2020 Emperor's Cup final

2020 Emperor's Cup final
2020年天皇杯決勝 (in Japanese)
Event	2020 Emperor's Cup
Date	1 January 2021
City	Shinjuku, Tokyo
Referee	Hiroyuki Kimura
Attendance	13,318
Weather	Mostly Clear ; 6 °C (42 °F)
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Football match

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

1 January 2021 (2021-01-01)

14:40 JST

Kawasaki Frontale	1–0	Gamba Osaka
Mitoma 55'	Report

Japan National Stadium, Shinjuku, Tokyo

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

^ "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.
^ Orlowitz, Dan (2021-01-01). "Frontale defeats Gamba in Emperor's Cup final to complete double". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2021-01-01.

[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.