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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. Early life Kawasumi was raised in Kanagawa Prefecture about 40 minutes south of Tokyo where she began playing soccer as a youth following the lead of her older sister. She played for the Rinkan Lemons while in elementary school along with future Japanese national team defender Megumi Kamionobe. Kawasumi and Kamionobe scored approximately 70% of the team's goals. Kawasumi attended Nippon Sport Science University. Playing career Club INAC Kobe Leonessa, 2008–2016 Kawasumi signed with INAC Kobe Leonessa in 2008. In 2011, she was named the league's most valuable player after captaining INAC to ...
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FIFA
FIFA (; stands for ''Fédération Internationale de Football Association'' ( French), meaning International Association Football Federation ) is the international governing body of association football, beach football and futsal. It was founded in 1904 to oversee international competition among the national associations of Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. Headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland, its membership now comprises 211 national associations. These national associations must each also be members of one of the six regional confederations into which the world is divided: CAF (Africa), AFC (Asia and Australia), UEFA (Europe), CONCACAF (North & Central America and the Caribbean), OFC (Oceania) and CONMEBOL (South America). FIFA outlines a number of objectives in the organizational Statutes, including growing association football internationally, providing efforts to ensure it is accessible to everyone, and advocating for ...
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2016 Nadeshiko League
The 2016 Nadeshiko League for Japan's women's association football Nadeshiko League was won by NTV Beleza, who have won the title 14 times. Nadeshiko League Division 1 Result League awards Best player Top scorers Best eleven Best young player Fighting-spirit award Nadeshiko League Division 2 Result * Best Player: Saki Oyama, Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara * Top scorers: Alisa Minamino, Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara * Top scorers: Michelle Pao, Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara * Top scorers: Syoko Uemura, Nippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama * Best young player: Hikari Takagi, Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara Challenge League (Division 3) Regular season East West Season playoffs Championship playoff 5–8 position playoff 9–12 position playoff * Best Player: Yoshie Matsunaga, Orca Kamogawa F.C. * Top scorers: Asami Hirano, Shizuoka Sangyo University Iwata Bonita * Best young player: Shizuka Mitsuhori, Yamato Sylphid Pr ...
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Football At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's Tournament
The women's football tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics was held in London and five other cities in the United Kingdom from 25 July to 9 August. Associations affiliated with FIFA were invited to enter their women's teams in regional qualifying competitions, from which 11 teams, plus the hosts Great Britain reached the final tournament. There are no age restrictions for the players participating in the tournament. It is the first major FIFA affiliated women's tournament to be staged within the United Kingdom, and marked the first time a team representing Great Britain took part in the women's tournament. Qualifying Each National Olympic Committee may enter one women's team in the football tournament. *Locations are those of final tournaments, various qualification stages may precede matches at these specific venues. Venues The tournament was held in six venues across six cities: *Millennium Stadium, Cardiff * City of Coventry Stadium, Coventry *Hampden Park, Glasgow ...
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2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the group stage in women's football, began on 25 July at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, followed by the opening ceremony on 27 July. 10,768 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated in the 2012 Olympics. Following a bid headed by former Olympic champion Sebastian Coe and the then- London mayor Ken Livingstone, London was selected as the host city at the 117th IOC Session in Singapore on 6 July 2005, defeating bids from Moscow, New York City, Madrid, and Paris. London became the first city to host the modern Olympics three times, having previously hosted the Summer Games in 1908 and 1948. Construction for the Games involved considerable redevelopment, with an emphasis on sustainability. The mai ...
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2008 Empress's Cup
Statistics of Empress's Cup in the 2008 season. Overview It was contested by 32 teams, and Nippon TV Beleza won the championship. Results 1st Round * Nagoya FC 1-2 Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences *Nippon Sport Science University 4-0 Fukui University of Technology Fukui High School * Renaissance Kumamoto FC 1-6 Nippon TV Menina *Fukuoka J. Anclas 2-6 Shimizudaihachi Pleiades * Bucchigiri FC 0-8 Waseda University * Hinomoto Gakuen High School 3-1 Shizuoka Sangyo University *JFA Academy Fukushima 2-0 Hokkaido Bunkyo University Meisei High School * Anclas FC Paso Dorad 1-2 Sakuyo High School 2nd Round * Ohara Gakuen JaSRA 1-0 Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences *Nippon Sport Science University 3-0 Tokiwagi Gakuken High School *Kibi International University 0-0 (pen 3-5) Nippon TV Menina *Shimizudaihachi Pleiades 1-5 JEF United Chiba * AS Elfen Sayama FC 2-3 Waseda University * Hinomoto Gakuen High School 0-1 Speranza FC Takatsuki *Bunnys Kyoto SC 6-5 JF ...
