2024 J.League Cup

Football tournament season

2024 J.League Cup
2024 JリーグYBCルヴァンカップ
Tournament details
Country	Japan
Dates	6 March – TBA
Teams	60
Defending champions	Avispa Fukuoka
Tournament statistics
Matches played	47
Goals scored	139 (2.96 per match)
Attendance	157,303 (3,347 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Yuki Ohashi (3 goals)
All statistics correct as of 13:14, 22 May 2024 (UTC).
← 2023 2025 →

The 2024 J.League Cup, known as the 2024 J.League YBC Levain Cup (Japanese: 2024 JリーグYBCルヴァンカップ) for sponsorship reasons, is the 32nd edition of J.League Cup, a Japanese association football cup competition. This season, all 60 J.League clubs will be participating in an updated tournament format, aimed to grow the J2 and J3 Leagues and improve the J.League as a whole.^[1]

Format

In a change from previous seasons, all clubs from the season's J1, J2, and J3 Leagues will participate, thus including the clubs from all J.League divisions for the first time since 2001.^[2] 29 teams will be participating in the tournament for the first time in their history.

The tournament is divided into three sections each with a different format: the first round, the play-off round and the prime round.

First round

57 clubs will take part in the first round, split into 10 groups. The three clubs participating in the 2023–24 AFC Champions League knockout stage (Kawasaki Frontale, Yokohama F. Marinos and Ventforet Kofu) will be introduced to the tournament at the prime round. Each group will participate in a single-elimination tournament, leaving 10 clubs to advance to the play-off round. The draw for the first round is based on rankings from the 2023 season.^[3] As a general rule, the lower league club will play their fixture at home. In the case of clubs being in the same league, the club with the lower ranking from the 2023 season will be the home team. In the case of a tie, games will go to extra-time and penalties to determine a winner if necessary.

The first round groups are as follows:

Teams participating in the first round of the 2024 J.League Cup
Group	Teams
1	Vissel Kobe (J1 1st)	Shimizu S-Pulse (J2 4th)	Montedio Yamagata (J2 5th)	Kataller Toyama (J3 3rd)	FC Imabari (J3 4th)	-
2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima (J1 3rd)	Tokyo Verdy (J2 3rd)	JEF United Chiba (J2 6th)	Kagoshima United (J3 2nd)	Nara Club (J3 5th)	-
3	Urawa Reds (J1 4th)	Júbilo Iwata (J2 2nd)	V-Varen Nagasaki (J2 7th)	Ehime FC (J3 1st)	Gainare Tottori (J3 6th)	-
4	Kashima Antlers (J1 5th)	Machida Zelvia (J2 1st)	Oita Trinita (J2 9th)	Zweigen Kanazawa (J2 22nd)	Vanraure Hachinohe (J3 7th)	Giravanz Kitakyushu (J3 20th)
5	Nagoya Grampus (J1 6th)	Yokohama FC (J1 18th)	Fagiano Okayama (J2 10th)	Omiya Ardija (J2 21st)	FC Gifu (J3 8th)	Tegevajaro Miyazaki (J3 19th)
6	Avispa Fukuoka (J1 7th)	Kashiwa Reysol (J1 17th)	Thespa Gunma (J2 11th)	Renofa Yamaguchi (J2 20th)	Matsumoto Yamaga (J3 9th)	SC Sagamihara (J3 18th)
7	Cerezo Osaka (J1 9th)	Gamba Osaka (J1 16th)	Fujieda MYFC (J2 12th)	Tochigi SC (J2 19th)	Iwate Grulla Morioka (J3 10th)	FC Ryukyu (J3 17th)
8	Albirex Niigata (J1 10th)	Shonan Bellmare (J1 15th)	Blaublitz Akita (J2 13th)	Iwaki FC (J2 18th)	FC Osaka (J3 11th)	Kamatamare Sanuki (J3 16th)
9	FC Tokyo (J1 11th)	Sagan Tosu (J1 14th)	Roasso Kumamoto (J2 14th)	Mito HollyHock (J2 17th)	YSCC Yokohama (J3 12th)	Fukushima United FC (J3 15th)
10	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo (J1 12th)	Kyoto Sanga (J1 13th)	Tokushima Vortis (J2 15th)	Vegalta Sendai (J2 16th)	Azul Claro Numazu (J3 13th)	AC Nagano Parceiro (J3 14th)

Notes

Teams in italic are participating in their first J.League Cup competition.

