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-upKawasaki Frontale
Semifinalists
Tournament statistics
Matches played55

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

F.C. Tokyo defeating Kawasaki Frontale 2-0 in the Final. They qualified for the 2010 Suruga Bank Championship
.

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

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 Antlers1–0Kawasaki Frontale
Ogasawara 83' (Report)
Attendance: 7,395
Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami

Gamba Osaka1–3Yokohama F. Marinos
Nakazawa 49' (Report) Yamase 40'
Sakata 68'
Matsuda 85'
Suita
Attendance: 7,102
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura

Urawa Red Diamonds2–1Shimizu S-Pulse
Edmilson
60'
(Report) Edamura 48'
Saitama
Attendance: 21,271
Referee: Ryuji Sato

F.C. Tokyo
5–1Nagoya Grampus
Hirayama 3'
Yonemoto 10'
Ishikawa 11'
Nagatomo 26'
75' (o.g.)
(Report) Ogawa 53'
Chōfu
Attendance: 12,226
Referee: Kazuhiko Matsumura

Second leg

a.e.t.)
Kashima Antlers
Chong Tese
102'
(Report)


Shimizu S-Pulse3–0Urawa Red Diamonds
Aoyama
62'
(Report)
Shizuoka
Attendance: 12,014
Referee: Minoru Tojo

Semi finals

First leg


F.C. Tokyo
Johnsen 34'
Edamura 69'
(Report)
Cabore
42'
Shizuoka
Attendance: 10,026
Referee: Masaaki Iemoto

Second leg


F.C. Tokyo
1–0Shimizu S-Pulse
Hirayama 16' (Report)
Chōfu
Attendance: 22,181
Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida

Final

F.C. Tokyo
2–0Kawasaki Frontale
Yonemoto 22'
Hirayama 59'
(Report)
National Stadium
, Tokyo
Attendance: 44,308
Referee: Shinji Murakami

Top goalscorers

Goalscorers Goals Team
Brazil Cabore
5
F.C. Tokyo
Japan Koji Yamase
5
Yokohama F. Marinos
Hisato Sato
5
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Japan Kazuma Watanabe
4
Yokohama F. Marinos
Japan Sōta Hirayama
4
F.C. Tokyo

Awards

See also

External links