Kashima Antlers will be hosting the 2015 NIKE Antlers CUP again this year. Every year, top-level teams from all over the country gather to compete for the championship.
The U-12 Final Tournament will include teams that won seeding rights in the 2014 tournament, strong teams invited from overseas, and teams that have won through qualifying rounds in each region.
We are currently recruiting teams to participate in the qualifying rounds to compete for a spot in the NIKE Antlers CUP U-12 Final Tournament. All participating players will receive NIKE soccer merchandise!
The winning team of the final tournament will receive NIKE spikes for all players. Please check the application guidelines below and join the qualifying rounds.
≪NIKE Antlers CUP U-12 Qualifying Round≫
●Kanagawa Round
[Date] May 10th (Sun)
[Participating Teams] 16 teams [Spots for Final Tournament] 2 teams
[Venue] Kanagawa Institute of Technology
[Application Conditions] General applications being accepted
[Contact] hashino-tks@antlers.co.jp (Contact Person) Hashino
[Application Deadline] April 30th
[Remarks] Morning and afternoon sessions will be held
●Tokyo Round
[Date] May 24th (Sun)
[Participating Teams] 16 teams [Spots for Final Tournament] 2 teams
[Venue] Uchiyama Sports Park Soccer Field
[Application Conditions] General applications being accepted
[Contact] tarui-kzm@antlers.co.jp (Contact Person) Tarui
[Application Deadline] May 1st
[Remarks] Morning and afternoon sessions will be held
●Saitama Round
[Date] May 30th (Sat)
[Participating Teams] 16 teams [Spots for Final Tournament] 2 teams
[Venue] Sakado Minami Elementary School, Chiyoda Elementary School in Sakado City
[Application Conditions] General applications being accepted
[Contact] osonoe-tya@antlers.co.jp (Contact Person) Osonoe
[Application Deadline] May 10th
[Remarks] Venue currently being arranged
●Kamisu Round
[Date] July 18th (Sat) - 20th (Mon)
[Participating Teams] 32 teams [Spots for Final Tournament] 5 teams
[Venue] Soccer field in Kamisu City
[Application Conditions] General applications being accepted
[Contact] asano-tmh@antlers.co.jp (Contact Person) Asano
[Application Deadline] June 30th
[Remarks] Teams that can provide accommodation
●Mainichi Comnet Round
[Date] Currently being arranged
[Participating Teams] 16 teams [Spots for Final Tournament] 1 team
*Hosted by Mainichi Comnet. Details will be announced as soon as they are decided.
●Tohoku Round
[Date] August 6th (Thu) or 7th (Fri)
[Participating Teams] 16 teams [Spots for Final Tournament] 2 teams
[Venue] Morioka Minami Park Athletic Field
[Application Conditions] General applications being accepted
[Contact] kogure-yui@antlers.co.jp (Contact Person) Kogure
[Application Deadline] July 14th
[Remarks] Venue currently being arranged
●Kashima Round
[Date] August 8th (Sat) or 9th (Sun)
[Participating Teams] 16 teams [Spots for Final Tournament] 2 teams
[Venue] Soccer field in Kashima City
[Application Conditions] General applications being accepted
[Contact] kitamura-yuk@antlers.co.jp (Contact Person) Kitamura
[Application Deadline] July 14th
[Remarks] Venue currently being arranged
☆Application for each qualifying round
[1] Team name [2] Number of participating players [3] Representative's name [4] Contact number (mobile)
[5] For Kanagawa/Tokyo rounds only, please indicate desired schedule (morning or afternoon).
Please email the above required information to the email address of the respective staff in charge.
☆Decision of participation in each round
Notification of participation decision will be sent within one week after the application deadline for each round. If there are many applicants, we may guide you to another round.
≪NIKE Antlers CUP U-12 Final Tournament≫
☆All players of the winning team will receive NIKE spikes!
[Tournament Schedule] September 21st (Mon) - 23rd (Wed)
[Tournament Venues] [1] Journey World Ground [2] Journey Doai Ground
[Accommodation] Journey Road, 8614 Hasaki, Kamisu City, Ibaraki Prefecture
[Participating Teams (in no particular order)]
☆Seeded Teams (top teams from 2014 tournament)
[1] Omiya Ardija [2] Kashiwa Reysol [3] Urawa Reds [4] Kawasaki Frontale [5] Cerezo Osaka [6] Regista FC [7] Konan Minami [8] U Sports [9] NEOS [10] SCH [11] Kashima Antlers [12] Kashima Antlers Tsukuba
☆Invited Teams by Host
[1] Korean K-League Club Youth Team (planned) [2] Ibaraki Eastern Training Center [3] Antlers School Select Team
[4] Currently being arranged
☆Qualifying Round
16 teams that have won the right to participate in each qualifying round
≪NIKE Antlers CUP U-9・10・11 Tournament≫
●U-10 Tournament
[Date] July 31st (Fri) - August 2nd (Sun)
[Number of Participating Teams] 32
[Venue] Soccer field in Kamisu City
[Application Conditions] Invited by host
[Contact] osonoe-tya@antlers.co.jp (Contact Person) Osonoe
[Application Deadline] June 30th
●U-11 Tournament
[Date] October 10th (Sat) - 12th (Mon)
[Number of Participating Teams] 32
[Venue] Soccer field in Kamisu City
[Application Conditions] Invited by host
[Contact] hashino-tks@antlers.co.jp (Contact Person) Hashino
[Application Deadline] September 6th
●U-9 Tournament
[Date] December 19th (Sat) - 20th (Sun)
[Number of Participating Teams] 24
[Venue] Soccer field in Kamisu City
[Application Conditions] Invited by host
[Contact] Currently being arranged (Contact Person) Currently being arranged
[Application Deadline] November 30th