The 2021 All Japan High School Soccer Tournament (All Japan JFA 100th High School Soccer Tournament (Japanese: 第100回全国高等学校サッカー選手権大会)) marked the 100th edition of the referred annually contested cup for High Schools over Japan. As usual, the tournament was contested by 48 High Schools, with 1 High School per Prefecture being qualified for the tournament, with an exception made for the Tokyo, which have 2 High School representing their Prefecture. The final was played at the Japan National Stadium, in Tokyo.

The Yamanashi Gakuin High School were the defending champions, after winning the 2020 edition, winning over Aomori Yamada by 4–2 on a penalty shoot-out. However, they were eliminated in their first match on the 2021 tournament, losing 2–0 to Saga Higashi. In the end, Aomori Yamada won their 3rd title, with a 4–0 win in the final against Ohzu, who qualified for the final over Kanto Daiichi's withdrawal on the semi-finals, due to coronavirus-related issues that prevented their participation on the semi-finals.

Calendar The tournament took place in a 14-day span, with the tournament split in a total of 6 stages. The schedule was decided on 13 August 2021 by the JFA.

Round Date Matches Clubs First round 28–29 December 2021 16 Second round 31 December 2021 16 32 (16+16) → 16 Third round 2 January 2022 8 16 → 8 Quarter-finals 4 January 2022 4 8 → 4 Semi-finals 8 January 2022 2 4 → 2 Final 10 January 2022 1 2 → 1

Venues The tournament was played in four prefectures and nine stadiums, with six (two for each prefecture) located in Chiba, Kanagawa, and Saitama Prefectures, and three located in Tokyo. They are:

Tokyo – Japan National Stadium, Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka, and Komazawa Olympic Park Stadium Saitama – Kumagaya Athletic Stadium and NACK5 Stadium Omiya Kanagawa – NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium and Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Chiba – Fukuda Denshi Arena and Kashiwanoha Stadium

Participating clubs In parentheses: the amount of times each team qualified for the All Japan High School Tournament (appearance in the 2021 edition included) Hokkaido: Hokkai High School (11) Aomori: Aomori Yamada High School (27) Iwate: Senshu Kitakami High School (2) Miyagi: Sendai Ikuei Gakuen High School (36) Akita: Akita Shogyo High School (46) Yamagata: Haguro High School (8) Fukushima: Shoshi High School (12) Ibaraki: Kashima Gakuen High School (10) Tochigi: Yaita Chuo High School (12) Gunma: Maebashi Ikuei High School (24) Saitama: Seibudai High School (4) Chiba: Ryutsu Keizai Univ. Kashiwa High School (7) Tokyo A: Horikoshi High School (4) Tokyo B: Kanto Daiichi High School (4) Kanagawa: Toko Gakuen High School (12) Yamanashi: Yamanashi Gakuin High School (8) Nagano: Ichiritsu Nagano High School (1) Niigata: Teikyo Nagaoka High School (9) Toyama: Toyama Daiichi High School (32) Ishikawa: Seiryō High School (30) Fukui: Maruoka High School (32) Shizuoka: Shizuoka Gakuen High School (13) Aichi: Chubu Univ. Daiichi High School (13) Mie: Mie High School (1) Gifu: Teikyo Kani High School (8) Shiga: Kusatsu Higashi High School (12) Kyoto: Higashiyama High School (3) Osaka: Hannan Univ. High School (2) Hyōgo: Takigawa Daini High School (21) Nara: Nara Ikuei High School (14) Wakayama: Kindai Univ. Wakayama High School (8) Tottori: Yonago Kita High School (17) Shimane: Taisha High School (11) Okayama: Okayama Gakugeikan High School (4) Hiroshima: Setouchi High School (2) Yamaguchi: Takagawa Gakuen High School (27) Kagawa: Takamatsu Shogyo High School (24) Tokushima: Tokushima Shogyo High School (40) Ehime: Imabari Higashi High School (2) Kōchi: Kōchi Gakuen High School (17) Fukuoka: Higashi Fukuoka High School (22) Saga: Saga Higashi High School (2) Nagasaki: Nagasaki High School (8) Kumamoto: Ohzu High School (18) Ōita: Nakatsu Higashi High School (5) Miyazaki: Miyazaki Nihon Univ. High School (2) Kagoshima: Kamimura Gakuen High School (9) Okinawa: Nishihara High School (4)

Schedule The draw to decide the match pairings was conducted on 15 November.

First round

Second round

Third round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

GK 1 Ryusei SatoDF 2 Rio Wada DF 3 Haruto Hidaka DF 4 Taiki KawazoeDF 5 Junichiro TeraokaDF 12 Shotaro IwamotoMF 6 Rei YakushidaMF 7 Atsushi Kawaguchi MF 10 Daichi Morita (c)FW 9 Shunei KobayashiFW 11 Seren IchimuraSubstitutes:GK 16 Yuta MoriDF 23 Togo Sakata MF 8 Asuma IkariMF 13 Ayumu SatoMF 14 Rui Tabaru MF 15 Osuke MiyakawaMF 17 No ShoeiMF 28 Tsubasa InadaFW 19 Rin Takahata Manager: Tomohiro Yamashiro GK 1 Koki NumataDF 3 Ryosuke Nakayama DF 4 Ryohei MiwaDF 5 Yamato MaruyamaDF 14 Hikaru OnoMF 6 Zento UnoMF 10 Kuryu Matsuki (c)MF 11 Sota Fujimori MF 16 Yumezu Tazawa FW 9 Masaki Nasukawa FW 17 Sera Watanabe Substitutes:GK 12 Hiroshi SuzukiDF 2 Taiyo Oto DF 13 Minami FukudaDF 19 Yuya AbeMF 7 Yoshitaka Obara MF 8 Manato Honda MF 15 Eisei Tanaka MF 20 Ritsuki TeradaFW 18 Tsuna Kominato Manager: Go Kuroda

Assistant referees: Osamu Akasaka Soichi Iwasaki Fourth official: Takahito SetaMatch rules 90 minutes. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Nine named substitutes. Maximum of five substitutions.

