2017 J.League Cup

2017 J. League Cup
2017 JリーグYBCルヴァンカップ
Country  Japan
Dates 15 March – 4 November 2017
Teams 18
Champions Cerezo Osaka
Runners-up Kawasaki Frontale
Matches played 59
Goals scored 157 (2.66 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Crislan (5 goals)
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The 2017 J.League Cup (2017 Jリーグカップ), or officially the 2017 J.League YBC Levain (2017 JリーグYBCルヴァンカップ), was the 42nd edition of the most prestigious Japanese football league cup tournament and the 25th edition under the current J. League Cup format.

Format

[1]

Teams from the J. League Division 1 will take part in the tournament. Teams that qualified for 2017 AFC Champions League group stage (3 or 4 teams: later confirmed as Gamba Osaka, Kashima Antlers, Kawasaki Frontale and Urawa Red Diamonds) were given byes to the quarter-finals. The remaining teams (14 or 15 teams) started from the group stage, where they were divided into two groups of 7 or 8 teams. The group winners of each group were to qualify for the quarter-finals. The remained quarter-finalists (2 or 3 teams) were to be the winners of the play-off of the following two-legged ties:

  • If 3 teams automatically qualified for the quarter-finals due to the participation in AFC Champions League:
    • Group A runners-up v. Group B fourth place
    • Group A third place v. Group B third place
    • Group A fourth place v. Group B runners-up
  • If 4 teams automatically qualified for the quarter-finals due to the participation in AFC Champions League:
    • Group A runners-up v. Group B third place
    • Group A third place v. Group B runners-up

Group stage

Group A

Standings

Team[2] Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Vegalta Sendai 64111010013
F.C. Tokyo 6402148+612
Consadole Sapporo 631275+210
Jubilo Iwata 6303101009
Omiya Ardija 6222118+38
Kashiwa Reysol 612346-25
Shimizu S-Pulse 6105514-93

Results

Home \ Away[1] ARD REY TOKVEGJÚBCONSSP
Omiya Ardija 0–0 1–2 4–0
Kashiwa Reysol 0–1 1–2 1–0
FC Tokyo 4–3 6–0 1–0
Vegalta Sendai 1–1 2–0 3–1
Júbilo Iwata 1–2 3–1 0–2
Consadole Sapporo 1–1 2–1 1–2
Shimizu S-Pulse 2–1 2–4 0–1

Group B

Standings

Team[2] Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Vissel Kobe 6501103+715
Cerezo Osaka 642094+514
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 631256-110
Yokohama F. Marinos 63038809
Ventforet Kofu 612356-15
Sagan Tosu 61231012-25
Albirex Niigata 6015311-81

Results

Home \ Away[1] SFR VIS YMASAGVENALBCER
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 0–0 0–1
Vissel Kobe 4–1 1–0 2–1
Yokohama F. Marinos 1–2 0–2 4–1
Sagan Tosu 1–2 2–2 4–4
Ventforet Kofu 0–1 2–3 0–0
Albirex Niigata 0–1 0–1 0–2
Cerezo Osaka 1–0 2–0 1–0

Play-off stage

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Consadole Sapporo 0–3 Cerezo Osaka 0–2 0–1
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–2 F.C. Tokyo 0–1 0–1

Quarter-Finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Cerezo Osaka 2–2 (a) Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 2–2
Kawasaki Frontale 7–1 F.C. Tokyo 2–0 5–1
Vegalta Sendai 5–4 Kashima Antlers 3–1 2–3
Vissel Kobe 0–2 Gamba Osaka 0–0 0–2

Semi-Finals

First leg

Second leg

Final

Top scorers

As of match played 4 November 2017.[3]
Rank Player Club Goals
1
 Brazil Crislan Vegalta Sendai
5
2
 Japan Koki Ogawa Jubilo Iwata
4
Japan Junya Tanaka Vissel Kobe
Brazil Ricardo Santos Cerezo Osaka

References

  1. ↑ "２０１７ＪリーグYBCルヴァンカップ　大会方式および試合方式について" [Tournament/matches format of 2017 J. League YBC Levain Cup]. J. League. 13 December 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  2. 1 2 "2017 J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup - League Table". J.League Official Website.
  3. ↑ https://www.jleague.jp/en/stats/goal.html?s=YLC

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