The 14th National Senior (over 60) Football Championship and the Seniors (over 70) Football Festival are just about to get underway from Saturday 31st May.

In the National Senior (over 60) Foorball Championship, Shizuoka Prefecture selective squad (Host/Shizuoka Pref.) will face Kochi Showa alumni club (Shikoku 1 / Kochi Pref.) at the first section of the Gp. A. Shizuoka Prefecture selective squad has Oohata Ikuo who was former MF in Yanmer as well as played actively as captain of U-20 Japan National Team. How the team will play in the game against Kochi Showa alumni which has confidence in its defence. Miyagi Phoenix Soccer Club and its main player, captain Koriyama Yoshihiro will have the match against Chiba Shijukara SC, the new face in the tournament.

Gp. B has the Osaka Senior 60 (Kansai 1 / Osaka Pref.), the defending champion team. The team with the motto "Second to none in fighting spirits, start in the game and momentums" will meet Fukuoka 60 Kara Football Club (Kyusyu 1 / Fukuoka Pref.) in the opening match. Also, don't take your eyes off the game between Senior Okayama FC, the team aiming for first victory and Tokushima Caballos Senior 60, the mixed team of players who plays in the Senior league in Tokushima prefecture.

Looking at Gp. C, Hamamatsu Kaido Club (Tokai / Shizuoka Pref.), the champion team in the last before, trys to recover from its setback. Meanwhile, as Iwate 60 (Tohoku/Iwate Pref.) facing Hamamatsu Kaido Club is also eager for "the Tournament Crown", the opening match between those two will be exciting one. Selected team in Tokyo (Lazos27 / Kanto1) having Kumagaya Nobuhiko who played actively as CB of Hitachi during his playing days as well as Kagoshima SFC-60 (Kyusyu 2 / Kagoshima Pref.) which has brushed up its team combination through practice games against high school women teams, those two are also seeking the opportunity to go on to the final round.

In the 1st Section of Gp. D, SUPER GOAL 3 of Hokkaido prefecture which described itself as "Active, playful and super G3 or ji-i-san meaning elderly men" will have a match-up against Hiroshima Selection Team 60 (Chugoku 1 / Hiroshima). Attention will be focused on how SUPER G3 win over Hiroshima holding many players who have good results such as Fujiguchi Mitsunori earning nickname "Japanese ver. Cruijff" in his playing days and Kotaki Tsuyoshi, the former CB in Toyo Kogyo. Shinsyu Wakuwaku Soccer Club with its brief "play active in whole its soccer life" will play against Hyogo Senior 60 Selection Team (Kansai2 / Hyogo). Hyogo Senior has accumulated many meetings night and days to keep the team in perfect condition for the tournament.

You can't miss any plays by senior players who has tasted sweets and bitters about soccer. Let's go to the 3-day tournament from May 31st and Seniors (over 70) Football Festival to be held in the same period of time.

The 14th National Senior Football Tournament

From Saturday 31 May to 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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