Emperor's Cup
| Keio BRB | 5–3 | Toyo Industries |
|---|---|---|
?  ?'? ?'? ?'? ?'? ?' | ? ?' ? ?'? ?' |
| 1954 season | |
|---|---|
Japanese football in 1954.
| Keio BRB | 5–3 | Toyo Industries |
|---|---|---|
| ? ?' ? ?'? ?'? ?'? ?' | ? ?' ? ?'? ?' |
| 1954.03.07 | Japan | 1–5 | South Korea | Tokyo, Japan |
| Naganuma 16' | JFA | ? ?' ? ?'? ?'? ?'? ?' | Stadium: Meiji Jingu Gaien Stadium Attendance: 8,000 |
| 1954.03.14 | Japan | 2–2 | South Korea | Tokyo, Japan |
| Iwatani 16', 60' | JFA | ? ?' ? ?' | Stadium: Meiji Jingu Gaien Stadium Attendance: 13,000 |
| 1954.05.01 | Japan | 3–5 | Indonesia | Manila, Philippines |
| Kano 13' Tokita 70'Takabayashi 79' | JFA | ? ?' ? ?'? ?'? ?'? ?' |
| 1954.05.03 | Japan | 2–3 | India | Manila, Philippines |
| Takabayashi 47' Kano 78' | JFA | ? ?' ? ?'? ?' |
| Player | -1953 | 03.07 | 03.14 | 05.01 | 05.03 | 1954 | Total |
| Taizo Kawamoto | 6(4) | - | O | O | O | 3(0) | 9(4) |
| Toshio Iwatani | 3(2) | - | O(2) | O | - | 2(2) | 5(4) |
| Masanori Tokita | 3(1) | - | O | O(1) | O | 3(1) | 6(2) |
| Hirokazu Ninomiya | 3(1) | O | - | O | O | 3(0) | 6(1) |
| Takashi Kano | 3(0) | O | O | O(1) | O(1) | 4(2) | 7(2) |
| Yoshio Okada | 3(0) | O | O | O | O | 4(0) | 7(0) |
| Koji Miyata | 3(0) | O | - | O | O | 3(0) | 6(0) |
| Taro Kagawa | 2(0) | O | O | O | - | 3(0) | 5(0) |
| Shigeo Sugimoto | 2(0) | O | - | - | - | 1(0) | 3(0) |
| Takashi Takabayashi | 0(0) | - | O | O(1) | O(1) | 3(2) | 3(2) |
| Ryuzo Hiraki | 0(0) | - | O | O | O | 3(0) | 3(0) |
| Nobuo Matsunaga | 0(0) | - | O | O | O | 3(0) | 3(0) |
| Masao Ono | 0(0) | - | O | O | O | 3(0) | 3(0) |
| Ken Naganuma | 0(0) | O(1) | - | - | O | 2(1) | 2(1) |
| Hiroto Muraoka | 0(0) | O | - | O | - | 2(0) | 2(0) |
| Arawa Kimura | 0(0) | O | - | - | O | 2(0) | 2(0) |
| Hidemaro Watanabe | 0(0) | - | O | - | O | 2(0) | 2(0) |
| Osamu Yamaji | 0(0) | O | - | - | - | 1(0) | 1(0) |
| Takeshi Inoue | 0(0) | O | - | - | - | 1(0) | 1(0) |
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