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{{hatnote|For the trophy awarded to winners of sumo tournaments, see [[Glossary of sumo terms]].}}
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{{infobox football tournament
| logo                 = Emperor's_Cup_logo_since_2018.svg
| founded              = {{Start date and age|1921}}
| number of teams      = 88
| qualifier for        = [[AFC Champions League Elite]]
| region               = Japan
| domestic cup         = 
| confed cup           = 
| current champions    = [[Vissel Kobe]]<br />(2nd title)
| most successful club = [[Urawa Red Diamonds]]<br />[[Keio University|Keio BRB]]<br />(8 titles each)
| broadcasters         = [[NHK]] (live matches and highlights)
| website              = {{URL|http://www.jfa.jp/eng/match/emperorscup|jfa.jp/emperorscup}}
| current              = [[2025 Emperor's Cup]]
}}
[[File:Emperor's Cup football.png|thumb|This logo was used until 2017. However, it was used for TV broadcasting until 2021.]]
{{Nihongo|'''The Emperor's Cup JFA All-Japan Football Championship Tournament'''|天皇杯 JFA 全日本サッカー選手権大会| Tennōhai Jēefuē Zen-Nihon Sakkā Senshuken Taikai|lead=yes}},<ref>The logo used in Japan is labeled 「'''天皇杯 JFA CHAMPIONSHIP'''」or「'''天皇杯'''」.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Emperor's Cup JFA 101st Japan Football Championship TOP|url=https://www.jfa.jp/match/emperorscup_2021/|access-date=2021-12-20|website=Japan Football Association|language=ja|archive-date=20 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211220190239/https://www.jfa.jp/match/emperorscup_2021/|url-status=live}}</ref> commonly known as {{Nihongo|'''The Emperor's Cup'''|天皇杯, サッカー天皇杯| Tennōhai, Sakkā Tennōhai|lead=yes}} or '''Japan FA Cup''', and rebranded as '''The JFA Emperor's Cup''' from 2024 onwards, is a Japanese annual football competition. It has the longest tradition of any football tournament in Japan, dating back to 1921, before the formation of the [[J.League]], [[Japan Football League|current JFL (not former JFL)]] and their predecessor, [[Japan Soccer League]].

Before [[World War II]], teams could qualify not only from Japan proper but also from [[Empire of Japan]]'s colonies such as [[Korea under Japanese rule|Korea]], [[Taiwan under Japanese rule|Taiwan]], and sometimes [[Manchukuo]]. The winning club qualifies for the [[AFC Champions League]] and the [[Japanese Super Cup]]. The tournament's equivalent in women's football is the [[Empress's Cup]].

The current holders are [[Vissel Kobe]], having won their second cup in the [[2024 Emperor's Cup|2024 edition]], having previously won their first in [[2019 Emperor's Cup|2019]].

==Overview==
As it is a competition to decide the "best soccer club in Japan", the cup is now open to every member club of the [[Japan Football Association]], from J1 and J2 (J.League Divisions 1 and 2) down to teams from J3 (J3 League), JFL, regional leagues, and top college and high school teams from around the country. The Emperor's Cup is one of two well-known national football tournaments named after a monarch (the other is Spain's [[Copa del Rey]]).

The holder can wear a [[Yatagarasu]] emblem (the ordinary winner wears one, the ''E'' letter and the purple line above the bird, [[Double (association football)|the league-cup double]] winner can wear the gold star and line above the Yatagarasu) and obtains an [[AFC Champions League]] spot for the next season.

Since the creation of the [[J.League]] in 1992, the professional teams have dominated the competition, although [[Double (association football)|doubles]], once common in the JSL, have become very rare. However, because the Emperor's Cup is contested in a [[knockout tournament]] format, "giant-killers" from the amateur ranks upsetting a top J.League squad is a very real possibility. For example, a major upset almost occurred in the 2003/04 competition, when Funabashi Municipal High School took the 2003 J.League champion [[Yokohama F. Marinos]] to a [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty shootout]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.goal2002.com/2003/2003-1226-season-review.html |title=2003 Japan Football Season Review |access-date=21 May 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051026105639/http://www.goal2002.com/2003/2003-1226-season-review.html |archive-date=26 October 2005 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Waseda University]] was the last non-league winner in 1966, and the previous non-top tier winner was in 2011 (contested by two second-tier teams, [[FC Tokyo]] and [[Kyoto Sanga FC|Kyoto Sanga]], with FC Tokyo winning 4–2).

Since 1969, the Emperor's Cup final had traditionally been played on [[New Year's Day]] of the following year at the [[National Stadium (Tokyo, 1958)|National Stadium]] in Tokyo and is regarded as the traditional closing match of the season. Since 2014, the venue has varied due to the stadium's renovation for the [[2020 Summer Olympics]]. The [[2014 Emperor's Cup Final]] was not held on New Year's Day, but 13 December 2014, due to the [[Japan national football team|Japan]]'s qualification to the [[2015 AFC Asian Cup]]. The [[2018 Emperor's Cup Final|2018 final]] was held on 9 December 2018. Although an official reason has not been given, it was suspected due to the national team's involvement in [[2019 AFC Asian Cup]].

On 1 January 2020, first time finalist [[Vissel Kobe]] beat [[Kashima Antlers]] in the [[2019 Emperor's Cup Final]] at the recently built [[Japan National Stadium (2019)|new National Stadium]] to win the first title in their 54-year club history.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.jfa.jp/news/00024139/ |title=AFCチャンピオンズリーグ2020 ヴィッセル神戸が本大会の出場権を獲得 |date=1 January 2020 |access-date=1 January 2020 |publisher=[[Japan Football Association]] |language=ja |archive-date=1 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200101114437/https://www.jfa.jp/news/00024139/ |url-status=live }}</ref> This was the first professional match in Japan [[video assistant referee]] (VAR) being used.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.jfa.jp/match/emperorscup_2019/news/00023504/ |title=第99回天皇杯 決勝でビデオアシスタントレフェリー（VAR）を導入 |date=14 November 2019 |access-date=1 January 2020 |publisher=[[Japan Football Association]] |language=ja |archive-date=1 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200101114435/http://www.jfa.jp/match/emperorscup_2019/news/00023504/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Format===
The first matches to qualify for the Emperor's Cup begin anywhere from April to August of that year, and varies year to year. For the 104th Emperor's Cup (2024), the matches were played from 25 May 2024 to 23 November 2024.<ref>{{cite web|title=第104回天皇杯全日本サッカー選手権大会|url=http://www.jfa.jp/match/emperorscup_2024/|website=JFA.jp|access-date=17 June 2024}}</ref> 
The knockout phase of the competition begins towards the end of the year. The Emperor's Cup is composed of all teams from J1 League (J1) and J2 (who are granted direct entry to the Cup's second round), the winners from each of the 47 [[Prefectures of Japan|prefectural]] championships (consist of professional and amateur teams, ranging from J3 League and below), and 1 specially designated team among all amateur teams (this was assigned to the collegiate champion until 2011, and nowadays it's commonly assigned to the [[Japan Football League|JFL]] champions). The latter 48 starts the competition on the first round. On [[2024 Emperor's Cup|2024]], an exception for the specially designated team from the JFL had to be made, as [[Urawa Red Diamonds]] was banned from participating this year. Two teams were granted this automatic qualification (champions from the JFL and the University Championship), with the lower-ranked between the two assigned to the first round and the higher-ranked assigned to the second round, to replace the aforementioned excluded Urawa Reds.

