2012_J._League_Cup
2012 J.League Cup
Football tournament season
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.
Quick Facts Yamazaki Nabisco Cup, Tournament details ...
| Yamazaki Nabisco Cup | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Country |  Japan |
| Teams | 18 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Kashima Antlers (5th title) |
| Runner-up | Shimizu S-Pulse |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 55 |
| Goals scored | 170 (3.09 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Yuya Osako (Kashima Antlers) 7 goals |
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Kashima Antlers became the winners for two straight years and qualify for the 2013 Suruga Bank Championship.
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.
Standings
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Results
Group A
More information Urawa Red Diamonds, 1–0 ...
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More information Sagan Tosu, 2–1 ...
| Sagan Tosu | 2–1 | Kawasaki Frontale |
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Okada  53'Noda 65' |
Report | 78' Yajima |
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More information Júbilo Iwata, 2–1 ...
| Júbilo Iwata | 2–1 | Cerezo Osaka |
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| Matsuura 59' Maeda 88' |
Report | 38' Branquinho |
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More information Vegalta Sendai, 2–0 ...
| Vegalta Sendai | 2–0 | Sagan Tosu |
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| Matsushita 51' Kakuda 62' |
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More information Júbilo Iwata, 4–3 ...
| Júbilo Iwata | 4–3 | Urawa Red Diamonds |
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| Maeda 7' Chiyotanda 57'Matsuura 77'Yamada 82' |
Report | 34' Kojima 45+1' (o.g.) Rodrigo Souto 79' Takahashi |
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More information Sanfrecce Hiroshima, 1–1 ...
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1–1 | Kawasaki Frontale |
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| Sato 85' |
Report | 58' Jeci |
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More information Kawasaki Frontale, 3–1 ...
| Kawasaki Frontale | 3–1 | Vegalta Sendai |
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| Tasaka 45+1' Kobayashi 45+3', 57' |
Report | 90' Muto |
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More information Urawa Red Diamonds, 1–4 ...
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 1–4 | Cerezo Osaka |
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| Yajima 42' |
Report | 11' Kiyotake 45' Fujimoto 49' Branquinho 81' Bando |
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More information Kawasaki Frontale, 0–3 ...
| Kawasaki Frontale | 0–3 | Urawa Red Diamonds |
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| Report | 32' Kashiwagi 57', 82' Ugajin |
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More information Cerezo Osaka, 2–1 ...
| Cerezo Osaka | 2–1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
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| Branquinho 27' Kim 90+5' |
Report | 30' Sato |
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More information Sagan Tosu, 3–2 ...
| Sagan Tosu | 3–2 | Júbilo Iwata |
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| Inuzuka 12', 65' Hayasaka 62' |
Report | 52' Matsuoka 88' Yamada |
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More information Cerezo Osaka, 3–2 ...
| Cerezo Osaka | 3–2 | Kawasaki Frontale |
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| Kempes 47' Kakitani 58', 86' |
Summary | Kusukami 30' Renatinho 68' |
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More information Sanfrecce Hiroshima, 1–3 ...
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1–3 | Vegalta Sendai |
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| Shimizu 24' |
Summary | Nakahara 56' (76) Wilson 65' |
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More information Sagan Tosu, 2–1 ...
| Sagan Tosu | 2–1 | Urawa Red Diamonds |
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| Toyoda 52' Mizunuma 80' |
Report | Márcio Richardes 77' |
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More information Vegalta Sendai, 1–0 ...
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More information Kawasaki Frontale, 0–1 ...
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More information Sanfrecce Hiroshima, 5–1 ...
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 5–1 | Sagan Tosu |
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| Koji Morisaki 45+3', 90' Satō 55' (pen.) Ishihara 78', 82' |
Summary | Mizunuma 63' |
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More information Vegalta Sendai, 4–0 ...
| Vegalta Sendai | 4–0 | Júbilo Iwata |
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| Ota 23' Wilson 56' Akamine 69' Watanabe 80' |
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More information Urawa Red Diamonds, 3–0 ...
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 3–0 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
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| Despotović 43' Noda 62' Yajima 80' |
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More information Cerezo Osaka, 5–0 ...
| Cerezo Osaka | 5–0 | Sagan Tosu |
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| Ogihara 24' Kim Bo-Kyung 45+4' (pen.) Kakitani 55', 71' Fujimoto 90' |
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Group B
More information Consadole Sapporo, 0–1 ...
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More information Kashima Antlers, 2–0 ...
| Kashima Antlers | 2–0 | Vissel Kobe |
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| Osako 20' Endo 45+1' |
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More information Omiya Ardija, 1–1 ...
| Omiya Ardija | 1–1 | Yokohama F. Marinos |
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| Carlinhos 15' |
Report | 84' Saitō |
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More information Shimizu S-Pulse, 1–0 ...
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More information Yokohama F. Marinos, 1–2 ...
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 1–2 | Consadole Sapporo |
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| Matsumoto 68' |
Report | 6' Oshima 45+2' Sakaki |
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More information Consadole Sapporo, 1–2 ...
| Consadole Sapporo | 1–2 | Kashima Antlers |
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| Sakaki 16' |
Report | 85' Juninho 90+4' Okamoto |
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More information Shimizu S-Pulse, 1–0 ...
