2016 J.League Cup
J. League YBC Levain Cup | |||
Country |
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Teams | 18 | ||
Champions | Urawa Red Diamonds | ||
Runners-up | Gamba Osaka | ||
Top goal scorer(s) | Toshiyuki Takagi (4 goals) | ||
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The 2016 J. League Cup (also known as the 2016 Yamazaki Nabisco Cup, later changed to J. League YBC Levain Cup for sponsoring purposes) is the 41st edition of the most prestigious Japanese football league cup tournament and the 24th edition under the current J.League Cup format.
Format
Teams from the J1 League will take part in the tournament. Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Gamba Osaka, Urawa Red Diamonds and FC Tokyo were given a bye to the quarter-finals due to qualification in the 2016 AFC Champions League. The remaining 14 teams started from the group stage, where they were divided into two groups of seven. The group winners and the runners-up of each group qualified for the quarter-final along with the four teams which qualified for the AFC Champions League.
Group stage
All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Group A
Standings
Updated to match(es) played on 5 June 2016. Source: 2016J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup Group Stage Group A League table
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Fair-play points; 7) Draw. |
Results
Updated to games played on 5 June 2016. |
Matches
23 March 2016 19:03 |
Kashima Antlers | 1-2 | Ventforet Kofu |
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Yamamoto ![]() |
Report | Billy Celeski ![]() Nilson ![]() |
27 March 2016 14:00 |
Vissel Kobe | 4-1 | Kashima Antlers |
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Pedro Júnior ![]() Watanabe ![]() Soma ![]() |
Report | Yamamoto ![]() |
18 May 2016 19:00 |
Kashima Antlers | 2-3 | Shonan Bellmare |
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Nagaki ![]() Doi ![]() |
Report | Otsuki ![]() Hasegawa ![]() Hanato ![]() |
25 May 2016 19:00 |
Vissel Kobe | 4-0 | Nagoya Grampus |
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Nakasaka ![]() Watanabe ![]() Ishizu ![]() Takahashi ![]() |
Report |
5 June 2016 14:00 |
Júbilo Iwata | 1-3 | Nagoya Grampus |
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Bothroyd ![]() |
Report | Koyamatsu ![]() Takeuchi ![]() Kawamata ![]() |
Group B
Standings
Updated to match(es) played on 5 June 2016. Source: 2016J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup Group Stage Group B League table
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Fair-play points; 7) Draw. |
Results
Updated to games played on 5 June 2016. |
Matches
23 March 2016 19:04 |
Avispa Fukuoka | 2-2 | Kashiwa Reysol |
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Jogo ![]() Wellington ![]() |
Report | Wako ![]() Tanaka ![]() |
6 April 2016 19:03 |
Albirex Niigata | 0-5 | Kawasaki Frontale |
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Report | Taniguchi ![]() Kano ![]() Hashimoto ![]() |
6 April 2016 19:34 |
Yokohama F. Marinos | 1-3 | Kashiwa Reysol |
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Togashi ![]() |
Report | Nakagawa ![]() Masushima ![]() |
20 April 2016 19:00 |
Kashiwa Reysol | 2-1 | Kawasaki Frontale |
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Diego Oliveira ![]() Taketomi ![]() |
Report | Eduardo Neto ![]() |
5 June 2016 14:00 |
Avispa Fukuoka | 4-2 | Albirex Niigata |
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Kanamori ![]() Hirai ![]() Jogo ![]() |
Report | Yamazaki ![]() Suzuki ![]() |
Knock-out stage
All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
Yokohama F. Marinos (a) | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
Omiya Ardija | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||
Yokohama F. Marinos | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
Gamba Osaka (a) | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
Gamba Osaka | 1 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||
Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||
Gamba Osaka | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||
Urawa Red Diamonds | 1 (5) | |||||||||||||
Urawa Red Diamonds | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||
Vissel Kobe | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
Urawa Red Diamonds | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||
FC Tokyo | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
Avispa Fukuoka | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
FC Tokyo | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Quarter-finals
First leg
Second leg
2–2 on aggregate. Yokohama F. Marinos won on away goals
Urawa Red Diamonds won 6-1 on aggregate.
4 September 2016 19:02 |
Gamba Osaka | 6–3 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
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Nagasawa ![]() Niwa ![]() Ademilson ![]() Abe ![]() |
Report | Nogami ![]() Morisaki ![]() Minagawa ![]() |
Gamba Osaka won 7-4 on aggregate.
FC Tokyo won 3-1 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
First leg
Second leg
1–1 on aggregate. Gamba Osaka won on away goals
Urawa Red Diamonds won 5-2 on aggregate.
Final
15 October 2016 13:05 |
Gamba Osaka | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Urawa Red Diamonds |
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Ademilson ![]() |
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Penalties | ||
Fujimoto ![]() Konno ![]() Niwa ![]() Goya ![]() Endo ![]() |
4–5 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Top scorers
Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
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Urawa Red Diamonds | | |
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Urawa Red Diamonds | |
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Vissel Kobe | ||
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Vissel Kobe | ||
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Avispa Fukuoka | ||
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Yokohama F. Marinos |
Updated to games played on 15 October 2016
Names of players in bold are still active.
Source: J. League Data