2022 J.League Cup final
2022ＪリーグYBCルヴァンカップ　決勝
The match took place at Japan National Stadium
Event2022 J.League Cup
Cerezo Osaka Sanfrecce Hiroshima
1 2
Date22 October 2022
VenueNational Stadium, Tokyo
Man of the MatchPieros Sotiriou
RefereeYudai Yamamoto
Attendance39,608
WeatherSunny
21.4 °C (71 °F)

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.[1]

Prior to the game, a moment of silence was held to honor the death of former Sanfrecce Hiroshima player Masato Kudo, who had died a day before from complications of brain surgery.

Yudai Yamamoto was the referee for the match, which was played in front of 39,608 spectators. After a goalless first half, Cerezo Osaka scored after half time thanks to Mutsuki Kato and held their lead, until a red card was given to Matej Jonjić after striking Sanfrecce player Nassim Ben Khalifa, which put in Pieros Sotiriou. Sotiriou then scored on a spot kick with three minutes left in stoppage time, then scored again with barely any time left in stoppage in the 101st minute on a corner kick by Makoto Mitsuta, stealing the win from Cerezo Osaka.[2]

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

Team League Previous 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.[3]

Cerezo Osaka Round Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
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

Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Kashima Antlers 6 13
2 Cerezo Osaka 6 11
3 Gamba Osaka 6 5
4 Oita Trinita 6 3
 Final standings Group B winners

Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6 12
2 Nagoya Grampus 6 10
3 Shimizu S-Pulse 6 8
4 Tokushima Vortis 6 4
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout phase Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Shonan Bellmare 5–1 1–0 (H) 1–4 (A) Play-off stage Consadole Sapporo 4–1 0–3 (A) 1–1 (H)
Kawasaki Frontale 3–3 (a) 1–1 (H) 2–2 (A) Quarter-finals Yokohama F. Marinos 5–2 3–1 (H) 1–2 (A)
Urawa Reds 5–1 1–1 (H) 0–4 (A) Semi-finals Avispa Fukuoka 3–2 2–3 (A) 0–0 (H)

Match

Details

Cerezo Osaka1–2Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Kato 53' JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)		 Sotiriou 90+6' (pen.), 90+11'
Attendance: 39,608
GK21South Korea Kim Jin-hyeon
DF2Japan Riku Matsuda
DF22Croatia Matej JonjićRed card 79'
DF24Japan Koji Toriumi
DF6Japan Ryosuke Yamanaka
MF16Japan Seiya Maikuma
MF25Japan Hiroaki Okuno (c)
MF17Japan Tokuma Suzuki
MF19Japan Hirotaka Tamedadownward-facing red arrow 80'
FW20Japan Mutsuki Katodownward-facing red arrow 70'
FW7Japan Satoki Uejodownward-facing red arrow 70'
Substitutes:
GK31Japan Keisuke Shimizu
DF29Japan Kakeru Funaki
DF33Japan Ryuya Nishioupward-facing green arrow 80'
MF10Japan Hiroshi Kiyotakeupward-facing green arrow 70'
MF41Japan Hikaru Nakahara
FW26Brazil Jean Patric
FW38Japan Sota KitanoYellow card 85'upward-facing green arrow 70'
Manager:
Japan Akio Kogiku
 2022 J. League Cup final line-ups
GK38Japan Keisuke Osako (c)
DF3Japan Tsukasa Shiotanidownward-facing red arrow 90'
DF4Japan Hayato Araki
DF19Japan Sho Sasaki
MF2Japan Yuki NogamiYellow card 81'downward-facing red arrow 90'
MF7Japan Gakuto Notsudadownward-facing red arrow 80'
MF19Japan Taishi Matsumotodownward-facing red arrow 63'
MF27Japan Takumu Kawamura
MF39Japan Makoto Mitsuta
MF10Japan Tsukasa Morishima
FW13Switzerland Nassim Ben KhalifaYellow card 74'
Substitutes:
GK22Japan Goro Kawanami
DF21Japan Jelani Reshaun Sumiyoshi
MF6Japan Toshihiro Aoyama
MF18Japan Yoshifumi Kashiwaupward-facing green arrow 80'
MF25Japan Yusuke Chajimaupward-facing green arrow 90'
MF30Japan Kosei Shibasakiupward-facing green arrow 90'
FW20Cyprus Pieros SotiriouYellow card 90+12'upward-facing green arrow 63'
Manager:
Germany 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

Statistic[4] Cerezo Osaka Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Goals scored 1 2
Total shots 9 16
Corner kicks 5 5
Freekicks 12 11
Yellow cards 1 3
Red cards 1 0

References

  1. ↑ "Japan - List of League Cup Winners". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  2. ↑ "Sanfrecce shock Cerezo in stoppage time to lift first J.League YBC Levain Cup". JLeague.co. Japan Professional Football League. 23 October 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "大会概要：2022ＪリーグYBCルヴァンカップ：Ｊリーグ.jp" [Tournament Summary: 2022 J.League YBC Levain Cup: JLeague.jp] (in Japanese). Japan Professional Football League. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "Cerezo Osaka vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Final, J.League YBC Levain Cup 2022". JLeague.co. Japan Professional Football League. 22 October 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
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