2021 Prince Takamado U-18 Premier League

Prince Takamado JFA U-18 Premier League for 2021
Football league season
Prince Takamado JFA U-18 Premier League
Season2021
Dates3 April – 12 December
ChampionsAomori Yamada
(3rd title)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
(5th title)
RelegatedEast:
Urawa Red Diamonds
West:
Kyoto Sanga
Matches played165
Goals scored530 (3.21 per match)
Top goalscorerEast: Kanta Chiba (18 goals)
West: Isa Sakamoto (15 goals)
Biggest home winEast: Aomori Yamada 9–0 Ichiritsu Funabashi
(11 April)

West: Sagan Tosu 7–0 Júbilo Iwata
(17 October)
Biggest away winEast: Urawa Red Diamonds 0–4 Aomori Yamada
(4 April)

West: Júbilo Iwata 0–5 Gamba Osaka
(6 November)
Highest scoringEast: Aomori Yamada 9–0 Ichiritsu Funabashi
(11 April)

West: Cerezo Osaka 6–2 Vissel Kobe
(6 November)
2019
2022

The 2021 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 2021, Hepburn: Takamado no Miya-hai JFA U-18 Sakkā Puremia Rīgu 2021) was the 32nd season of the main competition for under-18 teams in Japan, the 11st after rebranding the competition to the current "Premier League" format, and the last season with 20 clubs participating in the league. It returned after a one-year absence, since the 2020 tournament was cancelled due to COVID-19.

Aomori Yamada High School won the Premier League East, and Sanfrecce Hiroshima won the Premier League West. By default, both group winners would make the final, but it ended up cancelled due to COVID-19 precautions.[1]

Changes from the previous season

Promoted from the Prince Leagues Relegated to the Prince Leagues (East) Relegated to the Prince Leagues (West)
Yokohama F. Marinos
Yokohama FC
FC Tokyo
Sagan Tosu
Kashima Antlers
Shoshi
Avispa Fukuoka
Ehime FC

Participating clubs

Premier League East

Team Prefecture
Aomori Yamada High School Aomori
Omiya Ardija Saitama
Urawa Red Diamonds Saitama
Ichiritsu Funabashi High School Chiba
Kashiwa Reysol Chiba
Ryutsu Keizai University Kashiwa High School Chiba
FC Tokyo Tokyo
Yokohama F. Marinos Kanagawa
Yokohama FC Kanagawa
Shimizu S-Pulse Shizuoka

Premier League West

Team Prefecture
Júbilo Iwata Shizuoka
Nagoya Grampus Aichi
Kyoto Sanga Kyoto
Gamba Osaka Osaka
Cerezo Osaka Osaka
Vissel Kobe Hyogo
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Hiroshima
Higashi Fukuoka High School Fukuoka
Sagan Tosu Saga
Ohzu High School Kumamoto

League table

The teams were ranked by their points-per-game ratio, as many matches could not be played due to issues related to COVID-19.[2]

Premier League East

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Aomori Yamada 16 13 1 2 45 9 +36 40 East winners
2 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 13 2 3 45 20 +25 41
3 Yokohama F. Marinos 17 9 1 7 39 39 0 28
4 Omiya Ardija 18 8 1 9 28 26 +2 25
5 Kashiwa Reysol 18 6 6 6 31 31 0 24
6 FC Tokyo 18 6 6 6 17 20 −3 24
7 Yokohama FC 18 6 3 9 18 35 −17 21
8 Ryutsu Keizai Kashiwa 18 5 5 8 23 25 −2 20
9 Ichiritsu Funabashi 17 3 4 10 12 33 −21 13
10 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 3 3 12 18 38 −20 12 Relegation to the Prince Leagues
Source: soccer-db.net
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 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 12 3 3 34 16 +18 39 West winners
2 Nagoya Grampus 15 9 2 4 31 22 +9 29
3 Gamba Osaka 14 7 2 5 39 26 +13 23
4 Ohzu 14 6 5 3 22 14 +8 23
5 Sagan Tosu 15 6 6 3 28 22 +6 24
6 Cerezo Osaka 16 6 1 9 29 31 −2 19
7 Vissel Kobe 15 5 2 8 22 31 −9 17
8 Júbilo Iwata 18 5 4 9 15 32 −17 19
9 Higashi Fukuoka 14 3 4 7 15 24 −9 13
10 Kyoto Sanga 17 2 5 10 19 36 −17 11 Relegation to the Prince Leagues
Source: soccer-db.net
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

