2008 Emperor's Cup#First round

{{Infobox football tournament season

| title = Emperor's Cup

| year = 2008

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| country = Japan

| num_teams = 82

| champions = Gamba Osaka

| count = 2

| runner-up = Kashiwa Reysol

| matches = 81

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| prevseason = 2007

| nextseason = 2009

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The 88th Emperor's Cup began on September 13, 2008 and ended on January 1, 2009 with the final which took place at National Stadium in Tokyo. As the champion, Gamba Osaka participated in 2009 AFC Champions League.

Calendar

Round	Date	Matches	style="width:100px;"\| Clubs	New entries this round
class="wikitable"
align=center \| First Round	13 September 2008 14 September 2008	24	48 → 24	47 Prefectural Qualifying Cup Winners 1 University Qualifying Cup Winner
align=center \| Second Round	20 September 2008 21 September 2008	12	24 → 12	–
align=center \| Third Round	12 October 2008	14	12+15+1 → 14	15 J2 Clubs 1 JFL Seeded Club
align=center \| Fourth Round	2 November 2008 3 November 2008 5 November 2008	16	14+18 → 16	18 J1 Clubs
align=center \| Fifth Round	15 November 2008	8	16 → 8	none
align=center \| Quarter-finals	20 December 2008	4	8 → 4	none
align=center \| Semi-finals	29 December 2008	2	4 → 2	none
align=center \| Final	1 January 2009	1	2 → 1	none

Participants

= J.League Division 1 =

= J.League Division 2 =

= Japan Football League =

Tochigi SC

= Prime Minister Cup University football tournament Winner =

Osaka Taiiku University

= Prefectures =

Hokkaidō – Dohto University
Aomori – Aomori Yamada High School
Iwate – Grulla Morioka
Miyagi – Sony Sendai FC
Akita – TDK S.C.
Yamagata – Yamagata University
Fukushima – Fukushima United FC
Ibaraki – Ryutsu Keizai University
Tochigi – Hitachi Tochigi Uva SC
Gunma – Arte Takasaki
Saitama – Shobi University
Chiba – JEF United Ichihara Chiba Reserves
Tokyo – Kokushikan University
Kanagawa – YSCC Yokohama
Niigata – Niigata University of Management
Toyama – Kataller Toyama
Ishikawa – Zweigen Kanazawa
Fukui – Saurcos Fukui
Yamanashi – Tamaho FC
Nagano – Matsumoto Yamaga FC
Gifu – FC Gifu Second
Shizuoka – Honda FC
Aichi – Aichi Gakuin University
Mie – Yokkaichi University

Matches

All matches are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

=First round=

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|date=2008-09-14

|time=13:00

|team1=Sagawa Printing SC

|score= 7 – 1

|team2=Aichi Gakuin University

|stadium=

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|date=2008-09-14

|time=13:00

|team1=Kainan FC

|score= 0 – 2

|team2=Ehime University

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|date=2008-09-14

|time=13:00

|team1=FC Gifu Second

|score= 0 – 1

|team2=Hannan University

|stadium=

|attendance=

|referee=}}

{{footballbox

|date=2008-09-13

|time=13:00

|team1=Yokkaichi University

|score= 1 – 3

|team2=Honda FC

|stadium=

|attendance=

|referee=}}

{{footballbox

|date=2008-09-13

|time=17:00

|team1=Saurcos Fukui

|score= 2 – 1 (a.e.t.)

|team2=Nara Sangyo University

|stadium=

|attendance=

|referee=}}

{{footballbox

|date=2008-09-14

|time=13:00

|team1=Niigata University of Management

|score= 1 – 5

|team2=Matsumoto Yamaga FC

|stadium=

|attendance=

|referee=}}

{{footballbox

|date=2008-09-13

|time=13:00

|team1=Fagiano Okayama FC

|score= 6 – 0

|team2=Hitachi Kasado

|stadium=Momotaro Stadium

|attendance=

|referee=}}

{{footballbox

|date=2008-09-14

|time=13:00

|team1=Fukuyama University

|score= 0 – 3

|team2=Volca Kagoshima

|stadium=

|attendance=

|referee=}}

{{footballbox

|date=2008-09-13

|time=13:00

|team1=Banditonce Kakogawa FC

|score= 0 – 1

|team2=Kataller Toyama

|stadium=

|attendance=

|referee=}}

{{footballbox

|date=2008-09-13

|time=19:00

|team1=Zweigen Kanazawa

|score= 4 – 3 (a.e.t.)

