'K League Asian Youth Championship Jeju' Opens... Eight Asian Teams, Including Jeju and Cerezo Osaka, Compete

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'K League Asian Youth Championship Jeju 2026' has officially begun.

On the 1st, Jeju announced that "this tournament, featuring youth teams from K League clubs and prestigious youth teams from top Asian clubs, will be held for five days from the 2nd to the 6th in the Seogwipo area of Jeju."

Held for the third time this year, the event is organized by the Korea Professional Football Association (KPFA) and co-hosted by the association and JejuSK FC.

To strengthen the international competitiveness and foster exchanges among K League youth players, the association has been consistently holding related international tournaments annually since 2023.

The tournament is open to U-18 players (born on or after January 1, 2008). A total of eight teams from domestic and foreign countries will participate, competing in group stages and ranking matches to determine the final standings.

Based on the draw results, Group A includes Jeju, Gyeongnam, AIE International High School (Japan), and PVF Football Academy (Vietnam), while Group B consists of Daegu, Suwon FC, Cerezo Osaka (Japan), and the I-League Youth Select Team (Indonesia).

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