National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament

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The National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament of Japan, commonly known as "Spring Koshien" is an annual high school baseball tournament and was first held in 1924. The tournament is organized by the Japan High School Baseball Federation and Mainichi Shimbun. By invitation only, its field of 32 is smaller than the nationwide National High School Baseball Championship. Although it is an invitational tournament, there are regional tournaments held in October & November of the prior year. Generally the top finishing schools receive the invitation from the JHSBF.

Since 1925 it has been held at Hanshin Koshien Stadium; the first tournament was held at Yamamoto Stadium in Nagoya, Aichi.

[edit] Finals Results

Tournament	Year	Teams	Date	Champion	Score	Runner-up	Notes
1	1924	8	April 5	Takamatsu High School (Kagawa)	2 - 1	Waseda Jitsugyo High School (Tokyo)
2	1925	12	April 5	Matsuyama High School (Ehime)	3 - 2	Takamatsu High School (Kagawa)
3	1926	16	April 5	Kouryo Central High School (Hiroshima)	7 - 1	Matsumoto High School (Nagano)
4	1927	8	May 1	Wakayama Central High School (Wakayama)	8 - 3	Kouryo Central High School (Hiroshima)
5	1928	16	April 5	Kansai Gakuin Central High School (Hyogo)	2 - 1	Wakayama Central High School (Wakayama)
6	1929	16	April 5	Number One Jinkou High School (Hyogo )	3 - 1	Kouryo Central High School (Hiroshima)
7	1930	16	April 5	Number One Jinkou High School (Hyogo )	6 - 1	Matsuyama High School (Ehime)
8	1931	19	April 8	Hiroshima High School (Hiroshima)	2 - 1	Chukyo High School (Aichi)
9	1932	20	April 5	Matsuyama High School (Ehime)	1 - 1	Akashi Central High School (Hyogo)
10	1933	32	April 13	Gifu High School (Gifu)	1 - 1	Akashi Central High School (Hyogo )
11	1934	20	April 7	Touhou High School (Aichi)	2 - 1	Naniwa High School (Osaka)
12	1935	20	April 7	Gifu High School (Gifu)	5 - 4	Kouryo Central High School (Hiroshima)
13	1936	20	April 6	Aichi High School (Aichi)	2 - 1	Kiryu Central High School (Gumma)
14	1937	20	April 6	Naniwa High School (Osaka)	2 - 1	Chukyo High School (Aichi)
15	1938	20	April 4	Chukyo High School (Aichi)	1 - 1	Touhou High School (Aichi )
16	1939	20	April 3	Touhou High School (Aichi )	7 - 2	Gifu High School (Gifu)
17	1940	20	April 2	Gifu High School (Gifu)	2 - 1	Kyoto High School (Kyoto)
18	1941	16	March 28	Touhou High School (Aichi)	5 - 2	Ichinomiya Central High School (Aichi)
From 1942 to 1946 the tournament was not held due to World War II
19	1947	26	April 7	Tokushima High School (Tokushima)	3 - 1	Ogura Central High School (Fukuoka)
20	1948	16	April 6	Kyoto Number One High School (Kyoto)	1 - 1	Kyoto Number Two High School (Kyoto)
21	1949	16	April 6	Kitano High School (Osaka)	6 - 4	Ashiya High School (Hyogo)
22	1950	16	April 8	Nirayama High School (Shizuoka)	4 - 1	Kochi High School (Kochi)
23	1951	16	April 9	Naruto High School (Tokushima)	3 - 2	Naruo High School (Hyogo)
24	1952	18	April 6	Shizuoka High School (Shizuoka)	2 - 1	Naruto High School (Tokushima)
25	1953	19	April 6	Sumoto High School (Hyogo)	4 - 1	Naniwa High School (Osaka)
26	1954	19	April 7	Iida Osahime High School (Nagano)	1 - 1	Kokura High School (Fukuoka)
27	1955	20	April 8	Naniwa High School (Osaka)	4 - 3	Kiryu High School (Gumma)
28	1956	20	April 9	Chukyo High School (Aichi)	4 - 1	Gifu High School (Gifu)
29	1957	20	April 7	Waseda Jitsugyo High School (Tokyo)	5 - 3	Kochi High School (Kochi)
30	1958	23	April 10	Seisei Kou High School (Kumamoto)	7 - 1	Chukyo High School (Aichi)
31	1959	23	April 10	Chukyo High School (Aichi)	3 - 2	Gifu High School (Gifu)
32	1960	23	April 8	Takamatsu High School (Kagawa)	2 - 1	Yonago East High School (Tottori)
33	1961	23	April 5	Hosei Number Two High School (Kanagawa)	4 - 1	Takamatsu High School (Kagawa)
34	1962	23	April 7	Sakushin Gakuin High School (Tochigi)	1 - 1	Nihon University Number Three High School (Tokyo)
