| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Japan | 
| Teams | 88 | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions | FC Tokyo (1st title) | 
| Runner-up | Kyoto Sanga | 
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.
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 University of Education Iwamizawa Campus
- Aomori – Hachinohe University
- Iwate – Grulla Morioka
- Miyagi – Sony Sendai*
- Akita – Blaublitz Akita
- Yamagata – Yamagata University School 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
- Prime Minister Cup 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.) | 
| Nara Club | 1–3 | Sanyo Electric Sumoto S.C. | 
|---|---|---|
| Hashigaito  89' | Report | Yuya Inagaki  8' Koichi Ota  83' Yusuke Inoue  90+3' | 
| 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' | 
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 | 
| Kataller Toyama | 3–3 (a.e.t.) | Sagan Tosu | 
|---|---|---|
| Asahi  45+1' Funatsu  48' Kurobe  83' | Report | Noda  21' Arai  30' Yamase  66' | 
| Penalties | ||
| Asahi  Ōnishi  Kurobe  Hirano  Yada  | 4–2 |  Meta  Kuniyoshi  Kim  Ikeda | 
| Kawasaki Frontale | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Arte Takasaki | 
|---|---|---|
| Kobayashi  61' Tasaka  105' | Report | Doi  69' | 
| Omiya Ardija | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Fukuoka University | 
|---|---|---|
| Ueda  70' | Report | Tomohiro Tanaka  72' | 
| Penalties | ||
| Mariano  Watanabe  Higashi  Fujimoto  | 3–5 |  Suzu  Nagatani  Tamura  Okada  Kuroki | 
| 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' | 
| Vissel Kobe | 8–0 | Sanyo Electric Sumoto S.C. | 
|---|---|---|
| Morioka  22', 32', 46' Matsuoka  26' Popó  31', 55' Park  58' Botti  68' | Report | 
| 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 | 
| 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
| Nagoya Grampus | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Yokohama F. Marinos | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Fujimoto  Isomura  Ogawa  Yoshimura  Córdoba  | 3–4 |  Nakamura  Kurihara  Kobayashi  Kanai | 
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)
References
- 1 2 天皇杯宮城県代表にソニー仙台 [Sony Sendai as the Miyagi representative for Emperor's Cup]. Sports Nippon (in Japanese). June 30, 2011. Retrieved August 26, 2011.
- ↑ 第91回天皇杯全日本サッカー選手権大会 宮城県代表チームにソニー仙台FCが決定 [The 91st Emperor's Cup: Sony Sendai designated as the Miyagi representative]. Japan Football Association (in Japanese). June 30, 2011. Retrieved August 26, 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 5 第91回天皇杯全日本サッカー選手権大会 1回戦(マッチナンバー【1】【4】【16】【21】)順延に伴うチケットの取り扱いについて [The 91st Emperor's Cup first round: About the tickets for the postponed matches (match number 1, 4, 16 and 21)] (in Japanese). Japan Football Association. 8 September 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
- ↑ (2011-06-28)第91回天皇杯全日本サッカー選手権大会 2回戦(マッチナンバー【45】)試合会場変更のお知らせ [A venue change of the 91st Emperor's Cup second round (match number 58)] (in Japanese). Japan Football Association. 28 June 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
- ↑ 第91回天皇杯全日本サッカー選手権大会 3回戦 柏レイソル 対 ヴァンフォーレ甲府戦(マッチナンバー【58】)試合会場変更について [A venue change of the 91st Emperor's Cup third round: Kashiwa Reysol vs. Ventforet Kofu (match number 58)] (in Japanese). Japan Football Association. 12 October 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
- ↑ 第91回天皇杯全日本サッカー選手権大会 4回戦 名古屋グランパス 対 柏レイソル(マッチナンバー【73】)試合日程変更のお知らせ [A schedule change of the 91st Emperor's Cup fourth round: Kashiwa Reysol vs. Nagoya Grampus (match number 73)] (in Japanese). Japan Football Association. 3 December 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
- ↑ "F東京はOGを守り切り、水戸に勝利" [FC Tokyo hold onto victory against Mito thanks to own goal] (in Japanese). Gekisaka. 17 December 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2011.