2008 Emperor's Cup

{{Infobox football tournament season | title = Emperor's Cup | year = 2008 | other_title = | image = | imagesize = | caption = | country = Japan | num_teams = 82 | champions = Gamba Osaka | count = 2 | runner-up = Kashiwa Reysol | matches = 81 | goals = | top goal scorer = | player = | prevseason = 2007 | nextseason = 2009 }} The '''88th Emperor's Cup''' began on September 13, 2008 and ended on January 1, 2009 with the final which took place at National Stadium in Tokyo. As the champion, Gamba Osaka participated in 2009 AFC Champions League.

== Calendar == {| class="wikitable" |- ! Round !! Date !! Matches !! style="width:100px;"| Clubs !! New entries this round |- align=center | First Round || 13 September 2008 14 September 2008 || 24 || '''48''' → 24 || '''47''' Prefectural Qualifying Cup Winners '''1''' University Qualifying Cup Winner |- align=center | Second Round || 20 September 2008 21 September 2008 || 12 || 24 → 12 || – |- align=center | Third Round || 12 October 2008 || 14 || 12+'''15'''+'''1''' → 14 || '''15''' J2 Clubs '''1''' JFL Seeded Club |- align=center | Fourth Round || 2 November 2008 3 November 2008 5 November 2008 || 16 || 14+'''18''' → 16 || '''18''' J1 Clubs |- align=center | Fifth Round || 15 November 2008 || 8 || 16 → 8 || none |- align=center | Quarter-finals || 20 December 2008 || 4 || 8 → 4 || none |- align=center | Semi-finals || 29 December 2008 || 2 || 4 → 2 || none |- align=center | Final || 1 January 2009 || 1 || 2 → 1 || none |}

== Participants == === J.League Division 1 === <div style="float:left; min-width:33%; max-width:50%; border:none; padding-right:1em;"> *Consadole Sapporo *Kashima Antlers *Omiya Ardija *Urawa Red Diamonds *Kashiwa Reysol *JEF United Ichihara Chiba *FC Tokyo *Tokyo Verdy *Kawasaki Frontale </div> <div style="float:left; min-width:33%; max-width:50%; border:none; padding-right:1em;"> *Yokohama F. Marinos *Shimizu S-Pulse *Júbilo Iwata *Nagoya Grampus *Albirex Niigata *Kyoto Sanga FC *Gamba Osaka *Vissel Kobe *Oita Trinita </div>{{-}}

=== J.League Division 2 === <div style="float:left; min-width:33%; max-width:50%; border:none; padding-right:1em;"> *Vegalta Sendai *Montedio Yamagata *Mito HollyHock *Thespa Kusatsu *Yokohama FC *Shonan Bellmare *FC Gifu *Ventforet Kofu </div> <div style="float:left; min-width:33%; max-width:50%; border:none; padding-right:1em;"> *Cerezo Osaka *Sanfrecce Hiroshima *Tokushima Vortis *Ehime FC *Avispa Fukuoka *Sagan Tosu *Roasso Kumamoto </div>{{-}}

=== Japan Football League === *Tochigi SC

=== Prime Minister Cup University football tournament Winner === *Osaka Taiiku University

=== Prefectures === <div style="float:left; min-width:33%; max-width:50%; border:none; padding-right:1em;"> *Hokkaidō – Dohto University *Aomori – Aomori Yamada High School *Iwate – Grulla Morioka *Miyagi – Sony Sendai FC *Akita – TDK S.C. *Yamagata – Yamagata University *Fukushima – Fukushima United FC *Ibaraki – Ryutsu Keizai University *Tochigi – Hitachi Tochigi Uva SC *Gunma – Arte Takasaki *Saitama – Shobi University *Chiba – JEF United Ichihara Chiba Reserves *Tokyo – Kokushikan University *Kanagawa – YSCC Yokohama *Niigata – Niigata University of Management *Toyama – Kataller Toyama *Ishikawa – Zweigen Kanazawa *Fukui – Saurcos Fukui *Yamanashi – Tamaho FC *Nagano – Matsumoto Yamaga FC *Gifu – FC Gifu Second *Shizuoka – Honda FC *Aichi – Aichi Gakuin University *Mie – Yokkaichi University </div> <div style="float:left; min-width:33%; max-width:50%; border:none; padding-right:1em;"> *Shiga – Sagawa Shiga FC *Kyoto – Sagawa Printing SC *Osaka – Hannan University *Hyōgo – Banditonce Kakogawa FC *Nara – Nara Sangyo University *Wakayama – Kainan FC *Tottori – Gainare Tottori *Shimane – Dezzolla Shimane *Okayama – Fagiano Okayama *Hiroshima – Fukuyama University *Yamaguchi – Hitachi Kasado FC *Tokushima – Tokushima Vortis Second *Kagawa – Kamatamare Sanuki *Ehime – Ehime University *Kochi – Kochi University *Fukuoka – New Wave Kitakyushu *Saga – Kyushu Inax SC *Nagasaki – Mitsubishi Nagasaki SC *Kumamoto – Kumamoto Ohzu High School *Ōita – Nippon Bunri University *Miyazaki – Honda Lock SC *Kagoshima – Volca Kagoshima *Okinawa – Okinawa Kariyushi FC

