2009 J.League Cup

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2009 J.League Cup
J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup
Tournament details
CountryJapan
DatesMarch 25 and November 3
Final positions
Champions FC Tokyo (2nd title)
Runner-up Kawasaki Frontale
Semifinalists
Tournament statistics
Matches played55
  2008
2010  

The 2009 J.League Cup, more widely known as the 2009 J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup, is the 34th edition of Japan soccer league cup tournament and the 17th edition under the current J.League Cup format. The championship started on March 25, 2009 and ended on November 3, with F.C. Tokyo defeating Kawasaki Frontale 2-0 in the Final. They qualified for the 2010 Suruga Bank Championship.

Contents

Teams from the J1 will take part in the tournament. Kashima Antlers, Kawasaki Frontale, Nagoya Grampus and Gamba Osaka were given a bye to the quarter-final due to the qualification for the AFC Champions League group stage. The rest of 14 will start from the group stage, which divided them into two groups. The group winners and the runners-up of each group will qualify for the quarter-final along with the four teams which qualified for the AFC Champions League.

Group stage

Knockout stage

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
             
Kashima Antlers 1 0 1
Kawasaki Frontale 0 3 3
Kawasaki Frontale 2 1 3
Yokohama F. Marinos 0 1 1
Gamba Osaka 1 2 3
Yokohama F. Marinos 3 1 4
Kawasaki Frontale
FC Tokyo
Urawa Red Diamonds 2 0 2
Shimizu S-Pulse 1 3 4
Shimizu S-Pulse 2 0 2
FC Tokyo 2 1 3
FC Tokyo 5 1 6
Nagoya Grampus 1 2 3

Quarter finals

First leg

Kashima Antlers 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale
Ogasawara Soccerball shade.svg83' (Report)
Attendance: 7,395
Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami

Gamba Osaka 1–3 Yokohama F. Marinos
Nakazawa Soccerball shade.svg49' (Report) Yamase Soccerball shade.svg40'
Sakata Soccerball shade.svg68'
Matsuda Soccerball shade.svg85'
Attendance: 7,102
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura

Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Shimizu S-Pulse
Tulio Soccerball shade.svg24'
Edmilson Soccerball shade.svg60'
(Report) Edamura Soccerball shade.svg48'
Attendance: 21,271
Referee: Ryuji Sato

F.C. Tokyo 5–1 Nagoya Grampus
Hirayama Soccerball shade.svg3'
Yonemoto Soccerball shade.svg10'
Ishikawa Soccerball shade.svg11'
Nagatomo Soccerball shade.svg26'
Soccerball shade.svg75' (o.g.)
(Report) Ogawa Soccerball shade.svg53'
Attendance: 12,226
Referee: Kazuhiko Matsumura

Second leg

Kawasaki Frontale 3–0 (a.e.t.) Kashima Antlers
Juninho Soccerball shade.svg89'
Renatinho Soccerball shade.svg94'
Chong Tese Soccerball shade.svg102'
(Report)
Attendance: 13,581
Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama

Yokohama F. Marinos 1–2 Gamba Osaka
Hasegawa Soccerball shade.svg23' (Report) Myojin Soccerball shade.svg16'
Leandro Soccerball shade.svg74'
Attendance: 9,133
Referee: Masaaki Iemoto

Shimizu S-Pulse 3–0 Urawa Red Diamonds
Abe Soccerball shade.svg0' (o.g.)
Okazaki Soccerball shade.svg44'
Aoyama Soccerball shade.svg62'
(Report)
Attendance: 12,014
Referee: Minoru Tojo

Nagoya Grampus 2–1 F.C. Tokyo
Maki Soccerball shade.svg33'
Yoshida Soccerball shade.svg65'
(Report) Hirayama Soccerball shade.svg85'
Attendance: 6,463
Referee: Joji Kashihara

Semi finals

First leg

Kawasaki Frontale 2–0 Yokohama F. Marinos
Chong Tese Soccerball shade.svg15'
Juninho Soccerball shade.svg57'
(Report)
Attendance: 11,850
Referee: Joji Kashihara

Shimizu S-Pulse 2–2 F.C. Tokyo
Johnsen Soccerball shade.svg34'
Edamura Soccerball shade.svg69'
(Report) Yonemoto Soccerball shade.svg33'
Cabore Soccerball shade.svg42'
Attendance: 10,026
Referee: Masaaki Iemoto

Second leg

Yokohama F. Marinos 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale
Yamase Soccerball shade.svg68' (Report) Juninho Soccerball shade.svg89'
Attendance: 16,467
Referee: Kenji Ogiya

F.C. Tokyo 1–0 Shimizu S-Pulse
Hirayama Soccerball shade.svg16' (Report)
Attendance: 22,181
Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida

Final

F.C. Tokyo 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale
Yonemoto Soccerball shade.svg22'
Hirayama Soccerball shade.svg59'
(Report)
National Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 44,308
Referee: Shinji Murakami

Top goalscorers

GoalscorersGoalsTeam
Flag of Brazil.svg Cabore
5
F.C. Tokyo
Flag of Japan.svg Koji Yamase
5
Yokohama F. Marinos
Flag of Japan.svg Hisato Sato
5
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Flag of Japan.svg Kazuma Watanabe
4
Yokohama F. Marinos
Flag of Japan.svg Sōta Hirayama
4
F.C. Tokyo

Awards

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