The 86th Emperor's Cup

Emperor's Cup

, commonly known as or , is a Japanese association football competition. It has the longest tradition of any football tournament in Japan, dating back to 1921, before the formation of the J. League, Japan Football League and their predecessor, Japan Soccer League...

had been held between September 17, 2006 and January 1, 2007. The previous season's winners Urawa Red Diamonds

Urawa Red Diamonds

are a professional association football club playing in Japan's football league, J. League Division 1. One of Japan and Asia's best supported teams, the club has been able to boast the highest average crowds for thirteen of the J-League's twenty season history...

 defended the Cup and completed the league-cup double

The Double

The Double is a term in association football which refers to winning a country's top tier division and its primary cup competition in the same season...

.

Schedule

Round	Date	Fixture	Clubs	Byes/Exemptions
First Round	September 17 and 18	20	40→20	39:non-seeded prefectural representative clubs 1: University representative
Second Round	September 23 and 24	14	20+8→14	8:seeded prefectural representative clubs
Third Round	October 8	14	14+13+1→14	14:J2 clubs (13) and JFL Japan Football League The is the 3rd tier of the Japanese association football league system, following J. League Division 1 and J. League Division 2. Also known as the JFL, it is generally considered as the top amateur league in Japan although in reality it is a semi-professional league as many full-time footballers...  Champions
Fourth Round	November 4, 5 and 8	16	14+18→16	18:J1 clubs
Fifth Round	December 9 and 16	8	16→8
Quarterfinals	December 23	4	8→4
Semifinals	December 29	2	4→2
Final	January 1, 2007	1	2→1

