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J1 Table with three matches to go …

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1 Urawa Reds 61 31 18 7 6 50 27 +23
2 Gamba Osaka 56 31 17 5 9 54 30 +24
3 Kashima Antlers 54 31 16 6 9 58 36 +22
4 Sagan Tosu 53 31 17 2 12 38 32 +6

5 Kawasaki Frontale 51 31 15 6 10 52 39 +13
6 Kashiwa Reysol 51 31 14 9 8 41 38 +3
7 F.C.Tokyo 46 31 12 10 9 45 29 +16
8 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 46 31 12 10 9 41 34 +7
9 Vissel Kobe 45 31 11 12 8 46 43 +3
10 Yokohama F･Marinos 44 31 12 8 11 33 27 +6
11 Nagoya Grampus 41 31 11 8 12 41 44 -3
12 Albirex Niigata 41 31 11 8 12 27 32 -5

13 Ventforet Kofu 36 31 8 12 11 25 31 -6
14 Vegalta Sendai 34 31 8 10 13 30 44 -14
15 Shimizu S-Pulse 34 31 10 4 17 39 55 -16
16 Omiya Ardija 32 31 8 8 15 40 56 -16 J2
17 Cerezo Osaka 30 31 7 9 15 32 39 -7 J2
18 Tokushima Vortis 13 31 3 4 24 15 71 -56

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Japan National Team – Endo is back! Higashiguchi finally in…

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Samurai Blue Japan squad announced …

GK Eiji Kawashima / Masaaki Higashiguchi / Shusaku Nishikawa

DF Masato Morishige / Kosuke Ota / Atsuto Uchida / Maya Yoshida / Tsukasa Shiotani / Gotoku Sakai / Gen Shoji / Ken Matsubara

MF Yasuhito Endo / Yasuyuki Konno / Makoto Hasebe / Shinji Kagawa / Taishi Taguchi / Gaku Shibasaki

FW Yohei Toyoda / Shinji Okazaki / Keisuke Honda / Yu Kobayashi / Takashi Inui / Yoshinori Muto

And in Japanese:

日本代表メンバー発表
GK川島永嗣、東口順昭、西川周作
DF森重真人、太田宏介、内田篤人、吉田麻也、塩谷司、酒井高徳、昌子源、松原健
MF遠藤保仁、今野泰幸、長谷部誠、香川真司、田口泰士、柴崎岳
FW豊田陽平、岡崎慎司、本田圭佑、小林悠、乾貴士、武藤嘉紀

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Matchday 29 details

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Matchday 29 is on Wednesday night – plan ahead!! All matches kick off at 19.04 Japan time.

Urawa Reds vs Ventforet Kofu at Saitama
Omiya Ardija vs Yokohama F•Marinos at Nack 5
Kashiwa Reysol vs Gamba Osaka at Kashiwa
FC Tokyo vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima at Ajinomoto
Kawasaki Frontale vs Sagan Tosu at Todoroki
Shimizu S-Pulse vs Albirex Niigata at Nihondaira
Nagoya Grampus vs Vegalta Sendai at Mizuho
Cerezo Osaka vs Tokushima Vortis at Kincho
Vissel Kobe vs Kashima Antlers at Noevir

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J1 / J2 – a Big Weekend – all the fixtures!

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J1
Saturday – September 27th

Yokohama F•Marinos v Ventforet Kofu
Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Vissel Kobe
FC Tokyo v Kashiwa Reysol
Gamba Osaka v Sagan Tosu
Omiya Ardija v Shimizu S-Pulse
Cerezo Osaka v Urawa Reds
Kawasaki Frontale v Vegalta Sendai
Tokushima Vortis v Kashima Antlers
Nagoya Grampus v Albirex Niigata

J2
Sunday – September 28th

Roasso Kumamoto v Giravanz Kitakyushu
Oita Trinita v V-Varen Nagasaki
Fagiano Okayama v Mito Hollyhock
Kataller Toyama v Avispa Fukuoka
Matsumoto Yamaga v Consadole Sapporo
Jubilo Iwata v Ehime FC
Montedio Yamagata v Kamatamare Sanuki
Thespakusatsu Gunma v Tochigi SC
Kyoto Sanga v Yokohama FC
JEF United Chiba v Tokyo Verdy
Shonan Bellmare v FC Gifu

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Emperor’s Cup Quarter Final Ties drawn

