The 81st Emperor's Cup

x-Teams progress to next round.

S-Pulse
- Frontale
  - Verdy
    - Júbilo
      - Júbilo IWATA (J1)
      - Komazawa Univ.
        
        Komazawa Univ.
        
        Ohara Gakuen JaSRA (Nagano)
        Komazawa University (College#2)
        
        Kunimi HS
        
        Sunlife football club (Kagawa)
        Kunimi High school (Youth)
    - Verdy
      - TOKYO Verdy 1969 (J1)
      - Tokai Univ.
        
        Tokai Univ.
        
        Tokai University (Kanagawa)
        OMIYA Ardija (J2)
        
        Nippon Steel Oita
        
        Nagasaki University (Nagasaki)
        Nippon Steel Oita (Oita)
  - Frontale
    - Yokohama FC
      - F.C. TOKYO (J1)
      - Yokohama FC
        
        Yokohama FC
        
        Saitama soccer club (Saitama)
        YOKOHAMA FC (J2)
        
        NTT Kumamoto
        
        NTT-west Kumamoto FC (Kumamoto)
        Yamagata football club (Yamagata)
    - Frontale
      - Consadole SAPPORO (J1)
      - Frontale
        
        Frontale
        
        Kwansei Gakuin University (Hyogo)
        KAWASAKI Frontale (J2)
        
        Hosei Univ.
        
        Hosei University (Tokyo)
        Honda Lock SC (Miyazaki)
- S-Pulse
  - Gamba
    - Gamba
      - Gamba OSAKA (J1)
      - Hollyhock
        
        Hollyhock
        
        Gifu technical High school (Gifu)
        MITO Hollyhock (J2)
        
        Denso
        
        Denso (Aichi)
        Akita commercial High school (Akita)
    - Albirex
      - Avispa FUKUOKA (J1)
      - Albirex
        
        Albirex
        
        MIND HOUSE Teachers club (Mie)
        Albirex NIIGATA (J2)
        
        Tochigi SC
        
        Tochigi S.C. (Tochigi)
        Fukui University of Technology (Fukui)
  - S-Pulse
    - Sanfrecce
      - Sanfrecce HIROSHIMA (J1)
      - Vegalta
        
        Vegalta
        
        FC Primeiro (Fukushima)
        Vegalta SENDAI (J2)
        
        Kyoken Kyoto
        
        FC Kyoken Kyoto (Kyoto)
        Morioka Zebra (Iwate)
    - S-Pulse
      - SHIMIZU S-Pulse (J1)
      - Honda
        
        Honda
        
        Kochi University (Kochi)
        HONDA football club (Japan Football League)
        
        Kainan FC
        
        Kainan football club (Wakayama)
        Teihens football club (Ishikawa)
Cerezo
- Cerezo
  - Cerezo
    - Sagawa Express
      - NAGOYA Grampus eight (J1)
      - Sagawa Express
        
        Sagawa Express
        
        Juntendo University (Chiba)
        Sagawa Express SC (Japan Football League)
        
        Saga Nanyo
        
        Saga Nanyo club (Saga)
        Kibi International University (Okayama)
    - Cerezo
      - Cerezo OSAKA (J1)
      - Trinita
        
        Trinita
        
        Okinawa Kariyushi FC (Okinawa)
        OITA Trinita (J2)
        
        SC Tottori
        
        SC Tottori (Tottori)
        Apple Sports College FC (Niigata)
  - Antlers
    - Antlers
      - KASHIMA Antlers (J1)
      - Nara Sangyo Univ.
        
        Bellmare
        
        Matches football club (Shiga)
        SHONAN Bellmare (J2)
        
        Nara Sangyo Univ.
        
        Sony Sendai FC (Miyagi)
        Nara Sangyo University (Nara)
    - Sagan
      - KASHIWA Reysol (J1)
      - Sagan
        
        Sagan
        
        Fukuoka University (Fukuoka)
        Sagan TOSU (J2)
        
        Jatco TT
        
        Iwami football club (Shimane)
        JATCO Trans Technology (Shizuoka)
- Reds
  - Reds
    - Reds
      - URAWA Red Diamonds (J1)
      - Ventforet
        
        Ventforet
        
        Osaka University of Health and Sport sciences (Osaka)
        Ventforet KOFU (J2)
        
        Alo's H.
        
