We are pleased to announce that the opening match card for the "Takamado Cup U-18 Soccer League 2016 Premier League EAST" featuring FC Tokyo U-18 has been decided.
We will inform you of the schedule for Sec. 2 and beyond as soon as it is decided. 

□Opening Match
April 9, 2016 (Sat) 13:30 Kick-off
Takamado Cup U-18 Soccer League 2016 Premier League EAST Sec. 1
FC Tokyo U-18 vs Shimizu S-Pulse Youth
Ajinomoto Stadium West Ground

□League Schedule Period
Apr 9, 2016 (Sat) - Dec 11, 2016 (Sun)
 
□Tournament Overview
A total of 20 teams selected from across the country will be divided into two groups of 10 (East and West) to compete in a round-robin format (18 matches) with home and away games.
The champion teams of each league will earn the right to participate in the championship.
The bottom two teams from each league will be automatically relegated to the next year's Prince League of the Takayama Cup U-18 Football League.
FC Tokyo U-18 belongs to the Premier League EAST.

□Participating Teams
＜EAST＞
FC Tokyo U-18 (Tokyo)
Aomori Yamada High School (Aomori Prefecture)
Kashima Antlers Youth (Ibaraki Prefecture)
Omiya Ardija Youth (Saitama Prefecture)
Ichiritsu Funabashi High School (Chiba Prefecture)
Kashiwa Reysol U-18 (Chiba Prefecture)
Ryutsu Keizai University Affiliated Kashiwa High School (Chiba Prefecture)
Yokohama F.Marinos Youth (Kanagawa Prefecture)※
Albirex Niigata U-18 (Niigata Prefecture)※
Shimizu S-Pulse Youth (Shizuoka Prefecture)

<WEST>
Nagoya Grampus U18 (Aichi Prefecture)
SANGA F.C. U-18 (Kyoto Prefecture)
Gamba Osaka Youth (Osaka Prefecture)
Cerezo Osaka U-18 (Osaka Prefecture)
Vissel Kobe U-18 (Hyogo Prefecture)
Kobe Koryo Gakuen High School (Hyogo Prefecture)※
Sanfrecce Hiroshima F.C. Youth (Hiroshima Prefecture)
Higashi Fukuoka High School (Fukuoka Prefecture)
Oita Trinita U-18 (Oita Prefecture)
Otsu High School (Kumamoto Prefecture)※
 

(※ indicates a newly joined team) 
 
For details of the tournament, please see here