2017 Emperor's Cup

Football tournament season

2017 Emperor's Cup
Tournament details
Country	Japan
Dates	22 April 2017 – 1 January 2018
Teams	88
Final positions
Champions	Cerezo Osaka (4th title)
Runner-up	Yokohama F. Marinos
Tournament statistics
Matches played	87
Goals scored	292 (3.36 per match)
Attendance	313,782 (3,607 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Hugo Vieira, Seiya Nakano (5 goals each)
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The 97th Emperor's Cup (第97回天皇杯全日本サッカー選手権大会) was the 2017 edition of the annual Japanese national cup tournament, which began on 22 April 2017 and ended with the finals on 1 January 2018.^[1]

Cerezo Osaka won the tournament for the first time as a J.League club. It had won the cup 43 years ago, in 1974 when the club was playing for Japan Soccer League as Yanmar Diesel. As a result of this win, Cerezo automatically qualified to the group stage of the 2018 AFC Champions League.

Calendar

Round	Date	Matches	Clubs	New entries this round
First Round	22, 23 April	24	47+1 → 24	47 prefectural cup winners 1 Amateur Best Team
Second Round	21 June	32	24+40 → 32	18 J1 clubs 22 J2 clubs
Third Round	12 July (2 August)^{[Footnote 1]}	16	32 → 16
Fourth Round	20 September	8	16 → 8
Quarter-finals	25 October	4	8 → 4
Semi-finals	23 December	2	4 → 2
Final	1 January 2018	1	2 → 1

^ The match between Vanraure Hachinohe and Nagoya Grampus was rain-interrupted on July 12; the match was continued from the point of stoppage (60th minute, with Nagoya Grampus leading 0–1) on 2 August.

From Third round up to Quarter-finals, the team playing in lower-tier of the league system (or lower ranked team if in same level) will have home advantage. Should the home team's stadium not fulfill requirements or the playing team is involved in 2017 AFC Champions League, organizers may assign other stadium instead.^[2]

Participating clubs

88 clubs competed in the tournament. Clubs playing in the 2017 J1 League and 2017 J2 League received a bye to the second round of the tournament. The remaining teams entered in the first round.

2017 J1 League all clubs	2017 J2 League all clubs	Amateur Best Team	47 prefectural tournament winners
Albirex Niigata Cerezo Osaka Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Gamba Osaka Júbilo Iwata Kashima Antlers Kashiwa Reysol Kawasaki Frontale Omiya Ardija Sagan Tosu Sanfrecce Hiroshima Shimizu S-Pulse FC Tokyo Urawa Red Diamonds Vegalta Sendai Ventforet Kofu Vissel Kobe Yokohama F. Marinos	Avispa Fukuoka Ehime FC Fagiano Okayama FC Gifu JEF United Chiba Kamatamare Sanuki Kyoto Sanga FC Machida Zelvia Matsumoto Yamaga FC Mito HollyHock Montedio Yamagata Nagoya Grampus Oita Trinita Renofa Yamaguchi FC Roasso Kumamoto Shonan Bellmare Thespakusatsu Gunma Tokushima Vortis Tokyo Verdy V-Varen Nagasaki Yokohama FC Zweigen Kanazawa	Honda FC	Hokkaido: Norbritz Hokkaido Aomori: Vanraure Hachinohe Iwate: Grulla Morioka Miyagi: Sony Sendai FC Akita: Blaublitz Akita Yamagata: FC Parafrente Yonezawa Fukushima: Iwaki FC Ibaraki: University of Tsukuba Tochigi: Tochigi Uva FC Gunma: Tonan Maebashi Saitama: Tokyo International University Chiba: Briobecca Urayasu Tokyo: Kokushikan University Kanagawa: YSCC Yokohama Yamanashi: Nirasaki Astros Nagano: AC Nagano Parceiro Niigata: Niigata University of Health and Welfare Toyama: Kataller Toyama Ishikawa: Hokuriku University Fukui: Saurcos Fukui Shizuoka: Azul Claro Numazu Aichi: FC Maruyasu Okazaki Mie: Suzuka Unlimited FC Gifu: Gifu Keizai University	Shiga: Biwako Seikei Sport College Kyoto: Amitie SC Kyoto Osaka: FC Osaka Hyōgo: Banditonce Kakogawa Nara: Nara Club Wakayama: Arterivo Wakayama Tottori: Gainare Tottori Shimane: Matsue City FC Okayama: Mitsubishi Mizushima FC Hiroshima: SRC Hiroshima Yamaguchi: Tokuyama University Kagawa: R.Velho Takamatsu Tokushima: FC Tokushima Celeste Ehime: FC Imabari Kōchi: Kochi United SC Fukuoka: Giravanz Kitakyushu Saga: Saga University Nagasaki: MD Nagasaki Kumamoto: Kumamoto Teachers SC Ōita: Verspah Oita Miyazaki: Miyazaki Sangyo-keiei University Kagoshima: Kagoshima United FC Okinawa: FC Ryukyu

