Yu Kobayashi (#11) is Frontale's top scorer. Source.
It's the final of the 100th Emperor's Cup: Kawasaki Frontale meet Gamba Osaka.
Gamba have won the cup five times before (once as Matsushita Electric); Frontale never have.
Frontale vs Gamba so far this season:
2020/8/1 Gamba Osaka 0 - 1 Kawasaki Frontale J1
2020/11/25 Kawasaki Frontale 5 - 0 Gamba Osaka J1
Frontale secured the league title in this game.
They didn't meet in the League Cup.
Frontale is Italian for frontal, and Gamba is Italian for leg. The Gekisaka-approved abbreviations for Kawasaki Frontale and Gamba Osaka are 川崎F and G大阪.
[FT: Kawasaki Frontale 1 - 0 Gamba Osaka]
The schedule for the 101st Emperor's Cup is out.
Years in which the same two teams played in the Emperor's Cup final and the following Super Cup:
回56/1977 Furukawa Electric and Yanmar Diesel
回57/1978 Fujita Industries and Yanmar Diesel
回58/1979 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Toyo Industries
回59/1980 Fujita Industries and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
回80/2001 Kashima Antlers and Shimizu S-Pulse
回86/2007 Urawa Red Diamonds and Gamba Osaka
回87/2008 Kashima Antlers and Sanfrecce Hiroshima
回93/2014 Yokohama F. Marionos and Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Teams in bold won both games.
Kawasaki Frontale in the Emperor's Cup:
99回 R2 Kawasaki Frontale 1 - 0 Meiji University
R3 Kawasaki Frontale 2 - 1 Fagiano Okayama
R4 Vissel Kobe 3 - 2 Kawasaki Frontale
98回 R2 Kawasaki Frontale 3 - 2 Sony Sendai
R3 Kawasaki Frontale 1 - 1 Mito HollyHock (Frontale won on PK.)
R4 Kawasaki Frontale 3 - 1 Shonan Bellmare
QF Kawasaki Frontale 2 - 3 Montedio Yamagata
97回 R2 Kawasaki Frontale 2 - 0 Tochigi Uva
R3 Kawasaki Frontale 4 - 0 Thespakusatsu Gunma
R4 Kawasaki Frontale 4 - 1 Shimizu S-Pulse
QF Kawasaki Frontale 0 - 1 Kashiwa Reysol
96回 R2 Kawasaki Frontale 3 - 1 Blaublitz Akita
R3 Kawasaki Frontale 4 - 1 JEF United Chiba
R4 Kawasaki Frontale 3 - 3 Urawa Red Diamonds
QF FC Tokyo 1 - 2 Kawasaki Frontale
SF Omiya Ardija 0 - 1 Kawasaki Frontale
F Kashima Antlers 2 - 1 Kawasaki Frontale
95回 R2 Kawasaki Frontale 3 - 0 Matsue City FC
R3 Kawasaki Frontale 3 - 0 Kyoto Sanga
R4 Kawasaki Frontale 0 - 2 Gamba Osaka
94回 R2 Kawasaki Frontale 2 - 1 YSCC Yokohama
R3 Kawasaki Frontale 0 - 1 Ehime FC
93回 R2 Kawasaki Frontale 3 - 1 Kochi University
R3 Kawasaki Frontale 3 - 0 Tokyo Verdy
R4 Kawasaki Frontale 2 - 0 Montedio Yamagata
QF Sagan Tosu 2 - 0 Kawasaki Frontale
92回 R2 Kawasaki Frontale 2 - 0 Tokuyama University
R3 Kawasaki Frontale 3 - 2 Tokushima Vortis
R4 Omiya Ardija 4 - 3 Kawasaki Frontale
91回 R2 Kawasaki Frontale 2 - 1 Arte Takasaki
R3 Kawasaki Frontale 4 - 0 Oita Trinita
R4 Kawasaki Frontale 0 - 1 Shonan Bellmare
90回 R2 Kawasaki Frontale 4 - 0 NIFS Kanoya
R3 Kawasaki Frontale 2 - 1 Yokohama FC
R4 Kawasaki Frontale 3 - 3 Montedio Yamagata (Montedio won on PK.)
