2016 J.League Cup

J.League Cup 2016 J.League YBC Levain Cup Japan 18 Urawa Red Diamonds 2 Gamba Osaka Toshiyuki Takagi (4 goals) 2015 2017 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) was 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 took 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 main WDL Group A 5 VIS ARD VEN BEL JÚB ANT GRA KO KO 1 1 4 8 12 4 2 0 5 1 2 1 3 4 6 1 1 4 4 10 1 2 3 4 7 2 2 2 3 4 5 1 0 15 3 Kashima Antlers Omiya Ardija Shonan Bellmare Nagoya Grampus Júbilo Iwata Ventforet Kofu Vissel Kobe 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. Q green1 Knock-out stage yes FBR grey null 2–3 null 1–1 1–2 null 1–0 null 1–0 1–0 null null null 0–1 null 0–0 null 0–2 1–3 null 0–1 null 0–0 null null null null 1–3 1–0 1–2 null 0–0 1–0 null null 0–2 4–1 1–1 null 4–0 null null 5 June 2016 2016J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup Group Stage Group A League table and J. League Data Matches 2016 3 23 y 19:03 Kashima Antlers 1–2 Report Ventforet Kofu Yamamoto 60 Billy Celeski 6Nilson 45 Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima 7,321 Koichiro Fukushima 2016 3 23 y 19:00 Omiya Ardija 1–0 Report Nagoya Grampus Esaka 37 Nack5 Stadium Omiya, Ōmiya-ku, Saitama 5,359 Kazuyoshi Enomoto 2016 3 23 y 19:04 Júbilo Iwata 1–2 Report Vissel Kobe Saito 13 Pedro Júnior 35Leandro 69 Yamaha Stadium, Iwata 6,695 Yuichi Nishimura 2016 3 27 y 14:04 Ventforet Kofu 0–0 Report Omiya Ardija Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium, Kōfu 6,331 Nobutsugu Murakami 2016 3 27 y 14:04 Nagoya Grampus 0–1 Report Shonan Bellmare Shimamura 87 Paloma Mizuho Stadium, Nagoya 7,309 Masuya Ueda 2016 3 27 y 14:00 Vissel Kobe 4–1 Report Kashima Antlers Pedro Júnior 23 64Watanabe 37Soma 75 Yamamoto 84 Noevir Stadium Kobe, Hyōgo-ku, Kobe 7,024 Tomohiro Inoue 2016 4 6 y 19:04 Shonan Bellmare 0–1 Report Omiya Ardija Pečnik 64 Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka, Hiratsuka 6,134 Minoru Tojo 2016 4 6 y 19:04 Júbilo Iwata 1–0 Report Ventforet Kofu Matsui 1 Yamaha Stadium, Iwata 6,541 Takuto Okabe 2016 4 6 y 19:04 Nagoya Grampus 1–3 Report Kashima Antlers Noda 38 Endo 52Caio 66Shoji 71 Paloma Mizuho Stadium, Nagoya 6,134 Hiromichi Oka 2016 4 20 y 19:00 Shonan Bellmare 0–0 Report Júbilo Iwata Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka, Hiratsuka 5,211 Koichiro Fukushima 2016 4 20 y 19:00 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 Report Ventforet Kofu Paloma Mizuho Stadium, Nagoya 3,919 Nobutsugu Murakami 2016 4 20 y 19:00 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Report Omiya Ardija Watanabe 58 Esaka 17 Noevir Stadium Kobe, Hyōgo-ku, Kobe 5,077 Hiroyoshi Takayama 2016 5 18 y 19:00 Kashima Antlers 2–3 Report Shonan Bellmare Nagaki 11Doi 26 Otsuki 18Hasegawa 87Hanato 90+4 Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima 5,788 Takuto Okabe 2016 5 18 y 19:00 Omiya Ardija 1–0 Report Júbilo