Schedule and results

All times given in UTC+09:00

First round

Arterivo Wakayama v FC Maruyasu Okazaki

22 April 2017	Arterivo Wakayama	2–3 (a.e.t.)	FC Maruyasu Okazaki	Wakayama
13:00		Report		Stadium: Kimiidera Athletic Stadium Attendance: 843 Referee: Masashige Abe

Iwaki FC v Norbritz Hokkaido

22 April 2017	Iwaki FC	8–2	Norbritz Hokkaido	Fukushima
13:00		Report		Stadium: Toho Stadium for Everyone Attendance: 439 Referee: Kota Watanabe

Giravanz Kitakyushu v R.Velho Takamatsu

23 April 2017	Giravanz Kitakyushu	10–0	R.Velho Takamatsu	Kitakyushu
13:00		Report		Stadium: Honjō Athletic Stadium Attendance: 1,040 Referee: Mitsuru Ooya

Nirasaki Astros v Briobecca Urayasu

23 April 2017	Nirasaki Astros	1–5	Briobecca Urayasu	Kofu
13:00		Report		Stadium: Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium Attendance: 408 Referee: Takao Ueda

AC Nagano Parceiro v Suzuka Unlimited FC

22 April 2017	AC Nagano Parceiro	1–0	Suzuka Unlimited FC	Nagano
13:00		Report		Stadium: Nagano U Stadium Attendance: 1,848 Referee: Kazuyoshi Karashima

FC Ryukyu v FC Imabari

23 April 2017	FC Ryukyu	5–5 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p)	FC Imabari	Okinawa
13:00		Report		Stadium: Okinawa Athletic Stadium Attendance: 882 Referee: Keigo Sendachi

Verspah Oita v Kochi United SC

23 April 2017	Verspah Oita	2–1	Kochi United SC	Ōita
13:00		Report		Stadium: Ōita Bank Dome Attendance: 602 Referee: Masaki Kuniyoshi

Honda FC v Biwako Seikei Sport College

23 April 2017	Honda FC	3–1 (a.e.t.)	Biwako Seikei Sport College	Hamamatsu
13:00		Report		Stadium: Honda Miyakoda Soccer Stadium Attendance: 900 Referee: Yasuhiro Uchida

Blaublitz Akita v Kokushikan University

22 April 2017	Blaublitz Akita	1–2	Kokushikan University	Akita
13:00		Report		Stadium: Akigin Stadium Attendance: 587人 Referee: Naoto Uehara

Tonan Maebashi v Tokyo International University

22 April 2017	Tonan Maebashi	1–0	Tokyo International University	Maebashi
13:00		Report		Stadium: Gunma Shikishima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 568 Referee: Kentaro Uematsu

YSCC Yokohama v University of Tsukuba

23 April 2017	YSCC Yokohama	1–2	University of Tsukuba	Hiratsuka
13:00		Report		Stadium: Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka Attendance: 461 Referee: Syuhei Ishimaru

Miyazaki Sangyo-keiei University v Tokuyama University

22 April 2017	Miyazaki Sangyo-keiei University	2–1	Tokuyama University	Miyazaki
13:00		Report		Stadium: Miyazaki Athletic Stadium Attendance: 310 Referee: Yuichi Hanakawa

