2021 JリーグYBCルヴァンカップ | |
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Tournament details | |
Country | Japan |
Dates | 2 March – 30 October |
Teams | 16 (group stage) 20 (total) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Nagoya Grampus (1st title) |
Runner-up | Cerezo Osaka |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 69 |
Goals scored | 172 (2.49 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (4 goals each) |
The 2021 J.League Cup, known as the 2021 J.League YBC Levain Cup (Japanese: 2021 JリーグYBCルヴァンカップ) for sponsorship reasons, was the 29th edition of J.League Cup, a Japanese association football cup competition. It began on 2 March 2021 and ended on 30 October that year.[1]
FC Tokyo were the cup holders, having won their third title. They failed to defend their title after being eliminated by eventual winners Nagoya Grampus in the semi-finals. Nagoya Grampus won their first ever J.League Cup title, defeating one-time winners Cerezo Osaka in the final.
Format
All 20 teams playing in the 2021 J1 League participated. Four clubs involved in the 2021 AFC Champions League received byes for the group and playoff stages: Kawasaki Frontale, Gamba Osaka, Nagoya Grampus, and Cerezo Osaka.
Sixteen teams played in the group stage. They were divided into four groups of four teams by their finish on the 2020 J1 and J2 Leagues (parenthesized below).
- Group A: Kashima Antlers (J1 5th), Consadole Sapporo (J1 12th), Sagan Tosu (J1 13th), Avispa Fukuoka (J2 2nd).
- Group B: FC Tokyo (J1 6th), Oita Trinita (J1 11th), Vissel Kobe (J1 14th), Tokushima Vortis (J2 1st).
- Group C: Kashiwa Reysol (J1 7th), Urawa Red Diamonds (J1 10th), Yokohama FC (J1 15th), Shonan Bellmare (J1 18th).
- Group D: Sanfrecce Hiroshima (J1 8th), Yokohama F. Marinos (J1 9th), Shimizu S-Pulse (J1 16th), Vegalta Sendai (J1 17th).
Schedule
Stage | Round | Date[1] |
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Group stage | Matchday 1 | 2–3 March 2021 |
Matchday 2 | 27–28 March 2021 | |
Matchday 3 | 20–21 April 2021 | |
Matchday 4 | 28 April 2021 | |
Matchday 5 | 5 May 2021 | |
Matchday 6 | 19 May 2021 | |
Play-off stage | 2, 5, 6 June 2021 (first leg) 6, 13 June 2021 (second leg) | |
Prime stage | ||
Quarter-finals | 1 September 2021 (first leg) 5 September 2021 (second leg) | |
Semi-finals | 6 October 2021 (first leg) 10 October 2021 (second leg) | |
Final | 30 October 2021 |
Group stage
Each group were played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. Each match were played in 90 minutes.
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:
- Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Away goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- If more than two teams are 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.
- Goal difference in all group matches;
- Goals scored in all group matches;
- Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group;
- Fewer disciplinary points;
- Drawing of lots.
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Kashima Antlers | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 12 | Advance to play-off stage |
2 | Consadole Sapporo | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 11 | |
3 | Avispa Fukuoka | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 8 | |
4 | Sagan Tosu | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 17 | −12 | 1 |
3 March 2021 | Avispa Fukuoka | 2–3 | Consadole Sapporo | Fukuoka |
18:03 | Report | Stadium: Best Denki Stadium Attendance: 1,564 Referee: Hajime Matsuo |
3 March 2021 | Kashima Antlers | 3–0 | Sagan Tosu | Kashima |
19:03 | Report | Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,784 Referee: Hayato Shimizu |
27 March 2021 | Sagan Tosu | 1–5 | Consadole Sapporo | Tosu |
14:03 | Tashiro ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Ekimae Real Estate Stadium Attendance: 4,399 Referee: Futoshi Nakamura |
27 March 2021 | Avispa Fukuoka | 1–5 | Kashima Antlers | Fukuoka |
18:03 | Carlos ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Best Denki Stadium Attendance: 3,964 Referee: Ryo Tanimoto |
20 April 2021 | Kashima Antlers | 3–0 | Consadole Sapporo | Kashima |
19:03 | Report | Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,477 Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama |
21 April 2021 | Sagan Tosu | 0–1 | Avispa Fukuoka | Tosu |
19:03 | Report | Croux ![]() |
Stadium: Ekimae Real Estate Stadium Attendance: 4,227 Referee: Takuto Okabe |
28 April 2021 | Consadole Sapporo | 1–1 | Avispa Fukuoka | Sapporo |
19:03 | Anderson Lopes ![]() |
Report | Mary ![]() |
Stadium: Sapporo Dome Attendance: 4,446 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura |
28 April 2021 | Sagan Tosu | 2–2 | Kashima Antlers | Tosu |
