The 56th Emperor's Cup

x-Teams progress to next round.

Yanmar
- Yanmar
  - Yanmar
    - Yanmar diesel (Japan Soccer League)
    - Fukuoka Univ.
      - Fukuoka University (Kyushu)
      - Tanabe Seiyaku (Kansai)
  - Toyo kogyo
    - Yomiuri
      - Nippon Kokan (Japan Soccer League)
      - Yomiuri soccer club (Kanto)
    - Toyo kogyo
      - Teijin Matsuyama (Shikoku)
      - Toyo kogyo (Japan Soccer League)
- Nippon Steel
  - Eidai
    - Eidai Sangyo (Japan Soccer League)
    - Kyoto Shiko
      - Yamaguchi teachers team (Chugoku)
      - Kyoto Shiko club (Kansai)
  - Nippon Steel
    - Yamaha
      - Nihon University (Kanto)
      - Yamaha Motor (Tokai)
    - Nippon Steel (Japan Soccer League)
Furukawa
- Furukawa
  - Hitachi
    - Hitachi (Japan Soccer League)
    - Chuo Univ.
      - Chuo University (Kanto)
      - Gonohe public office (Tohoku)
  - Furukawa
    - Yanmar club
      - Yanmar club (Kansai)
      - Honda Motor (Tokai)
    - Furukawa electric (Japan Soccer League)
- Fujita
  - Fujita
    - Fujita
      - Fujita kogyo club (Japan Soccer League)
      - Dainichi-Nippon Cables (Kansai)
    - Toyota
      - Niigata Eleven (Hoku-shin-etsu)
      - Toyota Motor (Japan Soccer League)
  - Mitsubishi
    - Waseda Univ.
      - Sapporo University (Hokkaido)
      - Waseda University (Kanto)
    - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (Japan Soccer League)

Results

tabel_.1st Rounds
Team	Score	Team	Date	Venues
Fukuoka Univ.	2:1	Tanabe	12/12/1976	Fukuoka
Nippon Kokan	1:3	Yomiuri	12/12/1976	Mitsuzawa, Yokohama
Teijin Matsuyama	0:4	Toyo kogyo	12/12/1976	Hiroshima
Yamaguchi tchrs.	0:2	Kyoto Shiko	12/12/1976	Hiroshima
Nihon Univ.	0:2	Yamaha	12/12/1976	Fujieda
Chuo Univ.	2:0 aet	Gonohe pub. ofc.	12/12/1976	Nishigaoka, Tokyo
Yanmar club	2:1	Honda	12/12/1976	Kobe
Fujita	5:0	Dainichi Cables	12/12/1976	Kobe
Niigata Eleven	1:4	Toyota	12/12/1976	Toyota
Sapporo Univ.	0:6	Waseda Univ.	12/12/1976	Nishigaoka, Tokyo

tabel_.2nd Rounds
Team	Score	Team	Date	Venues
Yanmar	5:2	Fukuoka Univ.	19/12/1976	Kyoto
Yomiuri	1:2	Toyo kogyo	19/12/1976	Hiroshima
Eidai	2:0	Kyoto Shiko	19/12/1976	Hirao
Yamaha	3:3 aet (2:3)pso	Nippon Steel	19/12/1976	Fukuoka
Hitachi	2:0	Chuo Univ.	19/12/1976	Nishigaoka, Tokyo
Yanmar club	0:2	Furukawa	18/12/1976	Kobe
Fujita	3:0	Toyota	19/12/1976	Yokkaichi
Waseda Univ.	0:1	Mitsubishi	19/12/1976	Nishigaoka, Tokyo

tabel_.Quarter-finals
Team	Score	Team	Date	Venues
Yanmar	2:1	Toyo kogyo	26/12/1976	Osaka
Eidai	0:1	Nippon Steel	26/12/1976	Hirao
Hitachi	2:3	Furukawa	26/12/1976	Nishigaoka, Tokyo
Fujita	2:0	Mitsubishi	26/12/1976	Shimizu

tabel_.Semi-finals
Team	Score	Team	Date	Venues
Yanmar	1:0	Nippon Steel	30/12/1976	Kobe
Furukawa	4:0	Fujita	30/12/1976	Tokyo National stadium

tabel_.Final
Team	Score	Team	Date	Venues
Yanmar	1:4	Furukawa	1/1/1977	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.

Yanmar as the finalist shall be eligible to play in Super Cup 1977.