2016 J.League Cup

2016 J.League Cup

J. League YBC Levain Cup
Country	Japan
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 Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Vissel Kobe 6 5 1 0 15 3 +12 16 Knock-out stage 2 Omiya Ardija 6 4 2 0 5 1 +4 14 3 Ventforet Kofu 6 2 2 2 3 4 −1 8 4 Shonan Bellmare 6 2 1 3 4 6 −2 7 5 Júbilo Iwata 6 1 2 3 4 7 −3 5 6 Kashima Antlers 6 1 1 4 8 12 −4 4 7 Nagoya Grampus 6 1 1 4 4 10 −6 4 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 Home ╲ Away ANT ARD BEL GRA JÚB VEN VIS Kashima Antlers 2–3 1–1 1–2 Omiya Ardija 1–0 1–0 1–0 Shonan Bellmare 0–1 0–0 0–2 Nagoya Grampus 1–3 0–1 0–0 Júbilo Iwata 1–3 1–0 1–2 Ventforet Kofu 0–0 1–0 0–2 Vissel Kobe 4–1 1–1 4–0 Updated to games played on 5 June 2016. Source: J. League Data 1 ^^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column. Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches

Kashima Antlers v Ventforet Kofu

23 March 2016 19:03

Kashima Antlers	1-2	Ventforet Kofu
Yamamoto  60'	Report	Billy Celeski  6' Nilson  45'

Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima Attendance: 7,321 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima

Omiya Ardija v Nagoya Grampus

23 March 2016 19:00

Omiya Ardija	1-0	Nagoya Grampus
Esaka  37'	Report

Nack5 Stadium Omiya, Ōmiya-ku, Saitama Attendance: 5,359 Referee: Kazuyoshi Enomoto

Júbilo Iwata v Vissel Kobe

23 March 2016 19:04

Júbilo Iwata	1-2	Vissel Kobe
Saito  13'	Report	Pedro Júnior  35' Leandro  69'

Yamaha Stadium, Iwata Attendance: 6,695 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura

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Ventforet Kofu v Omiya Ardija

27 March 2016 14:04

Ventforet Kofu	0-0	Omiya Ardija
	Report

Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium, Kōfu Attendance: 6,331 Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami

Nagoya Grampus v Shonan Bellmare

27 March 2016 14:04

Nagoya Grampus	0-1	Shonan Bellmare
	Report	Shimamura  87'

Paloma Mizuho Stadium, Nagoya Attendance: 7,309 Referee: Masuya Ueda

Vissel Kobe v Kashima Antlers

27 March 2016 14:00

Vissel Kobe	4-1	Kashima Antlers
Pedro Júnior  23', 64' Watanabe  37' Soma  75'	Report	Yamamoto  84'

Noevir Stadium Kobe, Hyōgo-ku, Kobe Attendance: 7,024 Referee: Tomohiro Inoue

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Shonan Bellmare v Omiya Ardija

6 April 2016 19:04

Shonan Bellmare	0-1	Omiya Ardija
	Report	Pečnik  64'

Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka, Hiratsuka Attendance: 6,134 Referee: Minoru Tojo

Júbilo Iwata v Ventforet Kofu

6 April 2016 19:04

Júbilo Iwata	1-0	Ventforet Kofu
Matsui  1'	Report

Yamaha Stadium, Iwata Attendance: 6,541 Referee: Takuto Okabe

Nagoya Grampus v Kashima Antlers

6 April 2016 19:04

Nagoya Grampus	1-3	Kashima Antlers
Noda  38'	Report	Endo  52' Caio  66' Shoji  71'

Paloma Mizuho Stadium, Nagoya Attendance: 6,134 Referee: Hiromichi Oka

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Shonan Bellmare v Júbilo Iwata

20 April 2016 19:00

Shonan Bellmare	0-0	Júbilo Iwata
	Report

Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka, Hiratsuka Attendance: 5,211 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima

Nagoya Grampus v Ventforet Kofu

20 April 2016 19:00

Nagoya Grampus	0-0	Ventforet Kofu
	Report

Paloma Mizuho Stadium, Nagoya Attendance: 3,919 Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami

Vissel Kobe v Omiya Ardija

20 April 2016 19:00

Vissel Kobe	1-1	Omiya Ardija
Watanabe  58'	Report	Esaka  17'

Noevir Stadium Kobe, Hyōgo-ku, Kobe Attendance: 5,077 Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama

