2022 Empress's Cup

2022 Empress's Cup
(Japanese: 皇后杯 JFA 第44回全日本女子サッカー選手権大会)
Dates26 November 2022 – 28 January 2023
Final positions
ChampionsNippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza (16th title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played46
Goals scored149 (3.24 per match)
← 2021
2023 →

All statistics correct as of 22 January 2023.

The 2022 Empress's Cup is the 44th season of the Japanese women's football main cup competition.[1] All the non-relegated teams from the 1st and 2nd division of the 2021 Nadeshiko League (except for Tsukuba FC) automatically qualified to the first and second round (allocated to Nadeshiko League Top 3), while all 11 teams from the 2022–23 WE League earned an automatic entry to the Round of 16.

Calendar and format

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

Round Date(s) Number of fixtures Clubs
First Round 26 & 27 November 2022 17 34 → 17
Second round 3 & 4 December 2022 10 20 (17+3) → 10
Third round 10 & 11 December 2022 5 10 → 5
Round of 16 17 & 18 December 2022 8 16 (11+5) → 8
Quarter-finals 15 January 2023 4 8 → 4
Semi-finals 22 January 2023 2 4 → 2
Final 28 January 2023 1 2 → 1

Participating clubs

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2021–22 WE League season
All 11 clubs join in the fourth round
2021 Nadeshiko League
Top 3 clubs join in the second round
2021 Nadeshiko League
17 clubs join in the first round
Non-league entrants
All 17 clubs join in the first round

