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 RoundDateFixtureClubsByes/ExemptionsFirst roundSeptember 17 and 182040→2039: non-seeded prefectural representative clubs1: University representativeSecond roundSeptember 23 and 241420+8→148: seeded prefectural representative clubsThird roundOctober 81414+13+1→1414: J2 clubs (13) and JFL ChampionsFourth roundNovember 4, 5 and 81614+18→1618: J1 clubsFifth roundDecember 9 and 16816→8QuarterfinalsDecember 2348→4SemifinalsDecember 2924→2FinalJanuary 1, 200712→1
Matches First round Match No.Home teamScoreAway teamAttendance1Norbritz Hokkaido1–2Nippon Steel Oita6412Matsumoto Yamaga FC2–2(a.e.t.)Doshisha University1,662Matsumoto Yamaga FC won 4–3 on penalties. 3Iwate University0–3Kochi University3104SC Tottori2–1Sony Sendai5115Teihens FC0–5NIFS Kanoya4716Biwako Seikei Sport College4–1Fukui University of Technology4787Nirasaki Astros3–2Yamagata University2368Tokuyama University1–4Ritsumeikan University1689FC Primeiro0–1Mitsubishi Mizushima65710FC Central Chugoku3–0Ehime FC Youth55311Mie Chukyo University2–3Kansai University75312Tokushima Vortis B0–2FC Ryukyu23513FC Gifu5–1Hiroshima University of Economics1,22914Miyazaki Sangyo-keiei University3–2(a.e.t.)JEF United Ichihara Chiba Reserves48815V-Varen Nagasaki1–2Banditonce Kobe75816Tochigi SC3–0Saga University86617Kamatamare Sanuki0–5Rosso Kumamoto51918Takada FC0–2Arte Takasaki74019Hatsushiba Hashimoto High School0–5Hachinohe University28720TDK SC2–0JAPAN Soccer College1214
Second round Match No.Home teamScoreAway teamAttendance21Nippon Steel Oita3–1Matsumoto Yamaga FC26122Kochi University4–0SC Tottori13823NIFS Kanoya0–3Biwako Seikei Sport College22324Nirasaki Astros1–3(a.e.t.)Ritsumeikan University7825Mitusbishi Mizushima FC2–0FC Central Chugoku72326Kansai University0–0(a.e.t.)FC Ryukyu359Kansai University won 6–5 on penalties. 27Kanagawa University0–1FC Gifu79428Fukuoka University0–2Miyazaki Sangyo-keiei University30329Aichi Gakuin University1–8Banditonce Kobe35630Shobi University0–2Tochigi SC57531Ryutsu Keizai University FC0–2Rosso Kumamoto34832Shizuoka FC2–1Arte Takasaki25133YKK AP FC1–0(a.e.t.)Hachinohe University1,12534Hosei University2–0TDK SC449
Third round The third round matches were held on October 8, 2006. Match No.Home teamScoreAway teamAttendance35Consadole Sapporo3–1(a.e.t.)Nippon Steel Oita2,35336Honda FC1–0Kochi University60537Ehime FC2–0Biwako Seikei Sport College1,50438Sagan Tosu4–3Ritsumeikan University1,67939Montedio Yamagata6–2Mitsubishi Mizushima1,80440Shonan Bellmare4–1Kansai University1,16741Thespa Kusatsu3–0FC Gifu2,65042Tokushima Vortis4–1Miyazaki Sangyo-keiei University83143Yokohama FC0–1Banditonce Kobe2,01144Tokyo Verdy 19690–1Tochigi SC3,02345Vegalta Sendai1–0Rosso Kumamoto6,00746Mito HollyHock0–1Shizuoka FC1,01647Vissel Kobe2–4YKK AP FC3,55148Kashiwa Reysol3–0Hosei University2,752
Fourth round
Fifth round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
External links Official site of the 86th Emperor's Cup Site of the 86th Emperor's Cup