2025 J.League Cup

The 2025 J.League Cup, known as the 2025 J.League YBC Levain Cup (Japanese: 2025 JリーグYBCルヴァンカップ) for sponsorship reasons, is the 33rd edition of J.League Cup, a Japanese association football cup competition.^[1] It will be the second season all 60 J.League clubs participates in the League Cup.

2025 J.League Cup

2025 JリーグYBCルヴァンカップ
Tournament details
Country	Japan
Dates	20 March – October
Teams	60
Defending champions	Nagoya Grampus
Tournament statistics
Matches played	56
Goals scored	155 (2.77 per match)
Attendance	263,426 (4,704 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Five players (3 goals each)
← 2024 2026 → All statistics correct as of 8 June 2025.

Format

All clubs from the 2025 season's J1, J2, and J3 League participates. The tournament is divided into three sections each with a different format: the first round, the play-off round and the prime round.^[2]

First round

55 clubs took part in the first round, split into 7 groups. Four clubs will be introduced in the prime round, including: Three clubs participating in the 2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite knockout stage (Kawasaki Frontale, Yokohama F. Marinos and Vissel Kobe) and one club participating in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup (Urawa Red Diamonds).^[2] Each group and their respective clubs participates in a single-elimination tournament, leaving seven clubs to advance to the play-off round, where they will be joined by 2024–25 AFC Champions League Two quarter-finalists Sanfrecce Hiroshima. The draw for the first round was based on rankings from the 2024 league season. As a general rule, the lower league club played their fixture at home. In the case of clubs being in the same league, the club with the lower ranking from the 2023 season served as the home team. In the case of a draw, games go to extra time and penalties to determine a winner if necessary.

The first round groups are as follows:

Teams participating in the first round of the 2025 J.League Cup

Group	Teams
1	Machida Zelvia (J1 3rd)	Yokohama FC (J2 2nd)	Fagiano Okayama (J2 5th)	Fujieda MYFC (J2 13th)	Ventforet Kofu (J2 14th)	Giravanz Kitakyushu (J3 7th)	FC Gifu (J3 8th)	–
2	Gamba Osaka (J1 4th)	Shimizu S-Pulse (J2 1st)	Júbilo Iwata (J1 18th)	Roasso Kumamoto (J2 12th)	Mito HollyHock (J2 15th)	FC Osaka (J3 6th)	SC Sagamihara (J3 9th)	Kochi United (JFL 2nd)
3	Kashima Antlers (J1 5th)	Kashiwa Reysol (J1 17th)	Consadole Sapporo (J1 19th)	Renofa Yamaguchi (J2 11th)	Oita Trinita (J2 16th)	Fukushima United (J3 5th)	Azul Claro Numazu (J3 10th)	Tochigi City (JFL 1st)
4	Tokyo Verdy (J1 6th)	Albirex Niigata (J1 16th)	Sagan Tosu (J1 20th)	Blaublitz Akita (J2 10th)	Ehime FC (J2 17th)	Matsumoto Yamaga (J3 4th)	Vanraure Hachinohe (J3 11th)	Nagano Parceiro (J3 18th)
5	FC Tokyo (J1 7th)	Shonan Bellmare (J1 15th)	Nagano Parceiro (J2 3rd)	Iwaki FC (J2 9th)	Omiya Ardija (J3 1st)	Thespa Gunma (J2 20th)	Zweigen Kanazawa (J3 12th)	Nara Club (J3 17th)
6	Cerezo Osaka (J1 10th)	Kyoto Sanga (J1 14th)	Montedio Yamagata (J2 4th)	Tokushima Vortis (J2 8th)	FC Imabari (J3 2nd)	Kagoshima United FC (J2 19th)	Gainare Tottori (J3 13th)	Kamatamare Sanuki (J3 16th)
7	Nagoya Grampus (J1 1st)	Avispa Fukuoka (J1 12th)	Vegalta Sendai (J2 6th)	JEF United Chiba (J2 7th)	Kataller Toyama (J3 3rd)	Tochigi SC (J2 18th)	FC Ryukyu (J3 14th)	Tegevajaro Miyazaki (J3 15th)

Notes

Teams in italic participated in their first J.League Cup tournament.

Playoff round

The seven clubs that qualified from the first round alongside new entrant Sanfrecce Hiroshima, qualified to the round as a AFC Champions League Two club, will be drawn into four, two-legged fixtures and would play each other home and away. The remaining four clubs would advance to the prime round.

