2013 J.League Cup
{{more citations needed|date=April 2013}}
{{Infobox football tournament season
| title = J.League Cup
| year = 2013
| other_titles = Yamazaki Nabisco Cup
| country = Japan
| num_teams = 18
| champions = Kashiwa Reysol
| runner-up = Urawa Red Diamonds
| count = 2
| matches = 55
| goals =
| top goal scorer = Marquinhos (Yokohama F. Marinos) 7 goals
| prevseason = 2012
| nextseason = 2014
}}
The 2013 J.League Cup, also known as the 2013 J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup for sponsoring purposes, was the 38th edition of the most prestigious Japanese soccer league cup tournament and the 21st edition under the current J.League Cup format.
Format
Teams from the J.League Division 1 will take part in the tournament. Kashiwa Reysol, Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Urawa Red Diamonds and Vegalta Sendai were given a bye to the quarter-finals due to qualification in the 2013 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
=Standings=
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==Group A==
|section=Group A
|res_col_header=Q
|show_positions=n
|team1=FMA|name_FMA=Yokohama F. Marinos
|team2=FRO|name_FRO=Kawasaki Frontale
|team3=JÚB|name_JÚB=Júbilo Iwata
|team4=BEL|name_BEL=Shonan Bellmare
|team5=ARD|name_ARD=Omiya Ardija
|team6=VEN|name_VEN=Ventforet Kofu
|team7=SSP|name_SSP=Shimizu S-Pulse
|win_FMA=5|draw_FMA=0|loss_FMA=1|gf_FMA=9|ga_FMA=2
|win_FRO=3|draw_FRO=2|loss_FRO=1|gf_FRO=8|ga_FRO=4
|win_JÚB=3|draw_JÚB=1|loss_JÚB=2|gf_JÚB=10|ga_JÚB=7
|win_BEL=2|draw_BEL=1|loss_BEL=3|gf_BEL=4|ga_BEL=6
|win_ARD=2|draw_ARD=0|loss_ARD=4|gf_ARD=7|ga_ARD=11
|win_VEN=1|draw_VEN=2|loss_VEN=3|gf_VEN=6|ga_VEN=9
|win_SSP=1|draw_SSP=2|loss_SSP=3|gf_SSP=6|ga_SSP=11
|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=
|result1=A|result2=A
}}
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==Group B==
|section=Group B
|res_col_header=Q
|show_positions=n
|team1=CER|name_CER=Cerezo Osaka
|team2=ANT|name_ANT=Kashima Antlers
|team3=TOK|name_TOK=FC Tokyo
|team4=GRA|name_GRA=Nagoya Grampus
|team5=TRI|name_TRI=Oita Trinita
|team6=SAG|name_SAG=Sagan Tosu
|team7=ALB|name_ALB=Albirex Niigata
|win_CER=4|draw_CER=1|loss_CER=1|gf_CER=10|ga_CER=7
|win_ANT=4|draw_ANT=0|loss_ANT=2|gf_ANT=8|ga_ANT=7
|win_TOK=2|draw_TOK=3|loss_TOK=1|gf_TOK=7|ga_TOK=5
|win_GRA=2|draw_GRA=3|loss_GRA=1|gf_GRA=6|ga_GRA=5
|win_TRI=1|draw_TRI=3|loss_TRI=2|gf_TRI=6|ga_TRI=7
|win_SAG=1|draw_SAG=1|loss_SAG=4|gf_SAG=6|ga_SAG=8
|win_ALB=1|draw_ALB=1|loss_ALB=4|gf_ALB=6|ga_ALB=10
|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=
|result1=A|result2=A
}}
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=Results=
==Group A==
{{football box
|date = 20 March 2013
|time = Wednesday 13:04
|team1 = Shimizu S-Pulse
|score = 1–1
|report = [http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/cup/201300200101101_W0201_E.html Report]
|team2 = Ventforet Kofu
|goals1 = Hattanda {{goal|9}}
Lee Min-Soo {{yel|39}}
Senuma {{yel|71}}
|goals2 = {{goal|32}} Hugo
{{yel|64}} Kashiwa
{{yel|75}} Kawamoto
{{yel|89}} Choi Sung-Keun
{{yel|90+3}} Tsuda
|stadium = OUTSOURCING Stadium Nihondaira
|attendance = 9,411
|referee = Ryuji Sato
}}
{{football box
|date = 20 March 2013
|time = Wednesday 16:00
|team1 = Omiya Ardija
|score = 0–2
|report = [http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/cup/201300200101102_W0201_E.html Report]
