2011 Emperor's Cup

2011 Emperor's Cup

Country	Japan
Teams	88
Champions	F.C. Tokyo (1st title)
Runners-up	Kyoto Sanga
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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 F.C. 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	September 3, 4, 7, 14(*1)	24	48 → 24	47 Prefectural Qualifying Cup winners 1 University Qualifying Cup winning club
Second Round	October 8, 10, 12(*2)	32	24+18+20+2 → 32	18 J1 clubs 20 J2 clubs 2 JFL seeded clubs
Third Round	November 16	16	32 → 16
Fourth Round	December 17,21(*3)	8	16 → 8
Quarterfinals	December 24	4	8 → 4
Semifinals	December 29	2	4 → 2
Final	January 1, 2012	1	2 → 1

(*1)a total number of four games were postponed to September 7 or 14 due to tropical storm.
(*2)a total number of eight games were postponed to October 12 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 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 – Sagawa Printing Osaka – Hannan University Hyōgo – Sanyo Electric Sumoto S.C. 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 F.C. Kagawa – Kamatamare Sanuki Tokushima – Sanyo Electric Tokushima S.C. Ehime – Ehime FC Shimanami Kochi – Kōchi University Fukuoka – Fukuoka University Saga – Saga LIXIL F.C. Nagasaki – V-Varen Nagasaki Kumamoto – Kumamoto Teachers Club Oita – Hoyo A.C. Elan Oita Miyazaki – Miyazaki Sangyo-keiei University Kagoshima – F.C. Kagoshima Okinawa – Okinawa Kaiho Bank S.C.

* 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 Cup University football tournament winners – 1 team

• Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences

Starting in the Second Round

J. League Division 1 – 18 teams

Vegalta Sendai Montedio Yamagata Kashima Antlers Kashiwa Reysol Omiya Ardija Urawa Red Diamonds

Kawasaki Frontale Yokohama F. Marinos Ventforet Kofu Shimizu S-Pulse Júbilo Iwata Nagoya Grampus

Albirex Niigata Cerezo Osaka Gamba Osaka Vissel Kobe Sanfrecce Hiroshima Avispa Fukuoka

J. League Division 2 – 20 teams

Consadole Sapporo Mito HollyHock Tochigi SC Thespa Kusatsu JEF United Chiba F.C. Tokyo Tokyo Verdy

Yokohama FC Shonan Bellmare Kataller Toyama FC Gifu Kyoto Sanga Fagiano Okayama Gainare Tottori

Tokushima Vortis Ehime FC Giravanz Kitakyushu Sagan Tosu Roasso Kumamoto Oita Trinita

Japan Football League – 2 teams

• Honda Lock
• FC Ryukyu

※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 v Chukyo University

2011-09-04 13:00

Suzuka Rampole	1 – 0	Chukyo University
Masanori Murata  88'	Report

Suzuka Sports Garden, Suzuka Attendance: 217 Referee: Kazuya Fujita

Note: The original schedule was 3 September 13:00 but postponed due to tropical storm.^[3]

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Tochigi Uva v Kashiwa Reysol U-18

2011-09-03 13:00

Tochigi Uva	1 – 0	Kashiwa Reysol U-18
Wakabayashi  48'	Report

Tochigi City Athletic Stadium, Tochigi Attendance: 606 Referee: Hajime Hosoo

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Yamanashi University High School v Machida Zelvia

2011-09-03 13:00

Yamanashi University High School	2 – 5	Machida Zelvia
Yusei Kayanuma  10' Katsuhito Araki  90+3'	Report	Dimić  3' Katsumata  24', 43' Tsuda  27' Ōta  55'

Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium, Kōfu Attendance: 740 Referee: Kenta Tsukada

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Yonago Kita High School v Kamatamare Sanuki

2011-09-14 18:00

Yonago Kita High School	1 – 3	Kamatamare Sanuki
Junya Kato  46'	Report	Okamoto  82', 83' Omo  90+2'

