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Ryouzan High School (Japanese: 梁山高校 Ryōzan Kōkō) is a high school located in Nara Prefecture. They are currently the Inter-high Champions and became the best team in Japan, having 2 members who are representing the Japanese Youth National team. The team is currently coached by a woman.
Uniform[]
Ryouzan kit consist of red jerseys, white shorts, and white socks.[1]
Notable Players[]
Players[]
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| Gou Nakano | Marco Takagi | Satoshi Seto | |||||||
| 1 / Goalkeeper / 3rd year | 2 / Right Side-Back / 3rd year | 3 / Central Defender / 3rd year | |||||||
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| Sensō Shimura | Arai | Shinji Nakamoto | |||||||
| 4 / Central Defender / 1st year | 5 / Central Defender / 3rd year | 6 / Attacking Midfielder / 2nd year | |||||||
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| Shunta Kumagai | Kazuhiko Katō | Youichi Moriya | |||||||
| 7 / Right Midfielder / 3rd year | 8 / Defensive Midfielder / 3rd year | 9 / Forward | |||||||
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| Ryōsuke Ikariya | Daichi Nagasaku | Tetsu Kuroyanagi | |||||||
| 10 / Attacking Midfielder / 3rd year | 11 / Forward / 3rd year | 14 / Left Midfielder / 2nd year | |||||||
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| Tooru Mitsu'ura | |||||||||
| 16 / Left-Side Defender / 2nd year | |||||||||
Officials[]
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| Akiko Minakuchi | Sanagi Takeda | ||||||||
| Coach | Manager / 3rd year | ||||||||
Tactics[]
Ryouzan led by coach Minukuchi, plays a 4-3-1-2 Formation with Ikariya as the only playmaker. They also have good players both in the bench and in the stands which shows their difference in level and their status as the Number 1 high school team in Japan.
The three key players are: The MVP of the InterHighs, Kazuhiko Katou, Japan's treasure, Ryousuke Ikariya; and finally the most dangerous and considered the best fullback in the history of Japanese High School Soccer, Marco Takagi, with Ikariya and Katou being Japan U18 representatives.
Ryouzan's most solid foundation is their "3 Piece Middle " which involves the 2 main center-backs, Seto and Shimura, and also the most valuable player of the IH,Kazuhiko Katou. Their "Two-Piece Tactic" involves Seto man-marking since his best trait is his strong One to One and if he was to get past, Shimura, with his high skill to cover, would follow right away and make the interception with Katou providing support as a "Third Piece".
Ryouzan's main trademark is their crossing ability and accuracy, which lies in Takagi's ability to overlap and cross the ball into the middle. This seems to be the main reason Ryouzan defeated Touin in the Summer Interhigh Semifinal.
Interhigh National Championship[]
First Round
- Ryouzan High School vs Ichiboshi Academy [Nagasaki] (7-1)
Semifinal
- Ryouzan High School vs Touin Academy [Tokyo] (3-0)[2]
Final
- Ryouzan High School vs Otowa Gakuin High School [Shizouka] (?-?)[3]
National Championship[]
Second Round
- Ryouzan High School vs Unknown School (8-0)
Third Round
- Ryouzan High School vs Seiseki High School [Tokyo A] (3-4)
Ryouzan was registered as team 11. They were exempt from the first round.