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)) will be 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 to end with the final on 1 January 2021 at the National Stadium.[1]
Country | Japan |
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Dates | 16 September 2020 – 1 January 2021 |
Teams | 52 |
Matches played | 51 |
← 2019 2021 → |
The number of teams was reduced to 50 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan,[2] and subsequntly changed to 52 teams.[3]The top team from the 2020 J2 League and the top team from the 2020 J3 League will enter at the quarter-final stage. The top two teams from the 2020 J1 League will enter at the semi-final stage.
The defending champions were Vissel Kobe.
Calendar
The revised schedule was announced on June 18.[3]
Round | Date | Matches | Clubs | New entries this round |
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First Round | 16 September | 16 | 32 → 16 |
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Second Round | 23 September | 16 | 16+15+1 → 16 |
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Third Round | 28 October | 8 | 16 → 8 | |
Fourth Round | 12–13 December | 4 | 8 → 4 | |
Fifth Round | 20 December | 2 | 4 → 2 | |
Quarter-finals | 23 December | 2 | 2+2 → 2 | |
Semi-finals | 27 December | 2 | 2+2 → 2 |
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Final | 1 January 2021 | 1 | 2 → 1 |
Regional Allocation
JFA decided that 48 amateur teams will be split into 8 regions (Hokkaido & Tohoku will be merged into a single region), which are:
- 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);
Each region will be represented by 1 team in the 4th round.
Participating clubs
52 clubs will compete in the tournament.
Bracket
Hokkaido & Tohoku Regions
First Round | Second Round | Third Round | |||||||||||
Sony Sendai FC | |||||||||||||
Saruta Kogyo Soccer Club | |||||||||||||
Iwate Representative | |||||||||||||
Iwaki FC | |||||||||||||
Oyama Soccer Club | |||||||||||||
ReinMeer Aomori | |||||||||||||
Sapporo University |
Kantō Region
First Round | Second Round | Third Round | ||||||||||||
Ibaraki Representative | ||||||||||||||
Tokyo International University | ||||||||||||||
Kanagawa Representative | ||||||||||||||
Yamanashi Gakuin University | ||||||||||||||
Gunma Representative | ||||||||||||||
Chiba Representative | ||||||||||||||
Tokyo Representative | ||||||||||||||
Tochigi City FC | ||||||||||||||
Hokushinetsu Region
First Round | Second Round | Third Round | |||||||||||
Fukui United FC | |||||||||||||
Ishikawa Representative | |||||||||||||
Toyama Representative | |||||||||||||
Niigata University of Health and Welfare | |||||||||||||
Artista Asama |
Tōkai Region
First Round | Second Round | Third Round | |||||||||||
Gifu Representative | |||||||||||||
FC Maruyasu Okazaki | |||||||||||||
Suzuka Point Getters | |||||||||||||
Honda FC | |||||||||||||
Shizuoka Representative |
Kansai Region
First Round | Second Round | Third Round | |||||||||||
Arterivo Wakayama | |||||||||||||
Cento Cuore Harima | |||||||||||||
MIO Biwako Shiga | |||||||||||||
Osaka Prefecture Representative | |||||||||||||
Kyoto Prefecture Representative | |||||||||||||
Nara Club |
Chūgoku Region
First Round | Second Round | Third Round | |||||||||||
Okayama Representative | |||||||||||||
Yonago Genki SC | |||||||||||||
Matsue City FC | |||||||||||||
Hiroshima Representative | |||||||||||||
Yamaguchi Representative |
Shikoku Region
Second Round | Third Round | ||||||||
Kochi United SC | |||||||||
Kagawa Representative | |||||||||
FC Tokushima | |||||||||
Ehime Representative | |||||||||
Kyushu Region
First Round | Second Round | Third Round | ||||||||||||
Kumamoto Representative | ||||||||||||||
Fukuoka Representative | ||||||||||||||
National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya | ||||||||||||||
Okinawa SV | ||||||||||||||
EV Internacional | ||||||||||||||
Nagasaki Representative | ||||||||||||||
Verspah Oita | ||||||||||||||
Tegevajaro Miyazaki | ||||||||||||||
Finals
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
2020 J1 Champion | |||||||||||||
2020 J3 Champion | |||||||||||||
2020 J1 Runner-up | |||||||||||||
2020 J2 Champion | |||||||||||||
First Round
The draw for the first through third rounds was conducted on July 29, 2020.[4]
Hokkaido & Tohoku Regions
16 September 2020 | Sony Sendai FC | Match 1 | Saruta Kogyo Soccer Club |
