2021 Emperor's Cup

Football tournament season
2021 Emperor's Cup
Tournament details
CountryJapan
Dates22 May – 19 December
Teams90
Final positions
ChampionsUrawa Red Diamonds (8th title)
Runner-upOita Trinita
Champions LeagueUrawa Red Diamonds
← 2020
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The 2021 Emperor's Cup (Emperor's Cup JFA 101st Japan Football Championship (Japanese: 天皇杯 JFA 第101回全日本サッカー選手権大会)) was the 101st annual Japanese national football cup tournament, which began on 22 May 2021 and ended with the final on 19 December that year.

Following the compressed format of the 2020 tournament, the 2021 Emperor's Cup was restored to its usual format, featuring 90 teams representing prefectural football associations as well as the J1 and J2 Leagues. Verspah Oita was also awarded a seeded entry as the JFA's annually designated amateur club.

Kawasaki Frontale were the defending champions. They were eliminated by Oita Trinita in the semi-finals. Urawa Red Diamonds won their eighth title and qualified for the 2022 AFC Champions League group stage.

Calendar

The schedule was announced on 2 April 2021.[1][2]

Round Date (backup date) Matches Clubs New entries this round
First round 22–23 May (24 May) 26 52 → 26
Second round 9 June (16 June) 32 26 + 20 + 18 → 32
Third round 7 July (14 July) 16 32 → 16
Round of 16 18 Aug (13 Oct) 8 16 → 8
Quarter-finals 27 Oct (17 Nov) 4 8 → 4
Semi-finals 12 December 2 4 → 2
Final 19 December 1 2 → 1

Participating clubs

There are 90 clubs compete in the tournament. The representatives for the prefectures of Tottori and Kumamoto had to be determined by the local FAs after COVID-19 countermeasures made it impossible to continue the prefectural qualification tournaments.[3][4]

2021 J1 League
all clubs join in the second round 		2021 J2 League
18 / 22 clubs join in the 2nd round, 4 clubs join in the 1st round 		Amateur Best Team 47 prefectural tournament winners

Entering in the first round:

Entering in the second round:

Note

  1. ^
    Original prefecture winners Yamanashi Gakuin University Pegasus were disqualified after fielding ineligible players during the final against Nirasaki Astros.[5]
  2. ^
    Despite recruiting their players from the respective universities, Niigata University of Health and Welfare FC, and FC Hokuriku (both Hokushinetsu Football League) are independent teams competing in men's leagues sanctioned by the Japan Football Association and serve as de facto reserve teams feeding into their respective schools' senior squads, which compete in the university football leagues of Japan.

Bracket

Source:Tournament table (Official website in Japanese)

First round

The match between Tochigi City and the representatives of Yamanashi Prefecture, originally intended to be Yamanashi Gakuin University Pegasus and scheduled for 22 May, was postponed the day before by the Japan Football Association after Pegasus fielded an ineligible cup-tied player in the Yamanashi Prefecture Cup final.[6] Note that Pegasus operates functionally as YGU's second team and competed in the Yamanashi tournament alongside the YGU third team, known as Orions; the first team YGU Braves also competed in Emperor's Cup qualifiers in Tokyo Metropolis. Subsequent to an investigation, the JFA decided on 24 May that YGU Pegasus would be disqualified and awarded their spot to Nirasaki Astros, their opponents in the Yamanashi final.[5]

Also postponed was the match between Tonan Maebashi and Juntendo University after an individual affiliated with Juntendo tested positive for COVID-19.[7] The match was eventually rescheduled for 5 June.[8]

