2011 J.League Cup

September 2020 J. League Cup 2011 Yamazaki Nabisco Cup Japan 18 Kashima Antlers Urawa Red Diamonds 27 2010 2012 Nagoya Grampus Cerezo Osaka 4 The 2011 J. League Cup, also known as the 2011 J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup for sponsoring purposes, was the 36th edition of the most prestigious Japanese soccer league cup tournament and the 19th edition under the current J. League Cup format. It was scheduled to begin on 16 March 2011 with the first matches of the group stage;2011 J. League schedule http://www.j-league.or.jp/eng/tournaments/ J. League official website 14 March 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20140201211223/http://www.j-league.or.jp/eng/tournaments/ 1 February 2014 dead however, the competition was postponed due to the aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.Japan's J.League halted after earthquake and tsunami http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/front_page/9423687.stm BBC Sport 15 March 2011 14 March 2011 Later the beginning of the tournament is set to 5 June, with reducing the number of matches.http://www.j-league.or.jp/search/?c=00003937&type=news Revised format of 2011 J. League Cup ja Japan Football Association 1 April 2011 20 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20121002114623/http://www.j-league.or.jp/search/?c=00003937&type=news 2 October 2012 dead The winner qualified for the 2012 Suruga Bank Championship. Format All 18 teams from the 2011 J. League Division 1 will take part in the tournament. Nagoya Grampus, Gamba Osaka, Cerezo Osaka and Kashima Antlers are given a bye to the quarter-final due to the qualification for the AFC Champions League group stage. The remaining 4 teams for quarter-finals are selected from other 14 teams by knockout tournaments of home and away (with away goals rule, except for goals in extra times). Quarter-finals and semifinals will be played as one match at either team's home stadium. The final will also be played as one match, but at neutral venue (National Stadium). First, the exact date of the Final has yet to be determined and is subject to possible participation in the 2011 AFC Champions League Final of at least one of the involved clubs. Later the date is set to 29 October.http://www.j-league.or.jp/release/000/00003995.html The date of 2011 J. League Cup Final has been fixed ja Japan Football Association 26 May 2011 26 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110531022245/http://www.j-league.or.jp/release/000/00003995.html 31 May 2011 dead Original Format The original competition format, which is same as the previous tournament and was abandoned due to 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, is: The preliminary round for the 14 teams would be played as 2 groups of single round-robin tournaments by 7 teams, where each team would play 3 home and 3 away games. The top 2 teams in each group would advance to quarter-finals. Quarter-finals and semi-finals would be played home and away. The draw result of the preliminary round is: Group A Albirex Niigata, Omiya Ardija, Yokohama F. Marinos, Kawasaki Frontale, Montedio Yamagata, Kashiwa Reysol, Ventforet Kofu Group B Avispa Fukuoka, Júbilo Iwata, Urawa Red Diamonds, Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Shimizu S-Pulse, Vegalta Sendai, Vissel Kobe Schedule First round The first leg is scheduled on 5 June and the second leg on 27 July. Albirex Niigata and Omiya Ardija received bye for the second round as a result of tournament draws. Urawa Red Diamonds 4–1 Montedio Yamagata 2–0 2 – 1 Kashiwa Reysol 1–3 Vegalta Sendai 0–1 1 – 2 Júbilo Iwata 5–0 Avispa Fukuoka 2–0 3 – 0 Ventforet Kofu 1–2 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–0 0 – 2 Yokohama F. Marinos 3–2 Vissel Kobe 1–1 2 – 1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–5 Kawasaki Frontale 2–2 1 – 3 |} Second round The first leg is scheduled on 14 September and the second leg on 28 September. Urawa Red Diamonds 4–1 Omiya Ardija 2–0 2 – 1 Vegalta Sendai 0–3 Júbilo Iwata 0–0 0 – 3 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–4 Albirex Niigata 2–1 1 – 3 Yokohama F. Marinos 6–3 Kawasaki Frontale 4–0 2 – 3 |} Quarterfinals 5 October 2011 19:00 Kashima Antlers 3–2 Yokohama F. Marinos Koroki 49Osako 73Tashiro 111 Nakata 1 o.g.Watanabe 11 Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima 4,804 Masaaki Iemoto 5 October 2011 19:00 Nagoya Grampus 5–3 Albirex Niigata Kanazaki 15Nagai 90+1, 105+2Hashimoto 114Tulio 120+1 Bruno Lopes 63Kawamata 90+3Kikuchi 98 Mizuho Athletic Stadium, Nagoya 4,108 Ryuji Sato 5 October 2011 19:03 Gamba Osaka 3–1 Júbilo Iwata Sasaki 43Rafinha 67 76 o.g. Nasu 7 Expo'70 Stadium, Suita, Osaka 4,112 Nobutsugu Murakami 5 October 2011 19:04 Cerezo Osaka 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds Fabio Lopes 73 9 o.g.Despotović 83 Nagai Stadium, Osaka 6,736 Toshimitsu Yoshida Semifinals 9 October 2011 13:00 Nagoya Grampus 1–2 Kashima Antlers Tulio 80 Osako 10Shibasaki 107 Mizuho Athletic Stadium, Nagoya 8,562 Kenji Ogiya 9 October 2011 17:00 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Gamba Osaka Umesaki 21Escudero 38 Otsuka 90+3 Saitama Stadium, Saitama 23,879 Hajime Matsuo Final 2011 J.League Cup Final 29 October 2011 13:10 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 yes Reportja Kashima Antlers Osako 105 Tokyo National Stadium, Tokyo 46,599 Minoru Tojo Top goalscorers GoalscorersGoalsTeamSerbia Ranko Despotović4Urawa Red DiamondsJPN Yuya Osako3Kashima AntlersJPN Masashi Oguro3Yokohama F. Marinos External links J.League Official Site References 30em Cup 2011 Category:2011 in Japanese men's football cups Japan