2021 Emperor's Cup

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2021 Emperor's Cup
Tournament details
CountryJapan
Dates22 May – 19 December
Teams90
Final positions
ChampionsUrawa Red Diamonds (8th title)
Runner-upOita Trinita
Champions LeagueUrawa Red Diamonds
← 2020
2022 →

The 2021 Emperor's Cup (Emperor's Cup JFA 101st Japan Football Championship (Japanese: 天皇杯 JFA 第101回全日本サッカー選手権大会)) was the 101st annual Japanese national football cup tournament, which began on 22 May 2021 and ended with the final on 19 December that year.

Following the compressed format of the 2020 tournament, the 2021 Emperor's Cup was restored to its usual format, featuring 90 teams representing prefectural football associations as well as the J1 and J2 Leagues. Verspah Oita was also awarded a seeded entry as the JFA's annually designated amateur club.

Kawasaki Frontale were the defending champions. They were eliminated by Oita Trinita in the semi-finals. Urawa Red Diamonds won their eighth title and qualified for the 2022 AFC Champions League group stage.

Calendar[edit]

The schedule was announced on 2 April 2021.[1][2]

Round Date (backup date) Matches Clubs New entries this round
First round 22–23 May (24 May) 26 52 → 26
Second round 9 June (16 June) 32 26 + 20 + 18 → 32
Third round 7 July (14 July) 16 32 → 16
Round of 16 18 Aug (13 Oct) 8 16 → 8
Quarter-finals 27 Oct (17 Nov) 4 8 → 4
Semi-finals 12 December 2 4 → 2
Final 19 December 1 2 → 1

Participating clubs[edit]

There are 90 clubs compete in the tournament. The representatives for the prefectures of Tottori and Kumamoto had to be determined by the local FAs after COVID-19 countermeasures made it impossible to continue the prefectural qualification tournaments.[3][4]

2021 J1 League
all clubs join in the second round 		2021 J2 League
18 / 22 clubs join in the 2nd round, 4 clubs join in the 1st round 		Amateur Best Team 47 prefectural tournament winners

Entering in the first round:

Entering in the second round:

Note

  1. ^
    Original prefecture winners Yamanashi Gakuin University Pegasus were disqualified after fielding ineligible players during the final against Nirasaki Astros.[5]
  2. ^
    Despite recruiting their players from the respective universities, Niigata University of Health and Welfare FC, and FC Hokuriku (both Hokushinetsu Football League) are independent teams competing in men's leagues sanctioned by the Japan Football Association and serve as de facto reserve teams feeding into their respective schools' senior squads, which compete in the university football leagues of Japan.

Bracket[edit]

Source:Tournament table (Official website in Japanese)

First round[edit]

The match between Tochigi City and the representatives of Yamanashi Prefecture, originally intended to be Yamanashi Gakuin University Pegasus and scheduled for 22 May, was postponed the day before by the Japan Football Association after Pegasus fielded an ineligible cup-tied player in the Yamanashi Prefecture Cup final.[6] Note that Pegasus operates functionally as YGU's second team and competed in the Yamanashi tournament alongside the YGU third team, known as Orions; the first team YGU Braves also competed in Emperor's Cup qualifiers in Tokyo Metropolis. Subsequent to an investigation, the JFA decided on 24 May that YGU Pegasus would be disqualified and awarded their spot to Nirasaki Astros, their opponents in the Yamanashi final.[5]

Also postponed was the match between Tonan Maebashi and Juntendo University after an individual affiliated with Juntendo tested positive for COVID-19.[7] The match was eventually rescheduled for 5 June.[8]