First Round

Match No.	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Attendance
1	Norbritz Hokkaido F.C.	1-2	Nippon Steel Oita F.C.	641
2	Matsumoto Yamaga F.C. Matsumoto Yamaga F.C. are a Japanese football club based in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture. They play in the Japan Football League after being promoted in 2009.Their nickname is the , symbol birds of Nagano Prefecture.-History:...	2-2 (a.e.t.)	Doshisha University Doshisha University , or is a prestigious private university in Kyoto, Japan. The university has approximately 27,000 students on three campuses, in faculties of theology, letters, law, commerce, economics, policy, and engineering...	1,662
Matsumoto Yamaga F.C. won 4-3 on penalties.
3	Iwate University Iwate University is a national university in Morioka, Iwate, Japan. This university has been called "Gandai" in Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1876, and was chartered as a university in 1949.-External links:*...	0-3	Kochi University Kochi University is a national university in Kōchi, Kōchi, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1922, and it was chartered as a university in 1949.-External links:*...	310
4	S.C. Tottori Gainare Tottori are a Japanese football club based in Yonago, Tottori Prefecture. They play in the J. League Division 2. Their team colour is green.Their team name Gainare derives from a Tottori dialect gaina meaning "great" and Italian sperare meaning "to hope".Their team mascot is well-known horror anime...	2-1	Sony Sendai F.C. Sony Sendai F.C. are a football club based in Tagajo, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. They play in the Japan Football League. Their team colour is navy.-History:...	511
5	Teihens F.C.	0-5	National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya is a national university in Kanoya, Kagoshima, Japan, founded in 1981.It is the only national physical education university in Japan.Four alumni participated in the swimming and volleyball events in the Beijing Olympics, including Athens Olympics swimming gold medalist Ai Shibata.The facilities in...	471
6	Biwako Seikei Sport College Biwako Seikei Sport College is a private university in Otsu, Shiga, Japan, established in 2003.-External links:*...	4-1	Fukui University of Technology Fukui University of Technology The is a private university founded in 1950 and located in Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.-External links:*...	478
7	Nirasaki Astros F.C.	3-2	Yamagata University Yamagata University is a national university located in the Japanese cities of Yamagata, Yonezawa and Tsuruoka in Yamagata Prefecture.The university was established in 1949 but its origin can be traced back to the , a public teacher-training institution, founded in 1878 in Yamagata City.The university also has other...	236
8	Tokuyama University Tokuyama University is a private university in Shunan, Yamaguchi, Japan, established in 1971.-External links:*...	1-4	Ritsumeikan University Ritsumeikan University Ritsumeikan University has a growing reputation as one of the main private universities of Japan. It is part of a group of prestigious private universities in the Kansai area, called "Kan -Kan -Dou -Ritsu "...	168
9	F.C. Premeiro	0-1	Mitsubishi Motors Mizushima F.C. Mitsubishi Motors Mizushima F.C. are a football club based in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. They play in the Okayama Prefectural League Division 1.-History:The club was founded in 1946 to provide recreational activities in the war-torn Mizushima area of Kurashiki city...	657
10	F.C. Central Chugoku	3-0	Ehime F.C. Youth Ehime F.C. Ehime F.C. is a professional football club based in Matsuyama, the capital city of Ehime Prefecture of Japan. After winning the JFL championship in 2005, the club now plays in J. League Division 2. Ehime F.C. is one of only four J. League clubs whose names simply consist of a place name and "F.C."...	553
