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About Clackmannan FC

Clackmannan FC played at Chapelhill Park. Source.

Ann Budge's league reconstruction taskforce began work Monday, as Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said there should be no matches in front of fans anytime soon. The World Health Organization has reportedly advised UEFA to cancel all football through to the end of 2021.

The taskforce is reported to be looking at a 14-team Premiership. The top division has been made up of fourteen teams only two seasons up till now, in 1903-04 and 1904-05.

Gary Holt, head coach of Livingston FC, wants an 18-team Premiership.

Considering that Morton finished seventh in the Championship, a 19-team Premiership is the only acceptable solution.

I don't know why Livi have a head coach instead of a manager.

Of interest to Celtic: the Dutch Eredivisie has cancelled the rest of its season and will not have a 2019-20 champion.

1907-08: April 22nd Morton ended the Scottish League season with a 2 - 2 draw against Kilmarnock at Cappielow. They finished in 12th place with 9 wins, 9 draws and 16 losses.

April 25th Morton visited Johnstone for the second leg of their Renfrewshire Cup final and won 0 - 2. Morton were champions of Renfrewshire.

1963-64. Morton played their last league match of the season on April 24th, beating Raith Rovers 4 - 2 at Cappielow. The Ton finished top of Division Two with 31 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss for 67 points (a win equalled 2 points in those days), 14 points ahead of second-place Clyde, and 21 ahead of third-place Arbroath.

On April 22nd, 1964 the famous Forfar 5, East Fife 4 match was played.

Which set of fixtures was the most ecofriendly in the 2019-20 Championship?

The fixtures that were in place the weekend of Dec 27-28 would burn the least amount of fuel:

    0 miles    Dundee United vs Dundee

  14 miles    Dunfermline vs Alloa

  24 miles    Morton vs Partick

  60 miles    Ayr United vs Queen of the South

143 miles    ICT vs Arbroath

241 miles    x 2 for the return trip = 482 miles

SWF Championship South: Livingston vs Morton (tomorrow) (no)

HFX Wanderers do not play their home opener today against Atletico Ottawa.

Swiss Challenge League: Winterthur vs Schaffhausen (postponed)

Swiss Cup, semifinals. (No.)

Copa Libertadores, Group Stage, matchday 5 (April 21 - 22) (postponed):

Group B: Palmeiras vs Bolívar

Group C: Athletico Paranaense vs Jorge Wilstermann

Bolivian league: Real Potosi vs The Strongest (April 22) (no)

The Strongest vs Always Ready (tomorrow) (no)

The 100th Emperor's Cup has been reformatted again. Round One will now take place in September, and only 50 clubs will participate instead of the usual 88. The 50 will be made up of 47 prefectural representatives, the 48th club (Honda FC), and the top two J1 clubs, which will join in the semifinals. Will the other J League clubs be able to enter as prefectural representatives? Some prefectural associations have already designated their representative clubs:

Akita: Blaublitz Akita

Tochigi: Tochigi City

Yamanashi: Yamanashi Gakuin University SC

Tottori: Gainare Tottori

Hiroshima: SRC Hiroshima

Kumamoto: Roasso Kumamoto

Will Sanfrecce Hiroshima attempt to take SRC Hiroshima's place?

The Asian Football Confederation has postponed all its May and June games.

AFC Champions League East, group stage, matchday 5: (no)

Group F: FC Tokyo vs Ulsan Hyundai

Group G: Johor Darul Ta'zim vs Vissel Kobe

Group H: Yokohama F. Marinos vs Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

J3 League, week 7: Fukushima United vs Vanraure Hachinohe (tomorrow) (no)

The Japan Football League has decided to abandon the first half of its season, and will play a single round robin beginning with matchday #16 on July 18th. Owing to the brevity of the schedule, there will be no relegation at season's end.

The Tokai league is scrapping its season but will play a tournament in September to see which club goes to the Regional Champions League if that is still on.

JFL: Iwaki FC vs MIO Biwako Shiga (tomorrow) (cancelled)

JFL 1999: Mito HollyHock 0 - 3 Denso SC

Denso SC was founded in 1949 as the company team of auto parts manufacturer Denso. In 2005 the corporate sponsor got out of soccer and the team took on their present identity FC Kariya. They play in the Tōkai league.

About Clackmannan FC:

Alloa Athletic used to have a county rival, Clackmannan FC, a club that existed from 1885 to 1931. They wore blue and white hoops and played at Chapelhill Park. The town of Clackmannan is two miles south of Alloa.

Clackmannan were members of the SFL for four seasons only. They played in the newly reconstituted Division Two in 1921-22, finishing 20th and then dropping out. And they played in the short-lived Division Three from 1923-24 to 1925-26. In their time in the SFL they played twelve of the present-day SPFL clubs: Cowdenbeath, Dunfermline, East Fife, Stenhousemuir, St Johnstone, Forfar, Arbroath, Queen of the South, Montrose, Brechin Dundee United (as Dundee Hibernian) and Alloa.

Alloa versus Clackmannan in the Midland Football League:

1891/12/19    Alloa 1 - 3 Clackmannan

1892/1/30      Clackmannan 7 - 1 Alloa

1896/9/26      Alloa 1 - 4 Clackmannan

1897/3/27      Clackmannan 5 - 2 Alloa

Alloa versus Clackmannan in the Central Football Combination:

1898/12/24    Alloa 3 - 2 Clackmannan

1899/3/11      Clackmannan 1 - 2 Alloa

1900/3/17      Clackmannan 0 - 3 Alloa

1900/4/14      Alloa 3 - 3 Clackmannan

1900/9/1        Clackmannan 5 - 1 Alloa

1901/3/23      Alloa 1 - 1 Clackmannan

Alloa versus Clackmannan in the Central Football League:

1914/9/12      Alloa 4 - 0 Clackmannan

1914/11/28    Clackmannan 2 - 3 Alloa

1919/11/22    Alloa 3 - 0 Clackmannan

1920/2/14      Clackmannan 1 - 2 Alloa (league cup)

1920/3/13      Clackmannan 1 - 2 Alloa

1920/10/4      Clackmannan 2 - 3 Alloa

1920/10/23    Alloa 1 - 2 Clackmannan

Alloa versus Clackmannan in the SFL:

1921/8/27      Clackmannan 1 - 2 Alloa

1922/1/2        Alloa 2 - 0 Clackmannan

Alloa versus Clackmannan in the King Cup:

1889/11/16    Clackmannan 2 - 3 Alloa

Alloa versus Clackmannan in the East of Scotland Shield:

1890/10/11    Alloa 3 - 0 Clackmannan

1895/11/30    Alloa 1 - 0 Clackmannan

Alloa versus Clackmannan in the East of Scotland Consolation Cup:

1897/1/30      Alloa 1 - 1 Clackmannan

1897/2/6        Alloa 0 - 4 Clackmannan

Alloa versus Clackmannan in the Penman Cup:

1908/12/12    Clackmannan 1 - 3 Alloa

Clackmannan FC in the Scottish Cup:

1890-91    R1    Clackmannan 9 - 0 Milton of Campsie

                 R2    Broxburn 5 - 2 Clackmannan

1895-96    R1    St Bernard's 8 - 1 Clackmannan

1921-22    R1    Clackmannan 3 - 5 Inverness Citadel

1922-23    R1    Hibs 4 - 0 Clackmannan

1923-24    R1    Stenhousemuir 2 - 1 Clackmannan

1924-25    R1    Raith Rovers 3 - 0 Clackmannan

1927-28    R1    Third Lanark 10 - 0 Clackmannan

1928-29    R1    FC Dunkeld & Birnam w/o Clackmannan

                 R2    Albion Rovers 8 - 1 Clackmannan

1930-31    R1    Ayr United 11 - 2 Clackmannan

(I have relied on Scottish Historical Football Archive, Fitbastats and German Wikipedia.)

