2022 J.League Cup Final

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2022 J.League Cup Final
2022ＪリーグYBCルヴァンカップ　決勝
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The match took place at Japan National Stadium
Event 2022 J.League Cup
Cerezo Osaka Sanfrecce Hiroshima
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Date22 October 2022
Venue National Stadium, Tokyo
Man of the Match Pieros Sotiriou [1]
Referee Yudai Yamamoto
Attendance39,608
WeatherSunny, 21.4 °C (71 °F)
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The 2022 J.League Cup Final was an association football match between Cerezo Osaka and Sanfrecce Hiroshima on 22 October 2022 at Japan National Stadium. It was the 30th edition J.League Cup, organised by the J.League. Cerezo Osaka were making their third J.League Cup final appearance after winning the competition in 2017 and finishing runners-up in 2021. Sanfrecce Hiroshima had previously appeared in two J.League cup finals but were beaten on both occasions in 2010 and 2014. [2]

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Yudai Yamamoto was the referee for the match, which was played in front of 39,608 spectators. After a goalless first half, Nagoya Grampus scored just after half time through Naoki Maeda and doubled their lead after 79 minutes following a goal from Sho Inagaki. Nagoya held on to claim victory and be crowned champions for the first time in their history. [3]

As winners, Sanfrecce Hiroshima earned the right to play against the winners of the 2022 Copa Sudamericana in the J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship.

Teams

TeamLeaguePrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Cerezo Osaka J1 League 2 ( 2017 , 2021)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima J1 League 2 (2010, 2014)

Route to the final

The tournament consisted of all 18 J1 League teams as well as the top two relegated teams from the 2021 league, beginning with a home-and-away round-robin group stage consisting of four groups of four teams. The top two teams of each group would then advance to a two-legged play-off stage. The winners of the play-offs would then be entered into a final knockout stage, alongside four teams that received byes due to their commitments in the 2022 AFC Champions League group stage. [4]

Cerezo Osaka Round Sanfrecce Hiroshima
OpponentResult Group stage OpponentResult
Gamba Osaka 2–3 (A)Matchday 1 Tokushima Vortis 0–3 (A)
Kashima Antlers 0–1 (A)Matchday 2 Nagoya Grampus 2–0 (H)
Oita Trinita 6–1 (H)Matchday 3 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 (H)
Kashima Antlers 1–3 (H)Matchday 4 Nagoya Grampus 1–2 (A)
Gamba Osaka 0–0 (H)Matchday 5 Tokushima Vortis 4–0 (H)
Oita Trinita 3–3 (A)Matchday 6 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–1 (A)
Group A runners-up
PosTeamPldPts
1 Kashima Antlers 613
2 Cerezo Osaka 611
3 Gamba Osaka 65
4 Oita Trinita 63
Final standings Group B winners
PosTeamPldPts
1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 612
2 Nagoya Grampus 610
3 Shimizu S-Pulse 68
4 Tokushima Vortis 64
OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg Knockout phase OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg
Shonan Bellmare 5–11–0 (H)1–4 (A)Play-off stage Consadole Sapporo 4–10–3 (A)1–1 (H)
Kawasaki Frontale 3–3 (a)1–1 (H)2–2 (A)Quarter-finals Yokohama F. Marinos 5–23–1 (H)1–2 (A)
Urawa Reds 5–11–1 (H)0–4 (A)Semi-finals Avispa Fukuoka 3–22–3 (A)0–0 (H)

Match

Details

Cerezo Osaka 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
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National Stadium
Attendance: 39,608
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto
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GK21 Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Jin-hyeon
DF2 Flag of Japan.svg Riku Matsuda
DF22 Flag of Croatia.svg Matej Jonjić Red card.svg 79'
DF24 Flag of Japan.svg Koji Toriumi
DF6 Flag of Japan.svg Ryosuke Yamanaka
MF16 Flag of Japan.svg Seiya Maikuma
MF25 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroaki Okuno (c)
MF17 Flag of Japan.svg Tokuma Suzuki
MF19 Flag of Japan.svg Hirotaka Tameda Sub off.svg 80'
FW20 Flag of Japan.svg Mutsuki Kato Sub off.svg 70'
FW7 Flag of Japan.svg Satoki Uejo Sub off.svg 70'
Substitutes:
GK31 Flag of Japan.svg Keisuke Shimizu
DF29 Flag of Japan.svg Kakeru Funaki
DF33 Flag of Japan.svg Ryuya Nishio Sub on.svg 80'
MF10 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroshi Kiyotake Sub on.svg 70'
MF41 Flag of Japan.svg Hikaru Nakahara
FW26 Flag of Brazil.svg Jean Patric
FW38 Flag of Japan.svg Sota Kitano Yellow card.svg 85'Sub on.svg 70'
Manager:
Flag of Japan.svg Akio Kogiku
GK38 Flag of Japan.svg Keisuke Osako (c)
DF3 Flag of Japan.svg Tsukasa Shiotani Sub off.svg 90'
DF4 Flag of Japan.svg Hayato Araki
DF19 Flag of Japan.svg Sho Sasaki
MF2 Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Nogami Yellow card.svg 81'Sub off.svg 90'
MF7 Flag of Japan.svg Gakuto Notsuda Sub off.svg 80'
MF19 Flag of Japan.svg Taishi Matsumoto Sub off.svg 63'
MF27 Flag of Japan.svg Takumu Kawamura
MF39 Flag of Japan.svg Makoto Mitsuta
MF10 Flag of Japan.svg Tsukasa Morishima
FW13 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Nassim Ben Khalifa Yellow card.svg 74'
Substitutes:
GK22 Flag of Japan.svg Goro Kawanami
DF21 Flag of Japan.svg Jelani Reshaun Sumiyoshi
MF18 Flag of Japan.svg Yoshifumi Kashiwa Sub on.svg 80'
MF25 Flag of Japan.svg Yusuke Chajima Sub on.svg 90'
MF30 Flag of Japan.svg Kosei Shibasaki Sub on.svg 90'
MF6 Flag of Japan.svg Toshihiro Aoyama
FW20 Flag of Cyprus.svg Pieros Sotiriou Yellow card.svg 90+12'Sub on.svg 63'
Manager:
Flag of Germany.svg Michael Skibbe

Assistant referees:
Hiroshi Yamauchi
Toshiyuki Tanaka
Fourth official:
Ryo Tanimoto

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

Statistics

StatisticCerezo OsakaSanfrecce Hiroshima
Goals scored12
Total shots916
Corner kicks55
Freekicks1211
Yellow cards13
Red cards10

Source: jleague.co

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References

  1. ↑ "LIVE | Cerezo Osaka vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2022 | YBC Levain Cup Final" . Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  2. ↑ "Japan - List of League Cup Winners". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  3. ↑ "【公式】名古屋vsＣ大阪の試合結果・データ（ＪリーグYBCルヴァンカップ：2021年10月30日）：Ｊリーグ.jp". Ｊリーグ.jp（日本プロサッカーリーグ） (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  4. ↑ "大会概要：2022ＪリーグYBCルヴァンカップ：Ｊリーグ.jp". Ｊリーグ.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 October 2022.
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