A detail from Supporto! Kisarazu Girls Supporter's Note by Takada Katsura.
This year I've switched over to referring to the current Emperor's Cup tournament by its ordinal number (97th) instead of by the year (2017). The 97回 is handy for spotting references to the tournament in blocks of Japanese text, if you're non-literate like me. The ordinal number is not used universally in Japan, though. Sometimes you run up against the regnal number, 平成２９ (Heisei 29), which, you have to admit, does have a place in the Emperor's Cup.
This year I'm following all the clubs from Hokkaido, Tohoku and Ibaraki, plus Shikoku which I haven't given a moment's thought up till now.
Match No. 2: Iwaki FC 8 - 2 Norbritz Hokkaido
Iwaki FC play in the top level of the Fukushima Prefecture league, effectively J7.
Norbritz play in the Hokkaido league (J5). This is their sixth trip to the Emperor's Cup. Their record:
94回 R1 Norbritz 1 - 2 Tonan Maebashi
89回 R1 Norbritz 0 - 4 Fukuoka University
86回 R1 Norbritz 1 - 2 Nippon Steel Sumikin Oita
77回 R1 Norbritz 0 - 3 Mito HollyHock
73回 R1 Norbritz 0 - 5 Tokyo Verdy
Match No. 3: Giravanz Kitakyushu (J3) [10 - 0] R.Velho Takamatsu
Match No. 6: FC Ryukyu (J3) [5 - 5] FC Imabari (JFL) [Imabari win on penalty kicks.]
Match No. 7: Verspah Oita (JFL) [2 - 1] Kōchi United SC
Match No. 9: Blaublitz Akita (J3) 1 - 2 Kokushikan University
Match No. 11: YSCC (J3) [1 - 2] University of Tsukuba*
Match No. 13: Grulla Morioka (J3) [2 - 0] Sony Sendai (JFL)
Match No. 15: Gifu Keizai University 1 - 3 Niigata University of Health and Welfare
Match No. 19: Tochigi Uva (JFL) 6 - 1 Parafrente Yonezawa
Parafrente play in the second tier of the Tohoku league (J6). They have been to the Emperor's Cup once before:
89回 R1 Parafrente 0 - 5 Ryutsu Keizai University
Match No. 20: Nara Club (JFL) 0 - 1 Vanraure Hachinohe (JFL)
Match No. 24: FC Tokushima Celeste 1 - 2 MD Nagasaki
Round Two goes June 21st.
*University of Tsukuba has a long history of involvement in the Emperor's Cup:
[97回 R1 YSCC Yokohama 1 - 2 University of Tsukuba
R2 Vegalta Sendai 2 - 3 University of Tsukuba
R3 University of Tsukuba 2 - 1 Avispa Fukuoka
R4 University of Tsukuba 0 - 2 Omiya Ardija]
96回 R1 Consadole Sapporo 3 - 0 University of Tsukuba
94回 R1 University of Tsukuba 1 - 2 Sony Sendai
93回 R1 University of Tsukuba 4 - 1 Urayasu SC
R2 Kashiwa Reysol 4 - 2 University of Tsukuba
92回 R1 University of Tsukuba 3 - 1 FC Ryukyu
R2 Kashima Antlers 7 - 1 University of Tsukuba
91回 R1 University of Tsukuba 2 - 1 Heisei International University
R2 Kashima Antlers 2 - 0 University of Tsukuba
87回 R2 University of Tsukuba 3 - 0 Tokushima Vortis Second
R3 Sagan Tosu 1 - 0 University of Tsukuba
85回 R2 FC Primeiro 1 - 4 University of Tsukuba
R3 Sagan Tosu 1 - 0 University of Tsukuba
83回 R1 University of Tsukuba 5 - 0 Matsusho Gakuen High School
R2 Honda FC 2 - 1 University of Tsukuba
82回 R1 University of Tsukuba 1 - 3 Ventforet Kofu
80回 R1 University of Tsukuba 4 - 1 Tokai University
R2 University of Tsukuba 1 - 1 Otsuka Pharmaceutical (Otsuka won on penalties.)
79回 R1 Ritsumeikan University 2 - 1 University of Tsukuba
78回 R1 Maebashi Scholarship High School 0 - 7 University of Tsukuba
R2 Denso Corporation 1 - 3 University of Tsukuba
R3 Kashima Antlers 3 - 1 University of Tsukuba
76回 R1 Teihens FC 0 - 4 University of Tsukuba
R2 Fukushima FC 3 - 0 University of Tsukuba
75回 R1 Seino Transportation 0 - 2 University of Tsukuba
R2 University of Tsukuba 0 - 4 Tokyo Verdy
70回 R1 Yamaha Motor Company 2 - 0 University of Tsukuba
69回 R1 Honda Motor Company 4 - 3 University of Tsukuba
68回 R1 University of Tsukuba 0 - 2 Nissan Motor Company
65回 R1 Nippon Steel Corporation 3 - 0 University of Tsukuba
64回 R1 Honda Motor Company 2 - 2 University of Tsukuba (Honda won on penalties.)
61回 R1 University of Tsukuba 6 - 0 YKK
R2 Univerity of Tsukuba 3 - 1 Hitachi
QF Furukawa Electric Company 1 - 2 University of Tsukuba
SF University of Tsukuba 0 - 1 Nippon Steel Corporation
60回 R1 University of Tsukuba 0 - 1 Furukawa Electric Company
59回 R1 University of Tsukuba 3 - 1 Sapporo University
R2 Fujita Industry 3 - 1 University of Tsukuba
Prior to 1973 University of Tsukuba was named Tokyo University of Education.
51回 R1 Hitachi 2 - 1 Tokyo University of Education
48回 R1 Yawata Steel Works 1 - 0 Tokyo University of Education
47回 R1 Tokyo University of Education 1 - 3 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
46回 R1 Yawata Steel Works 2 - 0 Tokyo University of Education
33回 R1 Tokyo University of Education 3 - 1 University of Yamanashi
R2 Kwansei Gakuin University 2 - 1 Tokyo University of Education
32回 R1 Tokyo University of Education 6 - 0 韮葉 Club
R2 Tokyo University of Education 1 - 2 Osaka Club
15回 R1 Tokyo University of Education 4 - 2 Hokkaido University
SF Tokyo University of Education 3 - 0 Kansai University
F Tokyo University of Education 1 - 6 Seoul
The University of Tsukuba uses a 3 - 5 - 3 paulownia as its emblem, just in case you forgot that they were founded by imperial order in 1872.
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