Tottori Bank Bird Stadium, Tottori Attendance: 558 Referee: Yosuke Takebe

Note: The original schedule was 3 September 15:00 but postponed due to tropical storm.^[3]

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Toyama Shinjo Club v Japan Soccer College

2011-09-04 15:00

Toyama Shinjo Club	1 – 0	Japan Soccer College
Tomohisa Ishikuro  75'	Report

Toyama Athletic Stadium, Toyama Attendance: 674 Referee: Kazuo Takeda

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Matsumoto Yamaga v Maruoka Phoenix

2011-09-03 16:00

Matsumoto Yamaga	3 – 0	Maruoka Phoenix
Sudo  39' Kijima  72', 82'	Report

Matsumotodaira Football Stadium, Matsumoto Attendance: 3325 Referee: Taku Hase

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University of Tsukuba v Heisei International University

2011-09-04 13:00

University of Tsukuba	2 – 1	Heisei International University
Shuhei Akazaki  6' Misaki Uemura  81'	Report	Kota Ono  25'

Hitachinaka City Stadium, Hitachinaka Attendance: 554 Referee: Takumi Shinoto

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Blaublitz Akita v Yamagata University School of Medicine

2011-09-04 13:00

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

Akita Yabase Stadium, Akita City Attendance: 473 Referee: Toshiyuki Wazumi

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Arterivo Wakayama v Sagawa Printing

2011-09-04 13:00

Arterivo Wakayama	0 - 5	Sagawa Printing
	Report	Sakurai  40', 43' Otsuki  47' Hirai  68' Nakasuji  77'

Kinokawa Athletic Stadium, Kinokawa Attendance: 354 Referee: Osamu Akasaka

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Arte Takasaki v YSCC Yokohama

2011-09-04 13:00

Arte Takasaki	2 - 0	YSCC Yokohama
Yamada  3' Ito  30'	Report

Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma rugby field, Maebashi Attendance: 347 Referee: Ippei Ōtomo

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Fukuoka University v Hoyo A.C. Elan Oita

2011-09-03 13:00

Fukuoka University	2 - 0	Hoyo A.C. Elan Oita
Ishizu  68', 88'	Report

Level-5 Stadium, Fukuoka Attendance: 266 Referee: Ikkei Enomoto

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Fagiano Okayama Next v Renofa Yamaguchi F.C.

2011-09-03 13:00

Fagiano Okayama Next	2 - 2 (a.e.t.)	Renofa Yamaguchi F.C.
Okazaki  45+2' Kotera  106'	Report	Nakayama  89' Nakamura  103'
	Penalties
Kadoshima Yamamoto Nishihara Kanemitsu Sakamoto	5 – 3	Ikarino Ito Suzuki Takata

Kanko Stadium, Okayama Attendance: 1487 Referee: Akinobu Saeki

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Hannan University v Sagawa Shiga

2011-09-04 13:00

Hannan University	0 – 2	Sagawa Shiga
	Report	Nobuhito Takahashi  36'  40' (o.g.)

Takatsuki City Park Sport Complex, Takatsuki Attendance: 277 Referee: Masahiro Yamamura

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F.C. Kagoshima v Saga LIXIL F.C.

2011-09-03 13:00

F.C. Kagoshima	5 – 0	Saga LIXIL F.C.
Taniguchi  18' Tanoue  21' Chaen  25' Funakawa  29' Maeda  44'	Report

Kagoshima Kamoike Stadium, Kagoshima Attendance: 947 Referee: Seiwa Sato

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Nara Club v Sanyo Electric Sumoto S.C.

