2023 Emperor's Cup

The 2023 Emperor's Cup (Emperor's Cup JFA 103rd Japan Football Championship (Japanese: 天皇杯 JFA 第103回全日本サッカー選手権大会)) will be the 103rd edition of the annually contested cup, starting on 20 May. The format for 2023 does not present any changes from the previous edition. It will as usual feature 88 teams representing the prefectural football associations, J1 League, J2 League and Japan Football League. JFL's Honda FC was once again chosen to be the annually specially-designated amateur club.[1]

2023 Emperor's Cup
CountryJapan
Dates20 May – 9 December
Teams88
2022
2024
All statistics correct as of 19 May 2023.

Ventforet Kofu are the defending champions, after an cinderella story for the J2 club saw them qualify to the final, which they have won on penalty shoot-outs against Sanfrecce Hiroshima, after a 1–1 draw on regulation time.[2]

Qualifying rounds

As only J1 and J2 League clubs qualify directly for the first round, teams from outside of it who wants to qualify to the Emperor's Cup (exception being made to the JFA-seeded team), had to, as usual, undergo a prefectural qualification, with regulaments and schedules varying from one association to another. In total, there are 47 prefectural cup qualifications, with the winners of each prefectural cup having earned their right to play in the Emperor's Cup, with all of them assigned to start the competition in the first round.[3]

7 May Miyagi Final[6] Sony Sendai 3–1Sendai UniversityRifu
13:00 JST Stadium: Miyagi Co-op Megumino Soccer Field A Ground
7 May Fukui Final[6] Fukui United 4–0Sakai PhoenixFukui
13:00 JST Stadium: Technoport Fukui Stadium
7 May Toyama Final[6] Kataller Toyama 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
Toyama ShinjoToyama
13:00 JST Stadium: Toyama Athletic Recreation Park
22 April Saitama Final[9] Tokyo International University FC 1–0Josai UniversitySakado
13:00 JST Stadium: Tokyo International University 1st Soccer Field
7 May Nara Final[6] Nara Club 1–0Asuka FCKashihara
13:05 JST Stadium: Kashihara Park Athletics Stadium
7 May Shiga Final[6] Reilac Shiga 2–1Lagend ShigaHigashiomi
13:00 JST Stadium: Nunobiki Green Stadium
5 May Wakayama Final[4] Arterivo Wakayama 5–1Wakayama Kihoku ShukyudanWakayama
13:00 JST Stadium: Kimiidera Athletic Stadium
23 April Okayama Final[7] Mitsubishi Mizushima 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(8–7 p)
NTN OkayamaOkayama
13:00 JST Stadium: City Light Stadium
23 April Shimane Final[7] Belugarosso Iwami 7–0Hikawa CosmosMasuda
13:30 JST Stadium: Shimane Soccer Field
23 April Tottori Final[7] Gainare Tottori 6–1Yonago GenkiTottori
12:00 JST Stadium: Axis Bird Stadium
7 May Kagawa Final[6] Kamatamare Sanuki 8–0Tadotsu FCTakamatsu
13:00 JST Stadium: Kagawa Athletic Park
7 May Tokushima Final[6] FC Tokushima 3–0Yellow MonkeysNaruto
14:00 JST Stadium: Pocarisweat Stadium
7 May Kumamoto Final[6] Tokai University Kumamoto 2–1FCK MarrygoldKashima
10:00 JST Stadium: Kumamoto Football Center Cosmos
7 May Saga Final[6] Brew Kashima 2–1Saga UniversityTosu
11:00 JST Stadium: Ekimae Real Estate Stadium
7 May Miyazaki Final[6] Tegevajaro Miyazaki 1–0Minebea MitsumiMiyazaki
13:00 JST Stadium: Miyazaki Ikimenomori Sports Park Athletic Stadium

Participating clubs

J1 League

All 18 teams playing in the 2023 J1 League join in the second round.

