2020 Emperor's Cup

The 2020 Emperor's Cup (Emperor's Cup JFA 100th Japan Football Championship (Japanese: 天皇杯 JFA 第100回全日本サッカー選手権大会)) was the 100th edition of the annual Japanese national football cup tournament. The tournament, originally scheduled to begin on 23 May, was rescheduled to begin on 16 September and ended with the final on 1 January 2021 at the National Stadium.[1]

2020 Emperor's Cup
Tournament details
CountryJapan
Dates16 September 2020 – 1 January 2021
Teams52
Final positions
ChampionsKawasaki Frontale (1st title)
Runner-upGamba Osaka

The number of teams was reduced to 50 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan,[2] and subsequently changed to 52 teams.[3] Both the champions of the 2020 J2 League and the 2020 J3 League entered at the quarter-finals. The top two teams from the 2020 J1 League entered at the semi-finals.

The defending champions were Vissel Kobe but they were unable to defend the title as they failed to qualify through the top two of the 2020 J1 League.

The J1 League champions Kawasaki Frontale completed the double by beating the league's runners-up Gamba Osaka in the final, earning their first Emperor's Cup title.

Calendar

The revised schedule was announced on 18 June 2020.[3][4]

RoundDateMatchesClubsNew entries this round
First Round 16 September1632 → 16
Second Round 23–30 September1616+15+1 → 16
Third Round 28 October – 11 November816 → 8
Fourth Round 13 December48 → 4
Fifth Round 20 December24 → 2
Quarter-finals 23 December22+2 → 2
  • 2020 J2 champions club
  • 2020 J3 champions club
Semi-finals 27 December22+2 → 2
Final 1 January 202112 → 1

Regional allocation

JFA decided that 48 amateur teams would be split into 8 regions, and each region would be represented by 1 team in the Fourth Round. 8 regions were based on 9 regional football associations in Japan (Hokkaido & Tohoku would be merged into a single region).

  • Kantō (all 8 prefectural representative teams participate from First Round);
  • Kyushu (all 8 prefectural representative teams participate from First Round);
  • Hokushinetsu (5 prefectural representative teams, with 3 teams participate from Second Round and 2 teams participate from First Round);
  • Tōkai (4 prefectural representative teams plus Honda FC, with 3 teams participate from Second Round and 2 teams participate from First Round);
  • Chūgoku (5 prefectural representative teams, with 3 teams participate from Second Round and 2 teams participate from First Round);
  • Hokkaido & Tohoku (7 prefectural representative teams, with 1 team participate from Second Round and 6 teams participate from First Round);
  • Shikoku (all 4 prefectural representative teams participate from Second Round);
  • Kansai (6 prefectural representative teams, with 2 teams participate from Second Round and 4 teams participate from First Round);

Participating clubs

52 clubs will compete in the tournament.

2020 J1 League
top two clubs		 2020 J2 League,
2020 J3 League
champions clubs		 Amateur Best Team 47 prefectural tournament winners

Bracket

Source:Tournament table (Official website in Japanese)

Hokkaido & Tohoku Regions
First Round Second Round Third Round
         
Fuji University 3
Sony Sendai FC 2
Sony Sendai FC 3
Saruta Kogyo 0
Fuji University 1
ReinMeer Aomori 2
Iwaki FC 4
Oyama SC 0
Iwaki FC 0
ReinMeer Aomori 3
ReinMeer Aomori 2
Sapporo University 1

Kantō Region
First Round Second Round Third Round
         
University of Tsukuba 2
Tokyo International University 0
University of Tsukuba 4
Toin University of Yokohama 3
Toin University of Yokohama 4
Yamanashi Gakuin University 2
University of Tsukuba 3
Tokyo Musashino City FC 2
Tonan Maebashi 2
Vonds Ichihara 3
Vonds Ichihara 2
Tokyo Musashino City FC 3
Tokyo Musashino City FC (p) 3 (5)
Tochigi City FC 3 (4)

