# 2009 Emperor's Cup

The 89th Emperor's Cup began on September 19, 2009 and ended on January 1, 2010 with the final at National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan. Gamba Osaka won the title for the second consecutive season. Since Gamba already confirmed 2010 AFC Champions League berth, the last spot of ACL for J.League club is awarded to Sanfrecce Hiroshima, which finished as 4th place of 2009 J.League Division 1.

## Calendar

| Round | Dates | Matches | Clubs | New entries this round |
| First round | September 19–21 | 24 | 48 → 24 | 47 Prefectural Qualifying Cup winners 1 University Qualifying Cup winning club |
| Second round | October 10–12 | 32 | 24+18+18+4 → 32 | 18 J1 clubs 18 J2 clubs 4 JFL seeded clubs |
| Third round | October 31 – November 1 November 11 | 16 | 32 → 16 | |
| Fourth Round | November 14–15 | 8 | 16 → 8 | |
| Quarterfinals | December 12 | 4 | 8 → 4 | |
| Semifinals | December 29 | 2 | 4 → 2 | |
| Final | January 1, 2010 | 1 | 2 → 1 | |
* ↑ November 11 is a substituting match date for Kawasaki Frontale and FC Tokyo which are playing the 2009 J.League Cup final on November 3.

## Participants
### Starting in the First Round
#### Prefectural finals winners – 47 teams

* Hokkaidō – Norbritz Hokkaido
* Aomori – Hachinohe University
* Iwate – Grulla Morioka
* Miyagi – Sony Sendai
* Akita – TDK SC
* Yamagata – FC Parafrente Yonezawa
* Fukushima – Fukushima United
* Ibaraki – Ryutsu Keizai University
* Tochigi – Vertfee Takahara Nasu
* Gunma – Arte Takasaki
* Saitama – Shobi University
* Chiba – Juntendo University
* Tokyo – Meiji University
* Kanagawa – Tokai University
* Niigata – Japan Soccer College
* Toyama – Valiente Toyama
* Ishikawa – Zweigen Kanazawa
* Fukui – Saurcos Fukui
* Yamanashi – FC Koun
* Nagano – Matsumoto Yamaga
* Gifu – FC Gifu Second
* Shizuoka – Honda FC
* Aichi – FC Kariya
* Mie – Mie Chukyo University
* Shiga – Biwako Seikei Sport College
* Kyoto – SP Kyoto
* Osaka – Kansai University
* Hyōgo – Kwansei Gakuin University
* Nara – Nara Club
* Wakayama – Arterivo Wakayama
* Tottori – Tottori Dreams FC
* Shimane – Hamada FC Cosmos
* Okayama – Mitsubishi Mizushima FC
* Hiroshima – Fukuyama University
* Yamaguchi – Renofa Yamaguchi
* Tokushima – Tokushima Vortis Second
* Kagawa – Kamatamare Sanuki
* Ehime – Ehime FC Shimanami
* Kochi – Kochi University
* Fukuoka – New Wave Kitakyushu
* Saga – Saga Higashi High School
* Nagasaki – V-Varen Nagasaki
* Kumamoto – Kumamoto Gakuen University
* Ōita – Nippon Bunri University
* Miyazaki – Honda Lock
* Kagoshima – NIFS Kanoya
* Okinawa – Okinawa Kariyushi FC

#### Prime Minister Cup University football tournament winners – 1 team

* Fukuoka University

### Starting in the Second Round
#### J.League Division 1 – 18 teams

* Montedio Yamagata
* Kashima Antlers
* Omiya Ardija
* Urawa Red Diamonds
* Kashiwa Reysol
* JEF United Chiba
* FC Tokyo
* Kawasaki Frontale
* Yokohama F. Marinos
* Shimizu S-Pulse
* Júbilo Iwata
* Nagoya Grampus
* Albirex Niigata
* Kyoto Sanga
* Gamba Osaka
* Vissel Kobe
* Sanfrecce Hiroshima
* Oita Trinita

#### J.League Division 2 – 18 teams

* Consadole Sapporo
* Vegalta Sendai
* Mito HollyHock
* Tochigi SC
* Thespa Kusatsu
* Tokyo Verdy
* Yokohama FC
* Shonan Bellmare
* Ventforet Kofu
* Kataller Toyama
* FC Gifu
* Cerezo Osaka}
* Fagiano Okayama
* Tokushima Vortis
* Ehime FC
* Avispa Fukuoka
* Sagan Tosu
* Roasso Kumamoto

#### Japan Football League – 4 teams

* Sagawa Shiga
* Gainare Tottori
* Yokogawa Musashino
* JEF Reserves
※Clubs ranked from first to fourth at the end of the 17th week of 2009 Japan Football League.

## Matches

All matches are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)