2022 Prince Takamado U-18 Premier League

The 2022 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 2022, Hepburn: Takamado no Miya-hai JFA U-18 Sakkā Puremia Rīgu 2022) is the 33rd season of the main competition for under-18 teams in Japan, the 12nd after rebranding the competition to the current "Premier League" format, and the 1st season with 24 clubs participating in the league.

Prince Takamado JFA U-18 Premier League
Season2022
Dates3 April – 4 December
ChampionsSagan Tosu
(1st title)
RelegatedJFA Academy Fukushima
Kiryu Daiichi HS
Cerezo Osaka
Shimizu S-Pulse
Gamba Osaka
Matches played484
Goals scored911 (1.88 per match)
Top goalscorerEast: Kotaro Uchino (21 goals)
West: Shinnosuke Kinoshita (15 goals)
Biggest home winEast: Yokohama F. Marinos 7–0 Ichiritsu Funabashi HS
(8 May 2022)
West: Júbilo Iwata 9–1 Gamba Osaka
(30 October 2022)
Biggest away winEast: Yokohama FC 0–8 Kawasaki Frontale
(18 June 2022)
West: Higashi Fukuoka HS 0–7 Cerezo Osaka
(24 April 2022)
Highest scoringEast: Kiryu Daiichi HS 3–6 Yokohama FC
(26 June 2022)
West: Júbilo Iwata 9–1 Gamba Osaka
(30 October 2022)
← 2021
2023 →

Aomori Yamada High School were the defending champions, winning the 2020 title. In 2021, they even qualified to the Premier League Final, but it ended up cancelled due to COVID-19 precautions.[1]

On this 2022 edition, "West" champions Sagan Tosu won past the "East" champions Kawasaki Frontale in the Final by 3–2, earning them the first Premier League title, becoming the first team from Saga Prefecture to do so, in the process.

Changes from the previous season
Promoted from the Prince Leagues Relegated by bottom-league finish (East) Relegated by bottom-league finish (West)
Kiryu Daiichi HS
Kawasaki Frontale
Shizuoka Gakuen HS
Maebashi Ikuei HS
JFA Academy Fukushima
Riseisha HS		 Urawa Red Diamonds Kyoto Sanga

Participating clubs

As usual, the teams were allocated to each division by the JFA based on geographical positions. Shimizu S-Pulse was the only team to be relocated from a conference to another, having playing the previous season on the EAST conference.[2]

Premier League East
Team Prefecture 2021 record
Aomori Yamada High School Aomori 1st
JFA Academy Fukushima Fukushima Play-offs win
Kiryu Daiichi High School Gunma Play-offs win
Maebashi Ikuei High School Gunma Play-offs win
Omiya Ardija Saitama 4th
Ryutsu Keizai University Kashiwa High School Chiba 8th
Kashiwa Reysol Chiba 5th
Ichiritsu Funabashi High School Chiba 9th
FC Tokyo Tokyo 6th
Kawasaki Frontale Kanagawa Play-offs win
Yokohama F. Marinos Kanagawa 3rd
Yokohama FC Kanagawa 7th

Premier League West
Team Prefecture Rank on 2021
Shimizu S-Pulse Shizuoka 2nd (EAST)
Shizuoka Gakuen High School Shizuoka Play-offs win
Júbilo Iwata Shizuoka 8th
Nagoya Grampus Aichi 2nd
Cerezo Osaka Osaka 6th
Gamba Osaka Osaka 3rd
Riseisha High School Osaka Play-offs win
Vissel Kobe Hyogo 7th
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Hiroshima 1st
Higashi Fukuoka High School Fukuoka 9th
Sagan Tosu Saga 5th
Ohzu High School Kumamoto 4th