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Gamba Osaka v Omiya Ardija
Nagoya Grampus v Shimizu S-Pulse Oct.11/12 at Nagoya
Cerezo Osaka v JEF United
Montedio Yamagata v Giravanz Kitakyushu Oct. 15th at Yamagata

天皇杯 準々決勝組み合わせ ガンバ v アルディージャ / セレッソ v ジェフ/ グランパス v エスパルス モンテディオ v ギラヴァンツ

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Busy weekend? Watch some J.League …

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J1 – Saturday, 13th September
15.00 – Shimizu S-Pulse v Urawa Reds
18.00 – FC Tokyo v Vissel Kobe
18.30 – Ventforet Kofu v Sagan Tosu
18.30 – Omiya Ardija v Kashima Antlers
19.00 – Albirex Niigata v Vegalta Sendai
19.00 – Kawasaki Frontale v Tokushima Vortis
19.00 – Yokohama F•Marinos v Nagoya Grampus
19.00 – Cerezo Osaka v Kashiwa Reysol
19.00 – Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Gamba Osaka

J2 – Sunday, 14th September
18.00
Avispa Kukuoka v Mito HollyHock
Kamatamare Sanuki v Shonan Bellmare
Thespa Kusatsu Gunma v Kyoto Sanga
Tochigi SC v Tokyo Verdy
Kataller Toyama v Oita Trinita
V-Varen Nagasaki v Jubilo Iwata

19.00
Matsumoto Yamaga v Fagiano Okayama
JEF United v Giravanz Kitakyushu
Ehime FC v Montedio Yamagata
FC Gifu v Consadole Sapporo
Roasso Kumamoto v Yokohama FC

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Emperor's Cup Quarter Finals, Dec. 23rd 2012

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Quarter Finals December 23rd:

13:00 Cerezo Osaka v. Gamba Osaka at Nagai Stadium, Osaka

15:00 JEF Utd Ichihara Chiba v. Kashima Antlers at Ajinomoto Stadium, Tokyo

13:00 Nagoya Grampus v. Yokohama F.Marinos at Mizuho Stadium, Nagoya

13:00 Omiya Ardija v. Kashiwa Reysol at Kumagaya Stadium, Saitama

Semi Finals to be played on December 29th as follows:

13:00 Gamba or Cerezo v JEF or Antlers at Ecopa Stadium, Shizuoka

15:00 Grampus or Marinos v Ardija or Reysol at Kokuritsu Stadium, Tokyo

The Final of the 92nd Emperor’s Cup will be held on January 1st at Kokuritsu Stadium, kick off 14.00

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Emperor's Cup – next up for the last 16.

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As featured in the forthcoming JSoccer Magazine Issue 6 (out Dec.14th), here’s a look at the 92nd Emperor’s Cup . . .

J.League (and JFL) teams are in action again this Saturday, December 15th, with the 4th Round of the Emperor’s Cup – staggered kick offs and all available live, or recorded on Japanese TV.

The number before the kick off time is the match number – then you can work out who the winners of each tie play in the quarter final, and follow the possible permutations through to the final on New Year’s Day.

73 – 13.00 Gamba Osaka v Machida Zelvia (Recorded broadcast 20.00 NHK BS-1)
74 – 17.00 Cerezo Osaka v Shimizu S-Pulse (Live SkyPerfect 581 / 801)
75 – 13.00 JEF United Chiba v Fukushima Utd (Recorded broadcast 18.00 NHK BS-1)
76 – 13.00 Kashima Antlers v Jubilo Iwata (Recorded broadcast 22.00 SkyPerfect 580 / 800)
77 – 16.00 Urawa Reds v Yokohama F. Marinos (Recorded broadcast 16.50 SkyPerfect 580 / 800)
78 – 15.00 Nagoya Grampus v Roasso Kumamoto (Live NHK BS1)
79 – 13.00 Omiya Ardija v Kawasaki Frontale (Recorded broadcast 23.00 SkyPerfect 581 / 801)
80 – 13.00 Kashiwa Reysol v Yokogawa Musashino (Live NHK BS1)

Winner of 73 to play winner of 74 in quarter finals (Osaka Derby coming there? More likely S-Pulse will pull though, though? What do you think). Winners of 75 and 76 meet, 77 and 78, 79 and 80…. those quarter finals will be held on December 23rd.

The semi-finals take place December 29th, with the final, as always, on New Year’s Day, 14.00 kick off.

In the opinion of JSoccer Magazine, it is great to have some kind of drawing to decide the teams, like we did at the 4th Round stage – adds excitement and unpredictability — the magic of the cup! Now just make it a draw right from the start :-)