2023–24 WE League Cup

Football tournament season
2023–24 WE League Cup
Tournament details
CountryJapan
Dates26 August – 14 October 2023
Teams12
Final positions
ChampionsSanfrecce Hiroshima Regina
(1st title)
Runner-upAlbirex Niigata Ladies
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored80 (2.58 per match)
Attendance44,501 (1,436 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Ayaka Michigami
(Albirex Niigata Ladies)
(4 goals)
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The 2023–24 WE League Cup is the 2nd season of the WE League Cup, a women's football cup tournament. The final of this edition will be played on 14 October 2023.

Schedule

Matchday Date[1][2][3]
Group stage 1 26–27 August 2023
2 2–3 September 2023
3 9–10 September 2023
4 16–17 September 2023
5 30 September – 1 October 2023
Final 14 October 2023

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina 5 4 1 0 10 4 +6 13 Advance to the Final
2 Cerezo Osaka Yanmar 5 3 1 1 8 3 +5 10
3 Urawa Red Diamonds 5 2 2 1 10 4 +6 8
4 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 5 1 3 1 5 6 −1 6
5 Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara 5 0 2 3 2 9 −7 2
6 Mynavi Sendai 5 0 1 4 3 12 −9 1
Source: WE League
Urawa Red Diamonds v JEF United Ichihara Chiba
26 August 2023 Matchweek 1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–2 JEF United Ichihara Chiba Saitama
18:00 Report Stadium: Urawa Komaba Stadium
Mynavi Sendai v Urawa Red Diamonds
9 September 2023 Matchweek 3 Mynavi Sendai 0–3 Urawa Red Diamonds Sendai
18:00 Report Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
Cerezo Osaka Yanmar v Mynavi Sendai
16 September 2023 Matchweek 4 Cerezo Osaka Yanmar 3–1 Mynavi Sendai Osaka
15:00 Report Stadium: Yodoko Sakura Stadium

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Albirex Niigata 5 2 2 1 9 6 +3 8 Advance to the Final
2 Omiya Ardija Ventus 5 2 2 1 6 4 +2 8
3 Chifure AS Elfen Saitama 5 2 1 2 8 7 +1 7
4 Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza 5 2 1 2 8 12 −4 7
5 INAC Kobe Leonessa 5 2 0 3 6 8 −2 6
6 AC Nagano Parceiro 5 1 2 2 6 6 0 5
Source: WE League
Albirex Niigata v Chifure AS Elfen Saitama
27 August 2023 Matchweek 1 Albirex Niigata 4–1 Chifure AS Elfen Saitama Niigata
18:02 Report Stadium: Niigata Athletic Stadium
AC Nagano Parceiro v INAC Kobe Leonessa
3 September 2023 Matchweek 2 AC Nagano Parceiro 3–1 INAC Kobe Leonessa Nagano
18:00 Report Stadium: Nagano U Stadium
Albirex Niigata v AC Nagano Parceiro
9 September 2023 Matchweek 3 Albirex Niigata 2–2 AC Nagano Parceiro Niigata
17:00 Report Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium
Albirex Niigata v Omiya Ardija Ventus
17 September 2023 Matchweek 4 Albirex Niigata 0–0 Omiya Ardija Ventus Niigata
16:00 Report Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium
AC Nagano Parceiro v Chifure AS Elfen Saitama
17 September 2023 Matchweek 4 AC Nagano Parceiro 0–0 Chifure AS Elfen Saitama Nagano
18:00 Report Stadium: Nagano U Stadium
Omiya Ardija Ventus v AC Nagano Parceiro
1 October 2023 Matchweek 5 Omiya Ardija Ventus 1–0 AC Nagano Parceiro Saitama
14:00 Report Stadium: NACK5 Stadium Omiya

Final

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina0–0Albirex Niigata
Report
(WE League)
Penalties
4–2

Statistics

Top scorer

Rank Player Club Goal(s)[4]
1 Ayaka Michigami Albirex Niigata Ladies 4
2 Yuika Sugasawa Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies 3
Ayaka Inoue Omiya Ardija Ventus
Miho Kamogawa JEF United Ichihara Chiba Ladies
Moemi Ishibuchi Albirex Niigata Ladies
Miyu Yakata Cerezo Osaka Yanmar Ladies
7 Emi Nakajima Mynavi Sendai Ladies 2
Hanon Nishio Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies
Kozue Setoguchi Chifure AS Elfen Saitama
Riko Yoshida Chifure AS Elfen Saitama
Haruka Osawa JEF United Ichihara Chiba Ladies
Riko Ueki Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza
Aoba Fujino Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza
Akimi Kawafune AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies
Yui Narumiya INAC Kobe Leonessa
Ai Ogawa Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina
Yoshino Nakashima Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina
Miyuki Takahashi Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina

Internet live streaming

  • WE League Cup live

See also

References

  1. ^ "「2023-24 WEリーグカップ」 グループステージ試合日程決定！". weleague.jp (in Japanese). 5 July 2023.
  2. ^ "2022-23 WEリーグカップ_日程表（2023年8月16日時点）" (PDF). weleague.jp (in Japanese). 16 August 2023.
  3. ^ "ワールドカップで活躍した選手たちを日本で！「2023-24 WEリーグカップ」が8/26（土）開幕！". sports.yahoo.co.jp (in Japanese). 12 August 2023.
  4. ^ "STATS". weleague.jp. WE League. Retrieved 11 September 2023.

External links

  • 2023–24 Matches, weleague.jp (in English)
  • 2023–24 Standings, weleague.jp (in English)
  • 2023-24 WE League Cup, data.weleague.jp (in English)
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