2020 J.League Cup

2020 J. League Cup is the 28th J.League Cup, a Japanese football (soccer) competition which began on 16 February 2020.

2020 J.League YBC Levain Cup
2020 JリーグYBCルヴァンカップ
Country Japan
Dates16 February – 7 November
Teams16
← 2019
2021 →

The official title is 2020 J.League YBC Levain Cup (2020 JリーグYBCルヴァンカップ) due to the sponsorship of Yamazaki Baking.

Format

All 16 teams playing in the 2020 J1 League will participate. In addition, depending on the result of the 2020 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs, one or one teams from 2020 J2 League with the best performance in the previous season (i.e., Matsumoto Yamaga FC and Júbilo Iwata, the 17th- and 18th-placed teams in 2019 J1 League, respectively) may participate.

Group stage

Participants of 2020 AFC Champions League group stage (ACL) receive byes for the group stage and the play-off stage.

  • Yokohama F. Marinos and Vissel Kobe received byes for the J.League Cup group stage and play-off stage.
  • FC Tokyo and Kashima Antlers will receive byes for the J.League Cup group stage and play-off stage if they win the play-offs of ACL and advance to the ACL group stage. In case either of them advanced to ACL group stage, Matsumoto Yamaga FC will join the J. League Cup group stage. In case both of them advanced to ACL group stage, Matsumoto Yamaga FC and Júbilo Iwata will join.

As a result, 16 teams will play the group stage. 16 teams are divided into four groups of four teams by the performance of 2019 J1 League and 2019 J2 League (parenthesized below).

Each group is played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. Each match will be played for 90 minutes (without extra time).

Group stage 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:

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. Away goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  5. 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.
  6. Goal difference in all group matches;
  7. Goals scored in all group matches;
  8. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group;
  9. Fewer disciplinary points;
  10. Drawing of lots.

In case of ranking third-placed teams across the groups, the following criteria is used:

  1. Points;
  2. Goal difference in all group matches;
  3. Goals scored in all group matches;
  4. Fewer disciplinary points;
  5. Drawing of lots.

Play-off stage

The number of play-off stage participants depends on the number of teams advanced to ACL group stage.

  • In case four teams advanced to ACL group stage, eight teams (top two teams in each group) will play the play-off.
  • In case three teams advanced to ACL group stage, ten teams (top two teams in each group, and two best third-placed teams across the groups) will play the play-off.
  • In case two teams advanced to ACL group stage, twelve teams (top three teams in each group) will play the play-off.

The play-off stage is played as two-legged ties of two teams each. The away goals rule, an extra time (away goals rule is not applied for the scores in the extra time), and a penalty shoot-out are used if needed.

Prime stage (Knockout stage)

The prime stage (knockout stage) is played by 8 teams who advanced to ACL group stage and won the play-off stage.

The quarterfinals and the semifinals are played as two-legged ties (same as the play-off stage). The final is a single game.

The video assistant referee (VAR) system will be used during the knockout stage.

Regulation changes due to the spread of new coronavirus infection

The extraordinary board meeting held on June 5, 2020 decided to change the tournament method as follows. [1]

  • The U-21 starting rules (including one or more Japanese nationals aged 21 or younger on 31st December 2020 as starters) are not applied to all matches.
  • The group stage will be changed from the previous "2nd round brute force" (6 games for each team) to "1st round brute force" (3 games for each team), with the combination as it was.The results of Match day 1 of the group stage will remain valid.
  • Had participated from J2 Matsumoto Yamaga FC Match day 2 after the game the place such not (Undefeated handling of goal difference 0), in group B Matsumoto and was the competition schedule Match day 2 or later Vegalta Sendai and Urawa Reds is in all After the schedule is over, 3 points will be added to determine the ranking within and between groups.
  • The playoff stage was cancelled, and the 1st club of each group stage and most points among the 2nd place finishers in each group (total 5 clubs) advanced to the prime stage.
  • In the prime stage, 5 clubs that have won the group stage and 8 clubs that added 3 clubs participating in ACL will compete in a one-time knockout tournament. In addition, in the prime stage except the final, extra time will not be played (penalty shoot-out will determine the winner) if tied after 90 minutes.