J1 teams, and sometimes J2 team(s) also receive [[bye (sport)|bye(s)]] in the knockout phase. In 2016, all J1 teams and the previous year's J2 champions received a bye, and [[AFC Champions League]] participants received 3 byes. As of 2024, all J1 and J2 teams receives a bye from the first round, and are automatically assigned to the second round, with the higher ranked teams earning home advantage. However, they lose this home advantage from the third round onwards, unless they are facing a higher-tier or higher ranked team.

From 1965 to 1971, the top 4 JSL clubs at the end of the season qualified for the Cup and the other four spaces allotted were taken by finalists from universities. From 1972 to 1995, as the League increased in size, the entire top division teams were entered automatically, while the second tier's member clubs participated in regional stages with other clubs. Beginning in 1996, the second-tier clubs (at the time, the old Japan Football League) began to be admitted automatically instead of having to play regional stages, which in turn became prefectural stages.

Before 2008, 48 teams took part in the first two rounds – the winner from each of the 47 [[Prefectures of Japan|prefectural]] championships and the collegiate champion. The top team in the JFL standings and all thirteen J2 teams joined in the third round. Finally, the eighteen J1 teams joined in the fourth round, making a total of 80 participating teams.

===Trophy===
[[File:Emperors cup.JPG|200px|thumbnail|right|The Emperor's cup award stand]]
The original ''All Japan Championship Tournament'' trophy was awarded to the JFA by the English [[The Football Association|Football Association]] in 1919. This trophy was used until January 1945, when the militarist government confiscated it and melted down to procure additional metal for the war effort.<ref name=guardian>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/8746048/England-replaces-football-trophy-Japan-melted-down-during-Second-World-War.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/8746048/England-replaces-football-trophy-Japan-melted-down-during-Second-World-War.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=England replaces football trophy Japan melted down during Second World War |work=The Telegraph |date=7 September 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref> When the tournament was reinstated, the present trophy, showing the [[Imperial House of Japan|Imperial]] [[Imperial Seal of Japan|chrysanthemum seal]] began to be awarded.{{Citation needed|date=August 2013}}

In August 2011, the English FA presented its Japanese counterpart with a replica of the original trophy, made by London silversmiths [[Thomas Lyte]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://bccjacumen.com/fa-gives-japan-new-cup/ |title=FA Gives Japan New Cup |magazine=Acumen |publisher=British Chamber of Commerce in Japan |date=October 2011}}</ref> JFA President Junji Ogura expressed hope that the trophy, to be awarded at the 2011 final, would be "a symbol of peace".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.jfa.or.jp/eng/topics/2011/365.html |title=F.A. Silver Cup to be presented to Emperor's Cup winners |publisher=Japan Football Association |date=29 August 2011 |access-date=9 September 2011 |archive-date=16 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516143728/http://www.jfa.or.jp/eng/topics/2011/365.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=guardian/>

===Qualification to AFC Champions League===
[[File:Kawasaki Frontale v Kashiwa Reysol 2023-12-09 IMG 5403.jpg|thumb|The 2023 Emperor's Cup Final between [[Kawasaki Frontale]] and [[Kashiwa Reysol]]]]
The cup winner qualifies for the [[AFC Champions League]] (ACL) since the [[2001 Emperor's Cup|2001 tournament]], where [[Shimizu S-Pulse]] qualified for the [[2002–03 AFC Champions League|ACL 2002–03]]. Before the establishment of ACL, the cup winner qualified for the [[Asian Cup Winners' Cup]]. From 2012, as a part of the requirement of AFC, the champion team must also hold a J1 Club License, later the ACL Club License in order to enter the ACL (but not necessary to be a Division 1/J1 team).

From the 2002–03 to 2008 ACL editions, the cup winner participated in the ACL that began one year later; for example, the Emperor's Cup winner for the 2005 season (crowned on 1 January 2006) participated in the [[2007 AFC Champions League|2007 tournament]]. In November 2007, the JFA announced that the [[2009 AFC Champions League|2009 ACL]] spot would be given to the 2008 season's winner (crowned on 1 January 2009), not the 2007 winner. As a result, the 2007 winner, [[Kashima Antlers]], did not earn the 2009 ACL spot through the championship. (Nevertheless, Antlers eventually earned the 2009 ACL spot by winning the [[2008 J.League Division 1]].)

With the reform of AFC Club Competitions starting from the 2024–25 season, the champions will be qualified for the brand-new top tier tournament named [[AFC Champions League Elite]], and they will be seeded into the League stage of that tournament.

If the cup winner has already earned an AFC Champions League spot through finishing above third in [[J1 League]], the last spot will be given to J1's fourth-placed team.