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==Matches== All matches are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

===First round=== {{footballbox |date=2008-09-14 |time=13:00 |team1=Sagawa Printing SC |score= 7  – 1 |team2=Aichi Gakuin University |stadium= |attendance= |referee=}}

{{footballbox |date=2008-09-14 |time=13:00 |team1=Kainan FC |score= 0  – 2 |team2=Ehime University |stadium= |attendance= |referee=}}

{{footballbox |date=2008-09-14 |time=13:00 |team1=FC Gifu Second |score= 0  – 1 |team2=Hannan University |stadium= |attendance= |referee=}}

{{footballbox |date=2008-09-13 |time=13:00 |team1=Yokkaichi University |score= 1  – 3 |team2=Honda FC |stadium= |attendance= |referee=}}

{{footballbox |date=2008-09-13 |time=17:00 |team1=Saurcos Fukui |score= 2  – 1 (a.e.t.) |team2=Nara Sangyo University |stadium= |attendance= |referee=}}

{{footballbox |date=2008-09-14 |time=13:00 |team1=Niigata University of Management |score= 1  – 5 |team2=Matsumoto Yamaga FC |stadium= |attendance= |referee=}}

{{footballbox |date=2008-09-13 |time=13:00 |team1=Fagiano Okayama FC |score= 6  – 0 |team2=Hitachi Kasado |stadium=Momotaro Stadium |attendance= |referee=}}

{{footballbox |date=2008-09-14 |time=13:00 |team1=Fukuyama University |score= 0  – 3 |team2=Volca Kagoshima |stadium= |attendance= |referee=}}

{{footballbox |date=2008-09-13 |time=13:00 |team1=Banditonce Kakogawa FC |score= 0  – 1 |team2=Kataller Toyama |stadium= |attendance= |referee=}}

{{footballbox |date=2008-09-13 |time=19:00 |team1=Zweigen Kanazawa |score= 4  – 3 (a.e.t.) |team2=Sagawa Shiga FC |stadium= |attendance= |referee=}}

{{footballbox |date=2008-09-14 |time=13:00 |team1=Ryutsu Keizai University |score= 4  – 2 |team2=Y.S.C.C Yokohama |stadium= |attendance= |referee=}}

{{footballbox |date=2008-09-14 |time=13:00 |team1=Tamaho FC |score= 0  – 10 |team2=Sony Sendai FC |stadium= |attendance= |referee=}}

{{footballbox |date=2008-09-13 |time=13:00 |team1=Dohto University |score= 4  – 1 |team2=Shobi University |stadium=Sapporo Atsubetsu Park Stadium |attendance= |referee=}}

{{footballbox |date=2008-09-14 |time=13:00 |team1=Fukushima United F.C |score= 1  – 4 |team2=Kokushikan University |stadium= |attendance= |referee=}}

{{footballbox |date=2008-09-14 |time=13:00 |team1=Kyushu Inax |score= 1  – 3 |team2=Okinawa Kariyushi |stadium= |attendance= |referee=}}

{{footballbox |date=2008-09-14 |time=13:00 |team1=Ohzu H.S |score= 2  – 1 |team2=Nippon Bunri University |stadium=KKWing Stadium |attendance= |referee=}}

{{footballbox |date=2008-09-14 |time=14:00 |team1=Mitsubishi Nagasaki |score= 3  – 0 |team2=Dezzolla Shimane |stadium= |attendance= |referee=}}

