2024 Empress's Cup


The 2024 Empress's Cup 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:

Participating clubs

[WE League]

All 12 teams playing in the 2024–25 WE League. They all join in the Round of 16.
ClubApps.Prefecture
MyNavi Sendai13thMiyagi
Urawa Red Diamonds26thSaitama
Omiya Ardija Ventus4thSaitama
Chifure AS Elfen Saitama25thSaitama
JEF United Chiba27thChiba
Tokyo Verdy42ndTokyo
Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara13thKanagawa
Nagano Parceiro19thNagano
Albirex Niigata22ndNiigata
Cerezo Osaka Yanmar10thOsaka
INAC Kobe Leonessa21stHyogo
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina4thHiroshima

[Nadeshiko League]

All 12 teams playing in the 2024 Nadeshiko League 1st Division. They all join in the second round.
ClubApps.Prefecture
Bunnys GFC White Star5thGunma
Orca Kamogawa9thChiba
Sfida Setagaya12thTokyo
Yokohama FC Seagulls10thKanagawa
Nittaidai SMG Yokohama26thKanagawa
Shizuoka SSU Bonita16thShizuoka
Asahi Intecc Loveledge Nagoya14thAichi
Iga FC Kunoichi Mie38thMie
Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki33rdOsaka
AS Harima Albion11thHyogo
Ehime FC16thEhime
Viamaterras Miyazaki4thMiyazaki

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.
HokkaidoSapporo University VistaHokkaidoHokkaido Football League3rd
TohokuJFA Academy FukushimaFukushimaNadeshiko League 2nd Div.17th
TohokuMyNavi Sendai MiyagiTohoku Football League 1st Div.2nd
KantoVonds IchiharaChibaKanto Soccer League 1st Div.1st
KantoTokyo International UniversityTokyoKanto Soccer League 1st Div.3rd
KantoYamanashi Gakuin UniversityYamanashiKanto Soccer League 2nd Div.2nd
KantoNihon UniversityTokyoKanto University Soccer League 1st Div.2nd
KantoNippon TV Tokyo Verdy MeninaTokyoKanto U-18 Soccer League17th
KantoYamato SylphidKanagawaNadeshiko League 2nd Div.7th
KantoKanagawa UniversityKanagawaKanto Soccer League 1st Div.9th
Hokushin'etsuNiigata University of Health and WelfareNiigataHokushin'etsu Football League8th
TokaiVeertien MieMieNadeshiko League 2nd Div.4th
TokaiAichi Toho UniversityAichiTokai Football League 1st Div.3rd
KansaiMeiji University of Integrative MedicineKyotoKansai University Soccer League 1st Div.1st
ChugokuOkayama Yunogo BelleOkayamaNadeshiko League 2nd Div.21st
ChugokuKIU Charme Okayama TakahashiOkayamaNadeshiko League 2nd Div.19th
ChugokuDiosa IzumoShimaneNadeshiko League 2nd Div.5th
ChugokuDiavorosso HiroshimaHiroshimaNadeshiko League 2nd Div.3rd
ChugokuAICJ High SchoolHiroshimaChugoku U-18 Football League1st
ShikokuFC ImabariEhimeNadeshiko League 2nd Div.5th
ShikokuNaruto Uzushio High SchoolTokushimaShikoku Football League3rd
KyushuFukuoka J. AnclasFukuokaNadeshiko League 2nd Div.17th
KyushuShugakukan High SchoolKumamotoKyushu Football League 1st Div.1st
KyushuKamimura Gakuen High SchoolKagoshimaKyushu Football League 1st Div.14th