The Prince Takamado Trophy JFA 31st U-15 Japan Football Championship will kick-off on Saturday 21 December to determine the national champions of the U-15 category.

The tournament is opened for every U-15 teams registered under JFA and the qualification round have taken place since spring to form the final tournament which will be competed by 32 teams.

The matches will be held at two venues in Maebashi and J-GREEN Sakai in Osaka until the quarterfinals, while the semi-finals and the final will be held at Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka in Tokyo, where the national champions will be crowned on Saturday 28 December.

The title will be competed by club teams and teams under the Nippon Junior High School Physical Culture Association (NJPA). Teams under NJPA has not won the tournament since Tokai University Daiichi Junior High School won the third edition of the tournament in 1991, and teams like Aomori Yamada Junior High School (Tohoku1/Aomori) and Kamimura Gakuen Junior High School (Kyushu3/Kagoshima) will try to end that drought.

After winning the Japan Club Youth (U-15) Football Championship title, Sagan Tosu U-15 (Kyushu1/Saga) will seek to win their second title of the season, as they face Kataller Toyama U-15 (Hokushinetsu2/Toyama) in the first round.

Last year, FC Tokyo U-15 Fukagawa (Kanto3/Tokyo) won the title by scoring multiple goals in all five matches.

It was Zweigen Kanazawa U-15 (Hokushinetsu1/Ishikawa) who faced FC Tokyo Fukagawa at the final, as the Kanazawa side won through close matches to make their way into their first ever final. Despite losing at the final, Zweigen Kanazawa made a huge impact to the tournament, and this year they will face FC.Fervor Aichi (Tokai4/Aichi) at the first round.

With this tournament being the final national tournament of the U-15 category, many dramas have been created over the past. Stay tuned to check out the competitions of this year’s tournament.

Prince Takamado Trophy JFA 31st U-15 Japan Football Championship

Tournament Dates: Sat. 21 - Sat. 28 December 2019
Tournament Venue:
1st Round - Quarterfinals
Koei Maebashi Football Center (Gunma), Maebashi Athletic Stadium (Gunma), J-GREEN Sakai (Osaka)
Semi-Finals - Final
Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka (Tokyo)

Tournament Information