# 2022 All Japan University Football Championship

The 2022 All Japan University Football Championship (第71回 全日本大学サッカー選手権大会; All Japan 71st University Football Championship) was the 71st 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. Komazawa were the current champions, winning 3–2 past Hannan on the 2021 championship. However, as they didn't qualify for this edition, the university was unable to defend their title. Toin Yokohama took advantage of it, winning the championship by a 3–2 win after a last-minute goal against the Niigata University of Health and Welfare. This win was their first in this tournament.

## Calendar

| Round | Date | Matches | Clubs |
| First round | 8 December 2022 | 8 | 16 → 8 |
| Round of 16 | 11 December 2022 | 8 | 16 (8+8) → 8 |
| Quarter-finals | 17–18 December 2022 | 4 | 8 → 4 |
| Semi-finals | 25 December 2022 | 2 | 4 → 2 |
| Final | 1 January 2023 | 1 | 2 → 1 |

## Participating clubs

In parentheses: Each university's performance at the regional qualifying series.
| Region | RP | University | Apps | Located on |
| Hokkaido | 1st | Hokkaido University of Education Iwamizawa | 10th | Iwamizawa |
| Tohoku | 1st | Sendai University | 38th | Miyagi |
| Tohoku | 2nd | Hachinohe Gakuin University | 2nd | Aomori |
| Hokushin'etsu | 1st | Niigata University of Health and Welfare | 8th | Niigata |
| Hokushin'etsu | 2nd | Hokuriku University | 5th | Ishikawa |
| Kanto | 1st | Meiji University | 21st | Tokyo |
| Kanto | 2nd | Tokyo International University | 2nd | Saitama |
| Kanto | 3th | University of Tsukuba | 40th | Ibaraki |
| Kanto | 4th | Toin University of Yokohama | 2nd | Kanagawa |
| Kanto | 5th | Hosei University | 33rd | Tokyo |
| Kanto | 6th | Kokushikan University | 28th | Tokyo |
| Tokai | 1st | Shizuoka Sangyo University | 14th | Shizuoka |
| Tokai | 2nd | Tokoha University | 13th | Shizuoka |
| Tokai | 3rd | Chukyo University | 42nd | Aichi |
| Kansai | 1st | Kwansei Gakuin University | 24th | Hyogo |
| Kansai | 2nd | Biwako Seikei Sport College | 6th | Shiga |
| Kansai | 3rd | Hannan University | 21st | Osaka |
| Kansai | 4th | Kansai University | 25th | Osaka |
| Chugoku | 1st | International Pacific University | 9th | Okayama |
| Chugoku | 2nd | Hiroshima University | 12nd | Hiroshima |
| Shikoku | 1st | Takamatsu University | 3th | Kagawa |
| Kyushu | 1st | Fukuoka University | 45th | Fukuoka |
| Kyushu | 2nd | National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya | 25th | Kagoshima |
| Kyushu | 3rd | Kyushu Sangyo University | 19th | Fukuoka |

## Schedule

The participating teams and match-ups were disclosed on 22 November 2022.

### Final

| GK | 12 | Ryo Momoi |
| DF | 2 | Shingo Morita |
| DF | 4 | Ryusei Akimoto |
| DF | 5 | Seiya Nikaido (c) |
| DF | 13 | Yusei Kanda |
| MF | 6 | Dylan Nobiraki |
| MF | 8 | Kosei Numata | 72' |
| MF | 11 | George Onaiwu |
| MF | 24 | Kanta Sakagishi |
| FW | 9 | Shota Tanaka | 78' |
| FW | 10 | Hiiro Komori |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 1 | Rui Sammonji |
| DF | 25 | Manato Komata |
| MF | 17 | Eiki Mori |
| MF | 18 | Yusaku Hasegawa | 72' |
| MF | 23 | Satoru Hashizume |
| MF | 26 | Rikuto Koike |
| MF | 27 | Tenmu Matsumoto |
| FW | 16 | Koki Matsuya | 78' |
| FW | 22 | Ryo Onoda |
| Manager: ||
| Hirokazu Sakuma ||
| GK | 1 | Kai Chidi Kitamura (c) |
| DF | 2 | Ippei Hada |
| DF | 3 | Shuto Nakano |
| DF | 4 | Kazuki Yoshida |
| DF | 13 | Daiki Tanaka |
| MF | 5 | Shoma Takayoshi |
| MF | 8 | Hinata Yamauchi |
| MF | 10 | Hayata Mizuno | 89' |
| MF | 22 | Shintaro Ide | 72' |
| FW | 9 | Shin Yamada |
| FW | 11 | Shimon Teranuma |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 21 | Tsubasa Nishizawa |
| DF | 24 | Sena Igarashi |
| DF | 30 | Atsushi Nabeta |
| MF | 7 | Keisuke Sakai | 72' |
| MF | 15 | Yosei Ozeki |
| MF | 25 | Koki Kanda | 89' |
| MF | 29 | Koki Sasanuma |
| FW | 6 | Kaito Satori |
| FW | 14 | Keita Shirawachi |
| Manager: ||
| Toru Yasutake ||
* Assistant referees:
* Takeshi Asada
* Shun Tsukui
* Fourth official:
* Kurisu Oshimizu

