2018 All Japan High School Soccer Tournament
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Japan | 
| Dates | 30 December 2018 – 14 January 2019 | 
| Teams | 48 | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Aomori Yamada (2nd title) | 
| Runners-up | RKU Kashiwa | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Itsuki Someno (Shoshi) Shoya Fujii (Rissho Shonan) Yusei Otake (Ohzu) (5 goals)  | 
The 2018 All Japan High School Soccer Tournament (All Japan JFA 97th High School Soccer Tournament (Japanese: 第97回全国高等学校サッカー選手権大会)) marked the 97th edition of the referred annually contested cup for High Schools over Japan.[1][2] Aomori Yamada became the champions after winning past Ryutsu Keizai Kashiwa by 3–1.[3]
Calendar
The schedule, kick-offs and match pairings were confirmed on 19 November 2018.[4]
| Round | Date | Matches | Teams | 
|---|---|---|---|
| First round | 30–31 December 2018 | 16 | 32 (32) → 16 | 
| Second round | 2 January 2019 | 16 | 32 (16+16) → 16 | 
| Third round | 3 January 2019 | 8 | 16 → 8 | 
| Quarter-finals | 5 January 2019 | 4 | 8 → 4 | 
| Semi-finals | 12 January 2019 | 2 | 4 → 2 | 
| Final | 14 January 2019 | 1 | 2 → 1 | 
Venues
The tournament was played in four prefectures and nine stadiums, with six (two for each prefecture) located in Chiba, Kanagawa, and Tokyo Prefectures, and three located in Saitama.[5] They are:
- Tokyo – Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka, and Komazawa Olympic Park Stadium
 - Saitama – Saitama Stadium 2002, Urawa Komaba Stadium and NACK5 Stadium Omiya
 - Kanagawa – NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium and Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
 - Chiba – Fukuda Denshi Arena and Kashiwanoha Stadium
 
Participating clubs
In parentheses: the amount of times each team qualified for the All Japan High School Tournament (appearance in the 2018 edition included)
 
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Schedule
First round
Except for the opening match, played at 30 December, all the matches in the round were played at 31 December.[6]
| 30 December 2018 Match 1 | Komazawa | 1–1 (9–10 p)  | Naha Nishi | Saitama | 
| 14:05 | 
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  |  Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 | 
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| 31 December 2018 Match 2 | Urawa Minami | 0–4 | Higashi Fukuoka | Saitama | 
| 12:05 | Report (JFA) Report (JFA)  |  
  |  Stadium: NACK5 Stadium Omiya | 
| 31 December 2018 Match 3 | Shoshi | 1–1 (5–3 p)  | Kamimura Gakuen | Saitama | 
| 14:10 | 
  |  Report (JFA) Report (JFA)  |  
  |  Stadium: NACK5 Stadium Omiya | 
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| 31 December 2018 Match 4 | Teikyo Nagaoka | 6–0 | Kochi Nishi | Saitama | 
| 12:05 | 
  |  Report (JFA) Report (JFA)  |  Stadium: Urawa Komaba Stadium | 
| 31 December 2018 Match 5 | Asahikawa Jitsugyo | 2–0 | Wakayama Kita | Saitama | 
| 14:10 | 
  |  Report (JFA) Report (JFA)  |  Stadium: Urawa Komaba Stadium | 
| 31 December 2018 Match 6 | Toko Gakuen | 0–5 | Ohzu | Yokohama | 
| 12:05 | Report (JFA) Report (JFA)  |  
  |  Stadium: NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium | 
| 31 December 2018 Match 7 | Toho | 1–3 | Oita | Kawasaki | 
| 12:05 | 
  |  Report (JFA) Report (JFA)  |  
  |  Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium | 
| 31 December 2018 Match 8 | Gifu Kogyo | 0–4 | Rissho Shonan | Kawasaki | 
| 14:10 | Report (JFA) Report (JFA)  |  
  |  Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium | 
| 31 December 2018 Match 9 | Tono | 0–4 | Okayama Gakugeikan | Tokyo | 
| 12:05 | Report (JFA) Report (JFA)  |  
