2022 Empress's Cup final

Football match

2022年皇后杯決勝 (in Japanese)

Event

2022 Empress's Cup

Tokyo Verdy Beleza	INAC Kobe Leonessa

4	0

Date

28 January 2023

Venue

Yodoko Sakura Stadium, Osaka

Referee

Yoshimi Yamashita

Attendance

1,939

Weather

Sunny
7.2 °C (45.0 °F)
54% humidity

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The 2022 Empress's Cup final was the final of the 2022 Empress's Cup, the 44th edition of the Empress's Cup.^[1]

The match will be contested at the Yodoko Sakura Stadium in Osaka,^[2]Japan.

Teams

Team	League	Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Tokyo Verdy Beleza	WE League	23 (1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)
INAC Kobe Leonessa	WE League	8 (2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018)

Road to the final

Tokyo Verdy Beleza		Round	INAC Kobe Leonessa
Opponent	Result	2022 Empress's Cup	Opponent	Result
Bye		First round	Bye
Bye		Second round	Bye
Bye		Third round	Bye
MyNavi Sendai (WE)	4–1	Round of 16	AS Harima Albion (NL1)	2–1
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina (WE)	3–0	Quarter-finals	Urawa Red Diamonds (WE)	2–1
Albirex Niigata (WE)	3–1	Semi-finals	Chifure AS Elfen Saitama (WE)	2–1

Format

The final was played as a single match. If tied after regulation time, extra time and, would it necessary, a penalty shoot-out would have been used to decide the winning team.

Details

28 January 2023 (2023-01-28)

15:00 JST

Tokyo Verdy Beleza	4–0	INAC Kobe Leonessa
Ueki 39', 49' Kobayashi 81' Fujino 90'	Report (JFA) Report (JFA) (in Japanese)

Yodoko Sakura Stadium, Osaka, Osaka

Attendance: 1,939

Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita

References

^ "Empress's Cup JFA 44th Japan Women's Football Championship 26 November 2022 - 28 January 2023". jfa.jp. Japan Football Association (JFA). Retrieved 21 October 2022.
^ "大会要項" [Tournament requirements]. jfa.jp (in Japanese). Japan Football Association (JFA). Retrieved 21 October 2022. 決勝ヨドコウ桜スタジアム [Final Yodoko Sakura Stadium]