2011 Emperor's Cup
Football tournament season
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The 91st Emperor's Cup (第91回天皇杯) was a regular edition of an annual Japanese national cup tournament. It started on 3 September 2011 and ended on 1 January 2012 with the final at National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan, won by FC Tokyo 4–2 against Kyoto Sanga.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Japan |
| Teams | 88 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | FC Tokyo (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Kyoto Sanga |
The cup winner were guaranteed a place in the 2012 AFC Champions League.
Calendar
| Round | Date | Matches | Clubs | New entries this round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Round | 3, 4, 7, 14(*1) September | 24 | 48 → 24 |
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| Second Round | 8, 10, 12(*2) October | 32 | 24+18+20+2 → 32 |
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| Third Round | 16 November | 16 | 32 → 16 | |
| Fourth Round | 17, 21(*3) December | 8 | 16 → 8 | |
| Quarterfinals | 24 December | 4 | 8 → 4 | |
| Semifinals | 29 December | 2 | 4 → 2 | |
| Final | 1 January 2012 | 1 | 2 → 1 |
(*1)a total number of four games were postponed to 7 or 14 September due to tropical storm.
(*2)a total number of eight games were postponed to 12 October due to event clashes of quarterfinals of 2011 J.League Cup, and November 9 was reserved for Cerezo Osaka and Hokkaido University of Education Iwamizawa Campus in case of event clashes if Cerezo entered the 2011 AFC Champions League semi-finals (but game was not postponed as Cerezo was eliminated in quarter-finals).
(*3)Kashiwa Reysol's game was postponed to 21 December due to the participation in 2011 FIFA Club World Cup.
Participating clubs
Starting in the first round
- Prefectural finals winners – 47 teams
- Hokkaidō – Hokkaido UE Iwamizawa
- Aomori – Hachinohe University
- Iwate – Grulla Morioka
- Miyagi – Sony Sendai*
- Akita – Blaublitz Akita
- Yamagata – Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine
- Fukushima – Fukushima United
- Ibaraki – University of Tsukuba
- Tochigi – Tochigi Uva
- Gunma – Arte Takasaki
- Saitama – Heisei International University
- Chiba – Kashiwa Reysol U-18
- Tokyo – Machida Zelvia
- Kanagawa – YSCC Yokohama
- Yamanashi – Yamanashi Gakuin University High School
- Nagano – Matsumoto Yamaga
- Niigata – Japan Soccer College
- Toyama – Toyama Shinjo Club
- Ishikawa – Zweigen Kanazawa
- Fukui – Maruoka Phoenix
- Shizuoka – Shizuoka Sangyo University
- Aichi – Chukyo University
- Mie – Suzuka Rampole
- Gifu – FC Gifu Second
- Shiga – Sagawa Shiga
- Kyoto – SP Kyoto
- Osaka – Hannan University
- Hyōgo – Sanyo Electric Sumoto SC
- Nara – Nara Club
- Wakayama – Arterivo Wakayama
- Tottori – Yonago Kita High School
- Shimane – Dezzolla Shimane
- Okayama – Fagiano Okayama Next
- Hiroshima – Hiroshima University of Economics
- Yamaguchi – Renofa Yamaguchi FC
- Kagawa – Kamatamare Sanuki
- Tokushima – Sanyo Electric Tokushima SC
- Ehime – Ehime FC Shimanami
- Kochi – Kōchi University
- Fukuoka – Fukuoka University
- Saga – Saga Lixil
- Nagasaki – V-Varen Nagasaki
- Kumamoto – Kumamoto Teachers SC
- Ōita – Hoyo AC Elan Ōita
- Miyazaki – Miyazaki Sangyo-keiei University
- Kagoshima – FC Kagoshima
- Okinawa – Kaiho Bank SC
* After Miyagi prefectural qualification tournament was canceled due to 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, Miyagi Football Association proposed that Sony Sendai represent Miyagi Prefecture since it is the most successful amateur team in the prefecture and represented the prefecture last year.[1] Japan Football Association approved the proposal.[1][2]
- Prime Minister's Cup All Japan University Football Tournament winners – 1 team
Starting in the second round
- J.League Division 1 – 18 teams
- J.League Division 2 – 20 teams
- Japan Football League – 2 teams
※Clubs that occupied two top places at the end of the 17th round (11th week) of 2011 Japan Football League.