Hokushinetsu Region
First Round Second Round Third Round
         
Fukui United FC 2
Toyama Shinjo 1
Kanazawa Seiryo University 1
Toyama Shinjo 2
Fukui United FC 2
Niigata University of Health and Welfare 0
Niigata University of Health and Welfare 3
Artista Asama 0

Tōkai Region
First Round Second Round Third Round
         
Nagara Club 0
FC Maruyasu Okazaki 4
FC Maruyasu Okazaki 3
Suzuka Point Getters 2
FC Maruyasu Okazaki 0
Honda FC 1
Honda FC 2
Tokoha University 1

Kansai Region
First Round Second Round Third Round
Arterivo Wakayama 1
Cento Cuore Harima 1 (2) MIO Biwako Shiga 0
MIO Biwako Shiga(p) 1 (4) Arterivo Wakayama 3
FC Tiamo Hirakata 2
FC Tiamo Hirakata 1
Ococias Kyoto AC 0 Nara Club 0
Nara Club 1

Chūgoku Region
First Round Second Round Third Round
         
Mitsubishi Mizushima FC (a.e.t.) 1
Matsue City FC 0
Yonago Genki SC 0
Matsue City FC 5
Mitsubishi Mizushima FC 0
Fukuyama City FC 2
Fukuyama City FC 1
FC Baleine Shimonoseki 0

Shikoku Region
Second Round Third Round
      
Kochi United SC 2
Takamatsu University 1
Kochi United SC 2
FC Tokushima 1
FC Tokushima 5
Matsuyama University 0

Kyushu Region
First Round Second Round Third Round
         
Kumamoto Teachers 0 (1)
Fukuoka University (p) 0 (3)
Fukuoka University 1
NIFS Kanoya 4
NIFS Kanoya 1
Okinawa SV 0
NIFS Kanoya 1
Verspah Oita 2
EV Internacional 0
MD Nagasaki 4
MD Nagasaki 0
Verspah Oita 2
Verspah Oita (p) 2 (5)
Tegevajaro Miyazaki 2 (4)

Fourth & Fifth Round
Fourth Round
13 December		Fifth Round
20 December
Fukui United FC (a.e.t.)2
ReinMeer Aomori1
Fukui United FC0
Fukuyama City FC3
Fukuyama City FC2
Arterivo Wakayama1
Verspah Oita0
Honda FC1
Honda FC2
University of Tsukuba1
University of Tsukuba3
Kochi United SC2

Finals
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
J1 Kawasaki Frontale 2
J3 Blaublitz Akita 3 J3 Blaublitz Akita 0
FR Fukuyama City FC 1 J1 Kawasaki Frontale 1
J1 Gamba Osaka 0
J1 Gamba Osaka 2
J2 Tokushima Vortis 3 J2 Tokushima Vortis 0
FR Honda FC 0

First round

The draw for the first through third rounds was conducted on 29 July 2020.[5]

Hokkaido & Tohoku Regions
16 September 2020 Sony Sendai FC 3–0Saruta KogyoSendai
19:00
  • Akimoto 45'
  • Hirata 61'
  • Suzuki 89'
 Report Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
Attendance: 203
Referee: Tomokazu Sato
16 September 2020 Iwaki FC 4–0Oyama SCFukushima
15:00
  • Matsumoto 29'
  • Tanimura 60'
  • Takizawa 77'
  • Hiraoka 90'
 Report Stadium: J-Village Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Takeshi Tsukahara
16 September 2020 ReinMeer Aomori 2–1Sapporo UniversityHachinohe
13:00
  • Sakakibara 70'
  • Hamada 88'
 Report
  • Mukai 18'
 Stadium: Prifoods Stadium
Attendance: 130
Referee: Kentaro Uematsu

