Tournament Name:
2018 J-League U-16 Challenge League
Organizer:
Japan Professional Football League, Japan Foundation Asia Center
Dates:
March 25 (Sunday) - April 6 (Friday), 2018
Other:
Scheduled to be implemented as a project subsidized by the Sports Promotion Lottery
Participating Teams:
Kashima Antlers, Vegalta Sendai, Montedio Yamagata, Tochigi SC, Omiya Ardija, JEF United Chiba, SC Sagamihara, Albirex Niigata, Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Avispa Fukuoka, Sagan Tosu, Roasso Kumamoto
Venues:
Hokkaihama Multi-purpose Sports Field (Ibaraki) [Address] 2271-1 Hirai, Kashima City, Ibaraki
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Ground (Ibaraki) [Address] 3 Hikari, Kashima City, Ibaraki
Kashima Antlers Clubhouse (Ibaraki) [Address] 2887 Ao Higashiyama, Kashima City, Ibaraki
Shihama Ryokuchi Park Multi-purpose Sports Field (Ibaraki) [Address] 12 Shihama, Kashima City, Ibaraki
Match Format:
30 minutes (10-minute half-time)
2 groups of 6 teams each, round-robin within each group, followed by matches between teams of the same rank
Match Entry:
18 players per team (free substitutions)
Player Eligibility:
J-Club Academy players born on or after January 1, 2001
*Invited teams from overseas: Born on or after January 1, 2001
Tournament Schedule:
March 25 (Sun)
9:00 Tochigi vs Kashima Hokkaihama Multi-purpose Sports Field
13:30 Kashima vs Niigata Kashima Antlers Clubhouse
March 26 (Mon)
9:00 Sagamihara vs Kashima Hokkaihama Multi-purpose Sports Field
13:30 Sendai vs Kashima Kashima Antlers Clubhouse
March 27 (Tue)
9:00 Kashima vs Fukuoka Hokkaihama Multi-purpose Sports Field
14:00, 15:20 Matches between teams of the same rank at Kashima Antlers Clubhouse, Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Ground, Shihama Ryokuchi Park Multi-purpose Sports Field
For more details, please visit the J-League Official Website.