Matches
All matches are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00)
First round
Due to Tropical Storm Talas (Japanese: 台風12号, 2011 Japanese Typhoon 12), four matches were postponed.[3]
| Suzuka Rampole | 1–0 | Chukyo University |
|---|---|---|
Masanori Murata  88' |
Report |
Note: The original schedule was 3 September 13:00 but postponed due to tropical storm.[3]
| Yamanashi Gakuin University High School | 2–5 | Machida Zelvia |
|---|---|---|
| Yusei Kayanuma 10' Katsuhito Araki 90+3' |
Report | Dimić 3' Katsumata 24', 43'Tsuda 27'Ōta 55' |
| Yonago Kita High School | 1–3 | Kamatamare Sanuki |
|---|---|---|
| Junya Kato 46' |
Report | Okamoto 82', 83' Omo 90+2' |
Note: The original schedule was 3 September 15:00 but postponed due to tropical storm.[3]
| Toyama Shinjo Club | 1–0 | Japan Soccer College |
|---|---|---|
| Tomohisa Ishikuro 75' |
Report |
| Matsumoto Yamaga | 3–0 | Maruoka Phoenix |
|---|---|---|
| Sudo 39' Kijima 72', 82' |
Report |
| University of Tsukuba | 2–1 | Heisei International University |
|---|---|---|
| Shuhei Akazaki 6' Misaki Uemura 81' |
Report | Kota Ono 25' |
| Blaublitz Akita | 13–0 | Yamagata University School of Medicine |
|---|---|---|
| Miyoshi 13' Matsuda 26', 41', 56', 73', 75'Imai 30', 53'Higa 45+2', 61'Kawata 73'Kozawa 80'Chino 90+3' |
Report |
| Arterivo Wakayama | 0–5 | SP Kyoto |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Sakurai 40', 43' Otsuki 47'Hirai 68'Nakasuji 77' |
| Arte Takasaki | 2–0 | YSCC Yokohama |
|---|---|---|
| Yamada 3' Ito 30' |
Report |
| Fukuoka University | 2–0 | Hoyo AC Elan Ōita |
|---|---|---|
| Ishizu 68', 88' |
Report |
| Fagiano Okayama Next | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Renofa Yamaguchi FC |
|---|---|---|
| Okazaki 45+2' Kotera 106' |
Report | Nakayama 89' Nakamura 103' |
| Penalties | ||
Kadoshima  Yamamoto Nishihara Kanemitsu Sakamoto |
5–3 | Ikarino Ito Suzuki Takata |
| Hannan University | 0–2 | Sagawa Shiga |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Nobuhito Takahashi 36' 40' (o.g.) |
| Hiroshima University of Economics | 0–5 | Zweigen Kanazawa |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Hirabayashi 28', 32', 90+3' Saitou 53'Honda 90+1' |
Note: The original schedule was 3 September 15:00 but postponed due to tropical storm.[3]
| Miyazaki Sangyo-keiei University | 5–1 | Kumamoto Teachers |
|---|---|---|
| Mitsuru Murayama 29' 45' (o.g.) Atsuki Goryo 69'Hattoku Shimaya 84'Yoshitaka Fujiyama 85' |
Report | Takahiro Masumura 89' |
| Kaiho Bank | 0–1 | V-Varen Nagasaki |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Okamura 51' |
| Hokkaido University of Education Iwamizawa Campus | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences |
|---|---|---|
| Haruto Abe 19' |
Report | Daiki Yamamoto 67' |
| Penalties | ||
| Ōnishi Fujima Hirose Uehara Uchida |
5–4 | Hamaue Sugawara Minaguchi Watanabe Ikenaga |
| Grulla Morioka | 0–2 | Sony Sendai |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Aso 47' Morihara 82' |
| Sanyo Electric Tokushima S.C. | 0–4 | Kōchi University |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kei Fukumoto 23', 90+2' Ryobu Watabe 75'Kojiro Takeuchi 82' |
Note: The original schedule was 3 September 13:00 and but postponed due to tropical storm. The original venue was Naruto Otsuka Sports Park Pocarisweat Stadium but changed as a result of the postponement.[3]
