Players coming to Japan by studying soccer at junior high school and high school.
The Japan Football Association has decided to tighten the rules for international transfer of players under the age of 18, which is basically prohibited by the FIFA = International Football Federation. As a result, players who come to junior high school or high school to study in football will not be able to participate in official games.
This was reported by the Japan Football Association at the board meeting on the 10th. According to the Japan Football Association, junior high school and high school age players have been voluntarily registered for nationality, but there were cases where they violated FIFA rules and paid fines. Therefore, we decided to require registration of nationality from next year.
As a result, players who come to junior high school or high school to study in football will not be able to participate in official games. It also means that the school age is adjusted according to the same standard.
According to Kiyotaka Suhara, Managing Director of the Japan Football Association, “We will follow the nationality management of FIFA. I want to adapt this rule to the players who enter. "
Regarding the rule that the international transfer of players under the age of 18 is prohibited in principle, in 2014 the Spanish first division Barcelona was sanctioned for violation, It became a factor that returned to Japan because it was not able to participate in the official game.