June 23, J.League announced that it will not use the video assistant referee（VAR）system.[2]

Schedule

The revised schedule was announced on June 15.[3]

Stage Round Date
Group stage 1st Sec 16 February
2nd Sec 5 August
3rd Sec 12 August
Prime stage
Quarterfinals 2 September
Semifinals 7 October
Final 7 November

Group stage

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts FRO GRA ANT SSP
1 Kawasaki Frontale 3 2 1 0 10 5 +5 7 — — — 5–1
2 Nagoya Grampus 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7[lower-alpha 1] 2–2 — 1–0 —
3 Kashima Antlers 3 1 0 2 5 6 −1 3 2–3 — — —
4 Shimizu S-Pulse 3 0 0 3 3 11 −8 0 — 0–3 2–3 —
Updated to match(es) played on 12 August 2020. Source: League table , match result
Notes:
  1. Most points among the 2nd place finishers in each group.

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts CER RED VEG YAM
1 Cerezo Osaka 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9 — 1–0 — 4–1
2 Urawa Red Diamonds 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2 6[lower-alpha 1] — — 5–2 RED Wins with 0 goal
3 Vegalta Sendai 2 0 0 2 2 8 −6 3[lower-alpha 1] 0–3 — — VEG Wins with 0 goal
4 Matsumoto Yamaga F.C. 1 0 0 1 1 4 −3 0[lower-alpha 1] — — — —
Updated to match(es) played on 12 August 2020. Source: League table , match result
Notes:
  1. Matsumoto Yamaga F.C. was not participate in the 2nd and 3rd sections due to a change in regulations, and the 2 matches were a 0 - goal victory for the opposing team.

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts CON SFR YFC SAG
1 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7 — 2–1 1–1 —
2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 4[lower-alpha 1] — — — cancelled[lower-alpha 2]
3 Yokohama FC 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4[lower-alpha 1] — 0–2 — —
4 Sagan Tosu 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 1 0–3 — 0–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 12 August 2020. Source: League table , match result
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head points: Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2, Yokohama FC 0.
  2. The match was cancelled after some members of Sagan Tosu are diagnosed COVID-19[4]. J.League decided that no alternative match is held, and both teams (Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Sagan Tosu) will be added 1 point to finalize the standings in accordance with the game's guidelines[5].

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts REY GAM BEL TRI
1 Kashiwa Reysol 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 9 — — 1–0 3–1
2 Gamba Osaka 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4 0–1 — — —
3 Shonan Bellmare 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3 — 1–2 — 1–0
4 Oita Trinita 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1 — 1–1 — —
Updated to match(es) played on 12 August 2020. Source: League table , match result

Prime stage (Knockout stage)

Prime stage is a first-round knockout tournament between the 5 clubs that have made it through Group stage and the 8 clubs, including the 3 AFC Champions League participants.

The draw for the Prime stage was take place on 13 August 2020.[6]

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
Yokohama F. Marinos
 
 
Cerezo Osaka
Kashiwa Reysol
 
 
Vissel Kobe
Kawasaki Frontale
 
 
F.C. Tokyo
Nagoya Grampus

Quarter-finals

Summary

The matches will take place 2 September 2020.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 2 Sep (QF1) Yokohama F. Marinos
Cerezo Osaka 2 Sep (QF2) Kashiwa Reysol
Vissel Kobe 2 Sep (QF3) Kawasaki Frontale
F.C. Tokyo 2 Sep (QF4) Nagoya Grampus

Source: J. League Data Site

Semi-finals

Summary

The matches will be played on 7 October 2020.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
QF1 winner 7 Oct (SF1) QF2 winner
QF3 winner 7 Oct (SF2) QF4 winner

Final
SF1 winnervSF2 winner
National Stadium

References
  1. "２０２０ＪリーグYBCルヴァンカップ 大会方式の変更について". J.League (in Japanese). 5 June 2020.
  2. "２０２０シーズンのビデオアシスタントレフェリー導入見送りについて". J.League (in Japanese). 23 June 2020.
  3. "Jリーグルヴァンカップ試合日程" (PDF). J.League (in Japanese). 15 June 2020.
  4. "２０２０ＪリーグYBCルヴァンカップ　グループステージ　第3節 サンフレッチェ広島　vs　サガン鳥栖 開催中止のお知らせ". J.League. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  5. "２０２０ＪリーグYBCルヴァンカップ　グループステージ　第3節 サンフレッチェ広島　vs　サガン鳥栖開催中止 およびCグループ最終順位決定のお知らせ". J.League. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  6. "プライムステージ組み合わせ決定オープンドロー（抽選会）実施のお知らせ ～8/13（木）17時より「ＪリーグTV」にてライブ配信決定！～【ルヴァンカップ】". J.League (in Japanese). 7 August 2020.


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