Kirin Cup Soccer

This article is about the association football tournament. For the golf tournament, see Kirin Cup (golf).

Kirin Cup Soccer

Organising body	JFA
Founded	1978 (1978)
Region	Japan (AFC)
Number of teams	4 (since 2016)
Current champions	Tunisia (1st title)
Most successful team(s)	Japan (11 titles)
Website	kirin.co.jp/soccer
2022 Kirin Cup Soccer

The Kirin Cup Soccer (Japanese: キリンカップサッカー) is an association football tournament organised in Japan by the Kirin Brewery Company. The host, Japan, is a participant in every edition. The tournament was founded in 1978 then known as Japan Cup (International competition which national teams and clubs participated in), and was last held in its full form in 2022. From 1992 onwards, the format was changed to a round robin national team competition. The first nation to win the competition was Argentina. Japan are the tournament's most successful team with eleven titles, followed by Peru with three titles. As of 2022, the current cup holders are Tunisia.

Since the start of the international competitions in 1992, the tournament has hosted a variety of teams from South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. Out of the South American members of CONMEBOL who have been invited (Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay and Peru), Peru have been the most successful (three titles). Out of the European invitees, there have been seven different champions, the most successful being the Czech Republic with two titles, with Hungary, France, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belgium, Slovakia and Scotland winning one title each. Aside from Japan, the only other Asian country to have won the tournament are the United Arab Emirates (2005), who shared the title with Peru.

Tournaments

All times are Japan standard time (UTC+9)

1978 Japan Cup

Won by Borussia Mönchengladbach and Palmeiras. In the semi final Palmeiras beat English club Coventry City 1-0.

1979 Japan Cup

Won by Tottenham Hotspur.

1980 Japan Cup Kirin World Soccer

Won by Middlesbrough F.C.

1981 Japan Cup Kirin World Soccer

Won by Club Brugge KV.

1982 Japan Cup Kirin World Soccer

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Result
Werder Bremen	4	3	1	0	15	3	7	Champions
Japan	4	3	0	1	13	4	6
Feyenoord	4	2	1	1	10	7	5
Singapore	4	0	1	3	3	14	1
NKK Nippon Kokan	4	0	1	3	1	14	1

Japan v Feyenoord

30 May 1982	Japan	5–2	Feyenoord	Tokyo, Japan
	Tsunami Ozaki		van Hanegem de Leeuw	Stadium: National Stadium

Singapore v NKK Nippon Kokan

30 May 1982	Singapore	1–1	NKK Nippon Kokan	Tokyo, Japan
				Stadium: National Stadium

Japan v Singapore

2 June 1982	Japan	2–0	Singapore	Hiroshima, Japan
	Totsuka Ozaki

Werder Bremen v NKK Nippon Kokan

Werder Bremen v Singapore

4 June 1982	Werder Bremen	6–1	Singapore	Nishigaoka, Japan
	Neubarth N. Meier Otten Okudera own goal		Ahmad

Feyenoord v NKK Nippon Kokan

4 June 1982	Feyenoord	2–0	NKK Nippon Kokan	Kobe, Japan
	Nielsen Vermeulen

Japan v Werder Bremen

6 June 1982	Japan	1–2	Werder Bremen	Tokyo, Japan
	Kimura		Möhlmann N. Meier	Stadium: National Stadium

Feyenoord v Singapore

6 June 1982	Feyenoord	5–1	Singapore	Miyagi, Japan
	Wijnstekers Bouwens		Ahmad

Japan v NKK Nippon Kokan

9 June 1982	Japan	5–0	NKK Nippon Kokan	Tokyo, Japan
	Yokoyama Kaneda Ozaki Hashiratani			Stadium: National Stadium

Werder Bremen v Feyenoord

9 June 1982	Werder Bremen	1–1	Feyenoord	Tokyo, Japan
	Schaaf		Bouwens	Stadium: National Stadium

1983 Japan Cup Kirin World Soccer

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Result
Newcastle United	4	2	2	0	6	1	6	Champions
Botafogo	4	1	2	1	4	3	4
Yamaha	4	1	2	1	3	3	4
Syria	4	1	1	2	3	4	3
Japan	4	1	1	2	2	7	3