Kantō Region
16 September 2020 University of Tsukuba 2–0Tokyo International UniversityHitachinaka
19:00
  • Kato 57'
  • Yamahara 87'
 Report Stadium: Hitachinaka City Stadium
Attendance: 299
Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita
16 September 2020 Toin University of Yokohama 4–2Yamanashi Gakuin UniversityHiratsuka
19:00
  • Teranuma 7'
  • Endo 71'
  • Yamada 86'
  • Nakano 90+1'
 Report
  • Higuchi 67'
  • Hayasaka 90+3'
 Stadium: Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka
Attendance: 246
Referee: Tomoyuki Umeda
16 September 2020 Tonan Maebashi2–3 Vonds Ichihara Maebashi
14:00
  • Nukaga 50', 79'
 Report
  • Ukai 58'
  • Ikeda 81', 87'
 Stadium: Earth Care Gunma Shikishima Football Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Yusuke Ohashi
16 September 2020 Tokyo Musashino City FC 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		Tochigi City FCKita
16:00
  • Taguchi (88)
  • Ishihara 90+1'
 Report
  • Uchida 60'
  • Nagami 73'
  • Yoshida 78'
 Stadium: Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka
Attendance: 0
Referee: Genki Tawara
Penalties
  • Ishihara soccer ball with red X
  • Taguchi soccer ball with check mark
  • Sashinami soccer ball with check mark
  • Kobayashi soccer ball with check mark
  • Ko Kyung-te soccer ball with check mark
  • Nakagawa soccer ball with check mark
  • soccer ball with check mark Suzuki
  • soccer ball with check mark Tanaka
  • soccer ball with check mark Uchida
  • soccer ball with red X Okaniwa
  • soccer ball with check mark Nagami
  • soccer ball with red X Okamoto

Hokushinetsu Region
16 September 2020 Kanazawa Seiryo University1–2 Toyama Shinjo Kanazawa
15:00
  • Yamazaki 25'
 Report
  • Yamada 67'
  • Hosoki 90'
 Stadium: Kanazawa Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Naoto Uehara

Tōkai Region
16 September 2020 FC Maruyasu Okazaki 3–2Suzuka Point GettersNagoya
19:00
  • Hirai 7'
  • Funatani 29', 64'
 Report
  • Wada 24'
  • Endo 88'
 Stadium: Paloma Mizuho Stadium
Attendance: 448
Referee: Takuya Ujihara

Kansai Region
16 September 2020 Cento Cuore Harima1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)		 MIO Biwako Shiga Miki
18:00
  • Uemura 102'
 Report
  • Yoshiba 120+1'
 Stadium: Miki Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 165
Referee: Hiroki Murata
Penalties
  • Saho soccer ball with red X
  • Fushiki soccer ball with check mark
  • Shinohara soccer ball with check mark
  • Katsuyama soccer ball with red X
  • soccer ball with check mark Kamo
  • soccer ball with check mark Matsuda
  • soccer ball with check mark Shinagawa
  • soccer ball with red X Kubo
  • soccer ball with check mark Sugaya
16 September 2020 Ococias Kyoto AC0–1 Nara Club Uji
15:00 Report
  • Hayasaka 90'
 Stadium: Yamashiro Sports Park
Attendance: 252
Referee: Yasuyuki Matsumoto

Chūgoku Region
16 September 2020 Yonago Genki SC0–5 Matsue City FC Tottori
19:00 Report
  • Nakai 2', 47'
  • Kitahara 15', 84'
  • Sato 37'
 Stadium: Axis Bird Stadium
Attendance: 315
Referee: Kakuro Hori