2011-09-04 13:00

Nara Club	1 – 3	Sanyo Electric Sumoto S.C.
Hashigaito  89'	Report	Yuya Inagaki  8' Koichi Ota  83' Yusuke Inoue  90+3'

Kashihara Public Garden Nara Prefectural Stadium, Kashihara Attendance: 467 Referee: Koji Morikawa

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Hiroshima University of Economics v Zweigen Kanazawa

2011-09-04 15:00

Hiroshima University of Economics	0 – 5	Zweigen Kanazawa
	Report	Hirabayashi  28', 32', 90+3' Saitou  53' Honda  90+1'

Fukuyama Takegahana Stadium, Fukuyama Attendance: 561 Referee: Yunosuke Kinji

Note: The original schedule was 3 September 15:00 but postponed due to tropical storm.^[3]

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Miyazaki Sangyo-keiei University v Kumamoto Teachers Club

2011-09-03 13:00

Miyazaki Sangyo-keiei University	5 – 1	Kumamoto Teachers Club
Mitsuru Murayama  29'  45' (o.g.) Atsuki Goryo  69' Hattoku Shimaya  84' Yoshitaka Fujiyama  85'	Report	Takahiro Masumura  89'

Miyazaki Ikime no Mori Ivy Stadium, Miyazaki Attendance: 568 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi

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Okinawa Kaiho Bank S.C. v V-Varen Nagasaki

2011-09-04 15:00

Okinawa Kaiho Bank S.C.	0 – 1	V-Varen Nagasaki
	Report	Okamura  51'

Okinawa City Stadium, Okinawa Attendance: 1076 Referee: Takao Onshi

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Hokkaido University of Education Iwamizawa Campus v Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences

2011-09-03 15:00

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

Sapporo Atsubetsu Park Stadium, Sapporo Attendance: 243 Referee: Masuya Ueda

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Grulla Morioka v Sony Sendai

2011-09-04 13:00

Grulla Morioka	0 – 2	Sony Sendai
	Report	Aso  47' Morihara  82'

Morioka Park Stadium, Morioka Attendance: 444 Referee: Keita Fujimoto

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Sanyo Electric Tokushima S.C. v Kōchi University

2011-09-07 14:00

Sanyo Electric Tokushima S.C.	0 – 4	Kōchi University
	Report	Kei Fukumoto  23', 90+2' Ryobu Watabe  75' Kojiro Takeuchi  82'

Naruto Otsuka Sports Park Football Stadium, Naruto Attendance: 235 Referee: Koei Koya

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]

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FC Gifu Second v Shizuoka Sangyo University

2011-09-04 13:00

FC Gifu Second	2 – 1	Shizuoka Sangyo University
Motonobu Hosono  32' Yuichi Endo  74'	Report	Yusuke Katayama  6'

Gifu Nagaragawa Stadium, Gifu Attendance: 353 Referee: Toshito Fujita

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Hachinohe University v Fukushima United

2011-09-03 11:00

Hachinohe University	2 – 6	Fukushima United
Kawamura  69' Hamamura  74'	Report	Ito  47' Kim  55', 76', 86' Shimizu  57' Kuno  90+1'

Sapporo Atsubetsu Park Stadium, Sapporo Attendance: 60 Referee: Shoichiro Mikami

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Dezzola Shimane v Ehime FC Shimanami

2011-09-03 15:00

Dezzola Shimane	5 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Ehime FC Shimanami
Hirata  3', 114', 120+3' Sorayama  29', 106'	Report	Kitamori  40' Kashiwagi  43'

Shimane Soccer Field, Masuda Attendance: 487 Referee: Shuhei Shimizu

Second Round

Nagoya Grampus v Suzuka Rampole

2011-10-12 19:00

Nagoya Grampus	6 – 0	Suzuka Rampole
Burzanović  14', 35' Hashimoto  19' Arai  42' Tanaka  78' Taguchi  88'	Report

Mizuho Athletic Stadium, Nagoya Attendance: 2,280 Referee: Takuto Okabe

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FC Gifu v Giravanz Kitakyushu

2011-10-10 13:00

FC Gifu	0 – 1	Giravanz Kitakyushu
	Report	Ikemoto  6'

