2024 Empress's Cup

2024 Empress's Cup
Dates17 November 2024 – 25 January 2025
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The 2024 Empress's Cup (Japanese: 皇后杯 JFA 第46回全日本女子サッカー選手権大会, Hepburn: Kōgō-hai JFA Dai 46-kai Zen'nihon Joshi Sakkā Senshuken Taikai) is the 46th 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 17 November 2024 4 8 → 4
Second round 23–25 November 2024 16 32 (16+12+4) → 16
Third round 30 November–1 December 2024 8 16 → 8
Fourth round 8 December 2024 4 8 → 4
Round of 16 14–15 December 2024 8 16 (12+4) → 8
Quarter-finals 22 December 2024 4 8 → 4
Semi-finals 18 January 2025 2 4 → 2
Final 25 January 2025 1 2 → 1

Participating clubs

WE League

All 12 teams playing in the 2024–25 WE League. They all join in the Round of 16.

Club Apps. Prefecture
MyNavi Sendai 13th Miyagi
Urawa Red Diamonds 26th Saitama
Omiya Ardija Ventus 4th Saitama
Chifure AS Elfen Saitama 25th Saitama
JEF United Chiba 27th Chiba
Tokyo Verdy 42nd Tokyo
Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara 13th Kanagawa
Nagano Parceiro 19th Nagano
Albirex Niigata 22nd Niigata
Cerezo Osaka Yanmar 10th Osaka
INAC Kobe Leonessa 21st Hyogo
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina 4th Hiroshima

Nadeshiko League

All 12 teams playing in the 2024 Nadeshiko League 1st Division. They all join in the second round.

Club Apps. Prefecture
Bunnys GFC White Star 5th Gunma
Orca Kamogawa 9th Chiba
Sfida Setagaya 12th Tokyo
Yokohama FC Seagulls 10th Kanagawa
Nittaidai SMG Yokohama 26th Kanagawa
Shizuoka SSU Bonita 16th Shizuoka
Asahi Intecc Loveledge Nagoya 14th Aichi
Iga FC Kunoichi Mie 38th Mie
Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki 33rd Osaka
AS Harima Albion 11th Hyogo
Ehime FC 16th Ehime
Viamaterras Miyazaki 4th Miyazaki

Regional representatives

There are 24 regional representatives, who qualified through regional qualification. Eight join the competition in the first round, while the other 16 in the second. All teams up from the Nadeshiko League 2nd Division to the amateur leagues participates in regional qualification.

Region Team Prefecture League Apps.
Hokkaido Sapporo University Vista Hokkaido Hokkaido Football League 3rd
Tohoku JFA Academy Fukushima Fukushima Nadeshiko League 2nd Div. 17th
MyNavi Sendai (Youth) Miyagi Tohoku Football League 1st Div. 2nd
Kanto Vonds Ichihara Chiba Kanto Soccer League 1st Div. 1st
Tokyo International University Tokyo Kanto Soccer League 1st Div. 3rd
Yamanashi Gakuin University Yamanashi Kanto Soccer League 2nd Div. 2nd
Nihon University Tokyo Kanto University Soccer League 1st Div. 2nd
Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Menina Tokyo Kanto U-18 Soccer League 17th
Yamato Sylphid Kanagawa Nadeshiko League 2nd Div. 7th
Kanagawa University Kanagawa Kanto Soccer League 1st Div. 9th
Hokushin'etsu Niigata University of Health and Welfare Niigata Hokushin'etsu Football League 8th
Tokai Veertien Mie Mie Nadeshiko League 2nd Div. 4th
Aichi Toho University Aichi Tokai Football League 1st Div. 3rd
Kansai Meiji University of Integrative Medicine Kyoto Kansai University Soccer League 1st Div. 1st
Chugoku Okayama Yunogo Belle Okayama Nadeshiko League 2nd Div. 21st
KIU Charme Okayama Takahashi Okayama Nadeshiko League 2nd Div. 19th
Diosa Izumo Shimane Nadeshiko League 2nd Div. 5th
Diavorosso Hiroshima Hiroshima Nadeshiko League 2nd Div. 3rd
AICJ High School Hiroshima Chugoku U-18 Football League 1st
Shikoku FC Imabari Ehime Nadeshiko League 2nd Div. 5th
Naruto Uzushio High School Tokushima Shikoku Football League 3rd
Kyushu Fukuoka J. Anclas Fukuoka Nadeshiko League 2nd Div. 17th
Shugakukan High School Kumamoto Kyushu Football League 1st Div. 1st
Kamimura Gakuen High School Kagoshima Kyushu Football League 1st Div. 14th

