# 2024 All Japan High School Soccer Tournament

The 2024 All Japan High School Soccer Tournament (第103回全国高等学校サッカー選手権大会; All Japan JFA 103rd High School Soccer Tournament) marked the 103rd edition of the referred annually contested cup for High Schools over Japan, being contested by the winning schools of the 48 prefectural qualifications.
The defending champions were Aomori Yamada, who won the previous tournament beating in the final underdogs Ohmi, from Shiga, in the final.
As the norm, from the first round to the quarterfinals, matches had a duration of 80 minutes, split into two halves of 40 minutes each. The semi-finals and the final, however, were the only ones to match the standard match length of professional football, with the duration of 90 minutes, split into two halves of 45 minutes each. During the tournament, should a match be tied, it directly required penalty shoot-outs, except for the final, where extra-time would be played if the match remains tied on regulation time.
The entire tournament, including the prefectural tournament finals, was streamed on SportsBull and TVer free of charge for japanese IP only. On TV, the semi-finals and the final was aired nationally on NTV, while NNN, NNS and other non-network stations showed select matches from the first round to the quarterfinals.

## Calendar

The tournament takes place in a 17-day span, with the tournament split into a total of six stages, with each round's dates announced by the JFA on 21 October.
| Round | Date | Matches | Clubs |
| First round | 28-29 December 2024 | 16 | 32 (32) → 16 |
| Second round | 31 December 2024 | 16 | 32 (16+16) → 16 |
| Third round | 2 January 2025 | 8 | 16 → 8 |
| Quarter-finals | 4 January 2025 | 4 | 8 → 4 |
| Semi-finals | 11 January 2025 | 2 | 4 → 2 |
| Final | 13 January 2025 | 1 | 2 → 1 |

## Venues

The tournament is held in the Kanto region, with the nine venues located on four prefectures.
2024 All Japan High School Soccer Tournament venues :
| Shinjuku, Tokyo | Setagaya, Tokyo | Kita, Tokyo |
| Japan National Stadium | Komazawa Olympic Park Stadium | Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka |
| Capacity: 68,698 | Capacity: 20,010 | Capacity: 7,258 |
| Kawasaki, Kanagawa | Yokohama, Kanagawa | Saitama, Saitama |
| Uvance Todoroki Stadium by Fujitsu | NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium | Urawa Komaba Stadium |
| Capacity: 26,232 | Capacity: 15,454 | Capacity: 21,500 |
| Chiba, Chiba | Kashiwa, Chiba | Saitama, Saitama |
| Fukuda Denshi Arena | Kashiwanoha Stadium | NACK5 Stadium Omiya |
| Capacity: 19,781 | Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 15,491 |

## Qualifying rounds

All the 47 prefectures holds knockout stage qualifiers for their respective high schools. Tokyo's qualifiers is the only to qualify two teams to the competition, as they have the largest amount of registered high schools affiliated with the All-Japan High School Soccer Federation. Teams playing at higher-level leagues earns a bye from the early stages of their respective qualifiers, getting automatically seeded in more advanced rounds, usually between the 3rd and 4th round of their qualifiers.
Most of the qualifiers starts on October. Prefectures with a large amount of registered high schools, like Chiba and Kanagawa, started their qualifiers earlier than the rest.
Information about the broadcasts of the semi-finals and finals of each of the prefectural qualifiers was published by NTV.

