2011 J.League Cup

2011 J. League Cup
Yamazaki Nabisco Cup
Tournament details
Country	Japan
Teams	18
Final positions
Champions	Kashima Antlers (4th title)
Runner-up	Urawa Red Diamonds
Semifinalists	Nagoya Grampus; Cerezo Osaka;
Tournament statistics
Matches played	27
	← 2010 2012 →

The 2011 J. League Cup, also known as the 2011 J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup for sponsoring purposes, is the 36th edition of the most prestigious Japanese soccer league cup tournament and the 19th edition under the current J. League Cup format. It was scheduled to begin on 16 March 2011 with the first matches of the group stage;^[1] however, the competition was postponed due to the aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.^[2] Later the beginning of the tournament is set to 5 June, with reducing the number of matches.^[3]

The winner qualified for the 2012 Suruga Bank Championship.

^ "2011 J. League schedule". J. League official website. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
^ "Japan's J.League halted after earthquake and tsunami". BBC Sport. 14 March 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
^ "Revised format of 2011 J. League Cup". Japan Football Association (in Japanese). 1 April 2011. Archived from the original on 2 October 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2011.

[schedule-1] "2011 J. League schedule". J. League official website. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2011.

[2] "Japan's J.League halted after earthquake and tsunami". BBC Sport. 14 March 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2011.

[newformat-3] "Revised format of 2011 J. League Cup". Japan Football Association (in Japanese). 1 April 2011. Archived from the original on 2 October 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2011.

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