11	Mie Chukyo University Mie Chukyo University is a private university in Matsusaka, Mie, Japan, established in 1982. Formerly known as Matsusaka University, the school adopted the present name in 2005.-External links:*...	2-3	Kansai University Kansai University , or , is a private non-sectarian and coeducational university located in Suita, Osaka, Japan and in two other locations: Osaka City; and Takatsuki, Osaka.-History:Kansai University was founded as Kansai Law School in November 1886, in Osaka...	753
12	Tokushima Vortis B Tokushima VORTIS is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 2. The team is located in Tokushima, Tokushima Prefecture...	0-2	F.C. Ryūkyū F.C. Ryukyu are a football club from Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. They currently play in the Japan Football League.The word Ryūkyū is Okinawa Prefecture's historical name. The club also has futsal and handball teams.-History:...	235
13	F.C. Gifu F.C. Gifu is a Japanese football club based in Gifu Prefecture. Gifu were promoted to J. League Division 2 for the first time at the end of 2007, and played their first season in 2008 where they finished 13th. The team colour is green.-History:...	5-1	Hiroshima University of Economics Hiroshima University of Economics is a private university in Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan, established in 1967.-External links:*...	1,229
14	Miyazaki Sangyo-keiei University Miyazaki Sangyo-keiei University is a private university in Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1923, and it was chartered as a university in 1987.-External links:*...	3-2 (a.e.t.)	JEF United Ichihara Chiba B JEF United Ichihara Chiba is a Japanese professional football club that plays in J. League Division 2. On February 1, 2005, the club changed its name from JEF United Ichihara to the current name after Chiba city had joined Ichihara, Chiba as its hometown in 2003. The club name, JEF -taken from JR East and Furukawa Electric-...	488
15	V Varen Nagasaki	1-2	Banditonce Kobe	758
16	Tochigi S.C. Tochigi S.C. are a football club based in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. They play in the J. League Division 2. Their team colour is yellow.Tochigi, uniquely, is the only major Japanese professional club to retain the word "soccer" in its English name, despite efforts by football authorities to...	3-0	Saga University Saga University ; abbreviated as or , is a higher education institution in Saga, Japan.The University has 5 faculties with a total of around about 7,000 students. Its 2 campuses are in and .-History:...	866
17	Kamatamare Sanuki Kamatamare Sanuki Kamatamare Sanuki is a football club based in Takamatsu, the capital city of Kagawa Prefecture of Japan. They play in the Japan Football League. The first part of their name was coined by combining the Japanese word Kamatama and the Italian Mare . The second part is what Kagawa Prefecture used to...	0-5	Rosso Kumamoto Roasso Kumamoto is a Japanese football club based in Kumamoto, the capital city of Kumamoto Prefecture. Roasso Kumamoto was promoted to J. League Division 2 for the first time at the end of the 2007 season, and played their first season in 2008 where they finished 12th...	519
18	Takada F.C.	0-2	Arte Takasaki Arte Takasaki are a football club based in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. They play in the Japan Football League. Their team colours are black and red.Arte means art in Italian, Portuguese and Spanish.-History:...	740
19	Hatsushiba Hashimoto High School	0-5	Hachinohe University Hachinohe University is a private university in Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan, established in 1981.-External links:*...	287
20	TDK S.C. TDK S.C. are a Japanese association football team based in Nikaho, Akita. They play in the Japan Football League, the third tier of the Japanese association football league system. Due to the club's former ownership by TDK, most of players are the employees of TDK's Akita factory.-History:The club was...	2-0	JAPAN Soccer College	1214

