The 89th Emperor's Cup began on September 19, 2009 and ended on January 1, 2010 with the final at National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan. Gamba Osaka won the title for the second consecutive season. Since Gamba already confirmed 2010 AFC Champions League berth, the last spot of ACL for J.League club is awarded to Sanfrecce Hiroshima, which finished as 4th place of 2009 J.League Division 1.
Calendar Round Dates Matches Clubs New entries this round First round September 19–21 24 48 → 24 47 Prefectural Qualifying Cup winners 1 University Qualifying Cup winning club Second round October 10–12 32 24+18+18+4 → 32 18 J1 clubs 18 J2 clubs 4 JFL seeded clubs Third round October 31 – November 1November 11November 11 is a substituting match date for Kawasaki Frontale and FC Tokyo which are playing the 2009 J.League Cup final on November 3. 16 32 → 16 Fourth Round November 14–15 8 16 → 8 Quarterfinals December 12 4 8 → 4 Semifinals December 29 2 4 → 2 Final January 1, 2010 1 2 → 1
Participants
Starting in the First Round Prefectural finals winners – 47 teams
Hokkaidō – Norbritz Hokkaido Aomori – Hachinohe University Iwate – Grulla Morioka Miyagi – Sony Sendai Akita – TDK SC Yamagata – FC Parafrente Yonezawa Fukushima – Fukushima United Ibaraki – Ryutsu Keizai University Tochigi – Vertfee Takahara Nasu Gunma – Arte Takasaki Saitama – Shobi University Chiba – Juntendo University Tokyo – Meiji University Kanagawa – Tokai University Niigata – Japan Soccer College Toyama – Valiente Toyama Ishikawa – Zweigen Kanazawa Fukui – Saurcos Fukui Yamanashi – FC Koun Nagano – Matsumoto Yamaga Gifu – FC Gifu Second Shizuoka – Honda FC Aichi – FC Kariya Mie – Mie Chukyo University Shiga – Biwako Seikei Sport College Kyoto – SP Kyoto Osaka – Kansai University Hyōgo – Kwansei Gakuin University Nara – Nara Club Wakayama – Arterivo Wakayama Tottori – Tottori Dreams FC Shimane – Hamada FC Cosmos Okayama – Mitsubishi Mizushima FC Hiroshima – Fukuyama University Yamaguchi – Renofa Yamaguchi Tokushima – Tokushima Vortis Second Kagawa – Kamatamare Sanuki Ehime – Ehime FC Shimanami Kochi – Kochi University Fukuoka – New Wave Kitakyushu Saga – Saga Higashi High School Nagasaki – V-Varen Nagasaki Kumamoto – Kumamoto Gakuen University Ōita – Nippon Bunri University Miyazaki – Honda Lock Kagoshima – NIFS Kanoya Okinawa – Okinawa Kariyushi FC
Prime Minister Cup University football tournament winners – 1 team Fukuoka University
Starting in the Second Round J.League Division 1 – 18 teams
Montedio Yamagata Kashima Antlers Omiya Ardija Urawa Red Diamonds Kashiwa Reysol JEF United Chiba FC Tokyo Kawasaki Frontale Yokohama F. Marinos Shimizu S-Pulse Júbilo Iwata Nagoya Grampus Albirex Niigata Kyoto Sanga Gamba Osaka Vissel Kobe Sanfrecce Hiroshima Oita Trinita
J.League Division 2 – 18 teams
Consadole Sapporo Vegalta Sendai Mito HollyHock Tochigi SC Thespa Kusatsu Tokyo Verdy Yokohama FC Shonan Bellmare Ventforet Kofu Kataller Toyama FC Gifu Cerezo Osaka} Fagiano Okayama Tokushima Vortis Ehime FC Avispa Fukuoka Sagan Tosu Roasso Kumamoto
Japan Football League – 4 teams
Sagawa Shiga Gainare Tottori Yokogawa Musashino JEF Reserves
※Clubs ranked from first to fourth at the end of the 17th week of 2009 Japan Football League.
Matches All matches are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
Quarter finals
Semi finals
Final
External links Official site of the 89th Emperor's Cup