2021 Prince Takamado U-18 Premier League

Prince Takamado JFA U-18 Premier League

Season	2021
Dates	3 April – 12 December
Champions	Aomori Yamada (3rd title) Sanfrecce Hiroshima (5th title)
Relegated	East: Urawa Red Diamonds West: Kyoto Sanga
Matches played	165
Goals scored	530 (3.21 per match)
Top goalscorer	East: Kanta Chiba (18 goals) West: Isa Sakamoto (15 goals)
Biggest home win	East: Aomori Yamada 9–0 Ichiritsu Funabashi (11 April) West: Sagan Tosu 7–0 Júbilo Iwata (17 October)
Biggest away win	East: Urawa Red Diamonds 0–4 Aomori Yamada (4 April) West: Júbilo Iwata 0–5 Gamba Osaka (6 November)
Highest scoring	East: Aomori Yamada 9–0 Ichiritsu Funabashi (11 April) West: Cerezo Osaka 6–2 Vissel Kobe (6 November)
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The 2021 Prince Takamado JFA U-18 Football Premier League (Japanese: 高円宮杯 JFA U-18サッカープレミアリーグ 2021, Hepburn: Takamado no Miya-hai JFA U-18 Sakkā Puremia Rīgu 2021) was the 32nd season of the main competition for under-18 teams in Japan, the 11st after rebranding the competition to the current "Premier League" format, and the last season with 20 clubs participating in the league. It returned after a one-year absence, since the 2020 tournament was cancelled due to COVID-19.

Aomori Yamada High School won the Premier League East, and Sanfrecce Hiroshima won the Premier League West. By default, both group winners would make the final, but it ended up cancelled due to COVID-19 precautions.[1]

Changes from the previous season

Promoted from the Prince Leagues	Relegated to the Prince Leagues (East)	Relegated to the Prince Leagues (West)
Yokohama F. Marinos Yokohama FC FC Tokyo Sagan Tosu	Kashima Antlers Shoshi	Avispa Fukuoka Ehime FC

Participating clubs

Premier League East

Team	Prefecture
Aomori Yamada High School	Aomori
Omiya Ardija	Saitama
Urawa Red Diamonds	Saitama
Ichiritsu Funabashi High School	Chiba
Kashiwa Reysol	Chiba
Ryutsu Keizai University Kashiwa High School	Chiba
FC Tokyo	Tokyo
Yokohama F. Marinos	Kanagawa
Yokohama FC	Kanagawa
Shimizu S-Pulse	Shizuoka

Premier League West

Team	Prefecture
Júbilo Iwata	Shizuoka
Nagoya Grampus	Aichi
Kyoto Sanga	Kyoto
Gamba Osaka	Osaka
Cerezo Osaka	Osaka
Vissel Kobe	Hyogo
Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Hiroshima
Higashi Fukuoka High School	Fukuoka
Sagan Tosu	Saga
Ohzu High School	Kumamoto

League table

The teams were ranked by their points-per-game ratio, as many matches could not be played due to issues related to COVID-19.[2]

Premier League East

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Aomori Yamada	16	13	1	2	45	9	+36	40	East winners
2	Shimizu S-Pulse	18	13	2	3	45	20	+25	41
3	Yokohama F. Marinos	17	9	1	7	39	39	0	28
4	Omiya Ardija	18	8	1	9	28	26	+2	25
5	Kashiwa Reysol	18	6	6	6	31	31	0	24
6	FC Tokyo	18	6	6	6	17	20	−3	24
7	Yokohama FC	18	6	3	9	18	35	−17	21
8	Ryutsu Keizai Kashiwa	18	5	5	8	23	25	−2	20
9	Ichiritsu Funabashi	17	3	4	10	12	33	−21	13
10	Urawa Red Diamonds	18	3	3	12	18	38	−20	12	Relegation to the Prince Leagues

Source: soccer-db.net
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goal scored; 7) Fair-play points.

