The 2009 J.League Cup, more widely known as the 2009 J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup, was the 34th edition of Japan soccer league cup tournament and the 17th edition under the current J.League Cup format. The championship started on March 25, 2009 and ended on November 3, with F.C. Tokyo defeating Kawasaki Frontale 2-0 in the Final. They qualified for the 2010 Suruga Bank Championship.
Teams from the 2009 J.League Division 1 took part in the tournament. Kashima Antlers, Kawasaki Frontale, Nagoya Grampus and Gamba Osaka were given a bye to the quarter-final due to the qualification for the AFC Champions League group stage. The rest of 14 started from the group stage, which divided them into two groups. 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
Group A
2009-03-25Sanfrecce Hiroshima1–0Urawa Red DiamondsJúbilo Iwata0–0Yokohama F. MarinosOmiya Ardija2–1Albirex Niigata2009-03-29Albirex Niigata0–0Júbilo IwataŌita Trinita0–0Omiya ArdijaYokohama F. Marinos0–1Urawa Red Diamonds2009-05-20Omiya Ardija1–0Júbilo IwataYokohama F. Marinos3–1Sanfrecce HiroshimaŌita Trinita1–1Urawa Red Diamonds2009-05-30Sanfrecce Hiroshima7–0Omiya ArdijaUrawa Red Diamonds2–0Albirex NiigataYokohama F. Marinos3–3Ōita Trinita2009-06-03Urawa Red Diamonds1–0Júbilo IwataAlbirex Niigata0–3Yokohama F. MarinosŌita Trinita2–2Sanfrecce Hiroshima2009-06-07Sanfrecce Hiroshima5–1Albirex NiigataOmiya Ardija1–3Yokohama F. MarinosJúbilo Iwata2–2Ōita Trinita2009-06-13Urawa Red Diamonds6–2Omiya ArdijaAlbirex Niigata1–2Ōita TrinitaJúbilo Iwata2–1Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Group B
2009-03-25Kashiwa Reysol3–1F.C. TokyoVissel Kobe1–1JEF United ChibaMontedio Yamagata3–1Kyoto Sanga2009-03-29Shimizu S-Pulse2–0Kyoto SangaF.C. Tokyo1–0Vissel KobeJEF United Chiba1–1Kashiwa Reysol2009-05-20JEF United Chiba0–1F.C. TokyoShimizu S-Pulse0–1Montedio YamagataKyoto Sanga0–1Vissel Kobe2009-05-30Montedio Yamagata0–1JEF United ChibaKyoto Sanga1–1F.C. TokyoKashiwa Reysol1–2Shimizu S-Pulse2009-06-03Kashiwa Reysol3–0Vissel KobeShimizu S-Pulse2–1JEF United ChibaF.C. Tokyo3–1Montedio Yamagata2009-06-07Montedio Yamagata1–1Kashiwa ReysolVissel Kobe1–2Shimizu S-PulseJEF United Chiba2–1Kyoto Sanga2009-06-13F.C. Tokyo3–1Shimizu S-PulseKyoto Sanga3–0Kashiwa ReysolVissel Kobe1–0Montedio Yamagata
Knockout stage All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Quarter finals
First leg
Second leg
Semi finals
First leg
Second leg
Final
F.C. Tokyo: GK 20 Shuichi GondaRB 33 Kenta MukuharaCB 4 Bruno QuadrosCB 6 Yasuyuki KonnoLB 3 Yuhei TokunagaDM 28 Takuji Yonemoto CM 10 Yohei KajiyamaRM 40 Tatsuya Suzuki LM 22 Naotake Hanyu CF 24 Shingo Akamine CF 13 Sōta HirayamaSubstitutes:GK 1 Hitoshi ShiotaDF 3 Hideki Sahara DF 5 Yuto Nagatomo DF 8 Ryuji FujiyamaDF 15 Daishi Hiramatsu FW 14 Hokuto NakamuraFW 32 Yusuke KondoManager: Hiroshi Jofuku
Kawasaki Frontale: GK 1 Eiji KawashimaRB 19 Yusuke MoriCB 17 Kosuke KikuchiCB 2 Hiroki ItoLB 26 Kazuhiro Murakami DM 29 Hiroyuki TaniguchiDM 18 Tomonobu Yokoyama AM 14 Kengo NakamuraRW 34 Renatinho LW 10 Juninho CF 9 Chong TeseSubstitutes:GK 28 Rikihiro SugiyamaDF 13 Shuhei TeradaDF 4 Yusuke IgawaMF 6 Yusuke Tasaka MF 8 Satoru YamagishiFW 23 Kyohei Noborizato FW 7 Masaru Kurotsu Manager: Takashi Sekizuka
Top goalscorers GoalscorersGoalsTeam CaboreF.C. Tokyo Koji YamaseYokohama F. Marinos Hisato SatoSanfrecce Hiroshima Kazuma WatanabeYokohama F. Marinos Sōta HirayamaF.C. Tokyo
Awards MVP: Takuji Yonemoto – FC Tokyo () New Hero Prize: Takuji Yonemoto – FC Tokyo ()
See also 2009 J.League 2009 Emperor's Cup
External links J.League Official Site