First round

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27 November 2022 Match 1Tokyo International University0−4 Viamaterras Miyazaki Miki
11:00 Report (JFA)
Report (JFA)
  • Own goal 11' (o.g.)
  • Saito 31'
  • Shimada 45+2'
  • Kakazu 64'
Stadium: Miki Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 101
Referee: Nanako Iwamoto
26 November 2022 Match 2 Ange Violet Hiroshima 5−0Okayama Yunogo BelleTottori
14:00
  • Konomi 12', 20', 27'
  • Kanda 54'
  • Shinjo 77'
Report (JFA)
Report (JFA)
Stadium: Axis Bird Stadium
Attendance: 325
Referee: Maki Yoshinaga
26 November 2022 Match 3 Toyo University 5−0Norddea HokkaidoIshinomaki
13:30
  • Inayama 14', 54'
  • Kitagawa 26'
  • Kadowaki 47', 60'
Report (JFA)
Report (JFA)
Stadium: Ishinomaki Sports Park Football Field [ja]
Attendance: 169
Referee: Chihiro Ueda
27 November 2022 Match 4 Tokiwagi Gakuen High School LSC 2−1FC ImabariIshinomaki
10:30
  • Ito 77'
  • Shiraki 79'
Report (JFA)
Report (JFA)
  • Ochi 32'
Stadium: Ishinomaki Sports Park Football Field [ja]
Attendance: 253
Referee: Hisae Yoshizawa
27 November 2022 Match 5 Ehime FC 2−0Lily Wolf F IshikawaMiki
14:00
  • Hiratsuka 45'
  • Sakurai 67'
Report (JFA)
Report (JFA)
Stadium: Miki Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 151
Referee: Yurika Araki
26 November 2022 Match 6 SEISA OSA Rhea Shonan 1−1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
Aichi Toho UniversityIga
10:30
  • Suzuki 1'
Report (JFA)
Report (JFA)
  • Kamiya 55'
Stadium: Ueno Sports Park [ja]
Attendance: 153
Referee: Ryoka Nagano
Penalties
  • Natsumesoccer ball with check mark
  • Takahashi soccer ball with check mark
  • Miyamoto soccer ball with red X
  • Suzuki soccer ball with check mark
  • Kuniyoshi soccer ball with check mark
  • Endo soccer ball with check mark
  • Chiina soccer ball with check mark
  • Koketsu soccer ball with red X
  • Hirosaki soccer ball with check mark
  • Ogawa soccer ball with check mark
  • Daido soccer ball with check mark
  • Yonezawa soccer ball with red X
27 November 2022 Match 7 Fujieda Junshin High School 3−0Fukuoka J. AnclasFujieda
13:30
  • Tsujisawa 23', 36', 42'
Report (JFA)
Report (JFA)
Stadium: Fujieda Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 224
Referee: Kumi Hiruma
26 November 2022 Match 8Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki1−2 University of Tsukuba Fujieda
13:30
  • Mochida 58'
Report (JFA)
Report (JFA)
  • Hiranaka 44'
  • Yamada 90+2'
Stadium: Fujieda Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 118
Referee: Isako Onoda
26 November 2022 Match 9 Sakuyo High School 2−1Kamimura Gakuen High SchoolMiki
14:00
  • Yuba 37'
  • Ishida 52'
Report (JFA)
Report (JFA)
  • Kuroiwa 14'
Stadium: Miki Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 116
Referee: Erina Kokushi
26 November 2022 Match 10 Cerezo Osaka Sakai 6−0Hinomoto Gakuen High SchoolMiki
11:00
  • Koyama 17'
  • Momono 23'
  • Takawa 29', 36', 63'
  • Tsutsui 90'
Report (JFA)
Report (JFA)
Stadium: Miki Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 244
Referee: Emi Yamauchi
26 November 2022 Match 11KIU Charme Okayama1−4 Shizuoka SSU Bonita Fujieda
10:30
  • Unoki 27'
Report (JFA)
Report (JFA)
  • Miwa 42'
  • Nakagawa 65'
  • Koike 75', 90+1'
Stadium: Fujieda Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 148
Referee: Yoko Yasunami
27 November 2022 Match 12Nittaidai SMG Yokohama0−1 Fujizakura Yamanashi Fujieda
10:30 Report (JFA)
Report (JFA)
  • Hamana 45+1'
Stadium: Fujieda Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 168
Referee: Mizuki Yoshida
26 November 2022 Match 13 Yokohama FC Seagulls 2−1JFA Academy FukushimaIga
13:30
  • Kurata 9'
  • Uchida 90+4'
Report (JFA)
Report (JFA)
Stadium: Ueno Sports Park [ja]
Attendance: 192
Referee: Kyoko Kondo
27 November 2022 Match 14 Orca Kamogawa 4−0Daisho Gakuen High SchoolIga
13:00
  • Matsuo 5', 45+2'
  • Kaneshige 66'
  • Kira 69'
Report (JFA)
Report (JFA)
Stadium: Ueno Sports Park [ja]
Attendance: 182
Referee: Chikako Matozaki
26 November 2022 Match 15 Diosa Izumo 3−0Tokai UniversityTottori
11:00
  • Ichihara 45+1'
  • Thays 61'
  • Yamamoto 85'
Report (JFA)
Report (JFA)
Stadium: Axis Bird Stadium
Attendance: 245
Referee: Minami Akagi
26 November 2022 Match 16 NGU Loveledge Nagoya 6−0Sapporo University VistaIshinomaki
10:30
  • Yamada 4', 11', 77'
  • Ezaki 24'
  • Mizuno 33'
  • Ueda 75'
Report (JFA)
Report (JFA)
Stadium: Ishinomaki Sports Park Football Field [ja]
Attendance: 108
Referee: Tomoe Iguchi
27 November 2022 Match 17Bunnys Gunma FC White Star1−3 Waseda University Ishinomaki
13:30
Report (JFA)
Report (JFA)
  • Kasahara 21', 74'
  • Takahashi 87'
Stadium: Ishinomaki Sports Park Football Field [ja]
Attendance: 135
Referee: Misaki Katsumata

