Imperial Cup
The Imperial Cup ( Japanese 天皇 杯 , Tennōhai ; complete: 天皇 杯 全 日本 サ ッ カ ー 選手 権 大会 , Tennō-hai Zen-Nihon Sakkā Senshuken Taikai ) is the national cup competition for Japanese men's soccer teams . It has been held since 1921, making it not only older than any other national competition for "non-traditional Japanese sports" (such as sumo ), but also one of the oldest football competitions in Asia . Until the 1960s, the trophy, which is donated by the Japanese emperor , was shaped by university teams , after which it was dominated by the works teams of large Japanese corporations. Since the founding of the Japanese professional league J. League in 1992, professional teams have always been in the final. The Emperor's Cup is the second most important title in Japan after the championship and qualifies for participation in the AFC Champions League .
The counterpart in women's football is the Empress Cup ( 皇后 杯 全 日本 女子 サ ッ カ ー 選手 権 大会 , Kōgō-hai Zen-Nihon Joshi Sakkā Senshuken Taikai ).
All teams from the top two professional leagues ( J1 , J2 ) and some of the J3 leagues below , the semi-professional Japan Football League and the nine regional leagues , as well as some university teams, are eligible to participate in the Imperial Cup, the final of which has been taking place in the Tokyo Olympic Stadium since 1967 . A total of 80 teams took part in the 2004 Kaiser Cup, with the 16 first division clubs having byes up to the round of 32. The winner was Tokyo Verdy , who beat Júbilo Iwata 2-1 in the final .
There is often confusion in the name of the title, as the cup final of a season is traditionally held on New Year's Day of the following year. For example, Tokyo Verdy is sometimes referred to as the 2004 Cup Winners and sometimes the 2005 Cup Winners. Because of this, participation in the AFC Champions League is also delayed: Jubilo Iwata, for example, took part in the 2005 Champions League as the winner of the final on January 1, 2004.
Similar to Germany, where Viennese teams were also able to enter the DFB Cup winners list during the Third Reich , the list of Japanese cup winners includes a Korean team: in 1935, during the Japanese occupation of Korea , Zen- Keijō Shūkyūdan won ("Football club total Keijō (Seoul)" or Korean: Gyeongseong FC ) the tournament.
Previous finals
| year | winner | Result | Second | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | Tōkyō Shūkyūdan | 1-0 | Mikage Shūkyūdan ( Kobe ) | |
| 1922 | Nagoya Shūkyūdan | 1-0 | Hiroshima Higher Normal School | |
| 1923 | Astra Club (Tokyo) | 2: 1 | Nagoya Shūkyūdan | |
| 1924 | Hiroshima Itchū Rijō Club | 1-0 | All Mikage Shihan Club (Kobe) | |
| 1925 | Rijō Shūkyūdan (Hiroshima) | 3-0 | Tokyo Imperial University | |
| 1926 | Canceled due to the death of the Taisho Emperor | |||
| 1927 | Kobe Ichi Middle School Club | 2-0 | Rijō Club (Hiroshima) | |
| 1928 | Waseda University WMW | 6: 1 | Kyōto University | |
| 1929 | Kwangaku Club | 3-0 | Hōsei University | |
| 1930 | Kwangaku Club | 3-0 | Keiō BRB | |
| 1931 | Tokyo Imperial University LB | 3-0 | Kobun Middle School (Taiwan) | |
| 1932 | Keiō Club | 5: 1 | Yoshino Club (Aichi) | |
| 1933 | Tokyo Old Boys Club | 4: 1 | Sendai Soccer Club | |
| 1934 | Because of the Far East Games in Manila canceled | |||
| 1935 | Zen Keijō Shūkyūdan ( Gyeongseong FC ) | 6: 1 | Bunri University of Tokyo | |
| 1936 | Keio BRB | 3: 2 | Poseung College ( Seoul ) | |
| 1937 | Keio University | 3-0 | Shogyo University (Kobe) | |
| 1938 | Waseda University | 4: 1 | Keiō University | |
| 1939 | Keio BRB | 3: 2 | Waseda University | |
| 1940 | Keio BRB | 1-0 | Waseda University WMW | |
| 1941-45 | Second World War | |||
| 1946 | Tokyo University LB | 3: 2 | Keizai University Club Kobe | |
| 1947-48 | called off | |||
| 1949 | Tokyo University LB | 3: 2 | Kwangaku Club | |
| 1950 | All Kwangaku | 6: 1 | Keio University | |
| 1951 | Keio BRB | 3: 2 | Osaka Club | |
| 1952 | All keio | 6: 2 | Osaka Club | |
| 1953 | All Kwangaku | 5: 4 (n.V.) | Osaka Club | |
| 1954 | Keio BRB | 5: 3 | Toyo Industries | |
| 1955 | All Kwangaku | 4: 2 | Chūō University Club | |
