| All Japan High School Soccer Tournament | |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Country: | Japan |
| Num Teams: | 48 |
| Champions: | Aomori Yamada High School |
| Count: | 3 |
| Runner-Up: | Ohzu High School |
| Matches: | 47 |
| Goals: | 151 |
| Top Goal Scorer: | Akito Suzuki (Hannan, 7 goals) |
| Prevseason: | 2020 |
| Nextseason: | 2022 |
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.[1]
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.[2]
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.[3]
| 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 |
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.[4] They are:
In parentheses: the amount of times each team qualified for the All Japan High School Tournament (appearance in the 2021 edition included) [5]
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The draw to decide the match pairings was conducted on 15 November.[6] [7]
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| Rank | Player[8] | High School | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akito Suzuki | Hannan | 7 |
| 2 | Yamato Maruyama | Aomori Yamada | 4 |
| Kuryu Matsuki | Aomori Yamada | ||
| Masaki Nasukawa | Aomori Yamada | ||
| 5 | Haruki Hayashi | Takagawa Gakuen | 3 |
| Kizuna Ishikawa | Hannan | ||
| Ryunosuke Koizumi | Shizuoka Gakuen | ||
| Tsuna Kominato | Aomori Yamada | ||
| Rentaro Moriya | Maebashi Ikuei | ||
| Keigo Nakayama | Takagawa Gakuen | ||
| Zen Takaashi | Maebashi Ikuei | ||
The following 37 players featured in the Tournament's Best Players Squad:[9]
| 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 | Hannan | 3rd | Shonan Bellmare | ||
| FW | Shio Fukuda | Kamimura Gakuen | 2nd | Kamimura Gakuen |
| Pos. | Player | Moving from | Moving to[10] [11] [12] | League |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Shinnosuke Ito | Maebashi Ikuei | J3 | |
| DF | Kazuma Okamoto | Maebashi Ikuei | J2 | |
| DF | Sere Matsumura | Teikyo Nagaoka | J1 | |
| MF | Shizuoka Gakuen | J1 | ||
| MF | Maebashi Ikuei | J2 | ||
| MF | Nagi Kawatani | Shizuoka Gakuen | J1 | |
| MF | Aomori Yamada | J1 | ||
| MF | Shizuoka Gakuen | J2 | ||
| MF | Yonago Kita | J2 | ||
| MF | Junnosuke Suzuki | Teikyo Kani | J1 | |
| MF | Aomori Yamada | J2 | ||
| MF | Jimpei Yoshida | Saga Higashi | J2 | |