Top scorers RankPlayerHigh SchoolGoals1 Akito SuzukiHannan72 Yamato MaruyamaAomori Yamada4 Kuryu MatsukiAomori Yamada Masaki NasukawaAomori Yamada5 Haruki HayashiTakagawa Gakuen3 Kizuna IshikawaHannan Ryunosuke KoizumiShizuoka Gakuen Tsuna KominatoAomori Yamada Rentaro MoriyaMaebashi Ikuei Keigo NakayamaTakagawa Gakuen Zen TakaashiMaebashi Ikuei

Selected best players The following 37 players featured in the Tournament's Best Players Squad:

Pos. Player High School Grade GK Koki Numata Aomori Yamada 3rd Aoyama Gakuin University GK Aoto Tokuwaka Takagawa Gakuen 3rd Kyoto Sangyo University GK Ryusei Sato Ohzu 3rd University of Tsukuba DF Ryohei Miwa Aomori Yamada 3rd Juntendo University DF Yamato Maruyama Aomori Yamada 3rd Tokai University DF Kento Ikeda Kanto Daiichi 3rd FC Arrows DF Taiki Kawazoe Ohzu 3rd Fukuoka University DF Shota Yagiu Maebashi Ikuei 3rd Senshu University DF Takumi Baba Toko Gakuen 3rd Doshisha University DF Rikuto Shintani Higashiyama 2nd Higashiyama DF Anrie Chase Shoshi 3rd VfB Stuttgart MF Zento Uno Aomori Yamada 3rd Machida Zelvia MF Kuryu Matsuki Aomori Yamada 3rd FC Tokyo MF Sota Fujimori Aomori Yamada 3rd Meiji University MF Renji Hidano Kanto Daiichi 3rd Toin University of Yokohama MF Haruki Hayashi Takagawa Gakuen 3rd Meiji University MF Rei Yakushida Ohzu 3rd Hosei University MF Atsushi Kawaguchi Ohzu 3rd Juntendo University

Pos. Player High School Grade MF Daichi Morita Ohzu 3rd Waseda University MF Genki Nezu Maebashi Ikuei 2nd Maebashi Ikuei MF Tsubasa Kasayanagi Maebashi Ikuei 3rd V-Varen Nagasaki MF Ryo Tokunaga Maebashi Ikuei 2nd Maebashi Ikuei MF Shuto Yamaichi Toko Gakuen 3rd Waseda University MF Ryunosuke Koizumi Shizuoka Gakuen 3rd Takushoku University MF Rio Hyeon Shizuoka Gakuen 3rd Tokushima Vortis MF Yosuke Furukawa Shizuoka Gakuen 3rd Júbilo Iwata MF Reiya Sakata Higashiyama 2nd Higashiyama MF Jimpei Yoshida Saga Higashi 3rd Albirex Niigata MF Junnosuke Suzuki Teikyo Kani 3rd Shonan Bellmare FW Masaki Nasukawa Aomori Yamada 3rd Juntendo University FW Rin Homma Kanto Daiichi 2nd Kanto Daiichi FW Keigo Nakayama Takagawa Gakuen 3rd Fukuoka University FW Shunei Kobayashi Ohzu 2nd Ohzu FW Hayato Mihara Toko Gakuen 3rd Meiji Gakuin University FW Sota Matsunaga Shizuoka Gakuen 3rd Ryutsu Keizai University FW Akito Suzuki Hannan 3rd Shonan Bellmare FW Shiō Fukuda Kamimura Gakuen 2nd Kamimura Gakuen

Joining J.League clubs on 2022 Pos.PlayerMoving fromMoving toLeagueDF Shinnosuke Ito Maebashi Ikuei Giravanz Kitakyushu J3DF Kazuma Okamoto Maebashi Ikuei Thespakusatsu Gunma J2DF Sere Matsumura Teikyo Nagaoka Shonan Bellmare J1MF Yosuke Furukawa Shizuoka Gakuen Júbilo Iwata J1MF Tsubasa Kasayanagi Maebashi Ikuei V-Varen Nagasaki J2MF Nagi Kawatani Shizuoka Gakuen Shimizu S-Pulse J1MF Kuryu Matsuki Aomori Yamada FC Tokyo J1MF Rio Hyeon Shizuoka Gakuen Tokushima Vortis J2MF Kodai Sano Yonago Kita Fagiano Okayama J2MF Junnosuke Suzuki Teikyo Kani Shonan Bellmare J1MF Zento Uno Aomori Yamada Machida Zelvia J2MF Jimpei Yoshida Saga Higashi Albirex Niigata J2

References

External links Official Schedule (Goal) Official Schedule (JFA) About the Tournament (JFA)