William Dalrymple (historian)

Statistics of Empress's Cup in the 2012 season.

It was contested by 32 teams, and INAC Kobe Leonessa won the championship.^[1]

• Fukui University of Technology Fukui High School 0-3 Waseda University
• Japan Soccer College 3-1 Seiwa Gakuen High School
• JFA Academy Fukushima 2-1 Shizuoka Sangyo University
• Ehime FC 2-3 Nippon Sport Science University
• Nojima Stella Kanagawa 4-1 Melsa Kumamoto FC
• Himeji Dokkyo University 0-1 Kamimura Gakuen High School
• Kanto Gakuen University 4-2 Sakuyo High School
• Niigata University of Health and Welfare 1-3 Fujieda Junshin High School

• Hokkaido Otani Muroran High School 1-5 Waseda University
• Japan Soccer College 0-1 AS Elfen Sayama FC
• Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences 0-3 JFA Academy Fukushima
• Nippon Sport Science University 0-6 Vegalta Sendai
• Kochi ganador FC 0-10 Nojima Stella Kanagawa
• Kamimura Gakuen High School 2-1 Kibi International University
• Fukuoka J. Anclas 2-1 Kanto Gakuen University
• Fujieda Junshin High School 0-2 Tokiwagi Gakuken High School

• INAC Kobe Leonessa 1-0 Waseda University
• AS Elfen Sayama FC 2-1 Speranza FC Takatsuki
• Albirex Niigata 1-2 JFA Academy Fukushima
• Vegalta Sendai 0-2 Urawa Reds
• Okayama Yunogo Belle 9-0 Nojima Stella Kanagawa
• Kamimura Gakuen High School 0-6 Iga FC Kunoichi
• JEF United Chiba 4-0 Fukuoka J. Anclas
• Tokiwagi Gakuken High School 0-6 Nippon TV Beleza

• INAC Kobe Leonessa 4-0 AS Elfen Sayama FC
• JEF United Chiba 2-2 (pen 4–2) Nippon TV Beleza
• JFA Academy Fukushima 0-3 Urawa Reds
• Okayama Yunogo Belle 1-2 Iga FC Kunoichi

• Iga FC Kunoichi 1-1 (pen 3–4) JEF United Chiba
• INAC Kobe Leonessa 1-0 Urawa Reds

• INAC Kobe Leonessa 1-0 JEF United Chiba

INAC Kobe Leonessa won the championship.