Fukuyama City FC v Matsue City FC
23 May 2021 1 Fukuyama City FC 2–1Matsue City FCHiroshima
13:00 JST
  • Takahashi 59'
  • Taguchi 90+4'
 Report
  • Hotta 83'
 Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima No. 1 Field [ja]
Attendance: 0[9]
Referee: Kakuro Hori
Iwate Grulla Morioka v Oyama SC
23 May 2021 1 Iwate Grulla Morioka 13–0Oyama SCMorioka
13:00 JST
Report Stadium: Iwagin Stadium
Attendance: 220
Referee: Tomoyuki Umeda
Arterivo Wakayama v Ococias Kyoto AC
22 May 2021 1Arterivo Wakayama3–3 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 Ococias Kyoto AC Wakayama
13:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Kimiidera Athletic Stadium
Penalties
Utsugi soccer ball with check mark
Shinohara [ja] soccer ball with check mark
Okita soccer ball with check mark
Takase soccer ball with check mark
Pek Myong-chol soccer ball with red X		 Enomoto soccer ball with check mark
Hiraishi soccer ball with check mark
Shimizu soccer ball with check mark
Kokubo soccer ball with check mark
Moriya soccer ball with check mark
Renofa Yamaguchi v Verspah Oita
22 May 2021 1Renofa Yamaguchi1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)		 Verspah Oita Yamaguchi
15:00 JST
Report
  • Nakano [ja] 30'
 Stadium: Ishin Me-Life Stadium
Referee: Tatsuya Sakai
Penalties
Ikegami soccer ball with check mark
Sato soccer ball with check mark
Komatsu soccer ball with red X
Sawai soccer ball with red X		 Maeda soccer ball with check mark
Takahashi soccer ball with check mark
Murata soccer ball with check mark
Nakamura soccer ball with check mark
FC Gifu v Honda FC
22 May 2021 1FC Gifu0–2 Honda FC Gifu
13:00 JST Report
  • Hachinohe [ja] 66'
  • Kodama [ja] 90+1'
 Stadium: Gifu Nagaragawa Meadow
Attendance: 0 [9]
Referee: Shingo Kuniyoshi
Blaublitz Akita v Hokkaido Tokachi Sky Earth
23 May 2021 1Blaublitz Akita1–1
(8–9 p)		 Hokkaido Tokachi Sky Earth Akita
13:00 JST
  • Inoue 61'
 Report
  • Nawa 36'
 Stadium: Soyu Stadium
Attendance: 534
Referee: Keisuke Nobori
Penalties
Mikami soccer ball with check mark
Yamada soccer ball with check mark
Fukoin soccer ball with check mark
Take soccer ball with check mark
Yoshida soccer ball with check mark
Aoshima soccer ball with check mark
Aiba soccer ball with check mark
Suzuki soccer ball with check mark
Iio soccer ball with red X		 Yamashita soccer ball with check mark
Tanaka soccer ball with check mark
Nagasaka soccer ball with check mark
Kizawa soccer ball with check mark
Nawa soccer ball with check mark
Watanabe soccer ball with check mark
Takagi soccer ball with check mark
Sato soccer ball with check mark
Kawamoto soccer ball with check mark
Gainare Tottori v FC Tokushima
23 May 2021 1 Gainare Tottori 4–1FC TokushimaTottori
13:00 JST
Report
  • Fujiyama 90'
 Stadium: Axis Bird Stadium
Attendance: 0 [9]
Referee: Hiroki Tani
Roasso Kumamoto v Nippon Bunri University
22 May 2021 1 Roasso Kumamoto 3–0Nippon Bunri UniversityKumamoto
11:00 JST
Report Stadium: Egao Kenko Stadium
Attendance: 0 [9]
Referee: Akinori Matsuo
Kagoshima United FC v MD Nagasaki [ja]
23 May 2021 1 Kagoshima United FC 4–0MD Nagasaki [ja]Minamisatsuma
13:00 JST
Report Stadium: Osako Yuya Stadium
Attendance: 0 [9]
Referee: Kazuya Miyahara
Ryutsu Keizai University v YSCC Yokohama
22 May 2021 1Ryutsu Keizai University2–3 YSCC Yokohama Hitachinaka
13:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Hitachinaka City Stadium
Attendance: 335
Referee: Koki Yasukawa
Iwaki FC v Sony Sendai FC
22 May 2021 1Iwaki FC2–2 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)		 Sony Sendai FC Iwaki
