2020 Emperor's Cup

The 2020 Emperor's Cup (Emperor's Cup JFA 100th Japan Football Championship (Japanese: 天皇杯 JFA 第100回全日本サッカー選手権大会)) was the 100th edition of the annual Japanese national football cup tournament. The tournament, originally scheduled to begin on 23 May, was rescheduled to begin on 16 September and ended with the final on 1 January 2021 at the National Stadium.^[1]

2020 Emperor's Cup

Tournament details
Country	Japan
Dates	16 September 2020 – 1 January 2021
Teams	52
Final positions
Champions	Kawasaki Frontale (1st title)
Runners-up	Gamba Osaka
← 2019 2021 →

The number of teams was reduced to 50 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan,^[2] and subsequently changed to 52 teams.^[3] Both the champions of the 2020 J2 League and the 2020 J3 League entered at the quarter-finals. The top two teams from the 2020 J1 League entered at the semi-finals.

The defending champions were Vissel Kobe but they were unable to defend the title as they failed to qualify through the top two of the 2020 J1 League.

The J1 League champions Kawasaki Frontale completed the double by beating the league's runners-up Gamba Osaka in the final, earning their first Emperor's Cup title.

Calendar

The revised schedule was announced on 18 June 2020.^[3][4]

Round	Date	Matches	Clubs	New entries this round
First Round	16 September	16	32 → 16	32 prefectural cup winners
Second Round	23–30 September	16	16+15+1 → 16	15 prefectural cup winners 1 Amateur Best Team
Third Round	28 October – 11 November	8	16 → 8
Fourth Round	13 December	4	8 → 4
Fifth Round	20 December	2	4 → 2
Quarter-finals	23 December	2	2+2 → 2	2020 J2 champions club 2020 J3 champions club
Semi-finals	27 December	2	2+2 → 2	2020 J1 Top two clubs
Final	1 January 2021	1	2 → 1

Regional allocation

JFA decided that 48 amateur teams would be split into 8 regions, and each region would be represented by 1 team in the Fourth Round. 8 regions were based on 9 regional football associations in Japan (Hokkaido & Tohoku would be merged into a single region).

• Kantō (all 8 prefectural representative teams participate from First Round);
• Kyushu (all 8 prefectural representative teams participate from First Round);
• Hokushinetsu (5 prefectural representative teams, with 3 teams participate from Second Round and 2 teams participate from First Round);
• Tōkai (4 prefectural representative teams plus Honda FC, with 3 teams participate from Second Round and 2 teams participate from First Round);
• Chūgoku (5 prefectural representative teams, with 3 teams participate from Second Round and 2 teams participate from First Round);
• Hokkaido & Tohoku (7 prefectural representative teams, with 1 team participate from Second Round and 6 teams participate from First Round);
• Shikoku (all 4 prefectural representative teams participate from Second Round);
• Kansai (6 prefectural representative teams, with 2 teams participate from Second Round and 4 teams participate from First Round);

Participating clubs

52 clubs will compete in the tournament.

2020 J1 League top two clubs	2020 J2 League, 2020 J3 League champions clubs	Amateur Best Team	47 prefectural tournament winners
Kawasaki Frontale Gamba Osaka	Tokushima Vortis Blaublitz Akita	Honda FC	Hokkaido: Sapporo University Aomori: ReinMeer Aomori Iwate: Fuji University Miyagi: Sony Sendai FC Akita: Saruta Kogyo Yamagata: Oyama SC Fukushima: Iwaki FC Ibaraki: University of Tsukuba Tochigi: Tochigi City Gunma: Tonan Maebashi Saitama: Tokyo International University Chiba: Vonds Ichihara Tokyo: Tokyo Musashino City FC Kanagawa: Toin University of Yokohama Yamanashi: Yamanashi Gakuin University Pegasus Nagano: Artista Asama Niigata: Niigata University of Health and Welfare Toyama: Toyama Shinjo Club Ishikawa: Kanazawa Seiryo University Fukui: Fukui United Shizuoka: Tokoha University Aichi: FC Maruyasu Okazaki Mie: Suzuka Point Getters Gifu: Nagara Club [ja]	Shiga: MIO Biwako Shiga Kyoto: Ococias Kyoto AC Osaka: FC Tiamo Hirakata Hyōgo: Cento Cuore Harima FC Nara: Nara Club Wakayama: Arterivo Wakayama Tottori: Yonago Genki SC [ja] Shimane: Matsue City FC Okayama: Mitsubishi Mizushima FC Hiroshima: Fukuyama City FC Yamaguchi: FC Baleine Shimonoseki Kagawa: Takamatsu University Tokushima: FC Tokushima Ehime: Matsuyama University Kōchi: Kochi United Fukuoka: Fukuoka University Saga: EV Internacional Nagasaki: MD Nagasaki [ja] Kumamoto: Kumamoto Teachers SC [ja] Ōita: Verspah Oita Miyazaki: Tegevajaro Miyazaki Kagoshima: National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya Okinawa: Okinawa SV