        Alo's Hokuriku (Toyama)
        Dohto University (Hokkaido)
    - Vissel
      - Vissel KOBE (J1)
      - Montedio
        
        Montedio
        
        Volca Kagoshima (Kagoshima)
        Montedio YAMAGATA (J2)
        
        Ehime FC
        
        Ehime FC (Ehime)
        Fukuyama University (Hiroshima)
  - JEF united
    - Purple Sanga
      - YOKOHAMA F-Marinos (J1)
      - Purple Sanga
        
        Purple Sanga
        
        Nirasaki Astros (Yamanashi)
        KYOTO Purple Sanga (J2)
        
        FC Fortuna
        
        Gunma FC Fortuna (Gunma)
        Aster Aomori (Aomori)
    - JEF united
      - JEF united ICHIHARA (J1)
      - Otsuka
        
        Ryutsu Keizai Univ.
        
        Ryutsu Keizai University (Ibaraki)
        Hannan University (College#1)
        
        Otsuka
        
        Yamaguchi teachers team (Yamaguchi)
        Otsuka F.C. (Tokushima)

Results

tabel_.1st Rounds
Team	Score	Team	Date	Venues
Ohara JaSRA	1:3	Komazawa Univ.	25/11/2001	Matsumoto
Sunlife FC	0:4	Kunimi HS	25/11/2001	Takamatsu
Tokai Univ.	2:0	Ardija	25/11/2001	Yamato
Nagasaki Univ.	1:3	Nippon Steel Oita	25/11/2001	Isahaya
Saitama SC	0:14	Yokohama FC	25/11/2001	Omiya
NTT Kumamoto	3:1	Yamagata FC	25/11/2001	Kumamoto
Kwansei Gakuin Univ.	0:5	Frontale	25/11/2001	Kakogawa
Hosei Univ.	1:0	Honda Lock SC	25/11/2001	Nishigaoka, Tokyo
Gifu tech. HS	1:7	Hollyhock	25/11/2001	Gifu
Denso	4:2	Akita comm. HS	25/11/2001	Minato, Nagoya
Mind House TC	1:3	Albirex	25/11/2001	Suzuka
Tochigi SC	3:1	Fukui Univ. Tech.	25/11/2001	Utsunomiya
FC Primeiro	0:4	Vegalta	25/11/2001	Fukushima
Kyoken Kyoto	4:0	Morioka Zebra	25/11/2001	Kyoto
Kochi Univ.	0:1	Honda	25/11/2001	Haruno
Kainan FC	1:1 aet (4:2)pso	Teihens FC	25/11/2001	Hashimoto
Juntendo Univ.	3:4	Sagawa Express	25/11/2001	Kamogawa
Saga Nanyo	1:0	Kibi Int. Univ.	25/11/2001	Saga
Kariyushi FC	1:2	Trinita	25/11/2001	Okinawa
SC Tottori	1:0	Apple Sports Coll.	25/11/2001	Tottori
Matches FC	0:7	Bellmare	25/11/2001	Otsu
Sony Sendai	0:1	Nara Sangyo Univ.	25/11/2001	Sendai
Fukuoka Univ.	1:1 aet (1:3)pso	Sagan	25/11/2001	Fukuoka
Iwami FC	0:4	Jatco TT	25/11/2001	Matsue
Osaka Univ. HSS	0:4	Ventforet	25/11/2001	Takatsuki
Alo's H.	2:1	Dohto Univ.	25/11/2001	Toyama
Volca Kagoshima	2:3 aet	Montedio	25/11/2001	Kagoshima
Ehime FC	3:2 aet	Fukuyama Univ.	25/11/2001	Matsuyama
Nirasaki Astros	0:4	Purple Sanga	25/11/2001	Kofu
FC Fortuna	6:1	Aster Aomori	25/11/2001	Maebashi
Ryutsu Keizai Univ.	3:1	Hannan Univ.	25/11/2001	Hitachinaka
Yamaguchi tchrs.	0:8	Otsuka	25/11/2001	Yamaguchi

tabel_.2nd Rounds
Team	Score	Team	Date	Venues
Komazawa Univ.	4:1	Kunimi HS	2/12/2001	Fukuyama
Tokai Univ.	4:3 aet	Nippon Steel Oita	2/12/2001	Omiya, Saitama
Yokohama FC	5:0	NTT Kumamoto	2/12/2001	Mitsuzawa, Yokohama
Frontale	1:0	Hosei Univ.	2/12/2001	Kawasaki
Hollyhock	1:0	Denso	2/12/2001	Hitachinaka
Albirex	2:1 aet	Tochigi SC	2/12/2001	Niigata
Vegalta	4:1	Kyoken Kyoto	2/12/2001	Sendai
Honda	6:0	Kainan FC	2/12/2001	Hamamatsu
Sagawa Express	10:0	Saga Nanyo	2/12/2001	Nishigaoka, Tokyo
Trinita	2:1 aet	SC Tottori	2/12/2001	Oita
Bellmare	0:0 aet (3:4)pso	Nara Sangyo Univ.	2/12/2001	Hiratsuka
Sagan	1:0	Jatco TT	2/12/2001	Tosu
Ventforet	1:0	Alo's H.	2/12/2001	Kofu
Montedio	1:0	Ehime FC	2/12/2001	Iwaki
Purple Sanga	3:0	FC Fortuna	2/12/2001	Kyoto
Ryutsu Keizai Univ.	2:3	Otsuka	2/12/2001	Naruto

