title: 2005 Urawa Red Diamonds season
text: # 2005 Urawa Red Diamonds season
  
  2005 Urawa Red Diamonds season
  
  ## Competitions
  
  | Competitions | Position |
  | - | - |
  | J. League 1 | Runners-up / 18 clubs |
  | Emperor's Cup | Champions |
  | J. League Cup | Semifinals |
  
  ## Domestic results
  
  ### J. League 1
  
  **League table**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Gamba Osaka (C) | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 82 | 58 | +24 | 60 | Qualification for 2006 AFC Champions League Group stage |
  | 2 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 65 | 37 | +28 | 59 | |
  | 3 | Kashima Antlers | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 61 | 39 | +22 | 59 | |
  | 4 | JEF United Chiba | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 56 | 42 | +14 | 59 | |
  | 5 | Cerezo Osaka | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 48 | 40 | +8 | 59 | |
  
  * ↑ Tokyo Verdy 1969 qualified to 2006 ACL as 2004 Emperor's Cup winners.
  
  **Results summary**
  
  | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  
  Source: J. League Data Site
  
  **Result round by round**
  
  | Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ground | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
  | Result | L | D | L | D | D | W | L | D | W | W | D | W | W | W | L | L | W | W | W | D | W | D | L | W | D | L | W | W | W | L | W | L | W | W |
  | Position | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
  
  **Matches**
  
  | Match | Date | Venue | Opponents | Score |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 2005.03.05 | Saitama Stadium 2002 | Kashima Antlers | 0-1 |
  | 2 | 2005.03.12 | Todoroki Athletics Stadium | Kawasaki Frontale | 3-3 |
  | 3 | 2005.04.02 | [] | Oita Trinita | 0-1 |
  | 4 | 2005.04.09 | Saitama Stadium 2002 | Gamba Osaka | 1-1 |
  | 5 | 2005.04.13 | Saitama Stadium 2002 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 1-1 |
  | 6 | 2005.04.16 | [] | FC Tokyo | 2-0 |
  | 7 | 2005.04.23 | Saitama Stadium 2002 | Cerezo Osaka | 1-2 |
  | 8 | 2005.04.28 | [] | Júbilo Iwata | 2-2 |
  | 9 | 2005.05.01 | Saitama Stadium 2002 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 3-0 |
  | 10 | 2005.05.04 | [] | Vissel Kobe | 1-0 |
  | 11 | 2005.05.08 | Saitama Stadium 2002 | JEF United Chiba | 0-0 |
  | 12 | 2005.05.15 | [] | Yokohama F. Marinos | 1-0 |
  | 13 | 2005.07.03 | Saitama Stadium 2002 | Albirex Niigata | 2-1 |
  | 14 | 2005.07.06 | [] | Tokyo Verdy | 7-0 |
  | 15 | 2005.07.09 | Saitama Stadium 2002 | Omiya Ardija | 1-2 |
  | 16 | 2005.07.13 | [] | Kashiwa Reysol | 0-3 |
  | 17 | 2005.07.18 | Saitama Stadium 2002 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2-0 |
  | 18 | 2005.07.23 | [] | Shimizu S-Pulse | 1-0 |
  | 19 | 2005.08.20 | Saitama Stadium 2002 | FC Tokyo | 2-1 |
  | 20 | 2005.08.24 | Saitama Stadium 2002 | Vissel Kobe | 2-2 |
  | 21 | 2005.08.27 | [] | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 2-0 |
  | 22 | 2005.09.03 | [] | Kashima Antlers | 2-2 |
  | 23 | 2005.09.10 | Saitama Stadium 2002 | Oita Trinita | 1-2 |
  | 24 | 2005.09.18 | [] | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 4-3 |
  | 25 | 2005.09.24 | Saitama Stadium 2002 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 0-0 |
  | 26 | 2005.10.02 | Nagai Stadium | Cerezo Osaka | 1-3 |
  | 27 | 2005.10.15 | Saitama Stadium 2002 | Kashiwa Reysol | 7-0 |
  | 28 | 2005.10.22 | Saitama Stadium 2002 | Omiya Ardija | 3-1 |
  | 29 | 2005.10.29 | Saitama Stadium 2002 | Kawasaki Frontale | 3-2 |
  | 30 | 2005.11.12 | Osaka Expo '70 Stadium | Gamba Osaka | 1-2 |
  | 31 | 2005.11.20 | Saitama Stadium 2002 | Tokyo Verdy | 4-1 |
  | 32 | 2005.11.23 | Fukuda Denshi Arena | JEF United Chiba | 0-1 |
  | 33 | 2005.11.26 | Saitama Stadium 2002 | Júbilo Iwata | 3-1 |
  
  ### Emperor's Cup
  
  Urawa Red Diamonds received a bye to the fourth round as being part of the J.League Division 1.
  
  Urawa Red Diamonds qualified to the 2006 Japanese Super Cup and the 2007 AFC Champions League.
  