Bracket

Source:Tournament table (Official website in Japanese)

Hokkaido & Tohoku Regions

	First Round					Second Round					Third Round
						Fuji University		3
						Sony Sendai FC		2
	Sony Sendai FC		3
	Saruta Kogyo		0
											Fuji University		1
											ReinMeer Aomori		2
	Iwaki FC		4
	Oyama SC		0
						Iwaki FC		0
						ReinMeer Aomori		3
	ReinMeer Aomori		2
	Sapporo University		1

Kantō Region

	First Round					Second Round					Third Round
	University of Tsukuba		2
	Tokyo International University		0
						University of Tsukuba		4
						Toin University of Yokohama		3
	Toin University of Yokohama		4
	Yamanashi Gakuin University		2
											University of Tsukuba		3
											Tokyo Musashino City FC		2
	Tonan Maebashi		2
	Vonds Ichihara		3
						Vonds Ichihara		2
						Tokyo Musashino City FC		3
	Tokyo Musashino City FC (p)		3 (5)
	Tochigi City FC		3 (4)

Hokushinetsu Region

	First Round					Second Round					Third Round
						Fukui United FC		2
						Toyama Shinjo		1
	Kanazawa Seiryo University		1
	Toyama Shinjo		2
											Fukui United FC		2
											Niigata University of Health and Welfare		0
						Niigata University of Health and Welfare		3
						Artista Asama		0

Tōkai Region

	First Round					Second Round					Third Round
						Nagara Club		0
						FC Maruyasu Okazaki		4
	FC Maruyasu Okazaki		3
	Suzuka Point Getters		2
											FC Maruyasu Okazaki		0
											Honda FC		1
						Honda FC		2
						Tokoha University		1

Kansai Region

	First Round					Second Round					Third Round
							Arterivo Wakayama	1
		Cento Cuore Harima	1 (2)				MIO Biwako Shiga	0
		MIO Biwako Shiga(p)	1 (4)									Arterivo Wakayama	3
												FC Tiamo Hirakata	2
							FC Tiamo Hirakata	1
		Ococias Kyoto AC	0				Nara Club	0
		Nara Club	1

Chūgoku Region

	First Round					Second Round					Third Round
						Mitsubishi Mizushima FC (a.e.t.)		1
						Matsue City FC		0
	Yonago Genki SC		0
	Matsue City FC		5
											Mitsubishi Mizushima FC		0
											Fukuyama City FC		2
						Fukuyama City FC		1
						FC Baleine Shimonoseki		0

Shikoku Region

	Second Round					Third Round
	Kochi United SC		2
	Takamatsu University		1
						Kochi United SC		2
						FC Tokushima		1
	FC Tokushima		5
	Matsuyama University		0

Kyushu Region

	First Round					Second Round					Third Round
	Kumamoto Teachers		0 (1)
	Fukuoka University (p)		0 (3)
						Fukuoka University		1
						NIFS Kanoya		4
	NIFS Kanoya		1
	Okinawa SV		0
											NIFS Kanoya		1
											Verspah Oita		2
	EV Internacional		0
	MD Nagasaki		4
						MD Nagasaki		0
						Verspah Oita		2
	Verspah Oita (p)		2 (5)
	Tegevajaro Miyazaki		2 (4)

Fourth & Fifth Round

	Fourth Round 13 December					Fifth Round 20 December
	Fukui United FC (a.e.t.)		2
	ReinMeer Aomori		1
						Fukui United FC		0
						Fukuyama City FC		3
	Fukuyama City FC		2
	Arterivo Wakayama		1
	Verspah Oita		0
	Honda FC		1
						Honda FC		2
						University of Tsukuba		1
	University of Tsukuba		3
	Kochi United SC		2