89回 R2 Kawasaki Frontale 6 - 1 Renofa Yamaguchi
R3 Kawasaki Frontale 3 - 1 Kataller Toyama
R4 Yokohama F. Marinos 1 - 2 Kawasaki Frontale
QF Vegalta Sendai 2 - 1 Kawasaki Frontale
88回 R4 Kawasaki Frontale 3 - 1 Montedio Yamagata
R5 Kawasaki Frontale 0 - 2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
87回 R4 Kawasaki Frontale 3 - 0 Cerezo Osaka
R5 Vissel Kobe 0 - 3 Kawasaki Frontale
QF Ehime FC 0 - 2 Kawasaki Frontale
SF Kawasaki Frontale 0 - 1 Kashima Antlers
86回 R4 Kawasaki Frontale 3 - 0 Sagan Tosu
R5 Kawasaki Frontale 2 - 5 Ventforet Kofu
85回 R4 Kawasaki Frontale 5 - 1 Sagawa Express
R5 Yokohama F. Marinos 2 - 3 Kawasaki Frontale
QF Urawa Red Diamonds 2 - 0 Kawasaki Frontale
84回 R3 Kawasaki Frontale 4 - 0 Ehime FC
R4 Kawasaki Frontale 3 - 2 Vissel Kobe
R5 Kashima Antlers 3 - 2 Kawasaki Frontale
83回 R1 Kawasaki Frontale 2 - 0 Juntendo University
R2 Kawasaki Frontale 7 - 1 Kunimi High School
R3 Kawasaki Frontale 3 - 0 Oita Trinita
R4 JEF United Ichihara 5 - 0 Kawasaki Frontale
82回 R1 Matches FC 0 - 7 Kawasaki Frontale
R2 Kawasaki Frontale 6 - 0 SC Tottori
R3 Vissel Kobe 1 - 3 Kawasaki Frontale
R4 Kawasaki Frontale 1 - 0 Gamba Osaka
QF Kashima Antlers 1 - 0 Kawasaki Frontale
81回 R1 Kwansei Gakuin University 0 - 5 Kawasaki Frontale
R2 Kawasaki Frontale 1 - 0 Hosei University
R3 Consadole Sapporo 2 - 3 Kawasaki Frontale
R4 Yokohama FC 1 - 3 Kawasaki Frontale
QF Tokyo Verdy 0 - 3 Kawasaki Frontale
SF Kawasaki Frontale 1 - 2 Shimizu S-Pulse
80回 R3 Kawasaki Frontale 0 - 2 Urawa Red Diamonds
79回 R1 Ehime FC 0 - 3 Kawasaki Frontale
R2 Kawasaki Frontale 5 - 1 Josai University
R3 JEF United Ichihara 2 - 3 Kawasaki Frontale
R4 Kawasaki Frontale 1 - 3 Verdy Kawasaki
78回 R2 Kawasaki Frontale 1 - 0 YKK
R3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2 - 1 Kawasaki Frontale
77回 R2 Kawasaki Frontale 3 - 0 Luminoso Sayama
R3 Vissel Kobe 2 - 0 Kawasaki Frontale
(Prior to 1997 the club was known as Fujitsu SC.)
76回 R1 Morioka Zebra 0 - 5 Fujitsu
R2 Fujitsu 3 - 0 Fukuoka University
R3 JEF United Ichihara 0 - 0 Fujitsu (Fujitsu won on PK.)
R4 Gamba Osaka 3 - 1 Fujitsu
75回 R1 Fujitsu 2 - 5 Fukuoka Blux
72回 R1 YKK 0 - 4 Fujitsu
R2 Urawa Red Diamonds 3 - 0 Fujitsu
71回 R1 Honda FC 2 - 1 Fujitsu
70回 R1 Fujitsu 1 - 2 Honda FC
68回 R1 Fujitsu 1 - 2 Matsushita Electric
67回 R1 Honda FC 2 - 0 Fujitsu
63回 R1 Fukushima FC 0 - 5 Fujitsu
R2 Mitsubishi Motors 1 - 2 Fujitsu
QF Fujitsu 0 - 6 Nissan Motors
62回 R1 Fujitsu 4 - 3 Honda FC
R2 Yamaha Motors 1 - 0 Fujitsu
61回 R1 Fujitsu 1 - 3 Hitachi
60回 R1 Fujitsu 2 - 2 Osaka University of Economics (Osaka won on PK.)
58回 R1 Fujitsu 4 - 0 Kyushu Sangyo University
R2 Fujitsu 1 - 0 Nippon Kokan
QF Fujita Industries 3 - 0 Fujitsu
57回 R1 Osaka University of Commerce 1 - 3 Fujitsu
R2 Toyo Industries 1 - 0 Fujitsu
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