## Top scorers

| Rank | Player | University | Goals |
| 1 | Kim Hyeon-woo | Tokoha | 4 |
| 1 | Shota Tanaka | Niigata HW | 4 |
| 3 | Shin Yamada | Toin Yokohama | 3 |
| 4 | Koya Fujii | Chukyo | 2 |
| 4 | Shota Hata | Sendai | 2 |
| 4 | Shuntaro Ide | Toin Yokohama | 2 |
| 4 | Yudai Kimura | Kwansei Gakuin | 2 |
| 4 | Hiiro Komori | Niigata HW | 2 |
| 4 | Yu Miyoshi | Takamatsu | 2 |
| 4 | Ryusei Muraki | Tokyo International | 2 |
| 4 | Kanta Nagata | Chukyo | 2 |
| 4 | Sho Sasaki | Sendai | 2 |
| 4 | Ukyo Takase | Tokoha | 2 |

## Awards

| Award | Player | Grade | University |
| Best Player | Shin Yamada | 4th | Toin Yokohama |
| Best Goalkeeper | Ryo Momoi | 2nd | Niigata HW |
| Best Defender | Shuto Nakano | 4th | Toin Yokohama |
| Best Midfielder | George Onaiwu | 4th | Niigata HW |
| Best Forward | Shimon Teranuma | 4th | Toin Yokohama |

