▁Soccer ▁League ▁Cup . ▁ ▁The ▁club ▁has ▁enjoyed ▁mixed ▁fort unes ▁since ▁the ▁J - Le ague ▁advent . ▁The ▁club ▁finished ▁bottom ▁of ▁the ▁league ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁seasons ▁of ▁the ▁J - Le ague ▁with ▁an ▁average ▁crowd ▁of ▁under ▁ 1 5 , 0 0 0 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁they ▁suffered ▁re leg ation ▁to ▁the ▁second ▁tier ▁of ▁Japanese ▁football ▁yet ▁again . ▁The ▁team ▁has ▁since ▁improved ▁in ▁form ▁in ▁recent ▁years , ▁starting ▁with ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁victory ▁in ▁the ▁N ab is co ▁Cup . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁U raw a ▁cl inch ed ▁their ▁first ▁professional ▁league ▁title ▁by ▁defe ating ▁run ners - up ▁G amba ▁Os aka ▁ 3 – 2 ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 ▁before ▁ 6 3 , 0 0 0 ▁supp or ters . ▁This ▁came ▁after ▁two ▁close ▁calls ▁in ▁the ▁previous ▁two ▁years . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁they ▁finished ▁ 2 nd , ▁one ▁point ▁behind ▁champions ▁G amba ▁Os aka . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁they ▁finished ▁ 3 rd ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁stage ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁second ▁stage . ▁Having ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁two - match ▁J . Le ague ▁Championship ▁dec ider , ▁they ▁lost ▁on ▁penalty ▁k icks ▁to ▁Y ok oh ama ▁F . ▁Mar inos . ▁ ▁U raw a ▁were ▁back ▁to ▁back ▁Emperor ' s ▁Cup ▁w inners ▁in