Prime round

A single-elimination tournament would be held between eight clubs: the four clubs that qualified from the playoff round plus the AFC Champions League Elite clubs — Kawasaki Frontale, Yokohama F. Marinos, and Vissel Kobe. Each round would be a two-legged home and away fixture, except the final which would be a one-game tie played at a neutral venue. The draw for the brackets will be held some time after the completion of previous rounds.

Schedule

The schedule was announced on 20 December 2024.^[3][4]

Stage	Round	Date
First round	Round 1	20–26 March
	Round 2	9–16 April
	Round 3	21 May
Playoff round		4 June (First leg) 8 June (Second leg)
Prime round	Quarter-finals	3 September (First leg) 7 September (Second leg)
	Semi-finals	10 October (First leg) 12 October (Second leg)
	Final	1 November

First round

All times listed are JST (UTC+9)

Group 1

	Round 1				Round 2				Round 3
	26 March – Kofu
	Ventforet Kofu	2
					9 April – Kofu
	Fujieda MYFC	1
					Ventforet Kofu	0
					Machida Zelvia	1
									21 May – Yokohama
									Yokohama FC	1
	20 March – Gifu
									Machida Zelvia	1
	FC Gifu	0
					16 April – Kitakyushu
	Yokohama FC	2
					Giravanz Kitakyushu	1
	20 March – Kitakyushu
					Yokohama FC	2
	Giravanz Kitakyushu	1
	Fagiano Okayama	0

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Ventforet Kofu (2) v (2) Fujieda MYFC

26 March 2025 (2025-03-26) Round 1	Ventforet Kofu (2)	2–1	(2) Fujieda MYFC	Kofu
19:00	Tanaka 45' Naito 52'	Report	Anderson 90'	Stadium: JIT Recycle Ink Stadium Attendance: 3,535 Referee: Shu Kawamata

FC Gifu (3) v (1) Yokohama FC

20 March 2025 (2025-03-20) Round 1	FC Gifu (3)	0–2	(1) Yokohama FC	Gifu
14:00		Report	Nakano 27' Komazawa 37'	Stadium: Gifu Nagaragawa Stadium Attendance: 2,846 Referee: Naoto Uehara

Giravanz Kitakyushu (3) v (1) Fagiano Okayama

20 March 2025 (2025-03-20) Round 1	Giravanz Kitakyushu (3)	1–0	(1) Fagiano Okayama	Kitakyushu
14:03	Hirahara 19'	Report		Stadium: Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu Attendance: 4,638 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura

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Ventforet Kofu (2) v (1) Machida Zelvia

9 April 2025 (2025-04-09) Round 2	Ventforet Kofu (2)	0–1	(1) Machida Zelvia	Kofu
19:00		Report	Sento 45+2'	Stadium: JIT Recycle Ink Stadium Attendance: 4,899 Referee: Keigo Sendachi

Giravanz Kitakyushu (3) v (1) Yokohama FC

16 April 2025 (2025-04-16) Round 2	Giravanz Kitakyushu (3)	1–2	(1) Yokohama FC	Kitakyushu
19:00	Watanabe 54'	Report	Komazawa 11' Sakamoto 49' (o.g.)	Stadium: Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu Attendance: 3,719 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto

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Yokohama FC (1) v (1) Machida Zelvia

21 May 2025 (2025-05-21) Round 3	Yokohama FC (1)	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–1 p)	(1) Machida Zelvia	Yokohama
18:30	Ogawa 84'	Report	Fujio 12'	Stadium: Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium Attendance: 3,203 Referee: Martin Petersen (Germany)
	Penalties
	Ogawa Fukumori Mori		Sento Shoji Byron Vásquez Okamura

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Group 2

	Round 1				Round 2				Round 3
	20 March – Kochi
	Kochi United	1
					16 April – Mito
	Gamba Osaka	2
					Mito HollyHock	0
	26 March – Mito
					Gamba Osaka	1
	Mito HollyHock	1
									21 May – Iwata
	Roasso Kumamoto	0
									Júbilo Iwata	2
	26 March – Sagamihara
									Gamba Osaka	1
	SC Sagamihara	1
					9 April – Iwata
	Shimizu S-Pulse	3
					Júbilo Iwata	2
	26 March – Higashiosaka
					Shimizu S-Pulse	1
	FC Osaka	1
	Júbilo Iwata	2

