The was the 46th 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 17 November 2024 4 8 → 4Second round 23–25 November 2024 16 32 (16+12+4) → 16Third round 30 November–1 December 2024 8 16 → 8Fourth round 8 December 2024 4 8 → 4Round of 16 14–15 December 2024 8 16 (12+4) → 8Quarter-finals 22 December 2024 4 8 → 4Semi-finals 18 January 2025 2 4 → 2Final 25 January 2025 1 2 → 1 Participating clubs WE League All 12 teams playing in the 2024–25 WE League. They all join in the Round of 16. ClubApps.PrefectureMyNavi Sendai 13th MiyagiUrawa Red Diamonds 26th SaitamaOmiya Ardija Ventus 4th SaitamaChifure AS Elfen Saitama 25th SaitamaJEF United Chiba 27th ChibaTokyo Verdy 42nd TokyoNojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara 13th KanagawaNagano Parceiro 19th NaganoAlbirex Niigata 22nd NiigataCerezo Osaka Yanmar 10th OsakaINAC Kobe Leonessa 21st HyogoSanfrecce Hiroshima Regina 4th Hiroshima
Nadeshiko League All 12 teams playing in the 2024 Nadeshiko League 1st Division. They all join in the second round. ClubApps.PrefectureBunnys GFC White Star 5th GunmaOrca Kamogawa 9th ChibaSfida Setagaya 12th TokyoYokohama FC Seagulls 10th KanagawaNittaidai SMG Yokohama 26th KanagawaShizuoka SSU Bonita 16th ShizuokaAsahi Intecc Loveledge Nagoya 14th AichiIga FC Kunoichi Mie 38th MieSperanza Osaka-Takatsuki 33rd OsakaAS Harima Albion 11th HyogoEhime FC 16th EhimeViamaterras Miyazaki 4th Miyazaki
Regional representatives There are 24 regional representatives, who qualified through regional qualification. Eight join the competition in the first round, while the other 16 in the second. All teams up from the Nadeshiko League 2nd Division to the amateur leagues participates in regional qualification. RegionTeamPrefectureLeagueApps.Hokkaido Sapporo University Vista Hokkaido Hokkaido Football League 3rdTohokuJFA Academy Fukushima Fukushima Nadeshiko League 2nd Div. 17thMyNavi Sendai (Youth) Miyagi Tohoku Football League 1st Div. 2ndKantoVonds Ichihara Chiba Kanto Soccer League 1st Div. 1stTokyo International University Tokyo Kanto Soccer League 1st Div. 3rdYamanashi Gakuin University Yamanashi Kanto Soccer League 2nd Div. 2ndNihon University Tokyo Kanto University Soccer League 1st Div. 2ndNippon TV Tokyo Verdy Menina Tokyo Kanto U-18 Soccer League 17thYamato Sylphid Kanagawa Nadeshiko League 2nd Div. 7thKanagawa University Kanagawa Kanto Soccer League 1st Div. 9thHokushin'etsu Niigata University of Health and Welfare Niigata Hokushin'etsu Football League 8thTokaiVeertien Mie Mie Nadeshiko League 2nd Div. 4thAichi Toho University Aichi Tokai Football League 1st Div. 3rdKansai Meiji University of Integrative Medicine Kyoto Kansai University Soccer League 1st Div. 1stChugokuOkayama Yunogo Belle Okayama Nadeshiko League 2nd Div. 21stKIU Charme Okayama Takahashi Okayama Nadeshiko League 2nd Div. 19thDiosa Izumo Shimane Nadeshiko League 2nd Div. 5thDiavorosso Hiroshima Hiroshima Nadeshiko League 2nd Div. 3rdAICJ High School Hiroshima Chugoku U-18 Football League 1stShikokuFC Imabari Ehime Nadeshiko League 2nd Div. 5thNaruto Uzushio High School Tokushima Shikoku Football League 3rdKyushuFukuoka J. Anclas Fukuoka Nadeshiko League 2nd Div. 17thShugakukan High School Kumamoto Kyushu Football League 1st Div. 1stKamimura Gakuen High School Kagoshima Kyushu Football League 1st Div. 14th
Schedule First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
See also 2024–25 WE League season 2024–25 WE League Cup
External links Schedule and Result – JFA.jp
References