Prince Takamado Cup

The Prince Takamado Cup, since 2018, is divided in two age-restricted tournaments, being them the "Prince Takamado Trophy JFA U-18 Football League" () and "Prince Takamado Trophy JFA U-15 Japan Football Championship" (). 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. 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.

For a few years, 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 were qualified for/remains in the Premier League. Since 2023, however, the 10th-placed team is automatically relegated, with the play-offs restricted to 16 teams from the Prince Leagues.

All the players under the Type 2 registration (Players with the age of 18 or below) are eligible to compete in the leagues.

Premier League teams (2011–) This list includes all teams that played in the Premier League since its inception on 2011, when it became the top U-18 league in Japan. Teams in bold are playing in the 2023 Prince Takamado JFA U-18 Premier League. Gold boxes indicates the team was the season's champions, green boxes indicates the season's runner-up, and red boxes indicates the season's relegated teams.

Premier League East TeamPrefecture11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 21 22 23 24 25Asahikawa Jitsugyo HS Hokkaido 2– 10th– – – – – – – – – 12th – –Consadole Sapporo Hokkaido 51st 2nd 5th 8th 9th – – – – – – – – –Aomori Yamada HS Aomori 136th 4th 6th 7th 2nd 1st 3rd 2nd 1st 1st 4th 1st 8th JFA Academy Fukushima Fukushima 4– – 3rd 5th 10th– – – – – 11th– – –Shoshi HS Fukushima 410th– – – – – – – 10th– – 2nd 11th –Kashima Antlers Ibaraki 9– 7th 8th 3rd 1st 8th 4th 1st 9th – – – 2nd Maebashi Ikuei HS Gunma 3– – – – – – – – – – 6th 8th 6th Kiryu Daiichi HS Gunma 1– – – – – – – – – – 12th– – –Mitsubishi Yowa Saitama 48th 8th 7th 10th– – – – – – – – – –Omiya Ardija Saitama 8– – – – 3rd 4th 9th – 6th 4th 3rd 9th 12th –Shohei HS Saitama 2– – – – – – – – – – – 7th 7th Urawa Red Diamonds Saitama 64th 9th – – – – 8th 7th 3rd 10th– – Ichiritsu Funabashi HS Chiba 10– – – 4th 4th 3rd 7th 6th 5th 9th 10th5th 9th Kashiwa Reysol Chiba 10– – – 1st 8th 7th 5th 5th 2nd 5th 9th 4th 3rd Ryutsu Keizai Kashiwa HS Chiba 125th 3rd 1st 6th 7th 9th – 4th 7th 8th 8th 6th 4th FC Tokyo Tokyo 99th – – – 5th 2nd 1st 9th – 6th 5th 10th 10th Tokyo Verdy Tokyo 42nd 1st 4th 9th – – – – – – – – – Kawasaki Frontale Kanagawa 3– – – – – – – – – – 1st 3rd 5th Toko Gakuen HS Kanagawa 1– – 10th– – – – – – – – – – –Yokohama FC Kanagawa 3– – – – – – – – – 7th 7th WEST 1st Yokohama F. Marinos Kanagawa 5– – – – – 5th 10th– – 3rd 2nd 11th – –Albirex Niigata Niigata 1– – – – – 10th– – – – – – – –Toyama Daiichi HS Toyama 1WESTWESTWESTWEST– – – 10th– – – – – –Júbilo Iwata Shizuoka 2– – – – – – – 8th 8th WESTWEST WEST – –Shimizu S-Pulse Shizuoka 103rd 5th 2nd 2nd 6th 6th 2nd 3rd 4th 2nd WEST– – –Shizuoka Gakuen HS Shizuoka 37th 6th 9th – – – – – – – WESTWEST WEST WESTKyoto Sanga Kyoto 1– – – – – – 6th WESTWESTWEST– – – –

