All Japan University Football Championship

, also known as Intercollegiate nationally, is the main football (soccer) competition for universities across Japan. From 2013 to 2023, the competition was held with 24 participating university teams. The competition was for the first time held in 1953, with the aim of opening the door to regional and lower-ranked university teams that did not have the opportunity to compete at the national level. The competition works similarly to the Japanese Regional Football Champions League, with the best teams from each region qualifying to the main tournament. University teams can only qualify for the Emperor's Cup through prefectural qualification, in where they need to face senior football clubs in order to qualify for it. With it stated, the All Japan University Championship does not qualify the winning team for any other competition, but it is of major relevance among the University football players. The championship is organized by the Japan Football Association and the Japan University Football Association.

High schools and university teams are highly evaluated in Japan. Although the High School championship gets a large amount of spotlight away from the university football, many national team players have played at the competition, or have played for university teams through their youth careers. A recent example is Kaoru Mitoma, who studied and played for University of Tsukuba until 2019, who also stated the university studies and football structure helped him to prepare for professional football. Most of the players at each edition of the competition, after graduating from their respectives universities, most likely goes on to pursue a career on football, either being it at professional or regional level.

In 2023, it was the last time 24 teams participated in the tournament, with 8 teams automatically seeded in the second round. From 2024 onwards, 28 teams participates in the tournament, with preliminary round results determining the 16 teams playing in the Final Round and the 12 teams in the Strengthening Round.

Past finals Year Winner Result Runners-up 1952 University of Tokyo 2–1 Waseda University 1953 Rikkyo University 4–2 Chuo University 1954 Tokyo University of Education 2–1 Chuo University 1955 Waseda University 10–1 Tohoku Gakuin University 1956 Tokyo University of Education 2–1 Waseda University 1957 Chuo University 3–0 Meiji University 1958 Meiji University 1–0 Chuo University 1959 Chuo University 1–0 Hosei University 1960 Chuo University 3–0 Hosei University 1961 Keio University 2–1 Waseda University 1962 Chuo University 2–1 Rikkyo University 1963 Keio University 3–2 Meiji University 1964 Nihon University 1–0 Chuo University 1965 Chuo University 3–1 Rikkyo University 1966 Waseda University 4–0 Chuo University 1967 Kansai University 1–0 Chuo University 1968 Tokyo University of Education 3–0 Kansai University 1969 Keio University 1–0 Rikkyo University 1970 Hosei University 2–0 Osaka University of Commerce 1971 Tokyo University of Education 2–1 Chuo University 1972 Waseda University 1–0 (a.e.t.) Osaka University of Commerce 1973 Waseda University 3–0 Hosei University 1974 Waseda University 2–0 Osaka University of Commerce 1975 Nippon Sport Science University 2–0 Hosei University 1976 Hosei University 2–1 Nippon Sport Science University 1977 Osaka University of Commerce 2–0 Hosei University 1978 Waseda University 1–0 Hosei University 1979 University of Tsukuba 2–1 Hosei University 1980 Chuo UniversityUniversity of Tsukuba 2–2 Shared trophy 1981 Nippon Sport Science University 3–0 Tokyo University of Agriculture 1982 Kokushikan University 3–2 Waseda University 1983 Osaka University of Commerce 2–1 Juntendo University 1984 Osaka University of Commerce 1–0 Kokushikan University 1985 Osaka University of CommerceOsaka University of Health and Sport Sciences 0–0 (a.e.t.) Shared trophy 1986 Waseda University 4–0 Tokai University 1987 Juntendo University 1–0 Tokai University 1988 Juntendo UniversityTokai University 0–0 (a.e.t.) Shared trophy 1989 Juntendo University 4–0 Tokai University 1990 Tokai University 2–2 (5–4 pen.) Kokushikan University 1991 Waseda University 1–1 (4–2 pen.) Tokai University 1992 Chuo University 1–0 Waseda University 1993 Waseda University 3–1 Doshisha University 1994 Waseda University 1–1 (4–1 pen.) Komazawa University 1995 Komazawa University 3–2 University of Tsukuba 1996 Kokushikan University 2–1 (GG) Waseda University 1997 Komazawa University 3–1 Kokushikan University 1998 Kokushikan University 2–1 Fukuoka University 1999 Kokushikan University 2–1 (GG) University of Tsukuba 2000 Chukyo University 2–1 University of Tsukuba 2001 Komazawa University 2–1 Kokushikan University 2002 University of Tsukuba 2–1 (GG) Kokushikan University 2003 University of Tsukuba 1–0 Komazawa University 2004 Komazawa University 5–2 Ritsumeikan University 2005 Komazawa University 2–1 Juntendo University 2006 Komazawa University 6–1 Waseda University 2007 Waseda University 2–0 Hosei University 2008 Chuo University 2–1 University of Tsukuba 2009 Meiji University 2–1 Fukuoka University 2010 Kansai University 2–1 (a.e.t.) Chukyo University 2011 Senshu University 3–0 Meiji University 2012 Waseda University 3–1 Fukuoka University 2013 Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences 3–1 Kokushikan University 2014 Ryutsu Keizai University 1–0 Kwansei Gakuin University 2015 Kwansei Gakuin University 4–0 Hannan University 2016 University of Tsukuba 8–0 Nippon Sport Science University 2017 Ryutsu Keizai University 5–1 Hosei University 2018 Hosei University 1–0 Komazawa University 2019 Meiji University 3–1 (a.e.t.) Toin University of Yokohama 2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021 Komazawa University 3–2 Hannan University 2022 Toin University of Yokohama 3–2 Niigata University of Health and Welfare 2023 Meiji University 2–0 Kyoto Sangyo University 2024 Toyo University 1–0 Niigata University of Health and Welfare

Most successful universities P. Team Champions Runners-up Winning years1 Waseda University 12 7 1955, 1966, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1978, 1986, 1991, 1993, 1994, 2007, 20122 University of Tsukuba 9 4 1954, 1956, 1968, 1971, 1979, 1980, 2002, 2003, 20163 Chuo University 8 7 1957, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1965, 1980, 1992, 20084 Komazawa University 7 3 1995, 1997, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 20215 Osaka University of Commerce 4 3 1977, 1983, 1984, 1985 Kokushikan University 4 6 1982, 1996, 1998, 1999 Meiji University 4 3 1958, 2009, 2019, 20238 Keio University 3 0 1961, 1963, 1969 Juntendo University 3 2 1987, 1988, 1989 Hosei University 3 9 1970, 1976, 201811 Nippon Sport Science University 2 2 1975, 1981 Tokai University 2 4 1988 ,1990 Kansai University 2 1 1967, 2010 Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences 2 0 1985, 2013 Ryutsu Keizai University 2 0 2014, 201716 University of Tokyo 1 0 1952 Rikkyo University 1 3 1953 Nihon University 1 0 1964 Chukyo University 1 1 2000 Senshu University 1 0 2011 Kwansei Gakuin University 1 1 2015 Toin University of Yokohama 1 1 2022 Toyo University 1 0 202424 Fukuoka University 0 3 Hannan University 0 2 Niigata University of Health and Welfare 0 2 Tohoku Gakuin University 0 1 Tokyo University of Agriculture 0 1 Doshisha University 0 1 Ritsumeikan University 0 1 Kyoto Sangyo University 0 1

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