Grulla Morioka v Sony Sendai FC

23 April 2017	Grulla Morioka	2–0	Sony Sendai FC	Morioka
13:00		Report		Stadium: Iwate Athletic Stadium Attendance: 394 Referee: Dai Matsumoto

Hokuriku University v Banditonce Kakogawa

22 April 2017	Hokuriku University	0–2 (a.e.t.)	Banditonce Kakogawa	Kanazawa
13:00		Report		Stadium: Kanazawa Soccer Stadium Attendance: 228 Referee: Syo Yanagida

Gifu Keizai University v Niigata University of Health and Welfare

22 April 2017	Gifu Keizai University	1–3	Niigata University of Health and Welfare	Gifu
13:00		Report		Stadium: Gifu Memorial Center Nagaragawa Ball Field Attendance: 363 Referee: Toshihiro Nakai

Kataller Toyama v Amitie SC Kyoto

23 April 2017	Kataller Toyama	1–0	Amitie SC Kyoto	Toyama
13:00		Report		Stadium: Toyama Athletic Stadium Attendance: 1,051 Referee: Kenshi Uda

FC Osaka v Saga University

22 April 2017	FC Osaka	4–1	Saga University	Osaka
14:00		Report		Stadium: Yanmar Stadium Nagai Attendance: 415 Referee: Taiki Tsuruoka

Azul Claro Numazu v Saurcos Fukui

22 April 2017	Azul Claro Numazu	1–0	Saurcos Fukui	Numazu
13:00		Report		Stadium: Shizuoka Ashitaka Athletic Stadium Attendance: 1,102 Referee: Yunosuke Kanetsugu

Tochigi Uva FC v Parafrente Yonezawa

22 April 2017	Tochigi Uva FC	6–1	Parafrente Yonezawa	Utsunomiya
13:00		Report		Stadium: Tochigi Green Stadium Attendance: 297 Referee: Hiroki Kasahara

Nara Club v Vanraure Hachinohe

22 April 2017	Nara Club	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Vanraure Hachinohe	Nara
13:00		Report		Stadium: Naraden Field Attendance: 367 Referee: Shingo Kuniyoshi

SRC Hiroshima v Mitsubishi Mizushima FC

23 April 2017	SRC Hiroshima	1–0	Mitsubishi Mizushima FC	Fukuyama
14:00		Report		Stadium: Fukuyama Takegahana Stadium Attendance: 511 Referee: Keisuke Nobori

Gainare Tottori v Kagoshima United FC

23 April 2017	Gainare Tottori	0–1	Kagoshima United FC	Tottori
13:00		Report		Stadium: Tottori Bank Bird Stadium Attendance: 1,311 Referee: Syu Kawamata

Kumamoto Teachers v Matsue City FC

23 April 2017	Kumamoto Teachers	0–4	Matsue City FC	Kumamoto
19:00		Report		Stadium: Egao Kenko Stadium Attendance: 585 Referee: Kakuro Hori

FC Tokushima Celeste v MD Nagasaki

22 April 2017	FC Tokushima Celeste	1–2	MD Nagasaki	Naruto
13:00		Report		Stadium: Pocarisweat Stadium Attendance: 254 Referee: Naoki Wakatsuki

Second round

Kashima Antlers v FC Maruyasu Okazaki

21 June 2017	Kashima Antlers	5–0	FC Maruyasu Okazaki	Kashima
19:00		Report		Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 2,273 Referee: Takuto Okabe

Montedio Yamagata v V-Varen Nagasaki

21 June 2017	Montedio Yamagata	1–0 (a.e.t.)	V-Varen Nagasaki	Tendō
19:00		Report		Stadium: ND Soft Stadium Yamagata Attendance: 1,887 Referee: Tomokazu Sato

Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo v Iwaki FC

21 June 2017	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	2–5 (a.e.t.)	Iwaki FC	Sapporo
19:00		Report		Stadium: Sapporo Atsubetsu Park Stadium Attendance: 1,674 Referee: Minoru Tōjō

Shimizu S-Pulse v Giravanz Kitakyushu

21 June 2017	Shimizu S-Pulse	4–1	Giravanz Kitakyushu	Shizuoka
19:00		Report		Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira Attendance: 1,623 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura

Kashiwa Reysol v Briobecca Urayasu

21 June 2017	Kashiwa Reysol	1–0	Briobecca Urayasu	Kashiwa
19:00		Report		Stadium: Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium Attendance: 2,577 Referee: Yoshiro Imamura

FC Machida Zelvia v Oita Trinita

21 June 2017	FC Machida Zelvia	2–4	Oita Trinita	Machida
19:00		Report		Stadium: Machida Athletic Stadium Attendance: 931 Referee: Shoichiro Mikami

FC Tokyo v AC Nagano Parceiro

21 June 2017	FC Tokyo	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	AC Nagano Parceiro	Chōfu
19:00		Report		Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 4,193 Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama

Fagiano Okayama v FC Imabari

21 June 2017	Fagiano Okayama	0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p)	FC Imabari	Okayama
19:00		Report		Stadium: City Light Stadium Attendance: 2,564 Referee: Dai Matsumoto

Gamba Osaka v Verspah Oita

21 June 2017	Gamba Osaka	3–0	Verspah Oita	Suita
19:00		Report		Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium Attendance: 3,597 Referee: Hirokazu Otsubo

JEF United Chiba v Tokyo Verdy

21 June 2017	JEF United Chiba	1–0	Tokyo Verdy	Chiba
19:00		Report		Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena Attendance: 2,404 Referee: Kazuyoshi Enomoto

Júbilo Iwata v Honda FC

21 June 2017	Júbilo Iwata	2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Honda FC	Iwata
19:00		Report		Stadium: Yamaha Stadium Attendance: 4,180 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima

Shonan Bellmare v Kokushikan University

21 June 2017	Shonan Bellmare	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Kokushikan University	Hiratsuka
19:00		Report		Stadium: Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka Attendance: 1,320 Referee: Genki Tawara

Omiya Ardija v Tonan Maebashi

21 June 2017	Omiya Ardija	3–0	Tonan Maebashi	Saitama
19:00		Report		Stadium: NACK5 Stadium Omiya Attendance: 1,874 Referee: Kazuya Fujita

Ehime FC v Kamatamare Sanuki

21 June 2017	Ehime FC	2–1	Kamatamare Sanuki	Matsuyama
19:00		Report		Stadium: Ningineer Stadium Attendance: 798 Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami

Vegalta Sendai v University of Tsukuba

21 June 2017	Vegalta Sendai	2–3	University of Tsukuba	Sendai
19:00		Report		Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai Attendance: 2,017 Referee: Ryosuke Yamaoka

Avispa Fukuoka v Miyazaki Sangyo-keiei University

21 June 2017	Avispa Fukuoka	4–2	Miyazaki Sangyo-keiei University	Fukuoka
19:00		Report		Stadium: Level5 Stadium Attendance: 1,249 Referee: Leo Tanaka

Urawa Red Diamonds v Grulla Morioka

21 June 2017	Urawa Red Diamonds	3–2	Grulla Morioka	Saitama
19:00		Report		Stadium: Urawa Komaba Stadium Attendance: 5,038 Referee: Futoshi Nakamura

Mito HollyHock v Roasso Kumamoto

21 June 2017	Mito HollyHock	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Roasso Kumamoto	Mito
19:00		Report		Stadium: K's denki Stadium Mito Attendance: 968 Referee: Hayato Shimizu

Albirex Niigata v Banditonce Kakogawa

21 June 2017	Albirex Niigata	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Banditonce Kakogawa	Niigata
19:00		Report		Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium Attendance: 2,338 Referee: Toru Kakinuma

Cerezo Osaka v Niigata University of Health and Welfare

21 June 2017	Cerezo Osaka	2–0	Niigata University of Health and Welfare	Osaka
19:00		Report		Stadium: Kincho Stadium Attendance: 2,194 Referee: Yosuke Kubota

Vissel Kobe v Kataller Toyama

21 June 2017	Vissel Kobe	3–1	Kataller Toyama	Kobe
19:00		Report		Stadium: Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium Attendance: 1,805 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura

Zweigen Kanazawa v Yokohama FC

21 June 2017	Zweigen Kanazawa	2–0	Yokohama FC	Kanazawa
19:00		Report		Stadium: Ishikawa Athletics Stadium Attendance: 1,103 Referee: Hajime Matsuo

Yokohama F. Marinos v FC Osaka

21 June 2017	Yokohama F. Marinos	3–1	FC Osaka	Yokohama
19:00		Report		Stadium: Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium Attendance: 2,468 Referee: Masaaki Iemoto

Kyoto Sanga v Azul Claro Numazu

21 June 2017	Kyoto Sanga	0–1	Azul Claro Numazu	Kyoto
19:00		Report		Stadium: Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium Attendance: 1,067 Referee: Ryo Tanimoto

Kawasaki Frontale v Tochigi Uva FC

21 June 2017	Kawasaki Frontale	2–0	Tochigi Uva FC	Kawasaki
19:00		Report		Stadium: Todoroki Athletics Stadium Attendance: 4,155 Referee: Jumpei Iida

Renofa Yamaguchi FC v Thespakusatsu Gunma

21 June 2017	Renofa Yamaguchi FC	1–2	Thespakusatsu Gunma	Yamaguchi
19:00		Report		Stadium: Yamaguchi Ishin Park Stadium Attendance: 2,015 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto

Ventforet Kofu v Vanraure Hachinohe

21 June 2017	Ventforet Kofu	0–1	Vanraure Hachinohe	Kofu
19:00		Report		Stadium: Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium Attendance: 1,376 Referee: Ryuji Sato

Nagoya Grampus v SRC Hiroshima

21 June 2017	Nagoya Grampus	6–0	SRC Hiroshima	Nagoya
19:00		Report		Stadium: Paloma Mizuho Stadium Attendance: 2,268 Referee: Taku Nagaya

Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Kagoshima United FC

21 June 2017	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	3–2	Kagoshima United FC	Fukuyama
18:00		Report		Stadium: Fukuyama Takegahana Stadium Attendance: 2,532 Referee: Yusuke Araki

Tokushima Vortis v FC Gifu

21 June 2017	Tokushima Vortis	0–3	FC Gifu	Naruto
19:00		Report		Stadium: Pocarisweat Stadium Attendance: 1,108 Referee: Hiromichi Oka

Sagan Tosu v Matsue City FC

21 June 2017	Sagan Tosu	3–0	Matsue City FC	Tosu
19:00		Report		Stadium: Best Amenity Stadium Attendance: 2,152 Referee: Tetsuro Yoshida

Matsumoto Yamaga FC v MD Nagasaki

21 June 2017	Matsumoto Yamaga FC	4–0	MD Nagasaki	Matsumoto
19:00		Report		Stadium: Matsumotodaira Football Stadium Attendance: 3,368 Referee: Hiroki Kasahara

Third round

Kashima Antlers v Montedio Yamagata

12 July 2017	Kashima Antlers	5–0	Montedio Yamagata	Tendō
19:00	Nishi 4' Suzuki 49' Leandro 54' Own goal 80' (o.g.) Nakamura 90+3'	Report		Stadium: ND Soft Stadium Yamagata Attendance: 5,211

Iwaki FC v Shimizu S-Pulse

12 July 2017	Iwaki FC	0–2	Shimizu S-Pulse	Shizuoka
19:00		Report	Hasegawa 1' Takeuchi 50'	Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira Attendance: 3,238

Kashiwa Reysol v Oita Trinita

12 July 2017	Kashiwa Reysol	2–0	Oita Trinita	Ōita
19:00	Cristiano 54' Diego Oliveira 60'	Report		Stadium: Ōita Bank Dome Attendance: 3,715

AC Nagano Parceiro v Fagiano Okayama

12 July 2017	AC Nagano Parceiro	1–0	Fagiano Okayama	Nagano
19:00	Sato 64'	Report		Stadium: Nagano U Stadium Attendance: 2,408

Gamba Osaka v JEF United Chiba

12 July 2017	Gamba Osaka	2–0	JEF United Chiba	Chiba
19:00	Fábio 33' Izumisawa 55'	Report		Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena Attendance: 8,048

