The 38th Empress' Cup - Qualified Teams

Forty-eight teams compete in the final knockout stages of the Empress' Cup. Of those forty-eight, twenty are Nadeshiko League teams which automatically qualify for the final tournament. Challenge League teams are not necessarily automatic qualifiers and must compete in regional playoffs.

Competition Format

Each prefecture in Japan has its own championship tournament and from these tournaments the respective representatives are chosen. Those prefectural representatives then compete at a regional level to determine the final twenty-eight particpating teams which will join those from the Nadeshiko League.

The nine regions are as follows:
Hokkaido, Tohoku, Kanto, Hokushin'etsu, Tokai, Kansai, Chugoku, Shikoku, Kyushu.


Qualified Teams:

Nadeshiko League
AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies
Albirex Niigata Ladies
Ange Violet Hiroshima
AS Harima Albion
Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies
Chifure AS Elfen Saitama
Ehime FC Ladies
FC Kibikokusaidaigaku Charme
Iga FC Kunoichi
INAC Kobe Leonessa
JEF United Ichihara Chiba Ladies
Konomiya Speranza Osaka Takatsuki
Nippatsu Yokohama FC Seagulls
Nippon TV Beleza
Nittaidai Fields Yokohama
Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara
Okayama Yunogo Belle
Sfida Setagaya FC
Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies
Vegalta Sendai Ladies


Hokkaido
Norddea Hokkaido
Club Fields Linda


Tohoku
Seiwa Gakuen High School
Sendai University


Kanto
Orca Kamogawa
Nippon TV Menina
Tokyo International University
University of Tsukuba
Waseda University
Toyo University
Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies Youth


Hokushin'etsu
Niigata University of Health and Welfare
Japan Soccer College Ladies
Fukui Senior High School


Tokai
NGU Nagoya FC Ladies
Shizuoka Sangyo University Iwata Bonita
JFA Academy Fukushima
Tokoha Gakuen Tachibana Senior High School
Fujieda Junshin High School


Kansai
Hinomoto Gakuen Senior High School
Daisho Gakuen High School
Bunnys Kyoto SC


Chugoku
Bunkyo High School attached to Hiroshima Bunkyo Women's University
Tokuyama University


Shikoku
Shikoku Gakuin University


Kyushu
Fukuoka J Anclas
Mashiki Renaissance Kumamoto
Kamimura Gakuen Senior High School