==List of Emperor's Cup finals==
Teams in '''bold''' indicate [[Double (association football)|doubles]] with the [[List of Japanese football champions|league title]], while teams in ''italics'' indicate non-top flight clubs (both after 1965).
{|class="wikitable"
|- 
!Year !!Winners !!Score !!Runners-up !!Final venue !!Number of entrants
|-
|align=center| [[1921 Emperor's Cup|1921]]
|[[Tokyo Soccer Club|Tokyo Shukyu-dan]] || 1–0 ||[[Mikage Shukyu-dan]] ([[Kobe]]) ||[[Hibiya Park]] || 4
|-
|align=center| [[1922 Emperor's Cup|1922]]
|[[Nagoya Shukyu-dan]]|| [[1922 Emperor's Cup final|1–0]] ||[[Hiroshima University|Hiroshima Koto-shihan]] ||[[Toshima-shihan Ground]]|| 4
|-
|align=center| [[1923 Emperor's Cup|1923]]
|[[Astra Club]] (Tokyo) || [[1923 Emperor's Cup final|2–1]] ||[[Nagoya Shukyu-dan]]||[[Tokyo Koto-shihan Ground]]|| 4
|-
|align=center| [[1924 Emperor's Cup|1924]]
|[[Rijo Shukyu Football Club]] ([[Hiroshima]]) || [[1924 Emperor's Cup final|1–0]] ||[[Kobe University|All Mikage Shihan Club]] ([[Kobe]])  ||[[Meiji Jingu Stadium]] || 4
|-
|align=center| [[1925 Emperor's Cup|1925]]
|[[Rijo Shukyu Football Club]] ([[Hiroshima]]) || [[1925 Emperor's Cup final|3–0]] ||[[Imperial University of Tokyo]] ||[[Meiji Jingu Stadium]] || 6
|-
|align=center| 1926
!colspan=5 |Cancelled due to the death of [[Emperor Taishō]]
|-
|align=center| [[1927 Emperor's Cup|1927]]
|[[Kobe-Ichi Junior High School Club]]|| [[1927 Emperor's Cup final|2–0]] ||[[Rijo Shukyu Football Club]] ([[Hiroshima]]) ||[[Meiji Jingu Stadium]] || 8
|-
|align=center| [[1928 Emperor's Cup|1928]]
|[[Waseda University|Waseda University WMW]] || [[1928 Emperor's Cup final|6–1]] ||[[Kyoto University|Imperial University of Kyoto]] ||[[Meiji Jingu Stadium]] || 7
|-
|align=center| [[1929 Emperor's Cup|1929]]
|[[Kwansei Gakuin University|Kwangaku Club]] || [[1929 Emperor's Cup final|3–0]] ||[[Hosei University]] ||[[Meiji Jingu Stadium]] || 8
|-
|align=center| [[1930 Emperor's Cup|1930]]
|[[Kwansei Gakuin University|Kwangaku Club]] || [[1930 Emperor's Cup final|3–0]] ||[[Keio University|Keio BRB]] ||[[Koshien Stadium|Koshien-minami Ground]] || 4
|-
|align=center| [[1931 Emperor's Cup|1931]]
|[[Imperial University of Tokyo|Imperial Univ. of Tokyo LB]] || [[1931 Emperor's Cup final|3–0]] ||[[Kobun Junior High School]] ([[Taiwan]]) ||[[Meiji Jingu Stadium]] || 7
|-
|align=center| [[1932 Emperor's Cup|1932]]
|[[Keio University|Keio Club]] || [[1932 Emperor's Cup final|5–1]] ||[[Yoshino Club]] ([[Nagoya]]) ||[[Koshien Stadium|Koshien-minami Ground]] || 3
|-
|align=center| [[1933 Emperor's Cup|1933]]
|[[Tokyo Old Boys Club]]|| [[1933 Emperor's Cup final|4–1]] ||[[Sendai Soccer Club]]||[[Meiji Jingu Stadium]] || 8
|-
|align=center| 1934
!colspan=5 |No tournament due to the [[1934 Far Eastern Championship Games|Far Eastern Championship Games]]
|-
|align=center| [[1935 Emperor's Cup|1935]]
|[[Kyungsung FC]] || [[1935 Emperor's Cup final|6–1]] ||[[University of Tsukuba|Tokyo Bunri University]] ||[[Meiji Jingu Stadium]] || 6
|-
|align=center| [[1936 Emperor's Cup|1936]]
|[[Keio University|Keio BRB]] || [[1936 Emperor's Cup final|3–2]] ||[[Korea University|Bosung College]] ([[Seoul]]) ||[[Army Toyama Ground]]|| 5
|-
|align=center| [[1937 Emperor's Cup|1937]]
|[[Keio University]] || [[1937 Emperor's Cup final|3–0]] ||[[Kobe University|Kobe University of Commerce]] ||[[Meiji Jingu Stadium]] || 4
|-
|align=center| [[1938 Emperor's Cup|1938]]
|[[Waseda University]] || [[1938 Emperor's Cup final|4–1]] ||[[Keio University]] ||[[Meiji Jingu Stadium]] || 5
|-
|align=center| [[1939 Emperor's Cup|1939]]
|[[Keio University|Keio BRB]] || [[1939 Emperor's Cup final|3–2]] ||[[Waseda University]] ||[[Meiji Jingu Stadium]] || 8
|-
|align=center| [[1940 Emperor's Cup|1940]]
|[[Keio University|Keio BRB]] || [[1940 Emperor's Cup final|1–0]] ||[[Waseda University|Waseda University WMW]] ||[[Meiji Jingu Stadium]] || 8
|-
!{{nowrap|1941–45}}
!colspan=5 |Suspended during World War II
|-
|align=center| [[1946 Emperor's Cup|1946]]
|[[University of Tokyo|University of Tokyo LB]] || [[1946 Emperor's Cup final|3–2]] ||[[Kobe University|Kobe University of Economics]] ||[[University of Tokyo|Tokyo Imperial Univ. Gotenshita Stadium]] || 12
|-
!1947–48
!colspan=5 |Cancelled due to [[Occupation of Japan|post-World War II unrest]]
|-
|align=center| [[1949 Emperor's Cup|1949]]
|[[University of Tokyo|University of Tokyo LB]] || [[1949 Emperor's Cup final|3–2]] ||[[Kansai University|Kandai Club]] ||[[Waseda University|Waseda Univ. Higashifushimi Ground]] || 5
|-
|align=center| [[1950 Emperor's Cup|1950]]
|[[Kwansei Gakuin University|All Kwangaku]] || [[1950 Emperor's Cup final|6–1]] ||[[Keio University]] ||[[Kariya Stadium|Kariya City Stadium]] || 16
|-
|align=center| [[1951 Emperor's Cup|1951]]
|[[Keio University|Keio BRB]] || [[1951 Emperor's Cup final|3–2]] ||[[Osaka Club]]||[[Sendai City Athletic Stadium|Miyagino Soccer Stadium]] ([[Sendai]]) || 14
|-
|align=center| [[1952 Emperor's Cup|1952]]
|[[Keio University|All Keio]] || [[1952 Emperor's Cup final|6–2]] ||[[Osaka Club]]||[[Fujieda Higashi High School]]|| 16
|-
|align=center| [[1953 Emperor's Cup|1953]]
|[[Kwansei Gakuin University|All Kwangaku]] || {{nowrap|[[1953 Emperor's Cup final|5–4]] {{aet}}}}||[[Osaka Club]]||[[Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium|Nishikyogoku Stadium]] || 16
|-
|align=center| [[1954 Emperor's Cup|1954]]
|[[Keio University|Keio BRB]] || [[1954 Emperor's Cup final|5–3]] ||[[Sanfrecce Hiroshima|Toyo Industries]] ||[[Yamanashi Prefectural Stadium]] ([[Kofu]]) || 16
|-
|align=center| [[1955 Emperor's Cup|1955]]
|[[Kwansei Gakuin University|All Kwangaku]] || [[1955 Emperor's Cup final|4–2]] ||[[Chuo University|Chuo University Club]] ||[[Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium|Nishinomiya Stadium]] || 16
|-
|align=center| [[1956 Emperor's Cup|1956]]
|[[Keio University|Keio BRB]] || [[1956 Emperor's Cup final|4–2]] ||[[Nippon Steel Yawata SC|Yawata Steel]] ||[[Ōmiya Velodrome|Omiya Athletic Stadium]] || 16
|-
|align=center| [[1957 Emperor's Cup|1957]]
|[[Chuo University|Chuo University Club]] || [[1957 Emperor's Cup final|1–0]] ||[[Sanfrecce Hiroshima|Toyo Industries]] ||[[Kokutaiji High School]] ([[Hiroshima]]) || 16
|-
|align=center| [[1958 Emperor's Cup|1958]]
|[[Kwansei Gakuin University|Kwangaku Club]] || [[1958 Emperor's Cup final|1–0]] ||[[Nippon Steel Yawata SC|Yawata Steel]] ||[[Fujieda Higashi High School]]|| 16
|-
|align=center| [[1959 Emperor's Cup|1959]]
|[[Kwansei Gakuin University|Kwangaku Club]] || [[1959 Emperor's Cup final|1–0]] ||[[Chuo University]] ||[[Koishikawa Soocer Stadium|koishikawa Football Stadium]]|| 16
|-
|align=center| [[1960 Emperor's Cup|1960]]
|[[JEF United Chiba|Furukawa Electric]] || [[1960 Emperor's Cup final|4–0]] ||[[Keio University|Keio BRB]] ||[[Utsubo Park|Osaka Utsubo Soccer Stadium]] || 16