League table

Premier League East
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Kawasaki Frontale 22 14 5 3 51 20 +31 47 Qualification for Premier League final
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 22 12 4 6 64 42 +22 40
3 Omiya Ardija 22 12 3 7 35 24 +11 39
4 Aomori Yamada HS 22 11 3 8 29 23 +6 36
5 FC Tokyo 22 11 2 9 41 36 +5 35
6 Maebashi Ikuei HS 22 8 5 9 42 34 +8 29
7 Yokohama FC 22 7 6 9 35 40 −5 27
8 Ryutsu Keizai Kashiwa HS 22 7 6 9 17 23 −6 27
9 Kashiwa Reysol 22 7 4 11 33 40 −7 25
10 Ichiritsu Funabashi HS 22 6 7 9 22 37 −15 25 Relegation play-offs
11 JFA Academy Fukushima 22 6 3 13 26 43 −17 21 Relegation to the Prince Leagues
12 Kiryu Daiichi HS 22 4 6 12 28 61 −33 18
Source: soccer-db
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
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Sagan Tosu 22 13 4 5 54 28 +26 43 Qualification for Premier League final
2 Vissel Kobe 22 13 4 5 51 28 +23 43
3 Júbilo Iwata 22 11 3 8 51 47 +4 36
4 Shizuoka Gakuen HS 22 9 7 6 44 36 +8 34
5 Nagoya Grampus 22 10 4 8 35 34 +1 34
6 Ohzu HS 22 9 5 8 34 40 −6 32
7 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 22 8 7 7 35 34 +1 31
8 Riseisha HS 22 8 4 10 44 43 +1 28
9 Higashi Fukuoka HS 22 7 3 12 20 44 −24 24
10 Cerezo Osaka 22 6 4 12 51 49 +2 22 Relegation play-offs
11 Shimizu S-Pulse 22 4 8 10 38 50 −12 20 Relegation to the Prince Leagues
12 Gamba Osaka 22 5 5 12 31 55 −24 20
Source: soccer-db
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

There was a difference from the 2021 edition, who awarded six direct promotions from the Prince Leagues while only two teams got relegated, to accommodate the transition from 20 to 24 teams, starting from this 2022 season.[3]

On 2022, a total of 18 teams participated at this stage, to definitively determine all the participating teams of the posterious season. Qualified to the stage were the 16 top-ranked teams of the nine Prince League divisions and the 10th-placed teams of the East and West Premier League conferences. They were divided into six blocks, with their respective block winners qualifying for next season's Premier League.[4][5]

Participating teams of the Prince Leagues:

Team Region Prefecture Rank PPG W D L GD
Asahikawa Jitsugyo HSHokkaidoHokkaido1st 2.501121+17
Sapporo Otani HSHokkaidoHokkaido2nd 1.93833+8
Shoshi HSTohokuFukushima2nd 2.441422+30
Shohei HSKantoSaitama1st 2.281251+21
Teikyo HSKantoTokyo2nd 2.111224+16
Teikyo Nagaoka HSHokushinetsuNiigata1st 2.00933+15
Nihon Bunri HSHokushinetsuNiigata2nd 1.93943+12
Zweigen KanazawaHokushinetsuIshikawa3rd 1.76935+5
Hamamatsu Kaiseikan HSTokaiShizuoka1st 2.391413+17
Kokoku HSKansaiOsaka1st 2.281323+21
Kyoto SangaKansaiKyoto2nd 2.001233+24
Yonago Kita HSChugokuTottori1st 2.431303+45
Okayama Gakugeikan HSChugokuOkayama2nd 2.06961+19
Ehime FCShikokuEhime1st 2.891710+57
Kamimura Gakuen HSKyushuKagoshima1st 2.501431+32
V-Varen NagasakiKyushuNagasaki2nd 1.891044+9

Block A
9 December 2022 1st roundEhime FC1–0V-Varen NagasakiHiroshima
11:00 Kosei Kiyasu 76' Report Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima
Attendance: 125
Referee: Kakuro Hori
11 December 2022 2nd round Ichiritsu Funabashi HS 2–0Ehime FCHiroshima
11:00 Riku Gunji 4'
Own goal 32' (o.g.)		 Report Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima
Attendance: 124
Referee: Yasuhiro Udagawa
Note: Ichiritsu Funabashi High School escaped relegation.

