# 2021 All Japan University Football Championship

The 2021 All Japan University Football Championship (第70回 全日本大学サッカー選手権大会; All Japan 70th University Football Championship) was the 70th edition of the referred annually contested cup for universities across Japan. As usual, the tournament was contested by 24 universities on a knockout-stage format. Meiji were the defending champions. In this edition, they ended up failing to defend their title, crashing out on the semi-finals by the eventual champions. Komazawa won the title for the seventh time in their 10th participation in finals, and for the first time since 2006. They were the fifth team in a row from Kanto to lift the trophy. Meanwhile, Hannan ended up as runners-up in their second appearance in the tournament's final, as they were also runners-up on 2015.

## Calendar

| Round | Date | Matches | Clubs |
| First round | 8 December 2021 | 8 | 16 → 8 |
| Round of 16 | 11 December 2021 | 8 | 16 (8+8) → 8 |
| Quarter-finals | 14 December 2021 | 4 | 8 → 4 |
| Semi-finals | 18 December 2021 | 2 | 4 → 2 |
| Final | 25 January 2021 | 1 | 2 → 1 |

## Participating clubs

In parentheses: Each university's performance at the regional qualifying series.
| Region | RP | University | Apps | Located on |
| Hokkaido | 1st | Sapporo University | 10th | Sapporo |
| Hokkaido | 2nd | Tokai University Sapporo | 1st | Sapporo |
| Tohoku | 1st | Sendai University | 37th | Miyagi |
| Kanto | 1st | Ryutsu Keizai University | 12th | Ibaraki |
| Kanto | 2nd | Komazawa University | 16th | Tokyo |
| Kanto | 3rd | Meiji University | 20th | Tokyo |
| Kanto | 4th | Hosei University | 32nd | Tokyo |
| Kanto | 5th | Waseda University | 34th | Tokyo |
| Kanto | 6th | University of Tsukuba | 39th | Ibaraki |
| Kanto | 7th | Kokushikan University | 27th | Tokyo |
| Hokushin'etsu | 1st | Niigata University of Health and Welfare | 7th | Niigata |
| Tokai | 1st | Tokai Gakuen University | 6th | Aichi |
| Tokai | 2nd | Chukyo University | 41th | Aichi |
| Tokai | 3rd | Nagoya Keizai University | 1st | Aichi |
| Kansai | 1st | Kwansei Gakuin University | 23rd | Hyogo |
| Kansai | 2nd | Kyoto Sangyo University | 7th | Kyoto |
| Kansai | 3rd | Biwako Seikei Sport College | 5th | Shiga |
| Kansai | 4th | Hannan University | 20th | Osaka |
| Chugoku | 1st | International Pacific University | 8th | Okayama |
| Shikoku | 1st | Takamatsu University | 2nd | Kagawa |
| Shikoku | 2nd | Kochi University | 34th | Kochi |
| Kyushu | 1st | National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya | 24th | Kagoshima |
| Kyushu | 2nd | Fukuoka University | 44th | Fukuoka |
| Kyushu | 3rd | Miyazaki Sangyo-keiei University | 4th | Miyazaki |

## Schedule

The participating teams and match-ups were disclosed on 21 November 2021.

### Final

| GK | 22 | Kaname Murata |
| DF | 2 | Ryota Takada |
| DF | 4 | Shoya Nose |
| DF | 6 | Sen Takagi |
| DF | 24 | Kairi Hayakawa | 61' |
| MF | 6 | Aoi Kudo |
| MF | 14 | Ryoma Eguchi (c) | 88' |
| MF | 18 | Ryo Ozaki | 90+4' |
| MF | 31 | Masaya Fujiwara | 57' |
| FW | 10 | Taiga Matsubara |
| FW | 13 | Junta Nagai | 69' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 1 | Yuya Mizutani |
| DF | 3 | Kazuki Yamaguchi | 88' |
| MF | 5 | Naoya Imamura |
| MF | 15 | Julio Shin Tsuno | 61' |
| MF | 7 | Yohei Okuyama | 69' |
| MF | 9 | Kotaro Hara |
| MF | 26 | So Oda |
| FW | 11 | Koki Fukura | 90+4' |
| FW | 20 | Shuji Ikeda | 57' |
| Manager: ||
| Park Song-gi ||
| GK | 1 | Shun Matsumoto |
| DF | 5 | Yuya Aizawa | 66' |
| DF | 6 | Kazuma Inomata (c) |
| DF | 28 | Kotaro Kobari |
| MF | 2 | Yuya Hiyama |
| MF | 8 | Takuro Ezaki |
| MF | 11 | Kazuki Nakamura | 66' |
| MF | 12 | Tatsuto Miyazaki | 90+3' |
| FW | 7 | Shunta Araki |
| FW | 9 | Ko Miyazaki | 87' |
| FW | 10 | Yusei Toshida |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 21 | Hayato Fukazawa |
| DF | 3 | Kaito Aizawa | 66' |
| DF | 17 | Kaisei Atsushi |
| MF | 14 | Shoki Shimazaki | 66' |
| MF | 20 | Rui Nakada |
| MF | 23 | Shinto Kojima | 90+3' |
| FW | 15 | Takumi Yonetani | 87' |
| FW | 27 | Toshiyasu Motoyoshi |
| FW | 33 | Yuta Sakiyama |
| Manager: ||
| Koichi Akita ||
* Assistant referees:
* Kenta Tsukada
* Koki Nakamura
* Fourth official:
* Taiki Mitsuka