13:00 JST
Report
  • Hirata [ja] 90+3'
  • Sato 101'
 Stadium: Iwaki Greenfield Stadium
Penalties
Sakata soccer ball with check mark
Vásquez soccer ball with red X
Hidaka soccer ball with red X
Saga soccer ball with check mark		 Ishigami soccer ball with check mark
Sato soccer ball with check mark
Fujiwara [ja] soccer ball with check mark
Ogihara [ja] soccer ball with check mark
Fukuoka University v Okinawa SV
23 May 2021 1Fukuoka University1–3 (a.e.t.) Okinawa SV Fukuoka
13:00 JST
  • Hojo 15'
 Report
Stadium: Best Denki Stadium
Attendance: 282
Referee: Shinya Sasaki
Biwako Seikei Sport College v Kwansei Gakuin University
23 May 2021 1Biwako Seikei Sport College0–2 Kwansei Gakuin University Higashiomi
13:00 JST Report
Stadium: Nunobiki Green Stadium
Attendance: 242
Referee: Yasuyuki Matsumoto
Vanraure Hachinohe v Saruta Kōgyō S.C.
23 May 2021 1 Vanraure Hachinohe 13–0Saruta Kōgyō S.C.Hachinohe
13:00 JST
Report Stadium: Prifoods Stadium
Attendance: 379
Referee: Kei Suzuki
Porvenir Asuka [ja] v F.C. Osaka
23 May 2021 1Porvenir Asuka [ja]0–2 F.C. Osaka Nara
13:00 JST Report
Stadium: Konoike Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 410
Referee: Koji Takahashi [ja]
Tochigi City FC v Nirasaki Astros [ja]
26 May 2021[5] 1 Tochigi City FC 9–0Nirasaki Astros [ja]Utsunomiya
19:00 JST
  • Furuya 3' 41' 79'
  • Yoshida 5' 14'
  • H. Suzuki 53' 64' 68'
  • Yamashita [ja] 89'
 Report Stadium: Tochigi Green Stadium
Attendance: 266
Referee: Taku Nagaya [ja]
Ehime FC v FC Imabari
22 May 2021 1Ehime FC1–2 FC Imabari Matsuyama
12:00 JST Report
Stadium: Ningineer Stadium
Attendance: 1,552
Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita
Kataller Toyama v FC Hokuriku
23 May 2021 1 Kataller Toyama 8–0FC HokurikuTakaoka
13:00 JST
Report Stadium: Takaoka Sports Core
Attendance: 843
Referee: Masakazu Sato [ja]
SC Sagamihara v Komazawa University
22 May 2021 1 SC Sagamihara 3–1Komazawa UniversityHiratsuka
13:00 JST
Report
  • Aizawa 45+2'
 Stadium: Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka
Attendance: 614
Referee: Kazuyoshi Karashima
Mitsubishi Mizushima FC v FC Baleine Shimonoseki
22 May 2021 1 Mitsubishi Mizushima FC 3–2FC Baleine ShimonosekiOkayama
13:00 JST
  • Miyazawa 1'
  • Yamabe 31'
  • Koumo 41'
 Report
  • Hieda 39'
 Stadium: City Light Stadium
Attendance: 0 [10]
Referee: Yoshihito Hori
Suzuka Point Getters v FC Kariya
23 May 2021 1 Suzuka Point Getters 2–1FC KariyaSuzuka
13:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Mie Sports Garden
Attendance: 0 [9]
Referee: Kenji Wakamiya
Kochi United SC v Kamatamare Sanuki
23 May 2021 1 Kochi United SC 1–0Kamatamare SanukiSukumo
14:00 JST
  • Fujii 55'
 Report Stadium: Sukumo City Athletics Stadium
Attendance: 465
Referee: Yusuke Ohashi [ja]
Tonan Maebashi v Juntendo University
5 June 2021 [8] 1Tonan Maebashi1–6 Juntendo University Maebashi
13:00 JST
  • Saito 1'
 Report
  • Kobayashi 13' 17' 61'
  • Shirai 74'
  • Omori 83' 90+1'
 Stadium: Gunma Shikishima Football Stadium
Attendance: 470
Referee: Yoshihito Ito [ja]
Honda Lock SC v Kawasoe Club [ja]
22 May 2021 1 Honda Lock SC 5–0Kawasoe Club [ja]Shintomi
13:00 JST
  • Oyama [ja] 3'
  • Hasegawa 35'
  • Hino 44'
  • Nagayoshi 63' 78'
 Report Stadium: Unilever Stadium Shintomi
Attendance: 0 [10]
Referee: Toshiki Tomomasa
Fukui United FC v Aventura Kawaguchi [ja]
23 May 2021 1 Fukui United FC 2–1Aventura Kawaguchi [ja]Fukui
13:00 JST
  • Nonaka 61'
  • Onda [ja] 78'
 Report
  • Onda [ja] 41' (o.g.)
 Stadium: Technoport Fukui Stadium
Attendance: 358
Referee: Kenya Ohara