Unicorn and Lion

Cast iron unicorn and lion. Source.

All football matches are postponed. Morton do not visit Partick Thistle.

Every conceivable solution for ending the 2019-20 season is in the mix right now. The SPFL could:

1) Declare 2019-20 null and void.

2) Reschedule the remaining matches in the autumn and make 2020-21 a short season.

3) Play the Premiership to the 33-game mark.

4) End the season as it is now and restructure the leagues for 2020-21, making three 14-team leagues. In effect there would be a lot of promotion and no relegation.

The other Championship matches (not):

Dundee vs Arbroath (March 24)

Arbroath vs Dundee United (last night)

Alloa vs Dunfermline

Dundee vs QoS

ICT vs Ayr United (postponed)

League One (as if):

East Fife vs Clyde

Forfar vs Falkirk

Peterhead vs Montrose

Raith Rovers vs Airdrieonians (postponed)

Stranraer vs Dumbarton

It's not the final of the Scottish Challenge Cup:

Raith Rovers vs Inverness CT (at McDairmid Park in Perth)

ICT have won this trophy twice (in 2003-04 and 2017-18); Raith have won it once (in 2013-14). But ICT have only ever competed for the cup 13 times while Raith have competed 23 times, which makes ICT's achievement about 3.5 times greater than Raith's. The two clubs have met in the cup once only, in the 2003-04 semi-finals, and ICT won.

Which SPFL clubs have never competed in the Challenge Cup?

Aberdeen, Celtic, Motherwell. Except that their colt teams have.

Which SPFL clubs have competed in every Challenge Cup but have never made the final?

Arbroath, East Fife, Forfar, Montrose, Albion Rovers, Cowdenbeath, Queen's Park, Stirling Albion.

Which of these has won the fewest games in this cup?

Albion Rovers. 14 wins in 29 years.

1907-08. Morton hosted Third Lanark and lost 0 - 2.

1963-64. Alloa visited Cappielow and played the Ton to a 2 - 2 draw.

SPFL Reserve League: Morton vs St Mirren (March 23) (no)

SWF Championship Cup quarter-finals: Morton vs Airdrie (tomorrow) (good luck)

Bolivian league: Aurora vs The Strongest (tomorrow) (nuh huh)

JFL: Sony Sendai vs Iwaki FC (postponed)

The 100th Emperor's Cup has been reorganized. A schedule was announced in December, but in mid-March the format was revised, with an extra round inserted and the J1 clubs entering at a later date than before. The changes do not alter the number of matches, which remains at 87. It looks to me as if the coronavirus crisis is being used to justify changes that the top clubs were already pushing for. But with the continuation of the coronavirus crisis there's still a strong chance that this year's Cup will get reformatted again or cancelled entirely.

Regardless, a bracket for Rounds One to Four is out. Round One will involve the 47 prefectural champions plus one, as usual. This year the 48th club is recommended by the JFL -- Honda FC.

The Tokyo Olympics have been postponed to 2021.

Canadian Premier League. The owners of Cavalry FC have been to visit Ross County's Victoria Park to learn how to winterize their park. And they have committed to installing proper floodlights, so you won't be able to call them Chiaroscuro FC anymore.

The West of Scotland League continues toward a 2020-21 launch. The plan is to play the first season in a conference format, and then reorganize into upper and lower divisions in the second year, the way the East of Scotland League did when all those junior clubs flocked to it a couple of years ago. Also, the West teams will continue to be eligible for the Scottish Junior Cup. Greenock Juniors have signalled their desire to join the new league. Source. Source.

Managers Jim McInally and Ian McCall head to head:

2007/10/6      Morton 4 - 2 Partick             First Division

2007/12/22    Partick 1 - 1 Morton              First Division

2008/3/15      Morton 0 - 0 Partick              First Division

2008/4/26      Partick 0 - 3 Morton             First Division

2015/9/26      Ayr Utd 1 - 1 Peterhead        League One

2015/12/19    Peterhead 3 - 0 Ayr Utd       League One

2016/2/6        Ayr Utd 1 - 2 Peterhead       League One

2016/4/23      Peterhead 0 - 4 Ayr Utd       League One

2016/5/3        Peterhead 1 - 4 Ayr Utd       playoffs

2016/5/7        Ayr Utd 2 - 1 Peterhead       playoffs

(McInally = Morton, Peterhead; McCall = Partick, Ayr Utd)

McInally 4 wins, McCall 3 wins, plus 3 draws.

Club The Strongest in the Copa Libertadores (part 2, 21st century):

