2014 Emperor's Cup

The 94th Emperor's Cup (第94回天皇杯全日本サッカー選手権大会) was the regular edition of the annual Japanese national football cup tournament, which was held from 5 July 2014 to 13 December 2014[1]

2014 Emperor's Cup
Tournament details
Country Japan
Teams88
Final positions
ChampionsGamba Osaka (4th title)
Runner-upMontedio Yamagata
Tournament statistics
Matches played87
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It was the first tournament since the 47th edition that the final match was not held on 1 January in the following year; it was moved to December due to the timing of the 2015 AFC Asian Cup in January 2015. It was also the first tournament since the 46th edition where the final match was not held at the National Stadium in Tokyo, due to major renovations that were scheduled in preparation for the 2020 Summer Olympics. Nissan Stadium in Yokohama was chosen as the venue for the 94th Final.[2]

Normally, the winner would have qualified to the group stage of the 2015 AFC Champions League; however, Gamba Osaka had already qualified for this by virtue of being 2014 J.League Division 1 champions.

Calendar

All dates are in 2014[3]

RoundDateMatchesClubsNew entries this round
First round5, 6 (26[Footnote 1]) July2447+1 → 24
Second round12, 13 July
(6 August[Footnote 2])
3224+18+22 → 32
  • 18 J1 clubs
  • 22 J2 clubs
Third round20 August[4]1632 → 16
Fourth round6, 7 (10[Footnote 3]) September816 → 8
Quarter-finals11, 12 (15[Footnote 4]) October48 → 4
Semi-finals26 November24 → 2
Final13 December12 → 1

Participating clubs

88 clubs compete in the tournament. The 18 clubs from 2014 J.League Division 1 and 22 clubs from 2014 J.League Division 2 receive a bye to the second round of the tournament. Due to the establishment of J3 League, one seeded spot is given to A.C. Nagano Parceiro, the best amateur club participated in 2013 Emperor's Cup, along with the other 47 teams earned berths by winning their respective prefectural cup tournaments, which 10 clubs from 2014 J3 League (all clubs except Nagano and J.League Under-22 Team) and 14 clubs from 2014 Japan Football League have to go through to qualify, and enter from the first round.

2014 J.League Division 1
all clubs
2014 J.League Division 2
all clubs
2013 Emperor's Cup
best amateur club
47 prefectural tournament winners