tabel_.3rd Rounds
Team	Score	Team	Date	Venues
Júbilo	3:2 aet	Komazawa Univ.	12/12/2001	Iwata
Verdy	2:0	Tokai Univ.	9/12/2001	Nishigaoka, Tokyo
FC Tokyo	0:1	Yokohama FC	9/12/2001	Chofu
Consadole	2:3 aet	Frontale	9/12/2001	Sapporo
Gamba	5:0	Hollyhock	9/12/2001	Expo '70 Stadium, Suita
Avispa	2:3 aet	Albirex	9/12/2001	Fukuoka
Sanfrecce	1:0	Vegalta	9/12/2001	Hiroshima stadium
S-Pulse	2:0	Honda	9/12/2001	Shimizu
Grampus	0:4	Sagawa Express	9/12/2001	Nagoya
Cerezo	3:2 aet	Trinita	9/12/2001	Nagai II, Osaka
Antlers	6:0	Nara Sangyo Univ.	12/12/2001	Kashima
Reysol	1:2	Sagan	9/12/2001	Kashiwa
Reds	2:0	Ventforet	9/12/2001	Omiya, Saitama
Vissel	1:0	Montedio	9/12/2001	Kobe Universiade
F-Marinos	0:1	Purple Sanga	9/12/2001	Mitsuzawa, Yokohama
JEF united	5:0	Otsuka	9/12/2001	Ichihara

tabel_.4th Rounds
Team	Score	Team	Date	Venues
Júbilo	1:3	Verdy	16/12/2001	Kumamoto
Yokohama FC	1:3	Frontale	16/12/2001	Naruto
Gamba	1:0	Albirex	16/12/2001	Tottori
Sanfrecce	0:4	S-Pulse	16/12/2001	Shimizu
Sagawa Express	0:2	Cerezo	16/12/2001	Toyota
Antlers	6:0	Sagan	16/12/2001	Matsuyama
Reds	4:1	Vissel	16/12/2001	Kyoto
Purple Sanga	0:4	JEF united	16/12/2001	Isahaya

tabel_.Quarter-finals
Team	Score	Team	Date	Venues
Verdy	0:3	Frontale	24/12/2001	Chofu
Gamba	0:2	S-Pulse	24/12/2001	Marugame
Cerezo	4:2	Antlers	24/12/2001	Osaka
Reds	2:1	JEF united	24/12/2001	Sendai

tabel_.Semi-finals
Team	Score	Team	Date	Venues
Frontale	1:2	S-Pulse	29/12/2001	Kobe Wing
Cerezo	1:0	Reds	29/12/2001	Saitama 2002

tabel_.Final
Team	Score	Team	Date	Venues
S-Pulse	3:2 aet	Cerezo	1/1/2002	Tokyo National stadium

note

28 J-League's teams, the top two teams of the Japan Football League in first half season of the League, the top two teams of the 25th Prime Minister Cup, the top one team of the 12th Prince Takamado Cup and 47 representative teams of administrative divisions are qualified for the competition.

If two teams are level at the end of regulation time, 30 minutes of 'V-goal'(golden-goal) extra time (two 15 minutes halfs) shall be played.
If the match is still undecided, the winning team (in the final, the winner) shall be decided in a penalty shoot-out.

S-Pulse as the winner shall be eligible to play in AFC Champions League 2003.

S-Pulse as the winner shall be eligible to play in Super Cup 2002.

