Japan Cup (Emperor's Cup) 1997 First Round [Nov 30] Brummel Sendai (Miyagi) - Sanga SC (Nagano) 7- 0 Iwami FC (Shimane) - Juntendou Univ (Kantou U) 0- 7 Mitsubishi Heavy Ind. Nagasaki - Hatsushiba Hashimoto HS 2- 1 (Nagasaki) (Wakayama) Mito Hollyhock (Ibaragi) - Hokkaidou El. Power (Hokkaidou) 3- 0 Nirasaki Astros (Yamanashi) - NTT Kanto (JFL) 0- 2 Mitsubishi Motors Mizushima - Yamagata FC (Yamagata) 0- 0 (6-7) (Okayama) Kusatsu East HS (Shiga) - Sagan Tosu (JFL) 0- 3 Nara Ind Univ (Nara) - Nippon Steel Oita (Oita) 3- 1 Saga Com HS (Saga) - Oita Trinity (JFL) 1- 5 Mindhouse TC (Mie) - Momoyama Gakuin Univ 0- 3 (Kansai Stud) Kansai Univ (Osaka) - Tokyo Gas (JFL) 0- 9 Ehime FC Youth (Ehime) - Arose Hokuriku (Toyama) 2- 1 Blaze Kumamoto (Kumamoto) - Honda Giken Hamamatsu (JFL) 0- 2 Kwansei Gakuin Univ (Hyougo) - Arvilex Niigata (Niigata) 2- 6 Jatco (Shizuoka) - Okinawa Int'l Univ (Okinawa) 1- 0 Kagawa Shiun Club (Kagawa) - Waseda Univ (Kantou U) 1- 0 Seino Transports (Gifu) - Kouchi Univ (Kouchi) 5- 0 Mooka HS (Tochigi) - Kokushikan Univ (Kantou U) 1- 5 SC Tottori (Tottori) - Kawasaki Frontale (JFL) 0- 7 Luminosso Sayama (Saitama) - Nippon Steel Kamaishi (Iwate) 4- 1 Kanagawa Univ (Kanagawa) - Ventforet Kofu (JFL) 1- 3 Fukuoka Univ (Fukuoka) - Akita City Hall (Akita) 5- 1 Aoyama Gakuin Univ (Tokyo) - Denso (JFL) 1- 0 FC Primero (Fukushima) - Hannan Univ (Kansai Stud) 0- 1 Maebashi Com HS (Gunma) - Fukushima FC (JFL) 0- 6 Nagoya Bank (Aichi) - Fukui Teachers' Committtee 3- 4 (Fukui) Kyouiku Kenkyuusha (Kyoto) - Montedio Yamagata (JFL) 0- 5 Houshou HS (Miyazaki) - Tatara Gakuen HS (Yamaguchi) 3- 2 Kagoshima Voc HS (Kagoshima) - Consadole Sapporo (JFL) 1- 2 Hiroshima Univ (Hiroshima) - Aster Aomori (Aomori) 2- 3 Tokushima (Tokushima) - Teyhens FC (Ishikawa) 8- 1 Mun Funabashi HS (Chiba) - Komazawa Univ (Kantou U) 0- 2 Second Round [Dec 7] Brummel Sendai (Miyagi) - Juntendou Univ (Kantou U) 0- 1 Verdy Kawasaki (J.League) - Mitsubishi Heavy Ind. Nagasaki 2- 0 (Nagasaki) Mito Hollyhock (Ibaragi) - Avispa Fukuoka (J.League) 1- 2 NTT Kanto (JFL) - Yamagata FC (Yamagata) 1- 0 Sagan Tosu (JFL) - Nara Ind Univ (Nara) 4- 0 Oita Trinity (JFL) - Momoyama Gakuin Univ 1- 1 (5-3) (Kansai Stud) Tokyo Gas (JFL) - Ehime FC Youth (Ehime) 2- 1 (OT) Honda Giken Hamamatsu (JFL) - Arvilex Niigata (Niigata) 3- 1 Jatco (Shizuoka) - Kagawa Shiun Club (Kagawa) 6- 0 Seino Transports (Gifu) - Kokushikan Univ (Kantou U) 1- 2 Kawasaki Frontale (JFL) - Luminosso Sayama (Saitama) 3- 0 Ventforet Kofu (JFL) - Fukuoka Univ (Fukuoka) 2- 1 Aoyama Gakuin Univ (Tokyo) - Hannan Univ (Kansai Stud) 0- 1 Fukushima FC (JFL) - Fukui Teachers' Committtee 1- 0 (Fukui) Montedio Yamagata (JFL) - Houshou HS (Miyazaki) 8- 0 Consadole Sapporo (JFL) - Aster Aomori (Aomori) 4- 1 Vortis Tokushima (Tokushima) - Komazawa Univ (Kantou U) 1- 3 Third Round [Dec 14,17] Kashima Antlers (J.League) - Juntendou Univ (Kantou U) 4- 1 Verdy Kawasaki (J.League) - Avispa Fukuoka (J.League) 0- 2 Urawa Red Diamonds (J.League) - NTT Kanto (JFL) 2- 1 Gamba Osaka (J.League) - Sagan Tosu (JFL) 3- 2 (OT) Yokohama Marinos (J.League) - Momoyama Gakuin Univ 5- 0 Nagoya Grampus Eight (J.League)- Tokyo Gas (JFL) 1- 3 Kyoto Purple Sanga (J.League) - Honda Giken Hamamatsu (JFL) 3- 2 (OT) Bellmare Hiratsuka (J.League) - Jatco (Shizuoka) 7- 0 Kashiwa Reysol (J.League) - Kokushikan Univ (Kantou U) 4- 1 Vissel Kobe (J.League) - Kawasaki Frontale (JFL) 2- 0 Cerezo Osaka (J.League) - Ventforet Kofu (JFL) 5- 1 Jubilo Iwata (J.League) - Hannan Univ (Kansai Stud) 3- 0 Shimizu S-Pulse (J.League) - Fukushima FC (JFL) 3- 0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima (J.League) - Montedio Yamagata (JFL) 3- 1 JEF United Ichihara (J.League) - Consadole Sapporo (JFL) 1- 0 Yokohama Flugels (J.League) - Komazawa Univ (Kantou U) 4- 3 Fourth Round [Dec 20] Kashima Antlers (J.League) - Avispa Fukuoka (J.League) 6- 0 Urawa Red Diamonds (J.League) - Gamba Osaka (J.League) 1- 2 (OT) Yokohama Marinos (J.League) - Tokyo Gas (JFL) 1- 2 Kyoto Purple Sanga (J.League) - Bellmare Hiratsuka (J.League) 1- 5 Kashiwa Reysol (J.League) - Vissel Kobe (J.League) 2- 1 Cerezo Osaka (J.League) - Jubilo Iwata (J.League) 2- 3 Shimizu S-Pulse (J.League) - Sanfrecce Hiroshima (J.League) 3- 1 JEF United Ichihara (J.League) - Yokohama Flugels (J.League) 1- 2 Quarterfinals [Dec 23] Kashima Antlers (J.League) - Gamba Osaka (J.League) 3- 0 Tokyo Gas (JFL) - Bellmare Hiratsuka (J.League) 3- 2 (OT) Kashiwa Reysol (J.League) - Jubilo Iwata (J.League) 1- 2 Shimizu S-Pulse (J.League) - Yokohama Flugels (J.League) 1- 6 Semifinals [Dec 28] Kashima Antlers - Tokyo Gas 3- 1 32,308 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ (h1) 8. Jorginho 1-0, 21. Bismarck 2-0, (h2) 18. Okamoto 2-1, 41. Mazinho 3-1. Shots: 22-9. At Tokyo National Stadium. Jubilo Iwata - Yokohama Flugels 2- 3 10,957 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ (h1) 21. Shimizu 1-0, (h2) 9. Hattori 1-1, 20. Fujita 2-1, 33. Yamaguchi 2-2, 45. Hattori 2-3. Shots: 15-14. At Kobe Universiad Memorial Stadium. Final [Jan 1] Kashima Antlers - Yokohama Flugels 3- 0 48,016 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ (h1) 4. Masuda 1-0, 25. Mazinho 2-0, (h2) 42. Yanagisawa 3-0. At Tokyo National Stadium. Referee: Okada. Shots: 14-7 (h1/h2 8-4/6-3); GK 7-18 (3-9/4-9); CK 5-3 (1-2/4-1); FK 25-26 (8-14/17-12); possession 57%-43%. Kashima Antlers - GK Satou, DF Narahashi, Akita, Okuno, Souma, MF Honda, Jorginho, Bismarck, Masuda, FW Mazinho, Yanagisawa. Yokohama Flugels - GK Narazaki, DF K.Satou, Maeda, Satsukawa, Miura, MF Okuno, Sampaio, Yamaguchi, Harada, FW Fernando, Hattori. Subs: Mitsuoka (h2-18 for Harada). Cards: Harada, Sampaio, Yamaguchi. Author: Eric Visser (ericv@gol.com) Last updated: 1 Dec 1999 (C) Copyright Eric Visser and RSSSF 1999