2023 Empress's Cup

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)
Dates	18 November 2023 – 27 January 2024
Final positions
Champions	INAC Kobe Leonessa (7th title)
Runners-up	Urawa Red Diamonds
	← 2022 2024 →

Last updated August 16, 2025

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

Calendar and format

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

Round	Date(s)	Number of fixtures	Clubs
First Round	18–19 November 2023	4	8 → 4
Second round	25–26 November 2023	16	32 (16+12+4) → 16
Third round	2–3 December 2023	8	16 → 8
Fourth round	10 December 2023	4	8 → 4
Round of 16	16–17 December 2023	8	16 (12+4) → 8
Quarter-finals	14 January 2024	4	8 → 4
Semi-finals	20 January 2024	2	4 → 2
Final	27 January 2024	1	2 → 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
AC Nagano Parceiro Albirex Niigata Cerezo Osaka Yanmar Chifure AS Elfen Saitama INAC Kobe Leonessa JEF United Chiba MyNavi Sendai Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara Omiya Ardija Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina Tokyo Verdy Beleza Urawa Red Diamonds	Asahi Intecc Loveledge Nagoya Bunnys GFC White Star Ehime FC AS Harima Albion Iga FC Kunoichi Mie Nittaidai SMG Yokohama Orca Kamogawa Sfida Setagaya Shizuoka SSU Bonita Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki Yamato Sylphid Yokohama FC Seagulls	Hokkaido: Norddea Hokkaido Tohoku: MyNavi Sendai (Youth) Hoku shin'etsu: Lily Wolf F Ishikawa Kanto: Jumonji High School Teikyo Heisei University Tokyo Verdy Menina Toyo University Tokai: Fujieda Junshin High School JFA Academy Fukushima Kansai: Osaka Sangyo University Tezukayama Gakuin University Chugoku: Shunan University Vinculum Shikoku: FC Imabari Kyushu: Energic Ryukyu Deigos Fukuoka J. Anclas Yanagigaura High School	Hokkaido: Sapporo University Vista Kanto: Nihon University Waseda University Tokai: Veertien Mie Chugoku: Diavorosso Hiroshima KIU Charme Okayama Takahashi Okayama Yunogo Belle Kyushu: Viamaterras Miyazaki

Schedule

First round

19 November 20231	Okayama Yunogo Belle	7–0	Sapporo University Vista	Hitachinaka
11:00	Toriumi45' Yokoyama 45+2', 83', 90+3' Akimoto49' Araya61' Uchida 87'	Report		Stadium: Hitachinaka City Stadium

18 November 20232	Viamaterras Miyazaki	4–0	Diavorosso Hiroshima	Utsunomiya
11:00	Saito6', 75', 82' Nagano68'	Report		Stadium: Tochigi Green Stadium

19 November 20233	Veertien Mie	0–4	Nihon University	Hitachinaka
14:00		Report	Fujiwara36', 88' Kobayashi58', 78'	Stadium: Hitachinaka City Stadium

18 November 20234	Waseda University	2–1 (a.e.t.)	KIU Charme Okayama Takahashi	Utsunomiya
14:00	Kasahara43' Tsukiji109'	Report	Itakura18'	Stadium: Tochigi Green Stadium

Second round

26 November 20235	Orca Kamogawa	2–0	Okayama Yunogo Belle	Tottori
14:00	Suzuki4', 24'	Report		Stadium: Axis Bird Stadium

26 November 20236	Fujieda Junshin High School	4–0	Lily Wolf F. Ishikawa	Fujieda
14:00	Tsujisawa36' Kubota52' Shimoyoshi78' Mochizuki 82'	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	Oya 25'	Report	Yano53'	Stadium: Ueno Sports Park Stadium

26 November 20238	Ehime FC	4–0	Jumonji High School	Ishinomaki
10:30	Tago3' Kojima23', 32' Sakurai40'	Report		Stadium: Ishinomaki Sports Park Football Field