Japan v Newcastle United

29 May 1983	Japan	0–4	Newcastle United	Japan
			Keegan 11' Waddle 20', 68' Clarke 37'

Yamaha v Syria

29 May 1983	Yamaha	2–1	Syria	Shizuoka, Japan
	Nagasawa Mochizuki		Jamar

Yamaha v Botatogo

31 May 1983	Yamaha	1–1	Botatogo	Omiya, Japan
	Yoshida		Nunes

Newcastle United v Syria

31 May 1983	Newcastle United	1–1	Syria	Okayama, Japan
	McCreery		Essam Zino

Japan v Yamaha

2 June 1983

Japan

0–0

Yamaha

Yokohama

Syria v Botafogo

2 June 1983

Syria

1–0

Botafogo

Kobe, Japan

Japan v Botafogo

4 June 1983	Japan	1–3	Botafogo	Japan
			Nunes Té

Newcastle United v Yamaha

4 June 1983	Newcastle United	1–0	Yamaha	Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, Japan
	Waddle

Japan v Syria

7 June 1983	Japan	1–0	Syria	Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
	Kaneda 63'			Stadium: Yoyogi National Gymnasium Attendance: 11,968 Referee: Walter Eschweiler (West Germany)

Newcastle United v Botafogo

7 June 1983

Newcastle United

0–0

Botafogo

1984 Japan Cup Kirin World Soccer

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
China	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	2	Qualification to the semi-finals
Toulouse	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	2
Japan	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	2

Japan v Toulouse

27 May 1984	Japan	0–1	Toulouse	Tokyo, Japan
			Stopyra	Stadium: National Stadium

China v Toulouse

Japan v China

31 May 1984	Japan	1–0	China	Saitama, Japan
	Kato			Stadium: Omiya Stadium Referee: Maidin Bin Singah (Singapur)

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
Internacional	2	1	1	0	3	0	+3	3	Qualification to the semi-finals
Republic of Ireland	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	2
Japan Universiade XI	2	0	1	1	0	3	−3	1

Republic of Ireland v Japan Universiade XI

27 May 1984

Republic of Ireland

0–0

Japan Universiade XI

Matsuyama, Japan

Internacional v Japan Universiade XI

30 May 1984	Internacional	2-1	Japan Universiade XI	Kobe, Japan
	(o.g.) Milton Cruz Kita

Internacional v Republic of Ireland

1 June 1984

Internacional

0–0

Republic of Ireland

Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, Japan

Internacional v Toulouse

3 June 1984 Semi-final	Internacional	4–1	Toulouse	Yokohama, Japan
	Rubén Paz Jair Silvinho (o.g.)		Roussey

Republic of Ireland v China

3 June 1984 Semi-final	Republic of Ireland	1–0	China	Sapporo, Japan
	O'Keefe 57'	Report		Stadium: Maruyama Stadium

Internacional v Republic of Ireland

5 June 1984 Final	Internacional	2–1	Republic of Ireland	Tokyo, Japan
	Milton Cruz Rubén Paz		Stapleton	Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 28,000

1985 Kirin Cup Soccer

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
Santos	5	4	1	0	19	4	+15	9	Qualification to the final
Uruguay	5	3	2	0	16	6	+10	8
West Ham United	5	1	3	1	13	7	+6	5
Yomiuri	5	2	1	2	9	8	+1	5
Japan	5	1	1	3	7	11	−4	3
Malaysian Tigers	5	0	0	5	3	31	−28	0

Japan v Uruguay

26 May 1985	Japan	1–4	Uruguay	Tokyo, Japan
	Kimura 15'		Carlos Aguilera 44', 73' da Silva 51', 69'	Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Henk van Ettekoven (Netherlands)

