Season | 2024 |
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Dates | 6 April – 8 December |
Matches played | 53 |
Goals scored | 145 (2.74 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
5 players tied (5 goals) |
Biggest home win | Shohei 6–0 Ichiritsu Funabashi (26 May) |
Biggest away win | Omiya Ardija 0–4 Kashima Antlers (16 June) |
Highest scoring | RKU Kashiwa 4–3 FC Tokyo (5 May) |
Highest attendance | 1,500 Omiya Ardija 1–1 Shohei (23 June) |
Lowest attendance | 100 RKU Kashiwa 1–0 Shoshi (7 April) Omiya Ardija 2–3 Kashiwa Reysol (14 April) RKU Kashiwa 2–2 Kashima Antlers (21 April) RKU Kashiwa 4–3 FC Tokyo (5 May) FC Tokyo 1–1 Yokohama FC (12 May) Kashima Antlers 2–1 FC Tokyo (22 June) RKU Kashiwa 1–1 Ichiritsu Funabashi (23 June) |
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2023 2025 →
All statistics correct as of 23 June 2024. |
Season | 2024 |
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Dates | 6 April – 8 December |
Matches played | 50 |
Goals scored | 177 (3.54 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Keiji Yamashita (10 goals) |
Biggest home win | Sagan Tosu 5–0 Yonago Kita (14 April) |
Biggest away win | Teikyo Nagaoka 1–6 Ohzu (19 May) Kagoshima Josei 0–5 Sanfrecce Hiroshima (26 May) |
Highest scoring | Kamimura Gakuen 4–3 Sagan Tosu (7 April) Teikyo Nagaoka 1–6 Ohzu (19 May) |
Highest attendance | 1,150 Teikyo Nagaoka 3–0 Sagan Tosu (29 April) |
Lowest attendance | 50 Sagan Tosu 1–1 Shizuoka Gakuen (19 May) |
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2023 2025 →
All statistics correct as of 23 June 2024. |
The 2024 Prince Takamado JFA U-18 Football Premier League ( Japanese: 高円宮杯 JFA U-18サッカープレミアリーグ 2024, Hepburn: Takamado no Miya-hai JFA U-18 Sakkā Puremia Rīgu 2024) is the 35th season of the main competition for under-18 teams in Japan, the 14th after rebranding the competition to the current "Premier League" format, and the 3rd season with 24 clubs participating in the league. [1]
The Premier League/Prince League play-offs gives an opportunity for teams to be promoted from the Prince Leagues (a conglomerate of regional leagues that forms the 2nd division of youth football in Japan). The 11th and 12th-placed teams of each division will be directly relegated.
Promoted from the Prince Leagues | Relegated by bottom-league finish (East) | Relegated by bottom-league finish (West) |
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Kashima Antlers Teikyo Nagaoka HS Fagiano Okayama Kagoshima Josei HS |
Asahikawa Jitsugyo HS Yokohama F. Marinos |
Júbilo Iwata Riseisha HS |
As usual, the teams were allocated to each division by the JFA based on geographical positions. Yokohama FC U-18s was the only team to be relocated, switching from the West to the East on 2024, a year after relocating to the West. [2]
Team | Prefecture | 2023 record |
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Aomori Yamada High School | Aomori | 1st |
Shoshi High School | Fukushima | 2nd |
Kashima Antlers | Ibaraki |
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Maebashi Ikuei High School | Gunma | 8th |
Shohei High School | Saitama | 7th |
Omiya Ardija | Saitama | 9th |
RKU Kashiwa High School | Chiba | 6th |
Kashiwa Reysol | Chiba | 4th |
Ichiritsu Funabashi High School | Chiba | 5th |
FC Tokyo | Tokyo | 10th |
Kawasaki Frontale | Kanagawa | 3rd |
Yokohama FC | Kanagawa | 5th (WEST) |
Team | Prefecture | 2023 record |
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Teikyo Nagaoka High School | Niigata |
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Shizuoka Gakuen High School | Shizuoka | 3rd |
Nagoya Grampus | Aichi | 8th |
Vissel Kobe | Hyogo | 2nd |
Yonago Kita High School | Tottori | 7th |
Fagiano Okayama | Okayama |
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Hiroshima | 1st |
Higashi Fukuoka High School | Fukuoka | 6th |
Sagan Tosu | Saga | 9th |
Ohzu High School | Kumamoto | 4th |
Kagoshima Josei High School | Kagoshima |
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Kamimura Gakuen High School | Kagoshima | 10th |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kawasaki Frontale | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 18 | Qualification for Premier League final |
2 | RKU Kashiwa | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 18 | |
3 | Kashima Antlers | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 17 | |
4 | Yokohama FC | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 16 | |
5 | Shohei | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 15 | |
6 | Kashiwa Reysol | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 14 | |
7 | Aomori Yamada | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 12 | |
8 | Maebashi Ikuei | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 10 | |
9 | FC Tokyo | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 9 | |
10 | Omiya Ardija | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 8 | |
11 | Shoshi | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 7 | Relegation to the Prince Leagues |
12 | Ichiritsu Funabashi | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 18 | −16 | 3 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ohzu | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 9 | +20 | 22 | Qualification for Premier League final |
2 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 19 | |
3 | Nagoya Grampus | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 16 | |
4 | Teikyo Nagaoka | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 16 | |
5 | Higashi Fukuoka | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 13 | |
6 | Vissel Kobe | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 11 | |
7 | Sagan Tosu | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 10 | |
8 | Kamimura Gakuen | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 20 | −5 | 10 | |
9 | Yonago Kita | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 9 | |
10 | Shizuoka Gakuen | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 7 | |
11 | Fagiano Okayama | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 21 | −11 | 7 | Relegation to the Prince Leagues |
12 | Kagoshima Josei | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 21 | −18 | 2 |
Qualifies for the stage the 16 top-ranked teams of the nine Prince League divisions, with each region having its amount of qualifying slots predetermined by the JFA [a]. [3] They will be divided into four blocks, with their respective block winners (or 2nd round winners) qualifying for the next season's Premier League.