Gifu Nagaragawa Stadium, Gifu Attendance: 2,062 Referee: Eiji Kawai

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Kashiwa Reysol v Tochigi Uva

2011-10-08 13:00

Kashiwa Reysol	2 – 0	Tochigi Uva
Masushima  4' Leandro  59'	Report

Kashiwanoha Park Stadium, Kashiwa Attendance: 3,110 Referee: Takuto Okabe

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Ventforet Kofu v Machida Zelvia

2011-10-08 15:00

Ventforet Kofu	2 – 1	Machida Zelvia
Uchiyama  6' Paulinho  36'	Report	Suzuki  51'

Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium, Kōfu Attendance: 3,421 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima

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Yokohama F. Marinos v Kamatamare Sanuki

2011-10-12 19:00

Yokohama F. Marinos	3 – 1	Kamatamare Sanuki
Hyodo  86' Taniguchi  88' Oguro  90+3'	Report	Ishida  78'

Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium, Yokohama Attendance: 2,905 Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami

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Tochigi SC v Honda Lock

2011-10-08 13:00

Tochigi SC	2 – 1	Honda Lock
Choi  18' Kawahara  70'	Report	Yusuke Maeda  60'

Tochigi Green Stadium, Utsunomiya Attendance: 1,444 Referee: Hiromichi Oka

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Albirex Niigata v Toyama Shinjo Club

2011-10-12 19:00

Albirex Niigata	5 – 0	Toyama Shinjo Club
Lopes  17' Kawamata  21', 76' Kogure  23' Uchida  90+4'	Report

Tohoku Electric Power Big Swan Stadium, Niigata Attendance: 3,597 Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida

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Matsumoto Yamaga v Yokohama FC

2011-10-08 14:00

Matsumoto Yamaga	2 – 0	Yokohama FC
Katayama  53' Funayama  55'	Report

Matsumotodaira Football Stadium, Matsumoto Attendance: 11,510 Referee: Junpei Iida

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Kashima Antlers v University of Tsukuba

2011-10-12 19:00

Kashima Antlers	2 – 0	University of Tsukuba
Tashiro  33' Osako  38'	Report

Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima Attendance: 3,468 Referee: Minoru Tojo

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Kataller Toyama v Sagan Tosu

2011-10-10 16:00

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

Toyama Athletic Stadium, Toyama Attendance: 2,298 Referee: Takumi Shinoto

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Montedio Yamagata v Blaublitz Akita

2011-10-08 13:00

Montedio Yamagata	2 – 0	Blaublitz Akita
Shimomura  23' Hasegawa  38'	Report

ND Soft Stadium Yamagata, Tendō Attendance: 2,425 Referee: Minoru Tojo

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Kyoto Sanga v Sagawa Printing

2011-10-10 13:00

Kyoto Sanga	3 – 0	Sagawa Printing
Nakamura  38' Miyayoshi  58' Kubo  72'	Report

Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium, Kyoto Attendance: 1,960 Referee: Yuki Noda

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Kawasaki Frontale v Arte Takasaki

2011-10-08 15:00

Kawasaki Frontale	2 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Arte Takasaki
Kobayashi  61' Tasaka  105'	Report	Doi  69'

Todoroki Athletics Stadium, Kawasaki Attendance: 4,789 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura

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Oita Trinita v Tokushima Vortis

2011-10-10 13:00

Oita Trinita	1 – 0	Tokushima Vortis
Sakuda  2'	Report

Ōita Bank Dome, Ōita Attendance: 3,308 Referee: Ryoichi Imamura

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Omiya Ardija v Fukuoka University

2011-10-10 13:00

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

Kumagaya Athletic Stadium, Kumagaya Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Tomohiro Inoue

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Shonan Bellmare v Fagiano Okayama Next

2011-10-08 13:00

Shonan Bellmare	2 – 1	Fagiano Okayama Next
Maki  53' Sakamoto  77'	Report	Takeuchi  40'

