Fukushima Cruise to 7-0 Win as Kazuyoshi Miura Scores Twice! Tottori Win J3 Clash with Kumamoto to Reach Round 2 [Summary: EMPEROR'S CUP Round 1]

Wed, 19 Aug 2026, 22:20 (JST)

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The 106th Emperor's Cup kicked off on the 19th, with 24 first-round matches played.
 
Fukushima cruised to a 7-0 victory over Oyama Soccer Club (Yamagata), with Kazuyoshi Miura scoring twice. Gifu defeated Toyama Shinjo Club (Toyama) 3-1, with Hayate Take scoring a brace.
 
Tochigi SC defeated Briobecca Urayasu Ichikawa (Chiba) 2-0. Nagano beat Fukui United FC (Fukui) 2-1, with Keisuke Yoshida scoring the winner in the 89th minute after the match had been level at 1-1.
 
Shiga defeated JAPAN Soccer College (Niigata) 2-1 thanks to a winning goal from Keita Ide. FC Osaka won their J3 clash with Nara 4-1, with Vinicius Souza scoring twice.
 
The J3 clash between Tottori and Kumamoto went to a penalty shoot-out after finishing 2-2. Tottori won the shoot-out 6-5 to advance to the second round. Ehime defeated International Pacific University (Okayama) 2-1, with Ryonosuke Kabayama scoring both goals.
 
Kitakyushu suffered a 2-1 defeat to Okinawa SV (Okinawa) after extra time. Kagoshima defeated Yamaguchi 2-1 thanks to goals from Aura Takahashi and Ryo Arita.
 
Gunma cruised to a 3-1 victory over Tohoku Gakuin University (Miyagi), with Shido Izuma scoring twice. Sanuki suffered a 3-1 defeat to Veroskronos Tsuno (Miyazaki) after extra time, while Kochi were beaten 3-0 by Verspah Oita (Oita).
 
Elsewhere, Atletico Suzuka (Mie), FC Tokushima (Tokushima), Belugarosso Iwami (Shimane), Azul Claro Numazu (Shizuoka), Criacao Shinjuku (Tokyo), Senshu University (Kanagawa), Kyoto Sangyo University (Kyoto), Yamanashi Gakuin University (Yamanashi), FC Maruyasu Okazaki (Aichi), Iwate Grulla Morioka (Iwate) and Rein Meer Aomori (Aomori) advanced to the second round.

■Match Data
Gifu vs. Shinjo Club
Fukushima vs. Oyama
Tochigi SC vs. Urayasu
Nagano vs. Fukui U
Shiga vs. JSC
Nara vs FC Osaka
Tottori vs. Kumamoto
Ehime vs. IPU
Kitakyushu vs Okinawa Sport-Verein
Kagoshima vs. Yamaguchi
Tohoku Gakuin University vs. Gunma
Tsuno vs. Sanuki
V. Oita vs. Kochi