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Kashima Antlers v Shonan Bellmare

18 May 2016 19:00

Kashima Antlers	2-3	Shonan Bellmare
Nagaki  11' Doi  26'	Report	Otsuki  18' Hasegawa  87' Hanato  90+4'

Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima Attendance: 5,788 Referee: Takuto Okabe

Omiya Ardija v Júbilo Iwata

18 May 2016 19:00

Omiya Ardija	1-0	Júbilo Iwata
Keisuke  25'	Report

Nack5 Stadium Omiya, Ōmiya-ku, Saitama Attendance: 5,985 Referee: Yusuke Araki

Ventforet Kofu v Vissel Kobe

18 May 2016 19:00

Ventforet Kofu	0-2	Vissel Kobe
	Report	Tanaka  64' Seigou  75'

Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium, Kōfu Attendance: 4,723 Referee: Kochiro Fukushima

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Kashima Antlers v Júbilo Iwata

25 May 2016 19:00

Kashima Antlers	1-1	Júbilo Iwata
Sugimoto  58'	Report	Fujita  17'

Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima Attendance: 5,272 Referee: Masaaki Toma

Ventforet Kofu v Shonan Bellmare

25 May 2016 19:00

Ventforet Kofu	1-0	Shonan Bellmare
Kawamoto  61'	Report

Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium, Kōfu Attendance: 4,029 Referee: Jumpei Iida

Vissel Kobe v Nagoya Grampus

25 May 2016 19:00

Vissel Kobe	4-0	Nagoya Grampus
Nakasaka  10' Watanabe  19' Ishizu  88' Takahashi  90+3'	Report

Noevir Stadium Kobe, Hyōgo-ku, Kobe Attendance: 5,168 Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama

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Omiya Ardija v Kashima Antlers

5 June 2016 14:00

Omiya Ardija	1-0	Kashima Antlers
Pečnik  87'	Report

Nack5 Stadium Omiya, Ōmiya-ku, Saitama Attendance: 9,316 Referee: Bartosz Frankowski

Shonan Bellmare v Vissel Kobe

5 June 2016 14:00

Shonan Bellmare	0-2	Vissel Kobe
	Report	Nakasaka  37' Fujita  90+1'

TOHO Stadium, Fukushima Attendance: 4,501 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi

Júbilo Iwata v Nagoya Grampus

5 June 2016 14:00

Júbilo Iwata	1-3	Nagoya Grampus
Bothroyd  64'	Report	Koyamatsu  27' Takeuchi  37' Kawamata  39'

Yamaha Stadium, Iwata Attendance: 8,792 Referee: Kenji Ogiya

Group B

Standings Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Yokohama F. Marinos 6 3 2 1 7 5 +2 11 Knock-out stage 2 Avispa Fukuoka 6 2 3 1 9 7 +2 9 3 Kawasaki Frontale 6 2 2 2 9 5 +4 8 4 Kashiwa Reysol 6 2 2 2 9 8 +1 8 5 Vegalta Sendai 6 2 2 2 4 5 −1 8 6 Albirex Niigata 6 2 1 3 6 12 −6 7 7 Sagan Tosu 6 0 4 2 4 6 −2 4 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 Home ╲ Away ALB AVI FMA FRO REY SAG VEG Albirex Niigata 1–1 0–5 1–0 Avispa Fukuoka 4–2 2–2 1–1 Yokohama F. Marinos 2–1 1–3 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 0–0 2–1 Kashiwa Reysol 1–2 2–1 0–1 Sagan Tosu 1–1 1–1 1–1 Vegalta Sendai 1–0 0–0 0–2 Updated to games played on 5 June 2016. Source: J. League Data 1 ^^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column. Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches

Vegalta Sendai v Albirex Niigata

23 March 2016 19:03

Vegalta Sendai	1–0	Albirex Niigata
Enomoto  4'	Report

Yurtec Stadium Sendai, Sendai Attendance: 6,135 Referee: Yusuke Araki

Kawasaki Frontale v Yokohama F. Marinos

23 March 2016 19:05

Kawasaki Frontale	0-0	Yokohama F. Marinos
	Report

Todoroki Athletics Stadium, Kawasaki Attendance: 15,644 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto

Avispa Fukuoka v Kashiwa Reysol

23 March 2016 19:04

Avispa Fukuoka	2-2	Kashiwa Reysol
Jogo  17' Wellington  30'	Report	Wako  55' Tanaka  77'

