J. League Cup facts for kids

Quick facts for kids
J.League YBC Levain Cup

Founded	1992; 32 years ago (1992)
Region	Japan
Number of teams	18
Current champions	Cerezo Osaka
Most successful club(s)	Kashima Antlers (6 titles)
Television broadcasters	SKY PerfecTV!

The J.League Cup is a Japanese football (soccer) competition organized by J.League. It is the oldest professional domestic football competition in Japan. It has been sponsored by Yamazaki Biscuits of Yamazaki Baking (formerly Yamazaki Nabisco) since its inception in 1992. It is also known as the J. League YBC Levain Cup or Levain Cup (Levain is one of Yamazaki's products). It was known as the Yamazaki Nabisco Cup or Nabisco Cup until August 2016.

It is generally regarded as the Japanese equivalent to league cup competitions played in many countries such as the Football League Cup in England. Before the J. League Cup was created, the old Japan Soccer League had its own Japan Soccer League Cup since the 1976 season.

The tournament format varies almost each year largely depending on the schedule of international matches such as the Olympic Games and World Cup games (see the Format section below).

Since 2007, the winners are qualified for the Suruga Bank Championship held in the following summer.

Champions

The 2008 Final

J League Cup 2003

Shuto Yamamoto playing for Jubilo Iwata in the 2010 J-League cup final

See also

In Spanish: Copa J. League para niños