2016 J.League Cup

2016 J.League Cup
Yamazaki Nabisco Cup
Country  Japan
Teams 18
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The 2016 J. League Cup, also known as the 2016 Yamazaki Nabisco Cup for sponsoring purposes, is the 41st edition of the most prestigious Japanese soccer league cup tournament and the 24th edition under the current J.League Cup format.

Format

Teams from the J1 League will take 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

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Omiya Ardija 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 7 Knock-out stage
2 Vissel Kobe 2 2 0 0 6 2 +4 6
3 Ventforet Kofu 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
4 Júbilo Iwata 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
5 Shonan Bellmare 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3
6 Kashima Antlers 3 1 0 2 5 7 −2 3
7 Nagoya Grampus 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0
Updated to match(es) played on 6 April 2016. Source: 2016J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup Group Stage Group A League table
Rules for classification: 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.

Results

Home ╲ Away ANT ARD BELGRAJÚBVENVIS
Kashima Antlers 1–2
Omiya Ardija 1–0
Shonan Bellmare 0–1
Nagoya Grampus 1–3 0–1
Júbilo Iwata 1–0 1–2
Ventforet Kofu 0–0
Vissel Kobe 4–1

Updated to games played on 6 April 2016.
Source: J. League Data
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches

23 March 2016 (2016-03-23)
19:03
Kashima Antlers 1-2 Ventforet Kofu
Yamamoto  60' Report Billy Celeski  6'
Nilson  45'
Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima
Attendance: 7,321
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima

23 March 2016 (2016-03-23)
19:00
Omiya Ardija 1-0 Nagoya Grampus
Esaka  37' Report
Nack5 Stadium Omiya, Ōmiya-ku, Saitama
Attendance: 5,359
Referee: Kazuyoshi Enomoto

23 March 2016 (2016-03-23)
19:04
Júbilo Iwata 1-2 Vissel Kobe
Saito  13' Report Pedro Júnior  35'
Leandro  69'
Yamaha Stadium, Iwata
Attendance: 6,695
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura

27 March 2016 (2016-03-27)
14:04
Ventforet Kofu 0-0 Omiya Ardija
Report
Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium, Kōfu
Attendance: 6,331
Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami

27 March 2016 (2016-03-27)
14:04
Nagoya Grampus 0-1 Shonan Bellmare
Report Shimamura  87'
Paloma Mizuho Stadium, Nagoya
Attendance: 7,309
Referee: Masuya Ueda

27 March 2016 (2016-03-27)
14:00
Vissel Kobe 4-1 Kashima Antlers
Pedro Júnior  23', 64'
Watanabe  37'
Soma  75' 		Report Yamamoto  84'
Noevir Stadium Kobe, Hyōgo-ku, Kobe
Attendance: 7,024
Referee: Tomohiro Inoue

6 April 2016 (2016-04-06)
19:04
Shonan Bellmare 0-1 Omiya Ardija
Report

6 April 2016 (2016-04-06)
19:04
Júbilo Iwata 1-0 Ventforet Kofu
Report
Yamaha Stadium, Iwata
Attendance: 6,541

6 April 2016 (2016-04-06)
19:04
Nagoya Grampus 1-3 Kashima Antlers
Report
Paloma Mizuho Stadium, Nagoya
Attendance: 6,134

Group B

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Vegalta Sendai 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7 Knock-out stage
2 Kawasaki Frontale 3 1 1 1 5 1 +4 4
3 Kashiwa Reysol 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
4 Avispa Fukuoka 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4
5 Albirex Niigata 3 1 0 2 1 6 −5 3
6 Sagan Tosu 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
7 Yokohama F. Marinos 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1
Updated to match(es) played on 6 April 2016. Source: 2016J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup Group Stage Group B League table
Rules for classification: 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.

Results

Home ╲ Away ALB AVI FMAFROREYSAGVEG
Albirex Niigata 0–5 1–0
Avispa Fukuoka 2–2
Yokohama F. Marinos 1–3
Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 0–0
Kashiwa Reysol 0–1
Sagan Tosu 1–1
Vegalta Sendai 1–0

Updated to games played on 6 April 2016.
Source: J. League Data
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches

23 March 2016 (2016-03-23)
19:03
Vegalta Sendai 1–0 Albirex Niigata
Enomoto  4' Report
Yurtec Stadium Sendai, Sendai
Attendance: 6,135
Referee: Yusuke Araki

23 March 2016 (2016-03-23)
19:04
Avispa Fukuoka 2-2 Kashiwa Reysol
Jogo  17'
Wellington  30' 		Report Wako  55'
Tanaka  77'
Level-5 Stadium, Fukuoka
Attendance: 5,525
Referee: Junpei Iida

27 March 2016 (2016-03-27)
15:03
Kashiwa Reysol 0-1 Vegalta Sendai
Report Tomita  69'
Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium, Kashiwa
Attendance: 6,944
Referee: Itaru Hirose

27 March 2016 (2016-03-27)
15:03
Kawasaki Frontale 0-1 Avispa Fukuoka
Report Tamura  79'
Todoroki Athletics Stadium, Kawasaki
Attendance: 11,510
Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi

27 March 2016 (2016-03-27)
15:03
Albirex Niigata 1-0 Sagan Tosu
Léo Silva  75' Report
Denka Big Swan Stadium, Niigata
Attendance: 12,427
Referee: Hiromichi Oka

6 April 2016 (2016-04-06)
19:03
Albirex Niigata 0-5 Kawasaki Frontale
Report

6 April 2016 (2016-04-06)
19:04
Sagan Tosu 1-1 Vegalta Sendai
Report
Best Amenity Stadium, Tosu
Attendance: 4,195

Knock-out stage

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

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Top scorers

Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Brazil Pedro Júnior Vissel Kobe
3
2 Japan Shuto Yamamoto Kashima Antlers
2
Japan Tatsuya Masushima Kashiwa Reysol
Japan Shogo Taniguchi Kawasaki Frontale
Japan Kenta Kano Kawasaki Frontale
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27 players
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Updated to games played on 6 April 2016
Names of players in bold are still active.
Source: J. League Data

References

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