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2016 Empress's Cup
Statistics of Empress's Cup in the 2016 season. Overview It was contested by 48 teams, and INAC Kobe Leonessa won the championship. Results 1st round * Hiroshima Bunkyo Women's University High School 0-3 Clubfields Linda *Fujieda Junshin High School 1-2 Sendai University *Tokuyama University 0-5 Nippatsu Yokohama FC Seagulls *JFA Academy Fukushima 8-1 Shikoku Gakuin University * NGU Nagoya FC 0-2 Orca Kamogawa FC *Norddea Hokkaido 1-4 Hinomoto Gakuen High School *Shizuoka Sangyo University 1-0 Urawa Reds Youth *AS Harima ALBION 4-1 Nippon TV Menina *Kamimura Gakuen High School 3-2 Seiwa Gakuen High School * Cerezo Osaka Sakai 3-1 Fukui University of Technology Fukui High School *Fukuoka J. Anclas 0-5 Waseda University *Bunnys Kyoto SC 1-0 University of Tsukuba *Toyo University 3-0 Japan Soccer College * Mashiki Renaissance Kumamoto FC 3-2 Tokoha University Tachibana High School *Tokyo International University 1-0 Angeviolet Hiroshima * Daisho Gakuen High School 1-0 Niigata ...
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2015 Empress's Cup
Statistics of Empress's Cup in the 2015 season. Overview It was contested by 48 teams, and INAC Kobe Leonessa won the championship. Results 1st Round *Diosa Izumo FC 0-4 Fujieda Junshin High School *Waseda University 1-0 Fukuoka J. Anclas *Niigata University of Health and Welfare 1-2 NGU Loveledge Nagoya, NGU Nagoya FC *Kanto Gakuen University 0-5 Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences *Urawa Reds Ladies, Urawa Reds Youth 0-0 (pen 5-4) JFA Academy Fukushima *Chinzei Gakuin High School 2-3 Nippon TV Beleza, Nippon TV Menina *Kamimura Gakuen High School 3-0 Clubfields Linda *Sfida Setagaya FC 9-0 Seiwa Gakuen High School *Japan Soccer College Ladies, Japan Soccer College 1-0 Tokoha University Tachibana High School *Daito Bunka University 2-0 Norddea Hokkaido *Tokiwagi Gakuken High School 0-1 Nippatsu Yokohama FC Seagulls, Yokohama FC Seagulls *Shizuoka Sangyo University 8-0 Ryukyu Deigos *Shikoku University 0-5 Yamato Sylphid *Kaishi Gakuen Japan Soccer College 0-4 Kibi Inter ...
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2013 Empress's Cup
Statistics of Empress's Cup in the 2013 season. Overview It was contested by 36 teams, and INAC Kobe Leonessa won the championship. Results 1st Round *Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences 2-2 (pen 4-5) Nippon Sport Science University *Fukuoka J. Anclas 1-4 Ehime FC *Kanto Gakuen University 3-1 Fujieda Junshin High School *Nojima Stella Kanagawa 1-2 Hinomoto Gakuen High School *Naruto Uzushio High School 0-3 Fukui University of Technology Fukui High School *Hoo High School 2-0 Cerezo Osaka Sakai * AC Nagano Parceiro 0-5 AS Elfen Sayama FC *Angeviolet Hiroshima 2-3 Shizuoka Sangyo University *Kamimura Gakuen High School 3-0 Hokkaido Bunkyo University Meisei High School * Mashiki Renaissance Kumamoto FC 0-6 JFA Academy Fukushima *Waseda University 3-0 Sendai University *Shimizudaihachi Pleiades 1-2 Japan Soccer College 2nd Round *Nippon Sport Science University 1-4 Ehime FC *Kanto Gakuen University 2-8 Kibi International University * Tokiwagi Gakuken High School 0-6 Hi ...
