The 2023 Empress's Cup was the 45th season of the Japanese women's football main cup competition.
Calendar and format Below are the dates for each round as given by the official schedule:
Round Date(s) Number of fixtures ClubsFirst Round 18–19 November 2023 4 8 → 4Second round 25–26 November 2023 16 32 (16+12+4) → 16Third round 2–3 December 2023 8 16 → 8Fourth round 10 December 2023 4 8 → 4Round of 16 16–17 December 2023 8 16 (12+4) → 8Quarter-finals 14 January 2024 4 8 → 4Semi-finals 20 January 2024 2 4 → 2Final 27 January 2024 1 2 → 1
Participating clubs 2023–24 WE League seasonAll 12 clubs join in the fifth round 2023 Nadeshiko League Div. 1All 12 clubs join in the second round Regional Leagues entrants16 clubs join in the second round Regional Leagues entrants8 clubs join in the first round AC Nagano Parceiro Albirex Niigata Cerezo Osaka Yanmar 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 Asahi Intecc Loveledge Nagoya Bunnys GFC White Star Ehime FC AS Harima Albion Iga FC Kunoichi Mie Nittaidai SMG Yokohama Orca Kamogawa Sfida Setagaya Shizuoka SSU Bonita Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki Yamato Sylphid Yokohama FC Seagulls Hokkaido: Norddea Hokkaido Tohoku: MyNavi Sendai (Youth) Hokushin'etsu: Lily Wolf F Ishikawa Kanto: Jumonji High SchoolTeikyo Heisei UniversityTokyo Verdy MeninaToyo University Tokai: Fujieda Junshin High SchoolJFA Academy Fukushima Kansai: Osaka Sangyo UniversityTezukayama Gakuin University Chugoku: Shunan University Vinculum Shikoku: FC Imabari Kyushu: Energic Ryukyu DeigosFukuoka J. AnclasYanagigaura High School Hokkaido: Sapporo University Vista Kanto: Nihon UniversityWaseda University Tokai: Veertien Mie Chugoku: Diavorosso HiroshimaKIU Charme Okayama TakahashiOkayama Yunogo Belle Kyushu: Viamaterras Miyazaki
Schedule First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Yuma SaitoViamaterras Miyazaki52 Yuna KatayamaYokohama FC Seagulls4 Ai TsujisawaFujieda Junshin High School Misuzu UchidaAS Harima Albion5 Kozue AndoUrawa Red Diamonds3 Nana KameiAS Harima Albion Haruhi SuzukiOrca Kamogawa Natsumi TagoEhime FC Kumi YokoyamaOkayama Yunogo Belle
See also 2023–24 WE League season 2023–24 WE League Cup
External links Schedule and Result – JFA.jp
References