Playoff round

The 10 clubs that qualified from the first round will then be drawn into five, two-legged fixtures and will play each other home and away. The remaining five clubs will advance to the prime round.

Prime round

A single-elimination tournament will be held between eight clubs: the five clubs that qualified from the playoff round plus the AFC Champions League clubs — Kawasaki Frontale, Yokohama F. Marinos, and Ventforet Kofu. Each round will be a two-legged home and away fixture, up until the final which will be a one-game tie played at a neutral venue.

Schedule

The schedule was announced on 19 December 2023.^[4] All the matches take place in 2024.^[5]

Stage	Round	Date
First round	Round 1	6–13 March
	Round 2	17–24 March
	Round 3	22 May
Playoff round		5 June (First leg) 9 June (Second leg)
Prime round	Quarter-finals	4 September (First leg) 8 September (Second leg)
	Semi-finals	9 October (First leg) 13 October (Second leg)
	Final	TBD

First round

Group 1

Round 1		Round 2		Round 3




		17 April – Imabari

		FC Imabari	1

		Vissel Kobe	2

				22 May – Toyama

				Kataller Toyama	1 (5)
13 March – Toyama
				Vissel Kobe	1 (4)
Kataller Toyama	2
		24 April – Toyama
Montedio Yamagata	1
		Kataller Toyama	0

		Shimizu S-Pulse	0

Kataller Toyama (3) v (2) Montedio Yamagata

13 March 2024 (2024-03-13) Round 1	Kataller Toyama (3)	2–1 (a.e.t.)	(2) Montedio Yamagata	Toyama
19:03	Usui 111' Ito 114'	Report	Kato 92'	Stadium: Toyama Stadium Attendance: 1,827 Referee: Yusuke Araki

FC Imabari (3) v (1) Vissel Kobe

17 April 2024 (2024-04-17) Round 2	FC Imabari (3)	1–2 (a.e.t.)	(1) Vissel Kobe	Imabari
19:03	Ichihara 5'	Report	Patric 40' Sasaki 95' (pen.)	Stadium: Imabari Satoyama Stadium Attendance: 5,097 Referee: Yusuke Araki

Kataller Toyama (3) v (2) Shimizu S-Pulse

23 April 2024 (2024-04-23) Round 2	Kataller Toyama (3)	0–0 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p)	(2) Shimizu S-Pulse	Toyama
07:03		Report		Stadium: Toyama Stadium Attendance: 3,257 Referee: Futoshi Nakamura
	Penalties
	Matsumoto Shiina Takahashi Kawakami Imase Usui Kamiyama Tagawa		Chiba Kawamoto Nishizawa Hara Naruoka Shirasaki Kitazume Oki

Kataller Toyama (3) v (1) Vissel Kobe

22 May 2024 (2024-05-22) Round 3	Kataller Toyama (3)	1–1 (5–4 p)	(1) Vissel Kobe	Toyama
19:03	Hirose 70' (o.g.)	Report	Ide 19'	Stadium: Toyama Stadium Attendance: 8,223 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima
	Penalties
	Matsumoto Imase Leiria Takahashi Kawakami		Miyashiro Iwanami Ideguchi Hatsuse Hirose

Group 2

Round 1		Round 2		Round 3




		24 April – Nara

		Nara Club	0

		Sanfrecce Hiroshima	6

				22 May – Chofu

				Tokyo Verdy	2
6 March – Kagoshima
				Sanfrecce Hiroshima	3
Kagoshima United	1
		17 April – Kagoshima
JEF United Chiba	0
		Kagoshima United	0

		Tokyo Verdy	1

Kagoshima United (2) v (2) JEF United Chiba

6 March 2024 (2024-03-06) Round 1	Kagoshima United (2)	1–0	(2) JEF United Chiba	Kagoshima
19:00	Suzuki 72' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Shiranami Stadium Attendance: 3,570 Referee: Tetsuro Yoshida

Nara Club (3) v (1) Sanfrecce Hiroshima

24 April 2024 (2024-04-24) Round 2	Nara Club (3)	0–6	(1) Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Nara
19:00		Report	Kashiwa 43' Ohashi 48' Mitsuta 52' (pen.) Higashi 89' Sotiriou 90+1' Marcos Júnior 90+3' (pen.)	Stadium: Rohto Field Nara Attendance: 2,818 Referee: Yoshiro Imamura