Second round

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3 December 2022 Match 18 Sfida Setagaya 3−1Viamaterras MiyazakiMiyazaki
13:30
  • Otake 17', 77'
  • Horie 26'
Report (JFA)
Report (JFA)
  • Asuka 72'
Stadium: Miyazaki Athletic Park Stadium
Attendance: 458
Referee: Misato Sugimoto
4 December 2022 Match 19Ange Violet Hiroshima0−4 Toyo University Sakai
10:30 Report (JFA)
Report (JFA)
  • Kitagawa 6'
  • Inayama 43'
  • Kadowaki 47'
  • Muraoka 67'
Stadium: Nitto Shinko Stadium Maruoka [ja]
Attendance: 130
Referee: Yoko Yasunami
3 December 2022 Match 21 Ehime FC 3−2SEISA OSA Rhea ShonanUtsunomiya
14:00
  • Fujisawa 12'
  • Kojima 15'
  • hiratsuka 90+5'
Report (JFA)
Report (JFA)
  • Nakajima 3'
  • Takahashi 48'
Stadium: Tochigi Green Stadium
Attendance: 70
Referee: Minako Ito
3 December 2022 Match 22 AS Harima Albion 6−3 (a.e.t.)Fujieda Junshin High SchoolSakai
13:30
  • Shinbori 2', 103'
  • Chiba 26', 63'
  • Nakano 93'
  • Inowaki 112'
Report (JFA)
Report (JFA)
  • Kubota 5'
  • Masano 51'
  • Hamano 57'
Stadium: Nitto Shinko Stadium Maruoka [ja]
Attendance: 103
Referee: Narumi Baba
3 December 2022 Match 23University of Tsukuba0−1 Sakuyo High School Miyazaki
10:30 Report (JFA)
Report (JFA)
  • Okura 50'
Stadium: Miyazaki Athletic Park Stadium
Attendance: 132
Referee: Kyoko Kondo
3 December 2022 Match 24 Cerezo Osaka Sakai 0−0 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
Shizuoka SSU BonitaSakai
10:30 Report (JFA)
Report (JFA)
Stadium: Nitto Shinko Stadium Maruoka [ja]
Attendance: 120
Referee: Marika Iwamoto
Penalties
  • Tsutsui soccer ball with check mark
  • Maegawa soccer ball with check mark
  • Yoneda soccer ball with check mark
  • Matsumoto soccer ball with red X
  • Ogikubo soccer ball with check mark
  • Tanaka soccer ball with red X
  • Wada soccer ball with check mark
  • Yamada soccer ball with check mark
  • Watanabe soccer ball with check mark
  • Takashima soccer ball with check mark
  • Kamiyanagi soccer ball with red X
  • Shiozawa soccer ball with check mark
  • Hikosaka soccer ball with red X
  • Kojima soccer ball with red X
3 December 2022 Match 25Fujizakura Yamanashi0−3 Yokohama FC Seagulls Ishinomaki
13:30 Report (JFA)
Report (JFA)
  • Katayama 22'
  • Uchida 32', 61'
Stadium: Ishinomaki Sports Park Football Field [ja]
Attendance: 153
Referee: Satomi Inaba
4 December 2022 Match 26 Orca Kamogawa 5−0Diosa IzumoSakai
13:30
  • Saito 24'
  • Urashima 67', 82'
  • Fuchigami 78'
  • Namiki 84'
Report (JFA)
Report (JFA)
Stadium: Nitto Shinko Stadium Maruoka [ja]
Attendance: 81
Referee: Mizuki Yoshida
3 December 2022 Match 27NGU Loveledge Nagoya1−2 Waseda University Utsunomiya
11:00
  • Yamada 69'
Report (JFA)
Report (JFA)
  • Takahashi 27'
  • Tsukiji 76'
Stadium: Tochigi Green Stadium
Attendance: 77
Referee: Maiko Hagio

Third round

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10 December 2022 Match 28 Sfida Setagaya 6−0Toyo UniversityUtsunomiya
11:00
  • Mitsumoto 7', 18'
  • Horie 12', 38'
  • Kurakami 66', 76'
Report (JFA)
Report (JFA)
Stadium: Tochigi Green Stadium
Attendance: 224
Referee: Chihiro Ueda
10 December 2022 Match 29 Iga FC Kunoichi 1−1
(6–5 p)
Ehime FCMiki
11:00
  • Nishibayashi 83'
Report (JFA)
Report (JFA)
  • Hiratsuka 56'
Stadium: Miki Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 192
Referee: Chikako Matozaki
Penalties
  • Okino soccer ball with check mark
  • Tsuneda soccer ball with check mark
  • Kawasaki soccer ball with check mark
  • Shimano soccer ball with check mark
  • Ogawa soccer ball with red X
  • Miyasako soccer ball with check mark
  • Mori soccer ball with check mark
  • Hiratsuka soccer ball with red X
  • Taketa soccer ball with check mark
  • Maeda soccer ball with check mark
  • Murakami soccer ball with check mark
  • Osajima soccer ball with check mark
  • Mitsunaga soccer ball with check mark
  • Kamimura soccer ball with red X
10 December 2022 Match 30 AS Harima Albion 2−0Sakuyo High SchoolMiki
14:00
Report (JFA)
Report (JFA)
Stadium: Miki Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 289
Referee: Marika Iwamoto
11 December 2022 Match 31Cerezo Osaka Sakai2−3 Yokohama FC Seagulls Miki
13:00
  • Tabata 39', 54'
Report (JFA)
Report (JFA)
  • Uchida 43'
  • Miyashita 66'
  • Kobayashi 81'
Stadium: Miki Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 284
Referee: Michiko Fujita
10 December 2022 Match 32Orca Kamogawa0−0
(4–5 p)
Waseda University Utsunomiya
14:00 Report (JFA)
Report (JFA)
Stadium: Tochigi Green Stadium
Attendance: 163
Referee: Kumi Hiruma
Penalties
  • Urashima soccer ball with check mark
  • Kira soccer ball with check mark
  • Yamashita soccer ball with red X
  • Yamada soccer ball with check mark
  • Kodama soccer ball with check mark
  • Yamada soccer ball with red X
  • Yoshino soccer ball with check mark
  • Takahashi soccer ball with check mark
  • Tsukiji soccer ball with check mark
  • Munakata soccer ball with check mark
  • Inoue soccer ball with red X
  • Urabe

