1996 Empress's Cup Explained

Empress's Cup
Year:	1996
Winners:	Nikko Securities Dream Ladies
Second:	Yomiuri-Seiyu Beleza
Semifinal1:	Suzuyo Shimizu FC Lovely Ladies
Semifinal2:	Prima Ham FC Kunoichi
Prev Season:	1995
Next Season:	1997

Statistics of Empress's Cup in the 1996 season.

Overview

It was contested by 20 teams, and Nikko Securities Dream Ladies won the championship.^[1]

Results

1st round

• Akita FC 0-3 OKI FC Winds
• Kochi JFC Rosa 0-6 Yomiuri Menina
• Toyama Ladies SC 0-4 Shimizudaihachi SC
• Shiroki FC Serena 5-0 Takarazuka Bunnys Junior

2nd round

• Nikko Securities Dream Ladies 4-0 OKI FC Winds
• Scramble FC 0-11 Fujita SC Mercury
• Suzuyo Shimizu FC Lovely Ladies 7-0 Sapporo Linda
• Yomiuri Menina 2-3 Takarazuka Bunnys
• Yomiuri-Seiyu Beleza 8-0 Shimizudaihachi SC
• Morioka Zebla LFC 0-8 Matsushita Electric Panasonic Bambina
• Tasaki Perule FC 2-0 Urawa FC
• Shiroki FC Serena 1-5 Prima Ham FC Kunoichi

Quarterfinals

• Nikko Securities Dream Ladies 3-1 Fujita SC Mercury
• Suzuyo Shimizu FC Lovely Ladies 8-5 Takarazuka Bunnys
• Yomiuri-Seiyu Beleza 2-1 Matsushita Electric Panasonic Bambina
• Tasaki Perule FC 3-4 Prima Ham FC Kunoichi

Semifinals

• Nikko Securities Dream Ladies 3-2 Suzuyo Shimizu FC Lovely Ladies
• Yomiuri-Seiyu Beleza 3-2 Prima Ham FC Kunoichi

Final

• Nikko Securities Dream Ladies 3-0 Yomiuri-Seiyu Beleza

Nikko Securities Dream Ladies won the championship.

Notes and References

1. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesj/jap-womchamp.html RSSSF