|team2=Sagawa Shiga FC

|stadium=

|attendance=

|referee=}}

{{footballbox

|date=2008-09-14

|time=13:00

|team1=Ryutsu Keizai University

|score= 4 – 2

|team2=Y.S.C.C Yokohama

|stadium=

|attendance=

|referee=}}

{{footballbox

|date=2008-09-14

|time=13:00

|team1=Tamaho FC

|score= 0 – 10

|team2=Sony Sendai FC

|stadium=

|attendance=

|referee=}}

{{footballbox

|date=2008-09-13

|time=13:00

|team1=Dohto University

|score= 4 – 1

|team2=Shobi University

|stadium=Sapporo Atsubetsu Park Stadium

|attendance=

|referee=}}

{{footballbox

|date=2008-09-14

|time=13:00

|team1=Fukushima United F.C

|score= 1 – 4

|team2=Kokushikan University

|stadium=

|attendance=

|referee=}}

{{footballbox

|date=2008-09-14

|time=13:00

|team1=Kyushu Inax

|score= 1 – 3

|team2=Okinawa Kariyushi

|stadium=

|attendance=

|referee=}}

{{footballbox

|date=2008-09-14

|time=13:00

|team1=Ohzu H.S

|score= 2 – 1

|team2=Nippon Bunri University

|stadium=KKWing Stadium

|attendance=

|referee=}}

{{footballbox

|date=2008-09-14

|time=14:00

|team1=Mitsubishi Nagasaki

|score= 3 – 0

|team2=Dezzolla Shimane

|stadium=

|attendance=

|referee=}}

{{footballbox

|date=2008-09-14

|time=13:00

|team1=New Wave Kitakyushu

|score= 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)

|team2=Honda Lock SC

|stadium=Level-5 stadium

|attendance=

|referee=

|penalties1 =

|penaltyscore = 4 – 2

|penalties2 =

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{{footballbox

|date=2008-09-13

|time=13:00

|team1=Tokushima Vortis Second

|score= 2 – 1

|team2=Kochi University

|stadium=

|attendance=

|referee=}}

{{footballbox

|date=2008-09-13

|time=13:00

|team1=Kamatamare Sanuki

|score= 1 – 0

|team2=Gainare Tottori

|stadium=

|attendance=

|referee=}}

{{footballbox

|date=2008-09-14

|time=13:00

|team1=Hitachi Tochigi Uva SC

|score= 2 – 0

|team2=Aomori Yamada H.S

|stadium=Tochigi Green Stadium

|attendance=

|referee=}}

{{footballbox

|date=2008-09-14

|time=13:00

|team1=Arte Takasaki

|score= 0 – 2

|team2=JEF United Ichihara Chiba Reserves

|stadium=

|attendance=

|referee=}}

{{footballbox

|date=2008-09-13

|time=13:00

|team1=TDK S.C.

|score= 2 – 3 (a.e.t.)

|team2=Osaka Taiiku University

|stadium=

|attendance=

|referee=}}

{{footballbox

|date=2008-09-13

|time=13:00

|team1=Grulla Morioka

|score= 5 – 1

|team2=Yamagata University

|stadium=

|attendance=

|referee=}}

=Second round=

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|date=2008-09-21

|time=13:00

|team1=Sagawa Printing SC

|score= 5 – 1

|team2=Ehime University

|stadium=

|attendance=

|referee=}}

{{footballbox

|date=2008-09-21

|time=13:00

|team1=Hannan University

|score= 0 – 4

|team2=Honda FC

|stadium=

|attendance=

|referee=}}

{{footballbox

|date=2008-09-20

|time=13:00

|team1=Saurcos Fukui

|score= 0 – 4

|team2=Matsumoto Yamaga FC

|stadium=

|attendance=

|referee=}}

{{footballbox

|date=2008-09-20

|time=13:00

|team1=Fagiano Okayama

|score= 2 – 0

|team2=Volca Kagoshima

|stadium=Momotaro Stadium

|attendance=

|referee=}}

{{footballbox

|date=2008-09-21

|time=13:00

|team1=Kataller Toyama

|score= 1 – 2

|team2=Zweigen Kanazawa

|stadium=

|attendance=

|referee=}}

{{footballbox

|date=2008-09-14

|time=13:00

|team1=Ryutsu Keizai University

|score= 2 – 3 (a.e.t.)

|team2=Sony Sendai FC

|stadium=Kasamatsu Stadium

|attendance=

|referee=}}

{{footballbox

|date=2008-09-21

|time=13:00

|team1=Dohto University

|score= 1 – 6

|team2=Kokushikan University

|stadium=Sapporo Atsubetsu Park Stadium

|attendance=

|referee=}}

{{footballbox

|date=2008-09-21

|time=13:00

|team1=Okinawa Kariyushi

|score= 2 – 1

|team2=Ohzu H.S

|stadium=Best Amenity Stadium, Tosu

|attendance=

|referee=}}

{{footballbox

|date=2008-09-20

|time=13:00

|team1=Mitsubishi Nagasaki

|score= 0 – 1

|team2=New Wave Kitakyushu

|stadium=

|attendance=

|referee=}}

{{footballbox

|date=2008-09-20

|time=13:00

|team1=Tokushima Vortis Second

|score= 2 – 1

|team2=Kamatamare Sanuki

|stadium=

|attendance=

|referee=}}

{{footballbox

|date=2008-09-21

|time=13:00

|team1=Hitachi Tochigi Uva SC

|score= 2 – 1

|team2=JEF United Ichihara Chiba Reserves

|stadium=

|attendance=

|referee=}}

{{footballbox

|date=2008-09-20

|time=13:00

|team1=Osaka Taiiku University

|score= 3 – 0

|team2=Grulla Morioka

|stadium=

|attendance=

|referee=}}

=Third round=

The 15 J2 teams plus one JFL representative (Tochigi SC) entered at this round.

{{footballbox

|date=2008-10-12

|time=13:00

|team1=Sagawa Printing SC

|score= 1 – 2

|team2=Ehime FC

|goals1=Hirai {{goal|37}}

|goals2=Uchimura {{goal|42}}
Oki {{goal|64}}

|stadium=Ningineer Stadium, Matsuyama

|attendance=1,569

|referee=}}

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{{footballbox

|date=2008-10-12

|time=13:00

|team1=Sagan Tosu

|score= 4 – 0

|team2=Honda FC

|goals1=Uchima {{goal|2}}
Hirose{{goal|57}} {{goal|67}}
Funatani {{goal|82}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Best Amenity Stadium, Tosu

|attendance=2,307

|referee=}}

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{{footballbox

|date=2008-10-12

|time=19:00

|team1=Shonan Bellmare

|score= 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)

|team2=Matsumoto Yamaga FC

|goals1=Hara {{goal|23}}

|goals2=Kakimoto {{goal|26}}

|stadium=Hiratsuka Athletics Stadium, Hiratsuka

|attendance=2,580

|referee=

|penalties1 =

|penaltyscore = 4 – 5

|penalties2 =

}}

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{{footballbox

|date=2008-10-12

|time=13:00

|team1=Ventforet Kofu

|score= 1 – 0

|team2=Fagiano Okayama

|goals1=Onishi {{goal|44}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Kose Sports Stadium, Kofu

|attendance=4,420

|referee=}}

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{{footballbox

|date=2008-10-12

|time=13:00

|team1=Tochigi SC

|score= 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)

