| J.League Cup | |
| Year: | 1996 |
| Other Titles: | J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup |
| Country: | Japan |
| Num Teams: | 16 |
| Winners: | Shimizu S-Pulse |
| Count: | 1 |
| Second: | Verdy Kawasaki |
| Semifinal1: | Bellmare Hiratsuka |
| Semifinal2: | Kashiwa Reysol |
| Matches: | 115 |
| Award Title: | MVP Award |
| Prev Season: | 1994 |
| Next Season: | 1997 |
Statistics of J. League Cup, officially the '96 J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup, in the 1996 season.
It was contested by 16 teams, and Shimizu S-Pulse won the championship.
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.
See main article: 1996 J.League Cup final.
Shimizu S-Pulse won the cup