16 September 2020 | Iwaki FC | Match 2 | Oyama Soccer Club |
16 September 2020 | ReinMeer Aomori | Match 3 | Sapporo University Soccer Club |
Kantō Region
16 September 2020 | Ibaraki Prefecture Representative | Match 4 | Tokyo International University |
16 September 2020 | Kanagawa Prefecture Representative | Match 5 | Yamanashi Gakuin University |
16 September 2020 | Gunma Prefecture Representative | Match 6 | Chiba Prefecture Representative |
16 September 2020 | Tokyo Representative | Match 7 | Tochigi City FC |
Hokushinetsu Region
16 September 2020 | Ishikawa Prefecture Representative | Match 8 | Toyama Prefecture Representative |
Tōkai Region
16 September 2020 | FC Maruyasu Okazaki | Match 9 | Suzuka Point Getters |
Kansai Region
16 September 2020 | Cento Cuore Harima | Match 10 | MIO Biwako Shiga |
16 September 2020 | Kyoto Prefecture Representative | Match 11 | Nara Club |
Chūgoku Region
16 September 2020 | Yonago Genki SC | Match 12 | Matsue City FC |
Kyushu Region
16 September 2020 | Kumamoto Prefecture Representative | Match 13 | Fukuoka Prefecture Representative |
16 September 2020 | National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya | Match 14 | Okinawa SV |
16 September 2020 | EV Internacional | Match 15 | Nagasaki Prefecture Representative |
16 September 2020 | Verspah Oita | Match 16 | Tegevajaro Miyazaki |
Second Round
Hokkaido & Tohoku Regions
23 September 2020 | Iwate Prefecture Representative | Match 17 | Match 1 winner |
23 September 2020 | Match 2 winner | Match 18 | Match 3 winner |
Kantō Region
23 September 2020 | Match 4 winner | Match 19 | Match 5 winner |
23 September 2020 | Match 6 winner | Match 20 | Match 7 winner |
Hokushinetsu Region
23 September 2020 | Niigata University of Health and Welfare | Match 21 | Artista Asama |
23 September 2020 | Fukui United FC | Match 22 | Match 8 winner |
Tōkai Region
23 September 2020 | Honda FC | Match 23 | Shizuoka Prefecture Representative |
23 September 2020 | Gifu Prefecture Representative | Match 24 | Match 9 winner |
Kansai Region
23 September 2020 | Arterivo Wakayama | Match 25 | Match 10 winner |
23 September 2020 | Osaka Prefecture Representative | Match 26 | Match 11 winner |
Chūgoku Region
23 September 2020 | Hiroshima Prefecture Representative | Match 27 | Yamaguchi Prefecture Representative |
23 September 2020 | Okayama Prefecture Representative | Match 28 | Match 12 winner |
Shikoku Region
23 September 2020 | Kochi United SC | Match 29 | Kagawa Prefecture Representative |
23 September 2020 | FC Tokushima | Match 30 | Ehime Prefecture Representative |
Kyushu Region
23 September 2020 | Match 13 winner | Match 31 | Match 14 winner |
23 September 2020 | Match 15 winner | Match 32 | Match 16 winner |
Third Round
Hokkaido & Tohoku Regions
28 October 2020 | Match 17 winner | Match 33 | Match 18 winner |
Kantō Region
28 October 2020 | Match 19 winner | Match 34 | Match 20 winner |
Hokushinetsu Region
28 October 2020 | Match 21 winner | Match 35 | Match 22 winner |
Tōkai Region
28 October 2020 | Match 23 winner | Match 36 | Match 24 winner |
Kansai Region
28 October 2020 | Match 25 winner | Match 37 | Match 26 winner |
Chūgoku Region
28 October 2020 | Match 27 winner | Match 38 | Match 28 winner |
Shikoku Region
28 October 2020 | Match 29 winner | Match 39 | Match 30 winner |
Kyushu Region
28 October 2020 | Match 31 winner | Match 40 | Match 32 winner |
Fourth Round
12–13 December 2020 | Match TBD Winner | Match 41 | Match TBD Winner |
12–13 December 2020 | Match TBD Winner | Match 42 | Match TBD Winner |
12–13 December 2020 | Match TBD Winner | Match 43 | Match TBD Winner |
12–13 December 2020 | Match TBD Winner | Match 44 | Match TBD Winner |
Fifth Round
20 December 2020 | Match 41 Winner | Match 45 | Match 42 Winner |
20 December 2020 | Match 43 Winner | Match 46 | Match 44 Winner |
Quarter-finals
23 December 2020 | 2020 J3 Champion | Match 47 | Match 45 Winner |
23 December 2020 | 2020 J2 Champion | Match 48 | Match 46 Winner |
Semi-finals
27 December 2020 | 2020 J1 Champion | Match 49 | Match 47 Winner |
27 December 2020 | 2020 J1 Runner-up | Match 50 | Match 48 Winner |
Final
1 January 2021 | Match 51 |
References
- "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.
- "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.
- "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). 18 June 2020.
- "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.