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2012 Emperor's Cup

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Country
  
Japan

Matches played
  
87

Runners-up
  
Gamba Osaka

Champions
  
Kashiwa Reysol (3rd title)

The 92nd Emperor's Cup (第92回天皇杯全日本サッカー選手権大会) 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.

Contents

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 (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.

    • Starting in the First Round

    Prefectural cup winners – 47 teams

    (*1) The team is the prefectural runners-up; both prefectural finalists are to qualify for the final tournament after the other finalist V-Varen Nagasaki !V-Varen Nagasaki have qualified as the JFL seeded club.

    JFL seeded club – 1 team
    V-Varen Nagasaki !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 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.

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

    References

    2012 Emperor's Cup Wikipedia
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