2016 J.League Cup
| Yamazaki Nabisco Cup | |||
| Country |  Japan |
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| 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.
Contents
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
Updated to match(es) played on 25 May 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
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
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23 March 2016
19:03 |
| Kashima Antlers | 1-2 | Ventforet Kofu |
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Yamamoto  60' |
Report | Billy Celeski 6' Nilson 45' |
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27 March 2016
14:00 |
| Vissel Kobe | 4-1 | Kashima Antlers |
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| Pedro Júnior 23', 64' Watanabe 37'Soma 75' |
Report | Yamamoto 84' |
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18 May 2016
19:00 |
| Kashima Antlers | 2-3 | Shonan Bellmare |
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| Nagaki 11' Doi 26' |
Report | Otsuki 18' Hasegawa 87'Hanato 90+4' |
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25 May 2016
19:00 |
| Vissel Kobe | 4-0 | Nagoya Grampus |
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| Nakasaka 10' Watanabe 19'Ishizu 88'Takahashi 90+3' |
Report |
Group B
Standings
Updated to match(es) played on 25 May 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
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
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23 March 2016
19:04 |
| Avispa Fukuoka | 2-2 | Kashiwa Reysol |
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| Jogo 17' Wellington 30' |
Report | Wako 55' Tanaka 77' |
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6 April 2016
19:03 |
| Albirex Niigata | 0-5 | Kawasaki Frontale |
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| Report | Taniguchi 8', 23' Kano 20', 83'Hashimoto 48' |
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6 April 2016
19:34 |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 1-3 | Kashiwa Reysol |
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| Togashi 5' |
Report | Nakagawa 42' Masushima 50', 68' |
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20 April 2016
19:00 |
| Kashiwa Reysol | 2-1 | Kawasaki Frontale |
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| Diego Oliveira 39' Taketomi 90+4' |
Report | Eduardo Neto 72' |
Knock-out stage
All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
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Top scorers
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
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| 1 |  Pedro Júnior |
Vissel Kobe |
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| 2 | Shuto Yamamoto |
Kashima Antlers |
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| Tatsuya Masushima |
Kashiwa Reysol | ||
| Shogo Taniguchi |
Kawasaki Frontale | ||
| Kenta Kano |
Kawasaki Frontale | ||
| Diego Oliveira |
Kashiwa Reysol | ||
| Ataru Esaka |
Omiya Ardija | ||
| Sho Ito |
Yokohama Marinos | ||
| Kazuma Watanabe |
Vissel Kobe | ||
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Updated to games played on 6 April 2016
Names of players in bold are still active.
Source: J. League Data
