2008 J.League Cup

The 2008 edition of the J. League Cup, officially the 2008 J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup, sponsored by Nabisco began on March 20. The top team in each of the four 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.

2008 J.League Cup
J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup
Country Japan
DatesMarch 20 and November 1
ChampionsOita Trinita (1st title)
Runners-upShimizu S-Pulse
Semi-finalists
Matches played61
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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
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:
DateTeam 1  Score  Team 2
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
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:
DateTeam 1  Score  Team 2
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
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:
DateTeam 1  Score  Team 2
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
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:
DateTeam 1  Score  Team 2
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

First leg
FC Tokyo1–2Oita Trinita
Ishikawa 44' Report Maeda 28'
Edmilson 83'
Attendance: 11,378
Referee: Kenji Ogiya
JEF United Chiba0–1Nagoya Grampus
Report Johnsen 14'
Attendance: 8,472
Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami
Gamba Osaka1–0Yokohama F. Marinos
Hirai 78' Report
Ishikawa Stadium
Attendance: 10,702
Kashima Antlers0–0Shimizu S-Pulse
Report
Attendance: 6,757
Referee: Hajime Matsuo

Second leg
Oita Trinita1–1FC Tokyo
Edmilson 40' Report Cabore 3'
Attendance: 13,483
Referee: Hiroshi Tanabe
Nagoya Grampus1–0JEF United Chiba
Masukawa 60' Report
Attendance: 6,344
Referee: Minoru Tojo
Yokohama F. Marinos2–1Gamba Osaka
Komiyama 32'
Lopes 84'		 Report Futagawa 34'
Attendance: 8,365
Referee: Akio Okutani

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

Shimizu S-Pulse2–1Kashima Antlers
Iwashita 16'
Hyodo 48'		 Report Marquinhos 57'
Attendance: 8,949
Referee: Kazuhiko Matsumura

First leg
Nagoya Grampus1–1Oita Trinita
Johnsen 64' Report Ueslei 69'
Attendance: 7,792
Referee: Hirofumi Yamanishi
Shimizu S-Pulse1–1Gamba Osaka
Edamura 54' Report Futagawa 10'
Attendance: 8,013
Referee: Kenji Ogiya

Second leg
Oita Trinita1–0Nagoya Grampus
Ueslei 49' Report
Attendance: 20,371
Gamba Osaka2–3Shimizu S-Pulse
Roni 11'
Lucas 79'		 Report Yamamoto 3'
Edamura 46' 55'
Attendance: 9,103

Final
The 2008 final
Main article: 2008 J.League Cup Final
Oita Trinita2–0Shimizu S-Pulse
Takamatsu 68'
Ueslei 89'		 Report
Attendance: 44,723
Oita Trinita:
GK16Japan Seigo ShimokawaYellow card 85'
RB4Japan Yuki Fukaya
CB6Japan Masato Morishige
LB22Japan Taikai UemotoYellow card 33'
DM3Brazil Roberto
DM5Brazil Edmilson
RM20Japan Daisuke Takahashi
LM33Japan Yoshiaki FujitaYellow card 84' downward-facing red arrow 89'
AM8Japan Mu Kanazakidownward-facing red arrow 89'
CF10Brazil Ueslei
CF13Japan Daiki Takamatsu (c)downward-facing red arrow 82'
Substitutes:
GK29Japan Keisuke Shimizu
DF25Japan Hiroyuki Kobayashiupward-facing green arrow 89'
MF2Japan Ryo Kobayashi
MF7Japan Teppei Nishiyamaupward-facing green arrow 89'
MF14Japan Akihiro Ienaga
FW18Japan Hiroshi Kiyotake
FW9Japan Yasuhito Morishimaupward-facing green arrow 82'
Manager:
Brazil Chamusca
Shimizu S-Pulse:
GK29Japan Kaito Yamamoto
RB5Japan Keisuke Iwashita
CB4Japan Kazumichi Takagi (c)Yellow card 74'
CB26Japan Naoki Aoyama
LB2Japan Arata Kodamadownward-facing red arrow 71'
RM28Japan Masaki Yamamotodownward-facing red arrow 71'
CM7Japan Teruyoshi Ito
AM8Japan Takuma Edamuradownward-facing red arrow 82'
LM13Japan Akihiro Hyodo
CF19Japan Kazuki HaraYellow card 89'
CF23Japan Shinji Okazaki
Substitutes:
GK21Japan Yohei Nishibe
DF3Japan Takahiro Yamanishi
DF25Japan Daisuke Ichikawaupward-facing green arrow 71'
MF16Japan Takuya Honda
MF6Brazil Marcos Pauloupward-facing green arrow 71'
FW11Japan Mitsuhiro Toda
FW9Japan Takuro Yajimaupward-facing green arrow 82'
Manager:
Japan Kenta Hasegawa

Awards
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