17 May Shimizu S-Pulse 2-0 W 10 May Vissel Kobe 3-0 W 06 May V-Varen Nagasaki 1-2 L 02 May Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1-0 W 29 Apr Nagoya Grampus 6-5 W

23 May Nagoya Grampus 4-2 W 17 May Kyoto Sanga 4-0 W 10 May Gamba Osaka 1-0 W 06 May Vissel Kobe 5-6 L 02 May Fagiano Okayama 0-1 L