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Empress's Cup , since 2018 renamed "Empress's Cup JFA Japan Women's Football Championship" ( ja, 皇后杯 JFA 全日本女子サッカー選手権大会) or The Empress's Cup, is a Japanese Women's football competition. As an elimination tournament, it can be ...

in the 2012 season.

Overview

It was contested by 32 teams, and

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Results

1st round

Fukui University of Technology Fukui High School is a Japanese name meaning "fortunate" or sometimes "one who is from the Fukui prefecture". It may refer to: Places * Fukui Domain, a part of the Japanese han system during the Edo period * Fukui Prefecture, a prefecture of Japan located in th ...

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Waseda University , abbreviated as , is a private university, private research university in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Founded in 1882 as the ''Tōkyō Senmon Gakkō'' by Ōkuma Shigenobu, the school was formally renamed Waseda University in 1902. The university has numerou ...

Japan Soccer College is a Japanese football academy from Kitakanbara, Niigata. Its main football team is currently playing in the Hokushinetsu Football League's 1st Division and has played in the Emperor's Cup , commonly known as or also Japan FA Cup is a Jap ...

3-1 Seiwa Gakuen High School *

JFA Academy Fukushima The is a Japanese women's football team which plays Nadeshiko League Division 2 from the 2021 season. Results See also *List of women's football clubs in Japan This article contains a list of the women's football clubs in Japan. There are ...

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Shizuoka Sangyo University is a private university in Iwata city, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, established in 1988. Location * Iwata Campus (1572-1 Ohara, Iwata City, Shizuoka Prefecture) * Fujieda Campus (4-1-1 Surugadai, Fujieda City, Shizuoka Prefecture) Organiza ...

Ehime FC is a professional football club based in Matsuyama, the capital city of Ehime Prefecture of Japan. After winning the JFL championship in 2005, the club now plays in . History The club was founded in 1970 as Matsuyama Soccer Club and renamed ...

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Nippon Sport Science University , abbreviated as , is a private university in Setagaya, Tokyo and Aoba-ku, Yokohama. The precursor of the school was founded in 1893, and it was chartered as a university in 1949. The school is known for the many famous athletes among its alumni. ...

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4-1 Melsa Kumamoto FC * Himeji Dokkyo University 0-1

Kamimura Gakuen High School Kamimura (written: 上村 or 神村) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese kickboxer *, Imperial Japanese Navy admiral *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese animator *, Japanese footbal ...

Kanto Gakuen University is a private university in Ōta, Gunma is a city located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 224,358 in 109,541 households, and a population density of 1300 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . ...

4-2 Sakuyo High School *

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Fujieda Junshin High School is a city located in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. , the city has an estimated population of 145,032 in 59,480 households, and a population density of 750 persons per km². The total area of the city was . Fujieda is a member of the World Health ...

2nd round

* Hokkaido Otani Muroran High School 1-5

0-1 AS Elfen Sayama FC *

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Vegalta Sendai is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in J2 League. The team is located in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. History Founded in 1988 as ''Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. Soccer Club'', Vegalta joined the J-League in 1999 after p ...

* Kochi ganador FC 0-10

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Kibi International University is a private university in Takahashi, Okayama is a city located in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on May 1, 1954. As of March 31, 2017, the city has an estimated population of 31,556, with 14,519 households and a population den ...

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2-1

0-2 Tokiwagi Gakuken High School

3rd round

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* AS Elfen Sayama FC 2-1 Speranza FC Takatsuki *

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Urawa Reds , colloquially Urawa Reds (浦和レッズ), also known as Mitsubishi Urawa Football Club from April 1992 to January 1996, is a professional football club in the city of Saitama, part of the Greater Tokyo Area in Japan. The club plays in the J ...

Okayama Yunogo Belle The Okayama Yunogo Belle is a Japanese women's football club based in Mimasaka, Okayama, Japan.Results
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Iga FC Kunoichi , is a women's football team which plays in Division 1 of Japan, Japan's Nadeshiko League. As the strongest women's club in the Tōkai region, it has made a niche for itself against the more resourceful powers of the Kantō region, Kanto, NTV Bel ...

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* Tokiwagi Gakuken High School 0-6

Nippon TV Beleza is a women's football team which plays in Japan's WE League. History The club was founded as named ''Yomiuri SC Ladies Beleza'' as women's club of Yomiuri SC (currently ''Tokyo Verdy'') by Yomiuri Shimbun in 1981.INAC Kobe Leonessa INAC Kobe is a Japanese football club from Kobe, founded in 2001. INAC stands for International Athletic Club while Leonessa means Lioness in Italian. In 2006 INAC Leonessa was promoted to the Nadeshiko.League, where it has played since 2020. ...

4-0 AS Elfen Sayama FC *

2-2 (pen 4–2)

Nippon TV Beleza is a women's football team which plays in Japan's WE League. History The club was founded as named ''Yomiuri SC Ladies Beleza'' as women's club of Yomiuri SC (currently ''Tokyo Verdy'') by Yomiuri Shimbun in 1981.JFA Academy Fukushima The is a Japanese women's football team which plays Nadeshiko League Division 2 from the 2021 season. Results See also *List of women's football clubs in Japan This article contains a list of the women's football clubs in Japan. There are ...

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Okayama Yunogo Belle The Okayama Yunogo Belle is a Japanese women's football club based in Mimasaka, Okayama, Japan.Results
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1-2

Semifinals

1-1 (pen 3–4)

1-0

Final

1-0

won the championship.

References

{{2012 in Japanese football Empress's Cup 2012 in Japanese women's football