Santos v West Ham United

26 May 1985	Santos	2–1	West Ham United	Shimizu, Japan
	Mario Sérgio 13' Zé Sérgio 34'		Goddard 57'	Attendance: 10,000

Yomiuri v Malaysian Tigers

26 May 1985

Yomiuri

5–0

Malaysian Tigers

Sendai, Japan

Japan v West Ham United

Santos v Malaysian Tigers

28 May 1985	Santos	8–1	Malaysian Tigers	Okayama, Japan
	Mirandinha Lima Mario Sérgio Gersinho Humberto		Azhar Shahrin

Uruguay v Yomiuri

28 May 1985	Uruguay	4–3	Yomiuri	Omiya, Japan
	Carlos Aguilera

Japan v Yomiuri

30 May 1985	Japan	0–1	Yomiuri	Tokyo, Japan
			Totsuka 78'

West Ham United v Malaysian Tigers

30 May 1985	West Ham United	9–2	Malaysian Tigers	Tokyo, Japan
	Cottee Ravindan (o.g.) Swindlehurst Martin Pike Whitton		Shahdan

Uruguay v Santos

30 May 1985	Uruguay	1–1	Santos	Hiroshima, Japan
	Carlos Aguilera 21'		Davi 60'	Attendance: 15,000

Uruguay v Malaysian Tigers

1 June 1985	Uruguay	6–0	Malaysian Tigers	Osaka, Japan
	Carrasco Pereira Alzugaray Barrios Carlos Aguilera Cabrera

Japan v Santos

2 June 1985	Japan	1–4	Santos	Kobe, Japan
	Hara 85'		Zé Sérgio 16', 37' Gersinho 21' Mirandinha 29'

Yomiuri v West Ham United

2 June 1985	Yomiuri	0–0	West Ham United	Sapporo, Japan
				Attendance: 7,100 Referee: Okaya (Japan)

Japan v Malaysian Tigers

4 June 1985	Japan	3–0	Malaysian Tigers	Nagoya, Japan
	Kimura 32' Mizunuma 69' Hashiratani 89'			Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Kim Soo-deok (South Korea)

West Ham United v Uruguay

4 June 1985	West Ham United	1–1	Uruguay	Nagoya, Japan
	Swindlehurst 26'		Montelongo 54'

Santos v Yomiuri

4 June 1985	Santos	4–0	Yomiuri	Yokohama, Japan
	Mirandinha Davi Gersinho

Santos v Uruguay

6 June 1985 Final	Santos	4–2	Uruguay	Tokyo, Japan
	Zé Sérgio 22', 89' Mirandinha 41', 50'		Carlos Aguilera 15' Carrasco 81'	Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Shizuo Takada (Japan)

1986 Kirin Cup Soccer

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD	Pts	Result
Palmeiras	3	3	0	0	10	3	+7	6	Qualification to the final
Werder Bremen	3	1	1	1	3	5	−2	3
Japan	3	1	0	2	3	5	−2	2
Algeria B	3	0	1	2	4	7	−3	1

Japan v Algeria B

11 May 1986	Japan	2–1	Algeria B	Matsuyama, Japan
	Hashiratani		Djahmoune

Palmeiras v Werder Bremen

11 May 1986	Palmeiras	4–0	Werder Bremen	Fukuoka, Japan
	Mirandinha 20', 21', 25' Jorginho Putinatti 56'

Japan v Werder Bremen

14 May 1986	Japan	0–2	Werder Bremen	Tokyo, Japan
			Burgsmüller 10' Neubarth 27'

Palmeiras v Algeria B

14 May 1986	Palmeiras	4–2	Algeria B	Shizuoka, Japan
	Mirandinha Mendonça Barbosa		Djahmoune Sabbah

Japan v Palmeiras

16 May 1986	Japan	1–2	Palmeiras	Kyoto, Japan
	Kimura 51'		Denys 34' Mirandinha 71' (pen.)

Werder Bremen v Algeria B

16 May 1986	Werder Bremen	1–1	Algeria B	Nagoya, Japan
	Meier 8'		Djahmoune 16'

Werder Bremen v Palmeiras

18 May 1986 Final	Werder Bremen	4–2 (a.e.t.)	Palmeiras	Tokyo, Japan
	Neubarth 56' Möhlmann 91' Ordenewitz 99', 101'		Jorginho Putinatti 26' Mirandinha 106' (pen.)

