2024 Prince Takamado U-18 Premier League

Prince Takamado JFA U-18 Premier League
Season2024
Dates6 April – 15 December
ChampionsOhzu
(1st title)
RelegatedShoshi
Omiya Ardija
Yonago Kita
Kagoshima Josei
Matches played264
Goals scored851 (3.22 per match)
Top goalscorerKeiji Yamashita
(22 goals)
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Prince Takamado JFA U-18 Premier League East
Season2024
Dates6 April – 8 December
ChampionsYokohama FC
RelegatedShoshi
Omiya Ardija
Matches played132
Goals scored377 (2.86 per match)
Top goalscorerKelly Ononoju
Mohamad Sadiki Wade
Minato Yoshida
(10 goals)
Biggest home winShohei 6–0 Ichiritsu Funabashi
(26 May)
RKU Kashiwa 6–0 Omiya Ardija
(30 November)
Biggest away winOmiya Ardija 0–4 Kashima Antlers
(16 June)
Highest scoringRKU Kashiwa 4–3 FC Tokyo
(5 May)
Kashima Antlers 4–3 Kawasaki Frontale
(6 July)
Kashima Antlers 3–4 RKU Kashiwa
(15 September)
Highest attendance2,798
Kawasaki Frontale 1–3 FC Tokyo
(7 September)
Lowest attendance60
Shohei 0–1 Yokohama FC
(18 September)
Prince Takamado JFA U-18 Premier League West
Season2024
Dates6 April – 8 December
ChampionsOhzu
RelegatedYonago Kita
Kagoshima Josei
Matches played132
Goals scored474 (3.59 per match)
Top goalscorerKeiji Yamashita
(20 goals)
Biggest home winSanfrecce Hiroshima 9–0 Kagoshima Josei
(6 October)
Biggest away winShizuoka Gakuen 1–8 Ohzu
(30 June)
Highest scoringNagoya Grampus 9–2 Teikyo Nagaoka
(19 October)
Highest attendance3,072
Ohzu 2–1 Shizuoka Gakuen
(24 November)
Lowest attendance40
Teikyo Nagaoka 0–6 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
(4 December)

The 2024 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 2024, Hepburn: Takamado no Miya-hai JFA U-18 Sakkā Puremia Rīgu 2024) is the 35th season of the main competition for under-18 teams in Japan, the 14th after rebranding the competition to the current "Premier League" format, and the 3rd season with 24 clubs participating in the league.[1]

West champions Ohzu High School and East champions Yokohama FC were the zonal winners, playing each other in the final. Ohzu eventually won it by 3–0. They became the first side from Kumamoto, the second side from Kyushu, the first high school overall and the first public high school to ever reach the final and/or win the tournament since the establishment of the Premier League.

Changes from the previous season

The Premier League/Prince League play-offs gives an opportunity for teams to be promoted from the Prince Leagues (a conglomerate of regional leagues that forms the 2nd division of youth football in Japan). The 11th and 12th-placed teams of each division will be directly relegated.

Promoted from the Prince Leagues Relegated by bottom-league finish (East) Relegated by bottom-league finish (West)
Kashima Antlers
Teikyo Nagaoka HS
Fagiano Okayama
Kagoshima Josei HS 		Asahikawa Jitsugyo HS
Yokohama F. Marinos 		Júbilo Iwata
Riseisha HS

Participating clubs

As usual, the teams were allocated to each division by the JFA based on geographical positions. Yokohama FC U-18s was the only team to be relocated, switching from the West to the East on 2024, a year after relocating to the West.[2]

Premier League East

Team Prefecture 2023 record
Aomori Yamada High School Aomori 1st
Shoshi High School Fukushima 2nd
Kashima Antlers Ibaraki Play-offs win
Maebashi Ikuei High School Gunma 8th
Shohei High School Saitama 7th
Omiya Ardija Saitama 9th
RKU Kashiwa High School Chiba 6th
Kashiwa Reysol Chiba 4th
Ichiritsu Funabashi High School Chiba 5th
FC Tokyo Tokyo 10th
Kawasaki Frontale Kanagawa 3rd
Yokohama FC Kanagawa 5th (WEST)

