2019_Emperor's_Cup

2019 Emperor's Cup

2019 Emperor's Cup

Football tournament season


The 2019 Emperor's Cup (Emperor's Cup JFA 99th Japan Football Championship (Japanese: 天皇杯 JFA 第99回全日本サッカー選手権大会)) was the 99th edition of the annual Japanese national football cup tournament. The tournament began on 25 May and ended with the final on 1 January 2020.[1] The final was the first event held at the National Stadium after its rebuilding.[2]

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The defending champions were Urawa Red Diamonds, but they lost to Honda FC in the Round of 16.[3]

Vissel Kobe won their first trophy after winning the final. As the winners, they automatically qualified to the group stage of the 2020 AFC Champions League.

Calendar

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First round

The draw for the first three rounds was held on 4 April 2019.[4]

25 May 2019 Match 2 Honda Lock 5–1FC Tokushima
13:00 Report
25 May 2019 Match 5Matsue City2–2 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)
Kamatamare Sanuki
13:00 Report
25 May 2019 Match 7Fukui United2–4 Honda FC
13:00 Report
26 May 2019 Match 9MD Nagasaki0–1 Kochi United
13:00 Report
25 May 2019 Match 12Iwaki FC2–3 Sendai University
13:00 Report
26 May 2019 Match 14SRC Hiroshima1–2 NIFS Kanoya
13:00 Report
25 May 2019 Match 23MIO Biwako Shiga0–2 FC Osaka
13:00 Report
26 May 2019 Match 24 Kataller Toyama 2–0FC Kariya
13:00 Report

Second round

Third round

Fourth round

The draw for the Fourth Round to the final was held on 16 August 2019.[5] There was no seeding in the draw, however, the draw took into consideration the teams whose home or away in the round of 16 were predetermined:[6]

The round of 16 matches were played on 18 September 2019, except for the matches involving Kashima Antlers and Urawa Red Diamonds, which were delayed as they were playing in the second leg of the 2019 AFC Champions League quarter-finals.

Quarter-finals

23 October 2019 Match 81 Vissel Kobe 1–0Oita TrinitaNoevir Stadium Kobe, Kobe
19:00
  • Yamaguchi 56'
Report Referee: Yuichi Nishimura

Semi-finals

21 December 2019 Match 85 Vissel Kobe 3–1Shimizu S-PulseNoevir Stadium Kobe, Kobe
14:05
Report
Attendance: 22,341
Referee: H. Kimura
21 December 2019 Match 86 Kashima Antlers 3–2V-Varen NagasakiKashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima
16:05
Report
Attendance: 15,760
Referee: M. Tōjō

Final

The final was played on 1 January 2020 at the newly rebuilt National Stadium in Tokyo.

1 January 2020 Match 87 Vissel Kobe 2–0Kashima AntlersNational Stadium, Tokyo
14:35
Report Attendance: 57,597
Referee: Ryuji Sato

References

  1. "Emperor's Cup JFA 99th Japan Football Championship TOP".
  2. "天皇杯 JFA 第99回全日本サッカー選手権大会 ラウンド16組み合わせ抽選会". JFATV (YouTube). Japan Football Association. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019. (13m43s – 16m20s)

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