Kanto's Prince League is the only one to qualify three teams from, whereas Tohoku, Tokai, Kansai, Chugoku and Kyushu qualifies two teams each, and just one each qualifies from Hokkaido and Shikoku. The play-offs will be played at 6 (1st round) and 8 December (2nd round).
East Champion | v | West Champion |
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Rank | Player | Club | Goals [4] |
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1 |
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Kashima Antlers | 5 |
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Shohei | ||
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FC Tokyo | ||
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Yokohama FC | ||
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Kashiwa Reysol | ||
6 |
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Kawasaki Frontale | 4 |
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Yokohama FC | ||
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Shohei | ||
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Kawasaki Frontale | ||
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Kashima Antlers | ||
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Kashiwa Reysol |
Rank | Player | Club | Goals [5] |
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1 |
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Ohzu | 10 |
2 |
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 7 |
3 |
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Teikyo Nagaoka | 6 |
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Sagan Tosu | ||
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Teikyo Nagaoka | ||
6 |
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Kamimura Gakuen | 5 |
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Fagiano Okayama | ||
8 |
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 4 |
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Nagoya Grampus | ||
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Ohzu | ||
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Nagoya Grampus | ||
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Yonago Kita | ||
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Vissel Kobe |
Season | 2024 |
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Dates | 6 April – 8 December |
Matches played | 53 |
Goals scored | 145 (2.74 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
5 players tied (5 goals) |
Biggest home win | Shohei 6–0 Ichiritsu Funabashi (26 May) |
Biggest away win | Omiya Ardija 0–4 Kashima Antlers (16 June) |
Highest scoring | RKU Kashiwa 4–3 FC Tokyo (5 May) |
Highest attendance | 1,500 Omiya Ardija 1–1 Shohei (23 June) |
Lowest attendance | 100 RKU Kashiwa 1–0 Shoshi (7 April) Omiya Ardija 2–3 Kashiwa Reysol (14 April) RKU Kashiwa 2–2 Kashima Antlers (21 April) RKU Kashiwa 4–3 FC Tokyo (5 May) FC Tokyo 1–1 Yokohama FC (12 May) Kashima Antlers 2–1 FC Tokyo (22 June) RKU Kashiwa 1–1 Ichiritsu Funabashi (23 June) |
←
2023 2025 →
All statistics correct as of 23 June 2024. |
Season | 2024 |
---|---|
Dates | 6 April – 8 December |
Matches played | 50 |
Goals scored | 177 (3.54 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Keiji Yamashita (10 goals) |
Biggest home win | Sagan Tosu 5–0 Yonago Kita (14 April) |
Biggest away win | Teikyo Nagaoka 1–6 Ohzu (19 May) Kagoshima Josei 0–5 Sanfrecce Hiroshima (26 May) |
Highest scoring | Kamimura Gakuen 4–3 Sagan Tosu (7 April) Teikyo Nagaoka 1–6 Ohzu (19 May) |
Highest attendance | 1,150 Teikyo Nagaoka 3–0 Sagan Tosu (29 April) |
Lowest attendance | 50 Sagan Tosu 1–1 Shizuoka Gakuen (19 May) |
←
2023 2025 →
All statistics correct as of 23 June 2024. |
The 2024 Prince Takamado JFA U-18 Football Premier League ( Japanese: 高円宮杯 JFA U-18サッカープレミアリーグ 2024, Hepburn: Takamado no Miya-hai JFA U-18 Sakkā Puremia Rīgu 2024) is the 35th season of the main competition for under-18 teams in Japan, the 14th after rebranding the competition to the current "Premier League" format, and the 3rd season with 24 clubs participating in the league. [1]
The Premier League/Prince League play-offs gives an opportunity for teams to be promoted from the Prince Leagues (a conglomerate of regional leagues that forms the 2nd division of youth football in Japan). The 11th and 12th-placed teams of each division will be directly relegated.
