Emperor's Cup Champions

Year Champions

1921 Tokyo Football Group
1922 Nagoya Shukyu-dan
1923 Astra Club (Tokyo)
1924 Rijo Shukyu Football Club (Hiroshima)
1925 [Rijo Shukyu Football Club]] (Hiroshima)

1926 Cancelled due to death of Emperor Taishō

1927 Kobe-Ichi Junior High School Club
1928 Waseda University WMW
1929 Kwangaku Club
1930 Kwangaku Club
1931 Imperial Univ. of Tokyo LB
1932 Keio Club
1933 Tokyo Old Boys Club
1934 Cancelled due to Far Eastern Championship Games in Manila
1935 Seoul Shukyu-dan
1936 Keio BRB
1937 Keio University
1938 Waseda University
1939 Keio BRB
1940 Keio BRB

1941 ~ 45 Suspended for World War II

1946 University of Tokyo LB

1947 ~ 48 Cancelled due to post-World War II unrest

1949 University of Tokyo LB
1950 All Kwangaku
1951 Keio BRB
1952 All Keio
1953 All Kwangaku
1954 Keio BRB
1955 All Kwangaku
1956 Keio BRB
1957 Chuo University Club
1958 Kwangaku Club
1959 Kwangaku Club
1960 Furukawa Electric
1961 Furukawa Electric
1962 Chuo University
1963 Waseda University
1964 Yawata Steel & Furukawa Electric
1965 Toyo Industries
1966 Waseda University
1967 Toyo Industries
1968 Yanmar Diesel
1969 Toyo Industries
1970 Yanmar Diesel
1971 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
1972 Hitachi Ltd.
1973 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
1974 Yanmar Diesel
1975 Hitachi Ltd.
1976 Furukawa Electric
1977 Fujita Industries
1978 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
1979 Fujita Industries
1980 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
1981 NKK
1982 Yamaha Motor Company
1983 Nissan Motor Company
1984 Yomiuri FC
1985 Nissan Motor Company
1986 Yomiuri FC
1987 Yomiuri FC
1988 Nissan Motor Company
1989 Nissan Motor Company
1990 Matsushita Electric Industrial
1991 Nissan Motor Company
1992 Yokohama Marinos
1993 Yokohama Flügels
1994 Bellmare Hiratsuka
1995 Nagoya Grampus Eight
1996 Verdy Kawasaki
1997 Kashima Antlers
1998 Yokohama Flügels
1999 Nagoya Grampus Eight
2000 Kashima Antlers
2001 Shimizu S-Pulse
2002 Kyoto Purple Sanga
2003 Júbilo Iwata
2004 Tokyo Verdy 1969
2005 Urawa Red Diamonds
2006 Urawa Red Diamonds
2007 Kashima Antlers
2008 Gamba Osaka
2009 Gamba Osaka
2010 Kashima Antlers
2011 FC Tokyo
2012 Kashiwa Reysol
2013 Yokohama Marinos