The 2021 Empress's Cup was the 43rd season of the Japanese women's football main cup competition.
Calendar and schedule Below are the dates for each round as given by the official schedule:
Round Date(s) Number of fixtures ClubsFirst Round 27 & 28 November 2021 17 34 → 17Second round 4 & 5 December 2021 10 20 (17+3) → 10Third round 11 & 12 December 2021 5 10 → 5Round of 16 25 December 2021 8 16 (11+5) → 8Quarter-finals 29 December 2021 4 8 → 4Semi-finals 5 January 2022 2 4 → 2Final 27 February 2022 1 2 → 1
First round No.HomeScoreAway1 Veertien Mie 0–1 University of Tsukuba2 Yamato Sylphid 0–0(0–3 pen.) Tokuyama University3 Diavorosso Hiroshima 0–1 Fukuoka J. Anclas4 Otemon Gakuen High School 3–6 Japan Soccer College5 Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki 3–1 Kanagawa University6 Norddea Hokkaido 0–3 Fujieda Junshin High School7 Ehime FC 0–3 JFA Academy Fukushima8 Shizuoka SSU Bonita 2–2(10–9 pen.) Fujizakura Yamanashi9 Yokohama FC Seagulls 8–0 Hokkaido Bunkyo University High School10 Orca Kamogawa 4–0 Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences11 Waseda University 4–0 SGU Kagawa Nishi High School12 Ange Violet Hiroshima 3–1 JEF United Chiba U-1813 Viamaterras Miyazaki 1–2 Diosa Izumo14 Nittaidai SMG Yokohama 0–1 SEISA OSA Rhea Shonan15 KIU Charme Okayama 1–2 Tokyo Verdy Menina16 AS Harima Albion 5–0 Sendai University17 NGU Loveledge Nagoya 4–1 Tokai University Fukuoka High School
Second round No.HomeScoreAway18 Iga FC Kunoichi 4–0 University of Tsukuba19 Tokuyama University 0–2 Fukuoka J. Anclas20 Cerezo Osaka Sakai 8–0 Japan Soccer College21 Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki 2–3 Fujieda Junshin High School22 JFA Academy Fukushima 0–0(4–5 pen.) Shizuoka SSU Bonita23 NHK Spring Yokohama FC Seagulls 0–1 Orca Kamogawa24 Sfida Setagaya 1–0 Waseda University25 Ange Violet Hiroshima 3–0 Diosa Izumo26 SEISA OSA Rhea Shonan 1–5 Tokyo Verdy Menina27 AS Harima Albion 4–1 NGU Loveledge Nagoya
Third round No.HomeScoreAway28 Iga FC Kunoichi 7–0 Fukuoka J. Anclas29 Cerezo Osaka Sakai 4–0 Fujieda Junshin High School30 Shizuoka SSU Bonita 0–1 Orca Kamogawa31 Sfida Setagaya 2–1 Ange Violet Hiroshima32 Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Menina 2–1 AS Harima Albion
Round of 16 No.HomeScoreAway33Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina 2–0 MyNavi Sendai34Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Iga FC Kunoichi35Chifure AS Elfen Saitama 0–2 Albirex Niigata36Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara 2–3 Cerezo Osaka Sakai37Nagano Parceiro 0–4 Tokyo Verdy Beleza38JEF United Chiba 1–0 Orca Kamogawa39Omiya Ardija Ventus 2–1 Sfida Setagaya40INAC Kobe Leonessa 1–2 Tokyo Verdy Menina
Quarter-finals No.HomeScoreAway41Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina 0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds42Albirex Niigata 0–1 Cerezo Osaka Sakai43Tokyo Verdy Beleza 0–3 JEF United Chiba44Omiya Ardija Ventus 0–4 Tokyo Verdy Menina
Semi-finals No.HomeScoreAway45Urawa Red Diamonds 1−0 Cerezo Osaka Sakai46JEF United Chiba 1−0 Tokyo Verdy Menina
Final
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