2000/2/15      R1    Palmeiras 4 - 0 The Strongest

2000/3/8        R1    The Strongest 5 - 1 Juventude

2000/3/21      R1    El Nacional 0 - 0 The Strongest

2000/4/6        R1    The Strongest 4 - 2 Palmeiras

2000/4/12      R1    Juventude 4 - 0 The Strongest

2000/4/20      R1    The Strongest 1 - 4 El Nacional

2001/2/22      R1    River Plate 5 - 1 The Strongest

2001/3/1        R1    The Strongest 1 - 1 Guaraní

2001/4/5        R1    The Strongest 4 - 1 River Plate

2001/4/10      R1    El Nacional 2 - 1 The Strongest

2001/4/17      R1    Guaraní 4 - 1 The Strongest

2001/5/3        R1    The Strongest 2 - 1 El Nacional

2003/2/18      GS    Cruz Azul 3 - 2 The Strongest

2003/2/27      GS    The Strongest 1 - 0 Fénix

2003/3/11      GS    Corinthians 4 - 1 The Strongest

2003/3/20      GS    Fénix 2 - 0 The Strongest

2003/4/3        GS    The Strongest 2 - 1 Cruz Azul

2003/4/9        GS    The Strongest 0 - 2 Corinthians

2004/2/5        GS    São Caetano 4 - 2 The Strongest

2004/2/19      GS    The Strongest 0 - 0 América

2004/3/16      GS    Peñarol 4 - 0 The Strongest

2004/3/23      GS    The Strongest 2 - 0 Peñarol

2004/4/8        GS    América 4 - 0 The Strongest

2004/4/15      GS    The Strongest 0 - 2 São Caetano

2005/3/3        GS    The Strongest 3 - 3 São Paulo

2005/3/10      GS    Quilmes 1 - 0 The Strongest

2005/3/15      GS    Universidad de Chile 2 - 1 The Strongest

2005/4/13      GS    The Strongest 0 - 0 Universidad de Chile

2005/4/28      GS    The Strongest 2 - 1 Quilmes

2005/5/11      GS    São Paulo 3 - 0 The Strongest

2006/2/9        GS    The Strongest 3 - 2 Newell's Old Boys

2006/2/22      GS    Goiás 2 - 0 The Strongest

2006/2/28      GS    Unión Española 1 - 0 The Strongest

2006/3/29      GS    The Strongest 0 - 1 Unión Española

2006/4/5        GS    The Strongest 1 - 0 Goiás

2006/4/19      GS    Newell's Old Boys 2 - 0 The Strongest

2012/2/15      GS    The Strongest 2 - 1 Santos

2012/2/23      GS    The Strongest 2 - 1 Juan Aurich

2012/3/13      GS    Internacional 5 - 0 The Strongest

2012/3/21      GS    The Strongest 1 - 1 Internacional

2012/4/5        GS    Juan Aurich 1 - 0 The Strongest

2012/4/19      GS    Santos 2 - 0 The Strongest

2013/2/14      GS    The Strongest 2 - 1 Arsenal

2013/2/28      GS    São Paulo 2 - 1 The Strongest

2013/3/7        GS    Atlético Mineiro 2 - 1 The Strongest

2013/3/13      GS    The Strongest 1 - 2 Atlético Mineiro

2013/4/4        GS    The Strongest 2 - 1 São Paulo

2013/4/17      GS    Arsenal 2 - 1 The Strongest

2014/2/13      GS    Atletico Paranaense 1 - 0 The Strongest

2014/2/20      GS    The Strongest 1 - 0 Universitario

2014/3/11      GS    The Strongest 2 - 0 Vélez Sarsfield

2014/3/18      GS    Vélez Sarsfield 2 - 0 The Strongest

2014/3/27      GS    Universitario 3 - 3 The Strongest

2014/4/8        GS    The Strongest 2 - 1 Atletico Paranaense

2014/4/17       16    The Strongest 2 - 0 Defensor Sporting

2014/4/29       16    Defensor Sporting 2 - 0 The Strongest (Defensor won on PK.)

2015/2/3        R1    Monarchas Moralia 1 - 1 The Strongest

2015/2/10      R1    The Strongest 2 - 0 Monarchas Moralia

2015/2/17      GS    The Strongest 3 - 1 Internacional

2015/2/24      GS    Emelec 3 - 0 The Strongest

2015/3/5        GS    Universidad de Chile 3 - 1 The Strongest

2015/3/17      GS    The Strongest 5 - 3 Universidad de Chile

2015/4/15      GS    The Strongest 1 - 0 Emelec

2015/4/22      GS    Internacional 1 - 0 The Strongest

2016/2/17      GS    São Paulo 0 - 1 The Strongest

2016/3/2        GS    The Strongest 2 - 1 Trujillanos

2016/3/16      GS    The Strongest 1 - 1 River Plate

2016/4/6        GS    River Plate 6 - 0 The Strongest

2016/4/12      GS    Trujillanos 2 - 1 The Strongest

2016/4/21      GS    The Strongest 1 - 1 São Paulo

2017/2/2        R2    Montevideo Wanderers 0 - 2 The Strongest

2017/2/9        R2    The Strongest 4 - 0 Montevideo Wanderers

2017/2/16      R3    Unión Española 1 - 1 The Strongest

2017/2/23      R3    The Strongest 5 - 0 Unión Española

2017/3/9        GS    The Strongest 2 - 0 Santa Fe

2017/3/16      GS    Santos 2 - 0 The Strongest

2017/4/18      GS    Sporting Cristal 0 - 0 The Strongest

2017/4/4        GS    The Strongest 5 - 1 Sporting Cristal

2017/4/17      GS    The Strongest 1 - 1 Santos

2017/4/23      GS    Santa Fe 1 - 1 The Strongest

2017/7/6         16    The Strongest 1 - 1 Lanús

2017/8/8         16    Lanús 1 - 0 The Strongest

2018/3/15      GS    The Strongest 1 - 0 Peñarol

2018/4/3        GS    Libertad 3 - 0 The Strongest

2018/4/18      GS    The Strongest 1 - 2 Atlético Tucumán

2018/4/25      GS    Atlético Tucumán 3 - 0 The Strongest

2018/5/3        GS    The Strongest 1 - 3 Libertad

2018/5/17      GS    Peñarol 2 - 0 The Strongest

2019/2/5        R2    The Strongest 1 - 1 Libertad

2019/2/13      R2    Libertad 5 - 1 The Strongest

2020/2/5        R2    The Strongest vs Atlético Tucumán

2020/2/12      R2    Atlético Tucumán vs The Strongest

1300 words and not one fresh result.

99th Emperor's Cup Final

The 99th Emperor's Cup final will be the first event held at the New National Stadium being built for the 2020 Olympics. Source.

It's Vissel Kobe vs Kashima Antlers.

[Vissel Kobe win 2 - 0.]

Shimizu S-Pulse in the Emperor's Cup:

72回    R1        Kawasaki Steel 0 - 3 Shimizu S-Pulse

            R2        Chuo Bohan 1 - 4 Shimizu-S-Pulse

            QF        Yokohama Marinos 4 - 3 Shimizu S-Pulse

73回    R1        Sapporo University 0 - 6 Shimizu S-Pulse

            R2        Chuo University 0 - 1 Shimizu S-Pulse

            QF        JEF United Ichihara 1 - 2 Shimizu S-Pulse

            SF        Kashima Antlers 1 - 0 Shimizu S-Pulse

74回    R1        Kawasaki Steel 2 - 1 Shimizu S-Pulse

75回    R1        Vissel Kobe 2 - 0 Shimizu S-Pulse

76回    R3        Shimizu S-Pulse 1 - 0 Consadole Sapporo

            R4        Shimizu S-Pulse 2 - 1 Fukushima FC

            QF        Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3 - 0 Shimizu S-Pulse

77回    R3        Shimizu S-Pulse 3 - 0 Fukushima FC

            R4        Shimizu S-Pulse 3 - 1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima

            QF        Shimizu S-Pulse 1 - 6 Yokohama Flügels

78回    R3        Shimizu S-Pulse 5 - 0 Mito HollyHock

            R4        Avispa Fukuoka 2 - 3 Shimizu S-Pulse

            QF        Urawa Red Diamonds 0 - 1 Shimizu S-Pulse

            SF        Nagoya Grampus Eight 1 - 2 Shimizu S-Pulse

              F        Yokohama Flügels 2 - 1 Shimizu S-Pulse

79回    R4        Shimizu S-Pulse 2 - 2 Kyoto Purple Sanga (S-Pulse won on PK.)