{{footballbox |date=2008-09-14 |time=13:00 |team1=New Wave Kitakyushu |score= 1  – 1 (a.e.t.) |team2=Honda Lock SC |stadium=Level-5 stadium |attendance= |referee= |penalties1 = |penaltyscore = 4  – 2 |penalties2 = }}

{{footballbox |date=2008-09-13 |time=13:00 |team1=Tokushima Vortis Second |score= 2  – 1 |team2=Kochi University |stadium= |attendance= |referee=}}

{{footballbox |date=2008-09-13 |time=13:00 |team1=Kamatamare Sanuki |score= 1  – 0 |team2=Gainare Tottori |stadium= |attendance= |referee=}}

{{footballbox |date=2008-09-14 |time=13:00 |team1=Hitachi Tochigi Uva SC |score= 2  – 0 |team2=Aomori Yamada H.S |stadium=Tochigi Green Stadium |attendance= |referee=}}

{{footballbox |date=2008-09-14 |time=13:00 |team1=Arte Takasaki |score= 0  – 2 |team2=JEF United Ichihara Chiba Reserves |stadium= |attendance= |referee=}}

{{footballbox |date=2008-09-13 |time=13:00 |team1=TDK S.C. |score= 2  – 3 (a.e.t.) |team2=Osaka Taiiku University |stadium= |attendance= |referee=}}

{{footballbox |date=2008-09-13 |time=13:00 |team1=Grulla Morioka |score= 5  – 1 |team2=Yamagata University |stadium= |attendance= |referee=}}

===Second round=== {{footballbox |date=2008-09-21 |time=13:00 |team1=Sagawa Printing SC |score= 5  – 1 |team2=Ehime University |stadium= |attendance= |referee=}}

{{footballbox |date=2008-09-21 |time=13:00 |team1=Hannan University |score= 0  – 4 |team2=Honda FC |stadium= |attendance= |referee=}}

{{footballbox |date=2008-09-20 |time=13:00 |team1=Saurcos Fukui |score= 0  – 4 |team2=Matsumoto Yamaga FC |stadium= |attendance= |referee=}}

{{footballbox |date=2008-09-20 |time=13:00 |team1=Fagiano Okayama |score= 2  – 0 |team2=Volca Kagoshima |stadium=Momotaro Stadium |attendance= |referee=}}

{{footballbox |date=2008-09-21 |time=13:00 |team1=Kataller Toyama |score= 1  – 2 |team2=Zweigen Kanazawa |stadium= |attendance= |referee=}}

{{footballbox |date=2008-09-14 |time=13:00 |team1=Ryutsu Keizai University |score= 2  – 3 (a.e.t.) |team2=Sony Sendai FC |stadium=Kasamatsu Stadium |attendance= |referee=}}

{{footballbox |date=2008-09-21 |time=13:00 |team1=Dohto University |score= 1  – 6 |team2=Kokushikan University |stadium=Sapporo Atsubetsu Park Stadium |attendance= |referee=}}

{{footballbox |date=2008-09-21 |time=13:00 |team1=Okinawa Kariyushi |score= 2  – 1 |team2=Ohzu H.S |stadium=Best Amenity Stadium, Tosu |attendance= |referee=}}

{{footballbox |date=2008-09-20 |time=13:00 |team1=Mitsubishi Nagasaki |score= 0  – 1 |team2=New Wave Kitakyushu |stadium= |attendance= |referee=}}

{{footballbox |date=2008-09-20 |time=13:00 |team1=Tokushima Vortis Second |score= 2  – 1 |team2=Kamatamare Sanuki |stadium= |attendance= |referee=}}

{{footballbox |date=2008-09-21 |time=13:00 |team1=Hitachi Tochigi Uva SC |score= 2  – 1 |team2=JEF United Ichihara Chiba Reserves |stadium= |attendance= |referee=}}

{{footballbox |date=2008-09-20 |time=13:00 |team1=Osaka Taiiku University |score= 3  – 0 |team2=Grulla Morioka |stadium= |attendance= |referee=}}

===Third round=== The 15 J2 teams plus one JFL representative (Tochigi SC) entered at this round.

