Prince Takamado JFA U-18 Premier League
Season2023
Dates1 April – 10 December
ChampionsAomori Yamada HS
(4th title)
RelegatedEast:
Asahikawa Jitsugyo HS
Yokohama F. Marinos
West:
Riseisha HS
Júbilo Iwata
Matches played265
Goals scored869 (3.28 per match)
Top goalscorerEast: Torataro Okazaki (18 goals)
West: Asuma Ikari (18 goals)
Biggest home winEast:
Shoshi HS 9–0 Asahikawa Jitsugyo HS
(11 June 2023)
West:
Vissel Kobe 5–0 Kamimura Gakuen HS
(28 May 2023)
Vissel Kobe 5–0 Shizuoka Gakuen HS
(3 December 2023)
Biggest away winEast:
Asahikawa Jitsugyo HS 0–9 Kawasaki Frontale
(28 May 2023)
West:
Riseisha HS 0–6 Ohzu
(30 September 2023)
Highest scoringEast:
Asahikawa Jitsugyo HS 0–9 Kawasaki Frontale
(28 May 2023)
Shoshi HS 9–0 Asahikawa Jitsugyo HS
(11 June 2023)
West:
Ohzu HS 6–3 Riseisha HS
(7 May 2023)
← 2022
2024 →

The 2023 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 2023, Hepburn: Takamado no Miya-hai JFA U-18 Sakkā Puremia Rīgu 2023) was the 34th season of the main competition for under-18 teams in Japan, the 13th after rebranding the competition to the current "Premier League" format, and the 2nd season with 24 clubs participating in the league.[1]

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 two 10th-placed teams in their respective 2022 Premier League divisions participated in the play-offs, while the 11th and 12th-placed teams of each division were directly relegated. So, it not only determined the newcomers but also determined whether there will be other relegated teams from the Premier League or not.

On 2022, the number of teams that could make the jump to the top division were from four up to six.

Promoted from the Prince Leagues Relegated by bottom-league finish (East) Relegated by bottom-league finish (West) Relegated through play-offs
Asahikawa Jitsugyo HS
Shohei HS
Shoshi HS
Yonago Kita HS
Kamimura Gakuen HS		 JFA Academy Fukushima
Kiryu Daiichi HS		 Shimizu S-Pulse
Gamba Osaka		 Cerezo Osaka

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 East to the West on 2023.[2]

Premier League EAST

Team Prefecture 2022 record
Asahikawa Jitsugyo High School Hokkaido Play-offs win
Aomori Yamada High School Aomori 4th
Shoshi High School Fukushima Play-offs win
Maebashi Ikuei High School Gunma 6th
Shohei High School Saitama Play-offs win
Omiya Ardija Saitama 3rd
Ryutsu Keizai Kashiwa High School Chiba 8th
Kashiwa Reysol Chiba 9th
Ichiritsu Funabashi High School Chiba 10th
FC Tokyo Tokyo 5th
Kawasaki Frontale Kanagawa 1st
Yokohama F. Marinos Kanagawa 2nd

Premier League WEST

Team Prefecture Rank on 2022
Yokohama FC Kanagawa 7th (EAST)
Shizuoka Gakuen High School Shizuoka 4th
Júbilo Iwata Shizuoka 3rd
Nagoya Grampus Aichi 5th
Riseisha High School Osaka 8th
Vissel Kobe Hyogo 2nd
Yonago Kita High School Tottori Play-offs win
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Hiroshima 7th
Higashi Fukuoka High School Fukuoka 9th
Sagan Tosu Saga 1st
Ohzu High School Kumamoto 6th
Kamimura Gakuen High School Kagoshima Play-offs win

