68th National Sports Festival of Japan - Final Match

Third-Place Play-off Match, played on Thursday, 3rd of October:

Match 15:
Ehime  2 - 1  Kagoshima
(Attendance: 547)

Ehime left it late to beat Kagoshima to third place, their best ever finish. Nakachi Hinako opened the scoring for Kagoshima, with Kushiyama Saki and Akune Mana replying for Ehime.


Final Match, played on Thursday, 3rd of October:

Match 16:
Miyagi  1 - 0  Hyogo
(Attendance: 1,519)

Miyagi have retained the National Sports Festival title with the only goal coming fittingly from local heroine Sasaki Miwa nine minutes from time. Hirata Miki was sent off for Miyagi in the early stages of the second half for a second bookable offence, but the ten women of Miyagi had enough to see off Hyogo.

68th National Sports Festival of Japan - Semi-Finals

Semi-Final Matches, ties to be played on Wednesday, 2nd of October:

Match 13:
Miyagi  2 - 0  Ehime
(Attendance: 758)  

Tokiwagi Gakuen's Ito Miki and Shiraki Akari had an excellent Challenge League season and were the Miyagi heroines as their goals put the reigning champions through to tomorrow's final. Shiraki has now scored in all three matches to date.

Match 14:
Hyogo  1 - 1  Kagoshima
Hyogo win 5-4 on penalties
(Attendance: 294) 

Hyogo beat Kagoshima 5-4 on penalties after a 1-1 draw, with AS Harima Albion's Arihara Aoba scoring for Hyogo, and Kamimura Gakuen's Murata Mishino getting the late equaliser for Kagoshima to force extra-time.


Third-Place Play-off Match, to be played on Thursday, 3rd of October:

Match 15:
Ehime versus Kagoshima


Final Match, to be played on Thursday, 3rd of October:

Match 16:
Miyagi versus Hyogo

68th National Sports Festival of Japan - Quarter-Finals

Quarter-Final Matches, ties played on Tuesday, 1st of October:

Match 9:
Miyagi  4 - 1  Gunma
(Attendance: 582)

Tokiwagi Gakuen's students showed their quality again today, with Kawasaki Saya scoring twice, and Shiraki Akari adding to her two goals from yesterday. Waseda University's Onoda Riko - a graduate of Tokiwagi Gakuen - was also on the scoresheet. Kanto Gakuen University's Minamino scored for Gunma.

Match 10:
Ehime  3 - 2  Fukuoka
(Attendance: 376)

Two late goals from Akune Mana turned the game around for Ehime, with Fukuoka Chuo High School's Ezaki Anna having scored twice for Fukuoka to give them the lead. Nishikawa Sayumi had scored the opening goal for Ehime.

Match 11:
Hyogo  1 - 0  Osaka
(Attendance: 361)

Nishiyama Emi of AS Harima Albion scored the only goal as Hyogo beat Osaka.

Match 12:
Kagoshima  3 - 0  Okayama
(Attendance: 185)

Last year's runners-up Okayama were beaten today by Kagoshima, with Kamimura Gakuen's Ueno Mami scoring again today, along with classmate Yamaguchi Chihiro and Waseda University's Watai Shiori.


Semi-Final Matches, ties to be played on Wednesday, 2nd of October:

Match 13:
Miyagi versus Ehime

Match 14:
Hyogo versus Kagoshima


Third-Place Play-off Match, to be played on Thursday, 3rd of October:

Match 15:
Loser of Match 13 versus Loser of Match 14


Final Match, to be played on Thursday, 3rd of October:

Match 16:
Winner of Match 13 versus Winner of Match 14

68th National Sports Festival of Japan - First Round

First Round Matches, ties played on Monday, 30th of September:

Match 1:
Miyagi  5 - 1  Ibaraki
(Attendance: 582)

Three Tokiwagi Gakuen students scored for reigning champions Miyagi as they beat Ibaraki 5-1, Shiraki Akari (2), Hirata Miki, and Sasaki Miwa. Former Tokiwagi pupil Gonno Takako, now studying at Waseda University, also got on the scoresheet. Ibaraki's lone reply came from Yokoyama Ai of the University of Tsukuba.