Level-5 Stadium, Fukuoka Attendance: 5,525 Referee: Jumpei Iida

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Kashiwa Reysol v Vegalta Sendai

27 March 2016 15:03

Kashiwa Reysol	0-1	Vegalta Sendai
	Report	Tomita  69'

Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium, Kashiwa Attendance: 6,944 Referee: Itaru Hirose

Kawasaki Frontale v Avispa Fukuoka

27 March 2016 15:03

Kawasaki Frontale	0-1	Avispa Fukuoka
	Report	Tamura  79'

Todoroki Athletics Stadium, Kawasaki Attendance: 11,510 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi

Albirex Niigata v Sagan Tosu

27 March 2016 15:03

Albirex Niigata	1-0	Sagan Tosu
Léo Silva  75'	Report

Denka Big Swan Stadium, Niigata Attendance: 12,427 Referee: Hiromichi Oka

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Albirex Niigata v Kawasaki Frontale

6 April 2016 19:03

Albirex Niigata	0-5	Kawasaki Frontale
	Report	Taniguchi  8', 23' Kano  20', 83' Hashimoto  48'

Denka Big Swan Stadium, Niigata Attendance: 8,404 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima

Sagan Tosu v Vegalta Sendai

6 April 2016 19:04

Sagan Tosu	1-1	Vegalta Sendai
Baek Sung-dong  38'	Report	Kim Min-Tae  86'

Best Amenity Stadium, Tosu Attendance: 4,195 Referee: Masaaki Toma

Yokohama F. Marinos v Kashiwa Reysol

6 April 2016 19:34

Yokohama F. Marinos	1-3	Kashiwa Reysol
Togashi  5'	Report	Nakagawa  42' Masushima  50', 68'

Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium, Yokohama Attendance: 7,084 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura

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Vegalta Sendai v Avispa Fukuoka

20 April 2016 19:00

Vegalta Sendai	0-0	Avispa Fukuoka
	Report

Yurtec Stadium Sendai, Sendai Attendance: 5,955 Referee: Yusuke Araki

Kashiwa Reysol v Kawasaki Frontale

20 April 2016 19:00

Kashiwa Reysol	2-1	Kawasaki Frontale
Diego Oliveira  39' Taketomi  90+4'	Report	Eduardo Neto  72'

Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium, Kashiwa Attendance: 5,543 Referee: Hajime Matsuo

Yokohama F. Marinos v Sagan Tosu

20 April 2016 19:30

Yokohama F. Marinos	1-0	Sagan Tosu
Ito  23'	Report

Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium, Yokohama Attendance: 4,777 Referee: Jumpei Iida

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Kashiwa Reysol v Albirex Niigata

18 May 2016 19:00

Kashiwa Reysol	1-2	Albirex Niigata
Diego Oliveira  66'	Report	Ito  55' Kozuka  72'

Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium, Kashiwa Attendance: 5,300 Referee: Jumpei Iida

Sagan Tosu v Kawasaki Frontale

18 May 2016 19:00

Sagan Tosu	1-1	Kawasaki Frontale
Tomiyama  72'	Report	Kim Min-hyeok  16' (o.g.)

Best Amenity Stadium, Tosu Attendance: 4,779 Referee: Hiromichi Oka

Yokohama F. Marinos v Avispa Fukuoka

18 May 2016 19:30

Yokohama F. Marinos	2-1	Avispa Fukuoka
Hyodo  73' Ito  90+4'	Report	Hirai  31'

Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium, Yokohama Attendance: 5,133 Referee: Shoichiro Mikami

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Kawasaki Frontale v Vegalta Sendai

25 May 2016 19:00

Kawasaki Frontale	2-1	Vegalta Sendai
Otsuka  43', 48'	Report	Ramon Lopes  85'

Todoroki Athletics Stadium, Kawasaki Attendance: 8,801 Referee: Bartosz Frankowski

Albirex Niigata v Yokohama F. Marinos

25 May 2016 19:00

Albirex Niigata	1-1	Yokohama F. Marinos
Ibusuki  7'	Report	Nakagawa  72'

Denka Big Swan Stadium, Niigata Attendance: 8,136 Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami

Avispa Fukuoka v Sagan Tosu

25 May 2016 19:00

Avispa Fukuoka	1-1	Sagan Tosu
Hirai  85'	Report	Toyoda  45'

