2002 J.League Cup

Statistics of J. League Cup, officially the 2002 J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup, in the 2002 season.

2002 J.League Cup

J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup
Tournament details
Country	Japan
Dates	27 April – 4 November 2002
Teams	16
Final positions
Champions	Kashima Antlers (3rd title)
Runner-up	Urawa Red Diamonds
Semifinalists	Shimizu S-Pulse Gamba Osaka
Tournament statistics
Matches played	55
Goals scored	144 (2.62 per match)
Attendance	527,291 (9,587 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Emerson Sheik Magrão (6 goals each)
MVP Award	Mitsuo Ogasawara

Overview

It was contested by 16 teams, and Kashima Antlers won the championship.

Results

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Jubilo Iwata	6	3	3	0	9	2	+7	12	Quarterfinals
2	Kashiwa Reysol	6	1	4	1	2	2	0	7
3	Vegalta Sendai	6	1	3	2	4	8	−4	6
4	Consadole Sapporo	6	1	2	3	3	6	−3	5

Source: rsssf.com

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	FC Tokyo	6	4	1	1	8	3	+5	13	Quarterfinals
2	Shimizu S-Pulse	6	4	0	2	9	8	+1	12
3	Tokyo Verdy 1969	6	2	1	3	10	10	0	7
4	Vissel Kobe	6	0	2	4	5	11	−6	2

Source: rsssf.com

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	JEF United Ichihara	6	3	2	1	14	10	+4	11	Quarterfinals
2	Gamba Osaka	6	2	2	2	12	12	0	8
3	Yokohama F. Marinos	6	2	1	3	5	8	−3	7
4	Kyoto Purple Sanga	6	1	3	2	7	8	−1	6

Source: rsssf.com

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Urawa Red Diamonds	6	4	1	1	12	10	+2	13	Quarterfinals
2	Kashima Antlers	6	3	0	3	9	10	−1	9
3	Nagoya Grampus Eight	6	2	1	3	11	9	+2	7
4	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	6	1	2	3	4	7	−3	5

Source: rsssf.com

Quarterfinals

4 September 2002 (2002-09-04)

19:00

Júbilo Iwata	1–2	Kashima Antlers
Nakayama 7'	Report	Euller 22', 74'

Júbilo Iwata Stadium, Iwata

Attendance: 10,706

Referee: Masayoshi Okada

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4 September 2002 (2002-09-04)

19:03

JEF United Ichihara	0–3	Shimizu S-Pulse
	Report	Hiramatsu 27' Alex 55' Kuboyama 89'

Ichihara Stadium, Ichihara

Attendance: 3,345

Referee: Toru Kamikawa

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4 September 2002 (2002-09-04)

19:03

FC Tokyo	1–3	Gamba Osaka
Toda 28'	Report	Endō 53' Araiba 62' Oguro 76'

Ajinomoto Stadium, Tokyo

Attendance: 10,895

Referee: Joji Kashihara

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4 September 2002 (2002-09-04)

19:04

Urawa Red Diamonds	1–0	Kashiwa Reysol
Emerson Sheik 69'	Report

Urawa Komaba Stadium, Saitama

Attendance: 9,597

Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida

Semifinals

2 October 2002 (2002-10-02)

19:00

Kashima Antlers	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Shimizu S-Pulse
Unknown 25' (o.g.) Hasegawa  106'	Report	Alex 67'

Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima

Attendance: 9,102

Referee: Masayoshi Okada

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2 October 2002 (2002-10-02)

19:00

Gamba Osaka	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Urawa Red Diamonds
Magrão 34', 38'	Report	Emerson Sheik 20', 49'  107'

Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium, Osaka

Attendance: 7,440

Referee: Toru Kamikawa

Final

Main article: 2002 J.League Cup Final

4 November 2002 (2002-11-04)

14:09

Kashima Antlers	1–0	Urawa Red Diamonds
Ogasawara 59'	Report

National Stadium, Tokyo

Attendance: 56,064

Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida

Kashima Antlers won the championship.

References

• rsssf
• (in Japanese) J. League