35	1963	28	April 5	Shimonoseki High School (Yamaguchi)	10 - 1	Hokkai High School (Hokkaido)
36	1964	23	April 5	Tokushima Kainan High School (Tokushima)	3 - 2	Onomichi High School (Hiroshima)
37	1965	24	April 4	Okayama East High School (Okayama)	2 - 1	Wakayama Municipal High School (Wakayama)
38	1966	24	April 3	Chukyo High School (Aichi)	1 - 1	Tosa High School (Kochi)
39	1967	24	April 6	Tsukumi High School (Oita)	2 - 1	Kochi High School (Kochi )
40	1968	30	April 6	Omiya Kogyo High School (Saitama)	3 - 2	Onomichi High School (Hiroshima)
41	1969	26	April 6	Mie High School (Mie)	12 - 1	Horikoshi High School (Tokyo)
42	1970	26	April 5	Minoshima High School (Wakayama)	5 - 4	Hokuyo High School (Osaka)
43	1971	26	April 5	Nichidai Number Three High School (Tokyo)	2 - 1	Dai Tetsu High School (Osaka )
44	1972	27	April 7	Nichidai Sakuragaoka High School (Tokyo )	5 - 1	Nihon University Number Three High School (Tokyo)
45	1973	30	April 6	Yokohama High School (Kanagawa)	3 - 1	Hiroshima High School (Hiroshima)
46	1974	30	April 6	Houtoku Gakuen High School (Hyogo)	3 - 1	Ikeda High School (Tokushima)
47	1975	29	April 6	Kochi High School (Kochi)	10 - 5	Tokai Dai Sagami High School (Kanagawa)
48	1976	30	April 6	Soutoku High School (Hiroshima)	5 - 1	Koyama High School (Tochigi)
49	1977	30	April 7	Minoshima High School (Wakayama)	3 - 1	Nakamura High School (Kochi)
50	1978	30	April 5	Hamamatsu High School (Shizuoka)	2 - 1	Fukui High School (Fukui)
51	1979	30	April 7	Minoshima High School (Wakayama)	8 - 7	Nami High School (Osaka)
52	1980	30	April 6	Kochi High School (Kochi)	1 - 1	Taikyo High School (Tokyo)
53	1981	30	April 8	PL Gakuen High School (Osaka)	2 - 1	Inba High School (Chiba)
54	1982	30	April 5	PL Gakuen High School (Osaka )	15 - 2	Nisho Gakushadaifu High School (Tokyo)
55	1983	32	April 5	Ikeda High School (Tokushima)	3 - 1	Yokohama High School (Kanagawa)
56	1984	32	April 4	Iwakura High School (Tokyo)	1 - 1	PL Gakuen High School (Osaka)
57	1985	32	April 7	Ino High School (Kochi)	4 - 1	Taikyo High School (Tokyo)
58	1986	32	April 5	Ikeda High School (Tokushima)	7 - 1	Utsunomiya South High School (Tochigi)
59	1987	32	April 4	PL Gakuen High School (Osaka)	7 - 1	Kanto Number One High School (Tokyo)
60	1988	34	April 5	Uwajima Higashi High School (Ehime)	6 - 1	Higashikuni High School (Aichi)
61	1989	32	April 5	Higashikuni High School (Aichi)	3 - 2	Uenomiya High School (Osaka)
62	1990	32	April 4	Honda High School (Osaka)	5 - 2	Nitta High School (Ehime)
63	1991	32	April 5	Kouryo High School (Hiroshima)	6 - 5	Matsushou Gakuen High School (Nagano)
64	1992	32	April 6	Teikyou Koukou (Tokyo)	3 - 2	Tokai Dai Sagami High School (Kanagawa)
65	1993	34	April 5	Uenomiya High School (Osaka)	3 - 1	Omiya Higashi High School (Saitama)
66	1994	32	April 4	Chiben Wakayama High School (Wakayama)	7 - 5	Tsunesou Gakuin High School (Ibaraki)
67	1995	32	April 5	Kannonji Chuo High School (Kagawa)	4 - 1	Choshi Shogyo High School (Chiba)
68	1996	32	April 5	Kagoshima Jitsu High School (Kagoshima)	6 - 3	Chiben Wakayama High School (Wakayama)
69	1997	32	April 9	Tenri Koukou (Nara)	4 - 1	Chukyo High School (Aichi)
70	1998	36	April 8	Yokohama High School (Kanagawa)	3 - 1	Kandai Ichi High School (Osaka)
71	1999	32	April 8	Okinawa Shougaku High School (Okinawa)	7 - 2	Mito High School (Ibaraki)
72	2000	32	April 4	Tokai Dai Sagami High School (Kanagawa)	4 - 2	Chiben Wakayama High School (Wakayama)
73	2001	34	April 4	Tsunesou Gakuin High School (Ibaraki)	7 - 6	Sendai Ikuei (Miyagi)
74	2002	32	April 5	Houtoku Gakuen High School (Hyogo)	8 - 2	Naruto Kogyo High School (Tokushima)
75	2003	34	April 3	Kouryo High School (Hiroshima)	15 - 3	Yokohama High School (Kanagawa)
76	2004	32	April 4	Saibi High School (Ehime)	6 - 5	Aikoudai Meiden (Aichi)
77	2005	32	April 4	Aikoudai Meiden (Aichi)	9 - 2	Kamimura Gakuen (Kagoshima)
78	2006	32	April 4	Yokohama High School (Kanagawa)	21 - 0	Seihou Koukou (Nagasaki)
79	2007	32	April 3	Tohoka Gakuen Kikukawa (Shizuoka)	6 - 5	Ogaki Nichidaiko (Gifu)