| 1956 | Keio BRB | 4: 2 | Yawata Steel | |
| 1957 | Chuo University Club | 1-0 | Toyo Industries | |
| 1958 | Kwangaku Club | 1-0 | Yawata Steel | |
| 1959 | Kwangaku Club | 1-0 | Chuo University | |
| 1960 | Furukawa Electric FC | 4-0 | Keio BRB | |
| 1961 | Furukawa Electric FC | 3: 2 | Chuo University | |
| 1962 | Chuo University | 2: 1 | Furukawa Electric FC | |
| 1963 | Waseda University | 2: 1 | Hitachi | |
| 1964 | Yawata Steel & Furukawa Electric FC | 0: 0 (n.V.) | Title shared | |
| 1965 | Toyo Industries | 3: 2 | Yawata Steel | |
| 1966 | Waseda University | 3: 2 (n.V.) | Toyo Industries | |
| 1967 | Toyo Industries | 1-0 | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | |
| 1968 | Yanmar Diesel | 1-0 | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | |
| 1969 | Toyo Industries | 4: 1 | Rikkyō University | |
| 1970 | Yanmar Diesel | 2: 1 (n.V.) | Toyo Industries | |
| 1971 | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | 3: 1 | Yanmar Diesel | |
| 1972 | Hitachi | 2: 1 | Yanmar Diesel | |
| 1973 | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | 2: 1 | Hitachi | |
| 1974 | Yanmar Diesel | 2: 1 | Eidai Industries | |
| 1975 | Hitachi | 2-0 | Fujita Industries | |
| 1976 | Furukawa Electric FC | 4: 1 | Yanmar Diesel | |
| 1977 | Fujita Industries | 4: 1 | Yanmar Diesel | |
| 1978 | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | 1-0 | Toyo Industries | |
| 1979 | Fujita Industries | 2: 1 | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | |
| 1980 | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | 1-0 | Tanabe Medicine | |
| 1981 | NKK | 2-0 | Yomiuri Soccer Club | |
| 1982 | Yamaha | 0: 0 (1-0) | Fujita Industries | |
| 1983 | Nissan | 2-0 | Yanmar Diesel | |
| 1984 | Yomiuri Soccer Club | 2-0 | Furukawa Electric FC | |
| 1985 | Nissan | 2-0 | Fujita Industries | |
| 1986 | Yomiuri Soccer Club | 2: 1 | NKK | |
| 1987 | Yomiuri Soccer Club | 2-0 | Toyo Industries | |
| 1988 | Nissan | 3: 2 (n.V.) | Fujita Industries | |
| 1989 | Nissan | 3: 2 | Yamaha | |
| 1990 | Matsushita | 0: 0 (n.e. 4: 3) | Nissan | |
| 1991 | Nissan | 4: 2 (n.V.) | Yomiuri Soccer Club | |
| 1992 | Yokohama Marinos | 2: 1 (n.V.) | Verdy Kawasaki | |
| 1993 | Yokohama wing | 6: 2 | Kashima Antlers | |
| 1994 | Bellmare Hiratsuka | 2-0 | Cerezo Osaka | |
| 1995 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 3-0 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | |
| 1996 | Verdy Kawasaki | 3-0 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | |
| 1997 | Kashima Antlers | 3-0 | Yokohama wing | |
| 1998 | Yokohama wing | 2: 1 | Shimizu S-Pulse | |
| 1999 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 2-0 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | |
| 2000 | Kashima Antlers | 3: 2 (n.V.) | Shimizu S-Pulse | |
| 2001 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 3: 2 | Cerezo Osaka | |
| 2002 | Kyoto Purple Sanga | 2: 1 (n.V.) | Kashima Antlers | |
| 2003 | Júbilo Iwata | 1-0 | Cerezo Osaka | |
| 2004 | Tokyo Verdy 1969 | 2: 1 | Júbilo Iwata | |
| 2005 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 2: 1 | Shimizu S-Pulse | |
| 2006 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 1-0 | Gamba Osaka | |
| 2007 | Kashima Antlers | 2-0 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | |
| 2008 | Gamba Osaka | 1: 0 (n.V.) | Kashiwa Reysol | |
| 2009 | Gamba Osaka | 4: 1 | Nagoya Grampus | |
| 2010 | Kashima Antlers | 2: 1 | Shimizu S-Pulse | |
| 2011 | FC Tokyo | 4: 2 | Kyoto Sanga | |
| 2012 | Kashiwa Reysol | 1-0 | Gamba Osaka | |
| 2013 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 2-0 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | |
| 2014 | Gamba Osaka | 3: 1 | Montedio Yamagata | |
| 2015 | Gamba Osaka | 2: 1 | Urawa Red Diamonds | |
| 2016 | Kashima Antlers | 2: 1 (n.V.) | Kawasaki Frontale | |
| 2017 | Cerezo Osaka | 2: 1 (n.V.) | Yokohama F. Marinos | |
| 2018 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 1-0 | Vegalta Sendai | |
| 2019 | Vissel Kobe | 2-0 | Kashima Antlers | |
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