The 57th Emperor's Cup
x-Teams progress to next round.
- Yanmar
- Furukawa
- Furukawa
- Furukawa electric (Japan Soccer League)
- Dainichi Cables
- Dainichi-Nippon Cables (Kansai)
- Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (Chugoku)
- Tokyo Univ. Agric.
- Tokyo Univ. Agric.
- Toyota Motor (Japan Soccer League)
- Tokyo University of Agriculture (Kanto)
- Nippon Steel
- Teijin Matsuyama (Shikoku)
- Nippon Steel (Japan Soccer League)
- Tokyo Univ. Agric.
- Furukawa
- Yanmar
- Yomiuri
- Yamaha
- Hitachi (Japan Soccer League)
- Yamaha Motor (Tokai)
- Yomiuri
- Gonohe public office (Tohoku)
- Yomiuri soccer club (Kanto)
- Yamaha
- Yanmar
- Fukuoka Univ.
- Fukuoka University (Kyushu)
- Telegraph and Telephone Public Kinki (Kansai)
- Yanmar diesel (Japan Soccer League)
- Fukuoka Univ.
- Yomiuri
- Furukawa
- Fujita
- Fujita
- Fujita
- Fujita kogyo club (Japan Soccer League)
- Waseda Univ.
- Waseda University (Kanto)
- Sapporo University (Hokkaido)
- Sumitomo Metal
- Osaka Univ. HSS
- Osaka University of Health and Sport sciences (Kansai)
- Fukui Bank (Hoku-shin-etsu)
- Sumitomo Metal
- Sumitomo Metal Industries (Kanto)
- Nippon Kokan (Japan Soccer League)
- Osaka Univ. HSS
- Fujita
- Mitsubishi
- Toyo kogyo
- Toyo kogyo
- Toyo kogyo (Japan Soccer League)
- Kyushu Sangyo University (Kyushu)
- Fujitsu
- Osaka University of Commerce (Kansai)
- Fujitsu (Japan Soccer League)
- Toyo kogyo
- Mitsubishi
- Honda
- Honda Motor (Tokai)
- Nissan Motor (Kanto)
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (Japan Soccer League)
- Honda
- Toyo kogyo
- Fujita
Results
| Team | Score | Team | Date | Venues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dainichi Cables | 4:2 aet | Mitsui E&S | 11/12/1977 | Okayama |
| Toyota | 1:5 | Tokyo Univ. Agric. | 11/12/1977 | Nishigaoka, Tokyo |
| Teijin Matsuyama | 0:2 | Nippon Steel | 11/12/1977 | Naruto |
| Hitachi | 0:1 aet | Yamaha | 11/12/1977 | Shizuoka |
| Gonohe pub. ofc. | 2:7 | Yomiuri | 11/12/1977 | Mitsuzawa, Yokohama |
| Fukuoka Univ. | 1:0 | T&T Public Kinki | 11/12/1977 | Naruto |
| Waseda Univ. | 5:1 | Sapporo Univ. | 11/12/1977 | Nishigaoka, Tokyo |
| Osaka Univ. HSS | 7:0 | Fukui Bank | 11/12/1977 | Amagasaki |
| Sumitomo Metal | 3:2 | Nippon Kokan | 11/12/1977 | Mitsuzawa, Yokohama |
| Toyo kogyo | 3:1 | Kyushu Sangyo Univ. | 11/12/1977 | Okayama |
| Osaka Univ. Comm. | 1:3 | Fujitsu | 11/12/1977 | Amagasaki |
| Honda | 1:0 | Nissan | 11/12/1977 | Shizuoka |
| Team | Score | Team | Date | Venues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Furukawa | 3:0 | Dainichi Cables | 18/12/1977 | Ueno |
| Tokyo Univ. Agric. | 3:1 | Nippon Steel | 18/12/1977 | Fukuoka |
| Yamaha | 0:1 | Yomiuri | 18/12/1977 | Nishigaoka, Tokyo |
| Fukuoka Univ. | 1:5 | Yanmar | 18/12/1977 | Kyoto |
| Fujita | 3:2 | Waseda Univ. | 18/12/1977 | Nishigaoka, Tokyo |
| Osaka Univ. HSS | 0:1 | Sumitomo Metal | 18/12/1977 | Kyoto |
| Toyo kogyo | 1:0 | Fujitsu | 18/12/1977 | Hiroshima |
| Honda | 0:2 | Mitsubishi | 18/12/1977 | Ueno |
| Team | Score | Team | Date | Venues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Furukawa | 3:2 | Tokyo Univ. Agric. | 25/12/1977 | Nishigaoka, Tokyo |
| Yomiuri | 0:2 | Yanmar | 25/12/1977 | Osaka |
| Fujita | 4:3 | Sumitomo Metal | 25/12/1977 | Shizuoka |
| Toyo kogyo | 0:4 | Mitsubishi | 25/12/1977 | Okayama |
| Team | Score | Team | Date | Venues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Furukawa | 0:1 | Yanmar | 30/12/1977 | Kobe |
| Fujita | 2:1 aet | Mitsubishi | 30/12/1977 | Tokyo National stadium |
| Team | Score | Team | Date | Venues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yanmar | 1:4 | Fujita | 1/1/1978 | Tokyo National stadium |
note
10 teams of Japan Soccer League division-1 and 18 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 1978.