Football tournament season
2008 J.League Cup J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup Country Japan Dates March 20 and November 1 Champions Oita Trinita (1st title) Runner-up Shimizu S-Pulse Semifinalists Matches played 61
The 2008 edition of the J. League Cup , officially the 2008 J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup , sponsored by Nabisco began on March 20. The top team in each of the four qualifying group automatically qualified for the quarter-finals along with the best two remaining runners-up. Both Gamba Osaka and Kashima Antlers received a bye to the quarter-final stage due to their participation in the group stage of the Asian Champions League .
Oita Trinita defeated Shimizu S-Pulse 2–0 in the final on November 1 at the Tokyo National Stadium . They qualified for the 2009 Pan-Pacific Championship and the 2009 Suruga Bank Championship .
Date
Team 1
Score
Team 2
March 20, 2008
Nagoya Grampus
0–1
Kyoto Sanga
Urawa Reds
0–1
Vissel Kobe
March 23, 2008
Vissel Kobe
0–1
Nagoya Grampus
Kyoto Sanga
3–3
Urawa Red Diamonds
April 16, 2008
Urawa Red Diamonds
1–1
Kyoto Sanga
Nagoya Grampus
2–0
Vissel Kobe
May 25, 2008
Kyoto Sanga
0–1
Vissel Kobe
Nagoya Grampus
4–2
Urawa Red Diamonds
May 31, 2008
Kyoto Sanga
1–2
Nagoya Grampus
Vissel Kobe
2–1
Urawa Red Diamonds
June 8, 2008
Urawa Red Diamonds
1–5
Nagoya Grampus
Vissel Kobe
1–1
Kyoto Sanga
Date
Team 1
Score
Team 2
March 20, 2008
Tokyo Verdy
0–2
Jubilo Iwata
Shimizu S-Pulse
3–1
FC Tokyo
March 23, 2008
Jubilo Iwata
0–2
FC Tokyo
Tokyo Verdy
0–0
Shimizu S-Pulse
April 16, 2008
Shimizu S-Pulse
5–0
Tokyo Verdy
FC Tokyo
1–1
Jubilo Iwata
May 25, 2008
Shimizu S-Pulse
4–2
Jubilo Iwata
FC Tokyo
3–0
Tokyo Verdy
May 31, 2008
FC Tokyo
1–1
Shimizu S-Pulse
Jubilo Iwata
3–0
Tokyo Verdy
June 8, 2008
Tokyo Verdy
2–4
FC Tokyo
Jubilo Iwata
2–0
Shimizu S-Pulse
Date
Team 1
Score
Team 2
March 20, 2008
Kawasaki Frontale
0–2
JEF United
Kashiwa Reysol
1–1
Consadole Sapporo
March 23, 2008
Consadole Sapporo
2–1
Kawasaki Frontale
JEF United
1–1
Kashiwa Reysol
April 16, 2008
JEF United
0–0
Consadole Sapporo
Kawasaki Frontale
3–0
Kashiwa Reysol
May 25, 2008
Consadole Sapporo
1–2
JEF United
Kashiwa Reysol
3–1
Kawasaki Frontale
May 31, 2008
Kawasaki Frontale
2–0
Consadole Sapporo
Kashiwa Reysol
1–1
JEF United
June 8, 2008
Consadole Sapporo
0–3
Kashiwa Reysol
JEF United
3–2
Kawasaki Frontale
Date
Team 1
Score
Team 2
March 20, 2008
Yokohama F. Marinos
1–0
Oita Trinita
Albirex Niigata
2–2
Omiya Ardija
March 23, 2008
Omiya Ardija
0–0
Yokohama F. Marinos
Oita Trinita
3–0
Albirex Niigata
April 16, 2008
Yokohama F. Marinos
4–0
Omiya Ardija
Albirex Niigata
1–1
Oita Trinita
May 25, 2008
Omiya Ardija
1–2
Oita Trinita
Yokohama F. Marinos
0–0
Albirex Niigata
May 31, 2008
Omiya Ardija
1–1
Albirex Niigata
Oita Trinita
2–2
Yokohama F. Marinos
June 8, 2008
Albirex Niigata
0–1
Yokohama F. Marinos
Oita Trinita
1–0
Omiya Ardija
Gamba Osaka advances to the semi-finals on Away goals rule .
The 2008 final
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