Iwata Keisuke 25 Nack5 Stadium Omiya, Ōmiya-ku, Saitama 5,985 Yusuke Araki 2016 5 18 y 19:00 Ventforet Kofu 0–2 Report Vissel Kobe Tanaka 64Seigou 75 Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium, Kōfu 4,723 Kochiro Fukushima 2016 5 25 y 19:00 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Report Júbilo Iwata Sugimoto 58 Fujita 17 Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima 5,272 Masaaki Toma 2016 5 25 y 19:00 Ventforet Kofu 1–0 Report Shonan Bellmare Kawamoto 61 Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium, Kōfu 4,029 Jumpei Iida 2016 5 25 y 19:00 Vissel Kobe 4–0 Report Nagoya Grampus Nakasaka 10Watanabe 19Ishizu 88Takahashi 90+3 Noevir Stadium Kobe, Hyōgo-ku, Kobe 5,168 Hiroyoshi Takayama 2016 6 5 y 14:00 Omiya Ardija 1–0 Report Kashima Antlers Pečnik 87 Nack5 Stadium Omiya, Ōmiya-ku, Saitama 9,316 POL Bartosz Frankowski 2016 6 5 y 14:00 Shonan Bellmare 0–2 Report Vissel Kobe Nakasaka 37Fujita 90+1 TOHO Stadium, Fukushima 4,501 Akihiko Ikeuchi 2016 6 5 y 14:00 Júbilo Iwata 1–3 Report Nagoya Grampus Bothroyd 64 Koyamatsu 27Takeuchi 37Kawamata 39 Yamaha Stadium, Iwata 8,792 Kenji Ogiya Group B main WDL Group B 5 FMA AVI FRO REY VEG ALB SAG KO KO 2 1 3 6 12 2 3 1 9 7 3 2 1 7 5 2 2 2 9 5 2 2 2 9 8 0 4 2 4 6 2 2 2 4 5 Albirex Niigata Avispa Fukuoka Yokohama F. Marinos Kawasaki Frontale Kashiwa Reysol Sagan Tosu Vegalta Sendai 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. Q green1 Knock-out stage y FBR grey null 1–1 0–5 null 1–0 null 4–2 null null 2–2 1–1 null null 2–1 null 1–3 1–0 null null 0–1 0–0 null null 2–1 1–2 null null 2–1 null 0–1 null null null 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–2 null null null 5 June 2016 2016J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup Group Stage Group B League table and J. League Data Matches 2016 3 23 y 19:03 Vegalta Sendai 1–0 Report Albirex Niigata Enomoto 4 Yurtec Stadium Sendai, Sendai 6,135 Yusuke Araki 2016 3 23 y 19:05 Kawasaki Frontale 0–0 Report Yokohama F. Marinos Todoroki Athletics Stadium, Kawasaki 15,644 Yudai Yamamoto 2016 3 23 y 19:04 Avispa Fukuoka 2–2 Report Kashiwa Reysol Jogo 17Wellington 30 Wako 55Tanaka 77 Level-5 Stadium, Fukuoka 5,525 Jumpei Iida 2016 3 27 y 15:03 Kashiwa Reysol 0–1 Report Vegalta Sendai Tomita 69 Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium, Kashiwa 6,944 Itaru Hirose 2016 3 27 y 15:03 Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 Report Avispa Fukuoka Tamura 79 Todoroki Athletics Stadium, Kawasaki 11,510 Akihiko Ikeuchi 2016 3 27 y 15:03 Albirex Niigata 1–0 Report Sagan Tosu Léo Silva 75 Denka Big Swan Stadium, Niigata 12,427 Hiromichi Oka 2016 4 6 y 19:03 Albirex Niigata 0–5 Report Kawasaki Frontale Taniguchi 8 23Kano 20 83Hashimoto 48 Denka Big Swan Stadium, Niigata 8,404 Koichiro Fukushima 2016 4 6 y 19:04 Sagan Tosu 1–1 Report Vegalta Sendai Baek Sung-dong 38 Kim Min-Tae 86 Best Amenity Stadium, Tosu 