2022 J.League Cup

2022 J.League Cup
2022 JリーグYBCルヴァンカップ
Tournament details
CountryJapan
Dates23 February – 22 October
Teams16 (group stage)
20 (total)
Final positions
ChampionsSanfrecce Hiroshima (1st title)
Runner-upCerezo Osaka
Tournament statistics
Matches played69
Goals scored198 (2.87 per match)
Attendance433,731 (6,286 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Brazil Júnior Santos (6 goals)
← 2021
2023 →

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, was the 30th edition of J.League Cup, a Japanese association football cup competition. It began on 23 February 2022 and ended on 22 October that year.[1]

Nagoya Grampus were the cup holders, having won their first title in 2021. They were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Urawa Red Diamonds.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima won their first League Cup title, beating Cerezo Osaka 2–1 in the final.

  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.