|team2 = Júbilo Iwata
|goals1 =
|goals2 = {{goal|7}} Kanazono
{{goal|22}} Yamamoto
|stadium = NACK5 Stadium
|attendance = 6,613
|referee = Yosuke Kubota
}}
{{football box
|date = 20 March 2013
|time = Wednesday 17:00
|team1 = Yokohama F. Marinos
|score = 1–0
|report = [http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/cup/201300200101103_W0201_E.html Report]
|team2 = Kawasaki Frontale
|goals1 = Fábio {{yel|14}}
Nakamura {{yel|33}}
Marquinhos {{goal|83}}, {{sent off|2|67|84}}
Saitō {{yel|90}}
|goals2 = {{yel|53}} Patrick
{{yel|81}} Renato
|stadium = Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium
|attendance = 12,132
|referee = Masaaki Iemoto
}}
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{{football box
|date = 23 March 2013
|time = Saturday 13:03
|team1 = Ventforet Kofu
|score = 0–2
|report = [http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/cup/201300200102101_W0201_E.html Report]
|team2 = Yokohama F. Marinos
|goals1 = Hugo {{yel|19}}
|goals2 = {{goal|23}} Hyodo
{{goal|52}} Nakamachi
|stadium = Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium
|attendance = 8,558
|referee = Hajime Matsuo
}}
{{football box
|date = 23 March 2013
|time = Saturday 13:00
|team1 = Júbilo Iwata
|score = 5–1
|report = [http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/cup/201300200102102_W0201_E.html Report]
|team2 = Shimizu S-Pulse
|goals1 = Kanazono {{goal|6}}
Jung Woo-Young {{yel|18}}
Matsuura {{goal|21}}
Yamazaki {{goal|69||75||90}}
|goals2 = {{yel|5}} Lee Min-Soo
{{goal|86}} Ishige
|stadium = Yamaha Stadium
|attendance = 10,690
|referee = Minoru Tōjō
}}
{{football box
|date = 23 March 2013
|time = Saturday 16:00
|team1 = Shonan Bellmare
|score = 1–3
|report = [http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/cup/201300200102103_W0201_E.html Report]
|team2 = Omiya Ardija
|goals1 = Kobayashi {{goal|62}}
Kweon Han-Jin {{yel|63}}
|goals2 = {{yel|16}} Imai
{{goal|30}}, {{yel|54}} Tomiyama
{{goal|61}} Hasegawa
{{goal|90+4}} Watabe
|stadium = Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka
|attendance = 6,019
|referee = Nobutsugu Murakami
}}
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{{football box
|date = 3 April 2013
|time = Wednesday 19:00
|team1 = Kawasaki Frontale
|score = 2–1
|report = [http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/cup/201300200103101_W0201_E.html Report]
|team2 = Júbilo Iwata
|goals1 = Ōkubo {{goal|44}}
Yajima {{goal|52}}
|goals2 = {{yel|13}} Cho Byung-Kuk
{{yel|41}} Kobayashi
{{yel|64}} Matsuura
{{goal|73}} Kanazono
{{yel|81}} Kanazawa
{{yel|90+1}} Kanazono
|stadium = Todoroki Athletics Stadium
|attendance = 7,449
|referee = Toshimitsu Yoshida
}}
{{football box
|date = 3 April 2013
|time = Wednesday 19:00
|team1 = Ventforet Kofu
|score = 0–1
|report = [http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/cup/201300200103102_W0201_E.html Report]
|team2 = Shonan Bellmare
|goals1 = Izawa {{yel|68}}
|goals2 = {{goal|10}} Taketomi
{{yel|43}} Arabori
{{yel|81}} Andō
{{yel|90+3}} Kamata
|stadium = Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium
|attendance = 5,923
|referee = Hiroyuki Kimura
}}
{{football box
|date = 3 April 2013
|time = Wednesday 19:30
|team1 = Yokohama F. Marinos
|score = 0–1
|report = [http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/cup/201300200103103_W0201_E.html Report]
