All Japan Women's Football Championship
Encyclopedia
, is a Japan
ese Women's football
competition
. As an elimination tournament, it can be considered the female counterpart to the men's Emperor's Cup
.
The final has been played on New Year's Day
of the following year at the National Olympic Stadium
in Tokyo and is regarded as the traditional closing match of the season.
Japan
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ese Women's football
Women's football (soccer)
Women's association football has been played for many decades, but was associated with charity games and physical exercise in the past before the breakthrough of organized women's association football came in the 1970s. Before the 1970s, football was basically seen as a men's game...
competition
Competition
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. As an elimination tournament, it can be considered the female counterpart to the men's Emperor's Cup
Emperor's Cup
, commonly known as or , is a Japanese association football competition. It has the longest tradition of any football tournament in Japan, dating back to 1921, before the formation of the J. League, Japan Football League and their predecessor, Japan Soccer League...
.
The final has been played on New Year's Day
New Year's Day
New Year's Day is observed on January 1, the first day of the year on the modern Gregorian calendar as well as the Julian calendar used in ancient Rome...
of the following year at the National Olympic Stadium
Olympic Stadium (Tokyo)
or National Stadium is a stadium in Kasumigaoka, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan that served as the main stadium for the 1964 Summer Olympics. It currently serves as the stadium where the Japan national football teams home matches and major football club cup finals are held.-History:The stadium was...
in Tokyo and is regarded as the traditional closing match of the season.
Past winners
Past winners are:| Year | Winner | Result | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | FC Jinnan | 2-1 | Takatsuki FC Ladies |
| 1980 | Shimizu Dai-hachi SC | 2-0 | FC Jinnan |
| 1981 | Shimizu Dai-hachi SC | 6-0 | FC PAF |
| 1982 | Shimizu Dai-hachi SC | 6-0 | FC Jinnan |
| 1983 | Shimizu Dai-hachi SC | 2-0 | Takatsuki FC Ladies |
| 1984 | Shimizu Dai-hachi SC | 4-0 | Takatsuki FC Ladies |
| 1985 | Shimizu Dai-hachi SC | 5-1 | Takatsuki FC Ladies |
| 1986 | Shimizu Dai-hachi SC | 1-0 | Yomiuri |
| 1987 | Yomiuri | 2-0 | Shimizu Dai-hachi SC |
| 1988 | Yomiuri | 2-0 | Takatsuki FC Ladies |
| 1989 | Takatsuki FC Ladies | 1-0 | Suzuyo Shimizu FC Lovely Ladies |
| 1990 | Nikko Securities SC Dream Ladies | 3-3 (4-1 pen) | Suzuyo Shimizu FC Lovely Ladies |
| 1991 | Suzuyo Shimizu FC Lovely Ladies | 3-1 a.e.t. | Yomiuri Beleza |
| 1992 | Nikko Securities SC Dream Ladies | 1-0 | Yomiuri Beleza |
| 1993 | Yomiuri Beleza | 2-0 | Prima Ham FC Ku-No-Ichi |
| 1994 | Prima Ham FC Ku-No-Ichi | 4-1 | Nikko Securities SC Dream Ladies |
| 1995 | Fujita SC Mercury | 3-2 | Yomiuri-Seiyu Beleza |
| 1996 | Nikko Securities SC Dream Ladies | 3-0 | Yomiuri-Seiyu Beleza |
| 1997 | Yomiuri-Seiyu Beleza | 1-0 | Prima Ham FC Ku-No-Ichi |
| 1998 | Prima Ham FC Ku-No-Ichi | 1-0 | Nikko Securities SC Dream Ladies |
| 1999 | Tasaki Perule FC | 0-0 (4-2 pen) | Prima Ham FC Ku-No-Ichi |
| 2000 | Ni-tele Beleza | 2-1 | Tasaki Perule FC |
| 2001 | Iga FC Ku-No-Ichi | 2-1 a.e.t. | Tasaki Perule FC |
| 2002 | Tasaki Perule FC | 1-0 | Ni-tele Beleza |
| 2003 | Tasaki Perule FC | 2-2 (5-3 pen) | Ni-tele Beleza |
| 2004 | NTV Beleza | 3-1 | Saitama Reinas FC |
| 2005 | NTV Beleza | 4-1 | Tasaki Perule FC |
| 2006 | Tasaki Perule FC | 2-0 | Okayama Yunogo Belle |
| 2007 | NTV Beleza | 2-0 | Tasaki Perule FC |
| 2008 | NTV Beleza | 4-1 | INAC Kobe Leonessa |
| 2009 | NTV Beleza | 2-0 | Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies |
| 2010 | INAC Kobe Leonessa | 1-1 (3-2 pen) | Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies |