The J.League Cup (Japanese: Jリーグカップ, Hepburn: Jē-rīgu Kappu) is a Japanese football (soccer) competition organised by J.League, the men's association football league in Japan. It has been sponsored by Yamazaki Biscuits (YBC) of Yamazaki Baking (formerly Yamazaki Nabisco) since its inception in 1992. It is a.k.a. J.League YBC Levain Cup (Japanese: JリーグYBCルヴァンカップ, Hepburn: Jē-rīgu Waibīshī Ruvan Kappu) or YBC Levain Cup (Japanese: ルヴァンカップ、ルヴァン杯, Hepburn: Ruvan Kappu) (Levain is one of YBC's products).[1] It was a.k.a. J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup (Japanese: Jリーグヤマザキナビスコカップ, Hepburn: Jē-rīgu Yamazaki Nabisuko Kappu) or Nabisco Cup (Japanese: ナビスコカップ、ナビスコ杯, Hepburn: Nabisuko Kappu) until August 2016.
It is generally regarded as the Japanese equivalent to league cup competitions played in many countries, such as the Football League Cup in England, as complementary to the Emperor's Cup competed between clubs from all divisions of professional football in Japan. Before the J. League Cup was created, the old Japan Soccer League had its own Japan Soccer League Cup since the 1976 season.
The tournament format varies almost each year largely depending on the schedule of international matches such as the Olympic Games and World Cup games (see the Format section below).
From 2007 to 2023, the winners qualified for the J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship held in the following summer, where they played against the winners of the Copa Sudamericana. The tournament was cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, but was not held for 2021 and 2022, before ultimately being cancelled in 2023.
The founding ten clubs of the J. League participated as a warm-up to the upcoming inaugural league season. At the group stage, each team played the other teams once. There was no draw and the golden goal, extra time and penalty shootout was employed to decide a tie if necessary. A sudden death was applied to the penalty shoot-out from the first kicker. The winner of a game got four points. A team who scored two or more goals in a game also won one point. The top four teams of the group stage went on to the knock-out stage where the ties were single matches.
1993
Thirteen teams (the ten J. League sides as well as the three JFL sides who had J. League associate membership) took part. At the group stage, the teams were divided into two groups, one consisting seven and the other consisting six. Each team played the other teams in the same group once. The top two teams of each group were qualified for the knock-out stage where the ties were single matches.
1994
Fourteen teams (the twelve J. League sides as well as the two JFL sides who had J. League associate membership) took part. There was no group stage. The ties were single matches all through the competition.
1995
No competition
1996
The sixteen J. League sides participated. J. League associate member teams did not take part due to the congested schedule. At the group stage, the teams were divided into two groups. Each team played the other teams in the same group twice (home and away). A tie was decided by the aggregate of two matches. The winner of a tie got three points and a draw earned one point. The top two teams of each group were qualified for the knock-out stage where the ties were single matches.
1997
Twenty teams (all the J. League clubs and the JFL clubs with J. League associate membership) participated. At the group stage, the teams were divided into five groups. Each team played the other teams in the same group once. A win earned three points, a draw earned one point. There was no extra time at this stage. The top team of each group, as well as the three second-placed teams with the best records, were qualified for the knock-out stage where the ties were played over two matches (home and away). Although Sagan Tosu had forfeited their associate membership because of the bankruptcy of their forerunner Tosu Futures, they were allowed to enter the competition as a special case.
1998
Twenty teams (all the J. League clubs and the JFL clubs with J. League associate membership) participated. At the group stage, the teams were divided into four groups. Each team played the other teams in the same group once. The top team of each group was qualified for the knock-out stage where the ties were single matches.
As tournaments for J1 and J2 (1999–2001)edit
1999
All the twenty-six J1 and J2 clubs participated. There was no group stage. The ties were played over two matches (home and away) except the final where the winners were decided by a single game.
2000
All the twenty-seven J1 and J2 clubs participated. There was no group stage. The ties were played over two matches (home and away) except the final where the winners were decided by a single game.
2001
All the twenty-eight J1 and J2 clubs participated. There was no group stage. The ties were played over two matches (home and away) except the final where the winners were decided by a single game.
As tournaments for only J1 (2002–2017)edit
2002
All the sixteen J1 teams took part. At the group stage, the teams were divided into four groups. Each team played the other teams in the same group twice. The top two teams of the each group were qualified for the knock-out stage where the ties were single matches.