Block B
9 December 2022 1st roundNihon Bunri HS0–1Kyoto SangaHiroshima
11:00 Report Sora Hiraga 90' Stadium: Hiroshima General Ground Main Stadium
Attendance: 130
Referee: Hiroki Tani
11 December 2022 2nd round Asahikawa Jitsugyo HS 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		Kyoto SangaHiroshima
11:00 Report Stadium: Hiroshima General Ground Main Stadium
Attendance: 250
Referee: Ryuhei Yamaguchi
Penalties
Shokichi Araya soccer ball with check mark
Issei Kashiyama soccer ball with check mark
Haru Shoji soccer ball with check mark
Towa Hasegawa soccer ball with check mark
Yuzuki Sakai soccer ball with check mark		 Sora Hiraga soccer ball with check mark
Taiga Saito soccer ball with red X
Yamato Ito soccer ball with check mark
Rikuto Iida soccer ball with check mark
Tomotaka Ando soccer ball with check mark
Note: Asahikawa Jitsugyo High School got promoted to the Premier League.

Block C
9 December 2022 1st roundHamamatsu Kaiseikan HS2–1Sapporo Otani HSHiroshima
11:00 Akira Sakaue 11'
Riku Yamaguchi 84'		 Report Haruhito Nagata 67' Stadium: Hiroshima Regional Park No.1 Ball Game Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Yuichi Hanakawa
11 December 2022 2nd round Shohei HS 2–0Hamamatsu Kaiseikan HSHiroshima
11:00 Junki Osa 28'
Minato Otani 56'		 Report Stadium: Hiroshima Regional Park No.1 Ball Game Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Kenya Ohara
Note: Shohei High School got promoted to the Premier League.

Block D
9 December 2022 1st roundShoshi HS2–0Okayama Gakugeikan HSHiroshima
13:30 Rao Okano 26'
Jun Yoshimitsu 28'		 Report Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima
Attendance: 140
Referee: Yoshihito Hori
11 December 2022 2nd roundTeikyo Nagaoka HS1–2 Shoshi HS Hiroshima
13:30 Sota Hori 2' Report Torataro Suzuki 8'
Jin Yoshimitsu 78'		 Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima
Attendance: 140
Referee: Kenji Wakamiya
Note: Shoshi High School got promoted to the Premier League.

Block E
9 December 2022 1st roundKokoku HS1–2 (a.e.t.)Teikyo HSHiroshima
13:30 Mahiro Okano 40' Report Takuto Shimanuki 58'
Ryosuke Irie 99'		 Stadium: Hiroshima General Ground Main Stadium
Attendance: 140
Referee: Takuya Yokoyama
9 December 2022 2nd round Yonago Kita HS 2–1Teikyo HSHiroshima
13:30 Kenshin Nakata 2'
Hideto Fukuda 53'		 Report Yoshito Saito 88' Stadium: Hiroshima General Ground Main Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Koki Yasukawa
Note: Yonago Kita High School got promoted to the Premier League.

Block F
9 December 2022 1st roundKamimura Gakuen HS4–3Zweigen KanazawaHiroshima
13:30 Shio Fukuda 23', 73'
Jun Kasagi 30'
Yumeki Yoshinaga 60'		 Report Keigo Tsurutani 34'
Go Nakagawa 56'
Ryusho Inoue 90+2'		 Stadium: Hiroshima Regional Park No.1 Ball Game Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Yasuyuki Matsumoto
11 December 2022 2nd roundCerezo Osaka1–2 Kamimura Gakuen HS Hiroshima
13:30 Kaito Konomi 10' Report Yumeki Yoshinaga 43'
Shio Fukuda 65'		 Stadium: Hiroshima Regional Park No.1 Ball Game Stadium
Attendance: 800
Referee: Hiroki Murata
Note: Cerezo Osaka was relegated to Kanto's Prince League, while Kamimura Gakuen High School got promoted to the Premier League.

Final

Played between East champions Kawasaki Frontale, from Kanagawa Prefecture, and West champions Sagan Tosu, from Saga Prefecture.

