2017 Emperor's Cup

2017 Emperor's Cup
Tournament details
Country Japan
Dates22 April 2017 – 1 January 2018
Teams88
Final positions
ChampionsCerezo Osaka (4th title)
Runner-upYokohama F. Marinos
Tournament statistics
Matches played87
Goals scored292 (3.36 per match)
Attendance313,782 (3,607 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Hugo Vieira, Seiya Nakano (5 goals each)
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The 97th Emperor's Cup (第97回天皇杯全日本サッカー選手権大会) was the 2017 edition of the annual Japanese national cup tournament, which began on 22 April 2017 and ended with the finals on 1 January 2018.[1]

Cerezo Osaka won the tournament for the first time as a J.League club. It had won the cup 43 years ago, in 1974 when the club was playing for Japan Soccer League as Yanmar Diesel. As a result of this win, Cerezo automatically qualified to the group stage of the 2018 AFC Champions League.

  1. ^ "大会・試合" (in Japanese). Japan Football Association. Retrieved 2017-06-21.