Premier League West

Team Prefecture 2023 record
Teikyo Nagaoka High School Niigata Play-offs win
Shizuoka Gakuen High School Shizuoka 3rd
Nagoya Grampus Aichi 8th
Vissel Kobe Hyogo 2nd
Yonago Kita High School Tottori 7th
Fagiano Okayama Okayama Play-offs win
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Hiroshima 1st
Higashi Fukuoka High School Fukuoka 6th
Sagan Tosu Saga 9th
Ohzu High School Kumamoto 4th
Kagoshima Josei High School Kagoshima Play-offs win
Kamimura Gakuen High School Kagoshima 10th

League table

Premier League East

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Yokohama FC 22 13 2 7 32 23 +9 41 Qualification for Premier League final
2 Kashima Antlers 22 13 2 7 39 32 +7 41
3 Kashiwa Reysol 22 11 5 6 43 31 +12 38
4 RKU Kashiwa 22 10 5 7 41 33 +8 35
5 Kawasaki Frontale 22 11 2 9 35 27 +8 35
6 Maebashi Ikuei 22 10 3 9 37 33 +4 33
7 Shohei 22 9 5 8 34 32 +2 32
8 Aomori Yamada 22 9 5 8 24 24 0 32
9 Ichiritsu Funabashi 22 7 6 9 23 35 −12 27
10 FC Tokyo 22 7 5 10 31 35 −4 26
11 Shoshi 22 6 3 13 21 28 −7 21 Relegation to the Prince Leagues
12 Omiya Ardija 22 2 5 15 17 44 −27 11
Source: JFA
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 Ohzu 22 18 1 3 66 21 +45 55 Qualification for Premier League final
2 Vissel Kobe 22 15 3 4 47 27 +20 48
3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 22 12 4 6 52 21 +31 40
4 Nagoya Grampus 22 12 4 6 52 33 +19 40
5 Kamimura Gakuen 22 11 4 7 52 45 +7 37
6 Sagan Tosu 22 11 2 9 42 37 +5 35
7 Teikyo Nagaoka 22 9 3 10 44 55 −11 30
8 Higashi Fukuoka 22 6 8 8 25 28 −3 26
9 Shizuoka Gakuen 22 6 6 10 32 43 −11 24
10 Fagiano Okayama 22 6 4 12 27 44 −17 22
11 Yonago Kita 22 3 1 18 20 60 −40 10 Relegation to the Prince Leagues
12 Kagoshima Josei 22 1 4 17 15 60 −45 7
Source: JFA
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

Qualified for the stage the 16 top-ranked teams of the nine Prince League divisions, with each region having its amount of qualifying slots predetermined by the JFA[a].[3]

Kanto's Prince League was the only one to qualify three teams from, whereas Tohoku, Tokai, Kansai, Chugoku and Kyushu qualified two teams each, and just one each qualified from Hokkaido and Shikoku. They were divided into four blocks, with their respective block winners (or 2nd round winners; highlighted in bold) qualifying for the next season's Premier League.

The match pairings were determined by a draw, conducted on 2 December 2024.[4]

The play-offs slots were determined and announced on 28 February.[5] Three teams qualified from Kanto, two from Tohoku, Tokai, Kansai, Chugoku and Kyushu, alongside one from Hokkaido, Hokushin'etsu and Shikoku Prince Leagues. The final team to qualify for the play-offs was decided on 1 December 2024, as Urawa clinched their spot on Kanto's last round.

  1. ^ Reserve teams, however, can not participate in the play-offs. If their final league placement sat in the qualifying zone for the play-offs, their slot would be allocated to the next best-ranked team.

Block A

6 December 1st roundTokyo Verdy2–1Nissho Gakuen HSHiroshima
11:00
  • Kanto Inoue 3'
  • Sakuto Hamba 12'
 Report
Stadium: Sanfrecce Village Hiroshima No.1 Ball Game Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Sho Takagi
6 December 1st roundHokkaido Consadole Sapporo0–1Kataller ToyamaHiroshima
11:00 Report
  • Ryoki Takagawa 76'
 Stadium: Hot Staff Field Hiroshima
Attendance: 60
Referee: Shohei Ofuji
8 December 2nd round Tokyo Verdy 2–1Kataller ToyamaHiroshima
11:00
  • Kanto Inoue 46'
  • Shion Nakayama 54'
 Report
  • Gaku Hasegawa 24'
 Stadium: Balcom BMW Hiroshima General Ground
Attendance: 100
Referee: Taku Nagaya