Kagoshima United (2) v (1) Tokyo Verdy

17 April 2024 (2024-04-17) Round 2	Kagoshima United (2)	0–1	(1) Tokyo Verdy	Kagoshima
19:03		Report	Yamamoto 45+1'	Stadium: Shiranami Stadium Attendance: 4,347 Referee: Masuya Ueda

Tokyo Verdy (1) v (1) Sanfrecce Hiroshima

22 May 2024 (2024-05-22) Round 3	Tokyo Verdy (1)	2–3	(1) Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Chofu
19:03	Miki 74', 83'	Report	Ohashi 5', 14' Kawamura 78'	Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 6,150 Referee: Yoshiro Imamura

Group 3

Round 1		Round 2		Round 3




		24 April – Tottori

		Gainare Tottori	2

		Urawa Red Diamonds	5

				22 May – Isahaya

				V-Varen Nagasaki	1
6 March – Matsuyama
				Urawa Red Diamonds	0
Ehime FC	3
		17 April – Isahaya
V-Varen Nagasaki	4
		V-Varen Nagasaki	1

		Júbilo Iwata	0

Ehime FC (2) v (2) V-Varen Nagasaki

6 March 2024 (2024-03-06) Round 1	Ehime FC (2)	3–4 (a.e.t.)	(2) V-Varen Nagasaki	Matsuyama
19:03	Duncan 23' (pen.) Funahashi 77' Sato 82' Bak Keon-woo 108'	Report	Junio 2' Jesus 32', 118' Juanma 90+1' (pen.)	Stadium: Ningineer Stadium Attendance: 1,411 Referee: Reo Tanaka

Gainare Tottori (3) v (1) Urawa Red Diamonds

24 April 2024 (2024-04-24) Round 2	Gainare Tottori (3)	2–5	(1) Urawa Red Diamonds	Tottori
19:33	Tanaka 36' Matsuki 64'	Report	Takeda 13' Thiago Santana 17' (pen.) Ito 52' Nakajima 55', 90+3'	Stadium: Axis Bird Stadium Attendance: 7,677 Referee: Koji Takasaki

V-Varen Nagasaki (2) v (1) Júbilo Iwata

17 April 2024 (2024-04-17) Round 2	V-Varen Nagasaki (2)	1–0	(1) Júbilo Iwata	Isahaya
19:03	Kushibiki 53'	Report		Stadium: Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki Attendance: 2,560 Referee: Tetsuro Yoshida

V-Varen Nagasaki (2) v (1) Urawa Red Diamonds

22 May 2024 (2024-05-22) Round 3	V-Varen Nagasaki (2)	1–0	(1) Urawa Red Diamonds	Isahaya
19:03	Juanma 78'	Report		Stadium: Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki Attendance: 7,872 Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita

Group 4

Round 1		Round 2		Round 3

6 March – Kitakyushu

Giravanz Kitakyushu	1
		17 April – Kitakyushu
Oita Trinita	0
		Giravanz Kitakyushu	1

		FC Machida Zelvia	2

				22 May – Machida

				FC Machida Zelvia	2
13 March – Hachinohe
				Kashima Antlers	0
Vanraure Hachinohe	0
		17 April – Hachinohe
Zweigen Kanazawa	0
		Vanraure Hachinohe	1

		Kashima Antlers	2

Giravanz Kitakyushu (3) v (2) Oita Trinita

6 March 2024 (2024-03-06) Round 1	Giravanz Kitakyushu (3)	1–0 (a.e.t.)	(2) Oita Trinita	Kitakyushu
19:03	Watanabe 113'	Report		Stadium: Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu Attendance: 4,412 Referee: Ismail Elfath (USA)

Vanraure Hachinohe (3) v (3) Zweigen Kanazawa

13 March 2024 (2024-03-13) Round 1	Vanraure Hachinohe (3)	0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p)	(3) Zweigen Kanazawa	Hachinohe
18:33		Report		Stadium: Prifoods Stadium Attendance: 719 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura
	Penalties
	Maezawa Sunday Sato Yamauchi Yagishita		Marlyson Sugiura Nagamine Kojima

