2023 Empress's Cup

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

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
← 2022
2024 →

Calendar and format

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

RoundDate(s)Number of fixturesClubs
First Round18–19 November 202348 → 4
Second round25–26 November 20231632 (16+12+4) → 16
Third round2–3 December 2023816 → 8
Fourth round10 December 202348 → 4
Round of 1616–17 December 2023816 (12+4) → 8
Quarter-finals14 January 202448 → 4
Semi-finals20 January 202424 → 2
Final27 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
18 or 19 November 2023 1 Okayama Yunogo Belle v Sapporo University Vista
18 or 19 November 2023 2 Viamaterras Miyazaki v Diavorosso Hiroshima
18 or 19 November 2023 3 Veertien Mie v Nihon University
18 or 19 November 2023 4 Waseda University v KIU Charme Okayama Takahashi

Second round
25 or 26 November 2023 5 Orca Kamogawa v Match 1 winner
25 or 26 November 2023 6 Fujieda Junshin High School v Lily Wolf F. Ishikawa
25 or 26 November 2023 7 Bunnys GFC White Star v Osaka Sangyo University
25 or 26 November 2023 8 Ehime FC v Jumonji High School
25 or 26 November 2023 9 Asahi Intecc Loveledge Nagoya v Match 2 winner
25 or 26 November 2023 10 Toyo University v JFA Academy Fukushima
25 or 26 November 2023 11 AS Harima Albion v Energic Ryukyu Deigos
25 or 26 November 2023 12 Speranza Osaka v Tezukayama Gakuin University
25 or 26 November 2023 13 Iga FC Kunoichi Mie v Match 3 winner
25 or 26 November 2023 14 Fukuoka J. Anclas v Norddea Hokkaido
25 or 26 November 2023 15 Nittaidai SMG Yokohama v MyNavi Sendai Youth
25 or 26 November 2023 16 Shizuoka SSU Bonita v Teikyo Heisei University
25 or 26 November 2023 17 Sfida Setagaya v Match 4 winner
25 or 26 November 2023 18 Shunan University Vinculum v Tokyo Verdy Menina
25 or 26 November 2023 19 Yokohama FC Seagulls v FC Imabari
25 or 26 November 2023 20 Yamato Sylphid v Yanagigaura High School

Third round
2 or 3 November 2023 21 Match 5 winner v Match 6 winner
2 or 3 November 2023 22 Match 7 winner v Match 8 winner
2 or 3 November 2023 23 Match 9 winner v Match 10 winner
2 or 3 November 2023 24 Match 11 winner v Match 12 winner
2 or 3 November 2023 25 Match 13 winner v Match 14 winner
2 or 3 November 2023 26 Match 15 winner v Match 16 winner
2 or 3 November 2023 27 Match 17 winner v Match 18 winner
2 or 3 November 2023 28 Match 19 winner v Match 20 winner

Fourth round
10 December 2023 29 Match 21 winner v Match 22 winner
10 December 2023 30 Match 23 winner v Match 24 winner
10 December 2023 31 Match 25 winner v Match 26 winner
10 December 2023 32 Match 27 winner v Match 28 winner

Round of 16
16 or 17 December 2023 33 Urawa Red Diamonds v Match 31 winner
16 or 17 December 2023 34 JEF United Chiba v Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara
16 or 17 December 2023 35 MyNavi Sendai v Match 29 winner
16 or 17 December 2023 36 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina v Cerezo Osaka Yanmar
16 or 17 December 2023 37 INAC Kobe Leonessa v Match 30 winner
16 or 17 December 2023 38 AC Nagano Parceiro v Albirex Niigata
16 or 17 December 2023 39 Tokyo Verdy Beleza v Match 32 winner
16 or 17 December 2023 40 Omiya Ardija Ventus v Chifure AS Elfen Saitama

Quarter-finals
14 January 2024 41 Match 33 winner v Match 34 winner
14 January 2024 42 Match 35 winner v Match 36 winner
14 January 2024 43 Match 37 winner v Match 38 winner
14 January 2024 44 Match 39 winner v Match 40 winner

Semi-finals
20 January 2024 45 Match 41 winner v Match 42 winner
20 January 2024 46 Match 43 winner v Match 44 winner

Final
27 January 2024 47 Match 45 winner v Match 46 winner

Top scorers

To be added.

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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