2023 Empress's Cup

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2023 Empress's Cup
(Japanese: 皇后杯 JFA 第45回全日本女子サッカー選手権大会)
Dates18 November 2023 – 27 January 2024
Final positions
Champions INAC Kobe Leonessa (7th title)
Runner-up Urawa Red Diamonds
←  2022
2024  →

The 2023 Empress's Cup was the 45th season of the Japanese women's football main cup competition. [1]

Contents

Calendar and format

Below are the dates for each round as given by the official schedule: [2] [3]

RoundDate(s)Number of fixturesClubs
First Round 18–19 November 202348 → 4
Second round 25–26 November 20231632 (16+12+4) → 16
Third round 2–3 December 2023816 → 8
Fourth round 10 December 202348 → 4
Round of 16 16–17 December 2023816 (12+4) → 8
Quarter-finals 14 January 202448 → 4
Semi-finals 20 January 202424 → 2
Final 27 January 202412 → 1

Participating clubs

2023–24 WE League season
All 12 clubs join in the fifth round		 2023 Nadeshiko League Div. 1
All 12 clubs join in the second round		Regional Leagues entrants
16 clubs join in the second round		Regional Leagues entrants
8 clubs join in the first round

Schedule

First round

19 November 20231 Okayama Yunogo Belle 7–0 Sapporo University Vista Hitachinaka
11:00
  • ToriumiSoccerball shade.svg45'
  • Yokoyama Soccerball shade.svg45+2', 83', 90+3'
  • AkimotoSoccerball shade.svg49'
  • ArayaSoccerball shade.svg61'
  • Uchida Soccerball shade.svg87'
 Report Stadium: Hitachinaka City Stadium
19 November 20233 Veertien Mie 0–4 Nihon University Hitachinaka
14:00 Report
  • FujiwaraSoccerball shade.svg36', 88'
  • KobayashiSoccerball shade.svg58', 78'
Stadium: Hitachinaka City Stadium

Second round

26 November 20236 Fujieda Junshin High School 4–0Lily Wolf F. Ishikawa Fujieda
14:00
  • TsujisawaSoccerball shade.svg36'
  • KubotaSoccerball shade.svg52'
  • ShimoyoshiSoccerball shade.svg78'
  • Mochizuki Soccerball shade.svg82'
 Report Stadium: Fujieda Soccer Stadium
25 November 20237 Bunnys GFC White Star 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 Osaka Sangyo University Iga
10:30
 Report
  • YanoSoccerball shade.svg53'
Stadium: Ueno Sports Park Stadium
26 November 20238 Ehime FC 4–0Jumonji High School Ishinomaki
10:30
  • TagoSoccerball shade.svg3'
  • KojimaSoccerball shade.svg23', 32'
  • SakuraiSoccerball shade.svg40'
 Report Stadium: Ishinomaki Sports Park Football Field
26 November 20239 Asahi Intecc Loveledge Nagoya 1–2 Viamaterras Miyazaki Iga
10:30
  • KatoSoccerball shade.svg77'
 Report
  • SaitoSoccerball shade.svg7'
  • KakazuSoccerball shade.svg38'
Stadium: Ueno Sports Park Stadium
25 November 202310 Toyo University 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		JFA Academy Fukushima Fujieda
11:00
  • MiyamotoSoccerball shade.svg67'
 Report
  • TanikawaSoccerball shade.svg78'
Stadium: Fujieda Soccer Stadium
26 November 202311 AS Harima Albion 4–1Energic Ryukyu Deigos Fujieda
11:00
  • UchidaSoccerball shade.svg2', 40'
  • KameiSoccerball shade.svg38', 89'
 Report
  • SakairiSoccerball shade.svg80'
Stadium: Fujieda Soccer Stadium
25 November 202312 Speranza Osaka 1–0 Tezukayama Gakuin University Iga
13:30
 Report Stadium: Ueno Sports Park Stadium
26 November 202313 Iga FC Kunoichi Mie 2–1 Nihon University Iga
13:30
  • TsunedaSoccerball shade.svg28'
  • HataSoccerball shade.svg51'
 Report
  • Kubo Soccerball shade.svg16'
Stadium: Ueno Sports Park Stadium
25 November 202314 Fukuoka J. Anclas 1–0 Norddea Hokkaido Ishinomaki
10:30
  • HaraSoccerball shade.svg41'
 Report Stadium: Ishinomaki Sports Park Football Field
26 November 202315 Nittaidai SMG Yokohama 3–1 MyNavi Sendai Youth Ishinomaki
13:30
  • KanekoSoccerball shade.svg16'
  • KitazawaSoccerball shade.svg36'
  • WatanabeSoccerball shade.svg68'
 Report
  • TsudaSoccerball shade.svg15'
Stadium: Ishinomaki Sports Park Football Field
25 November 202319 Yokohama FC Seagulls 5–1FC Imabari Ishinomaki
13:30
  • KatayamaSoccerball shade.svg37', 73', 83'
  • KosudaSoccerball shade.svg70'
  • KuradaSoccerball shade.svg73'
 Report
  • MoriseSoccerball shade.svg45+2'
Stadium: Ishinomaki Sports Park Football Field
25 November 202320 Yamato Sylphid 2–0Yanagigaura High School Tottori
11:00
  • NebuSoccerball shade.svg9'
  • HamamotoSoccerball shade.svg58'
 Report Stadium: Axis Bird Stadium