Hiratsuka Athletics Stadium, Hiratsuka Attendance: 1,251 Referee: Takuya Maeda

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Gamba Osaka v Sagawa Shiga

2011-10-12 19:00

Gamba Osaka	2 – 0	Sagawa Shiga
Kawanishi Kim	Report

Osaka Expo '70 Stadium, Suita Attendance: 2,932 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura

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Consadole Sapporo v Mito HollyHock

2011-10-08 13:00

Consadole Sapporo	2 – 3 (a.e.t.)	Mito HollyHock
Yokono  59' Sakaki  85'	Report	Ozawa  58' Romero Frank  88' Koike  118'

Sapporo Atsubetsu Park Stadium, Sapporo Attendance: 3,523 Referee: Tomohiro Tsukada

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F.C. Tokyo v F.C. Kagoshima

2011-10-08 13:00

F.C. Tokyo	4 – 0	F.C. Kagoshima
Yazawa  14', 90' Morishige  30' Lucas  76'	Report

Ajinomoto Stadium, Chōfu Attendance: 5,301 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi

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Vissel Kobe v Sanyo Electric Sumoto S.C.

2011-10-10 13:00

Vissel Kobe	8 – 0	Sanyo Electric Sumoto S.C.
Morioka  22', 32', 46' Matsuoka  26' Popó  31', 55' Park  58' Botti  68'	Report

Kakogawa Athletic Stadium, Kakogawa Attendance: 2,471 Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Zweigen Kanazawa

2011-10-08 15:00

Sanfrecce Hiroshima	4 – 2	Zweigen Kanazawa
Satō  2', 86' Yokotake  30' Mizumoto  45+2'	Report	Yamane  15' Hirabayashi  23'

Coca-Cola West Hiroshima Stadium, Hiroshima Attendance: 3,858 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura

Note: The venue of the match was originally planned to be Hiroshima Big Arch football ground 1 but changed on June 28.^[4]

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Ehime FC v FC Ryukyu

2011-10-08 15:00

Ehime FC	2 – 0	FC Ryukyu
Ikeda  27' Uchida  71'	Report

Ningineer Stadium, Matsuyama Attendance: 795 Referee: Koei Koya

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Urawa Red Diamonds v Miyazaki Sangyo-keiei University

2011-10-12 13:00

Urawa Red Diamonds	4 – 1	Miyazaki Sangyo-keiei University
14' (o.g.) Mazola  18' Hara  55' Takasaki  76'	Report	Yoshitaka Fujiyama  10'

Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama Attendance: 4,849 Referee: Yoshiro Imamura

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Tokyo Verdy v V-Varen Nagasaki

2011-10-10 13:00

Tokyo Verdy	7 – 1	V-Varen Nagasaki
Maranhão  22', 57' Abe  38', 73' Tsuchiya  55' Kikuoka  69' Kobayashi  71'	Report	Iwama  20'

Komazawa Stadium, Setagaya Attendance: 2,701 Referee: Hiroyuki Ōnishi

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Cerezo Osaka v Hokkaido University of Education Iwamizawa Campus

2011-10-12 19:00

Cerezo Osaka	6 – 0	Hokkaido University of Education Iwamizawa Campus
24' (o.g.) Fabio Lopes  30', 78' Sugimoto  71' Komatsu  81' Otake  86'	Report

Kincho Stadium, Osaka Attendance: 2,116 Referee: Junpei Iida

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Thespa Kusatsu v Fagiano Okayama

2011-10-08 13:00

Thespa Kusatsu	0 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Fagiano Okayama
	Report	Sengoku  107'

Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma, Maebashi Attendance: 1,030 Referee: Yosuke Kubota

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Vegalta Sendai v Sony Sendai

2011-10-08 15:00

Vegalta Sendai	2 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Sony Sendai
Ota  74' Muto  114'	Report	Taniike  79'