## Top scorers

| Rank | Player | University | Goals |
| 1 | Yusei Toshida | Komazawa | 4 |
| 2 | Masaya Fujiwara | Hannan | 3 |
| 3 | Yuta Fujihara | Meiji | 2 |
| 3 | Hiiro Komori | Niigata HW | 2 |
| 3 | Yuta Miyamoto | Ryutsu Keizai | 2 |
| 3 | Subaru Sato | Biwako Seikei | 2 |
| 3 | Akito Tanahashi | Kokushikan | 2 |
| 3 | Yusei Toshida | Komazawa | 2 |
| 3 | Ryuki Yamaguchi | Fukuoka | 2 |

## Awards

| Award | Player | Grade | University |
| Best Player | Shunta Araki | 4th | Komazawa |
| Best Goalkeeper | Shun Matsumoto | 4th | Komazawa |
| Best Defender | Kazuma Inomata | 4th | Komazawa |
| Best Midfielder | Ryoma Eguchi | 4th | Hannan |
| Best Forward | Ko Miyazaki | 4th | Komazawa |

## Joining J.League clubs on 2022

| Pos. | Player | Moving from | Moving to | League |
| GK | Yuya Aoshima | Meiji | Tochigi SC | J2 |
| GK | Yuki Hayasaka | Ryutsu Keizai | Kawasaki Frontale | J1 |
| GK | Taku Kamikawa | Waseda | Fukushima United | J3 |
| GK | Shuhei Shikano | Ryutsu Keizai | Iwaki FC | J3 |
| GK | Hayate Tanaka | Kyoto Sangyo | Tokushima Vortis | J2 |
| GK | Haruto Usui | Ryutsu Keizai | Matsumoto Yamaga | J3 |
| DF | Kaito Abe | Fukuoka | Roasso Kumamoto | J2 |
| DF | Takuro Ezaki | Komazawa | Roasso Kumamoto | J2 |
| DF | Rei Ieizumi | Ryutsu Keizai | Iwaki FC | J3 |
| DF | Keitaro Iyori | Kwansei Gakuin | Kamatamare Sanuki | J3 |
| DF | Ren Kato | Meiji | Tokyo Verdy | J2 |
| DF | Tomoyuki Maekawa | Kokushikan | Azul Claro Numazu | J3 |
| DF | Yu Miyamoto | Hosei | Tokyo Verdy | J2 |
| DF | Renji Matsui | Hosei | Kawasaki Frontale | J1 |
| DF | Kodai Minoda | Hosei | Shonan Bellmare | J1 |
| DF | Kodai Mori | Biwako Seikei | Tokushima Vortis | J2 |
| DF | Haruka Motoyama | Kwansei Gakuin | Fagiano Okayama | J2 |
| DF | Shun Nakamura | Kokushikan | YSCC Yokohama | J3 |
| DF | Shuto Okaniwa | Meiji | FC Tokyo | J1 |
| DF | Asahi Sasaki | Ryutsu Keizai | Kawasaki Frontale | J1 |
| DF | Hiroto Taniguchi | Kokushikan | Tokyo Verdy | J2 |
| DF | Mizuki Uchida | Kokushikan | Kamatamare Sanuki | J3 |
| DF | Kanta Usui | Kwansei Gakuin | Kamatamare Sanuki | J3 |
| DF | Reon Yamahara | Tsukuba | Shimizu S-Pulse | J1 |
| MF | Ryoma Eguchi | Hannan | Tegevajaro Miyazaki | J3 |
| MF | Keigo Enomoto | Tokai Gakuen | Fujieda MYFC | J3 |
| MF | Itto Fujita | Sendai | Roasso Kumamoto | J2 |
| MF | Sora Igawa | Tsukuba | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | J1 |
| MF | Ryoma Ito | Kokushikan | Iwaki FC | J3 |
| MF | Tetsuyuki Inami | Meiji | Tokyo Verdy | J2 |