26 November 20239	Asahi Intecc Loveledge Nagoya	1–2	Viamaterras Miyazaki	Iga
10:30	Kato77'	Report	Saito7' Kakazu38'	Stadium: Ueno Sports Park Stadium

25 November 202310	Toyo University	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	JFA Academy Fukushima	Fujieda
11:00	Miyamoto67'	Report	Tanikawa78'	Stadium: Fujieda Soccer Stadium

26 November 202311	AS Harima Albion	4–1	Energic Ryukyu Deigos	Fujieda
11:00	Uchida2', 40' Kamei38', 89'	Report	Sakairi80'	Stadium: Fujieda Soccer Stadium

25 November 202312	Speranza Osaka	1–0	Tezukayama Gakuin University	Iga
13:30	Hamada 79'	Report		Stadium: Ueno Sports Park Stadium

26 November 202313	Iga FC Kunoichi Mie	2–1	Nihon University	Iga
13:30	Tsuneda28' Hata51'	Report	Kubo 16'	Stadium: Ueno Sports Park Stadium

25 November 202314	Fukuoka J. Anclas	1–0	Norddea Hokkaido	Ishinomaki
10:30	Hara41'	Report		Stadium: Ishinomaki Sports Park Football Field

26 November 202315	Nittaidai SMG Yokohama	3–1	MyNavi Sendai Youth	Ishinomaki
13:30	Kaneko16' Kitazawa36' Watanabe68'	Report	Tsuda15'	Stadium: Ishinomaki Sports Park Football Field

25 November 202316	Shizuoka SSU Bonita	1–2	Teikyo Heisei University	Fujieda
14:00	Kanamaru71'	Report	Yamada 47' Sato 68'	Stadium: Fujieda Soccer Stadium

25 November 202317	Sfida Setagaya	1–0	Waseda University	Tottori
14:00	Watanabe47'	Report		Stadium: Axis Bird Stadium

26 November 202318	Shunan University Vinculum	0–1	Tokyo Verdy Menina	Tottori
11:00		Report	Aoki8'	Stadium: Axis Bird Stadium

25 November 202319	Yokohama FC Seagulls	5–1	FC Imabari	Ishinomaki
13:30	Katayama37', 73', 83' Kosuda70' Kurada73'	Report	Morise45+2'	Stadium: Ishinomaki Sports Park Football Field

25 November 202320	Yamato Sylphid	2–0	Yanagigaura High School	Tottori
11:00	Nebu9' Hamamoto58'	Report		Stadium: Axis Bird Stadium

Third round

2 November 202321	Orca Kamogawa	2–3	Fujieda Junshin High School	Sakai
13:30	Kono43' Suzuki49'	Report	Tsujisawa1', 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	Kubota37' Omiya76'	Stadium: Nitto Shinko Stadium Maruoka Attendance: 110 Referee: Midori Yokota

3 November 202323	Viamaterras Miyazaki	1–0	Toyo University	Sakai
13:30	Saito69'	Report		Stadium: Nitto Shinko Stadium Maruoka Attendance: 98 Referee: Marika Iwamoto

3 November 202324	AS Harima Albion	3–0	Speranza Osaka	Suzuka
11:00	Uchida40' Katsurama50' Shono72'	Report		Stadium: Mie Suzuka Sports Garden Attendance: 184 Referee: Emi Yamauchi

3 November 202325	Iga FC Kunoichi Mie	2–0	Fukuoka J. Anclas	Suzuka
14:00	Tsuneda56' Murakami 80'	Report		Stadium: Mie Suzuka Sports Garden

3 November 202326	Nittaidai SMG Yokohama	2–1	Teikyo Heisei University	Ishinomaki
13:30	Kitazawa10' Lee Song-ah 70'	Report	Koga 85'	Stadium: Ishinomaki Sports Park Football Field Attendance: 43 Referee: Mizuki Yoshida