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Kochi United (3) v (1) Gamba Osaka

20 March 2025 (2025-03-20) Round 1	Kochi United (3)	1–2	(1) Gamba Osaka	Kochi
14:00	Kobayashi 77'	Report	Usami 13' Toyama 41'	Stadium: Kochi Haruno Athletic Stadium Attendance: 6,929 Referee: Futoshi Nakamura

Mito HollyHock (2) v (2) Roasso Kumamoto

26 March 2025 (2025-03-26) Round 1	Mito HollyHock (2)	1–0	(2) Roasso Kumamoto	Mito
19:00	Ando 30'	Report		Stadium: K's denki Stadium Mito Attendance: 1,998 Referee: Takuto Okabe

SC Sagamihara (3) v (1) Shimizu S-Pulse

26 March 2025 (2025-03-26) Round 1	SC Sagamihara (3)	1–3	(1) Shimizu S-Pulse	Sagamihara
18:00	Takeuchi 90+4'	Report	Nakashio 30' Kitazume 83' Doi 85'	Stadium: Sagamihara Gion Stadium Attendance: 3,993 Referee: Naoto Uehara

FC Osaka (3) v (2) Júbilo Iwata

26 March 2025 (2025-03-26) Round 1	FC Osaka (3)	1–2	(2) Júbilo Iwata	Higashiosaka
19:00	Nishimura 22'	Report	Sato 2' Kawai 52'	Stadium: Hanazono Rugby Stadium Attendance: 3,941 Referee: Atsushi Kamimura

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Mito HollyHock (2) v (1) Gamba Osaka

16 April 2025 (2025-04-16) Round 2	Mito HollyHock (2)	0–1 (a.e.t.)	(1) Gamba Osaka	Mito
19:00		Report	Juan Alano 94'	Stadium: K's denki Stadium Mito Attendance: 3,331 Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita

Júbilo Iwata (2) v (1) Shimizu S-Pulse

9 April 2025 (2025-04-09) Round 2	Júbilo Iwata (2)	2–1	(1) Shimizu S-Pulse	Iwata
19:00	Kawasaki 53' Ricardo Graça 80'	Report	Ahmedov 1'	Stadium: Yamaha Stadium Attendance: 12,533 Referee: Koei Koya

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Júbilo Iwata (2) v (1) Gamba Osaka

21 May 2025 (2025-05-21) Round 3	Júbilo Iwata (2)	2–1 (a.e.t.)	(1) Gamba Osaka	Iwata
19:00	Sato 80' Yoshimura 110'	Report	Hümmet 43'	Stadium: Yamaha Stadium Attendance: 6,929 Referee: Naoto Uehara

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Group 3

	Round 1				Round 2				Round 3
	20 March – Tochigi
	Tochigi City	0
					9 April – Yamaguchi
	Kashima Antlers	1
					Renofa Yamaguchi	1
	26 March – Oita
					Kashima Antlers	1
	Oita Trinita	2
									21 May – Yamaguchi
	Renofa Yamaguchi	3
									Renofa Yamaguchi	0
	20 March – Numazu
									Kashiwa Reysol	2
	Azul Claro Numazu	0
					16 April – Fukushima
	Kashiwa Reysol	1
					Fukushima United	2
	26 March – Fukushima
					Kashiwa Reysol	3
	Fukushima United	6
	Consadole Sapporo	3

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Tochigi City (3) v (1) Kashima Antlers

20 March 2025 (2025-03-20) Round 1	Tochigi City (3)	0–1	(1) Kashima Antlers	Tochigi
14:00		Report	Nono 69'	Stadium: City Football Station Attendance: 4,532 Referee: Koei Koya

Oita Trinita (2) v (2) Renofa Yamaguchi

26 March 2025 (2025-03-26) Round 1	Oita Trinita (2)	2–3	(2) Renofa Yamaguchi	Oita
19:00	Kim Hyun-woo 78' Yashiki 80'	Report	Suenaga 31' Furukawa 67', 69'	Stadium: Crasus Dome Oita Attendance: 3,164 Referee: Shuhei Ishimaru

Azul Claro Numazu (3) v (1) Kashiwa Reysol

20 March 2025 (2025-03-20) Round 1	Azul Claro Numazu (3)	0–1	(1) Kashiwa Reysol	Numazu
14:00		Report	Nakama 8'	Stadium: Ashitaka Park Stadium Attendance: 4,406 Referee: Atsushi Kamimura

