This National Tournament took place during the 3rd Middle School year of Tsubasa Ozora.
Nankatsu won the previous two tournaments, beating Toho Academy in both finals:
Previous Finals
| Date | Match | Results | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
  Nankatsu vs Toho (Final) | 2 - 1 | Middle School 1st Year | |
| Nankatsu vs Toho (Final) | 1 - 0 | Middle School 2nd Year |
The tournament was a knock-out competition, divided in six rounds. Some teams had a bye in the first round and entered the tournament in the second one. Here are the scores of the quarterfinals, semifinals and final match:
Final Rounds
In the final, Nankatsu and Toho were tied at the end of extra-time. Instead of going forward with a penalty shootout, both teams were declared champions.
These are the scores of the most relevant games of the first rounds of the tournament:
First Rounds
Top Scorers
| Rank | Player | Team | Position | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |   Tsubasa | Nankatsu MS | AM | 6 | 12 | 4 |
| 2 |  Hyuga | Toho MS | FW | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 |  Sorimachi | Toho MS | FW | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 |  Kisugi | Nankatsu MS | FW | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 |  Matsuyama | Furano MS | AM | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 6 |  Izawa | Nankatsu MS | DM | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 |  K. Tachibana | Hanawa MS | FW | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 |  Oda | Furano MS | FW | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 |  Sano | Hirado MS | FW | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Top Assisters
| Rank | Player | Team | Position | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Izawa | Nankatsu MS | DM | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 |  Sawada | Toho MS | AM | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Tsubasa | Nankatsu MS | AM | 6 | 12 | 4 |
| 4 |  Jito | Hirado MS | DF | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 |  Taki | Nankatsu MS | FW | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Matsuyama | Furano MS | AM | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 7 |  Ishizaki | Nankatsu MS | DF | 6 | 0 | 2 |
Top Goalkeepers
| Rank | Player | Team | Position | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Wakashimazu | Toho MS | GK | 1.00 | 5 |
| 2 |  Morisaki | Nankatsu MS | GK | 2.00 | 6 |
| 3 |  Kato | Furano MS | GK | 2.00 | 2 |
Best 24 players of the tournament:
- Goalkeepers: Yuzo Morisaki (Nankatsu); Ken Wakashimazu (Toho Academy); Masanori Kato (Furano).
- Defenders: Shingo Takasugi, Ryo Ishizaki (Nankatsu); Hiroshi Jito (Hirado); Makoto Soda (Azuma-Ichi).
- Midfielders: Tsubasa Ozora, Mamoru Izawa (Nankatsu); Takeshi Sawada, Hideo Koike (Toho Academy); Hikaru Matsuyama (Furano); Hiromichi Hori (Meiwa); Tetsuo Ishida (Minami Uwa).
- Forwards: , Hajime Taki, Teppei Kisugi (Nankatsu); Kojiro Hyuga, Kazuki Sorimachi (Toho Academy); Kazumasa Oda (Furano); Noboru Sawaki (Meiwa); Kazuto Takei (Minami Uwa); Kazuo Tachibana, Masao Tachibana (Hanawa).
In this link you have access to the tournament stats of every player that participated in this Middle School National Tournament.