Júbilo Iwata v Shonan Bellmare

12 July 2017	Júbilo Iwata	4–1	Shonan Bellmare	Hiratsuka
19:00	Ogawa 22' Kawamata 45' Ueda 57' Takahashi 89'	Report	Omotehara 90'	Stadium: Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka Attendance: 3,123

Omiya Ardija v Ehime FC

12 July 2017	Omiya Ardija	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Ehime FC	Matsuyama
19:00	Shimizu 71' Yamakoshi 119' Esaka 120+3'	Report	Kondo 90', 111'	Stadium: Ningineer Stadium Attendance: 924

University of Tsukuba v Avispa Fukuoka

12 July 2017	University of Tsukuba	2–1	Avispa Fukuoka	Mito
19:30	Nakano 69', 79'	Report	Ishizu 89'	Stadium: K's denki Stadium Mito Attendance: 1,318

Urawa Red Diamonds v Roasso Kumamoto

12 July 2017	Urawa Red Diamonds	1–0	Roasso Kumamoto	Saitama
19:00	Takagi 45+2'	Report		Stadium: Urawa Komaba Stadium Attendance: 5,806

Albirex Niigata v Cerezo Osaka

12 July 2017	Albirex Niigata	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Cerezo Osaka	Niigata
19:00	Shu Hiramatsu 24' Rony 95'	Report	Yamaguchi 50' Ricardo Santos 96' Kimoto 113'	Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium Attendance: 3,104

Vissel Kobe v Zweigen Kanazawa

12 July 2017	Vissel Kobe	3–1	Zweigen Kanazawa	Kanazawa
19:00	Otsuki 17' Ogawa 76' Watanabe 86'	Report	Kaneko 64'	Stadium: Ishikawa Athletics Stadium Attendance: 3,066

Yokohama F. Marinos v Azul Claro Numazu

12 July 2017	Yokohama F. Marinos	4–2	Azul Claro Numazu	Yokohama
19:00	Kida 14' Saito 43', 45+1' Hugo Vieira 90+1'	Report	Sonoda 80' Ota 90+4'	Stadium: Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium Attendance: 4,458

Kawasaki Frontale v Thespakusatsu Gunma

12 July 2017	Kawasaki Frontale	4–0	Thespakusatsu Gunma	Maebashi
19:00	Morimoto 3' Tasaka 44' Moriya 61' Ienaga 76'	Report		Stadium: Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma Attendance: 3,010

Vanraure Hachinohe v Nagoya Grampus

2 August 2017	Vanraure Hachinohe	1–2	Nagoya Grampus	Nagoya
19:00	Murakami 70'	Report	Nagai 53' Washington 85'	Stadium: Paloma Mizuho Stadium Attendance: 3,913
Note: Match first played on 12 July 2017 but abandoned after during the second half due to a thunderstorm.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima v FC Gifu

12 July 2017	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2–1	FC Gifu	Gifu
19:00	Kudo 56' Felipe Silva 61'	Report	Fukumura 21'	Stadium: Gifu Nagaragawa Stadium Attendance: 2,649

Sagan Tosu v Matsumoto Yamaga FC

12 July 2017	Sagan Tosu	1–2	Matsumoto Yamaga FC	Matsumoto
19:00	Aoki 78'	Report	Shichi 67' Serginho 71'	Stadium: Matsumotodaira Football Stadium Attendance: 5,037

Fourth round

Matsumoto Yamaga FC v Vissel Kobe

20 September 2017	Matsumoto Yamaga FC	0–2	Vissel Kobe	Matsumoto
19:00		Report	Hashimoto 23' Watanabe 81'	Stadium: Matsumotodaira Football Stadium Attendance: 6,721 Referee: Y. Nishimura

Urawa Red Diamonds v Kashima Antlers

20 September 2017	Urawa Red Diamonds	2–4	Kashima Antlers	Kumagaya
19:00	Zlatan 59' Muto 69'	Report	Kanazaki 7', 51' (pen.) Nakamura 74' Doi 90'	Stadium: Kumagaya Athletic Stadium Attendance: 10,051 Referee: H. Takayama