| MF | Takuto Kato | Tsukuba | Kashiwa Reysol | J1 |
| MF | Taichi Kikuchi | Ryutsu Keizai | Sagan Tosu | J1 |
| MF | Tojiro Kubo | Chukyo | Fujieda MYFC | J3 |
| MF | Yuma Matsumoto | Hosei | Kataller Toyama | J3 |
| MF | Yuta Miyamoto | Ryutsu Keizai | Urawa Red Diamonds | J1 |
| MF | Sota Nagai | Ryutsu Keizai | Iwaki FC | J3 |
| MF | Taiyo Namazuta | Sendai | Kamatamare Sanuki | J3 |
| MF | Ryusei Nose | Sapporo | Vanraure Hachinohe | J2 |
| MF | Motoki Ohara | Tokai Gakuen | Ehime FC | J3 |
| MF | Yohei Okuyama | Hannan | Iwate Grulla Morioka | J2 |
| MF | Kyo Sato | Ryutsu Keizai | Sagan Tosu | J1 |
| MF | Kazuyoshi Shimabuku | Niigata HW | Albirex Niigata | J2 |
| MF | Taishi Semba | Ryutsu Keizai | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | J1 |
| MF | Fumiya Sugiura | Meiji | Mito HollyHock | J2 |
| MF | Ryo Tabei | Hosei | Yokohama FC | J2 |
| MF | Yu Tabei | Waseda | Thespa Gunma | J2 |
| MF | Kohei Takahashi | Sapporo | Nagano Parceiro | J3 |
| MF | Jumpei Tanaka | Fukuoka | Tegevajaro Miyazaki | J3 |
| MF | Yudai Tanaka | Waseda | Fagiano Okayama | J2 |
| MF | Ryohei Wakizaka | Niigata HW | YSCC Yokohama | J3 |
| MF | Eisuke Watanabe | Kwansei Gakuin | Kagoshima United | J3 |
| MF | Akira Yamauchi | Tokai Gakuen | FC Gifu | J3 |
| MF | Kaito Yasui | Ryutsu Keizai | Urawa Red Diamonds | J1 |
| MF | Shosaku Yasumitsu | Hosei | Kataller Toyama | J3 |
| FW | Shunta Araki | Komazawa | Sagan Tosu | J1 |
| FW | Ryo Arita | Kokushikan | Iwaki FC | J3 |
| FW | Yuta Fujihara | Meiji | Sagan Tosu | J1 |
| FW | Mikito Fukuda | Tokai Gakuen | Kagoshima United | J3 |
| FW | Masato Igarashi | Kanoya | Tochigi SC | J2 |
| FW | Riku Iijima | Hosei | Ventforet Kofu | J2 |
| FW | Yukihito Kajiya | Kokushikan | Sagan Tosu | J1 |
| FW | Takumi Kato | Waseda | Shimizu S-Pulse | J1 |
| FW | Yusuke Kikui | Ryutsu Keizai | Matsumoto Yamaga | J3 |
| FW | Makoto Mitsuta | Ryutsu Keizai | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | J1 |
| FW | Ko Miyazaki | Komazawa | Tochigi SC | J2 |
| FW | Kaito Mori | Tsukuba | Kashiwa Reysol | J1 |
| FW | Takato Nakai | Hosei | Fujieda MYFC | J3 |
| FW | Ryo Nemoto | Kanoya | Shonan Bellmare | J1 |
| FW | Daiki Sato | Hosei | Machida Zelvia | J2 |
| FW | Kosuke Takebe | Sendai | Vanraure Hachinohe | J2 |
| FW | Kazuki Tanaka | Hosei | Kyoto Sanga | J1 |
| FW | Yusei Toshida | Komazawa | Roasso Kumamoto | J2 |
| FW | Shinya Utsumoto | Miyazaki Sangyo-keiei | Oita Trinita | J2 |
| FW | Hiroto Yamami | Kwansei Gakuin | Gamba Osaka | J1 |