Imperial Cup 2017

Imperial Cup 2017
Cup winners	Cerezo Osaka
Beginning	April 22, 2017
final	1st January 2018
Final stadium	Saitama Stadium 2002
Teams	88
Games	87
Gates	289  (ø 3.32 per game)
← Imperial Cup 2016 Imperial Cup 2018 →

The 2017 Kaiserpokal was the 97th edition of the Kaiserpokal , the highest Japanese soccer cup competition.

Compared to the previous seasons, the competition was extended in time, so the first round took place in April instead of August. However, the final remained as usual on January 1st of the following year and was played in the Saitama Stadium in 2002 . Due to the time reorganization, it was no longer necessary for the Champions League participants to enter the round of 16 of the competition; these started in the second round together with the other clubs in the J1 League and J2 League . The total number of participants remained unchanged, however, in addition to the 40 professional clubs, the winners of the 47 prefectural competitions and the 2016 Japan Football League champions played for the cup.

In the final Cerezo Osaka and Yokohama F. Marinos faced each other; With a goal from Kōta Mizunuma in extra time, Cerezo won the cup and qualified for the group stage AFC Champions League 2018 .

Schedule

The schedule was published on December 8, 2016.

The 40 teams of the J1 League 2017 and J2 League 2017 entered the competition in the 2nd round.

round	date	Number of participants
1 round	22./23. April 2017	48 → 24
2nd round	June 21, 2017	24 + 40 = 64 → 32
3rd round	July 12, 2017	32 → 16
Round of 16	20th September 2017	16 → 8
Quarter finals	October 25, 2017	8 → 4
Semifinals	23rd December 2017	4 → 2
final	1st January 2018	2 → 1

Attendees

A total of 88 teams took part in the competition. In addition to the eighteen clubs of the J1 League 2017 and the 22 teams of the J2 League 2017 , the cup winners of the 47 prefectures of Japan and the winner of the Japan Football League 2016 also qualified .

J1 League 2017	J2 League 2017	Japan Football League 2016 / Prefecture Cup Winner 2017
Albirex Niigata Cerezo Osaka Consadole Sapporo Gamba Osaka Júbilo Iwata Kashima Antlers Kashiwa Reysol Kawasaki Frontale Ōmiya Ardija Sagan Tosu Sanfrecce Hiroshima Shimizu S-Pulse FC Tokyo Urawa Red Diamonds Vegalta Sendai Ventforet Kofu Vissel Kobe Yokohama F. Marinos	Avispa Fukuoka Ehime FC Fagiano Okayama FC Gifu JEF United Ichihara Chiba Kamatamare Sanuki Kyoto Sanga FC Machida Zelvia Matsumoto Yamaga FC Mito Hollyhock Montedio Yamagata Nagoya Grampus Ōita Trinita Renofa Yamaguchi FC Roasso Kumamoto Shonan Bellmare Thespakusatsu Gunma Tokushima Vortis Tokyo Verdy V-Varen Nagasaki Yokohama FC Branches of Kanazawa	Champion JFL 2016 : Honda FC Hokkaidō : Norbritz Hokkaidō FC (Hokkaidō- Regional League ) Aomori : Vanraure Hachinohe ( Japan Football League ) Iwate : Grulla Morioka ( J3 League ) Miyagi : Sony Sendai FC (Japan Football League) Akita : Blaublitz Akita (J3 League) Yamagata : FC Parafrente Yonezawa ( Tōhoku -Regionalliga, Div. 2 South) Fukushima : Iwaki FC (Prefectural League) Ibaraki : University of Tsukuba SC (University League Kantō) Tochigi : Tochigi Uva FC (Japan Football League) Gunma : tonan Maebashi ( Kantō -Regionalliga, Div. 2) Saitama : Tokyo International University SC (University League Kantō) Chiba : Briobecca Urayasu (Japan Football League) Tokyo : Kokushikan University SC (University League Kantō) Kanagawa : YSCC Yokohama (J3 League) Yamanashi : Nirasaki Astros (Prefectural League) Nagano : AC Nagano Parceiro (J3 League) Niigata : Niigata University of Health and Welfare SC (University League Hokushin'etsu ) Toyama : Kataller Toyama (J3 League) Ishikawa : Hokuriku University SC (University League Hokushin'etsu) Fukui : Saurcos Fukui (Hokushin'etsu Regional League) Shizuoka : azul claro Numazu (J3 League) Aichi : FC Maruyasu Okazaki (Japan Football League) Mie : Suzuka Unlimited FC ( Tōkai Regional League)	Gifu : Gifu Keizai University SC (Tōkai University League) Shiga : Biwako Seikei Sport College SC (University League Kansai ) Kyōto : Amitie SC Kyōto (Kansai Regional League) Osaka : FC Osaka (Japan Football League) Hyōgo : Banditonce Kakogawa (Kansai Regional League) Nara : Nara Club (Japan Football League) Wakayama : Arterivo Wakayama (Kansai Regional League) Tottori : Gainare Tottori (J3 League) Shimane : Matsue City FC ( Chūgoku Regional League) Okayama : Mitsubishi Motors Mizushima FC (Chūgoku Regional League) Hiroshima : SRC Hiroshima ( Chūgoku Regional League) Yamaguchi : Tokuyama University SC (University League Chūgoku) Kagawa : R.VELHO Takamatsu ( Shikoku Regional League) Tokushima : FC Tokushima Celeste (Shikoku Regional League) Ehime : Imabari FC (Japan Football League) Kōchi : Kōchi United SC (Shikoku Regional League) Fukuoka : Giravanz Kitakyushu (J3 League) Saga : Saga University SC (Kyūshū University League) Nagasaki : MD Nagasaki (Prefectural League) Kumamoto : Kumamoto Teachers FC ( Kyushu Regional League) Ōita : Verspah Ōita (Japan Football League) Miyazaki : Miyazaki Sangyō-keiei University SC (Kyūshū University League) Kagoshima : Kagoshima United FC (J3 League) Okinawa : FC Ryūkyū (J3 League)