Second round

Kawasaki Frontale v AC Nagano Parceiro
9 June 2021 2 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		AC Nagano ParceiroKawasaki
18:00 JST Report Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
Attendance: 4,508
Referee: Keigo Sendachi
Penalties
Kobayashi soccer ball with check mark
Yamamura soccer ball with check mark
Kurumaya soccer ball with check mark
Tono soccer ball with red X
Ienaga soccer ball with check mark		 Fujiyama soccer ball with check mark
Mizutani soccer ball with red X
Azuma soccer ball with red X
Yamamoto soccer ball with check mark
Yoshimura soccer ball with check mark
JEF United Chiba v Omiya Ardija
9 June 2021 2 JEF United Chiba 1–0Omiya ArdijaChiba
18:00 JST Report Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena
Attendance: 1,635
Referee: Ryosuke Yamaoka
Shimizu S-Pulse v Fukuyama City FC
9 June 2021 2 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–0Fukuyama City FCShizuoka
19:00 JST
Report Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira
Attendance: 1,831
Referee: Tetsuro Yoshida
Vegalta Sendai v Iwate Grulla Morioka
9 June 2021 2Vegalta Sendai0–1 Iwate Grulla Morioka Sendai
19:00 JST Report Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
Attendance: 2,551
Referee: Shoichiro Mikami
Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Ococias Kyoto AC
16 June 2021 2Sanfrecce Hiroshima1–5 Ococias Kyoto AC Hiroshima
18:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima
Attendance: 1,114
Referee: Tetsuro Yoshida
Montedio Yamagata v Verspah Oita
9 June 2021 2Montedio Yamagata1–2 Verspah Oita Tendo
19:00 JST Report
  • Tone 45', 49'
 Stadium: ND Soft Stadium
Attendance: 1,809
Referee: Toru Kakinuma [ja]
Yokohama F. Marinos v Honda FC
9 June 2021 2Yokohama F. Marinos2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)		 Honda FC Yokohama
18:00 JST Report
  • Kusumoto [ja] 28'
  • Okazaki 106'
 Stadium: NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium
Attendance: 2,804
Referee: Hirokazu Otsubo
Penalties
Thiago Martins soccer ball with red X
Bunmathan soccer ball with check mark
Élber soccer ball with check mark
Marcos Júnior soccer ball with check mark		 Okazai soccer ball with check mark
Suzuki [ja] soccer ball with check mark
Hirouchi [ja] soccer ball with check mark
Hachinohe [ja] soccer ball with check mark
Kawanami soccer ball with check mark
Júbilo Iwata v Hokkaido Tokachi Sky Earth
9 June 2021 2 Júbilo Iwata 3–0Hokkaido Tokachi Sky EarthIwata
19:00 JST
  • Ogawa 56', 86'
  • Miki 71'
 Report Stadium: Yamaha Stadium
Attendance: 1,905
Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi [ja]
Cerezo Osaka v Gainare Tottori
