The 60th Emperor's Cup

x-Teams progress to next round.

Tanabe
- Yomiuri
  - Yomiuri
    - Yomiuri soccer club (Japan Soccer League)
    - Teijin
      - Kyushu Sangyo University (Kyushu)
      - Teijin (Shikoku)
  - Nippon Steel
    - Osaka Univ. Econ.
      - Fujitsu (Recommendation: Japan Soccer League division-2)
      - Osaka University of Economic (Kansai)
    - Nippon Steel
      - Hyogo teachers team (Kansai)
      - Nippon Steel (Japan Soccer League)
- Tanabe
  - Toyo kogyo
    - Toyo kogyo
      - Toyo kogyo (Japan Soccer League)
      - Fukuoka University (Kyushu)
    - Yamaha
      - Mazda Auto Hiroshima (Chugoku)
      - Yamaha Motor (Japan Soccer League)
  - Tanabe
    - Tanabe
      - Honda Motor (Tokai)
      - Tanabe Seiyaku (Kansai)
    - Yanmar
      - Osaka University of Health and Sport sciences (Kansai)
      - Yanmar diesel (Japan Soccer League)
Mitsubishi
- Hitachi
  - Hitachi
    - Hitachi
      - Hitachi (Japan Soccer League)
      - Matsushima club (Tohoku)
    - Komazawa Univ.
      - Komazawa University (Kanto)
      - Nissan Motor (Japan Soccer League)
  - Furukawa
    - Hosei Univ.
      - Hosei University (Recommendation: College)
      - Fujieda public office (Tokai)
    - Furukawa
      - University of Tsukuba (Kanto)
      - Furukawa electric (Japan Soccer League)
- Mitsubishi
  - Mitsubishi
    - Mitsubishi
      - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (Japan Soccer League)
      - Furukawa electric Chiba (Kanto)
    - Toshiba
      - Nippon Steel Muroran (Hokkaido)
      - Toshiba (Kanto)
  - Fujita
    - Sumitomo Metal
      - Nissei Plastic Industrial (Hoku-shin-etsu)
      - Sumitomo Metal Industries (Kanto)
    - Fujita kogyo club (Japan Soccer League)

Results

tabel_.1st Rounds
Team	Score	Team	Date	Venues
Kyushu Sangyo Univ.	2:3 aet	Teijin	4/12/1980	venue
Fujitsu	2:2 aet (8:9)pso	Osaka Univ. Econ.	4/12/1980	venue
Hyogo tchrs	0:1	Nippon Steel	4/12/1980	venue
Toyo kogyo	2:0	Fukuoka Univ.	4/12/1980	venue
Mazda Auto Hiroshima	2:3	Yamaha	4/12/1980	venue
Honda	2:3	Tanabe	4/12/1980	venue
Osaka Univ. HSS	0:2	Yanmar	4/12/1980	venue
Hitachi	4:1	Matsushima club	4/12/1980	venue
Komazawa Univ.	2:1 aet	Nissan	4/12/1980	venue
Hosei Univ.	2:1 aet	Fujieda pub. ofc.	4/12/1980	venue
Univ. Tsukuba	0:1	Furukawa	4/12/1980	venue
Mitsubishi	3:0	Furukawa Chiba	4/12/1980	venue
Nippon Steel Muroran	0:3	Toshiba	4/12/1980	venue
Nissei Plastic	0:2	Sumitomo Metal	4/12/1980	venue

tabel_.2nd Rounds
Team	Score	Team	Date	Venues
Yomiuri	6:1	Teijin	5/12/1980	Okayama
Osaka Univ. Econ.	0:1	Nippon Steel	5/12/1980	venue
Toyo kogyo	3:2	Yamaha	5/12/1980	venue
Tanabe	1:0	Yanmar	5/12/1980	venue
Hitachi	3:1	Komazawa Univ.	5/12/1980	venue
Hosei Univ.	0:3	Furukawa	5/12/1980	venue
Mitsubishi	3:1 aet	Toshiba	5/12/1980	venue
Sumitomo Metal	0:8	Fujita	5/12/1980	venue

tabel_.Quarter-finals
Team	Score	Team	Date	Venues
Yomiuri	3:2	Nippon Steel	6/12/1980	Osaka
Toyo kogyo	0:0 aet (3:4)pso	Tanabe	6/12/1980	Osaka
Hitachi	0:0 aet (3:1)pso	Furukawa	6/12/1980	Komazawa, Tokyo
Mitsubishi	2:1	Fujita	6/12/1980	Komazawa, Tokyo

tabel_.Semi-finals
Team	Score	Team	Date	Venues
Yomiuri	1:1 aet (3:5)pso	Tanabe	7/12/1980	Osaka
Hitachi	1:2 aet	Mitsubishi	7/12/1980	Nishigaoka, Tokyo

tabel_.Final
Team	Score	Team	Date	Venues
Tanabe	0:1	Mitsubishi	1/1/1981	Tokyo National stadium

note

10 teams of Japan Soccer League division-1, 18 representative teams of nine regions, the top one team of the Japan Soccer League division-2, Fujitsu, in first half season of the League and the winner of 4th Prime Minister Cup, Hosei University, 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.

Mitsubishi as the winner shall be eligible to play in Japan Cup KIRIN World Soccer '81.

Mitsubishi as the winner shall be eligible to play in Super Cup 1981.