2008 Emperor's Cup

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2008 Emperor's Cup
Tournament details
CountryJapan
Teams82
Final positions
Champions Gamba Osaka (2nd title)
Runner-up Kashiwa Reysol
Tournament statistics
Matches played81
  2007
2009  

The 88th Emperor's Cup began on September 13, 2008 and ended on January 1, 2009 with the final at National Stadium in Tokyo. As the champion, Gamba Osaka participated in 2009 AFC Champions League.

Contents

Calendar

RoundDateMatchesClubsNew entries this round
First Round13 September 2008
14 September 2008
2448 → 2447 Prefectural Qualifying Cup Winners
1 University Qualifying Cup Winner
Second Round20 September 2008
21 September 2008
1224 → 12
Third Round12 October 20081412+15+1 → 1415 J2 Clubs
1 JFL Seeded Club
Fourth Round2 November 2008
3 November 2008
5 November 2008
1614+18 → 1618 J1 Clubs
Fifth Round15 November 2008816 → 8none
Quarter-finals20 December 200848 → 4none
Semi-finals29 December 200824 → 2none
Final1 January 200912 → 1none

Participants

J.League Division 1

J.League Division 2

Japan Football League

Prime Minister Cup University football tournament Winner

Prefectures

Matches

All matches are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

First round

Sagawa Printing SC 7  – 1 Aichi Gakuin University
Kainan FC0  – 2 Ehime University
FC Gifu Second 0  – 1 Hannan University
Yokkaichi University 1  – 3 Honda FC
Saurcos Fukui2  – 1 (a.e.t.) Nara Sangyo University
Niigata University of Management 1  – 5 Matsumoto Yamaga FC
Fagiano Okayama FC 6  – 0Hitachi Kasado
Fukuyama University 0  – 3 Volca Kagoshima
Banditonce Kakogawa FC 0  – 1 Kataller Toyama
Zweigen Kanazawa 4  – 3 (a.e.t.) Sagawa Shiga FC
Ryutsu Keizai University 4  – 2Y.S.C.C Yokohama
Tamaho FC 0  – 10 Sony Sendai FC
Fukushima United F.C1  – 4 Kokushikan University
Kyushu Inax 1  – 3 Okinawa Kariyushi
Ohzu H.S2  – 1 Nippon Bunri University
Mitsubishi Nagasaki3  – 0 Dezzolla Shimane
New Wave Kitakyushu 1  – 1 (a.e.t.) Honda Lock SC
Penalties
4  – 2
Tokushima Vortis Second 2  – 1 Kochi University
Kamatamare Sanuki 1  – 0 Gainare Tottori
Hitachi Tochigi Uva SC 2  – 0Aomori Yamada H.S
Arte Takasaki 0  – 2 JEF United Ichihara Chiba Reserves
TDK S.C. 2  – 3 (a.e.t.) Osaka Taiiku University
Grulla Morioka 5  – 1 Yamagata University

Second round

Sagawa Printing SC 5  – 1 Ehime University
Hannan University 0  – 4 Honda FC
Saurcos Fukui0  – 4 Matsumoto Yamaga FC
Kataller Toyama 1  – 2 Zweigen Kanazawa
Okinawa Kariyushi 2  – 1Ohzu H.S
Mitsubishi Nagasaki0  – 1 New Wave Kitakyushu

Third round

The 15 J2 teams plus one JFL representative (Tochigi SC) entered at this round.

Sagawa Printing SC 1  – 2 Ehime FC
Hirai Soccerball shade.svg37' Uchimura Soccerball shade.svg42'
Oki Soccerball shade.svg64'
Ningineer Stadium, Matsuyama
Attendance: 1,569

Sagan Tosu 4  – 0 Honda FC
Uchima Soccerball shade.svg2'
Hirose Soccerball shade.svg57'Soccerball shade.svg67'
Funatani Soccerball shade.svg82'
Best Amenity Stadium, Tosu
Attendance: 2,307

Shonan Bellmare 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) Matsumoto Yamaga FC
Hara Soccerball shade.svg23' Kakimoto Soccerball shade.svg26'
Penalties
4 – 5

Ventforet Kofu 1  – 0 Fagiano Okayama
Onishi Soccerball shade.svg44'
Kose Sports Stadium, Kofu
Attendance: 4,420

Tochigi SC 1  – 1 (a.e.t.) Kumamoto
Yuki Okada Soccerball shade.svg81' Komorida Soccerball shade.svg54'
Penalties
5  – 3
Tochigi Green Stadium, Tochigi
Attendance: 3,011

