2022 J.League Cup
2022 JリーグYBCルヴァンカップ
Tournament details
CountryJapan
Dates23 February – 22 October
Teams16 (group stage)
20 (total)
Final positions
ChampionsSanfrecce Hiroshima (1st title)
Runner-upCerezo Osaka
Tournament statistics
Matches played69
Goals scored198 (2.87 per match)
Attendance433,731 (6,286 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Brazil Júnior Santos (6 goals)
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The 2022 J.League Cup, known as the 2022 J.League YBC Levain Cup (Japanese: 2022 JリーグYBCルヴァンカップ) for sponsorship reasons, was the 30th edition of J.League Cup, a Japanese association football cup competition. It began on 23 February 2022 and ended on 22 October that year.[1]

Nagoya Grampus were the cup holders, having won their first title in 2021. They were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Urawa Red Diamonds.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima won their first League Cup title, beating Cerezo Osaka 2–1 in the final.

Format

All 18 teams in the 2022 J1 League participated as well as the top two relegated teams from the 2021 league. Four clubs involved in the 2022 AFC Champions League received byes for the group and play-off stages: Kawasaki Frontale, Yokohama F. Marinos, Vissel Kobe, and Urawa Red Diamonds.

Sixteen teams played in the group stage. They were divided into four groups of four teams by their finish on the 2021 J1 and J2 Leagues (parenthesized below).

Schedule

Stage Round Date[1]
Group stage Matchday 1 23 February 2022
Matchday 2 2 March 2022
Matchday 3 26 March 2022
Matchday 4 13 April 2022
Matchday 5 23 April 2022
Matchday 6 18 May 2022
Play-off stage 4 June 2022 (first leg)
11 June 2022 (second leg)
Prime stage
Quarter-finals 3 August 2022 (first leg)
10 August 2022 (second leg)
Semi-finals 21 September 2022 (first leg)
25 September 2022 (second leg)
Final 22 October 2022

Group stage

Each group were played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. Each match were played in 90 minutes. Each team played six times, twice against each opponent at home and away.

All times listed are in Japan Standard Time (JST, UTC+9).

Tiebreakers

In the group stage, teams in a group were ranked by points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If the points were tied, the following tiebreakers were applied accordingly:[1]

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. Away goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;

If more than two teams were tied, and applying all head-to-head criteria above remains a part of teams still tied, reapply the criteria above only for the tied teams.

  1. Goal difference in all group matches;
  2. Goals scored in all group matches;
  3. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they meet in the last round of the group;
  4. Fewer disciplinary points;
  5. Drawing of lots.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Kashima Antlers 6 4 1 1 16 7 +9 13 Advance to play-off stage
2 Cerezo Osaka 6 3 2 1 14 9 +5 11
3 Gamba Osaka 6 1 2 3 8 12 −4 5
4 Oita Trinita 6 0 3 3 9 19 −10 3
Source: JLeague.co (EN), JLeague.jp (JA)
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
23 February 2022 (2022-02-23) Gamba Osaka 2–3 Cerezo Osaka Suita
14:03
JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)
Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita
Attendance: 10,509
Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi
2 March 2022 (2022-03-02) Kashima Antlers 0–1 Cerezo Osaka Kashima
19:03 JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)		 Kitano 12' Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 3,966
Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya
2 March 2022 (2022-03-02) Oita Trinita 2–2 Gamba Osaka Ōita
19:03 Nagasawa 11', 45+1' JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)
Stadium: Showa Denko Dome Oita
Attendance: 3,785
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura
15 March 2022 (2022-03-15)[a] Oita Trinita 3–3 Kashima Antlers Ōita
19:03
JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)
Stadium: Showa Denko Dome Oita
Attendance: 2,938
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto
26 March 2022 (2022-03-26) Cerezo Osaka 6–1 Oita Trinita Osaka
14:03
JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)		 Koide 24' Stadium: Yodoko Sakura Stadium
Attendance: 4,846
Referee: Dai Matsumoto
26 March 2022 (2022-03-26) Kashima Antlers 4–1 Gamba Osaka Kashima
15:03
JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)		 Patric 4' Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 6,260
Referee: Hayato Shimizu
13 April 2022 (2022-04-13) Gamba Osaka 2–0 Oita Trinita Suita
19:03
JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)		 Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita
Attendance: 4,413
Referee: Masuya Ueda
13 April 2022 (2022-04-13) Cerezo Osaka 1–3 Kashima Antlers Osaka
19:03 Kitano 74' JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)
Stadium: Yodoko Sakura Stadium
Attendance: 4,969
Referee: Takuto Okabe
23 April 2022 (2022-04-23) Cerezo Osaka 0–0 Gamba Osaka Osaka
14:03 JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)		 Stadium: Yodoko Sakura Stadium
Attendance: 12,058
Referee: Yoshiro Imamura
23 April 2022 (2022-04-23) Kashima Antlers 3–0 Oita Trinita Kashima
15:03
JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)		 Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 6,548
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara
18 May 2022 (2022-05-18) Gamba Osaka 1–3 Kashima Antlers Suita
19:03 Miura 78' JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)
Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita
Attendance: 4,254
Referee: Jumpei Iida
18 May 2022 (2022-05-18) Oita Trinita 3–3 Cerezo Osaka Ōita
19:03
JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)
Stadium: Showa Denko Dome Oita
Attendance: 2,517
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima
  1. ^ Originally was to be held on 23 February 2022, the match was postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak in the Oita Trinita squad.[2][3]

