2016 J.League Cup

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.

2016 J.League Cup
J.League YBC Levain Cup
Country Japan
Teams18
ChampionsUrawa Red Diamonds
Runners-upGamba Osaka
Top goal scorer(s)Toshiyuki Takagi (4 goals)
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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
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VIS ARD VEN BEL JÚB ANT GRA
1 Vissel Kobe 6 5 1 0 15 3 +12 16 Knock-out stage 1–1 4–1 4–0
2 Omiya Ardija 6 4 2 0 5 1 +4 14 1–0 1–0 1–0
3 Ventforet Kofu 6 2 2 2 3 4 −1 8 0–2 0–0 1–0
4 Shonan Bellmare 6 2 1 3 4 6 −2 7 0–2 0–1 0–0
5 Júbilo Iwata 6 1 2 3 4 7 −3 5 1–2 1–0 1–3
6 Kashima Antlers 6 1 1 4 8 12 −4 4 1–2 2–3 1–1
7 Nagoya Grampus 6 1 1 4 4 10 −6 4 0–0 0–1 1–3
Updated to match(es) played on 5 June 2016. Source: 2016J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup Group Stage Group A League table and J. League Data
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.

Matches
Kashima Antlers1-2Ventforet Kofu
Yamamoto  60' Report Billy Celeski  6'
Nilson  45'
Attendance: 7,321
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima
Omiya Ardija1-0Nagoya Grampus
Esaka  37' Report
Nack5 Stadium Omiya, Ōmiya-ku, Saitama
Attendance: 5,359
Referee: Kazuyoshi Enomoto
Júbilo Iwata1-2Vissel Kobe
Saito  13' Report Pedro Júnior  35'
Leandro  69'
Attendance: 6,695
Ventforet Kofu0-0Omiya Ardija
Report
Attendance: 6,331
Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami
Nagoya Grampus0-1Shonan Bellmare
Report Shimamura  87'
Paloma Mizuho Stadium, Nagoya
Attendance: 7,309
Referee: Masuya Ueda
Vissel Kobe4-1Kashima Antlers
Pedro Júnior  23', 64'
Watanabe  37'
Soma  75'		 Report Yamamoto  84'
Noevir Stadium Kobe, Hyōgo-ku, Kobe
Attendance: 7,024
Shonan Bellmare0-1Omiya Ardija
Report Pečnik  64'
Attendance: 6,134
Referee: Minoru Tojo
Júbilo Iwata1-0Ventforet Kofu
Matsui  1' Report
Attendance: 6,541
Referee: Takuto Okabe
Nagoya Grampus1-3Kashima Antlers
Noda  38' Report Endo  52'
Caio  66'
Shoji  71'
Paloma Mizuho Stadium, Nagoya
Attendance: 6,134
Referee: Hiromichi Oka
Shonan Bellmare0-0Júbilo Iwata
Report
Attendance: 5,211
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima
Nagoya Grampus0-0Ventforet Kofu
Report
Paloma Mizuho Stadium, Nagoya
Attendance: 3,919
Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami
Vissel Kobe1-1Omiya Ardija
Watanabe  58' Report Esaka  17'
Noevir Stadium Kobe, Hyōgo-ku, Kobe
Attendance: 5,077
Kashima Antlers2-3Shonan Bellmare
Nagaki  11'
Doi  26'		 Report Otsuki  18'
Hasegawa  87'
Hanato  90+4'
Attendance: 5,788
Referee: Takuto Okabe
Omiya Ardija1-0Júbilo Iwata
Keisuke  25' Report
Nack5 Stadium Omiya, Ōmiya-ku, Saitama
Attendance: 5,985
Referee: Yusuke Araki
Ventforet Kofu0-2Vissel Kobe
Report Tanaka  64'
Seigou  75'
Attendance: 4,723
Referee: Kochiro Fukushima
Kashima Antlers1-1Júbilo Iwata
Sugimoto  58' Report Fujita  17'
Attendance: 5,272
Referee: Masaaki Toma
Ventforet Kofu1-0Shonan Bellmare
Kawamoto  61' Report
Attendance: 4,029
Referee: Jumpei Iida
Vissel Kobe4-0Nagoya Grampus
Nakasaka  10'
Watanabe  19'
Ishizu  88'
Takahashi  90+3'		 Report
Noevir Stadium Kobe, Hyōgo-ku, Kobe
Attendance: 5,168
Omiya Ardija1-0Kashima Antlers
Pečnik  87' Report
Nack5 Stadium Omiya, Ōmiya-ku, Saitama
Attendance: 9,316
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski
Shonan Bellmare0-2Vissel Kobe
Report Nakasaka  37'
Fujita  90+1'
TOHO Stadium, Fukushima
Attendance: 4,501
Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi
Júbilo Iwata1-3Nagoya Grampus
Bothroyd  64' Report Koyamatsu  27'
Takeuchi  37'
Kawamata  39'
Attendance: 8,792
Referee: Kenji Ogiya

