
The 2006 season concluded with the Emperor’s Cup played on New Year’s Day of 2007 in front of a full-house crowd at Tokyo’s National Stadium. A late goal by Nagai gave Urawa Reds a 1-0 victory over Gamba Osaka, and Urawa raised the Emperor’s Cup for the second year in a row.
In preparation for the preliminary competition for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Men’s Football Tournament in February, 2007, the Hong Kong Olympic Team has selected a training squad of 30 players from local First Division clubs in mid-December, 2006, for a series of training and friendly matches.
The Chinese Taipei Football Association renewed their contract with Japanese coach Imai Toshiaki in December, 2006. Imai signed a one-year contract with CTFA, and his new year’s challenge will be winning the ticket to the Beijing Olympics Games for the women’s football team.