2022 J.League Cup

2022 J.League Cup
2022 JリーグYBCルヴァンカップ
Country	Japan
Dates	23 February – 22 October
Teams	16 (group stage); 20 (total)
Matches played	40
Goals scored	120 (3 per match)
Attendance	186,865 (4,672 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Yugo Masukake; Taika Nakashima; Júnior Santos; (4 goals each)
	← 2021 2023 → All statistics correct as of 23 April 2022.

The 2022 J.League Cup, known as the 2022 J.League YBC Levain Cup (Japanese: 2022 JリーグYBCルヴァンカップ) for sponsorship reasons, is the 30th edition of J.League Cup, a Japanese association football cup competition. It began on 23 February 2022 and scheduled to end on 22 October that year.[1]

Nagoya Grampus are the cup holders, having won their first title.

Format

All 18 teams playing in the 2022 J1 League participate as well as the top two relegated teams from the 2021 league. Four clubs involved in the 2022 AFC Champions League received byes for the group and playoff stages: Kawasaki Frontale, Yokohama F. Marinos, Vissel Kobe, and Urawa Red Diamonds.

Sixteen teams played in the group stage. They were divided into four groups of four teams by their finish on the 2021 J1 and J2 Leagues (parenthesized below).

Group A: Kashima Antlers (J1 4th), Cerezo Osaka (J1 12th), Gamba Osaka (J1 13th), Oita Trinita (J1 18th).
Group B: Nagoya Grampus (J1 5th), Sanfrecce Hiroshima (J1 11th), Shimizu S-Pulse (J1 14th), Tokushima Vortis (J1 17th).
Group C: Sagan Tosu (J1 7th), Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo (J1 10th), Kashiwa Reysol (J1 15th), Kyoto Sanga (J2 2nd).
Group D: Avispa Fukuoka (J1 8th), FC Tokyo (J1 9th), Shonan Bellmare (J1 16th), Júbilo Iwata (J2 1st).

Schedule

Stage	Round	Date[1]
Group stage	Matchday 1	23 February 2022
	Matchday 2	2 March 2022
	Matchday 3	26 March 2022
	Matchday 4	13 April 2022
	Matchday 5	23 April 2022
	Matchday 6	18 May 2022
Play-off stage		4 June 2022 (first leg) 11 June 2022 (second leg)
Prime stage
	Quarter-finals	3 August 2022 (first leg) 10 August 2022 (second leg)
	Semi-finals	21 September 2022 (first leg) 25 September 2022 (second leg)
	Final	22 October 2022

Group stage

Each group are played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. Each match are played in 90 minutes. Each team play six times, twice against each opponent at home and away.

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:[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;
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 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	Kashima Antlers (A)	5	3	1	1	13	6	+7	10[lower-alpha 1]	Advance to play-off stage
2	Cerezo Osaka (A)	5	3	1	1	11	6	+5	10[lower-alpha 1]	Advance to play-off stage
3	Gamba Osaka (E)	5	1	2	2	7	9	−2	5
4	Oita Trinita (E)	5	0	2	3	6	16	−10	2

Updated to match(es) played on 23 April 2022. Source: JLeague.co (EN), JLeague.jp (JA)
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated
Notes:

Head-to-head points: Kashima Antlers 3, Cerezo Osaka 3. Head-to-head goal difference: Kashima Antlers +1, Cerezo Osaka –1.

23 February 2022 (2022-02-23)	Gamba Osaka	2–3	Cerezo Osaka	Suita
14:03	Yamamoto 59' Yanagisawa 74'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Tameda 7' Uejo 41' Nakahara 84'	Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 10,509 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi

2 March 2022 (2022-03-02)	Kashima Antlers	0–1	Cerezo Osaka	Kashima
19:03		JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Kitano 12'	Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,966 Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya

2 March 2022 (2022-03-02)	Oita Trinita	2–2	Gamba Osaka	Ōita
19:03	Nagasawa 11', 45+1'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Okuno 43' (pen.) Patric 63'	Stadium: Showa Denko Dome Oita Attendance: 3,785 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura

