OFFICIAL J.LEAGUE MATCHES IN 2004

1. J.League Division One (J1)

   16 teams, played in two stages, all teams play each other once each stage,
stage winners if different advance to SUNTORY Championship, overall positions
otherwise decided by combined results of both stages (15 games each per stage,
120 matches x 2)

Stage Winners    : \100 million and Chairman's Cup
              2nd: \ 50 million and J.League Shield
              3rd: \ 40 million and J.League Shield
              4th: \ 30 million
              5th: \ 20 million
              6th: \ 10 million
Season Champions : \ 20 million, J.League Champions' Plate, JFA Captain's Cup,
                     Medals, Champions' Flag
Season Runners-up: \ 10 million, J.League Runners-up Plate


2. SUNTORY Championship (Play off for overall league champion)

   Winners of First Stage vs. Winners of Second Stage, home and away, decides
first and second places in overall league table (Not played if same team wins
both stages)


3. J.League Division Two (J2)

   W12 teams, all teams play each other four times (2 games each home and away,
44 game season, 264 matches)

Champions : \20 million and J.League Trophy
Runners-up: \10 million and J.League Trophy


4. J.LEAGUE YAMAZAKI NABISCO CUP (League Cup)

   16 J1 teams, starting in 4 groups of 4 home and away, then single match
knock-out games from the quarter-final stage (V-goal extra time and penalty
shoot-out in knock-out stage if score level after 90 minutes)

Winners   : \100 million, J.League Cup, Medals, Sponsor's Cup
Runners-up: \ 50 million, Shield, Medals
       3rd: \ 20 million for each team


5. XEROX SUPER CUP

   Previous season's J.League champions vs. Emperor's Cup winners, single game,
Emperor's Cup runners-up play if same team wins both trophies (No extra time,
penalty shoot-out if score level after 90 minutes)

Winners   : \30 million, Winners' Trophy, Medals
Runners-up: \20 million, Medals


6. JOMO ALLSTAR SOCCER

   All-Star teams represent the Eastern and Western J.League clubs, players
selected by fan vote and J.League selection committee, hosted in Niigata in
2004 (No extra time, penalty shoot-out if score level after 90 minutes)


7. A3 CHAMPIONS CUP (Specially designated)

   Round-robin tournament for winners of Japanese, South Korean and Chinese
leagues plus one other team from host country

Champions : US$400,000, Winners' Trophy, Gold Medals
Runners-up: US$200,000, Silver Medals
       3rd: US$150,000, Bronze Medals
       4th: US$100,000, Medals


Division One Expands in 2005

Division One will expand to 18 teams in 2005 and the two stage system will be
replaced by a single seasonlong league. The two-stage and V-goal systems were
hallmarks of the early J.League, but the rising popularity and understanding
of the game have now made them unnecessary. Draws were introduced to J1 in
2003, and the changes of 2005 will bring the J.League still closer to the
world's top leagues. The increased number of matches in J1 will also be
financially beneficial to the clubs. At the end of 2004, the top two teams in
J2 will be promoted automatically and the bottom team in J1 will play off home
and away against the third placed team in J2 for the final J1 slot.