2022 All Japan Women's University Football Championship

2022 All Japan Women's University Football Championship
Tournament details
CountryJapan
Dates24 December 2022 – 6 January 2023
Teams24
Final positions
ChampionsToyo (1st title)
Runner-upYamanashi Gakuin
← 2021
2023 →

The 2022 All Japan Women's University Football Championship (第31回全日本大学女子サッカー選手権大会; All Japan 31st University Football Championship) marked the 31st edition of the referred annually contested women's cup for universities across Japan, which started on 24 December 2022 and ended on 6 January 2023.[1][2] The tournament was contested by 24 universities on a knockout-stage format, organized by the Japan Women's University Football Federation alongside the Japan Football Association.[3]

Waseda were the current champions, lifting their seventh trophy on 2021, after a 1–0 triumph past Shizuoka Sangyo.[4] This 2022 season, Toyo managed to win their first trophy, winning by 1–0 past Yamanashi Gakuin in the final. All the matches were streamed on the All Japan Women's University Football Association Official YouTube Channel.

Calendar

The schedule was decided on 22 November 2022.[5][6]

Round Date Matches Clubs
First round 24 December 2022 16 16 → 8
Round of 16 26 December 2022 8 16 (8+8) → 8
Quarter-finals 28 December 2022 4 8 → 4
Semi-finals 4 January 2023 2 4 → 2
Final 6 January 2023 1 2 → 1

Venues

All the matches were played in two areas, on the Hyogo Prefecture and the Tokyo Metropolis. The two stadiums which hosted all the matches from the first round down to the quarter-finals utilized two grounds, or fields, at the same place, to enable more matches to be simultaneously held. The venues and the city in which they are located in are as follows:

Participating clubs

In parentheses: Each university's performance at the regional qualifying series.

Region University (Regional placement) Located on
2021 champions (Kanto) Waseda University (4th) Tokyo
Hokkaido Sapporo University (1st) Sapporo
Tohoku Sendai University (1st) Miyagi
Hachinohe Gakuin University (2nd) Aomori
Kanto Toyo University (1st) Gunma
Teikyo Heisei University (2nd) Tokyo
Yamanashi Gakuin University (3rd) Yamanashi
Kanagawa University (5th) Kanagawa
Nippon Sport Science University (6th) Tokyo
Tokyo International University (7th) Saitama
Nihon University (8th) Tokyo
Hokushin'etsu Niigata University of Health and Welfare (1st) Niigata
Shinshu University (2nd) Nagano
Tokai Shizuoka Sangyo University (1st) Shizuoka
Aichi Toho University (2nd) Aichi
Kansai Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences (1st) Osaka
Meiji University of Integrative Medicine (2nd) Kyoto
Otemon Gakuin University (3rd) Osaka
Tezukayama Gakuin University (4th) Osaka
Chugoku Kibi International University (1st) Okayama
Shunan University (2nd) Yamaguchi
Shikoku Shikoku University (1st) Tokushima
Kyushu Fukuoka University (1st) Fukuoka
Kwassui University (2nd) Nagasaki

Schedule

First round

24 December 2022 Match 1Aichi Toho0–1 Otemon Gakuin Hyogo
11:00 Report Stadium: Mikibo Football Ground No.1
24 December 2022 Match 2 Nippon SS 3–0Niigata HWHyogo
13:40 Report Stadium: Mikibo Football Ground No.1
24 December 2022 Match 3 Meiji IM 4–0SapporoHyogo
11:00 Report Stadium: Mikibo Football Ground No.2
24 December 2022 Match 4 Kibi International 3–1FukuokaHyogo
13:40 Report Stadium: Mikibo Football Ground No.2
24 December 2022 Match 6 Shikoku 11–0ShinshuMiki
13:40 Report Stadium: Miki Athletic Stadium No.1
24 December 2022 Match 7Tezukayama Gakuin2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 Shunan Miki
11:00 Report Stadium: Miki Athletic Stadium No.2
24 December 2022 Match 8 Nihon 9–0HachinoheMiki
13:40 Report Stadium: Miki Athletic Stadium No.2

Round of 16

26 December 2022 Match 9 Toyo 3–0Otemon GakuinMiki
11:00 Report Stadium: Miki Athletic Stadium No.1
26 December 2022 Match 10 Nippon SS 2–1SendaiMiki
13:40 Report Stadium: Miki Athletic Stadium No.1
26 December 2022 Match 11 Kanagawa 3–0Meiji IMMiki
11:00 Report Stadium: Miki Athletic Stadium No.2
26 December 2022 Match 13 Yamanashi Gakuin 1–0Tokyo InternationalHyogo
11:00 Report Stadium: Mikibo Football Ground No.1
26 December 2022 Match 14Shikoku0–2 Osaka HSS Hyogo
13:40 Report Stadium: Mikibo Football Ground No.1
26 December 2022 Match 15 Waseda 2–0ShunanHyogo
11:00 Report Stadium: Mikibo Football Ground No.2
26 December 2022 Match 16 Nihon 1–0Shizuoka SangyoHyogo
13:40 Report Stadium: Mikibo Football Ground No.2

Quarter-finals

28 December 2022 Match 17 Toyo 0–0
(5–4 p)		Nippon SSHyogo
11:00 Report Stadium: Mikibo Football Ground No.1
28 December 2022 Match 18Kanagawa2–5 Kibi International Hyogo
13:40 Report Stadium: Mikibo Football Ground No.1
28 December 2022 Match 19 Yamanashi Gakuin 3–0Osaka HSSHyogo
11:00 Report Stadium: Mikibo Football Ground No.2
28 December 2022 Match 20Waseda1–1
(2–3 p)		 Nihon Hyogo
13:40 Report Stadium: Mikibo Football Ground No.2

Semi-finals

Final

6 January 2023 Match 23 Toyo 1–0Yamanashi GakuinTokyo
13:00
  • Eri Kitagawa 66'
 Report Stadium: Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka
Attendance: 675
Referee: Minako Ito

References

  1. ^ "明日24日いよいよ開幕！ 第31回全日本大学女子サッカー選手権大会". Japan Football Association (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  2. ^ "第31回全日本大学女子サッカー選手権大会が開幕！". jfa.jp (in Japanese). JFA. 25 December 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  3. ^ "第31回全日本大学女子サッカー選手権大会　組み合わせ決定". jfa.jp (in Japanese). JFA. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  4. ^ "第31回全日本大学女子サッカー選手権大会 : About". jfa.jp (in Japanese). JFA. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  5. ^ "第31回全日本大学女子サッカー選手権大会　組合せ決定". JUFA (in Japanese). 22 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
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