The was the 2016 edition of the annual Japanese national cup tournament, which was held from 27 August 2016 to its final on 1 January 2017.

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Calendar

Participating clubs

88 clubs competed in the tournament. Eleven clubs placed 5th through 15th from the 2015 J1 League and the 2015 J2 League champions received a bye to the second round of the tournament;

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participants entered in the fourth round. The remaining teams entered in the first round.

Schedule and results

The matches for the first three rounds were published on 27 June 2016.

First round

''All times given in UTC+09:00''

Second round

Third round

Fourth round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

References

External links

Japan Football Association page on the Emperor's Cup
(Japanese) {{2017 in Asian Football (AFC) Emperor's Cup Emperor's Cup

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