Yurtec Stadium Sendai, Sendai Attendance: 5,714 Referee: Tetsuro Yoshida

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Avispa Fukuoka v Kōchi University

2011-10-08 15:00

Avispa Fukuoka	3 – 0	Kōchi University
Nakamachi  14' Matsuura  31' Takahashi  64'	Report

Fukuyama Takegahana Stadium, Fukuyama Attendance: 938 Referee: Naohito Ogawa

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Shimizu S-Pulse v FC Gifu Second

2011-10-08 13:00

Shimizu S-Pulse	2 – 0	FC Gifu Second
Takeuchi  44' Omae  45+1'	Report

Outsourcing Stadium Nihondaira, Shizuoka City Attendance: 3,648 Referee: Yoshiro Imamura

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Gainare Tottori v Roasso Kumamoto

2011-10-10 13:00

Gainare Tottori	3 – 0	Roasso Kumamoto
Koné  8' Kim  75' Yoshino  86'	Report

Tottori Bank Bird Stadium, Tottori Attendance: 3,125 Referee: Itaru Hirose

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Júbilo Iwata v Fukushima United

2011-10-12 19:00

Júbilo Iwata	3 – 0	Fukushima United
Arata  33', 71', 83'	Report

Yamaha Stadium, Iwata Attendance: 2,019 Referee: Kazuhiko Matsumura

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JEF United Chiba v Dezzola Shimane

2011-10-10 13:00

JEF United Chiba	1 – 0	Dezzola Shimane
Fujimoto  67'	Report

Fukuda Denshi Arena, Chiba Attendance: 3,528 Referee: Hiroshi Yamauchi

Third Round

Nagoya Grampus v Giravanz Kitakyushu

2011-11-16 19:00

Nagoya Grampus	1 – 0	Giravanz Kitakyushu
Ogawa  57'	Report

Mizuho Athletic Stadium, Nagoya Attendance: 2,840 Referee: Ryoichi Imamura

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Kashiwa Reysol v Ventforet Kofu

2011-11-16 19:00

Kashiwa Reysol	6 – 1	Ventforet Kofu
Jorge Wagner  10' Kudo  26' Kitajima  29' Hashimoto  37' Tanaka  67', 80'	Report	Yabu  13'

Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium, Kashiwa Attendance: 3,950 Referee: Takuya Maeda

Note: The venue of the match was originally planned to be Kashiwanoha Park Stadium but changed due to stadium maintenance.^[5]

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Yokohama F. Marinos v Tochigi SC

2011-11-16 13:00

Yokohama F. Marinos	3 – 0	Tochigi SC
Oguro  33', 80' Nakamura  90+4'	Report

Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium, Yokohama Attendance: 3,951 Referee: Hajime Matsuo

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Albirex Niigata v Matsumoto Yamaga

2011-11-16 19:00

Albirex Niigata	0 – 1	Matsumoto Yamaga
	Report	Tatara  5'

Tohoku Electric Power Big Swan Stadium, Niigata Attendance: 4,842 Referee: Takuto Okabe

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Kashima Antlers v Kataller Toyama

2011-11-16 19:00

Kashima Antlers	2 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Kataller Toyama
Koroki  28' Nozawa  101'	Report	Fukuda  42'

Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima Attendance: 3,465 Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida

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Montedio Yamagata v Kyoto Sanga

2011-11-16 19:00

Montedio Yamagata	2 – 3	Kyoto Sanga
Hasegawa  7' Miyazawa  9'	Report	Miyayoshi  15', 44', 48'

ND Soft Stadium Yamagata, Tendō Attendance: 1,849 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura

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Kawasaki Frontale v Oita Trinita

2011-11-16 19:00

Kawasaki Frontale	4 – 0	Oita Trinita
Kobayashi  25' Tasaka  55' Kusukami  77' Yajima  84'	Report

Todoroki Athletics Stadium, Kawasaki Attendance: 4,747 Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama

