The men's football tournament at the 2024 Inter High School Sports Festival (令和6年度全国高等学校総合体育大会サッカー競技大会; Reiwa 6 Inter High School Sports Festival Football Tournament) marked the 68th edition of the Festival's football tournament. It was held from 26 July to 3 August 2024 on Fukushima Prefecture, during the high school summer break in Japan. It was contested by 52 prefectural qualifications' winning schools, with two teams from Fukushima (host), Hokkaido, Tokyo, Kanagawa and Osaka, and one team from each of the other prefectures.
The defending champions were Meishu Gakuen Hitachi, from Ibaraki Prefecture, who won the 2022 final against Toko Gakuen by 7–6 on penalties, after a 2–2 draw after extra-time. On the previous edition, curiously, neither of the teams who played at the semi-finals were on 2023 at the U-18 Premier League, the top division for youth teams in Japan. Meishu Hitachi did not qualify for this year's tournament, in which Shohei eventually won past Kamimura Gakuen, earning them their first Inter-High title.
For the first time since the JFA U-18 Premier League was established, seven of the eight quarter-finalists were Premier League teams.
During the tournament, all matches had a duration of 70 minutes, split into two halves of 35 minutes each, with a draw in normal time leading the match directly into penalty shoot-outs. In the final, in case of a draw, the match would be led into an extra-time of 20 minutes, split into two halves of 10 minutes. Only after extra-time, should the draw persists, there would have penalty shoot-outs.
By online streaming, the entire tournament was streamed with enabled worldwide access on inhai.tv, a website within control of SportsBull.
Calendar Round Date Matches Clubs Opening ceremony 26 July - - First round 27 July 20 40 → 20 Second round 28 July 16 32 (20+12) → 16 Round of 16 30 July 8 16 → 8 Quarter-finals 31 July 4 8 → 4 Semi-finals 2 August 2 4 → 2 Final 3 August 1 2 → 1
Venues The men's tournament was held on different areas within Fukushima Prefecture. It's the second time that Fukushima hosted the football tournament, with its first time being on 1978.
Iwaki – Hawaiians Stadium Iwaki and Aloha Field Naraha – J-Village and Sumiko Energy Materials Naraha Pitch Hirono – J-Village Stadium and Hirono Football Field
Participating schools PrefectureHigh SchoolLeague (U-18)Apps.Hokkaido Asahikawa Jitsugyo High School Hokkaido Prince League 2 9thSapporo Otani High School Hokkaido Prince League 2 7thAomori Aomori Yamada High School Premier League East 1 27thIwate Tono High School Iwate Football League 4 22ndMiyagi Sendai Ikuei Gakuen High School Tohoku Prince League 2 21stAkita Nishime High School Akita Football League 4 9thYamagata Yamagata Meisei High School Yamagata Football League 4 1stFukushima Teikyo Asaka High School Tohoku Prince League 2 1stShoshi High School Premier League East 1 16thIbaraki Kashima Gakuen High School Kanto Prince League D1 2 10thTochigi Yaita Chuo High School Kanto Prince League D1 2 13thGunma Kyoai Gakuen High School Gunma Football League 4 1stSaitama Shohei High School Premier League East 1 5thChiba Ichiritsu Funabashi High School Premier League East 1 31stTokyo Teikyo High School Kanto Prince League D1 2 34thKomazawa University High School Tokyo T1 League 4 2ndKanagawa Tokai University Sagami High School Kanagawa Football League 4 4thToko Gakuen High School Kanto Prince League D2 3 16thYamanashi Yamanashi Gakuin High School Kanto Prince League D2 3 8thNagano Tokyo City University Shiojiri High School Nagano Football League 4 6thNiigata Teikyo Nagaoka High School Premier League West 1 8thToyama Toyama Daiichi High School Hokushinetsu Prince League D1 2 31stIshikawa Otori Gakuen High School Hokushinetsu Prince League D1 2 1stFukui Maruoka High School Hokushinetsu Prince League D2 3 35thShizuoka Shizuoka Gakuen High School Premier League West 1 9thAichi Toho High School Aichi Football League 4 10thMie Mie High School Mie Football League 4 7thGifu Teikyo University Kani High School Gifu Football League 4 9thShiga Ohmi High School Kansai Prince League D1 2 4thKyoto Higashiyama High School Kansai Prince League D2 3 6thOsaka Kokoku High School Kansai Prince League D1 2 1stHannan University High School Kansai Prince League D1 2 6thHyogo Kobe Koryo Gakuen High School Kansai Prince League D1 2 5thNara Ikoma High School Nara Football League 4 2ndWakayama Kindai University Wakayama High School Wakayama Football League 4 12thTottori Yonago Kita High School Premier League West 1 19thShimane Rissho University Shonan High School Chugoku Prince League 2 17thOkayama Sakuyo Gakuen High School Okayama Football League 4 24thHiroshima Setouchi High School Chugoku Prince League 2 9thYamaguchi Takagawa Gakuen High School Chugoku Prince League 2 26thKagawa Jinsei Gakuen High School Kagawa Football League 4 3rdTokushima Tokushima Ichiritsu High School Shikoku Prince League 2 22ndEhime Saibi High School Ehime Football League 4 5thKochi Kochi Ozu High School Kochi Football League 4 6thFukuoka Fukuoka University Wakaba High School Fukuoka Football League 4 1stSaga Ryukoku High School Saga Football League 4 1stNagasaki Kunimi High School Kyushu Prince League D2 3 22ndKumamoto Ohzu High School Premier League West 1 24thOita Kasumigaura High School Oita Football League 4 3rdMiyazaki Nissho Gakuen High School Kyushu Prince League D1 2 18thKagoshima Kamimura Gakuen High School Premier League West 1 10thOkinawa Naha Nishi High School Okinawa Football League 4 18th Note: In the sections below, team tiers (league levels) will be presented as follows: National: (1): Premier League Regional: (2): Prince League 1st Divs.; (3): Prince Leagues 2nd Divs. Prefectural: (4): Prefectural League 1st Divs.; (5): Prefectural League 2nd Divs.