{{footballbox |date=2008-10-12 |time=13:01 |team1=Sagawa Printing SC |score= 1  – 2 |team2=Ehime FC |report=https://www.jfa.or.jp/match/matches/2008/tennouhai/schedule_result/pdf/result_37.pdf |goals1=Hirai {{goal|37}} |goals2=Uchimura {{goal|42}} Oki {{goal|64}} |stadium=Ningineer Stadium, Matsuyama |attendance=1,569 |referee=Masaaki Iemoto}} ---- {{footballbox |date=2008-10-12 |time=13:00 |team1=Sagan Tosu |score= 4  – 0 |team2=Honda FC |report=https://www.jfa.or.jp/match/matches/2008/tennouhai/schedule_result/pdf/result_38.pdf |goals1=Uchima {{goal|2}} Hirose{{goal|57}} {{goal|67}} Funatani {{goal|82}} |goals2= |stadium=Best Amenity Stadium, Tosu |attendance=2,307 |referee=Hiroyuki Ōnishi}} ---- {{footballbox |date=2008-10-12 |time=19:00 |team1=Shonan Bellmare |score= 1 – 1 |aet=yes |team2=Matsumoto Yamaga FC |report=https://www.jfa.or.jp/match/matches/2008/tennouhai/schedule_result/pdf/result_39.pdf |goals1=Hara {{goal|23}} |goals2=Kakimoto {{goal|26}} |stadium=Hiratsuka Stadium, Hiratsuka |attendance=2,580 |referee=Hiroshi Yamauchi |penalties1 = Y. Abe {{pengoal}} Sakamoto {{pengoal}} Naza {{pengoal}} Usui {{pengoal}} Saito {{penmiss}} Ishihara {{penmiss}} |penaltyscore = 4 – 5 |penalties2 = {{pengoal}} Kakimoto {{pengoal}} Onishi {{penmiss}} Kawata {{pengoal}} T. Abe {{pengoal}} Yahata {{pengoal}} Ozawa }} ---- {{footballbox |date=2008-10-12 |time=13:00 |team1=Ventforet Kofu |score= 1  – 0 |team2=Fagiano Okayama |report=https://www.jfa.or.jp/match/matches/2008/tennouhai/schedule_result/pdf/result_40.pdf |goals1=Onishi {{goal|44}} |goals2= |stadium=Kose Sports Stadium, Kofu |attendance=4,420 |referee=Takuto Okabe}} ---- {{footballbox |date=2008-10-12 |time=13:00 |team1=Tochigi SC |score= 1  – 1 |aet=yes |team2=Roasso Kumamoto |report=https://www.jfa.or.jp/match/matches/2008/tennouhai/schedule_result/pdf/result_41.pdf |goals1=Okada {{goal|81}} |goals2=Komorida {{goal|54}} |stadium=Tochigi Green Stadium, Utsunomiya |attendance=3,011 |referee=Yoshiro Imamura |penalties1 = Sato {{pengoal}} Yokoyama {{pengoal}} Matsuda {{pengoal}} Okada {{pengoal}} Ochiai {{pengoal}} |penaltyscore = 5  – 3 |penalties2 = {{pengoal}} Takahashi {{pengoal}} Fukuo {{penmiss}} Kobayashi {{pengoal}} Yamamoto }} ---- {{footballbox |date=2008-10-12 |time=13:03 |team1=Zweigen Kanazawa |score= 0  – 1 |team2=FC Gifu |report=https://www.jfa.or.jp/match/matches/2008/tennouhai/schedule_result/pdf/result_42.pdf |goals1= |goals2=Aikawa {{goal|83}} |stadium=Toyama Athletic Recreation Park Stadium Toyama |attendance=1,515 |referee=Kenji Ogiya}} ---- {{footballbox |date=2008-10-12 |time=13:00 |team1=Cerezo Osaka |score= 1  – 0 |team2=Sony Sendai FC |report=https://www.jfa.or.jp/match/matches/2008/tennouhai/schedule_result/pdf/result_43.pdf |goals1=Gilton {{goal|65}} |goals2= |stadium=Nagai Stadium, Osaka |attendance=2,403 |referee=Shinji Murakami}} ---- {{footballbox |date=2008-10-12 |time=13:00 |team1=Tokushima Vortis |score= 0  – 1 |aet=yes |team2=Kokushikan University |report=https://www.jfa.or.jp/match/matches/2008/tennouhai/schedule_result/pdf/result_44.pdf |goals1= |goals2=Matsumoto {{goal|118}} |stadium=Naruto Athletic Stadium, Naruto |attendance=1,174 |referee=Ryoichi Imamura}} ---- {{footballbox |date=2008-10-12 |time=13:04 |team1=Yokohama FC |score= 2  – 1 |team2=Okinawa Kariyushi FC |report=https://www.jfa.or.jp/match/matches/2008/tennouhai/schedule_result/pdf/result_45.pdf |goals1=Ikemoto {{goal|41}} Hakkaku {{goal|89}} |goals2=Saito {{goal|37}} |stadium=Mitsuzawa Stadium, Yokohama |attendance=2,358 |referee=Hiroharu Kitamura}} ---- {{footballbox |date=2008-10-12 |time=13:01 |team1=Vegalta Sendai |score= 2  – 0 |team2=New Wave Kitakyushu |report=https://www.jfa.or.jp/match/matches/2008/tennouhai/schedule_result/pdf/result_46.pdf |goals1=Nakashima {{goal|20}} Tanoue {{goal|89}} |goals2= |stadium=Sendai Stadium, Sendai |attendance=6,357 |referee=Itaru Hirose}} ---- {{footballbox |date=2008-10-12 |time=13:00 |team1=Thespa Kusatsu |score= 2  – 0 |team2=Tokushima Vortis Second |report=https://www.jfa.or.jp/match/matches/2008/tennouhai/schedule_result/pdf/result_47.pdf |goals1=Goto {{goal|48}} Takada {{goal|66}} |goals2= |stadium=Shikishima Stadium, Maebashi |attendance=1,693 |referee=Kazuyuki Hayakawa}} ---- {{footballbox |date=2008-10-12 |time=13:00 |team1=Avispa Fukuoka |score= 0  – 1 |aet=yes |team2=Mito HollyHock |report=https://www.jfa.or.jp/match/matches/2008/tennouhai/schedule_result/pdf/result_48.pdf |goals1= |goals2=Matsumoto {{goal|114}} |stadium=Level-5 stadium, Fukuoka |attendance=1,738 |referee=Koji Tanabe}} ---- {{footballbox |date=2008-10-12 |time=13:00 |team1=Montedio Yamagata |score= 4  – 1 |aet=yes |team2=Hitachi Tochigi Uva SC |report=https://www.jfa.or.jp/match/matches/2008/tennouhai/schedule_result/pdf/result_49.pdf |goals1=Sakai {{goal|36}} Toyoda {{goal|93}} {{goal|111}} Miyazaki {{goal|112}} |goals2=Tatesawa {{goal|54}} |stadium=Yamagata Park Stadium, Yamagata |attendance=2,185 |referee=Tomohiro Inoue}} ---- {{footballbox |date=2008-10-12 |time=13:00 |team1=Osaka Taiiku University |score= 0  – 6 |team2=Sanfrecce Hiroshima |goals1= |goals2=Makino {{goal|15}} Hattori {{goal|30}} {{goal|75}} Moriwaki {{goal|60}} Takayanagi {{goal|86}} Kubo {{goal|87}} |report=https://www.jfa.or.jp/match/matches/2008/tennouhai/schedule_result/pdf/result_50.pdf |stadium=Yabase Athletic Stadium, Akita |attendance=1,271 |referee=Hiroyuki Kimura}}