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6 4 0 2 13 5 +8 12 Advance to play-off stage
2 Nagoya Grampus 6 3 1 2 6 4 +2 10
3 Shimizu S-Pulse 6 2 2 2 6 8 −2 8
4 Tokushima Vortis 6 1 1 4 5 13 −8 4
Source: JLeague.co (EN), JLeague.jp (JA)
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
23 February 2022 (2022-02-23) Nagoya Grampus 0–0 Shimizu S-Pulse Toyota
14:03 JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 8,285
Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama
23 February 2022 (2022-02-23) Tokushima Vortis 0–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Naruto
14:03 JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)
Stadium: Pocarisweat Stadium
Attendance: 2,632
Referee: Ryuji Sato
2 March 2022 (2022-03-02) Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 Tokushima Vortis Shizuoka
19:03 Kamiya 70' JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)		 Bakenga 23' (pen.) Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira
Attendance: 5,064
Referee: Tomohiro Inoue
2 March 2022 (2022-03-02) Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Nagoya Grampus Hiroshima
19:03
JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)		 Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima
Attendance: 1,870
Referee: Tetsuro Yoshida
26 March 2022 (2022-03-26) Nagoya Grampus 2–0 Tokushima Vortis Toyota
14:03
JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 6,932
Referee: Koei Koya
26 March 2022 (2022-03-26) Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Shimizu S-Pulse Hiroshima
14:03 Sumiyoshi 63' JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)
Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima
Attendance: 2,082
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima
13 April 2022 (2022-04-13) Tokushima Vortis 4–1 Shimizu S-Pulse Naruto
19:03
JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)		 Kuribara 90' Stadium: Pocarisweat Stadium
Attendance: 1,475
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura
13 April 2022 (2022-04-13) Nagoya Grampus 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Toyota
19:33 Mateus 10' JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)
Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 4,689
Referee: Koki Nagamine
23 April 2022 (2022-04-23) Shimizu S-Pulse 0–1 Nagoya Grampus Shizuoka
14:03 JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)		 Kanazaki 67' (pen.) Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira
Attendance: 7,688
Referee: Kazuyoshi Enomoto
23 April 2022 (2022-04-23) Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4–0 Tokushima Vortis Hiroshima
14:03
JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)		 Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima
Attendance: 5,218
Referee: Atsushi Kamimura
18 May 2022 (2022-05-18) Shimizu S-Pulse 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Shizuoka
19:03
JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)		 Nagai 62' Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira
Attendance: 4,209
Referee: Keigo Sendachi
18 May 2022 (2022-05-18) Tokushima Vortis 0–2 Nagoya Grampus Naruto
19:03 JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)
Stadium: Pocarisweat Stadium
Attendance: 2,296
Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Kyoto Sanga 6 3 1 2 8 11 −3 10 Advance to play-off stage
2 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 6 2 2 2 13 11 +2 8[a]
3 Kashiwa Reysol 6 2 2 2 9 8 +1 8[a]
4 Sagan Tosu 6 1 3 2 9 9 0 6
Source: JLeague.co (EN), JLeague.jp (JA)
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 3, Kashiwa Reysol 3. Head-to-head goal difference: Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 0, Kashiwa Reysol 0. Head-to-head goals scored: Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 4, Kashiwa Reysol 4. Head-to-head away goals: Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 3, Kashiwa Reysol 2.
23 February 2022 (2022-02-23) Kyoto Sanga 1–1 Kashiwa Reysol Kameoka
14:03 Kimura 6' JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)		 Maie 46' Stadium: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera
Attendance: 4,025
Referee: Hirokazu Otsubo
23 February 2022 (2022-02-23) Sagan Tosu 2–2 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Tosu
15:03
JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)
Stadium: Ekimae Real Estate Stadium
Attendance: 4,544
Referee: Tomohiro Inoue
2 March 2022 (2022-03-02) Kyoto Sanga 2–1 Sagan Tosu Kameoka
18:33
JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)		 Araki 86' Stadium: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera
Attendance: 2,511
Referee: Keigo Sendachi
2 March 2022 (2022-03-02) Kashiwa Reysol 2–3 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Kashiwa
19:03 Masukake 19', 24' JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)
Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium
Attendance: 3,177
Referee: Hajime Matsuo
26 March 2022 (2022-03-26) Kashiwa Reysol 1–1 Sagan Tosu Kashiwa
15:03 Masukake 88' JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)		 Tashiro 62' Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium
Attendance: 3,590
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura
13 April 2022 (2022-04-13) Kyoto Sanga 3–2 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Kameoka
18:33
JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)
Stadium: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera
Attendance: 2,894
Referee: Toru Kakinuma
13 April 2022 (2022-04-13) Sagan Tosu 1–3 Kashiwa Reysol Tosu
19:03 Honda 50' JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)
Stadium: Ekimae Real Estate Stadium
Attendance: 3,274
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara
20 April 2022 (2022-04-20)[a] Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 4–1 Kyoto Sanga Sapporo
19:03
JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)		 Omae 54' Stadium: Sapporo Dome
Attendance: 3,627
Referee: Koki Nagamine
23 April 2022 (2022-04-23) Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 1–2 Kashiwa Reysol Sapporo
13:03 Tučić 14' JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)		 Sávio 90+3', 90+4' Stadium: Sapporo Atsubetsu Stadium
Attendance: 4,450
Referee: Ryo Tanimoto
23 April 2022 (2022-04-23) Sagan Tosu 3–0 Kyoto Sanga Tosu
15:03
JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)		 Stadium: Ekimae Real Estate Stadium
Attendance: 3,945
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto
18 May 2022 (2022-05-18) Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 1–1 Sagan Tosu Sapporo
19:03 Nakamura 74' JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)		 Nishikawa 80' Stadium: Sapporo Dome
Attendance: 4,417
Referee: Hayato Shimizu
18 May 2022 (2022-05-18) Kashiwa Reysol 0–1 Kyoto Sanga Kashiwa
19:03 JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)		 Omae 73' Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium
Attendance: 3,289
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara
  1. ^ Originally was to be held on 26 March 2022, the match was postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak in the Kyoto Sanga squad.[4][5]

