2012 Emperor's Cup
| Country |
 Japan
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| Champions |
Kashiwa Reysol (3rd title) |
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| Runners-up | Gamba Osaka | ||
| Matches played | 87 | ||
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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.
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).
(*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 have qualified as the JFL seeded club.
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.
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