2009 J.League Cup

{{Infobox football tournament season

| title = J.League Cup

| year = 2009

| other_titles = J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup

| country = Japan

| dates = March 25 and November 3

| num_teams =

| champions = FC Tokyo

| count = 2

| runner-up = Kawasaki Frontale

| semi-finalist1 = Shimizu S-Pulse

| semi-finalist2 = Yokohama F. Marinos

| matches = 55

| goals =

| attendance =

| top_goal_scorer =

| player_label = MVP Award

| player =

| prevseason = 2008

| nextseason = 2010

}}

The 2009 J.League Cup, more widely known as the 2009 J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup, was 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.

Teams from the 2009 J.League Division 1 took 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 started from the group stage, which divided them into two groups. 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.

Group stage

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= Group A =

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|team2=FMA|name_FMA=Yokohama F. Marinos

|team3=SFR|name_SFR=Sanfrecce Hiroshima

|team4=TRI|name_TRI=Ōita Trinita

|team5=ARD|name_ARD=Omiya Ardija

|team6=JÚB|name_JÚB=Júbilo Iwata

|team7=ALB|name_ALB=Albirex Niigata

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2009-03-25
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|align=right|Sanfrecce Hiroshima

align=center|1–0Urawa Red Diamonds
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|align=right|Júbilo Iwata

align=center|0–0Yokohama F. Marinos
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|align=right|Omiya Ardija

align=center|2–1Albirex Niigata
2009-03-29
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|align=right|Albirex Niigata

align=center|0–0Júbilo Iwata
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|align=right|Ōita Trinita

align=center|0–0Omiya Ardija
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|align=right|Yokohama F. Marinos

align=center|0–1Urawa Red Diamonds
2009-05-20
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|align=right|Omiya Ardija

align=center|1–0Júbilo Iwata
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|align=right|Yokohama F. Marinos

align=center|3–1Sanfrecce Hiroshima
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|align=right|Ōita Trinita

align=center|1–1Urawa Red Diamonds
2009-05-30
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|align=right|Sanfrecce Hiroshima

align=center|7–0Omiya Ardija
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|align=right|Urawa Red Diamonds

align=center|2–0Albirex Niigata
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|align=right|Yokohama F. Marinos

align=center|3–3Ōita Trinita
2009-06-03
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|align=right|Urawa Red Diamonds

align=center|1–0Júbilo Iwata
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|align=right|Albirex Niigata

align=center|0–3Yokohama F. Marinos
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|align=right|Ōita Trinita

align=center|2–2Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2009-06-07
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|align=right|Sanfrecce Hiroshima

align=center|5–1Albirex Niigata
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|align=right|Omiya Ardija

align=center|1–3Yokohama F. Marinos
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|align=right|Júbilo Iwata

align=center|2–2Ōita Trinita
2009-06-13
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|align=right|Urawa Red Diamonds

align=center|6–2Omiya Ardija
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|align=right|Albirex Niigata

align=center|1–2Ōita Trinita
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|align=right|Júbilo Iwata

align=center|2–1Sanfrecce Hiroshima

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= Group B =

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|show_positions=n

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|team2=SSP|name_SSP=Shimizu S-Pulse

|team3=REY|name_REY=Kashiwa Reysol

|team4=JEF|name_JEF=JEF United Chiba

|team5=MON|name_MON=Montedio Yamagata

|team6=VIS|name_VIS=Vissel Kobe

|team7=SAN|name_SAN=Kyoto Sanga

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2009-03-25
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|align=right|Kashiwa Reysol

align=center|3–1F.C. Tokyo
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|align=right|Vissel Kobe

align=center|1–1JEF United Chiba
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|align=right|Montedio Yamagata

align=center|3–1Kyoto Sanga
2009-03-29
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|align=right|Shimizu S-Pulse

align=center|2–0Kyoto Sanga
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|align=right|F.C. Tokyo

align=center|1–0Vissel Kobe
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|align=right|JEF United Chiba

align=center|1–1Kashiwa Reysol
2009-05-20
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|align=right|JEF United Chiba

align=center|0–1F.C. Tokyo
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|align=right|Shimizu S-Pulse

align=center|0–1Montedio Yamagata
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|align=right|Kyoto Sanga

align=center|0–1Vissel Kobe
2009-05-30
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|align=right|Montedio Yamagata

align=center|0–1JEF United Chiba
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|align=right|Kyoto Sanga