Giravanz Kitakyushu (3) v (1) FC Machida Zelvia

17 April 2024 (2024-04-17) Round 2	Giravanz Kitakyushu (3)	1–2	(1) FC Machida Zelvia	Kitakyushu
19:03	Wakaya 54'	Report	Vásquez 49' Yasui 79'	Stadium: Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu Attendance: 4,221 Referee: Takuto Okabe

Vanraure Hachinohe (3) v (1) Kashima Antlers

17 April 2024 (2024-04-17) Round 2	Vanraure Hachinohe (3)	1–2 (a.e.t.)	(1) Kashima Antlers	Hachinohe
19:03	Shibata 25'	Report	Anzai 82' Nono 13' 104' Chinen 108'	Stadium: Prifoods Stadium Attendance: 4,844 Referee: Keigo Sendachi

FC Machida Zelvia (1) v (1) Kashima Antlers

22 May 2024 (2024-05-22) Round 3	FC Machida Zelvia (1)	2–0	(1) Kashima Antlers	Machida
19:00	Duke 20', 36'	Report		Stadium: Machida GION Stadium Attendance: 4,537 Referee: Takuto Okabe

Group 5

Round 1		Round 2		Round 3

13 March – Gifu

FC Gifu	1
		17 April – Saitama
Omiya Ardija	2
		Omiya Ardija	0

		Nagoya Grampus	2

				22 May – Yokohama

				Yokohama FC	1
6 March – Shintomi
				Nagoya Grampus	3
Tegevajaro Miyazaki	1
		24 April – Okayama
Fagiano Okayama	4
		Fagiano Okayama	3

		Yokohama FC	3

FC Gifu (3) v (3) Omiya Ardija

13 March 2024 (2024-03-13) Round 1	FC Gifu (3)	1–2	(3) Omiya Ardija	Gifu
19:03	Aihara 66'	Report	Urakami 51' Taneda 84'	Stadium: Gifu Nagaragawa Stadium Attendance: 2,006 Referee: Shuhei Ishimaru

Tegevajaro Miyazaki (3) v (2) Fagiano Okayama

6 March 2024 (2024-03-06) Round 1	Tegevajaro Miyazaki (3)	1–4	(2) Fagiano Okayama	Shintomi
19:03	Ueno 50'	Report	Lucão 4' Semba 66' Yoshio 70' Kawano 90'	Stadium: Unilever Stadium Shintomi Attendance: 708 Referee: Naoto Uehara

Omiya Ardija (3) v (1) Nagoya Grampus

17 April 2024 (2024-04-17) Round 2	Omiya Ardija (3)	0–2	(1) Nagoya Grampus	Saitama
19:03		Report	Patric 45+1', 54' (pen.)	Stadium: NACK5 Stadium Omiya Attendance: 5,467 Referee: Naoto Uehara

Fagiano Okayama (2) v (2) Yokohama FC

24 April 2024 (2024-04-24) Round 2	Fagiano Okayama (2)	3–3 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p)	(2) Yokohama FC	Okayama
17:03	Tanaka 15', 93' Kimura 60'	Report	Ogura 42' Sakuragawa 55' Caprini 107'	Stadium: City Light Stadium Attendance: 2,827 Referee: Hayato Shimizu
	Penalties
	Iwabuchi Kimura Wasaka Motoyama		Caprini Mita Iwatake Nduka Nakano

Yokohama FC (2) v (1) Nagoya Grampus

22 May 2024 (2024-05-22) Round 3	Yokohama FC (2)	1–3	(1) Nagoya Grampus	Yokohama
19:03	Ogura 44'	Report	Nagai 5' Nogami 7' Yoshida 63'	Stadium: NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium Attendance: 3,423 Referee: Hayato Shimizu

Group 6

Round 1		Round 2		Round 3

13 March – Matsumoto

Matsumoto Yamaga	3
		17 April – Matsumoto
Renofa Yamaguchi	3
		Matsumoto Yamaga	1 (2)

		Avispa Fukuoka	1 (4)

				22 May – Kashiwa

				Kashiwa Reysol	2
6 March – Maebashi^[a]
				Avispa Fukuoka	1
Thespa Gunma	4
		24 April – Maebashi
SC Sagamihara	1
		Thespa Gunma	1

