2010 J.League Cup

The 2010 J. League Cup, more widely known as the 2010 Nabisco Cup, was the 35th edition of the most prestigious Japanese soccer league cup tournament and the 18th edition under the current J. League Cup format. It began on 31 March 2010 with the first matches of the group stage and ended on 3 November 2010 with the Final at National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo.

Teams from the J1 took part in the tournament. Kashima Antlers, Kawasaki Frontale, Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Gamba Osaka were given a bye to the quarter-final due to the qualification for the AFC Champions League group stage. The remaining 14 teams started from the group stage, where they were divided into two groups of seven. The group winners and the runners-up of each group qualified for the quarter-final along with the four teams which qualified for the AFC Champions League.

The competition was won by Júbilo Iwata, who defeated Sanfrecce Hiroshima 5–3 after extra time. They qualified for the 2011 Suruga Bank Championship.

Group stage

Group A

Team GP W D L GS GA GD Pts
F.C. Tokyo 641174+313
Vegalta Sendai 633071+612
Kyoto Sanga 632195+411
Albirex Niigata 631255010
Omiya Ardija 621369-37
Nagoya Grampus 603349−53
Cerezo Osaka 601549−51
2010-03-31
Kyoto Sanga1–1Omiya Ardija
F.C. Tokyo2–2Nagoya Grampus
Albirex Niigata0–0Vegalta Sendai
2010-04-14
Vegalta Sendai1–1Kyoto Sanga
Omiya Ardija0–1F.C. Tokyo
Cerezo Osaka0–1Albirex Niigata
2010-05-22
Nagoya Grampus1–3Omiya Ardija
Kyoto Sanga2–1Cerezo Osaka
F.C. Tokyo1–0Albirex Niigata
2010-05-26
Nagoya Grampus1–1Cerezo Osaka
Albirex Niigata1–4Kyoto Sanga
Vegalta Sendai1–0F.C. Tokyo
2010-05-29
Cerezo Osaka0–1Vegalta Sendai
Albirex Niigata1–0Omiya Ardija
2010-05-30
Kyoto Sanga1–0Nagoya Grampus
2010-06-05
Omiya Ardija2–1Cerezo Osaka
Vegalta Sendai0–0Nagoya Grampus
2010-06-06
F.C. Tokyo1–0Kyoto Sanga
2010-06-09
Cerezo Osaka1–2F.C. Tokyo
Nagoya Grampus0–2Albirex Niigata
Omiya Ardija0–4Vegalta Sendai

Group B

Team GP W D L GS GA GD Pts
Júbilo Iwata 6411125+713
Shimizu S-Pulse 632163+311
Montedio Yamagata 631266010
Yokohama F. Marinos 623163+39
Urawa Red Diamonds 62226608
Vissel Kobe 6213810−27
Shonan Bellmare 6006415−110
2010-03-31
Shimizu S-Pulse2–0Shonan Bellmare
Urawa Red Diamonds1–1Júbilo Iwata
Yokohama F. Marinos1–0Montedio Yamagata
2010-04-14
Montedio Yamagata0–0Shimizu S-Pulse
Vissel Kobe1–3Urawa Red Diamonds
Júbilo Iwata2–1Yokohama F. Marinos
2010-05-22
Montedio Yamagata1–0Vissel Kobe
Shonan Bellmare1–2Urawa Red Diamonds
Shimizu S-Pulse0–0Yokohama F. Marinos
2010-05-26
Urawa Red Diamonds0–2Montedio Yamagata
Shonan Bellmare1–2Júbilo Iwata
Vissel Kobe3–1Shimizu S-Pulse
2010-05-29
Júbilo Iwata2–0Vissel Kobe
Yokohama F. Marinos3–0Shonan Bellmare
2010-05-30
Urawa Red Diamonds0–1Shimizu S-Pulse
2010-06-05
Vissel Kobe1–1Yokohama F. Marinos
Montedio Yamagata3–0Shonan Bellmare
2010-06-06
Shimizu S-Pulse2–0Júbilo Iwata
2010-06-09
Júbilo Iwata5–0Montedio Yamagata
Shonan Bellmare2–3Vissel Kobe
Yokohama F. Marinos0–0Urawa Red Diamonds