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Shonan Bellmare 6 4 0 2 9 6 +3 12 Advance to play-off stage
2 Avispa Fukuoka 6 3 1 2 6 6 0 10
3 Júbilo Iwata 6 2 1 3 4 5 −1 7
4 FC Tokyo 6 1 2 3 4 6 −2 5
Source: JLeague.co (EN), JLeague.jp (JA)
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
23 February 2022 (2022-02-23) Shonan Bellmare 3–1 Avispa Fukuoka Hiratsuka
15:03
JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)		 Jogo 79' Stadium: Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka
Attendance: 4,770
Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya
2 March 2022 (2022-03-02) Júbilo Iwata 0–1 Shonan Bellmare Iwata
19:03 JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)		 Ikeda 43' Stadium: Yamaha Stadium
Attendance: 4,012
Referee: Yoshiro Imamura
2 March 2022 (2022-03-02) Avispa Fukuoka 1–0 FC Tokyo Fukuoka
19:03 Tanaka 22' JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)		 Stadium: Best Denki Stadium
Attendance: 2,628
Referee: Futoshi Nakamura
15 March 2022 (2022-03-15)[a] FC Tokyo 0–0 Júbilo Iwata Chōfu
19:03 JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)		 Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium
Attendance: 7,817
Referee: Takuto Okabe
26 March 2022 (2022-03-26) Júbilo Iwata 1–0 Avispa Fukuoka Iwata
14:03 Kaneko 53' JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)		 Stadium: Yamaha Stadium
Attendance: 4,613
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto
26 March 2022 (2022-03-26) FC Tokyo 2–1 Shonan Bellmare Chōfu
15:03
JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)		 Ikeda 77' Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium
Attendance: 6,829
Referee: Ryo Tanimoto
13 April 2022 (2022-04-13) Shonan Bellmare 2–1 FC Tokyo Hiratsuka
19:03
JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)		 Ogawa 50' Stadium: Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka
Attendance: 3,920
Referee: Keigo Sendachi
13 April 2022 (2022-04-13) Avispa Fukuoka 2–1 Júbilo Iwata Fukuoka
19:03
JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)		 Matsumoto 66' Stadium: Best Denki Stadium
Attendance: 1,971
Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya
23 April 2022 (2022-04-23) Avispa Fukuoka 2–1 Shonan Bellmare Fukuoka
14:03
JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)		 Yamada 22' Stadium: Best Denki Stadium
Attendance: 2,619
Referee: Hajime Matsuo
23 April 2022 (2022-04-23) Júbilo Iwata 2–1 FC Tokyo Iwata
15:03
JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)		 Kajiura 55' Stadium: Yamaha Stadium
Attendance: 5,422
Referee: Tomohiro Inoue
18 May 2022 (2022-05-18) FC Tokyo 0–0 Avispa Fukuoka Chōfu
19:03 JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)		 Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium
Attendance: 4,532
Referee: Tomohiro Inoue
18 May 2022 (2022-05-18) Shonan Bellmare 1–0 Júbilo Iwata Hiratsuka
19:03 Ikeda 54' JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)		 Stadium: Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka
Attendance: 4,132
Referee: Yosuke Kubota
  1. ^ Originally was to be held on 23 February 2022, the match was postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak in the FC Tokyo squad.[6][7]

