The official title is 2019 J.League YBC Levain Cup (2019 JリーグYBCルヴァンカップ) due to the sponsorship of Yamazaki Baking.

The winners would have earned the right to play against the winners of the 2019 Copa Sudamericana in the 2020 J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship, but it would not held due to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics held at the same time.

[1] J.League announced the schedule and the matchdays up to the semifinals on December 14, 2018,[2] and full fixture of the matches including the final (on October 26, at Saitama Stadium 2002) on 23 January, 2019.

If the points are tied, the following tiebreakers are applied: In case of ranking third-placed teams across the groups, the following criteria are used: The number of play-off stage participants depends on the number of teams advanced to ACL group stage.

League data site The draw for the prime stage was held on July 28 at Fuji TV Odaiba headquarters, Tokyo.

[7][8] For each tie in the bracket (except the final), the team on top will play the second leg at home.