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Yamazaki Nabisco Cup | |
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Tournament details | |
Country | ![]() |
Teams | 18 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Kashima Antlers (6th title) |
Runner-up | Gamba Osaka |
Semifinalists |
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Tournament statistics | |
Top goal scorer(s) | Kazuma Watanabe |
The 2015 J.League Cup, also known as the 2015 J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup for sponsoring purposes, is the 40th edition of the most prestigious Japanese soccer league cup tournament and the 23rd edition under the current J.League Cup format.
Format
Teams from the J.League Division 1 will take part in the tournament. Gamba Osaka, Kashima Antlers, Kashiwa Reysol and Urawa Red Diamonds were given a bye to the quarter-finals due to qualification in the 2015 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
Group A
Standings
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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FC Tokyo | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 12 |
Albirex Niigata | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 11 |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 9 |
Shonan Bellmare | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
Sagan Tosu | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 8 |
Matsumoto Yamaga | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 4 |
Ventforet Kofu | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 2 |
Results
Group B
Standings
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Nagoya Grampus | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 13 |
Vissel Kobe | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 11 |
Kawasaki Frontale | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 9 |
Montedio Yamagata | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 8 |
Yokohama F. Marinos | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 |
Shimizu S-Pulse | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 6 |
Vegalta Sendai | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 5 |
Results
Knock-out stage
All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)