2023 J.League Cup

2023 J.League Cup
2023 JリーグYBCルヴァンカップ
Country	Japan
Dates	8 March – 4 November
Teams	20
Matches played	40
Goals scored	106 (2.65 per match)
Attendance	299,814 (7,495 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Noriyoshi Sakai (4 goals)
	← 2022 2024 → All statistics correct as of 19 April 2023.

The 2023 J.League Cup, known as the 2023 J.League YBC Levain Cup (Japanese: 2023 JリーグYBCルヴァンカップ) for sponsorship reasons, is the 31st edition of J.League Cup, a Japanese association football cup competition.[1] Opposed to the previous editions, the competition will not use the away goals rule. No byes awarded for the knockout stage and thus no knockout round playoffs.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima are the defending champions, having beaten Cerezo Osaka 2–1 in the 2022 final to win their first J.League Cup title.

Format

All 18 teams in the 2023 J1 League participate as well as the top two relegated teams from the 2022 season. Different from the previous editions, no teams are awarded bye or a direct qualification for the knockout stage. The change was made due to AFC Champions League's calendar shift, as it adopts the spring-autumn season format from 2023 and got rid of the year-round format, thus having the 2023–24 group stage played from September 2023.[1]

Twenty teams play in the group stage, being divided into five groups of four teams, allocated in each group by their finish on the 2022 J1 and J2 Leagues. Each group winner and the three best-placed runners-up will qualify to the quarter-finals.[2]

This is the last season to feature a group stage in the competition. From 2024, it will be held as a single knockout competition like the EFL Cup and will see all clubs from the season's J1, J2, and J3 Leagues participate, thus including the clubs from all J.League divisions for the first time since 2001.[3]

Qualified teams

League	Team	Final 2022 rank
2022 J1	Yokohama F. Marinos	1st
	Kawasaki Frontale	2nd
	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	3rd
	Kashima Antlers	4th
	Cerezo Osaka	5th
	FC Tokyo	6th
	Kashiwa Reysol	7th
	Nagoya Grampus	8th
	Urawa Red Diamonds	9th
	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	10th
	Sagan Tosu	11th
	Shonan Bellmare	12nd
	Vissel Kobe	13rd
	Avispa Fukuoka	14th
	Gamba Osaka	15th
	Kyoto Sanga	16th
	Shimizu S-Pulse (2023 J2)	17th
	Júbilo Iwata (2023 J2)	18th
2022 J2	Albirex Niigata (2023 J1)	1st
2022 J2	Yokohama FC (2023 J1)	2nd

Schedule

The schedule was confirmed along with the holding method of the competition on 20 December 2022.[1]

Stage	Round	Date[1]
Group stage	Matchday 1	8 March 2023
	Matchday 2	25–26 March 2023
	Matchday 3	5 April 2023
	Matchday 4	19 April 2023
	Matchday 5	24 May 2023
	Matchday 6	18 June 2023
Knockout stage
	Quarter-finals	6 September 2023 (first leg) 10 September 2023 (second leg)
	Semi-finals	11 October 2023 (first leg) 15 October 2023 (second leg)
	Final	4 November 2023

Group stage

Each group has its matches played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. Each match lasts 90 minutes. Each team plays six times, twice against each opponent at home and away.

Tiebreakers

In the group stage, teams in a group are ranked by points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If the points are tied, the following tiebreakers are applied accordingly:[1]

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;

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 meet 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
1	Yokohama F. Marinos (X)	4	4	0	0	6	1	+5	12	Advance to knockout stage
2	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	4	2	1	1	8	5	+3	7	Possible knockout stage
3	Sagan Tosu	4	1	1	2	3	7	−4	4
4	Júbilo Iwata (E)	4	0	0	4	3	7	−4	0

Updated to match(es) played on 19 April 2023. Source: JLeague.co (EN), JLeague.jp (JA)
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated; (X) Assured of at least second place.

