Professional courseProfessional qualification
Proライセンスコーチ養成講習会 (JFA Pro Licence coach course)
JFA Pro Licence coach course
Japan Football Association (JFA) coach licence courses · Chiba, Japan
- Award
- JFA Proライセンス
- Subjects
- Coaching education
- Delivery
- HybridGroup training from April 2026 to January 2027 (course 1) and September 2026 to July 2027 (course 2)
- Price
- ¥990,000whole program, 2026
Schedule is described as provisional and subject to change; one session venue is undecided on the notice.
About this program
JFA's top domestic coaching licence course, limited to 24 participants admitted through a trial. Group training is held at JFA Yume Field in Chiba and, for residential sessions, Kashima Heights Sports Plaza.
- Offering
- Coach education
- Subjects
- Coaching education
- Sports
- Football (soccer)
- Teaching language
- Japanese
Qualification and recognition
- Qualification level
- Professional qualification
- Exact award
- JFA Proライセンス
- Award status
- Professional-body credentialIssued by a professional or governing body (for example a coaching licence or practitioner certification). It is not an academic degree.
- Awarding body
- Japan Football Association
- Credential type
- Coaching licenceA coaching licence or badge issued by a governing body. It is not an academic degree.
No accreditation or recognition is recorded for this program on the pages we checked.
Professional pathway
What this course is for, who can take it and what it does and does not lead to.
- Intended audience
- Not published
- Prior professional registration
- Not published
- Registering body
- Japan Football Association
- Official requirements
- Current official requirements
Online and hybrid delivery
What is done online, and what still has to be done in person.
- Whole program online
- No: some parts are in person
- Instruction
- Live or asynchronous not stated
- Attendance schedule
- Opening ceremony held online; group training in person
- Placements
- Club work required at a Division 1 or 2 team
Duration, schedule and dates
- Duration
- Group training from April 2026 to January 2027 (course 1) and September 2026 to July 2027 (course 2)
- Provider’s term
- 集合研修
- Delivery
- HybridPart online and part in person. A hybrid program is never described as fully online.
- Physical attendance
- Regular physical attendance
- Schedule
- Residential blocks13 group sessions (Modules 1 to 6) over about a year; opening ceremony online
- Location
- 高円宮記念JFA夢フィールド (JFA Yume Field)
No upcoming dated session is published on the provider’s pages we checked.
Admissions
Participation approved through the 2026 Pro licence trial; coach must be able to carry out club work at a Division 1 or 2 (Premier/Prince League) team.
- Official instructions
- Application instructions
Fees
Original currency is authoritative. Each price keeps its basis (per week, per camp, per term, per year, whole program) and is never converted. Installments are not totals.
| Item | Amount | Applies to | Dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pro licence course fee (tax included)Tuition · mandatoryIncludes: Accommodation for residential group sessionsConditions: Transport, accommodation at non-residential sessions and club work costs are extra. | ¥990,000whole program, 2026 | All students | 19 October 2026Source |
Published total: ¥990,000 as a single whole-program price. No other total is calculated.
Sources and verification
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 19 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 19 October 2026)