2012 J.League Cup

J.League Cup 2012 Yamazaki Nabisco Cup Japan 18 Kashima Antlers 5 Shimizu S-Pulse 55 170 Yuya Osako (Kashima Antlers) 7 goals 2011 2013 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. 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 Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts PointsCerezo Osaka6402157+812Vegalta Sendai6402115+412Júbilo Iwata64021011−112Urawa Red Diamonds63031210+29Sagan Tosu6303816−89Sanfrecce Hiroshima6114811−34Kawasaki Frontale6114711−44 Group B Team Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts PointsShimizu S-Pulse6501124+815Kashima Antlers6501105+515Albirex Niigata631265+110Yokohama F. Marinos612379−25Omiya Ardija6123710−35Consadole Sapporo6123611−55Vissel Kobe6114610−44 Results Group A 20 March 2012 Tuesday 15:01 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Report Vegalta Sendai Nagata 49 Saitama Stadium 2002 23,076 Okabe 20 March 2012 Tuesday 16:04 Sagan Tosu 2–1 https://archive.today/20121219154507/http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/cup/201200200101102_W0201_E.html Report Kawasaki Frontale Okada 53Noda 65 78 Yajima Best Amenity Stadium 4,613 Tojo 20 March 2012 Tuesday 19:04 Júbilo Iwata 2–1 https://archive.today/20121219100212/http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/cup/201200200101103_W0201_E.html Report Cerezo Osaka Matsuura 59Maeda 88 38 Branquinho Yamaha Stadium 8,036 Kimura 4 April 2012 Wednesday 19:03 Vegalta Sendai 2–0 https://archive.today/20121220014803/http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/cup/201200200102101_W0201_E.html Report Sagan Tosu Matsushita 51Kakuda 62 Yurtec Stadium Sendai 7,236 Yoshida 4 April 2012 Wednesday 19:04 Júbilo Iwata 4–3 https://archive.today/20121209130641/http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/cup/201200200102102_W0201_E.html Report Urawa Red Diamonds Maeda 7Chiyotanda 57Matsuura 77Yamada 82 34 Kojima45+1 o.g. Rodrigo Souto79 Takahashi Yamaha Stadium 7,824 Ogiya 4 April 2012 Wednesday 19:04 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 https://archive.today/20121219180854/http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/cup/201200200102103_W0201_E.html Report Kawasaki Frontale Sato 85 58 Jeci Hiroshima Big Arch 6,413 Iida 18 April 2012 Wednesday 19:00 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 https://archive.today/20121219115733/http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/cup/201200200103101_W0201_E.html Report Vegalta Sendai Tasaka 45+1Kobayashi 45+3 57 90 Muto Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium 8,186 Matsuo 18 April 2012 Wednesday 19:04 Júbilo Iwata 1–0 https://archive.today/20121220113027/http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/cup/201200200103102_W0201_E.html Report Sanfrecce Hiroshima Yamada 85 Yamaha Stadium 6,372 Tojo 18 April 2012 Wednesday 19:30 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–4 https://archive.today/20121219140618/http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/cup/201200200103103_W0201_E.html Report Cerezo Osaka Yajima 42 11 Kiyotake45 Fujimoto49 Branquinho81 Bando Saitama Stadium 2002 16,533 Sato 16 May 2012 Wednesday 19:00 Kawasaki Frontale 0–3 