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 ...
was the 42nd season of the
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NTV Beleza
is a women's football team which plays in Japan's WE League.
History
The club was founded as named ''Yomiuri SC Ladies Beleza'' as women's club of Yomiuri SC (currently ''Tokyo Verdy'') by Yomiuri Shimbun in 1981.Urawa Red 4–3 at the final, winning their fourth consecutive and 15th overall title.
Matches especially the semi-finals and final were streamed live o JFA TV
Calendar and format
Below are the dates for each round as given by the official schedule:
First round
32 teams competed in this round.
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Second round
The remaining 16 teams played in this round.
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Quarter-final
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Semi-final
Final
The final was played on 29 December 2020 at the Sanga Stadium in
Kameoka
is a city in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 87,518 in 29,676 households and a population density of 390 persons per km². The total area of the city is .
Geography
Kameoka abuts Kyoto to the east and is loca ...
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Kyoto
Kyoto (; Japanese language, Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in Japan. Located in the Kansai region on the island of Honshu, Kyoto forms a part of the Keihanshin, Keihanshin metropolitan area along wi ...