Zweigen Kanazawa 0  – 1 FC Gifu
Aikawa Soccerball shade.svg83'

Cerezo Osaka 1  – 0 Sony Sendai FC
Gilton Soccerball shade.svg65'
Nagai Stadium, Osaka
Attendance: 2,403

Tokushima Vortis 0  – 1 (a.e.t.) Kokushikan University
Matsumoto Soccerball shade.svg118'
Naruto Athletic Stadium, Naruto
Attendance: 1,174

Yokohama FC 2  – 1 Okinawa Kariyushi FC
Ikemoto Soccerball shade.svg41'
Hakkaku Soccerball shade.svg89'
Saito Soccerball shade.svg37'
Mitsuzawa Stadium, Yokohama
Attendance: 2,358

Vegalta Sendai 2  – 0 New Wave Kitakyushu
Nakashima Soccerball shade.svg20'
Tanoue Soccerball shade.svg89'
Sendai Stadium, Sendai
Attendance: 6,357

Thespa Kusatsu 2  – 0 Tokushima Vortis Second
Goto Soccerball shade.svg48'
Takada Soccerball shade.svg66'
Shikishima Stadium, Maebashi
Attendance: 1,693

Avispa Fukuoka 0  – 1 (a.e.t.) Mito HollyHock
Matsumoto Soccerball shade.svg114'
Level-5 stadium, Fukuoka
Attendance: 1,738

Montedio Yamagata 4  – 1 (a.e.t.) Hitachi Tochigi Uva SC
Sakai Soccerball shade.svg36'
Toyoda Soccerball shade.svg93'Soccerball shade.svg111'
Miyazaki Soccerball shade.svg112'
Tatesawa Soccerball shade.svg54'
Yamagata Park Stadium, Yamagata
Attendance: 2,185

Osaka Taiiku University 0  – 6 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Makino Soccerball shade.svg15'
Hattori Soccerball shade.svg30'Soccerball shade.svg75'
Moriwaki Soccerball shade.svg60'
Takayanagi Soccerball shade.svg86'
Kubo Soccerball shade.svg87'
Yabase Athletic Stadium, Akita
Attendance: 1,271

Fourth round

The 18 J1 teams will enter at this round.

Urawa Red Diamonds 1  – 0 (a.e.t.) Ehime FC
Ponte Soccerball shade.svg96'
Urawa Komaba Stadium Saitama
Attendance: 16,724

Yokohama F. Marinos 1  – 0 Consadole Sapporo
Hyōdō Soccerball shade.svg70'
Mitsuzawa Stadium Yokohama
Attendance: 5,728

Oita Trinita 0  – 2 Sagan Tosu
Hirose Soccerball shade.svg28'Soccerball shade.svg52'
Ōita Stadium, Ōita
Attendance: 5,512

Matsumoto Yamaga FC 0  – 8 Vissel Kobe
Yoshida Soccerball shade.svg13'
Tanaka Soccerball shade.svg29'
Leandro Soccerball shade.svg50'Soccerball shade.svg84'
Kurihara Soccerball shade.svg63'Soccerball shade.svg73', Soccerball shade.svg75'
Ōkubo Soccerball shade.svg65'
Home's Stadium Kobe, Kobe
Attendance: 3,268

Gamba Osaka 2  – 1 (a.e.t.) Ventforet Kofu
Yamaguchi Soccerball shade.svg80'
Sasaki Soccerball shade.svg104'
Maranhao Soccerball shade.svg1'

Júbilo Iwata 3  – 1 Tochigi SC
Kawamura Soccerball shade.svg43'
Nakayama Soccerball shade.svg69'
Ota Soccerball shade.svg72'
Sato Soccerball shade.svg66'
Yamaha Stadium, Iwata
Attendance: 4,088

Nagoya Grampus 1  – 0 FC Gifu
Yoshida Soccerball shade.svg89'
Toyota Stadium, Toyota
Attendance: 7,597

Omiya Ardija 1  – 0 Cerezo Osaka
Lavrič Soccerball shade.svg61'
NACK5 Stadium, Ōmiya, Saitama
Attendance: 3,574


Shimizu S-Pulse 1  – 0 JEF United Ichihara Chiba
Okazaki Soccerball shade.svg89'

