2014 J.League Cup

The 2014 J.League Cup, also known as the 2014 J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup for sponsoring purposes, was the 39th edition of the most prestigious Japanese soccer league cup tournament and the 22nd edition under the current J.League Cup format.

2014 J.League Cup

Yamazaki Nabisco Cup
Tournament details
Country	Japan
Teams	18
Final positions
Champions	Gamba Osaka (2nd title)
Runner-up	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Tournament statistics
Matches played	55
Goals scored	169 (3.07 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Cristiano (6 goals)
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Format

Teams from the J.League Division 1 took part in the tournament. Cerezo Osaka, Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Yokohama F. Marinos and Kawasaki Frontale were given a bye to the quarter-finals due to qualification in the 2014 AFC Champions League. 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.

Group stage

Standings

Group A Team[1] Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Gamba Osaka 6 4 0 2 9 4 +5 12 Vissel Kobe 6 4 0 2 10 9 +1 12 Sagan Tosu 6 3 0 3 9 8 +1 9 Kashima Antlers 6 3 0 3 10 10 0 9 Shimizu S-Pulse 6 3 0 3 9 9 0 9 FC Tokyo 6 2 1 3 10 10 0 7 Vegalta Sendai 6 1 1 4 4 11 -7 4

Group B Team[1] Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Urawa Red Diamonds 6 5 0 1 15 9 +6 15 Kashiwa Reysol 6 3 2 1 11 5 +6 11 Ventforet Kofu 6 3 1 2 10 5 +5 10 Nagoya Grampus 6 3 1 2 10 10 0 10 Albirex Niigata 6 2 2 2 7 8 -1 8 Omiya Ardija 6 0 3 3 3 9 -6 3 Tokushima Vortis 6 0 1 5 8 18 -10 1

Results

All times are JST (UTC+9)

Group A

Gamba Osaka	2–0	Vissel Kobe
Lins 47' A. Sato 53'	Report

19 March 2014

Wednesday 19:03

Osaka Expo '70 Stadium, Suita

Attendance: 8,378

Referee: Hajime Matsuo

FC Tokyo	3–1	Kashima Antlers
Kawano 8' Ota 10' Mita 71'	Report	Motoyama 72'

19 March 2014

Wednesday 19:00

Ajinomoto Stadium, Chōfu

Attendance: 10,353

Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami

Shimizu S-Pulse	4–0	Vegalta Sendai
Nagasawa 21' Omae 32' Novaković 68', 74'	Report

19 March 2014

Wednesday 19:03

Outsourcing Stadium Nihondaira, Shizuoka

Attendance: 5,291

Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida

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Vegalta Sendai	1–1	FC Tokyo
Kamata 62'		Edu 77' (pen.)

2 April 2014

Wednesday 19:03

Yurtec Stadium Sendai, Sendai

Attendance: 7,094

Referee: Coote David

Kashima Antlers	3–1	Sagan Tosu
Davi 38' Umebachi 83' Luís Alberto 87'		Hayasaka 22'

2 April 2014

Wednesday 19:00

Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima

Attendance: 6,966

Referee: Yuichi Nishimura

Shimizu S-Pulse	1–0	Gamba Osaka
Nagasawa 33'

2 April 2014

Wednesday 19:04

IAI Stadium Nihondaira, Shizuoka

Attendance: 8,033

Referee: Minoru Tojo

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Vegalta Sendai	1–2	Kashima Antlers
Muto 60'		Nozawa 41' Akasaki 83'

16 April 2014

Wednesday 19:04

Yurtec Stadium Sendai, Sendai

Attendance: 7,583

Referee: Takuya Maeda

Vissel Kobe	0–3	FC Tokyo
		Muto 35' Edu 48' Hirayama 89'

16 April 2014

Wednesday 19:04

Noevir Stadium Kobe, Hyōgo-ku, Kobe

Attendance: 6,455

Referee: Yudai Yamamoto

Sagan Tosu	0–2	Gamba Osaka
		Omori 34' Ogawa 73'

16 April 2014

Wednesday 19:00

Best Amenity Stadium, Tosu

Attendance: 4,972

Referee: Yoshiro Imamura

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FC Tokyo	2–3	Shimizu S-Pulse
Edu 18', 87'		T. Takagi 8' Omae 21' Novaković 57'