Block B

6 December 1st roundShimizu S-Pulse0–2Urawa Red DiamondsHiroshima
11:00
  • Toshikazu Teruuchi 57'
  • Keigo Fukata 60'
 Report Stadium: Balcom BMW Hiroshima General Ground
Attendance: 100
Referee: Masaaki Hiratsuka
6 December 1st roundVegalta Sendai1–5Kyoto SangaHiroshima
11:00
  • Sota Yokoyama 73'
 Report
  • Jiei Kobayashi 17'
  • Haruto Tatsukawa 20'
  • Own goal 30' (o.g.)
  • Ryoyu Shibata 65'
  • Ryoma Abe 85'
 Stadium: Hiroshima Regional Park Auxiliary Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Ryu Mashio
8 December 2nd round Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		Kyoto SangaHiroshima
11:00
  • Isshin Tanaka 17'
 Report
  • Yuma Nishioka 78'
 Stadium: Sanfrecce Village Hiroshima No.1 Ball Game Stadium
Attendance: 250
Referee: Akifumi Kawakatsu
Penalties
  • Toshikazu Teruuchi soccer ball with check mark
  • Ibuki Matsuzaka soccer ball with check mark
  • Tensei Aiga soccer ball with check mark
  • Haruto Kumagai soccer ball with red X
  • Kaito Yokoyama soccer ball with check mark
  • soccer ball with check mark Haruto Tatsukawa
  • soccer ball with check mark Yushin Matsumoto
  • soccer ball with red X Ko Sakai
  • soccer ball with check mark Yu Masayama
  • soccer ball with red X Ryota Sannomiya

Block C

6 December 1st roundAvispa Fukuoka3–1Seiwa Gakuen HSHiroshima
13:30
  • Kanta Nakamura 15'
  • Shido Ikeda 39'
  • Ichika Maeda 76'
 Report
  • Tomoki Yasuhara 31'
 Stadium: Sanfrecce Village Hiroshima No.1 Ball Game Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Takamasa Funahashi
6 December 1st roundOkayama Gakugeikan HS1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		Júbilo IwataHiroshima
13:30
  • Kenshin Kozai 70'
 Report
  • Shogo Goto 37'
 Stadium: Hot Staff Field Hiroshima
Attendance: 100
Referee: Masakazu Kato
Penalties
  • Kenshin Kozai soccer ball with check mark
  • Joji Okano soccer ball with check mark
  • Yamato Handai soccer ball with check mark
  • Koki Kishi soccer ball with check mark
  • soccer ball with check mark Tokumo Kawai
  • soccer ball with check mark Yuki Kawai
  • soccer ball with red X Shota Yamamoto
  • soccer ball with red X Shogo Goto
8 December 2nd round Avispa Fukuoka 3–2Okayama Gakugeikan HSHiroshima
13:30
  • Shido Ikeda 70'
  • Ichika Maeda 77'
  • Yuha Kabashima 90+3'
 Report
  • Kenshin Kozai 54'
  • Taiji Ikegami 57'
 Stadium: Balcom BMW Hiroshima General Ground
Attendance: 250
Referee: Yuta Oho

Block D

6 December 1st roundGamba Osaka2–1Takagawa Gakuen HSHiroshima
13:30
  • Rikuto Ando 32', 73'
 Report
  • Tsubasa Yoshioka 50'
 Stadium: Balcom BMW Hiroshima General Ground
Attendance: 150
Referee: Yuki Nishida
6 December 1st roundEhime FC1–2Yokohama F. MarinosHiroshima
13:30
  • Kaishu Hino 46'
 Report
  • Minato Okudera 58'
  • Shunsuke Yokoyama 70'
 Stadium: Hiroshima Regional Park Auxiliary Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Hiroki Murata
8 December 2nd round Gamba Osaka 2–0Yokohama F. MarinosHiroshima
13:30
  • Masahiro Morita 26'
  • Rikuto Ando 85'
 Report Stadium: Sanfrecce Village Hiroshima No.1 Ball Game Stadium
Attendance: 250
Referee: Kiyoto Takeuchi