## Joining J.League clubs on 2023

| Pos. | Player | Moving from | Moving to | League |
| GK | Masaki Endo | Meiji | Yokohama FC | J1 |
| GK | Shotaro Hayashi | Tokyo International | FC Gifu | J3 |
| GK | Masahiro Iida | Kokushikan | Tokyo Verdy | J2 |
| GK | Kai Chidi Kitamura | Toin Yokohama | Fujieda MYFC | J2 |
| GK | Issei Kondo | Hosei | JEF United Chiba | J2 |
| DF | Shinnosuke Fukuda | Meiji | Kyoto Sanga | J1 |
| DF | Ippei Hada | Toin Yokohama | FC Gifu | J3 |
| DF | Kodai Hagino | Hosei | FC Gifu | J3 |
| DF | Shuhei Hayami | Tokoha | Iwaki FC | J2 |
| DF | Kotaro Hayashi | Meiji | Yokohama FC | J1 |
| DF | Takahiro Horie | Hosei | Kagoshima United | J3 |
| DF | Yusuke Matsuo | Kansai | Oita Trinita | J2 |
| DF | Yuto Minakuchi | Chukyo | SC Sagamihara | J3 |
| DF | Kaito Miyazaki | Kanoya | Roasso Kumamoto | J2 |
| DF | Yuri Mori | Tsukuba | FC Ryukyu | J3 |
| DF | Atsushi Nabeta | Toin Yokohama | Kataller Toyama | J3 |
| DF | Shuto Nakano | Toin Yokohama | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | J1 |
| DF | Seiya Nikaido | Niigata HW | YSCC Yokohama | J3 |
| DF | Sukai Numata | Niigata HW | YSCC Yokohama | J3 |
| DF | Taketo Ochiai | Hosei | Shimizu S-Pulse | J2 |
| DF | Yusuke Oishi | Kokushikan | Giravanz Kitakyushu | J3 |
| DF | Hiroto Okoshi | Toin Yokohama | YSCC Yokohama | J3 |
| DF | Haruki Oshima | Chukyo | YSCC Yokohama | J3 |
| DF | Fuga Sakurai | Meiji | Zweigen Kanazawa | J2 |
| DF | Shota Shimogami | Kyushu Sangyo | Iwate Grulla Morioka | J3 |
| DF | Haruki Shirai | Hosei | V-Varen Nagasaki | J2 |
| DF | Ryota Takada | Hannan | Blaublitz Akita | J2 |
| DF | Shuya Takashima | Hosei | Tochigi SC | J2 |
| DF | Yuki Yamada | Biwako Seikei | FC Osaka | J3 |
| DF | Kotaro Yamahara | Tokyo International | Fujieda MYFC | J2 |
| DF | Shusei Yamauchi | Kwansei Gakuin | FC Ryukyu | J3 |
| MF | Kento Awano | Sendai | Fukushima United | J3 |
| MF | Yuta Fukazawa | Kansai | Ehime FC | J3 |
| MF | Sho Fuseya | Kokushikan | Machida Zelvia | J2 |
| MF | Sho Iwamoto | Tsukuba | FC Ryukyu | J3 |
| MF | Toya Izumi | Biwako Seikei | Vissel Kobe | J1 |
| MF | Takuto Kimura | Meiji | Yokohama F. Marinos | J1 |
| MF | Daiki Kusunoki | Toin Yokohama | Tokyo Verdy | J2 |
| MF | Aoi Kudo | Hannan | Vegalta Sendai | J2 |
| MF | Kosei Makiyama | Kokushikan | SC Sagamihara | J3 |
| MF | Koki Matsubara | Meiji | Iwate Grulla Morioka | J3 |
| MF | Riku Ochiai | Tokyo International | Kashiwa Reysol | J1 |
| MF | Yusei Otake | Toin Yokohama | YSCC Yokohama | J3 |
| MF | Yosei Ozeki | Toin Yokohama | Fujieda MYFC | J2 |
| MF | George Onaiwu | Niigata HW | Vegalta Sendai | J2 |
| MF | Rikuto Sano | Hosei | SC Sagamihara | J3 |
| MF | Naoki Takahashi | Kokushikan | Kamatamare Sanuki | J3 |
| MF | Shoma Takayoshi | Toin Yokohama | Giravanz Kitakyushu | J3 |
| MF | Atsuki Tojo | Kokushikan | Gainare Tottori | J3 |
| MF | Yuto Tsunashima | Kokushikan | Tokyo Verdy | J2 |
| MF | Ryu Wakabayashi | Hosei | SC Sagamihara | J3 |
| MF | Takumi Yamaguchi | Kanoya | Kagoshima United | J3 |
| FW | Yudai Kimura | Kwansei Gakuin | Kyoto Sanga | J1 |
| FW | Hiiro Komori | Niigata HW | JEF United Chiba | J2 |
| FW | Hayata Mizuno | Toin Yokohama | Ventforet Kofu | J2 |
| FW | Shu Morooka | Tokyo International | Kashima Antlers | J1 |
| FW | Kazuma Nagata | Fukuoka | Tegevajaro Miyazaki | J3 |
| FW | Shun Osaki | Fukuoka | Roasso Kumamoto | J2 |
| FW | Kosuke Sagawa | Tokyo International | Tokyo Verdy | J2 |
| FW | Kaito Satori | Toin Yokohama | SC Sagamihara | J3 |
| FW | Akito Tanahashi | Kokushikan | Tokushima Vortis | J2 |
| FW | Shimon Teranuma | Toin Yokohama | Mito HollyHock | J2 |
| FW | Reiju Tsuruno | Fukuoka | Avispa Fukuoka | J1 |
| FW | Hagumi Wada | Tsukuba | Azul Claro Numazu | J3 |
| FW | Goki Yamada | Kwansei Gakuin | Tokyo Verdy | J2 |
| FW | Shin Yamada | Toin Yokohama | Kawasaki Frontale | J1 |