2003
The trophy awarded to Urawa Red Diamonds, 2003 winners
All the sixteen J1 teams took part. Kashima Antlers and Shimizu S-Pulse were exempted from the group stage because they participated in the AFC Champions League. The remaining fourteen teams were divided into four groups, two groups containing four teams and the other two groups containing three. The top team of the each group and the second placed teams of the groups containing four teams as well as Kashima and Shimizu were qualified for the knock-out stage. The ties were played over two matches (home and away) except the final where the winners were decided by a single game.
2004
All the sixteen J1 teams took part. At the group stage, the teams were divided into four groups. Each team played the other teams in the same group twice. The top two teams of the each group were qualified for the knock-out stage where the ties were single matches.
2005
All the eighteen J1 teams took part. Yokohama F. Marinos and Jubilo Iwata were exempted from the group stage because they participated in the AFC Champions League. The remaining sixteen teams were divided into four groups. Each team played the other teams in the same group twice. The top team of the each group and the two second-placed teams with the best records as well as Marinos and Iwata were qualified for the knock-out stage. The ties were played over two matches (home and away) except the final where the winners were decided by a single game. From this year's competition, the golden goal rule was abolished and the extra time was always played for thirty minutes.
2006
All the eighteen J1 teams took part. Gamba Osaka were exempted from the group stage because they participated in the 2006 AFC Champions League. The remaining seventeen teams were divided into four groups, three of them containing four teams and the other containing five teams. Each team played the other teams in the same group twice but only one game was played between some pairs of teams in the group containing five teams. The top team of the each group and the three second placed teams with the best records as well as Gamba Osaka were qualified for the knock-out stage. The ties were played over two matches (home and away) except the final where the winners were decided by a single game. The away goal rule was employed for this year's competition but it was not applied to a goal in the extra time.
The format of the 2008 competition was similar to that of 2007's. See 2008 J. League Cup for details.
2009
The format of the 2009 group stage was changed due to the number of clubs participating 2009 AFC Champions League increased from two to four. 14 remaining clubs were divided into two groups with seven clubs each, then two top clubs of each group were qualified for the knock-out stage. See 2009 J. League Cup for more details.
2010
The format of the 2010 competition was same as that of 2009's. See 2010 J. League Cup for details.
0 to 2 clubs (varies depending on the number of J1 teams participating in the ACL group stage) that were relegated to J2 last year and all J1 clubs can now participate. This is last season of group stage format in 2023.
As tournaments for J1, J2 and J3 (2024–)edit
All of the 60 J. League clubs will participate in knockout format from 2024.
For the 2024 season, the three Japanese clubs qualified for the 2023–24 AFC Champions League knockout stage (i.e. Kawasaki Frontale, Yokohama F. Marinos and Ventforet Kofu) will receive a bye to the knockout phase, while the remaining 57 J.League clubs are split into 10 groups of 5 or 6 for the first three rounds (known as the "first stage") based on their performance in the 2023 season, with the winners of each single leg single-elimination group will advance to the two-legged play-off round. The 5 winners of the play-off round will join the 3 aforementioned clubs in the knockout stage (known locally as the "prime stage"), in which the format unchanged comparing to the format in 2023.
Prizesedit
Champions: J. League Cup, YBC Levain Cup, Champion medals and 150 million yen
Runners-up: J. League Commemorative Plaque, Runner-up medals, and 50 million yen
3rd place (2 clubs): J. League Commemorative Plaque and 20 million yen to each 3rd placed club
This award is presented to an under-23 player who made the biggest contribution to his team in the competition. The winner is decided based on votes from football journalists.
All matches of the competition is currently broadcast live by Abema, Fuji TV, and SKY PerfecTV! respectively.
Outside Japanedit
YouTube only broadcast live coverage in prime stage matches through both official J.League International (exc. Thailand) and Siam Sport (Thailand only) channels.[2] Starts 2024 season, Rajawali Televisi broadcast live coverage of all matches for Indonesia, Record and ESPN Brazil will also broadcast live coverage of all matches for Brazil, and TV3 will also broadcast live coverage of all matches for Malaysia.
^"2016 J.League Cup renamed to J.League YBC Levain Cup". J. League. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
^"2020 J.LEAGUE YBC Levain CUP Prime Stage to be broadcasted overseas：en". J.League. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
External linksedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to J.League Cup.