Fukushima United (3) v (2) Consadole Sapporo

26 March 2025 (2025-03-26) Round 1	Fukushima United (3)	6–3 (a.e.t.)	(2) Consadole Sapporo	Fukushima
19:00	Ishii 26' Mori 50' Uehata 74', 95' Jojo 91' Toma 111'	Report	Arano 8' Izuma 21' Nakashima 60'	Stadium: Toho Minna no Stadium Attendance: 945 Referee: Kazuyoshi Enomoto

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Renofa Yamaguchi (2) v (1) Kashima Antlers

9 April 2025 (2025-04-09) Round 2	Renofa Yamaguchi (2)	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p)	(1) Kashima Antlers	Yamaguchi
19:00	Ozawa 64'	Report	Morooka 81'	Stadium: Ishin Me-Life Stadium Attendance: 4,689 Referee: Takuto Okabe
	Penalties
	Furukawa Yamamoto Naruoka Noyori Tanabe		Léo Ceará Shibasaki Ueda Koike

Fukushima United (3) v (1) Kashiwa Reysol

16 April 2025 (2025-04-16) Round 2	Fukushima United (3)	2–3	(1) Kashiwa Reysol	Fukushima
19:00	Yajima 45', 45+2'	Report	Diego 5' Toshima 19' Watai 83'	Stadium: Toho Minna no Stadium Attendance: 1,808 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima

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Renofa Yamaguchi (2) v (1) Kashiwa Reysol

21 May 2025 (2025-05-21) Round 3	Renofa Yamaguchi (2)	0–2	(1) Kashiwa Reysol	Yamaguchi
19:00		Report	Nakagawa 69' Nakama 80'	Stadium: Ishin Me-Life Stadium Attendance: 3,345 Referee: Hayato Shimizu

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Group 4

	Round 1				Round 2				Round 3
	20 March – Nagano
	Nagano Parceiro	0
					16 April – Akita
	Tokyo Verdy	0
					Blaublitz Akita	1
	26 March – Matsuyama
					Tokyo Verdy	2
	Ehime FC	0
									21 May – Niigata
	Blaublitz Akita	2
									Albirex Niigata	0
	20 March – Hachinohe
									Tokyo Verdy	2
	Vanraure Hachinohe	1
					9 April – Matsumoto
	Albirex Niigata	1
					Matsumoto Yamaga	0
	26 March – Matsumoto
					Albirex Niigata	2
	Matsumoto Yamaga	1
	Sagan Tosu	0

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Nagano Parceiro (3) v (1) Tokyo Verdy

20 March 2025 (2025-03-20) Round 1	Nagano Parceiro (3)	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	(1) Tokyo Verdy	Nagano
14:00		Report		Stadium: Nagano U Stadium Attendance: 5,976 Referee: Elliot Bell (England)
	Penalties
	Ando Hasegawa Ito Kondo Yamanaka Tomita Higuchi		Shirai Saito Meshino Onaga Taniguchi Matsuhashi Inami

Ehime FC (2) v (2) Blaublitz Akita

26 March 2025 (2025-03-26) Round 1	Ehime FC (2)	0–2	(2) Blaublitz Akita	Matsuyama
19:00		Report	Suzuki 43' Scalese 82' (o.g.)	Stadium: Ningineer Stadium Attendance: 1,701 Referee: Keigo Sendachi

Vanraure Hachinohe (3) v (1) Albirex Niigata

20 March 2025 (2025-03-20) Round 1	Vanraure Hachinohe (3)	1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	(1) Albirex Niigata	Hachinohe
13:00	Chikaishi 44'	Report	Komi 8'	Stadium: Prifoods Stadium Attendance: 3,124 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto
	Penalties
	Nakano Senoo Sato Yukie		Takagi Ota Akiyama Miyamoto Horigome

Matsumoto Yamaga (3) v (2) Sagan Tosu

26 March 2025 (2025-03-26) Round 1	Matsumoto Yamaga (3)	1–0 (a.e.t.)	(2) Sagan Tosu	Matsumoto
19:00	Tanaka 94'	Report		Stadium: Sunpro Alwin Attendance: 3,891 Referee: Daichi Shiino

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Blaublitz Akita (2) v (1) Tokyo Verdy

16 April 2025 (2025-04-16) Round 2	Blaublitz Akita (2)	1–2 (a.e.t.)	(1) Tokyo Verdy	Akita
19:00	Ishida 33'	Report	Kimura 90+2' Fukuda 118'	Stadium: Soyu Stadium Attendance: 1,519 Referee: Hayato Shimizu