4,195 Masaaki Toma 2016 4 6 y 19:34 Yokohama F. Marinos 1–3 Report Kashiwa Reysol Togashi 5 Nakagawa 42Masushima 50 68 Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium, Yokohama 7,084 Yuichi Nishimura 2016 4 20 y 19:00 Vegalta Sendai 0–0 Report Avispa Fukuoka Yurtec Stadium Sendai, Sendai 5,955 Yusuke Araki 2016 4 20 y 19:00 Kashiwa Reysol 2–1 Report Kawasaki Frontale Diego Oliveira 39Taketomi 90+4 Eduardo Neto 72 Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium, Kashiwa 5,543 Hajime Matsuo 2016 4 20 y 19:30 Yokohama F. Marinos 1–0 Report Sagan Tosu Ito 23 Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium, Yokohama 4,777 Jumpei Iida 2016 5 18 y 19:00 Kashiwa Reysol 1–2 Report Albirex Niigata Diego Oliveira 66 Ito 55Kozuka 72 Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium, Kashiwa 5,300 Jumpei Iida 2016 5 18 y 19:00 Sagan Tosu 1–1 Report Kawasaki Frontale Tomiyama 72 Kim Min-hyeok 16 o.g. Best Amenity Stadium, Tosu 4,779 Hiromichi Oka 2016 5 18 y 19:30 Yokohama F. Marinos 2–1 Report Avispa Fukuoka Hyodo 73Ito 90+4 Hirai 31 Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium, Yokohama 5,133 Shoichiro Mikami 2016 5 25 y 19:00 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Report Vegalta Sendai Otsuka 43 48 Ramon Lopes 85 Todoroki Athletics Stadium, Kawasaki 8,801 POL Bartosz Frankowski 2016 5 25 y 19:00 Albirex Niigata 1–1 Report Yokohama F. Marinos Ibusuki 7 Nakagawa 72 Denka Big Swan Stadium, Niigata 8,136 Nobutsugu Murakami 2016 5 25 y 19:00 Avispa Fukuoka 1–1 Report Sagan Tosu Hirai 85 Toyoda 45 Level-5 Stadium, Fukuoka 14,465 Kenji Ogiya 2016 6 5 y 14:00 Vegalta Sendai 0–2 Report Yokohama F. Marinos Nakamura 42Saito 61 Yurtec Stadium Sendai, Sendai 12,811 Yudai Yamamoto 2016 6 5 y 14:00 Avispa Fukuoka 4–2 Report Albirex Niigata Kanamori 16 37Hirai 19Jogo 68 Yamazaki 6Suzuki 82 Level-5 Stadium, Fukuoka 7,209 Hajime Matsuo 2016 6 5 y 14:00 Sagan Tosu 1–1 Report Kashiwa Reysol Ikeda 31 Éderson 79 Best Amenity Stadium, Tosu 5,337 Yuichi Nishimura Knock-out stage All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) 2/2/1 y 40 160 Yokohama F. Marinos (a) 1 1 2 Omiya Ardija 2 0 2 Gamba Osaka 1 6 7 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1 3 4 Urawa Red Diamonds 2 4 6 Vissel Kobe 1 0 1 Avispa Fukuoka 1 0 1 FC Tokyo 1 2 3 Yokohama F. Marinos 0 1 1 Gamba Osaka (a) 0 1 1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2 3 5 FC Tokyo 1 1 2 Gamba Osaka 1 (4) Urawa Red Diamonds 1 (5) Quarter-finals First leg 2016 8 31 y 19:03 Omiya Ardija 2–1 https://data.j-league.or.jp/SFMS02/?match_card_id=18982 Yokohama F. Marinos Mateus 23Ienaga 87 Kanai 71 NACK5 Stadium Omiya, Saitama 6,283 Hiroyoshi Takayama 2016 8 31 y 19:04 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 https://data.j-league.or.jp/SFMS02/?match_card_id=18983 Gamba Osaka Shibasaki 28 Goya 86 Hiroshima Big Arch, Hiroshima 5,529 Yoshiro Imamura 2016 