Official website
Japan - List of League Cup Winners, RSSSF.com
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources J League Cup news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2017 Learn how and when to remove this message The J League Cup Japanese Jリーグカップ Hepburn Je rigu Kappu is a Japanese football soccer competition organised by J League the men s association football league in Japan It has been sponsored by Yamazaki Biscuits YBC of Yamazaki Baking formerly Yamazaki Nabisco since its inception in 1992 It is a k a J League YBC Levain Cup Japanese JリーグYBCルヴァンカップ Hepburn Je rigu Waibishi Ruvan Kappu or YBC Levain Cup Japanese ルヴァンカップ ルヴァン杯 Hepburn Ruvan Kappu Levain is one of YBC s products 1 It was a k a J League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup Japanese Jリーグヤマザキナビスコカップ Hepburn Je rigu Yamazaki Nabisuko Kappu or Nabisco Cup Japanese ナビスコカップ ナビスコ杯 Hepburn Nabisuko Kappu until August 2016 J League CupJ League YBC Levain CupFounded1992 32 years ago 1992 RegionJapanNumber of teams60Current championsAvispa Fukuoka 1st title Most successful club s Kashima Antlers 6 titles Television broadcastersFuji TV SKY PerfecTV live matches Websitejleague jp cup2024 J League Cup It is generally regarded as the Japanese equivalent to league cup competitions played in many countries such as the Football League Cup in England as complementary to the Emperor s Cup competed between clubs from all divisions of professional football in Japan Before the J League Cup was created the old Japan Soccer League had its own Japan Soccer League Cup since the 1976 season The tournament format varies almost each year largely depending on the schedule of international matches such as the Olympic Games and World Cup games see the Format section below From 2007 to 2023 the winners qualified for the J League Cup Copa Sudamericana Championship held in the following summer where they played against the winners of the Copa Sudamericana The tournament was cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID 19 Pandemic but was not held for 2021 and 2022 before ultimately being cancelled in 2023 Contents 1 Format 1 1 Early years 1992 1998 1 2 As tournaments for J1 and J2 1999 2001 1 3 As tournaments for only J1 2002 2017 1 4 As tournaments for J1 and J2 2018 2023 1 5 As tournaments for J1 J2 and J3 2024 2 Prizes 3 Finals 4 Performances by team 5 Most valuable players 6 New Hero Award 7 Broadcasters 7 1 Japan 7 2 Outside Japan 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksFormat editEarly years 1992 1998 edit 1992 The founding ten clubs of the J League participated as a warm up to the upcoming inaugural league season At the group stage each team played the other teams once There was no draw and the golden goal extra time and penalty shootout was employed to decide a tie if necessary A sudden death was applied to the penalty shoot out from the first kicker The winner of a game got four points A team who scored two or more goals in a game also won one point The top four teams of the group stage went on to the knock out stage where the ties were single matches 1993 Thirteen teams the ten J League sides as well as the three JFL sides who had J League associate membership took part At the group stage the teams were divided into two groups one consisting seven and the other consisting six Each team played the other teams in the same group once The top two teams of each group were qualified for the knock out stage where the ties were single matches 1994 Fourteen teams the twelve J League sides as well as the two JFL sides who had J League associate membership took part There was no group stage The ties were single matches all through the competition 1995 No competition 1996 The sixteen J League sides participated J League associate member teams did not take part due to the congested schedule At the group stage the teams were divided into two groups Each team played the other teams in the same group twice home and away A tie was decided by the aggregate of two matches The winner of a tie got three points and a draw earned one point The top two teams of each group were qualified for the knock out stage where the ties were single matches 1997 Twenty teams all the J League clubs and the JFL clubs with J League associate membership participated At the group stage the teams were divided into five groups Each team played the other teams in the same group once A win earned three points a draw earned one point There