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 BELGRAJÚBVENVIS
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

23 March 2016 (2016-03-23)
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

23 March 2016 (2016-03-23)
19:00
Omiya Ardija 1-0 Nagoya Grampus
Esaka  37' Report
Nack5 Stadium Omiya, Ōmiya-ku, Saitama
Attendance: 5,359
Referee: Kazuyoshi Enomoto

23 March 2016 (2016-03-23)
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

27 March 2016 (2016-03-27)
14:04
Ventforet Kofu 0-0 Omiya Ardija
Report
Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium, Kōfu
Attendance: 6,331
Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami

27 March 2016 (2016-03-27)
14:04
Nagoya Grampus 0-1 Shonan Bellmare
Report Shimamura  87'
Paloma Mizuho Stadium, Nagoya
Attendance: 7,309
Referee: Masuya Ueda

27 March 2016 (2016-03-27)
14:00
Vissel Kobe 4-1 Kashima Antlers
Pedro Júnior  23', 64'
Watanabe  37'
Soma  75'		 Report Yamamoto  84'

6 April 2016 (2016-04-06)
19:04
Shonan Bellmare 0-1 Omiya Ardija
Report Pečnik  64'

6 April 2016 (2016-04-06)
19:04
Júbilo Iwata 1-0 Ventforet Kofu
Matsui  1' Report
Yamaha Stadium, Iwata
Attendance: 6,541
Referee: Takuto Okabe

6 April 2016 (2016-04-06)
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

20 April 2016 (2016-04-20)
19:00
Shonan Bellmare 0-0 Júbilo Iwata
Report
Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka, Hiratsuka
Attendance: 5,211
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima

20 April 2016 (2016-04-20)
19:00
Nagoya Grampus 0-0 Ventforet Kofu
Report
Paloma Mizuho Stadium, Nagoya
Attendance: 3,919
Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami

20 April 2016 (2016-04-20)
19:00
Vissel Kobe 1-1 Omiya Ardija
Watanabe  58' Report Esaka  17'

18 May 2016 (2016-05-18)
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

18 May 2016 (2016-05-18)
19:00
Omiya Ardija 1-0 Júbilo Iwata
Keisuke  25' Report
Nack5 Stadium Omiya, Ōmiya-ku, Saitama
Attendance: 5,985
Referee: Yusuke Araki

18 May 2016 (2016-05-18)
19:00
Ventforet Kofu 0-2 Vissel Kobe
Report Tanaka  64'
Seigou  75'
Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium, Kōfu
Attendance: 4,723
Referee: Kochiro Fukushima

25 May 2016 (2016-05-25)
19:00
Kashima Antlers 1-1 Júbilo Iwata
Sugimoto  58' Report Fujita  17'
Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima
Attendance: 5,272
Referee: Masaaki Toma

25 May 2016 (2016-05-25)
19:00
Ventforet Kofu 1-0 Shonan Bellmare
Kawamoto  61' Report

25 May 2016 (2016-05-25)
19:00
Vissel Kobe 4-0 Nagoya Grampus
Nakasaka  10'
Watanabe  19'
Ishizu  88'
Takahashi  90+3'		 Report

5 June 2016 (2016-06-05)
14:00
Omiya Ardija 1-0 Kashima Antlers
Pečnik  87' Report
Nack5 Stadium Omiya, Ōmiya-ku, Saitama
Attendance: 9,316
Referee: Poland Bartosz Frankowski

5 June 2016 (2016-06-05)
14:00
Shonan Bellmare 0-2 Vissel Kobe
Report Nakasaka  37'
Fujita  90+1'
TOHO Stadium, Fukushima
Attendance: 4,501
Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi

5 June 2016 (2016-06-05)
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 FMAFROREYSAGVEG
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

23 March 2016 (2016-03-23)
19:03
Vegalta Sendai 1–0 Albirex Niigata
Enomoto  4' Report
Yurtec Stadium Sendai, Sendai
Attendance: 6,135
Referee: Yusuke Araki

23 March 2016 (2016-03-23)
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

27 March 2016 (2016-03-27)
15:03
Kashiwa Reysol 0-1 Vegalta Sendai
Report Tomita  69'
Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium, Kashiwa
Attendance: 6,944
Referee: Itaru Hirose

