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league cup tournament and the 21st edition under the current J.League Cup format.

Format

Teams from the

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will take part in the tournament. Kashiwa Reysol, Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Urawa Red Diamonds and

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were given a bye to the quarter-finals due to qualification in the

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. 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.

Format

Group stage

Standings

Group A

Group B

Results

Group A

Group B

Knock-out stage

Quarter-finals

First leg

Second leg

Semi-finals

First leg

Second leg

Final

Goalscorers

References

See also