|team2 = Omiya Ardija
|goals1 = Dutra {{yel|25}}
|goals2 = {{goal|28}} Cho Young-Cheol
{{yel|59}} Kikuchi
|stadium = Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium
|attendance = 7,214
|referee = Takuto Okabe
}}
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{{football box
|date = 10 April 2013
|time = Wednesday 19:00
|team1 = Omiya Ardija
|score = 1–3
|report = [http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/cup/201300200104101_W0201_E.html Report]
|team2 = Ventforet Kofu
|goals1 = Ljubijankič {{goal|51}}
|goals2 = {{goal|24||29}} Kawamoto
{{goal|56|pen.}} Ortigoza
{{yel|64}} Arai
{{yel|78}} Choi Sung-Keun
|stadium = NACK5 Stadium
|attendance = 3,958
|referee = Ryuji Sato
}}
{{football box
|date = 10 April 2013
|time = Wednesday 19:00
|team1 = Kawasaki Frontale
|score = 0–0
|report = [http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/cup/201300200104102_W0201_E.html Report]
|team2 = Shimizu S-Pulse
|goals1 =
|goals2 = {{yel|34}} Jong-a-Pin
{{yel|90}} Yoshida
|stadium = Todoroki Athletics Stadium
|attendance = 8,964
|referee = Nobutsugu Murakami
}}
{{football box
|date = 10 April 2013
|time = Wednesday 19:00
|team1 = Júbilo Iwata
|score = 1–0
|report = [http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/cup/201300200104103_W0201_E.html Report]
|team2 = Shonan Bellmare
|goals1 = Maeda {{goal|11}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Yamaha Stadium
|attendance = 4,644
|referee = Yuichi Nishimura
}}
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{{football box
|date = 23 April 2013
|time = Tuesday 19:00
|team1 = Omiya Ardija
|score = 2–3
|report = [http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/cup/201300200105101_W0201_E.html Report]
|team2 = Shimizu S-Pulse
|goals1 = Carlinhos {{yel|23}}
Shimizu {{goal|52}} {{yel|48}}
Novaković {{goal|80}}
|goals2 = {{goal|55||83}} Baré
{{goal|79}} Hiraoka
{{yel|90+1}} Ishige
|stadium = NACK5 Stadium
|attendance = 4,276
|referee = Minoru Tōjō
}}
{{football box
|date = 24 April 2013
|time = Wednesday 19:00
|team1 = Shonan Bellmare
|score = 0–1
|report = [http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/cup/201300200105201_W0201_E.html Report]
|team2 = Yokohama F. Marinos
|goals1 = Shimamura {{yel|73}}
|goals2 = {{goal|44}} Marquinhos
|stadium = Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka
|attendance = 4,747
|referee = James Adcock
}}
{{football box
|date = 24 April 2013
|time = Wednesday 19:00
|team1 = Ventforet Kofu
|score = 1–3
|report = [http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/cup/201300200105202_W0201_E.html Report]
|team2 = Kawasaki Frontale
|goals1 = Ortigoza {{goal|43}}
|goals2 = {{goal|33}} Yajima
{{goal|50}} Saneto
{{goal|81}} Ōkubo
|stadium = Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium
|attendance = 4,436
|referee = Stephen Martin
}}
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{{football box
|date = 15 May 2013
|time = Wednesday 19:00
|team1 = Kawasaki Frontale
|score = 2–0
|report = [http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/cup/201300200106101_W0201_E.html Report]
|team2 = Omiya Ardija
|goals1 = Patrick {{goal|6}}, {{yel|68}}
Renato {{goal|51}}, {{yel|74}}
|goals2 = {{yel|76}} Shimizu
|stadium = Todoroki Athletics Stadium
|attendance = 7,625
|referee = Hiroyuki Kimura
}}
{{football box
