2021 Emperor's Cup

The 2021 Emperor's Cup (Emperor's Cup JFA 101th Japan Football Championship (Japanese: 天皇杯 JFA 第101回全日本サッカー選手権大会)) is the 101st annual Japanese national football cup tournament, scheduled to begin on 22 May 2021. Following the compressed format of the 2020 tournament, the 2021 Emperor's Cup was restored to its usual format, featuring 90 teams representing prefectural football associations as well as the J1 and J2 Leagues. Verspah Oita was also awarded a seeded entry as the JFA's annually designated amateur club. Kawasaki Frontale are the defending champions.

2021 Emperor's Cup

The 2021 Emperor's Cup (Emperor's Cup JFA 101th Japan Football Championship (Japanese: 天皇杯 JFA 第101回全日本サッカー選手権大会)) is the 101st annual Japanese national football cup tournament, scheduled to begin on 22 May 2021. Following the compressed format of the 2020 tournament, the 2021 Emperor's Cup was restored to its usual format, featuring 90 teams representing prefectural football associations as well as the J1 and J2 Leagues. Verspah Oita was also awarded a seeded entry as the JFA's annually designated amateur club. Kawasaki Frontale are the defending champions.