The marked the 32nd edition of the referred annually contested women's cup for High Schools over Japan. The tournament was, as usual, contested by 32 high schools in a knockout-stage format. Fujieda Junshin High School were the defending champions, winning the last championship by 1–0 against Jumonji High School. They eventually won the tournament against Jumonji in this 2023 edition as well, but now by 3–0.
Just like the men's tournament, from the first round (round of 32) to the quarter-finals, the matches had a duration of 80 minutes, split into two halves of 40 minutes each. The semi-finals and the final had the matches lasting 90 minutes. Should a match be tied, the match would directly go into penalty shoot-outs, except for the final, where overtime would be played if the match ended tied for 90 minutes.
Calendar Round Date Matches Clubs Round of 32 30 December 2023 16 32 → 16 Round of 16 31 December 2023 8 16 → 8 Quarter-finals 3 January 2024 4 8 → 4 Semi-finals 5 January 2024 2 4 → 2 Final 7 January 2024 1 2 → 1
Venues All the matches were played in the Hyogo Prefecture. Some of the stadiums utilized two grounds, or fields, at the same place, being able to simultaneously hold matches. The selected venues were as follows:
Miki Miki Athletic Stadium (No. 1 and No.2) – Hosted matches from the round of 16 to the quarter-finals Mikibo Football Ground (No.1 and No.2) – Hosted Round of 32 and Round of 16 matches Sumoto Goshikidai Sports Park (Main and sub-ground) – Hosted Round of 32 matches Kobe Ibuki Forest Training Ground (A and B ground) – Hosted Round of 32 matches Noevir Stadium Kobe – Hosted both semi-finals and the final
Participating clubs The Hyogo prefectural qualification was the only one to directly qualify a prefectural qualification winner for the national competition without needing to play the regional qualification, as the Hyogo Prefecture will host the tournament, being granted to have a team to represent the prefecture as its tournament winner, and as its host team. In parentheses: Each school's performance at the regional qualifying series. RegionHigh SchoolLocated onHost team (Kansai) Hinomoto Gakuen High School () HyogoHokkaido Hokkaido Bunkyo University High School (1st) Eniwa Asahikawa Jitsugyo High School (2nd)AsahikawaTohoku Tokiwagi Gakuen High School (1st) MiyagiSeiwa Gakuen High School (2nd) MiyagiSenshu University Kitakami High School (3rd) IwateKanto Shutoku High School (1st) Tokyo Jumonji High School (2nd)Tokyo Gyosei Kokusai High School (3rd) Chiba Seisa Kokusai High School (4th) Kanagawa Ryutsu Keizai University Kashiwa High School (5th) Chiba Kasumigaura High School (6th) Ibaraki Utsunomiya Bunsei Girls' High School (7th) TochigiHokushin'etsu Saku Chosei High School (1st) Nagano Fukui University of Technology Fukui High School (2nd) Fukui Kaishi Gakuen JSC (3rd) NiigataTokai Fujieda Junshin High School (1st) Shizuoka Tokoha Univ. Tachibana High School (2nd) Shizuoka St. Capitanio High School (3rd) AichiKansai Osaka Gakugei High School (1st)Osaka Kyoto Seika Gakuen High School (2nd)Kyoto Kobe Koryo Gakuen High School (3rd)HyogoHimeki Jogakuin High School (4th)HyogoChugoku Takagawa Gakuen High School (1st) Yamaguchi AICJ High School (2nd) Hiroshima Sakuyo High School (3rd)OkayamaShikoku Naruto Uzushio High School (1st) Tokushima Kochi High School (2nd) KochiKyushu Tokai Univ. Fukuoka High School (1st) Fukuoka Kamimura Gakuen High School (2nd) Kagoshima Chikuyo Gakuen High School (3rd) Fukuoka Yanagigaura High School (4th) Oita
Schedule Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Notes
References
External links Official Schedule (JFA) About the Tournament (JFA)