{{Infobox football tournament season | title = Emperor's Cup | year = 2006 | other_title = | image = | imagesize = | caption = | country = Japan | num_teams = 80 | champions = Urawa Red Diamonds | count = 6 | runner-up = Gamba Osaka | matches = 79 | goals = | top goal scorer = | player = | prevseason = 2005 | nextseason = 2007 }} 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== {| class="wikitable" |- !Round !Date !Fixture !Clubs !Byes/Exemptions |- |First round||September 17 and 18||20||40→20||39: non-seeded prefectural representative clubs<br>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=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !Match No. !Home team !Score !Away team !Attendance |- |1||Norbritz Hokkaido||1–2||'''Nippon Steel Oita'''||641 |- |2||'''Matsumoto Yamaga FC'''||2–2<br />(a.e.t.)||Doshisha University||1,662 |- !colspan=5|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<br />(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=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !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<br />(a.e.t.)||'''Ritsumeikan University'''||78 |- |25||'''Mitusbishi Mizushima FC'''||2–0||FC Central Chugoku||723 |- |26||'''Kansai University'''||0–0<br />(a.e.t.)||FC Ryukyu||359 |- !colspan=5|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<br />(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. {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !Match No. !Home team !Score !Away team !Attendance |- |35||'''Consadole Sapporo'''||3–1<br />(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 |- |}

===Fourth round=== {{footballbox |date=2006-11-04 |time=13:00 |team1=Urawa Red Diamonds |score=5–0 |report=[http://www.jfa.or.jp/domestic/category_1/games/2006/ep_cup_2006/pdf/49.pdf Report]<br />{{in lang|ja}} |team2=Shizuoka FC |goals1=Tanaka {{goal|4}}, {{goal|57}}<br />Hasebe {{goal|22}}<br />Washington {{goal|46}}, {{goal|89}} |goals2= |stadium=Urawa Komaba Stadium, Saitama |attendance=13,636 |referee=Akio Okutani}} ---- {{footballbox |date=2006-11-04 |time=13:00 |team1=Avispa Fukuoka |score=1 – 1 (a.e.t.) |report=[http://www.jfa.or.jp/domestic/category_1/games/2006/ep_cup_2006/pdf/50.pdf Report]<br />{{in lang|ja}} |team2=Kyoto Purple Sanga |goals1=Roberto {{goal|98}} |goals2=Paulinho {{goal|111}} |stadium=Hakata no mori stadium, Fukuoka |attendance=1,606 |referee=Toshimitsu Yoshida |penalties1 = |penaltyscore = 4–2 |penalties2 = }} ---- {{footballbox |date=2006-11-05 |time=13:00 |team1=Omiya Ardija |score=2–1 |report=[http://www.jfa.or.jp/domestic/category_1/games/2006/ep_cup_2006/pdf/51.pdf Report]<br />{{in lang|ja}} |team2=YKK AP FC |goals1=Hashimoto {{goal|41}}<br />Wakabayashi {{goal|81}} |goals2=Kishida {{goal|61}} |stadium=Yabase Athletic Stadium, Akita |attendance=2,074 |referee=Masayoshi Okada}} ---- {{footballbox |date=2006-11-04 |time=13:00 |team1=Júbilo Iwata |score=1 – 1 (a.e.t.) |report=[http://www.jfa.or.jp/domestic/category_1/games/2006/ep_cup_2006/pdf/52.pdf Report]<br />{{in lang|ja}} |team2=Kashiwa Reysol |goals1=Maeda {{goal|9}} |goals2=Doumbia Seydou {{goal|56}} |stadium=Yamaha