Statistics of Emperor's Cup in the 1981 season.
Overview It was contested by 28 teams, and Nippon Kokan won the championship.
Results
1st round Teijin 1–3 Toyota Motors Mazda 1–2 Kyushu Sangyo University Dainichi Cable Industries 0–2 Nippon Steel Yomiuri 2–0 Osaka University of Commerce Kawasaki Steel Mizushima 1–3 Matsushita Electric Waseda University 6–0 Gonohe Town Hall Fukuoka University 1–4 Doshisha University Tsukuba University 6–0 YKK Fujitsu 1–3 Hitachi Yamaha Motors 1–2 Nissan Motors Aichi Gakuin University 0–3 Honda Nippon Kokan 6–1 Fujita Industries
2nd round Yanmar Diesel 2–1 Toyota Motors Kyushu Sangyo University 1–3 Nippon Steel Yomiuri 1–0 Matsushita Electric Waseda University 0–3 Mitsubishi Motors Furukawa Electric 11–4 Doshisha University Tsukuba University 3–1 Hitachi Nissan Motors 1–2 Honda Nippon Kokan 2–1 Fujita Industries
Quarterfinals Yanmar Diesel 1–2 Nippon Steel Yomiuri 0–0 (PK 7–6) Mitsubishi Motors Furukawa Electric 1–2 Tsukuba University Honda 2–4 Nippon Kokan
Semifinals Nippon Steel 0–0 (PK 3–5) Yomiuri Tsukuba University 0–1 Nippon Kokan
Final
Yomiuri 0–2 Nippon Kokan Nippon Kokan won the championship.
References NHK