2021 J.League Cup

2021 J.League Cup
2021 JリーグYBCルヴァンカップ
Tournament details
CountryJapan
Dates2 March – 30 October
Teams16 (group stage)
20 (total)
Final positions
ChampionsNagoya Grampus (1st title)
Runner-upCerezo Osaka
Tournament statistics
Matches played69
Goals scored172 (2.49 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Japan Sho Inagaki
Denmark Kasper Junker
Japan Teruhito Nakagawa
Brazil Adaílton
(4 goals each)
← 2020
2022 →

The 2021 J.League Cup, known as the 2021 J.League YBC Levain Cup (Japanese: 2021 JリーグYBCルヴァンカップ) for sponsorship reasons, was the 29th edition of J.League Cup, a Japanese association football cup competition. It began on 2 March 2021 and ended on 30 October that year.[1]

FC Tokyo were the cup holders, having won their third title. They failed to defend their title after being eliminated by eventual winners Nagoya Grampus in the semi-finals. Nagoya Grampus won their first ever J.League Cup title, defeating one-time winners Cerezo Osaka in the final.

  1. ^ "大会概要:2021JリーグYBCルヴァンカップ". JLeague.jp (in Japanese). Japan Professional Football League. Retrieved 2 March 2021.