https://archive.today/20121219155115/http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/cup/201200200104101_W0201_E.html Report Urawa Red Diamonds 32 Kashiwagi57 82 Ugajin Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium 13,608 Murakami 16 May 2012 Wednesday 19:04 Cerezo Osaka 2–1 https://archive.today/20121220031949/http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/cup/201200200104102_W0201_E.html Report Sanfrecce Hiroshima Branquinho 27Kim 90+5 30 Sato KINCHO Stadium 6,397 Okabe 16 May 2012 Wednesday 19:04 Sagan Tosu 3–2 https://archive.today/20121219092847/http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/cup/201200200104103_W0201_E.html Report Júbilo Iwata Inuzuka 12 65Hayasaka 62 52 Matsuoka88 Yamada Best Amenity Stadium 4,642 Sato 6 June 2012 Wednesday 19:00 Cerezo Osaka 3–2 Summary Kawasaki Frontale Kempes 47 Kakitani 58 86 Kusukami 30 Renatinho 68 Nagai Ball Gall Field 6,855 Koichiro Fukushima 6 June 2012 Wednesday 19:00 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–3 Summary Vegalta Sendai Shimizu 24 Nakahara 56 76 Wilson 65 Hiroshima Big Arch 7,234 Minoru Tojo 6 June 2012 Wednesday 19:00 Sagan Tosu 2–1 Report Urawa Red Diamonds Toyoda 52 Mizunuma 80 Márcio Richardes 77 Best Amenity Stadium 7,284 Kimura 9 June 2012 Saturday 16:00 Vegalta Sendai 1–0 Summary Cerezo Osaka Ryang Yong-Gi 63 Yurtec Stadium Sendai 8,638 Yoshiro Imamura 9 June 2012 Saturday 16:00 Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 Summary Júbilo Iwata Yamazaki 25 Todoroki Athletics Stadium 7,970 Jumpei Iida 9 June 2012 Saturday 16:00 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 5–1 Summary Sagan Tosu Koji Morisaki 45+3 90 Satō 55 pen. Ishihara 78 82 Mizunuma 63 Hiroshima Big Arch 10,132 Murakami 27 June 2012 Wednesday 19:00 Vegalta Sendai 4–0 Summary Júbilo Iwata Ota 23 Wilson 56 Akamine 69 Watanabe 80 Yurtec Stadium Sendai 9,865 Hiroyuki Kimura 27 June 2012 Wednesday 19:01 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–0 Summary Sanfrecce Hiroshima Despotović 43 Noda 62 Yajima 80 Saitama Stadium 2002 14,022 Koichiro Fukushima 27 June 2012 Wednesday 19:00 Cerezo Osaka 5–0 Summary Sagan Tosu Ogihara 24 Kim Bo-Kyung 45+4 pen. Kakitani 55 71 Fujimoto 90 Kincho Stadium 7,280 Minoru Tojo Group B 20 March 2012 Tuesday 13:04 Consadole Sapporo 0–1 https://archive.today/20121220035405/http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/cup/201200200201101_W0201_E.html Report Albirex Niigata 38 Mineiro Sapporo Dome 7,487 Nakamura 20 March 2012 Tuesday 15:00 Kashima Antlers 2–0 https://archive.today/20121208230402/http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/cup/201200200201102_W0201_E.html Report Vissel Kobe Osako 20Endo 45+1 Kashima Soccer Stadium 11,379 Matsuo 20 March 2012 Tuesday 16:00 Omiya Ardija 1–1 https://archive.today/20121219101152/http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/cup/201200200201103_W0201_E.html Report Yokohama F. Marinos Carlinhos 15 84 Saitō NACK5 Stadium Omiya 7,845 Yoshida 4 April 2012 Wednesday 19:00 Kashima Antlers 1–0 https://archive.today/20121209063440/http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/cup/201200200202101_W0201_E.html Report Omiya Ardija Koroki 31 Kashima Soccer