The 2024 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 2024, Hepburn: Takamado no Miya-hai JFA U-18 Sakkā Puremia Rīgu 2024) will be 35th season of the main competition for under-18 teams in Japan, the 14th after rebranding the competition to the current "Premier League" format, and the 3rd season with 24 clubs participating in the league.[1]
| Season | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6 April – 8 December |
| Matches played | 30 |
| Goals scored | 83 (2.77 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Keitaro Shoji (Yokohama FC, 4 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Kawasaki Frontale 4–1 Omiya Ardija (7 April) Maebashi Ikuei 3–0 Kashiwa Reysol (29 April) |
| Biggest away win | Shoshi 0–3 Yokohama FC (14 April) |
| Highest scoring | RKU Kashiwa 4–3 FC Tokyo (5 May) |
| Highest attendance | 750 Omiya Ardija 0–2 RKU Kashiwa (28 April) |
| Lowest attendance | 100 RKU Kashiwa 1–0 Shoshi (7 April) 100 Omiya Ardija 2–3 Kashiwa Reysol (14 April) 100 RKU Kashiwa 2–2 Kashima Antlers (21 April) 100 RKU Kashiwa 4–3 FC Tokyo (5 May) |
← 2023 2025 →
All statistics correct as of 5 May 2024. | |
| Season | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6 April – 8 December |
| Matches played | 30 |
| Goals scored | 96 (3.2 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Daichi Suzuki (Sagan Tosu, 5 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Sagan Tosu 5–0 Yonago Kita (14 April) |
| Biggest away win | Shizuoka Gakuen 0–3 Vissel Kobe (14 April) Fagiano Okayama 0–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima (14 April) |
| Highest scoring | Kamimura Gakuen 4–3 Sagan Tosu (7 April) |
| Highest attendance | 1,150 Teikyo Nagaoka 3–0 Sagan Tosu (29 April) |
| Lowest attendance | 150 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Teikyo Nagaoka (7 April) 150 Kamimura Gakuen 1–3 Fagiano Okayama (20 April) 150 Sagan Tosu 3–2 Kagoshima Josei (21 April) |
← 2023 2025 →
All statistics correct as of 6 May 2024. | |
Changes from the previous season edit
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 11th and 12th-placed teams of each division will be directly relegated.
| Promoted from the Prince Leagues | Relegated by bottom-league finish (East) | Relegated by bottom-league finish (West) |
|---|---|---|
| Kashima Antlers Teikyo Nagaoka HS Fagiano Okayama Kagoshima Josei HS |
Asahikawa Jitsugyo HS Yokohama F. Marinos |
Júbilo Iwata Riseisha HS |
Participating clubs edit
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 West to the East on 2024, a year after relocating to the West.[2]
Premier League East edit
| Team | Prefecture | 2023 record |
|---|---|---|
| Aomori Yamada High School | Aomori | 1st |
| Shoshi High School | Fukushima | 2nd |
| Kashima Antlers | Ibaraki |  Play-offs win
|
| Maebashi Ikuei High School | Gunma | 8th |
| Shohei High School | Saitama | 7th |
| Omiya Ardija | Saitama | 9th |
| RKU Kashiwa High School | Chiba | 6th |
| Kashiwa Reysol | Chiba | 4th |
| Ichiritsu Funabashi High School | Chiba | 5th |
| FC Tokyo | Tokyo | 10th |
| Kawasaki Frontale | Kanagawa | 3rd |
| Yokohama FC | Kanagawa | 5th (WEST) |
Premier League West edit
| Team | Prefecture | 2023 record |
|---|---|---|
| Teikyo Nagaoka High School | Niigata | Play-offs win
|
| Shizuoka Gakuen High School | Shizuoka | 3rd |
| Nagoya Grampus | Aichi | 8th |
| Vissel Kobe | Hyogo | 2nd |
| Yonago Kita High School | Tottori | 7th |
| Fagiano Okayama | Okayama | Play-offs win
|
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Hiroshima | 1st |
| Higashi Fukuoka High School | Fukuoka | 6th |
| Sagan Tosu | Saga | 9th |
| Ohzu High School | Kumamoto | 4th |
| Kagoshima Josei High School | Kagoshima | Play-offs win
|
| Kamimura Gakuen High School | Kagoshima | 10th |
League table edit
Premier League East edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kawasaki Frontale | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 12 | Qualification for Premier League final |
| 2 | RKU Kashiwa HS | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 11 | |
| 3 | Shohei HS | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 10 | |
| 4 | Yokohama FC | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 9 | |
| 5 | Aomori Yamada HS | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 7 | |
| 6 | Shoshi HS | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 7 | |
| 7 | Kashiwa Reysol | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 7 | |
| 8 | Maebashi Ikuei HS | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 6 | |
| 9 | FC Tokyo | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 5 | |
| 10 | Kashima Antlers | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 5 | |
| 11 | Omiya Ardija | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 3 | Relegation to the Prince Leagues |
| 12 | Ichiritsu Funabashi HS | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 2 |
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2024. 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.
