2020 Emperor's Cup final
2020年天皇杯決勝 (in Japanese)
Event2020 Emperor's Cup
Kawasaki Frontale Gamba Osaka
1 0
Date1 January 2021
CityShinjuku, Tokyo
RefereeHiroyuki Kimura
Attendance13,318
WeatherMostly Clear
6 °C (42 °F)

The 2020 Emperor's Cup Final was the final of the 100th edition of the Emperor's Cup, the 2020 Emperor's Cup.

The match was contested at the newly rebuilt Japan National Stadium in Tokyo.

The J1 League champions Kawasaki Frontale completed the double by beating the league's runners-up Gamba Osaka 1–0 in the final, earning their first Emperor's Cup title.[1][2]

Teams

Team League Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Kawasaki Frontale J1 League 1 (2016)
Gamba Osaka J1 League 7 (1990, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015)

Road to the final

Kawasaki Frontale Round Gamba Osaka
Opponent Result 2020 Emperor's Cup Opponent Result
Bye First round Bye
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
Fifth round
Quarterfinals
Blaublitz Akita (J3) 2–0 Semifinals Tokushima Vortis (J2) 2–0

Format

The final was played as a single match. If tied after regulation time, extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shoot-out would have been used to decide the winning team.

Match

Kawasaki Frontale1–0Gamba Osaka
Mitoma 55'
Attendance: 13,318
Referee: Hiroyoki Kimura
Kawasaki Frontale
Gamba Osaka

Lineups

GK 1 South Korea Jung Sung-ryong
DF 13 Japan Miki Yamane
DF 4 Brazil Jesiel
DF 5 Japan Shogo Taniguchi (c)
DF 30 Japan Reo Hatate downward-facing red arrow 86'
MF 6 Japan Hidemasa Morita
MF 25 Japan Ao Tanaka
MF 10 Japan Ryota Oshima downward-facing red arrow 89'
FW 41 Japan Akihiro Ienaga
FW 18 Japan Kaoru Mitoma downward-facing red arrow 79'
FW 9 Brazil Leandro Damião downward-facing red arrow 79'
Substitutes:
GK 34 Japan Kenta Tanno
DF 44 Japan Shintaro Kurumaya upward-facing green arrow 86'
MF 15 Japan Kazuya Yamamura
MF 38 Japan Yasuto Wakizaka upward-facing green arrow 89'
MF 11 Japan Kengo Nakamura
MF 23 Japan Tatsuya Hasegawa upward-facing green arrow 79'
FW 26 Japan Yu Kobayashi upward-facing green arrow 79'
Manager:
Japan Toru Oniki
GK 1 Japan Masaaki Higashiguchi
DF 4 Japan Hiroki Fujiharu downward-facing red arrow 74'
DF 5 Japan Genta Miura (c)
DF 19 South Korea Kim Young-gwon
DF 27 Japan Ryu Takao
MF 8 Japan Kosuke Onose downward-facing red arrow 80'
MF 10 Japan Shu Kurata
MF 21 Japan Shinya Yajima
MF 29 Japan Yuki Yamamoto downward-facing red arrow 74'
FW 18 Brazil Patric Yellow card 45+2'
FW 33 Japan Takashi Usami
Substitutes:
GK 16 Japan Jun Ichimori
DF 13 Japan Shunya Suganuma
MF 14 Japan Yuya Fukuda upward-facing green arrow 74'
MF 26 Japan Kohei Okuno
MF 34 Japan Shuhei Kawasaki
FW 30 Japan Dai Tsukamoto upward-facing green arrow 80'
FW 39 Japan Kazuma Watanabe upward-facing green arrow 74'
Manager:
Japan Tsuneyasu Miyamoto

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References

  1. ↑ "Soccer: J-League champs Kawasaki Frontale beat Gamba Osaka 1–0 in Emperor's Cup final". Mainichi Daily News. 2021-01-01. Archived from the original on 2021-01-01. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  2. ↑ Orlowitz, Dan (2021-01-01). "Frontale defeats Gamba in Emperor's Cup final to complete double". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  3. ↑ "川崎フロンターレ vs ガンバ大阪 試合情報｜天皇杯 JFA 第100回全日本サッカー選手権大会｜JFA.jp". JFA｜公益財団法人日本サッカー協会 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-01-01.
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