|-
|align=center| [[1961 Emperor's Cup|1961]]
|[[JEF United Chiba|Furukawa Electric]] || [[1961 Emperor's Cup final|3–2]] ||[[Chuo University]] || [[Fujieda Higashi High School]]|| 16
|-
|align=center| [[1962 Emperor's Cup|1962]]
|[[Chuo University]] || [[1962 Emperor's Cup final|2–1]] ||[[JEF United Chiba|Furukawa Electric]] || [[Kyoto Nishikyogoku Stadium]] || 16
|-
|align=center| [[1963 Emperor's Cup|1963]]
|[[Waseda University]] || [[1963 Emperor's Cup final|2–1]] ||[[Kashiwa Reysol|Hitachi]] || [[Kobe Oji Stadium]] || 7
|-
|align=center| [[1964 Emperor's Cup|1964]]
|[[Nippon Steel Yawata SC|Yawata Steel]]<br>[[JEF United Chiba|Furukawa Electric]] || [[1964 Emperor's Cup final|0–0]] {{aet}}||none (title shared) || [[Kobe Oji Stadium]] || 10
|-style="border-top:3px solid blue;"
|align=center| [[1965 Emperor's Cup|1965]]
|'''[[Sanfrecce Hiroshima|Toyo Industries]]''' || [[1965 Emperor's Cup final|3–2]] ||[[Nippon Steel Yawata SC|Yawata Steel]] ||[[Komazawa Stadium|Tokyo Komazawa Stadium]] || 8
|-
|align=center| [[1966 Emperor's Cup|1966]]
|''[[Waseda University]]'' || [[1966 Emperor's Cup final|3–2]] {{aet}}||[[Sanfrecce Hiroshima|Toyo Industries]] ||[[Komazawa Stadium|Tokyo Komazawa Stadium]] || 8
|-
|align=center| [[1967 Emperor's Cup|1967]]
|'''[[Sanfrecce Hiroshima|Toyo Industries]]''' || [[1967 Emperor's Cup final|1–0]] ||[[Urawa Red Diamonds|Mitsubishi Heavy Industries]] ||[[National Stadium (Tokyo)|Tokyo National Stadium]] || 8
|-
|align=center| [[1968 Emperor's Cup|1968]]
|[[Cerezo Osaka|Yanmar Diesel]] || [[1968 Emperor's Cup final|1–0]] ||[[Urawa Red Diamonds|Mitsubishi Heavy Industries]] ||[[National Stadium (Tokyo)|Tokyo National Stadium]] || 8
|-
|align=center| [[1969 Emperor's Cup|1969]]
|[[Sanfrecce Hiroshima|Toyo Industries]] || [[1969 Emperor's Cup final|4–1]] ||''[[Rikkyo University]]'' ||[[National Stadium (Tokyo)|Tokyo National Stadium]] || 8
|-
|align=center| [[1970 Emperor's Cup|1970]]
|[[Cerezo Osaka|Yanmar Diesel]] || [[1970 Emperor's Cup final|2–1]] {{aet}}||[[Sanfrecce Hiroshima|Toyo Industries]] ||[[National Stadium (Tokyo)|Tokyo National Stadium]] || 8
|-
|align=center| [[1971 Emperor's Cup|1971]]
|[[Urawa Red Diamonds|Mitsubishi Heavy Industries]] || [[1971 Emperor's Cup final|3–1]] ||[[Cerezo Osaka|Yanmar Diesel]] ||[[National Stadium (Tokyo)|Tokyo National Stadium]] || 8
|-
|align=center| [[1972 Emperor's Cup|1972]]
|'''[[Kashiwa Reysol|Hitachi]]''' || [[1972 Emperor's Cup final|2–1]] ||[[Cerezo Osaka|Yanmar Diesel]] ||[[National Stadium (Tokyo)|Tokyo National Stadium]] || 75
|-
|align=center| [[1973 Emperor's Cup|1973]]
|'''[[Urawa Red Diamonds|Mitsubishi Heavy Industries]]''' || [[1973 Emperor's Cup final|2–1]] ||[[Kashiwa Reysol|Hitachi]] ||[[National Stadium (Tokyo)|Tokyo National Stadium]] || 807
|-
|align=center| [[1974 Emperor's Cup|1974]]
|'''[[Cerezo Osaka|Yanmar Diesel]]''' || [[1974 Emperor's Cup final|2–1]] ||[[Eidai SC|Eidai Industries]] ||[[National Stadium (Tokyo)|Tokyo National Stadium]] || 1,105
|-
|align=center| [[1975 Emperor's Cup|1975]]
|[[Kashiwa Reysol|Hitachi]] || [[1975 Emperor's Cup final|2–0]] ||[[Shonan Bellmare|Fujita Industries]] ||[[National Stadium (Tokyo)|Tokyo National Stadium]] || 1,298
|-
|align=center| [[1976 Emperor's Cup|1976]]
|'''[[JEF United Chiba|Furukawa Electric]]''' || [[1976 Emperor's Cup final|4–1]] ||[[Cerezo Osaka|Yanmar Diesel]] ||[[National Stadium (Tokyo)|Tokyo National Stadium]] || 1,358
|-
|align=center| [[1977 Emperor's Cup|1977]]
|'''[[Shonan Bellmare|Fujita Industries]]''' || [[1977 Emperor's Cup final|4–1]] ||[[Cerezo Osaka|Yanmar Diesel]] ||[[National Stadium (Tokyo)|Tokyo National Stadium]] || 1,421
|-
|align=center| [[1978 Emperor's Cup|1978]]
|'''[[Urawa Red Diamonds|Mitsubishi Heavy Industries]]''' || [[1978 Emperor's Cup final|1–0]] || [[Sanfrecce Hiroshima|Toyo Industries]] ||[[National Stadium (Tokyo)|Tokyo National Stadium]] || 1,481
|-
|align=center| [[1979 Emperor's Cup|1979]]
|'''[[Shonan Bellmare|Fujita Industries]]''' || [[1979 Emperor's Cup final|2–1]] ||[[Urawa Red Diamonds|Mitsubishi Heavy Industries]] ||[[National Stadium (Tokyo)|Tokyo National Stadium]] || 1,494
|-
|align=center| [[1980 Emperor's Cup|1980]]
|[[Urawa Red Diamonds|Mitsubishi Heavy Industries]] || [[1980 Emperor's Cup final|1–0]] ||''[[Tanabe Mitsubishi Pharma SC|Tanabe Pharmaceutical]]'' ||[[National Stadium (Tokyo)|Tokyo National Stadium]] || 1,474
|-
|align=center| [[1981 Emperor's Cup|1981]]
|''[[NKK SC|Nippon Kokan]]'' || [[1981 Emperor's Cup final|2–0]] ||[[Tokyo Verdy|Yomiuri FC]] ||[[National Stadium (Tokyo)|Tokyo National Stadium]] || 1,569
|-
|align=center| [[1982 Emperor's Cup|1982]]
|''[[Júbilo Iwata|Yamaha Motor Company]]'' || [[1982 Emperor's Cup final|0–0]]<br>{{nowrap|(1–0 replay)}} ||[[Shonan Bellmare|Fujita Industries]] ||[[National Stadium (Tokyo)|Tokyo National Stadium]] || 1,567
|-
|align=center| [[1983 Emperor's Cup|1983]]
|[[Yokohama F. Marinos|Nissan Motor Company]] || [[1983 Emperor's Cup final|2–0]] ||[[Cerezo Osaka|Yanmar Diesel]] ||[[National Stadium (Tokyo)|Tokyo National Stadium]] || 1,565
|-
|align=center| [[1984 Emperor's Cup|1984]]
|'''[[Tokyo Verdy|Yomiuri FC]]''' || [[1984 Emperor's Cup final|2–0]] || [[JEF United Chiba|Furukawa Electric]] ||[[National Stadium (Tokyo)|Tokyo National Stadium]] || 1,476
|-
|align=center| [[1985 Emperor's Cup|1985]]
|[[Yokohama F. Marinos|Nissan Motor Company]] || [[1985 Emperor's Cup final|2–0]] ||[[Shonan Bellmare|Fujita Industries]] ||[[National Stadium (Tokyo)|Tokyo National Stadium]] || 1,498
|-
|align=center| [[1986 Emperor's Cup|1986]]
|'''[[Tokyo Verdy|Yomiuri FC]]''' || [[1986 Emperor's Cup final|2–1]] ||[[NKK SC|Nippon Kokan]] ||[[National Stadium (Tokyo)|Tokyo National Stadium]] || 1,612
|-
|align=center| [[1987 Emperor's Cup|1987]]
|[[Tokyo Verdy|Yomiuri FC]] || [[1987 Emperor's Cup final|2–0]] ||[[Sanfrecce Hiroshima|Mazda Soccer Club]] ||[[National Stadium (Tokyo)|Tokyo National Stadium]] || 1,690
|-
|align=center| [[1988 Emperor's Cup|1988]]
|'''[[Yokohama F. Marinos|Nissan Motor Company]]''' || [[1988 Emperor's Cup final|3–2]] {{aet}}||[[Shonan Bellmare|Fujita Industries]] ||[[National Stadium (Tokyo)|Tokyo National Stadium]] || 1,786
|-
|align=center| [[1989 Emperor's Cup|1989]]
|'''[[Yokohama F. Marinos|Nissan Motor Company]]''' || [[1989 Emperor's Cup final|3–2]] ||[[Júbilo Iwata|Yamaha Motor Company]] ||[[National Stadium (Tokyo)|Tokyo National Stadium]] || 1,737
|-
|align=center| [[1990 Emperor's Cup|1990]]
|[[Gamba Osaka|Matsushita Electric Industrial]] || [[1990 Emperor's Cup final|0–0]] {{pso|4–3}}||[[Yokohama F. Marinos|Nissan Motor Company]] ||[[National Stadium (Tokyo)|Tokyo National Stadium]] || 1,776
|-
|align=center| [[1991 Emperor's Cup|1991]]
|[[Yokohama F. Marinos|Nissan Motor Company]] || [[1991 Emperor's Cup final|4–2]] {{aet}}||[[Tokyo Verdy|Yomiuri FC]] ||[[National Stadium (Tokyo)|Tokyo National Stadium]] || 1,872
