2026/27 J.LEAGUE YAMAZAKI BISCUITS Levain CUP 1ST ROUND - 2nd Round Kick-off Times and Stadiums Confirmed

Wed, 9 Sep 2026, 22:30 (JST)

Following the results of the 2026/27 J.LEAGUE YAMAZAKI BISCUITS Levain CUP 1ST ROUND – 1st Round matches played on Wednesday 9 September, the kick-off times and stadiums for 2nd Round have been confirmed.

The kick-off time and stadium for FC Osaka vs. Avispa Fukuoka, which had previously been undecided, have also been confirmed.

2026/27 J.LEAGUE YAMAZAKI BISCUITS Levain CUP 1ST ROUND - 2nd Round Match Schedule

Match No.	Date	Kick-off	Match-up	Stadium
[23]	29 September (Tue)	19:00	Tochigi City vs. Sanfrecce Hiroshima	CITY FOOTBALL STATION
[24]	29 September (Tue)	19:00	Matsumoto Yamaga F.C. vs. Albirex Niigata	SUNPRO ALWIN
[25]	29 September (Tue)	19:00	Zweigen Kanazawa vs. Shimizu S-Pulse	Kanazawa Go Go Curry Stadium
[26]	29 September (Tue)	19:00	Montedio Yamagata vs. Yokohama F. Marinos	NDsoft Stadium Yamagata
[27]	29 September (Tue)	19:00	Kataller Toyama vs. Urawa Reds	Toyama Stadium
[28]	29 September (Tue)	19:00	FC Gifu vs. Yokohama FC	HIMARAYA STADIUM GIFU
[29]	29 September (Tue)	19:00	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo vs. Fagiano Okayama	Daiwa House PREMIST DOME
[30]	29 September (Tue)	19:00	Giravanz Kitakyushu vs. Nagoya Grampus	MIKUNI WORLD STADIUM KITAKYUSHU
[31]	29 September (Tue)	19:00	Roasso Kumamoto vs. Kawasaki Frontale	EGAO Kenko Stadium
[32]	29 September (Tue)	19:00	Jubilo Iwata vs. JEF United Chiba	Yamaha Stadium (Iwata)
[33]	29 September (Tue)	19:00	FC Osaka vs. Avispa Fukuoka	Ishin Me-Life Stadium
[34]	29 September (Tue)	19:00	Sagan Tosu vs. Tokyo Verdy	EKIMAE REAL ESTATE STADIUM
[35]	29 September (Tue)	19:00	Fujieda MYFC vs. Cerezo Osaka	Fujieda Soccer Stadium
[36]	29 September (Tue)	19:00	Gainare Tottori vs. V-Varen Nagasaki	Axis Bird Stadium
[37]	29 September (Tue)	19:00	Ehime FC vs. FC TOKYO	Ningineer Stadium
[38]	29 September (Tue)	19:00	Fukushima United FC vs. Mito Hollyhock	TOHO Stadium

■ 1ST ROUND Dates, Competition Format and Match Format
● Dates
1st Round: Wednesday 2 September / Wednesday 9 September
2nd Round: Tuesday 29 September
3rd Round: Wednesday 14 October
4th Round: Saturday 3 October / Wednesday 28 October

*For 4th Round, matches involving the four clubs participating in AFC club competitions will be played on Saturday 3 October, while the remaining matches will be played on Wednesday 28 October.

● Competition Format
The 58 clubs comprising 18 J1 clubs, 20 J2 clubs and 20 J3 clubs will be divided into six groups, with each group played in a single-match knockout format. The 18 J1 clubs exclude Kashima Antlers and Vissel Kobe, the two highest-ranked clubs based on the combined standings of the 2025 MEIJI YASUDA J.League and the MEIJI YASUDA J1 100 YEAR VISION LEAGUE among the six clubs participating in the AFC Champions League Elite 2026/27 and AFC Champions League Two 2026/27: Kashima, Kobe, Machida, Kashiwa, Gamba Osaka and Kyoto.

Of the six clubs participating in AFC club competitions, the four ranked third to sixth on the combined standings — Machida, Kashiwa, Gamba Osaka and Kyoto — will enter the 1st Round at 4th Round and face each other, with third playing sixth and fourth playing fifth.

The six clubs that advance from their respective groups, together with Kashima and Kobe, will progress to the PRIME ROUND.

● Match Format and Determination of Winners
Matches will be played over 90 minutes, comprising two 45-minute halves. If the scores are level, 30 minutes of extra time will be played, comprising two 15-minute halves. If the scores remain level after extra time, the winner will be decided by a penalty shoot-out. Each team will take five kicks, with sudden-death kicks taken one at a time from the sixth kick onwards if required.