The 2024 All Japan University Football Championship (第73回 全日本大学サッカー選手権大会; All Japan 73rd University Football Championship) was the 73rd edition of the referred annually contested cup for universities across Japan, also known as Intercollegiate. For the first time, the tournament format was significantly changed. On 4 December 2023, it was announced beforehand that not only the number of teams would increase from 24 to 28 teams, but the tournament would also change from the previous single elimination tournament to a three-round, five-stage format.

Toyo eventually won the tournament, beating Niigata University of Health and Welfare in the final by 1–0. It was Toyo's first time in their history not only to win the tournament, but to reach the final as well. Niigata HW ended up being runners-up for the second time in the tournament's history, having lost both of the two finals they played.

Format A total of 28 teams participates in the tournament. Six teams advanced directly to the final round, two advanced directly to the strengthening round (recommended by JUFA Board of Directors), and the other 20 teams were assigned to the qualifying round. The 10 winning teams advanced to the final round, while the other 10 losing teams advanced to the strengthening round.

In the strengthening round, then, participates 12 teams, which includes the 10 qualifying round losing teams and the two teams recommended by the JUFA. The 12 teams are split in three groups of four teams in each. All three group winners, along with the best second-placed team among the groups (who has their knockout stage qualification described as a "wildcard"), qualifies for the knockout stage of the round (starts at the semi-finals). The winning team of the strengthening round will be given a direct regional slot as "strengthening round winner" in the following year's tournament.

In the final round, 16 teams participates, being them the 10 winning teams of the preliminary round and six automatically allocated teams. They are divided into four groups with four teams in each. Each group winners qualifies for the knockout stage of the round (start at the quarter-finals). The winning team of the final round will be declared as the official tournament champion.

Participating clubs The participating universities were announced on 19 November 2024. However, as the university did not submitted the application documents within the predetermined deadline, Fukuoka University had their rights to participate in the tournament removed. They would qualify as Kyushu's best-ranked representative, as champions of the Kyushu University League.

The National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya participates in the tournament for the most consecutive times out of every other qualified university, having qualified for 15 straight times. Tokai University qualified for the first time in 23 years, being between the qualified the team with the current longest interval between its last participation. Niigata Sangyo University is the only debutant of the tournament.

This year's tournament did not use a draw to determine the pairings, but rather used "ranking points", assigned to each regional university football federation, previously used to determine seed slots for the Prime Minister's Cup and the Intercollegiate.

Teams highlighted in bold were automatically assigned for the final round Teams highlighted in italics were automatically assigned for the strengthening round, as recommended by the JUFA Board of Directors

Region UniversityLocated onPM Cup winner 1st Hannan University 22nd Osaka 96.000PM Cup runner-up 1st Niigata University of Health and Welfare 10th Niigata 50.000PM 3rd place 5th Tokyo International University 4th Saitama 38.200Hokkaido 1st Sapporo University 45th Sapporo 2.000Tohoku 1st Hachinohe Gakuin University 3rd Aomori 10.000 2nd Fuji University 3rd Iwate 5.000Kanto 1st Meiji University 23rd Tokyo 191.000 2nd University of Tsukuba 42nd Ibaraki 95.500 3rd Toyo University 3rd Tokyo 63.667 4th Chuo University 36th Tokyo 47.750 6th Nihon University 5th Tokyo 31.833 7th Toin University of Yokohama 3rd Kanagawa 27.286 8th Tokai University 9th Kanagawa 23.875Hokushin'etsu 2nd Niigata University of Management 5th Niigata 25.000 3rd Niigata Sangyo University 3rd Niigata 16.667Tokai 1st Tokoha University 15th Shizuoka 23.000 2nd Chukyo University 44th Aichi 11.500 3rd Tokai Gakuen University 8th Aichi 7.667Kansai 2nd Kansai University 27th Osaka 48.000 3rd Kyoto Sangyo University 9th Kyoto 32.000 4th Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences 23rd Osaka 24.000 5th Osaka Gakuin University 4th Osaka 19.200 6th Kwansei Gakuin University 26th Hyogo 16.000Chugoku 1st Hiroshima University 15th Hiroshima 6.000Shikoku 1st Shikoku Gakuin University 4th Kagawa 2.000Kyushu 1st Kyushu Sangyo University 20th Fukuoka 16.000 2nd National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya 26th Kagoshima 8.000 3rd Nippon Bunri University 5th Oita 5.333

Schedule Qualifying round The higher-ranked teams by regional ranking points hosted each fixture, playing then, against lower-ranked teams. The sequence used to determine the match-ups started with the top-ranked home team facing the bottom-ranked away team, the second top-ranked home team facing the ninth-ranked away team, down to the lower-ranked home team facing the top-ranked away team.

To determine which group each team would qualify to, the total ranking points of the involved teams was utilized, with the groups having been set beforehand, although the identity of each team was only known after the round completion.

The winning teams of each match qualified to the Final Round, while the losing team advanced to the Strengthening Round.