15 March 2022 (2022-03-15)[lower-alpha 1]	Oita Trinita	3–3	Kashima Antlers	Ōita
19:03	Goya 14' Yashiki 20' Nagasawa 90+1'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Someno 3' Pituca 62' (pen.) Ueda 75' (pen.)	Stadium: Showa Denko Dome Oita Attendance: 2,938 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto

26 March 2022 (2022-03-26)	Cerezo Osaka	6–1	Oita Trinita	Osaka
14:03	Maikuma 48' Nakahara 50' Okazawa 59' Kato 80' Inui 90+2' Yamada 90+3'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Koide 24'	Stadium: Yodoko Sakura Stadium Attendance: 4,846 Referee: Dai Matsumoto

26 March 2022 (2022-03-26)	Kashima Antlers	4–1	Gamba Osaka	Kashima
15:03	Misao 52' Suzuki 66' Sekigawa 73' Someno 90'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Patric 4'	Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 6,260 Referee: Hayato Shimizu

13 April 2022 (2022-04-13)	Gamba Osaka	2–0	Oita Trinita	Suita
19:03	Fujiharu 13' Sato 58'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 4,413 Referee: Masuya Ueda

13 April 2022 (2022-04-13)	Cerezo Osaka	1–3	Kashima Antlers	Osaka
19:03	Kitano 74'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Caíke 32' (pen.) Ueda 53' Bueno 87'	Stadium: Yodoko Sakura Stadium Attendance: 4,969 Referee: Takuto Okabe

23 April 2022 (2022-04-23)	Cerezo Osaka	0–0	Gamba Osaka	Osaka
14:03		JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: Yodoko Sakura Stadium Attendance: 12,058 Referee: Yoshiro Imamura

23 April 2022 (2022-04-23)	Kashima Antlers	3–0	Oita Trinita	Kashima
15:03	Higuchi 51' Suzuki 58' Caíke 67'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 6,548 Referee: Hiroki Kasahara

18 May 2022 (2022-05-18)	Gamba Osaka	v	Kashima Antlers	Suita
19:00		JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita

18 May 2022 (2022-05-18)	Oita Trinita	v	Cerezo Osaka	Ōita
19:00		JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: Showa Denko Dome Oita

Originally was to be held on 23 February 2022, the match was postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak in the Oita Trinita squad.[2][3]

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima (A)	5	4	0	1	12	3	+9	12	Advance to play-off stage
2	Nagoya Grampus	5	2	1	2	4	4	0	7	Advance to play-off stage
3	Shimizu S-Pulse	5	1	2	2	4	7	−3	5
4	Tokushima Vortis	5	1	1	3	5	11	−6	4

Updated to match(es) played on 23 April 2022. Source: JLeague.co (EN), JLeague.jp (JA)
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(A) Advance to a further round

23 February 2022 (2022-02-23)	Nagoya Grampus	0–0	Shimizu S-Pulse	Toyota
14:03		JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 8,285 Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama

23 February 2022 (2022-02-23)	Tokushima Vortis	0–3	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Naruto
14:03		JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Sumiyoshi 24' Nagai 33' Higashi 57'	Stadium: Pocarisweat Stadium Attendance: 2,632 Referee: Ryuji Sato

2 March 2022 (2022-03-02)	Shimizu S-Pulse	1–1	Tokushima Vortis	Shizuoka
19:03	Kamiya 70'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Bakenga 23' (pen.)	Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira Attendance: 5,064 Referee: Tomohiro Inoue

2 March 2022 (2022-03-02)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2–0	Nagoya Grampus	Hiroshima
19:03	Mitsuta 44' Júnior Santos 87'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima Attendance: 1,870 Referee: Tetsuro Yoshida

26 March 2022 (2022-03-26)	Nagoya Grampus	2–0	Tokushima Vortis	Toyota
14:03	Sakai 72' Kakitani 75'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 6,932 Referee: Koei Koya

26 March 2022 (2022-03-26)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1–2	Shimizu S-Pulse	Hiroshima
14:03	Sumiyoshi 63'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Kololli 20' Hara 38'	Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima Attendance: 2,082 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima

13 April 2022 (2022-04-13)	Tokushima Vortis	4–1	Shimizu S-Pulse	Naruto
19:03	Sugimori 39', 52' Hyon 47' Kodama 72'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Kuribara 90'	Stadium: Pocarisweat Stadium Attendance: 1,475 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura

