The 53rd Emperor's Cup

x-Teams progress to next round.

Hitachi
- Toyo kogyo
  - Nippon Kokan
    - Nippon Kokan (Japan Soccer League)
    - Toyota
      - Chuo Univ.
        
        Chuo University (Kanto)
        Nippon Steel Kamaishi (Tohoku)
      - Toyota Motor (Japan Soccer League)
  - Toyo kogyo
    - Eidai
      - Eidai Sangyo (Chugoku)
      - Dainichi-Nippon Cables (Kansai)
    - Toyo kogyo (Japan Soccer League)
- Hitachi
  - Furukawa
    - Furukawa electric (Japan Soccer League)
    - Waseda Univ.
      - Meijo University (Tokai)
      - Waseda University (Kanto)
  - Hitachi
    - Osaka Univ. Comm.
      - Kyushu Sangyo University (Kyushu)
      - Osaka University of Commerce (Kansai)
    - Hitachi (Japan Soccer League)
Mitsubishi
- Yanmar
  - Yanmar
    - Yanmar diesel (Japan Soccer League)
    - Honda
      - Kyoto Shiko club (Kansai)
      - Honda Motor (Tokai)
  - Towa RE
    - Nippon SS Univ.
      - Sapporo University (Hokkaido)
      - Nippon Sport Science University (Kanto)
    - Towa real estate development (Japan Soccer League)
- Mitsubishi
  - Mitsubishi
    - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (Japan Soccer League)
    - Hosei Univ.
      - Teihens football club (Hokuriku)
      - Hosei University (Kanto)
  - Nippon Steel
    - Tanabe
      - Tanabe Seiyaku (Japan Soccer League)
      - Otsuka
        
        Otsuka Pharmaceutical (Shikoku)
        Osaka University of Economic (Kansai)
    - Nippon Steel (Japan Soccer League)

Results

tabel_.1st Rounds
Team	Score	Team	Date	Venues
Chuo Univ.	3:0	Nippon Steel Kamaishi	2/12/1973	Sendai
Otsuka	3:1	Osaka Univ. Econ.	2/12/1973	Hikone

tabel_.2nd Rounds
Team	Score	Team	Date	Venues
Chuo Univ.	1:4	Toyota	9/12/1973	venue
Eidai	1:0	Dainichi Cables	9/12/1973	venue
Meijo Univ.	0:1	Waseda Univ.	9/12/1973	venue
Kyushu Sangyo Univ.	2:3	Osaka Univ. Comm.	9/12/1973	venue
Kyoto Shiko	2:2 aet (2:3)pso	Honda	9/12/1973	venue
Sapporo Univ.	0:4	Nippon SS Univ.	9/12/1973	Nishigaoka, Tokyo
Teihens FC	0:8	Hosei Univ.	9/12/1973	Nishigaoka, Tokyo
Tanabe	2:1 aet	Otsuka	9/12/1973	venue

tabel_.3rd Rounds
Team	Score	Team	Date	Venues
Nippon Kokan	3:0	Toyota	16/12/1973	venue
Eidai	0:1	Toyo kogyo	16/12/1973	venue
Furukawa	2:2 aet (3:1)pso	Waseda Univ.	16/12/1973	venue
Osaka Univ. Comm.	0:3	Hitachi	16/12/1973	venue
Yanmar	4:1	Honda	16/12/1973	venue
Nippon SS Univ.	0:2	Towa RE	16/12/1973	venue
Mitsubishi	1:1 aet (5:4)pso	Hosei Univ.	16/12/1973	venue
Tanabe	0:2	Nippon Steel	16/12/1973	venue

tabel_.Quarter-finals
Team	Score	Team	Date	Venues
Nippon Kokan	3:4	Toyo kogyo	23/12/1973	Hiroshima
Furukawa	1:3	Hitachi	23/12/1973	Nishigaoka, Tokyo
Yanmar	1:0	Towa RE	23/12/1973	Osaka
Mitsubishi	2:0	Nippon Steel	23/12/1973	Fujieda

tabel_.Semi-finals
Team	Score	Team	Date	Venues
Toyo kogyo	0:2 aet	Hitachi	30/12/1973	Tokyo National stadium
Yanmar	0:1	Mitsubishi	30/12/1973	Kobe

tabel_.Final
Team	Score	Team	Date	Venues
Hitachi	1:2	Mitsubishi	1/1/1974	Tokyo National stadium

note

10 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.