Final

Yokohama FC0–3Ohzu
Report
  • Takumi Hata 45+2'
  • Keiji Yamashita 76', 90+4'
Attendance: 3,394
Referee: Reo Tanaka
Yokohama FC
Ohzu
GK 21 Japan Tsukasa Ogame
DF 3 Japan Kota Kosuki (c) downward-facing red arrow 78'
DF 13 Japan Rai Okawa
DF 22 Japan Sota Tsukuda
DF 28 Japan Ihaku Ieda
MF 10 Japan Tomoki Asami downward-facing red arrow 78'
MF 11 Japan Shota Nakadai
MF 18 Japan Tessei Shibakusa downward-facing red arrow 45'
MF 20 Japan Ryosuke Iwasaki downward-facing red arrow 88'
MF 27 Japan Manato Kanno
FW 9 Japan Keitaro Shoji
Substitutes:
GK 1 Japan Toma Sakurai
DF 5 Japan Riku Fukazawa
DF 24 Japan Yu Serizawa upward-facing green arrow 78'
MF 7 Japan Ayumu Sasa
MF 25 Japan Sota Akimoto upward-facing green arrow 78'
MF 37 Japan Haruya Suzuki upward-facing green arrow 88'
MF 39 Japan Hiromu Yokka upward-facing green arrow 45'
Manager:
Japan Takumi Wada
GK 1 Japan Yuta Bono
RB 3 Japan Yuma Noguchi downward-facing red arrow 90+1'
CB 5 Japan Natsuki Goto (c)
CB 4 Japan Kai Murakami
LB 2 Japan Yuto Ogami
RM 11 Japan Yugo Masui downward-facing red arrow 90+1'
CM 8 Japan Takumi Hata
CM 10 Japan Yudai Shimamoto
LM 7 Japan Kennosuke Nakamura downward-facing red arrow 60'
CF 6 Japan Tasuku Kanematsu downward-facing red arrow 75'
ST 9 Japan Keiji Yamashita
Substitutes:
GK 16 Japan Aoi Murakami
DF 22 Japan Hideaki Matsuno upward-facing green arrow 90+1'
DF 24 Japan Yumu Nonaka
MF 15 Japan Kyoji Fukushima
MF 17 Japan Kohaku Soyama upward-facing green arrow 90+1'
MF 20 Japan Akifumi Mizoguchi upward-facing green arrow 60'
FW 19 Japan Shodai Iwanaka upward-facing green arrow 75'
Manager:
Japan Tomohiro Yamashiro

Assistant referees:
Tomohiro Ota
Yusuke Ise
Fourth official:
Ryu Mashio

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • Extra-time if scores still level at the end of regulation time.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level at the end of extra time.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of five substitutions during regulation time, with one more substition allowed if the match needs to go into extra-time.

Top scorers

East

Rank Player Club Goals[6]
1 Japan Kelly Ononoju Maebashi Ikuei 10
Japan Mohamad Sadiki Wade Kashiwa Reysol
Japan Minato Yoshida Kashima Antlers
4 Japan Kota Sato Maebashi Ikuei 9
Japan Futo Yoshihara Kashiwa Reysol
6 Japan Yutaro Onda Kawasaki Frontale 8
Japan Kansuke Ouchi Shoshi
8 Japan Hayate Cho Kashima Antlers 7
Japan Yu Kasuya RKU Kashiwa
Japan Kantaro Maeda Yokohama FC
Japan Keitaro Shoji Yokohama FC

West

Rank Player Club Goals[7]
1 Japan Keiji Yamashita Ohzu 20
2 Japan Aren Inoue Sanfrecce Hiroshima 17
3 Japan Gaku Nawata Kamimura Gakuen 14
Japan Ritsu Onishi Nagoya Grampus
Japan Shungo Sugiura Nagoya Grampus
6 Japan Daichi Suzuki Sagan Tosu 12
Japan Yudai Shimamoto Ohzu
8 Japan Tasuku Kanematsu Ohzu 11
Japan Takumi Yasuno Teikyo Nagaoka
Japan Ran Yoshioka Vissel Kobe

References

  1. ^ "高円宮杯プレミアリーグのリーグ編成が決定". news.yahoo.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  2. ^ "大会・試合". jfa.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  3. ^ "高円宮杯 JFA U-18サッカープレミアリーグ 2023 ファイナルおよびプレーオフ大会概要、ビジュアル「アオアシ」のお知らせ". jfa.jp (in Japanese). Japan Football Association. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  4. ^ "出場チーム・組み合わせ　高円宮杯 JFA U-18サッカープレミアリーグ 2024 プレーオフ". jfa.jp (in Japanese). Japan Football Association. 2 December 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  5. ^ "高円宮杯 JFA U-18サッカープレミアリーグ 2024 リーグ概要のお知らせ". jfa.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  6. ^ "得点ランキング/\". jfa.jp. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  7. ^ "得点ランキング/\". jfa.jp. Retrieved 6 April 2024.

See also

League