League table

Premier League East

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Aomori Yamada HS (Q) 22 16 3 3 54 25 +29 51 Qualification for Premier League final
2 Shoshi HS 22 15 4 3 46 20 +26 49
3 Kawasaki Frontale 22 14 4 4 57 17 +40 46
4 Kashiwa Reysol 22 10 6 6 50 30 +20 36
5 Ichiritsu Funabashi HS 22 8 10 4 34 28 +6 34
6 Ryutsu Keizai Kashiwa HS 22 7 6 9 30 29 +1 27
7 Shohei HS 22 7 5 10 30 34 −4 26
8 Maebashi Ikuei HS 22 8 2 12 28 41 −13 26
9 Omiya Ardija 22 6 5 11 22 35 −13 23
10 FC Tokyo 22 5 7 10 26 36 −10 22
11 Yokohama F. Marinos (R) 22 4 5 13 26 42 −16 17 Relegation to the Prince Leagues
12 Asahikawa Jitsugyo HS (R) 22 3 1 18 17 83 −66 10
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.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Premier League West

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima (Q) 22 14 4 4 50 27 +23 46 Qualification for Premier League final
2 Vissel Kobe 22 14 3 5 42 19 +23 45
3 Shizuoka Gakuen HS 22 12 4 6 40 33 +7 40
4 Kumamoto Ohzu HS 22 10 3 9 47 43 +4 33
5 Yokohama FC 22 9 5 8 37 40 −3 32
6 Higashi Fukuoka HS 22 9 4 9 34 31 +3 31
7 Yonago Kita HS 22 9 3 10 35 31 +4 30
8 Nagoya Grampus 22 8 6 8 30 31 −1 30
9 Sagan Tosu 22 8 3 11 31 38 −7 27
10 Kamimura Gakuen HS 22 8 3 11 40 49 −9 27
11 Júbilo Iwata (R) 22 7 2 13 38 48 −10 23 Relegation to the Prince Leagues
12 Riseisha HS (R) 22 3 2 17 22 56 −34 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.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

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[lower-alpha 1].[3] They were divided into four blocks, with their respective block winners (or 2nd round winners) qualifying for the next season's Premier League.[4]

Participating teams from the Prince League:

Team League Rank PPG M W D L GS GC GD
Hokkai HSHokkaido1st 2.571411304310+33
Hokkaido Consadole SapporoHokkaido3rd 2.361411033617+19
Vegalta SendaiTohoku2nd 2.221813144716+31
Kashima AntlersKanto1st 2.281813235822+36
Urawa Red DiamondsKanto2nd 2.111811523719+18
Teikyo Nagaoka HSHokushinetsu1st 2.171812337130+41
Albirex NiigataHokushinetsu2nd 1.72189454226+16
Shimizu S-PulseTokai1st 2.221813145227+25
Kyoto SangaKansai1st 2.001812335123+28
Ohmi HSKansai2nd 1.78189543731+6
Fagiano OkayamaChugoku1st 2.001810622917+12
Okayama Gakugeikan HSChugoku2nd 1.72189453424+10
Setouchi HSChugoku3rd 1.55188463127+4
Tokushima VortisShikoku1st 2.391814137121+50
Kagoshima Josei HSKyushu1st 2.281813234026+14
Nissho Gakuen HSKyushu2nd 2.221812425721+36
  1. ↑ Reserve teams, however, can not participate in the play-offs. If their final league placement sits in the qualifying zone for the play-offs, their slot will be allocated to the next best-ranked team.

Block winners; Promoted to the 2024 Prince Takamado U-18 Premier League:

Block Team
AFagiano Okayama
BKashima Antlers
CKagoshima Josei
DTeikyo Nagaoka

Block A

8 December 2023 1st round Fagiano Okayama 3–1Hokkaido Consadole SapporoHiroshima
11:00
  • Ryota Minami 37', 64'
  • Hideyuki Ishii 90+3'
 Report
  • Shido Izuma 18'
 Stadium: Hiroshima Regional Park No.1 Ball Game Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Taku Nagaya
8 December 2023 1st round Kyoto Sanga 4–3Nissho Gakuen HSHigashihiroshima
13:30
  • Yoshiki Sumi 43'
  • Rikuto Iida 54'
  • Kudai Kumagai 62'
  • Reo Tozawa 87'
 Report
Stadium: Higashihiroshima Sports Park Football Field
Attendance: 120
Referee: Masaki Adachi
10 December 2023 2nd round Fagiano Okayama 1–0Kyoto SangaHiroshima
11:00
  • Kosei Narazaki 15'
 Report Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima
Attendance: 550
Referee: Shinya Sasaki