1987 Kirin Cup Soccer

Kirin Cup Soccer 1987.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
Torino	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	5	Qualification to the final
Fluminense	3	1	2	0	8	1	+7	4
Japan	3	0	2	1	2	3	−1	2
Senegal	3	0	1	2	3	12	−9	1

Japan v Fluminense

24 May 1987	Japan	0–0	Fluminense	Tokyo, Japan
				Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Joe Worrall (England)

Torino v Senegal

24 May 1987	Torino	3–1	Senegal	Sapporo, Japan
	Corradini 30' Lentini 46' Mariani 80'		Bunjai 86'	Stadium: Maruyama Baseball Stadium Attendance: 3,500

Torino v Fluminense

25 May 1987	Torino	1–1	Fluminense	Shizuoka, Japan
	Junior 6'		Paulinho 47'	Stadium: Shizuoka Kusanagi Baseball Stadium Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Kiichiro Tachi (Japan)

Japan v Senegal

27 May 1987	Japan	2–2	Senegal	Hiroshima, Japan
	Hara 40' Matsuyama 50'		Ndao 43', 57' (pen.)	Stadium: Prefectural Stadium

Japan v Torino

29 May 1987	Japan	0–1	Torino	Nagoya, Japan
			Corradini	Stadium: Mizuho Athletic Stadium Attendance: 26,000

Fluminense v Senegal

29 May 1987	Fluminense	7–0	Senegal	Shizuoka, Kobe, Japan
	Assis 5' Tato 24' Eduardo 25', 34' Washington 30', 87' Romerito 67'			Stadium: Kobe Central Stadium Referee: Yasuki Nagoya (Japan)

Fluminense v Torino

31 May 1987 Final	Fluminense	2–0	Torino	Tokyo, Japan
	Washington 26' Tato 44'			Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 36,000 Referee: Joe Worrall (England)

1988 Kirin Cup Soccer

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
Bayer Leverkusen	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	5	Qualification to the final
Flamengo	3	1	2	0	5	3	+2	4
China	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	3
Japan	3	0	0	3	1	7	−6	0

Japan v Flamengo

29 May 1988	Japan	1–3	Flamengo	Tokyo, Japan
	Yoshida 86'		Zico 9' (pen.) Paulo César 52' Delacir

Bayer Leverkusen v China

29 May 1988	Bayer Leverkusen	2–0	China	Takamatsu, Japan
	Götz Falkenmayer

Bayer Leverkusen v Flamengo

1 June 1988	Bayer Leverkusen	1–1	Flamengo	Kyoto, Japan
	Cha Bum-kun 24'		Edinho 36'

Japan v China

2 June 1988	Japan	0–3	China	Nagoya, Japan
			Wang Baoshan 24' Gao Sheng 41' Ma Lin 45'	Stadium: Mizuho Stadium Referee: Jamal Al Sharif (Syria)

Japan v Bayer Leverkusen

5 June 1988

Japan

0–1

Bayer Leverkusen

Omiya, Japan

China v Flamengo

5 June 1988	China	1–1	Flamengo	Kagoshima, Japan
	Ma Lin 53'		Gérson 17'

Flamengo v Bayer Leverkusen

7 June 1988 Final	Flamengo	1–0	Bayer Leverkusen	Tokyo, Japan
	Zico 55'

1991 Kirin Cup Soccer

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD	Pts	Result
Japan	3	3	0	0	7	1	+6	6	Champions
Vasco	3	1	1	1	4	2	+2	3
Tottenham Hotspur	3	1	1	1	2	5	−3	3
Thailand	3	0	0	3	1	6	−5	0

