Teams from the J.League Division 1 will take part in the tournament.
Cerezo Osaka, Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Yokohama F. Marinos and Kawasaki Frontale were given a bye to the quarter-finals due to qualification in the 2014 AFC Champions League.
The group winners and the runners-up of each group qualified for the quarter-final along with the four teams which qualified for the AFC Champions League.
Gamba Osaka won 4–1 on aggregate.
Updated to games played on 7 September 2014Names of players in bold are still active.