Matsumoto Yamaga (1) v (1) Albirex Niigata

9 April 2025 (2025-04-09) Round 2	Matsumoto Yamaga (1)	0–2	(1) Albirex Niigata	Matsumoto
19:00		Report	Kasai 19' Okumura 63'	Stadium: Sunpro Alwin Attendance: 4,650 Referee: Naoto Uehara

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Albirex Niigata (1) v (1) Tokyo Verdy

21 May 2025 (2025-05-21) Round 3	Albirex Niigata (1)	0–2	(1) Tokyo Verdy	Niigata
19:00		Report	Kimura 7' Kawasaki 32'	Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium Attendance: 8,416 Referee: Koki Nagamine

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Group 5

	Round 1				Round 2				Round 3
	20 March – Nara
	Nara Club	0
					16 April – Saitama
	FC Tokyo	1
					RB Omiya Ardija	1
	26 March – Saitama
					FC Tokyo	3
	RB Omiya Ardija	3
									21 May – Hiratsuka
	Iwaki FC	3
									Shonan Bellmare	1
	20 March – Kanazawa
									FC Tokyo	0
	Zweigen Kanazawa	0
					9 April – Nagasaki
	Shonan Bellmare	1
					V-Varen Nagasaki	1
	26 March – Maebashi
					Shonan Bellmare	2
	Thespa Gunma	1
	V-Varen Nagasaki	4

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Nara Club (3) v (1) FC Tokyo

20 March 2025 (2025-03-20) Round 1	Nara Club (3)	0–1	(1) FC Tokyo	Nara
14:00		Report	Anzai 90+5'	Stadium: Rohto Field Nara Attendance: 4,497 Referee: Yoshiro Imamura

RB Omiya Ardija (2) v (2) Iwaki FC

26 March 2025 (2025-03-26) Round 1	RB Omiya Ardija (2)	3–3 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p)	(2) Iwaki FC	Saitama
19:00	Sunday 40' Urakami 89' Tomiyama 99'	Report	Ishiwatari 16', 58' Kase 102'	Stadium: NACK5 Stadium Omiya Attendance: 4,850 Referee: Yoshikazu Matsuzawa
	Penalties
	Abe Fabián González Tomiyama Nakano Urakami Ishikawa Fukui Yasumitsu		Ishiwatari Kofie Shibata Sakagishi Yamada Yamauchi Sakamoto Kato

Zweigen Kanazawa (3) v (1) Shonan Bellmare

20 March 2025 (2025-03-20) Round 1	Zweigen Kanazawa (3)	0–1	(1) Shonan Bellmare	Kanazawa
19:00		Report	Mori 75' (o.g.)	Stadium: Ishikawa Athletics Stadium Attendance: 3,318 Referee: Harrison Blair (England)

Thespa Gunma (3) v (2) V-Varen Nagasaki

26 March 2025 (2025-03-26) Round 1	Thespa Gunma (3)	1–4	(2) V-Varen Nagasaki	Maebashi
19:00	Onozeki 43'	Report	Marcos Guilherme 84', 112' Nose 97' (o.g.) Masuyama 109'	Stadium: Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma Attendance: 1,440 Referee: Reo Tanaka

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RB Omiya Ardija (2) v (1) FC Tokyo

16 April 2025 (2025-04-16) Round 2	RB Omiya Ardija (2)	1–3 (a.e.t.)	(1) FC Tokyo	Saitama
19:00	Sugimoto 82'	Report	Marcelo Ryan 56', 98', 105+1'	Stadium: NACK5 Stadium Omiya Attendance: 8,001 Referee: Shu Kawamata

V-Varen Nagasaki (2) v (1) Shonan Bellmare

9 April 2025 (2025-04-09) Round 2	V-Varen Nagasaki (2)	1–2 (a.e.t.)	(1) Shonan Bellmare	Nagasaki
19:00	Nanamure 64'	Report	Luiz Phellype 34' Suzuki 103'	Stadium: Peace Stadium Connected by SoftBank Attendance: 5,848 Referee: Hiroki Kasahara

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Shonan Bellmare (1) v (1) FC Tokyo

21 May 2025 (2025-05-21) Round 3	Shonan Bellmare (1)	1–0	(1) FC Tokyo	Hiratsuka
19:00	Hiraoka 82'	Report		Stadium: Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka Attendance: 6,490 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima

