2006 J.League Cup
Introduction The Last edition of the J.League Cup, officially the '''2006 J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup''', sponsored by Nabisco began on March 29.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 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 championship.
Group stage ===Group A===2006-03-29'''Urawa Red Diamonds''''''2–0''''''F.C. Tokyo''''''Yokohama F. Marinos''''''1–0''''''Avispa Fukuoka'''2006-04-12'''Urawa Red Diamonds''''''3–1''''''Avispa Fukuoka''''''Yokohama F. Marinos''''''2–0''''''F.C. Tokyo''' 2006-04-26'''F.C. Tokyo''''''1–2''''''Yokohama F. Marinos''''''Avispa Fukuoka''''''1–3''''''Urawa Red Diamonds'''2006-05-14'''F.C. Tokyo''''''0–1''''''Avispa Fukuoka''''''Yokohama F. Marinos''''''1–2''''''Urawa Red Diamonds'''2006-05-17'''F.C. Tokyo''''''0–0''''''Urawa Red Diamonds''''''Avispa Fukuoka''''''1–1''''''Yokohama F. Marinos'''2006-05-21'''Urawa Red Diamonds''''''4–2''''''Yokohama F. Marinos''''''Avispa Fukuoka''''''0–0''''''F.C. Tokyo'''===Group B===2009-03-29'''Kashima Antlers''''''4–1''''''Ōita Trinita''''''Kyoto Purple Sanga''''''3–4''''''Kawasaki Frontale'''2009-04-12'''Kashima Antlers''''''3–1''''''Kawasaki Frontale''''''Ōita Trinita''''''2–1''''''Kyoto Purple Sanga'''2009-04-26'''Kawasaki Frontale''''''4–1''''''Kyoto Purple Sanga''''''Ōita Trinita''''''1–0''''''Kashima Antlers'''2009-05-14'''Kashima Antlers''''''3–2''''''Kyoto Purple Sanga''''''Ōita Trinita''''''0–2''''''Kawasaki Frontale'''2009-05-17'''Kawasaki Frontale''''''1–0''''''Ōita Trinita''''''Kyoto Purple Sanga''''''2–1''''''Kashima Antlers'''2009-05-21'''Kawasaki Frontale''''''2–1''''''Kashima Antlers''''''Kyoto Purple Sanga''''''1–2''''''Ōita Trinita'''===Group C===2006-03-29'''JEF United Chiba''''''2–1''''''Sanfrecce Hiroshima''''''Albirex Niigata''''''3–3''''''Shimizu S-Pulse'''2006-04-12'''JEF United Chiba''''''3–2''''''Albirex Niigata''''''Shimizu S-Pulse''''''2–2''''''Sanfrecce Hiroshima''' 2006-04-26'''Shimizu S-Pulse''''''1–2''''''Albirex Niigata''''''Sanfrecce Hiroshima''''''3–4''''''JEF United Chiba'''2006-05-14'''Shimizu S-Pulse''''''1–0''''''JEF United Chiba''''''Sanfrecce Hiroshima''''''0–0''''''Albirex Niigata'''2006-05-17'''Sanfrecce Hiroshima''''''0–1''''''Shimizu S-Pulse'''2006-05-18'''Albirex Niigata''''''0–0''''''JEF United Chiba'''2006-05-21'''JEF United Chiba''''''1–0''''''Shimizu S-Pulse''''''Albirex Niigata''''''0–1''''''Sanfrecce Hiroshima'''===Group D===2006-03-29'''Nagoya Grampus Eight''''''1–3''''''Ventforet Kofu''''''Cerezo Osaka''''''1–0''''''Júbilo Iwata'''2006-04-05'''Júbilo Iwata''''''2–1''''''Omiya Ardija'''2006-04-12'''Ventforet Kofu''''''2–2''''''Júbilo Iwata''' '''Cerezo Osaka''''''1–1''''''Nagoya Grampus Eight'''2006-04-26'''Omiya Ardija''''''2–3''''''Júbilo Iwata''''''Ventforet Kofu''''''1–1''''''Nagoya Grampus Eight'''2006-05-10'''Ventforet Kofu''''''0–1''''''Cerezo Osaka''''''Nagoya Grampus Eight''''''1–2''''''Omiya Ardija'''2006-05-14'''Omiya Ardija''''''1–0''''''Ventforet Kofu''''''Nagoya Grampus Eight''''''1–1''''''Cerezo Osaka'''2006-05-17'''Omiya Ardija''''''1–1''''''Cerezo Osaka'''2006-05-18'''Júbilo Iwata''''''1–2''''''Ventforet Kofu'''2006-05-21'''Júbilo Iwata''''''2–1''''''Nagoya Grampus Eight''''''Cerezo Osaka''''''3–2''''''Omiya Ardija'''===Runner-up qualifiers===
Knockout stage ===Quarter finals=======First leg====------------====Second leg===='''Kawasaki Frontale advances to the semi-finals on Away goals rule.''' ------------===Semi finals=======First leg====----====Second leg===='''Kashima Antlers advances to the finals on Away goals rule.''' ----===Final===
Awards *MVP :  Koki Mizuno (JEF United Chiba)*Top Scorer :  Washington (Urawa Red Diamonds), 9 goals*New Hero Prize :  Hiroyuki Taniguchi (Kawasaki Frontale)
See also *2006 J.League Division 1*2006 J.League Division 2*2006 Emperor's Cup
External links *  J.League Official Site