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Calendar

Participating clubs

88 clubs competed in the tournament. The 18 clubs from 2015 J1 League and 22 clubs from 2015 J2 League received a bye to the second round of the tournament. The other 47 teams earned berths by winning their respective prefectural cup tournaments, and entered from the first round along with the JFL seeded team, the Apertura Champion.

Results

First round

Second round

Third round

Fourth round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

References

External links

Japan Football Association page on the Emperor's Cup
(Japanese) {{2016 in Asian football (AFC) Emperor's Cup Emperor's Cup

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