Prince Takamado Cup
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The Prince Takamado Cup, since 2018, is divided in two age-restricted tournaments, being them the "Prince Takamado Trophy JFA U-18 Football League" (Japanese: 高円宮杯 JFA U-18サッカーリーグ) and "Prince Takamado Trophy JFA U-15 Japan Football Championship" (Japanese: 高円宮杯 JFA U-15サッカー選手権大会). Both tournaments are annually-contested and run by the Japan Football Association for the under–18 and under-15 sides. The name of the tournament is named after Norihito, Prince Takamado, a long time patron of football in Japan.
Under-18
League structure
From 2003 to 2010, the championship was realized as a short-term tournament, where the Prince Leagues (equivalent to the Japanese Regional Leagues) served as a qualification to it. [1] Since 2011, the championship is played as a year-round league tournament.
Currently, in the Prince Takamado U-18 Premier League, 24 teams are split into 2 groups with 12 teams in each, which are called Premier League East, and Premier League West, with each team's geographical positions being the determining factor to decide whether the club should be on the East group, or on the West group. The winners of each group face each other in a one-legged final at a neutral venue to decide the tournament's winners.
On the other side, the 11th and 12th-placed teams of each group are automatically relegated to the Prince League (The tournament's 2nd division), while to keep their stay at the elite, the 10th-placed teams of each group needs to join other 16 teams from the Prince League on a play-off tournament, with the teams being divided by 6 groups with 3 teams in each. The winners of each group are qualified for/remains in the Premier League. [2]
All the players under the Type 2 registration (Players with the age of 18 or below) are eligible to compete in the leagues
| Level | Leagues/Divisions |
|---|---|
| I | Prince Takamado Trophy JFA U-18 Football Premier League 24 teams (2022 season) East (12 teams) | West (12 teams) |
| II | Prince Takamado Trophy JFA U-18 Football Prince League 88 teams (2022 season) Hokkaido (8 teams) |
| III & below | 46 Prefectural Leagues & 5 Block Leagues of Hokkaido +500 teams Hokkaido: Sapporo block | Dōhoku block (north) | Dōtō block (east) | Dōō block (central) | Dōnan block (south) |
Participating teams (2022)
Premier League EAST
| Team | Prefecture |
|---|---|
| Aomori Yamada High School | Aomori |
| JFA Academy Fukushima | Shizuoka |
| Kashiwa Reysol | Chiba |
| Kawasaki Frontale | Kanagawa |
| Kiryu Daiichi High School | Gunma |
| Maebashi Ikuei High School | Gunma |
| Municipal Funabashi High School | Chiba |
| Omiya Ardija | Saitama |
| Ryutsu Keizai Univ./Kashiwa High School | Chiba |
| FC Tokyo | Tokyo |
| Yokohama FC | Kanagawa |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | Kanagawa |
Premier League WEST
| Team | Prefecture |
|---|---|
| Cerezo Osaka | Osaka |
| Gamba Osaka | Osaka |
| Higashi Fukuoka High School | Kumamoto |
| Júbilo Iwata | Shizuoka |
| Nagoya Grampus | Aichi |
| Ozu High School | Kumamoto |
| Riseisha High School | Osaka |
| Sagan Tosu | Saga |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Hiroshima |
| Shimizu S-Pulse | Shizuoka |
| Shizuoka Gakuen High School | Shizuoka |
| Vissel Kobe | Hyogo |
Finals
As "Prince Takamado Cup All-Japan Youth (U-18) Football Championship"
| Year | Champions | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Shimizu Commercial High School | 3−1 | Kunimi High School |
| 1990 | Shimizu Commercial High School | 2−0 | Narashino High School |
| 1991 | Tokushima Shiritsu High School | 1−0 | Kunimi High School |
| 1992 | Fujieda Higashi High School | 3−1 | Yomiuri Nippon S.C. |
| 1993 | Shimizu Commercial High School | 1−0 | Kagoshima Jitsugyo High School |
| 1994 | Shimizu Commercial High School | 3−1 | Yomiuri Nippon S.C. |
| 1995 | Shimizu Commercial High School | 5−0 | Yokohama F. Marinos |
| 1996 | Kagoshima Jitsugyo High School | 5−1 | Higashi Fukuoka High School |
| 1997 | Higashi Fukuoka High School | 3−2 | Shimizu Commercial High School |
| 1998 | Fujieda Higashi High School | 3−2 | Gamba Osaka |
| 1999 | Júbilo Iwata | 4−1 | Bellmare Hiratsuka |
| 2000 | Shimizu Commercial High School | 3−2 | Maebashi Commercial High School |
| 2001 | Kunimi High School | 1−0 | F.C. Tokyo |
| 2002 | Kunimi High School | 4−2 | Seiryō High School |
| 2003 | Municipal Funabashi High School | 1−0 | Shizuoka Gakuen High School |
| 2004 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1−0 | Júbilo Iwata |
| 2005 | Tokyo Verdy | 4−1 | Consadole Sapporo |
| 2006 | Takagawa Daiini High School | 3−0 | Nagoya Grampus |
| 2007 | Ryutsu Keizai University/Kashiwa High School | 1−0 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
| 2008 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 9−1 | Nagoya Grampus |
| 2009 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 7−1 | Júbilo Iwata |
| 2010 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2−1 | F.C. Tokyo |
As "Prince Takamado Cup U-18 Football League - Premier League"
| Year | Champions | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 3−1 | Consadole Sapporo |
| 2012 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 4−1 | Tokyo Verdy |
| 2013 | Ryutsu Keizai Univ./Kashiwa High School | 1−1 (5−4 pen.) | Kunimi High School |
| 2014 | Cerezo Osaka | 1−0 | Kashiwa Reysol |
| 2015 | Kashima Antlers | 1−0 | Gamba Osaka |
| 2016 | Aomori Yamada High School | 0−0 (4-2 pen.) | Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
| 2017 | FC Tokyo | 3−2 (a.e.t.) | Vissel Kobe |
| 2018 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2−1 | Kashima Antlers |
| 2019 | Aomori Yamada High School | 3−2 | Nagoya Grampus |
| 2020 | Tournament was not held | ||
| 2021 | Aomori Yamada High School | Cancelled | Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
| 2022 | TBD | — | TBD |
Under-15
- The final of the Under-15 tournament is held in Tokyo National Stadium, before the semifinal of Emperor's Cup.
Participating Teams (2022)
- Hokkaidō (10)
- Tōhoku (10)
- Kantō (10)
- Hokuriku & Shin'etsu (12)
- Tōkai (10)
- Kansai (13)
- Chūgoku (10)
- Shikoku (12)
- Kyūshū (10)
Finals
See also
- 高円宮杯 JFA U-18サッカーリーグ|Prince Takamado Trophy JFA U-18 Football League
- 高円宮杯 JFA 全日本U-15サッカー選手権大会|Prince Takamado Trophy JFA U-15 Japan Football Championship
References
- ^ "Information about the Prince Takamado JFA U18 Premier League" (in Japanese). Japan Football Association. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "About the Prince Takamado JFA U18 Premier League 2021 Play-offs" (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 July 2022.