Finals

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

J1

Kawasaki Frontale

2

J3

Blaublitz Akita

3

J3

Blaublitz Akita

0

FR

Fukuyama City FC

1

J1

Kawasaki Frontale

1

J1

Gamba Osaka

0

J1

Gamba Osaka

2

J2

Tokushima Vortis

3

J2

Tokushima Vortis

0

FR

Honda FC

0

First round

The draw for the first through third rounds was conducted on 29 July 2020.^[5]

Hokkaido & Tohoku Regions

Sony Sendai FC v Saruta Kogyo

16 September 2020	Sony Sendai FC	3–0	Saruta Kogyo	Sendai
19:00	Akimoto 45' Hirata 61' Suzuki 89'	Report		Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai Attendance: 203 Referee: Tomokazu Sato

Iwaki FC v Oyama SC

16 September 2020	Iwaki FC	4–0	Oyama SC	Fukushima
15:00	Matsumoto 29' Tanimura 60' Takizawa 77' Hiraoka 90'	Report		Stadium: J-Village Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Takeshi Tsukahara

ReinMeer Aomori v Sapporo University

16 September 2020	ReinMeer Aomori	2–1	Sapporo University	Hachinohe
13:00	Sakakibara 70' Hamada 88'	Report	Mukai 18'	Stadium: Prifoods Stadium Attendance: 130 Referee: Kentaro Uematsu

Kantō Region

University of Tsukuba v Tokyo International University

16 September 2020	University of Tsukuba	2–0	Tokyo International University	Hitachinaka
19:00	Kato 57' Yamahara 87'	Report		Stadium: Hitachinaka City Stadium Attendance: 299 Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita

Toin University of Yokohama v Yamanashi Gakuin University

16 September 2020	Toin University of Yokohama	4–2	Yamanashi Gakuin University	Hiratsuka
19:00	Teranuma 7' Endo 71' Yamada 86' Nakano 90+1'	Report	Higuchi 67' Hayasaka 90+3'	Stadium: Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka Attendance: 246 Referee: Tomoyuki Umeda

Tonan Maebashi v Vonds Ichihara

16 September 2020	Tonan Maebashi	2–3	Vonds Ichihara	Maebashi
14:00	Nukaga 50', 79'	Report	Ukai 58' Ikeda 81', 87'	Stadium: Earth Care Gunma Shikishima Football Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Yusuke Ohashi

Tokyo Musashino City FC v Tochigi City FC

16 September 2020	Tokyo Musashino City FC	3–3 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Tochigi City FC	Kita
16:00	Taguchi (88) Ishihara 90+1'	Report	Uchida 60' Nagami 73' Yoshida 78'	Stadium: Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka Attendance: 0 Referee: Genki Tawara
	Penalties
	Ishihara Taguchi Sashinami Kobayashi Ko Kyung-te Nakagawa		Suzuki Tanaka Uchida Okaniwa Nagami Okamoto

Hokushinetsu Region

Kanazawa Seiryo University v Toyama Shinjo

16 September 2020	Kanazawa Seiryo University	1–2	Toyama Shinjo	Kanazawa
15:00	Yamazaki 25'	Report	Yamada 67' Hosoki 90'	Stadium: Kanazawa Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Naoto Uehara

Tōkai Region

FC Maruyasu Okazaki v Suzuka Point Getters

16 September 2020	FC Maruyasu Okazaki	3–2	Suzuka Point Getters	Nagoya
19:00	Hirai 7' Funatani 29', 64'	Report	Wada 24' Endo 88'	Stadium: Paloma Mizuho Stadium Attendance: 448 Referee: Takuya Ujihara

Kansai Region

Cento Cuore Harima v MIO Biwako Shiga

16 September 2020	Cento Cuore Harima	1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	MIO Biwako Shiga	Miki
18:00	Uemura 102'	Report	Yoshiba 120+1'	Stadium: Miki Athletic Stadium Attendance: 165 Referee: Hiroki Murata
	Penalties
	Saho Fushiki Shinohara Katsuyama		Kamo Matsuda Shinagawa Kubo Sugaya

Ococias Kyoto AC v Nara Club

16 September 2020	Ococias Kyoto AC	0–1	Nara Club	Uji
15:00		Report	Hayasaka 90'	Stadium: Yamashiro Sports Park Attendance: 252 Referee: Yasuyuki Matsumoto

Chūgoku Region

Yonago Genki SC v Matsue City FC

16 September 2020	Yonago Genki SC	0–5	Matsue City FC	Tottori
19:00		Report	Nakai 2', 47' Kitahara 15', 84' Sato 37'	Stadium: Axis Bird Stadium Attendance: 315 Referee: Kakuro Hori