            QF        Shimizu S-Pulse 0 - 2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima

80回    R3        Shimizu S-Pulse 3 - 0 Denso

            R4        Shimizu S-Pulse 1 - 0 Avispa Fukuoka

            QF        Shimizu S-Pulse 3 - 1 JEF United Ichihara

            SF        Shimizu S-Pulse 1 - 0 Vissel Kobe

              F        Kashima Antlers 3 - 2 Shimizu S-Pulse

81回    R3        Shimizu S-Pulse 2 - 1 Honda FC

            R4        Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0 - 4 Shimizu S-Pulse

            QF        Gamba Osaka 0 - 2 Shimizu S-Pulse

            SF        Kawasaki Frontale 1 - 2 Shimizu S-Pulse

              F        Shimizu S-Pulse 3 - 2 Cerezo Osaka

82回    R3        Shimizu S-Pulse 4 - 2 Sagan Tosu

            R4        Shimizu S-Pulse 3 - 2 Shonan Bellmare

            QF        Shimizu S-Pulse 1 - 3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima

83回    R3        Shimizu S-Pulse 2 - 0 Mito HollyHock

            R4        Shimizu S-Pulse 2 - 1 Shonan Bellmare

            QF        Shimizu S-Pulse 1 - 0 JEF United Ichihara

            SF        Júbilo Iwata 4 - 2 Shimizu S-Pulse

84回    R4        Omiya Ardija 1 - 0 Shimizu S-Pulse

85回    R4        Shimizu S-Pulse 5 - 0 Tokushima Vortis

            R5        Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0 - 3 Shimizu S-Pulse

            QF        Júbilo Iwata 0 - 1 Shimizu S-Pulse

            SF        Shimizu S-Pulse 1 - 0 Cerezo Osaka

              F        Urawa Red Diamonds 2 - 1 Shimizu S-Pulse

86回    R4        Shimizu S-Pulse 6 - 4 Tochigi SC

            R5        Shimizu S-Pulse 3 - 2 FC Tokyo

            QF        Kashima Antlers 3 - 2 Shimizu S-Pulse

87回    R4        Shimizu S-Pulse 3 - 3 Meiji University (S-Pulse won on PK.)

            R5        Shimizu S-Pulse 5 - 3 Yokohama F. Marinos

            QF        Gamba Osaka 1 - 0 Shimizu S-Pulse

88回    R4        Shimizu S-Pulse 1 - 0 JEF United Ichihara Chiba

            R5        Kashima Antlers 3 - 4 Shimizu S-Pulse

            QF        Shimizu S-Pulse 1 - 2 FC Tokyo

89回    R2        Shimizu S-Pulse 2 - 0 SP Kyoto

            R3        Shimizu S-Pulse 2 - 0 Consadole Sapporo

            R4        Shimizu S-Pulse 3 - 0 Ventforet Kofu

            QF        Shimizu S-Pulse 3 - 2 Albirex Niigata

            SF        Shimizu S-Pulse 1 - 1 Nagoya Grampus (Grampus won on PK.)

90回    R2        Shimizu S-Pulse 2 - 0 Honda FC

            R3        Shimizu S-Pulse 4 - 1 Mito HollyHock

            R4        Yokohama F. Marinos 0 - 3 Shimizu S-Pulse

            QF        Shimizu S-Pulse 1 - 1 Montedio Yamagata (S-Pulse won on PK.)

            SF        Shimizu S-Pulse 3 - 0 Gamba Osaka

              F        Kashima Antlers 2 - 1 Shimizu S-Pulse

91回    R2        Shimizu S-Pulse 2 - 0 FC Gifu Second

            R3        Shimizu S-Pulse 5 - 0 Gainare Tottori

            R4        Shimizu S-Pulse 2 - 0 JEF United Chiba

            QF        Cerezo Osaka 2 - 2 Shimizu S-Pulse (Cerezo won on PK.)

92回    R2        Shimizu S-Pulse 5 - 0 Arterivo Wakayama

            R3        Shimizu S-Pulse 1 - 0 Tokyo Verdy

            R4        Cerezo Osaka 4 - 0 Shimizu S-Pulse

93回    R2        Shimizu S-Pulse 2 - 0 Fujieda MYFC

            R3        Shimizu S-Pulse 3 - 2 Zweigen Kanazawa

            R4        Shimizu S-Pulse 0 - 1 Vegalta Sendai

94回    R2        Shimizu S-Pulse 5 - 0 Biwako Seikei Sport College

            R3        Shimizu S-Pulse 2 - 1 Consadole Sapporo

            R4        FC Tokyo 1 - 2 Shimizu S-Pulse

            QF        Nagoya Grampus 2 - 2 Shimizu S-Pulse (S-Pulse won on PK.)

            SF        Gamba Osaka 5 - 2 Shimizu S-Pulse

95回    R2        Shimizu S-Pulse 2 - 4 Fujieda MYFC

96回    R1        Shimizu S-Pulse 2 - 1 Kansai University

            R2        Shimizu S-Pulse 3 - 0 Mito HollyHock

            R3        Oita Trinita 0 - 1 Shimizu S-Pulse

            R4        Gamba Osaka 1 - 0 Shimizu S-Pulse

97回    R2        Shimizu S-Pulse 4 - 1 Giravanz Kitakyushu

            R3        Iwaki FC 0 - 2 Shimizu S-Pulse

            R4        Kawasaki Frontale 4 - 1 Shimizu S-Pulse

98回    R2        Shimizu S-Pulse 1 - 0 FC Imabari

            R3        Shimizu S-Pulse 0 - 1 Ventforet Kofu

99回    R2        Shimizu S-Pulse 1 - 0 AC Nagano Parceiro

            R3        Shimizu S-Pulse 1 - 0 Avispa Fukuoka

            R4        Júbilo Iwata 1 - 1 Shimizu S-Pulse (S-Pulse won on PK.)

            QF        Sagan Tosu vs Shimizu S-Pulse

99th Emperor's Cup Semifinals

"And in other scores: Cowdenbeath one, Albion Rovers nil ...."

This weekend it's the semi-finals of the Emperor's Cup.

Vissel Kobe 3 - 1 Shimizu S-Pulse

These two have met four times before in the Emperor's Cup, and each side has won twice.

Kashima Antlers 3 - 2 V-Varen Nagasaki

V-Varen have never been to the semi-finals before.

It's also the semi-finals of the Empress's Cup.

Match No. 45: Nippon TV Beleza (N1) [2 - 1] Chifure AS Elfen Saitama (N2)

Match No. 46: Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies (N1) [3 - 2] INAC Kobe Leonessa (N1)

It's also the final of the 68th All Japan University Football Tournament. 24 university teams have been playing off since December 11th for the title of men's university champions. The bracket is here. The final is today:

Match No. 23: Meiji University [3 - 1] Toin Yokohama University

V-Varen Nagasaki in the Emperor's Cup:

76回    R1        Ueda Gentian 1 - 2 Kunimi SC

            R2        Tokyo Gas 8 - 0 Kunimi SC

V-Varen Nagasaki was formed in 2005 through a merger of Ariake SC and Kunimi SC.

