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2009 J.League Cup

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.

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
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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 edit

Knockout stage edit

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 edit

First leg edit

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'
Attendance: 7,102
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura
Urawa Red Diamonds2–1Shimizu S-Pulse
Tulio   24'
Edmilson   60'		 (Report) Edamura   48'
Attendance: 21,271
Referee: Ryuji Sato
F.C. Tokyo5–1Nagoya Grampus
Hirayama   3'
Yonemoto   10'
Ishikawa   11'
Nagatomo   26'
  75' (o.g.)		 (Report) Ogawa   53'
Attendance: 12,226
Referee: Kazuhiko Matsumura

Second leg edit

Kawasaki Frontale3–0 (a.e.t.)Kashima Antlers
Juninho   89'
Renatinho   94'
Chong Tese   102'		 (Report)
Attendance: 13,581
Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama
Yokohama F. Marinos1–2Gamba Osaka
Hasegawa   23' (Report) Myojin   16'
Leandro   74'
Attendance: 9,133
Referee: Masaaki Iemoto
Shimizu S-Pulse3–0Urawa Red Diamonds
Abe   0' (o.g.)
Okazaki   44'
Aoyama   62'		 (Report)
Attendance: 12,014
Referee: Minoru Tojo
Nagoya Grampus2–1F.C. Tokyo
Maki   33'
Yoshida   65'		 (Report) Hirayama   85'
Attendance: 6,463
Referee: Joji Kashihara

Semi finals edit

First leg edit

Kawasaki Frontale2–0Yokohama F. Marinos
Chong Tese   15'
Juninho   57'		 (Report)
Attendance: 11,850
Referee: Joji Kashihara
Shimizu S-Pulse2–2F.C. Tokyo
Johnsen   34'
Edamura   69'		 (Report) Yonemoto   33'
Cabore   42'
Attendance: 10,026
Referee: Masaaki Iemoto

Second leg edit

Yokohama F. Marinos1–1Kawasaki Frontale
Yamase   68' (Report) Juninho   89'
Attendance: 16,467
Referee: Kenji Ogiya
F.C. Tokyo1–0Shimizu S-Pulse
Hirayama   16' (Report)
Attendance: 22,181
Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida

Final edit

Main article: 2009 J.League Cup Final
F.C. Tokyo2–0Kawasaki Frontale
Yonemoto   22'
Hirayama   59'		 (Report)
Attendance: 44,308
Referee: Shinji Murakami

Top goalscorers edit

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 edit

See also edit

External links edit

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