{{More citations needed|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox football tournament season | title = J.League Cup | year = 2006 | other_titles = J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup | country = Japan | dates = March 29 and November 3 | num_teams = | champions = [[JEF United Chiba]] | count = 2 | runner-up = [[Kashima Antlers]] | semi-finalist1 = [[Yokohama F. Marinos]] | semi-finalist2 = [[Kawasaki Frontale]] | matches = | goals = | attendance = | top_goal_scorer = | player_label = MVP Award | player = | prevseason = [[2005 J.League Cup|2005]] | nextseason = [[2007 J.League Cup|2007]] }} The 2006 edition of the [[J.League Cup]], officially the '''2006 J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup''' was sponsored by [[Nabisco]]. First-round matches were held from March 29 through May 21.<ref>{{Cite news |date=January 28, 2006 |title=Zico remains cautious with Hirayama |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/285825388/913F33F194D74BDDPQ/5 |access-date=2024-09-08 |work=The Daily Yomiuri |id={{ProQuest|285825388}}}}</ref> [[Gamba Osaka]] 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.
The final was on November 3 at the [[Olympic Stadium (Tokyo)|Tokyo National Stadium]]. The winners were [[JEF United Ichihara Chiba]], beating [[Kashima Antlers]] in the final 2–0 to claim its second [[J.League Cup]].
==Group stage== {{col-start}} {{col-2}}
===Group A=== {{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |res_col_header=Q |show_positions=n |sortable_table=y
|team1=URW|name_URW=[[Urawa Red Diamonds]] |team2=MAR|name_MAR=[[Yokohama F. Marinos]] |team3=AVI|name_AVI=[[Avispa Fukuoka]] |team4=TOK|name_TOK=[[F.C. Tokyo]] |win_URW=5|draw_URW=1|loss_URW=0|gf_URW=14|ga_URW=5 |win_MAR=3|draw_MAR=1|loss_MAR=2|gf_MAR=9|ga_MAR=8 |win_AVI=1|draw_AVI=2|loss_AVI=3|gf_AVI=5|ga_AVI=8 |win_TOK=0|draw_TOK=2|loss_TOK=4|gf_TOK=1|ga_TOK=7
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{|width=100% cellspacing=1 ! ! ! |- |2006-03-29 |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''[[Urawa Red Diamonds]]'''||align=center|'''2–0'''||'''[[F.C. Tokyo]]''' |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''[[Yokohama F. Marinos]]'''||align=center|'''1–0'''||'''[[Avispa Fukuoka]]''' |- |2006-04-12 |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''[[Urawa Red Diamonds]]'''||align=center|'''3–1'''||'''[[Avispa Fukuoka]]''' |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''[[Yokohama F. Marinos]]'''||align=center|'''2–0'''||'''[[F.C. Tokyo]]''' |- |2006-04-26 |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''[[F.C. Tokyo]]'''||align=center|'''1–2'''||'''[[Yokohama F. Marinos]]''' |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''[[Avispa Fukuoka]]'''||align=center|'''1–3'''||'''[[Urawa Red Diamonds]]''' |- |2006-05-14 |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''[[F.C. Tokyo]]'''||align=center|'''0–1'''||'''[[Avispa Fukuoka]]''' |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''[[Yokohama F. Marinos]]'''||align=center|'''1–2'''||'''[[Urawa Red Diamonds]]''' |- |2006-05-17 |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''[[F.C. Tokyo]]'''||align=center|'''0–0'''||'''[[Urawa Red Diamonds]]''' |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''[[Avispa Fukuoka]]'''||align=center|'''1–1'''||'''[[Yokohama F. Marinos]]''' |- |2006-05-21 |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''[[Urawa Red Diamonds]]'''||align=center|'''4–2'''||'''[[Yokohama F. Marinos]]''' |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''[[Avispa Fukuoka]]'''||align=center|'''0–0'''||'''[[F.C. Tokyo]]''' |} {{col-2}}