Third round

2 November 202321 Orca Kamogawa 2–3 Fujieda Junshin High School Sakai
13:30
  • KonoSoccerball shade.svg43'
  • SuzukiSoccerball shade.svg49'
 Report
  • TsujisawaSoccerball shade.svg1', 8', 90+3'
Stadium: Nitto Shinko Stadium Maruoka
Attendance: 103
Referee: Isako Onoda
2 November 202322 Osaka Sangyo University 0–2 Ehime FC Sakai
10:30 Report
  • KubotaSoccerball shade.svg37'
  • OmiyaSoccerball shade.svg76'
Stadium: Nitto Shinko Stadium Maruoka
Attendance: 110
Referee: Midori Yokota
3 November 202323 Viamaterras Miyazaki 1–0 Toyo University Sakai
13:30
  • SaitoSoccerball shade.svg69'
 Report Stadium: Nitto Shinko Stadium Maruoka
Attendance: 98
Referee: Marika Iwamoto
3 November 202324 AS Harima Albion 3–0 Speranza Osaka Suzuka
11:00
  • UchidaSoccerball shade.svg40'
  • KatsuramaSoccerball shade.svg50'
  • ShonoSoccerball shade.svg72'
 Report Stadium: Mie Suzuka Sports Garden
Attendance: 184
Referee: Emi Yamauchi
3 November 202326 Nittaidai SMG Yokohama 2–1 Teikyo Heisei University Ishinomaki
13:30
  • KitazawaSoccerball shade.svg10'
  • Lee Song-ah Soccerball shade.svg70'
 Report
  • Koga Soccerball shade.svg85'
Stadium: Ishinomaki Sports Park Football Field
Attendance: 43
Referee: Mizuki Yoshida
3 November 202327 Sfida Setagaya 1–0 Tokyo Verdy Menina Ishinomaki
10:30
  • NagasakiSoccerball shade.svg27'
 Report Stadium: Ishinomaki Sports Park Football Field
Attendance: 113
Referee: Satomi Inaba
3 November 202328 Yokohama FC Seagulls 2–1 Yamato Sylphid Sakai
10:30
  • TakahashiSoccerball shade.svg45+3'
  • KatayamaSoccerball shade.svg75'
 Report
  • SueSoccerball shade.svg43'
Stadium: Nitto Shinko Stadium Maruoka
Attendance: 76
Referee: Satomi Hamasaki

Fourth round

10 December 202329Fujieda Junshin High School1–3 Ehime FC Ishinomaki
10:30
  • Uemoto Soccerball shade.svg51'
 Report
  • Own goal Soccerball shade.svg17'
  • TagoSoccerball shade.svg50'
  • ImakuraSoccerball shade.svg83'
Stadium: Ishinomaki Sports Park Football Field
Attendance: 141
Referee: Maiko Hagio
10 December 202330 Viamaterras Miyazaki 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 AS Harima Albion Fujieda
14:00
  • KakazuSoccerball shade.svg5'
  • FukumaruSoccerball shade.svg8'
  • NagatomiSoccerball shade.svg114'
 Report
  • YamagishiSoccerball shade.svg37'
  • UchidaSoccerball shade.svg72'
  • KameiSoccerball shade.svg99'
Stadium: Fujieda Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 205
Referee: Mari Yamamoto
10 December 202331 Iga FC Kunoichi Mie 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)		 Nittaidai SMG Yokohama Ishinomaki
13:30
  • NishikawaSoccerball shade.svg19'
 Report
  • Lee Sung-ah Soccerball shade.svg65'
Stadium: Ishinomaki Sports Park Football Field
Attendance: 80
Referee: Isako Onoda
10 December 202332 Sfida Setagaya 5–1 Yokohama FC Seagulls Fujieda
11:00
  • OtakeSoccerball shade.svg7'
  • MitsumotoSoccerball shade.svg9'
  • MochizukiSoccerball shade.svg27'
  • ShinboriSoccerball shade.svg45+1', 65'
 Report
  • GonnoSoccerball shade.svg74'
Stadium: Fujieda Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 290
Referee: Narumi Baba

