Tournament Title

The 2nd All Japan Seniors (over 40) Football Tournament 

Organiser

Japan Football Association

Managing Organisation

Osaka Football Association

Cooperating Companies

Mikasa Corporation, Photocreate Co., Ltd.

Dates

Saturday 1 November to Monday 3 November 2014

Venues

J-GREEN Sakai (Sakai, Osaka)

Group Bracket

The drawing will take place at the JFA.

Eligibility

Participating teams shall consist of players who were born before 1 April 1974 and who are registered for the Japan Football Association in 2014.

Number of Participating teams

The participating teams will be the following 16 teams and determined principally by Sunday 28 September 2014.

1) One team each from the nine regional associations: Nine teams.
2) One team by the ratio allocation based on the number of registered teams (teams and players) in the previous year: One team (Kanto Football Association)
3) Host Prefecture: One team (Osaka)
4) “Diffusion” Spot: Five teams (Kanto, Hokushinetsu, Tokai, Chugoku and Shikoku Football Associations) (Kansai gets the spot in 2016)
(One team each from the five regional football associations except the host region will be selected. The allocation order starts from Hokkaido. If the host region gets the “Diffusion” spot in the hosting year, it will be given the spot in the following year.)

2014 Spots

Hokkaido: 1, Tohoku: 1, Kanto: 3, Hokushinetsu: 2,
Tokai: 2, Kansai: 1, Chugoku: 2, Shikoku: 2,
Kyushu: 1, Host (Osaka): 1 Total of 16 teams

Tournament System

1) First Round

The 16 teams, drawn into four groups of four, play the round robin contests, and the first-placed team in each group (total four teams) will advance to the final round. The standings in the first round are determined by points earned: win 3, draw 1, and loss 0.
The team with a higher number of points is placed higher in the standings. If the points earned are equal, the following criteria will be applied to determine the standings in the descending order:

i) Goal difference in all matches (Total goals scored – Total goals conceded)
ii) Total goals scored in all matches
iii) Match result between the teams in question (Win or loss)
iii) Drawing of lots (With a representative of the teams in question in attendance).

2) Final Round

The champions, runners-up and third-placed teams will be determined on the knockout system among the four teams. No third-place match will be held.

Awards

The champions and runners-up will be awarded a certificate and a trophy. The two third-placed teams will be awarded a certificate.