Block B

8 December 2023 1st round Vegalta Sendai 3–1Shimizu S-PulseHiroshima
11:00
  • Kazuma Kawano 17'
  • Yuma Sasaki 39'
  • Sota Yokoyama 55'
 Report
  • Narumi Ota 11'
 Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima
Attendance: 200
Referee: Masakazu Kato
8 December 2023 1st round Kashima Antlers 5–1Setouchi HSHiroshima
13:30
  • Haruto Matsumoto 31'
  • Yugo Okawa 42'
  • Kosei Ogura 58', 60'
  • Homare Tokuda 86'
 Report
  • Yuga Arai 17'
 Stadium: Hiroshima General Ground Main Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Yoshihito Hori
10 December 2023 2nd roundVegalta Sendai0–7 Kashima Antlers Hiroshima
11:00 Report
  • Junnosuke Manome 1', 7', 45+3'
  • Koji Oyama 27', 62'
  • Homare Tokuda 89', 90+4'
 Stadium: Hiroshima Regional Park No.1 Ball Game Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Akifumi Kawakatsu

Block C

8 December 2023 1st round Kagoshima Josei HS 2–1Albirex NiigataHiroshima
11:00
  • Kaito Seriu 17', 55'
 Report
  • Koki Maruyama 38'
 Stadium: Hiroshima General Ground Main Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Kakuro Hori
8 December 2023 1st roundHokkai HS1–2 (a.e.t.) Ohmi HS Hiroshima
13:30
  • Koki Nomura 6'
 Report
  • Riu Yamakado 62'
  • Yota Kanayama 109'
 Stadium: Hiroshima Regional Park No.1 Ball Game Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Yuichi Hanakawa
10 December 2023 2nd round Kagoshima Josei HS 1–0Ohmi HSHiroshima
13:30
  • Kaito Seriu 63'
 Report Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima
Attendance: 550
Referee: Kenya Ohara

Block D

8 December 2023 1st round Teikyo Nagaoka HS 2–1Okayama Gakugeikan HSHigashihiroshima
11:00
  • Sota Hara 47'
  • Takeshi Hara 58'
 Report
  • Kenshin Kozai 90+1'
 Stadium: Higashihiroshima Sports Park Football Field
Attendance: 150
Referee: Shohei Ofuji
8 December 2023 1st roundTokushima Vortis5–5 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)		 Urawa Red Diamonds Hiroshima
13:30
  • Shuto Maekawa 6', 90+3'
  • Reo Hironaga 51'
  • Neo Nagamura 98'
  • Yusei Onoe 110+5'
 Report
  • Keigo Fukata 27'
  • Kazuki Seyama 90+2'
  • Hibiki Kawaragi 90+4'
  • Seiryu Shimizu 91'
  • Minaho Abe 107'
 Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima
Attendance: 200
Referee: Yu Tezuka
Penalties
  • Neo Nagamura soccer ball with red X
  • Kojiro Shibata soccer ball with red X
  • Muku Fukuta soccer ball with check mark
  • Yusei Onoe soccer ball with check mark
  • Go Aoyagi soccer ball with check mark
  • Minaho Abe soccer ball with check mark
  • Seiryu Shimizu soccer ball with check mark
  • Hibiki Kawaragi soccer ball with check mark
10 December 2023 2nd round Teikyo Nagaoka HS 2–1Urawa Red DiamondsHiroshima
13:30
  • Sota Hori 18', 44'
 Report
  • Seiryu Shimizu 66'
 Stadium: Hiroshima Regional Park No.1 Ball Game Stadium
Attendance: 250
Referee: Hiroki Murata