Stadium 6,515 Murakami 4 April 2012 Wednesday 19:04 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–0 https://archive.today/20121219090540/http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/cup/201200200202102_W0201_E.html Report Albirex Niigata Kobayashi 16 OUTSOURCING Stadium Nihondaira 7,479 Iemoto 4 April 2012 Wednesday 19:33 Yokohama F. Marinos 1–2 https://archive.today/20121219085227/http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/cup/201200200202103_W0201_E.html Report Consadole Sapporo Matsumoto 68 6 Oshima45+2 Sakaki Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium 7,148 Fukushima 18 April 2012 Wednesday 19:03 Consadole Sapporo 1–2 https://archive.today/20121219170232/http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/cup/201200200203101_W0201_E.html Report Kashima Antlers Sakaki 16 85 Juninho90+4 Okamoto Sapporo Dome 6,877 Okabe 18 April 2012 Wednesday 19:03 Albirex Niigata 1–0 https://archive.today/20121220024508/http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/cup/201200200203102_W0201_E.html Report Vissel Kobe Hirai 27 Tohoku Denryoku Big Swan Stadium 8,158 Yoshida 18 April 2012 Wednesday 19:04 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–0 https://archive.today/20121219145453/http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/cup/201200200203103_W0201_E.html Report Yokohama F. Marinos Brosque 76 OUTSOURCING Stadium Nihondaira 8,753 Kimura 16 May 2012 Wednesday 19:03 Omiya Ardija 1–1 https://archive.today/20121219084148/http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/cup/201200200204101_W0201_E.html Report Consadole Sapporo Kim 53 88 Maeda NACK5 Stadium Omiya 4,359 Yoshida 16 May 2012 Wednesday 19:04 Vissel Kobe 1–2 https://archive.today/20121219100311/http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/cup/201200200204102_W0201_E.html Report Shimizu S-Pulse Matsumura 64 55 Kobayashi83 Takagi HOME'S Stadium Kobe 3,778 Fukushima 16 May 2012 Wednesday 19:33 Yokohama F. Marinos 3–2 https://archive.today/20121219185608/http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/cup/201200200204103_W0201_E.html Report Kashima Antlers Hyodo 36Saitō 83Oguro 86 58 Endo68 Juninho NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium 9,693 Iemoto 6 June 2012 Wednesday 19:00 Consadole Sapporo 0–4 Summary Shimizu S-Pulse Kawai 2 Lee Ki-Je 5 Ishige 57 Sugiyama 78 Sapporo Dome 3,687 Toshimitsu Yoshida 6 June 2012 Wednesday 19:00 Omiya Ardija 1–0 Summary Vissel Kobe Aoki 31 Bae Chun-Suk 0 70 NACK5 Stadium Omiya 4,204 6 June 2012 Wednesday 19:00 Albirex Niigata 0–1 Summary Kashima Antlers Osako 86 Tohoku Electric Power Big Swan Stadium 9,986 Ryuji Sato 9 June 2012 Saturday 13:00 Yokohama F. Marinos 0–0 Summary Albirex Niigata Nissan Stadium 5,345 Yudai Yamamoto 9 June 2012 Saturday 13:00 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–1 Summary Omiya Ardija Hiraoka 41 Omae 72 pen. Shirasaki 88 Hasegawa 36 Fukaya 0 70 Outsourcing Stadium Nihondaira 10,596 Yuichi Nishimura 9 June 2012 Saturday 13:00 Vissel Kobe 2–2 Summary Consadole Sapporo Ōkubo 12 21 Sakai 35 Okamoto 38 Home's Stadium Kobe 4,083 Kazuhiko Matsumura 27 June 2012 Wednesday 19:04 Kashima Antlers 2–1 Summary Shimizu S-Pulse