Information
| Name of the Championship | 38th Japan U-12 Football Championship |
|---|---|
| Host organisation | The Japan Football Association, The Japan Junior Sports Clubs Association of the Japan Sports Association, The Yomiuri Shimbun |
| Principal hosting organisation | Shizuoka Football Association |
| Supporting organization | Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Nippon Television Network Corporation, The Hochi Shimbun |
| Special Corporate Sponsor | Coca-Cola, YKK, Kao |
| Corporate Sponsor | The Nisshin OilliO Group, McDonald's Company Japan, XEBIO, Japan Post Bank, Kowa |
| Associate companies | adidas Japan, Photocreate |
| Duration of the Championship | Sunday 3 August to Saturday 9 August |
| Venue |
[Opening ceremony] Sunday 3 August at 3pm at Gotemba Tokinosumika Artificial Turf（Gotemba, Shizuoka） [1st and 2nd Round, and Quarter final match] Monday 4 August to Thursday 7 August at Gotemba Tokinosumika Susono Ground（Susono, Shizuoka） [Semi final match] Friday 8 August at 2pm/3pm at Shizuoka Ashitaka Park Multi-purpose Field（Numazu, Shizuoka） [Final match] Saturday 9 August at 9:30am at Shizuoka Ashitaka Park Multi-purpose Field（Numazu, Shizuoka） |
| Rules of the Championship |
[1st Round] 48 teams from 47 prefectures, 2 teams will join from Ibaraki Prefecture which won the Championship last year, will be divided in 12 groups for the 1st round group league. [2nd Round] 24 teams, which consist of the 2 top teams of each 1st round group leagues, will be divided into 8 groups for the 2nd round group league. [Final Tournament] The teams which finish top in each of the 2nd round groups will play in the matches to select top 3 teams in a knock out competition format. However, there will be no third-place play off. |