| FC Gifu Second | 2–1 | Shizuoka Sangyo University |
|---|---|---|
| Motonobu Hosono 32' Yuichi Endo 74' |
Report | Yusuke Katayama 6' |
| Hachinohe University | 2–6 | Fukushima United |
|---|---|---|
| Kawamura 69' Hamamura 74' |
Report | Ito 47' Kim 55', 76', 86'Shimizu 57'Kuno 90+1' |
| Dezzola Shimane | 5–2 (a.e.t.) | Ehime FC Shimanami |
|---|---|---|
| Hirata 3', 114', 120+3' Sorayama 29', 106' |
Report | Kitamori 40' Kashiwagi 43' |
Second round
| Nagoya Grampus | 6–0 | Suzuka Rampole |
|---|---|---|
| Burzanović 14', 35' Hashimoto 19'Arai 42'Tanaka 78'Taguchi 88' |
Report |
| Kashiwa Reysol | 2–0 | Tochigi Uva |
|---|---|---|
| Masushima 4' Leandro 59' |
Report |
| Ventforet Kofu | 2–1 | Machida Zelvia |
|---|---|---|
| Uchiyama 6' Paulinho 36' |
Report | Suzuki 51' |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 3–1 | Kamatamare Sanuki |
|---|---|---|
| Hyodo 86' Taniguchi 88'Oguro 90+3' |
Report | Ishida 78' |
| Tochigi SC | 2–1 | Honda Lock |
|---|---|---|
| Choi 18' Kawahara 70' |
Report | Yusuke Maeda 60' |
| Albirex Niigata | 5–0 | Toyama Shinjo Club |
|---|---|---|
| Lopes 17' Kawamata 21', 76'Kogure 23'Uchida 90+4' |
Report |
| Matsumoto Yamaga | 2–0 | Yokohama FC |
|---|---|---|
| Katayama 53' Funayama 55' |
Report |
| Kawasaki Frontale | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Arte Takasaki |
|---|---|---|
| Kobayashi 61' Tasaka 105' |
Report | Doi 69' |
| Shonan Bellmare | 2–1 | Fagiano Okayama Next |
|---|---|---|
| Maki 53' Sakamoto 77' |
Report | Takeuchi 40' |
| Consadole Sapporo | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Mito HollyHock |
|---|---|---|
| Yokono 59' Sakaki 85' |
Report | Ozawa 58' Romero Frank 88'Koike 118' |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 4–2 | Zweigen Kanazawa |
|---|---|---|
| Satō 2', 86' Yokotake 30'Mizumoto 45+2' |
Report | Yamane 15' Hirabayashi 23' |
Note: The venue of the match was originally planned to be Hiroshima Big Arch football ground 1 but changed on June 28.[4]
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 4–1 | Miyazaki Sangyo-keiei University |
|---|---|---|
| 14' (o.g.) Mazola 18'Hara 55'Takasaki 76' |
Report | Yoshitaka Fujiyama 10' |
| Tokyo Verdy | 7–1 | V-Varen Nagasaki |
|---|---|---|
| Maranhão 22', 57' Abe 38', 73'Tsuchiya 55'Kikuoka 69'Kobayashi 71' |
Report | Iwama 20' |
| Cerezo Osaka | 6–0 | Hokkaido University of Education Iwamizawa Campus |
|---|---|---|
| 24' (o.g.) Fabio Lopes 30', 78'Sugimoto 71'Komatsu 81'Otake 86' |
Report |
| Thespa Kusatsu | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Fagiano Okayama |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Sengoku 107' |
| Vegalta Sendai | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Sony Sendai |
|---|---|---|
| Ota 74' Muto 114' |
Report | Taniike 79' |
| Avispa Fukuoka | 3–0 | Kōchi University |
|---|---|---|
| Nakamachi 14' Matsuura 31'Takahashi 64' |
Report |
| Shimizu S-Pulse | 2–0 | FC Gifu Second |
|---|---|---|
| Takeuchi 44' Omae 45+1' |
Report |
| Gainare Tottori | 3–0 | Roasso Kumamoto |
|---|---|---|
| Koné 8' Kim 75'Yoshino 86' |
Report |
| Júbilo Iwata | 3–0 | Fukushima United |
|---|---|---|
| Arata 33', 71', 83' |
Report |
