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2016 J.League Cup

The 2016 J.League Cup (also known as the 2016 J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup, later changed to 2016 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
Tournament details
Country Japan
Teams18
Final positions
ChampionsUrawa Red Diamonds (2nd title)
Runner-upGamba Osaka
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)Toshiyuki Takagi (4 goals)
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Format edit

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 edit

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Group A edit

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 edit

Kashima Antlers1–2Ventforet Kofu
Yamamoto   60' Report Billy Celeski   6'
Nilson   45'
Attendance: 7,321
Omiya Ardija1–0Nagoya Grampus
Esaka   37' Report
Attendance: 5,359
Júbilo Iwata1–2Vissel Kobe
Saito   13' Report Pedro Júnior   35'
Leandro   69'
Attendance: 6,695
Ventforet Kofu0–0Omiya Ardija
Report
Attendance: 6,331
Nagoya Grampus0–1Shonan Bellmare
Report Shimamura   87'
Attendance: 7,309
Referee: Masuya Ueda
Vissel Kobe4–1Kashima Antlers
Pedro Júnior   23', 64'
Watanabe   37'
Soma   75'		 Report Yamamoto   84'
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'
Attendance: 6,134
Referee: Hiromichi Oka
Shonan Bellmare0–0Júbilo Iwata
Report
Attendance: 5,211
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima
Nagoya Grampus0–0Ventforet Kofu
Report
Attendance: 3,919
Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami
Vissel Kobe1–1Omiya Ardija
Watanabe   58' Report Esaka   17'
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
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
Attendance: 5,168
Omiya Ardija1–0Kashima Antlers
Pečnik   87' Report
Attendance: 9,316
Shonan Bellmare0–2Vissel Kobe
Report Nakasaka   37'
Fujita   90+1'
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 edit

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 edit

Vegalta Sendai1–0Albirex Niigata
Enomoto   4' Report
Attendance: 6,135
Referee: Yusuke Araki
Kawasaki Frontale0–0Yokohama F. Marinos
Report
Attendance: 15,644
Avispa Fukuoka2–2Kashiwa Reysol
Jogo   17'
Wellington   30'		 Report Wako   55'
Tanaka   77'
Attendance: 5,525
Referee: Jumpei Iida
Kashiwa Reysol0–1Vegalta Sendai
Report Tomita   69'
Attendance: 6,944
Referee: Itaru Hirose
Kawasaki Frontale0–1Avispa Fukuoka
Report Tamura   79'
Attendance: 11,510
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'
Attendance: 4,195
Referee: Masaaki Toma
Yokohama F. Marinos1–3Kashiwa Reysol
Togashi   5' Report Nakagawa   42'
Masushima   50', 68'
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'
Attendance: 5,543
Referee: Hajime Matsuo
Yokohama F. Marinos1–0Sagan Tosu
Ito   23' Report
Attendance: 4,777
Referee: Jumpei Iida
Kashiwa Reysol1–2Albirex Niigata
Diego Oliveira   66' Report Ito   55'
Kozuka   72'
Attendance: 5,300
Referee: Jumpei Iida
Sagan Tosu1–1Kawasaki Frontale
Tomiyama   72' Report Kim Min-hyeok   16' (o.g.)
Attendance: 4,779
Referee: Hiromichi Oka
Yokohama F. Marinos2–1Avispa Fukuoka
Hyodo   73'
Ito   90+4'		 Report Hirai   31'
Attendance: 5,133
Referee: Shoichiro Mikami
Kawasaki Frontale2–1Vegalta Sendai
Otsuka   43', 48' Report Ramon Lopes   85'
Attendance: 8,801
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'
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'
Attendance: 7,209
Referee: Hajime Matsuo
Sagan Tosu1–1Kashiwa Reysol
Ikeda   31' Report Éderson   79'
Attendance: 5,337

Knock-out stage edit

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
             
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 edit

First leg edit

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

Second leg edit

Yokohama F. Marinos1–0Omiya Ardija
Kayke   45+1' Report
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'
Attendance: 12,977

Gamba Osaka won 7-4 on aggregate.

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

FC Tokyo won 3-1 on aggregate.

Semi-finals edit

First leg edit

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

Second leg edit

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 edit

Main article: 2016 J.League Cup 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 edit

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 edit

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