## Participating schools

On notable absences from this year's tournament (highlighted in bold for better visual comprehension):
* Three of the clubs that reached the 2024 Inter-High semi-finals (on 2024, all three were in the Premier League): Shohei, Inter-High champions, who were eliminated at Saitama's quarter-finals by Seibo Gakuen (Saitama League); Kamimura Gakuen, 2024 Inter-High runners-up, who was eliminated by Premier League West bottom-ranked team Kagoshima Josei, ending Kamimura's seven consecutive Kagoshima's tournament wins; and Teikyo Nagaoka, Inter-High semi-finalists, who was eliminated at Niigata's semi-finals by eventual prefectural winners Niigata Meikun.
* Two of the clubs that reached the 2023 tournament semi-finals: Ohmi, 2023 runners-up, who was Shiga runners-up this time, losing the final by 3–0; and Ichiritsu Funabashi, 2023 semi-finalists and Premier League East team, who got eliminated by eventual Chiba's runners-up NSSU Kashiwa at the semi-finals.
* Prince Leagues clubs who saw their spot lost to prefectural league teams: Sendai Ikuei, from Miyagi, who was its tournament's runners-up; Three from Kanto, including Kashima Gakuen, Ibaraki back-to-back runners-up to Meishu Hitachi and Kanagawa's Toin Gakuen and Toko Gakuen, losing by three consecutive seasons their spot to prefectural league teams; Four teams from Hokushin'etsu, including Matsumoto Kokusai, Toyama Daiichi, Seiryo and Otori Gakuen, who were all eliminated at their respective qualifiers' semi-finals; Yokkaichi Chuo Kogyo, semi-finalists on Mie's tournament, eliminated by eventual champions Tsu Kogyo; Four teams from Chugoku, including Shimane's Rissho Shonan and Taisha, eliminated at their respective qualifiers' semis and quarter-finals and Hiroshima's Setouchi and Hiroshima Minami, who both couldn't stop Hiroshima Kokusai Gakuin's consecutive tournament win; and Shikoku's Teikyo Daigo, eliminated at Ehime's quarter-finals by eventual champions Matsuyama Kita.
The tournament welcomed five debutants, with all winning their prefectural tournament having Prince League teams playing on them. Only four participating teams won the national tournament two or more times, with long-awaited returnee Teikyo (absent from the previous 14 tournaments) having won six. Qualifying by 28 consecutive seasons (no other qualified school boast similar streak) are current champions Aomori Yamada, also the most successful high school of the century, with four national wins, are joint fifth-placed on all-time ranking by national wins and second-placed among the 2024 participating teams by national wins, having won their national titles from 2016 to 2023.
Miyagi's Tohoku Gakuin qualified for the tournament by the fifth time, appearing from the first time in 37 seasons, having qualified for the last time on 1987. Between the 48 qualified teams, they were absent from the national tournament for the longest time, with Fukui's Fukui Shogyo being the next school below them on the list, making their first in 17 seasons ago, as they were absent from the competition since 2007.
| Prefecture | High School | League | L. | Apps. |
| Hokkaido | Sapporo Otani High School | Hokkaido Prince League | 2 | 4th |
| Aomori | Aomori Yamada High School | Premier League East | 1 | 30th |
| Iwate | Senshu Univ. Kitakami High School | Tohoku Prince League | 2 | 3rd |
| Miyagi | Tohoku Gakuin High School | Miyagi Football League | 4 | 5th |
| Akita | Nishime High School | Akita Football League | 4 | 14th |
| Yamagata | Tokai Univ. Yamagata High School | Yamagata Football League | 4 | 2nd |
| Fukushima | Shoshi High School | Premier League East | 1 | 15th |
| Ibaraki | Meishu Gakuen Hitachi High School | Ibaraki Football League | 4 | 6th |
| Tochigi | Yaita Chuo High School | Kanto Prince League D1 | 2 | 14th |
| Gunma | Maebashi Ikuei High School | Premier League East | 1 | 27th |
| Saitama | Shochi Fukaya High School | Saitama Football League | 4 | 4th |
| Chiba | Ryutsu Keizai Univ. Kashiwa High School | Premier League East | 1 | 8th |
| Tokyo | Teikyo High School | Kanto Prince League D1 | 2 | 35th |
| Tokyo | Horikoshi High School | Tokyo T1 League | 4 | 6th |
| Kanagawa | Tokai Univ. Sagami High School | Kanagawa Football League | 4 | 1st |
| Yamanashi | Yamanashi Gakuin High School | Kanto Prince League D2 | 3 | 10th |
| Nagano | Ueda Nishi High School | Nagano Football League | 4 | 3rd |
| Niigata | Niigata Meikun High School | Hokushin'etsu Prince League D1 | 2 | 7th |
| Toyama | Ryukoku Toyama High School | Toyama Football League | 4 | 1st |
| Ishikawa | Kanazawa Gakuin Univ. High School | Ishikawa Football League | 4 | 1st |
| Fukui | Fukui Shogyo High School | Fukui Football League | 4 | 2nd |
| Shizuoka | Shizuoka Gakuen High School | Premier League West | 1 | 15th |
| Aichi | Aichi Inst. of Technology Meiden High School | Aichi Football League | 4 | 2nd |
| Mie | Tsu Kogyo High School | Mie Football League | 4 | 4th |
| Gifu | Teikyo Univ. Kani High School | Gifu Football League | 4 | 11th |
| Shiga | Kusatsu Higashi High School | Shiga Football League | 4 | 11th |
| Kyoto | Kyoto Tachibana High School | Kansai Prince League D1 | 2 | 11th |
| Osaka | Hannan University High School | Kansai Prince League D1 | 2 | 3rd |
| Hyogo | Takigawa Daini High School | Kansai Prince League D2 | 3 | 22nd |
| Nara | Nara Ikuei High School | Nara Football League | 4 | 17th |
| Wakayama | Kindai Univ. Wakayama High School | Wakayama Football League | 4 | 10th |
| Tottori | Yonago Kita High School | Premier League West | 1 | 20th |
| Shimane | Meisei High School | Shimane Football League | 4 | 1st |
| Okayama | Okayama Gakugeikan High School | Chugoku Prince League | 2 | 7th |
| Hiroshima | Hiroshima Kokusai Gakuin High School | Hiroshima Football League | 4 | 2nd |
| Yamaguchi | Takagawa Gakuen High School | Chugoku Prince League | 2 | 30th |
| Kagawa | Sangawa High School | Shikoku Prince League | 2 | 1st |
| Tokushima | Tokushima Ichiritsu High School | Shikoku Prince League | 2 | 21st |
| Ehime | Matsuyama Kita High School | Ehime Football League | 4 | 6th |
| Kochi | Kochi High School | Kochi Football League | 4 | 19th |
| Fukuoka | Higashi Fukuoka High School | Premier League West | 1 | 23rd |
| Saga | Saga Higashi High School | Kyushu Prince League D2 | 3 | 14th |
| Nagasaki | Nagasaki Inst. of Applied Sciences High School | Kyushu Prince League D2 | 3 | 10th |
| Kumamoto | Ohzu High School | Premier League West | 1 | 21st |
| Oita | Oita Tsurusaki High School | Oita Football League | 4 | 7th |
| Miyazaki | Nissho Gakuen High School | Kyushu Prince League D1 | 2 | 18th |
| Kagoshima | Kagoshima Josei High School | Premier League West | 1 | 8th |
| Okinawa | Naha Nishi High School | Okinawa Football League | 4 | 18th |