Premier League West

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	18	12	3	3	34	16	+18	39	West winners
2	Nagoya Grampus	15	9	2	4	31	22	+9	29
3	Gamba Osaka	14	7	2	5	39	26	+13	23
4	Ohzu	14	6	5	3	22	14	+8	23
5	Sagan Tosu	15	6	6	3	28	22	+6	24
6	Cerezo Osaka	16	6	1	9	29	31	−2	19
7	Vissel Kobe	15	5	2	8	22	31	−9	17
8	Júbilo Iwata	18	5	4	9	15	32	−17	19
9	Higashi Fukuoka	14	3	4	7	15	24	−9	13
10	Kyoto Sanga	17	2	5	10	19	36	−17	11	Relegation to the Prince Leagues

Source: soccer-db.net
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goal scored; 7) Fair-play points.

Promotion/relegation play-offs

Only for this edition, there were six direct promotions from the Prince Leagues while only two teams got relegated, to accommodate the transition from 20 to 24 teams, that started in the following season.[3]

Qualified to the stage were the 18 (instead of the usual 16) top-ranked teams of the nine Prince League divisions. They were divided into six blocks, with their respective block winners, highlighted in bold qualifying for next season's Premier League.

Block A

Yonago Kita HS v Kiryu Daiichi HS

10 December 2021 1st round	Yonago Kita HS	1–3	Kiryu Daiichi HS	Hiroshima
11:00	Hayato Watanabe 32'	Report	Haruta Yoshida 9' Riku Maruyama 22' Shinobu Kurakami 69'	Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima Attendance: 250 Referee: Toshiki Tomomasa

Teikyo Nagaoka HS v Kiryu Daiichi HS

12 December 2021 2nd round	Teikyo Nagaoka HS	3–4	Kiryu Daiichi HS	Hiroshima
11:00	Yuto Watanabe 18', 42' Konosuke Takehara 38'	Report	Masato Otsu 19' Shinobu Kurakami 73' Toa Osumi 80' Haruta Yoshida 87'	Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima Attendance: 270 Referee: Taku Nagaya

Block B

Consadole Sapporo v Hannan University HS

10 December 2021 1st round	Consadole Sapporo	1–3	Hannan University HS	Hiroshima
11:00	Shido Izuma 89'	Report	Akito Suzuki 15', 79' Hiroto Tanaka 17'	Stadium: Hiroshima Regional Park No.1 Ball Game Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Koji Takasaki

Kawasaki Frontale v Hannan University HS

12 December 2021 2nd round	Kawasaki Frontale	3–0	Hannan University HS	Hiroshima
11:00	Yuto Matsunagane 54' Taiyo Igarashi 63', 76'	Report		Stadium: Hiroshima Regional Park No.1 Ball Game Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Hiroki Murata

Block C

Ehime FC v Asahikawa Jitsugyo HS

10 December 2021 1st round	Ehime FC	2–0	Asahikawa Jitsugyo HS	Hiroshima
11:00	Kazuki Asai 22' Toki Yukutomo 90+6'	Report		Stadium: Balcom BMW Hiroshima General Ground Attendance: 200 Referee: Takuya Yokoyama

Shizuoka Gakuen HS v Ehime FC

12 December 2021 2nd round	Shizuoka Gakuen HS	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Ehime FC	Hiroshima
11:00	Sota Matsunaga 10' Shunki Arai 44' Ryuki Takahashi 103'	Report	Toki Yukutomo 53' Keita Kajiwara 56'	Stadium: Balcom BMW Hiroshima General Ground Attendance: 400 Referee: Tomohiro Ota

Block D

Maebashi Ikuei HS v Sendai Ikuei Gakuen HS

10 December 2021 1st round	Maebashi Ikuei HS	4–0	Sendai Ikuei Gakuen HS	Hiroshima
13:30	Rentaro Moriya 20', 70' Genki Nezu 35', 45+3'	Report		Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima Attendance: 100 Referee: Kazuya Miyahara