Strengthening round Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Semi-finals

Final

Final round Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

GK 1 Hiroto MaedaDF 3 Toi OhashiDF 4 Hayato InamuraDF 5 Yusei YamanouchiDF 18 Ryo AraiMF 6 Kakeru WataiMF 8 Kota Nakayama (c)MF 10 Yuta Arai MF 17 Mahiro Yunomae FW 14 Hikaru TakahashiFW 20 Riki Murakami Substitutes:MF 7 Rintaro Masuda FW 13 Rintaro Umetsu DF 23 Hinata Fukuhara Manager: Takuya Inoue GK 1 Ryo MomoiDF 3 Mamoru NaruseDF 4 Ryusei Akimoto (c)DF 5 Kyo HosoiDF 23 Ren ShiraishiDF 24 Kakeru OtsukaMF 7 Yuzumu Tazawa MF 10 Temmu MatsumotoMF 13 Kira Uenohira FW 8 Ryu Takaashi FW 11 Kosei Yoshida Substitutes:MF 26 Hayato Mori FW 9 Yusuke Aoki FW 15 Kenta Urushidate MF 25 Raiki Wakabayashi Manager: Hirokazu Sakuma

Assistant referees: Kanta Imai Kan Mishina Fourth official: Ikumi NagaiMatch rules 90 minutes. Extra-time of 15 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 Only taking in consideration the Final Round.

RankPlayerUniversityGoals1 Keisuke KasaiToin Yokohama52 Hayato KandaOsaka Gakuin3 Rintaro MasudaToyo Koshiro SumiTsukuba Kosei YoshidaNiigata HW

Joining J.League clubs in 2025

Pos.PlayerMoving fromMoving toLeagueGK Go Kambayashi Meiji Cerezo Osaka J1GK Ryoya Kimura Nihon Yokohama F. Marinos J1GK Hiroto Maeda Toyo Azul Claro Numazu J3GK Ryota Matsumoto Tokyo International Iwaki FC J2GK Tsubasa Nishizawa Toin Yokohama Júbilo Iwata J2GK Sera Yamaguchi Chukyo FC Gifu J3DF Ryusei Akimoto Niigata HW Thespa Gunma J3DF Toshiki Ando Tsukuba Sagan Tosu J2DF Koki Azumane Tokyo International Gainare Tottori J3DF Sota Fukazawa Chukyo Kataller Toyama J2DF Keita Fukui Tsukuba Omiya Ardija J2DF Sena Igarashi Toin Yokohama Iwaki FC J2DF Hayato Inamura Toyo Albirex Niigata J1DF Kenta Itakura Tokyo International Mito HollyHock J2DF Hiroshi Iwasaki Toin Yokohama Tochigi SC J3DF Kosuke Kawashima Kansai Kagoshima United J3DF Yuto Kimura Kansai Tochigi SC J3DF Koki Kumakura Nihon Yokohama FC J1DF Taisei Kuwata Chukyo Kashiwa Reysol J1DF Taichi Matsumoto Toin Yokohama Gainare Tottori J3DF Yuya Mineda Osaka HSS Renofa Yamaguchi J2DF Kodai Nagata Meiji Kyoto Sanga J1DF Ryo Nakamura Sapporo Fujieda MYFC J2DF Shoya Nose Hannan Thespa Gunma J3DF Shohei Ogushi Kyoto Sangyo FC Gifu J3DF Sora Okita Tsukuba Mito HollyHock J2DF Seiga Sumi Meiji Fagiano Okayama J2DF Kyota Tokiwa Meiji FC Tokyo J1DF Yosuke Uchida Meiji Tokyo Verdy J1DF Kota Yokokubo Kyoto Sangyo Tegevajaro Miyazaki J3MF Yuta Arai Toyo Tokyo Verdy J1MF Takanari Endo Toin Yokohama Yokohama FC J1MF Tatsuya Hakozaki Osaka Gakuin FC Gifu J3MF Yoko Iesaka Chuo Fagiano Okayama J1MF Akira Iihoshi Kyushu Sangyo Roasso Kumamoto J2MF Yuta Inami Sapporo Vanraure Hachinohe J3MF Keisuke Kasai Toin Yokohama Albirex Niigata J1MF Gen Kato Tsukuba Nagoya Grampus J1MF Toshiki Kawai Sapporo Tegevajaro Miyazaki J3MF Shuma Kido Osaka HSS Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo J2MF Kotatsu Kumakura Nihon Ventforet Kofu J2MF Issei Kumatoriya Meiji Tokyo Verdy J1MF Tenmu Matsumoto Niigata HW V-Varen Nagasaki J2MF Rinta Miyoshi Hannan Kochi United J3MF Kota Nakayama Toyo Omiya Ardija J2MF Shunta Morimura Hannan Mito HollyHock J2MF Ryota Saito Hannan V-Varen Nagasaki J2MF Yusei Shinomiya Osaka Gakuin Zweigen Kanazawa J3MF Koshiro Sumi Tsukuba Júbilo Iwata J2MF Kakeru Watai Toyo Azul Claro Numazu J3MF Rearu Watanabe Kanoya Roasso Kumamoto J2MF Keisuke Yoshida Tokyo International Nagano Parceiro J2MF Azuri Yutani Chuo Vegalta Sendai J2FW Nabel Yoshitaka Furusawa Tokyo International Kashiwa Reysol J1FW Kengo Furuyama Osaka HSS Cerezo Osaka J1FW Masato Handai Tsukuba Roasso Kumamoto J2FW Soki Hoshino Chuo Tochigi SC J3FW Hayato Kanda Osaka Gakuin Fujieda MYFC J2FW Haru Kano Chuo Nagano Parceiro J3FW Taisei Kato Kanoya Iwaki FC J2FW Kanji Kuwayama Tokai Machida Zelvia J1FW Sota Nakamura Meiji Sanfrecce Hiroshima J1FW Soki Tamura Tsukuba Shonan Bellmare J1FW Shuto Udo Chukyo Oita Trinita J2FW Keigo Watanabe Toin Yokohama Shonan Bellmare J1

See also 2024 All Japan High School Soccer Tournament

References

External links About the tournament Schedule and results