Round of 16

16 December 202333 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Nittaidai SMG Yokohama Utsunomiya
14:00
 Report Stadium: Kanseki Stadium Tochigi
Attendance: 834
Referee: Satomi Arakawa
17 December 202334 JEF United Chiba 4–1 Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara Shintomi
13:00
 Report
  • HamadaSoccerball shade.svg32'
Stadium: Unilever Stadium Shintomi
Attendance: 191
Referee: Saori Takahashi
17 December 202335 MyNavi Sendai 2–1 Ehime FC Utsunomiya
11:00
  • HirosawaSoccerball shade.svg52'
  • TabataSoccerball shade.svg87'
 Report
  • TagoSoccerball shade.svg84'
Stadium: Kanseki Stadium Tochigi
Attendance: 284
Referee: Isako Onoda
16 December 202336 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina 1–0 Cerezo Osaka Yanmar Utsunomiya
11:00
 Report Stadium: Kanseki Stadium Tochigi
Attendance: 527
Referee: Junko Kirihara
17 December 202337 INAC Kobe Leonessa 2–1 AS Harima Albion Miki
14:00
 Report
  • KojimaSoccerball shade.svg59'
Stadium: Miki Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 688
Referee: Miu Sone
17 December 202338 AC Nagano Parceiro 1–4 Albirex Niigata Miki
11:00
 Report
Stadium: Miki Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 490
Referee: Misaki Katsumata
17 December 202339 Tokyo Verdy Beleza 2–1 Sfida Setagaya Utsunomiya
14:00
 Report
  • KanekoSoccerball shade.svg76'
Stadium: Kanseki Stadium Tochigi
Attendance: 593
Referee: Kazue Kusadokoro
17 December 202340 Omiya Ardija Ventus 0–1 Chifure AS Elfen Saitama Kumagaya
13:00 Report
  • OnumaSoccerball shade.svg23'
Stadium: Kumagaya Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 2,028
Referee: Mari Yamamoto

Quarter-finals

14 January 202441 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 JEF United Chiba Utsunomiya
14:00
  • AndoSoccerball shade.svg42', 50'
 Report Stadium: Kanseki Stadium Tochigi
Attendance: 1,567
Referee: Kazue Kusadokoro
14 January 202442 MyNavi Sendai 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina Hiroshima
13:00 Report
  • UenoSoccerball shade.svg43'
Stadium: Hiroshima Regional Park No.1 Ball Game Stadium
Attendance: 1,231
Referee: Fusako Kajiyama
14 January 202443 INAC Kobe Leonessa 2–0 Albirex Niigata Miki
13:00
 Report Stadium: Miki Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 610
Referee: Misaki Katsumata
14 January 202444 Tokyo Verdy Beleza 0–1 (a.e.t.) Chifure AS Elfen Saitama Utsunomiya
11:00 Report
  • KanehiraSoccerball shade.svg95'
Stadium: Kanseki Stadium Tochigi
Attendance: 1,038
Referee: Miu Sone

Semi-finals

20 January 202445 INAC Kobe Leonessa 3–2 Chifure AS Elfen Saitama Kameoka
11:00
 Report
Stadium: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera
Attendance: 1,079
Referee: Emi Chiba
20 January 202446 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–3
(4–2 p)		 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina Kameoka
14:00
 Report
Stadium: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera
Attendance: 1,481
Referee: Azusa Sugino

Final

Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 (a.e.t.) INAC Kobe Leonessa
  • Own goal Soccerball shade.svg19' (o.g.)
 Report
Penalties
5–6
Yodoko Sakura Stadium , Osaka
Attendance: 2,625
Referee: Asaka Koizumi

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Japan.svg Yuma Saito Viamaterras Miyazaki 5
2 Flag of Japan.svg Yuna Katayama Yokohama FC Seagulls 4
Flag of Japan.svg Ai TsujisawaFujieda Junshin High School
Flag of Japan.svg Misuzu Uchida AS Harima Albion
5 Flag of Japan.svg Kozue Ando Urawa Red Diamonds 3
Flag of Japan.svg Nana Kamei AS Harima Albion
Flag of Japan.svg Haruhi Suzuki Orca Kamogawa
Flag of Japan.svg Natsumi Tago Ehime FC
Flag of Japan.svg Kumi Yokoyama Okayama Yunogo Belle

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "JFA Empress' Cup 2023 Main information". JFA . Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "JFA Empress's Cup 2023 schedule and results" (PDF). jfa.jp (in Japanese). JFA. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "JFA Empress's Cup 2023 venue access". jfa.jp (in Japanese). JFA. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
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