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  • Premiered: May 2001
  • Episodes: 39
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Season 1
1x1
Offside of Destiny
Episode overview
Air date
May 10, 2001
Kumagaya Goro is a goalie for Shirayuri Junior High, a team that hasn't won in three years.
1x2
Saving 100 Penalty Kicks!
Episode overview
Air date
May 10, 2001
Goro and Nagisa enroll in Kawasaki High, and Goro joins the soccer team with Yakumaru and Shingo. They beat Yokohama Minami's fifth team, but they tell Goro he has to save 100 penalties if he wants to play the fourth team.
1x3
The Rivals' First Showdown
Episode overview
Air date
May 17, 2001
Goro and the Kawako team play Yokonan's fourth team, but all is not as it seems. Even so, Kawako keeps it tight until Yokonan's star player, Kayano, enters the frame.
1x4
The Inter High Preliminaries Begin
Episode overview
Air date
May 24, 2001
Kawako face bruisers, Miwa Technical High, in the first round of the Inter High prelims. How far can they get in their debut tournament?
1x5
A Fierce Battle at the Inter High Preliminaries
Episode overview
Air date
May 31, 2001
In the quarterfinals of the Inter High prelims, Kawako is forced to play with only ten men after Yakumaru stops coming to practice.
1x6
Stoppage Time Battle
Episode overview
Air date
Jun 07, 2001
In the final of the Inter High prelims, Kawako faces Yokonan, but Kayano has a surprise in store for Goro and the gang.
1x7
A Striker is Born
Episode overview
Air date
Jun 14, 2001
One day over summer break, Goro and the team run into Katsuhiko, twin brother of Yokonan's Yoshihiko. What does his arrival at the school mean for Goro?
1x8
The Winter Championship Kicks Off
Episode overview
Air date
Jun 21, 2001
Fall is here, and the prelims for the High School Soccer Championship have begun. Yakumaru is jealous of Goro for stealing the limelight. Can the pair overcome their issues?
1x9
Revenge! Kawasaki vs. Yokohama Minami
Episode overview
Air date
Jun 28, 2001
After a fierce battle with Otomo of Seyani High in the semifinal, Kawako reach the final, where they play Yokonan again. It's Oda's last chance to see that Yokonan's coach, Arimoto, gets his comeuppance.
1x10
Oda's Final Game
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 05, 2001
As the teams enter the second half of the final, Yokonan has a one-goal lead over Kawako. Can they come back to win?
1x11
Self-Awareness as Captain
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 12, 2001
The first round of the National Championship sees Kawako go up against Kishiwada Fisheries. Kishiwada are huge underdogs, but their tenacious defense prevents Kawako from making much headway. Will there be an upset?
1x12
Approach to Victory
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 19, 2001
Kayano shows videos of Shizuichi's matches to Goro and the team to prepare them for their quarterfinal, but seeing how invincible they are sends Kawako's morale plummeting.
1x13
A Hard-Fought Half
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 26, 2001
It's the quarterfinal against Shizuichi. While Kawako are light years behind them in terms of skill, their belief keeps them in the game. Can they defeat the invincible team?
1x14
The Fated Rivals
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 02, 2001
It's spring, and Goro bumps into Kayano while they are both out training. Along with Nagisa, they reminisce about the events of the past year.
1x15
The Special Training Results
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 09, 2001
Goro, Yakumaru, Shingo, Katsuhiko, and first-year, Shimamoto, are all selected to be on an All-Star team to represent Kanagawa. But what's this special training that Serie A star, Pell Antonio, has in store for Goro?
1x16
The Pride of a Star Player
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 16, 2001
Kawako is seeded for the prelims of the High School Soccer Championship. While watching Yokonan's game, Goro gets mad at the other team for trying to snap Kayano out of the game.
1x17
Kayano vs. Goro
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 23, 2001
The game against fated rivals, Yokonan, has begun. The duel between Kayano and Goro picks up where it left off the previous year.
1x18
A Penalty Shootout in the Rain
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 30, 2001
In their second year at the championship, Kawako makes steady progress through the tournament. But with heavy rain deluging the field and Katsuhiko appearing to be struggling with a fever in their latest game, is a surprise loss on the cards?