===Group B=== {{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |res_col_header=Q |show_positions=n |sortable_table=y
|team1=FRO|name_FRO=[[Kawasaki Frontale]] |team2=KAS|name_KAS=[[Kashima Antlers]] |team3=TRI|name_TRI=[[Ōita Trinita]] |team4=KPS|name_KPS=[[Kyoto Purple Sanga]] |win_FRO=5|draw_FRO=0|loss_FRO=1|gf_FRO=14|ga_FRO=8 |win_KAS=3|draw_KAS=0|loss_KAS=3|gf_KAS=12|ga_KAS=9 |win_TRI=3|draw_TRI=0|loss_TRI=3|gf_TRI=6|ga_TRI=9 |win_KPS=1|draw_KPS=0|loss_KPS=5|gf_KPS=10|ga_KPS=16
|col_A=green1|text_A= |result1=A |col_B=yellow1|text_B= |result2=B |update=complete|source= }} {|width=100% cellspacing=1 ! ! ! |- |2009-03-29 |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''[[Kashima Antlers]]'''||align=center|'''4–1'''||'''[[Ōita Trinita]]''' |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''[[Kyoto Purple Sanga]]'''||align=center|'''3–4'''||'''[[Kawasaki Frontale]]''' |- |2009-04-12 |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''[[Kashima Antlers]]'''||align=center|'''3–1'''||'''[[Kawasaki Frontale]]''' |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''[[Ōita Trinita]]'''||align=center|'''2–1'''||'''[[Kyoto Purple Sanga]]''' |- |2009-04-26 |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''[[Kawasaki Frontale]]'''||align=center|'''4–1'''||'''[[Kyoto Purple Sanga]]''' |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''[[Ōita Trinita]]'''||align=center|'''1–0'''||'''[[Kashima Antlers]]''' |- |2009-05-14 |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''[[Kashima Antlers]]'''||align=center|'''3–2'''||'''[[Kyoto Purple Sanga]]''' |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''[[Ōita Trinita]]'''||align=center|'''0–2'''||'''[[Kawasaki Frontale]]''' |- |2009-05-17 |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''[[Kawasaki Frontale]]'''||align=center|'''1–0'''||'''[[Ōita Trinita]]''' |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''[[Kyoto Purple Sanga]]'''||align=center|'''2–1'''||'''[[Kashima Antlers]]''' |- |2009-05-21 |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''[[Kawasaki Frontale]]'''||align=center|'''2–1'''||'''[[Kashima Antlers]]''' |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''[[Kyoto Purple Sanga]]'''||align=center|'''1–2'''||'''[[Ōita Trinita]]''' |} {{col-2}} {{col-end}}
{{col-start}} {{col-2}}
===Group C=== {{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |res_col_header=Q |show_positions=n |sortable_table=y
|team1=JEF|name_JEF=[[JEF United Ichihara Chiba|JEF United Chiba]] |team2=SSP|name_SSP=[[Shimizu S-Pulse]] |team3=ALB|name_ALB=[[Albirex Niigata]] |team4=SAN|name_SAN=[[Sanfrecce Hiroshima]] |win_JEF=4|draw_JEF=1|loss_JEF=1|gf_JEF=10|ga_JEF=7 |win_SSP=2|draw_SSP=2|loss_SSP=2|gf_SSP=8|ga_SSP=8 |win_ALB=1|draw_ALB=3|loss_ALB=2|gf_ALB=7|ga_ALB=8 |win_SAN=1|draw_SAN=2|loss_SAN=3|gf_SAN=7|ga_SAN=9
|col_A=green1|text_A= |result1=A |col_B=yellow1|text_B= |result2=B |update=complete|source= }}
