Objective

The Japan Football Association (“JFA”) holds this tournament for registered female junior high and elementary school students to improve football skill and physical and mental health of female players in Japan and contribute to the development of women’s football.

Tournament Title

The 19th All-Japan Youth (U-15) Women's Championship presented by NIKE

Organisers

Japan Football Association

Managing Organisations

Osaka Football Association

Supporting Organisations

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology,
Nippon Junior High School Physical Culture Association,
Japan Federation of Primary School Principals Association

Special Sponsor

NIKE, Inc.

Sponsors

Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

Supporting Companies

Nishitetsu Travel Co., Ltd., Coca-Cola (JAPAN) Company, Limited., Photocreate Co., Ltd., Mikasa Corporation

Schedule

Dates:

Saturday 26 July 2014 [First Round]
Sunday 27 July [Second Round]
Monday 28 July [Rest Day]
Tuesday 29 July [Quarter-finals]
Wednesday 30 July [Semi-finals]
Thursday 31 July [Rest Day]
Friday 1 August July [Third-place Match & Final]

Venue:

J-GREEN SAKAI (Sakai, Osaka)
Group Bracket: A drawing will take place at the JFA.

Participating Teams and the Number of Teams

The participating teams will be 32 teams to be selected from the regions as follows.
Hokkaido: 2, Tohoku: 3, Kanto: 8, Hokushinetsu: 2,
Tokai: 4, Kansai: 2, Chugoku: 2, Shikoku: 2,
Kyushu: 4
One team each from the regions where the last year’s champions and runners-up belong
One team from the region where JFA Academy Fukushima belongs

Tournament System

Knockout system with a third-place match