Statistics of

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 ...

in the 2016 season.

Overview

It was contested by 48 teams, and

INAC Kobe Leonessa INAC Kobe is a Japanese football club from Kobe, founded in 2001. INAC stands for International Athletic Club while Leonessa means Lioness in Italian. In 2006 INAC Leonessa was promoted to the Nadeshiko.League, where it has played since 2020. ...

won the championship.RSSSF
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Results

1st round

* Hiroshima Bunkyo Women's University High School 0-3 Clubfields Linda *

Fujieda Junshin High School is a city located in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. , the city has an estimated population of 145,032 in 59,480 households, and a population density of 750 persons per km². The total area of the city was . Fujieda is a member of the World Health ...

1-2

Sendai University is a private university in Shibata, Miyagi, Japan, established in 1967. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1879. It is the only university specializing in physical education in northern Japan. Organization Undergraduate *Faculty of Phy ...

Tokuyama University is a public university in Shunan, Yamaguchi, Japan, established as a private university in 1971. It was formerly called Tokuyama University, but was transferred into a public university in 2022. Organisation and administration The University ...

0-5

Nippatsu Yokohama FC Seagulls is a women's football club playing in Japan's football league, Kanto League. Its hometown is the city of Yokohama is the second-largest city in Japan by population and the most populous municipality of Japan. It is the capital city a ...

*JFA Academy Fukushima 8-1

Shikoku Gakuin University is a private university in Zentsūji, Kagawa 270px, Zentsūji City Hall 270px, Aerial photograph of central Zentsūji is a city located in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 30,780 in 13096 households and ...

* NGU Nagoya FC 0-2

Orca Kamogawa FC is a women's football club playing in Japan's football league, the Nadeshiko League Division 1. Its hometown is the city of Kamogawa. Current squad Results References External links official site* Japanes ...

Norddea Hokkaido is a women's football club playing in Japan's Hokkaido League. Its hometown is the city of Sapporo, Hokkaido. Squad Current squad As of 14 July 2020. ( c) Results Transition of team name *FC Adooma : 2004 - 2006 ...

1-4 Hinomoto Gakuen High School *

Shizuoka Sangyo University is a private university in Iwata city, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, established in 1988. Location * Iwata Campus (1572-1 Ohara, Iwata City, Shizuoka Prefecture) * Fujieda Campus (4-1-1 Surugadai, Fujieda City, Shizuoka Prefecture) Organiza ...

1-0 Urawa Reds Youth *

AS Harima ALBION is a women's football (soccer), football club playing in Japan's Nadeshiko League Division 1. Its hometown is the city of Himeji. Squad Current squad Results References External links AS Harima ALBION ...

4-1 Nippon TV Menina *

Kamimura Gakuen High School Kamimura (written: 上村 or 神村) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese kickboxer *, Imperial Japanese Navy admiral *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese animator *, Japanese footbal ...

3-2 Seiwa Gakuen High School * Cerezo Osaka Sakai 3-1

Fukui University of Technology Fukui High School is a Japanese name meaning "fortunate" or sometimes "one who is from the Fukui prefecture". It may refer to: Places * Fukui Domain, a part of the Japanese han system during the Edo period * Fukui Prefecture, a prefecture of Japan located in th ...

Fukuoka J. Anclas Fukuoka J. Anclas is a Japanese women's football club from Fukuoka. Founded in 1986, it has played in the Nadeshiko League The , commonly known as the , is a semi-professional women's association football league in Japan. The Nadeshiko Leagu ...

0-5

Waseda University , abbreviated as , is a private university, private research university in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Founded in 1882 as the ''Tōkyō Senmon Gakkō'' by Ōkuma Shigenobu, the school was formally renamed Waseda University in 1902. The university has numerou ...

Bunnys Kyoto SC is a women's football club playing in Japan's football league, Nadeshiko League Division 1. Its hometown is the city of Kyoto Kyoto (; Japanese language, Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in Jap ...

1-0

University of Tsukuba is a public university, public research university located in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, Ibaraki, Japan. It is a top 10 Designated National University, and was ranked Type A by the Japanese government as part of the Top Global University Pro ...

Toyo University is a university with several branches in Japan, including Hakusan, Asaka, Kawagoe, Itakura, and Akabane. Overview The predecessor to Toyo University was , which was founded at Rinsho-in Temple by Enryo Inoue in 1887. Inoue felt that the ...

3-0

Japan Soccer College is a Japanese football academy from Kitakanbara, Niigata. Its main football team is currently playing in the Hokushinetsu Football League's 1st Division and has played in the Emperor's Cup , commonly known as or also Japan FA Cup is a Jap ...

* Mashiki Renaissance Kumamoto FC 3-2 Tokoha University Tachibana High School *

Tokyo International University is a private, research-oriented liberal arts university in collaboration with Tokyo University in Greater Tokyo Area that is regarded as one of the most international institutions of higher learning in Japan. TIU was founded in 1965 with a focus o ...