|date = 15 May 2013
|time = Wednesday 19:04
|team1 = Shimizu S-Pulse
|score = 0–1
|report = [http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/cup/201300200106102_W0201_E.html Report]
|team2 = Shonan Bellmare
|goals1 = Yoshida {{yel|25}}
|goals2 = {{goal|8}} Otsuki
{{yel|76}} Abe
|stadium = OUTSOURCING Stadium Nihondaira
|attendance = 6,261
|referee = Jumpei Iida
}}
{{football box
|date = 15 May 2013
|time = Wednesday 19:30
|team1 = Yokohama F. Marinos
|score = 3–0
|report = [http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/cup/201300200106103_W0201_E.html Report]
|team2 = Júbilo Iwata
|goals1 = Dutra {{yel|48}}
Marquinhos {{yel|52}}, {{goal|62}}
Kobayashi {{yel|65}}
Saitō {{goal|77}}
Nakamura {{goal|78}}
|goals2 = {{yel|21}} Suganuma
{{yel|45}} Inoha
|stadium = Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium
|attendance = 7,169
|referee = Kenji Ogiya
}}
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{{football box
|date = 22 May 2013
|time = Wednesday 19:00
|team1 = Shonan Bellmare
|score = 1–1
|report =
|team2 = Kawasaki Frontale
|goals1 = Kikuchi {{goal|40}}
|goals2 = {{goal|83}} Kobayashi
|stadium = Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka
|attendance = 6,018
|referee = Fukushima
}}
{{football box
|date = 22 May 2013
|time = Wednesday 19:00
|team1 = Shimizu S-Pulse
|score = 1–2
|report =
|team2 = Yokohama F. Marinos
|goals1 = Ishige {{goal|74}}
|goals2 = {{goal|44}} Marquinhos
{{goal|68}} Fujita
|stadium = OUTSOURCING Stadium Nihondaira
|attendance = 6,782
|referee = Yoshida
}}
{{football box
|date = 22 May 2013
|time = Wednesday 19:00
|team1 = Júbilo Iwata
|score = 1–1
|report =
|team2 = Ventforet Kofu
|goals1 = Komano {{goal|6}}
|goals2 = {{goal|30}} Ortigoza
|stadium = Yamaha Stadium
|attendance = 5,367
|referee = Yamamoto
}}
==Group B==
{{football box
|date = 20 March 2013
|time = Wednesday 13:00
|team1 = Albirex Niigata
|score = 1–1
|report = [http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/cup/201300200201101_W0201_E.html Report]
|team2 = Oita Trinita
|goals1 = Okamoto {{yel|1}}
Hamada {{goal|37}}
|goals2 = {{goal|29}} Kijima
{{yel|85}} Matsubara
{{yel|86}} Tokita
|stadium = Big Swan Stadium
|attendance = 12,369
|referee = Hiroyoshi Takayama
}}
{{football box
|date = 20 March 2013
|time = Wednesday 14:00
|team1 = FC Tokyo
|score = 0–0
|report = [http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/cup/201300200201102_W0201_E.html Report]
|team2 = Sagan Tosu
|goals1 =
|goals2 = {{yel|10}} Kanai
{{yel|90+1}} Sueyoshi
|stadium = Komazawa Park Stadium
|attendance = 11,039
|referee = Yuichi Nishimura
}}
{{football box
|date = 20 March 2013
|time = Wednesday 16:00
|team1 = Nagoya Grampus
|score = 1–1
|report = [http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/cup/201300200201103_W0201_E.html Report]
|team2 = Cerezo Osaka
|goals1 = Isomura {{yel|22}}
Tamada {{goal|68}}
|goals2 = {{yel|45+1}} Edno
{{goal|47|o.g.}} Honda
|stadium = Mizuho Athletic Stadium
|attendance = 8,032
|referee = Koichiro Fukushima
}}
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{{football box
|date = 23 March 2013
|time = Saturday 13:00
|team1 = Oita Trinita
|score = 1–2
|report = [http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/cup/201300200202101_W0201_E.html Report]
|team2 = Cerezo Osaka
|goals1 = Marutani {{goal|64}}
Morishima {{yel|88}}