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Fukuoka University v Shonan Bellmare

2011-11-16 19:00

Fukuoka University	0 – 3 (a.e.t.)	Shonan Bellmare
	Report	Ohi  94' Takayama  109' Adiel  117'

NACK5 Stadium Omiya, Saitama Attendance: 705 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi

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Gamba Osaka v Mito HollyHock

2011-11-16 19:00

Gamba Osaka	2 – 3 (a.e.t.)	Mito HollyHock
Kim  40' Sasaki  65'	Report	Ozawa  50' Suzuki  76' Koike  99'

Osaka Expo '70 Stadium, Suita Attendance: 2,938 Referee: Yosuke Kubota

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F.C. Tokyo v Vissel Kobe

2011-11-16 19:00

F.C. Tokyo	2 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Vissel Kobe
Takahashi  13' Morishige  120+1'	Report	Komoto  37'

Ajinomoto Stadium, Chōfu Attendance: 5,937 Referee: Kenji Ogiya

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Ehime FC

2011-11-16 19:00

Sanfrecce Hiroshima	0 – 1	Ehime FC
	Report	Ishii  86'

Hiroshima Big Arch, Hiroshima Attendance: 3,171 Referee: Tetsuro Yoshida

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Urawa Red Diamonds v Tokyo Verdy

2011-11-16 19:00

Urawa Red Diamonds	2 – 1	Tokyo Verdy
Hara  56', 86'	Report	Apodi  64'

Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama Attendance: 7,427 Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami

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Cerezo Osaka v Fagiano Okayama

2011-11-16 19:00

Cerezo Osaka	3 – 0	Fagiano Okayama
Bando  52', 90+3' Sugimoto  90+2'	Report

Kincho Stadium, Osaka Attendance: 3,631 Referee: Hiroyuki Ōnishi

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Vegalta Sendai v Avispa Fukuoka

2011-11-16 19:00

Vegalta Sendai	3 – 1	Avispa Fukuoka
Tamura  18', 22' Nakashima  82'	Report	Okamoto  68'

Yurtec Stadium Sendai, Sendai Attendance: 4,831 Referee: Tomohiro Inoue

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Shimizu S-Pulse v Gainare Tottori

2011-11-16 19:00

Shimizu S-Pulse	5 – 0	Gainare Tottori
Iwashita  27' Takahara  45+3' Sugiyama  70' Nagai  79' Yamamoto  81'	Report

Outsourcing Stadium Nihondaira, Shizuoka City Attendance: 3,618 Referee: Hiromichi Oka

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Júbilo Iwata v JEF United Chiba

2011-11-16 19:00

Júbilo Iwata	0 – 1	JEF United Chiba
	Report	Yonekura  67'

Yamaha Stadium, Iwata Attendance: 2,548 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima

Fourth Round

Nagoya Grampus v Kashiwa Reysol

2011-12-21 19:00

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

Mizuho Athletic Stadium, Nagoya Attendance: 5,618 Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama

Note: The original schedule was December 17 13:00 but changed due to Reysol's participation in 2011 FIFA Club World Cup.^[6]

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Yokohama F. Marinos v Matsumoto Yamaga

2011-12-17 13:00

Yokohama F. Marinos	4 – 0	Matsumoto Yamaga
Ono  28', 73', 75' Nakamura  87'	Report

Toyama Athletic Stadium, Toyama Attendance: 10,120 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto

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Kashima Antlers v Kyoto Sanga

2011-12-17 13:00

Kashima Antlers	0 – 1	Kyoto Sanga
	Report	Miyayoshi  59'

Kagawa Marugame Stadium, Marugame Attendance: 5,671 Referee: Itaru Hirose

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Kawasaki Frontale v Shonan Bellmare

2011-12-17 17:00

Kawasaki Frontale	0 – 1	Shonan Bellmare
	Report	Takayama  63'

Todoroki Athletics Stadium, Kawasaki Attendance: 8,291 Referee: Hajime Matsuo

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Mito HollyHock v F.C. Tokyo

2011-12-17 13:00

Mito HollyHock	0 – 1	F.C. Tokyo
	Report	Shiotani[7]  8' (o.g.)