Promoted from the Prince Leagues | Relegated by bottom-league finish (East) | Relegated by bottom-league finish (West) |
---|---|---|
Kashima Antlers Teikyo Nagaoka HS Fagiano Okayama Kagoshima Josei HS |
Asahikawa Jitsugyo HS Yokohama F. Marinos |
Júbilo Iwata Riseisha HS |
As usual, the teams were allocated to each division by the JFA based on geographical positions. Yokohama FC U-18s was the only team to be relocated, switching from the West to the East on 2024, a year after relocating to the West. [2]
Team | Prefecture | 2023 record |
---|---|---|
Aomori Yamada High School | Aomori | 1st |
Shoshi High School | Fukushima | 2nd |
Kashima Antlers | Ibaraki |
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Maebashi Ikuei High School | Gunma | 8th |
Shohei High School | Saitama | 7th |
Omiya Ardija | Saitama | 9th |
RKU Kashiwa High School | Chiba | 6th |
Kashiwa Reysol | Chiba | 4th |
Ichiritsu Funabashi High School | Chiba | 5th |
FC Tokyo | Tokyo | 10th |
Kawasaki Frontale | Kanagawa | 3rd |
Yokohama FC | Kanagawa | 5th (WEST) |
Team | Prefecture | 2023 record |
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Teikyo Nagaoka High School | Niigata |
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Shizuoka Gakuen High School | Shizuoka | 3rd |
Nagoya Grampus | Aichi | 8th |
Vissel Kobe | Hyogo | 2nd |
Yonago Kita High School | Tottori | 7th |
Fagiano Okayama | Okayama |
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Hiroshima | 1st |
Higashi Fukuoka High School | Fukuoka | 6th |
Sagan Tosu | Saga | 9th |
Ohzu High School | Kumamoto | 4th |
Kagoshima Josei High School | Kagoshima |
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Kamimura Gakuen High School | Kagoshima | 10th |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Kawasaki Frontale | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 18 | Qualification for Premier League final |
2 | RKU Kashiwa | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 18 | |
3 | Kashima Antlers | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 17 | |
4 | Yokohama FC | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 16 | |
5 | Shohei | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 15 | |
6 | Kashiwa Reysol | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 14 | |
7 | Aomori Yamada | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 12 | |
8 | Maebashi Ikuei | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 10 | |
9 | FC Tokyo | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 9 | |
10 | Omiya Ardija | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 8 | |
11 | Shoshi | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 7 | Relegation to the Prince Leagues |
12 | Ichiritsu Funabashi | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 18 | −16 | 3 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ohzu | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 9 | +20 | 22 | Qualification for Premier League final |
2 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 19 | |
3 | Nagoya Grampus | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 16 | |
4 | Teikyo Nagaoka | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 16 | |
5 | Higashi Fukuoka | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 13 | |
6 | Vissel Kobe | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 11 | |
7 | Sagan Tosu | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 10 | |
8 | Kamimura Gakuen | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 20 | −5 | 10 | |
9 | Yonago Kita | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 9 | |
10 | Shizuoka Gakuen | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 7 | |
11 | Fagiano Okayama | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 21 | −11 | 7 | Relegation to the Prince Leagues |
12 | Kagoshima Josei | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 21 | −18 | 2 |
Qualifies for the stage the 16 top-ranked teams of the nine Prince League divisions, with each region having its amount of qualifying slots predetermined by the JFA [a]. [3] They will be divided into four blocks, with their respective block winners (or 2nd round winners) qualifying for the next season's Premier League.
Kanto's Prince League is the only one to qualify three teams from, whereas Tohoku, Tokai, Kansai, Chugoku and Kyushu qualifies two teams each, and just one each qualifies from Hokkaido and Shikoku. The play-offs will be played at 6 (1st round) and 8 December (2nd round).
East Champion | v | West Champion |
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Rank | Player | Club | Goals [4] |
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1 |
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Kashima Antlers | 5 |
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Shohei | ||
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FC Tokyo | ||
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Yokohama FC | ||
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Kashiwa Reysol | ||
6 |
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Kawasaki Frontale | 4 |
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Yokohama FC | ||
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Shohei | ||
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Kawasaki Frontale | ||
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Kashima Antlers | ||
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Kashiwa Reysol |
Rank | Player | Club | Goals [5] |
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1 |
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Ohzu | 10 |
2 |
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 7 |
3 |
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Teikyo Nagaoka | 6 |
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Sagan Tosu | ||
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Teikyo Nagaoka | ||
6 |
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Kamimura Gakuen | 5 |
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Fagiano Okayama | ||
8 |
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 4 |
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Nagoya Grampus | ||
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Ohzu | ||
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Nagoya Grampus | ||
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Yonago Kita | ||
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Vissel Kobe |