The 2014 J.League Cup, also known as the 2014 J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup for sponsoring purposes, was the 39th edition of the most prestigious Japanese soccer league cup tournament and the 22nd edition under the current J.League Cup format.
Format Teams from the J.League Division 1 took part in the tournament. Cerezo Osaka, Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Yokohama F. Marinos and Kawasaki Frontale were given a bye to the quarter-finals due to qualification in the 2014 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 TeamGamba Osaka640294+512Vissel Kobe6402109+112Sagan Tosu630398+19Kashima Antlers6303101009Shimizu S-Pulse63039909FC Tokyo6213101007Vegalta Sendai6114411-74
Group B TeamUrawa Red Diamonds6501159+615Kashiwa Reysol6321115+611Ventforet Kofu6312105+510Nagoya Grampus63121010010Albirex Niigata622278-18Omiya Ardija603339-63Tokushima Vortis6015818-101
Results All times are JST (UTC+9)
Group A
Group B
Knock-out stage All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Quarter-finals
First leg
Second leg
2-2 on aggregate. Sanfrecce Hiroshima won on away goals
Kashiwa Reysol won 5–2 on aggregate.
Kawasaki Frontale won 5–4 on aggregate.
Gamba Osaka won 4–1 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
First leg
Second leg
Sanfrecce Hiroshima won 3–2 on aggregate.
Gamba Osaka won 5-4 on aggregate.
Final
Goalscorers RankScorerClubGoals 1 CristianoVentforet Kofu 6 T2 EduFC Tokyo 4 Masato KudoKashiwa Reysol 4 LeandroKashiwa Reysol 4 Milivoje NovakovićShimizu S-Pulse 4 Takashi UsamiGamba Osaka 4 T7 Tadanari LeeUrawa Red Diamonds 3 Musashi SuzukiAlbirex Niigata 3 Junya TanakaKashiwa ReysolTransferred to Sporting Clube de Portugal after the group stage. 3 Marcus Tulio TanakaNagoya Grampus 3
Updated to games played on 7 September 2014Names of players in bold are still active. Source:
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