2021 J.League Cup#Final

All 20 teams playing in the 2021 J1 League participated. Four clubs involved in the 2021 AFC Champions League received byes for the group and playoff stages: Kawasaki Frontale, Gamba Osaka, Nagoya Grampus, and Cerezo Osaka.

Sixteen teams played in the group stage. They were divided into four groups of four teams by their finish on the 2020 J1 and J2 Leagues (parenthesized below).

• Group A: Kashima Antlers (J1 5th), Consadole Sapporo (J1 12th), Sagan Tosu (J1 13th), Avispa Fukuoka (J2 2nd).
• Group B: FC Tokyo (J1 6th), Oita Trinita (J1 11th), Vissel Kobe (J1 14th), Tokushima Vortis (J2 1st).
• Group C: Kashiwa Reysol (J1 7th), Urawa Red Diamonds (J1 10th), Yokohama FC (J1 15th), Shonan Bellmare (J1 18th).
• Group D: Sanfrecce Hiroshima (J1 8th), Yokohama F. Marinos (J1 9th), Shimizu S-Pulse (J1 16th), Vegalta Sendai (J1 17th).

Each group were played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. Each match were played in 90 minutes.

All times listed are in Japan Standard Time (JST, UTC+9).

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;
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.

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• Diego Oliveira {{goal|11}}
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|time = 19:03

|team1 = Sanfrecce Hiroshima

|score = 0–0

|report = https://www.jleague.jp/match/leaguecup/2021/030306/live/

|team2 = Shimizu S-Pulse

|stadium = Edion Stadium Hiroshima

|location = Hiroshima

|attendance = 1,904

|referee = Jumpei Iida

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|time = 14:03

|team1 = Vegalta Sendai

|score = 0–1

|report = https://www.jleague.jp/match/leaguecup/2021/032706/live/

|team2 = Shimizu S-Pulse

|goals2 = Yu. Suzuki {{goal|70}}

|stadium = Yurtec Stadium Sendai

|location = Sendai

|attendance = 3,196

|referee = Koichiro Fukushima

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|time = 14:03

|team1 = Yokohama F. Marinos

|score = 5–0

|report = https://www.jleague.jp/match/leaguecup/2021/032707/live/

|team2 = Sanfrecce Hiroshima

|goals1 =

• Onaiwu {{goal|28||90}}
• Nakagawa {{goal|53||64}}
• Iwata {{goal|58}}

|stadium = Nissan Stadium

|location = Yokohama

|attendance = 5,600

|referee = Yudai Yamamoto

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|time = 19:03

|team1 = Sanfrecce Hiroshima

|score = 0–1

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|team2 = Vegalta Sendai

|goals2 = C. Kato {{goal|75}}

|stadium = Edion Stadium Hiroshima

|location = Hiroshima

|attendance = 1,739

|referee = Koichiro Fukushima

}}

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|date = {{Start date|2021|4|21|df=y}}

|time = 19:03

|team1 = Shimizu S-Pulse

|score = 0–0

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|team2 = Yokohama F. Marinos

|stadium = IAI Stadium Nihondaira

|location = Shizuoka

|attendance = 3,466

|referee = Tomohiro Inoue

}}

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|date = {{Start date|2021|4|28|df=y}}

|time = 18:03

|team1 = Vegalta Sendai

|score = 2–5

|report = https://www.jleague.jp/match/leaguecup/2021/042805/live/

|team2 = Yokohama F. Marinos

|goals1 =

• Minagawa {{goal|35}}
• Kida {{goal|90+4}}

|goals2 =

• Amano {{goal|8||47}}
• Kabayama {{goal|33}}
• Mizunuma {{goal|51||90+3}}

|stadium = Yurtec Stadium Sendai

|location = Sendai

|attendance = 1,953

|referee = Toru Kakinuma

}}

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|date = {{Start date|2021|4|28|df=y}}