Albirex Niigata 2  – 0 Yokohama FC
Alessandro Soccerball shade.svg18'
Uchida Soccerball shade.svg20'
Niigata Stadium, Niigata
Attendance: 7,607

FC Tokyo 2  – 1 Vegalta Sendai
Hirayama Soccerball shade.svg19'Soccerball shade.svg89' Nakahara Soccerball shade.svg72'
Ajinomoto Stadium, Chōfu
Attendance: 10,528

Kashiwa Reysol 1  – 0 Thespa Kusatsu
Suganuma Soccerball shade.svg83'

Mito HollyHock 0  – 3 Kyoto Sanga FC
Ando Soccerball shade.svg11'
Nishino Soccerball shade.svg46'
Hayashi Soccerball shade.svg47'


Tokyo Verdy 0  – 1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Takayanagi Soccerball shade.svg89'

Fifth round


Sagan Tosu 5  – 2 Vissel Kobe
Fujita Soccerball shade.svg1'Soccerball shade.svg57'
Takahashi Soccerball shade.svg9'
Hirose Soccerball shade.svg36'Soccerball shade.svg52'
Komoto Soccerball shade.svg46'
Park Kang-Jo Soccerball shade.svg80'
Home's Stadium, Kobe
Attendance: 2,856

Júbilo Iwata 1  – 3 Gamba Osaka
Nishi Soccerball shade.svg1' Sasaki Soccerball shade.svg15'
Yamaguchi Soccerball shade.svg55'
Yamazaki Soccerball shade.svg74'
Yamaha Stadium, Iwata
Attendance: 2,648

Omiya Ardija 1  – 2 Nagoya Grampus
Uchida Soccerball shade.svg25' Johnsen Soccerball shade.svg2'Soccerball shade.svg34'
NACK5 Stadium, Ōmiya
Attendance: 4,371

Kashima Antlers 3  – 4 (a.e.t.) Shimizu S-Pulse
Masuda Soccerball shade.svg28'
Marquinhos Soccerball shade.svg50'
Marcinho Soccerball shade.svg114'
Hyodo Soccerball shade.svg17'
Yamamoto Soccerball shade.svg80'
Edamura Soccerball shade.svg104'
Hara Soccerball shade.svg119'
Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima
Attendance: 5,158

Albirex Niigata 2  – 3 FC Tokyo
Marcio Soccerball shade.svg6'
Chiba Soccerball shade.svg21'
Emerson Soccerball shade.svg31'
Akamine Soccerball shade.svg53'
Kajiyama Soccerball shade.svg62'
Tottori Soccer Stadium, Tottori
Attendance: 3,211

Kashiwa Reysol 1  – 0 Kyoto Sanga FC
Popó Soccerball shade.svg63'

Kawasaki Frontale 0  – 2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Aoyama Soccerball shade.svg33'
Morisaki Soccerball shade.svg57'

Quarter finals

Sagan Tosu 1  – 3 Yokohama F. Marinos
Hirose Soccerball shade.svg23' Nakazawa Soccerball shade.svg26'
Kurihara Soccerball shade.svg44'
Kano Soccerball shade.svg89'
Best Amenity Stadium Tosu
Attendance: 9,656

Gamba Osaka 2  – 1 Nagoya Grampus
Lucas Soccerball shade.svg13'
Nakazawa Soccerball shade.svg22'
Sugimoto Soccerball shade.svg70'

Shimizu S-Pulse 1  – 2 FC Tokyo
Takagi Soccerball shade.svg25' Akamine Soccerball shade.svg49'Soccerball shade.svg50'
Yurtec Stadium Sendai, Sendai
Attendance: 8,051

Kashiwa Reysol 3  – 2 (a.e.t.) Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Koga Soccerball shade.svg3'
Suganuma Soccerball shade.svg13'
França Soccerball shade.svg99'
Satō Soccerball shade.svg6'Soccerball shade.svg26'
Momotaro Stadium, Okayama
Attendance: 8,531

Semi finals

Yokohama F. Marinos 0  – 1 (a.e.t.) Gamba Osaka
Yamazaki Soccerball shade.svg117'
National Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 19,843

FC Tokyo 1 – 2 Kashiwa Reysol
Suzuki Soccerball shade.svg31' França Soccerball shade.svg68'
Lee Soccerball shade.svg88'
Shizuoka Stadium, Fukuroi, Shizuoka
Attendance: 12,458

Final

Gamba Osaka 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) Kashiwa Reysol
Bando Soccerball shade.svg116'
National Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 44,066
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura

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