22 May 2021 1 AC Nagano Parceiro 3–1 (a.e.t.)Niigata University HW FCNagano
13:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Minami Nagano Sports Park Stadium
23 May 2021 1 Iwate Grulla Morioka 13–0Oyama SCMorioka
13:00 JST
Report Stadium: Iwagin Stadium
Attendance: 220
Referee: Tomoyuki Umeda
22 May 2021 1FC Gifu0–2 Honda FC Gifu
13:00 JST Report
Stadium: Gifu Nagaragawa Meadow
Attendance: 0 [9]
Referee: Shingo Kuniyoshi
23 May 2021 1 Gainare Tottori 4–1FC TokushimaTottori
13:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Axis Bird Stadium
Attendance: 0 [9]
Referee: Hiroki Tani
23 May 2021 1Fukuoka University1–3 (a.e.t.) Okinawa SV Fukuoka
13:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Best Denki Stadium
Attendance: 282
Referee: Shinya Sasaki
23 May 2021 1 Vanraure Hachinohe 13–0Saruta Kōgyō S.C.Hachinohe
13:00 JST
Report Stadium: Prifoods Stadium
Attendance: 379
Referee: Kei Suzuki
23 May 2021 1Porvenir Asuka [ja]0–2 F.C. Osaka Nara
13:00 JST Report
Stadium: Konoike Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 410
Referee: Koji Takahashi [ja]
26 May 2021[5] 1 Tochigi City FC 9–0Nirasaki Astros [ja]Utsunomiya
19:00 JST
Report Stadium: Tochigi Green Stadium
Attendance: 266
Referee: Taku Nagaya [ja]
22 May 2021 1Ehime FC1–2 FC Imabari Matsuyama
12:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Ningineer Stadium
Attendance: 1,552
Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita
23 May 2021 1 Kataller Toyama 8–0FC HokurikuTakaoka
13:00 JST
Report Stadium: Takaoka Sports Core
Attendance: 843
Referee: Masakazu Sato [ja]
23 May 2021 1 Suzuka Point Getters 2–1FC KariyaSuzuka
13:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Mie Sports Garden
Attendance: 0 [9]
Referee: Kenji Wakamiya
22 May 2021 1 Honda Lock SC 5–0Kawasoe Club [ja]Shintomi
13:00 JST
Report Stadium: Unilever Stadium Shintomi
Attendance: 0 [10]
Referee: Toshiki Tomomasa
23 May 2021 1 Fukui United FC 2–1Aventura Kawaguchi [ja]Fukui
13:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Technoport Fukui Stadium
Attendance: 358
Referee: Kenya Ohara

Second round[edit]

9 June 2021 2Montedio Yamagata1–2 Verspah Oita Tendo
19:00 JST
Report
Stadium: ND Soft Stadium
Attendance: 1,809
Referee: Toru Kakinuma [ja]
9 June 2021 2 Albirex Niigata 4–1Zweigen KanazawaNiigata
19:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium
Attendance: 3,896
Referee: Yu Fujita
9 June 2021 2 Avispa Fukuoka 6–0Kagoshima United FCFukuoka
18:00 JST
Report Stadium: Best Denki Stadium
Attendance: 1,224
Referee: Hiromichi Oka [ja]
16 June 2021 2 Kashima Antlers 8–1YSCC YokohamaKashima
19:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 2,458
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto
9 June 2021 2 Matsumoto Yamaga FC 1–0FC RyukyuMatsumoto
19:00 JST
Report Stadium: Sunpro Alwin
Attendance: 2,241
Referee: Tomokazu Sato
9 June 2021 2 Kyoto Sanga FC 3–1FC ImabariKyoto
18:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Takebishi Stadium Kyoto
Attendance: 1,507
Referee: Toshihiro Nakai
16 June 2021 2 Vissel Kobe 4–0Suzuka Point GettersKobe
18:00 JST
Report Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 1,938
Referee: Reo Tanaka [ja]
9 June 2021 2 Tokushima Vortis 2–1Kochi United SCNaruto
19:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Pocarisweat Stadium
Attendance: 1,395
Referee: Koei Koya
9 June 2021 2FC Tokyo1–2 (a.e.t.) Juntendo University Kita
18:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka
Attendance: 1,682
Referee: Takuto Okabe [ja]
9 June 2021 2 Oita Trinita 3–2 (a.e.t.)Honda Lock SCOita
19:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Showa Denko Dome Oita
Attendance: 1,613
Referee: Takao Nishiyama
9 June 2021 2Ventforet Kofu1–2 Fukui United FC Kofu
19:00 JST
Report
Stadium: JIT Recycle Ink Stadium
Attendance: 1,381
Referee: Tatsuya Sakai

