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2013 J.League Cup

2013 J.League Cup
Yamazaki Nabisco Cup
Country  Japan
Teams 18
Champions Kashiwa Reysol
Runners-up Urawa Red Diamonds
Matches played 55
Top goal scorer(s) Marquinhos (Yokohama F. Marinos) 7 goals

The 2013 J.League Cup, also known as the 2013 Yamazaki Nabisco Cup for sponsoring purposes, was the 38th edition of the most prestigious Japanese soccer league cup tournament and the 21st edition under the current J.League Cup format.

Teams from the J.League Division 1 will take part in the tournament. Kashiwa Reysol, Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Urawa Red Diamonds and Vegalta Sendai were given a bye to the quarter-finals due to qualification in the 2013 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.


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