Amid prefectural qualifying championships taking place in each prefecture for "the 96th Emperor's Cup All Japan Football Championship" (opening on 27 August), prefectural finals were held in Fukuoka, Nagasaki and Kumamoto on Sunday 26 June, and the following three teams sealed a spot for the Emperor's Cup.

Results of Prefectural Championship Final

Fukuoka: 2016 20th Fukuoka Prefecture Football Championship　Final

Sunday 26 June, Kick-off at 13:06 at Level Five Stadium
Fukuoka University　2-1　Kyushu Kyoritsu University
(Extra Time: 1st 0-0, 2nd 1-0)
*Fukuoka University made an Emperor's Cup appearance for 6 consecutive years and it will be their all-time 31st appearance.

Nagasaki: 27th Nagasaki Prefecture Football Championship　Final

Sunday 26 June, Kick-off at 13:05 at Shimabara City Athletics Stadium
MHI-SC　0-3　MD Nagasaki
*MD Nagasaki made the first ever Emperor's Cup appearance.

Kumamoto: 20th NHK Cup Kumamoto Prefecture Football Championship　Final

Sunday 26 June, Kick-off at 13:05 at Otsu Town Undokoen Stadium
Kumamoto Kyoin Shuyudan　0-2　Tokai University Kumamoto
*Tokai University Kumamoto made an Emperor's Cup appearance for 2 consecutive years and it will be their 2nd appearance.

Prefectural representatives who already qualified for the Emperor's Cup

Saitama: Tokyo International University (2 consecutive years, 4th appearance)
Tokushima: FC Tokushima Celeste (1st appearance)

Upcoming prefectural championships

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Shimane

7/10 
Hiroshima

7/30 
Kagawa

7/31 
Yamanashi, Kochi

8/7 
Ehime

8/14 
Saga, Miyazaki, Okinawa

8/20 
Chiba, Kanagawa, Aichi, Mie, Kyoto, Yamaguchi

8/21 
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