ClubApps.Prefecture
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo42ndHokkaido
Kashima Antlers39thIbaraki
Urawa Red Diamonds58thSaitama
Kashiwa Reysol55thChiba
FC Tokyo29thTokyo
Kawasaki Frontale40thKanagawa
Yokohama F. Marinos45thKanagawa
Yokohama FC24thKanagawa
ClubApps.Prefecture
Shonan Bellmare51stKanagawa
Albirex Niigata31stNiigata
Nagoya Grampus46thAichi
Kyoto Sanga40thKyoto
Gamba Osaka43rdOsaka
Cerezo Osaka54thOsaka
Vissel Kobe36thHyogo
Sanfrecce Hiroshima71stHiroshima
Avispa Fukuoka31stFukuoka
Sagan Tosu31stSaga

J2 League

All 22 teams playing in the 2023 J2 League join in the second round.

ClubApps.Prefecture
Vegalta Sendai29thMiyagi
Blaublitz Akita30thAkita
Montedio Yamagata31stYamagata
Iwaki FC6thFukushima
Mito HollyHock27thIbaraki
Tochigi SC23rdTochigi
Thespakusatsu Gunma20thGunma
Omiya Ardija28thSaitama
JEF United Chiba58thChiba
Tokyo Verdy48thTokyo
ClubApps.Prefecture
Machida Zelvia11thTokyo
Zweigen Kanazawa19thIshikawa
Ventforet Kofu31stYamanashi
Shimizu S-Pulse31stShizuoka
Júbilo Iwata46thShizuoka
Fujieda MYFC5thShizuoka
Fagiano Okayama15thOkayama
Renofa Yamaguchi19thYamaguchi
Tokushima Vortis35thTokushima
V-Varen Nagasaki16thNagasaki
Roasso Kumamoto23rdKumamoto
Oita Trinita27thOita

Amateur Designated Team

One team selected from the Japan Football League. It joins in the first round.

ClubApps.Prefecture
Honda FC43rdShizuoka

Prefectural Tournaments

All the 47 prefectural tournaments winners. They all join in the first round.[12]

PrefectureTeamLeagueL.Apps.
HokkaidoBTOP HokkaidoHokkaido Soccer League51st
AomoriVanraure HachinoheJ3 League311th
IwateIwate Grulla MoriokaJ3 League316th
MiyagiSony SendaiJapan Football League424th
AkitaNorth Asia UniversityTohoku Univ. League D152nd
YamagataYamagata University
Faculty of Medicine
7+4th
FukushimaFukushima UnitedJ3 League311th
IbarakiUniversity of TsukubaKanto Univ. League D1533rd
TochigiTochigi CityKanto Soccer League D1513th
GunmaTonan MaebashiKanto Soccer League D267th
SaitamaTokyo International University FCKanto Univ. League D153rd
ChibaBriobecca UrayasuJapan Football League46th
TokyoCriacao ShinjukuJapan Football League41st
KanagawaSC SagamiharaJ3 League32nd
YamanashiYamanashi Gakuin University PegasusKanto Univ. League D265th
NaganoNagano ParceiroJ3 League311th
NiigataNiigata University of Health and WelfareHokushin'etsu Univ. League D157th
ToyamaKataller ToyamaJ3 League314th
IshikawaHokuriku UniversityHokushin'etsu Univ. League D156th
FukuiFukui UnitedHokushin'etsu Football League D1515th
ShizuokaAzul Claro NumazuJ3 League32nd
AichiMaruyasu OkazakiJapan Football League45th
MieVeertien MieJapan Football League43rd
GifuFC GifuJ3 League317th
ShigaReilac ShigaJapan Football League410th
KyotoLaranja KyotoKansai Soccer League D261st
OsakaKansai UniversityKansai Univ. League D1518th
HyogoCento Cuore HarimaKansai Soccer League D1511th
NaraNara ClubJ3 League314th
WakayamaArterivo WakayamaKansai Soccer League D1515th
TottoriGainare TottoriJ3 League325th
ShimaneBelugarosso IwamiChugoku Soccer League52nd
OkayamaMitsubishi MizushimaChugoku Soccer League515th
HiroshimaSRC HiroshimaChugoku Soccer League57th
YamaguchiBaleine ShimonosekiChugoku Soccer League53rd
KagawaKamatamare SanukiJ3 League323rd
TokushimaFC TokushimaShikoku Soccer League58th
EhimeFC ImabariJ3 League313th
KochiKochi UnitedJapan Football League48th
FukuokaGiravanz KitakyushuJ3 League314th
SagaBrew KashimaKyushu Soccer League511th
NagasakiMitsubishi Heavy Industries NagasakiNagasaki Football League710th
KumamotoTokai University KumamotoKyushu Univ. League D264th
OitaVerspah OitaJapan Football League413th
MiyazakiTegevajaro MiyazakiJ3 League33rd
KagoshimaKagoshima UnitedJ3 League39th
OkinawaFC RyukyuJ3 League316th
  • Note: In the sections below, club tiers (league levels) will be presented as follows:
    • National: (1): J1 League; (2): J2 League; (3): J3 League; (4): Japan Football League
    • Regional (senior): (5): Regional Leagues 1st Divs.; (6): Regional Leagues 2nd Divs.
      • Regional (university): (5): University Regional Leagues 1st Divs.; (6): University Regional Leagues 2nd Divs.; (7): University Regional Leagues 3rd Divs.
    • Prefectural (senior): (7): Prefectural Leagues 1st Divs.; (8): Prefectural Leagues 2nd Divs.; (9): Prefectural Leagues 3rd Divs.;
      • Prefectural (university): (8): University Prefectural Leagues 1st Divs.; (9): University Prefectural Leagues 2nd Divs.; (10): University Prefectural Leagues 3rd Divs.
    • Others (7+): Undefined, unknown or not affiliated with any league.