Play-off stage

Summary

The play-off stage was played as two-legged ties of two teams each. The away goals rule, an extra time (away goals rule not applied for the scores in the extra time), and a penalty shoot-out were used if needed.

The play-off stage was held over two legs; on 4 (first), and 11 June 2022 (second). All times listed are in Japan Standard Time (JST, UTC+9).

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Kashima Antlers 2–2 (a) Avispa Fukuoka 0–1 2–1
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4–1 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 3–0 1–1
Kyoto Sanga 1–7 Nagoya Grampus 1–6 0–1
Shonan Bellmare 1–5 Cerezo Osaka 0–1 1–4

Matches

Avispa Fukuoka1–0Kashima Antlers
Yamagishi 23' JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)
Best Denki Stadium, Fukuoka
Attendance: 3,316
Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya
Kashima Antlers2–1Avispa Fukuoka
 JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)		 Yamagishi 45+5'
Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima
Attendance: 9,085
Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi

2–2 on aggregate. Avispa Fukuoka won on away goals.

Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo0–3Sanfrecce Hiroshima
JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)
Sapporo Dome, Sapporo
Attendance: 5,716
Referee: Tomohiro Inoue
Sanfrecce Hiroshima1–1Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
Mitsuta 87' JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)		 Aoki 34'
Edion Stadium Hiroshima, Hiroshima
Attendance: 4,669
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima

Sanfrecce Hiroshima won 4–1 on aggregate.

Nagoya Grampus6–1Kyoto Sanga
 JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)		 Yamasaki 58'
CS-asset Minato Stadium, Nagoya
Attendance: 5,234
Referee: Koei Koya
Kyoto Sanga0–1Nagoya Grampus
JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)		 Saitō 90+1'
Sanga Stadium by Kyocera, Kameoka
Attendance: 5,831
Referee: Takuto Okabe

Nagoya Grampus won 7–1 on aggregate.

