The 2010 J. League Cup, more widely known as the 2010 J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup, was the 35th edition of the most prestigious Japanese soccer league cup tournament and the 18th edition under the current J. League Cup format. It began on 31 March 2010 with the first matches of the group stage and ended on 3 November 2010 with the Final at National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo.

2010 J.League Cup
J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup
Tournament details
CountryJapan
DatesMarch 31 and November 3
Final positions
ChampionsJúbilo Iwata (2nd title)
Runner-upSanfrecce Hiroshima
Semifinalists
Tournament statistics
Matches played55
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Teams from the J1 took part in the tournament. Kashima Antlers, Kawasaki Frontale, Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Gamba Osaka were given a bye to the quarter-final due to the qualification for the AFC Champions League group stage. 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.

The competition was won by Júbilo Iwata, who defeated Sanfrecce Hiroshima 5–3 after extra time. They qualified for the 2011 Suruga Bank Championship.

Group stage

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Knockout stage

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All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
             
Kawasaki Frontale 1 3 4
Kashima Antlers 2 1 3
Kawasaki Frontale 1 1 2
Júbilo Iwata 3 0 3
Vegalta Sendai 1 0 1
Júbilo Iwata 2 0 2
Júbilo Iwata (a.e.t.)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Gamba Osaka 1 1 2
Sanfrecce Hiroshima (a) 0 2 2
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2 1 3
Shimizu S-Pulse 1 1 2
F.C. Tokyo 1 0 1
Shimizu S-Pulse (a) 1 0 1

Quarterfinals

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First leg

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Kashima Antlers2–1Kawasaki Frontale
Marquinhos   31'
Koroki   55'
(Report) Kurotsu   68'
Attendance: 6,977
Referee: Ryuji Sato

Júbilo Iwata2–1Vegalta Sendai
Gilsinho   32'
Nishi   34'
Ota   76'
Attendance: 5,032
Referee: Kenji Ogiya

Sanfrecce Hiroshima0–1Gamba Osaka
Lucas   66'
Attendance: 6,731
Referee: Masayoshi Okada

F.C. Tokyo1–1Shimizu S-Pulse
Morishige   79' Okazaki   68'
Attendance: 12,510
Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama

Second leg

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Kawasaki Frontale3–1Kashima Antlers
Tasaka   32'
Nakamura   79'
Vitor Junior   88'
(Report) Ogasawara   33'
Attendance: 9,406
Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida

Kawasaki Frontale won 4-3 on aggregate.


Vegalta Sendai0–0Júbilo Iwata
Attendance: 7,317
Referee: Masayoshi Okada

Júbilo Iwata won 2-1 on aggregate.


Gamba Osaka1–2Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Dodo   82' Sato   26'
Morisaki   56'
Attendance: 6,498
Referee: Minoru Tojo

Sanfrecce Hiroshima won by away goals rule (2-2 on aggregate).


Shimizu S-Pulse0–0F.C. Tokyo
Attendance: 5,683
Referee: Matsuo Hajime

Shimizu S-Pulse won by away goals rule (1-1 on aggregate).

Semifinals

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First leg

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Júbilo Iwata0–1Kawasaki Frontale
Kurotsu   55'
Attendance: 10,353
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura

Sanfrecce Hiroshima2–1Shimizu S-Pulse
Lee   55'
Takahagi   68'
Edamura   76'
Attendance: 5,034
Referee: Joji Kashihara

Second leg

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Kawasaki Frontale1–3Júbilo Iwata
Juninho   38' Oi   35'
Yamazaki   78'
Naruoka   88'
Attendance: 13,417
Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami

Júbilo Iwata won 3-2 on aggregate.


Shimizu S-Pulse1–1Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Ono   87' Yamagishi   64'
Attendance: 12,384
Referee: Kenji Ogiya

Sanfrecce Hiroshima won 3-2 on aggregate.

Final

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Júbilo Iwata5–3 (a.e.t.)Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Funatani   36'
Maeda   89',   109'
Suganuma   102'
Yamazaki   104'
Lee   43'
Yamagishi   48'
Makino   105+3'
Attendance: 39,767
Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama

Top goalscorers

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Goalscorers Goals Team
  Gilsinho
5
Júbilo Iwata
  Yuzo Tashiro
3
Montedio Yamagata
  Diego
3
Kyoto Sanga
  Atsushi Yanagisawa
3
Kyoto Sanga
  Popó
3
Vissel Kobe

References

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