2022 All Japan Women's University Football Championship

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2022 All Japan Women's University Football Championship
Tournament details
CountryJapan
Dates24 December 2022 – 6 January 2023
Teams24
Final positions
ChampionsToyo University (1st title)
Runner-upYamanashi Gakuin University
← 2021
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]

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

Calendar[edit]

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

Round Date Matches Clubs
First round 24 December 2022 16 16 → 8
Round of 16 26 December 2022 8 16 (8+8) → 8
Quarter-finals 28 December 2022 4 8 → 4
Semi-finals 4 January 2023 2 4 → 2
Final 6 January 2023 1 2 → 1

Venues[edit]

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[edit]

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

Region University (Regional placement) Located on
Defending champions (Kanto) Waseda University (4th) Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo
Hokkaido Sapporo University (1st) Sapporo, Hokkaido
Tohoku Sendai University (1st) Shibata Town, Miyagi
Hachinohe Gakuin University (2nd) Hachinohe City, Aomori
Kanto Toyo University (1st) Itakura City, Gunma
Teikyo Heisei University (2nd) Toshima Ward, Tokyo
Yamanashi Gakuin University (3rd) Kōfu City, Yamanashi
Kanagawa University (5th) Yokohama City, Kanagawa
Nippon Sport Science University (6th) Setagaya Ward, Tokyo
Tokyo International University (7th) Kawagoe City, Saitama
Nihon University (8th) Around Tokyo
Hokushin'etsu Niigata University of Health and Welfare (1st) Niigata, Niigata
Shinshu University (2nd) Matsumoto City, Nagano
Tokai Shizuoka Sangyo University (1st) Iwata City, Shizuoka
Aichi Toho University (2nd) Nagoya City, Aichi
Kansai Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences (1st) Kumatori Town, Osaka
Meiji University of Integrative Medicine (2nd) Nantan City, Kyoto
Otemon Gakuin University (3rd) Ibaraki City, Osaka
Tezukayama Gakuin University (4th) Ōsakasayama City and Sakai City, Osaka
Chugoku Kibi International University (1st) Takahashi City, Okayama
Shunan University (2nd) Shūnan City, Yamaguchi
Shikoku Shikoku University (1st) Tokushima City, Tokushima
Kyushu Fukuoka University (1st) Fukuoka City, Fukuoka
Kwassui University (2nd) Nagasaki City, Nagasaki

First round[edit]

24 December 2022 Match 1Aichi Toho University0–1 Otemon Gakuin University Hyogo
11:00 Report Stadium: Mikibo Football Ground No.1
24 December 2022 Match 4 Kibi International University 3–1Fukuoka UniversityHyogo
13:40 Report Stadium: Mikibo Football Ground No.2

Round of 16[edit]

26 December 2022 Match 15 Waseda University 2–0Shunan UniversityHyogo
11:00 Report Stadium: Mikibo Football Ground No.2
26 December 2022 Match 16 Nihon University 1–0Shizuoka Sangyo UniversityHyogo
13:40 Report Stadium: Mikibo Football Ground No.2

Quarter-finals[edit]

28 December 2022 Match 17 Toyo University 0–0
(5–4 p)
Nippon Sport Science UniversityHyogo
11:00 Report Stadium: Mikibo Football Ground No.1
28 December 2022 Match 18Kanagawa University2–5 Kibi International University Hyogo
13:40 Report Stadium: Mikibo Football Ground No.1
28 December 2022 Match 20Waseda University1–1
(2–3 p)
Nihon University Hyogo
13:40 Report Stadium: Mikibo Football Ground No.2

Semi-finals[edit]

Final[edit]

6 January 2023 Match 23 Toyo University 1–0Yamanashi Gakuin UniversityTokyo
13:00
  • Eri Kitagawa 66'
Report Stadium: Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka

References[edit]

  1. ^ "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". Japan Football Association (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  2. ^ "第31回全日本大学女子サッカー選手権大会が開幕!". jfa.jp (in Japanese). JFA. 25 December 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  3. ^ "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". jfa.jp (in Japanese). JFA. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  4. ^ "第31回全日本大学女子サッカー選手権大会 : About". jfa.jp (in Japanese). JFA. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  5. ^ "第31回全日本大学女子サッカー選手権大会 組合せ決定". JUFA (in Japanese). 22 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  6. ^ "第31回大学女子サッカー選手権出場校一覧と結果予想!". Hot Topics Soccer (in Japanese). 22 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.

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