1996 J.League Cup

Statistics of J. League Cup, officially the '96 J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup, in the 1996 season.

Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and Shimizu S-Pulse won the championship.

Results
In what is the most unusual format ever used in the history of the J.League Cup, the win-draw-lose results were based on their aggregate score of the ties between teams, not the individual games' results.

Semifinals

 * Kashiwa Reysol 1–2 Verdy Kawasaki
 * Shimizu S-Pulse 5–0 Bellmare Hiratsuka

Final
Shimizu S-Pulse won the cup
 * Verdy Kawasaki 3–3 (PK 4–5) Shimizu S-Pulse