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 Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Nagoya Grampus 156501145+9
Vissel Kobe 106312550
Kyoto Sanga F.C. 6613278−1
Urawa Red Diamonds 26024816−8
March 20, 2008
Nagoya Grampus0–1Kyoto Sanga
Urawa Reds0–1Vissel Kobe
March 23, 2008
Vissel Kobe0–1Nagoya Grampus
Kyoto Sanga3–3Urawa Red Diamonds
April 16, 2008
Urawa Red Diamonds1–1Kyoto Sanga
Nagoya Grampus2–0Vissel Kobe
May 25, 2008
Kyoto Sanga0–1Vissel Kobe
Nagoya Grampus4–2Urawa Red Diamonds
May 31, 2008
Kyoto Sanga1–2Nagoya Grampus
Vissel Kobe2–1Urawa Red Diamonds
June 8, 2008
Urawa Red Diamonds1–5Nagoya Grampus
Vissel Kobe1–1Kyoto Sanga

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Shimizu S-Pulse 116321136+7
F.C. Tokyo 116321127+5
Júbilo Iwata 106312107+3
Tokyo Verdy 16015217−15
March 20, 2008
Tokyo Verdy0–2Jubilo Iwata
Shimizu S-Pulse3–1FC Tokyo
March 23, 2008
Jubilo Iwata0–2FC Tokyo
Tokyo Verdy0–0Shimizu S-Pulse
April 16, 2008
Shimizu S-Pulse5–0Tokyo Verdy
FC Tokyo1–1Jubilo Iwata
May 25, 2008
Shimizu S-Pulse4–2Jubilo Iwata
FC Tokyo3–0Tokyo Verdy
May 31, 2008
FC Tokyo1–1Shimizu S-Pulse
Jubilo Iwata3–0Tokyo Verdy
June 8, 2008
Tokyo Verdy2–4FC Tokyo
Jubilo Iwata2–0Shimizu S-Pulse

Group C

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
JEF United Chiba 12633095+4
Kashiwa Reysol 9623197+2
Kawasaki Frontale 66204910−1
Consadole Sapporo 5612349−5
March 20, 2008
Kawasaki Frontale0–2JEF United
Kashiwa Reysol1–1Consadole Sapporo
March 23, 2008
Consadole Sapporo2–1Kawasaki Frontale
JEF United1–1Kashiwa Reysol
April 16, 2008
JEF United0–0Consadole Sapporo
Kawasaki Frontale3–0Kashiwa Reysol
May 25, 2008
Consadole Sapporo1–2JEF United
Kashiwa Reysol3–1Kawasaki Frontale
May 31, 2008
Kawasaki Frontale2–0Consadole Sapporo
Kashiwa Reysol1–1JEF United
June 8, 2008
Consadole Sapporo0–3Kashiwa Reysol
JEF United3–2Kawasaki Frontale

Group D

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Yokohama F. Marinos 12633082+6
Oita Trinita 11632195+4
Albirex Niigata 4604248−4
Omiya Ardija 36033410−6
March 20, 2008
Yokohama F. Marinos1–0Oita Trinita
Albirex Niigata2–2Omiya Ardija
March 23, 2008
Omiya Ardija0–0Yokohama F. Marinos
Oita Trinita3–0Albirex Niigata
April 16, 2008
Yokohama F. Marinos4–0Omiya Ardija
Albirex Niigata1–1Oita Trinita
May 25, 2008
Omiya Ardija1–2Oita Trinita
Yokohama F. Marinos0–0Albirex Niigata
May 31, 2008
Omiya Ardija1–1Albirex Niigata
Oita Trinita2–2Yokohama F. Marinos
June 8, 2008
Albirex Niigata0–1Yokohama F. Marinos
Oita Trinita1–0Omiya 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 Marinos 0 2 2  

Quarter finals

First leg

July 2, 2008
FC Tokyo 1 – 2 Oita Trinita
Ishikawa  44' Report Maeda  28'
Edmilson  83'
Ajinomoto Stadium
Attendance: 11,378
Referee: Kenji Ogiya