Japan v Thailand

2 June 1991	Japan	1–0	Thailand	Tendō, Japan
	Hashiratani 89' (pen.)			Stadium: Yamagata Park Stadium Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Samuel Chan Yam-Ming (British Hong Kong)

Tottenham Hotspur v Vasco

2 June 1991

Tottenham Hotspur

0–0

Vasco

Japan v Vasco

5 June 1991	Japan	2–1	Vasco	Kyoto, Japan
	Kitazawa 41' Miura 74'	(Report)	Bismarck 85' (pen.)	Stadium: Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Samuel Chan Yam-Ming (British Hong Kong)

Thailand v Tottenham Hotspur

5 June 1991	Thailand	1–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Nagoya, Japan
	K. Viton		Hendry Edwards	Stadium: Mizuho Athletic Stadium Attendance: 25,000

Thailand v Vasco

9 June 1991

Thailand

0–3

Vasco

Japan v Tottenham Hotspur

9 June 1991	Japan	4–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Tokyo, Japan
	Kitazawa 2' Miura 8', 41' Sakakura 66'			Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 45,000

1992 Kirin Cup Soccer

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD	Pts	Result
Argentina	2	2	0	0	2	0	+2	4	Champions
Wales	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	2
Japan	2	0	0	2	0	2	−2	0

Japan v Argentina

30 May 1992	Japan	0–1	Argentina	Tokyo, Japan
			Batistuta 53'	Stadium: Yoyoki National Stadium Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Kil Ki-chul (South Korea)

Argentina v Wales

3 June 1992	Argentina	1–0	Wales	Gifu, Japan
	Batistuta 87'			Stadium: Gifu Nagaragawa Stadium Attendance: 31,000 Referee: Kiichiro Tachi (Japan)

Japan v Wales

7 June 1992	Japan	0–1	Wales	Matsuyama, Japan
			Bowen 40'	Stadium: Ehime Sports Complex Athletics Stadium Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Samuel Chan Yam-Ming (British Hong Kong)

1993 Kirin Cup Soccer

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD	Pts	Result
Hungary	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1	4	Champions
Japan	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1	3
United States	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2	1

Japan v Hungary

7 March 1993	Japan	0–1	Hungary	Fukuoka, Japan
			Kiprich 47'	Stadium: Hakatanomori Football Stadium Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Majid Jay (United States)

Hungary v United States

10 March 1993	Hungary	0–0	United States	Nagoya, Japan
				Stadium: Mizuho Athletic Stadium Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Shinichiro Obata (Japan)

Japan v United States

14 March 1993	Japan	3–1	United States	Tokyo, Japan
	Miura 36', 80' Lapper 68' (o.g.)		Pérez 23'	Stadium: Yoyoki National Stadium Attendance: 48,000 Referee: Kim Gwang-taek (South Korea)

1994 Kirin Cup Soccer

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD	Pts	Result
France	2	2	0	0	5	1	+4	6	Champions
Australia	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	1
Japan	2	0	1	1	2	5	−3	1

Japan v Australia

22 May 1994	Japan	1–1	Australia	Hiroshima, Japan
	Asano 10'		A. Vidmar 67'	Stadium: Big Arch Stadium Attendance: 27,350 Referee: Piron Unprasert (Thailand)

Australia v France

26 May 1994	Australia	0–1	France	Kobe, Japan
			Cantona 43'	Stadium: Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium Attendance: 16,743 Referee: Masayoshi Okada (Japan)

Japan v France

29 May 1994	Japan	1–4	France	Tokyo, Japan
	Ogura 78'		Djorkaeff 15' Papin 18' Kurosaki 53' (o.g.) Ginola 55'	Stadium: Yoyoki National Stadium Attendance: 48,841 Referee: Mohamed Nazri Abdullah (Malaysia)

1995 Kirin Cup Soccer

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD	Pts	Result
Japan	2	1	1	0	3	0	+3	4	Champions
Scotland	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	4
Ecuador	2	0	0	2	1	5	-4	0