Schedule

First round

17 November 1 Diosa Izumo 3–2Kamimura Gakuen High SchoolSakai
10:30
  • Hara 21'
  • Sumitoku 24'
  • Kawamitsu 36'
 Report
  • Yamano 80'
  • Kubo 90+3'
 Stadium: Technoport Fukui Stadium
Attendance: 135
Referee: Maki Yoshinaga
17 November 2 Tokyo International University 1–1
(5–3 p)		AICJ High SchoolUtsunomiya
14:00 Report
  • Miwa 49'
 Stadium: Tochigi Green Stadium
Attendance: 135
Referee: Maki Tanaka
17 November 3 KIU Charme Okayama Takahashi 2–0Shugakukan High SchoolSakai
13:30
  • Furutani 62'
  • Iwata 73'
 Report Stadium: Technoport Fukui Stadium
Attendance: 113
Referee: Mie Otani
17 November 4 Diavorosso Hiroshima 1–0 (a.e.t.)Aichi Toho UniversityUtsunomiya
11:00
  • Maeta 120+2'
 Report Stadium: Tochigi Green Stadium
Attendance: 111
Referee: Satomi Arakawa

Second round

23 November 5 Viamaterras Miyazaki 6–0Diosa IzumoTottori
11:00
  • Own goal 27' (o.g.)
  • Saito 37', 48'
  • Sakata 64'
  • Imakura 74', 77'
 Report Stadium: Axis Bird Stadium
Attendance: 169
Referee: Nami Hirota
23 November 6Naruto Uzushio High School0–4 JFA Academy Fukushima Tottori
14:00 Report
  • Itamura 28', 64', 79'
  • Ito 90+3'
 Stadium: Axis Bird Stadium
23 November 7Orca Kamogawa1–2 Kanagawa University Ishinomaki
13:30
  • Saito 52'
 Report
  • Own goal 4' (o.g.)
  • Suzuki 21'
 Stadium: Seihoku Park Ishinomaki Football Field
24 November 8 Sfida Setagaya 4–0Yamanashi Gakuin UniversityIshinomaki
13:30
  • Shinbori 17', 35', 53'
  • Taguchi 27'
 Report Stadium: Seihoku Park Ishinomaki Football Field
24 November 9 Asahi Intecc Loveledge Nagoya 3–0Tokyo International UniversityFujieda
11:00
  • Mizuno 1'
  • Takashima 49'
  • Fuchigami 50'
 Report Stadium: Fujieda Soccer Stadium
24 November 10 Tokyo Verdy Menina 6–0Sapporo University VistaIshinomaki
10:30
  • Ono 1', 69'
  • Aso 13', 27'
  • Nishio 29'
  • Ito 32'
 Report Stadium: Seihoku Park Ishinomaki Football Field
23 November 11 Iga FC Kunoichi Mie 4–0Niigata University HWFujieda
14:00
  • Hirata 31', 66'
  • Murakami 72'
  • Nishikawa 73'
 Report Stadium: Fujieda Soccer Stadium
24 November 12 AS Harima Albion 1–0 (a.e.t.)Veertien MieMiki
14:30
  • Kamei 105+2'
 Report Stadium: Miki Athletic Stadium
24 November 13Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki1–4 KIU Charme Okayama Takahashi Miki
11:30
  • Own goal 34' (o.g.)
 Report
  • Own goal 6' (o.g.)
  • Iwata 59'
  • Nakamura 67'
  • Aoyama 79'
 Stadium: Miki Athletic Stadium
23 November 14Yamato Sylphid0–6 Okayama Yunogo Belle Utsunomiya
14:00 Report
Stadium: Tochigi Green Stadium
24 November 15 Bunnys GFC White Star 4–1Fukuoka J. AnclasTottori
14:00
  • Shioya 9', 78'
  • Wyatt 72'
  • Sato 73'
 Report
  • Koyama 79'
 Stadium: Axis Bird Stadium
24 November 16 Ehime FC 2–1 (a.e.t.)Nihon UniversityTottori
11:00
  • Kuroiwa 66'
  • Nishimura 98'
 Report
  • Shibata 63'
 Stadium: Axis Bird Stadium
24 November 17 Yokohama FC Seagulls 4–1Diavorosso HiroshimaUtsunomiya
11:00
  • Kawano 42'
  • Oka 64', 66'
  • Muroi 77'
 Report
  • Nanae 25'
 Stadium: Tochigi Green Stadium
23 November 18 Vonds Ichihara 3–0MyNavi Sendai YouthIshinomaki
10:30
  • Nishiyama 41'
  • Ueda 45+1'
  • Matsumoto 66'
 Report Stadium: Seihoku Park Ishinomaki Football Field
23 November 19 Shizuoka SSU Bonita 4–0FC ImabariFujieda
11:00
  • Kanamaru 3'
  • Hikosaka 13'
  • Moriya 79'
  • Nakajima 90+2'
 Report Stadium: Fujieda Soccer Stadium
24 November 20 Nittaidai SMG Yokohama 2–0Meiji University of Integrative MedicineFujieda
14:00
  • Shinoda 25'
  • Mori 90'
 Report Stadium: Fujieda Soccer Stadium