July 2, 2008
JEF United Chiba 0 – 1 Nagoya Grampus
Report Johnsen  14'
Fukuda Denshi Arena
Attendance: 8,472
Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami

July 2, 2008
Gamba Osaka 1 – 0 Yokohama Marinos
Hirai  78' Report
Ishikawa Stadium
Attendance: 10,702
Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama

July 2, 2008
Kashima Antlers 0 – 0 Shimizu S-Pulse
Report
Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 6,757
Referee: Hajime Matsuo

Second leg

August 6, 2008
Oita Trinita 1 – 1 FC Tokyo
Edmilson  40' Report Cabore  3'
Kyushu Oil Dome
Attendance: 13,483
Referee: Hiroshi Tanabe

August 6, 2008
Nagoya Grampus 1 – 0 JEF United Chiba
Masukawa  60' Report
Mizuho Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 6,344
Referee: Minoru Tojo

August 6, 2008
Yokohama Marinos 2 – 1 Gamba Osaka
Komiyama  32'
Lopes  84' 		Report Futagawa  34'
Mitsuzawa Stadium
Attendance: 8,365
Referee: Akio Okutani

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

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

Semi finals

First leg

September 3, 2008
Nagoya Grampus 1 – 1 Oita Trinita
Johnsen  64' Report Ueslei  69'
Mizuho Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 7,792
Referee: Hirofumi Yamanishi

September 3, 2008
Shimizu S-Pulse 1 – 1 Gamba Osaka
Edamura  54' Report Futagawa  10'
Nihondaira Sports Stadium
Attendance: 8,013
Referee: Kenji Ogiya

Second leg

September 7, 2008
Oita Trinita 1 – 0 Nagoya Grampus
Ueslei  49' Report
Kyushu Oil Dome
Attendance: 20,371
Referee: Masayoshi Okada

September 7, 2008
Gamba Osaka 2 – 3 Shimizu S-Pulse
Roni  11'
Lucas  79' 		Report Yamamoto  3'
Edamura  46'  55'
Osaka Expo '70 Stadium
Attendance: 9,103
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura

Final

November 1, 2008
Oita Trinita 2 – 0 Shimizu S-Pulse
Takamatsu  68'
Ueslei  89' 		Report
National Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 44,723
Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida
Oita Trinita:
GK 16 Japan Seigo Shimokawa  85'
RB 4 Japan Yuki Fukaya
CB 6 Japan Masato Morishige
LB 22Japan Taikai Uemoto  33'
DM 3Brazil Roberto
DM 5Brazil Edmilson
RM 20 Japan Daisuke Takahashi
LM 33Japan Yoshiaki Fujita  84'  89'
AM 8 Japan Mu Kanazaki  89'
CF 10Brazil Ueslei
CF 13Japan Daiki Takamatsu (c)  82'
Substitutes:
GK 29Japan Keisuke Shimizu
DF 25Japan Hiroyuki Kobayashi  89'
MF 2 Japan Ryo Kobayashi
MF 7Japan Teppei Nishiyama  89'
MF 14Japan Akihiro Ienaga
FW 18 Japan Hiroshi Kiyotake
FW 9 Japan Yasuhito Morishima  82'
Manager:
Brazil Chamusca
Shimizu S-Pulse:
GK 29Japan Kaito Yamamoto
RB 5Japan Keisuke Iwashita
CB 4 Japan Kazumichi Takagi (c)  74'
CB 26 Japan Naoki Aoyama
LB 2Japan Arata Kodama  71'
RM 28Japan Masaki Yamamoto  71'
CM 7 Japan Teruyoshi Ito
AM 8Japan Takuma Edamura  82'
LM 13 Japan Akihiro Hyodo
CF 19Japan Kazuki Hara  89'
CF 23 Japan Shinji Okazaki
Substitutes:
GK 21Japan Yohei Nishibe
DF 3Japan Takahiro Yamanishi
DF 25Japan Daisuke Ichikawa  71'
MF 16Japan Takuya Honda
MF 6Brazil Marcos Paulo  71'
FW 11Japan Mitsuhiro Toda
FW 9Japan Takuro Yajima  82'
Manager:
Japan Kenta Hasegawa

Awards

External links

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