Kyushu Region
16 September 2020 Kumamoto Teachers0–0 (a.e.t.)
(1–3 p)		 Fukuoka University Kumamoto
19:00 Report Stadium: Egao Kenko Stadium
16 September 2020 NIFS Kanoya 1–0Okinawa SVKirishima
17:00
  • Kihashi 23'
 Report Stadium: Kokubu Sports Park Multipurpose Field
Attendance: 189
Referee: Yuichi Hanakawa
16 September 2020 EV Internacional0–4 MD Nagasaki Saga
19:00 Report
  • Nakano 7'
  • Omote 17'
  • Mizugashira 49'
  • Fukamachi 77'
 Stadium: Saga Sunrise Park Ball Game Field
Attendance: 237
Referee: Kazuya Miyahara
16 September 2020 Verspah Oita 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		Tegevajaro MiyazakiOita
19:00
  • Yabuuchi 16'
  • Urashima 83'
 Report
  • Umeda 9', 18'
 Stadium: Showa Denko Dome Oita
Attendance: 335
Referee: Shinya Sasaki
Penalties
  • Shinohara soccer ball with red X
  • Urashima soccer ball with check mark
  • Maeda soccer ball with check mark
  • Nishinoue soccer ball with red X
  • Uryu soccer ball with check mark
  • Fukumoto soccer ball with check mark
  • Nakano soccer ball with check mark
  • soccer ball with check mark Saanumi
  • soccer ball with check mark Tokunaga
  • soccer ball with red X Okuma
  • soccer ball with red X Aoyama
  • soccer ball with check mark Ueda
  • soccer ball with check mark Watahiki
  • soccer ball with red X Ohata

Second round

Hokkaido & Tohoku Regions
23 September 2020 Fuji University 3–2Sony Sendai FCSendai
19:00
  • Yachi 35'
  • Own goal 62' (o.g.)
  • Abe 67'
 Report
  • Fujiwara 83', 87'
 Stadium: Q&A Stadium Miyagi
Attendance: 239
Referee: Taku Nagaya
23 September 2020 Iwaki FC0–3 ReinMeer Aomori Iwaki
15:00 Report
  • Wada 18', 79'
  • Nitta 89'
 Stadium: J-Village Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Masakazu Kato

Kantō Region
23 September 2020 University of Tsukuba 4–3Toin University of YokohamaHitachinaka
19:00
  • Miura 3'
  • Mori 18'
  • Wada 77'
  • Igawa 81'
 Report
  • Kagami 20', 51'
  • Matsumoto 35'
 Stadium: Hitachinaka City Stadium
Attendance: 274
Referee: Yasuhiro Udagawa
23 September 2020 Vonds Ichihara2–3 (a.e.t.) Tokyo Musashino City FC Ichihara
17:00
  • Mine 105'
  • Saitai 119'
 Report
  • Ishihara 98'
  • Nakagawa 109'
  • Taguchi 111'
 Stadium: ZA Oripri Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Masashi Harada

Hokushinetsu Region
23 September 2020 Niigata University HW 3–0Artista AsamaShibata
17:00
  • Arita 75', 83'
  • Tanaka 84'
 Report Stadium: Green Stadium Shibata
Attendance: 220
Referee: Tomokazu Sato
23 September 2020 Fukui United FC 2–1 (a.e.t.)Toyama ShinjoSakai
19:00
  • Yamada 86'
  • Okuno 116'
 Report
  • Hosoki 52'
 Stadium: Technoport Fukui Stadium
Attendance: 263
Referee: Yoshikazu Matsuzawa

Tōkai Region
23 September 2020 Honda FC 2–1Tokoha UniversityFukuroi
19:00
  • Omachi 14', 26'
 Report
  • Yamashita 90+2'
 Stadium: Ecopa Stadium
Attendance: 879
Referee: Yasuyuki Matsumoto
23 September 2020 Nagara Club0–4 FC Maruyasu Okazaki Gifu
19:00 Report
  • Inukai 14', 43'
  • Tsuda 40'
  • Terao 72'
 Stadium: Gifu Nagaragawa Meadow
Attendance: 459
Referee: Yusuke Ohashi

Kansai Region
23 September 2020 Arterivo Wakayama 1–0MIO Biwako ShigaWakayama
18:15
  • Okita 27'
 Report Stadium: Kimiidera Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 393
Referee: Yuichi Hanakawa
23 September 2020 FC Tiamo Hirakata 1–0Nara ClubOsaka
19:00
  • Kato 11'
 Report Stadium: Yanmar Stadium Nagai
Attendance: 507
Referee: Yuzo Sutani