1-0

Angeviolet Hiroshima was a women's football club. Its hometown was the city of Hiroshima. Squad Current squad As of 02 April 2022. Results References External links Angeviolet Hiroshima official site* Japanese Club Teams W ...

* Daisho Gakuen High School 1-0

Niigata University of Health and Welfare Niigata University of Health and Welfare is a private university Private universities and private colleges are institutions of higher education, not operated, owned, or institutionally funded by governments. They may (and often do) receive ...

2nd round

Ehime FC is a professional football club based in Matsuyama, the capital city of Ehime Prefecture of Japan. After winning the JFL championship in 2005, the club now plays in . History The club was founded in 1970 as Matsuyama Soccer Club and renamed ...

5-0

Konomiya Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki is a women's football team which plays in Japan's Nadeshiko League Division 1. It founded the league in 1990. From the 2019 season, the club has adopted the new name as "Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki".Nippatsu Yokohama FC Seagulls is a women's football club playing in Japan's football league, Kanto League. Its hometown is the city of Yokohama is the second-largest city in Japan by population and the most populous municipality of Japan. It is the capital city a ...

JEF United Chiba , full name and also known as , is a Japanese professional football club that plays in the J2 League. On 1 February 2005, the club changed its name from ''JEF United Ichihara'' to the current name after Chiba city had joined Ichihara, Chiba as ...

4-0 JFA Academy Fukushima *

Albirex Niigata is a professional football club based in Niigata, Japan. Formed in 1955 as Niigata Eleven SC, it was renamed Albireo Niigata FC in 1995, and Albirex Niigata in 1997. From 2023, Albirex will be playing on the J1 League, coming back to the fir ...

4-1

* Chifure AS Elfen Saitama 3-1 Hinomoto Gakuen High School *

Nippon Sport Science University , abbreviated as , is a private university in Setagaya, Tokyo and Aoba-ku, Yokohama. The precursor of the school was founded in 1893, and it was chartered as a university in 1949. The school is known for the many famous athletes among its alumni. ...

5-0

* AC Nagano Parceiro 5-1

Vegalta Sendai is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in J2 League. The team is located in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. History Founded in 1988 as ''Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. Soccer Club'', Vegalta joined the J-League in 1999 after p ...

7-0

Sfida Setagaya FC is a women's football club based in Setagaya, Tokyo. The club currently play in Nadeshiko League, Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacifi ...

3-0 Cerezo Osaka Sakai *

Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara is a women's football club who play in the WE League. Its hometown is the city of Sagamihara, Kanagawa. History In the 2016 season, Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara finished the first place in the 2016 L. League Division 2 and clinched the pro ...

3-2

Okayama Yunogo Belle The Okayama Yunogo Belle is a Japanese women's football club based in Mimasaka, Okayama, Japan.Results
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1-0

Iga FC Kunoichi , is a women's football team which plays in Division 1 of Japan, Japan's Nadeshiko League. As the strongest women's club in the Tōkai region, it has made a niche for itself against the more resourceful powers of the Kantō region, Kanto, NTV Bel ...

4-0

Urawa Reds , colloquially Urawa Reds (浦和レッズ), also known as Mitsubishi Urawa Football Club from April 1992 to January 1996, is a professional football club in the city of Saitama, part of the Greater Tokyo Area in Japan. The club plays in the J ...

6-0 Mashiki Renaissance Kumamoto FC *

Kibi International University is a private university in Takahashi, Okayama is a city located in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on May 1, 1954. As of March 31, 2017, the city has an estimated population of 31,556, with 14,519 households and a population den ...

2-2 (pen 5-4)

1-0 Daisho Gakuen High School

3rd round

Nippon TV 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.Ehime FC is a professional football club based in Matsuyama, the capital city of Ehime Prefecture of Japan. After winning the JFL championship in 2005, the club now plays in . History The club was founded in 1970 as Matsuyama Soccer Club and renamed ...

1-2

1-0 Chifure AS Elfen Saitama *

1-2 AC Nagano Parceiro *

5-1

3-1

Okayama Yunogo Belle The Okayama Yunogo Belle is a Japanese women's football club based in Mimasaka, Okayama, Japan.Results
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0-2

0-3

Quarterfinals

Nippon TV 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.JEF United Chiba , full name and also known as , is a Japanese professional football club that plays in the J2 League. On 1 February 2005, the club changed its name from ''JEF United Ichihara'' to the current name after Chiba city had joined Ichihara, Chiba as ...

2-0 AC Nagano Parceiro *

2-0

0-1

Semifinals

Nippon TV 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.Albirex Niigata is a professional football club based in Niigata, Japan. Formed in 1955 as Niigata Eleven SC, it was renamed Albireo Niigata FC in 1995, and Albirex Niigata in 1997. From 2023, Albirex will be playing on the J1 League, coming back to the fir ...

1-3

Final

0-0 (pen 5-4)

won the championship.

References

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