The 2020 Emperor's Cup final was the final of the 100th edition of the Emperor's Cup, the 2020 Emperor's Cup.
The match was contested at the newly rebuilt Japan National Stadium in Tokyo.
The J1 League champions Kawasaki Frontale completed the double by beating the league's runners-up Gamba Osaka 1–0 in the final, earning their first Emperor's Cup title.
Teams TeamLeaguePrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners)Kawasaki FrontaleJ1 League1 (2016)Gamba OsakaJ1 League7 (1990, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015)
Road to the final
Kawasaki FrontaleRoundGamba OsakaOpponentResult2020 Emperor's CupOpponentResultByeFirst roundByeSecond roundThird roundFourth roundFifth roundQuarterfinalsBlaublitz Akita (J3)2–0SemifinalsTokushima Vortis (J2)2–0
Format The final was played as a single match. If tied after regulation time, extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shoot-out would have been used to decide the winning team.
Match
Lineups GK1 Jung Sung-ryongRB13 Miki YamaneCB4 JesielCB5 Shogo Taniguchi (c)LB30 Reo HatateCM6 Hidemasa MoritaCM25 Ao TanakaCM10 Ryota OshimaRW41 Akihiro IenagaST9 Leandro DamiãoLW18 Kaoru MitomaSubstitutes:GK34 Kenta TannoDF44 Shintaro KurumayaMF15 Kazuya YamamuraMF38 Yasuto WakizakaMF11 Kengo NakamuraMF23 Tatsuya HasegawaFW26 Yu KobayashiManager: Toru OnikiGK1 Masaaki HigashiguchiRB27 Ryu TakaoCB19 Kim Young-gwonCB5 Genta Miura (c)LB4 Hiroki FujiharuCM21 Shinya YajimaCM29 Yuki YamamotoRM8 Kosuke OnoseAM10 Shu KurataLM33 Takashi UsamiST18 PatricSubstitutes:GK16 Jun IchimoriDF13 Shunya SuganumaMF14 Yuya FukudaMF26 Kohei OkunoMF34 Shuhei KawasakiFW30 Dai TsukamotoFW39 Kazuma WatanabeManager: Tsuneyasu Miyamoto
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