  |  Stadium: Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka | 
| 31 December 2018 Match 10 | Sendai Ikuei | 4–2 | Ichijo | Tokyo | 
| 14:10 | 
  |  Report (JFA) Report (JFA)  |  
  |  Stadium: Komazawa Olympic Park Stadium | 
| 31 December 2018 Match 11 | Kokushikan | 0–1 | Yonago Kita | Tokyo | 
| 12:05 | Report (JFA) Report (JFA)  |  
  |  Stadium: Komazawa Olympic Park Stadium | 
| 31 December 2018 Match 12 | Maruoka | 2–2 (5–4 p)  | Higashiyama | Yokohama | 
| 14:10 | 
  |  Report (JFA) Report (JFA)  |  
  |  Stadium: NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium | 
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| 31 December 2018 Match 13 | Toyama Daiichi | 3–2 | Saikyo | Chiba | 
| 14:10 | 
  |  Report (JFA) Report (JFA)  |  
  |  Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena | 
| 31 December 2018 Match 14 | Akita Shogyo | 2–0 | Yokkaichi Chuo | Chiba | 
| 12:05 | 
  |  Report (JFA) Report (JFA)  |  Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena | 
| 31 December 2018 Match 15 | Meishu Hitachi | 1–0 | Osaka Gakuin | Kashiwa | 
| 12:05 | 
  |  Report (JFA) Report (JFA)  |  Stadium: Kashiwanoha Stadium | 
| 31 December 2018 Match 16 | Seiryo | 2–0 | Kwansei Gakuin | Kashiwa | 
| 14:10 | 
  |  Report (JFA) Report (JFA)  |  Stadium: Kashiwanoha Stadium | 
Second round
| 2 January 2019 Match 17 | Maebashi Ikuei | 2–0 | Uwajima Higashi | Saitama | 
| 14:10 | 
  |  Report (JFA) Report (JFA)  |  Stadium: Urawa Komaba Stadium | 
| 2 January 2019 Match 18 | Higashi Fukuoka | 0–2 | Shoshi | Saitama | 
| 12:05 | Report (JFA) Report (JFA)  |  
  |  Stadium: Urawa Komaba Stadium | 
| 2 January 2019 Match 19 | Teikyo Nagaoka | 2–2 (17–16 p)  | Asahikawa Jitsugyo | Saitama | 
| 14:10 | 
  |  Report (JFA) Report (JFA)  |  
  |  Stadium: NACK5 Stadium Omiya | 
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| 2 January 2019 Match 20 | Hamamatsu Kaiseikan | 0–1 | Nagasaki IAS | Saitama | 
| 12:05 14:10 | Report (JFA) Report (JFA)  |  
  |  Stadium: NACK5 Stadium Omiya | 
| 2 January 2019 Match 21 | Aomori Yamada | 6–0 | Kusatsu Higashi | Yokohama | 
| 14:10 | 
  |  Report (JFA) Report (JFA)  |  Stadium: NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium | 
| 2 January 2019 Match 22 | Ohzu | 2–2 (4–2 p)  | Oita | Kawasaki | 
| 14:10 | 
  |  Report (JFA) Report (JFA)  |  
  |  Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium | 
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| 2 January 2019 Match 23 | Naha Nishi | 1–6 | Rissho Shonan | Kawasaki | 
| 12:05 | 
  |  Report (JFA) Report (JFA)  |  
  |  Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium | 
| 2 January 2019 Match 24 | Nissho Gakuen | 1–2 | Yaita Chuo | Yokohama | 
| 12:05 | 
  |  Report (JFA) Report (JFA)  |  
  |  Stadium: NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium | 
| 2 January 2019 Match 25 | TCU Shiojiri | 0–1 | Setouchi | Tokyo | 
| 12:05 | Report (JFA) Report (JFA)  |  
  |  Stadium: Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka | 
| 2 January 2019 Match 26 | Okayama Gakugeikan | 1–0 | Sendai Ikuei | Tokyo | 
| 14:10 | 
  |  Report (JFA) Report (JFA)  |  Stadium: Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka | 
| 2 January 2019 Match 27 | Yonago Kita | 0–1 | Maruoka | Tokyo | 
| 14:10 | Report (JFA) Report (JFA)  |  
  |  Stadium: Komazawa Olympic Park Stadium | 
| 2 January 2019 Match 28 | Aviation | 1–1 (6–5 p)  | Kagawa Nishi | Tokyo | 
| 12:05 | 
  |  Report (JFA) Report (JFA)  |  
  |  Stadium: Komazawa Olympic Park Stadium | 
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| 2 January 2019 Match 29 | Haguro | 0–3 | Ryukoku | Chiba | 
| 14:10 | Report (JFA) Report (JFA)  |  
