2007 J.League Cup


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 3 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. They qualified for the 2008 Pan-Pacific Championship and the 2008 Suruga Bank Championship.

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Knockout stage

Quarterfinals

MatchTeam #1Agg.Team #21st leg2nd leg
AUrawa Red Diamonds3-6Gamba Osaka1-12-5
BVentforet Kofu5-6Kawasaki Frontale3-22-4
CYokohama F. Marinos4-3F.C. Tokyo0-14-2
DSanfrecce Hiroshima2-3Kashima Antlers1-01-3

Semifinals

Semifinals Match#1

Gamba Osaka and Kashima Antlers ties on the aggregate with 3 – 3; Gamba Osaka advance to the final on away goal rule.
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Semifinals Match#2

Kawasaki Frontale advances to the final on aggregate score of 6 – 3.
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Final

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Awards