Chūgoku Region
30 September 2020 Fukuyama City FC 1–0FC Baleine ShimonosekiHiroshima
16:00
  • Taguchi 25'
 Report Stadium: Hiroshima Regional Park No.1 Football Stadium
Attendance: 140
Referee: Kakuro Hori
23 September 2020 Mitsubishi Mizushima FC 1–0 (a.e.t.)Matsue City FCMiyoshi
14:00
  • Nakagawa 104'
 Report Stadium: Miyoshi Sports Park Athletics Stadium
Attendance: 60
Referee: Takuya Yokoyama

Shikoku Region
23 September 2020 Kochi United SC 2–1Takamatsu UniversityKochi
19:00
  • Akahoshi 37'
  • Izumi 90+4'
 Report
  • Yamauchi 81'
 Stadium: Kochi Haruno Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 325
Referee: Satoshi Michiyama
23 September 2020 FC Tokushima 5–0Matsuyama UniversityKochi
16:00
  • Nakabayashi 12', 90+2'
  • Matsumoto 40', 83'
  • Hiroi 57'
 Report Stadium: Kochi Haruno Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 101
Referee: Toshiki Tomomasa

Kyushu Region
23 September 2020 Fukuoka University1–4 (a.e.t.) NIFS Kanoya Kirishima
17:00
  • Imada 45+2'
 Report
  • Igarashi 30'
  • Nemoto 94'
  • Sato 111'
  • Morishige 120+1'
 Stadium: Kokubu Track & Field Stadium
Attendance: 431
Referee: Yoshihito Hori
23 September 2020 MD Nagasaki0–2 Verspah Oita Isahaya
19:00 Report
  • Fukushima 45+2'
  • Own goal 53' (o.g.)
 Stadium: Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki
Attendance: 446
Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita

Third round

Hokkaido & Tohoku Regions
28 October 2020 Fuji University1–2 ReinMeer Aomori Sendai
19:00
  • Yachi 61'
 Report
  • Yamada 10'
  • Hori 17'
 Stadium: Q&A Stadium Miyagi
Attendance: 163
Referee: Taku Nagaya

Kantō Region
28 October 2020 University of Tsukuba 3–2 (a.e.t.)Tokyo Musashino CityMito
19:00
  • Shoji 84'
  • Kobayashi 103'
  • Miura 120+1'
 Report
  • Suzuki 49'
  • Goto 97'
 Stadium: K's denki Stadium Mito
Attendance: 453
Referee: Takuya Ujihara

Hokushinetsu Region
28 October 2020 Niigata University HW0–2 Fukui United FC Sakai
18:00
  • Ishizuka 34'
  • Fukuda 48'
 Report Stadium: Technoport Fukui Stadium
Attendance: 230
Referee: Masakazu Kato

Tōkai Region
28 October 2020 Honda FC 1–0FC Maruyasu OkazakiFukuroi
16:00
  • Okazaki 80'
 Report Stadium: Ecopa Stadium
Attendance: 521
Referee: Yusuke Ohashi

Kansai Region
28 October 2020 Arterivo Wakayama 3–2 (a.e.t.)FC Tiamo HirakataOsaka
19:00
  • Higuchi 68' (o.g.)
  • Yamamoto 70'
  • Hayashi 109'
 Report
Stadium: Nagai Stadium
Attendance: 785
Referee: Yasuyuki Matsumoto

Chūgoku Region
28 October 2020 Fukuyama City 2–0Mitsubishi MizushimaMiyoshi
13:00
  • Taguchi 5'
  • Ito 90'
 Report Stadium: Miyoshi Sports Park Athletics Stadium
Attendance: 275
Referee: Takuya Yokoyama

Shikoku Region
11 November 2020 Kochi United SC 2–1FC TokushimaMarugame
19:00
  • Taguchi 45+1'
  • Nagao 76'
 Report
  • Matsumoto 7'
 Stadium: Pikara Stadium
Attendance: 202
Referee: Yoshihito Hori

Kyushu Region
28 October 2020 NIFS Kanoya1–2 Verspah Oita Kumamoto
19:00
  • Ito 90+2'
 Report
  • Maeda 52'
  • Miyauchi 62'
 Stadium: Egao Kenko Stadium
Attendance: 191
Referee: Kazuya Miyahara