Premier League West TeamPrefecture11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 21 22 23 24 25Yokohama FC Kanagawa 1– – – – – – – – – EASTEAST 5thEAST EASTToyama Daiichi HS Toyama 48th 6th 8th 9th – – – EAST– – – – – –Júbilo Iwata Shizuoka 3– – – – – – – EASTEAST8th 3rd 11th – –Shizuoka Gakuen HS Shizuoka 3EASTEASTEAST– – – – – – – 4th 3rd 9th Shimizu S-Pulse Shizuoka 1EASTEASTEASTEASTEASTEASTEASTEASTEASTEAST11th– – –Nagoya Grampus Aichi 124th 3rd 6th 4th 8th 9th – 3rd 1st 2nd 5th 8th 4th Kyoto Sanga Kyoto 92nd 5th 5th 5th 7th 6th – 4th 2nd 10th– – – –Kyoto Tachibana HS Kyoto 2– – – 8th 10th– – – – – – – – –Cerezo Osaka Osaka 113rd 4th 4th 1st 4th 2nd 5th 6th 7th 6th 10th– – Gamba Osaka Osaka 9– – 7th 2nd 1st 5th 3rd 2nd 3rd 3rd 12th– – Hannan Univ. HS Osaka 2– – – – – – 6th 9th – – – – – –Riseisha HS Osaka 3– – – – 9th – – – – 8th 12th – –Kobe Koryo Gakuen HS Hyogo 2– – – – – 7th 9th – – – – – – –Vissel Kobe Hyogo 12– 2nd 1st 3rd 6th 3rd 1st 7th 6th 7th 2nd 2nd 2nd Yonago Kita HS Tottori 4– – – – – – 7th 10th– – – 7th 11th –Rissho Univ. Shonan HS Shimane 110th– – – – – – – – – – – – –Sakuyo Gakuen HS Okayama 1– 9th – – – – – – – – – – – –Fagiano Okayama Okayama 1– – – – – – – – – – – – 10th Hiroshima Minami HS Hiroshima 19th – – – – – – – – – – – – –Sanfrecce Hiroshima Hiroshima 131st 1st 3rd 6th 5th 1st 2nd 1st 5th 1st 7th 1st 3rd Ehime FC Ehime 1– – – – – – – – 10th– – – – –Avispa Fukuoka Fukuoka 66th 8th 9th – – – 8th 8th 9th – – – – Higashi Fukuoka HS Fukuoka 135th 7th 2nd 7th 2nd 4th 4th 5th 8th 9th 9th 6th 8th Sagan Tosu Saga 4– – – – – – – – – 5th 1st 9th 6th Ohzu HS Kumamoto 8– – 10th– – 8th 10th– 4th 4th 6th 4th 1st Oita Trinita Oita 2– – – – 3rd 10th – – – – – – –Kamimura Gakuen HS Kagoshima 2– – – – – – – – – – – 10th 5th Kagoshima Josei High School Kagoshima 1– – – – – – – – – – – – 12th –

Finals

As "Prince Takamado Cup All-Japan Youth (U-18) Football Championship" YearChampionsScoreRunner-up1989Shimizu Shogyo High School3−1Kunimi High School1990Shimizu Shogyo High School2−0Narashino High School1991Tokushima Ichiritsu High School1−0Kunimi High School1992Fujieda Higashi High School3−1Yomiuri Nippon SC1993Shimizu Shogyo High School1−0Kagoshima Jitsugyo High School1994Shimizu Shogyo High School3−1Yomiuri Nippon SC1995Shimizu Shogyo High School5−0Yokohama F. Marinos1996Kagoshima Jitsugyo High School5−1Higashi Fukuoka High School1997Higashi Fukuoka High School3−2Shimizu Shogyo High School1998Fujieda Higashi High School3−2Gamba Osaka1999Júbilo Iwata4−1Bellmare Hiratsuka2000Shimizu Shogyo High School3−2Maebashi Shogyo High School2001Kunimi High School1−0FC Tokyo2002Kunimi High School4−2Seiryo High School2003Ichiritsu Funabashi High School1−0Shizuoka Gakuen High School2004Sanfrecce Hiroshima1−0Júbilo Iwata2005Tokyo Verdy4−1Consadole Sapporo2006Takigawa Daini High School3−0Nagoya Grampus2007Ryutsu Keizai Univ. Kashiwa High School1−0Sanfrecce Hiroshima2008Urawa Red Diamonds9−1Nagoya Grampus2009Yokohama F. Marinos7−1Júbilo Iwata2010Sanfrecce Hiroshima2−1FC Tokyo

As "Prince Takamado Cup U-18 Football League - Premier League" YearChampionsScoreRunner-up2011Sanfrecce Hiroshima3−1Consadole Sapporo2012Sanfrecce Hiroshima4−1Tokyo Verdy2013Ryutsu Keizai Univ. Kashiwa High School1−1 (5−4 pen.)Vissel Kobe2014Cerezo Osaka1−0Kashiwa Reysol2015Kashima Antlers1−0Gamba Osaka2016Aomori Yamada High School0−0 (4–2 pen.)Sanfrecce Hiroshima2017FC Tokyo3−2 (a.e.t.)Vissel Kobe2018Sanfrecce Hiroshima2−1Kashima Antlers2019Aomori Yamada High School3−2Nagoya Grampus2020Tournament cancelled Teams from Kanto region who would play at Premier League (8 teams)played a single round-robin tournament, which was won by Yokohama FC. Other Premier League teams (12 teams) joined their respective Prince Leaguesfor this year.2021Aomori Yamada High School (East)Sanfrecce Hiroshima (West)Final Cancelled(Only East/West champions were determined)2022Sagan Tosu3−2Kawasaki Frontale2023Aomori Yamada High School2−1Sanfrecce Hiroshima2024Ohzu High School3−0Yokohama FC