Results

First round

5 July 2014 No.1 Fukuoka University 2–1 Kochi University Hakata-ku, Fukuoka
13:00Uryu 45'
Nakano 87'
ReportArima 83'Stadium: Level-5 Stadium
Attendance: 340
Referee: Takeshi Asada
5 July 2014 No.2 FC Osaka 0–5 Zweigen Kanazawa Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka
15:00ReportOmachi 12', 46', 71'
Kiyohara 77', 79'
Stadium: Kincho Stadium
Attendance: 619
Referee: Yasuhiro Uchida
5 July 2014 No.3 Tokushima Ichiritsu High School 1–7 Kagoshima United Naruto, Tokushima
13:00Kishida 84'ReportMaeda 15', 55', 89'
Yanagisaki 35', 90+2'
Kuriyama 41'
Unknown 60' (o.g.)
Stadium: Pocarisweat Stadium
Attendance: 262
Referee: Atsushi Uemura
6 July 2014 No.4 Blaublitz Akita 7–1 Saitama FC Akita
13:00Maeyama 4'
Shinzato 39' (pen.)
Leonardo 51', 82'
Miyoshi 55', 84', 90'
ReportOno 65'Stadium: Akita Municipal Yabase Athletic Park Football Stadium
Attendance: 681
Referee: Motoki Tawara
5 July 2014 No.5 Biwako Seikei Sport College 7–0 Gifu Keizai University Higashiōmi, Shiga
13:00Kumada 11', 30'
Kubo 40', 45', 80'
Miya 73'
Kato 88'
ReportStadium: Nunobiki Green Stadium
Attendance: 268
Referee: Yukitaka Kumagai
26 July 2014 No.6 Norbritz Hokkaido 1–2 Tonan Maebashi Satellite Atsubetsu-ku, Sapporo
13:00Yamada 67' 59' Sekine
84' Hoshino
Stadium: Sapporo Atsubetsu Park Stadium
Attendance: 374
Referee: Shiotsu Yusuke
5 July 2014 No.7 Veertien Kuwana 2–1 (a.e.t.) Kyoto Sangyo University Suzuka, Mie
13:00Douglas 43'
Tamiya 102'
ReportKitsui 89'Stadium: Suzuka Sports Garden
Attendance: 603
Referee: Yoshikazu Matsuzawa
5 July 2014 No.8 Nara Club 3–1 Fukushima United Kashihara, Nara
13:00Tsurumi 5'
Seri 34'
Baba 69'
ReportKuno 30'Stadium: Nara Prefectural Kashihara Koen Athletics Stadium
Attendance: 649
Referee: Shu Kawamata
5 July 2014 No.9 Arterivo Wakayama 2–4 (a.e.t.) Fujieda MYFC Wakayama
13:00Onishi 31' (pen.)
Nagai 71'
ReportNishiyama 16'
Oishi 17', 101', 109'
Stadium: Kimiidera Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 783
Referee: Reo Tanaka
5 July 2014 No.10 University of Tsukuba 1–2 Sony Sendai Hitachinaka, Ibaraki
15:00Kurumaya 67'ReportKoizumi 16'
Nakamura 61'
Stadium: Hitachinaka City Stadium
Attendance: 396
Referee: Kazuhiro Ikeda
6 July 2014 No.11 Saga University 0–1 Shunan University Saga
13:01ReportOgasawara 43'Stadium: Saga Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 371
Referee: Takumi Shinoto
6 July 2014 No.12 Dezzolla Shimane 0–5 Verspah Oita Matsue, Shimane
14:00ReportFukumitsu 11', 58'
Tsubata 37'
Nakamura 44'
Nakashima 84'
Stadium: Matsue Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 647
Referee: Daisuke Sakurai
6 July 2014 No.13 Mitsubishi Nagasaki 1–2 Honda Lock Isahaya, Nagasaki
13:00Kumagai 90+1'ReportHarada 59', 72'Stadium: Nagasaki Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 428
Referee: Lee Sang Gi
5 July 2014 No.15 Tochigi Uva 1–2 Kwansei Gakuin University Tochigi, Tochigi
13:00Nakagawa 71'ReportGoya 7', 43'Stadium: Tochigi Municipal Athletic Park Stadium
Attendance: 349
Referee: Kenya Ohara
6 July 2014 No.16 Toyama Shinjo 0–7 Saurcos Fukui Toyama
13:00ReportAzechi 6', 28', 63'
Kondo 32', 45+2'
Akita 52'
Abe 90'
Stadium: Iwase Sports Park Soccer/Rugby Field
Attendance: 405
Referee: Yuichi Nishizuru
6 July 2014 No.17 FC Imabari 1–2 Fagiano Okayama Next Matsuyama, Ehime
13:00Inada 69'ReportKobayashi 23'
Iida 90'
Stadium: Ehime Prefectural Sports Park Football Field
Attendance: 259
Referee: Yunosuke Kanetsugu
6 July 2014 No.18 Nagano Parceiro 2–0 Japan Soccer College Matsumoto, Nagano
15:00Nishiguchi 28'
Unozawa 65'
ReportStadium: Alwin
Attendance: 1,476
Referee: Haruki Hidaka
6 July 2014 No.19 YSCC Yokohama 3–1 SRC Hiroshima Yamato, Kanagawa
13:00Yoshida 57'
Mita 63'
Iike 78'
ReportUeda 77'Stadium: Yamato Sports Center Stadium
Attendance: 681
Referee: Yohei Tsuno
6 July 2014 No.20 Vanraure Hachinohe 1–0 Montedio Yamagata Youth Towada, Aomori
13:00Sugai 56'ReportStadium: Aomori Prefectural Football Center at Towada Municipal Mt. Takamori Athletic Park
Attendance: 622
Referee: Masaki Tsuruoka
6 July 2014 No.21 Kumamoto Teachers 0–2 FC Ryukyu Ōzu, Kumamoto
13:00ReportFujisawa 59'
Tomidokoro 90'
Stadium: Ōzu Town Athletic Park Football Field
Attendance: 165
Referee: Yusuke Shiotsu
6 July 2014 No.22 Grulla Morioka 0–1 Urayasu SC Morioka, Iwate
13:00ReportShimizu 11'Stadium: Morioka South Park Football Field
Attendance: 621
Referee: Hiroyuki Sumita
6 July 2014 No.23 Toyota Shukyudan 4–1 Ueda Gentian Minato-ku, Nagoya
14:00Koike 11'
Katayama 15'
Suzuki [ja] 35'
Hasuo 88'
ReportFujita 49'Stadium: Nagoya City Minato Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 405
Referee: Kenshi Uda
6 July 2014 No.24 Gainare Tottori 6–0 Tadotsu FC Tottori
13:00Mori 40'
Ando 41'
Hirota 51', 72', 90+1'
Nakayama 90+3' (pen.)
ReportStadium: Tottori Bank Bird Stadium
Attendance: 1,216
Referee: Kakuro Hori

