2022 J.League Cup

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CountryJapan
Dates23 February – 22 October
Teams16 (group stage)
20 (total)
ChampionsSanfrecce Hiroshima (1st title)
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)
Runners-upCerezo Osaka
Tournament statistics
Matches played69
Goals scored198 (2.87 per match)
Attendance433,731 (6,286 per match)
Top goal scorerBrazil 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.

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 123 February 2022
Matchday 22 March 2022
Matchday 326 March 2022
Matchday 413 April 2022
Matchday 523 April 2022
Matchday 618 May 2022
Play-off stage4 June 2022 (first leg)
11 June 2022 (second leg)
Prime stage
Quarter-finals3 August 2022 (first leg)
10 August 2022 (second leg)
Semi-finals21 September 2022 (first leg)
25 September 2022 (second leg)
Final22 October 2022

Group stage

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)
Attendance: 3,316
Kashima Antlers2–1Avispa Fukuoka
 JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)		 Yamagishi 45+5'
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)
Attendance: 5,716
Referee: Tomohiro Inoue
Sanfrecce Hiroshima1–1Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
Mitsuta 87' JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)		 Aoki 34'
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'
Attendance: 5,234
Referee: Koei Koya
Kyoto Sanga0–1Nagoya Grampus
JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)		 Saitō 90+1'
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)
Attendance: 6,246
Referee: Masuya Ueda
Shonan Bellmare1–4Cerezo Osaka
Machino 83' JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)
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'
Attendance: 6,179
Referee: Ryo Tanimoto
Urawa Red Diamonds3–0Nagoya Grampus
 JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)
Attendance: 23,435

Urawa Red Diamonds won 4–1 on aggregate.

Cerezo Osaka1–1Kawasaki Frontale
Taggart 89' JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)		 Wakizaka 33'
Attendance: 9,998
Kawasaki Frontale2–2Cerezo Osaka
Marcinho 40', 53' JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)
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'
Attendance: 5,650
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima
Yokohama F. Marinos1–2Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Ceará 22' JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)
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)
Attendance: 5,647
Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi
Avispa Fukuoka1–0Vissel Kobe
Lukian 43' JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)
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'
Attendance: 10,399
Referee: Hajime Matsuo
Urawa Red Diamonds0–4Cerezo Osaka
JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)
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)
Attendance: 3,367
Referee: Yoshiro Imamura
Sanfrecce Hiroshima0–0Avispa Fukuoka
JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)
Attendance: 11,487
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara

Sanfrecce Hiroshima won 3–2 on aggregate.

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'
Attendance: 39,608

Top scorers

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