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 |
RESULTS AND STANDINGS:
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
PLAYERS DATA:
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 | 5 | 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 |  K. Oda | Furano MS | FW | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 |  Sawada | Toho MS | AM | 6 | 2 | 5 |
Top Assisters
| Rank | Player | Team | Position | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Izawa | Nankatsu MS | DM | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | Sawada | Toho MS | AM | 6 | 2 | 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 | FW, GK | 0.83 | 6 |
| 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.
Top Eleven of the Tournament:
