Details have been finalized regarding the '2025 J Youth Cup Sec. 31 J League Youth Championship' in which FC Tokyo U-18 will participate.

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□Tournament Overview
＜Name＞
2025 J Youth Cup Sec. 31 J League Youth Championship

<Organizer>
Japan Football Association
J.League

＜Tournament Format＞
・59 teams from J1 League, J2 League, and J3 League, along with 2 teams from last season's J3, and the top 3 teams from the 8th Japan Club Youth Soccer (U-18), Town Club CUP 2024

[1st Round]
64 teams will be divided into 16 groups of 4 teams each, and a round-robin league will be held in each group (each team will play 3 matches).

[2nd Round]
The top 2 teams from each group in the 1st round will advance to the upper league (Groups 1 to 8), while the bottom 2 teams will advance to the lower league (Groups 9 to 16). Each team will compete against 2 teams they did not face in the 1st round (each team will play 2 matches).

[Knockout Round]

A tournament will be held in a single-elimination format with the 8 teams that ranked 1st in the 2nd Round Upper League (Groups 1 to 8). The matchups for the knockout round will be determined by a draw after the conclusion of the 2nd Round.

□Match Schedule
[1st Round Sec. 1]
March 29, 2025 (Sat) 14:30 Kick-off
FC Tokyo U-18 vs Tochigi City U-18
Tokyo Gas Musashino-En Multipurpose Ground

□Other details

◇For details, please see here (J.League HP)