The 14th National Senior（over 60）Football Championship and the Seniors（over 70）Football Festival will be held on Saturday 31 May at Fujieda, Shizuoka. These competitions aim to make football more popular among elderly people and more casual as a life-long sport.

Since the Japan Football Association（JFA）started the registration of senior teams and players in 2000, the enrolments have been increasing steadily. The number of the registered senior teams has sharply risen by 200 over the five years since 2008.（2008＝624　2013＝824）The JFA revised its regulation in 2013, lowering the minimum age to participate in the Japan Sports Masters（football）from 40 to 35, and have established National Senior（over 40）Football championship. The organisation will make further efforts to expand the size of Football Family.

From skilful players to sports fans, a diverse range of players participates in senior competitions. The JFA set up four championships by age（over 40 / 50 / 60 / 70）in 2013 and players in each age group can enjoy football for their entire life more than before.

While the number of senior players is going up, their quality seen in the competition have risen to a higher level. After a revision in 2010, the 14th National Senior（over 60）Football Championship comprises a group stage（the first round）and knock-out stage（the final round）. As close games are seen every year, the championship, this year’s first senior tournament, will be an exciting event.

14th All Japan Seniors（over 60）football tournament

Saturday 31 May / Monday 2 June
Fujieda Sports Complex Park Soccer Stadium（natural grass）
Fujieda Sports Complex Park Athletic Field（natural grass）
Fujieda City Ground（natural grass）
Naigai Pharma Manufacturing Fujieda Ground（natural grass）

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