2020 Emperor's Cup final

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

Further information: 2020 Emperor's Cup
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' Report
Attendance: 13,318
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura
Kawasaki Frontale
Gamba Osaka

Lineups

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

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.
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