## Schedule

The draw was conducted on 18 November 2024.

### Final

| GK | 1 | Yuki Fujiwara |
| RB | 3 | Makito Takiguchi |
| CB | 20 | Harumu Kubo |
| CB | 2 | Noboru Suzuki |
| LB | 22 | Yuga Takenoya |
| RM | 11 | Yusei Kurosawa | 84' |
| CM | 14 | Haru Ishii (c) |
| CM | 13 | Hayato Shibano |
| LM | 10 | Takeru Hirabayashi | 57' |
| ST | 8 | Kelly Ononoju | 84' |
| ST | 15 | Kota Sato | 87' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 12 | Motoharu Nishino |
| DF | 4 | Tomoki Kaneko |
| DF | 5 | Rui Misawa |
| DF | 29 | Sho Makino | 87' |
| MF | 7 | Seiya Shirai | 57' |
| MF | 18 | Seiya Taira |
| MF | 30 | Takeru Kuwata |
| FW | 6 | Taichi Nakamura | 84' |
| FW | 19 | Komi Ooka | 84' |
| Manager: ||
| Kosuke Yamada ||
| GK | 1 | Keita Kato |
| RB | 11 | Yuki Horikawa | 63' |
| CB | 5 | Ema Sato (c) |
| CB | 4 | Ryusei Nasu |
| LB | 21 | Kotaro Miyazato | 63' |
| DM | 6 | Toki Inada |
| AM | 10 | So Yunoki | 63' |
| CM | 14 | Tenka Iihama |
| AM | 8 | Ayumu Kameda |
| ST | 19 | Yu Kasuya |
| ST | 9 | Shunta Yamano |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 29 | Hiroto Fujita |
| DF | 2 | Kazuyuki Watanabe |
| DF | 3 | Ryuki Togashi | 63' |
| DF | 13 | Sora Koda | 63' |
| DF | 26 | Toshiya Yanagisawa |
| DF | 27 | Byakuya Iwasawa |
| MF | 7 | Teppei Wada | 63' 71' |
| MF | 22 | Kishin Shimatani |
| FW | 18 | Koki Ando | 71' |
| Manager: ||
| Masahiro Enomoto ||
* Match rules
* 90 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

| Rank | Player | High School | Goals |
| 1 | Sota Mikamo | Horikoshi | 5 |
| 2 | Ayumu Kameda | RKU Kashiwa | 4 |
| 2 | Kelly Ononoju | Maebashi Ikuei | 4 |
| 2 | Rento Takaoka | Nissho Gakuen | 4 |
| 2 | Shunta Yamano | RKU Kashiwa | 4 |

