2022 J.League Cup

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]

2022 J.League Cup

2022 JリーグYBCルヴァンカップ
Tournament details
Country	Japan
Dates	23 February – 22 October
Teams	16 (group stage) 20 (total)
Final positions
Champions	Sanfrecce Hiroshima (1st title)
Runner-up	Cerezo Osaka
Tournament statistics
Matches played	69
Goals scored	198 (2.87 per match)
Attendance	433,731 (6,286 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Júnior Santos (6 goals)
← 2021 2023 →

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).

• Group A: Kashima Antlers (J1 4th), Cerezo Osaka (J1 12th), Gamba Osaka (J1 13th), Oita Trinita (J1 18th).
• Group B: Nagoya Grampus (J1 5th), Sanfrecce Hiroshima (J1 11th), Shimizu S-Pulse (J1 14th), Tokushima Vortis (J1 17th).
• Group C: Sagan Tosu (J1 7th), Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo (J1 10th), Kashiwa Reysol (J1 15th), Kyoto Sanga (J2 2nd).
• Group D: Avispa Fukuoka (J1 8th), FC Tokyo (J1 9th), Shonan Bellmare (J1 16th), Júbilo Iwata (J2 1st).

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

Gamba Osaka v Cerezo Osaka

23 February 2022 (2022-02-23)	Gamba Osaka	2–3	Cerezo Osaka	Suita
14:03	Yamamoto 59' Yanagisawa 74'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Tameda 7' Uejo 41' Nakahara 84'	Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 10,509 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi

Kashima Antlers v Cerezo Osaka

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

Oita Trinita v Gamba Osaka

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)	Okuno 43' (pen.) Patric 63'	Stadium: Showa Denko Dome Oita Attendance: 3,785 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura

Oita Trinita v Kashima Antlers

15 March 2022 (2022-03-15)[a]	Oita Trinita	3–3	Kashima Antlers	Ōita
19:03	Goya 14' Yashiki 20' Nagasawa 90+1'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Someno 3' Pituca 62' (pen.) Ueda 75' (pen.)	Stadium: Showa Denko Dome Oita Attendance: 2,938 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto

Cerezo Osaka v Oita Trinita

26 March 2022 (2022-03-26)	Cerezo Osaka	6–1	Oita Trinita	Osaka
14:03	Maikuma 48' Nakahara 50' Okazawa 59' Kato 80' Inui 90+2' Yamada 90+3'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Koide 24'	Stadium: Yodoko Sakura Stadium Attendance: 4,846 Referee: Dai Matsumoto

Kashima Antlers v Gamba Osaka

26 March 2022 (2022-03-26)	Kashima Antlers	4–1	Gamba Osaka	Kashima
15:03	Misao 52' Suzuki 66' Sekigawa 73' Someno 90'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Patric 4'	Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 6,260 Referee: Hayato Shimizu

Gamba Osaka v Oita Trinita

13 April 2022 (2022-04-13)	Gamba Osaka	2–0	Oita Trinita	Suita
19:03	Fujiharu 13' Sato 58'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 4,413 Referee: Masuya Ueda

Cerezo Osaka v Kashima Antlers

13 April 2022 (2022-04-13)	Cerezo Osaka	1–3	Kashima Antlers	Osaka
19:03	Kitano 74'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Caíke 32' (pen.) Ueda 53' Bueno 87'	Stadium: Yodoko Sakura Stadium Attendance: 4,969 Referee: Takuto Okabe

Cerezo Osaka v Gamba Osaka

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

Kashima Antlers v Oita Trinita

23 April 2022 (2022-04-23)	Kashima Antlers	3–0	Oita Trinita	Kashima
15:03	Higuchi 51' Suzuki 58' Caíke 67'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 6,548 Referee: Hiroki Kasahara

Gamba Osaka v Kashima Antlers

18 May 2022 (2022-05-18)	Gamba Osaka	1–3	Kashima Antlers	Suita
19:03	Miura 78'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Ueda 16' Doi 58', 80'	Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 4,254 Referee: Jumpei Iida

Oita Trinita v Cerezo Osaka

18 May 2022 (2022-05-18)	Oita Trinita	3–3	Cerezo Osaka	Ōita
19:03	Samuel 22' Watanabe 45+2', 77'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Kato 4' Tameda 46' Kitano 60'	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

