Football at the 2024 Inter High School Sports Festival – Men's tournament

The men's football tournament at the 2024 Inter High School Sports Festival (令和6年度全国高等学校総合体育大会サッカー競技大会; Reiwa 6 Inter High School Sports Festival Football Tournament) marked the 68th edition of the Festival's football tournament.[1] It will be held from 26 July to 3 August 2024 on Fukushima Prefecture, during the high school summer break in Japan. It was contested by 52 prefectural qualifications' winning schools, with two teams from Fukushima (host), Hokkaido, Tokyo, Kanagawa and Osaka, and one team from each of the other prefectures.

2024 Inter-High Sports Festival Football Tournament
Tournament details
CountryJapan
Dates27 July – 3 August 2024
Teams52
Final positions
ChampionsShohei (1st title)
Runner-upKamimura Gakuen
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The defending champions were Meishu Gakuen Hitachi, from Ibaraki Prefecture, who won the 2022 final against Toko Gakuen by 7–6 on penalties, after a 2–2 draw after extra-time. On the previous edition, curiously, neither of the teams who played at the semi-finals were on 2023 at the U-18 Premier League, the top division for youth teams in Japan.[2] Meishu Hitachi did not qualify for this year's tournament, in which Shohei eventually won past Kamimura Gakuen, earning them their first Inter-High title.

For the first time since the JFA U-18 Premier League was established, seven of the eight quarter-finalists were Premier League teams.

During the tournament, all matches had a duration of 70 minutes, split into two halves of 35 minutes each, with a draw in normal time leading the match directly into penalty shoot-outs. In the final, in case of a draw, the match would be led into an extra-time of 20 minutes, split into two halves of 10 minutes. Only after extra-time, should the draw persists, there would have penalty shoot-outs.

By online streaming, the entire tournament was streamed with enabled worldwide access on inhai.tv, a website within control of SportsBull.

Calendar

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Round Date[3] Matches Clubs
Opening ceremony 26 July - -
First round 27 July 20 40 → 20
Second round 28 July 16 32 (20+12) → 16
Round of 16 30 July 8 16 → 8
Quarter-finals 31 July 4 8 → 4
Semi-finals 2 August 2 4 → 2
Final 3 August 1 2 → 1

Venues

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The men's tournament was held on different areas within Fukushima Prefecture. It's the second time that Fukushima hosted the football tournament, with its first time being on 1978.[4][5][6][7]