19:03 | Report | Stadium: Ekimae Real Estate Stadium Attendance: 3,402 Referee: Yoshiro Imamura |
5 May 2021 | Consadole Sapporo | 2–1 | Sagan Tosu | Sapporo |
14:03 | Report | Yuzawa ![]() |
Stadium: Sapporo Dome Attendance: 7,507 Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami |
5 May 2021 | Kashima Antlers | 1–1 | Avispa Fukuoka | Kashima |
15:03 | Shirasaki ![]() |
Report | Mary ![]() |
Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 8,343 Referee: Futoshi Nakamura |
19 May 2021 | Consadole Sapporo | 0–0 | Kashima Antlers | Sapporo |
19:03 | Report | Stadium: Sapporo Dome Attendance: 2,829 Referee: Yoshiro Imamura |
19 May 2021 | Avispa Fukuoka | 4–1 | Sagan Tosu | Fukuoka |
19:03 | Report | Hayashi ![]() |
Stadium: Best Denki Stadium Attendance: 979 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | FC Tokyo | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 12 | Advance to play-off stage |
2 | Vissel Kobe | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 8 | |
3 | Oita Trinita | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 6 | |
4 | Tokushima Vortis | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 5 |
2 March 2021 | Oita Trinita | 1–3 | Vissel Kobe | Ōita |
19:03 | Fujimoto ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Showa Denko Dome Oita Attendance: 3,320 Referee: Hiroki Kasahara |
3 March 2021 | FC Tokyo | 1–0 | Tokushima Vortis | Chōfu |
18:03 | Tagawa ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 3,788 Referee: Takuto Okabe |
27 March 2021 | Tokushima Vortis | 0–1 | Oita Trinita | Naruto |
14:03 | Report | Nagasawa ![]() |
Stadium: Pocarisweat Stadium Attendance: 2,322 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura |
28 March 2021 | FC Tokyo | 2–0 | Vissel Kobe | Chōfu |
14:03 |
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Report | Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 6,512 Referee: Hajime Matsuo |
21 April 2021 | Vissel Kobe | 0–1 | Tokushima Vortis | Kobe |
18:03 | Report | Kawata ![]() |
Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 2,184 Referee: Dai Matsumoto |
21 April 2021 | Oita Trinita | 0–1 | FC Tokyo | Ōita |
19:03 | Report | Nagai ![]() |
Stadium: Showa Denko Dome Oita Attendance: 2,806 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi |
28 April 2021 | Vissel Kobe | 0–0 | Oita Trinita | Kobe |
18:03 | Report | Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami |
28 April 2021 | Tokushima Vortis | 1–1 | FC Tokyo | Naruto |
19:03 | Hamashita ![]() |
Report | Uvini ![]() |
Stadium: Pocarisweat Stadium Attendance: 1,969 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto |
5 May 2021 | Oita Trinita | 1–1 | Tokushima Vortis | Ōita |
14:03 | Takazawa ![]() |
Report | Cacá ![]() |
Stadium: Showa Denko Dome Oita Attendance: 3,987 Referee: Masaaki Toma |
5 May 2021 | Vissel Kobe | 0–0 | FC Tokyo | Kashima |
15:03 | Report | Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Referee: Hiroki Kasahara |
19 May 2021 | FC Tokyo | 1–1 | Oita Trinita | Chōfu |
19:03 | Nagai ![]() |
Report | Yumiba ![]() |
Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 2,842 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura |
19 May 2021 | Tokushima Vortis | 0–3 | Vissel Kobe | Naruto |
19:03 | Report | Stadium: Pocarisweat Stadium Attendance: 3,448 Referee: Hajime Matsuo |
Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 9 | Advance to play-off stage |
2 | Shonan Bellmare | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 8 | |
3 | Yokohama FC | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 7 | |
4 | Kashiwa Reysol | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 6 |
2 March 2021 | Shonan Bellmare | 0–0 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Hiratsuka |
18:03 | Report | Stadium: Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka Attendance: 3,022 Referee: Masaaki Toma |
3 March 2021 | Kashiwa Reysol | 0–1 | Yokohama FC | Kashiwa |
18:03 | Report | S. Ito ![]() |
Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium Attendance: 2,260 Referee: Ryo Tanimoto |
27 March 2021 | Shonan Bellmare | 1–0 | Yokohama FC | Hiratsuka |
15:03 | Nemoto ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka Attendance: 4,865 Referee: Ryosuke Yamaoka |
27 March 2021 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 0–1 | Kashiwa Reysol | Saitama |
15:03 | Report | Cristiano ![]() |
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 8,024 Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami |
21 April 2021 | Kashiwa Reysol | 1–1 | Shonan Bellmare | Kashiwa |
18:03 | Goya ![]() |
Report | Kobayashi ![]() |
Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium Attendance: 2,152 Referee: Yusuke Araki |