Cerezo Osaka1–0Shonan Bellmare
Toriumi 81' JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)
Yodoko Sakura Stadium, Osaka
Attendance: 6,246
Referee: Masuya Ueda
Shonan Bellmare1–4Cerezo Osaka
Machino 83' JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)
Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka, Hiratsuka
Attendance: 4,301
Referee: Futoshi Nakamura

Cerezo Osaka won 5–1 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals were played between four play-off winners and four teams qualified for the 2022 AFC Champions League as two-legged ties of two teams each. The away goals rule, an extra time (away goals rule not applied for the scores in the extra time), and a penalty shoot-out were used if needed.

The quarter-finals were held over two legs; on 3 (first) and 10 August 2022 (second). All times listed are in Japan Standard Time (JST, UTC+9). The draw was held on 29 June.[8][9]

Summary

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Urawa Red Diamonds 4–1 Nagoya Grampus 1–1 3–0
Kawasaki Frontale 3–3 (a) Cerezo Osaka 1–1 2–2
Yokohama F. Marinos 2–5 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–1 1–2
Avispa Fukuoka 3–1 Vissel Kobe 1–2 1–0

Matches

Nagoya Grampus1–1Urawa Red Diamonds
Morishita 59' JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)		 Matsuo 36'
Toyota Stadium, Aichi
Attendance: 6,179
Referee: Ryo Tanimoto
Urawa Red Diamonds3–0Nagoya Grampus
 JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)
Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama
Attendance: 23,435
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura

Urawa Red Diamonds won 4–1 on aggregate.

Cerezo Osaka1–1Kawasaki Frontale
Taggart 89' JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)		 Wakizaka 33'
Yodoko Sakura Stadium, Osaka
Attendance: 9,998
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura
Kawasaki Frontale2–2Cerezo Osaka
Marcinho 40', 53' JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)
Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium, Kawasaki
Attendance: 13,877
Referee: Takuto Okabe

3–3 on aggregate. Cerezo Osaka won on away goals.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima3–1Yokohama F. Marinos
 JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)		 Léo Ceará 46'
EDION Stadium Hiroshima, Hiroshima
Attendance: 5,650
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima
Yokohama F. Marinos1–2Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Ceará 22' JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)
NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium, Yokohama
Attendance: 9,255
Referee: Hajime Matsuo

Sanfrecce Hiroshima won 5–2 on aggregate.

Vissel Kobe1–2Avispa Fukuoka
Osako 90+9' JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)
Noevir Stadium Kobe, Kobe
Attendance: 5,647
Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi
Avispa Fukuoka1–0Vissel Kobe
Lukian 43' JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)
Best Denki Stadium, Fukuoka
Attendance: 7,021
Referee: Futoshi Nakamura

Avispa Fukuoka won 3–1 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

The semi-finals were played between four quarter-final winners as two-legged ties of two teams each. The away goals rule, an extra time (away goals rule not applied for the scores in the extra time), and a penalty shoot-out would have been used if needed.

The semi-finals were held over two legs; on 21 (first) and 25 September 2022 (second). All times listed are in Japan Standard Time (JST, UTC+9). The draw was held on 10 August.[10][11]

Summary

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Urawa Red Diamonds 1–5 Cerezo Osaka 1–1 0–4
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–2 Avispa Fukuoka 2–3 0–0

Matches

Cerezo Osaka1–1Urawa Red Diamonds
Uejo 2' JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)		 Koizumi 53'
Yodoko Sakura Stadium, Osaka
Attendance: 10,399
Referee: Hajime Matsuo
Urawa Red Diamonds0–4Cerezo Osaka
JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)
Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama
Attendance: 26,899
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima

Cerezo Osaka won 5–1 on aggregate.

Avispa Fukuoka2–3Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Juanma 72', 90+4' JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)
Best Denki Stadium, Fukuoka
Attendance: 3,367
Referee: Yoshiro Imamura
Sanfrecce Hiroshima0–0Avispa Fukuoka
JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)
EDION Stadium Hiroshima, Hiroshima
Attendance: 11,487
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara

Sanfrecce Hiroshima won 3–2 on aggregate.