Second Round

Match No.	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Attendance
21	Nippon Steel Oita F.C.	3-1	Matsumoto Yamaga F.C. Matsumoto Yamaga F.C. are a Japanese football club based in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture. They play in the Japan Football League after being promoted in 2009.Their nickname is the , symbol birds of Nagano Prefecture.-History:...	261
22	Kochi University Kochi University is a national university in Kōchi, Kōchi, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1922, and it was chartered as a university in 1949.-External links:*...	4-0	S.C. Tottori Gainare Tottori are a Japanese football club based in Yonago, Tottori Prefecture. They play in the J. League Division 2. Their team colour is green.Their team name Gainare derives from a Tottori dialect gaina meaning "great" and Italian sperare meaning "to hope".Their team mascot is well-known horror anime...	138
23	National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya is a national university in Kanoya, Kagoshima, Japan, founded in 1981.It is the only national physical education university in Japan.Four alumni participated in the swimming and volleyball events in the Beijing Olympics, including Athens Olympics swimming gold medalist Ai Shibata.The facilities in...	0-3	Biwako Seikei Sport College Biwako Seikei Sport College is a private university in Otsu, Shiga, Japan, established in 2003.-External links:*...	223
24	Nirasaki Astros F.C.	1-3 (a.e.t.)	Ritsumeikan University Ritsumeikan University Ritsumeikan University has a growing reputation as one of the main private universities of Japan. It is part of a group of prestigious private universities in the Kansai area, called "Kan -Kan -Dou -Ritsu "...	78
25	Mitsubishi Motors Mizushima F.C. Mitsubishi Motors Mizushima F.C. are a football club based in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. They play in the Okayama Prefectural League Division 1.-History:The club was founded in 1946 to provide recreational activities in the war-torn Mizushima area of Kurashiki city...	2-0	F.C. Central Chugoku	723
26	Kansai University Kansai University , or , is a private non-sectarian and coeducational university located in Suita, Osaka, Japan and in two other locations: Osaka City; and Takatsuki, Osaka.-History:Kansai University was founded as Kansai Law School in November 1886, in Osaka...	0-0 (a.e.t.)	F.C. Ryūkyū F.C. Ryukyu are a football club from Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. They currently play in the Japan Football League.The word Ryūkyū is Okinawa Prefecture's historical name. The club also has futsal and handball teams.-History:...	359
Kansai University won 6-5 on penalties.
27	Kanagawa University Kanagawa University , abbreviated to is a private university in Japan. The main campus is located in Rokkakubashi, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture.- History :The university was founded in 1928 by as . It was an evening school for the working youth...	0-1	F.C. Gifu F.C. Gifu is a Japanese football club based in Gifu Prefecture. Gifu were promoted to J. League Division 2 for the first time at the end of 2007, and played their first season in 2008 where they finished 13th. The team colour is green.-History:...	794
28	Fukuoka University Fukuoka University is a private university in Fukuoka, Japan. It is the largest general university in western Japan, with more than 20,000 students. It is sometimes mistaken for a national university...	0-2	Miyazaki Sangyo-keiei University Miyazaki Sangyo-keiei University is a private university in Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1923, and it was chartered as a university in 1987.-External links:*...	303
29	Aichi Gakuin University Aichi Gakuin University is a private university in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It has campuses at the city of Nisshin, Aichi and Chikusa-ku, Nagoya.The predecessor of the school was founded in , and it was chartered as a university in 1953....	1-8	Banditonce Kobe	356
30	Shobi University Shobi University is a private university in Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan, established in 2000. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1926.-External links:*...	0-2	Tochigi S.C. Tochigi S.C. are a football club based in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. They play in the J. League Division 2. Their team colour is yellow.Tochigi, uniquely, is the only major Japanese professional club to retain the word "soccer" in its English name, despite efforts by football authorities to...	575
31	Ryutsu Keizai University F.C. Ryutsu Keizai University F.C. are a Japanese football club based in Ryugasaki, Ibaraki Prefecture. They play in the Japan Football League as well as the Kantō University league Division 1. Their team colours are grey and navy.-History:...	0-2	Rosso Kumamoto Roasso Kumamoto is a Japanese football club based in Kumamoto, the capital city of Kumamoto Prefecture. Roasso Kumamoto was promoted to J. League Division 2 for the first time at the end of the 2007 season, and played their first season in 2008 where they finished 12th...	348
32	Shizuoka F.C.	2-1	Arte Takasaki Arte Takasaki are a football club based in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. They play in the Japan Football League. Their team colours are black and red.Arte means art in Italian, Portuguese and Spanish.-History:...	251
33	YKK AP F.C. YKK AP F.C. is a Japanese football club based in Kurobe, Toyama Prefecture. They play in Toyama Prefectural League. Their team colour is blue.-History:The club was founded as the football club of YKK in 1962...	1-0 (a.e.t.)	Hachinohe University Hachinohe University is a private university in Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan, established in 1981.-External links:*...	1,125
34	Hosei University Hosei University is a private university based in Tokyo, Japan.The university originated in a school of law, Tōkyō Hōgakusha , established in 1880, and the following year renamed Tōkyō Hōgakkō . This was from 1883 headed by Dr. Gustave Emile Boissonade, and was heavily influenced by the French legal tradition...	2-0	TDK S.C. TDK S.C. are a Japanese association football team based in Nikaho, Akita. They play in the Japan Football League, the third tier of the Japanese association football league system. Due to the club's former ownership by TDK, most of players are the employees of TDK's Akita factory.-History:The club was...	449