Only for this edition, there were six direct promotions from the Prince Leagues while only two teams got relegated, to accommodate the transition from 20 to 24 teams, that started in the following season.[3]

Qualified to the stage were the 18 (instead of the usual 16) top-ranked teams of the nine Prince League divisions. They were divided into six blocks, with their respective block winners, highlighted in bold qualifying for next season's Premier League.

Block A

Yonago Kita HS v Kiryu Daiichi HS
10 December 2021 1st roundYonago Kita HS1–3Kiryu Daiichi HSHiroshima
11:00
  • Hayato Watanabe 32'
Report
  • Haruta Yoshida 9'
  • Riku Maruyama 22'
  • Shinobu Kurakami 69'
Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima
Attendance: 250
Referee: Toshiki Tomomasa
Teikyo Nagaoka HS v Kiryu Daiichi HS
12 December 2021 2nd roundTeikyo Nagaoka HS3–4 Kiryu Daiichi HS Hiroshima
11:00
  • Yuto Watanabe 18', 42'
  • Konosuke Takehara 38'
Report
  • Masato Otsu 19'
  • Shinobu Kurakami 73'
  • Toa Osumi 80'
  • Haruta Yoshida 87'
Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima
Attendance: 270
Referee: Taku Nagaya

Block B

Consadole Sapporo v Hannan University HS
10 December 2021 1st roundConsadole Sapporo1–3Hannan University HSHiroshima
11:00
  • Shido Izuma 89'
Report
Stadium: Hiroshima Regional Park No.1 Ball Game Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Koji Takasaki
Kawasaki Frontale v Hannan University HS
12 December 2021 2nd round Kawasaki Frontale 3–0Hannan University HSHiroshima
11:00
  • Yuto Matsunagane 54'
  • Taiyo Igarashi 63', 76'
Report Stadium: Hiroshima Regional Park No.1 Ball Game Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Hiroki Murata

Block C

Ehime FC v Asahikawa Jitsugyo HS
10 December 2021 1st roundEhime FC2–0Asahikawa Jitsugyo HSHiroshima
11:00
Report Stadium: Balcom BMW Hiroshima General Ground
Attendance: 200
Referee: Takuya Yokoyama
Shizuoka Gakuen HS v Ehime FC
12 December 2021 2nd round Shizuoka Gakuen HS 3–2 (a.e.t.)Ehime FCHiroshima
11:00
  • Sota Matsunaga 10'
  • Shunki Arai 44'
  • Ryuki Takahashi 103'
Report
Stadium: Balcom BMW Hiroshima General Ground
Attendance: 400
Referee: Tomohiro Ota

Block D

Maebashi Ikuei HS v Sendai Ikuei Gakuen HS
10 December 2021 1st roundMaebashi Ikuei HS4–0Sendai Ikuei Gakuen HSHiroshima
13:30
  • Rentaro Moriya 20', 70'
  • Genki Nezu 35', 45+3'
Report Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima
Attendance: 100
Referee: Kazuya Miyahara
V-Varen Nagasaki v Maebashi Ikuei HS
12 December 2021 2nd roundV-Varen Nagasaki0–2 Maebashi Ikuei HS Hiroshima
13:30 Report
  • Ryohei Watanabe 26', 45+1'
Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima
Attendance: 240
Referee: Yoshihito Hori