		Kashiwa Reysol	3

Matsumoto Yamaga (3) v (2) Renofa Yamaguchi

13 March 2024 (2024-03-13) Round 1	Matsumoto Yamaga (3)	3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	(2) Renofa Yamaguchi	Matsumoto
19:00	Sumida 23' Nonomura 94', 102'	Report	Yamamoto 69' Suenaga 104' Sílvio 120'	Stadium: Sunpro Alwin Attendance: 2,919 Referee: Koki Nagamine

Thespa Gunma (2) v (3) SC Sagamihara

6 March 2024 (2024-03-06) Round 1	Thespa Gunma (2)	4–1 (a.e.t.)	(3) SC Sagamihara	Maebashi
19:00	Kitagawa 13' Wada 96', 111' Sagawa 120+4'	Report	Bruno Santos 32' (pen.)	Stadium: Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma Attendance: 1,710 Referee: Genki Tawara

Matsumoto Yamaga (3) v (1) Avispa Fukuoka

17 April 2024 (2024-04-17) Round 2	Matsumoto Yamaga (3)	1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	(1) Avispa Fukuoka	Matsumoto
19:00	Inoue 42' (o.g.)	Report	Inoue 73'	Stadium: Sunpro Alwin Attendance: 3,281 Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita
	Penalties
	Murakoshi Ando Yasunaga Yamamoto		Shigemi Matsuoka Konno Wellington

Thespa Gunma (2) v (1) Kashiwa Reysol

24 April 2024 (2024-04-24) Round 2	Thespa Gunma (2)	1–3	(1) Kashiwa Reysol	Maebashi
19:03	Sato 90+2'	Report	Muto 33' Tatsuta 40' Toshima 45+2'	Stadium: Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma Attendance: 1,950 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi

Kashiwa Reysol (1) v (1) Avispa Fukuoka

22 May 2024 (2024-05-22) Round 3	Kashiwa Reysol (1)	2–1	(1) Avispa Fukuoka	Kashiwa
19:03	Unoki 11' Noda 90+2'	Report	Inoue 47'	Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium Attendance: 3,848 Referee: Sascha Stegemann (Germany)

Group 7

Round 1		Round 2		Round 3

13 March – Morioka

Iwate Grulla Morioka	1
		17 April – Morioka
Tochigi SC	0
		Iwate Grulla Morioka	0

		Cerezo Osaka	1

				22 May – Okinawa

				FC Ryukyu	0
6 March – Okinawa
				Cerezo Osaka	1
FC Ryukyu	2
		24 April – Okinawa
Fujieda MYFC	1
		FC Ryukyu	2

		Gamba Osaka	1

Iwate Grulla Morioka (3) v (2) Tochigi SC

13 March 2024 (2024-03-13) Round 1	Iwate Grulla Morioka (3)	1–0	(2) Tochigi SC	Morioka
19:00	Otabor 70'	Report		Stadium: Iwagin Stadium Attendance: 757 Referee: Takuto Okabe

FC Ryukyu (3) v (2) Fujieda MYFC

6 March 2024 (2024-03-06) Round 1	FC Ryukyu (3)	2–1	(2) Fujieda MYFC	Okinawa
19:03	Sato 52', 80'	Report	Nakashima 49'	Stadium: Tapic Kenso Hiyagon Stadium Attendance: 881 Referee: Koei Koya

Iwate Grulla Morioka (3) v (1) Cerezo Osaka

17 April 2024 (2024-04-17) Round 2	Iwate Grulla Morioka (3)	0–1	(1) Cerezo Osaka	Morioka
19:03		Report	Vitor Bueno 67'	Stadium: Iwagin Stadium Attendance: 2,362 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto

FC Ryukyu (3) v (1) Gamba Osaka

24 April 2024 (2024-04-24) Round 2	FC Ryukyu (3)	2–1	(1) Gamba Osaka	Okinawa
19:30	Tomidokoro 43' Shirai 76'	Report	Suzuki 49'	Stadium: Tapic Kenso Hiyagon Stadium Attendance: 5,406 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima

FC Ryukyu (3) v (1) Cerezo Osaka

22 May 2024 (2024-05-22) Round 3	FC Ryukyu (3)	0–1	(1) Cerezo Osaka	Okinawa
19:03		Report	Hirano 6'	Stadium: Tapic Kenso Hiyagon Stadium Attendance: 7,034 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi

Group 8

Round 1		Round 2		Round 3

13 March – Higashiōsaka

FC Osaka	0
		17 April – Iwaki
Iwaki FC	2
		Iwaki FC	0

		Albirex Niigata	2

				22 May – Akita

				Blaublitz Akita	0
6 March – Marugame
				Albirex Niigata	2
Kamatamare Sanuki	0
		24 April – Akita
Blaublitz Akita	2
		Blaublitz Akita	2

		Shonan Bellmare	1

FC Osaka (3) v (2) Iwaki FC

13 March 2024 (2024-03-13) Round 1	FC Osaka (3)	0–2	(2) Iwaki FC	Higashiōsaka
19:00		Report	Yamaguchi 71' Kondo 87'	Stadium: Hanazono Rugby Stadium Attendance: 1,980 Referee: Masuya Ueda

Kamatamare Sanuki (3) v (2) Blaublitz Akita

6 March 2024 (2024-03-06) Round 1	Kamatamare Sanuki (3)	0–2	(2) Blaublitz Akita	Marugame
19:03		Report	Sato 35' Niwa 90+2'	Stadium: Pikara Stadium Attendance: 689 Referee: Yuzo Sutani

Iwaki FC (2) v (1) Albirex Niigata

17 April 2024 (2024-04-17) Round 2	Iwaki FC (2)	0–2	(1) Albirex Niigata	Iwaki
19:03		Report	Hasegawa 6' Taniguchi 90+1'	Stadium: Hawaiians Stadium Iwaki Attendance: 3,618 Referee: Hiroki Kasahara

Blaublitz Akita (2) v (1) Shonan Bellmare

24 April 2024 (2024-04-24) Round 2	Blaublitz Akita (2)	2–1 (a.e.t.)	(1) Shonan Bellmare	Akita
19:03	Aoki 74' Komatsu 97'	Report	Fukuda 54'	Stadium: Soyu Stadium Attendance: 1,335 Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita

Blaublitz Akita (2) v (1) Albirex Niigata

22 May 2024 (2024-05-22) Round 3	Blaublitz Akita (2)	0–2 (a.e.t.)	(1) Albirex Niigata	Akita
19:03		Report	Ishiyama 99' Okumura 111'	Stadium: Soyu Stadium Attendance: 2,810 Referee: Jumpei Iida

Group 9

Round 1		Round 2		Round 3

6 March – Yokohama

YSCC Yokohama	1
		17 April – Yokohama
Mito HollyHock	0
		YSCC Yokohama	0

		FC Tokyo	4

				22 May – Tosu

				Sagan Tosu	1 (4)
13 March – Fukushima
				FC Tokyo	1 (5)
Fukushima United FC	1
		24 April – Kumamoto
Roasso Kumamoto	2
		Roasso Kumamoto	0

		Sagan Tosu	1

YSCC Yokohama (3) v (2) Mito HollyHock

6 March 2024 (2024-03-06) Round 1	YSCC Yokohama (3)	1–0	(2) Mito HollyHock	Yokohama
19:03	Matsumura 67' Yanagi 38' 79'	Report		Stadium: NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium Attendance: 1,192 Referee: Yoshikazu Matsuzawa

Fukushima United FC (3) v (2) Roasso Kumamoto

13 March 2024 (2024-03-13) Round 1	Fukushima United FC (3)	1–2	(2) Roasso Kumamoto	Fukushima
19:00	Yajima 90+3'	Report	Fujita 4' Osaki 35'	Stadium: Toho Stadium Attendance: 690 Referee: Keisuke Nobori

YSCC Yokohama (3) v (1) FC Tokyo

17 April 2024 (2024-04-17) Round 2	YSCC Yokohama (3)	0–4	(1) FC Tokyo	Yokohama
19:03		Report	Ogashiwa 13' Harakawa 39' Endo 61' Jajá 90+3'	Stadium: NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium Attendance: 4,083 Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya

Roasso Kumamoto (2) v (1) Sagan Tosu

24 April 2024 (2024-04-24) Round 2	Roasso Kumamoto (2)	0–1	(1) Sagan Tosu	Kumamoto
19:03		Report	Yokoyama 26'	Stadium: Egao Kenko Stadium Attendance: 4,120 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura

Sagan Tosu (1) v (1) FC Tokyo

22 May 2024 (2024-05-22) Round 3	Sagan Tosu (1)	1–1 (4–5 p)	(1) FC Tokyo	Tosu
19:03	Marcelo Ryan 90+1'	Report	Morishige 56'	Stadium: Ekimae Real Estate Stadium Attendance: 2,862 Referee: Keigo Sendachi
	Penalties
	Marcelo Ryan Tezuka Yamazaki Yokoyama Naganuma		Morishige Araki Endo Tokumoto Koizumi

Group 10

Round 1		Round 2		Round 3

6 March – Numazu

Azul Claro Numazu	3
		17 April – Numazu
Vegalta Sendai	2
		Azul Claro Numazu	1

		Consadole Sapporo	3

				22 May – Nagano

				AC Nagano Parceiro	1 (3)
13 March – Nagano
				Consadole Sapporo	1 (5)
AC Nagano Parceiro	5
		24 April – Nagano
Tokushima Vortis	1
		AC Nagano Parceiro	3

		Kyoto Sanga	2

Azul Claro Numazu (3) v (2) Vegalta Sendai

6 March 2024 (2024-03-06) Round 1	Azul Claro Numazu (3)	3–2	(2) Vegalta Sendai	Numazu
19:03	Tokunaga 79' Numata 87' Hama 90+4'	Report	Sugawara 54' Goke 83'	Stadium: Ashitaka Park Stadium Attendance: 1,600 Referee: Yusuke Ohashi

AC Nagano Parceiro (3) v (2) Tokushima Vortis

13 March 2024 (2024-03-13) Round 1	AC Nagano Parceiro (3)	5–1	(2) Tokushima Vortis	Nagano
19:00	Lee Seung-won 18' Kondo 31', 40' Kato 66' Kihara 88'	Report	Tsuboi 45+3' Kaique 55'	Stadium: Minami Nagano Sports Park Stadium Attendance: 2,248 Referee: Hiroki Kasahara

Azul Claro Numazu (3) v (1) Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo

17 April 2024 (2024-04-17) Round 2	Azul Claro Numazu (3)	1–3	(1) Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	Numazu
19:03	Akatsuka 53'	Report	Tanaka 10' Kobayashi 55', 60'	Stadium: Ashitaka Park Stadium Attendance: 3,455 Referee: Yoshiro Imamura

AC Nagano Parceiro (3) v (1) Kyoto Sanga

24 April 2024 (2024-04-24) Round 2	AC Nagano Parceiro (3)	3–2 (a.e.t.)	(1) Kyoto Sanga	Nagano
19:03	Sanda 39' Kuroishi 84' Sugii 109'	Report	Iida 14' Hiraga 28'	Stadium: Minami Nagano Sports Park Stadium Attendance: 3,700 Referee: Koei Koya

AC Nagano Parceiro (3) v (1) Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo

22 May 2024 (2024-05-22) Round 3	AC Nagano Parceiro (3)	1–1 (3–5 p)	(1) Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	Nagano
19:03	Konishi 18'	Report	Ieizumi 90+7'	Stadium: Minami Nagano Sports Park Stadium Attendance: 4,800 Referee: Masuya Ueda
	Penalties
	Kato Shin Yamanaka Sunamori		Omori K. Tanaka H. Tanaka Hasegawa Nakamura

Notes

^ Since Sagamihara's home stadium, Sagamihara Gion Stadium is unusable due to renovation work, the game was held as a home game for Gunma.^[6]

Playoff round

Kataller Toyama from J3 League were the lowest-ranked team remaining in the competition.

Summary

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Kataller Toyama (3)	v	(1) Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	–	–
Sanfrecce Hiroshima (1)	v	(1) FC Tokyo	–	–
V-Varen Nagasaki (2)	v	(1) Albirex Niigata	–	–
Machida Zelvia (1)	v	(1) Cerezo Osaka	–	–
Nagoya Grampus (1)	v	(1) Kashiwa Reysol	–	–

Matches

Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo v Kataller Toyama

5 June 2024 (2024-06-05)	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	v	Kataller Toyama	Sapporo
19:33		JLeague.co (EN) (JA)		Stadium: Sapporo Dome