86回    R1        V-Varen Nagasaki 1 - 2 Banditonce Kobe

87回    R1        Viancone Fukushima 0 - 1 V-Varen Nagasaki

            R2        V-Varen Nagasaki 5 - 0 Hachinohe University

            R3        Shonan Bellmare 3 - 0 V-Varen Nagasaki

89回    R1        Fukuyama University 0 - 1 V-Varen Nagasaki

            R2        V-Varen Nagasaki 0 - 4 Yokohama F. Marinos

90回    R1        V-Varen Nagasaki 4 - 0 International Pacific University

            R2        Yokohama F. Marinos 3 - 1 V-Varen Nagasaki

91回    R1        Okinawa Kaiho Bank SC 0 - 1 V-Varen Nagasaki

            R2        Tokyo Verdy 7 - 1 V-Varen Nagasaki

92回    R1        Ozu High School 0 - 2 V-Varen Nagasaki

            R2        JEF United Ichihara Chiba 1 - 0 V-Varen Nagasaki

93回    R2        Tokyo Verdy 3 - 2 V-Varen Nagasaki

94回    R2        V-Varen Nagasaki 3 - 1 FC Gifu

            R3        Albirex Niigata 1 - 2 V-Varen Nagasaki

            R4        V-Varen Nagasaki 1 - 2 JEF United Chiba

95回    R1        V-Varen Nagasaki 7 - 0 Mitsubishi Heavy Industry Nagasaki

            R2        Oita Trinita 3 - 0 V-Varen Nagasaki

96回    R1        V-Varen Nagasaki 2 - 1 Kochi United

            R2        V-Varen Nagasaki 1 - 2 Yokohama FC

97回    R2        Montedio Yamagata 1 - 0 V-Varen Nagasaki

98回    R2        V-Varen Nagasaki 2 - 1 Matsue City

            R3        Shonan Bellmare 1 - 1 V-Varen Nagasaki (Bellmare won on PK.)

99回    R2        V-Varen Nagasaki 2 - 1 Kochi United

            R3        Veertien Mie 2 - 2 V-Varen Nagasaki (V-Varen won on PK.)

            R4        V-Varen Nagasaki 2 - 1 Vegalta Sendai

            QF        V-Varen Nagasaki vs Ventforet Kofu

99th Emperor's Cup Quarter-Finals

The second National Stadium, opened in 1958, was the venue for every Emperor's Cup final from 1967 till 2013. Source.

Match No. 81: Vissel Kobe (J1) [1 - 0] Oita Trinita (J1)

Vissel Kobe are nicknamed Ushi (The Cows).

Match No. 82: Sagan Tosu (J1) [0 - 1] Shimizu S-Pulse (J1)

Shimizu S-Pulse won the cup in 2001.

Match No. 83: Kashima Antlers (J1) [1 - 0] Honda FC (JFL)

Kashima Antlers have won the Emperor's Cup five times.

Match No. 84: V-Varen Nagasaki (J2) [2 - 1] Ventforet Kofu (J2)

Vissel Kobe in the Emperor's Cup:

The club started out as Kawasaki Steel Mizushima.

63回    R1        Matsushita Electric 3 - 1 Kawasaki Steel Mizushima

66回    R1        Nissan Motors 3 - 0 Kawasaki Steel Mizushima

67回    R1        Kawasaki Steel Mizushima 1 - 5 Toyota Motors

Kawasaki Steel Mizushima changed its name to Kawasaki Steel in 1987.

71回    R1        ANA 0 - 1 Kawasaki Steel

            R2        Kawasaki Steel 1 - 1 Mazda (Kawasaki Steel won on PK.)

            QF        Kawasaki Steel 1 - 2 Nissan Motors

72回    R1        Kawasaki Steel 0 - 3 Shimizu S-Pulse

73回    R1        Doshisha University 2 - 4 Kawasaki Steel

            R2        Yokohama Marinos 2 - 1 Kawasaki Steel

74回    R1        Kawasaki Steel 2 - 1 Shimizu S-Pulse

            R2        Kyoto Purple Sanga 3 - 1 Kawasaki Steel

In 1995 Kawasaki Steel relocated to Kobe and became Vissel Kobe.

75回    R1        Vissel Kobe 2 - 0 Shimizu S-Pulse

            R2        Júbilo Iwata 0 - 2 Vissel Kobe

            QF        Vissel Kobe 0 - 2 Nagoya Grampus Eight

76回    R1        World Blitz Oyama 0 - 7 Vissel Kobe

            R2        Vissel Kobe 4 - 2 Mitsubishi Motors Mizushima

            R3        Kyoto Purple Sanga 4 - 3 Vissel Kobe

77回    R3        Vissel Kobe 2 - 1 Kawasaki Frontale

            R4        Kashiwa Reysol 2 - 1 Vissel Kobe

78回    R3        Consadole Sapporo 2 - 1 Vissel Kobe

79回    R3        Vissel Kobe 0 - 0 Montedio Yamagata (Montedio won on PK.)

80回    R3        Vissel Kobe 2 - 1 Jatco TT

            R4        Vissel Kobe 1 - 0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima

            QF        Vissel Kobe 2 - 2 Cerezo Osaka (Vissel won on PK.)

            SF        Shimizu S-Pulse 1 - 0 Vissel Kobe

81回    R3        Vissel Kobe 1 - 0 Montedio Yamagata

            R4        Urawa Red Diamonds 4 - 1 Vissel Kobe

82回    R3        Vissel Kobe 1 - 3 Kawasaki Frontale

83回    R3        Vissel Kobe 3 - 0 Montedio Yamagata

            R4        Vissel Kobe 2 - 2 FC Tokyo (Vissel won on PK.)

            QF        Cerezo Osaka 3 - 2 Vissel Kobe

84回    R4        Kawasaki Frontale 3 - 2 Vissel Kobe

85回    R4        Kashiwa Reysol 2 - 2 Vissel Kobe (Reysol won on PK.)

86回    R3        Vissel Kobe 2 - 4 YKK AP FC

87回    R4        Avispa Fukuoka 0 - 2 Vissel Kobe

            R5        Vissel Kobe 0 - 3 Kawasaki Frontale

88回    R4        Matsumoto Yamaga 0 - 8 Vissel Kobe

            R5        Sagan Tosu 5 - 2 Vissel Kobe

89回    R2        Vissel Kobe 5 - 0 Tokai University

            R3        Vissel Kobe 1 - 0 Kashiwa Reysol

            R4        Kashima Antlers 2 - 1 Vissel Kobe

90回    R2        MIO Biwako Shiga 0 - 2 Vissel Kobe

            R3        Vissel Kobe 1 - 2 Kashiwa Reysol

91回    R2        Vissel Kobe 8 - 0 Sanyo Electric Sumoto SC

            R3        FC Tokyo 2 - 1 Vissel Kobe

92回    R2        Vissel Kobe 1 - 2 Sagawa Shiga

93回    R2        Vissel Kobe 3 - 1 Nara Club

            R3        Cerezo Osaka 4 - 0 Vissel Kobe

94回    R2        Vissel Kobe 1 - 2 Kwansei Gakuin University

95回    R2        Vissel Kobe 5 - 0 AC Nagano Parceiro

            R3        Vissel Kobe 1 - 0 JEF United Chiba

            R4        Vissel Kobe 1 - 0 Yokohama F. Marinos

            QF        Vissel Kobe 0 - 3 Urawa Red Diamonds

96回    R2        Vissel Kobe 7 - 1 Suzuka Unlimited FC

            R3        Vissel Kobe 3 - 3 Montedio Yamagata (Vissel won on PK.)

            R4        Kashima Antlers 2 - 1 Vissel Kobe

97回    R2        Vissel Kobe 3 - 1 Kataller Toyama

            R3        Vissel Kobe 3 - 1 Zweigen Kanazawa

            R4        Matsumoto Yamaga 0 - 2 Vissel Kobe

            QF        Vissel Kobe 1 - 1 Kashima Antlers (Vissel won on PK.)

