1992 J.League Cup

The J. League Cup 1992, officially the '92 J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup, was the 18th edition of Japan soccer league cup tournament and the first edition under the current J. League Cup format. The championship started on September 5 and finished on November 23, 1992.

1992 J.League Cup

J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup
Tournament details
Country	Japan
Dates	5 September and 23 November 1992
Teams	10
Final positions
Champions	Verdy Kawasaki (1st title)
Runner-up	Shimizu S-Pulse
Semifinalists	Kashima Antlers Nagoya Grampus Eight
Tournament statistics
Matches played	48
Goals scored	151 (3.15 per match)
MVP Award	Kazuyoshi Miura (Verdy Kawasaki)

Round robin

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Verdy Kawasaki	9	6	3	18	11	+7	29
Shimizu S-Pulse	9	5	4	16	12	+4	27
Nagoya Grampus Eight	9	6	3	14	10	+4	27
Kashima Antlers	9	4	5	25	20	+5	25
Urawa Reds	9	5	4	15	16	−1	25
JEF Ichihara	9	5	4	8	7	+1	22
Yokohama Marinos	9	5	4	14	14	0	22
Gamba Osaka	9	4	5	13	18	−5	21
Sanfrecce Hiroshima	9	3	6	15	18	−3	18
Yokohama Flügels	9	2	7	10	22	−12	10

Source:

Knockout phase

	Semifinals October 16					Final November 23
	1	Verdy Kawasaki	1
	4	Kashima Antlers	0
						1	Verdy Kawasaki	1
						2	Shimizu S-Pulse	0
	2	Shimizu S-Pulse	1
	3	Nagoya Grampus	0

Semifinals

16 October 1992 (1992-10-16)

19:04

Verdy Kawasaki	1–0	Kashima Antlers
Miura 64'	Report

National Stadium, Tokyo

Attendance: 39,390

Referee: Hideo Kikuchi

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16 October 1992 (1992-10-16)

19:00

Shimizu S-Pulse	1–0	Nagoya Grampus Eight
Naito 9'	Report

Kusanagi Athletic Stadium, Shizuoka

Attendance: 13,391

Referee: Shinichiro Obata

Final

Main article: 1992 J.League Cup Final

23 November 1992

14:00

Verdy Kawasaki	1–0	Shimizu S-Pulse
Miura 57'	Report

National Stadium, Tokyo

Attendance: 56,000

Referee: Masahiro Sogawa

References

• Official report (in Japanese)