8 March 2023 (2023-03-08)	Yokohama F. Marinos	1–0	Júbilo Iwata	Yokohama
19:03	Suzuki 49' (o.g.)	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 7,077 Referee: Yoshiro Imamura

8 March 2023 (2023-03-08)	Sagan Tosu	0–0	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	Tosu
19:04		JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: Ekimae Real Estate Stadium Attendance: 4,002 Referee: Jumpei Iida

25 March 2023 (2023-03-25)	Júbilo Iwata	2–3	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	Iwata
14:03	Fujiwara 67' Ogawa 73'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Tanaka 50' Kaneko 56' Tučić 90+8'	Stadium: Yamaha Stadium Attendance: 4,658 Referee: Shu Kawamata

26 March 2023 (2023-03-26)	Sagan Tosu	0–2	Yokohama F. Marinos	Tosu
15:04		JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Uenaka 79' Yoshio 86'	Stadium: Ekimae Real Estate Stadium Attendance: 6,615 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura

5 April 2023 (2023-04-05)	Yokohama F. Marinos	2–1	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	Yokohama
19:03	Marcos Júnior 10' Nishi 26' (o.g.)	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Nakashima 6'	Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 6,269 Referee: Takuto Okabe

5 April 2023 (2023-04-05)	Júbilo Iwata	1–2	Sagan Tosu	Iwata
19:03	Ogawa 81'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Akumu 6' Kabayama 86'	Stadium: Yamaha Stadium Attendance: 2,769 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura

19 April 2023 (2023-04-19)	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	4–1	Sagan Tosu	Sapporo
19:03	Supachok 8', 53' Suga 57' Tučić 83'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Ono 23'	Stadium: Sapporo Dome Attendance: 4,439 Referee: Futoshi Nakamura

19 April 2023 (2023-04-19)	Júbilo Iwata	0–1	Yokohama F. Marinos	Iwata
19:03		JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Yan 7'	Stadium: Yamaha Stadium Attendance: 3,526 Referee: Koei Koya

24 May 2023 (2023-05-24)	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	v	Yokohama F. Marinos	Sapporo
19:00		JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: Sapporo Dome

24 May 2023 (2023-05-24)	Sagan Tosu	v	Júbilo Iwata	Tosu
19:00		JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: Ekimae Real Estate Stadium

18 June 2023 (2023-06-18)	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	v	Júbilo Iwata	Sapporo
18:00		JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: Sapporo Dome

18 June 2023 (2023-06-18)	Yokohama F. Marinos	v	Sagan Tosu	Yokohama
19:00		JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: Nissan Stadium

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Shonan Bellmare	4	1	3	0	4	1	+3	6	Advance to knockout stage
2	Kawasaki Frontale	4	1	2	1	8	3	+5	5	Possible knockout stage
3	Urawa Red Diamonds	4	0	4	0	2	2	0	4[lower-alpha 1]
4	Shimizu S-Pulse	4	1	1	2	4	12	−8	4[lower-alpha 1]

Updated to match(es) played on 19 April 2023. Source: JLeague.co (EN), JLeague.jp (JA)
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:

Head-to-head: Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse.

8 March 2023 (2023-03-08)	Shonan Bellmare	0–0	Urawa Red Diamonds	Hiratsuka
19:03		JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka Attendance: 8,856 Referee: Futoshi Nakamura

8 March 2023 (2023-03-08)	Shimizu S-Pulse	3–2	Kawasaki Frontale	Shizuoka
19:03	Oh Se-hun 6' Shirasaki 7' Nakayama 70'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Chanathip 67' Miyashiro 82' (pen.)	Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira Attendance: 6,900 Referee: Shu Kawamata

26 March 2023 (2023-03-26)	Urawa Red Diamonds	1–1	Shimizu S-Pulse	Saitama
15:03	Linssen 38'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Kololli 71'	Stadium: Urawa Komaba Stadium Attendance: 10,125 Referee: Koei Koya

26 March 2023 (2023-03-26)	Kawasaki Frontale	0–0	Shonan Bellmare	Kawasaki
15:03		JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 14,967 Referee: Thomas Bramall

5 April 2023 (2023-04-05)	Kawasaki Frontale	0–0	Urawa Red Diamonds	Kawasaki
19:03		JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 18,332 Referee: Shu Kawamata

5 April 2023 (2023-04-05)	Shonan Bellmare	3–0	Shimizu S-Pulse	Hiratsuka
19:03	Suzuki 21' Yamada 40', 51'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka Attendance: 7,204 Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya

19 April 2023 (2023-04-19)	Kawasaki Frontale	6–0	Shimizu S-Pulse	Kawasaki
19:03	Tono 13', 16' Kurumaya 58' Seko 69' Wakizaka 84', 89'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 15,081 Referee: Keigo Sendachi