Japan v Scotland

21 May 1995	Japan	0–0	Scotland	Hiroshima, Japan
				Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch Attendance: 24,556 Referee: Armando Pérez Hoyos (Colombia)

Scotland v Ecuador

24 May 1995	Scotland	2–1	Ecuador	Toyama, Japan
	Robertson 75' Crawford 83'		Hurtado 79' (pen.)	Stadium: Toyama Athletic Recreation Park Stadium Attendance: 5,669 Referee: Masayoshi Okada (Japan)

Japan v Ecuador

28 May 1995	Japan	3–0	Ecuador	Tokyo, Japan
	Nakayama 36' Miura 46' (pen.), 53' (pen.)			Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 53,438 Referee: Lutz Michael Fröhlich (Germany)

1996 Kirin Cup Soccer

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD	Pts	Result
Japan	2	2	0	0	4	2	+2	6	Champions
Mexico	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	1
FR Yugoslavia	2	0	1	1	0	1	−1	1

Mexico v FR Yugoslavia

23 May 1996	Mexico	0–0	FR Yugoslavia	Shizuoka, Japan
				Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira Attendance: 8,604 Referee: Masayoshi Okada (Japan)

Japan v FR Yugoslavia

26 May 1996	Japan	1–0	FR Yugoslavia	Tokyo, Japan
	Miura 62'			Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 50,632 Referee: Kim Young-joo (South Korea)

Japan v Mexico

29 May 1996	Japan	3–2	Mexico	Fukuoka, Japan
	Morishima 35' Miura 45' Soma 82'		del Olmo 5' Pelaez 16'	Stadium: Hakatanomori Football Stadium Attendance: 17,432 Referee: Nik Ahmad Yaakub (Malaysia)

1997 Kirin Cup Soccer

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD	Pts	Result
Japan	2	2	0	0	5	3	+2	6	Champions
Croatia	2	0	1	1	4	5	−1	1
Turkey	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	1

Japan v Croatia

8 June 1997	Japan	4–3	Croatia	Tokyo, Japan
	Hirano 34' Miura 49', 53' Morishima 89'		Asanovic 77', 79' (pen.) Vlaovic 90'	Stadium: Yoyoki National Stadium Attendance: 50,136 Referee: Kim Taeyoung (South Korea)

Croatia v Turkey

12 June 1997	Croatia	1–1	Turkey	Sendai, Japan
	Erceg 21'		Ertuğrul 77'	Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai Attendance: 15,687 Referee: Masayoshi Okada (Japan)

Japan v Turkey

15 June 1997	Japan	1–0	Turkey	Osaka, Japan
	Morishima 25'			Stadium: Nagai Stadium Attendance: 35,029 Referee: Park Jong-kyu (South Korea)

1998 Kirin Cup Soccer

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD	Pts	Result
Czech Republic	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1	4	Champions
Japan	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2
Paraguay	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	1

Japan v Paraguay

17 May 1998	Japan	1–1	Paraguay	Tokyo, Japan
	Soma 86'		Ayala 7'	Stadium: Yoyoki National Stadium Attendance: 53,408 Referee: Kwon Jong-chul (South Korea)

Czech Republic v Paraguay

21 May 1998	Czech Republic	1–0	Paraguay	Kobe, Japan
	Šmicer 12'			Stadium: Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium Attendance: 6,100 Referee: Naotsugu Fuse (Japan)

Japan v Czech Republic

24 May 1998	Japan	0–0	Czech Republic	Yokohama, Japan
				Stadium: Yokohama International Stadium Attendance: 66,930 Referee: Russamee Jindamai (Thailand)

1999 Kirin Cup Soccer

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD	Pts	Result
Peru	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2	Joint Champions
Belgium	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2
Japan	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	2

Peru v Belgium

30 May 1999	Peru	1–1	Belgium	Kyoto, Japan
	Maestri 6'		Tanghe 28'	Stadium: Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium Attendance: 9,262 Referee: Naotsugu Fuse (Japan)

Japan v Belgium

3 June 1999	Japan	0–0	Belgium	Tokyo, Japan
				Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 54,985 Referee: Kim Tae-young (South Korea)

