Before the opening of the All Japan Soccer Championship, the Emperor's Cup, which competes for the best soccer in Japan, Shogo Taniguchi of Kawasaki Frontale, who won the previous tournament, said, "I want to raise the championship cup again in the final."
In addition to 42 teams of J1 and J2, 90 teams including teams that have won the preliminary rounds of prefectures will participate in the 101st Soccer Emperor's Cup, competing for the best in Japan beyond the boundaries between professionals and amateurs.
On the 19th, a press conference was held online before the opening, and Taniguchi of Frontale, who won the previous tournament, said, "The Emperor's Cup is a tournament that decides the true number one in Japan. I want to fight in the battle and raise the championship cup in the final. I want to achieve the league match, the J League Cup and the triple crown. "
The Emperor's Cup will be held in the first round nationwide on the 22nd and 23rd of this month, and after the fourth round in August, a combination lottery for the quarterfinals will be held.