Third Round

The third round matches were held on October 8, 2006.

Match No.	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Attendance
35	Consadole Sapporo Consadole Sapporo is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 2. The team is located in Sapporo, on the island of Hokkaidō....	3-1 (a.e.t.)	Nippon Steel Oita F.C.	2,353
36	Honda F.C. Honda F.C. are a Japanese football club based in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture. They play in the Japan Football League.-History:The club was founded as in 1971. They were promoted to the Japan Soccer League Division 2 in 1975 and to the JSL Division 1 in 1981; the closest they came to the title was in...	1-0	Kochi University Kochi University is a national university in Kōchi, Kōchi, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1922, and it was chartered as a university in 1949.-External links:*...	605
37	Ehime F.C. Ehime F.C. Ehime F.C. is a professional football club based in Matsuyama, the capital city of Ehime Prefecture of Japan. After winning the JFL championship in 2005, the club now plays in J. League Division 2. Ehime F.C. is one of only four J. League clubs whose names simply consist of a place name and "F.C."...	2-0	Biwako Seikei Sport College Biwako Seikei Sport College is a private university in Otsu, Shiga, Japan, established in 2003.-External links:*...	1,504
38	Sagan Tosu Sagan Tosu is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 2. The team is located in Tosu, Saga Prefecture.Sagan is a coined word with a couple of meanings behind it. One of its homophones is in Japanese. This symbolises many small elements uniting to form one...	4-3	Ritsumeikan University Ritsumeikan University Ritsumeikan University has a growing reputation as one of the main private universities of Japan. It is part of a group of prestigious private universities in the Kansai area, called "Kan -Kan -Dou -Ritsu "...	1,679
39	Montedio Yamagata Montedio Yamagata Montedio Yamagata is a professional association football club based in Yamagata Prefecture in Japan. The club plays in J. League Division 1.Montedio is a coined word combining two Italian words Monte and Dio .-History:...	6-2	Mitsubishi Motors Mizushima F.C. Mitsubishi Motors Mizushima F.C. are a football club based in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. They play in the Okayama Prefectural League Division 1.-History:The club was founded in 1946 to provide recreational activities in the war-torn Mizushima area of Kurashiki city...	1,804
40	Shonan Bellmare Shonan Bellmare are a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 2. The team is located in Hiratsuka, in the west of Kanagawa Prefecture; their home stadium is Hiratsuka Athletics Stadium in Hiratsuka. The name Bellmare is derived from the Latin "bellum" for "war" and "mare"...	4-1	Kansai University Kansai University , or , is a private non-sectarian and coeducational university located in Suita, Osaka, Japan and in two other locations: Osaka City; and Takatsuki, Osaka.-History:Kansai University was founded as Kansai Law School in November 1886, in Osaka...	1,167
41	Thespa Kusatsu Thespa Kusatsu is a professional football club based in Gunma Prefecture in Japan. The club plays in J. League Division 2. J. League Division 2 is the second professional football league in Japan....	3-0	F.C. Gifu F.C. Gifu is a Japanese football club based in Gifu Prefecture. Gifu were promoted to J. League Division 2 for the first time at the end of 2007, and played their first season in 2008 where they finished 13th. The team colour is green.-History:...	2,650
42	Tokushima Vortis Tokushima VORTIS is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 2. The team is located in Tokushima, Tokushima Prefecture...	4-1	Miyazaki Sangyo-keiei University Miyazaki Sangyo-keiei University is a private university in Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1923, and it was chartered as a university in 1987.-External links:*...	831
43	Yokohama F.C.	0-1	Banditonce Kobe	2,011
44	Tokyo Verdy 1969	0-1	Tochigi S.C. Tochigi S.C. are a football club based in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. They play in the J. League Division 2. Their team colour is yellow.Tochigi, uniquely, is the only major Japanese professional club to retain the word "soccer" in its English name, despite efforts by football authorities to...	3,023
45	Vegalta Sendai Vegalta Sendai is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in J. League Division 1. The team is located in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. Their home stadium is Yurtec Stadium Sendai, in Izumi-ku, Sendai, although a few home games have also been played at nearby Miyagi Stadium.-History:Founded in 1988...	1-0	Rosso Kumamoto Roasso Kumamoto is a Japanese football club based in Kumamoto, the capital city of Kumamoto Prefecture. Roasso Kumamoto was promoted to J. League Division 2 for the first time at the end of the 2007 season, and played their first season in 2008 where they finished 12th...	6,007
46	Mito HollyHock Mito HollyHock is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 2. The team's hometown is located in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture....	0-1	Shizuoka F.C.	1,016
47	Vissel Kobe Vissel Kobe is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 1. The team is located in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture. The home stadium is Kobe Wing Stadium, in Hyōgo-ku, though some home matches are played at Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium in Suma-ku.-History:The club was...	2-4	YKK AP F.C. YKK AP F.C. is a Japanese football club based in Kurobe, Toyama Prefecture. They play in Toyama Prefectural League. Their team colour is blue.-History:The club was founded as the football club of YKK in 1962...	3,551
48	Kashiwa Reysol Kashiwa Reysol is a J. League Division 1 team. Its home town is Kashiwa, Chiba, about an hour northeast of Tokyo.-History:Founded in 1940 as Hitachi, Ltd. Soccer Club in Koganei, Tokyo, the team was a founding member of the Japan Soccer League...	3-0	Hosei University Hosei University is a private university based in Tokyo, Japan.The university originated in a school of law, Tōkyō Hōgakusha , established in 1880, and the following year renamed Tōkyō Hōgakkō . This was from 1883 headed by Dr. Gustave Emile Boissonade, and was heavily influenced by the French legal tradition...	2,752

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Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Final

External links

• Official site of the 86th Emperor's Cup
• Site of the 86th Emperor's Cup