Kawasaki Frontale2–3Sagan Tosu
Yuto Matsunagane 44'
Torataro Okazaki 69'		 Report Kosei Masuzaki 45+1'
Koma Osato 61'
Taichi Fukui 63'
Attendance: 8,572
Referee: Kazuyoshi Enomoto
Kawasaki Frontale
Sagan Tosu
GK21Japan Tomoyasu Hamasaki
DF3Japan Yuto Matsunagane
DF4Japan Kota Takai
DF22Japan Eiji Eharadownward-facing red arrow 85'
DF35Japan Kaito Tsuchiya
MF10Japan Yuto Ozeki (c)
MF14Japan Hotaru Otakidownward-facing red arrow 63'
MF17Japan Jo Ogawa
MF18Japan Kota Yuidownward-facing red arrow 85'
MF25Japan Kairi Shimuradownward-facing red arrow 63'
FW9Japan Kishin Gokita
Substitutes:
GK19Japan Yuto Kikuchi
DF5Japan Hiyu Asaokaupward-facing green arrow 85'
DF13Japan Kosuke Nobusawaupward-facing green arrow 85'
DF29Japan Minato Motoki
DF32Japan Shotaro Shibataupward-facing green arrow 63'
MF6Japan Kosei Suita
FW20Japan Torataro Okazakiupward-facing green arrow 63'
Manager:
Japan Yasuhiro Nagahashi
GK1Japan Hayato Kuribayashi
DF2Japan Sota Yamamoto
DF3Japan Ryotaro Takeuchi
DF5Japan Motoki Imamura
DF11Japan Koma Osato
DF13Japan Hibiki Matsuokadownward-facing red arrow 90+2'
MF4Japan Shunya Sakai
MF10Japan Taichi Fukui (c)
FW7Japan Yoshiki Narahara
FW9Japan Keisuke Sakaiyadownward-facing red arrow 79'
FW17Japan Kosei Masuzakidownward-facing red arrow 88'
Substitutes:
GK40Japan Kota Imoto
MF16Japan Sotaro Hayashiupward-facing green arrow 79'
MF19Japan Ryusei Sakitaupward-facing green arrow 90+2'
FW6Japan Kenta Onikiupward-facing green arrow 88'
FW8Japan Harunosuke Kido
FW26Japan Haruki Yamasaki
FW35Japan Daichi Suzuki
Manager:
Japan Tomonori Tanaka

Assistant referees:
Seiichi Kanai
Masashige Abe
Fourth official:
Toshiki Tomomasa

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • Extra-time if scores still level at the end of regulation time.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level at the end of extra time.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of five substitutions during regulation time, with one more substition allowed if the match needs to go into extra-time.

Top scorers

East
RankPlayerClubGoals[6]
1 Japan Kotaro Uchino Yokohama F. Marinos 21
2 Japan Naoki Kumata FC Tokyo 19
3 Japan Ota Yamamoto Kashiwa Reysol 15
4 Japan Kishin Gokita Kawasaki Frontale 13
5 Japan Kosuke Matsumura Yokohama F. Marinos 10
6 Japan Aoi Okamura Kiryu Daiichi HS 9
Japan Hikaru Takahashi Omiya Ardija
Japan Naoya Koike Maebashi Ikuei HS
9 Japan Kota Suwa Kiryu Daiichi HS 8
Japan Torataro Okazaki Kawasaki Frontale
Japan Hayato Moriya Yokohama FC

West
RankPlayerClubGoals[7]
1 Japan Shinnosuke Kinoshita Cerezo Osaka 15
2 Japan Kazunosuke Furuta Riseisha HS 14
Japan Shunei Kobayashi Ohzu HS
4 Japan Yuzuki Saito Shimizu S-Pulse 13
5 Japan Takeshi Ito Júbilo Iwata 12
Japan Ritsuki Sarara Cerezo Osaka
Japan Niina Tominaga Vissel Kobe
8 Japan Soma Kanda Shizuoka Gakuen HS 10
Japan Renko Hikasa Gamba Osaka
Japan Keisuke Goto Júbilo Iwata
Japan Kyota Funahashi Júbilo Iwata
Japan Keiji Yamashita Ohzu HS

See also
League

References
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