2019 Empress's Cup Explained

Empress's Cup
Year:	2019
Dates:	2 November 2019 – 29 December 2019
Num Teams:	48
Matches:	47
Champions:	Tokyo Verdy Beleza
Count:	13
Runner-Up:	Urawa Red Diamonds
Prevseason:	2018
Nextseason:	2020

The 2019 Empress's Cup was the 42nd season of the Japanese women's football main cup competition.^[1]

Calendar and schedule

Below are the dates for each round as given by the official schedule: ^{[2] [3]}

Round	Date(s)	Number of fixtures	width=100	Clubs
	2 & 3 November	16	32 → 16
	23 & 24 November	10	32 (16+16) → 16
	30 Nov–4 Dec	8	16 → 8
	8 December	4	8 → 4
	22 December	2	4 → 2
	29 December	1	2 → 1

First round

No.	Home	Score	Away
1	Yamato Sylphid	3–1	Tokuyama University
2	Teikyo Heisei University	2–1	Daisho Gakuen High School
3	Tokyo Verdy Menina	4–1	Seiwa Gakuen High School
4	Waseda University	3–1	KIU Charme Okayama
5		0–2	HBU Meisei High School
6	NGU Loveledge Nagoya	2–1	Norddea Hokkaido
7	Sakuyo High School	4–0	Albirex Niigata U-18
8		1–6	AS Harima Albion
9	Tokiwagi Gakuen High School	2–1	Toyo University
10	SSU Iwata Bonita	1–1 (5-3 pen.)	FC Imabari
11	Hinomoto Gakuen High School	1–2	Albirex Niigata
12	Energic Ryukyu Deigos	0–2	JFA Academy Fukushima
13	Fujieda Junshin High School	2–0	Kunimi FC
14	Osaka Gakugei High School	1–4	Okayama Yunogo Belle
15	Bunny's Kyoto SC	2–2 (3-1 pen.)	Yamanashi Gakuin University
16		0–1	Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki

Round of 32

No.	Home	Score	Away
17	Tokyo Verdy Beleza	4–0	Yamato Sylphid
18	Yokohama FC Seagulls	2–1	Teikyo Heisei University
19	Nagano Parceiro	3–1	Tokyo Verdy Menina
20	Nittaidai SMG Yokohama	1–0	Waseda University
21	Albirex Niigata	8–0	HBU Meisei High School
22	Chifure AS Elfen Saitama	3–0	NGU Loveledge Nagoya
23		1–2	Sakuyo High School
24	Orca Kamogawa	1–0	AS Harima Albion
25	Urawa Red Diamonds	6–0	Tokiwagi Gakuen High School
26		0–1	SSU Iwata Bonita
27	Iga FC Kunoichi	7–0	Niigata University HW
28	MyNavi Vegalta Sendai	2–1	JFA Academy Fukushima
29	INAC Kobe Leonessa	3–0	Fujieda Junshin High School
30	Cerezo Osaka	4–0	Okayama Yunogo Belle
31	Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara	2–0	Bunnies Kyoto
32	Ehime FC	0–0 (4-3 pen.)	Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki

Round of 16

No.	Home	Score	Away
33	Tokyo Verdy Beleza	5–1	Yokohama FC Seagulls
34		1–2	Nittaidai SMG Yokohama
35		2–2 (4-5 pen.)	Chifure AS Elfen Saitama
36	Sakuyo High School	0–2	Orca Kamogawa
37	Urawa Red Diamonds	3–0	SSU Iwata Bonita
38		1–2	MyNavi Vegalta Sendai
39	INAC Kobe Leonessa	4–0	Cerezo Osaka
40	Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara	3–0	Ehime FC

Quarter-finals

No.	Home	Score	Away
41	Tokyo Verdy Beleza	5–0	Nittaidai SMG Yokohama
42	Chifure AS Elfen Saitama	3–2	Orca Kamogawa
43	Urawa Red Diamonds	1–0	MyNavi Vegalta Sendai
44	INAC Kobe Leonessa	1–0	Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara

Semi-finals

No.	Home	Score	Away
45	Tokyo Verdy Beleza	2–1	Chifure AS Elfen Saitama
46	Urawa Red Diamonds	3–2	INAC Kobe Leonessa

Final

Notes and References

1. Web site: JFA Empress' Cup 2019 Main information. JFA. 15 January 2023.
2. Web site: JFA Empress's Cup 2019 schedule and results. JFA. jfa.jp. ja. 15 January 2023.
3. Web site: JFA Empress's Cup 2019 venue access. JFA. jfa.jp. ja. 15 January 2023.