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FMA AVI FRO REY VEG ALB SAG
1 Yokohama F. Marinos 6 3 2 1 7 5 +2 11 Knock-out stage 2–1 1–3 1–0
2 Avispa Fukuoka 6 2 3 1 9 7 +2 9 2–2 4–2 1–1
3 Kawasaki Frontale 6 2 2 2 9 5 +4 8 0–0 0–1 2–1
4 Kashiwa Reysol 6 2 2 2 9 8 +1 8 2–1 0–1 1–2
5 Vegalta Sendai 6 2 2 2 4 5 −1 8 0–2 0–0 1–0
6 Albirex Niigata 6 2 1 3 6 12 −6 7 1–1 0–5 1–0
7 Sagan Tosu 6 0 4 2 4 6 −2 4 1–1 1–1 1–1
Updated to match(es) played on 5 June 2016. Source: 2016J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup Group Stage Group B League table and J. League Data
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.

Matches
Vegalta Sendai1–0Albirex Niigata
Enomoto  4' Report
Attendance: 6,135
Referee: Yusuke Araki
Kawasaki Frontale0-0Yokohama F. Marinos
Report
Todoroki Athletics Stadium, Kawasaki
Attendance: 15,644
Avispa Fukuoka2-2Kashiwa Reysol
Jogo  17'
Wellington  30'		 Report Wako  55'
Tanaka  77'
Level-5 Stadium, Fukuoka
Attendance: 5,525
Referee: Jumpei Iida
Kashiwa Reysol0-1Vegalta Sendai
Report Tomita  69'
Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium, Kashiwa
Attendance: 6,944
Referee: Itaru Hirose
Kawasaki Frontale0-1Avispa Fukuoka
Report Tamura  79'
Todoroki Athletics Stadium, Kawasaki
Attendance: 11,510
Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi
Albirex Niigata1-0Sagan Tosu
Léo Silva  75' Report
Attendance: 12,427
Referee: Hiromichi Oka
Albirex Niigata0-5Kawasaki Frontale
Report Taniguchi  8', 23'
Kano  20', 83'
Hashimoto  48'
Attendance: 8,404
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima
Sagan Tosu1-1Vegalta Sendai
Baek Sung-dong  38' Report Kim Min-Tae  86'
Best Amenity Stadium, Tosu
Attendance: 4,195
Referee: Masaaki Toma
Yokohama F. Marinos1-3Kashiwa Reysol
Togashi  5' Report Nakagawa  42'
Masushima  50', 68'
Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium, Yokohama
Attendance: 7,084
Vegalta Sendai0-0Avispa Fukuoka
Report
Attendance: 5,955
Referee: Yusuke Araki
Kashiwa Reysol2-1Kawasaki Frontale
Diego Oliveira  39'
Taketomi  90+4'		 Report Eduardo Neto  72'
Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium, Kashiwa
Attendance: 5,543
Referee: Hajime Matsuo
Yokohama F. Marinos1-0Sagan Tosu
Ito  23' Report
Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium, Yokohama
Attendance: 4,777
Referee: Jumpei Iida
Kashiwa Reysol1-2Albirex Niigata
Diego Oliveira  66' Report Ito  55'
Kozuka  72'
Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium, Kashiwa
Attendance: 5,300
Referee: Jumpei Iida
Sagan Tosu1-1Kawasaki Frontale
Tomiyama  72' Report Kim Min-hyeok  16' (o.g.)
Best Amenity Stadium, Tosu
Attendance: 4,779
Referee: Hiromichi Oka
Yokohama F. Marinos2-1Avispa Fukuoka
Hyodo  73'
Ito  90+4'		 Report Hirai  31'
Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium, Yokohama
Attendance: 5,133
Referee: Shoichiro Mikami
Kawasaki Frontale2-1Vegalta Sendai
Otsuka  43', 48' Report Ramon Lopes  85'
Todoroki Athletics Stadium, Kawasaki
Attendance: 8,801
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski
Albirex Niigata1-1Yokohama F. Marinos
Ibusuki  7' Report Nakagawa  72'
Attendance: 8,136
Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami
Avispa Fukuoka1-1Sagan Tosu
Hirai  85' Report Toyoda  45'
Level-5 Stadium, Fukuoka
Attendance: 14,465
Referee: Kenji Ogiya
Vegalta Sendai0-2Yokohama F. Marinos
Report Nakamura  42'
Saito  61'
Attendance: 12,811
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto
Avispa Fukuoka4-2Albirex Niigata
Kanamori  16', 37'
Hirai  19'
Jogo  68'		 Report Yamazaki  6'
Suzuki  82'
Level-5 Stadium, Fukuoka
Attendance: 7,209
Referee: Hajime Matsuo
Sagan Tosu1-1Kashiwa Reysol
Ikeda  31' Report Éderson  79'
Best Amenity Stadium, Tosu
Attendance: 5,337

