2025 Prince Takamado U-18 Premier League
| Season | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 5 April – 21 December |
← 2024 2026 → | |
| Matches | 66 |
|---|---|
| Goals | 217 (3.29 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Three players (8 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Aomori Yamada 4–0 Ichiritsu Funabashi (22 June) Tokyo Verdy 5–1 Shohei (28 June) |
| Biggest away win | Kawasaki Frontale 1–6 Kashima Antlers (18 May) |
| Highest scoring | FC Tokyo 4–4 Maebashi Ikuei (17 May) |
| All statistics correct as of 29 June. | |
| Matches | 65 |
|---|---|
| Goals | 209 (3.22 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Ritsu Onishi (16 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Vissel Kobe 6–0 Higashi Fukuoka (29 April) |
| Biggest away win | Sagan Tosu 0–5 Kamimura Gakuen (28 June) |
| Highest scoring | Nagoya Grampus 4–6 Vissel Kobe (29 June) |
| All statistics correct as of 16 July. | |
The 2025 Prince Takamado JFA U-18 Football Premier League (Japanese: 高円宮杯 JFA U-18サッカープレミアリーグ 2025, Hepburn: Takamado no Miya-hai JFA U-18 Sakkā Puremia Rīgu 2025) is the 36th season of the main competition for under-18 teams in Japan, the 15th after rebranding the competition to the current "Premier League" format, and the 4th season with 24 clubs participating in the league, out of the almost 3,900 existing "Type 2" (Under-18) registered teams with the JFA.[1][2][3]
Changes from the previous season
| Promoted via Play-offs | Relegated by bottom-league finish (East) | Relegated by bottom-league finish (West) |
|---|---|---|
| Urawa Red Diamonds Tokyo Verdy Gamba Osaka Avispa Fukuoka |
Shoshi High School Omiya Ardija |
Yonago Kita High School Kagoshima Josei High School |
Participating clubs
As usual, the teams were allocated to each division by the JFA based on geographical positions. This year, no team was relocated from a division to another.[3]
Premier League East
| Team[4] | Prefecture | 2024 league position | 2024 notable feats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aomori Yamada High School | Aomori | 8th | |
| Kashima Antlers | Ibaraki | 2nd | |
| Maebashi Ikuei High School | Gunma | 6th | All Japan High School Soccer Tournament winners |
| Shohei High School | Saitama | 7th | Inter-High winners |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | Saitama | Play-offs win | |
| RKU Kashiwa High School | Chiba | 4th | All Japan High School Soccer Tournament runners-up |
| Kashiwa Reysol | Chiba | 3rd | |
| Ichiritsu Funabashi High School | Chiba | 9th | |
| Tokyo Verdy | Tokyo | Play-offs win | Prince League Kanto winners |
| FC Tokyo | Tokyo | 10th | |
| Yokohama FC | Kanagawa | 1st | Premier League East champions |
| Kawasaki Frontale | Kanagawa | 5th | Club Youth Championship runners-up |
Premier League West
| Team[4] | Prefecture | 2024 league position | 2024 notable feats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teikyo Nagaoka High School | Niigata | 7th | |
| Shizuoka Gakuen High School | Shizuoka | 9th | |
| Nagoya Grampus | Aichi | 4th | |
| Gamba Osaka | Osaka | Play-offs win | Club Youth Championship winners Prince League Kansai champions |
| Vissel Kobe | Hyogo | 2nd | |
| Fagiano Okayama | Okayama | 10th | |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Hiroshima | 3rd | |
| Higashi Fukuoka High School | Fukuoka | 8th | |
| Avispa Fukuoka | Fukuoka | Play-offs win | Prince League Kyushu champions |
| Sagan Tosu | Saga | 6th | |
| Ohzu High School | Kumamoto | 1st | Premier League West champions Premier League Final champions |
| Kamimura Gakuen High School | Kagoshima | 5th | Inter-High runners-up |
League table
Premier League East
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kashima Antlers | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 24 | Qualification for Premier League final |
| 2 | RKU Kashiwa | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 11 | +14 | 23 | |
| 3 | Tokyo Verdy | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 21 | |
| 4 | Maebashi Ikuei | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 20 | |
| 5 | FC Tokyo | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 19 | |
| 6 | Aomori Yamada | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 18 | |
| 7 | Yokohama FC | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 14 | |
| 8 | Kashiwa Reysol | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 13 | |
| 9 | Kawasaki Frontale | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 27 | −8 | 12 | |
| 10 | Shohei | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 20 | −8 | 11 | |
| 11 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 23 | −8 | 10 | Relegation to the Prince Leagues |
| 12 | Ichiritsu Funabashi | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 30 | −18 | 2 |
Updated to match(es) played on 29 June. Source: JFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goal scored; 7) Fair-play points.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goal scored; 7) Fair-play points.