Stadium, Iwata |attendance=5,557 |referee=Kenji Ogiya |penalties1 = |penaltyscore = 9–8 |penalties2 = }} ---- {{footballbox |date=2006-11-08 |time=13:00 |team1=Kashima Antlers |score=4–0 |report=[http://www.jfa.or.jp/domestic/category_1/games/2006/ep_cup_2006/pdf/53.pdf Report]<br />{{in lang|ja}} |team2=Honda FC |goals1=''Own goal'' {{goal|12}}<br />Fukai {{goal|15}}<br />Tashiro {{goal|19}}<br />Iwamasa {{goal|60}} |goals2= |stadium=Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima |attendance=1,824 |referee=Minoru Tojo}} ---- {{footballbox |date=2006-11-05 |time=13:00 |team1=Nagoya Grampus Eight |score=1–0 |report=[http://www.jfa.or.jp/domestic/category_1/games/2006/ep_cup_2006/pdf/54.pdf Report]<br />{{in lang|ja}} |team2=Vegalta Sendai |goals1=Johnsen {{goal|32}} |goals2= |stadium=Mizuho Athletic Stadium, Nagoya |attendance=3,906 |referee=Hirofumi Yamanishi}} ---- {{footballbox |date=2006-11-05 |time=13:00 |team1=Shimizu S-Pulse |score=6–4 |report=[http://www.jfa.or.jp/domestic/category_1/games/2006/ep_cup_2006/pdf/55.pdf Report]<br />{{in lang|ja}} |team2=Tochigi SC |goals1=Yajima {{goal|59}}, {{goal|73}}<br />Fujimoto {{goal|68}}, {{goal|84}}<br />Marquinhos {{goal|72}}, {{goal|88}} |goals2=Tadaki {{goal|75}}<br />Yoshida {{goal|80}}<br />Kayashima {{goal|87}}<br />Nagai {{goal|89}} |stadium=Nihondaira Sports Stadium, Shizuoka |attendance=5,261 |referee=Kazuhisa Osada}} ---- {{footballbox |date=2006-11-05 |time=13:00 |team1=FC Tokyo |score=7–0 |report=[http://www.jfa.or.jp/domestic/category_1/games/2006/ep_cup_2006/pdf/56.pdf Report]<br />{{in lang|ja}} |team2=Banditonce Kobe |goals1=Masujima {{goal|17}}<br />Lucas {{goal|33}}, {{goal|85}}<br />Baba {{goal|43}}, {{goal|50}}<br />Suzuki {{goal|62}}, {{goal|70}} |goals2= |stadium=Ajinomoto Stadium, Chōfu |attendance=6,397 |referee=Hiroyoshi Takayama}} ---- {{footballbox |date=2006-11-04 |time=13:00 |team1=Gamba Osaka |score=2–1 |report=[http://www.jfa.or.jp/domestic/category_1/games/2006/ep_cup_2006/pdf/57.pdf Report]<br />{{in lang|ja}} |team2=Shonan Bellmare |goals1=Futagawa {{goal|44}}<br />Ienaga {{goal|79}} |goals2=Ishihara {{goal|32}} |stadium=Osaka Expo '70 Stadium, Suita |attendance=3,454 |referee=Shinji Murakami}} ---- {{footballbox |date=2006-11-04

|time=13:00 |team1=Sanfrecce Hiroshima |score=3–0 |report=[http://www.jfa.or.jp/domestic/category_1/games/2006/ep_cup_2006/pdf/58.pdf Report]<br />{{in lang|ja}} |team2=Cerezo Osaka |goals1=Komano {{goal|62}}<br />Sato {{goal|63}}<br />Aoyama {{goal|87}} |goals2= |stadium=Bird Stadium, Tottori |attendance=4,286 |referee=Yoshitsugu Katayama}} ---- {{footballbox |date=2006-11-05 |time=13:00 |team1=Oita Trinita |score=4–1 |report=[http://www.jfa.or.jp/domestic/category_1/games/2006/ep_cup_2006/pdf/59.pdf Report]<br />{{in lang|ja}} |team2=Thespa Kusatsu |goals1=Takahashi {{goal|9}}, {{goal|44}}, {{goal|58}}<br />Miki {{goal|18}} |goals2=Saito {{goal|67}} |stadium=Kyushu Oil Dome, Ōita |attendance=5,515 |referee=Joji Kashihara}} ---- {{footballbox |date=2006-11-05 |time=13:00 |team1=Yokohama F. Marinos |score=1 – 0 (a.e.t.) |report=[http://www.jfa.or.jp/domestic/category_1/games/2006/ep_cup_2006/pdf/60.pdf