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2008 J.League Cup
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | J.League Cup |
| year | 2008 |
| other_titles | J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup |
| country | Japan |
| dates | March 20 and November 1 |
| champions | Oita Trinita |
| count | 1 |
| runner-up | Shimizu S-Pulse |
| semi-finalist1 | Gamba Osaka |
| semi-finalist2 | Nagoya Grampus |
| matches | 61 |
| player_label | MVP Award |
| prevseason | 2007 |
| nextseason | 2009 |
| runner-up = Shimizu S-Pulse | semi-finalist1 = Gamba Osaka | semi-finalist2 = Nagoya Grampus
The 2008 edition of the J. League Cup, officially the 2008 J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup, sponsored by Nabisco began on March 20. The top team in each of the four qualifying group automatically qualified for the quarter-finals along with the best two remaining runners-up. Both Gamba Osaka and Kashima Antlers received a bye to the quarter-final stage due to their participation in the group stage of the Asian Champions League.
Oita Trinita defeated Shimizu S-Pulse 2–0 in the final on November 1 at the Tokyo National Stadium. They qualified for the 2009 Pan-Pacific Championship and the 2009 Suruga Bank Championship.
Group stage
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knockout stage
| score-width=30px | team-width=160px | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=JEF United Chiba | RD1-score1-1= 0 | RD1-score1-2= 0 | RD1-score1-3= 0 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Nagoya Grampus | RD1-score2-1= 1 | RD1-score2-2= 1 | RD1-score2-3= 2 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=FC Tokyo | RD1-score3-1= 1 | RD1-score3-2= 1 | RD1-score3-3= 2 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Oita Trinita | RD1-score4-1= 2 | RD1-score4-2= 1 | RD1-score4-3= 3 | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=Kashima Antlers | RD1-score5-1= 0 | RD1-score5-2= 1 | RD1-score5-3= 1 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=Shimizu S-Pulse | RD1-score6-1= 0 | RD1-score6-2= 2 | RD1-score6-3= 2 | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=Gamba Osaka | RD1-score7-1= 1 | RD1-score7-2= 1 | RD1-score7-3= 2 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=Yokohama F. Marinos | RD1-score8-1= 0 | RD1-score8-2= 2 | RD1-score8-3= 2
| RD2-team1=Nagoya Grampus | RD2-score1-1= 1 | RD2-score1-2= 0 | RD2-score1-3= 1 | RD2-team2=Oita Trinita | RD2-score2-1= 1 | RD2-score2-2= 1 | RD2-score2-3= 2 | RD2-team3=Shimizu S-Pulse | RD2-score3-1= 1 | RD2-score3-2= 3 | RD2-score3-3= 4 | RD2-team4=Gamba Osaka | RD2-score4-1= 1 | RD2-score4-2= 2 | RD2-score4-3= 3
| RD3-team1=Oita Trinita | RD3-score1-1= 2 | RD3-score1-2= | RD3-score1-3= | RD3-team2=Shimizu S-Pulse | RD3-score2-1= 0 | RD3-score2-2= | RD3-score2-3=
Quarter-finals
First leg
Edmilson
Second leg
Lopes Gamba Osaka advances to the semi-finals on Away goals rule.
Hyodo
Semifinals
First leg
Second leg
Lucas Edamura
Final
Main article: 2008 J.League Cup Final
Ueslei
| BRA Chamusca |
|---|
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| JPN Kenta Hasegawa |
|---|
|}
Awards
- MVP: Japan Daiki Takamatsu (Oita Trinita)
- Top Scorer: Japan Keita Sugimoto (Nagoya Grampus)
- New Hero Prize: Japan Mu Kanazaki (Oita Trinita)
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