Premier League West
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vissel Kobe | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 17 | +13 | 27 | Qualification for Premier League final |
| 2 | Sagan Tosu | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 24 | |
| 3 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 21 | |
| 4 | Gamba Osaka | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 17 | |
| 5 | Nagoya Grampus | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 17 | |
| 6 | Kamimura Gakuen | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 16 | |
| 7 | Ohzu | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 16 | |
| 8 | Teikyo Nagaoka | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 21 | −4 | 13 | |
| 9 | Fagiano Okayama | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 13 | |
| 10 | Shizuoka Gakuen | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 8 | |
| 11 | Higashi Fukuoka | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | −10 | 8 | Relegation to the Prince Leagues |
| 12 | Avispa Fukuoka | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 18 | −11 | 4 |
Updated to match(es) played on 16 July. Source: JFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goal scored; 7) Fair-play points.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goal scored; 7) Fair-play points.
Results
Premier League East
Matchweek 12 (6–7 September)
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Kashima Soccer Stadium Sub Ground
Zero Watt Power Field Kashiwa
Verdy Ground
Aomori Yamada High School Ground
Hoten Park Ball Game Field |
Matchweek 11 (28–29 June)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kashima Antlers Club House Ground
Verdy Ground
Maebashi Ikuei High School Takasaki Ground
Aomori Yamada High School Ground
Hoten Park Ball Game Field
Zero Watt Power Field Kashiwa |
Matchweek 10 (21–22 June)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Maebashi Ikuei High School Takasaki Ground
Aomori Yamada High School Ground
Hodogaya Park Soccer Field
Verdy Ground
FC Tokyo Gas Musashino Multi-purpose Ground |
Matchweek 9 (24–25 May; 15 June)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shohei High School Ground
Zero Watt Power Field Kashiwa
RKU Kashiwa High School Ground
Hoten Park Ball Game Field
Anker Frontown Ikuta |
Matchweek 8 (17–18 May)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shohei High School Ground
Tokyo Gas Musashino Multipurpose Ground
RKU Kashiwa High School Ground
Yokohama FC LEOC Training Center
Kawasaki Frontale Asao Ground |
Matchweek 7 (10–11 May)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Verdy Ground
Aomori Yamada High School Ground
Hoten Park Ball Game Field
Maebashi Ikuei High School Takasaki Ground
Yokohama FC LEOC Training Center |
Matchweek 6 (5–6 May)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Zero Watt Power Field Kashiwa
Shohei High School Ground
Saitama Stadium 2002 2nd Ground
Hoten Park Ball Game Field
RKU Kashiwa High School Ground
Verdy Ground |
Matchweek 5 (29 April–3 May)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aomori Yamada High School Ground
Tokyo Gas Musashino Multipurpose Ground
Maebashi Ikuei High School Takasaki Ground
Yokohama FC LEOC Training Center
Kashima Antlers Club House Ground
Anker Frontown Ikuta |
Matchweek 4 (26–27 April)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aomori Yamada High School Ground
Saitama Stadium 2002 4th Ground
RKU Kashiwa High School Ground
Verdy Ground
Hoten Park Ball Game Field
|
Matchweek 3 (19–20 April)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shohei High School Ground
Maebashi Ikuei High School Takasaki Ground
Kawasaki Frontale Noku Ground
Yokohama FC LEOC Training Center |
Matchweek 2 (12–13 April)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kashima Antlers Club House Ground
Ryutsu Keizai University Ryugasaki Field
Verdy Ground
Aomori Yamada High School Ground
Hoten Park Ball Game Field
Zero Watt Power Field Kashiwa |
Matchweek 1 (5–6 April)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tokyo Gas Musashino Multipurpose Ground
Maebashi Ikuei High School Football Ground
Hodogaya Park Soccer Field
Shohei High School Ground |
Premier League West
Matchweek 12 (6–7 September)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OFA Banpaku Football Center Ground B
Fukuoka Football Center B Pitch
Fukuoka Football Center A Pitch
Saga Healthy Active Life Promote Center
Ohzu Sports Park Ball Game Field
Nagaoka Newtown Sports Park Football Field B |
Matchweek 11 (28–29 June)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tosu Stadium Hokubu Ground
OFA Banpaku Football Center Ground B
Fukuoka Football Center A Pitch
Nagaoka Newtown Sports Park Football Field B
Ohzu Sports Park Ball Game Field
Toyota Sports Center |
Matchweek 10 (15–22 June; 5 July)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Toyota Sports Center
Nagaoka Newtown Sports Park Football Field B
Ibukinomori Football Field
Masuda Soccer Field
Ohzu Sports Park Ball Game Field
Okuzen Real Estate Football Stadium |
Matchweek 9 (24–25 May; 8 June; 12 July)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OFA Banpaku Football Center Ground B
