title: 2000 Emperor's Cup
text: # 2000 Emperor's Cup
  
  Statistics of Emperor's Cup in the 2000 season.
  
  ## Overview
  
  It was contested by 80 teams, and Kashima Antlers won the championship.
  
  ## Results
  
  ### First round
  
  * Nirasaki Astros 0–4 Hosei University
  * Fukuoka University 4–1 Shimizu Commercial High School
  * Gunma Fortuna 0–2 Consadole Sapporo
  * Kusatsu Higashi High School 3–1 Yamagata Chuo High School
  * Teihens F.C. 1–5 Albirex Niigata
  * Ritsumeikan University 2–4 Kunimi High School
  * Gifu Technical High School 1–7 Sagan Tosu
  * Kanagawa Teachers 1–0 YKK AP SC
  * Ehime FC 1–3 Yokohama
  * Aichi Gakuin University 1–0 Fukui KSC
  * Iwami 0–4 Shonan Bellmare
  * Kochi University 1–1 (PK 4–5) Kibi International University
  * Hatsushiba Hashimoto High School 0–5 Oita Trinita
  * Sanfrecce Hiroshima Youth 0–1 FC Ueda Gentian
  * Tenri University 0–6 Honda FC
  * Nippon Steel Corporation Oita FC 4–2 Nippon Steel Kamaishi FC
  * FC Primeiro 1–6 Denso
  * Juntendo University 3–2 TDK
  * Tottori 0–3 Omiya Ardija
  * Tokuyama University 1–0 Apple Sports College
  * Kwansei Gakuin University 2–1 Vegalta Sendai
  * Tochigi SC 3–0 Hachinohe University
  * Matsushita Electric Iga 0–4 Ventforet Kofu
  * Sony Sendai 2–3 Doto University
  * Saga Kita High School 0–12 Montedio Yamagata
  * NIFS Kanoya 1–4 Jatco SC
  * Kaiho Bank 0–3 Mito HollyHock
  * Yokogawa Electric 1–1 (PK 4–5) Hannan University
  * Saitama SC 0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds
  * NTT Kumamoto 0–2 Honda Lock
  * Tsukuba University 4–1 Tokai University
  * Sun Life FC 0–5 Otsuka Pharmaceuticals
  
  ### Second round
  
  * Hosei University 2–3 Fukuoka University
  * Consadole Sapporo 6–0 Kusatsu Higashi High School
  * Albirex Niigata 2–0 Kunimi High School
  * Sagan Tosu 6–0 Kanagawa Teachers
  * Yokohama FC 1–2 Aichi Gakuin University
  * Shonan Bellmare 3–0 Kibi International University
  * Oita Trinita 7–0 FC Ueda Gentian
  * Honda 2–0 Nippon Steel Corporation Oita FC
  * Denso 2–1 Juntendo University
  * Omiya Ardija 4–1 Tokuyama University
  * Kwansei Gakuin University 0–1 Tochigi
  * Ventforet Kofu 2–1 Doto University
  * Montedio Yamagata 1–2 Jatco SC
  * Mito HollyHock 2–0 Hannan University
  * Urawa Red Diamonds 9–0 Honda Lock
  * Tsukuba University 1–1 (PK 2–4) Otsuka Pharmaceuticals
  
  ### Third round
  
  * Yokohama F. Marinos 2–0 Fukuoka University
  * Kyoto Purple Sanga 0–1 Consadole Sapporo
  * Verdy Kawasaki 2–1 Albirex Niigata
  * Kashima Antlers 2–1 Sagan Tosu
  * Júbilo Iwata 5–0 Aichi Gakuin University
  * Nagoya Grampus Eight 3–2 Shonan Bellmare
  * Gamba Osaka 4–1 Oita Trinita
  * Kashiwa Reysol 2–1 Honda
  * Shimizu S-Pulse 3–0 Denso
  * Avispa Fukuoka 4–2 Omiya Ardija
  * JEF United Ichihara 1–0 Tochigi SC
  * Tokyo 0–1 Ventforet Kofu
  * Vissel Kobe 2–1 Jatco SC
  * Sanfrecce Hiroshima 7–0 Mito HollyHock
  * Kawasaki Frontale 0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds
  * Cerezo Osaka 2–1 Otsuka Pharmaceuticals
  
  ### Fourth round
  
  * Yokohama F. Marinos 2–1 Consadole Sapporo
  * Verdy Kawasaki 0–2 Kashima Antlers
  * Júbilo Iwata 2–0 Nagoya Grampus Eight
  * Gamba Osaka 1–1 (PK 10–9) Kashiwa Reysol
  * Shimizu S-Pulse 1–0 Avispa Fukuoka
  * JEF United Ichihara 3–1 Ventforet Kofu
  * Vissel Kobe 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
  * Urawa Red Diamonds 1–4 Cerezo Osaka
  
  ### Quarter finals
  
  * Yokohama F. Marinos 1–1 (PK 1–4) Kashima Antlers
  * Júbilo Iwata 0–1 Gamba Osaka
  * Shimizu S-Pulse 3–1 JEF United Ichihara
  * Vissel Kobe 2–2 (PK 4–3) Cerezo Osaka
  
  ### Semi finals
  
  * Kashima Antlers 3–2 Gamba Osaka
  * Shimizu S-Pulse 1–0 Vissel Kobe
  
  ### Final
  
  * Kashima Antlers 3–2 Shimizu S-Pulse
  
  Kashima Antlers won the championship.
  
  