9 June 2021 2 Cerezo Osaka 2–0Gainare TottoriOsaka
18:00 JST
Report Stadium: Yodoko Sakura Stadium
Attendance: 0[11]
Referee: Hajime Matsuo [ja]
Albirex Niigata v Zweigen Kanazawa
9 June 2021 2 Albirex Niigata 4–1Zweigen KanazawaNiigata
19:00 JST
Report Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium
Attendance: 3,896
Referee: Yu Fujita
Sagan Tosu v Roasso Kumamoto
9 June 2021 2 Sagan Tosu 1–0Roasso KumamotoTosu
19:00 JST Report Stadium: Ekimae Real Estate Stadium
Attendance: 3,390
Referee: Dai Matsumoto
Avispa Fukuoka v Kagoshima United FC
9 June 2021 2 Avispa Fukuoka 6–0Kagoshima United FCFukuoka
18:00 JST
Report Stadium: Best Denki Stadium
Attendance: 1,224
Referee: Hiromichi Oka [ja]
Kashima Antlers v YSCC Yokohama
16 June 2021 2 Kashima Antlers 8–1YSCC YokohamaKashima
19:00 JST
Report Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 2,458
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto
Tochigi SC v FC Machida Zelvia
9 June 2021 2 Tochigi SC 2–0FC Machida ZelviaUtsunomiya
19:00 JST
Report Stadium: Tochigi Green Stadium
Attendance: 837
Referee: Koki Nagamine
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo v Sony Sendai FC
9 June 2021 2 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 5–3Sony Sendai FCSapporo
18:00 JST
Report
  • Uchino 7', 16'
  • Sato 56'
 Stadium: Sapporo Atsubetsu Stadium
Attendance: 1,637
Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami [ja]
V-Varen Nagasaki v Okinawa SV
9 June 2021 2 V-Varen Nagasaki 2–0Okinawa SVIsahaya
19:00 JST
Report Stadium: Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki
Attendance: 1,884
Referee: Yusuke Ohashi
Gamba Osaka v Kwansei Gakuin University
16 June 2021 2 Gamba Osaka 3–1Kwansei Gakuin UniversitySuita
18:00 JST
  • Onose 11'
  • Wellington Silva 21'
  • Patric 87'
 Report
  • Waki 55'
 Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita
Attendance: 4,031
Referee: Ryo Tanimoto
Matsumoto Yamaga FC v FC Ryukyu
9 June 2021 2 Matsumoto Yamaga FC 1–0FC RyukyuMatsumoto
19:00 JST Report Stadium: Sunpro Alwin
Attendance: 2,241
Referee: Tomokazu Sato
Yokohama FC v Vanraure Hachinohe
16 June 2021 2Yokohama FC1–2 Vanraure Hachinohe Yokohama
18:00 JST
Report
Stadium: NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium
Attendance: 1,075
Referee: Shu Kawamata
Shonan Bellmare v F.C. Osaka
9 June 2021 2 Shonan Bellmare 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		F.C. OsakaHiratsuka
19:00 JST Report Stadium: Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka
Attendance: 1,385
Referee: Masaki Tsuruoka
Penalties
Umesaki soccer ball with check mark
Oiwa soccer ball with check mark
Tanaka soccer ball with check mark
Machino soccer ball with check mark		 Tsukegi [ja] soccer ball with red X