===Fourth round=== The 18 J1 teams entered at this round.

{{footballbox |date=2008-11-03 |time=13:00 |team1=Urawa Red Diamonds |score= 1  – 0 (a.e.t.) |team2=Ehime FC |goals1=Ponte {{goal|96}} |goals2= |stadium=Urawa Komaba Stadium Saitama |attendance=16,724 |referee=}} ---- {{footballbox |date=2008-11-02 |time=13:00 |team1=Yokohama F. Marinos |score= 1  – 0 |team2=Consadole Sapporo |goals1=Hyōdō {{goal|70}} |goals2= |stadium=Mitsuzawa Stadium Yokohama |attendance=5,728 |referee=}} ---- {{footballbox |date=2008-11-05 |time=19:00 |team1=Oita Trinita |score= 0  – 2 |team2=Sagan Tosu |goals1= |goals2=Hirose {{goal|28}} {{goal|52}} |stadium=Ōita Stadium, Ōita |attendance=5,512 |referee=}} ---- {{footballbox |date=2008-11-02 |time=13:00 |team1=Matsumoto Yamaga FC |score= 0  – 8 |team2=Vissel Kobe |goals1= |goals2=Yoshida {{goal|13}} Tanaka {{goal|29}} Leandro {{goal|50}} {{goal|84}} Kurihara {{goal|63}} {{goal|73}}, {{goal|75}} Ōkubo {{goal|65}} |stadium=Home's Stadium Kobe, Kobe |attendance=3,268 |referee=}} ---- {{footballbox |date=2008-11-16 |time=13:00 |team1=Gamba Osaka |score= 2  – 1 (a.e.t.) |team2=Ventforet Kofu |goals1=Yamaguchi {{goal|80}} Sasaki {{goal|104}} |goals2=Maranhao {{goal|1}} |stadium=Osaka Expo '70 Stadium, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture |attendance=3,694 |referee=}} ---- {{footballbox |date=2008-11-02 |time=13:00 |team1=Júbilo Iwata |score= 3  – 1 |team2=Tochigi SC |goals1=Kawamura {{goal|43}} Nakayama {{goal|69}} Ota {{goal|72}} |goals2=Sato {{goal|66}} |stadium=Yamaha Stadium, Iwata |attendance=4,088 |referee=}} ---- {{footballbox |date=2008-11-02 |time=13:00 |team1=Nagoya Grampus |score= 1  – 0 |team2=FC Gifu |goals1=Yoshida {{goal|89}} |goals2= |stadium=Toyota Stadium, Toyota |attendance=7,597 |referee=}} ---- {{footballbox |date=2008-11-02 |time=13:00 |team1=Omiya Ardija |score= 1  – 0 |team2=Cerezo Osaka |goals1=Lavrič {{goal|61}} |goals2= |stadium=NACK5 Stadium, Ōmiya, Saitama |attendance=3,574 |referee=}} ---- {{footballbox |date=2008-11-02 |time=13:00 |team1=Kashima Antlers |score= 2  – 2 (a.e.t.) |report= |team2=Kokushikan University |goals1= Danilo {{goal|43}} Marquinhos {{goal|74}} |goals2= Takahashi {{goal|39}} Amano {{goal}} 59 |stadium=Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima |attendance=5,286 |referee= |penalties1 = Marquinhos {{pengoal}} Nozawa {{pengoal}} Danilo {{pengoal}} |penaltyscore = 3  – 0 |penalties2 = {{penmiss}} Takeoka {{penmiss}} Kashiwa {{penmiss}} Yoshino }} ---- {{footballbox |date=2008-11-05 |time=13:00 |team1=Shimizu S-Pulse |score= 1  – 0 |report= |team2=JEF United Ichihara Chiba |goals1= Okazaki {{goal|89}} |goals2= |stadium=Nihondaira Sports Stadium, Shimizu |attendance=4,214 |referee=}} ---- {{footballbox |date=2008-11-02 |time=13:00 |team1=Albirex Niigata |score= 2  – 0 |team2=Yokohama FC |goals1=Alessandro {{goal|18}} Uchida {{goal|20}} |goals2= |stadium=Niigata Stadium, Niigata |attendance=7,607 |referee=}} ---- {{footballbox |date=2008-11-02 |time=13:00 |team1=FC Tokyo |score= 2  – 1 |team2=Vegalta Sendai |goals1=Hirayama {{goal|19}} {{goal|89}} |goals2=Nakahara {{goal|72}} |stadium=Ajinomoto Stadium, Chōfu |attendance=10,528 |referee=}} ---- {{footballbox |date=2008-11-02 |time=13:00 |team1=Kashiwa Reysol |score= 1  – 0 |team2=Thespa Kusatsu |goals1=Suganuma {{goal|83}} |goals2= |stadium=Kashiwa no Ha Park Stadium Kashiwa |attendance=4,569 |referee=}} ---- {{footballbox |date=2008-11-02 |time=13:00 |team1=Mito HollyHock |score= 0  – 3 |team2=Kyoto Sanga FC |goals1= |goals2=Ando {{goal|11}} Nishino {{goal|46}} Hayashi {{goal|47}} |stadium=Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium, Kyoto |attendance=2,802 |referee=}} ---- {{footballbox |date=2008-11-03 |time=13:00 |team1=Kawasaki Frontale |score= 3  – 1 |team2=Montedio Yamagata |goals1=Taniguchi {{goal|19}} Vitor Júnior {{goal|43}} Renatinho {{goal|56}} |goals2=Ishii {{goal|9}} |stadium=Todoroki Athletics Stadium, Kawasaki |attendance=8,221 |referee=}} ---- {{footballbox |date=2008-11-02 |time=13:00 |team1=Tokyo Verdy |score= 0  – 1 |team2=Sanfrecce Hiroshima |goals1= |goals2=Takayanagi {{goal|89}} |stadium=Nishigaoka National Stadium, Tokyo |attendance=5,411 |referee=}}

