The 89th (2009) Emperor's Cup Thread [R]

Re: 89th Emperor's Cup Thread [R]

Here's the draw, for those who cannot read the text.

Round 1: 47 Prefectural winners and 1 University Qualifying Cup winner enter.

1. Gunma Prefecture winner vs. Yamanashi Prefecture winner
2. Kanagawa Prefecture winner vs. Chiba Prefecture winner
3. Gifu Prefecture winner vs. Niigata Prefecture winner
4. Wakayama Prefecture winner vs. Saga Prefecture winner
5. Ibaraki Prefecture winner vs. Yamagata Prefecture winner
6. Hokkaido Territory winner vs. University Qualifiers winner
7. Hiroshima Prefecture winner vs. Nagasaki Prefecture winner
8. Fukushima Prefecture winner vs. Saitama Prefecture winner
9. Okayama Prefecture winner vs. Yamaguchi Prefecture winner
10. Kagawa Prefecture winner vs. Tottori Prefecture winner
11. Akita Prefecture winner vs. Miyagi Prefecture winner
12. Ishikawa Prefecture winner vs. Hyogo Prefecture winner
13. Nagano Prefecture winner vs. Aichi Prefecture winner
14. Mie Prefecture winner vs. Shizuoka Prefecture winner
15. Okinawa Prefecture winner vs. Tokushima Prefecture winner
16. Miyazaki Prefecture winner vs. Kumamoto Prefecture winner
17. Ehime Prefecture winner vs. Kochi Prefecture winner
18. Kagoshima Prefecture winner vs. Shimane Prefecture winner
19. Oita Prefecture winner vs. Fukuoka Prefecture winner
20. Iwate Prefecture winner vs. Tokyo Metropolis winner
21. Nara Prefecture winner vs. Fukui Prefecture winner
22. Shiga Prefecture winner vs. Kyoto Prefecture winner
23. Tochigi Prefecture winner vs. Aomori Prefecture winner
24. Toyama Prefecture winner vs. Osaka Prefecture winner

Round 2: 24 clubs from previous round are joined by 18 J1 clubs, 18 J2 clubs, and 4 JFL clubs (the ones top of the table at half-season).

1. Kashima Antlers vs. Gunma/Yamanashi
2. Ehime F.C. vs. Avispa Fukuoka
3. Vissel Kobe vs. Kanagawa/Chiba
4. Kashiwa Reysol vs. JEF Chiba B
5. Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs. Gifu/Niigata
6. Sagan Tosu vs. Wakayama/Saga
7. Gamba Osaka vs. Ibaraki/Yamagata
8. Mito HollyHock vs. Hokkaido/Universities
9. Hiroshima/Nagasaki vs. Yokohama Marinos
10. Cerezo Osaka vs. Fukushima/Saitama
11. Kawasaki Frontale vs. Okayama/Yamaguchi
12. Kataller Toyama vs. Fagiano Okayama
13. F.C. Tokyo vs. Kagawa/Tottori
14. Thespa Kusatsu vs. Sagawa Shiga
15. Akita/Miyagi vs. Omiya Ardija
16. Vegalta Sendai vs. Ishikawa/Hyogo
17. Nagano/Aichi vs. Urawa Red Diamonds
18. F.C. Gifu vs. Tochigi S.C.
19. Oita Trinita vs. Yokogawa Musashino
20. JEF United Chiba vs. Mie/Shizuoka
21. Nagoya Grampus vs. Okinawa/Tokushima
22. Tokyo Verdy vs. Miyazaki/Kumamoto
23. Júbilo Iwata vs. Ehime/Kochi
24. Tokushima Vortis vs. Kagoshima/Shimane
25. Montedio Yamagata vs. Oita/Fukuoka
26. Shonan Bellmare vs. Iwate/Tokyo
27. Nara/Fukui vs. Albirex Niigata
28. Roasso Kumamoto vs. Yokohama F.C.
29. Shimizu S-Pulse vs. Shiga/Kyoto
30. Consadole Sapporo vs. Gainare Tottori
31. Kyoto Sanga vs. Tochigi/Aomori
32. Ventforet Kofu vs. Toyama/Osaka

 

Re: Official 2009 - 89th Emperor's Cup Thread [R]

Looks like you could get a really good atmosphere in there if they fill it up.

 

A couple of big scalps already taken today, I see.

Well played to Fukuoka University and Meiji University who knocked out Mito and Shonan respectively.

Who will be the first J1 team to bite the dust?

 

Mito played a good match until Fukuoka U tied it up. Then the same misses that led to the poor results of this leg...

Keep a really close eye on Fukuoka U's forward Nagai. He will be a very competent player to any pro club.

 

he should stay in Fukuoka then, and sign with Avispa. They could surely use some better strikers! I mean, Kurobe...

 

Kensuke Nagai will have bright future i think. He was subbed in for Avispa 3 times this season, hopefully we will see more of him in near future.

 

hahaha what a disgrace, down 0-2 vs Matsumoto Yamaga and only like 10mins left

but congratz Matsumoto Yamaga!

 

A few big names went out today I see. Hopefully we'll see once of these non league teams make a nice long cup run this year.

 

Cerezo Osaka is out and they played the first squad except Kagawa.

 

we got knocked out early last year as well sadly. had no chance to see the match, and havent read any reports either so dont know how they played. But a fellow cerezo-friend told me a few weeks back that Cerezo was more concerned about finishing their business in J2, and therefore might wasnt going to go fully motivated into the match. but perhaps it is only excuses.

anyway, as long as we get to J1 next year i dont think anyone will care.

one can wonder if Kofu were thinking the same though, cause they needed PK's to get through.

 

3 J2 teams got knocked out, while 1 needed PK's to get through.

1 J1 team got knocked out, while 2 needed PK's to get through.

I dont see how that in any way proves your point

and Hayashi have scored 27 times in J1

 

winning on penalties isnt really winning, so we can say that 4 J2 teams failed to beat an amateur club during normal play-time plus extra-time, while 3 J1 teams did the same. And JEF hasnt played yet...

Urawa are ranked as the 8th best team in J1 pr. today, only 6 points behind an ACL-spot, so they cant be that bad.

Hayashi have scored 5 the last 4 seasons actually, 3 for Kyoto and 2 for Jubilo

 

Was he the #10? He ran rings around Mito's defenders, although to be fair, they're quite slow even for J2 I think...

 

Yes Nagai is #10 of Fukuoka Univ

 

What is the proper spelling for the guy 金園 英学 from Kansai University? He scored twice in the first round, did the same in the second against Kofu. And he missed the penalty what clearly marks him as great player

 

Englishlearner Goldenpark ;-)

Seriously though, looks like Hidetaka Kanazono:

Cache of interview with him.

 

He is already fairly well-known at the youth level. Was the star of Tono HS in the high school championships a couple years ago, and had some appearances in the U-20 NT as well.

Unfortunately, the rumours at the moment have him going to either Sagan Tosu or Albirex after graduation (which is still more than a year away)

The match at Kose was a real cracker. Ventforet came back from two boals down with 20 minutes left. I dont think Amma kantoku will ever play an understrength team again against a "weak" opponent. if not for the quality of the subs, we would have lost. In addition to the three goals on each side, both teams should have scored at least 2 or 3 more, but couldnt hold their nerve in front of goal.

Next up, Kyoto Sanga. That should be fun

 

That's why I like this competition.

David vs. Goliath games and younger players getting a chance.