| All Japan University Football Championship | |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Country: | Japan |
| Num Teams: | 24 |
| Winners: | Meiji |
| Count: | 4 |
| Second: | Kyoto Sangyo |
| Matches: | 23 |
| Goals: | 69 |
| Scoring Leader: | Ryunosuke Ota (Meiji, 4 goals) |
| Award: | Sota Nakamura (Meiji) |
| Attendance: | 12,895 |
| Prev Season: | 2022 |
| Next Season: | 2024 |
The 2023 All Japan University Football Championship (第72回 全日本大学サッカー選手権大会; All Japan 72nd University Football Championship) was the 72nd edition of the referred annually contested cup for universities across Japan. As usual, the tournament was contested by 24 universities on a knockout-stage format.[1] Meiji clinched their fourth championship title after winning by 2–0 past Kyoto Sangyo, four years after their third title on 2019.[2]
In an unusual movement, champions Meiji were invited to the 2024 Emperor's Cup by the JFA without having to play their prefectural qualifications to fill the vacant spot left by J1 side Urawa Red Diamonds following the riot caused by the fans after 0–3 loss against Nagoya Grampus in the 4th round of the 2023 tournament.[3]
| Round | Date | Matches | Clubs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | 7 December 2023 | 8 | 16 → 8 | |
| Round of 16 | 10 December 2023 | 8 | 16 (8+8) → 8 | |
| Quarter-finals | 13 December 2023 | 4 | 8 → 4 | |
| Semi-finals | 21 December 2023 | 2 | 4 → 2 | |
| Final | 24 December 2023 | 1 | 2 → 1 |
In parentheses: Each university's performance at the regional qualifying series.[1]
| Region | University | Located on | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | 1st | 44th | Sapporo | |
| 2nd | 11th | Iwamizawa | ||
| Tohoku | 1st | 39th | Miyagi | |
| 2nd | 2nd | Iwate | ||
| Kanto | 1st | 41st | Ibaraki | |
| 2nd | 3rd | Saitama | ||
| 3rd | 22nd | Tokyo | ||
| 4th | 4th | Tokyo | ||
| 5th | 13th | Ibaraki | ||
| 6th | 2nd | Tokyo | ||
| Hokushin'etsu | 1st | 9th | Niigata | |
| Tokai | 1st | 43rd | Aichi | |
| 2nd | 14th | Shizuoka | ||
| 3rd | 7th | Aichi | ||
| Kansai | 1st | 8th | Kyoto | |
| 2nd | 26th | Osaka | ||
| 3rd | 25th | Hyogo | ||
| 4th | 3rd | Osaka | ||
| Chugoku | 1st | 14th | Hiroshima | |
| Shikoku | 1st | 4th | Kagawa | |
| 2nd | 3rd | Kagawa | ||
| Kyushu | 1st | 46th | Fukuoka | |
| 2nd | 26th | Kagoshima | ||
| 3rd | 20th | Fukuoka | ||
The participating teams and match-ups were disclosed on 21 November 2023.[1]
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| Rank | Player | University | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryunosuke Ota | Meiji | 4 |
| 2 | Izumi Miyata | Ryutsu Keizai | 3 |
| Sora Mochizuki | Kwansei Gakuin | ||
| Aoi Nakamura | Hiroshima | ||
| Sho Uramichi | Kwansei Gakuin | ||
| Award[4] | Player | Grade | University |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Player | Sota Nakamura | 3rd | Meiji |
| Best Goalkeeper | 3rd | Meiji | |
| Best Defender | Miki Inoue | 4th | Meiji |
| Best Midfielder | Kazuki Fukui | 4th | Kyoto Sangyo |
| Best Forward | 4th | Kyoto Sangyo | |
| Pos. | Player | Moving from | Moving to[5] [6] [7] | League |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Kohei Kawakami | J2 | ||
| GK | Kenya Kubo | J3 | ||
| GK | Keitaro Nakajima | J1 | ||
| GK | Kazuaki Suganuma | J1 | ||
| GK | Shioki Takayama | J1 | ||
| GK | Toi Yamamoto | J3 | ||
| DF | Ryota Abe | J3 | ||
| DF | Hayato Aoki | J2 | ||
| DF | Keishi Fujimoto | J3 | ||
| DF | Kaito Hayashida | J3 | ||
| DF | Miki Inoue | J2 | ||
| DF | Rikuto Ishio | J2 | ||
| DF | Yuki Kobayashi | J3 | ||
| DF | Yosuke Murakami | J3 | ||
| DF | Shimpei Nishiya | J3 | ||
| DF | Kimito Nono | J1 | ||
| DF | J1 | |||
| DF | Yamato Okada | J1 | ||
| DF | Jo Soma | J2 | ||
| DF | Ryota Tagashira | J2 | ||
| DF | J1 | |||
| DF | Kaio Yabunaka | J3 | ||
| DF | Manato Yoshida | J1 | ||
| DF | Takeshi Yoshimoto | J3 | ||
| MF | Koya Fujii | J2 | ||
| MF | Kazuki Fukui | J3 | ||
| MF | Naoki Hashida | J3 | ||
| MF | Kazuaki Ihori | J2 | ||
| MF | Chihiro Konagaya | J2 | ||
| MF | Arata Kozakai | J2 | ||
| MF | Kazuki Kumasaka | J1 | ||
| MF | Rio Maeda | J3 | ||
| MF | Shoma Maeda | J2 | ||
| MF | Ken Masui | J1 | ||
| MF | Rin Mito | J1 | ||
| MF | J2 | |||
| MF | J1 | |||
| MF | Hinata Mukai | J3 | ||
| MF | Yuto Nagao | J2 | ||
| MF | Kanta Nagata | J2 | ||
| MF | Yamato Natsukawa | J3 | ||
| MF | J3 | |||
| MF | Kanta Sakagishi | J2 | ||
| MF | Shunta Sera | J3 | ||
| MF | Masato Shigemi | J1 | ||
| MF | Yusuke Shimizu | J3 | ||
| MF | Ukyo Takase | J3 | ||
| MF | Taishi Tamashiro | J2 | ||
| MF | Katsuyuki Tanaka | J1 | ||
| MF | Masashi Tanioka | J2 | ||
| MF | Mio Tsuneyasu | J3 | ||
| MF | Soichiro Tsutsumi | J3 | ||
| MF | Kakeru Yamauchi | J1 | ||
| MF | Kowa Yonaha | J3 | ||
| FW | Bae Seong-min | J2 | ||
| FW | Manato Hyakuda | J3 | ||
| FW | Kim Hyeon-woo | J2 | ||
| FW | Sora Mochizuki | J3 | ||
| FW | Masaki Nishimura | J3 | ||
| FW | Ryunosuke Ota | J2 | ||
| FW | Ryota Sawazaki | J3 | ||
| FW | Shota Tanaka | J3 | ||
| FW | Soki Tokuno | J2 | ||
| FW | Shosei Usui | J3 | ||
| FW | Sota Watanabe | J3 | ||