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The 97th Emperor's Cup All Japan Football Championship match schedule and seeded clubs
08 December 2016
The 12th Executive Committee meeting of the Japan Football Association (JFA) was held on Thursday 8 December. In the meeting, they discussed the 97th Emperor's Cup All Japan Football Championship, and the match schedule and seeded teams were decided.
In addition, they also announced that Honda FC (JFL) was selected as the "Best Amateur Seed", which will be exempt from the Prefectural Football Championship.
The 97th Emperor's Cup All Japan Football Championship
Match schedule:
| 1st round | Sat. 22, Sun. 23 April 2017 * Participating teams include seeded clubs and teams qualified through Prefectural Football Championship |
|---|---|
| 2nd round | Wed. 21 June * Participating teams include teams from the J.League Division 1 and Division 2 |
| 3rd round | Wed. 12 July |
| Round of 16 (4th round) |
Wed. 20 September |
| Quater finals | Wed. 25 October |
| Semi finals | Sat. 23 December |
| Final | Mon. 1 January 2018/New Year's Day |
Tournament regulations:
Total of 88 teams compete in a single-elimination format
Participating Teams:
J.League Division 1 - 18 teams, J.League Division 2 - 22 teams (*1), seeded amateur club - 1 team (*2), 47 teams qualified through Prefectural Football Championship
*1 J.League Division 1 and Division 2 teams for the 2017 season
*2 Honda FC
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