2024 All Japan University Football Championship


The 2024 All Japan University Football Championship was the 73rd edition of the referred annually contested cup for universities across Japan, also known as Intercollegiate. For the first time, the tournament format was significantly changed. On 4 December 2023, it was announced beforehand that not only the number of teams would increase from 24 to 28 teams, but the tournament would also change from the previous single elimination tournament to a three-round, five-stage format.
Toyo eventually won the tournament, beating Niigata University of Health and Welfare in the final by 1–0. It was Toyo's first time in their history not only to win the tournament, but to reach the final as well. Niigata HW ended up being runners-up for the second time in the tournament's history, having lost both of the two finals they played.

Format

A total of 28 teams participates in the tournament. Six teams advanced directly to the final round, two advanced directly to the strengthening round, and the other 20 teams were assigned to the qualifying round. The 10 winning teams advanced to the final round, while the other 10 losing teams advanced to the strengthening round.
In the strengthening round, then, participates 12 teams, which includes the 10 qualifying round losing teams and the two teams recommended by the JUFA. The 12 teams are split in three groups of four teams in each. All three group winners, along with the best second-placed team among the groups, qualifies for the knockout stage of the round. The winning team of the strengthening round will be given a direct regional slot as "strengthening round winner" in the following year's tournament.
In the final round, 16 teams participates, being them the 10 winning teams of the preliminary round and six automatically allocated teams. They are divided into four groups with four teams in each. Each group winners qualifies for the knockout stage of the round. The winning team of the final round will be declared as the official tournament champion.

Participating clubs

The participating universities were announced on 19 November 2024. However, as the university did not submitted the application documents within the predetermined deadline, Fukuoka University had their rights to participate in the tournament removed. They would qualify as Kyushu's best-ranked representative, as champions of the Kyushu University League.
The National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya participates in the tournament for the most consecutive times out of every other qualified university, having qualified for 15 straight times. Tokai University qualified for the first time in 23 years, being between the qualified the team with the current longest interval between its last participation. Niigata Sangyo University is the only debutant of the tournament.
This year's tournament did not use a draw to determine the pairings, but rather used "ranking points", assigned to each regional university football federation, previously used to determine seed slots for the Prime Minister's Cup and the Intercollegiate.
  • Teams highlighted in bold were automatically assigned for the final round
  • Teams highlighted in italics were automatically assigned for the strengthening round, as recommended by the JUFA Board of Directors
RegionUniversityLocated on
PM Cup winner1stHannan University22ndOsaka96.000
PM Cup runner-up1stNiigata University of Health and Welfare10thNiigata50.000
PM 3rd place5thTokyo International University4thSaitama38.200
Hokkaido1stSapporo University45thSapporo2.000
Tohoku1stHachinohe Gakuin University3rdAomori10.000
Tohoku2ndFuji University3rdIwate5.000
Kanto1stMeiji University23rdTokyo191.000
Kanto2ndUniversity of Tsukuba42ndIbaraki95.500
Kanto3rdToyo University3rdTokyo63.667
Kanto4thChuo University36thTokyo47.750
Kanto6thNihon University5thTokyo31.833
Kanto7thToin University of Yokohama3rdKanagawa27.286
Kanto8thTokai University9thKanagawa23.875
Hokushin'etsu2ndNiigata University of Management5thNiigata25.000
Hokushin'etsu3rdNiigata Sangyo University3rdNiigata16.667
Tokai1stTokoha University15thShizuoka23.000
Tokai2ndChukyo University44thAichi11.500
Tokai3rdTokai Gakuen University8thAichi7.667
Kansai2ndKansai University27thOsaka48.000
Kansai3rdKyoto Sangyo University9thKyoto32.000
Kansai4thOsaka University of Health and Sport Sciences23rdOsaka24.000
Kansai5thOsaka Gakuin University4thOsaka19.200
Kansai6thKwansei Gakuin University26thHyogo16.000
Chugoku1stHiroshima University15thHiroshima6.000
Shikoku1stShikoku Gakuin University4thKagawa2.000
Kyushu1stKyushu Sangyo University20thFukuoka16.000
Kyushu2ndNational Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya26thKagoshima8.000
Kyushu3rdNippon Bunri University5thOita5.333

Schedule

Qualifying round

The higher-ranked teams by regional ranking points hosted each fixture, playing then, against lower-ranked teams. The sequence used to determine the match-ups started with the top-ranked home team facing the bottom-ranked away team, the second top-ranked home team facing the ninth-ranked away team, down to the lower-ranked home team facing the top-ranked away team.
To determine which group each team would qualify to, the total ranking points of the involved teams was utilized, with the groups having been set beforehand, although the identity of each team was only known after the round completion.
The winning teams of each match qualified to the Final Round, while the losing team advanced to the Strengthening Round.

