[For U-6] J Club Gathering! 'Kids Soccer Festival'
On Monday, May 4, we held the “FC Tokyo Kids Soccer Festival” for the U-6 class at Ajinomoto Stadium.
The participating J League clubs included FC Tokyo and the following 12 clubs, marking the highest number of participating clubs to date.
▸ Kashima Antlers
▸ FC Machida Zelvia
▸ Urawa Reds
▸ Kawasaki Frontale
▸ Yokohama F. Marinos
▸ Shimizu S-Pulse
▸ Cerezo Osaka
▸ JEF United Ichihara Chiba
▸ Shonan Bellmare
▸ RB Omiya Ardija
▸ SC Sagamihara
Children entered the venue with expressions full of excitement and joy at being able to play at Ajinomoto Stadium. After completing registration, they looked around the stadium with their guardians, and the sight of their smiles was impressive.
Children from participating clubs continued to arrive at the venue, with some clubs entering while holding up their team flags.
Spontaneous applause arose from the venue, enveloping the festival in a warm and unique atmosphere.
After the opening ceremony, the children preparing for the match listened to the coach while being filled with excitement, eager to start playing soon!
Teams were formed within each club, and the matches finally began!
On the pitch, there were many scenes of children chasing the ball with all their might and aiming for goals while cooperating with their teammates, playing with full effort.
Seeing the children like this, the coaches and parents also got excited together, and the venue was filled with loud cheers and warm applause.
At the end of the event, all the club coaches formed a guard of honor to send off the children who participated.
The children left the venue with smiles, exchanging high-fives, and the festival concluded in a warm and friendly atmosphere.
Through this festival, the children were able to experience not only the joy of soccer but also the importance of cooperating with teammates and the excitement of giving their all to take on challenges.
Moving forward, we want to continue providing many memorable opportunities where children can feel the joy of soccer and the happiness of playing with friends.