# 2006 Emperor's Cup

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 | |

## Matches
### First round

| 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 |

### Second round

| 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 |

### Third round

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 |