Kyushu Region

Kumamoto Teachers v Fukuoka University

16 September 2020	Kumamoto Teachers	0–0 (a.e.t.) (1–3 p)	Fukuoka University	Kumamoto
19:00		Report		Stadium: Egao Kenko Stadium

NIFS Kanoya v Okinawa SV

16 September 2020	NIFS Kanoya	1–0	Okinawa SV	Kirishima
17:00	Kihashi 23'	Report		Stadium: Kokubu Sports Park Multipurpose Field Attendance: 189 Referee: Yuichi Hanakawa

EV Internacional v MD Nagasaki

16 September 2020	EV Internacional	0–4	MD Nagasaki	Saga
19:00		Report	Nakano 7' Omote 17' Mizugashira 49' Fukamachi 77'	Stadium: Saga Sunrise Park Ball Game Field Attendance: 237 Referee: Kazuya Miyahara

Verspah Oita v Tegevajaro Miyazaki

16 September 2020	Verspah Oita	2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	Oita
19:00	Yabuuchi 16' Urashima 83'	Report	Umeda 9', 18'	Stadium: Showa Denko Dome Oita Attendance: 335 Referee: Shinya Sasaki
	Penalties
	Shinohara Urashima Maeda Nishinoue Uryu Fukumoto Nakano		Saanumi Tokunaga Okuma Aoyama Ueda Watahiki Ohata

Second round

Hokkaido & Tohoku Regions

Fuji University v Sony Sendai FC

23 September 2020	Fuji University	3–2	Sony Sendai FC	Sendai
19:00	Yachi 35' Own goal 62' (o.g.) Abe 67'	Report	Fujiwara 83', 87'	Stadium: Q&A Stadium Miyagi Attendance: 239 Referee: Taku Nagaya

Iwaki FC v ReinMeer Aomori

23 September 2020	Iwaki FC	0–3	ReinMeer Aomori	Iwaki
15:00		Report	Wada 18', 79' Nitta 89'	Stadium: J-Village Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Masakazu Kato

Kantō Region

University of Tsukuba v Toin University of Yokohama

23 September 2020	University of Tsukuba	4–3	Toin University of Yokohama	Hitachinaka
19:00	Miura 3' Mori 18' Wada 77' Igawa 81'	Report	Kagami 20', 51' Matsumoto 35'	Stadium: Hitachinaka City Stadium Attendance: 274 Referee: Yasuhiro Udagawa

Vonds Ichihara v Tokyo Musashino City FC

23 September 2020	Vonds Ichihara	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Tokyo Musashino City FC	Ichihara
17:00	Mine 105' Saitai 119'	Report	Ishihara 98' Nakagawa 109' Taguchi 111'	Stadium: ZA Oripri Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Masashi Harada

Hokushin'etsu Region

Niigata University HW v Artista Asama

23 September 2020	Niigata University HW	3–0	Artista Asama	Shibata
17:00	Arita 75', 83' Tanaka 84'	Report		Stadium: Green Stadium Shibata Attendance: 220 Referee: Tomokazu Sato

Fukui United FC v Toyama Shinjo

23 September 2020	Fukui United FC	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Toyama Shinjo	Sakai
19:00	Yamada 86' Okuno 116'	Report	Hosoki 52'	Stadium: Technoport Fukui Stadium Attendance: 263 Referee: Yoshikazu Matsuzawa

Tōkai Region

Honda FC v Tokoha University

23 September 2020	Honda FC	2–1	Tokoha University	Fukuroi
19:00	Omachi 14', 26'	Report	Yamashita 90+2'	Stadium: Ecopa Stadium Attendance: 879 Referee: Yasuyuki Matsumoto

Nagara Club v FC Maruyasu Okazaki

23 September 2020	Nagara Club	0–4	FC Maruyasu Okazaki	Gifu
19:00		Report	Inukai 14', 43' Tsuda 40' Terao 72'	Stadium: Gifu Nagaragawa Meadow Attendance: 459 Referee: Yusuke Ohashi

Kansai Region

Arterivo Wakayama v MIO Biwako Shiga

23 September 2020	Arterivo Wakayama	1–0	MIO Biwako Shiga	Wakayama
18:15	Okita 27'	Report		Stadium: Kimiidera Athletic Stadium Attendance: 393 Referee: Yuichi Hanakawa