V-Varen Nagasaki v Maebashi Ikuei HS

12 December 2021 2nd round	V-Varen Nagasaki	0–2	Maebashi Ikuei HS	Hiroshima
13:30		Report	Ryohei Watanabe 26', 45+1'	Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima Attendance: 240 Referee: Yoshihito Hori

Block E

JFA Academy Fukushima v Kamimura Gakuen HS

10 December 2021 1st round	JFA Academy Fukushima	1–0	Kamimura Gakuen HS	Hiroshima
13:30	Reishin Miyanaga 87'	Report		Stadium: Hiroshima Regional Park No.1 Ball Game Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Hiroki Tani

Shoshi HS v JFA Academy Fukushima

12 December 2021 2nd round	Shoshi HS	0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p)	JFA Academy Fukushima	Hiroshima
13:30		Report		Stadium: Hiroshima Regional Park No.1 Ball Game Stadium Attendance: 250 Referee: Kenya Ohara
	Penalties
	Anrie Chase Haruki Matsuo Shiba Harada Kazuma Shinya Shota Takahashi		Rinshu Oji Hayate Matsuda Kanaki Honbo Yusei Yamanouchi Ruon Hisanaga

Block F

Riseisha HS v Zweigen Kanazawa

10 December 2021 1st round	Riseisha HS	1–0	Zweigen Kanazawa	Hiroshima
13:30	Hiromu Hariyama 37'	Report		Stadium: Balcom BMW Hiroshima General Ground Attendance: 150 Referee: Yasuyuki Matsumoto

Kamatamare Sanuki v Riseisha HS

12 December 2021 2nd round	Kamatamare Sanuki	0–5	Riseisha HS	Hiroshima
13:30		Report	Shunsuke Miyaji 5', 15' Toya Myogan 43', 73' Futa Morikawa 65'	Stadium: Balcom BMW Hiroshima General Ground Attendance: 250 Referee: Takamasa Funahashi

Top scorers

East

Rank	Player	Club	Goals[4]
1	Kanta Chiba	Shimizu S-Pulse	18
2	Kotaro Uchino	Yokohama F. Marinos	13
3	Sera Watanabe	Aomori Yamada	9
	Ota Yamamoto	Kashiwa Reysol
5	Kuryu Matsuki	Aomori Yamada	8
	Leon Nozawa	FC Tokyo
	Taishin Yamazaki	Yokohama FC
8	Sota Fujimori	Aomori Yamada	6
	Riku Gunji	Ichiritsu Funabashi
	Seita Kaneko	Shimizu S-Pulse
	Hidetaka Maie	Kashiwa Reysol
	Yugo Masukake	Kashiwa Reysol
	Masaki Nasukawa	Aomori Yamada
	Rin Yamazaki	Omiya Ardija

West

Rank	Player	Club	Goals[5]
1	Isa Sakamoto	Gamba Osaka	15
2	Hayato Manabe	Nagoya Grampus	12
3	Ryo Tanada	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	10
4	Harumi Minamino	Gamba Osaka	9
	Eijiro Takayanagi	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
6	Naoki Asano	Gamba Osaka	7
	Sota Kitano	Cerezo Osaka
8	Toshiki Ando	Sagan Tosu	5
	Shinnosuke Katsushima	Kyoto Sanga
	Daichi Morita	Ohzu

See also

• Japan Football Association (JFA)

League

• Japanese association football league system
• Prince Takamado Cup

References

1. "高円宮杯 JFA U-18サッカープレミアリーグ 2021　リーグ期間延長およびファイナル中止のお知らせ". jfa.jp (in Japanese). JFA. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
2. "高円宮杯JFA U-18サッカープレミアリーグ2021". web.gekisaka.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 14 May 2024.
3. "出場チーム・組み合わせ決定　高円宮杯 JFA U-18サッカープレミアリーグ 2021 プレーオフ". jfa.jp (in Japanese). JFA. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
4. "得点ランキング [EAST]". jfa.jp. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
5. "得点ランキング [WEST]". jfa.jp. Retrieved 14 May 2024.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)