Information
Tournament Name
Emperor's Cup JFA 98th Japan Football Championship
Host Organisation
Japan Football Association (JFA)
Japan Professional Football League (J.League)
Co-Organizer
NHK / Kyodo News
*Additionally for games of first round to quarter-finals, it will be cosponsored by News Paper company who is member of Kyodo News located in the prefecture of the game venue.
Host Association
Prefectural Football Associations
Official Sponsor
JFA Youth & Development Official Partner
NIKE Japan Corp.
JFA Youth & Development Official Supporter
TOYOTA Motor Corporation , NICHIBAN CO., LTD. , Meiji Co., Ltd.
JFA Youth & Development Official Provider
Molten Corporation
Tournament Regulation
Knock-out system (Entry of 88 teams)
Entry Clubs
J1 18 Clubs, J2 22 Clubs, 1 Seeded amateur team (Ryutsu Keizai University), 47 teams representing prefecture
Schedule
[First Round]
Sat. 26 May, Sun. 27 May ・Seeded teams and Prefectural representative teams
[Second Round]
Wed. 6 June ・Participating teams include teams from the J.League Division 1 and Division 2
[Third Round]
Wed. 11 July
[Round 16 (Fourth Round)]
Wed. 22 August
[Quarter-Finals]
Wed. 24 October, Wed. 21 November
[Semi-Finals]
Wed. 5 December Sun. 16 December
[Final]
Sun. 9 December Mon. 24 December
Prize Money
Champion: 150,000,000 yen (excluding tax)
Runnrer-up: 50,000,000 yen (excluding tax)
Third-place: 20,000,000 yen (excluding tax) *per club