Level-5 Stadium, Fukuoka Attendance: 14,465 Referee: Kenji Ogiya

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Vegalta Sendai v Yokohama F. Marinos

5 June 2016 14:00

Vegalta Sendai	0-2	Yokohama F. Marinos
	Report	Nakamura  42' Saito  61'

Yurtec Stadium Sendai, Sendai Attendance: 12,811 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto

Avispa Fukuoka v Albirex Niigata

5 June 2016 14:00

Avispa Fukuoka	4-2	Albirex Niigata
Kanamori  16', 37' Hirai  19' Jogo  68'	Report	Yamazaki  6' Suzuki  82'

Level-5 Stadium, Fukuoka Attendance: 7,209 Referee: Hajime Matsuo

Sagan Tosu v Kashiwa Reysol

5 June 2016 14:00

Sagan Tosu	1-1	Kashiwa Reysol
Ikeda  31'	Report	Éderson  79'

Best Amenity Stadium, Tosu Attendance: 5,337 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura

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 Ardija v Yokohama F. Marinos

31 August 2016 19:03

Omiya Ardija	2–1	Yokohama F. Marinos
Mateus  23' Ienaga  87'	Report	Kanai  71'

NACK5 Stadium Omiya, Saitama Attendance: 6,283 Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Gamba Osaka

31 August 2016 19:04

Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1–1	Gamba Osaka
Shibasaki  28'	Report	Goya  86'

Hiroshima Big Arch, Hiroshima Attendance: 5,529 Referee: Yoshiro Imamura

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Vissel Kobe v Urawa Red Diamonds

31 August 2016 19:05

Vissel Kobe	1–2	Urawa Red Diamonds
Leandro  35'	Report	Takagi  6' Zlatan  41'

Misaki Park Stadium, Kobe Attendance: 7,001 Referee: Yusuke Araki

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FC Tokyo v Avispa Fukuoka

31 August 2016 19:30

FC Tokyo	1–1	Avispa Fukuoka
Nakajima  62'	Report	Mishima  90'

Ajinomoto Stadium, Chōfu Attendance: 6,882 Referee: Takuto Okabe

Second leg

Yokohama F. Marinos v Omiya Ardija

4 September 2016 18:04

Yokohama F. Marinos	1–0	Omiya Ardija
Kayke  45+1'	Report

Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium, Yokohama Attendance: 8,862 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura

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

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Urawa Red Diamonds v Vissel Kobe

4 September 2016 18:34

Urawa Red Diamonds	4–0	Vissel Kobe
Takagi  39', 60' Abe  43' Lee  84'	Report

Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama Attendance: 19,253 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto

Urawa Red Diamonds won 6-1 on aggregate.

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Gamba Osaka v Sanfrecce Hiroshima

4 September 2016 19:02

Gamba Osaka	6–3	Sanfrecce 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.

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Avispa Fukuoka v FC Tokyo

4 September 2016 19:04

Avispa Fukuoka	0–2	FC 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 Osaka v Yokohama F. Marinos

5 October 2016 19:04

Gamba Osaka	0–0	Yokohama F. Marinos
	Report

Suita City Football Stadium, Suita Attendance: 11,160 Referee: Hajime Matsuo

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FC Tokyo v Urawa Red Diamonds

5 October 2016 19:34

FC Tokyo	1–2	Urawa Red Diamonds
Higashi  49'	Report	77' Takagi  80' Muto

Ajinomoto Stadium, Chōfu Attendance: 13,354 Referee: Masaaki Iemoto

Second leg

Yokohama F. Marinos v Gamba Osaka

9 October 2016 14:00

Yokohama F. Marinos	1–1	Gamba Osaka
Ito  56'	Report	63' Endo

Nissan Stadium, Yokohama Attendance: 19,378 Referee: Kenji Ogiya

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

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Urawa Red Diamonds v FC Tokyo

9 October 2016 14:04

Urawa Red Diamonds	3–1	FC Tokyo
Koroki  24', 38', 53'	Report	81' Nakajima

Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama Attendance: 26,876 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura

Urawa Red Diamonds won 5-2 on aggregate.

Final

Gamba Osaka v Urawa Red Diamonds

15 October 2016 13:05

Gamba Osaka	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Urawa Red Diamonds
Ademilson  17'		76' Lee
	Penalties
Fujimoto Konno Niwa Goya Endo	4–5	Abe Otani Koroki Lee Endo

Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama 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

See also