The J.League have confirmed this will now be a full knockout competition starting in June. Five rounds, two legs in the first two and then single matches from the quarter finals onwards. ACL teams still get byes to the quarters, Omiya and Niigata get byes to the second round. Full draw: http://www.j-league.or.jp/data/view.php?d=news&f=cup&y=2011&l=E Potential Osaka derby in the semi final.
Re: 2011 Nabisco Cup Thread [R] Or Gamba-Reds, all in one game! I am wondering where will the quarterfinals and semifinals played.
Re: 2011 Nabisco Cup Thread [R] Looking at the breakdown of groups, and the fact that quarterfinal and semifinal are played within the same week, I think the following would be a good educated guess: Top left section QF: Saitama Bottom left section QF: Nagai or Banpaku Left semifinal: The other Osaka (Nagai/Banpaku) Top right QF: Toyota Bottom right QF: Nissan Right semifinal: Kokuritsu
Re: 2011 Nabisco Cup Thread [R] Matsu, I know that you DO secretly work for the J.League, don't you??
Re: 2011 Nabisco Cup Thread [R] Nice guess, but I think you're putting too much thought into it. It's simply the team on top that hosts the match so the four ACL clubs will each host a quarter final and then Cerezo/Nagoya (or whoever defeats them) will host the semi finals. At least that's what it think it says here (correct me if I'm reading it wrong).
Re: 2011 Nabisco Cup Thread [R] Several problems there. First of all Kashima probably cant host (unless their stadium is fully repaired in time) so they would probably have to play at either Kokuritsu or Yokohama (which makes more sense looking at the potential opponents). If Kashima is fully repaired in time, then I agree the quarterfinal will probably be played there. But Im a bit sceptical after seeing the photos of the damage. Second, Cerezo and Gamba are in the same half of the block so assuming both progress, one of them would be playing two CONSECUTIVE times at home. That is a bit too big an advantage even for the J.League to accept. Its far more likely that Cerezo would play one game at Saitama, simply for the attendance boost (and because either Reds or Omiya are likely to be the opponent) and then play their semifinal at Nagai which will be home IF they progress, and home-like enough to boost attendance if the semifinal turns out to be Gamba-Reds. Third, keep in mind that stadiums have to be booked in advance. You cant change venue just because (for example) Montedio beats both Urawa and Omiya. Finally, what it says in the note below the graphic is that the team on the right side of the bracket will be considered "home" and the team on the left will be "away". But that has nothing to do with the venue because teams dont own their stadiums so "home" and "away" are relative. Ive seen plenty of Emperor's Cup matches in the past where (for example) Urawa played in Saitama Stadium but were listed as the "AWAY" team.
Re: 2011 Nabisco Cup Thread [R] Fair enough, makes a lot of sense. I guess we'll just have to wait for more info. I definitely know that Gamba's quarter final will be at Banpaku though, because they announced it themselves.
This will stay sticky until a few days after the final, then I will unstick it and stick the Emperor's Cup instead. Edit: We'll stick this when the Nabisco gets a bit more serious!
For QF at least, teams in the top of the bracket will be hosting the home game in their respective home stadiums. http://www.jsgoal.jp/2011nabisco/news/article/00125218.html
I hope he'll be able to stay on. I haven't watched any of their games since the game at Nissan at the start of July; is it a case of the squad needing some defensive reinforcement?
Since there's no 2012 thread: http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/soccer/jleague/news/20110914-OHT1T00229.htm From next year, welcome J2 teams back to Nabisco. Could we see the winner of South America's secondary club tournament travel to Shikoku and play Kamatamare Sanuki?
avoiding relegation is priority at the moment, personally i dont care about the cups much right now ... it was a good game today though, controlled Cerezo for the first 60mins or so, after that Cerezo became stronger and had some nice chances as well besides the equalizer however, whats the point in getting into final or even winning the cup, when you will get relegated the same time ... though semi finals are already on Sunday, next league match some time from now, so of course i dont mind knocking out Gamba too but i really cant remember when we won against them last time... really thrilling games in heavy rain tonight ... who was that hitting the post (+second chance on rebound) in last second against Kashima? if that would have gone in...
It was Taniguchi who hit the post. Urawa should be careful, maybe the "Nabisco curse" of being champion and relegated may occur in the same year this time...
Fantastic match between Kashima and Nagoya. Kashima completely dominated, missing chances after chances because of the usual suspect (Koroki), then Tulio leveled the score following a FK (predictable) and Nagoya began to turn the tide. Now during extra time.
lol, there's only one more game to play. And money to win. I could take it if we're talking about Emperor's Cup.