Schedule The pairings and match-ups for the tournament were announced on 29 June 2024.
First round
Second round
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
GK 17 Yudai EdaRB 20 Haruto NakanoCB 5 Yosei ArakakiCB 4 Chikato SuzukiLB 3 Ryoga KurokiCM 6 Iryu Yoshida CM 9 Kento OnariAM 12 Futa TokumuraAM 10 Kazuki Fukushima ST 15 Towa MatsushitaST 14 Gaku Nawata (c)Substitutes:GK 1 Kotaro IkedaMF 2 Kazu TomoriMF 7 Eita HanashiroMF 8 Yuta Sasaki MF 19 Tomoya ImuraFW 11 Hajime HidakaFW 13 Reo Kinjo FW 16 Kaito Sakihama FW 18 Yu AkizawaManager: Keiichiro Arimura GK 1 Tomotaro SasakiRB 12 Manato AndoCB 5 Yota NakamatsuCB 4 Kodai SakamotoLB 3 Yuto UeharaRM 10 Gota YamaguchiCM 8 Minato Otani (c)CM 14 Kenshin HondaLM 11 Ryuki OsaCF 7 Yudai Miura ST 15 Jeong Ji-sogSubstitutes:GK 16 Tsubasa ShiraneDF 2 Sho Suzuki DF 13 Yuki SatoMF 6 Hiroyuki SuzukiMF 17 Yuta KaidaMF 20 Yuwa NezuFW 9 Yujin IwayaFW 18 Rei MatsumotoFW 19 Ryuto HaradaManager: Keiji Tamada
Assistant referees: Yasuhiro Udagawa Yuki Tanabe Fourth official: Mutsumi Takahashi Match rules 80 minutes. Extra-time of 10 minutes for each half if scores still level. Persisting a draw after extra-time, a penalty shoot-out would be held. Nine named substitutes. Maximum of five substitutions.
Top scorers RankPlayerHigh SchoolGoals1 Gaku NawataKamimura Gakuen92 Takumi YasunoTeikyo Nagaoka53 Jeong Ji-sogShohei4 Ryusei KatoTeikyo Kani Futa TokumuraKamimura Gakuen
Selected best players The following 34 players featured in the Tournament's Best Players Squad:
P. Player High School GK Tomotaro Sasaki Shohei 3rdGK Shun Matsuda Aomori Yamada 2ndDF Yosei Arakaki Kamimura Gakuen 3rdDF Yuto Uehara Shohei 3rdDF Yota Nakamatsu Shohei 3rdDF Keishin Yamamoto Teikyo Nagaoka 3rdDF Tariqkani Hayato Okabe Ichiritsu Funabashi 3rdDF Genki Yamaguchi Aomori Yamada 3rdDF Taichi Sugino Toko Gakuen 3rdDF Shun Aoya Toko Gakuen 3rdMF Chikato Suzuki Kamimura Gakuen 3rdMF Towa Matsushita Kamimura Gakuen 3rdMF Kento Onari Kamimura Gakuen 3rdMF Minato Otani Shohei 3rdMF Kenshin Honda Shohei 3rdMF Ryuki Osa Shohei 2ndMF Hiroyuki Suzuki Shohei 3rd
P. Player High School MF Ryo Shibano Yonago Kita 3rdMF Tetta Yuzuki Yonago Kita 2ndMF Taiga Kozai Teikyo Nagaoka 3rdMF Masashi Mizukawa Teikyo Nagaoka 3rdMF Hayato Horikawa Shizuoka Gakuen 3rdMF Ko Mineno Ichiritsu Funabashi 3rdMF Sota Minami Nissho Gakuen 3rdMF Shuta Sasa Sapporo Otani 3rdFW Futa Tokumura Kamimura Gakuen 2ndFW Gaku Nawata Kamimura Gakuen 3rdFW Reo Kinjo Kamimura Gakuen 3rdFW Jeong Ji-sog Shohei 3rdFW Hayato Suzuki Yonago Kita 3rdFW Takumi Yasuno Teikyo Nagaoka 3rdFW Yuki Kato Shizuoka Gakuen 3rdFW Ryusei Kato Teikyo Kani 3rd
References
External links Official Schedule (JFA) About the Tournament (JFA)