21 May 2014

Wednesday 19:00

Ajinomoto Stadium, Chofu, Tokyo

Attendance: 8,749

Referee: Kazuyoshi Enomoto

Gamba Osaka	2–1	Kashima Antlers
Kurata 4' Yonekura 80'		Davi 72'

21 May 2014

Wednesday 19:03

Osaka Expo '70 Stadium, Suita

Attendance: 8,103

Referee: Yoshiro Imamura

Vissel Kobe	3–2	Sagan Tosu
Matsumura 42' Marquinhos 54' Morioka 90+3'		Bando 89', 90+4'

21 May 2014

Wednesday 19:04

Noevir Stadium Kobe, Hyōgo-ku, Kobe

Attendance: 3,850

Referee: Takuto Okabe

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Shimizu S-Pulse	1–2	Vissel Kobe
Novaković 63'		Jung Woo-young 33' Iwanami 87'

24 May 2014

Saturday 14:04

IAI Stadium Nihondaira, Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka

Attendance: 11,815

Referee: Itaru Hirose

Sagan Tosu	2–0	Vegalta Sendai
Taniguchi 32' (pen.) Kiyotake 57'

24 May 2014

Saturday 15:00

Saga Athletic Stadium, Saga

Attendance: 4,097

Referee: Futoshi Nakamura

Gamba Osaka	3–1	FC Tokyo
Usami 16', 53' Nishino 68'		Tokunaga 33'

24 May 2014

Saturday 16:04

Osaka Expo '70 Stadium, Suita

Attendance: 12,818

Referee: Raczkowski Pawel

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Vegalta Sendai	1–0	Gamba Osaka
Akamine 66'

28 May 2014

Wednesday 19:03

Yurtec Stadium Sendai, Sendai

Attendance: 7,965

Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura

Kashima Antlers	0–3	Vissel Kobe
		Sugiura 9' Oya 57' Hashimoto 75'

28 May 2014

Wednesday 19:00

Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima

Attendance: 6,054

Referee: Hajime Matsuo

Sagan Tosu	2–0	Shimizu S-Pulse
Toyoda 39' Mizunuma 76'

28 May 2014

Wednesday 19:00

Saga Athletic Stadium, Saga

Attendance: 5,231

Referee: Koichiro Fukushima

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Kashima Antlers	3–0	Shimizu S-Pulse
Doi 16' Akasaki 26' Endo 90+3'

1 June 2014

Sunday 15:00

Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima

Attendance: 10,667

Referee: Kenji Ogiya

FC Tokyo	0–2	Sagan Tosu
		Yasuda 44' Ikeda 57'

1 June 2014

Sunday 15:00

Ajinomoto Stadium, Chofu, Tokyo

Attendance: 12,600

Referee: Masaaki Ikemoto

Vissel Kobe	2–1	Vegalta Sendai
Morioka 1' Pedro Jùnior 90+3'		Fujimura 37'

1 June 2014

Sunday 15:00

Noevir Stadium Kobe, Hyōgo-ku, Kobe

Attendance: 11,044

Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami

Group B

Tokushima Vortis	1–3	Albirex Niigata
Douglas 87'	Report	Suzuki 16', 24' Tanaka 73'

19 March 2014

Wednesday 19:01

Pocarisweat Stadium, Naruto

Attendance: 4,234

Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama

Nagoya Grampus	0–1	Ventforet Kofu
	Report	Cristiano 30'

19 March 2014

Wednesday 19:04

Mizuho Athletic Stadium, Nagoya

Attendance: 4,772

Referee: Koichiro Fukushima

Kashiwa Reysol	2–1	Urawa Red Diamonds
Tanaka 43' (pen.) Watanabe 79'	Report	Umesaki 17'

19 March 2014

Wednesday 19:04

Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium, Kashiwa

Attendance: 9,585

Referee: Takuto Okabe

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Ventforet Kofu	1–1	Kashiwa Reysol
Cristiano 84'		Leandro Domingues 3'

2 April 2014

Wednesday 19:03

Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium, Kōfu, Yamanashi

Attendance: 6,174

Referee: Yosuke Kubota

Albirex Niigata	3–3	Nagoya Grampus
Kim Jin-Su 17' Tanaka 29' Koizumi 89'		Tulio 49' Yada 51' Ogawa 60'

2 April 2014

Wednesday 19:00

Denka Big Swan Stadium, Niigata

Attendance: 8,505

Referee: Kazuyoshi Enomoto

Urawa Red Diamonds	2–1	Omiya Ardija
Lee 16' Aoki 87'		Hashimoto 30'

