Country Japan Dates 29 Aug 2015 – 1 Jan 2016 Teams 88 | Matches played 87 | |
Similar 2015 J1 League, 2014 JLeague Division 1, 2016 JLeague Cup, 2016 J1 League, 2015 AFC Champions League | ||
The 95th Emperor's Cup (第95回天皇杯全日本サッカー選手権大会) was the regular edition of the annual Japanese national cup tournament, which was held from 29 August 2015 to its final on 1 January 2016.
The winners, Gamba Osaka, qualified to the group stage of the 2016 AFC Champions League.
Participating clubs
88 clubs competed in the tournament. The 18 clubs from 2015 J. League Division 1 and 22 clubs from 2015 J. League Division 2 received a bye to the second round of the tournament. The other 47 teams earned berths by winning their respective prefectural cup tournaments, and entered from the first round along with the JFL seeded team, the Apertura Champion.
References
2015 Emperor's Cup Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA