2012 Emperor's Cup


The 92nd Emperor's Cup is a regular edition of an annual Japanese national cup tournament. It started on 1 September 2012 and ended on 1 January 2013 with the final at National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan, won by Kashiwa Reysol 1–0 against Gamba Osaka.
The cup winner will be guaranteed a place in the 2013 AFC Champions League. However, as a requirement of AFC in 2012, the spot is only issued if the team holds a J1 license.

Calendar

Starting in the First Round

;Prefectural cup winners – 47 teams
The team is the prefectural runners-up; both prefectural finalists are to qualify for the final tournament after the other finalist V-Varen Nagasaki have qualified as the JFL seeded club.
;JFL seeded club – 1 team

Starting in the Second Round

;J.League Division 1 – 18 teams
;J.League Division 2 – 22 teams
Since this year, the drawing of the tournament will be held twice: The first draw determine the pairings of first to third round matches; the second draw will be held after the third round that determines the pairings of the fourth round to the final.

Matches

First round

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Second round

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Third round

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Note: The venue was changed on 21 September, originally planned to be Hiroshima Big Arch Main Stadium.
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Fourth round

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Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Final

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