Third round

1 December 21 Viamaterras Miyazaki 3–1JFA Academy FukushimaIshinomaki
13:10
  • Yamamoto 25', 33', 59'
 Report
  • Itamura 9'
 Stadium: Seihoku Park Ishinomaki Football Field
Attendance: 103
Referee: Ayano Yanagi
1 December 22Kanagawa University0–2 Sfida Setagaya Suzuka
11:00 Report
  • Horie 11'
  • Toda 80'
 Stadium: Mie Kotsu G Sports no Mori Suzuka
Attendance: 142
Referee: Amy Yamauchi
1 December 23 Asahi Intecc Loveledge Nagoya 2–0Tokyo Verdy MeninaSuzuka
14:00
  • Nagata 11'
  • Miura 64'
 Report Stadium: Mie Kotsu G Sports no Mori Suzuka
Attendance: 231
Referee: Misaki Katsumata
1 December 24 Iga FC Kunoichi Mie 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p)		AS Harima AlbionSuzuka
14:00
  • Kamiya 90+2'
 Report
  • Kawasaki 31'
 Stadium: Mie Kotsu G Sports no Mori Suzuka
Attendance: 244
Referee: Yurika Araki
30 November 25KIU Charme Okayama Takahashi0–2 Okayama Yunogo Belle Suzuka
11:00 Report
Stadium: Mie Kotsu G Sports no Mori Suzuka
Attendance: 156
Referee: Isako Onoda
1 December 26Bunnys GFC White Star0–5 Ehime FC Sakai
10:30 Report
  • Tago 29'
  • Matsumoto 36'
  • Own goal 56'
  • Osajima 70'
  • Kojima 84'
 Stadium: Technoport Fukui Stadium
Attendance: 108
Referee: Midori Yokota
1 December 27Yokohama FC Seagulls0–1 Vonds Ichihara Ishinomaki
10:30 Report
  • Ueda 78'
 Stadium: Seihoku Park Ishinomaki Football Field
Attendance: 136
Referee: Kyoko Kondo
1 December 28 Shizuoka SSU Bonita 4–0Nittaidai SMG YokohamaSakai
13:30
  • Tsuchiya 2', 60'
  • Nakajima 88'
  • Shiozawa 90+2'
 Report Stadium: Technoport Fukui Stadium
Attendance: 106
Referee: Minami Sasaki

