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We are pleased to announce that Kashima Antlers Youth will participate in the "Asia Champions Trophy U-18 2015" to be held this August. The tournament will take place from August 5th (Wednesday) until mid-November, featuring a home-and-away league format and a knockout final tournament. 【Asia Champions Trophy U-18 2015 Tournament Outline】 ■Tournament Name: Asia Champions Trophy U-18 2015 ■Organizers: Football Association of Malaysia, Frenz United Football Club ■Sanctioned by: Asian Football Confederation (AFC) ■Participating Teams: 【Group A】 Frenz United A (Malaysia), Chonburi FC (Thailand), AIFF India, FELDA United (Malaysia) 【Group B】 Frenz United B (Malaysia), PVF (Vietnam), Phnom Penh Crown (Cambodia), Kashima Antlers Youth (Japan) ■Tournament Format: 【Group Stage】 Two groups of four teams will play a home-and-away round-robin league. 【Knockout Stage】 The top two teams from each group, a total of four teams, will advance. ■Schedule: 【Group Stage】 [Group B] *Kick-off times are local Matchday 1: August 5th (Wednesday) 15:00 Kashima vs Phnom Penh (Kashima) Matchday 2: August 12th (Wednesday) 15:30 PVF vs Kashima (Thong Nhat Stadium, Vietnam) Matchday 3: September 9th (Wednesday) 20:15 Frenz B vs Kashima (Hang Tuah Stadium, Malaysia) Matchday 4: September 17th (Thursday) 15:00 Kashima vs PVF (Kashima) Matchday 5: October 14th (Wednesday) 18:00 Phnom Penh vs Kashima (RSN Stadium, Cambodia) Matchday 6: October 22nd (Thursday) 15:00 Kashima vs Frenz B (Kashima) 【Knockout Stage】 [Semi-finals] 1st Leg: October 28th (Wednesday), 2015 2nd Leg: November 4th (Wednesday), 2015 [3rd Place Play-off, Final] 1st Leg: November 11th (Wednesday), 2015 2nd Leg: November 18th (Wednesday), 2015 For more details, please see here (J.League Official Website).