Second round

13 July 2014 No.26 Mito HollyHock 2–0 Avispa Fukuoka Mito, Ibaraki
16:00Suzuki 25'
Onoya 85'
ReportStadium: K's denki Stadium Mito
Attendance: 1,569
Referee: Hiromichi Oka
12 July 2014 No.27 Gamba Osaka 5–1 Zweigen Kanazawa Suita, Osaka
16:00Usami 11'
Kurata 19', 56', 81'
Nishino 38'
ReportSato 22'Stadium: Osaka Expo '70 Stadium
Attendance: 2,862
Referee: Yosuke Kubota
12 July 2014 No.28 Tokushima Vortis 1–0 Kagoshima United Naruto, Tokushima
13:00Douglas 88'ReportStadium: Pocarisweat Stadium
Attendance: 1,208
Referee: Futoshi Nakamura
12 July 2014 No.29 FC Tokyo 8–0 Blaublitz Akita Chofu, Tokyo
18:00Mita 11'
Kawano 22'
Morishige 26'
Edú 29' (PK), 58'
Ota 48'
Hirayama 62'
Watanabe 84'
ReportStadium: Ajinomoto Stadium
Attendance: 5,860
Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami
12 July 2014 No.30 Matsumoto Yamaga 1–0 Kamatamare Sanuki Matsumoto, Nagano
15:00Shiina 86'ReportStadium: Matsumotodaira Football Stadium
Attendance: 5,767
Referee: Koji Morikawa
12 July 2014 No.33 Cerezo Osaka 4–2 (a.e.t.) Veertien Kuwana Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka
19:00Sugimoto 33'
Minamino 76'
Sakemoto 97', 117'
ReportKota Araki 5'
Jibrin 65'
Stadium: Kincho Stadium
Attendance: 6,323
Referee: Takuto Okabe
13 July 2014 No.34 Yokohama FC 0–1 Kataller Toyama Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama
18:00ReportUchida 22'Stadium: Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium
Attendance: 1,326
Referee: Itaru Hirose
12 July 2014 No.35 Vegalta Sendai 1–2 Nara Club Izumi-ku, Sendai
13:00Yanagisawa 33'ReportOno 75'
Okayama 86'
Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
Attendance: 3,672
Referee: Hajime Matsuo
12 July 2014 No.36 Júbilo Iwata 2–0 Fujieda MYFC Iwata, Shizuoka
18:00Kanazono 61' (PK), 90'ReportStadium: Yamaha Stadium
Attendance: 3,577
Referee: Haruki Hidaka
12 July 2014 No.37 Kashima Antlers 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(1–2 p)
Sony Sendai Kashima, Ibaraki
18:00Davi 33'
Caio 36'
ReportHosomi 23'
Tanaka 28'
Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 3,656
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura
Penalties
Ogasawara
Nozawa
Shibasaki
Nakamura
Yamamoto
Seta
Miyao
Nakamura
Sawaguchi
13 July 2014 No.38 Roasso Kumamoto 0–1 Montedio Yamagata Higashi-ku, Kumamoto
18:00ReportYamazaki 87'Stadium: Umakana Yokana Stadium
Attendance: 2,018
Referee: Yuki Noda
13 July 2014 No.39 Sagan Tosu 4–1 Shunan University Tosu, Saga
13:00Toyoda 7', 41'
Ikeda 16'
Takahashi 85'
ReportUeno 79'Stadium: Best Amenity Stadium
Attendance: 3,002
Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida
13 July 2014 No.40 Oita Trinita 2–1 Verspah Oita Ōita
16:00Takamatsu 31'
Sakai 34' (PK)
ReportHamanaka 42'Stadium: Ōita Bank Dome
Attendance: 2,545
Referee: Takumi Shinoto
12 July 2014 No.41 Yokohama F. Marinos 3–0 Honda Lock Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama
18:00Hyodo 45+1'
Hanato 50'
Amano 85'
ReportStadium: Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium
Attendance: 5,821
Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi
12 July 2014 No.43 Ventforet Kofu 1–0 Meiji University Kōfu, Yamanashi
15:00Mizuno 52'ReportStadium: Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium
Attendance: 2,105
Referee: Masuya Ueda
12 July 2014 No.44 Vissel Kobe 1–2 Kwansei Gakuin University Miki, Hyōgo
16:00Morioka 90+4'ReportIkeda 65'
Mori 83'
Stadium: Miki Sogo Bosai Park Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 2,870
Referee: Tetsuro Yoshida
13 July 2014 No.45 Albirex Niigata 8–1 Saurcos Fukui Sakai, Fukui
16:00Suzuki 23', 32', 50'
Okamoto 28', 38'
Naruoka 67'
Tanaka 81', 90+3'
ReportIwasaki 61'Stadium: Technoport Fukui Stadium
Attendance: 2,130
Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama
12 July 2014 No.46 V-Varen Nagasaki 3–1 FC Gifu Isahaya, Nagasaki
18:00Kōichi Satō 15'
Azuma 48'
Okuno 52'
ReportSekita 88'Stadium: Nagasaki Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 2,574
Referee: Eiji Kawai
12 July 2014 No.47 Kashiwa Reysol 4–0 Fagiano Okayama Next Kashiwa, Chiba
16:00Hashimoto 30'
Leandro 44'
Otani 79'
Oshima 90+3'
ReportStadium: Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 3,003
Referee: Junpei Iida
13 July 2014 No.48 JEF United Chiba 3–2 Nagano Parceiro Chuo-ku, Chiba
16:00Takayuki Morimoto 10', 69'
Kempes 51'
ReportSato 11'
Unozawa 39'
Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena
Attendance: 3,874
Referee: Shoichiro Mikami
12 July 2014 No.49 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 (a.e.t.) YSCC Yokohama Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki
19:00Komiyama 90+1'
Morishima 117'
ReportMatsuda 54'Stadium: Todoroki Athletics Stadium
Attendance: 5,490
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima
13 July 2014 No.50 Fagiano Okayama 1–2 Ehime FC Fukuyama, Hiroshima
16:00Hayashi 49'ReportHorigome 21'
Kawahara 81'
Stadium: Fukuyama Takegahana Stadium
Attendance: 1,524
Referee: Taku Nagaya
12 July 2014 No.51 Omiya Ardija 3–1 Vanraure Hachinohe Ōmiya-ku, Saitama
18:00Kikuchi 38'
Hasegawa 50', 55'
ReportSudo 5'Stadium: Nack5 Stadium Omiya
Attendance: 2,434
Referee: Kazuyoshi Enomoto
13 July 2014 No.52 Shonan Bellmare 2–1 (a.e.t.) FC Ryukyu Hiratsuka, Kanagawa
16:00Kikuchi 52'
Maruyama 102' (PK)
ReportUrashima 35'Stadium: Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka
Attendance: 1,958
Referee: Tomohiro Tsukada
12 July 2014 No.53 Urawa Red Diamonds 8–2 Urayasu SC Urawa-ku, Saitama
18:00Abe 11'
Koroki 41', 77'
Ugajin 45+1'
Umesaki 52'
Moriwaki 58'
Suzuki 83'
Sekine 90+1'
ReportUematsu 37'
Shimizu 90+3'
Stadium: Urawa Komaba Stadium
Attendance: 7,275
Referee: Masaaki Iemoto
12 July 2014 No.55 Nagoya Grampus 12–0 Toyota Shukyudan Mizuho-ku, Nagoya
15:00Nagai 17', 21', 22', 42', 67'
Tulio 31'
Sato 45', 77'
Matsuda 68', 90+1'
Yada 71'
Tanabe 90+4'
ReportStadium: Mizuho Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 2,911
Referee: Yoshiro Imamura
13 July 2014 No.56 Kyoto Sanga 3–1 Gainare Tottori Tottori
13:00Oguro 2'
Nakayama 67'
Yamase 85'
ReportMawatari 38'Stadium: Tottori Bank Bird Stadium
Attendance: 2,098
Referee: Koei Koya