Calendar

The schedule from the first round to the quarter-finals was announced on 20 December 2022.[13] The semi-finals and the final did not have its dates released by the Japan Football Association, as uncertainties around the schedule of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup left doubts about possible re-schedule of one or more rounds of the Emperor's Cup. The decision was also made to avoid schedule conflict for teams whose squads would have one or more players participating in the competition.[14]

RoundDate (alternative date)MatchesClubsNew entries this round
First round 20–21 May (22 May)2448 (47+1) → 24
  • 1 seeded amateur team
  • 47 prefectural qualification cup winners
Second round 7–21 June3264 (24+18+22) → 32
Third round 12 June (19 June)1632 → 16
Fourth round 2 August (9 August)816 → 8
Quarter-finals 30 August (13 Sep)48 → 4
Semi-finals 8 October24 → 2
Final 9 December12 → 1

Tournament schedule

First round

The match pairings was decided on 22 March 2023. Except for Honda FC, who was granted a bye from prefectural qualifications due to their "amateur designated team" status, no other club had yet qualified to the tournament when the draw was conducted.[15]

21 May Match 2 Kataller Toyama (3) v (5) Hokuriku University Takaoka
13:00 JST Report Stadium: Takaoka Sports Core
21 May Match 3 Reilac Shiga (4) v (3) Azul Claro Numazu Shiga
13:00 JST Report Stadium: Hikone Sports Park Athletic Stadium
20 May Match 5Arterivo Wakayama (5)1–3 (5) Kansai University Wakayama
13:00 JST
  • Ohashi 24'
Report
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  • Nishimura 17', 71'
  • Koga 90'
Stadium: Kimiidera Athletic Stadium
21 May Match 7 Nara Club (3) v (4) Honda FC Nara
13:00 JST Report Stadium: Rohto Field Nara
20 May Match 9 Kamatamare Sanuki (3) 2–1(5) Brew KashimaMarugame
15:00 JST
  • Iwagishi 49'
  • Mori 73'
Report
  • Takebe 15'
Stadium: Pikara Stadium
20 May Match 13 Tochigi City (5) 4–1 (a.e.t.)(4) Maruyasu OkazakiUtsunomiya
13:00 JST
  • Henik (footballer)\Henik 41'
  • Oshima 101'
  • Yamamura 105'
  • Fujiwara 105+1'
Report
Stadium: Tochigi Green Stadium
21 May Match 14 Belugarosso Iwami (5) v (4) Kochi United Izumo
13:00 JST Report Stadium: Hamayama Park Athletic Field
21 May Match 18 Verspah Oita (4) v (5) Baleine Shimonoseki Oita
12:00 JST Report Stadium: Resonac Soccer/Rugby Field A Court
21 May Match 19 SRC Hiroshima (5) v (5) FC Tokushima Fukuyama
13:00 JST Report Stadium: Fukuyama Stadium
20 May Match 21 FC Gifu (3) 2–1(5) Niigata University HWGifu
13:00 JST
Report
  • Matsuya 87'
Stadium: Gifu Nagaragawa Meadow
20 May Match 22 Fukushima United (3) 4–0(5) North Asia UniversityFukushima
13:00 JST
Report Stadium: Toho Stadium

