1. Tournament Title

Seniors (over 70) Football Festival

2. Organiser

Japan Football Association

3. Managing Organisation

Shizuoka Football Association

4. Supporting Organisations

Fujieda City, Fujieda City Board of Education, Fujieda City Sports Association

5. Cooperating Companies

Mikasa Corporation, Meitetsu World Travel, Inc. Shizuoka Branch, Photocreate Co., Ltd.

6. Schedule

Dates

Saturday 31 May to Monday 2 June 2014

Venues

Fujieda Sports Complex Park Football Stadium (Natural Turf)
Fujieda Sports Complex Park Athletic Stadium (Natural Turf)
Fujieda Shimin Ground (Natural Turf)
Chugai Pharma Manufacturing Fujieda Factory Ground (Natural Turf)

7. Eligibility

A team shall consist of players who were born before 1 April 1944 and who register for the Japan Football Association in 2014.

8. Number of Participating teams

The tournament will be held when eight or more teams participate. In principle, the participating teams will be determined by Sunday 27 April 2014. The number of participating teams is limited up to 16.

1) If eight to 15 teams want to participate in the tournament, all the teams will get to play.
2) If the number of teams wanting to participate from a particular region does not meet the number of spots designated to the region, teams from another region are allocated to those unfilled spots.
3) If the number of teams wanting to participate is 16, the number of spots for each regional association is designated as follows.
a) One team from each of the nine regional associations: Nine teams.
b) One team by the ratio allocation based on the number of registered teams (teams and players) in the previous year: One team (Kanto Football Association)
c) Host Prefecture: One team (Shizuoka Prefecture)
d) “Diffusion” Spot: Five teams (Tohoku, Chugoku, Shikoku, Kanto and Hokushinetsu Football Associations)

(One team from each of the five regional football associations except the host region will be selected. Starting from Hokkaido, the spots are allocated in order. If a region is the host and receives a “Diffusion Spot” at the same time, the right for the “Diffusion Spot” slides to the next year.)

Number of Spots for 2014

Hokkaido: 1, Tohoku: 2, Kanto: 3, Hokushinetsu: 2
Tokai: 1, Kansai: 1, Chugoku: 2, Shikoku: 2,
Kyushu: 1, Host (Shizuoka): 1, Total of 16 teams

4) If more than 16 teams want to participate in the tournament, a drawing of lots is held in the region which has more applications than its designated number of spots.

9. Tournament System

1) 16 teams, drawn into four groups of four, play league contests. The rankings are determined by winning points: win 3, draw 1, and loss 0.

A team who obtain a higher number of points is placed higher in the table. If the winning points obtained are even, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings in the descending order:

a) The total goal difference in all matches (Total goals scored – Total goals conceded)
b) The total number of goals scored in all matches
c) The match result between the teams in question (Win or loss)
d) Drawing of lots (With representatives from both teams in question in attendance).

2) No Final Round will be held.

Awards

First-placed teams in each group will be awarded a certificate and trophy.