2006 J.League Cup

The Last edition of the J.League Cup sponsored by Nabisco began on March 29. Gamba Osaka were exempt from competing in the group stage, due to their entry into the Asian Champions League. They were therefore entered into the quarter-final stage.

The final was on November 3 at the Tokyo National Stadium. The winners were JEF United Ichihara Chiba, beating Kashima Antlers in the final 2-0 to claim its second J.League Cup championship.

Group stage

Runner-up qualifiers
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Júbilo Iwata 6 3 1 2 10 9 +1 10
Yokohama F. Marinos 6 3 1 2 9 8 +1 10
Kashima Antlers 6 3 0 3 12 9 +3 9
Shimizu S-Pulse 6 2 2 2 8 8 0 8
Source:

Knockout stage
  Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                             
Urawa Red Diamonds 4 1 5  
Kawasaki Frontale 3 2 5  
  Kawasaki Frontale 2 2 4  
  JEF United Chiba 2 3 5  
Cerezo Osaka 2 2 4
  JEF United Chiba 5 3 8  
    JEF United Chiba  
  Kashima Antlers  
  Yokohama F. Marinos 2 2 4  
Júbilo Iwata 1 0 1  
  Yokohama F. Marinos 0 2 2
  Kashima Antlers 1 1 2  
Kashima Antlers 0 2 2
  Gamba Osaka 0 0 0  

Quarter finals

First leg
Urawa Red Diamonds4 – 3Kawasaki Frontale
Yokohama F. Marinos2 – 1Júbilo Iwata
Cerezo Osaka2 – 5JEF United Chiba
Nagai Stadium, Osaka
Gamba Osaka0 – 0Kashima Antlers
Osaka Expo '70 Stadium, Suita

Second leg
Kawasaki Frontale2 – 1Urawa Red Diamonds
Todoroki Athletics Stadium, Kawasaki

Kawasaki Frontale advances to the semi finals on Away goals rule.

Júbilo Iwata0 – 2Yokohama F. Marinos
JEF United Chiba3 – 2Cerezo Osaka
Kashima Antlers0 – 0Gamba Osaka

Semi finals

First leg
Kashima Antlers1 – 0Yokohama F. Marinos
Kawasaki Frontale2 – 2JEF United Chiba
Todoroki Athletics Stadium, Kawasaki

Second leg
Yokohama F. Marinos2 – 1Kashima Antlers

Kashima Antlers advances to the finals on Away goals rule.

JEF United Chiba3 – 2 (a.e.t.)Kawasaki Frontale

Finals
Kashima Antlers0 – 2JEF United Chiba
Mizuno  80'
Abe  82'
National Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 44,704

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