With
Gamba Osaka's 2-1 quarter-final victory over
Nagoya Grampus the semi-finals of
The Emperor's Cup is set. On Monday evening (local)
Kashiwa Reysol will play
FC Tokyo in Shizuoka while Gamba face
Yokohama F. Marinos in Tokyo in the other semi's. Of the remaining clubs, none has won the Cup although Yokohama's predecessor clubs, pre-merger "Marinos" and "Flügels", hoisted hardware in 1992 and 1993 respectively.