21 April 2021 | Yokohama FC | 1–2 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Yokohama |
19:03 | Kléber ![]() |
Report | Sugimoto ![]() |
Stadium: NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium Attendance: 2,481 Referee: Masaya Ueda |
28 April 2021 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 0–0 | Shonan Bellmare | Saitama |
18:03 | Report | Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 4,231 Referee: Ryo Tanimoto |
28 April 2021 | Yokohama FC | 2–0 | Kashiwa Reysol | Yokohama |
19:03 | Report | Stadium: NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium Attendance: 1,891 Referee: Shu Kawamata |
5 May 2021 | Yokohama FC | 1–1 | Shonan Bellmare | Yokohama |
14:03 | Kléber ![]() |
Report | Hiraoka ![]() |
Stadium: NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium Attendance: 4,004 Referee: Takuto Okabe |
5 May 2021 | Kashiwa Reysol | 3–3 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Kashiwa |
16:03 | Report | Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium Attendance: 3,775 Referee: Hayato Shimizu |
19 May 2021 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 2–0 | Yokohama FC | Saitama |
19:03 | Report | Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 4,252 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima |
19 May 2021 | Shonan Bellmare | 1–1 | Kashiwa Reysol | Hiratsuka |
19:03 | Ikeda ![]() |
Report | Takahashi ![]() |
Stadium: Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka Attendance: 3,521 Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama |
Group D
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 14 | Advance to play-off stage |
2 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 8 | |
3 | Vegalta Sendai | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 6 | |
4 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 5 |
3 March 2021 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 1–0 | Vegalta Sendai | Yokohama |
18:03 | Onaiwu ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 3,851 Referee: Yuki Noda |
3 March 2021 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 0–0 | Shimizu S-Pulse | Hiroshima |
19:03 | Report | Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima Attendance: 1,904 Referee: Jumpei Iida |
27 March 2021 | Vegalta Sendai | 0–1 | Shimizu S-Pulse | Sendai |
14:03 | Report | Yu. Suzuki ![]() |
Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai Attendance: 3,196 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima |
27 March 2021 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 5–0 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Yokohama |
14:03 | Report | Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 5,600 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto |
21 April 2021 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 0–1 | Vegalta Sendai | Hiroshima |
19:03 | Report | C. Kato ![]() |
Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima Attendance: 1,739 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima |
21 April 2021 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 0–0 | Yokohama F. Marinos | Shizuoka |
19:03 | Report | Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira Attendance: 3,466 Referee: Tomohiro Inoue |
28 April 2021 | Vegalta Sendai | 2–5 | Yokohama F. Marinos | Sendai |
18:03 | Report | Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai Attendance: 1,953 Referee: Toru Kakinuma |
28 April 2021 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 1–2 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Shizuoka |
19:03 | Ibusuki ![]() |
Report | Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira Attendance: 3,511 Referee: Futoshi Nakamura |
5 May 2021 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 4–1 | Vegalta Sendai | Shizuoka |
14:03 | Report | Sasaki ![]() |
Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira Attendance: 5,376 Referee: Kazuyoshi Enomoto |
5 May 2021 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1–1 | Yokohama F. Marinos | Hiroshima |
14:03 | Ayukawa ![]() |
Report | Ceará ![]() |
Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima Attendance: 4,491 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi |
19 May 2021 | Vegalta Sendai | 3–0 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Sendai |
19:03 | Report | Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai Attendance: 1,560 Referee: Ryo Tanimoto |
19 May 2021 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 5–1 | Shimizu S-Pulse | Yokohama |
19:03 | Report | Katayama ![]() |
Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 4,363 Referee: Masaaki Toma |
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 would have been used if needed.