|goals2 = {{goal|1}} Minamino
{{yel|57}} Mukuhara
{{goal|75}} Yamaguchi
|stadium = Ōita Stadium
|attendance = 6,957
|referee = Jumpei Iida
}}
{{football box
|date = 23 March 2013
|time = Saturday 16:00
|team1 = Kashima Antlers
|score = 2–4
|report = [http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/cup/201300200202102_W0201_E.html Report]
|team2 = FC Tokyo
|goals1 = Endo {{yel|27}}
Osako {{goal|28}}
Davi {{goal|78}}
Maeno {{yel|89}}
|goals2 = {{yel|19}}, {{goal|57}} Lucas
{{goal|45+1}} Watanabe
{{goal|77}} Lee
{{goal|81}} Higashi
|stadium = Kashima Soccer Stadium
|attendance = 11,839
|referee = Yudai Yamamoto
}}
{{football box
|date = 23 March 2013
|time = Saturday 16:00
|team1 = Sagan Tosu
|score = 1–2
|report = [http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/cup/201300200202103_W0201_E.html Report]
|team2 = Nagoya Grampus
|goals1 = Ikeda {{goal|19}}
Kiyotake {{yel|47}}
|goals2 = {{goal|15}}, {{yel|83}} Jakimovski
{{yel|69}} Taguchi
{{goal|75}} Kisho Yano
|stadium = Best Amenity Stadium
|attendance = 5,926
|referee = Toshimitsu Yoshida
}}
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{{football box
|date = 3 April 2013
|time = Wednesday 19:00
|team1 = Kashima Antlers
|score = 1–0
|report = [http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/cup/201300200203101_W0201_E.html Report]
|team2 = Sagan Tosu
|goals1 = Ogasawara {{yel|71}}
Motoyama {{goal|90+1}}
|goals2 = {{yel|18}} Kishida
{{yel|83}} Hira
|stadium = Kashima Soccer Stadium
|attendance = 5,070
|referee = Nobutsugu Murakami
}}
{{football box
|date = 3 April 2013
|time = Wednesday 19:00
|team1 = FC Tokyo
|score = 0–0
|report = [http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/cup/201300200203102_W0201_E.html Report]
|team2 = Nagoya Grampus
|goals1 = Hirayama {{yel|72}}
|goals2 = {{yel|85}} Tanaka
|stadium = Ajinomoto Stadium
|attendance = 9,900
|referee = Hajime Matsuo
}}
{{football box
|date = 3 April 2013
|time = Wednesday 19:00
|team1 = Albirex Niigata
|score = 2–1
|report = [http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/cup/201300200203103_W0201_E.html Report]
|team2 = Cerezo Osaka
|goals1 = Mikado {{yel|17}}
Homma {{yel|32}}
Tsubouchi {{yel|63}}
Okamoto {{goal|61||85}}
Kim Jin-Su {{yel|90+2}}
|goals2 = {{sent off|0|12}} Yamashita
{{goal|30}} Kakitani
|stadium = Big Swan Stadium
|attendance = 7,320
|referee = Kenji Ogiya
}}
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{{football box
|date = 10 April 2013
|time = Wednesday 19:00
|team1 = Albirex Niigata
|score = 1–2
|report = [http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/cup/201300200204101_W0201_E.html Report]
|team2 = Kashima Antlers
|goals1 = Kawamata {{goal|87}}
Silva {{yel|76}}
|goals2 = {{goal|29||41}}, {{yel|71}} Davi
{{yel|57}} Endo
{{yel|60}} Ogasawara
{{yel|62}} Motoyama
|stadium = Big Swan Stadium
|attendance = 7,210
|referee = Jumpei Iida
}}
{{football box
|date = 10 April 2013
|time = Wednesday 19:00
|team1 = Nagoya Grampus
|score = 1–1
|report = [http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/cup/201300200204102_W0201_E.html Report]
|team2 = Oita Trinita
|goals1 = Masukawa {{yel|39}}
Tanaka {{goal|61|pen.}}
Tanaka {{yel|67}}
|goals2 = {{goal|19}} Morishima
{{yel|45}} Tokita
|stadium = Mizuho Athletic Stadium
|attendance = 4,601
|referee = Yudai Yamamoto
}}
{{football box
|date = 10 April 2013
