Prime Minister's Cup All Japan University Football Tournament Explained

Current:	2023 Prime Minister's Cup All Japan University Football Tournament
Number Of Teams:	32
Region:	Japan
Current Champions:	Fuji (2023, 1st title)
Most Successful Club:	Juntendo Komazawa (6 titles)
Website:	JFA JUFA

, mostly known by Prime Minister's Cup, is the secondary football competition for universities across Japan.^[1] Since 1977, the year of its first edition, the tournament is held between late August and early September. Winning universities were automatically seeded in the Emperor's Cup. It happened for the last time on 2011. Until 2004, runner-up universities were also given these rights.

On 2023, it was the last time 24 teams participated in the tournament, with 8 teams automatically seeded in the second round. From 2024 onwards, 32 teams participates in the tournament, all starting in the same round.^[2]

Past winners

In bold, the universities who won both the Prime Minister's Cup and the Intercollegiate at the same year.^[3]

Year	Winner	Result	Runners-up
1977		2–1	Waseda University
1978	Waseda University	2–1	Hosei University
1979		3–1	Chuo University
1980		4–0	Osaka University HSS
1981		3–1	Chuo University
1982		2–1 (a.e.t.)	Aichi Gakuin University
1983		1–0	University of Tsukuba
1984	Osaka University of Commerce	3–2	Osaka University HSS
1985	Osaka University of Commerce	2–0	Waseda University
1986		4–0	Waseda University
1987	Juntendo University	2–0	University of Tsukuba
1988			Juntendo University
1989	Juntendo University	1–0	University of Tsukuba
1990		3–1	Tokai University
1991		3–2	Kokushikan University
1992		4–0	Fukuoka University
1993		2–1	University of Tsukuba
1994		2–0	NIFS Kanoya
1995	Komazawa University	2–1	University of Tsukuba
1996		4–1	Komazawa University
1997	Komazawa University	3–0	Hosei University
1998		3–1	Aoyama Gakuin University
1999	Kokushikan University	5–2	University of Tsukuba
2000		1–0	Hosei University
2001		2–1	Komazawa University
2002		5–2	Kokushikan University
2003		1–1 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p.)	Hannan University
2004	Komazawa University	5–2	Momoyama Gakuin University
2005		3–2	Waseda University
2006		3–1	Fukuoka University
2007		3–1	Shizuoka Sangyo University
2008		2–0	Hannan University
2009		3–1	Kochi University
2010		3–2 (a.e.t.)	Chukyo University
2011		1–0	Chuo University
2012		3–1	Senshu University
2013		3–2	Meiji University
2014	Ryutsu Keizai University	2–1	Hosei University
2015	Kwansei Gakuin University	2–0	Meiji University
2016		1–0	Juntendo University
2017		1–0	Meiji University
2018		2–0	Osaka University HSS
2019	Meiji University	2–1	Hosei University
2020	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021		2–1	Toyo University
2022		2–1	Osaka Gakuin University
2023		2–1	Kwansei Gakuin University

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2023年度 第47回 総理大臣杯 全日本大学サッカートーナメント. 28 March 2024. ja. JFA.
2. Web site: ⼤会⽅式 変更の概要（⼀覧表）. 9 July 2024. ja.
3. Web site: 2023年度 第47回 総理大臣杯 全日本大学サッカートーナメント : All-time Winners. 23 November 2022. ja. JFA.