|-
|align=center| [[1992 Emperor's Cup|1992]]
|[[Yokohama F. Marinos|Yokohama Marinos]]|| [[1992 Emperor's Cup final|2–1]] {{aet}}||[[Tokyo Verdy|Verdy Kawasaki]]||[[National Stadium (Tokyo)|Tokyo National Stadium]] || 2,452
|-
|align=center| [[1993 Emperor's Cup|1993]]
|[[Yokohama Flügels]]|| [[1993 Emperor's Cup final|6–2]] {{aet}}||[[Kashima Antlers]]||[[National Stadium (Tokyo)|Tokyo National Stadium]] || 2,511
|-
|align=center| [[1994 Emperor's Cup|1994]]
|[[Shonan Bellmare|Bellmare Hiratsuka]]|| [[1994 Emperor's Cup final|2–0]] ||''[[Cerezo Osaka]]''||[[National Stadium (Tokyo)|Tokyo National Stadium]] || 2,792
|-
|align=center| [[1995 Emperor's Cup|1995]]
|[[Nagoya Grampus|Nagoya Grampus Eight]]|| [[1995 Emperor's Cup final|3–0]] ||[[Sanfrecce Hiroshima]]||[[National Stadium (Tokyo)|Tokyo National Stadium]] || 2,800
|-
|align=center| [[1996 Emperor's Cup|1996]]
|[[Tokyo Verdy|Verdy Kawasaki]]|| [[1996 Emperor's Cup final|3–0]] ||[[Sanfrecce Hiroshima]]||[[National Stadium (Tokyo)|Tokyo National Stadium]] || (unknown)
|-
|align=center| [[1997 Emperor's Cup|1997]]
|[[Kashima Antlers]]|| [[1997 Emperor's Cup final|3–0]] ||[[Yokohama Flügels]]||[[National Stadium (Tokyo)|Tokyo National Stadium]] || 6,107
|-
|align=center| [[1998 Emperor's Cup|1998]]
|[[Yokohama Flügels]]|| [[1998 Emperor's Cup final|2–1]] ||[[Shimizu S-Pulse]]||[[National Stadium (Tokyo)|Tokyo National Stadium]] || 6,317
|-
|align=center| [[1999 Emperor's Cup|1999]]
|[[Nagoya Grampus|Nagoya Grampus Eight]] || [[1999 Emperor's Cup final|2–0]] ||[[Sanfrecce Hiroshima]] ||[[National Stadium (Tokyo)|Tokyo National Stadium]] || 6,516
|-
|align=center| [[2000 Emperor's Cup|2000]]
|'''[[Kashima Antlers]]'''|| [[2000 Emperor's Cup final|3–2]] {{aet}}||[[Shimizu S-Pulse]]||[[National Stadium (Tokyo)|Tokyo National Stadium]] || 6,578
|-
|align=center| [[2001 Emperor's Cup|2001]]
|[[Shimizu S-Pulse]]|| [[2001 Emperor's Cup final|3–2]] ||[[Cerezo Osaka]]||[[National Stadium (Tokyo)|Tokyo National Stadium]] || 6,306
|-
|align=center| [[2002 Emperor's Cup|2002]]
|[[Kyoto Sanga FC|Kyoto Purple Sanga]]|| [[2002 Emperor's Cup final|2–1]] ||[[Kashima Antlers]]||[[National Stadium (Tokyo)|Tokyo National Stadium]] || 6,418
|-
|align=center| [[2003 Emperor's Cup|2003]]
|[[Júbilo Iwata]]|| [[2003 Emperor's Cup final|1–0]] ||[[Cerezo Osaka]]|| [[National Stadium (Tokyo)|Tokyo National Stadium]] || 6,849
|-
|align=center| [[2004 Emperor's Cup|2004]]
|[[Tokyo Verdy 1969]]|| [[2004 Emperor's Cup final|2–1]] ||[[Júbilo Iwata]]||[[National Stadium (Tokyo)|Tokyo National Stadium]] || 6,685
|-
|align=center| [[2005 Emperor's Cup|2005]]
|[[Urawa Red Diamonds]]|| [[2005 Emperor's Cup final|2–1]] ||[[Shimizu S-Pulse]]||[[National Stadium (Tokyo)|Tokyo National Stadium]] || 5,918
|-
|align=center| [[2006 Emperor's Cup|2006]]
|'''[[Urawa Red Diamonds]]'''|| [[2006 Emperor's Cup final|1–0]] ||[[Gamba Osaka]]||[[National Stadium (Tokyo)|Tokyo National Stadium]] || 6,390
|-
|align=center| [[2007 Emperor's Cup|2007]]
|'''[[Kashima Antlers]]'''|| [[2007 Emperor's Cup final|2–0]] ||[[Sanfrecce Hiroshima]]||[[National Stadium (Tokyo)|Tokyo National Stadium]] || 6,161
|-
|align=center| [[2008 Emperor's Cup|2008]]
|[[Gamba Osaka]] || [[2008 Emperor's Cup final|1–0]] {{aet}}||[[Kashiwa Reysol]]||[[National Stadium (Tokyo)|Tokyo National Stadium]] || 5,948
|-
|align=center| [[2009 Emperor's Cup|2009]]
|[[Gamba Osaka]] || [[2009 Emperor's Cup final|4–1]] ||[[Nagoya Grampus]]||[[National Stadium (Tokyo)|Tokyo National Stadium]] ||(unknown)
|-
|align=center| [[2010 Emperor's Cup|2010]]
|[[Kashima Antlers]]|| [[2010 Emperor's Cup final|2–1]] ||[[Shimizu S-Pulse]]||[[National Stadium (Tokyo)|Tokyo National Stadium]] || (unknown)
|-
|align=center| [[2011 Emperor's Cup|2011]]
| ''[[FC Tokyo]]''|| [[2011 Emperor's Cup final|4–2]] || ''[[Kyoto Sanga FC|Kyoto Sanga]]''||[[National Stadium (Tokyo)|Tokyo National Stadium]] || (unknown)
|-
|align=center| [[2012 Emperor's Cup|2012]]
| [[Kashiwa Reysol]]|| [[2012 Emperor's Cup final|1–0]]||[[Gamba Osaka]]||[[National Stadium (Tokyo)|Tokyo National Stadium]] || 4,927<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jfa.or.jp/match/topics/2012/78.html|title=サッカー日本一を決める最大のトーナメント 第92回天皇杯全日本サッカー選手権大会、９月１日（土）いよいよ開幕！|trans-title=The largest tournament in Japan for the championship – The 92nd Emperor's Cup All-Japan Soccer Championship begins on September 1|publisher=[[Japan Football Association]]|date=31 August 2012|access-date=3 March 2016|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303202055/http://www.jfa.or.jp/match/topics/2012/78.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|align=center| [[2013 Emperor's Cup|2013]]
| [[Yokohama F. Marinos]] ||[[2013 Emperor's Cup final|2–0]]||[[Sanfrecce Hiroshima]]||[[National Stadium (Tokyo)|Tokyo National Stadium]] || (unknown)
|-
|align=center| [[2014 Emperor's Cup|2014]]
| '''[[Gamba Osaka]]''' ||[[2014 Emperor's Cup final|3–1]] ||''[[Montedio Yamagata]]'' ||[[Nissan Stadium (Yokohama)|International Stadium Yokohama]] || (unknown)
|-
|align=center| [[2015 Emperor's Cup|2015]]
| [[Gamba Osaka]] ||[[2015 Emperor's Cup final|2–1]] || [[Urawa Red Diamonds]] ||[[Ajinomoto Stadium]] || (unknown)
|-
|align=center| [[2016 Emperor's Cup|2016]]
| '''[[Kashima Antlers]]'''||[[2016 Emperor's Cup final|2–1]] {{aet}}|| [[Kawasaki Frontale]] ||[[Panasonic Stadium Suita|Suita City Football Stadium]] || (unknown)
|-
|align=center| [[2017 Emperor's Cup|2017]]
| [[Cerezo Osaka]]||[[2017 Emperor's Cup final|2–1]] {{aet}}|| [[Yokohama F. Marinos]] ||[[Saitama Stadium 2002]] || (unknown)
|-
|align=center| [[2018 Emperor's Cup|2018]]
| [[Urawa Red Diamonds]]||[[2018 Emperor's Cup final|1–0]] || [[Vegalta Sendai]] ||[[Saitama Stadium 2002]] || (unknown)
|-
|align=center| [[2019 Emperor's Cup|2019]]
| [[Vissel Kobe]]||[[2019 Emperor's Cup final|2–0]] || [[Kashima Antlers]] ||[[Japan National Stadium]] || (unknown)
|-
|align=center| [[2020 Emperor's Cup|2020]]
| '''[[Kawasaki Frontale]]'''||[[2020 Emperor's Cup final|1–0]] || [[Gamba Osaka]] ||[[Japan National Stadium]] || (unknown)
|-
|align=center| [[2021 Emperor's Cup|2021]]
| [[Urawa Red Diamonds]]||[[2021 Emperor's Cup final|2–1]]||[[Oita Trinita]]||[[Japan National Stadium]] || (unknown)
|-
|align=center| [[2022 Emperor's Cup|2022]]
| ''[[Ventforet Kofu]]''||[[2022 Emperor's Cup final|1–1]] {{aet}}<br>{{pso|5–4}}||[[Sanfrecce Hiroshima]]||[[Nissan Stadium (Yokohama)|Nissan Stadium]]|| (unknown)
|-
|align=center| [[2023 Emperor's Cup|2023]]
| [[Kawasaki Frontale]]||[[2023 Emperor's Cup#Final|0–0]] {{aet}}<br>{{pso|8–7}}||[[Kashiwa Reysol]]||[[Japan National Stadium]]|| (unknown)
|-
|align=center| [[2024 Emperor's Cup|2024]]
| '''[[Vissel Kobe]]'''||[[2024 Emperor's Cup#Final|1–0]]||[[Gamba Osaka]]||[[Japan National Stadium]] || (unknown)
|}

