The 36th Emperor's Cup

x-Teams progress to next round.

Keio BRB
- Keio BRB
  - Kwan-gaku club
    - Kwan-gaku club (Recommendation: winner of last year's competition)
    - Tomioka soccer (Shikoku)
  - Keio BRB
    - Hamamatsu soccer (Tokai)
    - Keio BRB (Kanto)
- Toyo kogyo
  - Toyo kogyo
    - All Muroran (Hokkaido)
    - Toyo kogyo (Chugoku)
  - All Rikkyo Univ.
    - All Rikkyo Univ. (Kanto)
    - Tohoku Gakuin University (Tohoku)
Yawata
- Chuo Univ. club
  - All Kansai Univ.
    - Urawa soccer club (Host: Saitama)
    - All Kansai Univ. (Kansai)
  - Chuo Univ. club
    - Chuo Univ. club (Kanto)
    - Kyoto Shiko club (Kansai)
- Yawata
  - Osaka club
    - Osaka club (Kansai)
    - Ueda club (Hokuriku)
  - Yawata
    - Univ. Tokyo LB (Kanto)
    - Yawata Steel (Kyushu)

Results

tabel_.1st Rounds
Team	Score	Team	Date	Venues
Kwan-gaku club	8:0	Tomioka soccer	3/5/1956	Saitama athletic stadium, Omiya
Hamamatsu soccer	0:4	Keio BRB	3/5/1956	Saitama athletic stadium, Omiya
All Muroran	0:7	Toyo kogyo	3/5/1956	Saitama athletic stadium, Omiya
All Rikkyo Univ.	2:1	Tohoku Gakuin Univ.	3/5/1956	Saitama athletic stadium, Omiya
Urawa club	1:1 aet lot	All Kansai Univ.	3/5/1956	Saitama athletic stadium, Omiya
Chuo Univ. club	2:1	Kyoto Shiko	3/5/1956	Saitama athletic stadium, Omiya
Osaka club	5:1	Ueda club	3/5/1956	Saitama athletic stadium, Omiya
Tokyo LB	1:6	Yawata	3/5/1956	Saitama athletic stadium, Omiya

tabel_.Quarter-finals
Team	Score	Team	Date	Venues
Kwan-gaku club	1:2	Keio BRB	4/5/1956	Saitama athletic stadium, Omiya
Toyo kogyo	1:0	All Rikkyo Univ.	4/5/1956	Saitama athletic stadium, Omiya
All Kansai Univ.	1:3	Chuo Univ. club	4/5/1956	Saitama athletic stadium, Omiya
Osaka club	1:1 aet lot	Yawata	4/5/1956	Saitama athletic stadium, Omiya

tabel_.Semi-finals
Team	Score	Team	Date	Venues
Keio BRB	3:0	Toyo kogyo	5/5/1956	Saitama athletic stadium, Omiya
Chuo Univ. club	2:2 aet lot	Yawata	5/5/1956	Saitama athletic stadium, Omiya

tabel_.Consolation final
Team	Score	Team	Date	Venues
Toyo kogyo	3:1	Chuo Univ. club	6/5/1956	Saitama athletic stadium, Omiya

tabel_.Final
Team	Score	Team	Date	Venues
Keio BRB	4:2	Yawata	6/5/1956	Saitama athletic stadium, Omiya

note

Keio BRB, the winner, consisted of graduates and students of Keio University.

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 shall be decided by lot.