2010 J.League Cup

2010 J.League Cup
J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup
Tournament details
Country	Japan
Dates	March 31 and November 3
Final positions
Champions	Júbilo Iwata (2nd title)
Runner-up	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Semifinalists	Shimizu S-Pulse; Kawasaki Frontale;
Tournament statistics
Matches played	55
	← 2009 2011 →

The 2010 J. League Cup, more widely known as the 2010 J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup, was the 35th edition of the most prestigious Japanese soccer league cup tournament and the 18th edition under the current J. League Cup format. It began on 31 March 2010 with the first matches of the group stage and ended on 3 November 2010 with the Final at National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo.

Teams from the J1 took part in the tournament. Kashima Antlers, Kawasaki Frontale, Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Gamba Osaka were given a bye to the quarter-final due to the qualification for the AFC Champions League group stage. 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.

The competition was won by Júbilo Iwata, who defeated Sanfrecce Hiroshima 5–3 after extra time. They qualified for the 2011 Suruga Bank Championship.

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
F.C. Tokyo	6	4	1	1	7	4	+3	13
Vegalta Sendai	6	3	3	0	7	1	+6	12
Kyoto Sanga	6	3	2	1	9	5	+4	11
Albirex Niigata	6	3	1	2	5	5	0	10
Omiya Ardija	6	2	1	3	6	9	−3	7
Nagoya Grampus	6	0	3	3	4	9	−5	3
Cerezo Osaka	6	0	1	5	4	9	−5	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
2010-03-31	Kyoto Sanga	1–1	Omiya Ardija
2010-03-31	F.C. Tokyo	2–2	Nagoya Grampus
2010-03-31	Albirex Niigata	0–0	Vegalta Sendai
2010-04-14	Vegalta Sendai	1–1	Kyoto Sanga
2010-04-14	Omiya Ardija	0–1	F.C. Tokyo
2010-04-14	Cerezo Osaka	0–1	Albirex Niigata
2010-05-22	Nagoya Grampus	1–3	Omiya Ardija
2010-05-22	Kyoto Sanga	2–1	Cerezo Osaka
2010-05-22	F.C. Tokyo	1–0	Albirex Niigata
2010-05-26	Nagoya Grampus	1–1	Cerezo Osaka
2010-05-26	Albirex Niigata	1–4	Kyoto Sanga
2010-05-26	Vegalta Sendai	1–0	F.C. Tokyo
2010-05-29	Cerezo Osaka	0–1	Vegalta Sendai
2010-05-29	Albirex Niigata	1–0	Omiya Ardija
2010-05-30	Kyoto Sanga	1–0	Nagoya Grampus
2010-06-05	Omiya Ardija	2–1	Cerezo Osaka
2010-06-05	Vegalta Sendai	0–0	Nagoya Grampus
2010-06-06	F.C. Tokyo	1–0	Kyoto Sanga
2010-06-09	Cerezo Osaka	1–2	F.C. Tokyo
2010-06-09	Nagoya Grampus	0–2	Albirex Niigata
2010-06-09	Omiya Ardija	0–4	Vegalta Sendai

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Júbilo Iwata	6	4	1	1	12	5	+7	13
Shimizu S-Pulse	6	3	2	1	6	3	+3	11
Montedio Yamagata	6	3	1	2	6	6	0	10
Yokohama F. Marinos	6	2	3	1	6	3	+3	9
Urawa Red Diamonds	6	2	2	2	6	6	0	8
Vissel Kobe	6	2	1	3	8	10	−2	7
Shonan Bellmare	6	0	0	6	4	15	−11	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
2010-03-31	Shimizu S-Pulse	2–0	Shonan Bellmare
2010-03-31	Urawa Red Diamonds	1–1	Júbilo Iwata
2010-03-31	Yokohama F. Marinos	1–0	Montedio Yamagata
2010-04-14	Montedio Yamagata	0–0	Shimizu S-Pulse
2010-04-14	Vissel Kobe	1–3	Urawa Red Diamonds
2010-04-14	Júbilo Iwata	2–1	Yokohama F. Marinos
2010-05-22	Montedio Yamagata	1–0	Vissel Kobe
2010-05-22	Shonan Bellmare	1–2	Urawa Red Diamonds
2010-05-22	Shimizu S-Pulse	0–0	Yokohama F. Marinos
2010-05-26	Urawa Red Diamonds	0–2	Montedio Yamagata
2010-05-26	Shonan Bellmare	1–2	Júbilo Iwata
2010-05-26	Vissel Kobe	3–1	Shimizu S-Pulse
2010-05-29	Júbilo Iwata	2–0	Vissel Kobe
2010-05-29	Yokohama F. Marinos	3–0	Shonan Bellmare
2010-05-30	Urawa Red Diamonds	0–1	Shimizu S-Pulse
2010-06-05	Vissel Kobe	1–1	Yokohama F. Marinos
2010-06-05	Montedio Yamagata	3–0	Shonan Bellmare
2010-06-06	Shimizu S-Pulse	2–0	Júbilo Iwata
2010-06-09	Júbilo Iwata	5–0	Montedio Yamagata
2010-06-09	Shonan Bellmare	2–3	Vissel Kobe
2010-06-09	Yokohama F. Marinos	0–0	Urawa Red Diamonds

Knockout stage

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Finals

Kawasaki Frontale	1	3	4

Kashima Antlers	2	1	3
				Kawasaki Frontale	1	1	2

				Júbilo Iwata	3	0	3
Vegalta Sendai	1	0	1

Júbilo Iwata	2	0	2
								Júbilo Iwata (a.e.t.)

								Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Gamba Osaka	1	1	2

Sanfrecce Hiroshima (a)	0	2	2
				Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2	1	3

				Shimizu S-Pulse	1	1	2
F.C. Tokyo	1	0	1

Shimizu S-Pulse (a)	1	0	1