2008 J.League Cup

2008 J.League Cup
J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup
Tournament details
Country	Japan
Dates	March 20 and November 1
Final positions
Champions	Oita Trinita (1st title)
Runners-up	Shimizu S-Pulse
Semifinalists	Gamba Osaka; Nagoya Grampus;
Tournament statistics
Matches played	61
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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.

CountryJapan

DatesMarch 20 and November 1

ChampionsOita Trinita (1st title)

Runners-upShimizu S-Pulse

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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.

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

Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
March 20, 2008	Nagoya Grampus	0–1	Kyoto Sanga
March 20, 2008	Urawa Reds	0–1	Vissel Kobe
March 23, 2008	Vissel Kobe	0–1	Nagoya Grampus
March 23, 2008	Kyoto Sanga	3–3	Urawa Red Diamonds
April 16, 2008	Urawa Red Diamonds	1–1	Kyoto Sanga
April 16, 2008	Nagoya Grampus	2–0	Vissel Kobe
May 25, 2008	Kyoto Sanga	0–1	Vissel Kobe
May 25, 2008	Nagoya Grampus	4–2	Urawa Red Diamonds
May 31, 2008	Kyoto Sanga	1–2	Nagoya Grampus
May 31, 2008	Vissel Kobe	2–1	Urawa Red Diamonds
June 8, 2008	Urawa Red Diamonds	1–5	Nagoya Grampus
June 8, 2008	Vissel Kobe	1–1	Kyoto Sanga

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

Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
March 20, 2008	Tokyo Verdy	0–2	Jubilo Iwata
March 20, 2008	Shimizu S-Pulse	3–1	FC Tokyo
March 23, 2008	Jubilo Iwata	0–2	FC Tokyo
March 23, 2008	Tokyo Verdy	0–0	Shimizu S-Pulse
April 16, 2008	Shimizu S-Pulse	5–0	Tokyo Verdy
April 16, 2008	FC Tokyo	1–1	Jubilo Iwata
May 25, 2008	Shimizu S-Pulse	4–2	Jubilo Iwata
May 25, 2008	FC Tokyo	3–0	Tokyo Verdy
May 31, 2008	FC Tokyo	1–1	Shimizu S-Pulse
May 31, 2008	Jubilo Iwata	3–0	Tokyo Verdy
June 8, 2008	Tokyo Verdy	2–4	FC Tokyo
June 8, 2008	Jubilo Iwata	2–0	Shimizu S-Pulse

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

2008 J.League Cup

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

First leg

Second leg

Semifinals

First leg

Second leg

Final

Awards

External links

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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

Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
March 20, 2008	Yokohama F. Marinos	1–0	Oita Trinita
March 20, 2008	Albirex Niigata	2–2	Omiya Ardija
March 23, 2008	Omiya Ardija	0–0	Yokohama F. Marinos
March 23, 2008	Oita Trinita	3–0	Albirex Niigata
April 16, 2008	Yokohama F. Marinos	4–0	Omiya Ardija
April 16, 2008	Albirex Niigata	1–1	Oita Trinita
May 25, 2008	Omiya Ardija	1–2	Oita Trinita
May 25, 2008	Yokohama F. Marinos	0–0	Albirex Niigata
May 31, 2008	Omiya Ardija	1–1	Albirex Niigata
May 31, 2008	Oita Trinita	2–2	Yokohama F. Marinos
June 8, 2008	Albirex Niigata	0–1	Yokohama F. Marinos
June 8, 2008	Oita Trinita	1–0	Omiya Ardija

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