Empress Cup 2015.
Thirty-Seventh All-Japan Women’s Soccer Championship (Empress Cup 2015) starts on November 7.
The number of competing teams is increased to 48 from the 36 of previous year. The final match is played on December 27.
The ten teams of the top division had their first match in the round 3 (round of 16) until last year. This year they all appear in the round 2 (round of 32.)

Empress Cup final
Albirex Niigata 0 – 1 INAC Kobe
Kobe: 78’ Homare Sawa
Attendance: 20,379
Shots: Niigata 8 – 7 Kobe
Corners: Niigata 1 – 8 Kobe
Sawa’s last action. She headed in the corner kick by Kawasumi.
Thank you Ken, for the great information on this tournament
Thank you Ken for bringing us coverage from this competition!
What a fitting way for Homare Sawa to end her career, with a goal to win the Empress Cup and in front of over 20,000!!!
Empress Cup Semi-finals
Vegalta Sendai 0 – 2 INAC Kobe
Kobe: 39’ Shinobu Ohno, 61’ Emi Nakajima
Attendance: 5,506
Shots: Sendai 10 – 10 Kobe
Corners: Sendai 6 – 6 Kobe
NTV Beleza 1 – 1 Albirex Niigata
[PSO] NTV 2 – 3 Niigata
NTV: 34’ Yu Nakasato
Niigata: 11’ Sayaka Oishi
Attendance: 6,155
Shots: NTV 8 – 10 Niigata
Corners: NTV 8 – 3 Niigata
Look at those attendances again!
Who are you cheering for in the Final?
Thank you Ken for the updates, Hope you have a great Christmas. 谢谢你肯·哈内斯更新,希望你有一个伟大的圣诞节
Empress Cup Quarter Finals
Albirex Niigata 2 – 0 JEF United Chiba
Niigata: 69’ Aya Saeki, 86’ Sayaka Oishi
Attendance: 857
Shots: Niigata 7 – 7 Chiba
Corners: Niigata 4 – 1 Chiba
Elfen Saitama 0 – 2 INAC Kobe
Kobe: 9’ Yukari Kinga, 19’ Megumi Takase
Attendance: 3,666
Shots: Saitama 4 – 21 Kobe
Corners: Saitama 0 – 3 Kobe
NTV Beleza 4 – 1 Iga Kunoichi
NTV: 13’ & 80’ Yuka Momiki, 34’ Mina Tanaka, 56’ Yu Nakasato
Iga: 68’ Gloria Douglas
Attendance: 4,087
Shots: NTV 15 – 4 Iga
Corners: NTV 7 – 1 Iga
Vegalta Sendai 0 – 0 Urawa Reds
[PSO] Sendai 5 – 3 Urawa
Attendance: 2,053
Shots: Sendai 20 – Urawa 14
Corners: Sendai 4 – 5 Urawa
2015 ends (for me, anyway.)
Thank you for the update Ken.
Sorry to see Urawa Reds did not advance to the semi-finals. Penalties are cruel.
Some great attendances again.
Empress Cup November 7
Diosa Izumo 0 – 4 Fujieda-Junshin HS
Junshun: 26’ Moe Kinotsuki, 58’ Mai Yokozawa, 71’ & 74’ Kurumi Iwashita
Attendance: 115
Shots: Izumo 0 – 24 Junshin
Corners: Izumo 0 – 7 Junshin
Niigata U. H&W 1 – 2 NGU Nagoya
Niigata U: 62’ Miyuki Takahashi
Nagoya: 78’ Yula Sugiyama, 97’ Ayano Koike
Attendance: 150
Shots: Niigata U 15 – 8 Nagoya
Corners: Niigata U 5 – 1 Nagoya
Kamimura Gakuen HS 3 – 0 Fields Linda
Kamimura 22’ & 58’ Yuna Sonoda, 90+4’ Eri Yoshida
Attendance: 88
Shots: Kamimura 14 – 3 Linda
Corners: Kamimura 12 – 1 Linda
Daito Bunka U. 2 – 0 Norddea Hokkaido
Daito: 7’ Moeko Yamazaki, 17’ Yuri Murayama
Attendance: 250
Shots: Daito 21 – 4 Hokkaido
Corners: Daito 10 – 1 Hokkaido
Waseda U 1 – 0 Fukuoka Anclas
Waseda: 45+1’ Arisa Matsubara
Attendance: 101
Shots: Waseda 14 – 6 Fukuoka
Corners: Waseda 5 – 7 Fukuoka
Kanto Gakuin U 0 – 5 Osaka Sports Sci. U
Osaka: 41’ & 53’ Yuka Honda, 64’ Own Goal, 80’ Shiho Yoshida, 84’ Mana Mitsuhashi
Attendance: 92
Shots: Kanto 5 – 18 Osaka
Corners: Kanto 9 – 5 Osaka
Urawa Reds Youth 0 – 0 JFA Academy
PK: Urawa 5 – 4 JFA
Attendance: 280
Shots: Urawa 15 – 8 JFA
Corners: Urawa 6 – 1
Tokiwagi Gakuen HS 0 – 1 Yokohama Seagulls
Yokohama: 51’ Mizuki Yoshida
Attendance: 167
Shots: Tokiwagi 6 – 7 Yokohama
Corners: Tokiwagi 5 – 3 Yokohama
Thank you Ken
Thank you Ken.
Tough battle between Urawa Reds Youth and JFA Academy!