|time = Wednesday 19:00
|team1 = Cerezo Osaka
|score = 2–1
|report = [http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/cup/201300200204103_W0201_E.html Report]
|team2 = FC Tokyo
|goals1 = Kakitani {{goal|55}}
Simplício {{goal|69}}
Edno {{yel|77}}
Bando {{sent off|2|89|90+2}}
|goals2 = {{goal|61}} Lee
{{yel|64}} Watanabe
|stadium = Nagai Stadium
|attendance = 7,296
|referee = Yosuke Kubota
}}
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{{football box
|date = 24 April 2013
|time = Wednesday 19:00
|team1 = Kashima Antlers
|score = 1–0
|report = [http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/cup/201300200205101_W0201_E.html Report]
|team2 = Nagoya Grampus
|goals1 = Juninho {{goal|23}}
Shibasaki {{yel|51}}
Iwamasa {{sent off|2|59|87}}
Nakata {{yel|90+1}}
|goals2 = {{yel|36}} Isomura
{{yel|69}} Daniel
|stadium = Kashima Soccer Stadium
|attendance = 4,375
|referee = Hajime Matsuo
}}
{{football box
|date = 24 April 2013
|time = Wednesday 19:00
|team1 = Sagan Tosu
|score = 2–0
|report = [http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/cup/201300200205102_W0201_E.html Report]
|team2 = Albirex Niigata
|goals1 = Kim Min-Woo {{yel|6}}
Toyoda {{goal|61}}
Hayasaka {{goal|90}}
|goals2 = {{yel|10}} Tsubouchi
{{yel|59}} Silva
|stadium = Best Amenity Stadium
|attendance = 3,640
|referee = Kenji Ogiya
}}
{{football box
|date = 24 April 2013
|time = Wednesday 19:00
|team1 = Oita Trinita
|score = 0–0
|report = [http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/cup/201300200205103_W0201_E.html Report]
|team2 = FC Tokyo
|goals1 = Hayashi {{yel|33}}
Choi Jung-Han {{yel|67}}
Kijima {{yel|80}}
|goals2 = {{yel|64}} Hirayama
{{yel|79}} Jang Hyun-Soo
|stadium = Ōita Stadium
|attendance = 4,623
|referee = Jumpei Iida
}}
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{{football box
|date = 15 May 2013
|time = Wednesday 19:04
|team1 = FC Tokyo
|score = 2–1
|report = [http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/cup/201300200206101_W0201_E.html Report]
|team2 = Albirex Niigata
|goals1 = Ishikawa {{goal|51}}
Mita {{goal|82}}
|goals2 = {{yel|55}} Hamada
{{goal|65}} Okamoto
{{yel|86}} Homma
{{yel|90+1}} Tanaka
|stadium = National Olympic Stadium
|attendance = 12,724
|referee = Masaaki Iemoto
}}
{{football box
|date = 15 May 2013
|time = Wednesday 19:05
|team1 = Cerezo Osaka
|score = 2–1
|report = [http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/cup/201300200206102_W0201_E.html Report]
|team2 = Sagan Tosu
|goals1 = Maruhashi {{goal|72}}
Minamino {{goal|86}}
|goals2 = {{goal|1}} Kanai
{{yel|45+2}} Roni
{{yel|47}} Sakai
{{yel|50}} Isozaki
{{yel|55}} Kiyotake
|stadium = Kincho Stadium
|attendance = 6,941
|referee = Yosuke Kubota
}}
{{football box
|date = 15 May 2013
|time = Wednesday 19:30
|team1 = Oita Trinita
|score = 0–1
|report = [http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/cup/201300200206103_W0201_E.html Report]
|team2 = Kashima Antlers
|goals1 = Wakasa {{yel|12}}
Nagayoshi {{yel|70}}
|goals2 = {{goal|90+5}} Osako
|stadium = Ōita Stadium
|attendance = 4,563
|referee = Koichiro Fukushima
}}
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{{football box
|date = 22 May 2013
|time = Wednesday 19:00
|team1 = Nagoya Grampus
|score = 2–1
|report =
|team2 = Albirex Niigata
|goals1 = Own-Goal {{goal|3}}
Tamada {{goal|24}}
|goals2 = {{goal|41}} Léo Silva
