2010 J.League Cup

2010 J.League Cup

J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup
Tournament details
Country	Japan
Dates	March 31 and November 3
Final positions
Champions	Júbilo Iwata (2nd title)
Runner-up	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Semifinalists	Shimizu S-Pulse Kawasaki Frontale
Tournament statistics
Matches played	55

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. 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	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
F.C. Tokyo	6	4	1	1	7	4	+3	13
Vegalta Sendai	6	3	3	0	7	1	+6	12
Kyoto Sanga	6	3	2	1	9	5	+4	11
Albirex Niigata	6	3	1	2	5	5	0	10
Omiya Ardija	6	2	1	3	6	9	−3	7
Nagoya Grampus	6	0	3	3	4	9	−5	3
Cerezo Osaka	6	0	1	5	4	9	−5	1

Source:

Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
2010-03-31	Kyoto Sanga	1–1	Omiya Ardija
2010-03-31	F.C. Tokyo	2–2	Nagoya Grampus
2010-03-31	Albirex Niigata	0–0	Vegalta Sendai
2010-04-14	Vegalta Sendai	1–1	Kyoto Sanga
2010-04-14	Omiya Ardija	0–1	F.C. Tokyo
2010-04-14	Cerezo Osaka	0–1	Albirex Niigata
2010-05-22	Nagoya Grampus	1–3	Omiya Ardija
2010-05-22	Kyoto Sanga	2–1	Cerezo Osaka
2010-05-22	F.C. Tokyo	1–0	Albirex Niigata
2010-05-26	Nagoya Grampus	1–1	Cerezo Osaka
2010-05-26	Albirex Niigata	1–4	Kyoto Sanga
2010-05-26	Vegalta Sendai	1–0	F.C. Tokyo
2010-05-29	Cerezo Osaka	0–1	Vegalta Sendai
2010-05-29	Albirex Niigata	1–0	Omiya Ardija
2010-05-30	Kyoto Sanga	1–0	Nagoya Grampus
2010-06-05	Omiya Ardija	2–1	Cerezo Osaka
2010-06-05	Vegalta Sendai	0–0	Nagoya Grampus
2010-06-06	F.C. Tokyo	1–0	Kyoto Sanga
2010-06-09	Cerezo Osaka	1–2	F.C. Tokyo
2010-06-09	Nagoya Grampus	0–2	Albirex Niigata
2010-06-09	Omiya Ardija	0–4	Vegalta Sendai

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Júbilo Iwata	6	4	1	1	12	5	+7	13
Shimizu S-Pulse	6	3	2	1	6	3	+3	11
Montedio Yamagata	6	3	1	2	6	6	0	10
Yokohama F. Marinos	6	2	3	1	6	3	+3	9
Urawa Red Diamonds	6	2	2	2	6	6	0	8
Vissel Kobe	6	2	1	3	8	10	−2	7
Shonan Bellmare	6	0	0	6	4	15	−11	0

Source:

Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
2010-03-31	Shimizu S-Pulse	2–0	Shonan Bellmare
2010-03-31	Urawa Red Diamonds	1–1	Júbilo Iwata
2010-03-31	Yokohama F. Marinos	1–0	Montedio Yamagata
2010-04-14	Montedio Yamagata	0–0	Shimizu S-Pulse
2010-04-14	Vissel Kobe	1–3	Urawa Red Diamonds
2010-04-14	Júbilo Iwata	2–1	Yokohama F. Marinos
2010-05-22	Montedio Yamagata	1–0	Vissel Kobe
2010-05-22	Shonan Bellmare	1–2	Urawa Red Diamonds
2010-05-22	Shimizu S-Pulse	0–0	Yokohama F. Marinos
2010-05-26	Urawa Red Diamonds	0–2	Montedio Yamagata
2010-05-26	Shonan Bellmare	1–2	Júbilo Iwata
2010-05-26	Vissel Kobe	3–1	Shimizu S-Pulse
2010-05-29	Júbilo Iwata	2–0	Vissel Kobe
2010-05-29	Yokohama F. Marinos	3–0	Shonan Bellmare
2010-05-30	Urawa Red Diamonds	0–1	Shimizu S-Pulse
2010-06-05	Vissel Kobe	1–1	Yokohama F. Marinos
2010-06-05	Montedio Yamagata	3–0	Shonan Bellmare
2010-06-06	Shimizu S-Pulse	2–0	Júbilo Iwata
2010-06-09	Júbilo Iwata	5–0	Montedio Yamagata
2010-06-09	Shonan Bellmare	2–3	Vissel Kobe
2010-06-09	Yokohama F. Marinos	0–0	Urawa Red Diamonds

