The 2015 J.League Cup, also known as the 2015 J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup for sponsoring purposes, was the 40th edition of the most prestigious Japanese soccer league cup tournament and the 23rd edition under the current J.League Cup format.
Format Teams from the J.League Division 1 took part in the tournament. Gamba Osaka, Kashima Antlers, Kashiwa Reysol and Urawa Red Diamonds were given a bye to the quarter-finals due to qualification in the 2015 AFC Champions League. The remaining 14 teams started from the group stage, where they were divided into two groups of seven. The group winners and the runners-up of each group qualified for the quarter-final along with the four teams which qualified for the AFC Champions League.
Group stage
Group A Standings
Results
Group B Standings
Results
Knock-out stage All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Quarterfinals
Semi-finals
First leg
Second leg
Antlers won 6–2 on aggregate.
Gamba Osaka won 3-2 on aggregate.
Final
Top scorers RankScorerClubGoals1 Kazuma WatanabeVissel Kobe2 Takuma AsanoSanfrecce Hiroshima 4 Ryohei YamazakiAlbirex Niigata Hiroshi IbusukiAlbirex Niigata Mu KanazakiKashima Antlers3 ElsinhoKawasaki Frontale 3 Kosuke YamamotoAlbirex Niigata Updated to games played on 12 October 2015Source: J.League Data
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