Participating schools

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Prefecture High School[8] League (U-18) L. Apps.
Hokkaido Asahikawa Jitsugyo High School Hokkaido Prince League 2 9th
Sapporo Otani High School Hokkaido Prince League 2 7th
Aomori Aomori Yamada High School Premier League East 1 27th
Iwate Tono High School Iwate Football League 4 22nd
Miyagi Sendai Ikuei Gakuen High School Tohoku Prince League 2 21st
Akita Nishime High School Akita Football League 4 9th
Yamagata Yamagata Meisei High School Yamagata Football League 4 1st
Fukushima Teikyo Asaka High School Tohoku Prince League 2 1st
Shoshi High School Premier League East 1 16th
Ibaraki Kashima Gakuen High School Kanto Prince League D1 2 10th
Tochigi Yaita Chuo High School Kanto Prince League D1 2 13th
Gunma Kyoai Gakuen High School Gunma Football League 4 1st
Saitama Shohei High School Premier League East 1 5th
Chiba Ichiritsu Funabashi High School Premier League East 1 31st
Tokyo Teikyo High School Kanto Prince League D1 2 34th
Komazawa University High School Tokyo T1 League 4 2nd
Kanagawa Tokai University Sagami High School Kanagawa Football League 4 4th
Toko Gakuen High School Kanto Prince League D2 3 16th
Yamanashi Yamanashi Gakuin High School Kanto Prince League D2 3 8th
Nagano Tokyo City University Shiojiri High School Nagano Football League 4 6th
Niigata Teikyo Nagaoka High School Premier League West 1 6th
Toyama Toyama Daiichi High School Hokushinetsu Prince League D1 2 31st
Ishikawa Otori Gakuen High School Hokushinetsu Prince League D1 2 1st
Fukui Maruoka High School Hokushinetsu Prince League D2 3 35th
Shizuoka Shizuoka Gakuen High School Premier League West 1 9th
Aichi Toho High School Aichi Football League 4 10th
Mie Mie High School Mie Football League 4 7th
Gifu Teikyo University Kani High School Gifu Football League 4 9th
Shiga Ohmi High School Kansai Prince League D1 2 4th
Kyoto Higashiyama High School Kansai Prince League D2 3 6th
Osaka Kokoku High School Kansai Prince League D1 2 1st
Hannan University High School Kansai Prince League D1 2 6th
Hyogo Kobe Koryo Gakuen High School Kansai Prince League D1 2 5th
Nara Ikoma High School Nara Football League 4 2nd
Wakayama Kindai University Wakayama High School Wakayama Football League 4 12th
Tottori Yonago Kita High School Premier League West 1 19th
Shimane Rissho University Shonan High School Chugoku Prince League 2 17th
Okayama Sakuyo Gakuen High School Okayama Football League 4 24th
Hiroshima Setouchi High School Chugoku Prince League 2 9th
Yamaguchi Takagawa Gakuen High School Chugoku Prince League 2 26th
Kagawa Jinsei Gakuen High School Kagawa Football League 4 3rd
Tokushima Tokushima Ichiritsu High School Shikoku Prince League 2 22nd
Ehime Saibi High School Ehime Football League 4 5th
Kochi Kochi Ozu High School Kochi Football League 4 6th
Fukuoka Fukuoka University Wakaba High School Fukuoka Football League 4 1st
Saga Ryukoku High School Saga Football League 4 1st
Nagasaki Kunimi High School Kyushu Prince League D2 3 22nd
Kumamoto Ohzu High School Premier League West 1 24th
Oita Kasumigaura High School Oita Football League 4 3rd
Miyazaki Nissho Gakuen High School Kyushu Prince League D1 2 18th
Kagoshima Kamimura Gakuen High School Premier League West 1 10th
Okinawa Naha Nishi High School Okinawa Football League 4 18th
  • Note: In the sections below, team tiers (league levels) will be presented as follows:
    • National: (1): Premier League
    • Regional: (2): Prince League 1st Divs.; (3): Prince Leagues 2nd Divs.
    • Prefectural: (4): Prefectural League 1st Divs.; (5): Prefectural League 2nd Divs.

Schedule

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The pairings and match-ups for the tournament were announced on 29 June 2024.[9]

First round

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27 July Match 1Otori Gakuen2–2
(1–3 p)
Nissho Gakuen Iwaki
09:30 Report Stadium: Hawaiians Stadium Iwaki
27 July Match 2 Higashiyama 1–0Takagawa GakuenNaraha
09:30
  • Haru Yamashita   70'
Report Stadium: J-Village Pitch 2
27 July Match 3Kokoku1–2 Shizuoka Gakuen Naraha
09:30
  • Hiroto Yasuda   20'
Report
  • Kana Sekido   55'
  • Hayato Horikawa   59'
Stadium: J-Village Pitch 2
27 July Match 4TCU Shiojiri0–1 Sendai Ikuei Iwaki
12:00 Report
  • Yuma Tsuzurabara   60'
Stadium: Hawaiians Stadium Iwaki
27 July Match 5Nishime0–8 Kamimura Gakuen Naraha
09:30 Report
  • Futa Tokumura   7', 46'
  • Gaku Nawata   17', 60'
  • Towa Matsushita   21'
  • Reo Kinjo   26'
  • Kazuya Imura   59'
  • Chikato Suzuki   70+2'
Stadium: J-Village Pitch 3
27 July Match 6Toyama Daiichi3–3
(0–3 p)
Sapporo Otani Hirono
12:00 Report Stadium: J-Village Stadium
27 July Match 7Ohmi1–3 Tokushima Ichiritsu Naraha
09:30
  • Ryo Yamamoto   70+9'
Report
  • Kairi Oka   41'
  • Kaito Hirao   59'
  • Tomohiro Haramizu   63'
Stadium: Sumiko Energy Materials Naraha Pitch
27 July Match 8Toho1–1
(3–4 p)
Yonago Kita Naraha
09:30
  • Neo Kawabata   28'
Report
  • Ryo Shibano   48'
Stadium: J-Village Pitch 5
27 July Match 9Kobe Koryo Gakuen0–1 Teikyo Naraha
09:30 Report
  • Yuto Tsuchiya   39'
Stadium: J-Village Pitch 7
27 July Match 10 Yamanashi Gakuin 2–0Naha NishiIwaki
09:30 Report Stadium: Aloha Field
27 July Match 11 Tono 1–0MieHirono
09:30 Report Stadium: Hirono Football Field
27 July Match 12Setouchi2–3 Ryukoku Naraha
12:00 Report Stadium: J-Village Pitch 1
27 July Match 13Yanagigaura0–5 Teikyo Nagaoka Naraha
12:00 Report
  • Takumi Yasuno   46', 68'
  • Hitoshi Nagai   56'
  • Mitsuki Ueda   60', 63'
Stadium: J-Village Pitch 2
27 July Match 14Asahikawa Jitsugyo1–7 Aomori Yamada Naraha
12:00
  • Rui Suzuki   40'
Report
  • Daiya Ishikawa   3', 7'
  • Ruki Kawaguchi   44'
  • Yuma Osawa   47'
  • Ikuma Beppu   43'
  • Genki Yamaguchi   65'
  • Ren Oyamada   69'
Stadium: J-Village Pitch 3
27 July Match 15 Komazawa 2–1SaibiIwaki
12:00 Report Stadium: Aloha Field
27 July Match 16 Shohei 2–1Jinsei GakuenHirono
09:30
  • Yujin Iwaya   11'
  • Yuto Uehara   68'
Report
  • Yudai Yamaguchi   50'
Stadium: J-Village Stadium
27 July Match 17Ohzu1–2 Hannan Hirono
12:00
  • Akifumi Mizoguchi   53'
Report
  • Nariyasu Ito   61'
  • Yuto Seo   70'
Stadium: Hirono Football Field
27 July Match 18Maruoka2–3 Kindai Wakayama Naraha
12:00 Report Stadium: J-Village Pitch 5
27 July Match 19 Sakuyo 1–0Yamagata MeiseiNaraha
12:00 Report Stadium: J-Village Pitch 7
27 July Match 20 Teikyo Kani 6–1Rissho ShonanNaraha
12:00 Report Stadium: Sumiko Energy Materials Naraha Pitch