Sakamoto soccer ball with check mark
Tanaka soccer ball with check mark
Kitsui [ja] soccer ball with check mark
Iwamoto [ja] soccer ball with red X
Kashiwa Reysol v Tochigi City FC
9 June 2021 2 Kashiwa Reysol 3–0Tochigi City FCKashiwa
18:00 JST Report Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium
Attendance: 1,597
Referee: Naoto Uehara
Kyoto Sanga FC v FC Imabari
9 June 2021 2 Kyoto Sanga FC 3–1FC ImabariKyoto
18:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Takebishi Stadium Kyoto
Attendance: 1,507
Referee: Toshihiro Nakai
Urawa Red Diamonds v Kataller Toyama
9 June 2021 2 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0Kataller ToyamaSaitama
19:00 JST
Report Stadium: Urawa Komaba Stadium
Attendance: 4,269
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara [ja]
Giravanz Kitakyushu v SC Sagamihara
9 June 2021 2Giravanz Kitakyushu0–1 SC Sagamihara Kitakyushu
18:00 JST Report
Stadium: Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
Attendance: 837
Referee: Yuki Noda
Nagoya Grampus v Mitsubishi Mizushima FC
9 June 2021 2 Nagoya Grampus 5–0Mitsubishi Mizushima FCGifu
18:00 JST
Report Stadium: Gifu Nagaragawa Stadium
Attendance: 1,886
Referee: Masuya Ueda
Tokyo Verdy v Fagiano Okayama
16 June 2021 2Tokyo Verdy0–1 Fagiano Okayama Kita
18:00 JST Report Noguchi 61' Stadium: Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka
Attendance: 1,016
Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita
Vissel Kobe v Suzuka Point Getters
16 June 2021 2 Vissel Kobe 4–0Suzuka Point GettersKobe
18:00 JST
Report Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 1,938
Referee: Reo Tanaka [ja]
Tokushima Vortis v Kochi United SC
9 June 2021 2 Tokushima Vortis 2–1Kochi United SCNaruto
19:00 JST
Report
  • Shimodo 52'
 Stadium: Pocarisweat Stadium
Attendance: 1,395
Referee: Koei Koya
FC Tokyo v Juntendo University
9 June 2021 2FC Tokyo1–2 (a.e.t.) Juntendo University Kita
18:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka
Attendance: 1,682
Referee: Takuto Okabe [ja]
Mito HollyHock v Thespakusatsu Gunma
9 June 2021 2Mito HollyHock0–3 Thespakusatsu Gunma Kashima
19:00 JST Report
Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 907
Referee: Reo Tanaka [ja]
Oita Trinita v Honda Lock SC
9 June 2021 2 Oita Trinita 3–2 (a.e.t.)Honda Lock SCOita
19:00 JST
Report
  • Tanaka 80'
  • Suwazono 85'
 Stadium: Showa Denko Dome Oita
Attendance: 1,613
Referee: Takao Nishiyama
Ventforet Kofu v Fukui United FC
9 June 2021 2Ventforet Kofu1–2 Fukui United FC Kofu
19:00 JST Report
  • Kazawa [ja] 90+1'
  • Kanamura 90+5'
 Stadium: JIT Recycle Ink Stadium
Attendance: 1,381
Referee: Tatsuya Sakai