Qualifying finals

tabel_.Qualifying finals
Winners	Score	Opponents	Regions	More representative teams
Dohto University (4)	8:2	Muroran Otani High school	HOKKAIDO	Consadole (21)
Aster Aomori (3)	2:1	Aomori Yamada High school	AOMORI
Morioka Zebra (3)	1:0	Iwate University	IWATE
Sony Sendai FC (5)	4:2	Shiogama FC youth	MIYAGI	Vegalta (8)
Akita commercial High school (1)	2:1	TDK	AKITA
Yamagata football club (4)	1:0	Yamagata University	YAMAGATA	Montedio (10)
FC Primeiro (5)	2:0	Fukushima University	FUKUSHIMA
Ryutsu Keizai University (1)	0:0 aet (3:0)pso	KASHIMA Antlers youth	IBARAKI	Antlers (18), Hollyhock (6)
Tochigi S.C. (4)	1:0	Yaita soccer club	TOCHIGI
Gunma FC Fortuna (2)	3:0	Tonan soccer club	GUNMA
Saitama soccer club (3)	2:2 aet (4:1)pso	Honda Luminozo Sayama football club	SAITAMA	Reds (37), Ardija (7)
Juntendo University (10)	3:0	Furukawa electric Chiba	CHIBA	Reysol (34), JEF united (37)
Hosei University (11)	1:0	Yokogawa Electric	TOKYO	FC Tokyo (8), Verdy (27), Sagawa Exp. (1), Komazawa Univ. (8)
Tokai University (6)	2:1	Toho Titanium	KANAGAWA	F-Marinos (24), Frontale (18), Yokohama FC (3), Bellmare (30)
Nirasaki Astros (5)	2:0	FC Sentsuka	YAMANASHI	Ventforet (10)
Ohara Gakuen JaSRA (1)	3:0	Nagano Elsa SC	NAGANO
Apple Sports College FC (2)	1:0	Sun Sports Land Niitsu	NIIGATA	Albirex (10)
Alo's Hokuriku (6)	4:3	YKK FC	TOYAMA
Teihens football club (8)	2:1	Kanazawa soccer club	ISHIKAWA
Fukui University of Technology (1)	3:2	Fukui Kyoin soccer club	FUKUI
JATCO Trans Technology (5)	3:1	Hitachi Air Conditioning Systems Shimizu FC	SHIZUOKA	S-Pulse (10), Júbilo (25), Honda (26)
Denso (9)	3:0	Aichi Gakuin University	AICHI	Grampus (25)
MIND HOUSE Teachers club (5)	3:1	Matsusaka University	MIE
Gifu technical High school (3)	3:1	Kakamihara Senior High school	GIFU
Matches football club (1)	4:0	Zeze High school	SHIGA
FC Kyoken Kyoto (3)	4:1	Sagawa Printing SC	KYOTO	Purple Sanga (19)
Osaka University of Health and Sport sciences (10)	4:1	St. Andrew's University	OSAKA	Gamba (21), Cerezo (33), Hannan Univ. (7)
Kwansei Gakuin University (17)	3:2	Kobe FC 1970 Senior A	HYOGO	Vissel (15)
Nara Sangyo University (3)	4:3 aet	Tenri University	NARA
Kainan FC (1)	2:0	Kinki University Wakayama Senior High school	WAKAYAMA
SC Tottori (4)	2:0	Sakai High school	TOTTORI
Iwami football club (5)	2:1	Taisha High school	SHIMANE
Kibi International University (2)	3:0	Nisseki-Mitsubishi Petroleum Refining Mizushima	OKAYAMA
Fukuyama University (2)	2:1	Sanfrecce HIROSHIMA youth	HIROSHIMA	Sanfrecce (50)
Yamaguchi teachers team (4)	2:1	Hitachi Kasado	YAMAGUCHI
Sunlife football club (6)	3:1	Takamatsu Kita High school	KAGAWA
Otsuka F.C. (13)	6:0	Sanyo Electric Tokushima	TOKUSHIMA
Ehime FC (3)	4:1	Teijin	EHIME
Kochi University (7)	3:2 aet	Nangoku Kochi FC	KOCHI
Fukuoka University (21)	2:0	Kyushu Sangyo University	FUKUOKA	Avispa (10)
Saga Nanyo club (1)	3:1	Saga University	SAGA	Sagan (10)
Kunimi High school (3)	7:1	Nagasaki University	NAGASAKI	Nagasaki University (1)†
NTT-west Kumamoto FC (2)	3:1	Ranza Kumamoto	KUMAMOTO
Nippon Steel Oita (4)	4:1	Nippon Bunri University	OITA	Trinita (6)
Honda Lock SC (3)	6:0	Hosho High school	MIYAZAKI
Volca Kagoshima (2)	2:1	Kyocera Sendai FC	KAGOSHIMA
Okinawa Kariyushi FC (1)	4:2	Kaiho Bank SC	OKINAWA

note

The winners of each divisional final are qualified for the finals.

The (numbers) of each team are numbers of appearance in the finals.

† As Nagasaki representative team, Nagasaki University is qualified for the finals.
Because Kunimi High school is already qualified as the Prince Takamado Cup winner.