Month: August 2026

106th Emperor’s Cup, Round One

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From Supporto! Kisarazu Joshi Support Diary.

It’s the Emperor’s Cup, Round One. This round includes 47 prefectural champions and 1 amateur seed. There are teams from J3, the JFL, regional and university leagues. The 24 winners will encounter teams from J1 or J2 in the next round.

Match No. 1: Atletico Suzuka (Tokai 1) [1 – 1] Basara Hyogo (Kansai 1) [Suzuka win on PK]
Match No. 2: Gainare Tottori (J3) [2 – 2] Roasso Kumamoto (J3) [Gainare win on PK]
Match No. 3: Tohoku Gakuin University (Tohoku Univ. 1) [1 – 3] Thespa Gunma (J3)
Match No. 4: Tochigi SC (J3) [2 – 0] Briobecca Urayasu (JFL)
Match No. 5: Reilac Shiga (J3) [2 – 1] Japan Soccer College (Hokushin’etsu 1)
Match No. 6: FC Tokushima (Shikoku) [1 – 0] Kawazoe Club (Kyushu)
Match No. 7: Giravanz Kitakyushu (J3) [1 – 2] Okinawa SV (JFL) Upset
Match No. 8: Belugarosso Iwami (Chugoku) [2 – 0] Nagasaki International University (Kysushu Univ. 2)
Match No. 9: Arterivo Wakayama (Kansai 1) [0 – 6] Azul Claro Numazu (JFL)
Match No. 10: Veroskronos Tsuno (Kyushu) [3 – 1] Kamatamare Sanuki (J3) Upset
Match No. 11: Verspah Oita (JFL) [3 – 0] Kochi United (J3) Upset
Match No. 12: Ryutsu Keizai University (Kanto 2) [1 – 2] Criacao Shinjuku (JFL)
Match No. 13: Senshu University (Kanto Univ. 2) [2 – 1] University of Tsukuba (Kanto Univ. 1) Upset
Match No. 14: Fukushima United (J3) [7 – 0] Oyama SC (Tohoku 1)
Match No. 15: Kanazawa Seiryo University (Hokushin’etsu Univ. 1) [1 – 4] Kyoto Sangyo University (Kansai Univ. 1)
Match No. 16: Yamanashi Gakuin University (Kanto Univ. 3) [1 – 0] Tokyo International University (Kanto 2) Upset
Match No. 17: FC Gifu (J3) [3 – 1] Toyama Shinjo (Hokushin’etsu 1)
Match No. 18: Kagoshima United (J3) [2 – 1] Renofa Yamaguchi (J3)
Match No. 19: SRC Hiroshima (Chugoku) [1 – 6] Maruyasu Okazaki (JFL)
Match No. 20: Nara Club (J3) [1 – 4] FC Osaka (J3)
Match No. 21: Ehime FC (J3) [2 – 1] International Pacific University (Chugoku Univ. 1)
Match No. 22: Grulla Morioka (JFL) [1 – 0] Sapporo University (Hokkaido Univ.)
Match No. 23: Nagano Parceiro (J3) [2 – 1] Fukui United (Hokushin’etsu 1)
Match No. 24: ReinMeer Aomori (JFL) [15 – 0] Akita University (Tohoku Univ. 2)

Also: Yokohama Football Film Festival

2026-27 League Cup, Round Two

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Dundee United versus Celtic earlier this year. Source.

It’s the Scottish League Cup, Round Two.

Kilmarnock 3 – 2 Ayr United (yesterday)
These two Ayrshire clubs met in Round 2 in 2014 and Ayr won.
Dundee United [0 – 4] Celtic
Dundee United have not beaten Celtic in the League Cup since 1988.
Dunfermline Athletic [1 – 2] Ross County Upset
These two have met in the League Cup only once before, in the 2022-23 group stage. The Staggies won.
Aberdeen [3 – 0] Dundee
The last time Dundee beat Aberdeen in this cup was in 2009.
Hibs [1 – 0] Partick Thistle (tomorrow)
These two last met in the League Cup in 1993 and Hibs won.
Hearts [6 – 2] Inverness CT (tomorrow)
ICT beat Hearts in the semi-finals in 2014.
Stenhousemuir [1 – 0] Motherwell (tomorrow) Upset
Stenny have not yet lost a match in 2026-27, league or cup. [And they still haven’t.]
Rangers [5 – 1] St Mirren (tomorrow)
St Mirren knocked Rangers out of the cup in 2020.