Third round

The third round schedule was announced on 17 June 2021.[12]

Kawasaki Frontale v JEF United Chiba
21 July 2021 3 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		JEF United ChibaChiba
18:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena
Referee: Hayato Shimizu [ja]
Penalties
Shimizu S-Pulse v Iwate Grulla Morioka
7 July 2021 3 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–1Iwate Grulla MoriokaMorioka
18:30 JST
Report
Stadium: Iwagin Stadium
Attendance: 1,976
Referee: Koei Koya
Ococias Kyoto AC v Verspah Oita
7 July 2021 3Ococias Kyoto AC1–3 Verspah Oita Oita
18:00 JST
  • Ibrahim 62'
 Report
  • Maeda 24', 27'
  • Tone [ja] 59'
 Stadium: Showa Denko Dome Oita
Attendance: 458
Referee: Reo Tanaka [ja]
Honda FC v Júbilo Iwata
7 July 2021 3Honda FC1–4 Júbilo Iwata Iwata
18:30 JST
  • Suzuki [ja] 57'
 Report
  • González 2'
  • Ogawa 27', 35'
  • Miki 85'
 Stadium: Yamaha Stadium
Attendance: 4,794
Referee: Masaaki Iemoto
Cerezo Osaka v Albirex Niigata
4 August 2021 3 Cerezo Osaka 3–2Albirex NiigataOsaka
18:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Yodoko Sakura Stadium
Attendance: 3,427
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto
Sagan Tosu v Avispa Fukuoka
7 July 2021 3 Sagan Tosu 1–0Avispa FukuokaTosu
19:00 JST
Report Stadium: Ekimae Real Estate Stadium
Attendance: 5,303
Referee: Shinji Murakami [ja]
Kashima Antlers v Tochigi SC
7 July 2021 3 Kashima Antlers 3–0Tochigi SCUtsunomiya
19:00 JST Report Stadium: Kanseki Stadium Tochigi
Attendance: 4,442
Referee: Jumpei Iida
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo v V-Varen Nagasaki
7 July 2021 3Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo1–2 V-Varen Nagasaki Isahaya
18:00 JST
  • Aoki 64'
 Report
Stadium: Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki
Attendance: 2,565
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara [ja]
Gamba Osaka v Matsumoto Yamaga FC
18 August 2021 3 Gamba Osaka 2–0 (a.e.t.)Matsumoto Yamaga FCSuita
18:00 JST Report Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita
Attendance: 3,123
Referee: Ryo Tanimoto [ja]
Vanraure Hachinohe v Shonan Bellmare
7 July 2021 3Vanraure Hachinohe1–2 (a.e.t.) Shonan Bellmare Hiratsuka
19:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka
Attendance: 1,452
Referee: Shoichiro Mikami
Kashiwa Reysol v Kyoto Sanga FC
7 July 2021 3Kashiwa Reysol1–2 Kyoto Sanga FC Kashiwa
18:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium
Attendance: 1,907
Referee: Tomohiro Inoue [ja]
Urawa Red Diamonds v SC Sagamihara
7 July 2021 3 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0SC SagamiharaSaitama
19:00 JST
Report Stadium: Urawa Komaba Stadium
Attendance: 4,528
Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya
Nagoya Grampus v Fagiano Okayama
2 August 2021[a] 3 Nagoya Grampus 1–0Fagiano Okayama Nagoya
18:00 JST Nakatani 33' Report Stadium: Nagoya Minato Stadium
Attendance: 2,001
Referee: Takuto Okabe [ja]
Vissel Kobe v Tokushima Vortis
7 July 2021 3 Vissel Kobe 1–0Tokushima VortisKobe
18:00 JST Report Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 2,836
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura [ja]
Juntendo University v Thespakusatsu Gunma
7 July 2021 3Juntendo University2–3 (a.e.t.) Thespakusatsu Gunma Maebashi
19:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma
Attendance: 699
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura
Oita Trinita v Fukui United FC
7 July 2021 3 Oita Trinita 2–0Fukui United FCFukui
19:00 JST Report Stadium: Technoport Fukui Stadium
Attendance: 1,421
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima [ja]
  1. ^ Game originally kicked off on 14 July, but postponed at half-time due to inclement weather. The match was replayed from the beginning, with the previous in-progress match being annulled.

