Korea-Japan Soccer Friendship Team Jeonbuk Hyundai U11 will depart for Japan to participate in the Nike Antlers Cup in 2025
Oct 10, 2025
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The Jeonbuk U-11 team left Incheon International Airport on the morning of the 10th to participate in the '2025 Nike Antlers Cup'. The Nike Antlers Cup is a prestigious youth soccer competition where Japan's national youth teams go through preliminary rounds in each region and 32 teams compete in the finals. The competition is hosted by Kashima Antlers, a prestigious Japanese J-League club, and is specially cooperated by Nike Japan, and leading youth teams such as Kashima and Kawasaki Frontale will participate again this year.
Jeonbuk has been participating every year except during the COVID-19 period since 2016 after being granted special qualifications at the invitation of Kashima Antlers. The Jeonbuk Under-11 team is scheduled to play six qualifying matches and ranking matches for three days from the 11th to the 13th during the tournament. The competition method consists of eight groups from 32 teams, and the game method is operated in eight teams, 15 minutes each in the first and second half.
In addition, the Jeonbuk U-11 team participates in the Kashima 'Stadium Tour' in addition to soccer games, stays at the home of Kashima Youth Team players through homestays, and builds friendships with Korea-Japan soccer.
In March, when Kashima Youth Team players visited Jeonju, they held a homestay at the families of Jeonbuk Youth Team players.
Coach Park Bum-hwi of the Jeonbuk Under-12 team said, `We deeply appreciate both Jeonbuk and Kashima for creating good opportunities for our players again following last year"This competition is a precious gift that has not been forgotten by the players themselves. Rather than competing, I hope it will be a time for each other to grow up, and this friendship with soccer will continue even when I become an adult in the future."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