| JEF United Chiba | 1–0 | Dezzola Shimane |
|---|---|---|
| Fujimoto 67' |
Report |
Third round
| Kashiwa Reysol | 6–1 | Ventforet Kofu |
|---|---|---|
| Jorge Wagner 10' Kudo 26'Kitajima 29'Hashimoto 37'Tanaka 67', 80' |
Report | Yabu 13' |
Note: The venue of the match was originally planned to be Kashiwanoha Park Stadium but changed due to stadium maintenance.[5]
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 3–0 | Tochigi SC |
|---|---|---|
| Oguro 33', 80' Nakamura 90+4' |
Report |
| Kashima Antlers | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Kataller Toyama |
|---|---|---|
| Koroki 28' Nozawa 101' |
Report | Fukuda 42' |
| Montedio Yamagata | 2–3 | Kyoto Sanga |
|---|---|---|
| Hasegawa 7' Miyazawa 9' |
Report | Miyayoshi 15', 44', 48' |
| Kawasaki Frontale | 4–0 | Oita Trinita |
|---|---|---|
| Kobayashi 25' Tasaka 55'Kusukami 77'Yajima 84' |
Report |
| Fukuoka University | 0–3 (a.e.t.) | Shonan Bellmare |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ohi 94' Takayama 109'Adiel 117' |
| Gamba Osaka | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Mito HollyHock |
|---|---|---|
| Kim 40' Sasaki 65' |
Report | Ozawa 50' Suzuki 76'Koike 99' |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 2–1 | Tokyo Verdy |
|---|---|---|
| Hara 56', 86' |
Report | Apodi 64' |
| Cerezo Osaka | 3–0 | Fagiano Okayama |
|---|---|---|
| Bando 52', 90+3' Sugimoto 90+2' |
Report |
| Vegalta Sendai | 3–1 | Avispa Fukuoka |
|---|---|---|
| Tamura 18', 22' Nakashima 82' |
Report | Okamoto 68' |
| Shimizu S-Pulse | 5–0 | Gainare Tottori |
|---|---|---|
| Iwashita 27' Takahara 45+3'Sugiyama 70'Nagai 79'Yamamoto 81' |
Report |
Fourth round
| Nagoya Grampus | 3–3 (a.e.t.) | Kashiwa Reysol |
|---|---|---|
| Nagai 77', 96' Masukawa 88' |
Report | Leandro Domingues 42', 115' Kudo 66' |
| Penalties | ||
| Fujimoto Alex Yoshimura Kanazaki K. Hashimoto Nagai Masukawa Chiyotanda Narazaki Córdoba |
9–8 | Leandro Domingues Sawa Otani Kondo Mizuno Kudo W. Hashimoto Masushima Kitajima Sugeno |
Note: The original schedule was December 17 13:00 but changed due to Reysol's participation in 2011 FIFA Club World Cup.[6]
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 4–0 | Matsumoto Yamaga |
|---|---|---|
| Ono 28', 73', 75' Nakamura 87' |
Report |
| Ehime FC | 1–3 | Urawa Red Diamonds |
|---|---|---|
| Fukuda 90+4' |
Report | Márcio Richardes 9' Hara 38'Kashiwagi 77' |
| Cerezo Osaka | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Vegalta Sendai |
|---|---|---|
| Murata 115' |
Report | Muto 98' |
| Penalties | ||
| Kiyotake Kim Maruhashi Ogihara |
4–2 | Kamata Akamine Muto Matsushita |
| Shimizu S-Pulse | 2–0 | JEF United Chiba |
|---|---|---|
| Brosque 49' Ito 62' |
Report |
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 2–4 (a.e.t.) | Kyoto Sanga |
|---|---|---|
| Watanabe 42' Nakazawa 90+5' |
Report | Kudo 50' Dutra 72' Kubo 116' Komai 120' |
| FC Tokyo | 1–0 | Cerezo Osaka |
|---|---|---|
| Yazawa 77' |
Report |
Final
- First final to feature two second-tier teams and first to feature such team since 1994 final.
- Third time a second-tier champion wins the final since 1981 and 1982 finals.
- Nakayama's goal was the first to be scored in the year 2012.
External links
- Official site of the 91st Emperor's Cup (in Japanese)