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

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Urawa Red Diamonds 6510145+916
Yokohama F. Marinos 631298+110
Avispa Fukuoka 612358-45
F.C. Tokyo 602417-62
2006-03-29
Urawa Red Diamonds20F.C. Tokyo
Yokohama F. Marinos10Avispa Fukuoka
2006-04-12
Urawa Red Diamonds31Avispa Fukuoka
Yokohama F. Marinos20F.C. Tokyo
2006-04-26
F.C. Tokyo12Yokohama F. Marinos
Avispa Fukuoka13Urawa Red Diamonds
2006-05-14
F.C. Tokyo01Avispa Fukuoka
Yokohama F. Marinos12Urawa Red Diamonds
2006-05-17
F.C. Tokyo00Urawa Red Diamonds
Avispa Fukuoka11Yokohama F. Marinos
2006-05-21
Urawa Red Diamonds42Yokohama F. Marinos
Avispa Fukuoka00F.C. Tokyo

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Kawasaki Frontale 6501148+615
Kashima Antlers 6303129+39
Oita Trinita 630369-39
Kyoto Purple Sanga 61051016-63
2009-03-29
Kashima Antlers41Oita Trinita
Kyoto Purple Sanga34Kawasaki Frontale
2009-04-12
Kashima Antlers31Kawasaki Frontale
Oita Trinita21Kyoto Purple Sanga
2009-04-26
Kawasaki Frontale41Kyoto Purple Sanga
Oita Trinita10Kashima Antlers
2009-05-14
Kashima Antlers32Kyoto Purple Sanga
Oita Trinita02Kawasaki Frontale
2009-05-17
Kawasaki Frontale10Oita Trinita
Kyoto Purple Sanga21Kashima Antlers
2009-05-21
Kawasaki Frontale21Kashima Antlers
Kyoto Purple Sanga12Oita Trinita

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
JEF United Chiba 6411107+313
Shimizu S-Pulse 62228808
Albirex Niigata 613278-16
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 612379-25
2006-03-29
JEF United Chiba21Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Albirex Niigata33Shimizu S-Pulse
2006-04-12
JEF United Chiba32Albirex Niigata
Shimizu S-Pulse22Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2006-04-26
Shimizu S-Pulse12Albirex Niigata
Sanfrecce Hiroshima34JEF United Chiba
2006-05-14
Shimizu S-Pulse10JEF United Chiba
Sanfrecce Hiroshima00Albirex Niigata
2006-05-17
Sanfrecce Hiroshima01Shimizu S-Pulse
2006-05-18
Albirex Niigata00JEF United Chiba
2006-05-21
JEF United Chiba10Shimizu S-Pulse
Albirex Niigata01Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Cerezo Osaka 633085+312
Jubilo Iwata 6312109+110
Ventforet Kofu 622287+18
Omiya Ardija 6213910-17
Nagoya Grampus Eight 6033610-43
2006-03-29
Nagoya Grampus Eight13Ventforet Kofu
Cerezo Osaka10Jubilo Iwata
2006-04-05
Jubilo Iwata21Omiya Ardija
2006-04-12
Ventforet Kofu22Jubilo Iwata
Cerezo Osaka11Nagoya Grampus Eight
2006-04-26
Omiya Ardija23Jubilo Iwata
Ventforet Kofu11Nagoya Grampus Eight
2006-05-10
Ventforet Kofu01Cerezo Osaka
Nagoya Grampus Eight12Omiya Ardija
2006-05-14
Omiya Ardija10Ventforet Kofu
Nagoya Grampus Eight11Cerezo Osaka
2006-05-17
Omiya Ardija11Cerezo Osaka
2006-05-18
Jubilo Iwata12Ventforet Kofu
2006-05-21
Jubilo Iwata21Nagoya Grampus Eight
Cerezo Osaka32Omiya Ardija

Runner-up qualifiers

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Jubilo Iwata 6312109+110
Yokohama F. Marinos 631298+110
Kashima Antlers 6303129+39
Shimizu S-Pulse 62228808

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 2
   Kashima Antlers 0
   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


2006-06-03
Yokohama F. Marinos 2 1 Jubilo Iwata
Nissan Stadium, Yokohama


Second leg

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


2006-06-08
Jubilo Iwata 0 2 Yokohama F. Marinos


Semi finals

First leg


Second leg

Kashima Antlers advances to the finals on Away goals rule.


Finals

2006-11-03
14:09
Kashima Antlers 0 2 JEF United Chiba
Mizuno  80'
Abe  82'
National Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 44,704

Awards

See also

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