|stadium = Mizuho Athletic Stadium
|attendance = 4,106
|referee = Maeda
}}
{{football box
|date = 22 May 2013
|time = Wednesday 19:00
|team1 = Cerezo Osaka
|score = 2–1
|report =
|team2 = Kashima Antlers
|goals1 = Edno {{goal|2}}
Kakitani {{goal|36}}
|goals2 = {{goal|21}} Davi
|stadium = Kincho Stadium
|attendance = 10,336
|referee = Okabe
}}
{{football box
|date = 22 May 2013
|time = Wednesday 19:00
|team1 = Sagan Tosu
|score = 2–3
|report =
|team2 = Oita Trinita
|goals1 = Ikeda {{goal|28}}
Noda {{goal|71}}
|goals2 = {{goal|59}}, {{goal|83}}, {{goal|87}} Marutani
|stadium = Best Amenity Stadium
|attendance = 4,322
|referee = Sato
}}
Knock-out stage
All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
{{8TeamBracket
| sets=2/2/1
| aggregate=y
| score-width=30px | team-width=160px
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1= Cerezo Osaka
| RD1-score1-1= 0
| RD1-score1-2= 1
| RD1-score1-agg= 1
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2= Urawa Reds
| RD1-score2-1= 2
| RD1-score2-2= 1
| RD1-score2-agg= 3
| RD1-seed3=
| RD1-team3= Kawasaki Frontale
| RD1-score3-1= 2
| RD1-score3-2= 3
| RD1-score3-agg= 5
| RD1-seed4=
| RD1-team4= Vegalta Sendai
| RD1-score4-1= 1
| RD1-score4-2= 2
| RD1-score4-agg= 3
| RD1-seed5=
| RD1-team5= Yokohama F. Marinos
| RD1-score5-1= 2
| RD1-score5-2= 3
| RD1-score5-agg= 5
| RD1-seed6=
| RD1-team6= Kashima Antlers
| RD1-score6-1= 0
| RD1-score6-2= 1
| RD1-score6-agg= 1
| RD1-seed7=
| RD1-team7= Sanfrecce Hiroshima
| RD1-score7-1= 1
| RD1-score7-2= 1
| RD1-score7-agg= 2
| RD1-seed8=
| RD1-team8= Kashiwa Reysol
| RD1-score8-1= 2
| RD1-score8-2= 0
| RD1-score8-agg= 2
| RD2-team1= Urawa Reds
| RD2-score1-1= 2
| RD2-score1-2= 1
| RD2-score1-agg= 3
| RD2-team2= Kawasaki Frontale
| RD2-score2-1= 3
| RD2-score2-2= 0
| RD2-score2-agg= 3
| RD2-team3= Yokohama F. Marinos
| RD2-score3-1= 0
| RD2-score3-2= 2
| RD2-score3-agg= 2
| RD2-team4= Kashiwa Reysol
| RD2-score4-1= 4
| RD2-score4-2= 0
| RD2-score4-agg= 4
| RD3-team1= Urawa Reds
| RD3-score1-1= 0
| RD3-team2= Kashiwa Reysol
| RD3-score2-1= 1
}}
=Quarter-finals=
==First leg==
{{football box
|date=2013-06-23
|time=18:04
|team1=Kashima Antlers
|score= 0–2
|report=
|team2=Yokohama F. Marinos
|goals1=
|goals2={{goal|18}} Nakamura
{{goal|79}} Marquinhos
|stadium=Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima
|attendance=13,099
|referee=Murakami
}}
----
{{football box
|date=2013-06-23
|time=18:00
|team1=Kawasaki Frontale
|score= 2–1
|report=
|team2=Vegalta Sendai
|goals1=Kobayashi {{goal|36}}
Renato {{goal|77}}
|goals2={{goal|90+3}} Matsushita
|stadium=Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium, Kawasaki
|attendance=10,711
|referee=Matsuo
}}
----
{{football box
|date=2013-06-23
|time=19:04
|team1=Cerezo Osaka
|score= 0–2
|report=
|team2=Urawa Reds
|goals1=
|goals2={{goal|9}}, {{goal|56}} Koroki
|stadium=Nagai Stadium, Osaka
|attendance=16,602
|referee=Iemoto
}}
----
{{football box
|date=2013-06-23
|time=19:03
|team1=Sanfrecce Hiroshima
|score= 1–2
|report=
|team2=Kashiwa Reysol
|goals1=Takahagi {{goal|59}}
|goals2={{goal|55}} Tanaka
{{goal|61}} Kudo
|stadium=EDION Stadium Hiroshima, Hiroshima
|attendance=9,427
|referee=Kimura
}}
==Second leg==
{{football box
|date=2013-06-30
|time=19:00
|team1=Yokohama F. Marinos
|score= 3–1
|report=
|team2=Kashima Antlers
|goals1=Saitō {{goal|39}}