Block E

JFA Academy Fukushima v Kamimura Gakuen HS
10 December 2021 1st roundJFA Academy Fukushima1–0Kamimura Gakuen HSHiroshima
13:30
  • Reishin Miyanaga 87'
Report Stadium: Hiroshima Regional Park No.1 Ball Game Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Hiroki Tani
Shoshi HS v JFA Academy Fukushima
12 December 2021 2nd roundShoshi HS0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)
JFA Academy Fukushima Hiroshima
13:30 Report Stadium: Hiroshima Regional Park No.1 Ball Game Stadium
Attendance: 250
Referee: Kenya Ohara
Penalties
  • Anrie Chase soccer ball with check mark
  • Haruki Matsuo soccer ball with check mark
  • Shiba Harada soccer ball with check mark
  • Kazuma Shinya soccer ball with red X
  • Shota Takahashi soccer ball with check mark
  • soccer ball with check mark Rinshu Oji
  • soccer ball with check mark Hayate Matsuda
  • soccer ball with check mark Kanaki Honbo
  • soccer ball with check mark Yusei Yamanouchi
  • soccer ball with check mark Ruon Hisanaga

Block F

Riseisha HS v Zweigen Kanazawa
10 December 2021 1st roundRiseisha HS1–0Zweigen KanazawaHiroshima
13:30
  • Hiromu Hariyama 37'
Report Stadium: Balcom BMW Hiroshima General Ground
Attendance: 150
Referee: Yasuyuki Matsumoto
Kamatamare Sanuki v Riseisha HS
12 December 2021 2nd roundKamatamare Sanuki0–5 Riseisha HS Hiroshima
13:30 Report
  • Shunsuke Miyaji 5', 15'
  • Toya Myogan 43', 73'
  • Futa Morikawa 65'
Stadium: Balcom BMW Hiroshima General Ground
Attendance: 250
Referee: Takamasa Funahashi

Top scorers

East

Rank Player Club Goals[4]
1 Japan Kanta Chiba Shimizu S-Pulse 18
2 Japan Kotaro Uchino Yokohama F. Marinos 13
3 Japan Sera Watanabe Aomori Yamada 9
Japan Ota Yamamoto Kashiwa Reysol
5 Japan Kuryu Matsuki Aomori Yamada 8
Japan Leon Nozawa FC Tokyo
Japan Taishin Yamazaki Yokohama FC
8 Japan Sota Fujimori Aomori Yamada 6
Japan Riku Gunji Ichiritsu Funabashi
Japan Seita Kaneko Shimizu S-Pulse
Japan Hidetaka Maie Kashiwa Reysol
Japan Yugo Masukake Kashiwa Reysol
Japan Masaki Nasukawa Aomori Yamada
Japan Rin Yamazaki Omiya Ardija

West

Rank Player Club Goals[5]
1 Japan Isa Sakamoto Gamba Osaka 15
2 Japan Hayato Manabe Nagoya Grampus 12
3 Japan Ryo Tanada Sanfrecce Hiroshima 10
4 Japan Harumi Minamino Gamba Osaka 9
Japan Eijiro Takayanagi Sanfrecce Hiroshima
6 Japan Naoki Asano Gamba Osaka 7
Japan Sota Kitano Cerezo Osaka
8 Japan Toshiki Ando Sagan Tosu 5
Japan Shinnosuke Katsushima Kyoto Sanga
Japan Daichi Morita Ohzu

See also

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References

  1. ^ "高円宮杯 JFA U-18サッカープレミアリーグ 2021 リーグ期間延長およびファイナル中止のお知らせ". jfa.jp (in Japanese). JFA. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  2. ^ "高円宮杯JFA U-18サッカープレミアリーグ2021". web.gekisaka.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  3. ^ "出場チーム・組み合わせ決定 高円宮杯 JFA U-18サッカープレミアリーグ 2021 プレーオフ". jfa.jp (in Japanese). JFA. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  4. ^ "得点ランキング [EAST]". jfa.jp. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  5. ^ "得点ランキング [WEST]". jfa.jp. Retrieved 14 May 2024.

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