2018 All Japan High School Soccer Tournament
The 2018 All Japan High School Soccer Tournament (All Japan JFA 97th High School Soccer Tournament (Japanese: 第97回全国高等学校サッカー選手権大会)) marked the 97th edition of the referred annually contested cup for High Schools over Japan. Aomori Yamada became the champions after winning past Ryutsu Keizai Kashiwa by 3–1. Calendar
The schedule, kick-offs and match pairings were confirmed on 19 November 2018. Venues
The tournament was played in four prefectures and nine stadiums, with six (two for each prefecture) located in Chiba, Kanagawa, and Tokyo Prefectures, and three located in Saitama. They are:

Tokyo – Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka, and Komazawa Olympic Park Stadium
Saitama – Saitama Stadium 2002, Urawa Komaba Stadium and NACK5 Stadium Omiya
Kanagawa – NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium and Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
Chiba – Fukuda Denshi Arena and Kashiwanoha Stadium

Participating clubs
In parentheses: the amount of times each team qualified for the All Japan High School Tournament (appearance in the 2018 edition included)

Schedule

First round
Except for the opening match, played at 30 December, all the matches in the round were played at 31 December. Second round

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

References

2018 in Japanese football
All Japan High School Soccer Tournament