Round of 16

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18 December 2022 Match 33MyNavi Sendai1−4 Tokyo Verdy Beleza Utsunomiya
14:00
Report (JFA)
Report (JFA)
Stadium: Kanseki Stadium Tochigi
Attendance: 452
Referee: Mari Yamamoto
17 December 2022 Match 35 Albirex Niigata 2−0JEF United ChibaUtsunomiya
14:00
Report (JFA)
Report (JFA)
Stadium: Tochigi Green Stadium
Attendance: 305
Referee: Saori Takahashi
17 December 2022 Match 36 Omiya Ardija Ventus 1−0Waseda UniversityUtsunomiya
11:00 Report (JFA)
Report (JFA)
Stadium: Tochigi Green Stadium
Attendance: 291
Referee: Satomi Arakawa
18 December 2022 Match 37 Urawa Red Diamonds 2−1Nagano ParceiroUtsunomiya
11:00 Report (JFA)
Report (JFA)
Stadium: Kanseki Stadium Tochigi
Attendance: 887
Referee: Kazue Kusadokoro
18 December 2022 Match 38 INAC Kobe Leonessa 2−1AS Harima AlbionMiki
14:00
Report (JFA)
Report (JFA)
  • Shinbori 17'
Stadium: Miki Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 684
Referee: Miu Sone
18 December 2022 Match 40 Chifure AS Elfen Saitama 2−1 (a.e.t.)Iga FC KunoichiFujieda
13:00
Report (JFA)
Report (JFA)
  • Mori 55'
Stadium: Fujieda Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 213
Referee: Junko Kirihara

Quarter-finals

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15 January 2023 Match 41 Tokyo Verdy Beleza 3−0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina Utsunomiya
14:00
Report (JFA)
Report (JFA)
Stadium: Kanseki Stadium Tochigi
Attendance: 664
Referee: Satomi Arakawa
15 January 2023 Match 42 Albirex Niigata 1−0 Omiya Ardija Ventus Miki
13:00
Report (JFA)
Report (JFA)
Stadium: Miki Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 364
Referee: Kumi Hiruma
15 January 2023 Match 43 Urawa Red Diamonds 1−2 INAC Kobe Leonessa Utsunomiya
18:00
Report (JFA)
Report (JFA)
Stadium: Kanseki Stadium Tochigi
Attendance: 799
Referee: Emi Chiba

Semi-finals

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22 January 2023 Match 45 Tokyo Verdy Beleza 3−1Albirex NiigataKameoka
13:00
Report (JFA)
Report (JFA)
  • Own goal 51' (o.g.)
Stadium: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera
Attendance: 1,019
Referee: Asaka Koizumi
22 January 2023 Match 46 INAC Kobe Leonessa 2−1Chifure AS Elfen SaitamaKameoka
16:00
Report (JFA)
Report (JFA)
Stadium: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera
Attendance: 1,398
Referee: Haruna Kanematsu

Final

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Top scorers

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As of 22 January 2023.
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Japan Riko Ueki Tokyo Verdy Beleza 6
2 Japan Misuzu Uchida Yokohama FC Seagulls 4
Japan Nina Yamada NGU Loveledge Nagoya
4 Japan Sonoko Chiba AS Harima Albion 3
Japan Miyu Inayama Toyo University
Japan Maki Hiratsuka Ehime FC
Japan Mitsuki Horie Sfida Setagaya
Japan Mai Kadowaki Toyo University
Japan Taketoya Konomi Ange Violet Hiroshima
Japan Ayaka Michigami Albirex Niigata
Japan Yui Narumiya INAC Kobe Leonessa
Japan Kanami Shinbori AS Harima Albion
Japan Seriwa Takawa Cerezo Osaka Sakai
Japan Ai Tsujisawa Fujieda Junshin High School

References

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  1. ^ "JFA Empress' Cup 2022 Main information". JFA. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  2. ^ "JFA Empress's Cup 2022 schedule and results" (PDF). jfa.jp (in Japanese). JFA. 19 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  3. ^ "JFA Empress's Cup 2022 venue access". jfa.jp (in Japanese). JFA. 19 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.