1x19
An Explosion of Power from Kagoshima Academy
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 06, 2001
After squeaking through their quarterfinal, Goro visits Katsuhiko to see how he's doing. While there, Katsuhiko's oldest brother, Tatsuhiko, puts a proposal to him.
1x20
Yakumaru's Tenacious Goal
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 13, 2001
Kawako find it tough against Kagoshima Academy, and they go into half-time 1-0 down. Frustrated at how he played in the first half, Yakumaru is determined to get the better of Kagogaku's goalie, Kuki.
1x21
Shizuichi: Soccer of the Kings
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 20, 2001
At last, Kawako reach the final. But before the game, the team is shocked to find out Goro might be going to Italy.
1x22
An Extraordinary Set Play
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 27, 2001
In the final against Shizuichi, Kawako is having a hard time dealing with the set plays signaled by Shizuichi's brain, Akechi.
1x23
A Tearful End to the Game
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 04, 2001
The final reaches its climax. Will Kawako win the championship and take the flag back to Kanagawa with them?
1x24
Takeoff! The Japan U-20s Team
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 11, 2001
After the conclusion of the National Championship, Goro and some familiar faces are selected for the Japan U-20s team that will play in the upcoming Italian U-20 Youth Cup.
1x25
An Encounter in Milan
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 18, 2001
Nagisa, Yukiko, and Mr. Tanaka meet up with the U-20 Japan team in Italy. Yukiko is determined to tell Goro how she feels about him while they are in Europe.
1x26
France's Spectacular All-Star Team
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 25, 2001
The Italian U-20 Youth Cup has begun, and Goro bumps into a familiar face on the France team, who just happens to be their star player.
1x27
Rome Sadness
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 01, 2001
Japan find it a struggle to contain Jean, but they aren't down and out yet. Can Goro produce a moment of magic to catapult his team to the final?
1x28
A Battle with Pride on the Line
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 08, 2001
The final against Italy sees plenty of European scouts sitting in the stands, and all eyes are on Goro, but it is homegrown star, Fio, who is intent on making the headlines.
1x29
Fio the Solitary Emperor
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 15, 2001
After going behind early, Japan spin their wheels trying to get back into it. It's up to Goro to remind his teammates that only their own style of soccer will help them win this final.
1x30
Campione of Glory
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 22, 2001
Due to his father's career as a pro soccer player ending in ignominy, Fio seems incapable of trusting his own teammates. Will he ever understand the importance of teamwork or simply carry on trying to do everything alone?
1x31
A Stormy New Team
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 29, 2001
Yakumaru and Shingo get into a fight with two delinquents who turn out to be on Buso High's soccer team. But why have they never seen these guys before?
1x32
A Fateful Coin Toss
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 06, 2001
In the second round of the Inter High, Kawako comes up against the ultra-physical Buso side and struggle to overcome them. Has their championship win made them complacent?
1x33
Goro Makes Gains
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 13, 2001
Goro and his team decide they need to focus on improving their strength. They go to Yokonan's Coach Arimoto for help, and after some gentle persuasion, he agrees to put together a training program for Kawako.
1x34
Challenge for V2
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 20, 2001
It's time for the winter championship again, and a run-in with Buso's Matsuura gets both sides fired-up. Kawako's route through the tournament won't be an easy one, though, as Kagogaku and Shizuichi lie in wait.
1x35
One Last Battle with Buso
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 27, 2001
Kawako makes it through to the final to face Buso, who they were always fated to meet. Can they get revenge for their defeat at the Inter High?
1x36
Get Fired-Up, National Stadium
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 10, 2002
Kawako and Buso are giving it everything they've got. As the game unfolds, Buso's captain, Tsuno, reflects on the team's troubled past.
1x37
The Two Star Players Collide!
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 17, 2002
Yakumaru and Shingo combine to give Kawako a one-goal lead. But with people getting injured left and right on both teams due to the committed tackles that are flying in, which way will this match turn?
1x38
The Final Sprint to Victory
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 24, 2002
A hard-fought final is really starting to take its toll, with Goro and Matsuura among the walking wounded. As the match nears its conclusion, who will emerge victorious?
1x39 Show finale
The Eternal Eleven
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 31, 2002
At this point in the match, both teams are running on fumes and relying on willpower alone to get them through. Can Kawako win and write their name in the history books as two-time championship winners?

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