A x-Team progress to next round.
| Team | Score | Team | Date | Venues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denso | 3:1 | Juntendo Univ. | 3/11/1996 | Minato, Nagoya |
| Blaze Kumamoto | 2:1 | Kwansei Gakuin Univ. | 3/11/1996 | Kumamoto |
| World Blitz | 0:7 | Vissel | 3/11/1996 | Utsunomiya |
| Nippon Bunri Univ. | 1:3 | Mitsubishi Mizushima | 3/11/1996 | Saiki |
| Kaiho club | 0:4 | Montedio | 3/11/1996 | Okinawa |
| Renaiss Koga | 1:1 ext. (5:3) | Hokkaido educ. Univ. Hakodate | 3/11/1996 | Otsu |
| Morioka Zebra | 0:6 | Fujitsu Kawasaki | 3/11/1996 | Morioka |
| Fukuoka Univ. | 2:2 ext. (5:4) | Albireo | 3/11/1996 | Fukuoka |
| Kawazoe club | 2:5 | Ventforet | 3/11/1996 | Tosu |
| Matsue | 0:9 | Kokushikan Univ. | 3/11/1996 | Matsue |
| Matsuyama Univ. | 0:11 | Brummel | 3/11/1996 | Matsuyama |
| Tokai Univ. | 1:0 | Osaka Univ. Comm. | 3/11/1996 | Atsugi |
| Wakayama Univ. | 0:3 | Consadole | 3/11/1996 | Wakayama |
| Gonohe pub. ofc. | 2:1 | SANYO Electric | 3/11/1996 | Gonohe |
| Fukusima FC | 2:1 | Hitachi SE | 3/11/1996 | Kagamiishi |
| Teihens FC | 0:4 | Univ. Tsukuba | 3/11/1996 | Kanazawa |
| NTT Kanto | 2:0 | Doshisha Univ. | 3/11/1996 | Omiya |
| YKK | 0:5 | Waseda Univ. | 3/11/1996 | Toyama |
| Mind House | 1:5 | Tokyo Gas | 3/11/1996 | Suzuka |
| Ueda Gentian | 1:2 | Kunimi FC | 3/11/1996 | Iida |
| Central Kobe | 0:3 | Futures | 3/11/1996 | Kobe |
| Sony Sendai | 2:1 | Hiroshima tchrs. | 3/11/1996 | Miyagi, Sendai |
| Tenri Univ. | 0:1 | Cosmo | 3/11/1996 | Nara |
| Prima-ham Tsuchiura | 2:3 | Komazawa Univ. | 3/11/1996 | Naka |
| Tokushima comm. HS | 1:5 | Oita FC | 3/11/1996 | Tokushima |
| Volca Kagoshima | 3:1 | TDK | 3/11/1996 | Sendai (Kagoshima) |
| Yamagata FC | 1:7 | Otsuka | 3/11/1996 | Tendo |
| Kochi Univ. | 8:1 | Miyazaki tchrs. | 3/11/1996 | Haruno |
| Aoyama Gakuin Univ. | 0:4 | Honda | 3/11/1996 | Nishigaoka stadium, Tokyo |
| Univ. East Asia | 4:3 | Kagawa Shiun | 3/11/1996 | Hofu |
| Maruoka HS | 0:4 | Seino Transportation | 3/11/1996 | Mikuni |
| Yonago Higashi HS | 0:4 | Kansai Univ. | 3/11/1996 | Tottori |
| Team | Score | Team | Date | Venues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denso | 3:1 | Blaze Kumamoto | 10/11/1996 | Ichinomiya |
| Vissel | 4:2 | Mitsubishi Mizushima | 10/11/1996 | Himeji |
| Montedio | 6:0 | Renaiss Koga | 10/11/1996 | Tendo |
| Fujitsu Kawasaki | 3:0 | Fukuoka Univ. | 10/11/1996 | Yamato |
| Ventforet | 1:2 | Kokushikan Univ. | 10/11/1996 | Kofu |
| Brummel | 4:1 | Tokai Univ. | 10/11/1996 | Miyagi, Sendai |
| Consadole | 4:0 | Gonohe pub. ofc. | 10/11/1996 | Muroran |
| Fukusima FC | 3:0 | Univ. Tsukuba | 10/11/1996 | Fukushima |
| NTT Kanto | 1:0 | Waseda Univ. | 10/11/1996 | Kounosu |
| Tokyo Gas | 8:0 | Kunimi FC | 10/11/1996 | Nishigaoka stadium, Tokyo |
| Futures | 5:2 | Sony Sendai | 10/11/1996 | Tosu |
| Cosmo | 3:0 | Komazawa Univ. | 10/11/1996 | Suzuka |
| Oita FC | 6:1 | Volca Kagoshima | 10/11/1996 | Saiki |
| Otsuka | 2:1 | Kochi Univ. | 10/11/1996 | Tokushima |
| Honda | 3:2 | Univ. East Asia | 10/11/1996 | Hamamatsu |
| Seino Transportation | 1:2 | Kansai Univ. | 10/11/1996 | Gifu |