Match 2:
Gunma  5 - 0  Hokkaido
(Attendance: 954)

Gunma ran out easy winners, with all three scorers students at Kanto Gakuen University: Fukumaru Tomoko with a hat-trick, Urashima Risa and Minamino Arisa.

Match 3:
Tokyo  0 - 2  Ehime
(Attendance: 322)

Ehime FC Ladies' Iwamoto Yuka and Kushiyama Saki scored to give Ehime a good win over hosts Tokyo.

Match 4:
Fukuoka  2 - 1  Chiba
(Attendance: 1,134)

Fukuoka J. Anclas' Hirata Hikari scored twice for Fukuoka as they beat Chiba. JEF United Ichihara Chiba Ladies' Hanagiri Naomi had earlier equalized for Chiba.

Match 5:
Mie  0 - 1  Hyogo (aet)
(Attendance: 479)

Himeji Hinomoto College's Chiba Sonoko scored in extra time to give Hyogo a 1-0 win over Mie.

Match 6:
Nagano  1 - 2  Osaka (aet)
(Attendance: 525)

Waseda University's Shono Kanako and Nishizono Yukino of Senri Seiun High School scored for Osaka as they beat Nagano, with AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies' Hashiura Satsuki having equalized to force extra time.

Match 7:
Kagoshima  2 - 1  Niigata (aet)
(Attendance: 332)

Kagoshima won with goals from Imanaka Yuri (Je Vrille Kagoshima) and Ueno Mami (Kamimura Gakuen), Niigata's lone reply came from Albirex Niigata Under 18's Takizawa Rio.

Match 8:
Tokushima  1 - 1  Okayama
Okayama win 4-1 on penalties aet
(Attendance: 409)

Okayama beat Tokushima 4-1 on penalties after a 1-1 draw, with Okayama Yunogo Belle's Yamaguchi Mami scoring for Okayama, the equaliser for Tokushima came from Mima Tomoko.


Quarter-Final Matches, ties to be played on Tuesday, 1st of October:

Match 9:
Miyagi versus Gunma

Match 10:
Ehime versus Fukuoka

Match 11:
Hyogo versus Osaka

Match 12:
Kagoshima versus Okayama


Semi-Final Matches, ties to be played on Wednesday, 2nd of October:

Match 13:
Winner of Match 9 versus Winner of Match 10

Match 14:
Winner of Match 11 versus Winner of Match 12


Third-Place Play-off Match, to be played on Thursday, 3rd of October:

Match 15:
Loser of Match 13 versus Loser of Match 14


Final Match, to be played on Thursday, 3rd of October:

Match 16:
Winner of Match 13 versus Winner of Match 14

68th National Sports Festival of Japan - Final Tournament

First Round Matches, ties to be played on Monday, 30th of September:

Match 1:
Miyagi versus Ibaraki

Match 2:
Gunma versus Hokkaido

Match 3:
Tokyo versus Ehime

Match 4:
Fukuoka versus Chiba

Match 5:
Mie versus Hyogo

Match 6:
Nagano versus Osaka

Match 7:
Kagoshima versus Niigata

Match 8:
Tokushima versus Okayama


Quarter-Final Matches, ties to be played on Tuesday, 1st of October:

Match 9:
Winner of Match 1 versus Winner of Match 2

Match 10:
Winner of Match 3 versus Winner of Match 4

Match 11:
Winner of Match 5 versus Winner of Match 6

Match 12:
Winner of Match 7 versus Winner of Match 8


Semi-Final Matches, ties to be played on Wednesday, 2nd of October:

Match 13:
Winner of Match 9 versus Winner of Match 10

Match 14:
Winner of Match 11 versus Winner of Match 12


Third-Place Play-off Match, to be played on Thursday, 3rd of October:

