2018 Emperor's Cup

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2018 Emperor's Cup
File:2018 Emperor's Cup Final.jpg
2018 Emperor's Cup Final at Saitama Stadium 2002
Country  Japan
Dates 26 May – 9 December
Teams 88
Champions Urawa Red Diamonds
Runners-up Vegalta Sendai
AFC Champions League Urawa Red Diamonds

The 98th Emperor's Cup (天皇杯 JFA 第98回全日本サッカー選手権大会?) was the 2018 edition of the annual Japanese national football cup tournament, which began on 26 May 2018 and ended with the final on 9 December 2018 at the Saitama Stadium 2002.[1] The final was held earlier than the usual date of 1 January due to the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.

The draw for the first four rounds was held on 29 March 2018.[2]

As a result of its win, Urawa Red Diamonds automatically qualified to the group stage of the 2019 AFC Champions League.

Calendar

Round Date Matches Clubs New entries this round
First Round 26–27 May 24 47+1 → 24
Second Round 6 June 32 24+40 → 32
  • 18 J1 clubs
  • 22 J2 clubs
Third Round 11 July, 22 August 16 32 → 16
Fourth Round 22 August, 26 September 8 16 → 8
Quarter-finals 24 October, 21 November 4 8 → 4
Semi-finals 5 December 2 4 → 2
Final 9 December 1 2 → 1

Participating clubs

88 clubs competed in the tournament. Clubs playing in the 2018 J1 League and 2018 J2 League received a bye to the second round of the tournament. The remaining teams entered in the first round.

2018 J1 League
all clubs
2018 J2 League
all clubs
Amateur Best Team 47 prefectural tournament winners

Results

First round

The first round matches were held on 26 and 27 May 2018.

Second round

The second round matches were held on 6 June 2018.

Notes
  • ^ 1: In this match, the original penalty shoot-out ended 4 – 5 as a win for Nara Club; however, on 11 June the JFA ruled that due to a mis-application of rules during the fourth shot taken by Nara Club, the penalty shoot-out would be replayed from the beginning.[3] The replayed penalty shoot-out was held on 28 June 2018.

Third round

The third round matches were held on 11 July and 22 August 2018.

Notes


Fourth round

The fourth round matches were held on 22 August and 26 September 2018.

Quarter finals

The quarter-finals were held on 24 October 2018 and 21 November 2018.

Semi finals

The semi-finals were originally scheduled to be held on 16 December 2018. However, the semi-finals were rescheduled after Kashima Antlers won the 2018 AFC Champions League, which would have created a scheduling conflict with Kashima's participation in the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup.[5]

Final

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The final was originally scheduled to be held on 24 December 2018. However, the semi-finals were rescheduled after Kashima Antlers won the 2018 AFC Champions League, which could have created a scheduling conflict with the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup.[5]

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External links

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