FC Tiamo Hirakata v Nara Club

23 September 2020	FC Tiamo Hirakata	1–0	Nara Club	Osaka
19:00	Kato 11'	Report		Stadium: Yanmar Stadium Nagai Attendance: 507 Referee: Yuzo Sutani

Chūgoku Region

Fukuyama City FC v FC Baleine Shimonoseki

30 September 2020	Fukuyama City FC	1–0	FC Baleine Shimonoseki	Hiroshima
16:00	Taguchi 25'	Report		Stadium: Hiroshima Regional Park No.1 Football Stadium Attendance: 140 Referee: Kakuro Hori

Mitsubishi Mizushima FC v Matsue City FC

23 September 2020	Mitsubishi Mizushima FC	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Matsue City FC	Miyoshi
14:00	Nakagawa 104'	Report		Stadium: Miyoshi Sports Park Athletics Stadium Attendance: 60 Referee: Takuya Yokoyama

Shikoku Region

Kochi United SC v Takamatsu University

23 September 2020	Kochi United SC	2–1	Takamatsu University	Kochi
19:00	Akahoshi 37' Izumi 90+4'	Report	Yamauchi 81'	Stadium: Kochi Haruno Athletic Stadium Attendance: 325 Referee: Satoshi Michiyama

FC Tokushima v Matsuyama University

23 September 2020	FC Tokushima	5–0	Matsuyama University	Kochi
16:00	Nakabayashi 12', 90+2' Matsumoto 40', 83' Hiroi 57'	Report		Stadium: Kochi Haruno Athletic Stadium Attendance: 101 Referee: Toshiki Tomomasa

Kyushu Region

Fukuoka University v NIFS Kanoya

23 September 2020	Fukuoka University	1–4 (a.e.t.)	NIFS Kanoya	Kirishima
17:00	Imada 45+2'	Report	Igarashi 30' Nemoto 94' Sato 111' Morishige 120+1'	Stadium: Kokubu Track & Field Stadium Attendance: 431 Referee: Yoshihito Hori

MD Nagasaki v Verspah Oita

23 September 2020	MD Nagasaki	0–2	Verspah Oita	Isahaya
19:00		Report	Fukushima 45+2' Own goal 53' (o.g.)	Stadium: Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki Attendance: 446 Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita

Third round

Hokkaido & Tohoku Regions

Fuji University v ReinMeer Aomori

28 October 2020	Fuji University	1–2	ReinMeer Aomori	Sendai
19:00	Yachi 61'	Report	Yamada 10' Hori 17'	Stadium: Q&A Stadium Miyagi Attendance: 163 Referee: Taku Nagaya

Kantō Region

University of Tsukuba v Tokyo Musashino City

28 October 2020	University of Tsukuba	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Tokyo Musashino City	Mito
19:00	Shoji 84' Kobayashi 103' Miura 120+1'	Report	Suzuki 49' Goto 97'	Stadium: K's denki Stadium Mito Attendance: 453 Referee: Takuya Ujihara

Hokushinetsu Region

Niigata University HW v Fukui United FC

28 October 2020	Niigata University HW	0–2	Fukui United FC	Sakai
18:00	Ishizuka 34' Fukuda 48'	Report		Stadium: Technoport Fukui Stadium Attendance: 230 Referee: Masakazu Kato

Tōkai Region

Honda FC v FC Maruyasu Okazaki

28 October 2020	Honda FC	1–0	FC Maruyasu Okazaki	Fukuroi
16:00	Okazaki 80'	Report		Stadium: Ecopa Stadium Attendance: 521 Referee: Yusuke Ohashi

Kansai Region

Arterivo Wakayama v FC Tiamo Hirakata

28 October 2020	Arterivo Wakayama	3–2 (a.e.t.)	FC Tiamo Hirakata	Osaka
19:00	Higuchi 68' (o.g.) Yamamoto 70' Hayashi 109'	Report	Cho Young-cheol 42' Kida 53'	Stadium: Nagai Stadium Attendance: 785 Referee: Yasuyuki Matsumoto

Chūgoku Region

Fukuyama City v Mitsubishi Mizushima

28 October 2020	Fukuyama City	2–0	Mitsubishi Mizushima	Miyoshi
13:00	Taguchi 5' Ito 90'	Report		Stadium: Miyoshi Sports Park Athletics Stadium Attendance: 275 Referee: Takuya Yokoyama

