League Information
League Name
Prince Takamado Trophy JFA U-18 Football Premier League 2018
Host Organisation
Japan Football Association (JFA)
Supervising Organisations
Participating teams of the Premier League, participating teams’ Prefectural Football Associations
Supporter
Japan Sports Agency
Sponsors
JFA Youth & Development Official Partner
NIKE Japan Corp.
JFA Youth & Development Official Supporter
TOYOTA Motor Corporation, NICHIBAN CO., LTD., Meiji Co., Ltd.
JFA Youth & Development Official Provider
Molten Corporation
Participating Teams
Each of the top 8 teams from the previous year’s Premier League EAST/WEST, and the 4 teams winning out of the Premier League qualifiers
【EAST】
Tohoku: Aomori Yamada High School (Aomori)
Kanto: Kashima Antlers Youth (Ibaraki)
Urawa Red Diamonds Youth (Saitama)
Funabashi Municipal High School (Chiba)
Kashiwa Reysol U-18 (Chiba)
Ryutsu Keizai University Kashiwa High School (Chiba)★
F.C.TOKYO U-18 (Tokyo)
Hokushinetsu: Toyama Daiichi High School (Toyama)★
Tokai: Shimizu S-Pulse Youth (Shizuoka)
Jubilo Iwata U-18 (Shizuoka)★
【WEST】
Tokai: Nagoya Grampus U-18 (Aichi)★
Kansai: Kyoto Sanga F.C. U-18 (Kyoto)
Hannan University High School (Osaka)
Gamba Osaka Youth (Osaka)
Cerezo Osaka U-18 (Osaka)
Vissel Kobe U-18 (Hyogo)
Chugoku: Yonago Kita High School (Tottori)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima F.C Youth (Hiroshima)
Kyushu: Avispa Fukuoka U-18 (Fukuoka)
Higashi Fukuoka High School (Fukuoka)
★: Newly joined teams
Tournament Format
20 of the participating teams will be divided into two divisions (EAST/WEST) consisting 10 teams each. Teams will play in a double round-robin format where home and away matches are assigned against every teams. (total of 18 matches per team) Each of the division winners will earn a spot into the Final. The bottom 2 teams of each divisions will automatically be relegated to the Prince League in the following year. Top 16 teams of the Price League (qualification slots for each region listed below) will earn a spot into the Premier League qualifiers, where the top 4 teams of the qualifiers will be promoted into the Premier League in the following year.
Hokkaido/Hokushinetsu/Shikoku: 1, Tohoku/Tokai/Kansai/Chugoku/Kyushu: 2, Kanto: 3
Tournament Schedule
Sat. 7 April - Sun. 9 December (Total of 18 Sec.)
| Sec. | Match Date | Sec. | Match Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat. 7, Sun. 8 April *Matches held at mutual venue | 10 | Sat. 25, Sun. 26 August |
| 2 | Sat. 14, Sun. 15 April | 11 | Sat. 1, Sun. 2 September |
| 3 | Sat. 21, Sun. 22 April | 12 | Sat. 8, Sun. 9 September |
| 4 | Sat. 28, Sun. 29, Mon. 30 April | 13 | Sat. 15, Sun. 16, Mon. 17 September |
| 5 | Sat. 5, Sun. 6 May | 14 | Sat. 22, Sun. 23, Mon. 24 September |
| 6 | Sat. 23, Sun. 24 June | 15 | Sat. 6, Sun. 7, Mon. 8 October |
| 7 | Sat. 30 June, Sun. 1 July | 16 | Fri. 23, Sat. 24, Sun. 25 November |
| 8 | Sat. 7, Sun. 8 July | 17 | Sat. 1, Sun. 2 December |
| 9 | Sat. 14, Sun. 15, Mon. 16 July | 18 | Sun. 9 December |
【Final】Sat. 15 December
【Play-offs】Fri. 14, Sun. 16 December
