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2012 Emperor's Cup

The was 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 winners were 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 (but not necessary being a Division 1 team).

Calendar

  • The collegiate champion no longer qualifies for the Emperor Cup. Though, they may still enter the Emperor Cup if they won the prefectural cup.
  • The highest ranked Japan Football League (JFL) club after the 17th match day (June 24) is to qualify for the tournament.
  • December 19 was reserved for at most 1 game of Fourth Round in case of event clashes due to 2012 FIFA Club World Cup. As Sanfrecce Hiroshima, the team playing the Club World Cup was already eliminated in Emperor Cup on Second Round, the event was not postponed.

Participating clubs

Starting in the First round

Prefectural cup winners – 47 teams

(*1) The team was the prefectural runners-up; Both Nagasaki Prefectural Cup finalists qualified for the final tournament, after the other finalist, V-Varen Nagasaki, had qualified to the Emperor's Cup as the JFL seeded club.

JFL seeded club – 1 team
V-Varen Nagasaki

Starting in the Second round

J.League Division 1 – 18 teams
J.League Division 2 – 22 teams

Drawing

Since this year, the drawing of the tournament was held twice: The first draw determined the pairings of first to third round matches; the second draw was held after the third round that determined the pairings of the fourth round to the final.

Matches

First round

Second round

Third round

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

Fourth round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

References

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