2022–23 WE League Cup
Tournament details | |
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Country | Japan |
Dates | 20 August – 1 October 2022 |
Teams | 11 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies (1st title) |
Runner-up | Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 26 |
Goals scored | 54 (2.08 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | Riko Ueki (6 goals) |
2023–24 → |
The 2022–23 WE League Cup is the 1st season of the WE League Cup, a women's football cup tournament that will be contested annually between WE League clubs. As the league have as of the 2022–23 season only 11 clubs featuring in the tournament and the plan was to make a group stage between the knockouts, it was necessary that six teams featured in a group, and five in another. The winner of each group got a ticket to the final, which will be contested by Urawa Red Diamonds and Tokyo Verdy Beleza. Despite the tournament refers to itself as if it was played between two different years, the tournament starts and ends on 2022, as the "–23" refers to the Japan professional women's football season on the WE League, which starts in 2022 and (actually) ends on 2023. The final of this edition will be played on 1 October 2022.
Schedule
Matchday | Date[1][2][3] | |
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Group stage | Matchday 1 | 20 or 21 August |
Matchday 2 | 27 or 28 August | |
Matchday 3 | 3 or 4 September | |
Matchday 4 | 10 or 11 September | |
Matchday 5 | 17 or 18 or 19 September | |
Matchday 6 | 24 or 25 September | |
Final | 1 October |
Group stage
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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1 | Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 11 | Advance to the final |
2 | AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 11 | |
3 | Chifure AS Elfen Saitama | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 5 | |
4 | Mynavi Sendai Ladies | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 5 | |
5 | Omiya Ardija Ventus | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 4 | |
6 | Albirex Niigata Ladies | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 4 |
20 August 2022 Matchweek 1 | Albirex Niigata Ladies | 1–1 | Chifure AS Elfen Saitama | Shibata |
17:03 JST |
| Report (WE League) |
| Stadium: Shibata Ijimino Park Athletics Stadium Attendance: 213 Referee: Emi Chiba |
21 August 2022 Matchweek 1 | Omiya Ardija Ventus | 2–2 | Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies | Saitama |
18:03 JST | Report (WE League) | Stadium: NACK5 Stadium Omiya Attendance: 1,857 Referee: Minako Asakura |
27 August 2022 Matchweek 2 | Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies | 4–1 | Albirex Niigata Ladies | Saitama |
18:00 JST | Report (WE League) |
| Stadium: Urawa Komaba Stadium Attendance: 1,546 Referee: Chihiro Ikki |
27 August 2022 Matchweek 2 | AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies | 1–0 | Omiya Ardija Ventus | Nagano |
18:00 JST |
| Report (WE League) | Stadium: Nagano U Stadium Attendance: 844 Referee: Haruna Kanematsu |
3 September 2022 Matchweek 3 | Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies | 2–2 | AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies | Saitama |
18:00 JST | Report (WE League) |
| Stadium: Urawa Komaba Stadium Attendance: 1,146 Referee: Kumiko Matsuo |
3 September 2022 Matchweek 3 | Omiya Ardija Ventus | 1–2 | Chifure AS Elfen Saitama | Saitama |
18:03 JST |
| Report (WE League) |
| Stadium: NACK5 Stadium Omiya Attendance: 1,828 Referee: Fusako Kajiyama |
19 September 2022 Matchweek 5 | Albirex Niigata Ladies | 0–1 | Omiya Ardija Ventus | Shibata |
16:01 JST | Report (WE League) |
| Stadium: Shibata Ijimino Athletic Stadium Attendance: 1,303 Referee: Mari Yamamoto |
19 September 2022 Matchweek 5 | Chifure AS Elfen Saitama | 0–1 | AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies | Kumagaya |
17:03 JST | Report (WE League) |
| Stadium: Kumagaya Athletic Stadium Attendance: 939 Referee: Junko Kirihara |
24 September 2022 Matchweek 6 | AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies | 2–1 | Albirex Niigata Ladies | Nagano |
18:03 JST | Report (WE League) |
| Stadium: Nagano U Stadium Attendance: 984 Referee: Fusako Kajiyama |
25 September 2022 Matchweek 6 | Chifure AS Elfen Saitama | 0–2 | Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies | Kumagaya |
17:03 JST | Report (WE League) |
| Stadium: Kumagaya Athletic Stadium Attendance: 1,755 Referee: Emi Chiba |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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1 | Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 8 | Advance to the final |
2 | INAC Kobe Leonessa | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 8 | |
3 | JEF United Ichihara Chiba Ladies | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
4 | Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 | |
5 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 2 |
