Prince Takamado Cup

The Prince Takamado Cup (高円宮杯全日本ユースサッカー選手権大会, Takamado Nomiya Hai Zen-Nihon Yūsu Sakkā Senshuken Taikai) is an annual Japanese football competition run by the Japan Football Association for under–18 and under-15 sides. The prize is named after Norihito, Prince Takamado, a long time patron of football in Japan.

Under-18

Regulation

From 2003 to 2010, the championship was competed as a short-term tournament "Prince Takamado Cup All-Japan Youth (U-18) Football Championship" (Japanese: 高円宮杯全日本ユース（U-18）サッカー選手権大会),^[1] where the Prince Leagues (equivalent to regional leagues of Japanese senior football) served as the qualification.

Since 2011, the championship is competed as a year-round league tournament "Prince Takamado Cup U-18 Football League - Premier League" (Japanese: 高円宮杯U-18サッカーリーグプレミアリーグ) followed by a one-game championship match. The regulation is:^[2] 20 teams play in the Premier League. 20 teams are divided into 2 groups of 10 each by their geographical positions, called Premier League East and Premier League West. East and west league winners are to play a championship match at a neutral venue. The 2 bottom teams in each group are to relegate to Prince Leagues, replaced by four Prince League teams winning the promotion play-off. Any under-18 teams (both high school teams and youth club teams) in Japan are eligible for competing in the leagues.

Japanese U-18 football league system
Level	Leagues/Divisions
I	Premier League 20 teams (2014 season) East (10 teams) \| West (10 teams)
II/III	Prince League 98 teams (2014 season) Hokkaido (8 teams) Tohoku (10 teams) Kanto (10 teams) Tokai (10 teams) Hokushin'etsu (10 teams) Kansai (10 teams) Chugoku (10 teams) Shikoku (10 teams) Kyushu 1st (10 teams) \| Kyushu 2nd (10 teams)
III+/IV+	46 Prefectural Leagues & 5 Block Leagues of Hokkaido many teams Hokkaido: Sapporo block \| Dōhoku block (north) \| Dōtō block (east) \| Dōō block (central) \| Dōnan block (south) Tohoku: Aomori \| Iwate \| Miyagi \| Akita \| Yamagata \| Fukushima Kanto: Ibaraki \| Tochigi \| Gunma \| Saitama \| Chiba \| Tokyo \| Kanagawa \| Yamanashi Tokai: Gifu \| Shizuoka \| Aichi \| Mie Hokushin'etsu: Niigata \| Toyama \| Ishikawa \| Fukui \| Nagano Kansai: Shiga \| Kyoto \| Osaka \| Hyogo \| Nara \| Wakayama Chugoku: Tottori \| Shimane \| Okayama \| Hiroshima \| Yamaguchi Shikoku: Tokushima \| Kagawa \| Ehime \| Kochi Kyushu: Fukuoka \| Saga \| Nagasaki \| Kumamoto \| Ōita \| Miyazaki \| Kagoshima \| Okinawa

Finals

As "Prince Takamado Cup All-Japan Youth (U-18) Football Championship"

Year	Champions	Score	Runner-up
1989	Shimizu Commercial High School	3 - 1	Kunimi High School
1990	Shimizu Commercial High School	2 - 0	Narashino High School
1991	Tokushima Shiritsu High School	1 - 0	Kunimi High School
1992	Fujieda Higashi High School	3 - 1	Yomiuri Nippon S.C.
1993	Shimizu Commercial High School	1 - 0	Kagoshima Jitsugyo High School
1994	Shimizu Commercial High School	3 - 1	Yomiuri Nippon S.C.
1995	Shimizu Commercial High School	5 - 0	Yokohama F. Marinos
1996	Kagoshima Jitsugyo High School	5 - 1	Higashi Fukuoka High School
1997	Higashi Fukuoka High School	3 - 2	Shimizu Commercial High School
1998	Fujieda Higashi High School	3 - 2	Gamba Osaka
1999	Júbilo Iwata	4 - 1	Bellmare Hiratsuka
2000	Shimizu Commercial High School	3 - 2	Maebashi Commercial High School
2001	Kunimi High School	1 - 0	F.C. Tokyo
2002	Kunimi High School	4 - 2	Seiryō High School
2003	Ichiritsu Funabashi High School	1 - 0	Shizuoka Gakuen High School
2004	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1 - 0	Júbilo Iwata
2005	Tokyo Verdy	4 - 1	Consadole Sapporo
2006	Takigawa Daini High School	3 - 0	Nagoya Grampus
2007	Ryutsu Keizai University Kashiwa High School	1 - 0	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2008	Urawa Red Diamonds	9 - 1	Nagoya Grampus
2009	Yokohama F. Marinos	7 - 1	Júbilo Iwata
2010	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2 - 1	F.C. Tokyo