align=center|1–1F.C. Tokyo
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|align=right|Kashiwa Reysol

align=center|1–2Shimizu S-Pulse
2009-06-03
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|align=right|Kashiwa Reysol

align=center|3–0Vissel Kobe
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|align=right|Shimizu S-Pulse

align=center|2–1JEF United Chiba
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|align=right|F.C. Tokyo

align=center|3–1Montedio Yamagata
2009-06-07
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|align=right|Montedio Yamagata

align=center|1–1Kashiwa Reysol
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|align=right|Vissel Kobe

align=center|1–2Shimizu S-Pulse
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|align=right|JEF United Chiba

align=center|2–1Kyoto Sanga
2009-06-13
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|align=right|F.C. Tokyo

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|align=right|Kyoto Sanga

align=center|3–0Kashiwa Reysol
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|align=right|Vissel Kobe

align=center|1–0Montedio Yamagata

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Knockout stage

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

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| sets=2/2/1

| aggregate=y

| score-width=30px | team-width=160px

| RD1-seed1=

| RD1-team1= Kashima Antlers

| RD1-score1-1= 1

| RD1-score1-2= 0

| RD1-score1-agg= 1

| RD1-seed2=

| RD1-team2=Kawasaki Frontale

| RD1-score2-1= 0

| RD1-score2-2= 3

| RD1-score2-agg= 3

| RD1-seed3=

| RD1-team3=Gamba Osaka

| RD1-score3-1= 1

| RD1-score3-2= 2

| RD1-score3-agg= 3

| RD1-seed4=

| RD1-team4=Yokohama F. Marinos

| RD1-score4-1= 3

| RD1-score4-2= 1

| RD1-score4-agg= 4

| RD1-seed5=

| RD1-team5=Urawa Red Diamonds

| RD1-score5-1= 2

| RD1-score5-2= 0

| RD1-score5-agg= 2

| RD1-seed6=

| RD1-team6=Shimizu S-Pulse

| RD1-score6-1= 1

| RD1-score6-2= 3

| RD1-score6-agg= 4

| RD1-seed7=

| RD1-team7=FC Tokyo

| RD1-score7-1= 5

| RD1-score7-2= 1

| RD1-score7-agg= 6

| RD1-seed8=

| RD1-team8=Nagoya Grampus

| RD1-score8-1= 1

| RD1-score8-2= 2

| RD1-score8-agg= 3

| RD2-team1=Kawasaki Frontale

| RD2-score1-1= 2

| RD2-score1-2= 1

| RD2-score1-agg= 3

| RD2-team2=Yokohama F. Marinos

| RD2-score2-1= 0

| RD2-score2-2= 1

| RD2-score2-agg= 1

| RD2-team3=Shimizu S-Pulse

| RD2-score3-1= 2

| RD2-score3-2= 0

| RD2-score3-agg= 2

| RD2-team4=FC Tokyo

| RD2-score4-1= 2

| RD2-score4-2= 1

| RD2-score4-agg= 3

| RD3-team1=Kawasaki Frontale

| RD3-score1-agg= 0

| RD3-team2=FC Tokyo

| RD3-score2-agg= 2

}}

= Quarter finals =

== First leg ==

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|date=2009-07-15

|time=19:00

|team1=Kashima Antlers

|score= 1–0

|report=[http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/cup/200900200601101_W0201_E.html (Report)]

|team2=Kawasaki Frontale

|goals1=Ogasawara {{goal|83}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima

|attendance=7,395

|referee=Nobutsugu Murakami

}}

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{{football box

|date=2009-07-15

|time=19:00

|team1=Gamba Osaka

|score= 1–3

|report=[http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/cup/200900200601102_W0201_E.html (Report)]

|team2=Yokohama F. Marinos

|goals1=Nakazawa {{goal|49}}

|goals2=Yamase {{goal|40}}
Sakata {{goal|68}}
Matsuda {{goal|85}}

|stadium=Osaka Expo '70 Stadium, Suita

|attendance=7,102

|referee=Yuichi Nishimura

}}

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{{football box

|date=2009-07-15

|time=19:30

|team1=Urawa Red Diamonds

|score= 2–1

|report=[http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/cup/200900200601103_W0201_E.html (Report)]