Schedule and results

The schedule for the first to third round was announced on February 16, 2017.

1 round

All times are UTC + 9 indicated

date		Result
April 22, 2017, 1:00 p.m.	Arterivo Wakayama	2: 3 a.d.	Maruyasu Okazaki FC
April 22, 2017, 1:00 p.m.	Iwaki FC	8: 2	Norbritz Hokkaidō FC
April 23, 2017, 1:00 p.m.	Giravanz Kitakyushu	10-0	R.VELHO Takamatsu
April 23, 2017, 1:00 p.m.	Nirasaki Astros	1: 5	Briobecca Urayasu
April 22, 2017, 1:00 p.m.	AC Nagano Parceiro	1-0	Suzuka Unlimited FC
April 23, 2017, 1:00 p.m.	FC Ryūkyū	5: 5 n.V., 3: 5 i. E.	Imabari FC
April 23, 2017, 1:00 p.m.	Forgive Ōita	2: 1	Kochi United SC
April 23, 2017, 1:00 p.m.	Honda FC	1: 0 a.d.	Biwako Seikei Sport College SC
April 22, 2017, 1:00 p.m.	Blaublitz Akita	1: 2	Kokushikan University SC
April 22, 2017, 1:00 p.m.	tonan Maebashi	1-0	Tokyo International University SC
April 23, 2017, 1:00 p.m.	YSCC Yokohama	1: 2	University of Tsukuba SC
April 22, 2017, 1:00 p.m.	Miyazaki Sangyō-keiei University SC	2: 1	Tokuyama University SC
April 23, 2017, 1:00 p.m.	Grulla Morioka	2-0	Sony Sendai FC
April 22, 2017, 1:00 p.m.	Hokuriku University SC	0: 2 a.d.	Banditonce Kakogawa
April 22, 2017, 1:00 p.m.	Gifu Keizai University SC	1: 3	Niigata University of Health and Welfare SC
April 23, 2017, 1:00 p.m.	Kataller Toyama	1-0	Amitie SC Kyoto
April 22, 2017, 2:00 p.m.	Osaka FC	4: 1	Saga University SC
April 22, 2017, 1:00 p.m.	azul claro Numazu	1-0	Saurcos Fukui
April 22, 2017, 1:00 p.m.	Tochigi Uva FC	6: 1	FC Parafrente Yonezawa
April 22, 2017, 1:00 p.m.	Nara Club	0: 1 a.d.	Vanraure Hachinohe
April 23, 2017, 14:00	SRC Hiroshima	1-0	Mitsubishi Motors Mizushima FC
April 23, 2017, 1:00 p.m.	Gainare Tottori	0: 1	Kagoshima United FC
April 23, 2017, 1:00 p.m.	Kumamoto Teachers SC	0: 4	Matsue City FC
April 22, 2017, 1:00 p.m.	Tokushima Celeste FC	1: 2	MD Nagasaki

