On the evening of September 4 at 6 PM, the first leg of the J.League Cup quarterfinals kicked off simultaneously in four matches.
Niigata Swans vs Machida Zelvia
Niigata Swans starters: 4-4-2
Goalkeeper: Kaito Abé
Defenders: Soya Fujihara, Hayato Inazuka, Kenji Hashimoto, Fitz Gerald
Midfielders: Eiji Miyamoto, Yuki Akiyama, Danilo, Kaito Tani
Forwards: Yuji Ono, Koki Nagakura
Machida Zelvia starters: 4-4-2
Goalkeeper: Kosei Fukui
Defenders: Junya Suzuki, Drescherivic, Genta Ochiai, Daiki Sugao
Midfielders: Sang-Ho Na, Ryohei Shiraishi, Keiya Sendō, Shota Fujio
Forwards: Kanshi Mami, Erik
Kawasaki Frontale vs Kofu Windom
Kawasaki Frontale starters: 4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper: Ryu Ichiguchi
Defenders: Kenjin Tangerine, Gentaro Kuruma, Haidar, Asahi Sasaki
Midfielders: Arata Yamada, Daisuke Tobino, Sōnosuke Kawahara, Yūki Yamamoto, Taiga Kosakabe
Forward: Elisson
Kofu Windom starters: 3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper: Shōtō Shibuya
Defenders: Masayoshi Sekiguchi, Kōta Hayashi, Daeka Sun
Midfielders: Takaki Iida, Takuto Kimura, Sho Araki, Kazuhiro Satō, Naoto Mizusawa, Yoshiki Torii
Forward: Adelton
Nagoya Grampus vs Hiroshima Sanfrecce
Nagoya Grampus starters: 3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper: Mitch Langerak
Defenders: Naoya Kadono, Sam Kennedy Ives, Kohei Kawajiri
Midfielders: Yuya Yamashore, Keisuke Chūzai, Koki Mori, Ryo Inagaki, Yūsuke Tokuda, Yūki Nojiri
Forward: Philip Junker
Hiroshima Sanfrecce starters: 3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper: Goro Kawana
Defenders: Kento Nakano, Shōgo Sasaki, Hayato Arakida
Midfielders: Taiji Matsumoto, Shun Kawanabe, Naoto Naito, Jun Higashi, Arslan, Makoto Mitoma
Forward: Riku Hatano
Yokohama F. Marinos vs Sapporo Consadole
Yokohama F. Marinos starters: 4-2-1-3
Goalkeeper: Daiki Iinuma
Defenders: Taiki Watanabe, Ryota Hori, Seijo Kato, Makotoshi Saka
Midfielders: Jun Tanno, Riku Yamane, Takuya Kida
Forwards: Kenta Inoue, Asahi Ueno, Kōichi Miyagi
Sapporo Consadole starters: 3-1-4-2
Goalkeeper: Jun Shirai
Defenders: Ryu Takao, Yuki Miyazawa, Min-Kyu Park
Midfielders: Kojiro Tanahashi, Daiki Sugai, Kenta Komai, Haruya Maeda, Takuma Arano
Forwards: Yuki Kobayashi, Michy Batshuayi