  ### J. League Cup
  
  **Group stage**
  
  | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Urawa Red Diamonds | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 15 |
  | Omiya Ardija | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 10 |
  | Albirex Niigata | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 10 |
  | Vissel Kobe | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
  
  ## Player statistics
  
  | No. | Pos. | Player | D.o.B. (Age) | Height / Weight | J. League 1 | J. League 1 | Emperor's Cup | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | J. League Cup | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | No. | Pos. | Player | D.o.B. (Age) | Height / Weight | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
  | 1 | GK | Norihiro Yamagishi | (1978-05-17)May 17, 1978 (aged 26) | cm / kg | 1 | 0 | | | | | | |
  | 2 | DF | Keisuke Tsuboi | (1979-09-16)September 16, 1979 (aged 25) | cm / kg | 33 | 0 | | | | | | |
  | 3 | DF | Alpay Özalan | (1973-05-29)May 29, 1973 (aged 31) | cm / kg | 3 | 0 | | | | | | |
  | 4 | DF | Marcus Tulio Tanaka | (1981-04-24)April 24, 1981 (aged 23) | cm / kg | 26 | 9 | | | | | | |
  | 5 | DF | Nenê | (1975-06-06)June 6, 1975 (aged 29) | cm / kg | 10 | 1 | | | | | | |
  | 6 | DF | Nobuhisa Yamada | (1975-09-10)September 10, 1975 (aged 29) | cm / kg | 32 | 3 | | | | | | |
  | 7 | MF | Tomoyuki Sakai | (1979-06-29)June 29, 1979 (aged 25) | cm / kg | 18 | 2 | | | | | | |
  | 8 | MF | Alessandro Santos | (1977-07-20)July 20, 1977 (aged 27) | cm / kg | 32 | 4 | | | | | | |
  | 9 | FW | Yuichiro Nagai | (1979-02-14)February 14, 1979 (aged 26) | cm / kg | 30 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | 10 | FW | Emerson | (1981-09-06)September 6, 1981 (aged 23) | cm / kg | 12 | 4 | | | | | | |
  | 10 | MF | Robson Ponte | (1976-11-06)November 6, 1976 (aged 28) | cm / kg | 16 | 8 | | | | | | |
  | 11 | FW | Tatsuya Tanaka | (1982-11-27)November 27, 1982 (aged 22) | cm / kg | 25 | 8 | | | | | | |
  | 12 | MF | Masaya Nishitani | (1978-09-16)September 16, 1978 (aged 26) | cm / kg | 2 | 0 | | | | | | |
  | 13 | MF | Keita Suzuki | (1981-07-08)July 8, 1981 (aged 23) | cm / kg | 29 | 0 | | | | | | |
  | 14 | DF | Tadaaki Hirakawa | (1979-05-01)May 1, 1979 (aged 25) | cm / kg | 26 | 2 | | | | | | |
  | 15 | MF | Toru Chishima | (1981-05-11)May 11, 1981 (aged 23) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
  | 17 | MF | Makoto Hasebe | (1984-01-18)January 18, 1984 (aged 21) | cm / kg | 31 | 2 | | | | | | |
  | 18 | FW | Naoya Umeda | (1978-04-27)April 27, 1978 (aged 26) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
  | 18 | FW | Tomislav Marić | (1973-01-28)January 28, 1973 (aged 32) | cm / kg | 13 | 8 | | | | | | |
  | 19 | DF | Hideki Uchidate | (1974-01-15)January 15, 1974 (aged 31) | cm / kg | 26 | 0 | | | | | | |
  | 20 | DF | Satoshi Horinouchi | (1979-10-26)October 26, 1979 (aged 25) | cm / kg | 23 | 3 | | | | | | |
  | 21 | GK | Kenta Tokushige | (1984-03-09)March 9, 1984 (aged 20) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
  | 22 | MF | Shunsuke Oyama | (1986-04-06)April 6, 1986 (aged 18) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
  | 23 | GK | Ryōta Tsuzuki | (1978-04-18)April 18, 1978 (aged 26) | cm / kg | 33 | 0 | | | | | | |
  | 24 | DF | Tetsushi Kondo | (1986-11-04)November 4, 1986 (aged 18) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
  | 25 | MF | Takafumi Akahoshi | (1986-05-27)May 27, 1986 (aged 18) | cm / kg | 2 | 0 | | | | | | |
  | 26 | DF | Yuzo Minami | (1983-11-17)November 17, 1983 (aged 21) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
  | 27 | FW | Takuya Yokoyama | (1985-06-29)June 29, 1985 (aged 19) | cm / kg | 9 | 2 | | | | | | |
  | 28 | GK | Nobuhiro Kato | (1984-12-11)December 11, 1984 (aged 20) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
  | 29 | MF | Shota Arai | (1985-04-07)April 7, 1985 (aged 19) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
  | 30 | FW | Masayuki Okano | (1972-07-25)July 25, 1972 (aged 32) | cm / kg | 20 | 1 | | | | | | |
  | 31 | FW | Yuya Nakamura | (1986-04-14)April 14, 1986 (aged 18) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
  | 32 | MF | Hajime Hosogai | (1986-06-10)June 10, 1986 (aged 18) | cm / kg | 3 | 0 | | | | | | |
  | 33 | DF | Santos | (1987-03-31)March 31, 1987 (aged 17) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
  | 34 | FW | Sergio Escudero | (1988-09-01)September 1, 1988 (aged 16) | cm / kg | 5 | 0 | | | | | | |
  
  ## Other pages
  
  * (in Japanese) J. League official site
  
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