Marquinhos {{goal|59}}
Narawa {{goal|90}}
|goals2={{goal|65}} Davi
|stadium=Nissan Stadium, Yokohama
|attendance=14,038
|referee=Ogiya
}}
----
{{football box
|date=2013-06-30
|time=18:04
|team1=Vegalta Sendai
|score= 2–3
|report=
|team2=Kawasaki Frontale
|goals1=Wilson {{goal|4}}, {{goal|68}}
|goals2={{goal|10}}, {{goal|41}} Nakamura
{{goal|50}} Moriya
|stadium=Yurtec Stadium Sendai, Sendai
|attendance=11,176
|referee=Sato
}}
----
{{football box
|date=2013-06-30
|time=18:00
|team1=Urawa Reds
|score= 1–1
|report=
|team2=Cerezo Osaka
|goals1=Umesaki {{goal|34}}
|goals2={{goal|6}} Minamino
|stadium=Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama
|attendance=22,743
|referee=Iida
}}
----
{{football box
|date=2013-06-30
|time=19:00
|team1=Kashiwa Reysol
|score= 0–1
|report=
|team2=Sanfrecce Hiroshima
|goals1=
|goals2={{goal|59}} Sato
|stadium=Hitachi Kashiwa Stadium, Kashiwa
|attendance=7,775
|referee=Tojo
}}
=Semi-finals=
==First leg==
{{football box
|date=2013-06-23
|time=18:00
|team1=Kawasaki Frontale
|score= 3–2
|report=
|team2=Urawa Reds
|goals1= Renato {{goal|67}}
Ōkubo {{goal|79}}, {{goal|80}}
|goals2={{goal|45}}, {{goal|47}} Koroki
|stadium=Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium, Kawasaki
|attendance=19,193
|referee=Kimura
}}
----
{{football box
|date=2013-09-07
|time=19:04
|team1=Kashiwa Reysol
|score= 4–0
|report=
|team2=Yokohama F. Marinos
|goals1=Tanaka {{goal|18}}, {{goal|44}}
Jorge Wagner {{goal|45+2}}, {{goal|85}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Hitachi Kashiwa Stadium, Kashiwa
|attendance=10,532
|referee=Yoshida
}}
==Second leg==
{{football box
|date=2013-10-12
|time=13:00
|team1=Yokohama F. Marinos
|score= 2–0
|report=
|team2=Kashiwa Reysol
|goals1= Marquinhos {{goal|32}}
Sato {{goal|45+3}}
|goals2=
|stadium=NHK Mitsuzawa Stadium, Yokohama
|attendance=10,071
|referee=Iemoto
}}
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{{football box
|date=2013-10-12
|time=17:00
|team1=Urawa Reds
|score= 1–0
|report=
|team2=Kawasaki Frontale
|goals1=Koroki {{goal|80}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama
|attendance=27,197
|referee=Nishimura
}}
=Final=
{{main|2013 J.League Cup Final}}
{{football box
|date=2013-11-02
|time=13:10
|team1=Urawa Reds
|score= 0–1
|report=[https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/11/02/japan/j-league-cup/urawa-red-diamonds/kashiwa-reysol/1597797/?ICID=PL_MS_01 Summary]
|team2=Kashiwa Reysol
|goals1=
|goals2={{goal|45+2}} Kudo
|stadium=Tokyo National Stadium, Shinjuku, Tokyo
|attendance=46,675
|referee=Ogiya
}}
Goalscorers
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
| Rank
!Name !Team !Goals |
|---|
| 1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} Marquinhos |align="left"|Yokohama F. Marinos |align="left"|7 |
| rowspan="2" align=center|2
|align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} Davi |align="left"|Kashima Antlers |align="left"|5 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|JPN}} Shinzo Koroki
|align="left"|Urawa Reds |align="left"|5 |
| rowspan="2" align=center|3
|align="left"|{{flagicon|JPN}} Yoshito Ōkubo |align="left"|Kawasaki Frontale |align="left"|4 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|JPN}} Takuya Marutani
|align="left"|Oita Trinita |align="left"|4 |
References
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