| Team | Score | Team | Date | Venues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flügels | 4:0 | Denso | 17/11/1996 | Yokohama |
| Sanga | 4:3 | Vissel | 17/11/1996 | Kyoto |
| Gamba | 4:1 | Montedio | 17/11/1996 | Suita |
| JEF united | 0:0 ext. (4:5) | Fujitsu Kawasaki | 17/11/1996 | Ichihara |
| Reysol | 1:0 | Kokushikan Univ. | 17/11/1996 | Kashiwa |
| Sanfrecce | 2:0 | Brummel | 17/11/1996 | Hiroshima stadium |
| S-Pulse | 1:0 | Consadole | 17/11/1996 | Shimizu |
| Júbilo | 1:2 | Fukusima FC | 17/11/1996 | Iwata |
| Reds | 3:0 | NTT Kanto | 17/11/1996 | Urawa |
| Cerezo | 3:1 | Tokyo Gas | 16/11/1996 | Nagai II, Osaka |
| Bellmare | 1:0 | Futures | 17/11/1996 | Toyama |
| Grampus | 0:1 | Cosmo | 17/11/1996 | Mizuho, Nagoya |
| Verdy | 4:0 | Oita FC | 17/11/1996 | Tottori |
| Marinos | 1:2 | Otsuka | 17/11/1996 | Mikuni |
| Avispa | 3:1 | Honda | 17/11/1996 | Fukuoka |
| Antlers | 2:0 | Kansai Univ. | 17/11/1996 | Kashima |
| Team | Score | Team | Date | Venues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flügels | 0:1 | Sanga | 23/12/1996 | Matsuyama |
| Gamba | 3:1 | Fujitsu Kawasaki | 23/12/1996 | Ichihara |
| Reysol | 1:2 | Sanfrecce | 23/12/1996 | Hiroshima stadium |
| S-Pulse | 2:1 | Fukusima FC | 23/12/1996 | Gifu |
| Reds | 4:0 | Cerezo | 23/12/1996 | Utsunomiya |
| Bellmare | 3:1 | Cosmo | 23/12/1996 | Kagoshima |
| Verdy | 4:0 | Otsuka | 23/12/1996 | Kawasaki |
| Avispa | 0:2 | Antlers | 23/12/1996 | Fukuoka |
| Team | Score | Team | Date | Venues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanga | 2:3 | Gamba | 26/12/1996 | Yokohama |
| Sanfrecce | 3:0 | S-Pulse | 26/12/1996 | Kobe Universiade |
| Reds | 3:0 | Bellmare | 26/12/1996 | Nagoya |
| Verdy | 2:1 | Antlers | 26/12/1996 | Tosu |
| Team | Score | Team | Date | Venues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gamba | 0:2 | Sanfrecce | 29/12/1996 | Osaka |
| Reds | 0:3 | Verdy | 29/12/1996 | National stadium, Tokyo |
| Team | Score | Team | Date | Venues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanfrecce | 0:3 | Verdy | 1/1/1997 | National stadium, Tokyo |
16 J-League's teams, the top eleven teams of the Japan Football League in first half season of the League, the top four teams of Kanto College League in last autumn season, the top two teams of Kansai Students League in spring season and 47 representative teams of administrative divisions are qualified for the competition.
Since this competition, a part of category 2 teams, 126 High schools and 15 clubs (under-18), participated the preliminary competitions besides 23 clubs participated the preliminary pre-competitions.
If two teams are level at the end of regulation time, extra time shall be played.
If the match is still undecided, the winning team (in the final, the winner) shall be decided in a penalty shoot-out.
Verdy as the winner shall be eligible to play in Asian Cup Winners Cup 1997/98.
Verdy as the winner shall be eligible to play in Super Cup 1997.
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Last update: 04/06/2004, except minor update
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