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

Quarterfinals

First leg

1 September 2010

19:00

Kashima Antlers	2–1	Kawasaki Frontale
Marquinhos File:Soccerball shade.svg 31' Koroki File:Soccerball shade.svg 55'	(Report)	Kurotsu File:Soccerball shade.svg 68'

Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima

Attendance: 6,977

Referee: Ryuji Sato

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1 September 2010

19:00

Júbilo Iwata	2–1	Vegalta Sendai
Gilsinho File:Soccerball shade.svg 32' Nishi File:Soccerball shade.svg 34'		Ota File:Soccerball shade.svg 76'

Yamaha Stadium, Iwata

Attendance: 5,032

Referee: Kenji Ogiya

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1 September 2010

19:00

Sanfrecce Hiroshima	0–1	Gamba Osaka
		Lucas File:Soccerball shade.svg 66'

Hiroshima Big Arch, Hiroshima

Attendance: 6,731

Referee: Masayoshi Okada

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1 September 2010

19:00

F.C. Tokyo	1–1	Shimizu S-Pulse
Morishige File:Soccerball shade.svg 79'		Okazaki File:Soccerball shade.svg 68'

Ajinomoto Stadium, Chōfu

Attendance: 12,510

Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama

Second leg

8 September 2010

19:00

Kawasaki Frontale	3–1	Kashima Antlers
Tasaka File:Soccerball shade.svg 32' Nakamura File:Soccerball shade.svg 79' Vitor Junior File:Soccerball shade.svg 88'	(Report)	Ogasawara File:Soccerball shade.svg 33'

Todoroki Athletics Stadium, Kawasaki

Attendance: 9,406

Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida

Kawasaki Frontale won 4-3 on aggregate.

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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.

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8 September 2010

19:00

Gamba Osaka	1–2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Dodo File:Soccerball shade.svg 82'		Sato File:Soccerball shade.svg 26' Morisaki File:Soccerball shade.svg 56'

Osaka Expo '70 Stadium, Suita

Attendance: 6,498

Referee: Minoru Tojo

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

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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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 55'

Yamaha Stadium, Iwata

Attendance: 10,353

Referee: Yuichi Nishimura

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29 September 2010

19:01

Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2–1	Shimizu S-Pulse
Lee File:Soccerball shade.svg 55' Takahagi File:Soccerball shade.svg 68'		Edamura File:Soccerball shade.svg 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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 38'		Oi File:Soccerball shade.svg 35' Yamazaki File:Soccerball shade.svg 78' Naruoka File:Soccerball shade.svg 88'

Todoroki Athletics Stadium, Kawasaki

Attendance: 13,417

Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami

Júbilo Iwata won 3-2 on aggregate.

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10 October 2010

15:00

Shimizu S-Pulse	1–1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Ono File:Soccerball shade.svg 87'		Yamagishi File:Soccerball shade.svg 64'

Outsourcing Stadium Nihondaira, Shizuoka

Attendance: 12,384

Referee: Kenji Ogiya

Sanfrecce Hiroshima won 3-2 on aggregate.

Final

Main article: 2010 J.League Cup Final

3 November 2010

14:09

Júbilo Iwata	5–3 (a.e.t.)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Funatani File:Soccerball shade.svg 36' Maeda File:Soccerball shade.svg 89', File:Soccerball shade.svg 109' Suganuma File:Soccerball shade.svg 102' Yamazaki File:Soccerball shade.svg 104'		Lee File:Soccerball shade.svg 43' Yamagishi File:Soccerball shade.svg 48' Makino File:Soccerball shade.svg 105+3'

Tokyo National Stadium, Tokyo

Attendance: 39,767

Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama

Top goalscorers

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

References

• J.League Official Site (in English)