Fourth round

8 December 29 Viamaterras Miyazaki 3–2 (a.e.t.)Sfida SetagayaFujieda
11:00
  • Terada 13'
  • Yamamoto 23', 120+1'
 Report
  • Kaneko 5'
  • Kashiwabara 66'
 Stadium: Fujieda Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 190
Referee: Junko Kirihara
8 December 30 Asahi Intecc Loveledge Nagoya 1–0Iga FC Kunoichi MieMiki
14:30
  • Ezaki 12'
 Report Stadium: Miki Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 185
Referee: Nami Hirota
8 December 31 Okayama Yunogo Belle 5–2Yokohama FCMiki
11:30
Report
  • Sakurai 5'
  • Mori 42'
 Stadium: Miki Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 463
Referee: Maiko Hagio
8 December 32 Vonds Ichihara 2–1Shizuoka SSU BonitaFujieda
14:00
  • Sakuraba 45', 64'
 Report
  • Nakajima 78'
 Stadium: Fujieda Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 280
Referee: Marika Iwamoto

Round of 16

14 December 33Omiya Ardija Ventus0–1 (a.e.t.) Viamaterras Miyazaki Miki
11:30 Report
  • Yamamoto 110'
 Stadium: Miki Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 311
Referee: Kumi Niitsuma
15 December 34 Tokyo Verdy Beleza 2–0JEF United ChibaHiratsuka
14:00
Report Stadium: Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka
Attendance: 1,785
Referee: Azusa Sugino
15 December 35 Albirex Niigata 2–1Asahi Intecc Loveledge NagoyaIga
13:00
Report
  • Fuchigami 16'
 Stadium: Ueno Sports Park Stadium
Attendance: 410
Referee: Fusako Kajiyama
15 December 36 MyNavi Sendai 1–0 (a.e.t.)Cerezo Osaka YanmarMiki
11:30
Report Stadium: Miki Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 463
Referee: Haruna Kanematsu
15 December 37 Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara 2–0Okayama Yunogo BelleHiratsuka
11:00
  • Ito 48'
  • Katayama 63'
 Report Stadium: Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka
Attendance: 922
Referee: Junko Kirihara
15 December 38Nagano Parceiro0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds Miki
14:30 Report
Stadium: Miki Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 379
Referee: Satomi Arakawa
14 December 39 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina 3–2 (a.e.t.)Vonds IchiharaMiki
14:30
Report
  • Okada 48'
  • Kobayashi 83'
 Stadium: Miki Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 387
Referee: Nanako Tanimoto
14 December 40Chifure AS Elfen Saitama2–3 (a.e.t.) INAC Kobe Leonessa Kumagaya
12:00
  • Kishi 19'
  • Tochitani 88'
 Report
Stadium: Kumagaya Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 848
Referee: Ayano Yanagi

Quarter-finals

22 December 41Viamaterras Miyazaki0–1 Tokyo Verdy Beleza Marugame
11:00 Report
Stadium: Pikara Stadium
Attendance: 397
Referee: Narumi Baba
22 December 42 Albirex Niigata 2–1MyNavi SendaiHiroshima
11:00
Report
Stadium: Sanfrecce Village Hiroshima No.1 Ball Game Stadium
Attendance: 359
Referee: Kotomi Omura
22 December 43Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara0–1 Urawa Red Diamonds Marugame
14:00 Report
  • Ito 6'
 Stadium: Pikara Stadium
Attendance: 346
Referee: Kazue Kusadokoro
22 December 44Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina0–1 INAC Kobe Leonessa Hiroshima
14:00 Report
Stadium: Sanfrecce Village Hiroshima No.1 Ball Game Stadium
Attendance: 1,265
Referee: Kumiko Matsuo

Semi-finals

18 January 2025 45 Tokyo Verdy Beleza v Albirex Niigata Kyoto
10:45 Report Stadium: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera
18 January 2025 46 Urawa Red Diamonds v INAC Kobe Leonessa Kyoto
14:00 Report Stadium: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera

Final

25 January 2025 47 Match 45 winner v Match 46 winner Hiroshima
--:-- Report Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima

See also

References

  1. ^ "JFA Empress' Cup 2024 Main information". JFA. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  2. ^ "JFA Empress's Cup 2024 schedule and results" (PDF). jfa.jp (in Japanese). JFA. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  3. ^ "JFA Empress's Cup 2024 venue access". jfa.jp (in Japanese). JFA. Retrieved 25 October 2024.