2020 Empress's Cup

The 2020 Empress's Cup was the 42nd season of the Japanese women's football main cup competition.[1] NTV Beleza won the competition after defeating Urawa Red 4–3 at the final, winning their fourth consecutive and 15th overall title.[2]

2020 Empress's Cup
Dates5 December – 29 December 2020
Teams32
ChampionsNTV Beleza
Matches played31
Goals scored115 (3.71 per match)
← 2019
2021 →
All statistics correct as of 29 December 2020.

Matches especially the semi-finals and final were streamed live on JFA TV.

Calendar and format

Below are the dates for each round as given by the official schedule:

RoundDate(s)Number of fixturesClubs
First Round5 & 6 December 20201632 →16
Second round12 & 13 December 2020816 →8
Quarter-final19 & 20 December 202048 →4
Semi-final24 December 202024 →2
Final29 December 202012 →1

First round

32 teams competed in this round.[3]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
5 December 2020
Kamogawa 4–0 Daisho Gakuen High School
Sfida Setagaya 3–2 Shizuoka Sangyo University
Harima 2–1 (a.e.t.) Waseda University
Elfen Saitama 1–0 Nittaidai
Iga Kunoichi 11–0 Diosa Izumo
Vegalta Sendai 1–0 Kanagawa University
JEF United 2–0 Fukuoka J. Anclas
Cerezo Osaka 2–1 Speranza Osaka
6 December 2020
Yamato Sylphid 4–1 Imabari
Yokohama 1–0 (a.e.t.) Nagano Parceiro
Nojima Stella 1–0 Gunma
Ehime 4–1 Okayama SHS
Albirex Niigata 4–0 NGU Loveledge
Urawa Red 5–0 Jumonji Ventus
INAC Kobe 4–0 Norddea Hokkaido
NTV Beleza 3–1 Nitere Menina

Second round

The remaining 16 teams played in this round.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
12 December 2020
JEF United 1–0 (a.e.t.) Iga Kunoichi
Nojima Stella 2–1 Ehime
Cerezo Osaka 3–0 Elfen Saitama
Urawa Red 2–0 Yamato Sylphid
INAC Kobe 1–0 Orca Kamogawa
NTV Beleza 2–0 Harima
13 December 2020
Albirex Niigata 3–1 Yokohama
Vegalta Sendai 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–3 (p) Sfida Setagaya
12 December 2020 JEF United 1–0 (a.e.t.)Iga KunoichiAxis Bird Stadium, Tottori
11:00 UTC+9 Otaki  111' Report
12 December 2020 Nojima Stella 2–1EhimeTochigi Green Stadium, Utsunomiya
11:00 UTC+9
  • Hirata  2'
  • Minamino  62'
 Report Yamaguchi  19'
12 December 2020 Cerezo Osaka 3–0Elfen SaitamaMiki Athletic Stadium, Miki
11:00 UTC+9
  • Yakata  17', 84'
  • Nojima  52'
 Report
12 December 2020 Urawa Red 2–0Yamato SylphidTochigi Green Stadium, Utsunomiya
14:00 UTC+9 Kozue Ando  18', 51' Report
12 December 2020 INAC Kobe 1–0Orca KamogawaMiki Athletic Stadium, Miki
14:00 UTC+9 Sameshima  33' Report
12 December 2020 NTV Beleza 2–0HarimaAxis Bird Stadium, Tottori
14:00 UTC+9
  • Miura  22'
  • Kinoshita  90+3'
 Report
13 December 2020 Albirex Niigata 3–1YokohamaTochigi Green Stadium, Utsunomiya
11:00 UTC+9
  • Kawamura  67'
  • Kono Kaede  75', 88'
 Report Nagashima  37'
13 December 2020 Vegalta Sendai 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p)		Sfida SetagayaTochigi Green Stadium, Utsunomiya
14:00 UTC+9 Arimachi  94' Report Takishita  110'
Penalties
Arimachi
Kunitake
Hamada
Ono
Manya 		Seno
Misaki
Kaneko
Ayaka

Quarter-final
Team 1  Score  Team 2
19 December 2020
INAC Kobe 2–3 Albirex Niigata
NTV Beleza 5–0 Nojima Stella
20 December 2020
Urawa Red 3–2 JEF United
Cerezo Osaka 3–3 (a.e.t.) 3–5 (p) Vegalta Sendai
19 December 2020 INAC Kobe2–3 Albirex Niigata Tochigi Green Stadium, Utsunomiya
11:00 UTC+9
Report
  • Takikawa  48'
  • Kawamura  51'
  • Ishibuchi  53'
19 December 2020 NTV Beleza 5–0Nojima StellaTochigi Green Stadium, Utsunomiya
14:00 UTC+9
Report
20 December 2020 Urawa Red 3–2JEF UnitedYurtec Stadium, Sendai City
11:00 UTC+9
Report
  • Ozawa  74'
  • Setoguchi  77'
20 December 2020 Cerezo Osakav (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)		 Vegalta Sendai Yurtec Stadium, Sendai City
14:00 UTC+9
  • Hamano  65', 104'
  • Nojima  82'
 Report
Penalties
Takarada
Riko
Kitamura
Koyama 		Hitomi
Hamada
Manya
Sumida
Arimachi

Semi-final
Team 1  Score  Team 2
NTV Beleza 4–1 Vegalta Sendai
Urawa Red 1–1 (a.e.t.) 5–3 (p) Albirex Niigata
24 December 2020 NTV Beleza 4–1Vegalta SendaiSanga Stadium, Kameoka
15:00 UTC+9
Report Hamada  85'
24 December 2020 Urawa Red 1–1 (a.e.t.)Albirex NiigataSanga Stadium, Kameoka
18:00 UTC+9 Naomoto  13' Report Megumi  24'

Final

The final was played on 29 December 2020 at the Sanga Stadium in Kameoka, Kyoto

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Urawa Red 3–4 NTV Beleza
29 December 2020 Urawa Red3–4 NTV Beleza Sanga Stadium, Kameoka
14:00 UTC+9
Report

References
  1. Empress's Cup 2020 - Japan Football Association (in Japanese)
  2. "Nippon TV Beleza seeking to win their fourth consecutive Empress's Cup title". JFA. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  3. "Empress's Cup (2020) - Soccerway". Soccerway. 7 December 2020.
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