was no extra time at this stage The top team of each group as well as the three second placed teams with the best records were qualified for the knock out stage where the ties were played over two matches home and away Although Sagan Tosu had forfeited their associate membership because of the bankruptcy of their forerunner Tosu Futures they were allowed to enter the competition as a special case 1998 Twenty teams all the J League clubs and the JFL clubs with J League associate membership participated At the group stage the teams were divided into four groups Each team played the other teams in the same group once The top team of each group was qualified for the knock out stage where the ties were single matches As tournaments for J1 and J2 1999 2001 edit 1999 All the twenty six J1 and J2 clubs participated There was no group stage The ties were played over two matches home and away except the final where the winners were decided by a single game 2000 All the twenty seven J1 and J2 clubs participated There was no group stage The ties were played over two matches home and away except the final where the winners were decided by a single game 2001 All the twenty eight J1 and J2 clubs participated There was no group stage The ties were played over two matches home and away except the final where the winners were decided by a single game As tournaments for only J1 2002 2017 edit 2002 All the sixteen J1 teams took part At the group stage the teams were divided into four groups Each team played the other teams in the same group twice The top two teams of the each group were qualified for the knock out stage where the ties were single matches 2003 nbsp The trophy awarded to Urawa Red Diamonds 2003 winners All the sixteen J1 teams took part Kashima Antlers and Shimizu S Pulse were exempted from the group stage because they participated in the AFC Champions League The remaining fourteen teams were divided into four groups two groups containing four teams and the other two groups containing three The top team of the each group and the second placed teams of the groups containing four teams as well as Kashima and Shimizu were qualified for the knock out stage The ties were played over two matches home and away except the final where the winners were decided by a single game 2004 All the sixteen J1 teams took part At the group stage the teams were divided into four groups Each team played the other teams in the same group twice The top two teams of the each group were qualified for the knock out stage where the ties were single matches 2005 All the eighteen J1 teams took part Yokohama F Marinos and Jubilo Iwata were exempted from the group stage because they participated in the AFC Champions League The remaining sixteen teams were divided into four groups Each team played the other teams in the same group twice The top team of the each group and the two second placed teams with the best records as well as Marinos and Iwata were qualified for the knock out stage The ties were played over two matches home and away except the final where the winners were decided by a single game From this year s competition the golden goal rule was abolished and the extra time was always played for thirty minutes 2006 All the eighteen J1 teams took part Gamba Osaka were exempted from the group stage because they participated in the 2006 AFC Champions League The remaining seventeen teams were divided into four groups three of them containing four teams and the other containing five teams Each team played the other teams in the same group twice but only one game was played between some pairs of teams in the group containing five teams The top team of the each group and the three second placed teams with the best records as well as Gamba Osaka were qualified for the knock out stage The ties were played over two matches home and away except the final where the winners were decided by a single game The away goal rule was employed for this year s competition but it was not applied to a goal in the extra time 2007 The format of the 2007 competition was similar to that of 2006 s but the number of clubs participating from the group stage has been decreased to 16 due to two clubs Kawasaki Frontale and Urawa Red Diamonds participation in the 2007 AFC Champions League See 2007 J League Cup for details 2008 nbsp The 2008 Final The format of the 2008 competition was similar to that of 2007 s See 2008 J League Cup for details 2009 The format of the 2009 