K's denki Stadium Mito, Mito Attendance: 6,242 Referee: Yoshiro Imamura

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Ehime FC v Urawa Red Diamonds

2011-12-17 15:00

Ehime FC	1 – 3	Urawa Red Diamonds
Fukuda  90+4'	Report	Márcio Richardes  9' Hara  38' Kashiwagi  77'

Kumagaya Athletic Stadium, Kumagaya Attendance: 9,234 Referee: Minoru Tōjō

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Cerezo Osaka v Vegalta Sendai

2011-12-17 17:00

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

Kincho Stadium, Osaka Attendance: 5,316 Referee: Junpei Iida

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Shimizu S-Pulse v JEF United Chiba

2011-12-17 15:00

Shimizu S-Pulse	2 – 0	JEF United Chiba
Brosque  49' Ito  62'	Report

Outsourcing Stadium Nihondaira, Shizuoka City Attendance: 6,855 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura

Quarterfinals

Nagoya Grampus v Yokohama F. Marinos

2011-12-24 13:00

Nagoya Grampus	0 – 0 (a.e.t.)	Yokohama F. Marinos
	Report
	Penalties
Fujimoto Isomura Ogawa Yoshimura Córdoba	3 – 4	Nakamura Kurihara Kobayashi Kanai

Mizuho Athletic Stadium, Nagoya Attendance: 8,728 Referee: Junpei Iida

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Kyoto Sanga v Shonan Bellmare

2011-12-24 15:00

Kyoto Sanga	1 – 0	Shonan Bellmare
Dutra  40'	Report

Todoroki Athletics Stadium, Kawasaki Attendance: 4,251 Referee: Minoru Tōjō

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F.C. Tokyo v Urawa Red Diamonds

2011-12-24 13:00

F.C. Tokyo	1 – 0	Urawa Red Diamonds
Ishikawa  20'	Report

Kumagaya Athletic Stadium, Kumagaya Attendance: 11,612 Referee: Kenji Ogiya

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Cerezo Osaka v Shimizu S-Pulse

2011-12-24 13:00

Cerezo Osaka	2 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Shimizu S-Pulse
Kim Bo-Kyung  11' Kiyotake  93'	Report	Ono  23' Takagi  103'
	Penalties
Kiyotake Kim Bo-Kyung Kuaata Maruhashi Bando Yamaguchi Komatsu	6 – 5	Omae Brosque Ito Iwashita Bosnar Takagi Yamamoto

Nagai Stadium, Osaka Attendance: 8,252 Referee: Hajime Matsuo

Semifinals

Yokohama F. Marinos v Kyoto Sanga

2011-12-29 15:00

Yokohama F. Marinos	2 – 4 (a.e.t.)	Kyoto Sanga
Watanabe  42' Nakazawa  90+5'	Report	Kudo  50' Dutra  72' Kubo  116' Komai  120'

National Olympic Stadium, Shinjuku Attendance: 14,467 Referee: Ryuji Sato

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F.C. Tokyo v Cerezo Osaka

2011-12-29 13:00

F.C. Tokyo	1 – 0	Cerezo Osaka
Yazawa  77'	Report

Nagai Stadium, Osaka Attendance: 11,982 Referee: Masaaki Toma

Final

Kyoto Sanga v F.C. Tokyo

2012-01-01 14:00

Kyoto Sanga	2 – 4	F.C. Tokyo
Nakayama  13' Kubo  71'	Report	Konno  15' Morishige  36' Lucas  42', 66'

National Olympic Stadium, Shinjuku Attendance: 41,974 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura

• 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 (Japanese)

References

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2. 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.
3. 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.
4. (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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
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