|time = 19:03

|team1 = Shimizu S-Pulse

|score = 1–2

|report = https://www.jleague.jp/match/leaguecup/2021/042806/live/

|team2 = Sanfrecce Hiroshima

|goals1 = Ibusuki {{goal|69}}

|goals2 =

• Naganuma {{goal|37}}
• Valdo {{goal|48|o.g.}}

|stadium = IAI Stadium Nihondaira

|location = Shizuoka

|attendance = 3,511

|referee = Futoshi Nakamura

}}

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|date = {{Start date|2021|5|5|df=y}}

|time = 14:03

|team1 = Shimizu S-Pulse

|score = 4–1

|report = https://www.jleague.jp/match/leaguecup/2021/050507/live/

|team2 = Vegalta Sendai

|goals1 =

• Fukumori {{goal|41}}
• Kaneko {{goal|45+1|pen.}}
• Disaró {{goal|48}}
• Nakayama {{goal|89}}

|goals2 = Sasaki {{goal|36}}

|stadium = IAI Stadium Nihondaira

|location = Shizuoka

|attendance = 5,376

|referee = Kazuyoshi Enomoto

}}

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|date = {{Start date|2021|5|5|df=y}}

|time = 14:03

|team1 = Sanfrecce Hiroshima

|score = 1–1

|report = https://www.jleague.jp/match/leaguecup/2021/050508/live/

|team2 = Yokohama F. Marinos

|goals1 = Ayukawa {{goal|90+6}}

|goals2 = Ceará {{goal|28}}

|stadium = Edion Stadium Hiroshima

|location = Hiroshima

|attendance = 4,491

|referee = Akihiko Ikeuchi

}}

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|date = {{Start date|2021|5|19|df=y}}

|time = 19:03

|team1 = Vegalta Sendai

|score = 3–0

|report = https://www.jleague.jp/match/leaguecup/2021/051907/live

|team2 = Sanfrecce Hiroshima

|goals1 =

• Sasaki {{goal|34}}
• C. Kato {{goal|56}}
• Martinus {{goal|75}}

|stadium = Yurtec Stadium Sendai

|location = Sendai

|attendance = 1,560

|referee = Ryo Tanimoto

}}

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|date = {{Start date|2021|5|19|df=y}}

|time = 19:03

|team1 = Yokohama F. Marinos

|score = 5–1

|report = https://www.jleague.jp/match/leaguecup/2021/051908/live

|team2 = Shimizu S-Pulse

|goals1 =

• Kabayama {{goal|40||51}}
• Wada {{goal|48}}
• Nakagawa {{goal|79}}
• Ceará {{goal|89}}

|goals2 = Katayama {{goal|2}}

|stadium = Nissan Stadium

|location = Yokohama

|attendance = 4,363

|referee = Masaaki Toma

}}

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

The play-off stage was held over two legs; on 2, 5, and 6 June 2021 (first), and 6 and 13 June 2021 (second). All times listed are in Japan Standard Time (JST, UTC+9).

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|Shimizu S-Pulse||1–3|Kashima Antlers||0–1|1–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|FC Tokyo||4–2|Shonan Bellmare||0–1|4–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Consadole Sapporo||4–2|Yokohama F. Marinos||1–1|3–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Vissel Kobe||3–4|Urawa Red Diamonds||1–2|2–2}}

|}

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|id = SSP v ANT

|date = {{Start date|2021|6|2|df=y}}

|time = 19:03

|team1 = Shimizu S-Pulse

|score = 0–1

|report = https://www.jleague.jp/match/leaguecup/2021/060203/live/

|team2 = Kashima Antlers

|goals2 = Hayashi {{goal|8}}

|stadium = IAI Stadium Nihondaira

|location = Shizuoka

|attendance = 3,626

|referee = Futoshi Nakamura

}}

{{Football box

|id = ANT v SSP

|date = {{Start date|2021|6|6|df=y}}

|time = 15:03

|team1 = Kashima Antlers

|score = 2–1

|report = https://www.jleague.jp/match/leaguecup/2021/060613/live/

|team2 = Shimizu S-Pulse

|goals1 =

• Juan Alano {{goal|45}}
• Everaldo {{goal|71}}

|goals2 = Thiago Santana {{goal|21}}

|stadium = Kashima Soccer Stadium

|location = Kashima

|attendance = 7,274

|referee = Yoshiro Imamura

}}

Kashima Antlers won 3–1 on aggregate.