2nd round

All times are UTC + 9 indicated

date		Result
June 21, 2017, 7:00 p.m.	Kashima Antlers	5-0	Maruyasu Okazaki FC
June 21, 2017, 7:00 p.m.	Montedio Yamagata	1: 0 a.d.	V-Varen Nagasaki
June 21, 2017, 7:00 p.m.	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	2: 5 a.d.	Iwaki FC
June 21, 2017, 7:00 p.m.	Shimizu S-Pulse	4: 1	Giravanz Kitakyushu
June 21, 2017, 7:00 p.m.	Kashiwa Reysol	1-0	Briobecca Urayasu
June 21, 2017, 7:00 p.m.	FC Machida Zelvia	2: 4	Ōita Trinita
June 21, 2017, 7:00 p.m.	FC Tokyo	1: 1 n.V., 4: 5 i. E.	AC Nagano Parceiro
June 21, 2017, 7:00 p.m.	Fagiano Okayama	0: 0 n.v., 5: 3 i. E.	Imabari FC
June 21, 2017, 7:00 p.m.	Gamba Osaka	3-0	Forgive Ōita
June 21, 2017, 7:00 p.m.	JEF United Ichihara Chiba	1-0	Tokyo Verdy
June 21, 2017, 7:00 p.m.	Júbilo Iwata	2: 2 n.v., 5: 4 i. E.	Honda FC
June 21, 2017, 7:00 p.m.	Shonan Bellmare	1: 0 a.d.	Kokushikan University SC
June 21, 2017, 7:00 p.m.	Ōmiya Ardija	3-0	tonan Maebashi
June 21, 2017, 7:00 p.m.	Ehime FC	2: 1	Kamatamare Sanuki
June 21, 2017, 7:00 p.m.	Vegalta Sendai	2: 3	University of Tsukuba SC
June 21, 2017, 7:00 p.m.	Avispa Fukuoka	4: 2	Miyazaki Sangyō-keiei University SC
June 21, 2017, 7:00 p.m.	Urawa Red Diamonds	3: 2	Grulla Morioka
June 21, 2017, 7:00 p.m.	Mito HollyHock	1: 2 a.d.	Roasso Kumamoto
June 21, 2017, 7:00 p.m.	Albirex Niigata	2: 1 a.d.	Banditonce Kakogawa
June 21, 2017, 7:00 p.m.	Cerezo Osaka	2-0	Niigata University of Health and Welfare SC
June 21, 2017, 7:00 p.m.	Vissel Kobe	3: 1	Kataller Toyama
June 21, 2017, 7:00 p.m.	Branches of Kanazawa	2-0	Yokohama FC
June 21, 2017, 7:00 p.m.	Yokohama F. Marinos	3: 1	Osaka FC
June 21, 2017, 7:00 p.m.	Kyoto Sanga	0: 1	azul claro Numazu
June 21, 2017, 7:00 p.m.	Kawasaki Frontale	2-0	Tochigi UVA FC
June 21, 2017, 7:00 p.m.	Renofa Yamaguchi	1: 2	Thespakusatsu Gunma
June 21, 2017, 7:00 p.m.	Ventforet Kofu	0: 1	Vanraure Hachinohe
June 21, 2017, 7:00 p.m.	Nagoya Grampus	6-0	SRC Hiroshima
June 21, 2017, 7:00 p.m.	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	3: 2	Kagoshima United FC
June 21, 2017, 7:00 p.m.	Tokushima Vortis	0: 3	FC Gifu
June 21, 2017, 7:00 p.m.	Sagan Tosu	3-0	Matsue City FC
June 21, 2017, 7:00 p.m.	Matsumoto Yamaga	4-0	MD Nagasaki

3rd round

All times are UTC + 9 indicated

date		Result
July 12, 2017, 7:00 p.m.	Kashima Antlers	5-0	Montedio Yamagata
July 12, 2017, 7:00 p.m.	Iwaki FC	0: 2	Shimizu S-Pulse
July 12, 2017, 7:00 p.m.	Kashiwa Reysol	2-0	Ōita Trinita
July 12, 2017, 7:00 p.m.	AC Nagano Parceiro	1-0	Fagiano Okayama
July 12, 2017, 7:00 p.m.	Gamba Osaka	2-0	JEF United Ichihara Chiba
July 12, 2017, 7:00 p.m.	Júbilo Iwata	4: 1	Shonan Bellmare
July 12, 2017, 7:00 p.m.	Ōmiya Ardija	3: 2 a.d.	Ehime FC
July 12, 2017, 7:30 p.m.	University of Tsukuba SC	2: 1	Avispa Fukuoka
July 12, 2017, 7:00 p.m.	Urawa Red Diamonds	1-0	Roasso Kumamoto
July 12, 2017, 7:00 p.m.	Albirex Niigata	2: 3 a.d.	Cerezo Osaka
July 12, 2017, 7:00 p.m.	Vissel Kobe	3: 1	Branches of Kanazawa
July 12, 2017, 7:00 p.m.	Yokohama F. Marinos	4: 2	azul claro Numazu
July 12, 2017, 7:00 p.m.	Kawasaki Frontale	4-0	Thespakusatsu Gunma
August 2, 2017, 7:00 p.m.	Vanraure Hachinohe	1: 2	Nagoya Grampus
July 12, 2017, 7:00 p.m.	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2: 1	FC Gifu
July 12, 2017, 7:00 p.m.	Sagan Tosu	1: 2	Matsumoto Yamaga