Fourth round
13 December 2020 Fukui United FC 2–1 (a.e.t.)ReinMeer AomoriSakai
13:00 Noda 3'
Ishizuka 107'		 Report Shindo 47' Stadium: Technoport Fukui Stadium
Attendance: 344
Referee: Ryosuke Yamaoka
13 December 2020 Fukuyama City FC 2–1Arterivo WakayamaHiroshima
14:00
  • Takayama 33'
  • Takahashi 48' (pen.)
 Report Hayashi 90' Stadium: Hiroshima Regional Park No.1 Football Stadium
Attendance: 596
Referee: Toru Kakinuma
13 December 2020 Verspah Oita0–1 Honda FC Oita
13:00 Report Tomita 14' Stadium: Oita Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 502
Referee: Tetsuro Yoshida
13 December 2020 University of Tsukuba 3–2 (a.e.t.)Kochi United SCKashima
19:00 Shimodo 50'
Mori 90+6'
Shoji 108'		 Report Akahoshi 47', 70' Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 552
Referee: Hiromichi Oka

Fifth round

Venues for the fifth round through the semi-finals were only announced on 10 December, as the venues would be decided based on the qualified teams for the round.[6]

20 December 2020 Fukui United FC0–3 Fukuyama City FC Hiroshima
13:00 Report
  • Taguchi 16' (pen.), 65'
  • Tanaka 34'
 Stadium: Hiroshima Park First Football Stadium
Attendance: 391
Referee: Ryo Tanimoto
20 December 2020 Honda FC 2–1University of TsukubaFukuroi
18:00
  • Ishida 64'
  • Sasaki 90+1'
 Report Sera 22' Stadium: ECOPA Stadium
Attendance: 767
Referee: Hayato Shimizu

Quarter-finals
23 December 2020 Blaublitz Akita 3–1Fukuyama City FCSendai
19:00
  • Shige 15'
  • Hisatomi 45+1'
  • Eguchi 89'
 Report Yoshii 41' Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
Attendance: 202
Referee: Yoshiro Imamura
23 December 2020 Tokushima Vortis 3–0Honda FCKobe
19:00
  • Suzuki 42', 50'
  • Iwao 59' (pen.)
 Report Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 576
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima

Semi-finals
27 December 2020 Kawasaki Frontale 2–0Blaublitz AkitaKawasaki
13:05
Report Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
Attendance: 9,772
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto
27 December 2020 Gamba Osaka 2–0Tokushima VortisSuita
16:00
Report Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita
Attendance: 7,055
Referee: Ryuji Sato

Final
Kawasaki Frontale1–0Gamba Osaka
Mitoma 55' Report
Attendance: 13,318
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura

See also
  • J.League
  • 2020 J1 League (I)
  • 2020 J2 League (II)
  • 2020 J3 League (III)
  • 2020 Japan Football League (IV)
  • 2020 Japanese Regional Leagues (V/VI)
  • 2020 Fuji Xerox Super Cup (Super Cup)
  • 2020 Emperor's Cup (National Cup)
  • 2020 J.League YBC Levain Cup (League Cup)


References
  1. "天皇杯 JFA 第100回全日本サッカー選手権大会 1回戦～4回戦組合せ決定". Japan Football Association (in Japanese). 24 March 2020.
  2. "天皇杯 JFA 第100回全日本サッカー選手権大会 大会方式について". Japan Football Association (in Japanese). 23 April 2020.
  3. "天皇杯 JFA 第100回全日本サッカー選手権大会 大会方式について" (in Japanese). Japan Football Association. 18 June 2020.
  4. Orlowitz, Dan (19 June 2020). "Emperor's Cup expands to 52 teams after adding J2 and J3 champions". The Japan Times. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  5. "第100回天皇杯 1回戦～3回戦組合せ決定". Japan Football Association (in Japanese). 29 July 2020.
  6. "天皇杯 JFA 第100回全日本サッカー選手権大会 5回戦～準決勝 会場・テレビ放送・キックオフ時刻決定について" (Press release) (in Japanese). Japan Football Association. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
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