Kiyoshi Ota
| Júbilo Iwata | 0–2 | Kashima Antlers |
|---|---|---|
| Fernando 47' Masashi Motoyama 61' |
Attendance: 11,471
Referee: Masayoshi Okada
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 6–1 | Shimizu S-Pulse |
|---|---|---|
| Tatsuya Tanaka 26' Tatsuya Tanaka 44' Emerson 54' Emerson 57' Emerson 62' Koji Yamase 70' |
Tuto 77' |
Attendance: 18,486
Referee: Joji Kashihara
| Kashima Antlers | 0–4 | Urawa Red Diamonds |
|---|---|---|
| Koji Yamase 13' Emerson 48' Tatsuya Tanaka 56' Emerson 86' |
Attendance: 51,758
Referee: Toru Kamikawa
| Goalscorers | Goals | Team |
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 Emerson
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8
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Urawa Red Diamonds |
| Ryoichi Maeda
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5
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Júbilo Iwata |
| Gral
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5
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Júbilo Iwata |
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