Third round[edit]

The third round schedule was announced on 17 June 2021.[12]

7 July 2021 3Ococias Kyoto AC1–3 Verspah Oita Oita
18:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Showa Denko Dome Oita
Attendance: 458
Referee: Reo Tanaka [ja]
7 July 2021 3Honda FC1–4 Júbilo Iwata Iwata
18:30 JST
Report
Stadium: Yamaha Stadium
Attendance: 4,794
Referee: Masaaki Iemoto
4 August 2021 3 Cerezo Osaka 3–2Albirex NiigataOsaka
18:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Yodoko Sakura Stadium
Attendance: 3,427
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto
7 July 2021 3 Sagan Tosu 1–0Avispa FukuokaTosu
19:00 JST
Report Stadium: Ekimae Real Estate Stadium
Attendance: 5,303
Referee: Shinji Murakami [ja]
7 July 2021 3 Vissel Kobe 1–0Tokushima VortisKobe
18:00 JST
Report Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 2,836
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura [ja]
  1. ^ Game originally kicked off on 14 July, but postponed at half-time due to inclement weather. The match was replayed from the beginning, with the previous in-progress match being annulled.

Round of 16[edit]

18 August 2021 4Verspah Oita0–1 (a.e.t.) Júbilo Iwata Oita
19:00 JST Report
Stadium: Showa Denko Dome Oita
Attendance: 512
Referee: Yoshiaki Imai [ja]
18 August 2021 4 Cerezo Osaka 1–0Sagan TosuOsaka
18:00 JST
Report Stadium: Yodoko Sakura Stadium
Attendance: 2,562
Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi [ja]
22 September 2021 4 Gamba Osaka 4–1Shonan BellmareSuita
18:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita
Attendance: 2,874
Referee: Koei Koya [ja]
18 August 2021 4 Nagoya Grampus 1–0Vissel KobeToyota
18:00 JST
Report Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 3,453
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara [ja]

Quarter-finals[edit]

A draw was held on 24 September 2021[13][14] to determine the matchups of the quarter-final stage and onwards. Nagoya Grampus was guaranteed to have home advantage in quarter-finals as they advanced to the quarter-finals of the 2021 AFC Champions League, while Urawa Red Diamonds, Kashima Antlers and Oita Trinita were drawn as the away team in quarter-finals as they could not guarantee their home stadium at the moment.

27 October 2021 QFGamba Osaka0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds Suita
18:30 JST Report
Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita
Attendance: 5,553
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura
27 October 2021 QFNagoya Grampus0–3 Cerezo Osaka Toyota
18:00 JST Report
Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 5,202
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara [ja]
27 October 2021 QFJúbilo Iwata0–2 Oita Trinita Fukuroi
19:00 JST Report
Stadium: Shizuoka Stadium
Attendance: 3,418
Referee: Jumpei Iida

Semi-finals[edit]

12 December 2021 SF Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0Cerezo OsakaSaitama
16:00 JST
Report Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 30,933
Referee: Yoshiro Imamura [ja]

Final[edit]

Main article: 2021 Emperor's Cup Final
19 December 2021 Final Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1Oita TrinitaShinjuku
14:00 JST
Report Pereira 90' Stadium: Japan National Stadium
Attendance: 57,785
Referee: Yusuke Araki

See also[edit]

League
Cup(s)

References[edit]

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