Japan National Collegiate Baseball Championship 2025

Main Information

• Event Name: The 74th Japan National Collegiate Baseball Championship (第74回全日本大学野球選手権大会, Dai'nanajuuyon-kai Zen'Nippon Daigaku Yakyuu Senshuken Taikai)
• Date: 9-15 June 2025
• Place: Meiji Jingu Stadium, Tokyo Dome
• Total of Participants: 27 schools
• Streaming: NHK TV (Final game), JSPORTS (TV & On-demand)
• Winner: Tohoku Fukushi University (First time in 7 years—since 2018)
  

Participants

Federation	School Name	Participation Count/Total
Hokkaido Students League	Tokyo University of Agriculture Okhotsk Campus	6 consecutive years/21 times*(1)
Sapporo Students League	Hokkai Gakuen University	First time in 4 years/21 times
North Tohoku University League	Aomori University	First time in 17 years/11 times
Sendai Big 6 League	Tohoku Fukushi University	First time in 3 years/37 times
South Tohoku University League	Higashi-Nippon International University	4 consecutive years/18 times
Chiba Region University League	Johsai International University	First time in 6 years/3 times
Kankoshin Students League	Jobu University	2 consecutive years/20 times
New Tokyo University League	Sohka University	First time in 2 years/25 times
Tokyo Big 6 League	Waseda University	2 consecutive years/16 times
Tohto University Baseball League	Aoyama Gakuin University	3 consecutive years/8 times
Shuto University League	Tokai University	First time in 3 years/40 times
Kanagawa University League	Kanagawa University	First time in 3 years/28 times
Aichi University League	Chukyo University	2 consecutive years/21 times
Tokai Region University League	Nihon University International Relations Faculty	First time in 7 years/5 times
Hokuriku University League	Fukui Institute of Technology	3 consecutive years/46 times
Kansai Big 6 League	Kinki University	First time in 2 years/32 times
Kansai 6 Universities League	Osaka University of Commerce	8 consecutive years/15 times*(2)
Hanshin University League	Osaka Sangyo University	First time in 21 years/2 times
Kinki Students League	Nara Gakuen University	First time in 7 years/22 times
Keiji University League	Bukkyo University	2 consecutive years/24 times
Hiroshima Big 6 League	Kinki University Faculty of Engineering	First time in 3 years/31 times
Chugoku Region University League	Toa University	First time in 4 years/12 times
Shikoku Region University League	St. Catherine University	First time
Kyushu Big 6 League	Seinan Gakuin University	First time in 2 years/8 times
Fukuoka Big 6 League	Kyushu Sangyo University	3 consecutive years/24 times
Kyushu University Baseball League	Kurume Institute of Technology	First time
Southern Kyushu University League	Tokai University Kyushu Campus	2 consecutive years/13 times

Note:

• (1) This count including the cancelled 69th tournament (2020)
• (2) Osaka University of Commerce (Osaka Shogyo University) has to withdraw from the tournament due to some internal problem that involved & caused by the former team manager & vice-captain. Johsai International University, who were planned to face them, will be advanced automatically to the second round.

Match Schedule

Day 1 (9 June)

Meiji Jingu Games

• 09:00 [Round 1] : Nara Gakuen Univ 3x — 1 Tokai Univ Kyushu
• 11:30 [Round 1] : Jobu Univ 4 — 5 Hokkai Gakuen Univ
• 14:00 [Round 1] : Bukkyo Univ 8 — 5 Tonodai Okhotsk

Tokyo Dome Games

• 09:00 [Round 1] : Toa Univ 11 — 0 Sohka Univ
• 11:30 [Round 1] : Aomori Univ 2 — 6 Tokai Univ
• 14:00 [Round 1] : Fukui Inst. Tech 4x — 2 Kinki Univ. Engineering

Day 2 (10 June)

Meiji Jingu Games*

• 09:00 [Round 1] : Seinan Gakuin Univ 13 — 3 St. Catherine Univ
• [POSTPONED] [Round 1] : Aoyama Gakuin Univ — Nara Gakuen Univ

Tokyo Dome Games

• 09:00 [Round 1] : Kinki Univ 8 — 0 Kanagawa Univ
• 11:30 [Round 1] : Kurume Inst. Tech 0 — 7 Chukyo Univ
• 14:00 [Round 2] : Waseda Univ 12 — 2 Toa Univ
• 16:30 [Round 1] : Tohoku Fukushi Univ 4 — 2 Kyushu Sangyo Univ

Note:

• Due to the bad weather in Meiji Jingu Stadium, the Tohoku Fukushi - Kyushu Sangyo game will be played in Tokyo Dome after Waseda - Toa game and Aoyama Gakuin - Nara Gakuen game has to be postponed.
• All games are ended as called game (due to mercy rules) except Kyushu Sangyo vs. Tohoku Fukushi game.

Day 3 (11 June)

Meiji Jingu Games

• 09:00 [Round 2] : Aoyama Gakuin Univ — Nara Gakuen Univ
• 11:30 [Round 2] : Hokkai Gakuen Univ — Bukkyo Univ
• 14:00 [Round 2] : Nihon Univ. Inter. — Seinan Gakuin Univ
• 16:30 [Round 2] : Tohoku Fukushi Univ — Higashi-Nippon Inter. Univ

Tokyo Dome Games

• 09:00 [Round 2] : Tokai Univ 8 —  1 Johsai Inter. Univ
• 11:30 [Round 2] : Osaka Sangyo Univ 0 — 3 Fukui Tech Univ
• 14:00 [Round 2] : Kinki Univ 0 — 5 Chukyo Univ

Note:

• All Meiji Jingu games today are postponed due to bad weather. Tokyo Dome games will be still playing as schedule.

Day 4 (12 June)

Meiji Jingu Games

• 09:00 [Round 2] : Aoyama Gakuin Univ 5 — 0 Nara Gakuen Univ
• 11:30 [Round 2] : Hokkai Gakuen Univ 7 — 1 Bukkyo Univ
• 14:00 [Round 2] : Nihon Univ. Inter. 6 — 14 Seinan Gakuin Univ
• 16:30 [Round 2] : Tohoku Fukushi Univ 4 — 0 Higashi-Nippon Inter. Univ

Day 5 - Quarterfinal (13 June)

Meiji Jingu Games

• 09:00 [Quarterfinal] : Hokkai Gakuen Univ 0 — 5 Aoyama Gakuin Univ
• 11:30 [Quarterfinal] : Seinan Gakuin Univ 3 — 8 Tohoku Fukushi Univ
• 14:00 [Quarterfinal] : Waseda Univ 3 — 12 Tokai Univ (Called game at 8th)
• 16:30 [Quarterfinal] : Fukui Univ. Tech 2 — 1 Chukyo Univ

Day 6 - Semifinal (14 June)

Meiji Jingu Games

• 10:00 [Semifinal] : Aoyama Gakuin Univ 5 — 8 Tohoku Fukushi Univ
• 12:30 [Semifinal] : Tokai Univ 5 — 6 Fukui Univ of Technology

Day 7 - Final (15 June)

Meiji Jingu Games

• 14:00 [Final] : Tohoku Fukushi Univ 8 — 1 Fukui Univ of Technology 

Ticket Sales Guide

Onsite Sale

You can use this guide to buy ticket on-site (available everyday within schedule)

Presale Ticket (Online)

You can check here to book the presale ticket, available from May 17 until 8 June.

Source: https://www.jubf.net/alljapan/index.html