==Performances==
=== All-time ===
* University club's performance separated as follows: Players are enrolled students / Players are enrolled students and graduates.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Club !!Winners !!Runners-up !!Winning years !!Runners-up years
|-
|[[Keio University|Keio BRB]] (Enrolled students and graduates)||align=right|'''9'''||align=right|2||1932, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1956||1930, 1960
|-
|[[Urawa Red Diamonds]] ||align=right|'''8'''||align=right|4||1971, 1973, 1978, 1980, 2005, 2006, 2018, 2021||1967, 1968, 1979, 2015
|-
|[[Yokohama F. Marinos]] ||align=right|7||align=right|2||1983, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 2013||1990, 2017
|-
|[[Kwansei Gakuin University]] ||align=right|7||align=right|0||1929, 1930, 1950, 1953, 1955, 1958, 1959||
|-
|[[Gamba Osaka]] ||align=right|5||align=right|4||1990, 2008, 2009,2014, 2015||2006, 2012, 2020, 2024
|-
|[[Tokyo Verdy]] ||align=right|5||align=right|3||1984, 1986, 1987, 1996, 2004||1981, 1991, 1992
|-
|[[Kashima Antlers]] ||align=right|5||align=right|3||1997, 2000, 2007, 2010, 2016||1993, 2002, 2019
|-
|[[Cerezo Osaka]] ||align=right|4||align=right|8||1968, 1970, 1974, 2017||1971,1972, 1976, 1977, 1983, 1994, 2001, 2003
|-
|[[JEF United Chiba]] ||align=right|4||align=right|2||1960, 1961, 1964, 1976||1962, 1984
|-
|[[Sanfrecce Hiroshima]] ||align=right|3||align=right|'''12'''||1965, 1967, 1969||1954, 1957, 1966, 1970, 1978, 1987, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2007, 2013, 2022
|-
|[[Kashiwa Reysol]] ||align=right|3||align=right|4||1972, 1975, 2012||1963, 1973, 2008, 2023
|-
|[[Shonan Bellmare]] ||align=right|3||align=right|4||1977, 1979, 1994||1975, 1982, 1985, 1988
|-
|[[Imperial University of Tokyo|Imperial Univ. of Tokyo LB]] ||align=right|3||align=right|1||1931, 1946, 1949||1925
|-
|[[Waseda University]] ||align=right|3||align=right|1||1938, 1963, 1966||1939
|-
|[[Júbilo Iwata]] ||align=right|2||align=right|2||1982, 2003||1989, 2004
|-
|[[Rijo Shukyu Football Club]] ([[Hiroshima]]) ||align=right|2||align=right|1||1924, 1925||1927
|-
|[[Yokohama Flügels]] ||align=right|2||align=right|1||1993, 1998||1997
|-
|[[Nagoya Grampus]] ||align=right|2||align=right|1||1995, 1999||2009
|-
|[[Kawasaki Frontale]] ||align="right"|2||align="right"|1||2020, 2023||2016
|-
|[[Vissel Kobe]] ||align=right|2||align=right|0||2019, 2024||
|-
|[[Shimizu S-Pulse]] ||align=right|1||align=right|4||2001||1998, 2000, 2005, 2010
|-
|[[Nippon Steel Yawata SC|Yawata Steel]] ||align=right|1||align=right|3||1964||1956, 1958, 1965
|-
|[[Keio University]] (Enrolled students) ||align=right|1||align=right|2||1937||1938, 1950
|-
|[[Chuo University]] ||align=right|1||align=right|2||1962||1959, 1961
|-
|[[Waseda University|Waseda University WMW]] ||align=right|1||align=right|1||1928||1940
|-
|[[Chuo University|Chuo University Club]] ||align=right|1||align=right|1||1957||1955
|-
|[[Nagoya Shukyu-dan]]|| align="right" |1||align=right|1||1922||1923
|-
|[[NKK SC|Nippon Kokan]] ||align=right|1||align=right|1||1981||1986
|-
|[[Kyoto Sanga FC|Kyoto Sanga]] ||align=right|1||align=right|1||2002||2011
|-
|[[Tokyo Soccer Club|Tokyo Shukyu-dan]]||align=right|1||align=right|0||1921||
|-
|[[Astra Club]] (Tokyo) ||align=right|1||align=right|0||1923||
|-
|[[Kobe-Ichi Junior High School Club]]|| align="right" |1||align=right|0||1927||
|-
|[[Tokyo Old Boys Club]]|| align="right" |1||align=right|0||1933||
|-
|[[Kyungsung FC]] ||align=right|1||align=right|0||1935||
|-
|[[FC Tokyo]] ||align=right|1||align=right|0||2011||
|-
|[[Ventforet Kofu]] ||align=right|1||align=right|0||2022||
|-
|[[Osaka Club]]|| align="right" |0||align=right|3||||1951, 1952, 1953
|-
|[[Kobe University|Kobe University of Commerce]] ||align=right|0||align=right|2||||1937, 1946
|-
|[[Mikage Shukyu-dan]] ([[Kobe]]) || align="right" |0||align=right|1||||1921
|-
|[[Hiroshima University|Hiroshima Koto-shihan]] ||align=right|0||align=right|1||||1922
|-
|[[Kobe University|All Mikage Shihan Club]] ([[Kobe]]) ||align=right|0||align=right|1||||1924
|-
|[[Kyoto University|Imperial University of Kyoto]] ||align=right|0||align=right|1||||1928
|-
|[[Hosei University]] ||align=right|0||align=right|1||||1929
|-
|[[Kobun Junior High School]] ([[Taiwan]]) || align="right" |0||align=right|1||||1931
|-
|[[Yoshino Club]] ([[Nagoya]]) || align="right" |0||align=right|1||||1932
|-
|[[Sendai Soccer Club]]|| align="right" |0||align=right|1||||1933
|-
|[[University of Tsukuba|Tokyo Bunri University]] ||align=right|0||align=right|1||||1935
|-
|[[Korea University|Bosung College]] ([[Seoul]]) ||align=right|0||align=right|1||||1936
|-
|[[Kansai University|Kandai Club]] ||align=right|0||align=right|1||||1949
|-
|[[Rikkyo University]] ||align=right|0||align=right|1||||1969
|-
|[[Eidai SC|Eidai Industries]] ||align=right|0||align=right|1||||1974
|-
|[[Tanabe Mitsubishi Pharma SC|Tanabe Pharmaceutical]] ||align=right|0||align=right|1||||1980
|-
|[[Montedio Yamagata]] ||align=right|0||align=right|1||||2014
|-
|[[Vegalta Sendai]] ||align=right|0||align=right|1||||2018
|-
|[[Oita Trinita]] ||align=right|0||align=right|1||||2021
|}

