2006 J.League Cup
Football tournament season
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The 2006 edition of the J.League Cup, officially the 2006 J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup was sponsored by Nabisco. First-round matches were held from March 29 through May 21.[1] Gamba Osaka were exempt from competing in the group stage, due to their entry into the Asian Champions League. They were therefore entered into the quarter-final stage.
CountryJapan
DatesMarch 29 and November 3
ChampionsJEF United Chiba (2nd title)
Runners-upKashima Antlers
| J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Country | Japan |
| Dates | March 29 and November 3 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | JEF United Chiba (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Kashima Antlers |
| Semifinalists | |
The final was on November 3 at the Tokyo National Stadium. The winners were JEF United Ichihara Chiba, beating Kashima Antlers in the final 2–0 to claim its second J.League Cup.
Group stage
Group C
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Group D
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Runner-up qualifiers
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Júbilo Iwata | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 10 |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 10 |
| Kashima Antlers | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 9 |
| Shimizu S-Pulse | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
Knockout stage
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| Kawasaki Frontale | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| Kawasaki Frontale | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| JEF United Chiba | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| Cerezo Osaka | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| JEF United Chiba | 5 | 3 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
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| Kashima Antlers | ||||||||||||||||||
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Júbilo Iwata | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Kashima Antlers | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Kashima Antlers | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Gamba Osaka | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
Quarter finals
First leg
Second leg
Kawasaki Frontale advances to the semi-finals on Away goals rule.
Semi finals
First leg
Second leg
Kashima Antlers advances to the finals on Away goals rule.
Final
| Kashima Antlers | 0–2 | JEF United Chiba |
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Mizuno  80'Abe 82' |
National Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 44,704
Awards
- MVP :
Koki Mizuno (JEF United Chiba) - Top Scorer :
Washington (Urawa Red Diamonds), 9 goals - New Hero Prize : Hiroyuki Taniguchi (Kawasaki Frontale)