  |  Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena | 
| 2 January 2019 Match 30 | Toyama Daiichi | 0–1 | Akita Shogyo | Kashiwa | 
| 14:10 | Report (JFA) Report (JFA)  |  
  |  Stadium: Kashiwanoha Stadium | 
| 2 January 2019 Match 31 | Meishu Hitachi | 0–1 | Seiryo | Kashiwa | 
| 12:05 | Report (JFA) Report (JFA)  |  
  |  Stadium: Kashiwanoha Stadium | 
| 2 January 2019 Match 32 | Tokushima Ichiritsu | 1–2 | RKU Kashiwa | Chiba | 
| 12:05 | 
  |  Report (JFA) Report (JFA)  |  
  |  Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena | 
Round of 16
| 3 January 2019 Match 33 | Maebashi Ikuei | 1–2 | Shoshi | Saitama | 
| 12:05 | 
  |  Report (JFA) Report (JFA)  |  
  |  Stadium: Urawa Komaba Stadium | 
| 3 January 2019 Match 34 | Teikyo Nagaoka | 2–1 | Nagasaki IAS | Saitama | 
| 14:10 | 
  |  Report (JFA) Report (JFA)  |  
  |  Stadium: Urawa Komaba Stadium | 
| 3 January 2019 Match 35 | Aomori Yamada | 3–0 | Ohzu | Kawasaki | 
| 14:10 | 
  |  Report (JFA) Report (JFA)  |  Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium | 
| 3 January 2019 Match 36 | Rissho Shonan | 0–1 | Yaita Chuo | Kawasaki | 
| 12:05 | Report (JFA) Report (JFA)  |  
  |  Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium | 
| 3 January 2019 Match 37 | Setouchi | 2–1 | Okayama Gakugeikan | Tokyo | 
| 12:05 | 
  |  Report (JFA) Report (JFA)  |  
  |  Stadium: Komazawa Olympic Park Stadium | 
| 3 January 2019 Match 38 | Maruoka | 2–3 | Aviation | Tokyo | 
| 14:10 | 
  |  Report (JFA) Report (JFA)  |  
  |  Stadium: Komazawa Olympic Park Stadium | 
| 3 January 2019 Match 39 | Ryukoku | 1–1 (2–4 p)  | Akita Shogyo | Chiba | 
| 14:10 | 
  |  Report (JFA) Report (JFA)  |  
  |  Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena | 
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| 3 January 2019 Match 40 | Seiryo | 0–1 | RKU Kashiwa | Chiba | 
| 14:10 | Report (JFA) Report (JFA)  |  Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena | 
Quarter-finals
| 5 January 2019 Match 41 | Shoshi | 1–0 | Teikyo Nagaoka | Kawasaki | 
| 14:10 | 
  |  Report (JFA) Report (JFA)  |  Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 13,749 Referee: Shuhei Ishimaru  | 
| 5 January 2019 Match 42 | Aomori Yamada | 2–1 | Yaita Chuo | Kawasaki | 
| 12:05 | 
  |  Report (JFA) Report (JFA)  |  
  |  Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 10,785 Referee: Daisuke Yamaguchi  | 
| 5 January 2019 Match 43 | Setouchi | 1–0 | Aviation | Chiba | 
| 14:10 | 
  |  Report (JFA) Report (JFA)  |  Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena Attendance: 5,159 Referee: Takuya Ujihara  | 
| 5 January 2019 Match 44 | Akita Shogyo | 0–1 | RKU Kashiwa | Chiba | 
| 12:05 | Report (JFA) Report (JFA)  |  
  |  Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena Attendance: 8,425 Referee: Taichi Tsuruoka  | 
Semi-finals
| 12 January 2019 Match 45 | Shoshi | 3–3 (2–4 p)  | Aomori Yamada | Saitama | 
| 12:05 | 
  |  Report (JFA) Report (JFA)  |  
  |  Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 18,924 Referee: Reo Tanaka  | 
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| 12 January 2019 Match 46 | Setouchi | 0–5 | RKU Kashiwa | Saitama | 
| 14:20 | Report (JFA) Report (JFA)  |  
  |  Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 23,083 Referee: Kazuyoshi Karashima  | 
Final
| Aomori Yamada | 3−1 | RKU Kashiwa | 
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Top scorers
| Rank | Player[7] | High School | Goals | 
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| 1 | Rissho Shonan | 5 | |
| Ohzu | |||
| Shoshi | |||
| 4 | Aomori Yamada | 4 | |
| Teikyo Nagaoka | |||
| Okayama Gakugeikan | 
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