2010 J.League Cup

The 2010 J. League Cup, more widely known as the 2010 Nabisco Cup, was the 35th edition of the most prestigious Japanese soccer league cup tournament and the 18th edition under the current J. League Cup format. It began on 31 March 2010 with the first matches of the group stage and ended on 3 November 2010 with the Final at National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo.

Teams from the J1 took part in the tournament. Kashima Antlers, Kawasaki Frontale, Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Gamba Osaka were given a bye to the quarter-final due to the qualification for the AFC Champions League group stage. The remaining 14 teams started from the group stage, where they were divided into two groups of seven. The group winners and the runners-up of each group qualified for the quarter-final along with the four teams which qualified for the AFC Champions League.

The competition was won by Júbilo Iwata, who defeated Sanfrecce Hiroshima 5–3 after extra time. They qualified for the 2011 Suruga Bank Championship.

Group stage

Knockout stage

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

  Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                             
Kawasaki Frontale 1 3 4  
Kashima Antlers 2 1 3  
  Kawasaki Frontale 1 1 2  
  Júbilo Iwata 3 0 3  
Vegalta Sendai 1 0 1
  Júbilo Iwata 2 0 2  
    Júbilo Iwata (a.e.t.)  
  Sanfrecce Hiroshima  
  Gamba Osaka 1 1 2  
Sanfrecce Hiroshima (a) 0 2 2  
  Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2 1 3
  Shimizu S-Pulse 1 1 2  
F.C. Tokyo 1 0 1
  Shimizu S-Pulse (a) 1 0 1  

Quarterfinals

First leg
Kashima Antlers2 – 1Kawasaki Frontale
Marquinhos  31'
Koroki  55'		 (Report) Kurotsu  68'
Attendance: 6,977
Referee: Ryuji Sato
Júbilo Iwata2 – 1Vegalta Sendai
Gilsinho  32'
Nishi  34'		 Ota  76'
Attendance: 5,032
Referee: Kenji Ogiya
Sanfrecce Hiroshima0 – 1Gamba Osaka
Lucas  66'
Hiroshima Big Arch, Hiroshima
Attendance: 6,731
Referee: Masayoshi Okada
F.C. Tokyo1 – 1Shimizu S-Pulse
Morishige  79' Okazaki  68'
Attendance: 12,510
Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama

Second leg
Kawasaki Frontale3 – 1Kashima Antlers
Tasaka  32'
Nakamura  79'
Vitor Junior  88'		 (Report) Ogasawara  33'
Todoroki Athletics Stadium, Kawasaki
Attendance: 9,406
Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida

Kawasaki Frontale won 4-3 on aggregate.

Vegalta Sendai0 – 0Júbilo Iwata
Attendance: 7,317
Referee: Masayoshi Okada

Júbilo Iwata won 2-1 on aggregate.

Gamba Osaka1 – 2Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Dodo  82' Sato  26'
Morisaki  56'
Osaka Expo '70 Stadium, Suita
Attendance: 6,498
Referee: Minoru Tojo

Sanfrecce Hiroshima won by away goals rule (2-2 on aggregate).

Shimizu S-Pulse0 – 0F.C. Tokyo
Outsourcing Stadium Nihondaira, Shizuoka
Attendance: 5,683
Referee: Matsuo Hajime

Shimizu S-Pulse won by away goals rule (1-1 on aggregate).

Semifinals

First leg
Júbilo Iwata0 – 1Kawasaki Frontale
Kurotsu  55'
Attendance: 10,353
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura
Sanfrecce Hiroshima2 – 1Shimizu S-Pulse
Lee  55'
Takahagi  68'		 Edamura  76'
Hiroshima Big Arch Stadium, Hiroshima
Attendance: 5,034
Referee: Joji Kashihara

Second leg
Kawasaki Frontale1 – 3Júbilo Iwata
Juninho  38' Oi  35'
Yamazaki  78'
Naruoka  88'
Todoroki Athletics Stadium, Kawasaki
Attendance: 13,417
Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami

Júbilo Iwata won 3-2 on aggregate.

Shimizu S-Pulse1 – 1Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Ono  87' Yamagishi  64'
Outsourcing Stadium Nihondaira, Shizuoka
Attendance: 12,384
Referee: Kenji Ogiya

Sanfrecce Hiroshima won 3-2 on aggregate.

Final
Júbilo Iwata5 – 3 (a.e.t.)Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Funatani  36'
Maeda  89',  109'
Suganuma  102'
Yamazaki  104'		 Lee  43'
Yamagishi  48'
Makino  105+3'
Tokyo National Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 39,767
Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama

Top goalscorers
Goalscorers Goals Team
Gilsinho
5
 Júbilo Iwata
Yuzo Tashiro
3
 Montedio Yamagata
Diego
3
 Kyoto Sanga
Atsushi Yanagisawa
3
 Kyoto Sanga
Popó
3
 Vissel Kobe
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