Objective

The Japan Football Association (“JFA”) holds Japan’s most prestigious competition for registered female players of first grade in junior high school students or older in order to improve football skill and physical and mental health of female players in Japan and contribute to the development of women’s football.

Tournament Title

The 36th Empress's Cup

Organiser

Japan Football Associat

Managing Organisations

Miyagi Football Association, Tokyo Football Association
Fukui Football Association, Shizuoka Football Association
Mie Football Association, Hyogo Football Association
Hiroshima Football Association, Kagawa Football Association

Supporting Companies

Asahi Shimbun, Nikkan Sports

Sponsors

adidas Japan K.K.
Ajinomoto Co.
Cedyna Financial Corp.
HOKEN NO MADOGUCHI GROUP INC.
Mynavi Corporation.
PARIS MIKI HOLDINGS Inc.

Cooperating Companies

Nishitetsu Travel Co., Ltd., Molten Corporation

Dates

2014
First Round: Saturday 29 & Sunday 30 November
Second Round: Saturday 6 & Sunday 7 December
Third Round: Saturday 13 & Sunday 14 December
Quarter-finals: Sunday 21 December
Semi-finals: Sunday 28 December
2015
Final: Thursday 1 January

Venues

First Round: Saturday 29 & Sunday 30 November

Technoport Fukui Stadium (Sakai, Fukui)
Main Ground of Soccer & Rugby Stadium in Mie Kotsu Sports Garden Suzuka Soccer-Rugby Field (Suzuka, Mie)
Miki Sougo Bousai Park (Miki, Hyogo)

Second Round: Saturday 6 & Sunday 7 December

Yurtec Stadium Sendai (Sendai, Miyagi)
Coca Cola West Hiroshima Stadium (Hiroshima, Hiroshima)

 Third Round: Saturday 13 & Sunday 14 December

Fujieda Sogo Undo Park
Miki Sougo Bousai Park (Miki, Hyogo)

Quarter-finals: Sunday 21 December

Yurtec Stadium Sendai (Sendai, Miyagi)
Marugame Stadium (Marugame, Kagawa)

Semi-finals: Sunday 28 December

Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka (Minato-ku, Tokyo)

Final: Thursday 1 January 2015

Ajinomoto Stadium (Chofu, Tokyo)

Number of Participating teams

The numbers of teams to be selected from each region and league are as follows:.
Hokkaido: 1, Tohoku: 3, Kanto: 5, Hokushinetsu: 3, Tokai: 3, Kansai: 5, Chugoku: 2, Shikoku: 2, Kyushu: 2.
10 teams from Japan Women’s Football League (Nadeshiko League)

Awards

• (1) The champions and runners-up teams will be awarded a certificate , medals and monetary award for their future team development. The third-placed team will be awarded monetary award for their future team development. The champions will be awarded the Empress’s Cup championship cup and retain it until the next cup is held.
• (2) For the encouragement and development of fair play spirit, the Fair Play Award, consisting of a trophy and supplementary prize, will be awarded to the selected team in accordance with the JFA’s selection standard. The Fair Play Award will be given per team and selected from the final-four teams in the tournament.