1997 Empress's Cup Explained

Empress's Cup
Year:	1997
Winners:	Yomiuri-Seiyu Beleza
Second:	Prima Ham FC Kunoichi
Semifinal1:	Suzuyo Shimizu FC Lovely Ladies
Semifinal2:	Nikko Securities Dream Ladies
Prev Season:	1996
Next Season:	1998

Statistics of Empress's Cup in the 1997 season.

Overview

It was contested by 20 teams, and Yomiuri-Seiyu Beleza won the championship.^[1]

Results

1st round

• Kochi JFC Rosa 0-7 Shiroki FC Serena
• Mothers Kumamoto Rainbow 1-0 YKK Tohoku LSC Flappers
• Matsushita Electric Panasonic Ragazza 4-1 Sapporo Linda
• Takarazuka Bunnys 4-1 Nippon Sport Science University

2nd round

• Nawashiro Ladies 0-4 OKI FC Winds
• Tasaki Perule FC 9-0 AS Elfen FC
• Shimizudaihachi SC 0-6 Fujita SC Mercury
• Matsushita Electric Panasonic Bambina 13-0 Scramble FC
• Yomiuri-Seiyu Beleza 4-1 Shiroki FC Serena
• Mothers Kumamoto Rainbow 0-5 Suzuyo Shimizu FC Lovely Ladies
• Nikko Securities Dream Ladies 10-0 Matsushita Electric Panasonic Ragazza
• Takarazuka Bunnys 1-2 Prima Ham FC Kunoichi

Quarterfinals

• Yomiuri-Seiyu Beleza 2-0 OKI FC Winds
• Tasaki Perule FC 0-3 Suzuyo Shimizu FC Lovely Ladies
• Nikko Securities Dream Ladies 3-0 Fujita SC Mercury
• Matsushita Electric Panasonic Bambina 1-5 Prima Ham FC Kunoichi

Semifinals

• Yomiuri-Seiyu Beleza 3-0 Suzuyo Shimizu FC Lovely Ladies
• Nikko Securities Dream Ladies 2-2 (pen 2-4) Prima Ham FC Kunoichi

Final

• Yomiuri-Seiyu Beleza 1-0 Prima Ham FC Kunoichi

Yomiuri-Seiyu Beleza won the championship.

Notes and References

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