Under-15 Participating teams (2025 U-15 Football Leagues) Hokkaido Division 1 TeamCityTraum Vita FCAsahikawaClub FieldsEbetsuHokkaido Consadole SapporoSapporoAnfini SapporoSapporoSSS Jr YouthSapporoSapporo Junior FCSapporoSapporo Otani Junior High SchoolSapporoHokkaido Consadole AsahikawaAsahikawaHokkaido Consadole MuroranMuroranDohto Jr YouthKitahiroshima

Division 2 TeamCityHokkaido Consadole Sapporo 2ndSapporoAnfini Sapporo 2ndSapporoAprile SapporoSapporoFC Denova SapporoSapporoHKD FCSapporoSSS Jr YouthSapporoSpread Eagle FC HakodateHakodateRegaris OtaruOtaruProgresso Tokachi FCObihiroASC HokkaidoTomakomai

Tohoku Division 1 TeamPrefectureLibero Hirosaki SCAomoriAomori Yamada Junior High SchoolAomoriMirumae FCIwateRenuovens OgasaIwateVegalta SendaiMiyagiFC Fuoriclasse SendaiMiyagiBlaublitz AkitaAkitaMontedio Yamagata MurayamaYamagataMontedio Yamagata ShonaiYamagataJFA Academy FukushimaFukushima

Division 2 North TeamPrefectureVanraure HachinoheAomoriAomori FCAomoriTrias ShichinoheAomoriAomori Yamada Junior High School 2ndAomoriVerdy SS IwateIwateIwate Grulla MoriokaIwateBlaublitz Akita 2ndAkitaSportif AkitaAkita

Division 2 South TeamPrefectureAoba FCMiyagiAC AzzurriMiyagiFC Miyagi BarcelonaMiyagiTohoku Gakuin Junior High SchoolMiyagiYamagata FCYamagataAC ZeeleYamagataShoshi FCFukushima

Kantō Division 1 TeamPrefectureKashima AntlersIbarakiRB Omiya ArdijaSaitamaUrawa Red DiamondsSaitamaFC LavidaSaitamaKashiwa ReysolChibaFC Tokyo MusashiTokyoTokyo VerdyTokyoMitsubishi YowaTokyoKawasaki Frontale IkutaKanagawaYokohama F. MarinosKanagawa

Division 2A TeamPrefectureKashima Antlers TsukubaIbarakiFourwinds FCIbarakiFC KogaIbarakiAC AzumiSaitamaGrande FCSaitamaJEF United ChibaChibaYokogawa MusashinoTokyoShonan Bellmare EastKanagawaYokohama FCKanagawaBuddy FC YokohamaKanagawa

Division 2B TeamPrefectureKashima Antlers NorteIbarakiMaebashi FCGunmaClub YonoSaitamaFC L'Arcvert ChibaChibaFC Tokyo FukagawaTokyoFC TamaTokyoTokyu S ReyesTokyoWaseda Club Forza '02TokyoShonan BellmareKanagawaYokohama F. Marinos OppamaKanagawa

Hokushin'etsu TeamPrefectureFC CEDACNaganoMatsumoto YamagaNaganoNagano ParceiroNaganoAlbirex NiigataNiigataF.ThreeNiigataGranscena NiigataNiigataNagaoka JYFCNiigataKataller ToyamaToyamaSquare ToyamaToyamaPateo FC KanazawaIshikawaZweigen KanazawaIshikawaSakai Phoenix MaruokaFukui

Tokai TeamPrefectureJúbilo IwataShizuokaShimizu S-PulseShizuokaFujieda Higashi FCShizuokaFujieda Meisei SCShizuokaHamamatsu Kaiseikan Junior High SchoolShizuokaFC Fervor AichiAichiKariya JYAichiNagoya FC EastAichiNagoya GrampusAichiFC GifuGifu

Kansai Division 1 TeamPrefectureKyoto SangaKyotoUji FCKyotoCerezo OsakaOsakaCerezo Osaka NishiOsakaGamba OsakaOsakaGamba Osaka KadomaOsakaRip Ace SCOsakaSenrioka FCOsakaVissel KobeHyogoVissel Kobe ItamiHyogo

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