As "Prince Takamado Cup U-18 Football League - Premier League"

Year	Zone	Winner	Relegated from Premier League	Promoted to Premier League
2011	East	Consadole Sapporo	F.C. Tokyo Shoshi High School	Asahikawa Jitsugyo High School Kashima Antlers Vissel Kobe Okayama Sakuyo High School
	West	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Hiroshima Kan-on High School Rissho University Shonan High School
	Championship	Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3 - 1 Consadole Sapporo (Saitama Stadium 2002)
2012	East	Tokyo Verdy	Urawa Red Diamonds Asahikawa Jitsugyo High School	JFA Academy Fukushima Toko Gakuen High School Gamba Osaka Kumamoto Ozu High School
	West	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Okayama Sakuyo High School Ehime FC
	Championship	Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4 - 1 Tokyo Verdy (Saitama Stadium 2002)
2013	East	Ryutsu Keizai Univ. Kashiwa High School	Shizuoka Gakuen High School Toko Gakuen High School	Kashiwa Reysol Funabashi Municipal High School Kyoto Tachibana High School Higashiyama High School
	West	Vissel Kobe	Avispa Fukuoka Kumamoto Ozu High School
	Championship	Ryutsu Keizai Univ. Kashiwa High School 1 - 1 (a.e.t., 5 - 4 p.s.o.) Vissel Kobe (Saitama Stadium 2002)

Under-15

Notice

Final of Under-15 is held in Tokyo National Stadium before the semifinal of Emperor's Cup.

Participates in Teams (2010)

Hokkaidō (3)
Tōhoku (3)
Kantō (6)
Hokuriku & Shin'etsu (2)
Tōkai (4)
Kansai (5)
Chūgoku (3)
Shikoku (2)
Kyūshū (4)

Finals

Year	Champions	Score	Runner-up
1989	Yomiuri Club	3 - 1	Tokaidai Daiichi Junior High School
1990	Fujieda Junior High School	3 - 2	Yomiuri Club
1991	Tokaidai Daiichi Junior High School	4 - 0	Nissan F.C. Oppama
1992	Nissan F.C.	3 - 1	Tokaidai Daiichi Junior High School
1993	Yomiuri Nippon S.C.	3 - 0	Kunimi Junior High School
1994	Mitsubishi Yowa S.S.	4 - 2	Yokohama F. Marinos
1995	Urawa Sports Club	1 - 0	JEF Ichihara
1996	Yomiuri Nippon S.C.	3 - 2	Yokohama Flügels
1997	Mitsubishi Yowa S.S.	2 - 1	Yokohama F. Marinos
1998	Shimizu S-Pulse	1 - 1 (PSO 7 - 6)	Yomiuri Nippon S.C.
1999	Nagoya Grampus	3 - 1	Takada FC
2000	Shimizu S-Pulse	1 - 0	Tokyo Verdy
2001	Yokohama F. Marinos Oppama	3 - 0	Tokaidai Daiichi Junior High School
2002	Kashima Antlers	2 - 1	Consadole Sapporo
2003	Tokyo Verdy	1 - 0	Consadole Sapporo
2004	Tokyo Verdy	1 - 0	Avispa Fukuoka
2005	Urawa Red Diamonds	2 - 0	F.C. Tokyo Fukagawa
2006	Gamba Osaka	2 - 1	F.C. Tokyo Musashi
2007	Gamba Osaka	3 - 2	Tokyo Verdy
2008	F.C. Tokyo Fukagawa	1 - 0	Albirex Niigata
2009	Vissel Kobe	2 - 1	Consadole Sapporo
2010	Nagoya Grampus	2 - 0	Kyoto Sanga F.C.

References

^ "大会要項｜高円宮杯第21回全日本ユース（U-18）サッカー選手権大会" [Competition information - The 21st Prince Takamado Cup All-Japan Youth (U-18) Football Championship] (in Japanese). Japan Football Association. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
^ "リーグ概要｜高円宮杯U-18サッカーリーグ2011 プレミアリーグ" [League information - Prince Takamado Cup U-18 Football League: Premier League] (in Japanese). Japan Football Association. Retrieved 2012-03-16.

[1] "大会要項｜高円宮杯第21回全日本ユース（U-18）サッカー選手権大会" [Competition information - The 21st Prince Takamado Cup All-Japan Youth (U-18) Football Championship] (in Japanese). Japan Football Association. Retrieved 2012-03-16.

[2] "リーグ概要｜高円宮杯U-18サッカーリーグ2011 プレミアリーグ" [League information - Prince Takamado Cup U-18 Football League: Premier League] (in Japanese). Japan Football Association. Retrieved 2012-03-16.

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