The 2022 Emperor's Cup final was the final of the 2022 Emperor's Cup, the 102nd edition of the Emperor's Cup. Ventforet Kofu played their first-ever Emperor's Cup final, as their past best performances were defeats in the quarter-finals in 2006, 2013, 2018, and 2019. It was also their first-ever elite cup final, as Kofu never got past the quarter-finals in the J.League Cup. Sanfrecce Hiroshima had their sixth major chance to win the trophy in the J.League era, having qualified for the final five times; in 1995, 1996, 1999, 2007, and 2013, losing in all five finals. As J2 League's Ventforet Kofu became one of the finalists, this 2022 final was the seventh of the competition to feature at least one team from the second tier of Japanese football, with a J2 League team appearing in the competition's final for the first time in 1980.
After the match, leaving as the final winners of the 2022 Emperor's Cup, Ventforet Kofu were granted the right to qualify for the 2023–24 AFC Champions League. For the second consecutive time, a club playing in the second division played in a continental competition, repeating Jeonnam Dragons' feat at the 2022 AFC Champions League.
Teams Team League Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) Ventforet Kofu J2 League 0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima J1 League 14 (1954, 1957, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1978, 1987, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2007, 2013)
Road to the final
Ventforet Kofu RoundSanfrecce Hiroshima Opponent Result 2022 Emperor's Cup Opponent ResultByeFirst roundBye International Pacific University (CSL)5–1Second round Honda Lock SC (JFL)2–0 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo (J1)2–1Third round Yokohama FC (J2)5–0 Sagan Tosu (J1)3–1Round of 16 Thespakusatsu Gunma (J2)1–0 Avispa Fukuoka (J1)2–1 (a.e.t)Quarter-finals Cerezo Osaka (J1)2–1 Kashima Antlers (J1)1–0Semi-finals Kyoto Sanga (J1)2–1
Format The final was played in a single leg format. It was hurried to be played in mid-October, instead of January, as usual, due to the schedule conflict with the realization and holding period of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Should the match remained tied after regulation time, extra time would have been added. Would it necessary, a penalty shoot-out would have been used to decide the winning team.
Details
GK 1 Shuhei KawataDF 2 Hidehiro SugaiDF 5 Niki UrakamiDF 23 Masahiro SekiguchiDF 40 Eduardo ManchaMF 7 Sho Araki (c) MF 18 Yoshiki TorikaiMF 24 Riku YamadaMF 26 Toshiki IshikawaMF 41 Motoki HasegawaFW 9 Kazushi MitsuhiraSubstitutes:GK 31 Kosuke OkanishiDF 4 Hideomi YamamotoDF 22 Riku NozawaDF 32 FogueteMF 20 Nagi MatsumotoFW 10 Willian LiraFW 29 GetúlioManager: Tatsuma YoshidaGK 38 Keisuke OsakoDF 3 Tsukasa ShiotaniDF 4 Hayato ArakiDF 19 Sho Sasaki (c)MF 25 Yusuke ChajimaMF 27 Takumu KawamuraMF 7 Gakuto NotsudaMF 18 Yoshifumi KashiwaMF 10 Tsukasa Morishima MF 39 Makoto MitsutaFW 9 Douglas VieiraSubstitutes:GK 22 Goro KawanamiDF 2 Yuki NogamiDF 21 Jelani Reshaun SumiyoshiMF 14 Ezequiel MF 17 Taishi MatsumotoFW 13 Nassim Ben KhalifaFW 20 Pieros SotiriouManager: Michael Skibbe
References
External links Emperor's Cup JFA 102nd Japan Football Championship 天皇杯 JFA 第102回全日本サッカー選手権大会