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{{Football box

|id = TOK v BEL

|date = {{Start date|2021|6|5|df=y}}

|time = 14:03

|team1 = FC Tokyo

|score = 0–1

|report = https://www.jleague.jp/match/leaguecup/2021/060516/live/

|team2 = Shonan Bellmare

|goals2 = Wellington {{goal|71}}

|stadium = Komazawa Olympic Park Stadium

|location = Setagaya

|attendance = 4,284

|referee = Hayato Shimizu

}}

{{Football box

|id = BEL v TOK

|date = {{Start date|2021|6|13|df=y}}

|time = 17:03

|team1 = Shonan Bellmare

|score = 1–4

|report = https://www.jleague.jp/match/leaguecup/2021/061326/live

|team2 = FC Tokyo

|goals1 = Nakamura {{goal|44}}

|goals2 =

• Leandro {{goal|11}}
• Diego Oliveira {{goal|35}}
• Adaílton {{goal|41||90+2}}

|stadium = Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka

|location = Hiratsuka

|attendance = 4,690

|referee = Nobutsugu Murakami

}}

FC Tokyo won 4–2 on aggregate.

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{{Football box

|id = CON v FMA

|date = {{Start date|2021|6|6|df=y}}

|time = 13:03

|team1 = Consadole Sapporo

|score = 1–1

|report = https://www.jleague.jp/match/leaguecup/2021/060611/live/

|team2 = Yokohama F. Marinos

|goals1 = Aoki {{goal|26}}

|goals2 = Nakagawa {{goal|45+2}}

|stadium = Sapporo Atsubetsu Stadium

|location = Sapporo

|attendance = 3,814

|referee = Koichiro Fukushima

}}

{{Football box

|id = FMA v CON

|date = {{Start date|2021|6|13|df=y}}

|time = 17:03

|team1 = Yokohama F. Marinos

|score = 1–3

|report = https://www.jleague.jp/match/leaguecup/2021/061325/live/

|team2 = Consadole Sapporo

|goals1 = Mizunuma {{goal|61}}

|goals2 =

• Hatanaka {{goal|7|o.g.}}
• Suga {{goal|51}}
• Yanagi {{goal|87}}

|stadium = NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium

|location = Yokohama

|attendance = 4,909

|referee = Masaaki Toma

}}

Consadole Sapporo won 4–2 on aggregate.

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{{Football box

|id = VIS v RED

|date = {{Start date|2021|6|6|df=y}}

|time = 18:03

|team1 = Vissel Kobe

|score = 1–2

|report = https://www.jleague.jp/match/leaguecup/2021/060612/live

|team2 = Urawa Red Diamonds

|goals1 = Douglas {{goal|3}}

|goals2 =

• A. Ito {{goal|45+1}}
• Koroki {{goal|71}}

|stadium = Noevir Stadium Kobe

|location = Kobe

|attendance = 4,720

|referee = Yuichi Nishimura

}}

{{Football box

|id = RED v VIS

|date = {{Start date|2021|6|13|df=y}}

|time = 18:03

|team1 = Urawa Red Diamonds

|score = 2–2

|report = https://www.jleague.jp/match/leaguecup/2021/061327/live/

|team2 = Vissel Kobe

|goals1 =

• Koizumi {{goal|16}}
• Junker {{goal|45+3}}

|goals2 =

• Douglas {{goal|22}}
• Iniesta {{goal|77}}

|stadium = Urawa Komaba Stadium

|location = Saitama

|attendance = 4,892

|referee = Akihiko Ikeuchi

}}

Urawa Red Diamonds won 4–3 on aggregate.

The prime stage (knockout stage) was played between four teams which won at the play-off stage and the four 2021 AFC Champions League participants entering the tournament at this stage. The prime stage was played as two-legged ties of two teams each. The away goals rule, an extra time (away goals rule not applied for the scores in the extra time), and a penalty shoot-out were used if needed.

The quarter-finals and the semi-finals were played as two-legged ties (same as the play-off stage). The final was played as a single game.

