2019 Emperor's Cup

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]

2019 Emperor's Cup
CountryJapan
Dates25 May 2019 – 1 January 2020
Teams88
ChampionsVissel Kobe (1st title)
Runners-upKashima Antlers
AFC Champions LeagueVissel Kobe
Matches played87
Goals scored272 (3.13 per match)
2018
2020

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

RoundDateMatchesClubsNew entries this round
First Round 25–26 May2447+1 → 24
Second Round 3–10 July3224+40 → 32
  • 18 J1 clubs
  • 22 J2 clubs
Third Round 14 August1632 → 16
Fourth Round 18–25 September816 → 8
Quarter-finals 23 October48 → 4
Semi-finals 21 December24 → 2
Final 1 January 202012 → 1

First round

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

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

Semi-finals

21 December 2019 Vissel Kobe 3–1Shimizu S-PulseNoevir Stadium Kobe, Kobe
14:05
Report
Attendance: 22,341
Referee: H. Kimura
21 December 2019 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 Vissel Kobe 2–0Kashima AntlersNational Stadium, Tokyo
14:35
Report Attendance: 57,597
Referee: Ryuji Sato

References

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