2008 Emperor's Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Japan | 
| Teams | 82 | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Gamba Osaka (2nd title) | 
| Runners-up | Kashiwa Reysol | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 81 | 
The 88th Emperor's Cup began on September 13, 2008 and ended on January 1, 2009 with the final which took place at National Stadium in Tokyo. As the champion, Gamba Osaka participated in 2009 AFC Champions League.
Calendar
| Round | Date | Matches | Clubs | New entries this round | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Round | 13 September 2008 14 September 2008  | 
24 | 48 → 24 | 47 Prefectural Qualifying Cup Winners 1 University Qualifying Cup Winner  | 
| Second Round | 20 September 2008 21 September 2008  | 
12 | 24 → 12 | – | 
| Third Round | 12 October 2008 | 14 | 12+15+1 → 14 | 15 J2 Clubs 1 JFL Seeded Club  | 
| Fourth Round | 2 November 2008 3 November 2008 5 November 2008  | 
16 | 14+18 → 16 | 18 J1 Clubs | 
| Fifth Round | 15 November 2008 | 8 | 16 → 8 | none | 
| Quarter-finals | 20 December 2008 | 4 | 8 → 4 | none | 
| Semi-finals | 29 December 2008 | 2 | 4 → 2 | none | 
| Final | 1 January 2009 | 1 | 2 → 1 | none | 
Participants
J.League Division 1
J.League Division 2
Japan Football League
Prime Minister Cup University football tournament Winner
Prefectures
- Hokkaidō – Dohto University
 - Aomori – Aomori Yamada High School
 - Iwate – Grulla Morioka
 - Miyagi – Sony Sendai FC
 - Akita – TDK S.C.
 - Yamagata – Yamagata University
 - Fukushima – Fukushima United FC
 - Ibaraki – Ryutsu Keizai University
 - Tochigi – Hitachi Tochigi Uva SC
 - Gunma – Arte Takasaki
 - Saitama – Shobi University
 - Chiba – JEF United Ichihara Chiba Reserves
 - Tokyo – Kokushikan University
 - Kanagawa – YSCC Yokohama
 - Niigata – Niigata University of Management
 - Toyama – Kataller Toyama
 - Ishikawa – Zweigen Kanazawa
 - Fukui – Saurcos Fukui
 - Yamanashi – Tamaho FC
 - Nagano – Matsumoto Yamaga FC
 - Gifu – FC Gifu Second
 - Shizuoka – Honda FC
 - Aichi – Aichi Gakuin University
 - Mie – Yokkaichi University
 
- Shiga – Sagawa Shiga FC
 - Kyoto – Sagawa Printing SC
 - Osaka – Hannan University
 - Hyōgo – Banditonce Kakogawa FC
 - Nara – Nara Sangyo University
 - Wakayama – Kainan FC
 - Tottori – Gainare Tottori
 - Shimane – Dezzolla Shimane
 - Okayama – Fagiano Okayama
 - Hiroshima – Fukuyama University
 - Yamaguchi – Hitachi Kasado FC
 - Tokushima – Tokushima Vortis Second
 - Kagawa – Kamatamare Sanuki
 - Ehime – Ehime University
 - Kochi – Kochi University
 - Fukuoka – New Wave Kitakyushu
 - Saga – Kyushu Inax SC
 - Nagasaki – Mitsubishi Nagasaki SC
 - Kumamoto – Kumamoto Ohzu High School
 - Ōita – Nippon Bunri University
 - Miyazaki – Honda Lock SC
 - Kagoshima – Volca Kagoshima
 - Okinawa – Okinawa Kariyushi FC
 
Matches
All matches are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
First round
| Kainan FC | 0 – 2 | Ehime University | 
|---|---|---|
| Saurcos Fukui | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Nara Sangyo University | 
|---|---|---|
| Fagiano Okayama FC | 6 – 0 | Hitachi Kasado | 
|---|---|---|
| Ryutsu Keizai University | 4 – 2 | Y.S.C.C Yokohama | 
|---|---|---|
| Tamaho FC | 0 – 10 | Sony Sendai FC | 
|---|---|---|
| Fukushima United F.C | 1 – 4 | Kokushikan University | 
|---|---|---|
| Ohzu H.S | 2 – 1 | Nippon Bunri University | 
|---|---|---|
| Mitsubishi Nagasaki | 3 – 0 | Dezzolla Shimane | 
|---|---|---|
| New Wave Kitakyushu | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Honda Lock SC | 
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| 4 – 2 | ||
| Hitachi Tochigi Uva SC | 2 – 0 | Aomori Yamada H.S | 
|---|---|---|
Second round
| Saurcos Fukui | 0 – 4 | Matsumoto Yamaga FC | 
|---|---|---|
| Okinawa Kariyushi | 2 – 1 | Ohzu H.S | 
|---|---|---|
| Mitsubishi Nagasaki | 0 – 1 | New Wave Kitakyushu | 
|---|---|---|
Third round
The 15 J2 teams plus one JFL representative (Tochigi SC) entered at this round.