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Group 6

	Round 1				Round 2				Round 3
	9 April – Imabari
	FC Imabari	2
					16 April – Imabari
	Tokushima Vortis	1
					FC Imabari	3
	20 March – Marugame
					Cerezo Osaka	4
	Kamatamare Sanuki	1
									21 May – Kyoto
	Cerezo Osaka	5
									Kyoto Sanga	1
	20 March – Tottori
									Cerezo Osaka	4
	Gainare Tottori	0
					9 April – Yamagata
	Kyoto Sanga	2
					Montedio Yamagata	0
	26 March – Kagoshima
					Kyoto Sanga	1
	Kagoshima United	0
	Montedio Yamagata	2

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Kamatamare Sanuki (3) v (1) Cerezo Osaka

20 March 2025 (2025-03-20) Round 1	Kamatamare Sanuki (3)	1–5	(1) Cerezo Osaka	Marugame
14:00	Hatanaka 48' (o.g.)	Report	Thiago Andrade 21' Rafael Ratão 59' Lucas Fernandes 74' Vitor Bueno 77' Uejo 84'	Stadium: Pikara Stadium Attendance: 5,434 Referee: Hayato Shimizu

FC Imabari (2) v (2) Tokushima Vortis

9 April 2025 (2025-04-09) Round 1	FC Imabari (2)	2–1	(2) Tokushima Vortis	Imabari
07:03	Hino 54' Fujioka 64'	Report	Tsuboi 72'	Stadium: ASICS Satoyama Stadium Attendance: 2,437 Referee: Tetsuro Yoshida
Note: The match was scheduled to be held on 20 March, but it was postponed to a later date due a forest fire in Imabari.

Gainare Tottori (3) v (1) Kyoto Sanga

20 March 2025 (2025-03-20) Round 1	Gainare Tottori (3)	0–2	(1) Kyoto Sanga	Tottori
19:00		Report	Nakano 18' Rafael Elias 71'	Stadium: Axis Bird Stadium Attendance: 3,166 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi

Kagoshima United (3) v (2) Montedio Yamagata

26 March 2025 (2025-03-26) Round 1	Kagoshima United (3)	0–2	(2) Montedio Yamagata	Kagoshima
19:00		Report	Fujimoto 15' Issaka 35'	Stadium: Shiranami Stadium Attendance: 3,479 Referee: Toshihiro Nakai

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FC Imabari (2) v (1) Cerezo Osaka

16 April 2025 (2025-04-16) Round 2	FC Imabari (2)	3–4 (a.e.t.)	(1) Cerezo Osaka	Imabari
19:00	Takeuchi 32' Fujioka 34' Hino 48'	Report	Vitor Bueno 12' Jaroensak 15' Kagawa 80' Okuda 118'	Stadium: ASICS Satoyama Stadium Attendance: 4,148 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura

Montedio Yamagata (2) v (1) Kyoto Sanga

9 April 2025 (2025-04-09) Round 2	Montedio Yamagata (2)	0–1	(1) Kyoto Sanga	Yamagata
19:00		Report	Nagata 45+1'	Stadium: ND Soft Stadium Yamagata Attendance: 3,701 Referee: Yoshiro Imamura

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Kyoto Sanga (1) v (1) Cerezo Osaka

21 May 2025 (2025-05-21) Round 3	Kyoto Sanga (1)	1–4	(1) Cerezo Osaka	Kyoto
19:00	Murilo Costa 10'	Report	Funaki 48' Thiago Andrade 61', 73' Rafael Ratão 81'	Stadium: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera Attendance: 6,233 Referee: Florian Badstübner (Germany)

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Group 7

	Round 1				Round 2				Round 3
	20 March – Shintomi
	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	0
					16 April – Toyama
	Nagoya Grampus	3
					Kataller Toyama	1
	26 March – Toyama
					Nagoya Grampus	1
	Kataller Toyama	4
									21 May – Toyama
	JEF United Chiba	2
									Kataller Toyama	1
	20 March – Okinawa
									Avispa Fukuoka	2
	FC Ryukyu	0
					16 April – Utsunomiya
	Avispa Fukuoka	2
					Tochigi SC	1
	26 March – Utsunomiya
					Avispa Fukuoka	2
	Tochigi SC	0
	Vegalta Sendai	0

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Tegevajaro Miyazaki (3) v (1) Nagoya Grampus