Report]<br />{{in lang|ja}} |team2=Ehime FC |goals1=Marques {{goal|104}} |goals2= |stadium=Mitsuzawa Stadium, Yokohama |attendance=5,791 |referee=Keiichi Sunagawa}} ---- {{footballbox |date=2006-11-04 |time=13:00 |team1=Kawasaki Frontale |score=3–0 |report=[http://www.jfa.or.jp/domestic/category_1/games/2006/ep_cup_2006/pdf/61.pdf Report]<br />{{in lang|ja}} |team2=Sagan Tosu |goals1=Nakamura {{goal|77}}<br />Chong {{goal|80}}<br />Juninho {{goal|89}} |goals2= |stadium=Todoroki Athletics Stadium, Kawasaki |attendance=5,026 |referee=Hajime Matsuo}} ---- {{footballbox |date=2006-11-05 |time=13:00 |team1=Ventforet Kofu |score=3–2 |report=[http://www.jfa.or.jp/domestic/category_1/games/2006/ep_cup_2006/pdf/62.pdf Report]<br />{{in lang|ja}} |team2=Montedio Yamagata |goals1=Biju {{goal|40}}<br />Sudo {{goal|63}}, {{goal|83}} |goals2=Miyazawa {{goal|21}}<br />Leandro {{goal|55}} |stadium=Kose Sports Stadium, Kōfu |attendance=4,344 |referee=Tsutomu Anazawa}} ---- {{footballbox |date=2006-11-08 |time=19:00 |team1=JEF United Ichihara Chiba |score=0–1 |report=[http://www.jfa.or.jp/domestic/category_1/games/2006/ep_cup_2006/pdf/63.pdf Report]<br />{{in lang|ja}} |team2=Consadole Sapporo |goals1= |goals2=Aikawa {{goal|66}} |stadium=Fukuda Denshi Arena, Chiba |attendance=4,389 |referee=Kenji Ogiya}} ---- {{footballbox |date=2006-11-04 |time=13:00 |team1=Albirex Niigata |score=2–0 |report=[http://www.jfa.or.jp/domestic/category_1/games/2006/ep_cup_2006/pdf/64.pdf Report]<br />{{in lang|ja}} |team2=Tokushima Vortis |goals1=Mita {{goal|46}}<br />Fabinho {{goal|89}} |goals2= |stadium=Niigata Stadium, Niigata |attendance=12,724 |referee=Kazuhiko Matsumura}}

===Fifth round=== {{footballbox |date=2006-12-16 |time=13:00 |team1=Urawa Red Diamonds |score=3 – 0 (a.e.t.) |report=[http://www.jfa.or.jp/domestic/category_1/games/2006/ep_cup_2006/pdf/65.pdf Report]<br />{{in lang|ja}} |team2=Avispa Fukuoka |goals1=Ponte {{goal|93}}<br />Washington {{goal|108}}<br />Nagai {{goal|119}} |goals2= |stadium=Saitama Stadium, Saitama |attendance=17,675 |referee=Keiichi Sunagawa}} ---- {{footballbox |date=2006-12-09 |time=13:00 |team1=Omiya Ardija |score=0–1 |report=[http://www.jfa.or.jp/domestic/category_1/games/2006/ep_cup_2006/pdf/66.pdf Report]<br />{{in lang|ja}} |team2=Júbilo Iwata |goals1= |goals2=Nishi {{goal|56}} |stadium=Yamaha Stadium, Iwata |attendance=4,328 |referee=Takuya Maeda}} ---- {{footballbox |date=2006-12-09 |time=13:00 |team1=Kashima Antlers |score=2–1 |report=[http://www.jfa.or.jp/domestic/category_1/games/2006/ep_cup_2006/pdf/67.pdf Report]<br />{{in lang|ja}} |team2=Nagoya Grampus Eight |goals1=Alex Mineiro {{goal|11}}<br />Chugo {{goal|25}} |goals2=Johnsen {{goal|12}} |stadium=Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima |attendance=5,627 |referee=Hajime Matsuo}} ---- {{footballbox |date=2006-12-09 |time=13:00 |team1=Shimizu S-Pulse |score=3 – 2 (a.e.t.) |report=[http://www.jfa.or.jp/domestic/category_1/games/2006/ep_cup_2006/pdf/68.pdf Report]<br />{{in lang|ja}} |team2=FC Tokyo |goals1=Takaki {{goal|5}}<br />Fujimoto {{goal|89}}<br />Cho {{goal|111}} |goals2=Masujima {{goal|8}}<br />Kajiyama {{goal|38}} |stadium=Momotaro Stadium, Okayama |attendance=3,955 |referee=Tsutomu Anazawa}} ---- {{footballbox |date=2006-12-09 |time=13:00 |team1=Gamba Osaka |score=4 – 2 (a.e.t.) |report=[http://www.jfa.or.jp/domestic/category_1/games/2006/ep_cup_2006/pdf/69.pdf Report]<br />{{in lang|ja}} |team2=Sanfrecce Hiroshima |goals1=Endo {{goal|69}}<br />Magno Alves {{goal|77}}, {{goal|112}}<br />Terada {{goal|110}} |goals2=Sato {{goal|64}}<br />Kōji Morisaki {{goal|89}} |stadium=Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium, Kobe |attendance=3,625 |referee=Akio Okutani}} ---- {{footballbox |date=2006-12-09 |time=13:00 |team1=Oita Trinita |score=1 – 1 (a.e.t.) |report=[http://www.jfa.or.jp/domestic/category_1/games/2006/ep_cup_2006/pdf/70.pdf Report]<br />{{in lang|ja}} |team2=Yokohama F. Marinos |goals1=Takahashi {{goal|64}} |goals2=Sakata {{goal|15}} |stadium=Nagasaki Sports Park Stadium, Isahaya |attendance=8,056 |referee=Hirofumi Yamanishi |penalties1 = Túlio {{penmiss}}<br />Rafael {{pengoal}}<br />Nemoto {{pengoal}}<br />Matsuhashi {{penmiss}} |penaltyscore = 2–4 |penalties2 = {{pengoal}} Yamase<br />{{pengoal}} Kubo<br />{{pengoal}} Marques<br />{{penmiss}} Kano<br>{{pengoal}} Kawai }} ---- {{footballbox |date=2006-12-09 |time=13:00 |team1=Kawasaki Frontale |score=2–5 |report=[http://www.jfa.or.jp/domestic/category_1/games/2006/ep_cup_2006/pdf/71.pdf Report]<br />{{in lang|ja}} |team2=Ventforet Kofu |goals1=Juninho {{goal|6}}<br />Chong {{goal|78}} |goals2=Josimar {{goal|29}}, {{goal|67}}<br />Fujita {{goal|35}}<br />Kuranuki {{goal|63}}<br />Sudo {{goal|84}} |stadium=Marugame Stadium, Marugame |attendance=3,881 |referee=Shinji Murakami}} ---- {{footballbox |date=2006-12-09 |time=13:00 |team1=Consadole Sapporo |score=2 – 2 (a.e.t.) |report=[http://www.jfa.or.jp/domestic/category_1/games/2006/ep_cup_2006/pdf/72.pdf Report]<br />{{in lang|ja}} |team2=Albirex Niigata |goals1=Sunagawa {{goal|34}}, {{goal|51}} |goals2=Edmilson {{goal|13}}<br />Yano {{goal|83}} |stadium=Fukuda Denshi Arena, Chiba |attendance=5,235 |referee=Minoru Tojo |penalties1 = Sunagawa {{pengoal}}<br />Soda {{pengoal}}<br />Otsuka {{pengoal}}<br />Nakayama {{pengoal}}<br />Haga {{pengoal}}<br />Aikawa {{pengoal}}<br />Wanami {{pengoal}}<br />Nishijima {{pengoal}} |penaltyscore = 8–7 |penalties2 = {{pengoal}} Edmilson<br />{{pengoal}} Fabinho<br />{{pengoal}} Matsushita<br />{{pengoal}} Kawahara<br>{{pengoal}} Uchida<br />{{pengoal}} Chiba<br />{{pengoal}} Terakawa<br />{{penmiss}} Yano }}

===Quarterfinals=== {{footballbox |date=2006-12-23 |time=13:00 |team1=Urawa Red Diamonds |score=3 – 3 (a.e.t.) |report=[http://www.jfa.or.jp/domestic/category_1/games/2006/ep_cup_2006/pdf/73.pdf Report]<br>{{in lang|ja}} |team2=Júbilo Iwata |goals1=Nagai {{goal|54}}<br>Ono {{goal|63}},{{goal|80}} |goals2=Maeda {{goal|31}}<br>Fukunishi {{goal|46}}<br>Inuzuka {{goal|81}} |stadium=Saitama Stadium, Saitama |attendance=27,242 |referee=Masayoshi Okada |penalties1 = Ono {{pengoal}}<br />Yamada {{pengoal}}<br />Ponte {{pengoal}}<br />Sakai {{pengoal}}<br />Hasebe {{pengoal}}<br>Tsuzuki {{pengoal}}<br />Uchidate {{pengoal}}<br />Suzuki {{pengoal}}<br />Tsuboi {{pengoal}}<br />Hosogai {{pengoal}} |penaltyscore = 10–9 |penalties2 = {{pengoal}} Maeda<br />{{pengoal}} Ota<br />{{pengoal}} Kim<br />{{pengoal}} Ueda<br>{{pengoal}} Fabrício<br />{{pengoal}} Funatani<br />{{pengoal}} Cullen<br />{{pengoal}} Kikuchi<br />{{pengoal}} Oi<br>{{penmiss}} Inuzuka }} ---- {{footballbox |date=2006-12-23 |time=15:00 |team1=Kashima Antlers |score=3–2 |report=[http://www.jfa.or.jp/domestic/category_1/games/2006/ep_cup_2006/pdf/74.pdf Report]<br>{{in lang|ja}} |team2=Shimizu S-Pulse |goals1=Tashiro {{goal|54}}<br />Motoyama {{goal|79}}<br />Yanagisawa {{goal|88}} |goals2=Yajima {{goal|10}},{{goal|50}} |stadium=KKWing Stadium, Kumamoto |attendance=5,737 |referee=Joji Kashihara}} ---- {{footballbox |date=2006-12-23 |time=15:00 |team1=Gamba Osaka |score=3–1 |report=[http://www.jfa.or.jp/domestic/category_1/games/2006/ep_cup_2006/pdf/75.pdf Report]<br>{{in lang|ja}} |team2=Yokohama F. Marinos |goals1=Bando {{goal|8}}<br />Ienaga {{goal|69}}<br />Magno Alves {{goal|76}} |goals2=Sakata {{goal|2}} |stadium=Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium, Kobe |attendance=9,044 |referee=Yoshitsugu Katayama}} ---- {{footballbox |date=2006-12-23 |time=13:00 |team1=Ventforet Kofu |score=0–2 |report=[http://www.jfa.or.jp/domestic/category_1/games/2006/ep_cup_2006/pdf/76.pdf Report]<br>{{in lang|ja}} |team2=Consadole Sapporo |goals1= |goals2=''Own goal'' {{goal|1}}<br />Kaga {{goal|73}} |stadium=Yurtec Stadium Sendai, Sendai |attendance=5,537 |referee=Toshimitsu Yoshida}}

===Semifinals=== {{footballbox |date=2006-12-29 |time=15:00 |team1=Urawa Red Diamonds |score=2–1 |report=[http://www.jfa.or.jp/domestic/category_1/games/2006/ep_cup_2006/061229_2/record/77.pdf Report]<br>{{in lang|ja}} |team2=Kashima Antlers |goals1=Ono {{goal|40}} <br>Ponte {{goal|82}} |goals2=Iwamasa {{goal|69}} |stadium=National Stadium, Tokyo |attendance=35,782 |referee=Toru Kamikawa}} ---- {{footballbox |date=2006-12-29 |time=13:00 |team1=Gamba Osaka |score=2–1 |report=[http://www.jfa.or.jp/domestic/category_1/games/2006/ep_cup_2006/061229_1/record/78.pdf Report]<br>{{in lang|ja}} |team2=Consadole Sapporo |goals1=Kaji {{goal|17}}<br>Maeda {{goal|52}} |goals2=Aikawa {{goal|54}} |stadium=Shizuoka Stadium, Fukuroi |attendance=7,038 |referee=Kazuhiko Matsumura}}

===Final=== {{main|2006 Emperor's Cup Final}} {{footballbox |date=2007-01-01 |time=14:00 |team1=Urawa Red Diamonds |score=1–0 |report=[http://www.jfa.or.jp/domestic/category_1/games/2006/ep_cup_2006/070101/record/79.pdf Report]<br>{{in lang|ja}} |team2=Gamba Osaka |goals1=Nagai {{goal|87}} |goals2= |stadium=National Stadium, Tokyo |attendance=46,880 |referee=Yuichi Nishimura}}

==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070513105832/http://www.jfa.or.jp/domestic/category_1/games/2006/ep_cup_2006/index.html Official site of the 86th Emperor's Cup] {{in lang|ja}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20080303161457/http://jfa.sportsinfo.jp/2006/EmperorsCup/index_ec.html Site of the 86th Emperor's Cup] {{in lang|ja}}

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