The quarter-finals were held over two legs; on 1 (first) and 5 September 2021 (second). All times listed are in Japan Standard Time (JST, UTC+9).

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|Consadole Sapporo||2–3|FC Tokyo||2–1|0–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Nagoya Grampus||4–0|Kashima Antlers||2–0|2–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Cerezo Osaka||4–1|Gamba Osaka||0–1|4–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Urawa Red Diamonds||4–4 (a)|Kawasaki Frontale||1–1|3–3}}

|}

{{Football box

|id = CON v TOK

| date = {{Start date|2021|9|1|df=y}}

| time = 19:03

| team1 = Consadole Sapporo

| score = 2–1

| report = https://www.jleague.jp/match/leaguecup/2021/090101/live/

| team2 = FC Tokyo

| goals1 =

• Tanaka {{goal|21}}
• Arano {{goal|80}}

| goals2 = Watanabe {{goal|14}}

| stadium = Sapporo Atsubetsu Stadium

| location = Sapporo

| attendance = 3,204

| referee = Yoshiro Imamura

}}

{{Football box

|id = TOK v CON

| date = {{Start date|2021|9|5|df=y}}

| time = 18:03

| team1 = FC Tokyo

| score = 2–0

| report = https://www.jleague.jp/match/leaguecup/2021/090508/live/

| team2 = Consadole Sapporo

| goals1 =

• Leandro {{goal|20}}
• Higashi {{goal|68}}

| stadium = Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka

| location = Hiratsuka

| attendance = 3,272

| referee = Hiroki Kasahara

}}

FC Tokyo won 3–2 on aggregate.

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{{Football box

|id = GRA v ANT

| date = {{Start date|2021|9|1|df=y}}

| time = 19:03

| team1 = Nagoya Grampus

| score = 2–0

| report = https://www.jleague.jp/match/leaguecup/2021/090102/live/

| team2 = Kashima Antlers

| goals1 =

• Kakitani {{goal|13}}
• Inagaki {{goal|53}}

| stadium = Toyota Stadium

| location = Toyota

| attendance = 5,744

| referee = Nobutsugu Murakami

}}

{{Football box

|id = ANT v GRA

| date = {{Start date|2021|9|5|df=y}}

| time = 18:03

| team1 = Kashima Antlers

| score = 0–2

| report = https://www.jleague.jp/match/leaguecup/2021/090509/live/

| team2 = Nagoya Grampus

| goals2 =

• Inagaki {{goal|22}}
• Świerczok {{goal|57}}

| stadium = Kashima Soccer Stadium

| location = Kashima

| attendance =

| referee = Yoshiro Imamura

}}

Nagoya Grampus won 4–0 on aggregate.

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{{Football box

|id = CER v GAM

| date = {{Start date|2021|9|1|df=y}}

| time = 19:03

| team1 = Cerezo Osaka

| score = 0–1

| report = https://www.jleague.jp/match/leaguecup/2021/090103/live/

| team2 = Gamba Osaka

| goals2 = Yamami {{goal|89}}

| stadium = Yodoko Sakura Stadium

| location = Osaka

| attendance = 4,205

| referee = Koichiro Fukushima

}}

{{Football box

|id = GAM v CER

| date = {{Start date|2021|9|5|df=y}}

| time = 19:03

| team1 = Gamba Osaka

| score = 0–4

| report = https://www.jleague.jp/match/leaguecup/2021/090510/live/

| team2 = Cerezo Osaka

| goals2 =

• Yamada {{goal|24}}
• M. Kato {{goal|32}}
• Fujita {{goal|56}}
• Riki Matsuda {{goal|68}}

| stadium = Panasonic Stadium Suita

| location = Osaka

| attendance = 4,869

| referee = Hajime Matsuo

}}

Cerezo Osaka won 4–1 on aggregate.

