1998 Empress's Cup Explained

Empress's Cup
Year:	1998
Winners:	Prima Ham FC Kunoichi
Second:	Nikko Securities Dream Ladies
Semifinal1:	Suzuyo Shimizu FC Lovely Ladies
Semifinal2:	Tasaki Perule FC
Prev Season:	1997
Next Season:	1999

Statistics of Empress's Cup in the 1998 season.

Overview

It was contested by 20 teams, and Prima Ham FC Kunoichi won the championship.^[1]

Results

1st round

• Yokosuka Seagulls FC 1-2 YKK Tohoku LSC Flappers
• Sapporo Linda 1-7 Matsushita Electric Panasonic Ragazza
• OKI FC Winds 2-0 Shimizudaihachi SC
• Scramble FC 0-5 Fujita SC Mercury

2nd round

• Suzuyo Shimizu FC Lovely Ladies 11-0 Toyama Ladies SC
• YKK Tohoku LSC Flappers 0-4 Takarazuka Bunnys
• Prima Ham FC Kunoichi 7-1 Matsushita Electric Panasonic Ragazza
• Fukuoka First Lady Eleven 0-16 Matsushita Electric Panasonic Bambina
• Tasaki Perule FC 4-0 Nippon Sport Science University
• OKI FC Winds 1-5 Yomiuri Beleza
• Nikko Securities Dream Ladies 1-0 Fujita SC Mercury
• Socius Amigo 0-6 Shiroki FC Serena

Quarterfinals

• Nikko Securities Dream Ladies 3-0 Shiroki FC Serena
• Suzuyo Shimizu FC Lovely Ladies 3-1 Takarazuka Bunnys
• Prima Ham FC Kunoichi 3-0 Matsushita Electric Panasonic Bambina
• Tasaki Perule FC 2-1 Yomiuri Beleza

Semifinals

• Nikko Securities Dream Ladies 1-1 (pen 4–1) Suzuyo Shimizu FC Lovely Ladies
• Prima Ham FC Kunoichi 2-0 Tasaki Perule FC

Final

• Nikko Securities Dream Ladies 0-1 Prima Ham FC Kunoichi

Prima Ham FC Kunoichi won the championship.

Notes and References

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