Final

Aomori Yamada HS2–1Sanfrecce Hiroshima
  • Own goal 90'
  • Takumi Tsushima 90+4'
 Report
  • Aren Inoue 49'
Attendance: 4,113
Referee: Toshiki Tomomasa
Aomori Yamada
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
GK1Japan Shoei Suzuki
DF2Japan Takuto Kobayashi
DF3Japan Soju Konuma
DF4Japan Tora Yamamoto (c)
DF5Japan Kaito Koizumi
DF6Japan Toki Sugasawa
MF8Japan Ryosuke Kawaharadownward-facing red arrow 74'
MF10Japan Rei Shibata
MF13Japan Kenta Fukushimadownward-facing red arrow 58'
MF14Japan Hidetaka Sugimoto
FW11Japan Soji Yoneya
Substitutes:
GK12Japan Tatsuya Hasegawa
MF16Japan Raichi Gotoupward-facing green arrow 74'
MF19Japan Ikuma Beppu
MF23Japan Yuki Ikeda
MF25Japan Kazunori Saito
FW9Japan Takumi Tsushimaupward-facing green arrow 58'
FW24Japan Tokiya Yamashita
Manager:
Japan Masanori Masaki
GK1Japan Koshin Yamada
DF3Japan Isshin Kuroki
DF6Japan Milan Ishihara (c)
DF18Japan Shota Kohui
MF7Japan Zento Toriidownward-facing red arrow 90+5'
MF8Japan Yotaro Nakajima
MF14Japan Shin Takeyama
MF15Japan Hinata Hashimoto
FW9Japan Jo Tsunokakedownward-facing red arrow 78'
FW10Japan Hagumu Nakagawa
FW19Japan Aren Inouedownward-facing red arrow 78'
Substitutes:
GK16Japan Shunsuke Sawada
DF2Japan Mikio Yamane
DF22Japan Fuga Kotani
MF11Japan Yuki Kimuraupward-facing green arrow 78'
MF13Japan Seiya Ishibashi
MF28Japan Shimon Kobayashiupward-facing green arrow 90+5'
FW29Japan Moki Sotaupward-facing green arrow 78'
Manager:
Japan Satoru Noda

Assistant referees:
Kenji Wakamiya
Yuta Ono
Fourth official:
Yasuhiro Udagawa

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

RankPlayerClubGoals[5]
1 Japan Torataro Okazaki Kawasaki Frontale 18
2 Japan Soji Yoneya Aomori Yamada HS 15
3 Japan Nobuhiro Konno Kashiwa Reysol 13
4 Japan Riku Gunji Ichiritsu Funabashi HS 12
5 Japan Taiyo Yamaguchi FC Tokyo 10
6 Japan Hiyu Ajiro Shoshi HS 8
7 Japan Asahi Nakada Ryutsu Keizai Kashiwa HS 7
Japan Junki Osa Shohei HS
Japan Shun Sakuramatsu Shoshi HS
Japan Kento Shirasu Yokohama F. Marinos
Japan Haruhi Taneda Omiya Ardija
Japan Akito Toda Kashiwa Reysol
Japan Mohammed Sadiki Waad Kashiwa Reysol
Japan Tora Yamamoto Aomori Yamada HS

West

RankPlayerClubGoals[6]
1 Japan Asuma Ikari Ohzu HS 20
2 Japan Kyota Funahashi Júbilo Iwata 14
Japan Minto Nishimaru Kamimura Gakuen HS
4 Japan Soma Kanda Shizuoka Gakuen HS 12
Japan Hagumu Nakagawa Sanfrecce Hiroshima
6 Japan Tsubasa Inada Ohzu HS 10
7 Japan Gaku Nawata Kamimura Gakuen HS 9
Japan Shoi Sakamoto Vissel Kobe
Japan Daichi Suzuki Sagan Tosu
Japan Takumi Yoshioka Higashi Fukuoka HS

See also

League

References

  1. ↑ "高円宮杯 JFA U-18サッカープレミアリーグ 2023の大会概要が発表". news.yahoo.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  2. ↑ "大会・試合". jfa.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  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. ↑ "高円宮杯 JFA U-18サッカープレミアリーグ 2023 プレーオフ". jfa.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  5. ↑ "得点ランキング/\". jfa.jp. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  6. ↑ "得点ランキング/\". jfa.jp. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
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