The 2007 edition of the J.League Cup sponsored by Nabisco began on March 21 with reigning champions JEF United seeking to claim their 3rd successive crown. This would equal the record set by Verdy Kawasaki when the competition began in 1992. The top 4 teams of each qualifying group automatically qualified for the quarter-finals with the best two remaining runners-up. Both Kawasaki Frontale and Urawa Red Diamonds were exempt from competing in the group stage, due to their entry into the Asian Champions League . They were therefore entered into the quarter-final stage which begins in the summer.
The final was on November 3 at the Tokyo National Stadium . The winners were Gamba Osaka , beating Kawasaki Frontale in the final 1-0 to claim its first J.League Cup championship. They qualified for the 2008 Pan-Pacific Championship and the 2008 Suruga Bank Championship .
Group stage [ ] Group A [ ] Source:[citation needed
March 21, 2007
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0 – 3 Gamba Osaka
Vissel Kobe 1 – 4 JEF United
March 25, 2007
Gamba Osaka 2 – 2 Vissel Kobe
JEF United 2 – 1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
April 4, 2007
Gamba Osaka 0 – 1 JEF United
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2 – 0 Vissel Kobe
April 11, 2007
JEF United 0 – 1 Gamba Osaka
Vissel Kobe 0 – 1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
May 9, 2007
Gamba Osaka 0 – 1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
JEF United 0 – 1 Vissel Kobe
May 23, 2007
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1 – 0 JEF United
Vissel Kobe 2 – 4 Gamba Osaka
Group B [ ] Source:[citation needed
March 21, 2007
Kashiwa Reysol 2 – 1 Shimizu S-Pulse
Yokohama F-Marinos 0 – 1 Omiya Ardija
March 25, 2007
Omiya Ardija 2 – 1 Kashiwa Reysol
Shimizu S-Pulse 2 – 2 Yokohama F-Marinos
April 4, 2007
Kashiwa Reysol 0 – 0 Omiya Ardija
Yokohama F-Marinos 2 – 0 Shimizu S-Pulse
April 11, 2007
Omiya Ardija 1 – 1 Yokohama F-Marinos
Shimizu S-Pulse 0 – 0 Kashiwa Reysol
May 9, 2007
Yokohama F-Marinos 3 – 0 Kashiwa Reysol
Omiya Ardija 1 – 2 Shimizu S-Pulse
May 23, 2007
Kashiwa Reysol 3 – 0 Yokohama F-Marinos
Shimizu S-Pulse 3 – 0 Omiya Ardija
Group C [ ] Source:[citation needed
March 21, 2007
Ōita Trinita 1 – 0 Yokohama FC
Júbilo Iwata 2 – 2 FC Tokyo
March 25, 2007
FC Tokyo 0 – 2 Ōita Trinita
Yokohama FC 2 – 0 Júbilo Iwata
April 4, 2007
Júbilo Iwata 0 – 1 Yokohama FC
Ōita Trinita 0 – 1 FC Tokyo
April 11, 2007
FC Tokyo 2 – 1 Júbilo Iwata
Yokohama FC 1 – 2 Ōita Trinita
May 9, 2007
Júbilo Iwata 1 – 0 Ōita Trinita
FC Tokyo 0 – 1 Yokohama FC
May 23, 2007
Ōita Trinita 1 – 3 Júbilo Iwata
Yokohama FC 1 – 2 FC Tokyo
Group D [ ] Source:[citation needed
March 21, 2007
Ventforet Kofu 2 – 1 Nagoya Grampus Eight
Albirex Niigata 3 – 1 Kashima Antlers
March 25, 2007
Kashima Antlers 2 – 1 Albirex Niigata
Nagoya Grampus Eight 0 – 1 Ventforet Kofu
April 4, 2007
Kashima Antlers 0 – 1 Ventforet Kofu
Nagoya Grampus Eight 2 – 2 Albirex Niigata
April 11, 2007
Kashima Antlers 2 – 1 Nagoya Grampus Eight
Albirex Niigata 2 – 1 Ventforet Kofu
May 9, 2007
Nagoya Grampus Eight 1 – 4 Kashima Antlers
Ventforet Kofu 0 – 0 Albirex Niigata
May 23, 2007
Ventforet Kofu 0 – 3 Kashima Antlers
Albirex Niigata 0 – 0 Nagoya Grampus Eight
Knockout stage [ ] Quarterfinals [ ] Semifinals [ ] Semifinals Match#1 [ ] Gamba Osaka and Kashima Antlers ties on the aggregate with 3 – 3; Gamba Osaka advance to the final on away goal rule.
Semifinals Match#2 [ ] Kawasaki Frontale advances to the final on aggregate score of 6 – 3.
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