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2015 J.League International Youth Cup to feature Urawa Reds, Nagoya Grampus, AZ Alkmaar, Jeonnam Dragons
The J.League will host the 2015 J.League International Youth Cup following approval by the league’s board of directors on Tuesday, November 17.
The aim of the tournament is to contribute to football development by giving youth players a chance to test themselves in a competitive setting against international competition.
Participants will include Urawa Reds Youth and Nagoya Grampus U18, who reached the final of the 2015 J.Youth Cup, as well as AZ Alkmaar from Netherlands and Jeonnam Dragons from South Korea.
An outline and schedule of the tournament are below:
[2015 J.League International Youth Cup Tournament Information]
Tournament Name: 2015 J.League International Youth Cup:
Organizers: Japan Football Association, Japan Professional Football League
Cooperating Organizations: Nagano Football Association, AC Nagano Parceiro
Support: Nagano Prefecture, Nagano Prefecture Board of Education, Nagano City, Nagano City Board of Education
Dates: December 15 (Tuesday), December 17 (Thursday), December 19 (Saturday)
Venue: Minami Nagano Sports Park Stadium
Participating Teams: Urawa Reds Youth (2015 J.Youth Cup Champions), Nagoya Grampus U18 (2015 J.Youth Cup Runners-Up), AZ Alkmaar (2015 Rinus Michels Award Winners), Jeonnam Dragons (2015 K-League U18 Championship Winners)
Format: The four teams will participate in single round-robin play. Matches will consist of two 45-minute halves with no extra time or penalty kicks.
Determination of Standings: Final standings will be determined by points (three points for a win, one point for a draw, no points for a loss).
In the event that two or more teams are even on points, the following tiebreakers shall be used:
1.Goal difference
2.Total goals
3.Record against other teams in tiebreaker (points, goal difference, total goals)
4.Drawing of lots
Commendation: A championship cup will be awarded to the winning team