|team2=Kumamoto

|goals1=Yuki Okada {{goal|81}}

|goals2=Komorida {{goal|54}}

|stadium=Tochigi Green Stadium, Tochigi

|attendance=3,011

|referee=

|penalties1 =

|penaltyscore = 5 – 3

|penalties2 =

}}

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{{footballbox

|date=2008-10-12

|time=13:00

|team1=Zweigen Kanazawa

|score= 0 – 1

|team2=FC Gifu

|goals1=

|goals2=Aikawa {{goal|83}}

|stadium=Toyama Athletic Recreation Park Stadium Toyama

|attendance=1,515

|referee=}}

----

{{footballbox

|date=2008-10-12

|time=13:00

|team1=Cerezo Osaka

|score= 1 – 0

|team2=Sony Sendai FC

|goals1=Gilton {{goal|65}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Nagai Stadium, Osaka

|attendance=2,403

|referee=}}

----

{{footballbox

|date=2008-10-12

|time=13:00

|team1=Tokushima Vortis

|score= 0 – 1 (a.e.t.)

|team2=Kokushikan University

|goals1=

|goals2=Matsumoto {{goal|118}}

|stadium=Naruto Athletic Stadium, Naruto

|attendance=1,174

|referee=}}

----

{{footballbox

|date=2008-10-12

|time=13:00

|team1=Yokohama FC

|score= 2 – 1

|team2=Okinawa Kariyushi FC

|goals1=Ikemoto {{goal|41}}
Hakkaku {{goal|89}}

|goals2=Saito {{goal|37}}

|stadium=Mitsuzawa Stadium, Yokohama

|attendance=2,358

|referee=}}

----

{{footballbox

|date=2008-10-12

|time=13:00

|team1=Vegalta Sendai

|score= 2 – 0

|team2=New Wave Kitakyushu

|goals1=Nakashima {{goal|20}}
Tanoue {{goal|89}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Sendai Stadium, Sendai

|attendance=6,357

|referee=}}

----

{{footballbox

|date=2008-10-12

|time=13:00

|team1=Thespa Kusatsu

|score= 2 – 0

|team2=Tokushima Vortis Second

|goals1=Goto {{goal|48}}
Takada {{goal|66}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Shikishima Stadium, Maebashi

|attendance=1,693

|referee=}}

----

{{footballbox

|date=2008-10-12

|time=13:00

|team1=Avispa Fukuoka

|score= 0 – 1 (a.e.t.)

|team2=Mito HollyHock

|goals1=

|goals2=Matsumoto {{goal|114}}

|stadium=Level-5 stadium, Fukuoka

|attendance=1,738

|referee=}}

----

{{footballbox

|date=2008-10-12

|time=13:00

|team1=Montedio Yamagata

|score= 4 – 1 (a.e.t.)

|team2=Hitachi Tochigi Uva SC

|goals1=Sakai {{goal|36}}
Toyoda {{goal|93}} {{goal|111}}
Miyazaki {{goal|112}}

|goals2=Tatesawa {{goal|54}}

|stadium=Yamagata Park Stadium, Yamagata

|attendance=2,185

|referee=}}

----

{{footballbox

|date=2008-10-12

|time=13:00

|team1=Osaka Taiiku University

|score= 0 – 6

|team2=Sanfrecce Hiroshima

|goals1=

|goals2=Makino {{goal|15}}
Hattori {{goal|30}} {{goal|75}}
Moriwaki {{goal|60}}
Takayanagi {{goal|86}}
Kubo {{goal|87}}

|stadium=Yabase Athletic Stadium, Akita

|attendance=1,271

|referee=}}

=Fourth round=

The 18 J1 teams entered at this round.

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|date=2008-11-03

|time=13:00

|team1=Urawa Red Diamonds

|score= 1 – 0 (a.e.t.)