Kataller Toyama v Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo

9 June 2024 (2024-06-09)	Kataller Toyama	v	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	Toyama
14:03		JLeague.co (EN) (JA)		Stadium: Toyama Stadium

FC Tokyo v Sanfrecce Hiroshima

5 June 2024 (2024-06-05)	FC Tokyo	v	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Chofu
19:03		JLeague.co (EN) (JA)		Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium

Sanfrecce Hiroshima v FC Tokyo

9 June 2024 (2024-06-09)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	v	FC Tokyo	Hiroshima
18:03		JLeague.co (EN) (JA)		Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima

Albirex Niigata v V-Varen Nagasaki

5 June 2024 (2024-06-05)	Albirex Niigata	v	V-Varen Nagasaki	Niigata
19:03		JLeague.co (EN) (JA)		Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium

V-Varen Nagasaki v Albirex Niigata

9 June 2024 (2024-06-09)	V-Varen Nagasaki	v	Albirex Niigata	Isahaya
18:03		JLeague.co (EN) (JA)		Stadium: Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki

Cerezo Osaka v Machida Zelvia

5 June 2024 (2024-06-05)	Cerezo Osaka	v	Machida Zelvia	Osaka
19:03		JLeague.co (EN) (JA)		Stadium: Yodoko Sakura Stadium

Machida Zelvia v Cerezo Osaka

9 June 2024 (2024-06-09)	Machida Zelvia	v	Cerezo Osaka	Machida
14:03		JLeague.co (EN) (JA)		Stadium: Machida GION Stadium

Kashiwa Reysol v Nagoya Grampus

5 June 2024 (2024-06-05)	Kashiwa Reysol	v	Nagoya Grampus	Kashiwa
19:03		JLeague.co (EN) (JA)		Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium

Nagoya Grampus v Kashiwa Reysol

9 June 2024 (2024-06-09)	Nagoya Grampus	v	Kashiwa Reysol	Toyota
16:03		JLeague.co (EN) (JA)		Stadium: Toyota Stadium

Top scorers

As of 22 May 2024.

Rank	Player	Club	Goals^[7]
1	Yuki Ohashi	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	3
2	Mitchell Duke	FC Machida Zelvia	2
	Seiya Inoue	Avispa Fukuoka
	Yuki Kobayashi	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
	Juanma	V-Varen Nagasaki
	Takashi Kondo	AC Nagano Parceiro
	Matheus Jesus	V-Varen Nagasaki
	Tomoya Miki	Tokyo Verdy
	Shoya Nakajima	Urawa Red Diamonds
	Takato Nonomura	Matsumoto Yamaga FC
	Hinata Ogura	Yokohama FC
	Patric	Nagoya Grampus
	Yuta Sato	FC Ryukyu
	Yudai Tanaka	Fagiano Okayama
	Masashi Wada	Thespa Gunma

References

^ "2024シーズン以降のリーグ構造・大会方式について各カテゴリーのクラブ数を20に統一リーグカップ戦をＪ１・Ｊ２・Ｊ３全クラブ参加のノックアウト方式に変更". 公益社団法人日本プロサッカーリーグ（Ｊリーグ） (in Japanese). 20 December 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
^ "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.
^ "２０２４Ｊ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：Ｊリーグ公式サイト（J.LEAGUE.jp）". Ｊリーグ.jp（日本プロサッカーリーグ） (in Japanese). 19 December 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
^ "J.League Cup 2024 Schedule" (PDF). Retrieved 3 March 2024.
^ "Fixtures & Results All clubs | J.LEAGUE YBC Levain CUP | 2024". J.LEAGUE. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
^ "２０２４ＪリーグYBCルヴァンカップ新たな大会方式における1stラウンド組み合わせ決定！". 公益社団法人日本プロサッカーリーグ（Ｊリーグ） (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 March 2024.
^ "All Positions | Goals | All clubs | J.LEAGUE YBC Levain CUP | 2024 Player Stats". J.LEAGUE. Retrieved 6 March 2024.

External links

Official website (in Japanese)

J.League Cup

Seasons

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1 title	Shimizu S-Pulse 1996 Yokohama F. Marinos 2001 Oita Trinita 2008 Cerezo Osaka 2017 Shonan Bellmare 2018 Kawasaki Frontale 2019 Nagoya Grampus 2021 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2022 Avispa Fukuoka 2023

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