J-League Cup Winners and Finals History
JapanCup2026J-League Cup finals by season
Winner first. The score after extra time where a final went there; a two-legged final shows the aggregate.
| Season | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20251 Nov 2025 |  Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 3-1 |  Kashiwa Reysol |
| 20234 Nov 2023 |  Avispa Fukuoka | 2-1 |  Urawa |
| 202222 Oct 2022 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2-1 |  Cerezo Osaka |
| 202130 Oct 2021 |  Nagoya Grampus | 2-0 | Cerezo Osaka |
| 2020/214 Jan 2021 |  FC Tokyo | 2-1 | Kashiwa Reysol |
Most J-League Cup titles since 2020/21
Titles and finals per team in the seasons above.
| # | Team | Titles | Finals | Last title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| 2 | Avispa Fukuoka | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| 4 | FC Tokyo | 1 | 1 | 2020/21 |
| 5 | Cerezo Osaka | 0 | 2 | - |
| 6 | Kashiwa Reysol | 0 | 2 | - |
| 7 | Urawa | 0 | 1 | - |
J-League Cup records
From every match of the competition in our data, all rounds.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima3-1Kashiwa Reysol
Fukushima United0-7Mito Hollyhock
Kashiwa Reysol5-4Gamba Osaka
J-League Cup goals per season
Finished matches of each season in our data, goals after 90 minutes.
| Season | Matches | Goals | Per match |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 48 | 135 | 2.81 |
| 2025 | 69 | 180 | 2.61 |
| 2024 | 70 | 190 | 2.71 |
| 2023 | 73 | 189 | 2.59 |
| 2022 | 69 | 198 | 2.87 |
| 2021 | 69 | 172 | 2.49 |
| 2020/21 | 28 | 83 | 2.96 |
Rivalries in the J-League Cup
Head-to-head pages of rivalries played in this competition, with the number of meetings in it.
J-League Cup history: questions and answers
Sanfrecce Hiroshima won the 2025 final against Kashiwa Reysol, 3-1, on 1 Nov 2025.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima beat Kashiwa Reysol 3-1 in the 2025 final.
In the 2025 season, 2.61 goals per match after 90 minutes, from 69 finished matches.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima, with 2 titles in the 5 finals since 2020/21.
Kashiwa Reysol vs Gamba Osaka on 3 Oct 2026 (2026) ended 5-4 (a.e.t.): 9 goals.
5 finals, from 2020/21 to 2025. Earlier editions are not in our data.
About the J-League Cup history
Our J-League Cup records cover 5 finals, from 2020/21 to 2025. Sanfrecce Hiroshima has the most titles in that span: 2. 4 different teams won the final in those seasons.
In the latest final (2025), Sanfrecce Hiroshima beat Kashiwa Reysol 3-1. The 2025 season averaged 2.61 goals per match after 90 minutes, from 69 matches.
For the current season, see the J-League Cup Predictions and the J-League Cup Knockout Rounds.