2012 J.League Cup

The 2012 J.League Cup, also known as the 2012 J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup for sponsoring purposes, was the 37th edition of the most prestigious Japanese soccer league cup tournament and the 20th edition under the current J.League Cup format.

2012 J.League Cup

Yamazaki Nabisco Cup
Tournament details
Country	Japan
Teams	18
Final positions
Champions	Kashima Antlers (5th title)
Runners-up	Shimizu S-Pulse
Tournament statistics
Matches played	55
Goals scored	170 (3.09 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Yuya Osako (Kashima Antlers) 7 goals
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Kashima Antlers became the winners for two straight years and qualify for the 2013 Suruga Bank Championship.

Format

Teams from the J.League Division 1 will take part in the tournament. FC Tokyo, Gamba Osaka, Kashiwa Reysol and Nagoya Grampus were given a bye to the quarter-finals due to qualification in the 2012 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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Cerezo Osaka 6 4 0 2 15 7 +8 12 Vegalta Sendai 6 4 0 2 11 5 +4 12 Júbilo Iwata 6 4 0 2 10 11 −1 12 Urawa Red Diamonds 6 3 0 3 12 10 +2 9 Sagan Tosu 6 3 0 3 8 16 −8 9 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6 1 1 4 8 11 −3 4 Kawasaki Frontale 6 1 1 4 7 11 −4 4

Group B Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Shimizu S-Pulse 6 5 0 1 12 4 +8 15 Kashima Antlers 6 5 0 1 10 5 +5 15 Albirex Niigata 6 3 1 2 6 5 +1 10 Yokohama F. Marinos 6 1 2 3 7 9 −2 5 Omiya Ardija 6 1 2 3 7 10 −3 5 Consadole Sapporo 6 1 2 3 6 11 −5 5 Vissel Kobe 6 1 1 4 6 10 −4 4

Results

Group A

20 March 2012

Tuesday 15:01

Urawa Red Diamonds	1–0	Vegalta Sendai
Nagata 49'	Report

Saitama Stadium 2002

Attendance: 23,076

Referee: Okabe

20 March 2012

Tuesday 16:04

Sagan Tosu	2–1	Kawasaki Frontale
Okada 53' Noda 65'	Report	78' Yajima

Best Amenity Stadium

Attendance: 4,613

Referee: Tojo

20 March 2012

Tuesday 19:04

Júbilo Iwata	2–1	Cerezo Osaka
Matsuura 59' Maeda 88'	Report	38' Branquinho

Yamaha Stadium

Attendance: 8,036

Referee: Kimura

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4 April 2012

Wednesday 19:03

Vegalta Sendai	2–0	Sagan Tosu
Matsushita 51' Kakuda 62'	Report

Yurtec Stadium Sendai

Attendance: 7,236

Referee: Yoshida

4 April 2012

Wednesday 19:04

Júbilo Iwata	4–3	Urawa Red Diamonds
Maeda 7' Chiyotanda 57' Matsuura 77' Yamada 82'	Report	34' Kojima 45+1' (o.g.) Rodrigo Souto 79' Takahashi

Yamaha Stadium

Attendance: 7,824

Referee: Ogiya

4 April 2012

Wednesday 19:04

Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1–1	Kawasaki Frontale
Sato 85'	Report	58' Jeci

Hiroshima Big Arch

Attendance: 6,413

Referee: Iida

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18 April 2012

Wednesday 19:00

Kawasaki Frontale	3–1	Vegalta Sendai
Tasaka 45+1' Kobayashi 45+3', 57'	Report	90' Muto

Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium

Attendance: 8,186

Referee: Matsuo

18 April 2012

Wednesday 19:04

Júbilo Iwata	1–0	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Yamada 85'	Report

Yamaha Stadium

Attendance: 6,372

Referee: Tojo

18 April 2012

Wednesday 19:30

Urawa Red Diamonds	1–4	Cerezo Osaka
Yajima 42'	Report	11' Kiyotake 45' Fujimoto 49' Branquinho 81' Bando

Saitama Stadium 2002

Attendance: 16,533

Referee: Sato

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16 May 2012

Wednesday 19:00

Kawasaki Frontale	0–3	Urawa Red Diamonds
	Report	32' Kashiwagi 57', 82' Ugajin

Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium

Attendance: 13,608

Referee: Murakami

16 May 2012

Wednesday 19:04

Cerezo Osaka	2–1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Branquinho 27' Kim 90+5'	Report	30' Sato