Final

Main article: 2022 J.League Cup final

This was Cerezo Osaka's third J.League Cup final and was seeking their second J.League Cup title (fifth with JSL Cup). This was also Sanfrecce Hiroshima's third J.League Cup final, losing the previous two.

Cerezo Osaka1–2Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Kato 53' JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)		 Sotiriou 90+6' (pen.), 90+11'
Japan National Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 39,608
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals[12]
1 Brazil Júnior Santos Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6
2 Japan Mutsuki Kato Cerezo Osaka 5
3 Japan Masaki Ikeda Shonan Bellmare 4
Japan Yugo Masukake Kashiwa Reysol
Japan Taika Nakashima Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
6 Spain Juanma Avispa Fukuoka 3
Japan Sota Kitano Cerezo Osaka
Brazil Lukian Avispa Fukuoka
Brazil Mateus Nagoya Grampus
Japan Shun Nagasawa Oita Trinita
Japan Hirotaka Tameda Cerezo Osaka
Japan Ayase Ueda Kashima Antlers

References

  1. ^ a b c "大会概要：2022ＪリーグYBCルヴァンカップ：Ｊリーグ.jp" [Tournament Summary: 2022 J.League YBC Levain Cup: JLeague.jp] (in Japanese). Japan Professional Football League. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  2. ^ "大分vs鹿島 試合中止のお知らせ [ルヴァンカップ GS 第1節]" [Oita vs Kashima Game Cancellation Notice [Levain Cup GS Section 1]]. JLeague.jp (in Japanese). Japan Professional Football League. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  3. ^ "大分vs鹿島 代替開催日決定のお知らせ [ルヴァンカップ GS 第1節]" [Oita vs Kashima Notice of alternative date decision [Levain Cup GS Section 1]]. JLeague.jp (in Japanese). Japan Professional Football League. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  4. ^ "札幌vs京都 試合中止のお知らせ [ルヴァンカップ GS 第3節]" [Sapporo vs Kyoto Match Cancellation Notice [Levain Cup GS Section 3]]. JLeague.jp (in Japanese). Japan Professional Football League. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  5. ^ "札幌vs京都 代替開催日決定のお知らせ [ルヴァンカップ GS 第3節]" [Sapporo vs Kyoto Notice of alternative dates decided [Levain Cup GS Section 3]]. JLeague.jp (in Japanese). Japan Professional Football League. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  6. ^ "FC東京vs磐田 試合中止のお知らせ [ルヴァンカップ GS 第1節]" [FC Tokyo vs Iwata Notice of game cancellation [Levain Cup GS Section 1]]. JLeague.jp (in Japanese). Japan Professional Football League. 21 February 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  7. ^ "FC東京vs磐田 代替開催日決定のお知らせ [ルヴァンカップ GS 第1節]" [FC Tokyo vs Iwata Notice of alternative date decision [Levain Cup GS Section 1]]. JLeague.jp (in Japanese). Japan Professional Football League. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  8. ^ "プライムステージ組み合わせ決定！[ルヴァンカップ]" [Prime stage combination decided! [Levain Cup]]. JLeague.jp (in Japanese). Japan Professional Football League. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  9. ^ "New challengers enter as J.League YBC Levain Cup Prime Stage draw completed". JLeague.co. Japan Professional Football League. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  10. ^ "準決勝進出チーム決定！～浦和レッズ、セレッソ大阪、サンフレッチェ広島、アビスパ福岡が準決勝進出～ [ルヴァンカップ]" [Semi-final advance team decided! ~ Urawa Red Diamonds, Cerezo Osaka, Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Avispa Fukuoka advance to the semi-finals ~ [Levain Cup]]. JLeague.jp (in Japanese). Japan Professional Football League. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  11. ^ "J.League YBC Levain Cup Recap: Cerezo, Urawa, Sanfrecce, Avispa reach semi-finals". JLeague.co. Japan Professional Football League. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  12. ^ "All Positions | Goals | All clubs | J.LEAGUE YBC Levain CUP | 2022 Player Stats | J.LEAGUE". JLeague.co. Japan Professional Football League. Retrieved 22 October 2022.

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