The J. League Cup 1992, officially the '92 J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup, was the 18th edition of Japan soccer league cup tournament and the first edition under the current J. League Cup format. The championship started on September 5 and finished on November 23, 1992.

1992 J.League Cup
J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup
Tournament details
CountryJapan
Dates5 September and
23 November 1992
Teams10
Final positions
ChampionsVerdy Kawasaki (1st title)
Runner-upShimizu S-Pulse
Semifinalists
Tournament statistics
Matches played48
Goals scored151 (3.15 per match)
MVP AwardKazuyoshi Miura (Verdy Kawasaki)
1993 →

Round robin

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Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts
Verdy Kawasaki 9 6 3 18 11 +7 29
Shimizu S-Pulse 9 5 4 16 12 +4 27
Nagoya Grampus Eight 9 6 3 14 10 +4 27
Kashima Antlers 9 4 5 25 20 +5 25
Urawa Reds 9 5 4 15 16 −1 25
JEF Ichihara 9 5 4 8 7 +1 22
Yokohama Marinos 9 5 4 14 14 0 22
Gamba Osaka 9 4 5 13 18 −5 21
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 9 3 6 15 18 −3 18
Yokohama Flügels 9 2 7 10 22 −12 10
Source: [1]

Knockout phase

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Semifinals
October 16
Final
November 23
      
1 Verdy Kawasaki 1
4 Kashima Antlers 0
1 Verdy Kawasaki 1
2 Shimizu S-Pulse 0
2 Shimizu S-Pulse 1
3 Nagoya Grampus 0

Semifinals

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Verdy Kawasaki1–0Kashima Antlers
Miura   64' Report
Attendance: 39,390
Referee: Hideo Kikuchi

Shimizu S-Pulse1–0Nagoya Grampus Eight
Naito   9' Report
Attendance: 13,391
Referee: Shinichiro Obata

Final

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Verdy Kawasaki1–0Shimizu S-Pulse
Miura   57' Report
Attendance: 56,000
Referee: Masahiro Sogawa

References

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  1. ^ "1992 J. League Cup Data". RSSSF.COM. Retrieved 20 December 2021.