KINCHO Stadium

Attendance: 6,397

Referee: Okabe

16 May 2012

Wednesday 19:04

Sagan Tosu	3–2	Júbilo Iwata
Inuzuka 12', 65' Hayasaka 62'	Report	52' Matsuoka 88' Yamada

Best Amenity Stadium

Attendance: 4,642

Referee: Sato

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6 June 2012

Wednesday 19:00

Cerezo Osaka	3–2	Kawasaki Frontale
Kempes 47' Kakitani 58', 86'	Summary	Kusukami 30' Renatinho 68'

Nagai Ball Gall Field

Attendance: 6,855

Referee: Koichiro Fukushima

6 June 2012

Wednesday 19:00

Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1–3	Vegalta Sendai
Shimizu 24'	Summary	Nakahara 56' (76) Wilson 65'

Hiroshima Big Arch

Attendance: 7,234

Referee: Minoru Tojo

6 June 2012

Wednesday 19:00

Sagan Tosu	2–1	Urawa Red Diamonds
Toyoda 52' Mizunuma 80'	Report	Márcio Richardes 77'

Best Amenity Stadium

Attendance: 7,284

Referee: Kimura

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9 June 2012

Saturday 16:00

Vegalta Sendai	1–0	Cerezo Osaka
Ryang Yong-Gi 63'	Summary

Yurtec Stadium Sendai

Attendance: 8,638

Referee: Yoshiro Imamura

9 June 2012

Saturday 16:00

Kawasaki Frontale	0–1	Júbilo Iwata
	Summary	Yamazaki 25'

Todoroki Athletics Stadium

Attendance: 7,970

Referee: Jumpei Iida

9 June 2012

Saturday 16:00

Sanfrecce Hiroshima	5–1	Sagan Tosu
Koji Morisaki 45+3', 90' Satō 55' (pen.) Ishihara 78', 82'	Summary	Mizunuma 63'

Hiroshima Big Arch

Attendance: 10,132

Referee: Murakami

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27 June 2012

Wednesday 19:00

Vegalta Sendai	4–0	Júbilo Iwata
Ota 23' Wilson 56' Akamine 69' Watanabe 80'	Summary

Yurtec Stadium Sendai

Attendance: 9,865

Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura

27 June 2012

Wednesday 19:01

Urawa Red Diamonds	3–0	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Despotović 43' Noda 62' Yajima 80'	Summary

Saitama Stadium 2002

Attendance: 14,022

Referee: Koichiro Fukushima

27 June 2012

Wednesday 19:00

Cerezo Osaka	5–0	Sagan Tosu
Ogihara 24' Kim Bo-Kyung 45+4' (pen.) Kakitani 55', 71' Fujimoto 90'	Summary

Kincho Stadium

Attendance: 7,280

Referee: Minoru Tojo

Group B

20 March 2012

Tuesday 13:04

Consadole Sapporo	0–1	Albirex Niigata
	Report	38' Mineiro

Sapporo Dome

Attendance: 7,487

Referee: Nakamura

20 March 2012

Tuesday 15:00

Kashima Antlers	2–0	Vissel Kobe
Osako 20' Endo 45+1'	Report

Kashima Soccer Stadium

Attendance: 11,379

Referee: Matsuo

20 March 2012

Tuesday 16:00

Omiya Ardija	1–1	Yokohama F. Marinos
Carlinhos 15'	Report	84' Saitō

NACK5 Stadium Omiya

Attendance: 7,845

Referee: Yoshida

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4 April 2012

Wednesday 19:00

Kashima Antlers	1–0	Omiya Ardija
Koroki 31'	Report

Kashima Soccer Stadium

Attendance: 6,515

Referee: Murakami

4 April 2012

Wednesday 19:04

Shimizu S-Pulse	1–0	Albirex Niigata
Kobayashi 16'	Report

OUTSOURCING Stadium Nihondaira

Attendance: 7,479

Referee: Iemoto

4 April 2012

Wednesday 19:33

Yokohama F. Marinos	1–2	Consadole Sapporo
Matsumoto 68'	Report	6' Oshima 45+2' Sakaki

Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium

Attendance: 7,148

Referee: Fukushima

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18 April 2012

Wednesday 19:03

Consadole Sapporo	1–2	Kashima Antlers
Sakaki 16'	Report	85' Juninho 90+4' Okamoto

Sapporo Dome

Attendance: 6,877

Referee: Okabe

18 April 2012

Wednesday 19:03

Albirex Niigata	1–0	Vissel Kobe
Hirai 27'	Report

Tohoku Denryoku Big Swan Stadium

Attendance: 8,158

Referee: Yoshida

18 April 2012

Wednesday 19:04

Shimizu S-Pulse	1–0	Yokohama F. Marinos
Brosque 76'	Report

OUTSOURCING Stadium Nihondaira

Attendance: 8,753

Referee: Kimura

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16 May 2012

Wednesday 19:03

Omiya Ardija	1–1	Consadole Sapporo
Kim 53'	Report	88' Maeda

NACK5 Stadium Omiya

Attendance: 4,359

Referee: Yoshida

16 May 2012

Wednesday 19:04

Vissel Kobe	1–2	Shimizu S-Pulse
Matsumura 64'	Report	55' Kobayashi 83' Takagi

HOME'S Stadium Kobe

Attendance: 3,778

Referee: Fukushima

16 May 2012

Wednesday 19:33

Yokohama F. Marinos	3–2	Kashima Antlers
Hyodo 36' Saitō 83' Oguro 86'	Report	58' Endo 68' Juninho

NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium

Attendance: 9,693

Referee: Iemoto

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6 June 2012

Wednesday 19:00

Consadole Sapporo	0–4	Shimizu S-Pulse
	Summary	Kawai 2' Lee Ki-Je 5' Ishige 57' Sugiyama 78'

Sapporo Dome

Attendance: 3,687

Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida

6 June 2012

Wednesday 19:00

Omiya Ardija	1–0	Vissel Kobe
Aoki 31'	Summary	Bae Chun-Suk  70'

NACK5 Stadium Omiya

Attendance: 4,204

6 June 2012

Wednesday 19:00

Albirex Niigata	0–1	Kashima Antlers
	Summary	Osako 86'

Tohoku Electric Power Big Swan Stadium

Attendance: 9,986

Referee: Ryuji Sato

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9 June 2012

Saturday 13:00

Yokohama F. Marinos	0–0	Albirex Niigata
	Summary

Nissan Stadium

Attendance: 5,345

Referee: Yudai Yamamoto

9 June 2012

Saturday 13:00

Shimizu S-Pulse	3–1	Omiya Ardija
Hiraoka 41' Omae 72' (pen.) Shirasaki 88'	Summary	Hasegawa 36' Fukaya  70'

Outsourcing Stadium Nihondaira

Attendance: 10,596

Referee: Yuichi Nishimura

9 June 2012

Saturday 13:00

Vissel Kobe	2–2	Consadole Sapporo
Ōkubo 12', 21'	Summary	Sakai 35' Okamoto 38'

Home's Stadium Kobe

Attendance: 4,083

Referee: Kazuhiko Matsumura

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27 June 2012

Wednesday 19:04

Kashima Antlers	2–1	Shimizu S-Pulse
Osako 75', 90' (pen.)	Summary	Ito 14'

Kashima Soccer Stadium

Attendance: 6,207

Referee: Masaaki Iemoto

27 June 2012

Wednesday 19:03

Albirex Niigata	4–3	Omiya Ardija
Kogure 62' Hirai 73' Suzuki 90', 90+4'	Summary	Shimizu 15', 49' Watanabe 40'

Tohoku Electric Power Big Swan Stadium

Attendance: 7,664

Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida

27 June 2012

Wednesday 19:04

Vissel Kobe	3–2	Yokohama F. Marinos
Komoto 9', 87' Morioka 40'	Summary	Ono 37' Kanai 80'

