The Japan Football Association will hold “the 14th National Senior (O-60) Football Championship 2014” in Fujieda, Shizuoka, from Saturday 31 May to Monday 2 June. The 16 teams which have won out of the regional qualifiers will gather to decide this category’s best team in Japan.
The event outline and participating teams are as follows.

Name

The 14th National Senior (O-16) Football Championship 2014

Organiser

Japan Football Association

Managing Organisation

Shizuoka Football Association

Supporting Organisation

Fujieda City, Fujieda City Board of Education, Fujieda City Sports Association

Partners

Mikasa Corporation, Meitetsu World Travel Shizuoka Branch

Dates

Saturday 31 May - Monday 2 June

Venue

Fujieda Sports Complex Park Soccer Stadium, Fujieda Sports Complex Park Athletic Field, Fujieda City Ground, Naigai Pharma Manufacturing Fujieda Ground

Competition Regulations

The 16 teams which have won out of regional qualifiers are divided into 4 4-team groups. In the group stage, all teams will play one match against every other team in the same group. Four top teams from each group advance to the knock-out stage to decide the champion team.

Participating teams

The teams consisting of players aged 60 or older are eligible. One hometown team join the 15 teams which have won out of the regional championships, and that makes up the total of 16 teams participating in the championship.

The Senior (over70) Football Festival 2014 also takes place at the same venue and date.

Participating teams are as follows.