Football is among the most popular sports in Japan, together with baseball, basketball, sumo and martial arts. Its nationwide organization, the Japan Football Association, administers the professional football leagues, including J.League, which is considered by many the most successful football league in Asia.
The Emperor's Cup JFA All-Japan Football Championship Tournament, commonly known as The Emperor's Cup or also Japan FA Cup is a Japanese football competition. It has the longest tradition of any football match in Japan, dating back to 1921, before the formation of the J.League, Japan Football League and their predecessor, Japan Soccer League. Before World War II, teams could qualify not only from Japan proper but also from Empire of Japan's former-colonies such as Korea, Taiwan, and sometimes Manchukuo.
Homare Sawa is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a forward or a midfielder. Regarded by many as one of the greatest female footballers of all time and the greatest Asian female footballer of all time, Sawa had a professional club career spanning 24 seasons, mostly with Nippon TV Beleza and INAC Kobe Leonessa. She also spent 22 years with the Japan national team, most notably captaining them to a FIFA Women's World Cup win in 2011 and an Olympic silver medal finish in 2012.
Shinobu Ohno is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward for Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara. She formerly played for the Japan women's national football team.
Gōtoku Sakai is an professional footballer who plays as a full back for Vissel Kobe. Born in the United States but raised in Japan, where he represented internationally.
Japanese Regional Leagues are a group of parallel association football leagues in Japan that are organized on the regional basis. They form the fifth tier of the Japanese association football league system below the nationwide Japan Football League.
Kensuke Nagai is a Japanese football player who plays as a striker for J1 League club Nagoya Grampus.
The 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup was the 6th edition of the tournament. The tournament was played in Japan from 19 August to 8 September, with sixteen national football soccer teams and mark the first hosting of a FIFA women's football tournament in the country.
Ayumi Kaihori is a former Japanese football player. She played for the Japan national team.
Yukari Kinga is a Japanese football player. She is currently playing as a defender for Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina in the WE League. She previously played for the Japan women's national football team, winning a World Cup and an Olympic silver medal before her international retirement in 2016.
Nahomi Kawasumi is a Japanese footballer who plays for NJ/NY Gotham FC. A full international since 2008, she won gold at the 2011 World Cup as well as silver at the 2012 London Olympics and 2015 World Cup. During the 2011 World Cup, she scored two goals—including a lob at 35 yards away against Sweden during the semifinals—helping Japan eventually win the tournament for the first time in its history.
Asuna Tanaka is a Japanese football player. She plays for Gyeongju KHNP. She played for Japan national team.
Megumi Takase is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward for INAC Kobe Leonessa in the WE League and the Japanese national team.
Emi Nakajima is a Japanese football player. She plays for INAC Kobe Leonessa and Japan national team.
The 93rd Emperor's Cup (第93回天皇杯全日本サッカー選手権大会) is the regular edition of the annual Japanese national cup tournament. It started on 31 August 2013 and ended on 1 January 2014 with the final at National Stadium in Tokyo.
The 94th Emperor's Cup (第94回天皇杯全日本サッカー選手権大会) was the regular edition of the annual Japanese national football cup tournament, which was held from 5 July 2014 to 13 December 2014
The FIFA Women's Club World Cup is an international women's association football competition that is proposed by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The competition is currently in only planning mode.
Jang Sel-gi is a South Korean footballer who plays as a defender or a midfielder for Hyundai Steel Red Angels and the South Korea national team. She previously played for INAC Kobe Leonessa in the Nadeshiko League. Jang was named Asian Young Footballer of the Year in 2013.
Hina Sugita is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for NWSL club Portland Thorns and the Japan women's national team.
The 2018 All Japan High School Women's Soccer Tournament was the 27th edition of the competition. It has held in Kobe through January 3 — 13, 2019, and it was won for the first time by Yokohama's Seisa Kokusai. In the final they defeated five times-champion Tokiwagi Gakuen, which had knocked out defending champion Fujieda Junshin on penalties in the first round.
Japan 
2022 All Japan High School Women's Soccer Tournament