Nagoya Grampus v Shimizu S-Pulse

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

Tokushima Vortis v Sanfrecce Hiroshima

23 February 2022 (2022-02-23)	Tokushima Vortis	0–3	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Naruto
14:03		JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Sumiyoshi 24' Nagai 33' Higashi 57'	Stadium: Pocarisweat Stadium Attendance: 2,632 Referee: Ryuji Sato

Shimizu S-Pulse v Tokushima Vortis

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

Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Nagoya Grampus

2 March 2022 (2022-03-02)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2–0	Nagoya Grampus	Hiroshima
19:03	Mitsuta 44' Júnior Santos 87'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima Attendance: 1,870 Referee: Tetsuro Yoshida

Nagoya Grampus v Tokushima Vortis

26 March 2022 (2022-03-26)	Nagoya Grampus	2–0	Tokushima Vortis	Toyota
14:03	Sakai 72' Kakitani 75'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 6,932 Referee: Koei Koya

Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Shimizu S-Pulse

26 March 2022 (2022-03-26)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1–2	Shimizu S-Pulse	Hiroshima
14:03	Sumiyoshi 63'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Kololli 20' Hara 38'	Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima Attendance: 2,082 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima

Tokushima Vortis v Shimizu S-Pulse

13 April 2022 (2022-04-13)	Tokushima Vortis	4–1	Shimizu S-Pulse	Naruto
19:03	Sugimori 39', 52' Hyon 47' Kodama 72'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Kuribara 90'	Stadium: Pocarisweat Stadium Attendance: 1,475 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura

Nagoya Grampus v Sanfrecce Hiroshima

13 April 2022 (2022-04-13)	Nagoya Grampus	1–2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Toyota
19:33	Mateus 10'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Júnior Santos 50' Morishima 84'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 4,689 Referee: Koki Nagamine

Shimizu S-Pulse v Nagoya Grampus

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

Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Tokushima Vortis

23 April 2022 (2022-04-23)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	4–0	Tokushima Vortis	Hiroshima
14:03	Kashiwa 4' Morishima 12' Júnior Santos 22', 88'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima Attendance: 5,218 Referee: Atsushi Kamimura

Shimizu S-Pulse v Sanfrecce Hiroshima

18 May 2022 (2022-05-18)	Shimizu S-Pulse	2–1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Shizuoka
19:03	Kishimoto 34' Taki 83'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Nagai 62'	Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira Attendance: 4,209 Referee: Keigo Sendachi

Tokushima Vortis v Nagoya Grampus

18 May 2022 (2022-05-18)	Tokushima Vortis	0–2	Nagoya Grampus	Naruto
19:03		JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Yoshida 10' Abe 45+1'	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. 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.

Kyoto Sanga v Kashiwa Reysol

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

Sagan Tosu v Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo

23 February 2022 (2022-02-23)	Sagan Tosu	2–2	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	Tosu
15:03	Nishi 2' (o.g.) Fujihara 72'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Tanaka 50' Kaneko 59'	Stadium: Ekimae Real Estate Stadium Attendance: 4,544 Referee: Tomohiro Inoue

Kyoto Sanga v Sagan Tosu

2 March 2022 (2022-03-02)	Kyoto Sanga	2–1	Sagan Tosu	Kameoka
18:33	Yamada 37' Toyokawa 75'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Araki 86'	Stadium: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera Attendance: 2,511 Referee: Keigo Sendachi

Kashiwa Reysol v Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo

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)	Fukai 57' Nakashima 85', 90'	Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium Attendance: 3,177 Referee: Hajime Matsuo

Kashiwa Reysol v Sagan Tosu

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

Kyoto Sanga v Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo

13 April 2022 (2022-04-13)	Kyoto Sanga	3–2	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	Kameoka
18:33	Fukuoka 24' Nakano 71' Martinus 75'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Fernandes 2' Okamura 20'	Stadium: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera Attendance: 2,894 Referee: Toru Kakinuma

Sagan Tosu v Kashiwa Reysol

13 April 2022 (2022-04-13)	Sagan Tosu	1–3	Kashiwa Reysol	Tosu
19:03	Honda 50'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Unoki 18' Masukake 34' Angelotti 65'	Stadium: Ekimae Real Estate Stadium Attendance: 3,274 Referee: Hiroki Kasahara

Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo v Kyoto Sanga

20 April 2022 (2022-04-20)[a]	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	4–1	Kyoto Sanga	Sapporo
19:03	Gabriel Xavier 51', 75' Nakashima 67', 88'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Omae 54'	Stadium: Sapporo Dome Attendance: 3,627 Referee: Koki Nagamine

Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo v Kashiwa Reysol

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

Sagan Tosu v Kyoto Sanga

23 April 2022 (2022-04-23)	Sagan Tosu	3–0	Kyoto Sanga	Tosu
15:03	Fukuta 5' Iwasaki 50' Fujihara 90+5'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: Ekimae Real Estate Stadium Attendance: 3,945 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto

Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo v Sagan Tosu

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

Kashiwa Reysol v Kyoto Sanga

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

Shonan Bellmare v Avispa Fukuoka

23 February 2022 (2022-02-23)	Shonan Bellmare	3–1	Avispa Fukuoka	Hiratsuka
15:03	Yamada 14' Sugioka 45+1' Ohashi 88'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Jogo 79'	Stadium: Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka Attendance: 4,770 Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya

Júbilo Iwata v Shonan Bellmare

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

Avispa Fukuoka v FC Tokyo

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

FC Tokyo v Júbilo Iwata

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

Júbilo Iwata v Avispa Fukuoka

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

FC Tokyo v Shonan Bellmare

26 March 2022 (2022-03-26)	FC Tokyo	2–1	Shonan Bellmare	Chōfu
15:03	Abe 39' Mita 60'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Ikeda 77'	Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 6,829 Referee: Ryo Tanimoto

Shonan Bellmare v FC Tokyo

13 April 2022 (2022-04-13)	Shonan Bellmare	2–1	FC Tokyo	Hiratsuka
19:03	Ikeda 37' Machino 73' (pen.)	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Ogawa 50'	Stadium: Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka Attendance: 3,920 Referee: Keigo Sendachi

Avispa Fukuoka v Júbilo Iwata

13 April 2022 (2022-04-13)	Avispa Fukuoka	2–1	Júbilo Iwata	Fukuoka
19:03	Lukian 72' Shigehiro 86'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Matsumoto 66'	Stadium: Best Denki Stadium Attendance: 1,971 Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya

Avispa Fukuoka v Shonan Bellmare

23 April 2022 (2022-04-23)	Avispa Fukuoka	2–1	Shonan Bellmare	Fukuoka
14:03	Croux 55' Juanma 61'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Yamada 22'	Stadium: Best Denki Stadium Attendance: 2,619 Referee: Hajime Matsuo

Júbilo Iwata v FC Tokyo

23 April 2022 (2022-04-23)	Júbilo Iwata	2–1	FC Tokyo	Iwata
15:03	González 68' Kanuma 90+7'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Kajiura 55'	Stadium: Yamaha Stadium Attendance: 5,422 Referee: Tomohiro Inoue

FC Tokyo v Avispa Fukuoka

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

Shonan Bellmare v Júbilo Iwata

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 Fukuoka	1–0	Kashima Antlers
Yamagishi 23'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)

4 June 2022 (2022-06-04)

18:03

Best Denki Stadium, Fukuoka

Attendance: 3,316

Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya

Kashima Antlers	2–1	Avispa Fukuoka
Everaldo 34' Nakama 40'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Yamagishi 45+5'

11 June 2022 (2022-06-11)

15:03

Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima

Attendance: 9,085

Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi

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

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Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	0–3	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Higashi 24' Júnior Santos 65', 87'

4 June 2022 (2022-06-04)

14:03

Sapporo Dome, Sapporo

Attendance: 5,716

Referee: Tomohiro Inoue

Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1–1	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
Mitsuta 87'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Aoki 34'

11 June 2022 (2022-06-11)

16:03

Edion Stadium Hiroshima, Hiroshima

Attendance: 4,669

Referee: Koichiro Fukushima

Sanfrecce Hiroshima won 4–1 on aggregate.