3 November 202327	Sfida Setagaya	1–0	Tokyo Verdy Menina	Ishinomaki
10:30	Nagasaki27'	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	Takahashi45+3' Katayama75'	Report	Sue43'	Stadium: Nitto Shinko Stadium Maruoka Attendance: 76 Referee: Satomi Hamasaki

Fourth round

10 December 202329	Fujieda Junshin High School	1–3	Ehime FC	Ishinomaki
10:30	Uemoto 51'	Report	Own goal 17' Tago50' Imakura83'	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	Kakazu5' Fukumaru8' Nagatomi114'	Report	Yamagishi37' Uchida72' Kamei99'	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	Nishikawa19'	Report	Lee Sung-ah 65'	Stadium: Ishinomaki Sports Park Football Field Attendance: 80 Referee: Isako Onoda

10 December 202332	Sfida Setagaya	5–1	Yokohama FC Seagulls	Fujieda
11:00	Otake7' Mitsumoto9' Mochizuki27' Shinbori45+1', 65'	Report	Gonno74'	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	Sugasawa 20' Ito 66'	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	Tanaka 9' Kamogawa 44' Chiba 82' Imada90+5'	Report	Hamada32'	Stadium: Unilever Stadium Shintomi Attendance: 191 Referee: Saori Takahashi

17 December 202335	MyNavi Sendai	2–1	Ehime FC	Utsunomiya
11:00	Hirosawa52' Tabata87'	Report	Tago84'	Stadium: Kanseki Stadium Tochigi Attendance: 284 Referee: Isako Onoda

16 December 202336	Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina	1–0	Cerezo Osaka Yanmar	Utsunomiya
11:00	Nakashima 51'	Report		Stadium: Kanseki Stadium Tochigi Attendance: 527 Referee: Junko Kirihara

17 December 202337	INAC Kobe Leonessa	2–1	AS Harima Albion	Miki
14:00	Takase 9' Narumiya 81'	Report	Kojima59'	Stadium: Miki Athletic Stadium Attendance: 688 Referee: Miu Sone

17 December 202338	AC Nagano Parceiro	1–4	Albirex Niigata	Miki
11:00	Taneekarn 15'	Report	Sugita 16' Ishibuchi 23' Takikawa 30' Kawasumi 52'	Stadium: Miki Athletic Stadium Attendance: 490 Referee: Misaki Katsumata

17 December 202339	Tokyo Verdy Beleza	2–1	Sfida Setagaya	Utsunomiya
14:00	Fujino 80' Kitamura 87'	Report	Kaneko76'	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	Onuma23'	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	Ando42', 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	Ueno43'	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	Kitagawa3' Tanaka 52'	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	Kanehira95'	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	Tanaka 39' Moriya 61' Kitagawa 120'	Report	Yoshida 52' Yumura 83'	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	Ando 19' Naomoto 42' Seike 112'	Report	Tachibana 45+3' Takizawa 60' Nakashima 91'	Stadium: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera Attendance: 1,481 Referee: Azusa Sugino

Final

27 January 2024

Urawa Red Diamonds	1–1 (a.e.t.)	INAC Kobe Leonessa
Own goal 19' (o.g.)	Report	Takase 90+5'
Penalties
Sugasawa Takahashi Shiokoshi Ikeda Nagashima Tsunoda Ito	5–6	Tanaka Takase Narumiya Kuwahara Doko Ide Takeshige

Yodoko Sakura Stadium , Osaka

Attendance: 2,625

Referee: Asaka Koizumi

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Yuma Saito	Viamaterras Miyazaki	5
2	Yuna Katayama	Yokohama FC Seagulls	4
	Ai Tsujisawa	Fujieda Junshin High School
	Misuzu Uchida	AS Harima Albion
5	Kozue Ando	Urawa Red Diamonds	3
	Nana Kamei	AS Harima Albion
	Haruhi Suzuki	Orca Kamogawa
	Natsumi Tago	Ehime FC
	Kumi Yokoyama	Okayama Yunogo Belle

External links

Schedule and Result – JFA.jp

References

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

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[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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