Second round

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28 July Match 21Kashima Gakuen2–3 Nissho Gakuen Iwaki
09:30
  • Hayato Watabe   63'
  • Own goal   70+7' (o.g.)
Report
  • Taiju Yoshizaki   6'
  • Sota Minami   13'
  • Eita Yano   35'
Stadium: Hawaiians Stadium Iwaki
28 July Match 22Higashiyama1–1
(2–3 p)
Shizuoka Gakuen Naraha
09:30
  • Kei Inoue   26'
Report
  • Taiyo Amano   70+8'
Stadium: J-Village Pitch 2
28 July Match 23Kyoai Gakuen0–1 Sendai Ikuei Iwaki
12:00 Report
  • Shuma Kawano   47'
Stadium: Hawaiians Stadium Iwaki
28 July Match 24 Kamimura Gakuen 7–0Kochi OzuNaraha
09:30
  • Futa Tokumura   3'
  • Gaku Nawata   34', 35+1', 38', 70'
  • Chikato Suzuki   46'
  • Iryu Yoshida   70+5'
Report Stadium: J-Village Pitch 3
28 July Match 25 Ichiritsu Funabashi 4–1Sapporo OtaniHirono
09:30
  • Shinyu Kubohara   39', 45'
  • Eita Sasaki   49'
  • Tariqkani Hayato Okabe   66'
Report Stadium: J-Village Stadium
28 July Match 26Tokushima Ichiritsu0–2 Shoshi Naraha
09:30 Report
  • Reo Senju   2'
  • Gen Osuka   9'
Stadium: Sumiko Energy Materials Naraha Pitch
28 July Match 27 Yonago Kita 1–0TeikyoNaraha
09:30
  • Ikkei Yamashita   40'
Report Stadium: J-Village Pitch 7
28 July Match 28Yamanashi Gakuin1–2 Kunimi Iwaki
09:30
  • Shin Negishi   41'
Report
  • Kenichi Kadosaki   16'
  • Shinnosuke Nojiri   70+2'
Stadium: Aloha Field
28 July Match 29 Tokai Sagami 2–0TonoHirono
09:30
  • Masaki Kobayashi   67'
  • Ren Yoshida   70+9'
Report Stadium: Hirono Football Field
28 July Match 30Ryukoku0–4 Teikyo Nagaoka Naraha
12:00 Report
  • Takumi Yasuno   18', 20'
  • Sotaro Shimoda   28', 63'
Stadium: J-Village Pitch 2
28 July Match 31Ikoma0–3 Aomori Yamada Naraha
12:00 Report
  • Yushi Tanikawa   13'
  • Ruki Kawaguchi   67'
  • Keita Nishio   70+6'
Stadium: J-Village Pitch 3
28 July Match 32Komazawa0–1 Yaita Chuo Iwaki
12:00 Report
  • Kaishin Yamashita   49'
Stadium: Aloha Field
28 July Match 33Teikyo Asaka0–4 Shohei Hirono
09:30 Report
  • Cheon Chi-sot   6', 37'
  • Minato Otani   47'
  • Yuwa Nezu   70+2'
Stadium: J-Village Stadium
28 July Match 34Hannan1–1
(3–4 p)
Fukuoka Wakaba Hirono
12:00
  • Shun Kawamura   9'
Report
  • Taichi Inoue   24'
Stadium: Hirono Football Field
28 July Match 35Kindai Wakayama0–2 Sakuyo Naraha
12:00 Report
  • Ryunoshin Iida   52'
  • Hiromu Yoshida   55'
Stadium: J-Village Pitch 7
28 July Match 36Teikyo Kani1–1
(8–9 p)
Toko Gakuen Naraha
12:00
  • Ryusei Kato   70+6'
Report
  • Haruto Marumo   50'
Stadium: Sumiko Energy Materials Naraha Pitch