## Selected best players

The following 36 players featured in the Tournament's Best Players Squad:
| P. | Player | High School | G. | Moved to |
| GK | Yuki Fujiwara | Maebashi Ikuei | 3rd | Toyo University |
| GK | Otavio Hiroki Toma | Yaita Chuo | 3rd | Komazawa University |
| GK | Keita Kato | RKU Kashiwa | 3rd | Heisei Int. University |
| DF | Itsuki Kanno | Meishu Hitachi | 3rd | Niigata University HW |
| DF | Makito Takiguchi | Maebashi Ikuei | 2nd | Maebashi Ikuei |
| DF | Yuga Takenoya | Maebashi Ikuei | 2nd | Maebashi Ikuei |
| DF | Kaifu Sato | Yaita Chuo | 3rd | Kokushikan University |
| DF | Ryusei Nasu | RKU Kashiwa | 3rd | Ryutsu Keizai University |
| DF | Ema Sato | RKU Kashiwa | 3rd | Ryutsu Keizai University |
| DF | Koo Shiota | Tokai Sagami | 2nd | Tokai Sagami |
| DF | Aoi Sato | Tokai Sagami | 3rd | Osaka University H&SS |
| DF | Hiroto Noda | Shizuoka Gakuen | 3rd | Kawasaki Frontale |
| DF | Sena Otsubo | Higashi Fukuoka | 3rd | Tokyo Int. University |
| DF | Ryohei Sanroku | Higashi Fukuoka | 3rd | Hosei University |
| MF | Yusei Kurosawa | Maebashi Ikuei | 3rd | Nihon University |
| MF | Haru Ishii | Maebashi Ikuei | 3rd | Meiji University |
| MF | Ayumu Kameda | RKU Kashiwa | 3rd | Kataller Toyama |
| MF | So Yunoki | RKU Kashiwa | 3rd | Ryutsu Keizai University |
| P. | Player | High School | G. | Moved to |
| MF | Haruto Sunaoshi | Teikyo | 3rd | Rissho University |
| MF | Koya Kobayashi | Tokai Sagami | 3rd | Sanno University |
| MF | Riku Okimoto | Tokai Sagami | 3rd | |
| MF | Yua Suzuki | Ueda Nishi | 3rd | |
| MF | Seiya Hara | Shizuoka Gakuen | 3rd | Takushoku University |
| MF | Itta Fukumoto | Hannan | 3rd | Hosei University |
| MF | Koyo Sato | Higashi Fukuoka | 3rd | Osaka University H&SS |
| MF | Juichi Kamiwatari | Higashi Fukuoka | 3rd | Rissho University |
| MF | Takumi Hata | Ohzu | 3rd | Osaka University H&SS |
| MF | Yudai Shimamoto | Ohzu | 3rd | Shimizu S-Pulse |
| FW | Kelly Ononoju | Maebashi Ikuei | 3rd | Keio University |
| FW | Kota Sato | Maebashi Ikuei | 3rd | Kanagawa University |
| FW | Shunta Yamano | RKU Kashiwa | 3rd | Ryutsu Keizai University |
| FW | Yu Kasuya | RKU Kashiwa | 3rd | Ryutsu Keizai University |
| FW | Sota Mikamo | Horikoshi | 2nd | Horikoshi |
| FW | Akira Morita | Teikyo | 3rd | Hosei University |
| FW | Ryusei Kato | Teikyo Kani | 3rd | Meiji University |
| FW | Rento Takaoka | Nissho Gakuen | 3rd | Southampton |

## Joined J.League clubs on 2025
### Qualified for the final tournament

| Pos. | Player | Moving from | Moving to | League |
| DF | Hiroto Noda | Shizuoka Gakuen | Kawasaki Frontale | J1 |
| MF | Ayumu Kameda | RKU Kashiwa | Kataller Toyama | J2 |
| MF | Kanaru Matsumoto | RKU Kashiwa | Shonan Bellmare | J1 |
| MF | Sota Minami | Nissho Gakuen | Vegalta Sendai | J2 |
| MF | Shuta Sasa | Sapporo Otani | FC Imabari | J2 |
| MF | Yudai Shimamoto | Ohzu | Shimizu S-Pulse | J1 |

### Played in the tournament preliminaries

| Pos. | Player | Moving from | Moving to | League |
| GK | Uwabright Hayakawa | NSSU Kashiwa | Mito HollyHock | J2 |
| GK | Tomotaro Sasaki | Shohei | Shimizu S-Pulse | J1 |
| GK | Richard Monday Ubong | Fukuchiyama Seibi | Vissel Kobe | J1 |
| DF | Muku Arai | Takasaki UHW | Thespa Gunma | J3 |
| DF | Shia Nagashima | Aioi Gakuin | Roasso Kumamoto | J2 |
| MF | Sena Ishibashi | Kobe Koryo Gakuen | Shonan Bellmare | J1 |
| MF | Taiga Kawamoto | AIE Kokusai | Fujieda MYFC | J2 |
| MF | Yuma Kimura | Riseisha | Renofa Yamaguchi | J2 |
| FW | David Izuchukwu Lawrence | Fukuchiyama Seibi | Tokushima Vortis | J2 |
| FW | Gaku Nawata | Kamimura Gakuen | Gamba Osaka | J1 |
| FW | Takumi Yasuno | Teikyo Nagaoka | Vegalta Sendai | J2 |