Strengthening round

Group 1

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Group 2

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Group 3

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Final

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Final round

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Top scorers

Only taking in consideration the Final Round.
RankPlayerUniversityGoals
1 Keisuke KasaiToin Yokohama5
2 Hayato KandaOsaka Gakuin3
2 Rintaro MasudaToyo3
2 Koshiro SumiTsukuba3
2 Kosei YoshidaNiigata HW3

Joining J.League clubs in 2025

Pos.PlayerMoving fromMoving toLeague
GKGo KambayashiMeijiCerezo OsakaJ1
GKRyoya KimuraNihonYokohama F. MarinosJ1
GKHiroto MaedaToyoAzul Claro NumazuJ3
GKRyota MatsumotoTokyo InternationalIwaki FCJ2
GKTsubasa NishizawaToin YokohamaJúbilo IwataJ2
GKSera YamaguchiChukyoFC GifuJ3
DFRyusei AkimotoNiigata HWThespa GunmaJ3
DFToshiki AndoTsukubaSagan TosuJ2
DFKoki AzumaneTokyo InternationalGainare TottoriJ3
DFSota FukazawaChukyoKataller ToyamaJ2
DFKeita FukuiTsukubaOmiya ArdijaJ2
DFSena IgarashiToin YokohamaIwaki FCJ2
DFHayato InamuraToyoAlbirex NiigataJ1
DFKenta ItakuraTokyo InternationalMito HollyHockJ2
DFHiroshi IwasakiToin YokohamaTochigi SCJ3
DFKosuke KawashimaKansaiKagoshima UnitedJ3
DFYuto KimuraKansaiTochigi SCJ3
DFKoki KumakuraNihonYokohama FCJ1
DFTaisei KuwataChukyoKashiwa ReysolJ1
DFTaichi MatsumotoToin YokohamaGainare TottoriJ3
DFYuya MinedaOsaka HSSRenofa YamaguchiJ2
DFKodai NagataMeijiKyoto SangaJ1
DFRyo NakamuraSapporoFujieda MYFCJ2
DFShoya NoseHannanThespa GunmaJ3
DFShohei OgushiKyoto SangyoFC GifuJ3
DFSora OkitaTsukubaMito HollyHockJ2
DFSeiga SumiMeijiFagiano OkayamaJ2
DFKyota TokiwaMeijiFC TokyoJ1
DFYosuke UchidaMeijiTokyo VerdyJ1
DFKota YokokuboKyoto SangyoTegevajaro MiyazakiJ3
MFYuta AraiToyoTokyo VerdyJ1
MFTakanari EndoToin YokohamaYokohama FCJ1
MFTatsuya HakozakiOsaka GakuinFC GifuJ3
MFYoko IesakaChuoFagiano OkayamaJ1
MFAkira IihoshiKyushu SangyoRoasso KumamotoJ2
MFYuta InamiSapporoVanraure HachinoheJ3
MFKeisuke KasaiToin YokohamaAlbirex NiigataJ1
MFGen KatoTsukubaNagoya GrampusJ1
MFToshiki KawaiSapporoTegevajaro MiyazakiJ3
MFShuma KidoOsaka HSSHokkaido Consadole SapporoJ2
MFKotatsu KumakuraNihonVentforet KofuJ2
MFIssei KumatoriyaMeijiTokyo VerdyJ1
MFTenmu MatsumotoNiigata HWV-Varen NagasakiJ2
MFRinta MiyoshiHannanKochi UnitedJ3
MFKota NakayamaToyoOmiya ArdijaJ2
MFShunta MorimuraHannanMito HollyHockJ2
MFRyota SaitoHannanV-Varen NagasakiJ2
MFYusei ShinomiyaOsaka GakuinZweigen KanazawaJ3
MFKoshiro SumiTsukubaJúbilo IwataJ2
MFKakeru WataiToyoAzul Claro NumazuJ3
MFRearu WatanabeKanoyaRoasso KumamotoJ2
MFKeisuke YoshidaTokyo InternationalNagano ParceiroJ2
MFAzuri YutaniChuoVegalta SendaiJ2
FWNabel Yoshitaka FurusawaTokyo InternationalKashiwa ReysolJ1
FWKengo FuruyamaOsaka HSSCerezo OsakaJ1
FWMasato HandaiTsukubaRoasso KumamotoJ2
FWSoki HoshinoChuoTochigi SCJ3
FWHayato KandaOsaka GakuinFujieda MYFCJ2
FWHaru KanoChuoNagano ParceiroJ3
FWTaisei KatoKanoyaIwaki FCJ2
FWKanji KuwayamaTokaiMachida ZelviaJ1
FWSota NakamuraMeijiSanfrecce HiroshimaJ1
FWSoki TamuraTsukubaShonan BellmareJ1
FWShuto UdoChukyoOita TrinitaJ2
FWKeigo WatanabeToin YokohamaShonan BellmareJ1