Cerezo Osaka v Nagoya Grampus

20 September 2017	Cerezo Osaka	1–0	Nagoya Grampus	Nagoya
19:00	Fukumitsu 6'	Report		Stadium: Paloma Mizuho Stadium Attendance: 6,560 Referee: Y. Imamura

University of Tsukuba v Omiya Ardija

20 September 2017	University of Tsukuba	0–2	Omiya Ardija	Kashima
19:00		Report	Shimizu 28' (pen.), 85'	Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 2,429 Referee: H. Matsuo

Yokohama F. Marinos v Sanfrecce Hiroshima

20 September 2017	Yokohama F. Marinos	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Yokohama
19:00	Vieira 54' (pen.), 88', 120'	Report	Minagawa 7' Felipe 14'	Stadium: Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium Attendance: 6,026 Referee: Y. Yamamoto

AC Nagano Parceiro v Júbilo Iwata

20 September 2017	AC Nagano Parceiro	0–1	Júbilo Iwata	Nagano
19:00		Report	Saito 52'	Stadium: Nagano U Stadium Attendance: 6,276 Referee: H. Kimura

Kawasaki Frontale v Shimizu S-Pulse

20 September 2017	Kawasaki Frontale	4–1	Shimizu S-Pulse	Kawasaki
19:00	Morimoto 8', 41', 49' Eduardo 85'	Report	Duke 23'	Stadium: Todoroki Athletics Stadium Attendance: 7,641 Referee: K. Fukushima

Gamba Osaka v Kashiwa Reysol

20 September 2017	Gamba Osaka	2–3	Kashiwa Reysol	Suita
19:00	Nagasawa 60' Ideguchi 81'	Report	Cristiano 45', 52' Koga 48'	Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium Attendance: 5,324 Referee: R. Sato

Quarterfinals

Vissel Kobe v Kashima Antlers

25 October 2017	Vissel Kobe	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Kashima Antlers	Kobe
19:00	Havenaar 90+4'	Report	Shoji 63'	Stadium: Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium Attendance: 5,186 Referee: H. Kimura
	Penalties
	Havenaar Nílton Watanabe Fujita Iwanami		Ogasawara Nishi Nakamura Misao Shoji

Cerezo Osaka v Omiya Ardija

25 October 2017	Cerezo Osaka	2–0	Omiya Ardija	Osaka
19:00	Fukumitsu 23' Sawakami 54'	Report		Stadium: Kincho Stadium Attendance: 4,526 Referee: J. Iida

Yokohama F. Marinos v Júbilo Iwata

25 October 2017	Yokohama F. Marinos	1–0	Júbilo Iwata	Yokohama
19:00	81' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium Attendance: 9,696 Referee: M. Toma

Kawasaki Frontale v Kashiwa Reysol

25 October 2017	Kawasaki Frontale	0–1	Kashiwa Reysol	Kawasaki
19:30		Report	Cristiano 61'	Stadium: Todoroki Athletics Stadium Attendance: 9,968 Referee: N. Murakami

Semifinals

Vissel Kobe v Cerezo Osaka

23 December 2017	Vissel Kobe	1–3 (a.e.t.)	Cerezo Osaka	Osaka
13:00	Omori 90'	Report	Mizunuma 90+1' Kakitani 98' Souza 114'	Stadium: Nagai Stadium Attendance: 24,833 Referee: Y. Yamamoto

Yokohama F. Marinos v Kashiwa Reysol

23 December 2017	Yokohama F. Marinos	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Kashiwa Reysol	Kawasaki
15:05	Ito 69' Vieira 118'	Report	Lopes 11'	Stadium: Todoroki Athletics Stadium Attendance: 20,696 Referee: J. Iida

Final

Cerezo Osaka v Yokohama F. Marinos

1 January 2018	Cerezo Osaka	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Yokohama F. Marinos	Saitama
14:40	Yamamura 65' Mizunuma 95'	Report	Ito 8'	Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 42,029 Referee: M. Tojo

References

^ "大会・試合" (in Japanese). Japan Football Association. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
^ "第97回天皇杯全日本サッカー選手権大会 3回戦から準々決勝までの試合会場決定方法について" (in Japanese). Japan Football Association. Retrieved 2017-06-24.

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