group stage was changed due to the number of clubs participating 2009 AFC Champions League increased from two to four 14 remaining clubs were divided into two groups with seven clubs each then two top clubs of each group were qualified for the knock out stage See 2009 J League Cup for more details 2010 The format of the 2010 competition was same as that of 2009 s See 2010 J League Cup for details 2011 Although the format of the 2011 competition is planned to be same as that of 2009 s and 2010 s it was abandoned due to 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and replaced by a format without group stage five knockout stages only See 2011 J League Cup for details 2012 2017 See 2012 J League Cup 2013 J League Cup 2014 J League Cup 2015 J League Cup 2016 J League Cup and 2017 J League Cup for details As tournaments for J1 and J2 2018 2023 edit 0 to 2 clubs varies depending on the number of J1 teams participating in the ACL group stage that were relegated to J2 last year and all J1 clubs can now participate This is last season of group stage format in 2023 As tournaments for J1 J2 and J3 2024 edit All of the 60 J League clubs will participate in knockout format from 2024 For the 2024 season the three Japanese clubs qualified for the 2023 24 AFC Champions League knockout stage i e Kawasaki Frontale Yokohama F Marinos and Ventforet Kofu will receive a bye to the knockout phase while the remaining 57 J League clubs are split into 10 groups of 5 or 6 for the first three rounds known as the first stage based on their performance in the 2023 season with the winners of each single leg single elimination group will advance to the two legged play off round The 5 winners of the play off round will join the 3 aforementioned clubs in the knockout stage known locally as the prime stage in which the format unchanged comparing to the format in 2023 Prizes editChampions J League Cup YBC Levain Cup Champion medals and 150 million yen Runners up J League Commemorative Plaque Runner up medals and 50 million yen 3rd place 2 clubs J League Commemorative Plaque and 20 million yen to each 3rd placed clubFinals editYear Winners Score Runners up Venue 1992 Verdy Kawasaki 1 0 Shimizu S Pulse National Stadium 1993 Verdy Kawasaki 2 1 Shimizu S Pulse National Stadium 1994 Verdy Kawasaki 2 0 Jubilo Iwata Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium 1995 Not played 1996 Shimizu S Pulse 3 3 a e t 5 4 p Verdy Kawasaki National Stadium 1997 Kashima Antlers 7 2 agg 2 15 1 Jubilo Iwata First leg Yamaha StadiumSecond leg Kashima Soccer Stadium 1998 Jubilo Iwata 4 0 JEF United Ichihara National Stadium 1999 Kashiwa Reysol 2 2 a e t 5 4 p Kashima Antlers National Stadium 2000 Kashima Antlers 2 0 Kawasaki Frontale National Stadium 2001 Yokohama F Marinos 0 0 a e t 3 1 p Jubilo Iwata National Stadium 2002 Kashima Antlers 1 0 Urawa Red Diamonds National Stadium 2003 Urawa Red Diamonds 4 0 Kashima Antlers National Stadium 2004 FC Tokyo 0 0 a e t 4 2 p Urawa Red Diamonds National Stadium 2005 JEF United Chiba 0 0 a e t 5 4 p Gamba Osaka National Stadium 2006 JEF United Chiba 2 0 Kashima Antlers National Stadium 2007 Gamba Osaka 1 0 Kawasaki Frontale National Stadium 2008 Oita Trinita 2 0 Shimizu S Pulse National Stadium 2009 FC Tokyo 2 0 Kawasaki Frontale National Stadium 2010 Jubilo Iwata 5 3 a e t Sanfrecce Hiroshima National Stadium 2011 Kashima Antlers 1 0 a e t Urawa Red Diamonds National Stadium 2012 Kashima Antlers 2 1 a e t Shimizu S Pulse National Stadium 2013 Kashiwa Reysol 1 0 Urawa Red Diamonds National Stadium 2014 Gamba Osaka 3 2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Saitama Stadium 2002 2015 Kashima Antlers 3 0 Gamba Osaka Saitama Stadium 2002 2016 Urawa Red Diamonds 1 1 a e t 5 4 p Gamba Osaka Saitama Stadium 2002 2017 Cerezo Osaka 2 0 Kawasaki Frontale Saitama Stadium 2002 2018 Shonan Bellmare 1 0 Yokohama F Marinos Saitama Stadium 2002 2019 Kawasaki Frontale 3 3 a e t 5 4 p Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Saitama Stadium 2002 2020 FC Tokyo 2 1 Kashiwa Reysol National Stadium 2021 Nagoya Grampus 2 0 Cerezo Osaka Saitama Stadium 2002 2022 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2 1 Cerezo Osaka National Stadium 2023 Avispa Fukuoka 2 1 Urawa Red Diamonds National Stadium 2024 National StadiumPerformances by team editClub Winners Runners up Winning seasons Runners up seasons Kashima Antlers 6 3 1997 2000 2002 2011 2012 2015 1999 2003 2006 Tokyo Verdy 3 1 1992 1993 1994 1996 