Objective

The Japan Football Association holds this tournament for children who forge the future of Japanese football as a learning opportunity to deepen understanding and interest in football, to improve football skills and physical and mental health, to nurture mentality to respect others and to foster creative and viable human resources.
It regards this tournament as the final goal for all the elementary school female players, especially six graders (U-12 generation), and a stepping stone at the same time for such players to utilise before moving on to junior high schools.

Tournament Title

Canon Girls Eight
– JFA Regional Girls Eight (U-12) Football Tournament—

Organiser

Japan Football Association

Managing Organisations

Nine Regional Football Associations

Special Sponsor

Canon Inc.

Sponsors

Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Eligibility

- Female players registered for Class 4 of the Japan Football Association
- The type of registration is no object if a player is 12 years old or under (elementary school student or younger) only in this fiscal year as this year being in the transition period.

Participating Teams & Tournament System

- Teams centred on six graders in all prefectures
- The number of teams to be selected from each region will be as follows in principle.
Hokkaido: 8, Tohoku: 8, Kanto: 24, Hokushinetsu: 8, Tokai: 12, Kansai: 16, Chugoku: 8, Shikoku: 8, Kyushu: 16

Schedule & Venues

Regions	Dates	Venues	City (County)
Hokkaido	27 Sep - 28 Sep 2014	Otaru City Boyo Rugby & Football Field	Otaru, Hokkaido
Tohoku	18 Oct - 19 Oct 2014	Hanamaki Sports Camp Village	Hanamaki, Iwate
Kanto	21 Feb - 22 Feb 2015	Hitachinaka Sports Park	Hitachinaka, Ibaraki
Hokushinetsu	1 Nov - 2 Nov 2014	Kijimadaira-Kogen Bokyo Nikoniko Farm	Kijimadaira, Nagano
Tokai	28 Feb - 1 Mar 2015	Kasamatsu Town Football Center	Kasamatsu, Gifu
Kansai	14 Mar - 15 Mar 2015	J-GREEN Sakai	Sakai, Osaka
Chugoku	21 Mar - 22 Mar 2015	Nagaura Sports Kaihin Square	Oshima, Yamaguchi
Shikoku	7 Mar - 8 Mar 2015	Rainbow Highland	Matsuyama, Ehime
Kyushu	28 Feb - 1 Mar 2015	Oita Sports Park	Oita, Oita