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More information Omiya Ardija, 1–1 ...
| Omiya Ardija | 1–1 | Consadole Sapporo |
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| Kim 53' |
Report | 88' Maeda |
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More information Vissel Kobe, 1–2 ...
| Vissel Kobe | 1–2 | Shimizu S-Pulse |
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| Matsumura 64' |
Report | 55' Kobayashi 83' Takagi |
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More information Yokohama F. Marinos, 3–2 ...
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 3–2 | Kashima Antlers |
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| Hyodo 36' Saitō 83'Oguro 86' |
Report | 58' Endo 68' Juninho |
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More information Consadole Sapporo, 0–4 ...
| Consadole Sapporo | 0–4 | Shimizu S-Pulse |
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| Summary | Kawai 2' Lee Ki-Je 5' Ishige 57' Sugiyama 78' |
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More information Omiya Ardija, 1–0 ...
| Omiya Ardija | 1–0 | Vissel Kobe |
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| Aoki 31' |
Summary | Bae Chun-Suk  70' |
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Attendance: 4,204
More information Shimizu S-Pulse, 3–1 ...
| Shimizu S-Pulse | 3–1 | Omiya Ardija |
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| Hiraoka 41' Omae 72' (pen.) Shirasaki 88' |
Summary | Hasegawa 36' Fukaya 70' |
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More information Vissel Kobe, 2–2 ...
| Vissel Kobe | 2–2 | Consadole Sapporo |
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| Ōkubo 12', 21' |
Summary | Sakai 35' Okamoto 38' |
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More information Kashima Antlers, 2–1 ...
| Kashima Antlers | 2–1 | Shimizu S-Pulse |
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| Osako 75', 90' (pen.) |
Summary | Ito 14' |
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More information Albirex Niigata, 4–3 ...
| Albirex Niigata | 4–3 | Omiya Ardija |
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| Kogure 62' Hirai 73' Suzuki 90', 90+4' |
Summary | Shimizu 15', 49' Watanabe 40' |
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More information Vissel Kobe, 3–2 ...
| Vissel Kobe | 3–2 | Yokohama F. Marinos |
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| Komoto 9', 87' Morioka 40' |
Summary | Ono 37' Kanai 80' |
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All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
| Nagoya Grampus | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Shimizu S-Pulse | 0 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Shimizu S-Pulse | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| FC Tokyo | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| FC Tokyo | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Vegalta Sendai | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
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| Kashiwa Reysol | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| Gamba Osaka | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Kashiwa Reysol | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Kashima Antlers | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| Cerezo Osaka | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Kashima Antlers | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
First leg
More information Kashima Antlers, 2–1 ...
| Kashima Antlers | 2–1 | Cerezo Osaka |
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| Iwamasa 22' Koroki 25' |
Kakitani 33' |
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More information Vegalta Sendai, 2–2 ...
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More information Gamba Osaka, 1–3 ...
| Gamba Osaka | 1–3 | Kashiwa Reysol |
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| Niwa 83' |
Kudo 47' Leandro Domingues 76', 90+5' |
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Second leg
More information Kashiwa Reysol, 2–1 ...
| Kashiwa Reysol | 2–1 | Gamba Osaka |
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| Leandro Domingues 17' Kudo 60' |
Sato 30' |
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More information Cerezo Osaka, 0–3 ...
| Cerezo Osaka | 0–3 | Kashima Antlers |
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| Dutra 28' Koroki 63'Shibasaki 70' |
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More information Nagoya Grampus, 3–4 ...
| Nagoya Grampus | 3–4 | Shimizu S-Pulse |
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| Tulio 54' Fujimoto 76', 87' |
Alex 42' Jymmy Franca 69'Senuma 88'Takagi 90+3' |
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Semifinals
First leg
More information FC Tokyo, 2–1 ...
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More information Kashima Antlers, 3–2 ...
| Kashima Antlers | 3–2 | Kashiwa Reysol |
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| Osako 7', 69' Renato 36' |
(Report) | Barada 35' Leandro Domingues 62' |
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Second leg
More information Shimizu S-Pulse, 3–0 ...
| Shimizu S-Pulse | 3–0 | FC Tokyo |
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| Omae 26', 63', 90+6' (pen.) |
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More information Kashiwa Reysol, 2–2 ...
| Kashiwa Reysol | 2–2 | Kashima Antlers |
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| Jorge Wagner 37' Neto Baiano 90+4' |
Report | Dutra 12' Osako 24' |
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Final
Main article: 2012 J.League Cup Final
More information Shimizu S-Pulse, 1–2 (a.e.t.) ...
| Shimizu S-Pulse | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Kashima Antlers |
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| Omae 77' (pen.) |
Report | Shibasaki 73' (pen.), 93' |
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More information Rank, Name ...
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
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| 1 | Yuya Osako |
Kashima Antlers | 7 |
| 2 | Genki Omae |
Shimizu S-Pulse | 5 |
| Yoichiro Kakitani |
Cerezo Osaka | 5 | |
| 4 |  Leandro Domingues |
Kashiwa Reysol | 4 |
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