Tournament details | |
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Country | Japan |
Dates | 25 May – 23 November |
Teams | 88 |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 84 |
Goals scored | 292 (3.48 per match) |
Attendance | 253,628 (3,019 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | Riku Gunji Juanma (4 goals) |
All statistics correct as of 25 September 2024. |
The 2024 Emperor's Cup [Emperor's Cup JFA 104th Japan Football Championship (Japanese: 天皇杯 JFA 第104回全日本サッカー選手権大会)] is the 104th edition of the annually contested cup.[1] It as usual features 88 teams representing the prefectural football associations, university football federation, J1 League, J2 League and Japan Football League.[2]
Kawasaki Frontale are the defending champions, winning the previous tournament's final on penalty shoot-outs against Kashiwa Reysol.
On 19 September 2023, it was announced by JFA that Urawa Red Diamonds is banned from participating in this year's tournament following supporters clash after a 0–3 loss against Nagoya Grampus in the 4th round of the previous year's tournament.[3] For this reason, instead of one, two specially-designated amateur clubs were designated by JFA, being them 2023 Japan Football League champions Honda FC and 2023 University Championship winners Meiji University. Both teams were given a bye from prefectural qualifications, as usual.