J.League Cup 2008
De J.League Cup 2008 was de zestiende editie van de J.League Cup. Het toernooi begon op 20 maart 2008 en zal eindigen op 1 november 2008 met de finale in het Olympisch Stadion in Shinjuku. Het toernooi werd gewonnen door Oita Trinita door in de finale Shimizu S-Pulse met 2-0 te verslaan.
Groepsfase
Gamba Osaka en Kashima Antlers hebben een bye voor de groepsfase en zijn direct voor kwartfinale geplaatst door hun deelname aan de AFC Champions League 2008.
Groep A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| Nagoya Grampus Eight | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 |
| Vissel Kobe | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Kyoto Sanga FC | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | −8 |
| 20 maart 2008 | ||
| Nagoya Grampus | 0–1 | Kyoto Sanga |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 0–1 | Vissel Kobe |
| 23 maart 2008 | ||
| Vissel Kobe | 0–1 | Nagoya Grampus |
| Kyoto Sanga | 3–3 | Urawa Red Diamonds |
| 16 april 2008 | ||
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 1–1 | Kyoto Sanga |
| Nagoya Grampus | 2–0 | Vissel Kobe |
| 25 mei 2008 | ||
| Kyoto Sanga | 0–1 | Vissel Kobe |
| Nagoya Grampus | 4–2 | Urawa Red Diamonds |
| 31 mei 2008 | ||
| Kyoto Sanga | 1–2 | Nagoya Grampus |
| Vissel Kobe | 2–1 | Urawa Red Diamonds |
| 8 juni 2008 | ||
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 1–5 | Nagoya Grampus |
| Vissel Kobe | 1–1 | Kyoto Sanga |
Groep B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shimizu S-Pulse | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 |
| FC Tokyo | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 |
| Júbilo Iwata | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 |
| Tokyo Verdy | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 17 | −15 |
| 20 maart 2008 | ||
| Tokyo Verdy | 0–2 | Jubilo Iwata |
| Shimizu S-Pulse | 3–1 | FC Tokyo |
| 23 maart 2008 | ||
| Jubilo Iwata | 0–2 | FC Tokyo |
| Tokyo Verdy | 0–0 | Shimizu S-Pulse |
| 16 april 2008 | ||
| Shimizu S-Pulse | 5–0 | Tokyo Verdy |
| FC Tokyo | 1–1 | Jubilo Iwata |
| 25 mei 2008 | ||
| Shimizu S-Pulse | 4–2 | Jubilo Iwata |
| FC Tokyo | 3–0 | Tokyo Verdy |
| 31 mei 2008 | ||
| FC Tokyo | 1–1 | Shimizu S-Pulse |
| Jubilo Iwata | 3–0 | Tokyo Verdy |
| 8 juni 2008 | ||
| Tokyo Verdy | 2–4 | FC Tokyo |
| Jubilo Iwata | 2–0 | Shimizu S-Pulse |
Groep C
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| JEF United Chiba | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 |
| Kashiwa Reysol | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 |
| Kawasaki Frontale | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 10 | −1 |
| Consadole Sapporo | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 |
| 20 maart 2008 | ||
| Kawasaki Frontale | 0–2 | JEF United |
| Kashiwa Reysol | 1–1 | Consadole Sapporo |
| 23 maart 2008 | ||
| Consadole Sapporo | 2–1 | Kawasaki Frontale |
| JEF United | 1–1 | Kashiwa Reysol |
| 16 april 2008 | ||
| JEF United | 0–0 | Consadole Sapporo |
| Kawasaki Frontale | 3–0 | Kashiwa Reysol |
| 25 mei 2008 | ||
| Consadole Sapporo | 1–2 | JEF United |
| Kashiwa Reysol | 3–1 | Kawasaki Frontale |
| 31 mei 2008 | ||
| Kawasaki Frontale | 2–0 | Consadole Sapporo |
| Kashiwa Reysol | 1–1 | JEF United |
| 8 juni 2008 | ||
| Consadole Sapporo | 0–3 | Kashiwa Reysol |
| JEF United | 3–2 | Kawasaki Frontale |
Groep D
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 |
| Oita Trinita | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 |
| Albirex Niigata | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 |
| Omiya Ardija | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 |
| 20 maart 2008 | ||
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 1–0 | Oita Trinita |