|team2=Shimizu S-Pulse

|goals1=Tulio {{goal|24}}
Edmilson {{goal|60}}

|goals2=Edamura {{goal|48}}

|stadium=Saitama Stadium, Saitama

|attendance=21,271

|referee=Ryuji Sato

}}

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{{football box

|date=2009-07-15

|time=19:30

|team1=F.C. Tokyo

|score= 5–1

|report=[http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/cup/200900200601104_W0201_E.html (Report)]

|team2=Nagoya Grampus

|goals1=Hirayama {{goal|3}}
Yonemoto {{goal|10}}
Ishikawa {{goal|11}}
Nagatomo {{goal|26}}
{{goal|75|o.g.}}

|goals2=Ogawa {{goal|53}}

|stadium=Ajinomoto Stadium, Chōfu

|attendance=12,226

|referee=Kazuhiko Matsumura

}}

== Second leg ==

{{football box

|date=2009-07-29

|time=19:00

|team1=Kawasaki Frontale

|score= 3–0 {{aet}}

|report=[http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/cup/200900200602101_W0201_E.html (Report)]

|team2=Kashima Antlers

|goals1=Juninho {{goal|89}}
Renatinho {{goal|94}}
Chong Tese {{goal|102}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Todoroki Athletics Stadium, Kawasaki

|attendance=13,581

|referee=Hiroyoshi Takayama

}}

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{{football box

|date=2009-07-29

|time=19:30

|team1=Yokohama F. Marinos

|score= 1–2

|report=[http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/cup/200900200602104_W0201_E.html (Report)]

|team2=Gamba Osaka

|goals1=Hasegawa {{goal|23}}

|goals2=Myojin {{goal|16}}
Leandro {{goal|74}}

|stadium=Mitsuzawa Stadium, Yokohama

|attendance=9,133

|referee=Masaaki Iemoto

}}

----

{{football box

|date=2009-07-29

|time=19:00

|team1=Shimizu S-Pulse

|score= 3–0

|report=[http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/cup/200900200602102_W0201_E.html (Report)]

|team2=Urawa Red Diamonds

|goals1=Abe {{goal|0|o.g.}}
Okazaki {{goal|44}}
Aoyama {{goal|62}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Outsorcing Stadium, Shizuoka

|attendance=12,014

|referee=Minoru Tojo

}}

----

{{football box

|date=2009-07-29

|time=19:00

|team1=Nagoya Grampus

|score= 2–1

|report=[http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/cup/200900200602103_W0201_E.html (Report)]

|team2=F.C. Tokyo

|goals1=Maki {{goal|33}}
Yoshida {{goal|65}}

|goals2=Hirayama {{goal|85}}

|stadium=Mizuho Athletic Stadium, Nagoya

|attendance=6,463

|referee=Joji Kashihara

}}

= Semi finals =

== First leg ==

{{football box

|date=2009-09-02

|time=19:00

|team1=Kawasaki Frontale

|score= 2–0

|report=[http://www.j-league.or.jp/data/view.php?d=cup&g=nabisco_2&t=result&s=03&y=2009&l=E (Report)]

|team2=Yokohama F. Marinos

|goals1=Chong Tese {{goal|15}}
Juninho {{goal|57}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Todoroki Athletics Stadium, Kawasaki

|attendance=11,850

|referee=Joji Kashihara

}}

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{{football box

|date=2009-09-02

|time=19:00

|team1=Shimizu S-Pulse

|score= 2–2

|report=[http://www.j-league.or.jp/data/view.php?d=cup&g=nabisco_2&t=result&s=03&y=2009&l=E (Report)]

|team2=F.C. Tokyo

|goals1=Johnsen {{goal|34}}
Edamura {{goal|69}}

|goals2=Yonemoto {{goal|33}}
Cabore {{goal|42}}

|stadium=Outsorcing Stadium, Shizuoka

|attendance=10,026

|referee=Masaaki Iemoto

}}

== Second leg ==

{{football box

|date=2009-09-06

|time=18:00

|team1=Yokohama F. Marinos

|score= 1–1

|report=[http://www.j-league.or.jp/data/view.php?d=cup&g=nabisco_2&t=result&s=04&y=2009&l=E (Report)]

|team2=Kawasaki Frontale

|goals1=Yamase {{goal|68}}

|goals2=Juninho {{goal|89}}

|stadium=Nissan Stadium, Yokohama

|attendance=16,467

|referee=Kenji Ogiya

}}

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{{football box

|date=2009-09-06

|time=18:00

|team1=F.C. Tokyo

|score= 1–0

|report=[http://www.j-league.or.jp/data/view.php?d=cup&g=nabisco_2&t=result&s=04&y=2009&l=E (Report)]

