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2023 J.LEAGUE YBC Levain CUP Prime Stage fixtures

The fixtures for the 2023 J.LEAGUE YBC Levain CUP Prime Stage will be as follows.
The Prime Stage will start from Wednesday 6 September with 8 teams and will be played home and away knock-out round matches.
The kickoff times will be announced when determined.

■2023 J.LEAGUE YBC Levain CUP Quarter-final fixtures

	Date	KO	Fixture	Venue
1st Leg	Wednesday September 6	TBD	Nagoya Grampus vs. Kashima Antlers	Toyota.S
			F.C.Tokyo vs. Avispa Fukuoka	Ajinomoto
			Gamba Osaka vs. Urawa Reds	Pana.S
			Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo vs. Yokohama F･Marinos	Sapporo.D

 

	Date	KO	Fixture	Venue
2nd Leg	Sunday September 10	TBD	Kashima Antlers vs. Nagoya Grampus	Kashima
			Avispa Fukuoka vs. F.C.Tokyo	BEST-STA
			Urawa Reds vs. Gamba Osaka	Saitama.S
			Yokohama F･Marinos vs.  Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	NHK SPRING .F

■Prime Stage schedule and competition format

- Match Schedule
Semi-finals: 1st Leg Wednesday, October 11 / 2nd Leg Sunday, October 15
Final: Saturday, November 4, Venue: Japan National Stadium

- Competition Format

Total of eight winning teams from the Group Stage play in a home and away tournament (There is only one match for the final).

- Match format and determination of winners

● Quarterfinals, Semi-finals (home and away)
In case a 90-minute match (two halves of 45 minutes each) is played and no winner is decided, the match ends in a tie.
The winner in each round is the team with the highest number of wins for two matches.
If the number of wins is the same, the ranking is determined based on the following, in order of priority.

① Goal difference for two matches
② 30-minute extra time (two halves of 15 minutes each) at the end of the second round
③ Penalty shoot-out
(Five players from each team. If the winner is not decided, the sixth and subsequent players will take turns to kick until the winner is decided.)

● Final (One match)
In case a 90-minute match (two halves of 45 minutes each) is played and no winner is decided, an extra 30 minutes (two halves of 15 minutes each) is played. If the winner is still not decided, the winner is decided by a penalty shoot-out. (Five players from each team. If the winner is not decided, the sixth and subsequent players will take turns to kick until the winner is decided.)