2022 Empress's Cup Explained

Empress's Cup
Year:	2022
Other Titles:	(Japanese: 皇后杯 JFA 第44回全日本女子サッカー選手権大会)
Dates:	26 November 2022 – 28 January 2023
Matches:	46
Goals:	149
Champions:	Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza (16th title)
Prevseason:	2021
Nextseason:	2023
Updated:	22 January 2023

The 2022 Empress's Cup is the 44th season of the Japanese women's football main cup competition.^[1] All the non-relegated teams from the 1st and 2nd division of the 2021 Nadeshiko League (except for Tsukuba FC) automatically qualified to the first and second round (allocated to Nadeshiko League Top 3), while all 11 teams from the 2022–23 WE League earned an automatic entry to the Round of 16.

Calendar and format

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

Round	Date(s)	Number of fixtures	width=100	Clubs
	26 & 27 November 2022	17	34 → 17
	3 & 4 December 2022	10	20 (17+3) → 10
	10 & 11 December 2022	5	10 → 5
	17 & 18 December 2022	8	16 (11+5) → 8
	15 January 2023	4	8 → 4
	22 January 2023	2	4 → 2
Final	28 January 2023	1	2 → 1

Participating clubs

2021–22 WE League season All 11 clubs join in the fourth round	2021 Nadeshiko League Top 3 clubs join in the second round	2021 Nadeshiko League 17 clubs join in the first round	Non-league entrants All 17 clubs join in the first round
AC Nagano Parceiro Albirex Niigata Chifure AS Elfen Saitama INAC Kobe Leonessa JEF United Chiba MyNavi Sendai Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara Omiya Ardija Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina Tokyo Verdy Beleza Urawa Red Diamonds	AS Harima Albion Iga FC Kunoichi Sfida Setagaya	Ange Violet Hiroshima Bunnys GFC White Star Cerezo Osaka Sakai Diosa Izumo Ehime FC NGU Loveledge Nagoya Nittaidai SMG Yokohama Orca Kamogawa Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki Yokohama FC Seagulls ---- Fukuoka J. Anclas JFA Academy Fukushima KIU Charme Okayama Norddea Hokkaido Okayama Yunogo Belle Shizuoka SSU Bonita	Aichi: Aichi Toho University Ehime: Ishikawa: Hokkaido: Sapporo University Vista Hyōgo: Kagoshima: Kanagawa: Miyagi: Tokiwagi Gakuen High School LSC Miyazaki: Viamaterras Miyazaki Okayama: Osaka: Saitama: Toyo University Shizuoka: Yamanashi: Tokyo 1: Tokai University Tokyo 2: Tokyo International University Tokyo 3: Waseda University

Final

See main article: 2022 Empress's Cup final.

Top scorers

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Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Riko Ueki	Tokyo Verdy Beleza	6
2	Misuzu Uchida	Yokohama FC Seagulls	4
	Nina Yamada	NGU Loveledge Nagoya
4	Sonoko Chiba	AS Harima Albion	3
	Miyu Inayama	Toyo University
	Maki Hiratsuka	Ehime FC
	Mitsuki Horie	Sfida Setagaya
	Mai Kadowaki	Toyo University
	Taketoya Konomi	Ange Violet Hiroshima
	Ayaka Michigami	Albirex Niigata
	Yui Narumiya	INAC Kobe Leonessa
	Kanami Shinbori	AS Harima Albion
	Seriwa Takawa	Cerezo Osaka Sakai
	Ai Tsujisawa	Fujieda Junshin High School

Notes and References

1. Web site: JFA Empress' Cup 2022 Main information. JFA. 20 October 2022.
2. Web site: JFA Empress's Cup 2022 schedule and results. JFA. jfa.jp. ja. 20 October 2022. 19 October 2022.
3. Web site: JFA Empress's Cup 2022 venue access. JFA. jfa.jp. ja. 20 October 2022. 19 October 2022.