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
Omiya Ardija2–1Yokohama F. Marinos
Mateus  23'
Ienaga  87'		 Report Kanai  71'
Attendance: 6,283
Sanfrecce Hiroshima1–1Gamba Osaka
Shibasaki  28' Report Goya  86'
Hiroshima Big Arch, Hiroshima
Attendance: 5,529
Referee: Yoshiro Imamura
Vissel Kobe1–2Urawa Red Diamonds
Leandro  35' Report Takagi  6'
Zlatan  41'
Misaki Park Stadium, Kobe
Attendance: 7,001
Referee: Yusuke Araki
FC Tokyo1–1Avispa Fukuoka
Nakajima  62' Report Mishima  90'
Attendance: 6,882
Referee: Takuto Okabe

Second leg
Yokohama F. Marinos1–0Omiya Ardija
Kayke  45+1' Report
Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium, Yokohama
Attendance: 8,862

2–2 on aggregate. Yokohama F. Marinos won on away goals

Urawa Red Diamonds4–0Vissel Kobe
Takagi  39', 60'
Abe  43'
Lee  84'		 Report
Attendance: 19,253

Urawa Red Diamonds won 6-1 on aggregate.

Gamba Osaka6–3Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Nagasawa  32', 45+2'
Niwa  55'
Ademilson  60', 63'
Abe  71'		 Report Nogami  24'
Morisaki  52'
Minagawa  79'
Suita City Football Stadium, Suita
Attendance: 12,977
Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami

Gamba Osaka won 7-4 on aggregate.

Avispa Fukuoka0–2FC Tokyo
Report Tanabe  30'
Takahashi  75'
Level5 Stadium, Fukuoka
Attendance: 8,060
Referee: Kenji Ogiya

FC Tokyo won 3-1 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

First leg
Gamba Osaka0–0Yokohama F. Marinos
Report
Suita City Football Stadium, Suita
Attendance: 11,160
Referee: Hajime Matsuo
FC Tokyo1–2Urawa Red Diamonds
Higashi  49' Report  77' Takagi
 80' Muto
Attendance: 13,354
Referee: Masaaki Iemoto

Second leg
Yokohama F. Marinos1–1Gamba Osaka
Ito  56' Report  63' Endō
Attendance: 19,378
Referee: Kenji Ogiya

1–1 on aggregate. Gamba Osaka won on away goals

Urawa Red Diamonds3–1FC Tokyo
Koroki  24', 38', 53' Report  81' Nakajima
Attendance: 26,876

Urawa Red Diamonds won 5-2 on aggregate.

Final
Gamba Osaka1–1 (a.e.t.)Urawa Red Diamonds
Ademilson  17'  76' Lee
Penalties
Fujimoto
Konno
Niwa
Goya
Endō 		4–5 Abe
Otani
Koroki
Lee
Endo
Attendance: 51,248
Referee: Ryuji Sato

Top scorers
Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Toshiyuki Takagi Urawa Red Diamonds 4
2 Shinzo Koroki Urawa Red Diamonds 3
Pedro Júnior Vissel Kobe
Kazuma Watanabe Vissel Kobe
Shoki Hirai Avispa Fukuoka
Sho Ito Yokohama F. Marinos

Updated to games played on 15 October 2016
Names of players in bold are still active.
Source: J. League Data

References
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