20 March 2025 (2025-03-20) Round 1	Tegevajaro Miyazaki (3)	0–3 (a.e.t.)	(1) Nagoya Grampus	Shintomi
14:00		Report	Kikuchi 98' Asano 112', 120+1'	Stadium: Ichigo Miyazaki Shintomi Football Stadium Attendance: 2,466 Referee: Masuya Ueda

Kataller Toyama (2) v (2) JEF United Chiba

26 March 2025 (2025-03-26) Round 1	Kataller Toyama (2)	4–2	(2) JEF United Chiba	Toyama
19:00	Sueki 5' Usui 22', 52', 66'	Report	Taguchi 15' Mae 62'	Stadium: Toyama Stadium Attendance: 3,208 Referee: Genki Tawara

FC Ryukyu (3) v (1) Avispa Fukuoka

20 March 2025 (2025-03-20) Round 1	FC Ryukyu (3)	0–2	(1) Avispa Fukuoka	Okinawa
19:00		Report	Kitajima 58' Konno 90'	Stadium: Tapic Kenso Hiyagon Stadium Attendance: 3,686 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima

Tochigi SC (3) v (2) Vegalta Sendai

26 March 2025 (2025-03-26) Round 1	Tochigi SC (3)	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	(2) Vegalta Sendai	Utsunomiya
19:00		Report		Stadium: Tochigi Green Stadium Attendance: 2,128 Referee: Yoshito Nakagawa
	Penalties
	Yano Igarashi Kobori Kawana Omori		Takada Nishimaru Nakada Onaiwu Matsui

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Kataller Toyama (2) v (1) Nagoya Grampus

16 April 2025 (2025-04-16) Round 2	Kataller Toyama (2)	1–1 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p)	(1) Nagoya Grampus	Toyama
19:00	Take 99'	Report	Mateus 101'	Stadium: Toyama Stadium Attendance: 3,964 Referee: Yusuke Ohashi
	Penalties
	Take Fuseya Sueki Ura Kameda Tagawa Yoshida		Yamanaka Mateus Izumi Miya Kikuchi Hara Sato

Tochigi SC (3) v (1) Avispa Fukuoka

16 April 2025 (2025-04-16) Round 2	Tochigi SC (3)	1–2	(1) Avispa Fukuoka	Utsunomiya
19:00	Yagi 71'	Report	Sato 4' Konno 81'	Stadium: Tochigi Green Stadium Attendance: 1,614 Referee: Futoshi Nakamura

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Kataller Toyama (2) v (1) Avispa Fukuoka

21 May 2025 (2025-05-21) Round 3	Kataller Toyama (2)	1–2	(1) Avispa Fukuoka	Toyama
19:00	Takahashi 66'	Report	Maeda 11' Akino 40'	Stadium: Toyama Stadium Attendance: 3,594 Referee: Yoshiro Imamura

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Playoff round

Sanfrecce Hiroshima joined the other seven group winners in this round, having earned a direct entry via qualification for the 2024–25 AFC Champions League 2. The match pairings were revealed shortly after the completion of the previous round, on 21 May.^[5]

Summary

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Tokyo Verdy (1)	0–3	(1) Kashiwa Reysol	0–3	2–1
Shonan Bellmare (1)	2–1	(2) Júbilo Iwata	2–0	1–0
Cerezo Osaka (1)	4–5	(1) Yokohama FC	4–1	0–4 (a.e.t.)
Avispa Fukuoka (1)	2–2 (4–3 p.)	(1) Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1–0	2–1 (a.e.t.)

Matches

Tokyo Verdy v Kashiwa Reysol

4 June 2025 (2025-06-04)	Tokyo Verdy	0–3	Kashiwa Reysol	Chofu
19:03		JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Nakagawa 23' Kubo 62' Kakita 90+4'	Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 8,377 Referee: Keigo Sendachi

Kashiwa Reysol v Tokyo Verdy

8 June 2025 (2025-06-08)	Kashiwa Reysol	2–1	Tokyo Verdy	Kashiwa
19:03	Watai 50' Kakita 71'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Someno 43'	Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium Attendance: 8,037 Referee: Robert Jones (England)

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Shonan Bellmare v Júbilo Iwata

4 June 2025 (2025-06-04)	Shonan Bellmare	2–0	Júbilo Iwata	Hiratsuka
19:03	Nemoto 16' H. Okuno 31'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka Attendance: 5,252 Referee: Takuto Okabe