19 April 2023 (2023-04-19)	Urawa Red Diamonds	1–1	Shonan Bellmare	Saitama
19:33	Hayakawa 43'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Yamada 3'	Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 11,222 Referee: Hiroki Kasahara

24 May 2023 (2023-05-24)	Shimizu S-Pulse	v	Shonan Bellmare	Shizuoka
19:00		JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira

24 May 2023 (2023-05-24)	Urawa Red Diamonds	v	Kawasaki Frontale	Saitama
19:30		JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002

18 June 2023 (2023-06-18)	Shonan Bellmare	v	Kawasaki Frontale	Hiratsuka
18:00		JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka

18 June 2023 (2023-06-18)	Shimizu S-Pulse	v	Urawa Red Diamonds	Shizuoka
18:00		JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Nagoya Grampus (X)	4	4	0	9	3	+6	12	Advance to knockout stage
2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima (X)	4	3	1	11	4	+7	9	Possible knockout stage
3	Vissel Kobe (E)	4	1	3	2	9	−7	3
4	Yokohama FC (E)	4	0	4	3	9	−6	0

Updated to match(es) played on 19 April 2023. Source: JLeague.co (EN), JLeague.jp (JA)
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated; (X) Assured of at least second place.

8 March 2023 (2023-03-08)	Vissel Kobe	0–2	Nagoya Grampus	Kobe
19:03		JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Sakai 23', 75'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 4,084 Referee: Yusuke Araki

8 March 2023 (2023-03-08)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	3–1	Yokohama FC	Hiroshima
19:03	Mitsuta 75' Sasaki 80' Sugita 88' (o.g.)	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Caprini 59'	Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima Attendance: 5,249 Referee: Tetsuro Yoshida

26 March 2023 (2023-03-26)	Yokohama FC	0–1	Vissel Kobe	Yokohama
14:03		JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Osako 85'	Stadium: Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium Attendance: 3,813 Referee: Yoshiro Imamura

26 March 2023 (2023-03-26)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1–2	Nagoya Grampus	Hiroshima
14:03	Kawamura 29'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Morishita 61' Nagai 63'	Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima Attendance: 8,807 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura

5 April 2023 (2023-04-05)	Vissel Kobe	0–5	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Kobe
19:03		JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Sasaki 31' Mitsuta 53', 70' Kawamura 60' Yamasaki 87'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 4,434 Referee: Koei Koya

5 April 2023 (2023-04-05)	Nagoya Grampus	3–2	Yokohama FC	Nagoya
19:33	Sakai 45+1', 90' Nagai 78'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Nakamura 28' Ito 42'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 6,465 Referee: Atsushi Kamimura

19 April 2023 (2023-04-19)	Yokohama FC	0–2	Nagoya Grampus	Yokohama
19:03		JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Kida 41', 52'	Stadium: Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium Attendance: 2,818 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi

19 April 2023 (2023-04-19)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2–1	Vissel Kobe	Hiroshima
19:03	Sasaki 73' Nakano 82'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Lincoln 69' (pen.)	Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima Attendance: 5,877 Referee: Jumpei Iida

24 May 2023 (2023-05-24)	Yokohama FC	v	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Yokohama
19:00		JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium

24 May 2023 (2023-05-24)	Nagoya Grampus	v	Vissel Kobe	Nagoya
19:30		JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: Toyota Stadium

18 June 2023 (2023-06-18)	Nagoya Grampus	v	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Nagoya
18:00		JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: Toyota Stadium

18 June 2023 (2023-06-18)	Vissel Kobe	v	Yokohama FC	Kobe
18:00		JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Avispa Fukuoka	4	2	1	1	6	5	+1	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Albirex Niigata	4	2	0	2	5	4	+1	6	Possible knockout stage
3	Kashiwa Reysol	4	1	2	1	7	8	−1	5
4	Kashima Antlers	4	1	1	2	3	4	−1	4

Updated to match(es) played on 19 April 2023. Source: JLeague.co (EN), JLeague.jp (JA)
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

8 March 2023 (2023-03-08)	Kashiwa Reysol	1–1	Kashima Antlers	Kashiwa
19:03	Hosoya 90'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Matsumura 22'	Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium Attendance: 6,674 Referee: Takuto Okabe

8 March 2023 (2023-03-08)	Avispa Fukuoka	1–0	Albirex Niigata	Fukuoka
19:03	Tsuruno 59'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: Best Denki Stadium Attendance: 3,092 Referee: Hayato Shimizu

