1996 Emperor's Cup

1996 Emperor's Cup

Tournament details
Country	Japan
Final positions
Champions	Verdy Kawasaki
Runner-up	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Semifinalists	Urawa Red Diamonds Gamba Osaka
← 1995 1997  →

Statistics of Emperor's Cup in the 1996 season.

Overview

It was contested by 80 teams, and

won the championship.

Results

1st Round

• Denso 3–1 Juntendo University
• Blaze Kumamoto 2–1 Kwansei Gakuin University
• World Blitz Koyama 0–7 Vissel Kobe
• Mitsubishi Motors Mizushima
• Kaiho Bank SC 0–4 Montedio Yamagata
• Renaiss Gakuen Koga SC 1–1 (PK 5–3) Hokkaido University
• Morioka Zebra 0–5
  Fujitsu
• Albireo Niigata
• Kawasoe Club 2–5 Ventforet Kofu
• FC Matsue 0–9 Kokushikan University
• Brummell Sendai
• Tokai University 1–0 Osaka University of Commerce
• Consadole Sapporo
• Gonohe City Hall 2–1 Sanyo FC
• Fukushima 2–1 Hitachi Shimizu SC
• Tsukuba University
• NTT Kanto 2–0 Doshisha University
• YKK AP SC 0–5 Waseda University
• Mind House Yokkaichi 1–5
  Tokyo Gas
• FC Ueda Gentian 1–2 Kunimi High School
• Central Chugoku 0–3 Tosu Futures
• Sony Sendai 2–1 Hiroshima Teachers
• Tenri University 0–1 Cosmo Oil Yokkaichi FC
• Prima Ham Tsuchiura 2–3 Komazawa University
• Tokushima Shogyo High School 1–5
  Oita Trinity
• TDK
• Yamagata FC 1–7
  Otsuka Pharmaceutical
• Kochi University
  8–1 Miyazaki Teachers
• Aoyama Gakuin University 0–4 Honda
• Toa University 3–4 Kagawa Shiun Club
• Maruoka High School 0–4 Seino Transportation SC
• Yonago Higashi High School 0–4 Kansai University

2nd Round

• Denso
  3–1 Blaze Kumamoto
• Mitsubishi Motors Mizushima
• Montedio Yamagata 6–0 Renaiss Gakuen Koga SC
• Fujitsu 3–0 Fukuoka University
• Ventforet Kofu 1–2 Kokushikan University
• Brummell Sendai 4–1 Tokai University
• Consadole Sapporo
  4–0 Gonohe City Hall
• Tsukuba University
• NTT Kanto 1–0 Waseda University
• Tokyo Gas
  8–0 Kunimi High School
• Tosu Futures 5–2 Sony Sendai
• Cosmo Oil Yokkaichi FC 3–0 Komazawa University
• Volca Kagoshima
• Kochi University
• Honda 3–2 Kagawa Shiun Club
• Seino Transportation SC 1–2 Kansai University

3rd Round

• Denso
• Kyoto Purple Sanga 4–3 Vissel Kobe
• Gamba Osaka 4–1 Montedio Yamagata
• Fujitsu
• Kashiwa Reysol 1–0 Kokushikan University
• Brummell Sendai
• Consadole Sapporo
• Júbilo Iwata 1–2 Fukushima
• NTT Kanto
• Tokyo Gas
• Bellmare Hiratsuka 1–0 Tosu Futures
• Nagoya Grampus Eight 0–1 Cosmo Oil Yokkaichi FC
• Oita Trinity
• Otsuka Pharmaceutical
• Avispa Fukuoka 3–1 Honda
• Kashima Antlers 2–0 Kansai University

4th Round

• Kyoto Purple Sanga
• Fujitsu
• Kashiwa Reysol 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
• Shimizu S-Pulse 2–1 Fukushima
• Urawa Red Diamonds 4–0 Cerezo Osaka
• Bellmare Hiratsuka 3–1 Cosmo Oil Yokkaichi FC
• Otsuka Pharmaceutical
• Avispa Fukuoka 0–2 Kashima Antlers

Quarterfinals

• Kyoto Purple Sanga 2–3 Gamba Osaka
• Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Shimizu S-Pulse
• Bellmare Hiratsuka
• Verdy Kawasaki 2–1 Kashima Antlers

Semifinals

• Gamba Osaka 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
• Verdy Kawasaki

Final

• Verdy Kawasaki

won the championship.

References

• (in Japanese) NHK