{|width=100% cellspacing=1 ! ! ! |- |2006-03-29 |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''[[JEF United Ichihara Chiba|JEF United Chiba]]'''||align=center|'''2–1'''||'''[[Sanfrecce Hiroshima]]''' |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''[[Albirex Niigata]]'''||align=center|'''3–3'''||'''[[Shimizu S-Pulse]]''' |- |2006-04-12 |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''[[JEF United Ichihara Chiba|JEF United Chiba]]'''||align=center|'''3–2'''||'''[[Albirex Niigata]]''' |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''[[Shimizu S-Pulse]]'''||align=center|'''2–2'''||'''[[Sanfrecce Hiroshima]]''' |- |2006-04-26 |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''[[Shimizu S-Pulse]]'''||align=center|'''1–2'''||'''[[Albirex Niigata]]''' |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''[[Sanfrecce Hiroshima]]'''||align=center|'''3–4'''||'''[[JEF United Ichihara Chiba|JEF United Chiba]]''' |- |2006-05-14 |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''[[Shimizu S-Pulse]]'''||align=center|'''1–0'''||'''[[JEF United Ichihara Chiba|JEF United Chiba]]''' |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''[[Sanfrecce Hiroshima]]'''||align=center|'''0–0'''||'''[[Albirex Niigata]]''' |- |2006-05-17 |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''[[Sanfrecce Hiroshima]]'''||align=center|'''0–1'''||'''[[Shimizu S-Pulse]]''' |- |2006-05-18 |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''[[Albirex Niigata]]'''||align=center|'''0–0'''||'''[[JEF United Ichihara Chiba|JEF United Chiba]]''' |- |2006-05-21 |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''[[JEF United Ichihara Chiba|JEF United Chiba]]'''||align=center|'''1–0'''||'''[[Shimizu S-Pulse]]''' |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''[[Albirex Niigata]]'''||align=center|'''0–1'''||'''[[Sanfrecce Hiroshima]]''' |} {{col-2}}
===Group D=== {{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |res_col_header=Q |show_positions=n |sortable_table=y
|team1=CER|name_CER=[[Cerezo Osaka]] |team2=JÚB|name_JÚB=[[Júbilo Iwata]] |team3=VEN|name_VEN=[[Ventforet Kofu]] |team4=OMI|name_OMI=[[Omiya Ardija]] |team5=NGE|name_NGE=[[Nagoya Grampus Eight]] |win_CER=3|draw_CER=3|loss_CER=0|gf_CER=8|ga_CER=5 |win_JÚB=3|draw_JÚB=1|loss_JÚB=2|gf_JÚB=10|ga_JÚB=9 |win_VEN=2|draw_VEN=2|loss_VEN=2|gf_VEN=8|ga_VEN=7 |win_OMI=2|draw_OMI=1|loss_OMI=3|gf_OMI=9|ga_OMI=10 |win_NGE=0|draw_NGE=3|loss_NGE=3|gf_NGE=6|ga_NGE=10
|col_A=green1|text_A= |result1=A |col_B=yellow1|text_B= |result2=B |update=complete|source= }}
{|width=100% cellspacing=1 ! ! ! |- |2006-03-29 |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''[[Nagoya Grampus Eight]]'''||align=center|'''1–3'''||'''[[Ventforet Kofu]]''' |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''[[Cerezo Osaka]]'''||align=center|'''1–0'''||'''[[Júbilo Iwata]]''' |- |2006-04-05 |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''[[Júbilo Iwata]]'''||align=center|'''2–1'''||'''[[Omiya Ardija]]''' |- |2006-04-12 |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''[[Ventforet Kofu]]'''||align=center|'''2–2'''||'''[[Júbilo Iwata]]''' |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''[[Cerezo Osaka]]'''||align=center|'''1–1'''||'''[[Nagoya Grampus Eight]]''' |- |2006-04-26 |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''[[Omiya Ardija]]'''||align=center|'''2–3'''||'''[[Júbilo Iwata]]''' |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''[[Ventforet Kofu]]'''||align=center|'''1–1'''||'''[[Nagoya Grampus Eight]]''' |- |2006-05-10 |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''[[Ventforet Kofu]]'''||align=center|'''0–1'''||'''[[Cerezo