===Fifth round=== {{footballbox |date=2008-11-15 |time=13:00 |team1=Urawa Red Diamonds |score= 2  – 2 (a.e.t.) |team2=Yokohama F. Marinos |report= https://www.jfa.or.jp/match/matches/2008/tennouhai/schedule_result/pdf/result_67.pdf |goals1= Escudero {{goal|43}} Horinouchi {{goal|47}} |goals2= Kano {{goal|5}} Tanaka {{goal|20}} |stadium=Marugame Stadium, Marugame |attendance=10,303 |referee=Kenji Ogiya |penalties1 = Ponte {{pengoal}} Nagai {{pengoal}} Umesaki {{pengoal}} Hirakawa {{pengoal}} Nishizawa {{pengoal}} Suzuki {{penmiss}} |penaltyscore = 5  – 6 |penalties2 = {{pengoal}} Kano {{pengoal}} Hyōdō {{pengoal}} Ogura {{pengoal}} Tanaka {{pengoal}} Tanaka {{pengoal}} Kurihara }} ---- {{footballbox |date=2008-11-15 |time=13:04 |team1=Sagan Tosu |score= 5  – 2 |team2=Vissel Kobe |report=https://www.jfa.or.jp/match/matches/2008/tennouhai/schedule_result/pdf/result_68.pdf |goals1= Fujita {{goal|1}} {{goal|57}} Takahashi {{goal|9}} Hirose {{goal|36}} {{goal|52}} |goals2= Komoto {{goal|46}} Park Kang-Jo {{goal|80}} |stadium=Home's Stadium, Kobe |attendance=2,856 |referee=Akio Okutani}} ---- {{footballbox |date=2008-11-26 |time=19:04 |team1=Júbilo Iwata |score= 1  – 3 |team2=Gamba Osaka |report=https://www.jfa.or.jp/match/matches/2008/tennouhai/schedule_result/pdf/result_69.pdf |goals1= Nishi {{goal|1}} |goals2= Sasaki {{goal|15}} Yamaguchi {{goal|55}} Yamazaki {{Goal|74}} |stadium=Yamaha Stadium, Iwata |attendance=2,648 |referee=Shinji Murakami}} ---- {{footballbox |date=2008-11-15 |time=13:00 |team1=Omiya Ardija |score= 1  – 2 |team2=Nagoya Grampus |report=https://www.jfa.or.jp/match/matches/2008/tennouhai/schedule_result/pdf/result_70.pdf |goals1= Uchida {{goal|25}} |goals2= Johnsen {{goal|2}} {{goal|34}} |stadium=NACK5 Stadium, Ōmiya |attendance=4,371 |referee=Ryuji Sato}} ---- {{footballbox |date=2008-11-15 |time=13:00 |team1=Kashima Antlers |score= 3  – 4 (a.e.t.) |team2=Shimizu S-Pulse |report=https://www.jfa.or.jp/match/matches/2008/tennouhai/schedule_result/pdf/result_71.pdf |goals1= Masuda {{goal|28}} Marquinhos {{goal|50}} Marcinho {{goal|114}} |goals2= Hyodo {{goal|17}} Yamamoto {{goal|80}} Edamura {{goal|104}} Hara {{goal|119}} |stadium=Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima |attendance=5,158 |referee=Hajime Matsuo}} ---- {{footballbox |date=2008-11-15 |time=13:00 |team1=Albirex Niigata |score= 2  – 3 |team2=FC Tokyo |report=https://www.jfa.or.jp/match/matches/2008/tennouhai/schedule_result/pdf/result_72.pdf |goals1= Marcio {{goal|6}} Chiba {{goal|21}} |goals2= Emerson {{goal|31}} Akamine {{goal|53}} Kajiyama {{goal|62}} |stadium=Tottori Soccer Stadium, Tottori |attendance=3,211 |referee=Nabeshima Masaki}} ---- {{footballbox |date=2008-11-15 |time=13:00 |team1=Kashiwa Reysol |score= 1  – 0 |team2=Kyoto Sanga FC |report=https://www.jfa.or.jp/match/matches/2008/tennouhai/schedule_result/pdf/result_73.pdf |goals1= Popó {{goal|63}} |goals2= |stadium=Toyama Athletic Recreation Park Stadium, Toyama |attendance=5,023 |referee=Masayoshi Okada}} ---- {{footballbox |date=2008-11-15 |time=13:04 |team1=Kawasaki Frontale |score= 0  – 2 |team2=Sanfrecce Hiroshima |report=https://www.jfa.or.jp/match/matches/2008/tennouhai/schedule_result/pdf/result_74.pdf |goals1= |goals2= Aoyama {{goal|33}} Morisaki {{goal|57}} |stadium=Nagasaki Stadium, Isahaya |attendance=4,858 |referee=Kazuhiko Matsumura}}

