2008 J.League Cup
The 2008 final
The 2008 edition of the J. League Cup sponsored by Nabisco began on March 20. The top 4 teams of each qualifying group automatically qualified for the quarter-finals along with the best two remaining runners-up. Both Gamba Osaka and Kashima Antlers received a bye to the quarter-final stage due to their participation in the group stage of the Asian Champions League.
Oita Trinita defeated Shimizu S-Pulse 2–0 in the final on November 1 at the Tokyo National Stadium. They qualified for the 2009 Pan-Pacific Championship and the 2009 Suruga Bank Championship.
Group stage[]
Group A[]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Nagoya Grampus | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 15 |
Vissel Kobe | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
Kyoto Sanga FC | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 6 |
Urawa Red Diamonds | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 2 |
Source:[citation needed]
Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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March 20, 2008 | Nagoya Grampus | 0–1 | Kyoto Sanga |
Urawa Reds | 0–1 | Vissel Kobe | |
March 23, 2008 | Vissel Kobe | 0–1 | Nagoya Grampus |
Kyoto Sanga | 3–3 | Urawa Red Diamonds | |
April 16, 2008 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 1–1 | Kyoto Sanga |
Nagoya Grampus | 2–0 | Vissel Kobe | |
May 25, 2008 | Kyoto Sanga | 0–1 | Vissel Kobe |
Nagoya Grampus | 4–2 | Urawa Red Diamonds | |
May 31, 2008 | Kyoto Sanga | 1–2 | Nagoya Grampus |
Vissel Kobe | 2–1 | Urawa Red Diamonds | |
June 8, 2008 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 1–5 | Nagoya Grampus |
Vissel Kobe | 1–1 | Kyoto Sanga |
Group B[]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Shimizu S-Pulse | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 11 |
FC Tokyo | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 11 |
Júbilo Iwata | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 10 |
Tokyo Verdy | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 1 |
Source:[citation needed]
Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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March 20, 2008 | Tokyo Verdy | 0–2 | Jubilo Iwata |
Shimizu S-Pulse | 3–1 | FC Tokyo | |
March 23, 2008 | Jubilo Iwata | 0–2 | FC Tokyo |
Tokyo Verdy | 0–0 | Shimizu S-Pulse | |
April 16, 2008 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 5–0 | Tokyo Verdy |
FC Tokyo | 1–1 | Jubilo Iwata | |
May 25, 2008 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 4–2 | Jubilo Iwata |
FC Tokyo | 3–0 | Tokyo Verdy | |
May 31, 2008 | FC Tokyo | 1–1 | Shimizu S-Pulse |
Jubilo Iwata | 3–0 | Tokyo Verdy | |
June 8, 2008 | Tokyo Verdy | 2–4 | FC Tokyo |
Jubilo Iwata | 2–0 | Shimizu S-Pulse |
Group C[]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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JEF United Chiba | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 12 |
Kashiwa Reysol | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 9 |
Kawasaki Frontale | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 6 |
Consadole Sapporo | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 5 |
Source:[citation needed]
Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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March 20, 2008 | Kawasaki Frontale | 0–2 | JEF United |
Kashiwa Reysol | 1–1 | Consadole Sapporo | |
March 23, 2008 | Consadole Sapporo | 2–1 | Kawasaki Frontale |
JEF United | 1–1 | Kashiwa Reysol | |
April 16, 2008 | JEF United | 0–0 | Consadole Sapporo |
Kawasaki Frontale | 3–0 | Kashiwa Reysol | |
May 25, 2008 | Consadole Sapporo | 1–2 | JEF United |
Kashiwa Reysol | 3–1 | Kawasaki Frontale | |
May 31, 2008 | Kawasaki Frontale | 2–0 | Consadole Sapporo |
Kashiwa Reysol | 1–1 | JEF United | |
June 8, 2008 | Consadole Sapporo | 0–3 | Kashiwa Reysol |
JEF United | 3–2 | Kawasaki Frontale |
Group D[]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Yokohama F. Marinos | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 12 |
Oita Trinita | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 11 |
Albirex Niigata | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 4 |
Omiya Ardija | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 3 |
Source:[citation needed]
Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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March 20, 2008 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 1–0 | Oita Trinita |
Albirex Niigata | 2–2 | Omiya Ardija | |
March 23, 2008 | Omiya Ardija | 0–0 | Yokohama F. Marinos |
Oita Trinita | 3–0 | Albirex Niigata | |
April 16, 2008 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 4–0 | Omiya Ardija |
Albirex Niigata | 1–1 | Oita Trinita | |
May 25, 2008 | Omiya Ardija | 1–2 | Oita Trinita |
Yokohama F. Marinos | 0–0 | Albirex Niigata | |
May 31, 2008 | Omiya Ardija | 1–1 | Albirex Niigata |
Oita Trinita | 2–2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | |
June 8, 2008 | Albirex Niigata | 0–1 | Yokohama F. Marinos |
Oita Trinita | 1–0 | Omiya Ardija |
Knockout stage[]
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
JEF United Chiba | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Nagoya Grampus | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Nagoya Grampus | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Oita Trinita | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
FC Tokyo | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Oita Trinita | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Oita Trinita | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Shimizu S-Pulse | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
Kashima Antlers | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Shimizu S-Pulse | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Shimizu S-Pulse | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Gamba Osaka | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Gamba Osaka | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Yokohama F. Marinos | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Quarter-finals[]
First leg[]
JEF United Chiba | 0 – 1 | Nagoya Grampus |
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Report | Johnsen ![]() |
Gamba Osaka | 1 – 0 | Yokohama F. Marinos |
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Hirai ![]() |
Report |
Second leg[]
Oita Trinita | 1 – 1 | FC Tokyo |
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Edmilson ![]() |
Report | Cabore ![]() |
Nagoya Grampus | 1 – 0 | JEF United Chiba |
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Masukawa ![]() |
Report |
Mizuho Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 6,344
Referee: Minoru Tojo
Yokohama F. Marinos | 2 – 1 | Gamba Osaka |
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Komiyama ![]() Lopes ![]() |
Report | Futagawa ![]() |
Mitsuzawa Stadium
Attendance: 8,365
Referee:
Gamba Osaka advances to the semi finals on Away goals rule.
Shimizu S-Pulse | 2 – 1 | Kashima Antlers |
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Iwashita ![]() Hyodo ![]() |
Report | Marquinhos ![]() |
Nihondaira Sports Stadium
Attendance: 8,949
Referee:
Semifinals[]
First leg[]
Nagoya Grampus | 1 – 1 | Oita Trinita |
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Johnsen ![]() |
Report | Ueslei ![]() |
Mizuho Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 7,792
Referee:
Shimizu S-Pulse | 1 – 1 | Gamba Osaka |
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Edamura ![]() |
Report | Futagawa ![]() |
Second leg[]
Oita Trinita | 1 – 0 | Nagoya Grampus |
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Ueslei ![]() |
Report |
Gamba Osaka | 2 – 3 | Shimizu S-Pulse |
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Roni ![]() Lucas ![]() |
Report | Yamamoto ![]() Edamura ![]() ![]() |
Final[]
Oita Trinita | 2 – 0 | Shimizu S-Pulse |
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Takamatsu ![]() Ueslei ![]() |
Report |
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Awards[]
- MVP:
Daiki Takamatsu (Oita Trinita)
- Top Scorer:
Keita Sugimoto (Nagoya Grampus)
- New Hero Prize:
Mu Kanazaki (Oita Trinita)
External links[]
- J.League Official Site (in English)
Categories:
- J.League Cup
- 2008 in Japanese football
- 2008 domestic association football cups