The J.Youth Cup (Jユースカップ, Jei yūsu kappu) is an annual nationwide association football tournament for youth clubs in Japan. It is restricted to members of J.League Academies and of the Japan Club Youth Football Federation (JCY).[1]
| Founded | 1994 |
|---|---|
| Region |  Japan |
| Number of teams | 64 |
| Current champions | Nagoya Grampus (2nd title) |
| Most successful club(s) | Gamba Osaka (4 titles) |
 2024 J.Youth Cup | |
The tournament started on 1993. Some J.League (and JFL in a smaller amount) club academies did not participate in the tournament as their youth teams were not well developed. As youth teams continued to show progress and development, it led to all clubs that were J.League members on 2012 having their youth team participating on it.
During the pandemic, the J.Youth Cup was not officially held. From 2021 to 2023, the J.Youth Cup became the J.Youth League, with the teams split into different groups. However, at each competition there were no official champions or even a knockout stage. On 2024, the tournament was reintroduced as the J.Youth Cup, being played in a cup format, with group and knockout stage, featuring all 60 J.League clubs' youth teams and 4 other nominated JCY-affiliated teams.[2][3][4][5]
Finals
editMost successful clubs
edit| P. | Team | Champions | Runners-up | Winning years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gamba Osaka | 4 | 5 | 1994, 2000, 2002, 2008 |
| 2 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 3 | 6 | 1995, 2003, 2006 |
| FC Tokyo | 3 | 3 | 2007, 2009, 2016 | |
| Kashima Antlers | 3 | 0 | 1998, 2004, 2014 | |
| 5 | Tokyo Verdy | 2 | 2 | 1993, 1996 |
| Shimizu S-Pulse | 2 | 2 | 1997, 2005 | |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 2 | 2 | 2010, 2018 | |
| Vissel Kobe | 2 | 1 | 1999, 2013 | |
| Nagoya Grampus | 2 | 1 | 2011, 2019 | |
| Kyoto Sanga | 2 | 0 | 2001, 2017 | |
| 11 | Consadole Sapporo | 1 | 0 | 2012 |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 1 | 0 | 2015 | |
| 13 | JEF United Chiba | 0 | 2 | |
| Cerezo Osaka | 0 | 2 | ||
| Kashiwa Reysol | 0 | 1 |
Individual awards
edit| Year | Top Scorer | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Satoru Yamagishi (JEF United Ichihara) | 15 |
| 2003 | Shunsuke Maeda (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) | 9 |
| 2004 | Yusuke Kawabuchi (JEF United Ichihara) | 13 |
| 2005 | Shun Nagasawa (Shimizu S-Pulse) | 16 |
| 2006 | Shota Tanaka (Kawasaki Frontale) | 9 |
| 2007 | Daisuke Watabe (Omiya Ardija) | 13 |
| 2008 | Ryota Iwabuchi (FC Tokyo) | 19 |
| 2009 | Hisao Mita (FC Tokyo) | 21 |
| 2010 | Katsuya Akioka (FC Tokyo) Sho Matsumoto (Yokohama F. Marinos) |
13 |
| 2011 | Takumi Minamino (Cerezo Osaka) | 13 |
| 2012 | Shuhei Yoshikawa (Kashiwa Reysol) Yusuke Uchida (Vissel Kobe) Hiroki Suehiro (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Masashi Otani (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) |
8 |
| 2013 | Seiya Nakano (Júbilo Iwata) | 12 |
| 2014 | Masashi Wada (Yokohama F. Marinos) | 12 |
| 2015 | Kota Mori (Nagoya Grampus) Shumpei Fukahori (Nagoya Grampus) |
5 |
| 2016 | Towa Yamane (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) | 9 |
| 2017 | Shiryu Fujiwara (Tokushima Vortis) | 5 |
| 2018 | Shusuke Kurihara (Yokohama F. Marinos) | 8 |
| 2019 | Yukito Murakami (Nagoya Grampus) | 7 |
References
edit- ^ "「２０２４Ｊユースカップ」大会概要発表～5年ぶりにノックアウト方式のトーナメントを開催～" (in Japanese). 18 March 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ "２０２１Ｊユースリーグ 第28回Ｊリーグユース選手権 大会方式の変更について" (in Japanese). 26 July 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ "２０２２Ｊユースリーグ" (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ "２０２３Ｊユースリーグ" (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ "Jユース杯が5年ぶりにトーナメント方式を採用!! 3ラウンド制で64チームが参加" (in Japanese). 18 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2024.