            SF        Vissel Kobe 1 - 3 Cerezo Osaka

98回    R2        Vissel Kobe 3 - 0 Fukuoka University

            R3        Vissel Kobe 6 - 1 JEF United Chiba

            R4        Sagan Tosu 3 - 0 Vissel Kobe

99回    R2        Vissel Kobe 4 - 0 Giravanz Kitakyushu

            R3        Vissel Kobe 4 - 0 Omiya Ardija

            R4        Vissel Kobe 3 - 2 Kawasaki Frontale

99th Emperor's Cup, Round Four

Captain Tsubasa. Source.

There are not many underdogs left: a couple of teams from J2, one from the JFL, and one university team, the astounding Hosei Daigaku.

Match No. 73: Vissel Kobe (J1) [3 - 2] Kawasaki Frontale (J1)

Frontale beat Vissel 2 - 1 in league action in April.

Match No. 74: Sanfrecce Hiroshima (J1) [1 - 1] Oita Trinita (J1) [Oita win on PK.]

In two league games this year Sanfrecce won 1 - 0, and there was a scoreless draw.

Match No. 75: Sagan Tosu (J1) [4 - 2] Cerezo Osaka (J1)

Sagan Tosu knocked Cerezo out of Round 3 of the 96th Emperor's Cup.

Match No. 76: Júbilo Iwata (J1) [1 - 1] Shimizu S-Pulse (J1) [Shimizu win on PK.]

S-Pulse have won their one league match to date this season.

Match No. 77: Kashima Antlers (J1) [4 - 1] Yokohama F.Marinos (J1) (Sept 25)

Antlers knocked Marinos out of the semi-finals of the 96th Cup.

Match No. 78: Urawa Red Diamonds (J1) [0 - 2] Honda FC (JFL) (Sept 25)

[This is such an upset that a moment of awe is called for.]

Honda knocked the Red Diamonds (when they were called Mitsubishi Motors) out of the 71st Emperor's Cup but lost the final to another car company, Nissan.

Match No. 79: V-Varen Nagasaki (J2) [2 - 1] Vegalta Sendai (J1) [Upset!]

Vegalta went to the final last year.

Match No. 80: Ventforet Kofu (J2) [2 - 1] Hosei University

Hosei Daigaku made it to the final in 1929.

FC Primeiro in the Emperor's Cup:

77回    R1        FC Primeiro 0 - 1 Hannan University

78回    R1        FC Primeiro 1 - 0 Nihon University Yamagata Senior High School

            R2        Consadole Sapporo 1 - 0 FC Primeiro

80回    R1        FC Primeiro 1 - 6 Denso

81回    R1        FC Primeiro 0 - 4 Vegalta Sendai

85回    R2        FC Primeiro 1 - 4 Tsukuba University

86回    R1        FC Primeiro 0 - 1 Mitsubishi Motors Mizushima FC

99th Emperor's Cup, Round Three

Mito HollyHock and the Girls und Panzer anime did a cross-promotion in 2017. Source.

There are two university clubs, two JFL clubs, and two J3 clubs left in this round.

Match No. 57: Kawasaki Frontale (J1) [2 - 1] Fagiano Okayama (J2)

Match No. 58: Jubilo Iwata (J1) [6 - 0] Vanraure Hachinohe (J3)

Match No. 59: Shimizu S-Pulse (J1) [1 - 0] Avispa Fukuoka (J2)

Match No. 60: Gamba Osaka (J1) [0 - 2] Hosei University [Upset!]

Match No. 61: Honda FC (JFL) [2 - 0] Tokushima Vortis (J2) [Upset.]

Match No. 62: Veertien Mie (JFL) [2 - 2] V-Varen Nagasaki (J2) [V-Varen win on PK.]

Match No. 63: Urawa Reds (J1) [2 - 1] Mito HollyHock (J2)

Match No. 64: Yokohama F.Marinos (J1) [2 - 1] Yokohama FC (J2)

Match No. 65: Sanfrecce Hiroshima (J1) [2 - 1] Zweigen Kanazawa (J2)

Match No. 66: Kanoya Sports University [1 - 2] Oita Trinita (J1)

Match No. 67: Cerezo Osaka (J1) [3 - 0] Renofa Yamaguchi (J2)

Match No. 68: Vissel Kobe (J1) [4 - 0] Omiya Ardija (J2)

Match No. 69: Kashima Antlers (J1) [4 - 0] Tochigi SC (J2)

Match No. 70: Sagan Tosu (J1) [1 - 0] Kashiwa Reysol (J2)

Match No. 71: FC Toyko (J1) [0 - 1] Ventforet Kofu (J2) [Upset.]

Match No. 72: Vegalta Sendai (J1) [1 - 0] Kataller Toyama (J3)

Hosei University in the Emperor's Cup:

  7回    QF    Rijo Club 2 - 1 Hosei University

  9回    QF    Hosei University 3 - 3 Shizuoka High School (Hosei won lottery.)

            SF    Keio University 2 - 2 Hosei University (Hosei won lottery.)

              F    Kwangaku Club 3 - 0 Hosei University

49回    QF    Hosei University 1 - 6 Toyo Industries

50回    QF    Yanmar Diesel 4 - 2 Hosei University

53回    R2    Teihens FC 0 - 8 Hosei University

            R3    Mitsubishi Motors 1 - 1 Hosei University (Mitsubishi won on PK.)

54回    R2    Sapporo University 2 - 1 Hosei University

55回    R1    Yamaha Motors 2 - 0 Hosei University

58回    R1    Gohone Town Hall 1 - 5 Hosei University

            R2    Hitachi 2 - 1 Hosei University

60回    R1    Hosei University 2 - 1 Fujieda City Hall

            R2    Hosei University 0 - 3 Furukawa Electric

80回    R1    Shinozaki Astros 0 - 4 Hosei University

            R2    Hosei University 2 - 3 Fukuoka University

81回    R1    Hosei University 1 - 0 Honda Lock

            R2    Kawasaki Frontale 1 - 0 Hosei University

86回    R2    Hosei University 2 - 0 TDK SC

            R3    Kashiwa Reysol 3 - 0 Hosei University

99回    R1    Briobecca Urayasu 0 - 1 Hosei University

            R2    Tokyo Verdy 0 - 2 Hosei University

                   

99th Emperor's Cup, Round Two

The Emperor's Cup final was staged at Meiji Jingu Gaien Stadium twelve times between 1924 and 1940. The stadium was demolished and replaced by the old National Stadium in the late 1950s, and that stadium has since been torn down to build a new one for the 2020 Olympics, all on the same spot.  Source.

Match No. 25: Kawasaki Frontale (J1) [1 - 0] Meiji University

Match No. 26: JEF United Chiba (J2) [0 - 3] Fagiano Okayama (J2)

Match No. 27: Jubilo Iwata (J1) [5 - 2] Honda Lock (JFL)

Match No. 28: Matsumoto Yamaga (J1) [2 - 3] Vanraure Hachinohe (J3) [Upset!]

