2019 Empress's Cup
{{Short description|Football tournament season}}
{{Infobox football tournament season
|title= Empress's Cup
|year= 2019
|other_titles=
|dates= 2 November – 29 December 2019
|num_teams= 48
|matches= 47
|goals=
|top goalscorer=
|country=Japan
|champions= Tokyo Verdy Beleza
|count=13
|runner-up= Urawa Red Diamonds
|defending champions=
|prevseason= 2018
|nextseason= 2020
|updated=
}}
The 2019 Empress's Cup was the 42nd season of the Japanese women's football main cup competition.{{cite web|url=http://www.jfa.jp/match/empressscup_2019/|title=JFA Empress' Cup 2019 Main information|publisher=JFA|accessdate=15 January 2023}}
Calendar and schedule
Below are the dates for each round as given by the official schedule: {{cite web|url=http://jfa.jp/match/empressscup_2019/schedule_result.pdf|title=JFA Empress's Cup 2019 schedule and results|publisher=JFA|website=jfa.jp|language=ja|access-date=15 January 2023}}{{cite web|url=http://jfa.jp/match/empressscup_2021/access.html|title=JFA Empress's Cup 2019 venue access|publisher=JFA|website=jfa.jp|language=ja|access-date=15 January 2023}}
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! Round !! Date(s) !! Number of fixtures !! width=100 | Clubs | |||
| align=left|First round | align=right| 2 & 3 November | 16 | 32 → 16 |
| align=left|Round of 32 | align=right| 23 & 24 November | 10 | 32 (16+16) → 16 |
| align=left|Round of 16 | align=right| 30 Nov–4 Dec | 8 | 16 → 8 |
| align=left|Quarter-finals | align=right| 8 December | 4 | 8 → 4 |
| align=left|Semi-finals | align=right| 22 December | 2 | 4 → 2 |
| align=left|Final | align=right| 29 December | 1 | 2 → 1 |
=First round=
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| No.
!Home !Score !Away | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yamato Sylphid | 3–1 | Tokuyama University |
| 2 | Teikyo Heisei University | 2–1 | Daisho Gakuen High School |
| 3 | Tokyo Verdy Menina | 4–1 | Seiwa Gakuen High School |
| 4 | Waseda University | 3–1 | KIU Charme Okayama |
| 5 | Sendai University | 0–2 | HBU Meisei High School |
| 6 | NGU Loveledge Nagoya | 2–1 | Norddea Hokkaido |
| 7 | Sakuyo High School | 4–0 | Albirex Niigata U-18 |
| 8 | Bunnys Gunma White Star | 1–6 | AS Harima Albion |
| 9 | Tokiwagi Gakuen High School | 2–1 | Toyo University |
| 10 | SSU Iwata Bonita | 1–1 (5-3 pen.) | FC Imabari |
| 11 | Hinomoto Gakuen High School | 1–2 | Albirex Niigata |
| 12 | Energic Ryukyu Deigos | 0–2 | JFA Academy Fukushima |
| 13 | Fujieda Junshin High School | 2–0 | Kunimi FC |
| 14 | Osaka Gakugei High School | 1–4 | Okayama Yunogo Belle |
| 15 | Bunny's Kyoto SC | 2–2 (3-1 pen.) | Yamanashi Gakuin University |
| 16 | Ange Violet Hiroshima | 0–1 | Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki |
=Round of 32=
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| No.
!Home !Score !Away | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Tokyo Verdy Beleza | 4–0 | Yamato Sylphid |
| 18 | Yokohama FC Seagulls | 2–1 | Teikyo Heisei University |
| 19 | Nagano Parceiro | 3–1 | Tokyo Verdy Menina |
| 20 | Nittaidai SMG Yokohama | 1–0 | Waseda University |
| 21 | Albirex Niigata | 8–0 | HBU Meisei High School |
| 22 | Chifure AS Elfen Saitama | 3–0 | NGU Loveledge Nagoya |
| 23 | JEF United Chiba | 1–2 | Sakuyo High School |
| 24 | Orca Kamogawa | 1–0 | AS Harima Albion |
| 25 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 6–0 | Tokiwagi Gakuen High School |
| 26 | Sfida Setagaya | 0–1 | SSU Iwata Bonita |
| 27 | Iga FC Kunoichi | 7–0 | Niigata University HW |
| 28 | MyNavi Vegalta Sendai | 2–1 | JFA Academy Fukushima |
| 29 | INAC Kobe Leonessa | 3–0 | Fujieda Junshin High School |
| 30 | Cerezo Osaka | 4–0 | Okayama Yunogo Belle |
| 31 | Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara | 2–0 | Bunnies Kyoto |
| 32 | Ehime FC | 0–0 (4-3 pen.) | Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki |
=Round of 16=
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| No.
!Home !Score !Away | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Tokyo Verdy Beleza | 5–1 | Yokohama FC Seagulls |
| 34 | Nagano Parceiro | 1–2 | Nittaidai SMG Yokohama |
| 35 | Albirex Niigata | 2–2 (4-5 pen.) | Chifure AS Elfen Saitama |
| 36 | Sakuyo High School | 0–2 | Orca Kamogawa |
| 37 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 3–0 | SSU Iwata Bonita |
| 38 | Iga FC Kunoichi | 1–2 | MyNavi Vegalta Sendai |
| 39 | INAC Kobe Leonessa | 4–0 | Cerezo Osaka |
| 40 | Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara | 3–0 | Ehime FC |
=Quarter-finals=
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| No.
!Home !Score !Away | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Tokyo Verdy Beleza | 5–0 | Nittaidai SMG Yokohama |
| 42 | Chifure AS Elfen Saitama | 3–2 | Orca Kamogawa |
| 43 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 1–0 | MyNavi Vegalta Sendai |
| 44 | INAC Kobe Leonessa | 1–0 | Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara |
=Semi-finals=
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| No.
!Home !Score !Away | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | Tokyo Verdy Beleza | 2–1 | Chifure AS Elfen Saitama |
| 46 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 3–2 | INAC Kobe Leonessa |
=Final=
{{Football box
|id = 47
|date = 29 December
|time = 14:00
|team1 = Tokyo Verdy Beleza
|score = 1−0
|report = [https://www.jfa.jp/match/empressscup_2019/match_page/m47.html Report (JFA)]
|team2 = Urawa Red Diamonds
|goals1 = Mina Tanaka {{goal|7}}
|stadium = NACK5 Stadium Omiya, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture
|attendance = 10,012
|referee = Yoshimi Yamashita
}}
References
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{{Empress's Cup}}
{{2019 in Japanese football}}