Shikoku Region

Kochi United SC v FC Tokushima

11 November 2020	Kochi United SC	2–1	FC Tokushima	Marugame
19:00	Taguchi 45+1' Nagao 76'	Report	Matsumoto 7'	Stadium: Pikara Stadium Attendance: 202 Referee: Yoshihito Hori

Kyushu Region

NIFS Kanoya v Verspah Oita

28 October 2020	NIFS Kanoya	1–2	Verspah Oita	Kumamoto
19:00	Ito 90+2'	Report	Maeda 52' Miyauchi 62'	Stadium: Egao Kenko Stadium Attendance: 191 Referee: Kazuya Miyahara

Fourth round

Fukui United FC v ReinMeer Aomori

13 December 2020	Fukui United FC	2–1 (a.e.t.)	ReinMeer Aomori	Sakai
13:00	Noda 3' Ishizuka 107'	Report	Shindo 47'	Stadium: Technoport Fukui Stadium Attendance: 344 Referee: Ryosuke Yamaoka

Fukuyama City FC v Arterivo Wakayama

13 December 2020	Fukuyama City FC	2–1	Arterivo Wakayama	Hiroshima
14:00	Takayama 33' Takahashi 48' (pen.)	Report	Hayashi 90'	Stadium: Hiroshima Regional Park No.1 Football Stadium Attendance: 596 Referee: Toru Kakinuma

Verspah Oita v Honda FC

13 December 2020	Verspah Oita	0–1	Honda FC	Oita
13:00		Report	Tomita 14'	Stadium: Oita Athletic Stadium Attendance: 502 Referee: Tetsuro Yoshida

University of Tsukuba v Kochi United SC

13 December 2020	University of Tsukuba	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Kochi United SC	Kashima
19:00	Shimodo 50' Mori 90+6' Shoji 108'	Report	Akahoshi 47', 70'	Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 552 Referee: Hiromichi Oka

Fifth round

Venues for the fifth round through the semi-finals were only announced on 10 December, as the venues would be decided based on the qualified teams for the round.^[6]

Fukui United FC v Fukuyama City FC

20 December 2020	Fukui United FC	0–3	Fukuyama City FC	Hiroshima
13:00		Report	Taguchi 16' (pen.), 65' Tanaka 34'	Stadium: Hiroshima Park First Football Stadium Attendance: 391 Referee: Ryo Tanimoto

Honda FC v University of Tsukuba

20 December 2020	Honda FC	2–1	University of Tsukuba	Fukuroi
18:00	Ishida 64' Sasaki 90+1'	Report	Sera 22'	Stadium: ECOPA Stadium Attendance: 767 Referee: Hayato Shimizu

Quarter-finals

Blaublitz Akita v Fukuyama City FC

23 December 2020	Blaublitz Akita	3–1	Fukuyama City FC	Sendai
19:00	Shige 15' Hisatomi 45+1' Eguchi 89'	Report	Yoshii 41'	Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai Attendance: 202 Referee: Yoshiro Imamura

Tokushima Vortis v Honda FC

23 December 2020	Tokushima Vortis	3–0	Honda FC	Kobe
19:00	Suzuki 42', 50' Iwao 59' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 576 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima

Semi-finals

Kawasaki Frontale v Blaublitz Akita

27 December 2020	Kawasaki Frontale	2–0	Blaublitz Akita	Kawasaki
13:05	Mitoma 39' Tanaka 83'	Report		Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 9,772 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto

Gamba Osaka v Tokushima Vortis

27 December 2020	Gamba Osaka	2–0	Tokushima Vortis	Suita
16:00	Patric 52' Fukuda 82'	Report		Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 7,055 Referee: Ryuji Sato

Final

Main article: 2020 Emperor's Cup Final

1 January 2021 (2021-01-01)

14:40 JST

Kawasaki Frontale	1–0	Gamba Osaka
Mitoma 55'	Report

Japan National Stadium, Shinjuku, Tokyo

Attendance: 13,318

Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura

See also

• Japan Football Association (JFA)

• J.League
• 2020 J1 League (I)
• 2020 J2 League (II)
• 2020 J3 League (III)
• 2020 Japan Football League (IV)
• 2020 Japanese Regional Leagues (V/VI)

• 2020 Fuji Xerox Super Cup (Super Cup)
• 2020 Emperor's Cup (National Cup)
• 2020 J.League YBC Levain Cup (League Cup)