|team2=Ehime FC

|goals1=Ponte {{goal|96}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Urawa Komaba Stadium Saitama

|attendance=16,724

|referee=}}

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{{footballbox

|date=2008-11-02

|time=13:00

|team1=Yokohama F. Marinos

|score= 1 – 0

|team2=Consadole Sapporo

|goals1=Hyōdō {{goal|70}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Mitsuzawa Stadium Yokohama

|attendance=5,728

|referee=}}

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{{footballbox

|date=2008-11-05

|time=19:00

|team1=Oita Trinita

|score= 0 – 2

|team2=Sagan Tosu

|goals1=

|goals2=Hirose {{goal|28}} {{goal|52}}

|stadium=Ōita Stadium, Ōita

|attendance=5,512

|referee=}}

----

{{footballbox

|date=2008-11-02

|time=13:00

|team1=Matsumoto Yamaga FC

|score= 0 – 8

|team2=Vissel Kobe

|goals1=

|goals2=Yoshida {{goal|13}}
Tanaka {{goal|29}}
Leandro {{goal|50}} {{goal|84}}
Kurihara {{goal|63}} {{goal|73}}, {{goal|75}}
Ōkubo {{goal|65}}

|stadium=Home's Stadium Kobe, Kobe

|attendance=3,268

|referee=}}

----

{{footballbox

|date=2008-11-16

|time=13:00

|team1=Gamba Osaka

|score= 2 – 1 (a.e.t.)

|team2=Ventforet Kofu

|goals1=Yamaguchi {{goal|80}}
Sasaki {{goal|104}}

|goals2=Maranhao {{goal|1}}

|stadium=Osaka Expo '70 Stadium, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture

|attendance=3,694

|referee=}}

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{{footballbox

|date=2008-11-02

|time=13:00

|team1=Júbilo Iwata

|score= 3 – 1

|team2=Tochigi SC

|goals1=Kawamura {{goal|43}}
Nakayama {{goal|69}}
Ota {{goal|72}}

|goals2=Sato {{goal|66}}

|stadium=Yamaha Stadium, Iwata

|attendance=4,088

|referee=}}

----

{{footballbox

|date=2008-11-02

|time=13:00

|team1=Nagoya Grampus

|score= 1 – 0

|team2=FC Gifu

|goals1=Yoshida {{goal|89}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Toyota Stadium, Toyota

|attendance=7,597

|referee=}}

----

{{footballbox

|date=2008-11-02

|time=13:00

|team1=Omiya Ardija

|score= 1 – 0

|team2=Cerezo Osaka

|goals1=Lavrič {{goal|61}}

|goals2=

|stadium=NACK5 Stadium, Ōmiya, Saitama

|attendance=3,574

|referee=}}

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{{footballbox

|date=2008-11-02

|time=13:00

|team1=Kashima Antlers

|score= 2 – 2 (a.e.t.)

|report=

|team2=Kokushikan University

|goals1= Danilo {{goal|43}}
Marquinhos {{goal|74}}

|goals2= Takahashi {{goal|39}}
Amano {{goal}} 59

|stadium=Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima

|attendance=5,286

|referee=

|penalties1 = Marquinhos {{pengoal}}
Nozawa {{pengoal}}
Danilo {{pengoal}}

|penaltyscore = 3 – 0

|penalties2 = {{penmiss}} Takeoka
{{penmiss}} Kashiwa
{{penmiss}} Yoshino

}}

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{{footballbox

|date=2008-11-05

|time=13:00

|team1=Shimizu S-Pulse

|score= 1 – 0

|report=

|team2=JEF United Ichihara Chiba

|goals1= Okazaki {{goal|89}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Nihondaira Sports Stadium, Shimizu

|attendance=4,214

|referee=}}

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{{footballbox

|date=2008-11-02

|time=13:00

|team1=Albirex Niigata

|score= 2 – 0

|team2=Yokohama FC

|goals1=Alessandro {{goal|18}}
Uchida {{goal|20}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Niigata Stadium, Niigata

|attendance=7,607

|referee=}}

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{{footballbox

|date=2008-11-02

|time=13:00

|team1=FC Tokyo

|score= 2 – 1

|team2=Vegalta Sendai

|goals1=Hirayama {{goal|19}} {{goal|89}}

|goals2=Nakahara {{goal|72}}

|stadium=Ajinomoto Stadium, Chōfu

|attendance=10,528

|referee=}}

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{{footballbox

|date=2008-11-02

|time=13:00

|team1=Kashiwa Reysol

|score= 1 – 0

|team2=Thespa Kusatsu

|goals1=Suganuma {{goal|83}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Kashiwa no Ha Park Stadium Kashiwa

