2009 J.League Cup
| J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | Japan |
| Dates | March 25 and November 3 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | FC Tokyo (2nd title) |
| Runner-up | Kawasaki Frontale |
| Semifinalists | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 55 |
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.
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
| Gamba Osaka | 1–3 | Yokohama F. Marinos |
|---|---|---|
Nakazawa  49' |
(Report) | Yamase 40' Sakata 68'Matsuda 85' |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 2–1 | Shimizu S-Pulse |
|---|---|---|
| Tulio 24' Edmilson 60' |
(Report) | Edamura 48' |
| F.C. Tokyo | 5–1 | Nagoya Grampus |
|---|---|---|
| Hirayama 3' Yonemoto 10'Ishikawa 11'Nagatomo 26' 75' (o.g.) |
(Report) | Ogawa 53' |
Second leg
| Kawasaki Frontale | 3–0 (a.e.t.) | Kashima Antlers |
|---|---|---|
| Juninho 89' Renatinho 94'Chong Tese 102' |
(Report) |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 1–2 | Gamba Osaka |
|---|---|---|
| Hasegawa 23' |
(Report) | Myojin 16' Leandro 74' |
| Shimizu S-Pulse | 3–0 | Urawa Red Diamonds |
|---|---|---|
| Abe 0' (o.g.) Okazaki 44'Aoyama 62' |
(Report) |
| Nagoya Grampus | 2–1 | F.C. Tokyo |
|---|---|---|
| Maki 33' Yoshida 65' |
(Report) | Hirayama 85' |
Semi finals
First leg
| Shimizu S-Pulse | 2–2 | F.C. Tokyo |
|---|---|---|
| Johnsen 34' Edamura 69' |
(Report) | Yonemoto 33' Cabore 42' |
Second leg
Final
| F.C. Tokyo | 2–0 | Kawasaki Frontale |
|---|---|---|
| Yonemoto 22' Hirayama 59' |
(Report) |
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Top goalscorers
| Goalscorers | Goals | Team |
|---|---|---|
 Cabore
|
5
|
F.C. Tokyo |
 Koji Yamase
|
5
|
Yokohama F. Marinos |
| Hisato Sato
|
5
|
Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
| Kazuma Watanabe
|
4
|
Yokohama F. Marinos |
| Sōta Hirayama
|
4
|
F.C. Tokyo |
Awards
- MVP: Takuji Yonemoto – FC Tokyo (
Japan) - New Hero Prize: Takuji Yonemoto – FC Tokyo ( Japan)
See also
External links
- J.League Official Site (in English)