The 52nd Emperor's Cup
x-Teams progress to next round.
- Hitachi
- Hitachi
- Hitachi
- Hitachi (Japan Soccer League)
- Kofu club
- Kofu soccer club (Kanto)
- Nippon Steel Muroran (Hokkaido)
- Towa RE
- Towa real estate development (Japan Soccer League)
- Chuo Univ.
- Chuo University (Kanto)
- Nippon Steel Kamaishi (Tohoku)
- Hitachi
- Nippon Kokan
- Nippon Kokan
- Nippon Kokan (Japan Soccer League)
- Eidai
- Osaka University of Commerce (Kansai)
- Eidai Sangyo (Chugoku)
- Mitsubishi
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (Japan Soccer League)
- Dainichi Cables
- Dainichi-Nippon Cables (Kansai)
- Fukuoka University (Kyushu)
- Nippon Kokan
- Hitachi
- Yanmar
- Toyo kogyo
- Nippon Steel
- Nippon Steel (Japan Soccer League)
- Toyota
- Telegraph and Telephone Public Kinki (Kansai)
- Toyota Motor (Tokai)
- Toyo kogyo
- Toyo kogyo (Japan Soccer League)
- Nippon Light Metal
- Waseda University (Kanto)
- Nippon Light Metal (Tokai)
- Nippon Steel
- Yanmar
- Furukawa
- Furukawa electric (Japan Soccer League)
- Tanabe
- Tanabe Seiyaku (Kansai)
- Teijin Matsuyama (Shikoku)
- Yanmar
- Yanmar diesel (Japan Soccer League)
- Keio Univ.
- Keio University (Kanto)
- Toyama club (Hokuriku)
- Furukawa
- Toyo kogyo
Results
| Team | Score | Team | Date | Venues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kofu club | 4:1 | Nippon Steel Muroran | 10/12/1972 | Nishigaoka, Tokyo |
| Chuo Univ. | 3:1 | Nippon Steel Kamaishi | 10/12/1972 | Sendai |
| Osaka Univ. Comm. | 1:3 | Eidai | 10/12/1972 | Nishinomiya |
| Dainichi Cables | 3:2 | Fukuoka Univ. | 10/12/1972 | Nishinomiya |
| T&T Public Kinki | 1:3 | Toyota | 10/12/1972 | Nagoya |
| Waseda Univ. | 2:3 aet | Nippon Light Metal | 10/12/1972 | Nagoya |
| Tanabe | 3:1 | Teijin Matsuyama | 10/12/1972 | Matsuyama |
| Keio Univ. | 4:2 | Toyama club | 10/12/1972 | Nishigaoka, Tokyo |
| Team | Score | Team | Date | Venues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitachi | 2:0 | Kofu club | 17/12/1972 | Nishigaoka, Tokyo |
| Towa RE | 2:0 | Chuo Univ. | 17/12/1972 | Utsunomiya |
| Nippon Kokan | 3:1 | Eidai | 17/12/1972 | Fujieda |
| Mitsubishi | 9:0 | Dainichi Cables | 17/12/1972 | Kobe |
| Nippon Steel | 4:0 | Toyota | 17/12/1972 | Fukuoka |
| Toyo kogyo | 2:0 | Nippon Light Metal | 17/12/1972 | Hiroshima |
| Furukawa | 4:2 | Tanabe | 17/12/1972 | Yokkaichi |
| Yanmar | 4:0 | Keio Univ. | 17/12/1972 | Kyoto |
| Team | Score | Team | Date | Venues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitachi | 4:0 | Towa RE | 24/12/1972 | Nishigaoka, Tokyo |
| Nippon Kokan | 3:0 | Mitsubishi | 24/12/1972 | Nagoya |
| Nippon Steel | 2:2 aet (4:5)pso | Toyo kogyo | 24/12/1972 | Hiroshima |
| Furukawa | 1:4 | Yanmar | 24/12/1972 | Osaka |
| Team | Score | Team | Date | Venues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitachi | 2:0 | Nippon Kokan | 30/12/1972 | Tokyo National stadium |
| Toyo kogyo | 0:1 | Yanmar | 30/12/1972 | Tokyo National stadium |
| Team | Score | Team | Date | Venues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitachi | 2:1 | Yanmar | 1/1/1973 | Tokyo National stadium |
note
The competition is changed into an open football tournament since this competition.
8 teams of Japan Soccer League division-1 and 16 representative teams of nine regions are qualified for the competition.
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.