Júbilo Iwata v Shonan Bellmare

8 June 2025 (2025-06-08)	Júbilo Iwata	1–0	Shonan Bellmare	Iwata
14:03	Uehara 78'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: Yamaha Stadium Attendance: 8,908 Referee: Hayato Shimizu

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Cerezo Osaka v Yokohama FC

4 June 2025 (2025-06-04)	Cerezo Osaka	4–1	Yokohama FC	Osaka
19:03	Kagawa 55' Vitor Bueno 68' Rafael Ratão 90+1' Nakajima 90+8'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Ogura 90+6'	Stadium: Yodoko Sakura Stadium Attendance: 7,110 Referee: Koei Koya

Yokohama FC v Cerezo Osaka

8 June 2025 (2025-06-08)	Yokohama FC	4–0 (a.e.t.)	Cerezo Osaka	Yokohama
18:03	Mori 45+2' (pen.) Yuri Lara 84' M. Suzuki 89' Sakuragawa 104'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium Attendance: 3,825 Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya

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Avispa Fukuoka v Sanfrecce Hiroshima

4 June 2025 (2025-06-04)	Avispa Fukuoka	1–0	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Fukuoka
19:03	Wellington 55'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: Best Denki Stadium Attendance: 3,670 Referee: Masuya Ueda

Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Avispa Fukuoka

8 June 2025 (2025-06-08)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Avispa Fukuoka	Hiroshima
15:03	Nakano 31' Nakamura 64'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Wellington 72'	Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
	Penalties
	V. Germain Higashi Marcos Júnior R. Germain Nakano		Kitajima Kanamori Ando Kamijima Wellington

Prime round

The match pairings for the prime round were announced on 16 June.^[6]

Bracket

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Kashiwa Reysol

Yokohama F. Marinos

Kawasaki Frontale

1 November – Tokyo

Urawa Red Diamonds

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Shonan Bellmare

Vissel Kobe

Yokohama FC

Quarter-finals

The four play-off round winners were joined by four new entrants: 2025 FIFA Club World Cup participants Urawa Red Diamonds and 2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite participants Yokohama F. Marinos, Kawasaki Frontale and Vissel Kobe.

Summary

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Yokohama F. Marinos (1)		(1) Kashiwa Reysol	–	–
Urawa Red Diamonds (1)		(1) Kawasaki Frontale	–	–
Shonan Bellmare (1)		(1) Sanfrecce Hiroshima	–	–
Yokohama FC (1)		(1) Vissel Kobe	–	–

Matches

Yokohama F. Marinos v Kashiwa Reysol

3 September 2025 (2025-09-03)	Yokohama F. Marinos	v	Kashiwa Reysol	Yokohama
19:00		JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: Nissan Stadium

Kashiwa Reysol v Yokohama F. Marinos

7 September 2025 (2025-09-07)	Kashiwa Reysol	v	Yokohama F. Marinos	Kashiwa
19:00		JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium

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Urawa Red Diamonds v Kawasaki Frontale

3 September 2025 (2025-09-03)	Urawa Red Diamonds	v	Kawasaki Frontale	Saitama
19:30		JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002

Kawasaki Frontale v Urawa Red Diamonds

7 September 2025 (2025-09-07)	Kawasaki Frontale	v	Urawa Red Diamonds	Kawasaki
19:00		JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: Uvance Todoroki Stadium by Fujitsu

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Shonan Bellmare v Sanfrecce Hiroshima

3 September 2025 (2025-09-03)	Shonan Bellmare	v	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Hiratsuka
19:00		JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka

Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Shonan Bellmare

7 September 2025 (2025-09-07)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	v	Shonan Bellmare	Hiroshima
18:30		JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima

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Yokohama FC v Vissel Kobe

3 September 2025 (2025-09-03)	Yokohama FC	v	Vissel Kobe	Yokohama
19:00		JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium

Vissel Kobe v Yokohama FC

7 September 2025 (2025-09-07)	Vissel Kobe	v	Yokohama FC	Kobe
19:00		JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe

Top scorers

As of 8 June 2025.

Rank	Player	Club	Goals[7]
1	Marcelo Ryan	FC Tokyo	3
	Rafael Ratão	Cerezo Osaka
	Thiago Andrade	Cerezo Osaka
	Vitor Bueno	Cerezo Osaka
	Shosei Usui	Kataller Toyama