13 April 2022 (2022-04-13)	Nagoya Grampus	1–2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Toyota
19:33	Mateus 10'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Júnior Santos 50' Morishima 84'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 4,689 Referee: Koki Nagamine

23 April 2022 (2022-04-23)	Shimizu S-Pulse	0–1	Nagoya Grampus	Shizuoka
14:03		JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Kanazaki 67' (pen.)	Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira Attendance: 7,688 Referee: Kazuyoshi Enomoto

23 April 2022 (2022-04-23)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	4–0	Tokushima Vortis	Hiroshima
14:03	Kashiwa 4' Morishima 12' Júnior Santos 22', 88'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima Attendance: 5,218 Referee: Atsushi Kamimura

18 May 2022 (2022-05-18)	Shimizu S-Pulse	v	Kashima Antlers	Shizuoka
19:00		JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira

18 May 2022 (2022-05-18)	Tokushima Vortis	v	Nagoya Grampus	Naruto
19:00		JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: Pocarisweat Stadium

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Kashiwa Reysol	5	2	2	1	9	7	+2	8	Advance to play-off stage
2	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	5	2	1	2	12	10	+2	7[lower-alpha 1]	Advance to play-off stage
3	Kyoto Sanga	5	2	1	2	7	11	−4	7[lower-alpha 1]
4	Sagan Tosu	5	1	2	2	8	8	0	5

Updated to match(es) played on 23 April 2022. Source: JLeague.co (EN), JLeague.jp (JA)
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:

Head-to-head points: Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 3, Kyoto Sanga 3. Head-to-head goal difference: Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo +2, Kyoto Sanga –2.

23 February 2022 (2022-02-23)	Kyoto Sanga	1–1	Kashiwa Reysol	Kameoka
14:03	Kimura 6'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Maie 46'	Stadium: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera Attendance: 4,025 Referee: Hirokazu Otsubo

23 February 2022 (2022-02-23)	Sagan Tosu	2–2	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	Tosu
15:03	Nishi 2' (o.g.) Fujihara 72'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Tanaka 50' Kaneko 59'	Stadium: Ekimae Real Estate Stadium Attendance: 4,544 Referee: Tomohiro Inoue

2 March 2022 (2022-03-02)	Kyoto Sanga	2–1	Sagan Tosu	Kameoka
18:33	Yamada 37' Toyokawa 75'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Araki 86'	Stadium: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera Attendance: 2,511 Referee: Keigo Sendachi

2 March 2022 (2022-03-02)	Kashiwa Reysol	2–3	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	Kashiwa
19:03	Masukake 19', 24'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Fukai 57' Nakashima 85', 90'	Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium Attendance: 3,177 Referee: Hajime Matsuo

26 March 2022 (2022-03-26)	Kashiwa Reysol	1–1	Sagan Tosu	Kashiwa
15:03	Masukake 88'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Tashiro 62'	Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium Attendance: 3,590 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura

13 April 2022 (2022-04-13)	Kyoto Sanga	3–2	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	Kameoka
18:33	Fukuoka 24' Nakano 71' Martinus 75'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Fernandes 2' Okamura 20'	Stadium: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera Attendance: 2,894 Referee: Toru Kakinuma

13 April 2022 (2022-04-13)	Sagan Tosu	1–3	Kashiwa Reysol	Tosu
19:03	Honda 50'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Unoki 18' Masukake 34' Angelotti 65'	Stadium: Ekimae Real Estate Stadium Attendance: 3,274 Referee: Hiroki Kasahara

20 April 2022 (2022-04-20)[lower-alpha 1]	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	4–1	Kyoto Sanga	Sapporo
19:00	Xavier 51', 75' Nakashima 67', 88'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Omae 54'	Stadium: Sapporo Dome Attendance: 3,627 Referee: Koki Nagamine

23 April 2022 (2022-04-23)	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	1–2	Kashiwa Reysol	Sapporo
13:03	Tučić 14'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Sávio 90+3', 90+4'	Stadium: Sapporo Atsubetsu Stadium Attendance: 4,450 Referee: Ryo Tanimoto

23 April 2022 (2022-04-23)	Sagan Tosu	3–0	Kyoto Sanga	Tosu
15:03	Fukuta 5' Iwasaki 50' Fujihara 90+5'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: Ekimae Real Estate Stadium Attendance: 3,945 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto

18 May 2022 (2022-05-18)	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	v	Sagan Tosu	Sapporo
19:00		JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: Sapporo Dome

18 May 2022 (2022-05-18)	Kashiwa Reysol	v	Kyoto Sanga	Kashiwa
19:00		JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium

Originally was to be held on 26 March 2022, the match was postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak in the Kyoto Sanga squad.[4][5]

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Shonan Bellmare	5	3	0	2	8	6	+2	9[lower-alpha 1]	Advance to play-off stage
2	Avispa Fukuoka	5	3	0	2	6	6	0	9[lower-alpha 1]	Advance to play-off stage
3	Júbilo Iwata	5	2	1	2	4	4	0	7
4	FC Tokyo (E)	5	1	1	3	4	6	−2	4

Updated to match(es) played on 23 April 2022. Source: JLeague.co (EN), JLeague.jp (JA)
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated
Notes:

Head-to-head: Shonan Bellmare 3, Avispa Fukuoka 3. Head-to-head goal difference: Shonan Bellmare +1, Avispa Fukuoka –1

23 February 2022 (2022-02-23)	Shonan Bellmare	3–1	Avispa Fukuoka	Hiratsuka
15:03	Yamada 14' Sugioka 45+1' Ohashi 88'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Jogo 79'	Stadium: Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka Attendance: 4,770 Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya

2 March 2022 (2022-03-02)	Júbilo Iwata	0–1	Shonan Bellmare	Iwata
19:03		JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Ikeda 43'	Stadium: Yamaha Stadium Attendance: 4,012 Referee: Yoshiro Imamura

2 March 2022 (2022-03-02)	Avispa Fukuoka	1–0	FC Tokyo	Fukuoka
19:03	Tanaka 22'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: Best Denki Stadium Attendance: 2,628 Referee: Futoshi Nakamura

15 March 2022 (2022-03-15)[lower-alpha 1]	FC Tokyo	0–0	Júbilo Iwata	Chōfu
19:03		JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 7,817 Referee: Takuto Okabe

26 March 2022 (2022-03-26)	Júbilo Iwata	1–0	Avispa Fukuoka	Iwata
14:03	Kaneko 53'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: Yamaha Stadium Attendance: 4,613 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto

26 March 2022 (2022-03-26)	FC Tokyo	2–1	Shonan Bellmare	Chōfu
15:03	Abe 39' Mita 60'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Ikeda 77'	Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 6,829 Referee: Ryo Tanimoto

13 April 2022 (2022-04-13)	Shonan Bellmare	2–1	FC Tokyo	Hiratsuka
19:03	Ikeda 37' Machino 73' (pen.)	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Ogawa 50'	Stadium: Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka Attendance: 3,920 Referee: Keigo Sendachi

13 April 2022 (2022-04-13)	Avispa Fukuoka	2–1	Júbilo Iwata	Fukuoka
19:03	Lukian 72' Shigehiro 86'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Matsumoto 66'	Stadium: Best Denki Stadium Attendance: 1,971 Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya

23 April 2022 (2022-04-23)	Avispa Fukuoka	2–1	Shonan Bellmare	Fukuoka
14:03	Croux 55' Juanma 61'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Yamada 22'	Stadium: Best Denki Stadium Attendance: 2,619 Referee: Hajime Matsuo

23 April 2022 (2022-04-23)	Júbilo Iwata	2–1	FC Tokyo	Iwata
15:03	González 68' Kanuma 90+7'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Kajiura 55'	Stadium: Yamaha Stadium Attendance: 5,422 Referee: Tomohiro Inoue

18 May 2022 (2022-05-18)	FC Tokyo	v	Avispa Fukuoka	Chōfu
19:00		JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium

18 May 2022 (2022-05-18)	Shonan Bellmare	v	Júbilo Iwata	Hiratsuka
19:00		JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka

Originally was to be held on 23 February 2022, the match was postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak in the FC Tokyo squad.[6][7]

