2017 J.League Cup
| 2017 JリーグYBCルヴァンカップ | |||
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 Japan
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| Dates | 15 March – 4 November 2017 | ||
| Teams | 18 | ||
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The 2017 J.League Cup (2017 Jリーグカップ), or officially the 2017 J.League YBC Levain (2017 JリーグYBCルヴァンカップ), is the 42nd edition of the most prestigious Japanese football league cup tournament and the 25th edition under the current J. League Cup format.
Teams from the J. League Division 1 will take part in the tournament. Gamba Osaka, Kashima Antlers, Kawasaki Frontale and Urawa Red Diamonds were given a bye to the quarter-finals due to qualification in the 2017 AFC Champions League. The remaining 14 teams started from the group stage, where they were divided into two groups of seven. The group winners of each group qualified for the quarter-final along with the four teams which qualified for the AFC Champions League. The second and third places of each group qualified for the play-off stage.
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