Round of 16

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30 July Match 37Nissho Gakuen1–2 Shizuoka Gakuen Naraha
09:30
  • Eita Yano   35+5'
Report
  • Rui Iwata   4'
  • Yuto Yamagata   45'
Stadium: J-Village Pitch 1
Attendance: 100
30 July Match 38Sendai Ikuei0–6 Kamimura Gakuen Naraha
09:30 Report
  • Yosei Arakaki   2'
  • Gaku Nawata   5', 34'
  • Reo Kinjo   18'
  • Iryu Yoshida   22'
  • Yu Akizawa   76'
Stadium: J-Village Pitch 2
Attendance: 150
30 July Match 39 Ichiritsu Funabashi 1–0ShoshiNaraha
09:30
  • Shota Watabe   52'
Report Stadium: J-Village Pitch 5
Attendance: 250
30 July Match 40 Yonago Kita 2–1KunimiNaraha
09:30
  • Hazumu Kumagae   41'
  • Ryo Shibano   48'
Report
  • Daiki Yamaguchi   15'
Stadium: J-Village Pitch 7
Attendance: 150
30 July Match 41Tokai Sagami0–4 Teikyo Nagaoka Naraha
12:00 Report
  • Ryusei Endo   4'
  • Takumi Yasuno   19'
  • Masashi Mizukawa   35+1'
  • Yumeki Yanagita   43'
Stadium: J-Village Pitch 1
Attendance: 250
30 July Match 42 Aomori Yamada 0–0
(5–4 p)
Yaita ChuoNaraha
12:00 Report Stadium: J-Village Pitch 2
Attendance: 300
30 July Match 43 Shohei 2–0Fukuoka WakabaNaraha
12:00
  • Yudai Miura   25'
  • Kenshin Honda   63'
Report Stadium: J-Village Pitch 5
Attendance: 180
30 July Match 44Sakuyo0–0
(3–5 p)
Toko Gakuen Naraha
12:00 Report Stadium: J-Village Pitch 7
Attendance: 150

Quarter-finals

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31 July Match 45Shizuoka Gakuen0–3 Kamimura Gakuen Naraha
09:30 Report
  • Futa Tokumura   8'
  • Kento Onari   29'
  • Towa Matsushita   50'
Stadium: J-Village Pitch 1
Attendance: 250
31 July Match 46Ichiritsu Funabashi0–1 Yonago Kita Naraha
09:30 Report
  • Hayato Suzuki   48'
Stadium: J-Village Pitch 3
Attendance: 180
31 July Match 47 Teikyo Nagaoka 1–1
(3–2 p)
Aomori YamadaNaraha
12:00
  • Hitoshi Nagai   35'
Report
  • Ikuma Beppu   11'
Stadium: J-Village Pitch 1
Attendance: 250
Penalties
  • Taiga Kozai  
  • Yumeki Yanagita  
  • Ryusei Endo  
  • Masashi Mizukawa  
  • Takumi Yasuno  
  •   Genki Yamaguchi
  •   Yushi Tanikawa
  •   Soju Konuma
  •   Ruki Kawaguchi
  •   Yuma Osawa
31 July Match 48 Shohei 2–2
(4–2 p)
Toko GakuenNaraha
12:00
  • Cheon Chi-sot   44'
  • Yota Nakamatsu   69'
Report
  • Yamato Uragami   22'
  • Kodai Yoshida   27'
Stadium: J-Village Pitch 3
Attendance: 250
Penalties
  • Minato Otani  
  • Cheon Chi-sot  
  • Gota Yamaguchi  
  • Kodai Sakamoto  
  •   Kodai Yoshida
  •   Haruki Masuda
  •   Shun Aoya
  •   Yamato Uragami