Home's Stadium Kobe

Attendance: 5,029

Referee: Antonio Arias

Knock-out stage

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	Nagoya Grampus		1	3	4
	Shimizu S-Pulse		0	4	4
								Shimizu S-Pulse		1	3	4
								FC Tokyo		2	0	2
	FC Tokyo		2	2	4
	Vegalta Sendai		2	1	3
															Shimizu S-Pulse
															Kashima Antlers
	Kashiwa Reysol		3	2	5
	Gamba Osaka		1	1	2
								Kashiwa Reysol		2	2	4
								Kashima Antlers		3	2	5
	Cerezo Osaka		1	0	1
	Kashima Antlers		2	3	5

Quarter-finals

First leg

2012-07-25

19:00

Kashima Antlers	2–1	Cerezo Osaka
Iwamasa 22' Koroki 25'		Kakitani 33'

Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima

Attendance: 6,203

Referee: Kevin Friend

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2012-07-25

19:04

Vegalta Sendai	2–2	FC Tokyo
Tamura 32' Wilson 50'		Watanabe 16' Ishikawa 30'

Yurtec Stadium Sendai, Sendai

Attendance: 8,873

Referee: Darren Deadman

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2012-07-25

19:04

Shimizu S-Pulse	0–1	Nagoya Grampus
		Yoshida 77'

Outsourcing Stadium Nihondaira, Shimizu, Shizuoka

Attendance: 6,719

Referee: Minoru Tojo

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2012-07-25

19:03

Gamba Osaka	1–3	Kashiwa Reysol
Niwa 83'		Kudo 47' Leandro Domingues 76', 90+5'

Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium, Suita, Osaka

Attendance: 7,083

Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida

Second leg

2012-08-08

19:04

Kashiwa Reysol	2–1	Gamba Osaka
Leandro Domingues 17' Kudo 60'		Sato 30'

Kashiwa Hitachi Stadium, Kashiwa, Chiba

Attendance: 6,910

Referee: Jumpei Iida

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2012-08-08

19:04

Cerezo Osaka	0–3	Kashima Antlers
		Dutra 28' Koroki 63' Shibasaki 70'

Osaka Nagai Stadium, Osaka

Attendance: 9,133

Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami

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2012-08-08

19:05

FC Tokyo	2–0	Vegalta Sendai
Ishikawa 81' Watanabe 90+3'

Ajinomoto Stadium, Chōfu, Tokyo

Attendance: 10,573

Referee: Kenji Ogiya

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2012-08-08

19:03

Nagoya Grampus	3–4	Shimizu S-Pulse
Tulio 54' Fujimoto 76', 87'		Alex 42' Jymmy Franca 69' Senuma 88' Takagi 90+3'

Mizuho Athletic Stadium, Nagoya

Attendance: 7,313

Referee: Ryuji Sato

Semifinals

First leg

2012-09-05

19:04

FC Tokyo	2–1	Shimizu S-Pulse
Kajiyama 35' Lucas 80' (pen.)	(Report)	Tokunaga 23' (o.g.)

Ajinomoto Stadium, Chōfu, Tokyo

Attendance: 10,347

Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida

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2012-09-05

19:04

Kashima Antlers	3–2	Kashiwa Reysol
Osako 7', 69' Renato 36'	(Report)	Barada 35' Leandro Domingues 62'

Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima

Attendance: 9,115

Referee: Hajime Matsuo

Second leg

2012-10-13

14:00

Shimizu S-Pulse	3–0	FC Tokyo
Omae 26', 63', 90+6' (pen.)	Report

Outsourcing Stadium Nihondaira, Shimizu

Attendance: 12,155

Referee: Kenji Ogiya

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2012-10-13

19:00

Kashiwa Reysol	2–2	Kashima Antlers
Jorge Wagner 37' Neto Baiano 90+4'	Report	Dutra 12' Osako 24'

Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium, Kashiwa

Attendance: 13,527

Referee: Yuichi Nishimura

Final

Main article: 2012 J.League Cup Final

2012-11-03

13:05

Shimizu S-Pulse	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Kashima Antlers
Omae 77' (pen.)	Report	Shibasaki 73' (pen.), 93'

National Olympic Stadium, Shinjuku, Tokyo

Attendance: 45,228

Referee: Masaaki Iemoto

Goalscorers

Rank	Name	Team	Goals
1	Yuya Osako	Kashima Antlers	7
2	Genki Omae	Shimizu S-Pulse	5
	Yoichiro Kakitani	Cerezo Osaka	5
4	Leandro Domingues	Kashiwa Reysol	4