Osaka]]''' |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''[[Nagoya Grampus Eight]]'''||align=center|'''1–2'''||'''[[Omiya Ardija]]''' |- |2006-05-14 |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''[[Omiya Ardija]]'''||align=center|'''1–0'''||'''[[Ventforet Kofu]]''' |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''[[Nagoya Grampus Eight]]'''||align=center|'''1–1'''||'''[[Cerezo Osaka]]''' |- |2006-05-17 |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''[[Omiya Ardija]]'''||align=center|'''1–1'''||'''[[Cerezo Osaka]]''' |- |2006-05-18 |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''[[Júbilo Iwata]]'''||align=center|'''1–2'''||'''[[Ventforet Kofu]]''' |- |2006-05-21 |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''[[Júbilo Iwata]]'''||align=center|'''2–1'''||'''[[Nagoya Grampus Eight]]''' |- style=font-size:90% |align=right|'''[[Cerezo Osaka]]'''||align=center|'''3–2'''||'''[[Omiya Ardija]]''' |} {{col-2}} {{col-end}}
===Runner-up qualifiers=== {{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |res_col_header=Q |show_positions=n |sortable_table=y
|team1=JÚB|name_JÚB=[[Júbilo Iwata]] |team2=MAR|name_MAR=[[Yokohama F. Marinos]] |team3=KAS|name_KAS=[[Kashima Antlers]] |team4=SSP|name_SSP=[[Shimizu S-Pulse]] |win_JÚB=3|draw_JÚB=1|loss_JÚB=2|gf_JÚB=10|ga_JÚB=9 |win_MAR=3|draw_MAR=1|loss_MAR=2|gf_MAR=9|ga_MAR=8 |win_KAS=3|draw_KAS=0|loss_KAS=3|gf_KAS=12|ga_KAS=9 |win_SSP=2|draw_SSP=2|loss_SSP=2|gf_SSP=8|ga_SSP=8
|col_A=green1|text_A= |result1=A|result2=A|result3=A |update=complete|source= }}
==Knockout stage== {{8TeamBracket | sets=2/2/1 | aggregate=y | score-width=30px | team-width=160px | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=[[Urawa Red Diamonds]] | RD1-score1-1= 4 | RD1-score1-2= 1 | RD1-score1-agg= 5 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2='''[[Kawasaki Frontale]]''' | RD1-score2-1= 3 | RD1-score2-2= 2 | RD1-score2-agg= 5 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=[[Cerezo Osaka]] | RD1-score3-1= 2 | RD1-score3-2= 2 | RD1-score3-agg= 4 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4='''[[JEF United Ichihara Chiba|JEF United Chiba]]''' | RD1-score4-1= 5 | RD1-score4-2= 3 | RD1-score4-agg= 8 | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5='''[[Yokohama F. Marinos]]''' | RD1-score5-1= 2 | RD1-score5-2= 2 | RD1-score5-agg= 4 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=[[Júbilo Iwata]] | RD1-score6-1= 1 | RD1-score6-2= 0 | RD1-score6-agg= 1 | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7='''[[Kashima Antlers]]''' | RD1-score7-1= 0 | RD1-score7-2= 2 | RD1-score7-agg= 2 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=[[Gamba Osaka]] | RD1-score8-1= 0 | RD1-score8-2= 0 | RD1-score8-agg= 0
<!-- semi finals --> | RD2-team1=[[Kawasaki Frontale]] | RD2-score1-1= 2 | RD2-score1-2= 2 | RD2-score1-agg= 4 | RD2-team2='''[[JEF United Ichihara Chiba|JEF United Chiba]]''' | RD2-score2-1= 2 | RD2-score2-2= 3 | RD2-score2-agg= 5 | RD2-team3=[[Yokohama F. Marinos]] | RD2-score3-1= 0 | RD2-score3-2= 2 | RD2-score3-agg= 2 | RD2-team4='''[[Kashima Antlers]]''' | RD2-score4-1= 1 | RD2-score4-2= 1 | RD2-score4-agg= 2
<!-- final --> | RD3-team1='''[[JEF United Ichihara Chiba|JEF United Chiba]]''' | RD3-score1-1= | RD3-score1-2= | RD3-score1-agg= 2 | RD3-team2=[[Kashima Antlers]] | RD3-score2-1= | RD3-score2-2= | RD3-score2-agg= 0 }}
===Quarter finals===