Knockout stage

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

  Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                             
 Kawasaki Frontale 1 3 4  
 Kashima Antlers 2 1 3  
   Kawasaki Frontale 1 1 2  
   Júbilo Iwata 3 0 3  
 Vegalta Sendai 1 0 1
   Júbilo Iwata 2 0 2  
     Júbilo Iwata (a.e.t.)  
   Sanfrecce Hiroshima  
   Gamba Osaka 1 1 2  
 Sanfrecce Hiroshima (a) 0 2 2  
   Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2 1 3
   Shimizu S-Pulse 1 1 2  
 F.C. Tokyo 1 0 1
   Shimizu S-Pulse (a) 1 0 1  

Quarterfinals

First leg

1 September 2010
19:00
Kashima Antlers 2 – 1 Kawasaki Frontale
Marquinhos  31'
Koroki  55' 		(Report) Kurotsu  68'
Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima
Attendance: 6,977
Referee: Ryuji Sato

1 September 2010
19:00
Júbilo Iwata 2 – 1 Vegalta Sendai
Gilsinho  32'
Nishi  34' 		Ota  76'
Yamaha Stadium, Iwata
Attendance: 5,032
Referee: Kenji Ogiya

1 September 2010
19:00
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0 – 1 Gamba Osaka
Lucas  66'
Hiroshima Big Arch, Hiroshima
Attendance: 6,731
Referee: Masayoshi Okada

1 September 2010
19:00
F.C. Tokyo 1 – 1 Shimizu S-Pulse
Morishige  79' Okazaki  68'
Ajinomoto Stadium, Chōfu
Attendance: 12,510
Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama

Second leg

8 September 2010
19:00
Kawasaki Frontale 3 – 1 Kashima Antlers
Tasaka  32'
Nakamura  79'
Vitor Junior  88' 		(Report) Ogasawara  33'
Todoroki Athletics Stadium, Kawasaki
Attendance: 9,406
Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida

Kawasaki Frontale won 4-3 on aggregate.

8 September 2010
19:00
Vegalta Sendai 0 – 0 Júbilo Iwata
Yurtec Stadium Sendai, Sendai
Attendance: 7,317
Referee: Masayoshi Okada

Júbilo Iwata won 2-1 on aggregate.

8 September 2010
19:00
Gamba Osaka 1 – 2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Dodo  82' Sato  26'
Morisaki  56'
Osaka Expo '70 Stadium, Suita
Attendance: 6,498
Referee: Minoru Tojo

Sanfrecce Hiroshima won by away goals rule (2-2 on aggregate).

8 September 2010
19:00
Shimizu S-Pulse 0 – 0 F.C. Tokyo
Outsourcing Stadium Nihondaira, Shizuoka
Attendance: 5,683
Referee: Matsuo Hajime

Shimizu S-Pulse won by away goals rule (1-1 on aggregate).

Semifinals

First leg

29 September 2010
19:00
Júbilo Iwata 0 – 1 Kawasaki Frontale
Kurotsu  55'
Yamaha Stadium, Iwata
Attendance: 10,353
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura

29 September 2010
19:01
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2 – 1 Shimizu S-Pulse
Lee  55'
Takahagi  68' 		Edamura  76'
Hiroshima Big Arch Stadium, Hiroshima
Attendance: 5,034
Referee: Joji Kashihara

Second leg

10 October 2010
15:00
Kawasaki Frontale 1 – 3 Júbilo Iwata
Juninho  38' Oi  35'
Yamazaki  78'
Naruoka  88'
Todoroki Athletics Stadium, Kawasaki
Attendance: 13,417
Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami

Júbilo Iwata won 3-2 on aggregate.

10 October 2010
15:00
Shimizu S-Pulse 1 – 1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Ono  87' Yamagishi  64'
Outsourcing Stadium Nihondaira, Shizuoka
Attendance: 12,384
Referee: Kenji Ogiya

Sanfrecce Hiroshima won 3-2 on aggregate.

Final

3 November 2010
14:09
Júbilo Iwata 5 – 3 (a.e.t.) Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Funatani  36'
Maeda  89',  109'
Suganuma  102'
Yamazaki  104' 		Lee  43'
Yamagishi  48'
Makino  105+3'
Tokyo National Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 39,767
Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama
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Top goalscorers

Goalscorers Goals Team
Brazil Gilsinho
5
 Júbilo Iwata
Japan Yuzo Tashiro
3
 Montedio Yamagata
Brazil Diego
3
 Kyoto Sanga
Japan Atsushi Yanagisawa
3
 Kyoto Sanga
Brazil Popó
3
 Vissel Kobe

References

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