Other matches:
Mito HollyHock (14th) [1 – 1] Gamba Osaka (3rd)
Holstein Kiel (7th) 2 – 2 St Pauli (9th) (yesterday)
Dumbarton (8th) [0 – 3] Edinburgh City (10th)
Largs Thistle (5th) [3 – 0] Auchinleck Talbot (2nd) [This win puts Largs in 1st place in the Lowland League West.]
Easterhouse (14th) [1 – 3] Greenock Juniors (5th)
Invergordon (10th) [1 – 2] Formartine United (13th)
Greenock HSFP [3 – 3] Drumchapel Amateurs
Scrosoppi [13 – 0] Simcoe County Rovers
Saskatchewan Roughriders [19 – 26] Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Vancouver Rise [2 – 1] Halifax Tides [Halifax goal by Rhodes.]
Degerfors [3 – 0] Göteborg (tomorrow)
Forfar Farmington [2 – 1] Morton Women (tomorrow)
Inter Toronto [4 – 3] HFX Wanderers (tomorrow) [HFX goals by Arilla, Rampersad and Johnston.]

South Challenge Cup, R1 (selected matches):
Stoneyburn [1 – 3] Clydebank
Port Glasgow [0 – 4] Kilwinning Rangers
St Andrews United [4 – 1] Thorn Athletic
Neilston [3 – 2] Carluke Rovers

Mortonalia: East Kilbride manager Mick Kennedy has offered to sponsor one or more Morton players.

Historical matches:

Scottish Alliance, August 15, 1891:
Airdrieonians 1 – 1 Port Glasgow Athletic
Ayr 6 – 2 St Bernard’s
East Stirlingshire 1 – 2 Partick Thistle
Kilmarnock 5 – 1 Thistle
King’s Park 3 – 8 Northern

Scottish Federation, August 15, 1891:
Albion Rovers 7 – 2 Glasgow Wanderers
Clydebank 3 – 3 Burnbank Swifts
Hurlford 3 – 2 Royal Albert
Motherwell 1 – 3 Falkirk
Wishaw Thistle 6 – 0 Kilmarnock Athletic

Ayrshire League, August 15, 1891:
Annbank 4 – 0 Galston
Newmilns 4 – 2 Beith

Solar Eclipse Soccer

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The solar eclipse of July 11, 1991, and birds, photographed by Antonio Turok in Chiapas, Mexico. Source.

There’s a solar eclipse today in the North Atlantic. Greenland, Iceland, Portugal and Spain will experience total eclipse. The UK will get 91% of the shadow, which should cause football grounds to turn on their lights.

Midweek matches:

Scottish Challenge Cup league phase, matchday 1 (selected matches) (yesterday):
Clydebank 4 – 0 Hibs B
Dumbarton 1 – 3 Airdrieonians

Canadian Championship QF, leg 2 (yesterday):
Atlético Ottawa 3 – 3 Supra
Supra advance.

[W Canadian Championship QF:
Montreal Roses [0 – 1] Simcoe County Rovers Upset

2026 Leagues Cup league phase (yesterday):
Tigres UANL 1 – 1 Vancouver Whitecaps (Tigres win on PK)

AFC Champions League Elite, preliminary stage (yesterday):
Gangwon 0 – 1 Gamba Osaka

UEFA Europa League QR3, leg 2:
Iberia 1999 2 – 1 Larne (yesterday)
Egnatia [5 – 1] Shamrock Rovers (tomorrow)
Rangers [1 – 1] Jagiellonia Białystok (tomorrow)
Hearts [1 – 1] Benfica (tomorrow)
Hearts, Larne, Rangers and Shamrock Rovers all drop to the Conference League.

UEFA Conference League QR3, leg 2 (tomorrow):
Shelbourne [2 – 2] Ajax
Motherwell [2 – 0] HJK
Shkëndija [0 – 0] Hibs
Gent [1 – 1] Göteborg
Midtjylland [3 – 2] Bohemians
Hibs and Motherwell advance. Bohemians, Göteborg and Shelbourne are out.

Other matches:
Carluke Rovers 1 – 2 Newmains United (yesterday)
Blackburn United 2 – 4 St Andrews United (yesterday)
Greenock HSFP 2 – 2 St Patricks FP (yesterday)
Scrosoppi 4 – 2 Vaughan Azzurri (yesterday)
Port Glasgow [3 – 1] Knightswood
Glasgow United [0 – 0] Greenock Juniors
Greenock HSFP [4 – 3] Port Glasgow Athletic (tomorrow)

Mortonalia: I had August 9th circled on the calendar as Ian Murray’s probable termination date, but he’s still in the job. Niall McGilp writes about Morton’s friendlies against English clubs here. Saturday’s loss marked the first time since 1959 that Stenhousemuir have defeated Morton twice in the same calendar year.

Crescents seen on West Street, Halifax, N.S., at 3:00 pm local time.