Semi-finals

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2 August Match 49 Kamimura Gakuen 1–0Yonago KitaHirono
09:30
Report Stadium: J-Village Stadium
Attendance: 1,036
Referee: Yuki Tanabe
2 August Match 50Teikyo Nagaoka1–2 Shohei Hirono
12:00
  • Nazuki Mizusawa   32'
Report
  • Minato Otani   5', 14'
Stadium: J-Village Stadium
Attendance: 1,355
Referee: Yasuhiro Udagawa

Final

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Match 51
Kamimura Gakuen2–3Shohei
  • Kazuki Fukushima   16'
  • Towa Matsushita   64'
Report
  • Ryuki Osa   35+1', 66'
  • Cheon Chi-sot   69'
Attendance: 2,261
Referee: Masaaki Hiratsuka
GK 17   Yudai Eda
RB 20   Haruto Nakano
CB 5   Yosei Arakaki
CB 4   Chikato Suzuki
LB 3   Ryoga Kuroki
CM 6   Iryu Yoshida   45'
CM 9   Kento Onari
AM 12   Futa Tokumura
AM 10   Kazuki Fukushima   25'
ST 15   Towa Matsushita
ST 14   Gaku Nawata (c)
Substitutes:
GK 1   Kotaro Ikeda
MF 2   Kazu Tomori
MF 7   Eita Hanashiro
MF 8   Yuta Sasaki   39'
MF 19   Tomoya Imura
FW 11   Hajime Hidaka
FW 13   Reo Kinjo   45'
FW 16   Kaito Sakihama   25'   39'
FW 18   Yu Akizawa
Manager:
  Keiichiro Arimura
GK 1   Tomotaro Sasaki
RB 12   Manato Ando
CB 5   Yota Nakamatsu
CB 4   Kodai Sakamoto
LB 3   Yuto Uehara
RM 10   Gota Yamaguchi
CM 8   Minato Otani (c)
CM 14   Kenshin Honda
LM 11   Ryuki Osa
CF 7   Yudai Miura   70'
ST 15   Cheon Chi-sot
Substitutes:
GK 16   Tsubasa Shirane
DF 2   Sho Suzuki   70'
DF 13   Yuki Sato
MF 6   Hiroyuki Suzuki
MF 17   Yuta Kaida
MF 20   Yuwa Nezu
FW 9   Yujin Iwaya
FW 18   Rei Matsumoto
FW 19   Ryuto Harada
Manager:
  Keiji Tamada

Assistant referees:
Yasuhiro Udagawa
Yuki Tanabe
Fourth official:
Mutsumi Takahashi

Match rules

  • 80 minutes.
  • Extra-time of 10 minutes for each half if scores still level.
  • Persisting a draw after extra-time, a penalty shoot-out would be held.
  • Nine named substitutes.
  • Maximum of five substitutions.

Top scorers

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Rank Player High School Goals
1   Gaku Nawata Kamimura Gakuen 9
2   Takumi Yasuno Teikyo Nagaoka 5
3   Cheon Chi-sot Shohei 4
  Ryusei Kato Teikyo Kani
  Futa Tokumura Kamimura Gakuen

Selected best players

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The following 34 players featured in the Tournament's Best Players Squad:[10]

References

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  2. ^ "明秀日立高校が激闘を制して初優勝!~令和5年度全国高等学校総合体育大会サッカー競技大会 男子~". jfa.jp (in Japanese). 7 August 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
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  5. ^ "令和6年度全国高等学校総合体育大会サッカー競技大会男子が、いわき市にやってきます!". jfa.jp} (in Japanese). 3 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  6. ^ "サッカー女子は北海道開催". nordot.app (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  7. ^ "24年、25年のインターハイ サッカー女子は北海道開催". sanspo.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  8. ^ "出場校】令和6年度全国高校サッカーインターハイ(総体)". koko-soccer.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 June 2024.
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