Third round

20 August 2014 No.59 FC Tokyo 2–0 Matsumoto Yamaga Chofu, Tokyo
19:00Kawano 41'
Hirayama 54'
Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium
Attendance: 9,446
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura
20 August 2014 No.71 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–2 Thespakusatsu Gunma Urawa-ku, Saitama
19:00Lee 39' (pen.) 69' Aoki
81' Daniel Lovinho
Stadium: Urawa Komaba Stadium
Attendance: 6,254
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura
20 August 2014 No.72 Nagoya Grampus 4–0 Kyoto Sanga Mizuho-ku, Nagoya
19:00Matsuda 8'
Tulio 43'
Tamada 53', 67'
ReportStadium: Mizuho Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 2,892

Fourth round

Quarter-finals

11 October 2014 No.82 Nagoya Grampus 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)
Shimizu S-Pulse Nagoya, Aichi
19:04Yoshizumi Ogawa 72'
Kensuke Nagai 82'
"Report" (PDF).Yoshiaki Takagi 65'
Toshiyuki Takagi 67'
Stadium: Mizuho Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 6,113
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura
Penalties
Marcus Tulio Tanaka
Ryota Isomura
Naoshi Nakamura
Asahi Yada
Genki Omae
Toshiyuki Takagi
Takuya Honda
Mitsunari Musaka
Yasuhiro Hiraoka

Semi-finals

Final

This was the sixth final in the history of the Emperor's Cup involving at least one club from the second division.

13 December 2014 No.87 Gamba Osaka 3–1 Montedio Yamagata Yokohama, Kanagawa
14:04Usami 4', 85'
Patric 22'
62' Romero FrankStadium: International Stadium Yokohama
Attendance: 47,829
Referee: Ryuji Sato

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