University soccer Japan's most contested prime minister's cup First ever cancellation New Corona May 14 21:20
Following the spread of the new coronavirus, the "Prime Minister Cup All-Japan University Soccer Tournament," which was scheduled to start in August, will be cancelled. It will be canceled for the first time since the tournament began in 1977.
The 44th Prime Minister's Cup was scheduled to be held in Kansai from August to September with the two major titles of university soccer alongside the All Japan University Championship, but it was canceled due to the spread of the new coronavirus. It was decided to be done.
According to the sponsoring All Japan University Football Federation, it was decided to cancel due to the difficulty of holding regional qualifying and the risk of infection due to the movement of each participating university.
It will be canceled for the first time since the tournament began in 1977.