Second round

All the 2023 J1 and J2 League clubs enter the competition in this round. Most of these professional clubs will host their matches in their own prefecture. However, as the number of teams from these leagues combined does not match the amount of host teams required, some of these teams will have to play their matches away from home. These specific away teams either finished between the 15th to 20th place on last season's J2 or got promoted from the J3 League for the 2023 season, and will play their ties against teams that finished between the 7th and 14th place on last season's J2.[16]

7 June Match 25 Yokohama F. Marinos (1) v Match 1 winner Yokohama
19:00 JST Report Stadium: NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium
7 June Match 27 Kyoto Sanga (1) v Match 2 winner Kyoto
19:00 JST Report Stadium: Takebishi Stadium Kyoto
7 June Match 28 Albirex Niigata (1) v Match 3 winner Niigata
19:00 JST Report Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium
7 June Match 29 Nagoya Grampus (1) v Match 4 winner Nagoya
19:00 JST Report Stadium: Paloma Mizuho Rugby Stadium
7 June Match 32 Montedio Yamagata (2) v Match 6 winner Tendō
19:00 JST Report Stadium: ND Soft Stadium Yamagata
7 June Match 33 Kashima Antlers (1) v Match 7 winner Kashima
19:00 JST Report Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
7 June Match 37 Cerezo Osaka (1) v (5) Match 10 winner Osaka
19:00 JST Report Stadium: Yodoko Sakura Stadium
7 June Match 39 Shonan Bellmare (1) v Match 11 winner Hiratsuka
19:00 JST Report Stadium: Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka
7 June Match 40 Fagiano Okayama (2) v (3) Match 12 winner Okayama
19:00 JST Report Stadium: City Light Stadium
7 June Match 43 Gamba Osaka (1) v Match 14 winner Suita
19:00 JST Report Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita
21 June Match 44 Yokohama FC (1) v Match 15 winner Yokohama
19:00 JST Report Stadium: NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium
7 June Match 45 Kashiwa Reysol (1) v Match 16 winner Kashiwa
19:00 JST Report Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium
7 June Match 46 Tokushima Vortis (2) v (2) Iwaki FC Naruto
19:00 JST Report Stadium: Pocarisweat Stadium
7 June Match 47 Consadole Sapporo (1) v Match 17 winner Sapporo
19:00 JST Report Stadium: Sapporo Atsubetsu Park Stadium
7 June Match 48 Oita Trinita (2) v Match 18 winner Oita
19:00 JST Report Stadium: Resonac Dome Oita
7 June Match 49 Sanfrecce Hiroshima (1) v (5) Match 19 winner Fukuyama
18:30 JST Report Stadium: Fukuyama Stadium
7 June Match 50 Blaublitz Akita (2) v (2) Tochigi SC Akita
19:00 JST Report Stadium: Soyu Stadium
7 June Match 51 Avispa Fukuoka (1) v Match 20 winner Fukuoka
19:00 JST Report Stadium: Best Denki Stadium
7 June Match 52 Shimizu S-Pulse (2) v (3) FC Gifu Shimizu
19:00 JST Report Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira
7 June Match 53 FC Tokyo (1) v (3) Fukushima United Chōfu
19:00 JST Report Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium
21 June Match 56 Roasso Kumamoto (2) v Match 24 winner Kumamoto
19:00 JST Report Stadium: Egao Kenko Stadium
  1. The match was originally due to be played on 7 June. But, on 9 May, in response to a request from Vissel Kobe, the Emperor's Cup Executive Committee decided to postpone the match to 14 June.[17] Likely, the postponement is related to Vissel Kobe's friendly match against FC Barcelona, scheduled to play around the first or second week of June, in what can be Vissel Kobe's Andrés Iniesta's last match before retirement.[18]

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