=== J.League era (1992–present) ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Club
!Winners
!Runners-up
!Winning seasons
!Runners-up seasons 
|-
|[[Kashima Antlers]] ||align=right|'''5'''||align=right|3||1997, 2000, 2007, 2010, 2016||1993, 2002, 2019
|-
|[[Gamba Osaka]] ||align=right|4||align=right|4||2008, 2009, 2014, 2015||2006, 2012, 2020, 2024
|-
|[[Urawa Red Diamonds]]||align=right|4||align=right|1||2005, 2006, 2018, 2021||2015
|-
|[[Yokohama F. Marinos]] ||align=right|2||align=right|1||1992, 2013||2017
|-
|[[Yokohama Flügels]] ||align=right|2||align=right|1||1993, 1998||1997
|-
|[[Nagoya Grampus]] ||align=right|2||align=right|1||1995, 1999||2009
|-
|[[Tokyo Verdy]] ||align=right|2||align=right|1||1996, 2004||1992
|-
|[[Kawasaki Frontale]] ||align=right|2||align=right|1||2020, 2023||2016
|-
|[[Vissel Kobe]] ||align=right|2||align=right|0||2019, 2024||
|-
|[[Shimizu S-Pulse]] ||align=right|1||align=right|4||2001||1998, 2000, 2005, 2010
|-
|[[Cerezo Osaka]] ||align=right|1||align=right|3||2017||1994, 2001, 2003
|-
|[[Kashiwa Reysol]] ||align=right|1||align=right|2||2012||2008, 2023
|-
|[[Kyoto Sanga FC|Kyoto Sanga]] ||align=right|1||align=right|1||2002||2011
|-
|[[Júbilo Iwata]] ||align=right|1||align=right|1||2003||2004
|-
|[[Shonan Bellmare]] ||align=right|1||align=right|0||1994||
|-
|[[FC Tokyo]] ||align=right|1||align=right|0||2011||
|-
|[[Ventforet Kofu]] ||align=right|1||align=right|0||2022||
|-
|[[Sanfrecce Hiroshima]] ||align=right|0||align=right|'''6'''||||1995, 1996, 1999, 2007, 2013, 2022
|-
|[[Montedio Yamagata]] ||align=right|0||align=right|1||||2014
|-
|[[Vegalta Sendai]] ||align=right|0||align=right|1||||2018
|-
|[[Oita Trinita]] ||align=right|0||align=right|1||||2021
|}

