2003 Empress's Cup Explained

Empress's Cup
Year:	2003
Champions:	Tasaki Perule FC
Runner-Up:	Nippon TV Beleza
Semi-Finalist1:	Saitama Reinas FC
Semi-Finalist2:	Iga FC Kunoichi Mie
Prevseason:	2002
Nextseason:	2004

Statistics of Empress's Cup in the 2003 season.

Overview

It was contested by 23 teams, and Tasaki Perule FC won the championship.^[1]

Results

1st round

• Honda FC 1-6 Kanagawa University
• Albirex Niigata 2-1 Renaissance Kumamoto FC
• Bucchigiri FC 0-8 AS Elfen Sayama FC
• Hokkaido Bunkyo University Meisei High School 4-1 Kibi International University
• JEF United Ichihara 1-5 Nippon Sport Science University
• Shimizudaihachi SC 0-5 Hinomoto Gakuen High School
• Tokiwagi Gakuken High School 1-2 Hoo High School

2nd round

• Tasaki Perule FC 5-0 Kanagawa University
• Albirex Niigata 0-2 Speranza FC Takatsuki
• YKK Tohoku LSC Flappers 4-0 AS Elfen Sayama FC
• Hokkaido Bunkyo University Meisei High School 0-7 Saitama Reinas FC
• Nippon TV Beleza 5-0 Nippon Sport Science University
• Hinomoto Gakuen High School 1-3 Ohara Gakuen JaSRA
• Okayama Yunogo Belle 3-1 Takarazuka Bunnys
• Hoo High School 1-5 Iga FC Kunoichi

Quarterfinals

• Tasaki Perule FC 3-0 Speranza FC Takatsuki
• YKK Tohoku LSC Flappers 0-2 Saitama Reinas FC
• Nippon TV Beleza 3-1 Ohara Gakuen JaSRA
• Okayama Yunogo Belle 1-5 Iga FC Kunoichi

Semifinals

• Tasaki Perule FC 1-0 Saitama Reinas FC
• Nippon TV Beleza 3-0 Iga FC Kunoichi

Final

• Tasaki Perule FC 2-2 (pen 5-3) Nippon TV Beleza

Tasaki Perule FC won the championship.

Notes and References

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