1993 J.League Cup

The 1993 J. League Cup, officially the '93 J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup, was the 19th edition of Japan soccer league cup tournament and the second edition under the current J. League Cup format. The championship started on September 10 and finished on November 23, 1993.

1993 J.League Cup

J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup
Tournament details
Country	Japan
Dates	10 September and 23 November 1993
Teams	13
Final positions
Champions	Verdy Kawasaki (2nd title)
Runner-up	Shimizu S-Pulse
Semifinalists	Yokohama Flügels Gamba Osaka
Tournament statistics
Matches played	40

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD
Verdy Kawasaki	6	4	2	13	9	+4
Gamba Osaka	6	4	2	15	13	+2
Kashima Antlers	6	4	2	10	8	+2
Kashiwa Reysol	6	4	2	9	9	0
JEF Ichihara	6	2	4	10	8	+2
Bellmare Hiratsuka	6	2	4	10	13	−3
Sanfrecce Hiroshima	6	1	5	6	13	−7

Source:

Group B

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD
Shimizu S-Pulse	5	4	1	13	6	+7
Yokohama Flügels	5	4	1	8	6	+2
Júbilo Iwata	5	2	3	9	7	+2
Nagoya Grampus	5	2	3	9	9	0
Yokohama Marinos	5	2	3	7	13	−6
Urawa Red Diamonds	5	1	4	7	12	−5

Source:

Knockout phase

	Semifinals October 23					Final November 23
	A1	Verdy Kawasaki	2
	B2	Yokohama Flügels	1
						A1	Verdy Kawasaki	2
						B1	Shimizu S-Pulse	1
	B1	Shimizu S-Pulse	4
	A2	Gamba Osaka	2

Final

Main article: 1993 J.League Cup Final

November 23 13:03

Verdy Kawasaki	2–1	Shimizu S-Pulse
Bismarck 73' Kitazawa 85'		Oenoki 13'

National Stadium

Attendance: 53,677

References

• Official report (in Japanese)