Japan v Peru

6 June 1999	Japan	0–0	Peru	Yokohama, Japan
				Stadium: Yokohama International Stadium Attendance: 67,354 Referee: Panya Hanlumyaung (Thailand)

2000 Kirin Cup Soccer

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD	Pts	Result
Japan	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	4	Joint Champions
Slovakia	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	4
Bolivia	2	0	0	2	0	4	−4	0

Japan v Slovakia

11 June 2000	Japan	1–1	Slovakia	Rifu, Japan
	Nakamura 9'		Dzúrik 7'	Stadium: Miyagi Stadium Attendance: 45,831 Referee: Kim Young-joo (South Korea)

Slovakia v Bolivia

14 June 2000	Slovakia	2–0	Bolivia	Tosu, Japan
	Kratochvíl 21' Fabuš 45'			Stadium: Tosu Stadium Attendance: 8,023 Referee: Masayoshi Okada (Japan)

Japan v Bolivia

18 June 2000	Japan	2–0	Bolivia	Yokohama, Japan
	Yanagisawa 7', 34'			Stadium: Yokohama International Stadium Attendance: 65,073 Referee: Sun Baojie (China)

2001 Kirin Cup Soccer

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD	Pts	Result
Japan	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3	6	Champions
Paraguay	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	3
FR Yugoslavia	2	0	0	2	0	3	−3	0

Paraguay v FR Yugoslavia

28 June 2001	Paraguay	2–0	FR Yugoslavia	Tokyo, Japan
	Cáceres 39' Ferreira 83'			Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 21,213 Referee: Masayoshi Okada (Japan)

Japan v Paraguay

1 July 2001	Japan	2–0	Paraguay	Sapporo, Japan
	Yanagisawa 16', 50'			Stadium: Sapporo Dome Attendance: 39,073 Referee: Panya Hanlumyaung (Thailand)

Japan v FR Yugoslavia

4 July 2001	Japan	1–0	FR Yugoslavia	Ōita, Japan
	Inamoto 21'			Stadium: Big Eye Stadium Attendance: 38,147 Referee: Vijay Rahman (Singapur)

2002 Kirin Cup Soccer

Japan v Slovakia

29 April 2002	Japan	1–0	Slovakia	Tokyo, Japan
	Nishizawa 38'			Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 55,144 Referee: Bae Jae-young (South Korea)

Japan v Honduras

2 May 2002	Japan	3–3	Honduras	Kobe, Japan
	Nakamura 26', 41' Alex 76' (pen.)		Pineda 15' Pavón 27', 45'	Stadium: Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium Attendance: 38,130 Referee: Park Sang-gu (South Korea)

2003 Kirin Cup Soccer

Japan v Argentina

8 June 2003	Japan	1–4	Argentina	Osaka, Japan
	Akita 55'		Saviola 30' Zanetti 45' Romeo 78' Rodríguez 82'	Stadium: Nagai Stadium Attendance: 42,508 Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany)

Japan v Paraguay

11 June 2003	Japan	0–0	Paraguay	Saitama, Japan
				Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 59,891 Referee: Mike Riley (England)

2004 Kirin Cup Soccer

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD	Pts	Result
Japan	2	2	0	0	4	1	+3	6	Champions
Serbia and Montenegro	2	1	0	1	2	1	+1	3
Slovakia	2	0	0	2	1	5	−4	0

Japan v Slovakia

9 July 2004	Japan	3–1	Slovakia	Hiroshima, Japan
	Fukunishi 45' Suzuki 66' Yanagisawa 81'		Babnič 65'	Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch Attendance: 34,458 Referee: Matthew Breeze (Australia)

Serbia and Montenegro v Slovakia

11 July 2004	Serbia and Montenegro	2–0	Slovakia	Fukuoka, Japan
	Milošević 6' Jestrovic 90'			Stadium: Hakata no Mori Stadium Attendance: 6,100 Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida (Japan)