References

"大会概要：2022ＪリーグYBCルヴァンカップ：Ｊリーグ.jp" [Tournament Summary: 2022 J.League YBC Levain Cup: JLeague.jp] (in Japanese). Japan Professional Football League. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
"大分vs鹿島試合中止のお知らせ [ルヴァンカップ GS 第1節]" [Oita vs Kashima Game Cancellation Notice [Levain Cup GS Section 1]]. JLeague.jp (in Japanese). Japan Professional Football League. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
"大分vs鹿島代替開催日決定のお知らせ [ルヴァンカップ GS 第1節]" [Oita vs Kashima Notice of alternative date decision [Levain Cup GS Section 1]]. JLeague.jp (in Japanese). Japan Professional Football League. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
"札幌vs京都試合中止のお知らせ [ルヴァンカップ GS 第3節]" [Sapporo vs Kyoto Match Cancellation Notice [Levain Cup GS Section 3]]. JLeague.jp (in Japanese). Japan Professional Football League. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
"札幌vs京都代替開催日決定のお知らせ [ルヴァンカップ GS 第3節]" [Sapporo vs Kyoto Notice of alternative dates decided [Levain Cup GS Section 3]]. JLeague.jp (in Japanese). Japan Professional Football League. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
"FC東京vs磐田試合中止のお知らせ [ルヴァンカップ GS 第1節]" [FC Tokyo vs Iwata Notice of game cancellation [Levain Cup GS Section 1]]. JLeague.jp (in Japanese). Japan Professional Football League. 21 February 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
"FC東京vs磐田代替開催日決定のお知らせ [ルヴァンカップ GS 第1節]" [FC Tokyo vs Iwata Notice of alternative date decision [Levain Cup GS Section 1]]. JLeague.jp (in Japanese). Japan Professional Football League. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.

External links

Official website (in Japanese)

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[table_hth_ANT0.41903510522984-2] Head-to-head points: Kashima Antlers 3, Cerezo Osaka 3. Head-to-head goal difference: Kashima Antlers +1, Cerezo Osaka –1.

[5] Originally was to be held on 23 February 2022, the match was postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak in the Oita Trinita squad.[2][3]

[table_hth_CON0.9797818045969-6] Head-to-head points: Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 3, Kyoto Sanga 3. Head-to-head goal difference: Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo +2, Kyoto Sanga –2.

[9] Originally was to be held on 26 March 2022, the match was postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak in the Kyoto Sanga squad.[4][5]

[table_hth_BEL0.23052892891249-10] Head-to-head: Shonan Bellmare 3, Avispa Fukuoka 3. Head-to-head goal difference: Shonan Bellmare +1, Avispa Fukuoka –1

[13] Originally was to be held on 23 February 2022, the match was postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak in the FC Tokyo squad.[6][7]

[outline-1] "大会概要：2022ＪリーグYBCルヴァンカップ：Ｊリーグ.jp" [Tournament Summary: 2022 J.League YBC Levain Cup: JLeague.jp] (in Japanese). Japan Professional Football League. Retrieved 23 February 2022.

[3] "大分vs鹿島試合中止のお知らせ [ルヴァンカップ GS 第1節]" [Oita vs Kashima Game Cancellation Notice [Levain Cup GS Section 1]]. JLeague.jp (in Japanese). Japan Professional Football League. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.

[4] "大分vs鹿島代替開催日決定のお知らせ [ルヴァンカップ GS 第1節]" [Oita vs Kashima Notice of alternative date decision [Levain Cup GS Section 1]]. JLeague.jp (in Japanese). Japan Professional Football League. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.

[7] "札幌vs京都試合中止のお知らせ [ルヴァンカップ GS 第3節]" [Sapporo vs Kyoto Match Cancellation Notice [Levain Cup GS Section 3]]. JLeague.jp (in Japanese). Japan Professional Football League. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.

[8] "札幌vs京都代替開催日決定のお知らせ [ルヴァンカップ GS 第3節]" [Sapporo vs Kyoto Notice of alternative dates decided [Levain Cup GS Section 3]]. JLeague.jp (in Japanese). Japan Professional Football League. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.

[11] "FC東京vs磐田試合中止のお知らせ [ルヴァンカップ GS 第1節]" [FC Tokyo vs Iwata Notice of game cancellation [Levain Cup GS Section 1]]. JLeague.jp (in Japanese). Japan Professional Football League. 21 February 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.

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