2023 All Japan High School Women's Soccer Tournament
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Japan |
| Dates | 30 December 2023 – 7 January 2024 |
| Teams | 32 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Fujieda Junshin (7th title) |
| Runners-up | Jumonji |
The 2023 All Japan High School Women's Soccer Tournament[a] marked the 32nd edition of the referred annually contested women's cup for High Schools over Japan. The tournament was, as usual, contested by 32 high schools in a knockout-stage format.[1] Fujieda Junshin High School were the defending champions, winning the last championship by 1–0 against Jumonji High School. They eventually won the tournament against Jumonji in this 2023 edition as well, but now by 3–0.
Just like the men's tournament, from the first round (round of 32) to the quarter-finals, the matches had a duration of 80 minutes, split into two halves of 40 minutes each. The semi-finals and the final had the matches lasting 90 minutes. Should a match be tied, the match would directly go into penalty shoot-outs, except for the final, where overtime would be played if the match ended tied for 90 minutes.[2]
| Round | Date[3] | Matches | Clubs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round of 32 | 30 December 2023 | 16 | 32 → 16 |
| Round of 16 | 31 December 2023 | 8 | 16 → 8 |
| Quarter-finals | 3 January 2024 | 4 | 8 → 4 |
| Semi-finals | 5 January 2024 | 2 | 4 → 2 |
| Final | 7 January 2024 | 1 | 2 → 1 |
Venues
All the matches were played in the Hyogo Prefecture. Some of the stadiums utilized two grounds, or fields, at the same place, being able to simultaneously hold matches. The selected venues were as follows:[4]
- Miki
- Miki Athletic Stadium (No. 1 and No.2) – Hosted matches from the round of 16 to the quarter-finals
- Mikibo Football Ground (No.1 and No.2) – Hosted Round of 32 and Round of 16 matches
- Sumoto
- Goshikidai Sports Park (Main and sub-ground) – Hosted Round of 32 matches
- Kobe
- Ibuki Forest Training Ground (A and B ground) – Hosted Round of 32 matches
- Noevir Stadium Kobe – Hosted both semi-finals and the final
Participating clubs
The Hyogo prefectural qualification was the only one to directly qualify a prefectural qualification winner for the national competition without needing to play the regional qualification, as the Hyogo Prefecture will host the tournament, being granted to have a team to represent the prefecture as its tournament winner, and as its host team. In parentheses: Each school's performance at the regional qualifying series.
Schedule
Round of 32
| 30 December 2023 | Fujieda Junshin | 7–1 | Kobe Koryo Gakuen |
| 30 December 2023 | Chikuyo Gakuen | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Himeji Jogakuin |
| 30 December 2023 | Kaishi Gakuen JSC | 1–2 | Kochi |
| 30 December 2023 | Kamimura Gakuen | 4–0 | Hokkaido Bunkyo |
| 30 December 2023 | Tokai Fukuoka | 0–1 | AICJ |
| 30 December 2023 | Hinomoto Gakuen | 3–2 | Utsunomiya Bunsei |
| 30 December 2023 | St. Capitanio | 2–1 | Seisa Kokusai Shonan |
| 30 December 2023 | Sakuyo | 0–4 | Osaka Gakugei |
| 30 December 2023 | Takagawa Gakuen | 1–2 | Fukui UT Fukui |
| 30 December 2023 | Jumonji | 3–1 | Kyoto Seika Gakuen |
| 30 December 2023 | Saku Chosei | 0–1 | Gyosei Kokusai |
| 30 December 2023 | Asahikawa Jitsugyo | 0–9 | Naruto Uzushio |
| 30 December 2023 | Tokiwagi Gakuen | 0–4 | Tokoha Tachibana |
| 30 December 2023 | Kasumigaura | 1–2 | Yanagigaura |
| 30 December 2023 | RKU Kashiwa | 0–2 | Seiwa Gakuen |
| 30 December 2023 | Senshu Kitakami | 0–4 | Shutoku |
Round of 16
| 31 December 2023 | Fujieda Junshin | 5–0 | Chikuyo Gakuen |
| 31 December 2023 | Kochi | 0–7 | Kamimura Gakuen |
| 31 December 2023 | AICJ | 3–1 | Hinomoto Gakuen |
| 31 December 2023 | St. Capitanio | 0–3 | Osaka Gakugei |
| 31 December 2023 | Fukui UT Fukui | 0–6 | Jumonji |
| 31 December 2023 | Gyosei Kokusai | 2–1 | Naruto Uzushio |
| 31 December 2023 | Tokoha Tachibana | 0–1 | Yanagigaura |
| 31 December 2023 | Seiwa Gakuen | 2–3 | Shutoku |
Quarter-finals
| 3 January 2024 | Fujieda Junshin | 1–0 | Kamimura Gakuen |
| 3 January 2024 | AICJ | 0–2 | Osaka Gakugei |
| 3 January 2024 | Jumonji | 3–1 | Gyosei Kokusai |
| 3 January 2024 | Yanagigaura | 1–1 (5–3 p) | Shutoku |
Semi-finals
| 5 January 2024 | Fujieda Junshin | 1–0 | Osaka Gakugei | Kobe |
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Report | Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 832 Referee: Satomi Inaba |
| 5 January 2024 | Jumonji | 2–0 | Yanagigaura | Kobe |
|
Report | Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 544 Referee: Marika Iwamoto |
Final
| 7 January 2024 Match 31 | Fujieda Junshin | 3–0 | Jumonji | Kobe |
| 12:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 2,350 Referee: Narumi Baba |