26 March 2023 (2023-03-26)	Albirex Niigata	1–0	Kashima Antlers	Niigata
14:03	Akiyama 52'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium Attendance: 12,294 Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita

26 March 2023 (2023-03-26)	Avispa Fukuoka	3–3	Kashiwa Reysol	Fukuoka
15:03	Yamagishi 29' Lukian 79' Yuzawa 90'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Tsuchiya 13' Grot 16', 67'	Stadium: Best Denki Stadium Attendance: 3,611 Referee: Kazuyoshi Enomoto

5 April 2023 (2023-04-05)	Kashima Antlers	1–0	Avispa Fukuoka	Kashima
19:03	Araki 32'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 5,571 Referee: Hayato Shimizu

5 April 2023 (2023-04-05)	Albirex Niigata	2–0	Kashiwa Reysol	Niigata
19:03	Matsuda 6' Komi 16'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium Attendance: 8,081 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura

19 April 2023 (2023-04-19)	Kashiwa Reysol	3–2	Albirex Niigata	Kashiwa
19:03	Muto 17' Hosoya 47' Yamada 53'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Matsuda 22' Taniguchi 29'	Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium Attendance: 4,650 Referee: Shu Kawamata

19 April 2023 (2023-04-19)	Avispa Fukuoka	2–1	Kashima Antlers	Fukuoka
19:03	Jogo 14' Wellington 90+3'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Arthur Caíke 31'	Stadium: Best Denki Stadium Attendance: 3,520 Referee: Masuya Ueda

24 May 2023 (2023-05-24)	Kashima Antlers	v	Kashiwa Reysol	Kashima
19:00		JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium

24 May 2023 (2023-05-24)	Albirex Niigata	v	Avispa Fukuoka	Niigata
19:00		JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium

18 June 2023 (2023-06-18)	Kashima Antlers	v	Albirex Niigata	Kashima
18:00		JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium

18 June 2023 (2023-06-18)	Kashiwa Reysol	v	Avispa Fukuoka	Kashiwa
18:00		JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium

Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Gamba Osaka	4	2	1	1	7	3	+4	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	FC Tokyo	4	2	0	2	6	4	+2	6[lower-alpha 1]	Possible knockout stage
3	Kyoto Sanga	4	2	0	2	7	8	−1	6[lower-alpha 1]
4	Cerezo Osaka	4	1	1	2	2	7	−5	4

Updated to match(es) played on 19 April 2023. Source: JLeague.co (EN), JLeague.jp (JA)
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:

Head-to-head: FC Tokyo 5–0 Kyoto Sanga.

8 March 2023 (2023-03-08)	Kyoto Sanga	1–3	Gamba Osaka	Kameoka
19:03	Yamasaki 34'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Fukuda 30' Dawhan 42' Ishige 79'	Stadium: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera Attendance: 6,598 Referee: Hirokazu Otsubo

8 March 2023 (2023-03-08)	Cerezo Osaka	1–0	FC Tokyo	Osaka
19:03	Capixaba 86'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: Yodoko Sakura Stadium Attendance: 10,615 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi

26 March 2023 (2023-03-26)	FC Tokyo	5–0	Kyoto Sanga	Tokyo
15:03	Perotti 15', 55' Trevisan 25' Adaílton 59' Kumata 75'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 8,662 Referee: Takuto Okabe

26 March 2023 (2023-03-26)	Gamba Osaka	1–1	Cerezo Osaka	Suita
15:03	Meshino 90+1'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Maikuma 52'	Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 26,110 Referee: Hiroki Kasahara

5 April 2023 (2023-04-05)	Kyoto Sanga	4–0	Cerezo Osaka	Kameoka
19:03	Matsuda 6' Hiraga 8' Ichimi 21' Yachida 52'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera Attendance: 5,156 Referee: Ryo Tanimoto

5 April 2023 (2023-04-05)	Gamba Osaka	3–0	FC Tokyo	Suita
19:03	Sugiyama 43', 90+1' Fukuda 87'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 6,757 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima

19 April 2023 (2023-04-19)	FC Tokyo	1–0	Gamba Osaka	Tokyo
19:03	Tsukagawa 74'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 8,117 Referee: Takuto Okabe