===Quarter finals=== {{footballbox |date=2008-12-20 |time=13:03 |team1=Sagan Tosu |score= 1  – 3 |team2=Yokohama F. Marinos |report=https://www.jfa.or.jp/match/matches/2008/tennouhai/schedule_result/pdf/result_75.pdf |goals1= Hirose {{goal|23}} |goals2= Nakazawa {{goal|26}} Kurihara {{goal|44}} Kano {{goal|89}} |stadium=Best Amenity Stadium, Tosu |attendance=9,656 |referee=Hajime Matsuo}} ---- {{footballbox |date=2008-12-25 |time=19:05 |team1=Gamba Osaka |score= 2  – 1 |team2=Nagoya Grampus |report=https://www.jfa.or.jp/match/matches/2008/tennouhai/schedule_result/pdf/result_76.pdf |goals1= Lucas {{goal|13}} Nakazawa {{goal|22}} |goals2= Sugimoto {{goal|70}} |stadium=Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium, Kobe |attendance=4,955 |referee=Toshimitsu Yoshida}} ---- {{footballbox |date=2008-12-20 |time=13:04 |team1=Shimizu S-Pulse |score= 1  – 2 |team2=FC Tokyo |report=https://www.jfa.or.jp/match/matches/2008/tennouhai/schedule_result/pdf/result_77.pdf |goals1= Takagi {{goal|25}} |goals2= Akamine {{goal|49}} {{goal|50}} |stadium=Yurtec Stadium Sendai, Sendai |attendance=8,051 |referee=Hiroyoshi Takayama}} ---- {{footballbox |date=2008-12-20 |time=15:04 |team1=Kashiwa Reysol |score= 3  – 2 |aet=yes |team2=Sanfrecce Hiroshima |report=https://www.jfa.or.jp/match/matches/2008/tennouhai/schedule_result/pdf/result_78.pdf |goals1= Koga {{goal|3}} Suganuma {{goal|13}} França {{goal|99}} |goals2= Satō {{goal|6}} {{goal|26}} |stadium=Momotaro Stadium, Okayama |attendance=8,531 |referee=Masaaki Iemoto}}

===Semi finals=== {{footballbox |date=2008-12-29 |time=15:00 |team1=Yokohama F. Marinos |score= 0  – 1 (a.e.t.) |team2=Gamba Osaka |goals1= |goals2=Yamazaki {{goal|117}} |stadium=National Stadium, Tokyo |attendance=19,843 |referee=}} ---- {{footballbox |date=2008-12-29 |time=13:00 |team1=FC Tokyo |score= 1 – 2 |team2=Kashiwa Reysol |goals1=Suzuki {{goal|31}} |goals2=França {{goal|68}} Lee {{goal|88}} |stadium=Shizuoka Stadium, Fukuroi, Shizuoka |attendance=12,458 |referee=}}

===Final=== {{main|2008 Emperor's Cup Final}} {{footballbox |date=2009-01-01 |time=14:02 |team1=Gamba Osaka |score= 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) |team2=Kashiwa Reysol |report=https://www.jfa.or.jp/match/matches/2008/tennouhai/schedule_result/pdf/result_81.pdf |goals1=Bando {{goal|116}} |goals2= |stadium=National Stadium, Tokyo |attendance=44,066 |referee=Yuichi Nishimura}}

==External links== * [https://www.jfa.or.jp/match/matches/2008/tennouhai/index.html Official site of the 88th Emperor's Cup] {{in lang|ja}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Emperor's Cup}} 2008 Category:2008 in Japanese men's football cups