| Albirex Niigata | 2–2 | Omiya Ardija |
| 23 maart 2008 | ||
| Omiya Ardija | 0–0 | Yokohama F. Marinos |
| Oita Trinita | 3–0 | Albirex Niigata |
| 16 april 2008 | ||
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 4–0 | Omiya Ardija |
| Albirex Niigata | 1–1 | Oita Trinita |
| 25 mei 2008 | ||
| Omiya Ardija | 1–2 | Oita Trinita |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 0–0 | Albirex Niigata |
| 31 mei 2008 | ||
| Omiya Ardija | 1–1 | Albirex Niigata |
| Oita Trinita | 2–2 | Yokohama F. Marinos |
| 8 juni 2008 | ||
| Albirex Niigata | 0–1 | Yokohama F. Marinos |
| Oita Trinita | 1–0 | Omiya Ardija |
Kwartfinale
Heenduel
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| 2 juli |
FC Tokyo | 1 – 2 | Oita Trinita | Ajinomoto Stadium Toeschouwers: 11.378 Scheidsrechter: Kenji Ogiya |
| Naohiro Ishikawa |
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| 2 juli |
JEF United | 0 – 1 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | Fukuda Denshi Arena Toeschouwers: 8.472 Scheidsrechter: Nobutsugu Murakami |
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| 2 juli |
Gamba Osaka | 1 – 0 | Yokohama F. Marinos | Ishikawa Stadium Toeschouwers: 10.702 Scheidsrechter: Hiroyoshi Takayama |
| Shoki Hirai |
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| 2 juli |
Kashima Antlers | 0 – 0 | Shimizu S-Pulse | Kashimastadion Toeschouwers: 6.757 Scheidsrechter: Hajime Matsuo |
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Return
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| 6 augustus |
Oita Trinita | 1 – 1 | FC Tokyo | Kyushu Oil Dome Toeschouwers: 13.483 Scheidsrechter: Hiroshi Tanabe |
| Edmilson |
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| 6 augustus |
Nagoya Grampus Eight | 1 – 0 | JEF United | Mizuho Athletic Stadium Toeschouwers: 6.344 Scheidsrechter: Minoru Tojo |
| Takahiro Masukawa |
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| 6 augustus |
Yokohama F. Marinos | 2 – 1 | Gamba Osaka | Mitsuzawa Stadium Toeschouwers: 8.365 Scheidsrechter: Akio Okutani |
| Takanobu Komiyama Lopes |
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| 6 augustus |
Shimizu S-Pulse | 2 – 1 | Kashima Antlers | Nihondaira Sports Stadium Toeschouwers: 8.949 Scheidsrechter: Kazuhiko Matsumura |
| Keisuke Iwashita Akihiro Hyodo |
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Halve finale
Heenduel
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| 3 september |
Nagoya Grampus Eight | 1 – 1 | Oita Trinita | Mizuho Athletic Stadium Toeschouwers: 7.792 Scheidsrechter: Hirofumi Yamanishi |
| Frode Johnsen |
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| 3 september |
Shimizu S-Pulse | 1 – 1 | Gamba Osaka | Nihondaira Sports Stadium Toeschouwers: 8.013 Scheidsrechter: Kenji Ogiya |
| Takuma Edamura |
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Return
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| 7 september |
Oita Trinita | 1 – 0 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | Kyushu Oil Dome Toeschouwers: 20.371 Scheidsrechter: Masayoshi Okada |
| Ueslei |
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| 7 september |
Gamba Osaka | 2 – 3 | Shimizu S-Pulse | Osaka Expo '70 Stadium Toeschouwers: 9.103 Scheidsrechter: Yuichi Nishimura |
| Roni Lucas Severino |
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Finale
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| 1 november |
Oita Trinita | 2 – 0 | Shimizu S-Pulse | Olympisch Stadion Shinjuku Toeschouwers: 44.723 Scheidsrechter: Toshimitsu Yoshida |
| Daiki Takamatsu Ueslei |
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Prijzen
- MVP: Daiki Takamatsu - Oita Trinita
- Topscorer: Keita Sugimoto - Nagoya Grampus
- New Hero Prize: Mu Kanazaki - Oita Trinita