This year’s world championship will be in Beijing! Which team has secured a ticket to represent Japan?! At Home F5WC 2016–2017 Japan Finals

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The Japan Finals of the world’s largest five-a-side amateur soccer tournament, “F5WC (The Football Fives World Championship),” for which SUNNY SIDE UP serves as the Japan operations office, “At Home F5WC JAPAN CHAMPIONSHIP 2016–2017,” was held at Ajinomoto Stadium on Sunday, February 12, 2016!

In this third Japan edition of the tournament, teams eager for revenge from last year, top teams from corporate futsal leagues, powerhouse high schools with student players, and teams featuring former J.League players battled it out in intense matches, and DEL MIGLIORE CLOUD Gunma, a team in the Kanto Futsal Division 1 League, emerged as the overall champion!

Tournament ambassador and former Japan national team player Masakiyo Maezono also appeared as a commentator
starting from the semifinals of the final tournament!

Mr. Maezono himself seemed excited by the players’ intense play as he provided commentary!

Regarding the champion, “DEL MIGLIORE CLOUD Gunma,” Mr. Maezono said, “When Japanese teams compete against the world, their strength is teamwork. In addition, DEL MIGLIORE CLOUD Gunma has strong individual ability, so I am very much looking forward to it!” expressing his expectations for their future success.

Player Kobayashi, who serves as the representative of “DEL MIGLIORE CLOUD Gunma,” said, “We had played ‘Tamachan,’ the team that took second place at last year’s world championship, once before, so we had a strong desire to compete in the F5WC next and take on the world ourselves. I am truly happy. We are known for our power play, so it will work on the world stage—we are confident we can win!” sharing both the joy of victory and his determination.
As Japan’s representative, “DEL MIGLIORE CLOUD Gunma” will compete for the title of “world’s best” at the world championship to be held in Beijing, China, in May. Please be sure to support them!

On the SUNNY SIDE UP blog, we have introduced “F5WC” several times.
Launched in Dubai in 2013, this is the world’s largest amateur five-a-side soccer tournament for amateur players aged 16 and over. Qualifying tournaments have been held in 32 countries worldwide, and the winning team from each country’s qualifiers can compete in the world championship as that country’s representative.

Since 2014, SUNNY SIDE UP has established the Japan operations office and has been responsible for tournament branding, operations, audience attraction, and PR, helping to build momentum as one of our sports content offerings.

Official website: http://f5wc.jp/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/f5wcjapan/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/F5WC_JAPAN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

★Please check here for the blog posts that have introduced “F5WC” so far★
◆The world championship of five-a-side amateur soccer that captivates 500,000 people worldwide—
“F5WC”—will be held in Japan again this year!
◆Which team will claim the spot as Japan’s representative?!
Japan’s representative for the five-a-side amateur soccer tournament “F5WC” has been decided!
◆Japan’s representative finishes runner-up at the five-a-side soccer world championship “F5WC,” hosted by SSU!!