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J. League Cup 2008 

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.

The final will be played on November 1 at the Tokyo National Stadium between Oita Trinita and Shimizu S-Pulse.

Contents

Group Stage

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Nagoya Grampus 15 6 5 0 1 14 5 +9
Vissel Kobe 10 6 3 1 2 5 5 0
Kyoto Sanga F.C. 6 6 1 3 2 7 8 −1
Urawa Red Diamonds 2 6 0 2 4 8 16 −8
March 20, 2008
Nagoya Grampus 0–1 Kyoto Sanga
Urawa Red
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 Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Shimizu S-Pulse 11 6 3 2 1 13 6 +7
F.C. Tokyo 11 6 3 2 1 12 7 +5
Júbilo Iwata 10 6 3 1 2 10 7 +3
Tokyo Verdy 1 6 0 1 5 2 17 −15
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 Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
JEF United Chiba 12 6 3 3 0 9 5 +4
Kashiwa Reysol 9 6 2 3 1 9 7 +2
Kawasaki Frontale 6 6 2 0 4 9 10 −1
Consadole Sapporo 5 6 1 2 3 4 9 −5
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 Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Yokohama F. Marinos 12 6 3 3 0 8 2 +6
Oita Trinita 11 6 3 2 1 9 5 +4
Albirex Niigata 4 6 0 4 2 4 8 −4
Omiya Ardija 3 6 0 3 3 4 10 −6
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 Chiba 0 0 0  
 Nagoya Grampus 1 1 2  
   Nagoya Grampus 1 0 1  
   Oita Trinita 1 1 2  
 F.C. Tokyo 1 1 2
   Oita Trinita 2 1 3  
     Oita Trinita -
   Shimizu S-Pulse -
   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 Marinos 0 2 2  

Quarter Finals

First Leg

July 2, 2008 F.C. Tokyo 1 – 2 Oita Trinita Ajinomoto Stadium
Attendance: 11,378
Referee: Kenji Ogiya
Naohiro Ishikawa Scored in the 44th minute 44' Report Shunsuke Maeda Scored in the 28th minute 28'
Edmilson Scored in the 83rd minute 83'
July 2, 2008 JEF Chiba 0 – 1 Nagoya Grampus Fukuda Denshi Arena
Attendance: 8,472
Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami
Report Frode Johnsen Scored in the 14th minute 14'
July 2, 2008 Gamba Osaka 1 – 0 Yokohama Marinos Ishikawa Stadium
Attendance: 10,702
Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama
Shoki Hirai Scored in the 78th minute 78' Report
July 2, 2008 Kashima Antlers 0 – 0 Shimizu S-Pulse Kashima Stadium
Attendance: 6,757
Referee: Hajime Matsuo
Report

Second Leg

August 6, 2008 Oita Trinita 1  – 1 F.C. Tokyo Kyushu Oil Dome
Attendance: 13,483
Referee: Hiroshi Tanabe
Edmilson Scored in the 40th minute 40' Report Cabore Scored in the 3rd minute 3'
August 6, 2008 Nagoya Grampus 1  – 0 JEF Chiba Mizuho Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 6,344
Referee: Minoru Tojo
Takahiro Masukawa Scored in the 60th minute 60' Report
August 6, 2008 Yokohama Marinos 2  – 1 Gamba Osaka Mitsuzawa Stadium
Attendance: 8,365
Referee: Akio Okutani
Takanobu Komiyama Scored in the 32nd minute 32'
Lopes Scored in the 84th minute 84'		 Report Takahiro Futagawa Scored in the 34th minute 34'

Gamba Osaka advances to the semi finals on Away goals rule.

August 6, 2008 Shimizu S-Pulse 2  – 1 Kashima Antlers Nihondaira Sports Stadium
Attendance: 8,949
Referee: Kazuhiko Matsumura
Keisuke Iwashita Scored in the 16th minute 16'
Akihiro Hyodo Scored in the 48th minute 48'		 Report Marquinhos Scored in the 57th minute 57'

Semi Finals

First Leg

September 3, 2008 Nagoya Grampus 1  – 1 Oita Trinita Mizuho Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 7,792
Referee: Hirofumi Yamanishi
Frode Johnsen Scored in the 64th minute 64' Report Ueslei Scored in the 69th minute 69'
September 3, 2008 Shimizu S-Pulse 1  – 1 Gamba Osaka Nihondaira Sports Stadium
Attendance: 8,013
Referee: Kenji Ogiya
Takuma Edamura Scored in the 54th minute 54' Report Takahiro Futagawa Scored in the 10th minute 10'

Second Leg

September 7, 2008 Oita Trinita 1  – 0 Nagoya Grampus Kyushu Oil Dome
Attendance: 20,371
Referee: Masayoshi Okada
Ueslei Scored in the 49th minute 49' Report
September 7, 2008 Gamba Osaka 2  – 3 Shimizu S-Pulse Osaka Expo '70 Stadium
Attendance: 9,103
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura
Roni Scored in the 11th minute 11'
Lucas Severino Scored in the 79th minute 79'		 Report Masaki Yamamoto Scored in the 3rd minute 3'
Takuma Edamura Scored in the 46th minute 46' Scored in the 55th minute 55'

Final

November 1, 2008 Oita Trinita  – Shimizu S-Pulse National Stadium, Tokyo

Awards

  • MVP:
  • Top Scorer:
  • New Hero Prize:

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