The 2022 Empress's Cup was the 44th season of the Japanese women's football main cup competition. 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:
Round Date(s) Number of fixtures ClubsFirst Round 26 & 27 November 2022 17 34 → 17Second round 3 & 4 December 2022 10 20 (17+3) → 10Third round 10 & 11 December 2022 5 10 → 5Round of 16 17 & 18 December 2022 8 16 (11+5) → 8Quarter-finals 15 January 2023 4 8 → 4Semi-finals 22 January 2023 2 4 → 2Final 28 January 2023 1 2 → 1
Participating clubs 2021–22 WE League seasonAll 11 clubs join in the fourth round 2021 Nadeshiko LeagueTop 3 clubs join in the second round 2021 Nadeshiko League17 clubs join in the first round Non-league entrantsAll 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: FC Fujizakura Yamanashi Tokyo 1: Tokai University Tokyo 2: Tokyo International University Tokyo 3: Waseda University
First round
Second round
Third round
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Top scorers .
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Riko UekiTokyo Verdy Beleza62 Misuzu UchidaYokohama FC Seagulls4 Nina YamadaNGU Loveledge Nagoya4 Sonoko ChibaAS Harima Albion3 Miyu InayamaToyo University Maki HiratsukaEhime FC Mitsuki HorieSfida Setagaya Mai KadowakiToyo University Taketoya KonomiAnge Violet Hiroshima Ayaka MichigamiAlbirex Niigata Yui NarumiyaINAC Kobe Leonessa Kanami ShinboriAS Harima Albion Seriwa TakawaCerezo Osaka Sakai Ai TsujisawaFujieda Junshin High School
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