Japanese football never stops. Even in midsummer when the temperature rises far above 30 degrees the football goes on.

The J-leagues have started its second stage. The lower leagues have started their cup campaigns.

Iwaki FC has joined these competitions. Last weekend we played in the provincial stage for the Emperors cup, the FA cup for Japan.
In two days we played two games. The quarter and the semi final.

We managed to win both games and qualified for the final. In the final we will meet J3 club Fukushima United. On August 21st the game will be played on a neutral ground. This will be a nice challenge for our young team.
We played a lot of friendly games against professional clubs over the last two months and had some decent results but a real game like the Emperors’ Cup is worth a lot more in the development of the players.

First though we are preparing for the regional final for the Member of Society Cup. This will be another good test to see how the team can handle the opponents and the circumstances.

In the meantime the players are keeping up the hard work every day and continue their development and that of the team.

These are exciting times for everyone involved in Iwaki FC!

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