Osako 75 90 pen. Ito 14 Kashima Soccer Stadium 6,207 Masaaki Iemoto 27 June 2012 Wednesday 19:03 Albirex Niigata 4–3 Summary Omiya Ardija Kogure 62 Hirai 73 Suzuki 90 90+4 Shimizu 15 49 Watanabe 40 Tohoku Electric Power Big Swan Stadium 7,664 Toshimitsu Yoshida 27 June 2012 Wednesday 19:04 Vissel Kobe 3–2 Summary Yokohama F. Marinos Komoto 9 87 Morioka 40 Ono 37 Kanai 80 Home's Stadium Kobe 5,029 Antonio Arias Knock-out stage All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) 2/2/1 y 30px 160px Nagoya Grampus 1 3 4 Shimizu S-Pulse 0 4 4 FC Tokyo 2 2 4 Vegalta Sendai 2 1 3 Kashiwa Reysol 3 2 5 Gamba Osaka 1 1 2 Cerezo Osaka 1 0 1 Kashima Antlers 2 3 5 Shimizu S-Pulse 1 3 4 FC Tokyo 2 0 2 Kashiwa Reysol 2 2 4 Kashima Antlers 3 2 5 Shimizu S-Pulse 1 Kashima Antlers 2 Quarter-finals First leg 2012-07-25 19:00 Kashima Antlers 2–1 Cerezo Osaka Iwamasa 22Koroki 25 Kakitani 33 Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima 6,203 Kevin Friend 2012-07-25 19:04 Vegalta Sendai 2–2 FC Tokyo Tamura 32Wilson 50 Watanabe 16Ishikawa 30 Yurtec Stadium Sendai, Sendai 8,873 Darren Deadman 2012-07-25 19:04 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–1 Nagoya Grampus Yoshida 77 Outsourcing Stadium Nihondaira, Shimizu, Shizuoka 6,719 Minoru Tojo 2012-07-25 19:03 Gamba Osaka 1–3 Kashiwa Reysol Niwa 83 Kudo 47Leandro Domingues 76, 90+5 Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium, Suita, Osaka 7,083 Toshimitsu Yoshida Second leg 2012-08-08 19:04 Kashiwa Reysol 2–1 Gamba Osaka Leandro Domingues 17Kudo 60 Sato 30 Kashiwa Hitachi Stadium, Kashiwa, Chiba 6,910 Jumpei Iida 2012-08-08 19:04 Cerezo Osaka 0–3 Kashima Antlers Dutra 28Koroki 63Shibasaki 70 Osaka Nagai Stadium, Osaka 9,133 Nobutsugu Murakami 2012-08-08 19:05 FC Tokyo 2–0 Vegalta Sendai Ishikawa 81Watanabe 90+3 Ajinomoto Stadium, Chōfu, Tokyo 10,573 Kenji Ogiya 2012-08-08 19:03 Nagoya Grampus 3–4 Shimizu S-Pulse Tulio 54Fujimoto 76, 87 Alex 42Jymmy Franca 69Senuma 88Takagi 90+3 Mizuho Athletic Stadium, Nagoya 7,313 Ryuji Sato Semifinals First leg 2012-09-05 19:04 FC Tokyo 2–1 (Report) Shimizu S-Pulse Kajiyama 35Lucas 80 pen. Tokunaga 23 o.g. Ajinomoto Stadium, Chōfu, Tokyo 10,347 Toshimitsu Yoshida 2012-09-05 19:04 Kashima Antlers 3–2 (Report) Kashiwa Reysol Osako 7, 69Renato 36 Barada 35Leandro Domingues 62 Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima 9,115 Hajime Matsuo Second leg 2012-10-13 14:00 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–0 Report FC Tokyo Omae 26 63 90+6 pen. Outsourcing Stadium Nihondaira, Shimizu 12,155 Kenji Ogiya 2012-10-13 19:00 Kashiwa Reysol 2–2 Report Kashima Antlers Jorge Wagner 37Neto Baiano 90+4 Dutra 12Osako 24 Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium, Kashiwa 13,527 Yuichi Nishimura Final 2012 J.League Cup Final 2012-11-03 13:05 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 yes Report Kashima Antlers Omae 77 pen. Shibasaki 73 pen. 93 National Olympic Stadium, Shinjuku, Tokyo 45,228 Masaaki Iemoto Goalscorers RankNameTeamGoals1JPN Yuya OsakoKashima Antlers72JPN Genki OmaeShimizu S-Pulse5JPN Yoichiro KakitaniCerezo Osaka54BRA Leandro DominguesKashiwa Reysol4 References Cup 2012 Category:2012 in Japanese men's football cups Japan