27 March 2016 (2016-03-27)
15:03
Kawasaki Frontale 0-1 Avispa Fukuoka
Report Tamura  79'
Todoroki Athletics Stadium, Kawasaki
Attendance: 11,510
Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi

27 March 2016 (2016-03-27)
15:03
Albirex Niigata 1-0 Sagan Tosu
Léo Silva  75' Report
Denka Big Swan Stadium, Niigata
Attendance: 12,427
Referee: Hiromichi Oka

6 April 2016 (2016-04-06)
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

6 April 2016 (2016-04-06)
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

6 April 2016 (2016-04-06)
19:34
Yokohama F. Marinos 1-3 Kashiwa Reysol
Togashi  5' Report Nakagawa  42'
Masushima  50', 68'

20 April 2016 (2016-04-20)
19:00
Vegalta Sendai 0-0 Avispa Fukuoka
Report
Yurtec Stadium Sendai, Sendai
Attendance: 5,955
Referee: Yusuke Araki

20 April 2016 (2016-04-20)
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

20 April 2016 (2016-04-20)
19:30
Yokohama F. Marinos 1-0 Sagan Tosu
Ito  23' Report

18 May 2016 (2016-05-18)
19:00
Kashiwa Reysol 1-2 Albirex Niigata
Diego Oliveira  66' Report Ito  55'
Kozuka  72'

18 May 2016 (2016-05-18)
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

18 May 2016 (2016-05-18)
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

25 May 2016 (2016-05-25)
19:00
Kawasaki Frontale 2-1 Vegalta Sendai
Otsuka  43', 48' Report Ramon Lopes  85'
Todoroki Athletics Stadium, Kawasaki
Attendance: 8,801
Referee: Poland Bartosz Frankowski

25 May 2016 (2016-05-25)
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

25 May 2016 (2016-05-25)
19:00
Avispa Fukuoka 1-1 Sagan Tosu
Hirai  85' Report Toyoda  45'
Level-5 Stadium, Fukuoka
Attendance: 14,465
Referee: Kenji Ogiya

5 June 2016 (2016-06-05)
14:00
Vegalta Sendai 0-2 Yokohama F. Marinos
Report Nakamura  42'
Saito  61'
Yurtec Stadium Sendai, Sendai
Attendance: 12,811
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto

5 June 2016 (2016-06-05)
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

5 June 2016 (2016-06-05)
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

31 August 2016 (2016-08-31)
19:03
Omiya Ardija 2–1 Yokohama F. Marinos
Mateus  23'
Ienaga  87'		 Report Kanai  71'

31 August 2016 (2016-08-31)
19:04
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Gamba Osaka
Shibasaki  28' Report Goya  86'
Hiroshima Big Arch, Hiroshima
Attendance: 5,529
Referee: Yoshiro Imamura

31 August 2016 (2016-08-31)
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

31 August 2016 (2016-08-31)
19:30
FC Tokyo 1–1 Avispa Fukuoka
Nakajima  62' Report Mishima  90'
Ajinomoto Stadium, Chōfu
Attendance: 6,882
Referee: Takuto Okabe

Second leg

4 September 2016 (2016-09-04)
18:04
Yokohama F. Marinos 1–0 Omiya Ardija
Kayke  45+1' Report

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

4 September 2016 (2016-09-04)
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.

4 September 2016 (2016-09-04)
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.

4 September 2016 (2016-09-04)
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

5 October 2016 (2016-10-05)
19:04
Gamba Osaka 0–0 Yokohama F. Marinos
Report
Suita City Football Stadium, Suita
Attendance: 11,160
Referee: Hajime Matsuo

5 October 2016 (2016-10-05)
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

9 October 2016 (2016-10-09)
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

9 October 2016 (2016-10-09)
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

15 October 2016 (2016-10-15)
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
 Japan Toshiyuki Takagi Urawa Red Diamonds
4
2 Japan Shinzo Koroki Urawa Red Diamonds
3
Brazil Pedro Júnior Vissel Kobe
Japan Kazuma Watanabe Vissel Kobe
Japan Shoki Hirai Avispa Fukuoka
Japan 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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