| Sagawa Printing SC | 1 – 2 | Ehime FC | 
|---|---|---|
| Hirai  | 
Uchimura  Oki  | 
Attendance: 1,569
| Sagan Tosu | 4 – 0 | Honda FC | 
|---|---|---|
| Uchima  Hirose Funatani  | 
Attendance: 2,307
| Shonan Bellmare | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Matsumoto Yamaga FC | 
|---|---|---|
| Hara  | 
Kakimoto  | 
|
| Penalties | ||
| 4 – 5 | ||
Attendance: 2,580
| Ventforet Kofu | 1 – 0 | Fagiano Okayama | 
|---|---|---|
| Onishi  | 
Attendance: 4,420
| Tochigi SC | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Kumamoto | 
|---|---|---|
| Yuki Okada  | 
Komorida  | 
|
| Penalties | ||
| 5 – 3 | ||
Attendance: 3,011
| Zweigen Kanazawa | 0 – 1 | FC Gifu | 
|---|---|---|
| Aikawa  | 
Attendance: 1,515
| Cerezo Osaka | 1 – 0 | Sony Sendai FC | 
|---|---|---|
| Gilton  | 
Attendance: 2,403
| Tokushima Vortis | 0 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Kokushikan University | 
|---|---|---|
| Matsumoto  | 
Attendance: 1,174
| Yokohama FC | 2 – 1 | Okinawa Kariyushi FC | 
|---|---|---|
| Ikemoto  Hakkaku  | 
Saito  | 
Attendance: 2,358
| Vegalta Sendai | 2 – 0 | New Wave Kitakyushu | 
|---|---|---|
| Nakashima  Tanoue  | 
Attendance: 6,357
| Thespa Kusatsu | 2 – 0 | Tokushima Vortis Second | 
|---|---|---|
| Goto  Takada  | 
Attendance: 1,693
| Avispa Fukuoka | 0 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Mito HollyHock | 
|---|---|---|
| Matsumoto  | 
Attendance: 1,738
| Montedio Yamagata | 4 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Hitachi Tochigi Uva SC | 
|---|---|---|
| Sakai  Toyoda Miyazaki  | 
Tatesawa  | 
Attendance: 2,185
| Osaka Taiiku University | 0 – 6 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 
|---|---|---|
| Makino  Hattori Moriwaki Takayanagi Kubo  | 
Attendance: 1,271
Fourth round
The 18 J1 teams entered at this round.