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Nagoya Grampus	6–1	Kyoto Sanga
Inagaki 15', 49' Maruyama 63' Mateus 73', 81' Soma 90+2'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Yamasaki 58'

4 June 2022 (2022-06-04)

16:03

CS-asset Minato Stadium, Nagoya

Attendance: 5,234

Referee: Koei Koya

Kyoto Sanga	0–1	Nagoya Grampus
	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Saitō 90+1'

11 June 2022 (2022-06-11)

18:33

Sanga Stadium by Kyocera, Kameoka

Attendance: 5,831

Referee: Takuto Okabe

Nagoya Grampus won 7–1 on aggregate.

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Cerezo Osaka	1–0	Shonan Bellmare
Toriumi 81'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)

4 June 2022 (2022-06-04)

16:03

Yodoko Sakura Stadium, Osaka

Attendance: 6,246

Referee: Masuya Ueda

Shonan Bellmare	1–4	Cerezo Osaka
Machino 83'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Jonjić 10' Tameda 13' Kiyotake 45+3' Okuno 48'

11 June 2022 (2022-06-11)

18:03

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 Grampus	1–1	Urawa Red Diamonds
Morishita 59'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Matsuo 36'

3 August 2022 (2022-08-03)

19:33

Toyota Stadium, Aichi

Attendance: 6,179

Referee: Ryo Tanimoto

Urawa Red Diamonds	3–0	Nagoya Grampus
Ito 31', 41' Esaka 86'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)

10 August 2022 (2022-08-10)

19:33

Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama

Attendance: 23,435

Referee: Yuichi Nishimura

Urawa Red Diamonds won 4–1 on aggregate.

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Cerezo Osaka	1–1	Kawasaki Frontale
Taggart 89'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Wakizaka 33'

3 August 2022 (2022-08-03)

19:03

Yodoko Sakura Stadium, Osaka

Attendance: 9,998

Referee: Yuichi Nishimura

Kawasaki Frontale	2–2	Cerezo Osaka
Marcinho 40', 53'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Kato 90' Yamada 90+6'

10 August 2022 (2022-08-10)

19:03

Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium, Kawasaki

Attendance: 13,877

Referee: Takuto Okabe

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

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima	3–1	Yokohama F. Marinos
Kashiwa 14' Araki 71' Notsuda 90+8'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Léo Ceará 46'

3 August 2022 (2022-08-03)

19:03

EDION Stadium Hiroshima, Hiroshima

Attendance: 5,650

Referee: Koichiro Fukushima

Yokohama F. Marinos	1–2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Ceará 22'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Ben Khalifa 8' Nogami 37'

10 August 2022 (2022-08-10)

19:03

NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium, Yokohama

Attendance: 9,255

Referee: Hajime Matsuo

Sanfrecce Hiroshima won 5–2 on aggregate.

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Vissel Kobe	1–2	Avispa Fukuoka
Osako 90+9'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Mary 44' Lukian 58'

3 August 2022 (2022-08-03)

19:03

Noevir Stadium Kobe, Kobe

Attendance: 5,647

Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi

Avispa Fukuoka	1–0	Vissel Kobe
Lukian 43'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)

10 August 2022 (2022-08-10)

19:03

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 Osaka	1–1	Urawa Red Diamonds
Uejo 2'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Koizumi 53'

21 September 2022 (2022-09-21)

19:03

Yodoko Sakura Stadium, Osaka

Attendance: 10,399

Referee: Hajime Matsuo

Urawa Red Diamonds	0–4	Cerezo Osaka
	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Akimoto 23' (o.g.) Okuno 30' Kato 51' Patric 80'

25 September 2022 (2022-09-25)

17:03

Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama

Attendance: 26,899

Referee: Koichiro Fukushima

Cerezo Osaka won 5–1 on aggregate.

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Avispa Fukuoka	2–3	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Juanma 72', 90+4'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Kawamura 22', 55' Shiotani 49'

21 September 2022 (2022-09-21)

19:03

Best Denki Stadium, Fukuoka

Attendance: 3,367

Referee: Yoshiro Imamura

Sanfrecce Hiroshima	0–0	Avispa Fukuoka
	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)

25 September 2022 (2022-09-25)

17:03

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 Osaka	1–2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Kato 53'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Sotiriou 90+6' (pen.), 90+11'

22 October 2022 (2022-10-22)

13:11

Japan National Stadium, Tokyo

Attendance: 39,608

Referee: Yudai Yamamoto

Top scorers

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

References

1. "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.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)