Match 15:
Loser of Match 13 versus Loser of Match 14


Final Match, to be played on Thursday, 3rd of October:

Match 16:
Winner of Match 13 versus Winner of Match 14

68th National Sports Festival of Japan - Preliminary Regional Rounds

Each year the prefectures of Japan compete in numerous sports in the National Sports Festival of Japan. In total there are forty-seven such prefectures. In women's football, sixteen qualifying teams participate in the final competition. This year's event takes place in Tokyo and so they have qualified automatically as hosts. Hokkaido also qualified automatically and from the remaining regions fourteen teams played a series of play-offs to determine the participants for the final tournament which begins on September 30th with the final on October 3rd.


Tohoku

Six teams, with one to qualify. Miyagi and Fukushima were given byes into the second round.

Yamagata  4 - 0  Iwate
Akita  1 - 7  Aomori

Miyagi  7 - 0  Yamagata
Aomori  7 - 8  Fukushima (aet)

Miyagi  9 - 0  Fukushima

Miyagi qualify for the final tournament.


Kanto

Seven teams, with three to qualify. Ibaraki were given a bye into the second round.

Tochigi  0 - 4  Saitama
Gunma  4 - 2  Yamanashi
Kanagawa  0 - 1  Chiba (aet)

Ibaraki  4 - 1  Saitama
Gunma  0 - 3  Chiba

Second round losers' play-off:
Saitama  4 - 5  Gunma

Ibaraki, Chiba and Gunma qualify for the final tournament.


Hokushin'etsu

Five teams, with two to qualify. Niigata, Nagano and Fukui were given a bye into the second round.

Toyama  0 - 8  Ishikawa

Nagano  3 - 2  Fukui
Niigata  5 - 2  Ishikawa

Nagano and Niigata qualify for the final tournament.
 

Tokai

Four teams, with one to qualify.

Aichi  0 - 4  Mie
Gifu  0 - 3  Shizuoka

Mie  2 - 1  Shizuoka (aet)

Mie qualify for the final tournament.


Kinki

Two divisions of three teams, with the two winners of the knockout tournament to qualify. Osaka and Hyogo received byes into the second round.

Nara  0 - 1  Kyoto
Osaka  4 - 0  Kyoto

Osaka qualify for the final tournament.

Wakayama  2 - 2  Shiga - Wakayama win 5-4 on penalty kicks
Wakayama  0 - 1  Hyogo

Hyogo qualify for the final tournament.


Chugoku

Five teams in a round robin tournament. The winning team would qualify.

Yamaguchi  0 - 6  Hiroshima
Tottori  0 - 6  Okayama
Shimane  0 - 1  Yamaguchi
Shimane  0 - 6  Hiroshima
Okayama  2 - 0  Yamaguchi
Tottori  1 - 0  Shimane
Hiroshima  2 - 1  Tottori
Okayama  9 - 0   Shimane
Yamaguchi  1 - 1  Tottori
Hiroshima  0 - 3  Okayama

Okayama qualify for the final tournament as winners.


Shikoku

Four teams in a round robin tournament. The top two teams would qualify.

Kagawa  1 - 9  Ehime
Tokushima  4 - 0  Kochi
Kagawa  0 - 3  Tokushima
Ehime  7 - 1  Kochi
Kagawa  2 - 1  Kochi
Tokushima  2 - 3  Ehime

Ehime and Tokushima qualify by virtue of finishing first and second respectively.


Kyushu

Two divisions of four teams, with the two winners of each knockout tournament to qualify.

Fukuoka  7 - 1  Kumamoto
Miyazaki  2 - 3  Oita

Fukuoka  3 - 1  Oita

Fukuoka qualify for the final tournament.

Kagoshima  6 - 0  Okinawa
Saga  0 - 1  Nagasaki

Kagoshima  1 - 0  Nagasaki

Kagoshima qualify for the final tournament.