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

Participants

Starting in the First Round

Starting in the Second Round

※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)

First round

Second round

Third round

Fourth round

Quarter finals

Semi finals

Final