J. League Cup 2007

The 2007 edition of the J. League Cup sponsored by Nabisco began on March 21 with reigning champions JEF United seeking to claim their 3rd successive crown. This would equal the record set by Verdy Kawasaki when the competition began in 1992. The top 4 teams of each qualifying group automatically qualified for the quarter-finals with the best two remaining runners-up. Both Kawasaki Frontale and Urawa Red Diamonds 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 which begins in the summer.

The final was on November 3rd at the Tokyo National Stadium. The winners were Gamba Osaka, beating Kawasaki Frontale in the final 1-0 to claim its first J. League Cup championship.

Group Stage

Group A

Group D

emi Finals

emifinals Match#1

Gamba Osaka and Kashima Antlers ties on the aggregate with 3 - 3; however Gamba Osaka advance to the final on away goal rule.----footballbox
date = October 10, 2007
19:00
team1 = Gamba
score = 1 - 0
report = [http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/cup/200700200603102_W0201_E.html Report]
team2 = Antlers
goals1 = Yasuhito Endo 57'
goals2 =
stadium = Osaka Expo '70 Stadium, Suita
Attendance: 8,157
Referee: Joji Kashihara----footballbox
date = October 13, 2007
15:00
team1 = Antlers
score = 3 - 2
report = [http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/cup/200700200604101_W0201_E.html Report]
team2 = Gamba
goals1 = Masashi Motoyama 41' Masashi Motoyama 44' Mitsuo Ogasawara 51'
goals2 =49' Ryuji Bando 66' Sidiclei
stadium = Kashima Stadium, Kashima
Attendance: 16,279
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura

emifinals Match#2

Kawasaki Frontale advances to the final on aggregate score of 6 - 3.----footballbox
date = October 10, 2007
19:00
team1 = F Marinos
score = 1 - 2
report = [http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/cup/200700200603101_W0201_E.html Official Report]
team2 = Frontale
goals1 = Yukihiro Yamase 47'
goals2 = 8' Juninho
59' Juninho
stadium = Nissan Stadium, Yokohama
Attendance: 11,181
Referee: Kenji Ogiya----footballbox
date = October 13, 2007
15:00
team1 = Frontale
score = 4 - 2
report = [http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/cup/200700200604102_W0201_E.html Official Report]
team2 = F Marinos
goals1 = Hiroki Ito 20'
Chong Tese 23'
Juninho 35'
Masaru Kurotsu 89'
goals2 = 7' Hideo Ōshima
37' Daisuke Sakata
stadium = Todoroki Stadium, Kawasaki
Attendance: 15,948
Referee: Masayoshi Okada

Final

----footballbox
date = November 3, 2007
13:39
team1 = Frontale
score = 0 - 1
report = [http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/cup/200700200605101_W0201_E.html Official Report]
team2 = Gamba
goals1 =
goals2 = 55' Michihiro Yasuda
stadium = National Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 41,569
Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida----

Awards

* MVP: Michihiro Yasuda (Gamba Osaka)
* Top Scorer: Daisuke Sudo (Ventforet Kofu); 6 goals.
* New Hero Prize: Michihiro Yasuda (Gamba Osaka)

External links

* [http://www.j-league.or.jp/eng/ J.LEAGUE The Official Site] en iconja icon

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