Football at the 2024 Inter High School Sports Festival – Men's tournament
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Japan |
| Dates | 27 July – 3 August 2024 |
| Teams | 52 |
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) marks 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 will be 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.
The defending champions are 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]
Ever since the qualification round, all matches has 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 will 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 will be penalty shoot-outs.
By online streaming, in the 2023 edition, the entire tournament was streamed on inhai.tv, a website within control of SportsBull. The semi-finals and the final were also streamed on J-Sports. By TV, the final was broadcast by J Sports 4.[3] There is no confirmation about the broadcasting of the 2024 tournament.[4]
Calendar[edit]
| Round | Date[5] | Kick-offs | Matches | Clubs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opening ceremony | 26 July | - | - | - |
| First round | 27 July | TBD | 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[edit]
The men's tournament will be held on different areas within Fukushima Prefecture. It's the second time that Fukushima hosts the football tournament, with its first time being on 1978.[6][7][8][9]
- Iwaki – Hawaiians Stadium Iwaki and Aloha Field
- Naraha – J-Village and Sumiko Energy Materials Naraha Pitch
- Hirono – J-Village Stadium and Hirono Football Field
Participating schools[edit]
| Prefecture | High School[10] | League (U-18) | L. | Apps. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | To be determined on 18 June | |||
| To be determined on 18 June | ||||
| Aomori | Aomori Yamada High School | JFA Premier League East | 1 | 27th |
| Iwate | Tono High School | Iwate Prefectural League D1 | 4 | 22nd |
| Miyagi | Sendai Ikuei Gakuen High School | Prince League Tohoku | 2 | 21st |
| Akita | Nishime High School | Akita Prefectural League D1 | 4 | 9th |
| Yamagata | Yamagata Meisei High School | Yamagata Prefectural League D1 | 4 | 1st |
| Fukushima | Teikyo Asaka High School | Prince League Tohoku | 2 | 1st |
| Shoshi High School | JFA Premier League East | 1 | 16th | |
| Ibaraki | To be determined on 16 June | |||
| Tochigi | To be determined on 15 June | |||
| Gunma | To be determined on 16 June | |||
| Saitama | To be determined on 16 June | |||
| Chiba | To be determined on 16 June | |||
| Tokyo | To be determined on 15 June | |||
| To be determined on 15 June | ||||
| Kanagawa | To be determined on 15 June | |||
| To be determined on 15 June | ||||
| Yamanashi | To be determined on 16 June | |||
| Nagano | Tokyo City University Shiojiri High School | Nagano Prefectural League D1 | 4 | 6th |
| Niigata | Teikyo Nagaoka High School | JFA Premier League West | 1 | 6th |
| Toyama | Toyama Daiichi High School | Prince League Hokushinetsu D1 | 2 | 31st |
| Ishikawa | Otori Gakuen High School | Prince League Hokushinetsu D1 | 2 | 1st |
| Fukui | Maruoka High School | Prince League Hokushinetsu D2 | 3 | 35th |
| Shizuoka | Shizuoka Gakuen High School | JFA Premier League West | 1 | 9th |
| Aichi | To be determined on 8 June | |||
| Mie | Mie High School | Mie Prefectural League D1 | 4 | 7th |
| Gifu | Teikyo University Kani High School | Gifu Prefectural League D1 | 4 | 9th |
| Shiga | To be determined on 8 June | |||
| Kyoto | To be determined on 9 June | |||
| Osaka | To be determined on 8 June | |||
| To be determined on 8 June | ||||
| Hyogo | To be determined on 9 June | |||
| Nara | To be determined on 8 June | |||
| Wakayama | To be determined on 9 June | |||
| Tottori | Yonago Kita High School | JFA Premier League West | 1 | 19th |
| Shimane | Rissho University Shonan High School | Prince League Chugoku | 2 | 17th |
| Okayama | To be determined on 9 June | |||
| Hiroshima | To be determined on 9 June | |||
| Yamaguchi | To be determined on 9 June | |||
| Kagawa | To be determined on 4 June | |||
| Tokushima | Tokushima Ichiritsu | Prince League Shikoku | 2 | 22nd |
| Ehime | To be determined on 8 June | |||
| Kochi | Kochi Ozu High School | Kochi Prefectural League D1 | 4 | 6th |
| Fukuoka | Fukuoka University Wakaba High School | Fukuoka Prefectural League D1 | 4 | 1st |
| Saga | Ryukoku High School | Saga Prefectural League D1 | 4 | 1st |
| Nagasaki | To be determined on 7 June | |||
| Kumamoto | To be determined on 5 June | |||
| Oita | Kasumigaura High School | Oita Prefectural League D1 | 4 | 3rd |
| Miyazaki | Nissho Gakuen High School | Prince League Kyushu D1 | 2 | 18th |
| Kagoshima | Kamimura Gakuen High School | JFA Premier League West | 1 | 10th |
| Okinawa | To be determined on 8 June | |||
- 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[edit]
The pairings and match-ups for the tournament are yet to be announced by the Japan Football Association. It will likely be announced after the completion of all qualification rounds.[11]
References[edit]
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