Saga Healthy Active Life Promote Center
Akitakata Soccer Park
Tokinosumika Sports Center Tokinosumika A Ground
Higashi Fukuoka High School Ground |
Matchweek 8 (17–18 May; 30 August)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Satsumasendai City Sports Park Field
Ibukinomori Football Field
TBC
Akitakata Soccer Park
Higashi Fukuoka High School Ground |
Matchweek 7 (10–11 May)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nagaoka Newtown Sports Park Football Field B
Toyota Sports Center
Saga Healthy Active Life Promote Center
Ozu Sports Park Field
Ibukinomori Football Field |
Matchweek 6 (5–6 May)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yuya Osako Stadium
Saga Healthy Active Life Promote Center
OFA Banpaku Football Center Ground B
Akitakata Football Park
Higashi Fukuoka High School Ground
Ozu Sports Park Field |
Matchweek 5 (29 April–3 May)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tokinosumika Sports Center Tokinosumika A Ground
Ibukinomori Football Field
Nagaoka Newtown Sports Park Football Field B
Masuda Soccer Field
Fukuoka Football Center A Pitch |
Matchweek 4 (26–27 April)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nagaoka Newtown Sports Park Football Field B
OFA Banpaku Football Center Ground B
Higashi Fukuoka High School Ground
Saga Healthy Active Life Promote Center
Kagoshima Football & Rugby Field
Ozu Sports Park Field |
Matchweek 3 (19–20 April; 16 July)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fukuoka Football Center A Pitch
Ibukinomori Football Field
Toyota Sports Center
Masuda Soccer Field
Akitakata Football Park
Tokinosumika Sports Center Tokinosumika A Ground |
Matchweek 2 (12–13 April)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Saga Healthy Active Life Promote Center
Nagaoka Newtown Sports Park Football Field B
OFA Banpaku Football Center Ground B
Higashi Fukuoka High School Ground
Fukuoka Football Center A Pitch
|
Matchweek 1 (5–6 April)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kagoshima Football & Rugby Field
Ibukinomori Football Field
Toyota Sports Center
Masuda Soccer Field
Akitakata Football Park
Tokinosumika Sports Center Tokinosumika A Ground |
Promotion/relegation play-offs
Qualifies for the stage the 16 top-ranked teams of the nine Prince League divisions, with each region having its amount of qualifying slots predetermined by the JFA[a].[3] They will be divided into four blocks, with their respective block winners (or 2nd round winners) qualifying for the next season's Premier League.
Kanto's Prince League is the only one to qualify three teams from, whereas Tohoku, Tokai, Kansai, Chugoku and Kyushu qualifies two teams each, and just one each qualifies from Hokkaido, Hokushin'etsu and Shikoku. The play-offs will be played at 12 (1st round) and 14 December (2nd round).
- ^ Reserve teams, however, can not participate in the play-offs. If their final league placement sits in the qualifying zone for the play-offs, their slot will be allocated to the next best-ranked team.
Final
| East Champion | v | West Champion |
|---|---|---|
Top scorers
- As of 7 September.
East
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[5] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shion Nakayama | Tokyo Verdy | 10 |
| 2 | Kotaro Nakamura | Urawa Red Diamonds | 8 |
| Sota Ofuji | RKU Kashiwa | ||
| 4 | Kanta Fukase | Aomori Yamada | 7 |
| Yutaro Onda | Kawasaki Frontale | ||
| 6 | Ruku Kaneko | RKU Kashiwa | 6 |
| Divine Chinedu Otani | FC Tokyo | ||
| Minato Yoshida | Kashima Antlers | ||
| 9 | Hiroto Masaki | Kashima Antlers | 5 |
| Ryuki Osa | Shohei | ||
| Kakeru Shimbori | Kawasaki Frontale | ||
| Kio Tanaka | FC Tokyo |
West
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[6] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ritsu Onishi | Nagoya Grampus | 16 |
| 2 | Moki Sota | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 9 |
| Futa Tokumura | Kamimura Gakuen | ||
| 4 | Naru Nakatsumi | Gamba Osaka | 7 |
| 5 | Kento Hamasaki | Vissel Kobe | 6 |
| Shimon Kobayashi | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | ||
| Kanshiro Suemune | Fagiano Okayama | ||
| 8 | Keigo Moriwaki | Vissel Kobe | 5 |
| Kotaro Yamashita | Ohzu | ||
| 10 | Raiki Anzai | Fagiano Okayama | 4 |
| Masaki Koyama | Teikyo Nagaoka | ||
| Renta Sakamoto | Shizuoka Gakuen | ||
| Taiga Seguchi | Vissel Kobe | ||
| Daichi Tani | Sagan Tosu | ||
| Taiki Tono | Gamba Osaka | ||
| Mahito Yairo | Nagoya Grampus | ||
| Chiidi Kento Yamamura | Sagan Tosu |
See also
- League
References
- ^ "高円宮杯 JFA U-18 サッカープレミアリーグ 2025". jfa.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ^ "高円宮杯 JFA U-18 サッカープレミアリーグ 2025". jfa.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ^ a b c "リーグ概要のお知らせ 高円宮杯 JFA U-18サッカープレミアリーグ 2025". jfa.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ^ a b "高円宮杯 JFA U-18サッカープレミアリーグ 2025 EAST/WEST 組合せ掲載&リーグ戦表作成！4/5,6第1節対戦カード掲載！ファイナル・プレーオフ概要も掲載！". juniorsoccer-news.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ^ "得点ランキング". jfa.jp. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
- ^ "得点ランキング". jfa.jp. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)