2008 Emperor's Cup

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.

Participants

J.League Division 1

J.League Division 2

Japan Football League

Tochigi SC

Prime Minister Cup University football tournament Winner

Osaka Taiiku University

Prefectures

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

Matches

All matches are Japan Standard Time

Third round

The 15 J2 teams plus one JFL representative entered at this round.
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Fourth round

The 18 J1 teams entered at this round.
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Fifth round

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Quarter finals

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Semi finals

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