Match No. 29: Shimizu S-Pulse (J1) [1 - 0] Nagano Parceiro (J3)

Match No. 30: Avispa Fukuoka (J2) [2 - 1] Kagoshima United (J2)

Match No. 31: Gamba Osaka (J1) [7 - 1] Kamatamare Sanuki (J3)

Match No. 32: Tokyo Verdy (J2) [0 - 2] Hosei University (Will be played July 10.) [Upset!]

Match No. 33: Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo (J1) [2 - 4] Honda FC (JFL)

Match No. 34: Tokushima Vortis (J2) [0 - 0] Ehime FC (J2) [Vortis win on PK.]

Match No. 35: Shonan Bellmare (J1) [0 - 4] Veertien Mie (JFL) [Upset!]

Match No. 36: V-Varen Nagasaki (J2) [2 - 1] Kochi United (Shikoku)

Match No. 37: Urawa Reds (J1) [2 - 1] Ryutsu Keizai University (Kanto 1)

Match No. 38: Mito HollyHock (J2) [1 - 0] Kyoto Sanga (J2)

Match No. 39: Yokohama F.Marinos (J1) [2 - 1] Ritsumeikan University

Match No. 40: Yokohama FC (J2) [2 - 1] Sendai University (Will be played July 10.)

Match No. 41: Sanfrecce Hiroshima (J1) [4 - 0] Okinawa SV (Kyushu)

Match No. 42: Zweigen Kanazawa (J2) [1 - 0] Albirex Niigata (J2)

Match No. 43: Nagoya Grampus (J1) [0 - 3] Kanoya Sports University [There's a upset.]

Match No. 44: Oita Trinita (J1) [4 - 1] Gainare Tottori (J3)

Match No. 45: Cerezo Osaka (J1) [3 - 1] Arterivo Wakayama (Kansai) (Will be played July 10.)

Match No. 46: Renofa Yamaguchi (J2) [2 - 1] FC Ryukyu (J2)

Match No. 47: Vissel Kobe (J1) [4 - 0] Giravanz Kitakyushu (J3)

Match No. 48: Omiya Ardija (J2) [2 - 1] Thespakusatsu Gunma (J3)

Match No. 49: Kashima Antlers (J1) [3 - 1] Hokuriku University [1 - 3]

Match No. 50: Montedio Yamagata (J2) [1 - 2] Tochigi SC (J2)

Match No. 51: Sagan Tosu (J1) [1 - 1] Roasso Kumamoto (J3) [Tosu win on PK.]

Match No. 52: Kashiwa Reysol (J2) [4 - 0] Iwate Grulla Morioka (J3)

Match No. 53: FC Toyko (J1) [1 - 0] Toin University of Yokohama

Match No. 54: Ventforet Kofu (J2) [2 - 2] FC Gifu (J2) [Ventforet win on PK.]

Match No. 55: Vegalta Sendai (J1) [4 - 1] FC Osaka (JFL)

Match No. 56: Machida Zelvia (J2) [0 - 1] Kataller Toyama (J3)

(Home field advantage is almost always given to the bigger club.)

Kanagawa Prefecture has three clubs in this round: Kawasaki Frontale, Yokohama F. Marinos and Shonan Bellmare.

Eight university clubs are still in it.

Sony Sendai in the Emperor's Cup:

76回    R1    Sony Sendai 2 - 1 Hiroshima Teachers

            R2    Tosu Futures 5 - 2 Sony Sendai

78回    R1    Sony Sendai 2 - 1 Aster Aomori

            R2    Sony Sendai 0 - 5 Avispa Fukuoka

79回    R1    Sony Sendai 2 - 1 Iwate University

            R2    Ventforet Kofu 0 - 0 Sony Sendai (Sony won on PK.)

            R3    Nagoya Grampus Eight 4 - 0 Sony Sendai

80回    R1    Sony Sendai 2 - 3 Doto University

81回    R1    Sony Sendai 0 - 1 Nara Sangyo University

82回    R1    Sony Senda 2 - 3 Japan Soccer College

83回    R1    Fukuoka University of Education 1 - 1 Sony Sendai (Fukuoka won on PK.)

84回    R1    Sony Sendai 6 - 1 Maruoka High School

            R2    Sony Sendai 5 - 0 Yumoto High School

            R3    Ventforet Kofu 1 - 0 Sony Sendai

86回    R1    SC Tottori 2 - 1 Sony Sendai

87回    R1    Sony Sendai 2 - 1 Renofa Yamaguchi

            R2   Meiji University 3 - 2 Sony Sendai

88回    R1    Tamaho FC 0 - 10 Sony Sendai

            R2    Ryutsu Keizai University 2 - 3 Sony Sendai

            R3    Cerezo Osaka 1 - 0 Sony Sendai

89回    R1    TDK SC 1 - 2 Sony Sendai

            R2    Sony Sendai 2 - 4 Omiya Ardija

90回    R1    Fukushima United 2 - 3 Sony Sendai

            R2    Vegalta Sendai 0 - 1 Sony Sendai

            R3    Sony Sendai 1 - 3 Cereo Osaka

91回    R1    Grulla Morioka 0 - 2 Sony Sendai

            R2    Vegalta Sendai 2 - 1 Sony Sendai

92回    R1    Kochi University 0 - 1 Sony Sendai

            R2    Vegalta Sendai 1 - 0 Sony Sendai

93回    R1    Grulla Morioka 0 - 1 Sony Sendai

            R2    Kashima Antlers 3 - 0 Sony Sendai

94回    R1    University of Tsukuba 1 - 2 Sony Sendai

            R2    Kashima Antlers 2 - 2 Sony Sendai (Sony won on PK.)

            R3    Sony Sendai 0 - 1 Montedio Yamagata

96回    R1    Thespakusatsu Gunma 1 - 0 Sony Sendai

97回    R1    Grulla Morioka 2 - 0 Sony Sendai

98回    R1    Iwaki FC 1 - 2 Sony Sendai

            R2    Kawasaki Frontale 3 - 2 Sony Sendai

99th Emperor's Cup, Round One

The first Emperor's Cup was staged in Hibiya Park in downtown Tokyo in 1921. This map shows the park's layout in 1907. Source.

Matches No. 2, 3, 5, 7, 12, 16, 18, 22 and 23 were played yesterday.

Match No. 1: Blaublitz Akita (J3) [0 - 3] Meiji University

Match No. 2: Honda Lock (JFL) 5 - 1 FC Tokushima

Match No. 3: Tochigi City (Kanto 1) 0 - 2 Vanraure Hachinohe (J3)

Match No. 4: Nagano Parceiro (J3) [1 - 0] Niigata University of Health and Welfare

Match No. 5: Matsue City (JFL) 2 - 2 Kamatamare Sanuki (J3) (Sanuki win on PK.)

Match No . 6: Briobecca Urayasu (Kanto 1) [0 - 1] Hosei University

Hosei University are here as 67th All Japan university football champions. They're from Machida City in Tokyo.

