Japan League Cup 2008

J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup (J.League Cup) Six teams advanced to the Quarter Final - winners of each group, and best two teams of four runners-ups in group league results. Kashima Antlers and Gamba Osaka were seeded to the Quarter Final, because they would play the AFC Champions League Group Stage. On the other hand, the Champion of ACL in last season, Urawa Red Diamonds (Reds) didn't play in ACL Group Stage, so Urawa participated this league cup tournament from the Group League. Group League A Group Round 1 [Mar 20] Nagoya 0-1 Kyoto Urawa 0-1 Kobe Round 2 [Mar 23] Kobe 0-1 Nagoya Kyoto 3-3 Urawa Round 3 [Apr 16] Urawa 1-1 Kyoto Nagoya 2-0 Kobe Round 4 [May 25] Kyoto 0-1 Kobe Nagoya 4-2 Urawa Round 5 [May 31] Kyoto 1-2 Nagoya Kobe 2-1 Urawa Round 6 [Jun 8] Urawa 1-5 Nagoya Kobe 1-1 Kyoto G W D L GF-GA Pt 1. Nagoya Grampus 6 5 0 1 14- 5 15 Qualified ------------------------------------------------ 2. Vissel Kobe 6 3 1 2 5- 5 10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3. Kyoto Sanga F.C. 6 1 3 2 7- 8 6 4. Urawa Red Diamonds 6 0 2 4 8-16 2 B Group Round 1 [Mar 20] Tokyo-V 0-2 Iwata Shimizu 3-1 F.C.Tokyo Round 2 [Mar 23] Iwata 0-2 F.C.Tokyo Tokyo-V 0-0 Shimizu Round 3 [Apr 16] Shimizu 5-0 Tokyo-V F.C.Tokyo 1-1 Iwata Round 4 [May 25] Shimizu 4-2 Iwata F.C.Tokyo 3-0 Tokyo-V Round 5 [May 31] F.C.Tokyo 1-1 Shimizu Iwata 3-0 Tokyo-V Round 6 [Jun 8] Tokyo-V 2-4 F.C.Tokyo Iwata 2-0 Shimizu G W D L GF-GA Pt 1. Shimizu S-Pulse 6 3 2 1 13- 6 11 Qualified ------------------------------------------------ 2. F.C.Tokyo 6 3 2 1 12- 7 11 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3. Jubilo Iwata 6 3 1 2 10- 7 10 4. Tokyo Verdy 6 0 1 5 2-17 1 C Group Round 1 [Mar 20] Kawasaki 0-2 Chiba Kashiwa 1-1 Sapporo Round 2 [Mar 23] Sapporo 2-1 Kawasaki Chiba 1-1 Kashiwa Round 3 [Apr 16] Chiba 0-0 Sapporo Kawasaki 3-0 Kashiwa Round 4 [May 25] Sapporo 1-2 Chiba Kashiwa 3-1 Kawasaki Round 5 [May 31] Kawasaki 2-0 Sapporo Kashiwa 1-1 Chiba Round 6 [Jun 8] Chiba 0-3 Sapporo Kawasaki 3-2 Kashiwa G W D L GF-GA Pt 1. JEF U. Ichihara Chiba 6 3 3 0 9- 5 12 Qualified ------------------------------------------------ 2. Kashiwa Raysol 6 2 3 1 9- 7 9 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3. Kawasaki Frontale 6 2 0 4 9-10 6 4. Consadole Sapporo 6 1 2 3 4- 9 5 D Group Round 1 [Mar 20] Yokohama-FM 1-0 Oita Niigata 2-2 Omiya Round 2 [Mar 23] Omiya 0-0 Yokohama-FM Oita 3-0 Niigata Round 3 [Apr 16] Yokohama-FM 4-0 Omiya Niigata 1-1 Oita Round 4 [May 25] Omiya 1-2 Oita Yokohama-FM 0-0 Niigata Round 5 [May 31] Omiya 2-2 Niigata Oita 1-1 Yokohama-FM Round 6 [Jun 8] Oita 1-0 Omiya Niigata 0-1 Yokohama-FM G W D L GF-GA Pt 1. Yokohama F.Marinos 6 3 3 0 8- 2 12 Qualified ------------------------------------------------ 2. Oita Trinita 6 3 2 1 9- 5 11 Qualified - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3. Albirex Niigata 6 0 4 2 4- 8 4 4. Omiya Ardija 6 0 3 3 4-10 3 Compere four runners-up teams: G W D L GF-GA Pt 1. Oita Trinita (Gr.D) 6 3 2 1 9- 5 11 Qualified 2. F.C.Tokyo (Gr.B) 6 3 2 1 12- 7 11 Qualified ------------------------------------------------ 3. Vissel Kobe (Gr.A) 6 3 1 2 5- 5 10 4. Kashiwa Raysol (Gr.C) 6 2 3 1 9- 7 9 Final Tournament Quarter Final Gamba Osaka and Kashima Antlers joined this Tournament from this stage. From group stage members, 4 teams - the Winners of each 4 groups, and 2 teams - two best result teams among the Runners-Up teams (RU) in each group, were going to play at this round. 1st Leg [Jul 2] Kashima Antlers 0-0 Shimizu S-Pulse F.C.Tokyo 1-2 Oita Trinita Gamba Osaka 1-0 Yokohama F.Marinos JEF U. Ichihara Chiba 0-1 Nagoya Grampus 2nd Leg [Aug 6] Yokohama F.Marinos 2-1 Gamba Osaka Nagoya Grampus 1-0 JEF U. Ichihara Chiba Shimizu S-Pulse 2-1 Kashima Antlers Oita Trinita 1-1 F.C.Tokyo Semi Final 1st Leg [Sep 3] Nagoya Grampus 1-1 Oita Trinita Shimizu S-Pulse 1-1 Gamba Osaka 2nd Leg [Sep 7] Oita Trinita 1-0 Nagoya Grampus Gamba Osaka 2-3 Shimizu S-Pulse Final [Nov 1] Oita Trinita - Shimizu S-Pulse (Venue: Tokyo National Stadium)

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list of champions.

list of final tables.

list of cup finals.

list of league cup finals.

list of super cup finals.

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Prepared and maintained by Masanori "Komabano" Nakanishi for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Author: Masanori "Komabano" Nakanishi (HQM07536@nifty.ne.jp)
Last updated: 9 Oct 2008