2017 Tokyo International Youth (U-14) Soccer Tournament to be held

U-14 logo

Youth athletes from around the world who will lead the next generation will gather at the Komazawa Olympic Park General Sports Stadium!
Teams from overseas such as Boca Juniors (Buenos Aires) and Corinthians (São Paulo), which have produced famous players from around the world, will be challenged by selected teams from Japan, from their hometown of Tokyo, as well as from Iwate, Miyagi, Fukushima, and Ibaraki. .This time, Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa), who came to Japan as the African representative, and the J League selection team will participate for the first time in the Club World Cup, which is newly invited by the J League!We would like to invite you to come and cheer on the exciting competition of our young athletes.

XNUMX Event overview

Sponsorship
Tokyo
Tokyo Metropolitan Sports and Culture Foundation
Tokyo Football Association
Special cooperation
Japan Professional Soccer League
Schedule

(4st round) May XNUMXrd (Wednesday/Holiday), May XNUMXth (Thursday/Holiday)
(Second round) May 5th (Friday/holiday), May 6th (Saturday)
*The awards ceremony and closing ceremony will be held after the finals on Saturday the XNUMXth.

Venue
Komazawa Olympic Park General Sports Ground
XNUMX-XNUMX Komazawa Park, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo
Ajinomoto Stadium West Stadium (*Only for some games in the first round)
XNUMX-XNUMX Nishimachi, Chofu City, Tokyo
Participating cities (20 teams)
State of last year

[11 overseas teams]
Beijing, Berlin
Cairo, Jakarta, Moscow
new south wales,
Paris, Sao Paulo,
Seoul, Buenos Aires,
Pretoria (South Africa)

[Domestic 9 teams] Iwate, Miyagi, Fukushima, Ibaraki (training center selection in each prefecture)
J League selection
Tokyo (Tokyo Training Center Selection, Tokyo Chutai Federation Selection,
FC Tokyo/Tokyo Verdy)

*Participating city teams may change.Thank you for your understanding.

XNUMX Tournament Ambassador

Go Kitazawa(Kitazawa Tsuyoshi)(former Japan national soccer team, director of the Japan Football Association, president of the Japan Disabled Football Federation, and assistant COO of the Japan Futsal League (F League)) will enliven the entire tournament as a tournament ambassador.

Go Kitazawa's photo

XNUMX. Recruiting participants for soccer class (participation fee free: advance application required)

Date and time:
Soccer class photos

FC Tokyo Junior Soccer Class May 10th (Friday/Holiday) 00:11-30:XNUMX
Go Kitazawa Inclusive Parent-Child Soccer Class May 10th (Sat) 00:11-30:XNUMX
(Inclusive soccer: Soccer played by disabled and able-bodied people together)

Venue:

Komazawa Olympic Park Athletics Stadium

*On the XNUMXth (Saturday), we will also hold a trial session for amputee soccer and blind soccer at the stadium.
(Free participation: Only accepted on the day)
(Amputee soccer: Soccer played mainly by people with disabilities in the upper and lower limbs)
(Blind soccer: soccer played by visually impaired people)

XNUMX Utilizing multilingual speech translation apps

App exchange photos

Continuing from last year, a multilingual voice translation app will be used during the tournament to allow athletes to deepen their interactions.
In this tournament, 11 languages ​​including Japanese will be used, and we plan to use the multilingual voice translation app (VoiceTra) to facilitate interaction between players.
*Details will be announced as soon as they are decided.

XNUMX Tournament support plan

Players from the Tokyo-based J League teams that participated in this tournament posted messages of support on the tournament website, etc.

[FC Tokyo:Go Hatano(Hatanogo)Player (participated in 2012 tournament)]
[Tokyo Verdy:Kota Watanabe(Watanabe Kota)Player (participated in 2012 tournament)]

Mr. Go Hatano profile photo

©FC Tokyo
Go Hatano(Hatanogo)Mr

Mr. Kota Watanabe profile photo

©TOKYOVERDY
Kota Watanabe(Watanabe Kota)Mr

``TOKYO FM radio bus will be installed at Komazawa Athletics Stadium and a ``Public Holiday Special'' will be held.

Live broadcast from the Komazawa Athletics Stadium concourse with former J Leaguer Tetsuo Nakanishi as guest.It conveys the sense of presence at the venue.

XNUMX School visit (cultural exchange)

Overseas invitation team visits Tokyo Metropolitan Special Needs School for the first time

Photos of the visit

Overseas invitation team visits Shimura Gakuen, a metropolitan special needs school.
We plan to have interactions between athletes and students through tours of school facilities, work experience, etc.


*The latest information will be updated on our website. http://www.tokyo-u14.com

【inquiry】

Olympic and Paralympic Preparation Bureau Sports Promotion Department Business Promotion Division
Phone 03-5320-7714 (direct)
In charge of International Exchange Programs, Tokyo Metropolitan Sports Culture Foundation
Phone 03-5413-6922 (direct)