Match No. 7: Fukui United (Hokushinetsu) 2 - 4 Honda FC (JFL)

Match No. 8: Veertien Mie (JFL) [3 - 2] Kwansei Gakuin University

Match No. 9: MD Nagasaki [0 - 1] Kochi United (Shikoku)

Match No. 10: Hokkaido University of Education Iwamizawa [0 - 2] Ryutsu Keizai University (Kanto 1)

Match No. 11: Nara Club (JFL) [1 - 2] Ritsumeikan University

Match No. 12: Iwaki FC (Tohoku 1) 2 - 3 Sendai University

Match No. 13: Matsuyama University [0 - 2] Okinawa SV (Kyushu)

Match No. 14: SRC Hiroshima (Chigoku) [1 - 2] Kanoya Sports University

Match No. 15: Gainare Tottori (J3) [2 - 2] Pacific Rim University [Gainare win on PK.]

Match No. 16: Arterivo Wakayama (Kansai) 3 - 0 Saga Lixil (Kyushu)

What is Lixil? Saga Lixil started out in 1991 as Kyushu Inax, the company team for a ceramic toilet manufacturer. In 2011 the company changed its name to Lixil.

Match No. 17: Giravanz Kitakyushu (J3) [6 - 0] Tokuyama University

Match No. 18: Thespakusatsu Gunma (J3) 1 - 0 Tokyo International University

Match No. 19: Gifu Kyoritsu University [2 - 4] Hokuriku University

Match No. 20: Roasso Kumamoto (J3) [2 - 0] Verspah Oita (JFL)

Match No. 21: Iwate Grulla Morioka (J3) [1 - 0] Yamanashi Gakuin University Pegasus

Match No. 22: Toin University of Yokohama 8 - 0 Yamagata University School of Medicine

Match No. 23: MIO Biwako Shiga (JFL) 0 - 2 FC Osaka (JFL)

Match No. 24: Kataller Toyama (J3) [2 - 0] FC Kariya (Tokai)

Eighteen out of forty-eight entrants are university teams.

Is there a difference between gakuin and gakuen? Yes. Gakuin translates as academy, and gakuen translates as campus.

Nara Club in the Emperor's Cup:

89回    R1    Nara Club 1 - 0 Sauros Fukui

            R2    Nara Club 0 - 3 Albirex Niigata

90回    R1    SP Kyoto 3 - 1 Nara Club

91回    R1    Nara Club 1 - 3 Sanyo Electric Sumoto SC

92回    R1    Nara Club 2 - 1 Amitie SC

            R2    Cerezo Osaka 4 - 0 Nara Club

93回    R1    Nara Club 3 - 2 Kwansei Gakuin University

            R2    Vissel Kobe 3 - 1 Nara Club

94回    R1    Nara Club 3 - 1 Fukushima United

            R2    Vegalta Sendai 1 - 2 Nara Club

            R3    Júbilo Iwata 5 - 0 Nara Club

95回    R1    Nara Club 0 - 0 Fujieda MYFC (MYFC won on PK.)

96回    R1    Nara Club 2 - 0 Kyoto Sangyo University

            R2    Kashiwa Reysol 5 - 2 Nara Club

97回    R1    Nara Club 0 - 1 Vanraure Hachinohe

98回    R1    Nara Club 2 - 0 Kanazawa Seiryo University

            R2    Nagoya Grampus 1 - 1 Nara Club (Grampus won on PK.)

98th Emperor's Cup Final

Arsène Wenger won the Emperor's Cup in 1995 as manager of Nagoya Grampus Eight.

It's Urawa Red Diamonds vs Vegalta Sendai.

Urawa Reds have won the Emperor's Cup six times, most recently in 2006. Vegalta have never made it past the semi-finals until now. These two clubs have not met in the Emperor's Cup before. In league play this season Urawa won one game and there was a draw.

The winner of today's game will face J.League champion Kawasaki Frontale in the Super Cup in February.

This is the last Emperor's Cup of the Heisei era, as Emperor Akihito is scheduled to retire in April.

[Urawa Reds 1 - 0 Vegalta Sendai.]

Chuo University in the Emperor's Cup:

78回        R1        Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagasaki 0 - 4 Chuo University

                R2        Omiya Ardija 2 - 0 Chuo University

73回        R1        Seino Transportation SC 1 - 2 Chuo University

                R2        Chuo University 0 - 1 Shimizu S-Pulse

65回        R1        Yamaha Motors 2 - 0 Chuo University

56回        R1        Chuo University 2 - 0 Gonohe Town Hall

                R2        Hitachi 2 - 0 Chuo University

55回        R1        Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences 1 - 2 Chuo University

                R2        Chuo University 0 - 3 Hitachi

54回        R1        Chuo University 6 - 0 Iwate Teachers

                R2        Chuo University 0 - 2 Nippon Kokan

53回        R1        Chuo University 3 - 0 Nippon Steel Kamaishi

                R2        Chuo University 1 - 4 Toyota Motors

52回        R1        Chuo University 3 - 1 Nippon Steel Kamaishi

                R2        Towa Estate Development 2 - 0 Chuo University

51回        QF        Nippon Steel 6 - 1 Chuo University

47回        QF        Chuo University 4 - 5 Yanmar Diesel

46回        QF        Furukawa Electric 2 - 0 Chuo University

45回        QF        Toyo Industries 5 - 0 Chuo University

43回        QF        Sumitomo Rubber 2 - 1 Chuo University

42回        R1        Hokuyo Mozukai Club 0 - 7 Chuo University

                QF        Osaka Soccer 0 - 2 Chuo University

                SF        Chuo University 1 - 0 Toyo Industries

                 F         Chuo University 2 - 1 Furukawa Electric

41回        R1        Toyama Soccer 0 - 2 Chuo University

                QF        Chuo University 2 - 1 Kwangaku Club

                SF        Toyo Industries 0 - 0 Chuo University (Chuo won by lottery.)

                 F         Chuo University 2 - 3 Furukawa Electric

39回        R1        Toyama Soccer 0 - 13 Chuo University

                QF        Chuo University 4 - 1 Meiyu Club

                SF        Nagoya Club 0 - 3 Chuo University

                 F         Chuo University 0 - 1 Kwangaku Club

38回        R1        Toyama Shukyu-dan 0 - 6 Chuo University Club

                QF        Chuo University Club 0 - 1 Shida Soccer

37回        R1        広島専売 0 - 2 Chuo University Club

                QF        Kwangaku Club 1 - 2 Chuo University Club

                SF        Kwangaku Club 0 - 0 Chuo University Club (Chuo won by lottery.)

                 F         Chuo University Club 2 - 1 Toyo Industries

(Kwangaku Club must have had two teams entered in the competition.)

36回        R1        Chuo University Club 2 - 1 Kyoto Shiko

                QF        All Kansai University 1 - 3 Chuo University Club

                SF        Chuo University Club 2 - 2 Yawata Steel (Yawata won by lottery.)

35回        R1        Waseda University 2 - 2 Chuo University Club (Chuo won by lottery.)

                QF        Toyo Industries 0 - 1 Chuo University Club

                SF        All Rikkyo 1 - 2 Chuo University Club

                 F         Chuo University Club 3 - 4 All Kwangaku

34回        R1        Chuo University Club 1 - 1 Nippon Light Metal (Nippon Light Metal won by lottery.)

33回        R1        Chuo University 8 - 0 Kagoshima Soccer

                QF        Chuo University 1 - 2 Toyo Industries