FC Tokyo 3 0 2004 2009 2020 Urawa Red Diamonds 2 5 2003 2016 2002 2004 2011 2013 2023 Jubilo Iwata 2 3 1998 2010 1994 1997 2001 Gamba Osaka 2 3 2007 2014 2005 2015 2016 JEF United Chiba 2 1 2005 2006 1998 Kashiwa Reysol 2 1 1999 2013 2020 Shimizu S Pulse 1 4 1996 1992 1993 2008 2012 Kawasaki Frontale 1 4 2019 2000 2007 2009 2017 Cerezo Osaka 1 2 2017 2021 2022 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1 2 2022 2010 2014 Yokohama F Marinos 1 1 2001 2018 Oita Trinita 1 0 2008 Shonan Bellmare 1 0 2018 Nagoya Grampus 1 0 2021 Avispa Fukuoka 1 0 2023 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 0 1 2019Most valuable players editYear Winner Club Nationality 1992 Kazuyoshi Miura Verdy Kawasaki nbsp Japan 1993 Bismarck Verdy Kawasaki nbsp Brazil 1994 Bismarck Verdy Kawasaki nbsp Brazil 1996 Santos Shimizu S Pulse nbsp Brazil 1997 Jorginho Kashima Antlers nbsp Brazil 1998 Nobuo Kawaguchi Jubilo Iwata nbsp Japan 1999 Takeshi Watanabe Kashiwa Reysol nbsp Japan 2000 Koji Nakata Kashima Antlers nbsp Japan 2001 Tatsuya Enomoto Yokohama F Marinos nbsp Japan 2002 Mitsuo Ogasawara Kashima Antlers nbsp Japan 2003 Tatsuya Tanaka Urawa Red Diamonds nbsp Japan 2004 Yoichi Doi FC Tokyo nbsp Japan 2005 Tomonori Tateishi JEF United Chiba nbsp Japan 2006 Koki Mizuno JEF United Chiba nbsp Japan 2007 Michihiro Yasuda Gamba Osaka nbsp Japan 2008 Daiki Takamatsu Oita Trinita nbsp Japan 2009 Takuji Yonemoto FC Tokyo nbsp Japan 2010 Ryoichi Maeda Jubilo Iwata nbsp Japan 2011 Yuya Osako Kashima Antlers nbsp Japan 2012 Gaku Shibasaki Kashima Antlers nbsp Japan 2013 Masato Kudo Kashiwa Reysol nbsp Japan 2014 Patric Gamba Osaka nbsp Brazil 2015 Mitsuo Ogasawara Kashima Antlers nbsp Japan 2016 Tadanari Lee Urawa Red Diamonds nbsp Japan 2017 Kenyu Sugimoto Cerezo Osaka nbsp Japan 2018 Daiki Sugioka Shonan Bellmare nbsp Japan 2019 Shota Arai Kawasaki Frontale nbsp Japan 2020 Leandro FC Tokyo nbsp Brazil 2021 Sho Inagaki Nagoya Grampus nbsp Japan 2022 Pieros Sotiriou Sanfrecce Hiroshima nbsp CyprusNew Hero Award editThis award is presented to an under 23 player who made the biggest contribution to his team in the competition The winner is decided based on votes from football journalists Year Winner Club 1996 Hiroshi Nanami Jubilo Iwata Toshihide Saito Shimizu S Pulse 1997 Atsuhiro Miura Yokohama Flugels 1998 Naohiro Takahara Jubilo Iwata 1999 Yukihiko Sato FC Tokyo 2000 Takayuki Suzuki Kashima Antlers 2001 Hitoshi Sogahata Kashima Antlers 2002 Keisuke Tsuboi Urawa Red Diamonds 2003 Tatsuya Tanaka Urawa Red Diamonds 2004 Makoto Hasebe Urawa Red Diamonds 2005 Yuki Abe JEF United Chiba 2006 Hiroyuki Taniguchi Kawasaki Frontale 2007 Michihiro Yasuda Gamba Osaka 2008 Mu Kanazaki Oita Trinita 2009 Takuji Yonemoto FC Tokyo 2010 Yojiro Takahagi Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2011 Genki Haraguchi Urawa Red Diamonds 2012 Hideki Ishige Shimizu S Pulse 2013 Manabu Saitō Yokohama F Marinos 2014 Takashi Usami Gamba Osaka 2015 Shuhei Akasaki Kashima Antlers 2016 Yosuke Ideguchi Gamba Osaka 2017 Takuma Nishimura Vegalta Sendai 2018 Keita Endo Yokohama F Marinos 2019 Keito Nakamura Gamba Osaka 2020 Ayumu Seko Cerezo Osaka 2021 Zion Suzuki Urawa Red Diamonds 2022 Sota Kitano Cerezo OsakaBroadcasters editJapan edit All matches of the competition is currently broadcast live by Abema Fuji TV and SKY PerfecTV respectively Outside Japan edit YouTube only broadcast live coverage in prime stage matches through both official J League International exc Thailand and Siam Sport Thailand only channels 2 Starts 2024 season Rajawali Televisi broadcast live coverage of all matches for Indonesia Record and ESPN Brazil will also broadcast live coverage of all matches for Brazil and TV3 will also broadcast live coverage of all matches for Malaysia See also edit nbsp Association football portal nbsp Women s association football portal nbsp Sports portal nbsp Games portal nbsp Japan portal Sport in Japan Football in Japan Japan Football Association JFA References edit 2016 J League Cup renamed to J League YBC Levain Cup J League 22 June 2016 Retrieved 4 September 2016 2020 J LEAGUE YBC Levain CUP Prime Stage to be broadcasted overseas en J League Retrieved 2020 09 01 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to J League Cup Official website nbsp Japan List of League Cup Winners RSSSF com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title J League Cup amp oldid 1219977679, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