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{{Football box

|id = RED v FRO

| date = {{Start date|2021|9|1|df=y}}

| time = 19:03

| team1 = Urawa Red Diamonds

| score = 1–1

| report = https://www.jleague.jp/match/leaguecup/2021/090104/live/

| team2 = Kawasaki Frontale

| goals1 = Sekine {{goal|35}}

| goals2 = Ienaga {{goal|72|pen.}}

| stadium = Urawa Komaba Stadium

| location = Saitama

| attendance = 4,629

| referee = Yuichi Nishimura

}}

{{Football box

|id = FRO v RED

| date = {{Start date|2021|9|5|df=y}}

| time = 18:03

| team1 = Kawasaki Frontale

| score = 3–3

| report = https://www.jleague.jp/match/leaguecup/2021/090511/live/

| team2 = Urawa Red Diamonds

| goals1 =

• Leandro Damião {{goal|40}}
• Yamamura {{goal|77}}
• João Schmidt {{goal|83}}

| goals2 =

• Esaka {{goal|8}}
• Junker {{goal|87}}
• Makino {{goal|90+4}}

| stadium = Todoroki Athletics Stadium

| location = Kawasaki

| attendance = 4,936

| referee = Masaaki Toma

}}

4–4 on aggregate. Urawa Red Diamonds won on away goals.

The semi-finals were held over two legs; on 6 (first) and 10 October 2021 (second). All times listed are in Japan Standard Time (JST, UTC+9).

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|Nagoya Grampus||4–3|FC Tokyo||3–1|1–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Urawa Red Diamonds||1–2|Cerezo Osaka||1–1|0–1}}

|}

{{Football box

|id = GRA v TOK

|date = {{Start date|2021|10|6|df=y}}

|time = 19:03

|team1 = Nagoya Grampus

|score = 3–1

|report = https://www.jleague.jp/match/leaguecup/2021/100601/live/

|team2 = FC Tokyo

|goals1 =

• Kakitani {{goal|17}}
• Kimoto {{goal|69}}
• Mateus {{goal|90+4}}

|goals2 = Adaílton {{goal|90+3}}

|stadium = Toyota Stadium

|location = Toyota

|attendance = 7,778

|referee = Hiroyuki Kimura

}}

{{Football box

|id = TOK v GRA

|date = {{Start date|2021|10|10|df=y}}

|time = 14:03

|team1 = FC Tokyo

|score = 2–1

|report = https://www.jleague.jp/match/leaguecup/2021/101012/live/

|team2 = Nagoya Grampus

|goals1 =

• Adaílton {{goal|15}}
• Takahagi {{goal|55}}

|goals2 = Inagaki {{goal|79}}

|stadium = Ajinomoto Stadium

|location = Chōfu

|attendance = 9,910

|referee = Hajime Matsuo

}}

Nagoya Grampus won 4–3 on aggregate.

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{{Football box

|id = RED v CER

|date = {{Start date|2021|10|6|df=y}}

|time = 19:03

|team1 = Urawa Red Diamonds

|score = 1–1

|report = https://www.jleague.jp/match/leaguecup/2021/100602/live/

|team2 = Cerezo Osaka

|goals1 = Junker {{goal|12}}

|goals2 = Yamada {{goal|66}}

|stadium = Saitama Stadium 2002

|location = Saitama

|attendance = 8,734

|referee = Ryuji Sato

}}

{{Football box

|id = CER v RED

|date = {{Start date|2021|10|10|df=y}}

|time = 15:03

|team1 = Cerezo Osaka

|score = 1–0

|report = https://www.jleague.jp/match/leaguecup/2021/101013/live/

|team2 = Urawa Red Diamonds

|goals1 = M. Kato {{goal|53}}

|stadium = Yodoko Sakura Stadium

|location = Osaka

|attendance = 8,654

|referee = Koichiro Fukushima

}}

Cerezo Osaka won 2–1 on aggregate.

{{main|2021 J.League Cup Final}}

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2021|10|30|df=y}}

|time = 13:09 JST (UTC+9)

|team1 = Nagoya Grampus

|score = 2–0

|report = https://www.jleague.jp/match/leaguecup/2021/103012/live/

|team2 = Cerezo Osaka

|goals1 =

• Maeda {{goal|47}}
• Inagaki {{goal|79}}

|stadium = Saitama Stadium 2002

|location = Saitama

|attendance = 17,933

|referee = Masaaki Toma

}}

{{reflist}}

• [https://www.jleague.jp/ J.League official website]

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