Poster art for this year's Emperor's Cup by Tsujitomo, based on his soccer manga Giant Killing. The official Emperor's Cup ball is made up of hexagons, and pentagons disguised as cherry blossoms.
Quarter-finals, December 26th:
Match No. 81: Vissel Kobe 0 - 3 Urawa Red Diamonds
Match No. 82: Vegalta Sendai 3 - 3 Kashiwa Reysol (Reysol win on penalty kicks.)
Match No. 83: Gamba Osaka 3 - 1 Sagan Tosu
Match No. 84: FC Tokyo 1 - 2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Semi-finals, December 29th:
Match No. 85: Urawa Red Diamonds 1 - 0 Kashiwa Reysol
Match No. 86: Gamba Osaka 3 - 0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Final, today:
Match No. 87: [Urawa Red Diamonds 1 - 2 Gamba Osaka]
Urawa beat Gamba 1 - 0 in the 2006 final.
Here's how the Empress's Cup went:
Semi-finals, December 23rd:
Match No. 45: NTV Beleza 1 - 1 Albirex Niigata Ladies (Albirex win on penalty kicks.)
Match No. 46: Vegalta Sendai Ladies 0 - 2 INAC Kobe Leonessa
Final: December 27th: Albirex Niigata Ladies 0 - 1 INAC Kobe Leonessa
How many games did Sanfrecce Hiroshima play in calendar year 2015? 17 Stage One + 17 Stage Two + 1 Championship Stage + 6 Nabisco Cup + 3 FIFA Club World Cup + 5 Emperor's Cup = 49
How many games did Gamba Osaka play in calendar year 2015? 1 Super Cup + 17 Stage One + 17 Stage Two + 2 Championship Stage + 3 Nabisco Cup + 9 AFC Champions League + 3 Emperor's Cup = 52
How many games did Mito HollyHock play in calendar year 2015? 42 J2 League + 4 Emperor's Cup = 46
The FIFA Club World Cup has been staged twelve times. How often has it come down to the European club versus the South American club in the final? Nine times. (Plus Europe versus Africa twice, South America versus South America once.) What Japanese clubs have participated, and were they AFC champion, or host club? Urawa Red Diamonds (2007, AFC champion); Gamba Osaka (2008, AFC champion); Kashiwa Reysol (2011, host); Sanfrecce Hiroshima twice (2012, host; 2015, host). Which Mexican clubs have participated? Necaxa (2000); América (2006, 2015); Pachuca (2007, 2008, 2010); Atlante (2009); Monterrey (2011, 2012, 2013); Cruz Azul (2014). How many clubs are there in Liga MX? 18.
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