2 April 2014

Wednesday 19:31

Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama

Attendance: 20,697

Referee: Tierney Paul

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Omiya Ardija	1–1	Kashiwa Reysol
Hashimoto 37'		Hashimoto 55'

16 April 2014

Wednesday 19:02

Nack5 Stadium Omiya, Ōmiya-ku, Saitama

Attendance: 5,082

Referee: Kenji Ogiya

Albirex Niigata	1–0	Ventforet Kofu
Suzuki 90+3'

16 April 2014

Wednesday 19:00

Denka Big Swan Stadium, Niigata

Attendance: 7,765

Referee: Masaaki Iemoto

Urawa Red Diamonds	4–3	Tokushima Vortis
Sakano 32' Yajima 50' Kinoshita 85' (o.g.) Hamada 90+1'		Kubota 19' Kogure 61' Douglas 68'

16 April 2014

Wednesday 19:30

Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama

Attendance: 16,294

Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami

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Omiya Ardija	0–2	Nagoya Grampus
		Tanaka 61' Yano 83'

21 May 2014

Wednesday 19:02

Nack5 Stadium Omiya, Ōmiya-ku, Saitama

Attendance: 4,681

Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama

Kashiwa Reysol	3–0	Albirex Niigata
Tanaka 9' Barada 34' Watanabe 58'

21 May 2014

Wednesday 19:04

Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium, Kashiwa

Attendance: 5,517

Referee: Koichiro Fukushima

Tokushima Vortis	1–4	Ventforet Kofu
Osaki 25' (pen.)		Mizuno 5', 45+3' Cristiano 20' Fukuda 90'

21 May 2014

Wednesday 19:01

Pocarisweat Stadium, Naruto, Tokushima

Attendance: 3,574

Referee: Yosuke Kubota

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Ventforet Kofu	3–0	Omiya Ardija
Cristiano 34', 44' Kawamoto 90+2'

24 May 2014

Saturday 14:03

Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium, Kōfu

Attendance: 7,534

Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura

Albirex Niigata	0–1	Urawa Red Diamonds
		Ono 88' (o.g.)

24 May 2014

Saturday 14:01

Denka Big Swan Stadium, Niigata

Attendance: 15,965

Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida

Nagoya Grampus	2–1	Tokushima Vortis
Tamada 28' Ogawa 47'		Kim Jong-min 26'

24 May 2014

Saturday 15:04

Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Aichi

Attendance: 11,579

Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi

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Ventforet Kofu	1–2	Urawa Red Diamonds
Cristiano 53'		Nasu 8' Umesaki 74'

28 May 2014

Wednesday 19:03

Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium, Kōfu, Yamanashi

Attendance: 9,074

Referee: Takuto Okabe

Nagoya Grampus	1–0	Kashiwa Reysol
Tulio 85'

28 May 2014

Wednesday 19:04

Mizuho Athletic Stadium, Nagoya

Attendance: 5,941

Referee: Kenji Ogiya

Tokushima Vortis	1–1	Omiya Ardija
Hamada 52'		Kikuchi 85'

28 May 2014

Wednesday 19:01

Pocarisweat Stadium, Naruto

Attendance: 3,956

Referee: Ryuji Sato

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Urawa Red Diamonds	5–2	Nagoya Grampus
Kashiwagi 18' Lee 40', 76' Makino 60' Sekiguchi 88'		Nagai 23' Matsuda 72'

1 June 2014

Sunday 15:00

Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama

Attendance: 33,837

Referee: Junpei Iida

Omiya Ardija	0–0	Albirex Niigata

1 June 2014

Sunday 15:00

Nack5 Stadium Omiya, Ōmiya-ku, Saitama

Attendance: 7,902

Referee: Yosuke Kubota

Kashiwa Reysol	4–1	Tokushima Vortis
Tanaka 40' (pen.) Kudo 45', 54' Leandro 67'		Osaki 83'

1 June 2014

Sunday 15:00

Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium, Kashiwa

Attendance: 7,554

Referee: Kazuyoshi Enomoto

Knock-out stage

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	Urawa Red Diamonds		0	2	2
	Sanfrecce Hiroshima		0	2	2
								Sanfrecce Hiroshima		2	1	3
								Kashiwa Reysol		0	2	2
	Kashiwa Reysol		2	3	5
	Yokohama F. Marinos		1	1	2
															Sanfrecce Hiroshima		2
															Gamba Osaka		3
	Kawasaki Frontale		3	2	5
	Cerezo Osaka		1	3	4
								Kawasaki Frontale		1	3	4
								Gamba Osaka		3	2	5
	Gamba Osaka		1	3	4
	Vissel Kobe		1	0	1