8 31 y 19:05 Vissel Kobe 1–2 https://data.j-league.or.jp/SFMS02/?match_card_id=18984 Urawa Red Diamonds Leandro 35 Takagi 6Zlatan 41 Misaki Park Stadium, Kobe 7,001 Yusuke Araki 2016 8 31 y 19:30 FC Tokyo 1–1 https://data.j-league.or.jp/SFMS02/?match_card_id=18986 Avispa Fukuoka Nakajima 62 Mishima 90 Ajinomoto Stadium, Chōfu 6,882 Takuto Okabe Second leg 2016 9 4 y 18:04 Yokohama F. Marinos 1–0 https://data.j-league.or.jp/SFMS02/?match_card_id=18985 Omiya Ardija Kayke 45+1 Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium, Yokohama 8,862 Yuichi Nishimura 2–2 on aggregate. Yokohama F. Marinos won on away goals 2016 9 4 y 18:34 Urawa Red Diamonds 4–0 https://data.j-league.or.jp/SFMS02/?match_card_id=18988 Vissel Kobe Takagi 39 60Abe 43Lee 84 Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama 19,253 Yudai Yamamoto Urawa Red Diamonds won 6-1 on aggregate. 2016 9 4 y 19:02 Gamba Osaka 6–3 https://data.j-league.or.jp/SFMS02/?match_card_id=18987 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Nagasawa 32 45+2Niwa 55Ademilson 60 63Abe 71 Nogami 24Morisaki 52Minagawa 79 Suita City Football Stadium, Suita 12,977 Nobutsugu Murakami Gamba Osaka won 7-4 on aggregate. 2016 9 4 y 19:04 Avispa Fukuoka 0–2 https://data.j-league.or.jp/SFMS02/?match_card_id=18989 FC Tokyo Tanabe 30Takahashi 75 Level5 Stadium, Fukuoka 8,060 Kenji Ogiya FC Tokyo won 3-1 on aggregate. Semi-finals First leg 2016 10 5 y 19:04 Gamba Osaka 0–0 https://data.j-league.or.jp/SFMS02/?match_card_id=19012 Yokohama F. Marinos Suita City Football Stadium, Suita 11,160 Hajime Matsuo 2016 10 5 y 19:34 FC Tokyo 1–2 https://data.j-league.or.jp/SFMS02/?match_card_id=19013 Urawa Red Diamonds Higashi 49 77 Takagi 80 Muto Ajinomoto Stadium, Chōfu 13,354 Masaaki Iemoto Second leg 2016 10 9 y 14:00 Yokohama F. Marinos 1–1 https://data.j-league.or.jp/SFMS02/?match_card_id=19015 Gamba Osaka Ito 56 63 Endō Nissan Stadium, Yokohama 19,378 Kenji Ogiya 1–1 on aggregate. Gamba Osaka won on away goals 2016 10 9 y 14:04 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–1 https://data.j-league.or.jp/SFMS02/?match_card_id=19014 FC Tokyo Koroki 24 38 53 81 Nakajima Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama 26,876 Yuichi Nishimura Urawa Red Diamonds won 5-2 on aggregate. Final 2016 J.League Cup Final 2016 10 15 y 13:05 Gamba Osaka 1–1 yes 4–5 Fujimoto Konno Niwa Goya Endō Abe Otani Koroki Lee Endo Urawa Red Diamonds Ademilson 17 76 Lee Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama 51,248 Ryuji Sato Top scorers RankScorerClubGoals 1JPN Toshiyuki TakagiUrawa Red Diamonds 4 2JPN Shinzo KorokiUrawa Red Diamonds 3BRA Pedro JúniorVissel KobeJPN Kazuma WatanabeVissel KobeJPN Shoki HiraiAvispa FukuokaJPN Sho ItoYokohama F. Marinos Updated to games played on 15 October 2016Names of players in bold are still active. Source: J. League Data References Cup 2016 Category:2016 in Japanese men's football cups Japan