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) | Ehime FC | 
|---|---|---|
| Ponte  | 
Attendance: 16,724
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 1 – 0 | Consadole Sapporo | 
|---|---|---|
| Hyōdō  | 
Attendance: 5,728
| Oita Trinita | 0 – 2 | Sagan Tosu | 
|---|---|---|
| Hirose  | 
Attendance: 5,512
| Matsumoto Yamaga FC | 0 – 8 | Vissel Kobe | 
|---|---|---|
| Yoshida  Tanaka Leandro Kurihara Ōkubo  | 
Attendance: 3,268
| Gamba Osaka | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Ventforet Kofu | 
|---|---|---|
| Yamaguchi  Sasaki  | 
Maranhao  | 
Attendance: 3,694
| Júbilo Iwata | 3 – 1 | Tochigi SC | 
|---|---|---|
| Kawamura  Nakayama Ota  | 
Sato  | 
Attendance: 4,088
| Nagoya Grampus | 1 – 0 | FC Gifu | 
|---|---|---|
| Yoshida  | 
Attendance: 7,597
| Omiya Ardija | 1 – 0 | Cerezo Osaka | 
|---|---|---|
| Lavrič  | 
Attendance: 3,574
| Kashima Antlers | 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Kokushikan University | 
|---|---|---|
| Danilo  Marquinhos  | 
Takahashi  Amano  | 
|
| Penalties | ||
| Marquinhos  Nozawa Danilo  | 
3 – 0 | |
Attendance: 5,286
| Shimizu S-Pulse | 1 – 0 | JEF United Ichihara Chiba | 
|---|---|---|
| Okazaki  | 
Attendance: 4,214
| Albirex Niigata | 2 – 0 | Yokohama FC | 
|---|---|---|
| Alessandro  Uchida  | 
Attendance: 7,607
| FC Tokyo | 2 – 1 | Vegalta Sendai | 
|---|---|---|
| Hirayama  | 
Nakahara  | 
Attendance: 10,528
| Kashiwa Reysol | 1 – 0 | Thespa Kusatsu | 
|---|---|---|
| Suganuma  | 
Attendance: 4,569
| Mito HollyHock | 0 – 3 | Kyoto Sanga FC | 
|---|---|---|
| Ando  Nishino Hayashi  | 
Attendance: 2,802
| Kawasaki Frontale | 3 – 1 | Montedio Yamagata | 
|---|---|---|
| Taniguchi  Vitor Júnior Renatinho  | 
Ishii  | 
Attendance: 8,221
| Tokyo Verdy | 0 – 1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 
|---|---|---|
| Takayanagi  | 
Attendance: 5,411
Fifth round
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Yokohama F. Marinos | 
|---|---|---|
| Escudero  Horinouchi  | 
Kano  Tanaka  | 
|
| Penalties | ||
| Ponte  Nagai Umesaki Hirakawa Nishizawa Suzuki  | 
5 – 6 | |
Attendance: 10,303
| Sagan Tosu | 5 – 2 | Vissel Kobe | 
|---|---|---|
| Fujita  Takahashi Hirose  | 
Komoto  Park Kang-Jo  | 
Attendance: 2,856
| Júbilo Iwata | 1 – 3 | Gamba Osaka | 
|---|---|---|
| Nishi  | 
Sasaki  Yamaguchi Yamazaki  | 
Attendance: 2,648
| Omiya Ardija | 1 – 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 
|---|---|---|
| Uchida  | 
Johnsen  | 
Attendance: 4,371
| Kashima Antlers | 3 – 4 (a.e.t.) | Shimizu S-Pulse | 
|---|---|---|
| Masuda  Marquinhos Marcinho  | 
Hyodo  Yamamoto Edamura Hara  | 
Attendance: 5,158
| Albirex Niigata | 2 – 3 | FC Tokyo | 
|---|---|---|
| Marcio  Chiba  | 
Emerson  Akamine Kajiyama  | 
Attendance: 3,211
| Kashiwa Reysol | 1 – 0 | Kyoto Sanga FC | 
|---|---|---|
| Popó  | 
Attendance: 5,023
| Kawasaki Frontale | 0 – 2 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 
|---|---|---|
| Aoyama  Morisaki  | 
Nagasaki Sports Park Stadium, Isahaya
Attendance: 4,858
Quarter finals
| Sagan Tosu | 1 – 3 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 
|---|---|---|
| Hirose  | 
Nakazawa  Kurihara Kano  | 
Attendance: 9,656
| Gamba Osaka | 2 – 1 | Nagoya Grampus | 
|---|---|---|
| Lucas  Nakazawa  | 
Sugimoto  | 
| Shimizu S-Pulse | 1 – 2 | FC Tokyo | 
|---|---|---|
| Takagi  | 
Akamine  | 
Attendance: 8,051
| Kashiwa Reysol | 3 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 
|---|---|---|
| Koga  Suganuma França  | 
Satō  | 
Attendance: 8,531
Semi finals
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 0 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Gamba Osaka | 
|---|---|---|
| Yamazaki  | 
National Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 19,843
| FC Tokyo | 1 – 2 | Kashiwa Reysol | 
|---|---|---|
| Suzuki  | 
França  Lee  | 
Attendance: 12,458
Final
| Gamba Osaka | 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) | Kashiwa Reysol | 
|---|---|---|
| Bando  | 
External links
- Official site of the 88th Emperor's Cup (in Japanese)