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= J.League SKY PerfecTV! New Year Cup =

The '''J League SKY PerfecTV! New Year Cup''', also known as the "New Year Cup", founded in 2015, is a pre-season association football tournament sponsored by the J.League in select regions across Japan.

Overview
The New Year Cup was introduced as a pre-season tournament in February 2015, both to serve as training matches for the participating teams, as well as to promote club football in Japan. SKY PerfecTV!, a satellite television provider in Japan, is the primary sponsor of the tournament, awarding prize money to all involved teams, depending on the final standings in each round.

History
The inaugural tournament in 2015 included seven total clubs from the J1 League and the J2 League split into two round-robin tournaments. The three "Miyazaki Round" games were held in Miyazaki Prefecture, and the six "Kagoshima Round" games were split between two fields in Kagoshima Prefecture. Kashima Antlers were winners of the Miyazaki Round, and Urawa Red Diamonds were winners of the Kagoshima Round.

For the 2016 edition of the New Year Cup, a third group was introduced, the "Okinawa Round". The tournament also included two teams from the J3 League, and increased the number of competing clubs to four per group (12 total). The tournament would be held in the three prefectures beginning in Okinawa on January 24th and ending in Kagoshima on February 10th.