2006 Emperor's Cup Explained

The 86th Emperor's Cup had been held between September 17, 2006, and January 1, 2007. The previous season's winners Urawa Red Diamonds defended the Cup and completed the league-cup double.

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 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

Match No.	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Attendance
1	Norbritz Hokkaido	1–2	Nippon Steel Oita	641
2	Matsumoto Yamaga FC	2–2 (a.e.t.)	Doshisha University	1,662
Matsumoto Yamaga FC won 4–3 on penalties.
3	Iwate University	0–3	Kochi University	310
4	SC Tottori	2–1	Sony Sendai	511
5	Teihens FC	0–5	NIFS Kanoya	471
6	Biwako Seikei Sport College	4–1	Fukui University of Technology	478
7	Nirasaki Astros	3–2	Yamagata University	236
8	Tokuyama University	1–4	Ritsumeikan University	168
9	FC Primeiro	0–1	Mitsubishi Mizushima	657
10	FC Central Chugoku	3–0	Ehime FC Youth	553
11	Mie Chukyo University	2–3	Kansai University	753
12	Tokushima Vortis B	0–2	FC Ryukyu	235
13	FC Gifu	5–1	Hiroshima University of Economics	1,229
14	Miyazaki Sangyo-keiei University	3–2 (a.e.t.)	JEF United Ichihara Chiba Reserves	488
15	V-Varen Nagasaki	1–2	Banditonce Kobe	758
16	Tochigi SC	3–0	Saga University	866
17	Kamatamare Sanuki	0–5	Rosso Kumamoto	519
18	Takada FC	0–2	Arte Takasaki	740
19	Hatsushiba Hashimoto High School	0–5	Hachinohe University	287
20	TDK SC	2–0	JAPAN Soccer College	1214

Match No.	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Attendance
21	Nippon Steel Oita	3–1	Matsumoto Yamaga FC	261
22	Kochi University	4–0	SC Tottori	138
23	NIFS Kanoya	0–3	Biwako Seikei Sport College	223
24	Nirasaki Astros	1–3 (a.e.t.)	Ritsumeikan University	78
25	Mitusbishi Mizushima FC	2–0	FC Central Chugoku	723
26	Kansai University	0–0 (a.e.t.)	FC Ryukyu	359
Kansai University won 6–5 on penalties.
27	Kanagawa University	0–1	FC Gifu	794
28	Fukuoka University	0–2	Miyazaki Sangyo-keiei University	303
29	Aichi Gakuin University	1–8	Banditonce Kobe	356
30	Shobi University	0–2	Tochigi SC	575
31	Ryutsu Keizai University FC	0–2	Rosso Kumamoto	348
32	Shizuoka FC	2–1	Arte Takasaki	251
33	YKK AP FC	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Hachinohe University	1,125
34	Hosei University	2–0	TDK SC	449

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

Match No.	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Attendance
35	Consadole Sapporo	3–1 (a.e.t.)	Nippon Steel Oita	2,353
36	Honda FC	1–0	Kochi University	605
37	Ehime FC	2–0	Biwako Seikei Sport College	1,504
38	Sagan Tosu	4–3	Ritsumeikan University	1,679
39	Montedio Yamagata	6–2	Mitsubishi Mizushima	1,804
40	Shonan Bellmare	4–1	Kansai University	1,167
41	Thespa Kusatsu	3–0	FC Gifu	2,650
42	Tokushima Vortis	4–1	Miyazaki Sangyo-keiei University	831
43	Yokohama FC	0–1	Banditonce Kobe	2,011
44	Tokyo Verdy 1969	0–1	Tochigi SC	3,023
45	Vegalta Sendai	1–0	Rosso Kumamoto	6,007
46	Mito HollyHock	0–1	Shizuoka FC	1,016
47	Vissel Kobe	2–4	YKK AP FC	3,551
48	Kashiwa Reysol	3–0	Hosei University	2,752

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