# 2024 Empress's Cup

The 2024 Empress's Cup (Japanese: 皇后杯 JFA 第46回全日本女子サッカー選手権大会, Hepburn: Kōgō-hai JFA Dai 46-kai Zen'nihon Joshi Sakkā Senshuken Taikai) was the 46th season of the Japanese women's football main cup competition.

## Calendar and format

Below are the dates for each round as given by the official schedule:
| Round | Date(s) | Number of fixtures | Clubs |
| First Round | 17 November 2024 | 4 | 8 → 4 |
| Second round | 23–25 November 2024 | 16 | 32 (16+12+4) → 16 |
| Third round | 30 November–1 December 2024 | 8 | 16 → 8 |
| Fourth round | 8 December 2024 | 4 | 8 → 4 |
| Round of 16 | 14–15 December 2024 | 8 | 16 (12+4) → 8 |
| Quarter-finals | 22 December 2024 | 4 | 8 → 4 |
| Semi-finals | 18 January 2025 | 2 | 4 → 2 |
| Final | 25 January 2025 | 1 | 2 → 1 |

## Participating clubs
### WE League

All 12 teams playing in the 2024–25 WE League. They all join in the Round of 16.
| Club | Apps. | Prefecture |
| MyNavi Sendai | 13th | Miyagi |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 26th | Saitama |
| Omiya Ardija Ventus | 4th | Saitama |
| Chifure AS Elfen Saitama | 25th | Saitama |
| JEF United Chiba | 27th | Chiba |
| Tokyo Verdy | 42nd | Tokyo |
| Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara | 13th | Kanagawa |
| Nagano Parceiro | 19th | Nagano |
| Albirex Niigata | 22nd | Niigata |
| Cerezo Osaka Yanmar | 10th | Osaka |
| INAC Kobe Leonessa | 21st | Hyogo |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina | 4th | Hiroshima |

### Nadeshiko League

All 12 teams playing in the 2024 Nadeshiko League 1st Division. They all join in the second round.
| Club | Apps. | Prefecture |
| Bunnys GFC White Star | 5th | Gunma |
| Orca Kamogawa | 9th | Chiba |
| Sfida Setagaya | 12th | Tokyo |
| Yokohama FC Seagulls | 10th | Kanagawa |
| Nittaidai SMG Yokohama | 26th | Kanagawa |
| Shizuoka SSU Bonita | 16th | Shizuoka |
| Asahi Intecc Loveledge Nagoya | 14th | Aichi |
| Iga FC Kunoichi Mie | 38th | Mie |
| Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki | 33rd | Osaka |
| AS Harima Albion | 11th | Hyogo |
| Ehime FC | 16th | Ehime |
| Viamaterras Miyazaki | 4th | Miyazaki |

### Regional representatives

There are 24 regional representatives, who qualified through regional qualification. Eight join the competition in the first round, while the other 16 in the second. All teams up from the Nadeshiko League 2nd Division to the amateur leagues participates in regional qualification.
| Region | Team | Prefecture | League | Apps. |
| Hokkaido | Sapporo University Vista | Hokkaido | Hokkaido Football League | 3rd |
| Tohoku | JFA Academy Fukushima | Fukushima | Nadeshiko League 2nd Div. | 17th |
| Tohoku | MyNavi Sendai (Youth) | Miyagi | Tohoku Football League 1st Div. | 2nd |
| Kanto | Vonds Ichihara | Chiba | Kanto Soccer League 1st Div. | 1st |
| Kanto | Tokyo International University | Tokyo | Kanto Soccer League 1st Div. | 3rd |
| Kanto | Yamanashi Gakuin University | Yamanashi | Kanto Soccer League 2nd Div. | 2nd |
| Kanto | Nihon University | Tokyo | Kanto University Soccer League 1st Div. | 2nd |
| Kanto | Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Menina | Tokyo | Kanto U-18 Soccer League | 17th |
| Kanto | Yamato Sylphid | Kanagawa | Nadeshiko League 2nd Div. | 7th |
| Kanto | Kanagawa University | Kanagawa | Kanto Soccer League 1st Div. | 9th |
| Hokushin'etsu | Niigata University of Health and Welfare | Niigata | Hokushin'etsu Football League | 8th |
| Tokai | Veertien Mie | Mie | Nadeshiko League 2nd Div. | 4th |
| Tokai | Aichi Toho University | Aichi | Tokai Football League 1st Div. | 3rd |
| Kansai | Meiji University of Integrative Medicine | Kyoto | Kansai University Soccer League 1st Div. | 1st |
| Chugoku | Okayama Yunogo Belle | Okayama | Nadeshiko League 2nd Div. | 21st |
| Chugoku | KIU Charme Okayama Takahashi | Okayama | Nadeshiko League 2nd Div. | 19th |
| Chugoku | Diosa Izumo | Shimane | Nadeshiko League 2nd Div. | 5th |
| Chugoku | Diavorosso Hiroshima | Hiroshima | Nadeshiko League 2nd Div. | 3rd |
| Chugoku | AICJ High School | Hiroshima | Chugoku U-18 Football League | 1st |
| Shikoku | FC Imabari | Ehime | Nadeshiko League 2nd Div. | 5th |
| Shikoku | Naruto Uzushio High School | Tokushima | Shikoku Football League | 3rd |
| Kyushu | Fukuoka J. Anclas | Fukuoka | Nadeshiko League 2nd Div. | 17th |
| Kyushu | Shugakukan High School | Kumamoto | Kyushu Football League 1st Div. | 1st |
| Kyushu | Kamimura Gakuen High School | Kagoshima | Kyushu Football League 1st Div. | 14th |