2022 Empress's Cup
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 automatically qualified to the first and second round, 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 | Number of fixtures | Clubs |
| First Round | 26 & 27 November 2022 | 17 | 34 → 17 |
| Second round | 3 & 4 December 2022 | 10 | 20 → 10 |
| Third round | 10 & 11 December 2022 | 5 | 10 → 5 |
| Round of 16 | 17 & 18 December 2022 | 8 | 16 → 8 |
| Quarter-finals | 15 January 2023 | 4 | 8 → 4 |
| Semi-finals | 22 January 2023 | 2 | 4 → 2 |
| Final | 28 January 2023 | 1 | 2 → 1 |
Third round
Final
Top scorers
.| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Riko Ueki | Tokyo Verdy Beleza | 6 |
| 2 | Misuzu Uchida | Yokohama FC Seagulls | 4 |
| 2 | Nina Yamada | NGU Loveledge Nagoya | 4 |
| 4 | Sonoko Chiba | AS Harima Albion | 3 |
| 4 | Miyu Inayama | Toyo University | 3 |
| 4 | Maki Hiratsuka | Ehime FC | 3 |
| 4 | Mitsuki Horie | Sfida Setagaya | 3 |
| 4 | Mai Kadowaki | Toyo University | 3 |
| 4 | Taketoya Konomi | Ange Violet Hiroshima | 3 |
| 4 | Ayaka Michigami | Albirex Niigata | 3 |
| 4 | Yui Narumiya | INAC Kobe Leonessa | 3 |
| 4 | Kanami Shinbori | AS Harima Albion | 3 |
| 4 | Seriwa Takawa | Cerezo Osaka Sakai | 3 |
| 4 | Ai Tsujisawa | Fujieda Junshin High School | 3 |