====First leg==== {{football box |date=2006-06-03 |team1=[[Urawa Red Diamonds]] |score= 4–3 |team2=[[Kawasaki Frontale]] |stadium=[[Urawa Komaba Stadium]], [[Saitama, Saitama|Saitama]] }} ---- {{football box |date=2006-06-03 |team1=[[Yokohama F. Marinos]] |score= 2–1 |team2=[[Júbilo Iwata]] |stadium=[[Nissan Stadium (Yokohama)|Nissan Stadium]], [[Yokohama]] }} ---- {{football box |date=2006-06-04 |team1=[[Cerezo Osaka]] |score= 2–5 |team2=[[JEF United Ichihara Chiba|JEF United Chiba]] |stadium=[[Nagai Stadium]], [[Osaka]] }} ---- {{football box |date=2006-06-04 |team1=[[Gamba Osaka]] |score= 0–0 |team2=[[Kashima Antlers]] |stadium=[[Osaka Expo '70 Stadium]], [[Suita, Osaka|Suita]] }}
====Second leg==== {{football box |date=2006-06-07 |team1=[[Kawasaki Frontale]] |score= 2–1 |team2=[[Urawa Red Diamonds]] |stadium=[[Todoroki Athletics Stadium]], [[Kawasaki, Kanagawa|Kawasaki]] }} '''[[Kawasaki Frontale]] advances to the semi-finals on [[Away goals rule]].''' ---- {{football box |date=2006-06-08 |team1=[[Júbilo Iwata]] |score= 0–2 |team2=[[Yokohama F. Marinos]] |stadium=[[Yamaha Stadium]], [[Iwata, Shizuoka|Iwata]] }} ---- {{football box |date=2006-06-08 |team1=[[JEF United Ichihara Chiba|JEF United Chiba]] |score= 3–2 |team2=[[Cerezo Osaka]] |stadium=[[Fukuda Denshi Arena]], [[Chiba, Chiba|Chiba]] }} ---- {{football box |date=2006-06-08 |team1=[[Kashima Antlers]] |score= 0–0 |team2=[[Gamba Osaka]] |stadium=[[Kashima Soccer Stadium]], [[Kashima, Ibaraki|Kashima]] }}
===Semi finals===
====First leg==== {{football box |date=2006-09-02 |team1=[[Kashima Antlers]] |score= 1–0 |team2=[[Yokohama F. Marinos]] |stadium=[[Kashima Soccer Stadium]], [[Kashima, Ibaraki|Kashima]] }} ---- {{football box |date=2006-09-03 |team1=[[Kawasaki Frontale]] |score= 2–2 |team2=[[JEF United Ichihara Chiba|JEF United Chiba]] |stadium=[[Todoroki Athletics Stadium]], [[Kawasaki, Kanagawa|Kawasaki]] }}
====Second leg==== {{football box |date=2006-09-20 |team1=[[Yokohama F. Marinos]] |score= 2–1 |team2=[[Kashima Antlers]] |stadium=[[Nissan Stadium (Yokohama)|Nissan Stadium]], [[Yokohama]] }} '''[[Kashima Antlers]] advances to the finals on [[Away goals rule]].''' ---- {{football box |date=2006-09-20 |team1=[[JEF United Ichihara Chiba|JEF United Chiba]] |score= 3–2 {{aet}} |team2=[[Kawasaki Frontale]] |stadium=[[Fukuda Denshi Arena]], [[Chiba, Chiba|Chiba]] }}
===Final=== {{main|2006 J.League Cup Final}} {{football box |date=2006-11-03 |time=14:09 |team1=[[Kashima Antlers]] |score= 0–2 |team2=[[JEF United Ichihara Chiba|JEF United Chiba]] |goals1 = |goals2 = [[Koki Mizuno|Mizuno]] {{goal|80}}<br>[[Yuki Abe|Abe]] {{goal|82}} |stadium=[[Olympic Stadium (Tokyo)|National Stadium]], Tokyo |attendance =44,704 }}
==Awards== * MVP : {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Koki Mizuno]] ([[JEF United Ichihara Chiba|JEF United Chiba]]) * Top Scorer : {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Washington Stecanela Cerqueira|Washington]] ([[Urawa Red Diamonds]]), 9 goals * New Hero Prize : {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hiroyuki Taniguchi]] ([[Kawasaki Frontale]])
==See also== * [[2006 J.League Division 1]] * [[2006 J.League Division 2]] * [[2006 Emperor's Cup]]
== References == {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20090609161408/http://www.j-league.or.jp/eng/ J.League Official Site] {{in lang|en}}
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