The SBS Cup is an association football tournament held annually in the
Shizuoka Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Shizuoka Prefecture has a population of 3,637,998 and has a geographic area of . Shizuoka Prefecture borders Kanagawa Prefecture to the east, Yamanashi Prefecture to the northea ...
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Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
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It began in 1977 as several friendly matches between
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
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Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
ese high schools to celebrate
Shizuoka Broadcasting System
Shizuoka Broadcasting System, Inc. (SBS, 静岡放送株式会社) is a Japanese broadcaster in Shizuoka. Its radio station is affiliated with Japan Radio Network (JRN) and National Radio Network (NRN), and its TV station is affiliated with ...
's (SBS) 25th anniversary.
It was expanded to become a tournament in 1979 and since 2002, it has been a round-robin competition for national teams and a representative team from the Shizuoka Prefecture.
Results
See also
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Football in Japan
Football is among the most popular sports in Japan, together with baseball, basketball, sumo and martial arts. Its nationwide organization, the Japan Football Association, administers the professional football leagues, including J.League, which ...
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in Japanese football
;National teams
;Men's
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National football team
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National under-23 football team
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National under-20 football team
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National under-17 football team
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National futsal team
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National under-20 futsal team
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National beach soccer team
;Women's
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National football team
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National under-20 football team
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National under-17 football team
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National futsal team
References
External links
Official website
Official website
Japan Football Association (JFA)
{{International association football friendly tournaments in Japan
Youth association football competitions for international teams
International association football competitions hosted by Japan
Recurring sporting events established in 1977
Youth football in Japan