Round of 16

Kawasaki Frontale v Shimizu S-Pulse
18 August 2021 4 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1Shimizu S-PulseShizuoka
19:00 JST
Report Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira
Attendance: 2,795
Referee: Masuya Ueda [ja]
Verspah Oita v Júbilo Iwata
18 August 2021 4Verspah Oita0–1 (a.e.t.) Júbilo Iwata Oita
19:00 JST Report
  • González 101'
 Stadium: Showa Denko Dome Oita
Attendance: 512
Referee: Yoshiaki Imai [ja]
Cerezo Osaka v Sagan Tosu
18 August 2021 4 Cerezo Osaka 1–0Sagan TosuOsaka
18:00 JST
Report Stadium: Yodoko Sakura Stadium
Attendance: 2,562
Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi [ja]
Gamba Osaka v Shonan Bellmare
22 September 2021 4 Gamba Osaka 4–1Shonan BellmareSuita
18:00 JST
  • Patric 2', 56'
  • Wellington Silva 26'
  • Kurata 42'
 Report
Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita
Attendance: 2,874
Referee: Koei Koya [ja]
Kyoto Sanga FC v Urawa Red Diamonds
18 August 2021 4Kyoto Sanga FC0–1 Urawa Red Diamonds Kyoto
18:00 JST Report
Stadium: Takebishi Stadium Kyoto
Attendance: 3,416
Referee: Jumpei Iida
Nagoya Grampus v Vissel Kobe
18 August 2021 4 Nagoya Grampus 1–0Vissel KobeToyota
18:00 JST Report Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 3,453
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara [ja]
Thespakusatsu Gunma v Oita Trinita
18 August 2021 4Thespakusatsu Gunma1–2 (a.e.t.) Oita Trinita Maebashi
18:00 JST Report Stadium: Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma
Attendance: 890
Referee: Futoshi Nakamura [ja]

Quarter-finals

A draw was held on 24 September 2021[13][14] to determine the matchups of the quarter-final stage and onwards. Nagoya Grampus was guaranteed to have home advantage in quarter-finals as they advanced to the quarter-finals of the 2021 AFC Champions League, while Urawa Red Diamonds, Kashima Antlers and Oita Trinita were drawn as the away team in quarter-finals as they could not guarantee their home stadium at the moment.

Gamba Osaka v Urawa Red Diamonds
27 October 2021 QFGamba Osaka0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds Suita
18:30 JST Report
Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita
Attendance: 5,553
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura
Nagoya Grampus v Cerezo Osaka
27 October 2021 QFNagoya Grampus0–3 Cerezo Osaka Toyota
18:00 JST Report Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 5,202
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara [ja]
Kawasaki Frontale v Kashima Antlers
27 October 2021 QF Kawasaki Frontale 3–1Kashima AntlersKawasaki
18:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Todoroki Athletics Stadium
Attendance: 9,776
Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami [ja]
Júbilo Iwata v Oita Trinita
27 October 2021 QFJúbilo Iwata0–2 Oita Trinita Fukuroi
19:00 JST Report
Stadium: Shizuoka Stadium
Attendance: 3,418
Referee: Jumpei Iida

Semi-finals

Urawa Red Diamonds v Cerezo Osaka
12 December 2021 SF Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0Cerezo OsakaSaitama
16:00 JST
Report Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 30,933
Referee: Yoshiro Imamura [ja]
Kawasaki Frontale v Oita Trinita
12 December 2021 SFKawasaki Frontale1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 Oita Trinita Kawasaki
14:00 JST Kobayashi 113' Report Trevisan 120+1' Stadium: Todoroki Athletics Stadium
Attendance: 17,595
Referee: Hajime Matsuo [ja]
Penalties

Final

Urawa Red Diamonds v Oita Trinita
19 December 2021 Final Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1Oita TrinitaShinjuku
14:00 JST
Report Pereira 90' Stadium: Japan National Stadium
Attendance: 57,785
Referee: Yusuke Araki

See also

League
Cup(s)

References

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  11. ^ "第101回 天皇杯2回戦 1試合無観客開催および5試合キックオフ時間の変更のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Japan Football Association. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
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