Quarterfinals Draw

December 20:
Yokohama F Marinos vs Sagan Tosu (Saga)
Shimizu S-Pulse vs FC Tokyo (Sendai)
Kashiwa Reysol vs Sanfreece Hiroshima (Okayama)
December 25:
Gamba Osaka vs Nagoya Grampus (Kobe)

Round 5 Results

Round 5 produced some close results and also a couple of boilovers. Yokohama edged out Urawa in PKs after they saw Urawa peg back their two point lead and go into penalties. FC Tokyo also came back from 2-0 down and nailed Albirix with three unanswered goals to win 3-2. Shimizu and Kashima fought out a very evenly contested game with Shimizu winning in the end thanks to two extended time goals.
The two J2 teams both produced stunning performances as Sanfreece beat Frontale by two, and Sagan Tosu destroyed Vissel by a masive 5-2.

Urawa Reds 2 - 2 (PK 5-6) Yokohama F Marinos (ht 2-2)
Nagoya Grampus 2 - 1 Omiya Ardijya (ht 2-1)
Albirix Niigata 2 - 3 FC Tokyo (ht 2-1)
Kashiwa Reysol 1 - 0 Kyoto Sanga (ht 0-0)
Kawasaki Frontale 0 - 2 Sanfreece Hiroshima (ht 0-1)
Sagan Tosu 5 - 2 Vissel Kobe (ht 3-1)
Kashima Antlers 3 - 4 (fulltime 2-2) Shimizu S-Pulse (ht 1-1)
Jubilo Iwata 1 - 3 Gamba Osaka (ht 0-0)

Round 5 Draw

Urawa Reds vs Yokohama F Marinos (Kagawa)
Vissel Kobe vs Sagan Tosu (Kobe)
Jubilo Iwata vs Gamba Osaka (Iwata)
Omiya Ardija vs Nagoya Grampus (Omiya)
Kashima Antlers vs Shimizu S-Pulse (Kashima)
Albirix Niigata vs FC Tokyo (Tottori)
Kashiwa Reysol vs Kyoto Sanga (Toyama)
Kawasaki Frontale vs Sanfreece Hiroshima (Nagasaki)

Round 4 Results

Round 4 saw the J1 teams stamp their feet on the cup and defeat almost all of their J2 rivals. An exception was Sanfreece Hiroshima, who although a man up, had to leave it to the last minute to beat Tokyo Verdy 1-0. In the other shock result recently crowned Nabisco Cup championed fell back down to earth when they were beaten by Kyuushuu rivals Sagan Tosu 0-2, through a brace of goals to MF Koji Hirose.
In perhaps the game of the round, Kokushikan University held the lead twice against J1 Kings Kashima Antlers only to lose out in a PK challenge. Goals to Danilo and Marquinhos saved the 2007 Emperor's Cup winners from sure embaressment.
In other games FC Gifu, Vegalta Sendai and JEF Chiba all suffered defeats to last-minute goals.

Albirix Niigata 2 - 0 Yokohama FC (ht 2-0)
Kyoto Sanga 3 - 0 Mito Hollyhock (ht 1-0)
Kashiwa Reysol 1 - 0 Thespa Kusatsu (ht 0-0)
Tokyo Verdy 0 - 1 Sanfreece Hiroshima (ht 0-0)
Kashima Antlers 2 - 2 (PK 3-0) Kokushikan University (ht 1-1)
Omiya Ardija 1 - 0 Cerezo Osaka (ht 0-0)
Nagoya Grampus 1 - 0 FC Gifu (ht 0-0)
Jubilo Iwata 3 - 1 Tochigi SC (ht 1-0)
Vissel Kobe 8 - 0 Yamaga Matsumoto SC (ht 2-0)
Yokohama F Marinos 1 - 0 Consadole Sapporo (ht 0-0)
FC Tokyo 2 - 1 Vegalta Sendai (ht 1-0)
Kawasaki Frontale 3 - 1 Montedio Yamagata (ht 2-1)
Urawa Reds 1 - 0 (full-time 0-0) Ehime FC (ht 0-0)
Shimizu S-Pulse 1 - 0 JEF Chiba (ht 0-0)
Oita Trinita 0 - 2 Sagan Tosu (ht 0-1)
Gamba Osaka 2 - 1 (full-time 1-1) Ventforet Kofu (ht 0-1)