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The 97th Emperor's Cup All Japan Football Championship: Nirasaki Astros to represent Yamanashi Prefecture
29 January 2017
On 29 January, the final of the 64th Yamanashi Prefectural Football Championship (Kawate Cup) was held at Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium, and Nirasaki Astros defeated Yamanashi Gakuin University Orions 1-0 and won the tournament.
As a result, Nirasaki Astros will represent Yamanashi Prefecture in the 97th Emperor's Cup All Japan Football Championship scheduled to begin from 22 April.
Yamanashi Prefecture: 64th Yamanashi Prefectural Football Championship (Kawate Cup) Final
Sunday 29 January, Kick-off 12:30 at Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium
Nirasaki Astros* 1-0 Yamanashi Gakuin University Orions
＊Nirasaki Astros making their 14th appearance since 2015 (95th Emperor’s Cup)
The 97th Emperor's Cup All Japan Football Championship
Match schedule：
| 1st round | Saturday 22, Sunday 23 April 2017 * Participating teams include seeded clubs and teams qualified through Prefectural Football Championship |
|---|---|
| 2nd round | Wednesday 21 June * Participating teams include teams from the J.League Division 1 and Division 2 |
| 3rd round | Wednesday 12 July |
| Round of 16 (4th round) |
Wednesday 20 September |
| Quater finals | Wednesday 25 October |
| Semi finals | Saturday 23 December |
| Final | Monday 1 January 2018/New Year's Day |
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