The final of the Emperor's Cup and All-Japan Championship, which determines the best soccer player in Japan, will be held at the Tokyo National Stadium on November 23rd this year, instead of being held on New Year's Day as usual.
This is the fourth consecutive year that the Emperor's Cup final will be held on a day other than New Year's Day.
The Emperor's Cup is a tournament in which teams from the J League and other prefectures compete to be the best in Japan.The next tournament, which will be held for the 104th time, will begin on May 25th with 88 teams participating.
The finals used to be held on New Year's Day, but the last three tournaments have been held within the year due to the schedule of the Japanese national team, and the next tournament will be held on November 23rd this year in Tokyo. It will be held at the venue.
In addition, J1 team Urawa Reds, who suffered violent behavior by supporters in the previous tournament, will be disqualified from participating in the next tournament, and the number of amateur seeded teams will be increased by one spot to two teams, with Honda FC and Meiji University participating. .
According to the Japan Football Association, the first round of the tournament will be held on May 25th and 26th, and J1 and J2 teams will participate in the second round on June 12th.