20 August 2022 Matchweek 1 | INAC Kobe Leonessa | 3–2 | JEF United Ichihara Chiba Ladies | Sakai |
19:03 JST |
| Report (WE League) | Stadium: J-GREEN SAKAI S1 Main Field Attendance: 936 Referee: Michiko Fujita |
27 August 2022 Matchweek 2 | JEF United Ichihara Chiba Ladies | 0–0 | Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza | Chiba |
18:00 JST | Report (WE League) | Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena Attendance: 461 Referee: Kazue Kusadokoro |
28 August 2022 Matchweek 2 | Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara | 0–0 | INAC Kobe Leonessa | Sagamihara |
18:00 JST | Report (WE League) | Stadium: Sagamihara Gion Stadium Attendance: 634 Referee: Saori Takahashi |
4 September 2022 Matchweek 3 | JEF United Ichihara Chiba Ladies | 2–1 | Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara | Chiba |
18:00 JST |
| Report (WE League) |
| Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena Attendance: 443 Referee: Minako Asakura |
4 September 2022 Matchweek 3 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina | 1–5 | Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza | Hiroshima |
18:03 JST |
| Report (WE League) | Stadium: Hiroshima Koiki Park Football Stadium No.1 Attendance: 968 Referee: Ayano Yanagi |
10 September 2022 Matchweek 4 | Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza | 2–2 | INAC Kobe Leonessa | Kita |
15:00 JST |
| Report (WE League) | Stadium: AGF Field Attendance: 816 Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita |
10 September 2022 Matchweek 4 | Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara | 2–2 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina | Sagamihara |
15:33 JST |
| Report (WE League) | Stadium: Sagamihara Gion Stadium Attendance: 744 Referee: Miu Sone |
17 September 2022 Matchweek 5 | Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza | 2–0 | Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara | Tama |
15:00 JST | Report (WE League) | Stadium: Tama Athletic Stadium Attendance: 594 Referee: Kazue Kusadokoro |
20 September 2022 Matchweek 5 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina | 1–1 | JEF United Ichihara Chiba Ladies | Hiroshima |
19:00 JST |
| Report (WE League) |
| Stadium: Hiroshima Koiki Park Football Stadium No.1 Attendance: 458 Referee: Asaka Koizumi |
25 September 2022 Matchweek 6 | INAC Kobe Leonessa | 2–1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina | Sakai |
15:30 JST | Report (WE League) |
| Stadium: J-GREEN SAKAI S1 Main Field Attendance: 969 Referee: Kumiko Matsuo |
Final
Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies | 3–3 | Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza |
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Report (WE League) | ||
Penalties | ||
4–2 |
Awards
Award | Player | Club |
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MVP |
Top scorers
- As of 1 October 2022
TV broadcasting
- BS TV Tokyo Corporation (final match only)
Internet live streaming
- 2022-23 WE League Cup playlist on YouTube[8][9] (all matches)
See also
- Japan Football Association (JFA)
- 2023 in Japanese football
- 2022–23 WE League season
- 2023 Nadeshiko League
- 2023 Empress's Cup
- 2023 in Japanese football
References
- ^ "「2022-23 WEリーグカップ」開催決定! グループステージは8/20・21・22開幕、決勝は10/1(土)". weleague.jp (in Japanese). 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ "「2022-23 WEリーグカップ」 試合日程が決定 決勝は10/1(土) 味の素フィールド西が丘で開催". weleague.jp (in Japanese). 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ a b c Dan Orlowitz (16 August 2022). "WE League aims to build on first-season challenges". The Japan Times. Tokyo. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
Fans will be able to witness one of the first signs of improvement on Saturday with the launch of the WE League Cup, which will see teams compete in round-robin group action before an Oct. 1 final in Tokyo.
- ^ a b "2022-23 WE League Cup: Match schedule confirmed. Final will be held on Saturday, 1st October at Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka". WE League. Tokyo. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ "Stats". weleague.jp. Japan Women's Empowerment Professional Football League WE League. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "2022-23 WE League Cup Group Stage Group A Scorers". WE League Data Site. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "2022-23 WE League Cup Group Stage Group B Scorers". WE League Data Site. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "2022-23 WE LEAGUE CUP: Group Stage matches will be streamed live on WE LEAGUE's official YouTube Channel!". weleague.jp. WE League. 22 August 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "「2022-23 WEリーグカップ」 グループステージはWEリーグ公式YouTubeでライブ配信!". weleague.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 August 2022.
External links
- 2022–23 Matches, weleague.jp (in English)
- 2022–23 Standings, weleague.jp (in English)
- 2022–23 Final Result, data.weleague.jp (in English)