==Other Emperor's Cups==
The '''Emperor's Cup''' term is used for many national championships in other sports, including judo (the [[All-Japan Judo Championships]]) and volleyball ([[Emperor's Cup and Empress's Cup All Japan Volleyball Championship]]). The Emperor's Cup (天皇賜杯, Tennō shihai) is awarded to the top division [[yūshō]] winner of a sumo tournament.<ref name="sumo-emperors-cup">{{cite web |title=Sumo Emperor Cup |website=The Japan Times |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2018/09/12/sumo/sumo-101-emperors-cup/ |date=12 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924161426/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2018/09/12/sumo/sumo-101-emperors-cup/ |archive-date=24 September 2020}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Association football|Women's association football|Sports|Games|Japan}}
* [[Football in Japan]]
* [[Japan Football Association]] (JFA)
* [[Japanese association football league system]]
* [[League system]]
* [[J.League]]
** [[J1 League]]
** [[J2 League]]
** [[J3 League]]
* [[Japan Football League|Japan Football League (JFL)]] (IV)
* [[Japanese Regional Football League Competition|Japan Regional Football Champions League]] (Promotion Play-offs to JFL)
* [[Japanese Regional Leagues]] (V/VI)
* [[Japanese Super Cup|Fujifilm Super Cup]] (Super Cup)
* [[J.League Cup|J.League YBC Levain Cup]] (League Cup)
* [[Empress's Cup]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
* [http://www.jfa.jp/eng/match/emperorscup_2020/ Official website], JFA.jp {{in lang|en}}
* [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesj/japcuphist.html RSSSF.com - Japan - List of Emperor's Cup Finals]

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