1996 J.League Cup

J.League Cup 1996 J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup Japan 16 Shimizu S-Pulse 1 Verdy Kawasaki Bellmare Hiratsuka Kashiwa Reysol 115 MVP Award 1994 1997 Statistics of J. League Cup, officially the '96 J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup, in the 1996 season. Overview It was contested by 16 teams, and Shimizu S-Pulse won the championship. Results In what is the most unusual format ever used in the history of the J.League Cup, the win-draw-lose results were based on their aggregate score of the ties between teams, not the individual games' results. Group A main WDL Q 3 REY Kashiwa Reysol BEL Bellmare Hiratsuka SAN Sanfrecce Hiroshima MAR Yokohama Marinos JUB Jubilo Iwata GAM Gamba Osaka URW Urawa Reds KPS Kyoto Purple Sanga 5 0 2 24 16 4 1 2 23 15 4 1 2 22 20 4 0 3 22 20 3 1 3 21 17 3 1 3 15 30 2 0 5 16 20 2 0 5 14 19 green1 Semifinals SF SF complete rsssf.com Group B main WDL Q 3 SSP Shimizu S-Pulse VER Verdy Kawasaki FLU Yokohama Flugels JEF JEF United Ichihara KAS Kashima Antlers CER Cerezo Osaka NGE Nagoya Grampus Eight AVI Avispa Fukuoka 5 1 1 22 16 4 2 1 25 13 3 3 1 27 20 3 1 3 20 22 2 3 2 16 12 2 1 4 23 26 2 1 4 19 26 1 0 6 14 31 green1 Semifinals SF SF complete rsssf.com Semifinals Kashiwa Reysol 1–2 Verdy Kawasaki Shimizu S-Pulse 5–0 Bellmare Hiratsuka Final 1996 J.League Cup final Verdy Kawasaki 3–3 (PK 4–5) Shimizu S-Pulse Shimizu S-Pulse won the cup References rsssf ja J. League Cup 1996 Category:1996 in Japanese men's football cups Japan