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.
Premier League West edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 13 | Qualification for Premier League final |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 10 | |
| 3 | Ohzu HS | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 10 | |
| 4 | Teikyo Nagaoka HS | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 9 | |
| 5 | Sagan Tosu | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 9 | |
| 6 | Higashi Fukuoka HS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 9 | |
| 7 | Vissel Kobe | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
| 8 | Fagiano Okayama | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 6 | |
| 9 | Yonago Kita HS | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 6 | |
| 10 | Kamimura Gakuen HS | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 6 | |
| 11 | Kagoshima Josei HS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 1 | Relegation to the Prince Leagues |
| 12 | Shizuoka Gakuen HS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2024. 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.
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.
Promotion/relegation play-offs edit
Qualifies 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[a].[3] They will be divided into four blocks, with their respective block winners (or 2nd round winners) qualifying for the next season's Premier League.
Kanto's Prince League is the only one to qualify three teams from, whereas Tohoku, Tokai, Kansai, Chugoku and Kyushu qualifies two teams each, and just one each qualifies from Hokkaido and Shikoku. The play-offs will be played at 6 (1st round) and 8 December (2nd round).
- ^ 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.
Final edit
| East Champion | v | West Champion |
|---|---|---|
Top scorers edit
- As of 6 May 2024.
East edit
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[4] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Keitaro Shoji
|
Yokohama FC | 4 |
| 2 | Takeshi Katori
|
Kawasaki Frontale | 3 |
| Yudai Miura
|
Shohei HS | ||
| Divine Chinedu Otani
|
FC Tokyo | ||
| Teppei Wada
|
RKU Kashiwa | ||
| Gota Yamaguchi
|
Shohei HS | ||
| Futo Yoshihara
|
Kashiwa Reysol | ||
| 8 | Yuwa Fukuoka
|
Kashima Antlers | 2 |
| Yujin Iwaya
|
Shohei HS | ||
| Umi Kajisa
|
Kawasaki Frontale | ||
| Ayumu Kameda
|
RKU Kashiwa | ||
| Kantaro Maeda
|
Yokohama FC | ||
| Yutaro Onda
|
Kawasaki Frontale | ||
| Koshi Ozawa
|
Aomori Yamada HS | ||
| Fugo Tomaru
|
Omiya Ardija | ||
| Minato Yoshida
|
Kashima Antlers | ||
| So Yunoki
|
RKU Kashiwa |
West edit
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[5] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daichi Suzuki
|
Sagan Tosu | 5 |
| 2 | Gaku Nawata
|
Kamimura Gakuen HS | 4 |
| Daigo Niino
|
Teikyo Nagaoka HS | ||
| Shungo Sugiura
|
Nagoya Grampus | ||
| Takumi Yasuno
|
Teikyo Nagaoka HS | ||
| 6 | Junnosuke Iwamura
|
Sagan Tosu | 3 |
| Kanshiro Suemune
|
Fagiano Okayama | ||
| Keiji Yamashita
|
Ohzu HS | ||
| Ran Yoshioka
|
Vissel Kobe | ||
| 10 | Hajime Hidaka
|
Kamimura Gakuen HS | 2 |
| Aren Inoue
|
Sanfrecce Hiroshima | ||
| Yuki Kato
|
Shizuoka Gakuen HS | ||
| Shimon Kobayashi
|
Sanfrecce Hiroshima | ||
| Shota Kofie
|
Sanfrecce Hiroshima | ||
| Towa Matsushita
|
Kamimura Gakuen HS | ||
| Yugo Nonaka
|
Nagoya Grampus | ||
| Ritsu Onishi
|
Nagoya Grampus | ||
| Rikia Saito
|
Higashi Fukuoka HS | ||
| Yudai Shimamoto
|
Ohzu HS | ||
| Shion Shinkawa
|
Sagan Tosu | ||
| Kaito Yamada
|
Vissel Kobe | ||
| Kento Yamamura Chidi
|
Sagan Tosu | ||
| Ikkei Yamashita
|
Yonago Kita |
References edit
- ^ "高円宮杯プレミアリーグのリーグ編成が決定". news.yahoo.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "大会・試合". jfa.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "得点ランキング/\". jfa.jp. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ "得点ランキング/\". jfa.jp. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
See also edit
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- League
External links edit
- Official website (in Japanese)