|attendance=4,569

|referee=}}

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{{footballbox

|date=2008-11-02

|time=13:00

|team1=Mito HollyHock

|score= 0 – 3

|team2=Kyoto Sanga FC

|goals1=

|goals2=Ando {{goal|11}}
Nishino {{goal|46}}
Hayashi {{goal|47}}

|stadium=Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium, Kyoto

|attendance=2,802

|referee=}}

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{{footballbox

|date=2008-11-03

|time=13:00

|team1=Kawasaki Frontale

|score= 3 – 1

|team2=Montedio Yamagata

|goals1=Taniguchi {{goal|19}}
Vitor Júnior {{goal|43}}
Renatinho {{goal|56}}

|goals2=Ishii {{goal|9}}

|stadium=Todoroki Athletics Stadium, Kawasaki

|attendance=8,221

|referee=}}

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{{footballbox

|date=2008-11-02

|time=13:00

|team1=Tokyo Verdy

|score= 0 – 1

|team2=Sanfrecce Hiroshima

|goals1=

|goals2=Takayanagi {{goal|89}}

|stadium=Nishigaoka National Stadium, Tokyo

|attendance=5,411

|referee=}}

=Fifth round=

{{footballbox

|date=2008-11-15

|time=13:00

|team1=Urawa Red Diamonds

|score= 2 – 2 (a.e.t.)

|team2=Yokohama F. Marinos

|goals1= Escudero {{goal|43}}
Horinouchi {{goal|47}}

|goals2= Kano {{goal|5}}
Tanaka {{goal|20}}

|stadium=Marugame Stadium, Marugame

|attendance=10,303

|referee=

|penalties1 = Ponte {{pengoal}}
Nagai {{pengoal}}
Umesaki {{pengoal}}
Hirakawa {{pengoal}}
Nishizawa {{pengoal}}
Suzuki {{penmiss}}

|penaltyscore = 5 – 6

|penalties2 = {{pengoal}} Kano
{{pengoal}} Hyōdō
{{pengoal}} Ogura
{{pengoal}} Tanaka
{{pengoal}} Tanaka
{{pengoal}} Kurihara

}}

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{{footballbox

|date=2008-11-15

|time=13:00

|team1=Sagan Tosu

|score= 5 – 2

|team2=Vissel Kobe

|goals1= Fujita {{goal|1}} {{goal|57}}
Takahashi {{goal|9}}
Hirose {{goal|36}} {{goal|52}}

|goals2= Komoto {{goal|46}}
Park Kang-Jo {{goal|80}}

|stadium=Home's Stadium, Kobe

|attendance=2,856

|referee=}}

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{{footballbox

|date=2008-11-26

|time=19:00

|team1=Júbilo Iwata

|score= 1 – 3

|team2=Gamba Osaka

|goals1= Nishi {{goal|1}}

|goals2= Sasaki {{goal|15}}
Yamaguchi {{goal|55}}
Yamazaki {{Goal|74}}

|stadium=Yamaha Stadium, Iwata

|attendance=2,648

|referee=}}

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{{footballbox

|date=2008-11-15

|time=13:00

|team1=Omiya Ardija

|score= 1 – 2

|team2=Nagoya Grampus

|goals1= Uchida {{goal|25}}

|goals2= Johnsen {{goal|2}} {{goal|34}}

|stadium=NACK5 Stadium, Ōmiya

|attendance=4,371

|referee=}}

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{{footballbox

|date=2008-11-15

|time=13:00

|team1=Kashima Antlers

|score= 3 – 4 (a.e.t.)

