2022 All Japan Women's University Football Championship Explained

All Japan Women's University Football Championship
Year:2022
Country:Japan
Num Teams:24
Champions:Toyo
Count:1
Runner-Up:Yamanashi Gakuin
Prevseason:2021
Nextseason:2023

The 2022 All Japan Women's University Football Championship (第31回全日本大学女子サッカー選手権大会; All Japan 31st University Football Championship) marked the 31st edition of the referred annually contested women's cup for universities across Japan, which started on 24 December 2022 and ended on 6 January 2023.[1] [2] The tournament was contested by 24 universities on a knockout-stage format, organized by the Japan Women's University Football Federation alongside the Japan Football Association.[3]

Waseda were the current champions, lifting their seventh trophy on 2021, after a 1–0 triumph past Shizuoka Sangyo.[4] This 2022 season, Toyo managed to win their first trophy, winning by 1–0 past Yamanashi Gakuin in the final. All the matches were streamed on the All Japan Women's University Football Association Official YouTube Channel.

Calendar

The schedule was decided on 22 November 2022.[5] [6]

Round Date Matches Clubs
First round24 December 2022 16 16 → 8
Round of 1626 December 2022 8 16 (8+8) → 8
Quarter-finals28 December 2022 4 8 → 4
Semi-finals4 January 2023 2 4 → 2
Final6 January 2023 1 2 → 1

Venues

All the matches were played in two areas, on the Hyogo Prefecture and the Tokyo Metropolis. The two stadiums which hosted all the matches from the first round down to the quarter-finals utilized two grounds, or fields, at the same place, to enable more matches to be simultaneously held. The venues and the city in which they are located in are as follows:

Participating clubs

In parentheses: Each university's performance at the regional qualifying series.

RegionUniversity (Regional placement)Located on
2021 champions (Kanto)Waseda University (4th) Tokyo
HokkaidoSapporo University (1st) Sapporo
TohokuSendai University (1st) Miyagi
Hachinohe Gakuin University (2nd) Aomori
KantoToyo University (1st)Gunma
Teikyo Heisei University (2nd) Tokyo
Yamanashi Gakuin University (3rd) Yamanashi
Kanagawa University (5th) Kanagawa
Nippon Sport Science University (6th) Tokyo
Tokyo International University (7th) Saitama
Nihon University (8th) Tokyo
Hokushin'etsuNiigata University of Health and Welfare (1st) Niigata
Shinshu University (2nd) Nagano
TokaiShizuoka Sangyo University (1st) Shizuoka
Aichi Toho University (2nd) Aichi
KansaiOsaka University of Health and Sport Sciences (1st)Osaka
Meiji University of Integrative Medicine (2nd)Kyoto
Otemon Gakuin University (3rd)Osaka
Tezukayama Gakuin University (4th) Osaka
ChugokuKibi International University (1st)Okayama
Shunan University (2nd) Yamaguchi
ShikokuShikoku University (1st) Tokushima
KyushuFukuoka University (1st) Fukuoka
Kwassui University (2nd) Nagasaki

Schedule

Final

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 明日24日いよいよ開幕! 第31回全日本大学女子サッカー選手権大会. 23 December 2022. ja. Japan Football Association.
  2. Web site: 第31回全日本大学女子サッカー選手権大会が開幕!. ja. 25 December 2022. 25 December 2022. jfa.jp. JFA.
  3. Web site: 第31回全日本大学女子サッカー選手権大会 組み合わせ決定. 23 November 2022. ja. jfa.jp. JFA.
  4. Web site: 第31回全日本大学女子サッカー選手権大会 : About. 23 November 2022. ja. jfa.jp. JFA.
  5. Web site: 第31回全日本大学女子サッカー選手権大会 組合せ決定. 30 November 2022. 22 November 2022. ja. JUFA.
  6. Web site: 第31回大学女子サッカー選手権出場校一覧と結果予想!. 30 November 2022. 22 November 2022. Hot Topics Soccer. ja.