Quarter-finals

First leg

Sanfrecce Hiroshima	0–0	Urawa Red Diamonds

3 September 2014

19:04

EDION Stadium Hiroshima

Attendance: 6,718

Referee: Yudai Yamamoto

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Yokohama F. Marinos	1–2	Kashiwa Reysol
Nakamachi 65'		Leandro 63' Kudo 74'

3 September 2014

19:30

Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium

Attendance: 6,237

Referee: Junpei Iida

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Cerezo Osaka	1–3	Kawasaki Frontale
Minamino 33'		Oshima 7' Moriya 67' Renato 71' (pen.)

3 September 2014

19:04

Yanmar Stadium Nagai

Attendance: 5,734

Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama

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Vissel Kobe	1–1	Gamba Osaka
Marquinhos 64'		Usami 11'

3 September 2014

19:04

Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium

Attendance: 13,653

Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami

Second leg

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Urawa Red Diamonds	2–2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Abe 34' Makino 71'		Notsuda 39' Sato 48'

7 September 2014

18:00

Saitama Stadium 2002

Attendance: 17,645

Referee: Yoshiro Imamura

2-2 on aggregate. Sanfrecce Hiroshima won on away goals

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Kashiwa Reysol	3–1	Yokohama F. Marinos
Kudo 31' Leandro 64' Eduardo 82'		Nakazawa 23'

7 September 2014

19:03

Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium

Attendance: 8,087

Referee: Minoru Tojo

Kashiwa Reysol won 5–2 on aggregate.

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Kawasaki Frontale	2–3	Cerezo Osaka
Renato 35' Ōkubo 58'		Hasegawa 37', 75' Minamino 90+1'

7 September 2014

19:03

Todoroki Athletics Stadium

Attendance: 11,168

Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami

Kawasaki Frontale won 5–4 on aggregate.

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Gamba Osaka	3–0	Vissel Kobe
Abe 2' Usami 28' Kurata 83'

7 September 2014

18:03

Osaka Expo '70 Stadium

Attendance: 11,294

Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida

Gamba Osaka won 4–1 on aggregate.

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Semi-finals

First leg

Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2–0	Kashiwa Reysol
Sato 41', 50'

9 October 2014

19:03

EDION Stadium Hiroshima

Attendance: 5,516

Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida

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Gamba Osaka	3–1	Kawasaki Frontale
Yonekura 16' Usami 28' Patric 49'		90+2' Tanaka

9 October 2014

19:00

Osaka Expo '70 Stadium

Attendance: 5,482

Referee: Jumpei Iida

Second leg

Kashiwa Reysol	2–1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Leandro 38', 51'		Ishihara 74'

12 October 2014

16:00

Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium

Attendance: 9,010

Referee: Masaaki Toma

Sanfrecce Hiroshima won 3–2 on aggregate.

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Kawasaki Frontale	3–2	Gamba Osaka
Ōkubo 9' Jeci 45+3' Moriya 51'		Abe 42', 45'

12 October 2014

16:00

Todoroki Athletics Stadium

Attendance: 16,211

Referee: Minoru Tōjō

Gamba Osaka won 5-4 on aggregate.

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Final

Main article: 2014 J.League Cup Final

Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2–3	Gamba Osaka
Sato 20', 35'		Patric 38', 54' Omori 71'

8 November 2014

13:05

Saitama Stadium 2002

Attendance: 38,126

Referee: Yuichi Nishimura

Goalscorers

Rank	Scorer	Club	Goals
1	Cristiano	Ventforet Kofu	6
T2	Edu	FC Tokyo	4
	Masato Kudo	Kashiwa Reysol	4
	Leandro	Kashiwa Reysol	4
	Milivoje Novaković	Shimizu S-Pulse	4
	Takashi Usami	Gamba Osaka	4
T7	Tadanari Lee	Urawa Red Diamonds	3
	Musashi Suzuki	Albirex Niigata	3
	Junya Tanaka	Kashiwa Reysol[2]	3
	Marcus Tulio Tanaka	Nagoya Grampus	3

Updated to games played on 7 September 2014
Names of players in bold are still active.
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