Information
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) |
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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 |