The play-off stage was held over two legs; on 2, 5, and 6 June 2021 (first), and 6 and 13 June 2021 (second). All times listed are in Japan Standard Time (JST, UTC+9).
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Shimizu S-Pulse | 1–3 | Kashima Antlers | 0–1 | 1–2 |
FC Tokyo | 4–2 | Shonan Bellmare | 0–1 | 4–1 |
Consadole Sapporo | 4–2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 1–1 | 3–1 |
Vissel Kobe | 3–4 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 1–2 | 2–2 |
Matches
Kashima Antlers | 2–1 | Shimizu S-Pulse |
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Report | Thiago Santana ![]() |
Kashima Antlers won 3–1 on aggregate.
Shonan Bellmare | 1–4 | FC Tokyo |
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Nakamura ![]() |
Report |
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FC Tokyo won 4–2 on aggregate.
Consadole Sapporo | 1–1 | Yokohama F. Marinos |
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Aoki ![]() |
Report | Nakagawa ![]() |
Consadole Sapporo won 4–2 on aggregate.
Urawa Red Diamonds | 2–2 | Vissel Kobe |
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Report |
Urawa Red Diamonds won 4–3 on aggregate.
Prime stage (Knockout stage)
The prime stage (knockout stage) was played between four teams which won at the play-off stage and the four 2021 AFC Champions League participants entering the tournament at this stage. The prime 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 quarter-finals and the semi-finals were played as two-legged ties (same as the play-off stage). The final was played as a single game.
Quarter-finals
Summary
The quarter-finals were held over two legs; on 1 (first) and 5 September 2021 (second). All times listed are in Japan Standard Time (JST, UTC+9).
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Consadole Sapporo | 2–3 | FC Tokyo | 2–1 | 0–2 |
Nagoya Grampus | 4–0 | Kashima Antlers | 2–0 | 2–0 |
Cerezo Osaka | 4–1 | Gamba Osaka | 0–1 | 4–0 |
Urawa Red Diamonds | 4–4 (a) | Kawasaki Frontale | 1–1 | 3–3 |
Matches
FC Tokyo | 2–0 | Consadole Sapporo |
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Report |
FC Tokyo won 3–2 on aggregate.
Kashima Antlers | 0–2 | Nagoya Grampus |
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Report |
Nagoya Grampus won 4–0 on aggregate.
Cerezo Osaka | 0–1 | Gamba Osaka |
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Report | Yamami ![]() |
Gamba Osaka | 0–4 | Cerezo Osaka |
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Report |
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Cerezo Osaka won 4–1 on aggregate.
Urawa Red Diamonds | 1–1 | Kawasaki Frontale |
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Sekine ![]() |
Report | Ienaga ![]() |
Kawasaki Frontale | 3–3 | Urawa Red Diamonds |
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Report |
4–4 on aggregate. Urawa Red Diamonds won on away goals.
Semi-finals
Summary
The semi-finals were held over two legs; on 6 (first) and 10 October 2021 (second). All times listed are in Japan Standard Time (JST, UTC+9).
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Nagoya Grampus | 4–3 | FC Tokyo | 3–1 | 1–2 |
Urawa Red Diamonds | 1–2 | Cerezo Osaka | 1–1 | 0–1 |
Matches
Nagoya Grampus | 3–1 | FC Tokyo |
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Report | Adaílton ![]() |
Nagoya Grampus won 4–3 on aggregate.
Urawa Red Diamonds | 1–1 | Cerezo Osaka |
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Junker ![]() |
Report | Yamada ![]() |
Cerezo Osaka won 2–1 on aggregate.
Final
Top scorers
References
- ^ a b "大会概要:2021JリーグYBCルヴァンカップ". JLeague.jp (in Japanese). Japan Professional Football League. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ "Goals / J League YBC Levain Cup". J.League Data Site. Retrieved 30 October 2021.