Kashima Antlers will be hosting the 2016 NIKE Antlers Cup again this year. Every year, top-level teams from across the country gather to compete for the championship.
The U-12 final tournament will feature teams that secured seeding rights from the 2015 tournament, strong international teams, and teams that have won their respective regional preliminary rounds.
We are currently recruiting teams to participate in the preliminary rounds for a spot in the NIKE Antlers Cup U-12 final tournament. All participating players will receive NIKE soccer merchandise! The champion team of the final tournament will receive NIKE spikes for all players. Please check the recruitment guidelines below and join the preliminary rounds.
≪NIKE Antlers Cup U-12 Preliminary Rounds≫
●Kanagawa Round
【Date】May 15th (Sunday)
【Participating Teams】16 teams
【Spots for Final Tournament】2 teams
【Venue】Kanagawa Institute of Technology
【Recruitment Conditions】General recruitment, applications open
【Tournament Application Contact】hashino-tks@antlers.co.jp
【Tournament Staff in Charge】Hashino
【Application Deadline】April 30th (Saturday)
【Notes】Morning and afternoon sessions will be held
Click here for the Kanagawa Round tournament guidelines
●Tokyo Round
【Date】June 25th (Saturday)
【Participating Teams】16 teams
【Spots for Final Tournament】2 teams
【Venue】Uchiyama Sports Park Soccer Field
【Recruitment Conditions】General recruitment, applications open
【Tournament Application Contact】tarui-kzm@antlers.co.jp
【Tournament Staff in Charge】Tarui
【Application Deadline】May 31st (Tuesday)
【Notes】Morning and afternoon sessions will be held
Click here for the Tokyo Round tournament guidelines
●Saitama Round
【Date】May 28th (Saturday)
【Participating Teams】16 teams
【Spots for Final Tournament】2 teams
【Venue】Sakado Minami Elementary School / Chiyoda Elementary School, Saitama Prefecture
【Recruitment Conditions】General recruitment, applications open
【Tournament Application Contact】kitamura-yuk@antlers.co.jp
【Tournament Staff in Charge】Kitamura
【Application Deadline】April 30th (Saturday)
Click here for the Saitama Round tournament guidelines and entry form
●Mainichi Comnet Round
【Date】June 4th (Saturday), 5th (Sunday)
【Participating Teams】8 teams
【Spots for Final Tournament】1 team
【Venue】Kamisu City Soccer Field
【Tournament Application Contact】sports@maicom.co.jp
【Application Deadline】May 13th (Friday)
Click here for the Mainichi Comnet Round tournament guidelines and application form
http://www.soccer-taikai.com/info/detail.php?uid=100000651&r=junior
●Kamisu Round
【Date】June 11th (Saturday), 12th (Sunday)
【Participating Teams】24 teams
【Spots for Final Tournament】4 teams
【Venue】Kamisu City Soccer Field
【Recruitment Conditions】General recruitment, applications open
【Tournament Application Contact】miyamoto-tks@antlers.co.jp
【Tournament Staff in Charge】Miyamoto
【Application Deadline】May 11th (Wednesday)
Click here for the Kamisu Round tournament guidelines
●Kashima Round
【Date】June 18th (Saturday), 19th (Sunday)
【Participating Teams】18 teams
【Spots for Final Tournament】3 teams
【Venue】Kashima City Soccer Field
【Recruitment Conditions】General recruitment, applications open
【Tournament Application Contact】asano-tmh@antlers.co.jp
【Tournament Staff in Charge】Asano
【Application Deadline】May 20th (Friday)
Click here for the Kashima Round tournament guidelines
●Tohoku Round
【Date】May 7th (Saturday)
【Participating Teams】16 teams
【Spots for Final Tournament】2 teams
【Venue】Morioka Minami Park Ball Game Field / Morioka Minami Park Multipurpose Plaza
【Recruitment Conditions】General recruitment, applications open
【Tournament Application Contact】kogure-yui@antlers.co.jp
【Tournament Staff in Charge】Kogure
【Application Deadline】April 17th
※If there are many applicant teams, priority will be given to teams that have participated in the past.
Click here for the Tohoku Round tournament guidelines
☆How to apply for each preliminary round
[1] Team Name [2] Number of participating players [3] Representative's Name [4] Contact Information (mobile) [5] For Kanagawa and Tokyo rounds only, specify morning or afternoon session preference.
Please email the above required information to the email address of each staff member in charge.
☆About notification of participation in each round
Notifications of participation will be sent within one week of the application deadline for each round. If there are many applicant teams, you may be guided to another round.