|team2=Shimizu S-Pulse

|goals1=Hirayama {{goal|16}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Ajinomoto Stadium, Chōfu

|attendance=22,181

|referee=Toshimitsu Yoshida

}}

= Final =

{{main|2009 J.League Cup Final}}

{{football box

|date = 2009-11-03

|time = 14:09

|team1 =F.C. Tokyo

|score = 2–0

|report = [http://www.j-league.or.jp/data/view.php?d=cup&g=nabisco_2&t=result&s=05&y=2009&l=E (Report)]

|team2 =Kawasaki Frontale

|goals1 = Yonemoto {{goal|22}}
Hirayama {{goal|59}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = National Stadium, Tokyo

|attendance = 44,308

|referee = Shinji Murakami

}}

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|colspan="4"|F.C. Tokyo:

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GK20{{flagicon|JPN}} Shuichi Gonda
RB33{{flagicon|JPN}} Kenta Mukuhara
CB4{{flagicon|BRA}} Bruno Quadros
CB6{{flagicon|JPN}} Yasuyuki Konno
LB3{{flagicon|JPN}} Yuhei Tokunaga
DM28{{flagicon|JPN}} Takuji Yonemoto{{yel|58}}
CM10{{flagicon|JPN}} Yohei Kajiyama
RM40{{flagicon|JPN}} Tatsuya Suzuki{{suboff|86}}
LM22{{flagicon|JPN}} Naotake Hanyu{{yel|62}} {{suboff|74}}
CF24{{flagicon|JPN}} Shingo Akamine{{suboff|60}}
CF13{{flagicon|JPN}} Sōta Hirayama
colspan=3|Substitutes:
GK1{{flagicon|JPN}} Hitoshi Shiota
DF3{{flagicon|JPN}} Hideki Sahara {{subon|86}}
DF5{{flagicon|JPN}} Yuto Nagatomo {{subon|60}}
DF8{{flagicon|JPN}} Ryuji Fujiyama
DF15{{flagicon|JPN}} Daishi Hiramatsu {{subon|74}}
FW14{{flagicon|JPN}} Hokuto Nakamura
FW32{{flagicon|JPN}} Yusuke Kondo
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=4|{{flagicon|JPN}} Hiroshi Jofuku

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style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"

|colspan="4"|Kawasaki Frontale:

width="25"|width="25"|
GK1{{flagicon|JPN}} Eiji Kawashima
RB19{{flagicon|JPN}} Yusuke Mori
CB17{{flagicon|JPN}} Kosuke Kikuchi
CB2{{flagicon|JPN}} Hiroki Ito
LB26{{flagicon|JPN}} Kazuhiro Murakami{{suboff|70}}
DM29{{flagicon|JPN}} Hiroyuki Taniguchi
DM18{{flagicon|JPN}} Tomonobu Yokoyama{{yel|24}} {{suboff|84}}
AM14{{flagicon|JPN}} Kengo Nakamura
RW34{{flagicon|BRA}} Renatinho{{suboff|79}}
LW10{{flagicon|BRA}} Juninho
CF9{{flagicon|PRK}} Chong Tese
colspan=3|Substitutes:
GK28{{flagicon|JPN}} Rikihiro Sugiyama
DF13{{flagicon|JPN}} Shuhei Terada
DF4{{flagicon|JPN}} Yusuke Igawa
MF6{{flagicon|JPN}} Yusuke Tasaka {{subon|70}}
MF8{{flagicon|JPN}} Satoru Yamagishi
FW23{{flagicon|JPN}} Kyohei Noborizato {{subon|84}}
FW7{{flagicon|JPN}} Masaru Kurotsu {{subon|79}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan="4"|{{flagicon|JPN}} Takashi Sekizuka

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Top goalscorers

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"

!Goalscorers

!Goals

!Team

{{flagicon|BRA}} Cabore

|{{center|5}}

|F.C. Tokyo

{{flagicon|JPN}} Koji Yamase

|{{center|5}}

|Yokohama F. Marinos

{{flagicon|JPN}} Hisato Sato

|{{center|5}}

|Sanfrecce Hiroshima

{{flagicon|JPN}} Kazuma Watanabe

|{{center|4}}

|Yokohama F. Marinos

{{flagicon|JPN}} Sōta Hirayama

|{{center|4}}

|F.C. Tokyo

Awards

See also