|team2=Shimizu S-Pulse

|goals1= Masuda {{goal|28}}
Marquinhos {{goal|50}}
Marcinho {{goal|114}}

|goals2= Hyodo {{goal|17}}
Yamamoto {{goal|80}}
Edamura {{goal|104}}
Hara {{goal|119}}

|stadium=Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima

|attendance=5,158

|referee=}}

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{{footballbox

|date=2008-11-15

|time=13:00

|team1=Albirex Niigata

|score= 2 – 3

|team2=FC Tokyo

|goals1= Marcio {{goal|6}}
Chiba {{goal|21}}

|goals2= Emerson {{goal|31}}
Akamine {{goal|53}}
Kajiyama {{goal|62}}

|stadium=Tottori Soccer Stadium, Tottori

|attendance=3,211

|referee=}}

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{{footballbox

|date=2008-11-15

|time=13:00

|team1=Kashiwa Reysol

|score= 1 – 0

|team2=Kyoto Sanga FC

|goals1= Popó {{goal|63}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Toyama Athletic Recreation Park Stadium, Toyama

|attendance=5,023

|referee=}}

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{{footballbox

|date=2008-11-15

|time=13:00

|team1=Kawasaki Frontale

|score= 0 – 2

|team2=Sanfrecce Hiroshima

|goals1=

|goals2= Aoyama {{goal|33}}
Morisaki {{goal|57}}

|stadium=Nagasaki Sports Park Stadium, Isahaya

|attendance=4,858

|referee=}}

=Quarter finals=

{{footballbox

|date=2008-12-20

|time=13:00

|team1=Sagan Tosu

|score= 1 – 3

|team2=Yokohama F. Marinos

|goals1= Hirose {{goal|23}}

|goals2= Nakazawa {{goal|26}}
Kurihara {{goal|44}}
Kano {{goal|89}}

|stadium=Best Amenity Stadium Tosu

|attendance=9,656

|referee=}}

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{{footballbox

|date=2008-12-25

|time=19:00

|team1=Gamba Osaka

|score= 2 – 1

|team2=Nagoya Grampus

|goals1= Lucas {{goal|13}}
Nakazawa {{goal|22}}

|goals2= Sugimoto {{goal|70}}

|stadium=Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium, Kobe

|attendance=4,955

|referee=Toshimitsu Yoshida}}

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{{footballbox

|date=2008-12-20

|time=13:00

|team1=Shimizu S-Pulse

|score= 1 – 2

|team2=FC Tokyo

|goals1= Takagi {{goal|25}}

|goals2= Akamine {{goal|49}} {{goal|50}}

|stadium=Yurtec Stadium Sendai, Sendai

|attendance=8,051

|referee=}}

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{{footballbox

|date=2008-12-20

|time=15:00

|team1=Kashiwa Reysol

|score= 3 – 2 (a.e.t.)

|team2=Sanfrecce Hiroshima

|goals1= Koga {{goal|3}}
Suganuma {{goal|13}}
França {{goal|99}}

|goals2= Satō {{goal|6}} {{goal|26}}

|stadium=Momotaro Stadium, Okayama

|attendance=8,531

|referee=}}

=Semi finals=

{{footballbox

|date=2008-12-29

|time=15:00

|team1=Yokohama F. Marinos

|score= 0 – 1 (a.e.t.)

|team2=Gamba Osaka

|goals1=

|goals2=Yamazaki {{goal|117}}

|stadium=National Stadium, Tokyo

|attendance=19,843

|referee=}}

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{{footballbox

|date=2008-12-29

|time=13:00

|team1=FC Tokyo

|score= 1 – 2

|team2=Kashiwa Reysol

|goals1=Suzuki {{goal|31}}

|goals2=França {{goal|68}}
Lee {{goal|88}}

|stadium=Shizuoka Stadium, Fukuroi, Shizuoka

|attendance=12,458

|referee=}}

=Final=

{{footballbox

|date=2009-01-01

|time=14:00

|team1=Gamba Osaka

|score= 1 – 0 (a.e.t.)

|team2=Kashiwa Reysol

|goals1=Bando {{goal|116}}

|goals2=

|stadium=National Stadium, Tokyo

|attendance=44,066

|referee=Yuichi Nishimura}}

External links

[http://www.jfa.or.jp/match/matches/2008/tennouhai/index.html Official site of the 88th Emperor's Cup] {{in lang|ja}}

2008

Emperors Cup, 2008

Category:2009 in Japanese football