2013 Empress's Cup Explained

Empress's Cup
Year:	2013
Champions:	INAC Kobe Leonessa
Runner-Up:	Albirex Niigata
Semi-Finalist1:	Okayama Yunogo Belle
Semi-Finalist2:	Iga FC Kunoichi
Prevseason:	2012
Nextseason:	2014

Statistics of Empress's Cup in the 2013 season.

Overview

It was contested by 36 teams, and INAC Kobe Leonessa won the championship.^[1]

Results

1st round

• Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences 2-2 (pen 4-5) Nippon Sport Science University
• Fukuoka J. Anclas 1-4 Ehime FC
• Kanto Gakuen University 3-1 Fujieda Junshin High School
• Nojima Stella Kanagawa 1-2 Hinomoto Gakuen High School
• Naruto Uzushio High School 0-3 Fukui University of Technology Fukui High School
• Hoo High School 2-0 Cerezo Osaka Sakai
• AC Nagano Parceiro 0-5 AS Elfen Sayama FC
• Angeviolet Hiroshima 2-3 Shizuoka Sangyo University
• Kamimura Gakuen High School 3-0 Hokkaido Bunkyo University Meisei High School
• Mashiki Renaissance Kumamoto FC 0-6 JFA Academy Fukushima
• Waseda University 3-0 Sendai University
• Shimizudaihachi Pleiades 1-2 Japan Soccer College

2nd round

• Nippon Sport Science University 1-4 Ehime FC
• Kanto Gakuen University 2-8 Kibi International University
• Tokiwagi Gakuken High School 0-6 Hinomoto Gakuen High School
• Fukui University of Technology Fukui High School 1-2 Hoo High School
• AS Elfen Sayama FC 2-0 Shizuoka Sangyo University
• Kamimura Gakuen High School 1-6 Sfida Setagaya FC
• Speranza FC Osaka-Takatsuki 4-1 JFA Academy Fukushima
• Waseda University 4-0 Japan Soccer College

3rd round

• INAC Kobe Leonessa 10-0 Ehime FC
• Kibi International University 2-1 Urawa Reds
• Iga FC Kunoichi 3-1 Hinomoto Gakuen High School
• Hoo High School 0-10 Vegalta Sendai
• Okayama Yunogo Belle 4-3 AS Elfen Sayama FC
• Sfida Setagaya FC 2-5 JEF United Chiba
• Albirex Niigata 3-0 Speranza FC Osaka-Takatsuki
• Waseda University 0-4 Nippon TV Beleza

Quarterfinals

• INAC Kobe Leonessa 7-0 Kibi International University
• Iga FC Kunoichi 2-1 Vegalta Sendai
• Okayama Yunogo Belle 2-0 JEF United Chiba
• Albirex Niigata 1-0 Nippon TV Beleza

Semifinals

• Albirex Niigata 1-0 Okayama Yunogo Belle
• INAC Kobe Leonessa 3-2 Iga FC Kunoichi

Final

• INAC Kobe Leonessa 2-2 (pen 4-3) Albirex Niigata

INAC Kobe Leonessa won the championship.

Notes and References

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