4th round

All times are UTC + 9 indicated

date		Result
September 20, 2017, 7:00 p.m.	Matsumoto Yamaga	0: 2	Vissel Kobe
September 20, 2017, 7:00 p.m.	AC Nagano Parceiro	0: 1	Júbilo Iwata
September 20, 2017, 7:00 p.m.	Yokohama F. Marinos	3: 2 a.d.	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
September 20, 2017, 7:00 p.m.	University of Tsukuba SC	0: 2	Ōmiya Ardija
September 20, 2017, 7:00 p.m.	Cerezo Osaka	1-0	Nagoya Grampus
September 20, 2017, 7:00 p.m.	Gamba Osaka	2: 3	Kashiwa Reysol
September 20, 2017, 7:00 p.m.	Urawa Red Diamonds	2: 4	Kashima Antlers
September 20, 2017, 7:00 p.m.	Kawasaki Frontale	4: 1	Shimizu S-Pulse

Quarter finals

All times are UTC + 9 indicated

date		Result
October 25, 2017, 7:00 p.m.	Vissel Kobe	1: 1 n.V., 5: 4 i. E.	Kashima Antlers
October 25, 2017, 7:00 p.m.	Yokohama F. Marinos	1-0	Júbilo Iwata
October 25, 2017, 7:00 p.m.	Cerezo Osaka	2-0	Ōmiya Ardija
October 25, 2017, 7:30 p.m.	Kawasaki Frontale	0: 1	Kashiwa Reysol

Semifinals

All times are UTC + 9 indicated

date		Result
December 23, 2017, 1:00 p.m.	Vissel Kobe	1: 3 a.d.	Cerezo Osaka
December 23, 2017, 3:05 pm	Yokohama F. Marinos	2: 1 a.d.	Kashiwa Reysol

final

The final took place on January 1, 2018. Since the traditional final venue, the Tokyo Olympic Stadium , was not available due to a new building at the same location, the game was assigned to the Saitama Stadium in 2002 .

pairing	Cerezo Osaka - Yokohama F. Marinos
Result	2: 1 (2: 1, 1: 1, 0: 1) n.v.
date	January 1, 2018, 14:40 UTC + 9
Stadion	Saitama Stadium 2002 , Saitama , Saitama Prefecture
spectator	42,029
referee	Minoru Tōjō
Gates	0: 1 Shō Itō (8th), 1: 1 Kazuya Yamamura (65th), 2: 1 Kōta Mizunuma (95th)
Cerezo Osaka	Jin-hyeon Kim - Riku Matsuda , Yasuki Kimoto , Matej Jonjić , Yusuke Maruhashi (77. Yusuke Tanaka ) - Kota Mizunuma , Souza (119th Daichi Akiyama ), Hotaru Yamaguchi , Hiroshi Kiyotake - Yoichiro Kakitani (80. Ricardo Santos ), Kazuya Yamamura Trainer: Jong-hwan Yoon
Yokohama F. Marinos	Hiroki Iikura - Ken Matsubara , Jeong-su Park , Yūji Nakazawa , Takumi Shimohira - Jun Amano (106th Naoki Maeda ), Kōsuke Nakamichi - Quenten Martinus , David Babunski (70th Hugo Vieira ), Ryōsuke Yamanaka (45th + 1 Keita Endō ) - Shō Itō Trainer: Erick Mombaerts
yellow cards	Souza , Riku Matsuda , Ricardo Santos - Quenten Martinus , Hugo Vieira

Individual evidence

1. ^ Emperor's Cup final to be staged at Saitama Stadium. In: The Japan Times Online. Japan Times , February 16, 2017, accessed February 17, 2017 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b} 第 97 回 天皇 杯 全 日本 サ ッ カ ー 選手 権 大会 マ ッ チ ス ケ ジ ュ ー ル お お よ び シ ー ド チ ー ム 選出 に つ い て. Japan Football Association , December 8, 2016, accessed December 10, 2016 (Japanese). 
3. ↑ 第 97 回 天皇 杯 全 日本 サ ッ カ ー 選手 権 大会 1-3 回 戦 組合 せ (PDF) Japan Football Association . February 16, 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2017.

Web links

• Official website of the competition (Japanese)