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2012 Empress's Cup
Statistics of Empress's Cup in the 2012 season. Overview It was contested by 32 teams, and INAC Kobe Leonessa won the championship. Results 1st round *Fukui University of Technology Fukui High School 0-3 Waseda University *Japan Soccer College 3-1 Seiwa Gakuen High School *JFA Academy Fukushima 2-1 Shizuoka Sangyo University *Ehime FC 2-3 Nippon Sport Science University *Nojima Stella Kanagawa 4-1 Melsa Kumamoto FC * Himeji Dokkyo University 0-1 Kamimura Gakuen High School *Kanto Gakuen University 4-2 Sakuyo High School *Niigata University of Health and Welfare 1-3 Fujieda Junshin High School 2nd round * Hokkaido Otani Muroran High School 1-5 Waseda University *Japan Soccer College 0-1 AS Elfen Sayama FC *Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences 0-3 JFA Academy Fukushima *Nippon Sport Science University 0-6 Vegalta Sendai * Kochi ganador FC 0-10 Nojima Stella Kanagawa *Kamimura Gakuen High School 2-1 Kibi International University *Fukuoka J. Anclas 2-1 Kanto Gakuen Univ ...
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2011 Empress's Cup
Statistics of Empress's Cup in the 2011 season. Overview It was contested by 32 teams, and INAC Kobe Leonessa won the championship. Results 1st Round * Jumonji High School 2-2 (pen 5-4) Fujieda Junshin High School * AC Nagano Parceiro 1-4 Kanto Gakuen University *Ehime FC 5-0 Hokkaido Bunkyo University Meisei High School *Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences 2-1 Japan Soccer College *Tokuyama University 2-1 Shizuoka Sangyo University *Musashigaoka College 0-3 Kibi International University *Himeji Dokkyo University 1-3 Norddea Hokkaido *Sendai University 1-2 Mashiki Renaissance Kumamoto FC 2nd Round *Waseda University 6-2 Jumonji High School *Kanto Gakuen University 0-3 AS Elfen Sayama FC *Je Vrille Kagoshima 0-1 Ehime FC *Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences 2-4 Tokiwagi Gakuken High School *Hoo High School 4-2 Tokuyama University *Kibi International University 4-2 Speranza FC Takatsuki *JFA Academy Fukushima 5-0 Norddea Hokkaido * Mashiki Renaissance Kumam ...
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2010 Empress's Cup
Statistics of Empress's Cup in the 2010 season. Overview It was contested by 32 teams, and INAC Kobe Leonessa won the championship. Results 1st Round *Je Vrille Kagoshima 1-0 Fukui University of Technology Fukui High School * AC Nagano Parceiro 2-3 Fujieda Junshin High School * Renaissance Kumamoto FC 0-3 Nippon TV Menina * Seiwa Gakuen High School 1-2 Shizuoka Sangyo University *Nippon Sport Science University 4-2 Bunnys Kyoto SC *Musashigaoka College 2-4 Speranza FC Takatsuki * Ehime Women's College 0-6 JFA Academy Fukushima * Aguilas Kobe 0-2 Kamimura Gakuen High School 2nd Round * Tokiwagi Gakuken High School 6-0 Je Vrille Kagoshima *Fujieda Junshin High School 1-1 (pen 4-2) AS Elfen Sayama FC *Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences 1-2 Nippon TV Menina *Shizuoka Sangyo University 2-0 Norddea Hokkaido * Hokkaido Bunkyo University Meisei High School 0-1 Nippon Sport Science University * Speranza FC Takatsuki 2-2 (pen 4-5) Kibi International University *Iga FC Kunoi ...
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Empress's Cup
, since 2018 renamed "Empress's Cup JFA Japan Women's Football Championship" ( ja, 皇后杯 JFA 全日本女子サッカー選手権大会) or The Empress's Cup, is a Japanese Women's football competition. As an elimination tournament, it can be considered the female counterpart to the men's Emperor's Cup. The name "Empress's Cup" has been used since the 2012 season as the Empress's Cup trophy was founded in that year. From 2004 to 2011 season (New Year's Day of 2005 to 2012), the final was played on New Year's Day at the National Olympic Stadium in Tokyo before the Emperor's Cup final, and was regarded as the traditional closing match of the season. Since 2012, the final has been played separately from the Emperor's Cup final. Past winners Past winners are: See also * Football in Japan * Women's football in Japan * Japan Football Association (JFA) * Japanese association football league system * WE League (I) * Nadeshiko League ** Nadeshiko League Division 1 (II) ** Nade ...
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