, mostly known by Prime Minister's Cup, is the secondary football competition for universities across Japan. Since 1977, the year of its first edition, the tournament is held between late August and early September. Winning universities were automatically seeded in the Emperor's Cup. It happened for the last time on 2011. Until 2004, runner-up universities were also given these rights.
On 2023, it was the last time 24 teams participated in the tournament, with 8 teams automatically seeded in the second round. From 2024 onwards, 32 teams participates in the tournament, all starting in the same round.
Past winners In bold, the universities who won both the Prime Minister's Cup and the Intercollegiate at the same year. Year Winner Result Runners-up 1977 Hosei University 2–1 Waseda University 1978 Waseda University 2–1 Hosei University 1979 Kokushikan University 3–1 Chuo University 1980 Hosei University 4–0 Osaka University HSS 1981 University of Tsukuba 3–1 Chuo University 1982 Hosei University 2–1 (a.e.t.) Aichi Gakuin University 1983 Juntendo University 1–0 University of Tsukuba 1984 Osaka University of Commerce 3–2 Osaka University HSS 1985 Osaka University of Commerce 2–0 Waseda University 1986 Osaka University HSS 4–0 Waseda University 1987 Juntendo University 2–0 University of Tsukuba 1988 University of Tsukuba 2–2 (a.e.t.)(3–1 p.) Juntendo University 1989 Juntendo University 1–0 University of Tsukuba 1990 Juntendo University 3–1 Tokai University 1991 Tokai University 3–2 Kokushikan University 1992 University of Tsukuba 4–0 Fukuoka University 1993 Juntendo University 2–1 University of Tsukuba 1994 Tokyo University of Agriculture 2–0 NIFS Kanoya 1995 Komazawa University 2–1 University of Tsukuba 1996 Juntendo University 4–1 Komazawa University 1997 Komazawa University 3–0 Hosei University 1998 Waseda University 3–1 Aoyama Gakuin University 1999 Kokushikan University 5–2 University of Tsukuba 2000 Tokai University 1–0 Hosei University 2001 Hannan University 2–1 Komazawa University 2002 Komazawa University 5–2 Kokushikan University 2003 Komazawa University 1–1 (a.e.t.)(6–5 p.) Hannan University 2004 Komazawa University 5–2 Momoyama Gakuin University 2005 Kansai University 3–2 Waseda University 2006 Ritsumeikan University 3–1 Fukuoka University 2007 Ryutsu Keizai University 3–1 Shizuoka Sangyo University 2008 Osaka University HSS 2–0 Hannan University 2009 Fukuoka University 3–1 Kochi University 2010 Komazawa University 3–2 (a.e.t.) Chukyo University 2011 Osaka University HSS 1–0 Chuo University 2012 Hannan University 3–1 Senshu University 2013 Ryutsu Keizai University 3–2 Meiji University 2014 Ryutsu Keizai University 2–1 Hosei University 2015 Kwansei Gakuin University 2–0 Meiji University 2016 Meiji University 1–0 Juntendo University 2017 Hosei University 1–0 Meiji University 2018 Meiji University 2–0 Osaka University HSS 2019 Meiji University 2–1 Hosei University 2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021 Hosei University 2–1 Toyo University 2022 Kokushikan University 2–1 Osaka Gakuin University 2023 Fuji University 2–1 Kwansei Gakuin University 2024 Hannan University 2–1 Niigata University HW
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