19 April 2023 (2023-04-19)	Cerezo Osaka	0–2	Kyoto Sanga	Osaka
19:03		JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Yamasaki 21' Yamada 84'	Stadium: Yodoko Sakura Stadium Attendance: 6,717 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto

24 May 2023 (2023-05-24)	FC Tokyo	v	Cerezo Osaka	Tokyo
19:00		JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium

24 May 2023 (2023-05-24)	Gamba Osaka	v	Kyoto Sanga	Suita
19:00		JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita

18 June 2023 (2023-06-18)	Kyoto Sanga	v	FC Tokyo	Kameoka
18:00		JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera

18 June 2023 (2023-06-18)	Cerezo Osaka	v	Gamba Osaka	Osaka
18:00		JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: Yodoko Sakura Stadium

Ranking of runners-up

The three best runners-up from the five groups advance to the knockout stage along with the five group winners.

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	C	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	4	3	0	1	11	4	+7	9	Knockout stage
2	A	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	4	2	1	1	8	5	+3	7
3	E	FC Tokyo	4	2	0	2	6	4	+2	6
4	D	Albirex Niigata	4	2	0	2	5	4	+1	6
5	B	Kawasaki Frontale	4	1	2	1	8	3	+5	5

Updated to match(es) played on 19 April 2023. Source: J.LEAGUE
Rules for classification: 1) Goal difference in all group matches; 2) Goals scored in all group matches; 3) Fewer disciplinary points; 4) Drawing of lots.

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, which starts with the quarter-finals, the matches will be played in two legs, except for the final. The aggregate winners of each tie will qualify for the next round. If in the second leg of either the quarter-final or semi-final the aggregate score is tied, extra-time will be played. If the draw stands, penalty shoot-outs will be played to determine the tie winners. From this season on, the away goals rule will not be applied under any circumstances throughout the entire competition.

Top scorers

As of 19 April 2023.

Rank	Player	Club	Goals[4][5]
1	Noriyoshi Sakai	Nagoya Grampus	4
2	Makoto Mitsuta	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	3
	Sho Sasaki	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
	Naoki Yamada	Shonan Bellmare
5	Yuya Fukuda	Gamba Osaka	2
	Jay-Roy Grot	Kashiwa Reysol
	Mao Hosoya	Kashiwa Reysol
	Takumu Kawamura	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
	Ryoga Kida	Nagoya Grampus
	Eitaro Matsuda	Albirex Niigata
	Kensuke Nagai	Nagoya Grampus
	Daiki Ogawa	Júbilo Iwata
	Pedro Perotti	FC Tokyo
	Supachok Sarachat	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
	Naohiro Sugiyama	Gamba Osaka
	Daiya Tono	Kawasaki Frontale
	Milan Tučić	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
	Yasuto Wakizaka	Kawasaki Frontale
	Ryogo Yamasaki	Kyoto Sanga

References

"2023 JリーグYBCルヴァンカップ大会方式および試合方式について" [About 2023 J.League YBC Levain Cup Holding Method] (in Japanese). Japan Professional Football League. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
"Major format changes await J. League in coming seasons". The Japan Times (in Japanese). 10 January 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
"League Structure and Competition Format from 2024 Season Unify the number of clubs in each category to 20 League Cup changed to a knockout competition with participation of all J1, J2 and J3 clubs". Japan Professional Football League. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
"All Positions | Goals | All clubs | J.LEAGUE YBC Levain CUP | 2023 Player Stats | J.LEAGUE". JLeague.co. Japan Professional Football League. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
"Players - J-League Cup - Japan - Results, fixtures, tables and news". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 April 2023.

External links

Official website (in Japanese)

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[holdingmethod-1] "2023 JリーグYBCルヴァンカップ大会方式および試合方式について" [About 2023 J.League YBC Levain Cup Holding Method] (in Japanese). Japan Professional Football League. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.

[2] "Major format changes await J. League in coming seasons". The Japan Times (in Japanese). 10 January 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2023.

[3] "League Structure and Competition Format from 2024 Season Unify the number of clubs in each category to 20 League Cup changed to a knockout competition with participation of all J1, J2 and J3 clubs". Japan Professional Football League. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2023.

[6] "All Positions | Goals | All clubs | J.LEAGUE YBC Levain CUP | 2023 Player Stats | J.LEAGUE". JLeague.co. Japan Professional Football League. Retrieved 19 April 2023.

[7] "Players - J-League Cup - Japan - Results, fixtures, tables and news". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 April 2023.