2010 J.League Cup

The 2010 J. League Cup, more widely known as the 2010 J.League Yamazaki 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.

2010 J.League Cup
J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup
Country Japan
DatesMarch 31 and November 3
ChampionsJúbilo Iwata (2nd title)
Runners-upSanfrecce Hiroshima
Semi-finalists
Matches played55
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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

Knockout stage

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
             
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

First leg
Kashima Antlers2–1Kawasaki Frontale
Marquinhos 31'
Koroki 55'		 (Report) Kurotsu 68'
Attendance: 6,977
Referee: Ryuji Sato
Júbilo Iwata2–1Vegalta Sendai
Gilsinho 32'
Nishi 34'		 Ota 76'
Attendance: 5,032
Referee: Kenji Ogiya
Sanfrecce Hiroshima0–1Gamba Osaka
Lucas 66'
Attendance: 6,731
Referee: Masayoshi Okada
F.C. Tokyo1–1Shimizu S-Pulse
Morishige 79' Okazaki 68'
Attendance: 12,510
Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama

Second leg
Kawasaki Frontale3–1Kashima Antlers
Tasaka 32'
Nakamura 79'
Vitor Junior 88'		 (Report) Ogasawara 33'
Attendance: 9,406
Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida

Kawasaki Frontale won 4-3 on aggregate.

Vegalta Sendai0–0Júbilo Iwata
Attendance: 7,317
Referee: Masayoshi Okada

Júbilo Iwata won 2-1 on aggregate.

Gamba Osaka1–2Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Dodo 82' Sato 26'
Morisaki 56'
Attendance: 6,498
Referee: Minoru Tojo

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

Shimizu S-Pulse0–0F.C. Tokyo
Attendance: 5,683
Referee: Matsuo Hajime

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

First leg
Júbilo Iwata0–1Kawasaki Frontale
Kurotsu 55'
Attendance: 10,353
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura
Sanfrecce Hiroshima2–1Shimizu S-Pulse
Lee 55'
Takahagi 68'		 Edamura 76'
Attendance: 5,034
Referee: Joji Kashihara

Second leg
Kawasaki Frontale1–3Júbilo Iwata
Juninho 38' Oi 35'
Yamazaki 78'
Naruoka 88'
Attendance: 13,417
Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami

Júbilo Iwata won 3-2 on aggregate.

Shimizu S-Pulse1–1Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Ono 87' Yamagishi 64'
Attendance: 12,384
Referee: Kenji Ogiya

Sanfrecce Hiroshima won 3-2 on aggregate.

Final
Main article: 2010 J.League Cup Final
Júbilo Iwata5–3 (a.e.t.)Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Funatani 36'
Maeda 89', 109'
Suganuma 102'
Yamazaki 104'		 Lee 43'
Yamagishi 48'
Makino 105+3'
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

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