Japan v Serbia and Montenegro

13 July 2004	Japan	1–0	Serbia and Montenegro	Yokohama, Japan
	Endo 48'			Stadium: Yokohama International Stadium Attendance: 57,616 Referee: Eddie Lennie (Australia)

2005 Kirin Cup Soccer

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD	Pts	Result
Peru	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1	4	Joint Champions
United Arab Emirates	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1	4
Japan	2	0	0	2	0	2	−2	0

Japan v Peru

22 May 2005	Japan	0–1	Peru	Niigata, Japan
			Vassallo 90+4'	Stadium: Niigata Stadium Attendance: 39,856 Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

United Arab Emirates v Peru

24 May 2005	United Arab Emirates	0–0	Peru	Toyota, Aichi, Japan
				Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 6,536 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

Japan v United Arab Emirates

27 May 2005	Japan	0–1	United Arab Emirates	Tokyo, Japan
			Alo Ali 69'	Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 53,123 Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

2006 Kirin Cup Soccer

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD	Pts	Result
Scotland	2	1	1	0	5	1	+4	4	Champions
Bulgaria	2	1	0	1	3	6	−3	3
Japan	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	1

Japan v Bulgaria

9 May 2006	Japan	1–2	Bulgaria	Osaka, Japan
	Maki 76'	(Report)	S. Todorov 1' Yanev 90+1'	Stadium: Nagai Stadium Attendance: 44,851 Referee: Carlos Megía Dávila (Spain)

Bulgaria v Scotland

11 May 2006	Bulgaria	1–5	Scotland	Kobe, Japan
	Y. Todorov 26'	(Report)	Boyd 13', 43' McFadden 69' Burke 77', 88'	Stadium: Kobe Wing Stadium Attendance: 5,780 Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan)

Japan v Scotland

13 May 2006	Japan	0–0	Scotland	Saitama, Japan
		(Report)		Stadium: Saitama Stadium Attendance: 58,648 Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González (Spain)

2007 Kirin Cup Soccer

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD	Pts	Result
Japan	2	1	1	0	2	0	+2	4	Champions
Colombia	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1	4
Montenegro	2	0	0	2	0	3	−3	0

Japan v Montenegro

1 June 2007	Japan	2–0	Montenegro	Fukuroi, Japan
	Nakazawa 23' Takahara 38'			Stadium: Shizuoka Stadium Attendance: 28,635 Referee: Michael Svendsen (Denmark)

Colombia v Montenegro

3 June 2007	Colombia	1–0	Montenegro	Matsumoto, Japan
	Falcao 33'			Stadium: Matsumoto Stadium Attendance: 10,070 Referee: Kenji Ogiya (Japan)

Japan v Colombia

5 June 2007	Japan	0–0	Colombia	Saitama, Japan
				Stadium: Saitama Stadium Attendance: 45,091 Referee: Nicolai Volquartz (Denmark)

2008 Kirin Cup Soccer

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD	Pts	Result
Japan	2	1	1	0	1	0	1	4	Champions
Paraguay	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2
Ivory Coast	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	1

Ivory Coast v Paraguay

22 May 2008	Ivory Coast	1–1	Paraguay	Yokohama, Japan
	Traoré 74'		Bogado 78'	Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 5,197 Referee: Kazuhiko Matsumura (Japan)

Japan v Ivory Coast

24 May 2008	Japan	1–0	Ivory Coast	Toyota, Aichi, Japan
	Tamada 21'			Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 40,710 Referee: Bruno Paixão (Portugal)

Japan v Paraguay

27 May 2008	Japan	0–0	Paraguay	Saitama, Japan
				Stadium: Saitama Stadium Attendance: 27,998 Referee: Paulo Manuel Gomes Costa (Portugal)

2009 Kirin Cup Soccer

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD	Result
Japan	6	2	2	0	0	8	0	+8	Champions
Chile	1	2	0	1	1	1	5	-4
Belgium	1	2	0	1	1	1	5	-4

Japan v Chile

27 May 2009	Japan	4–0	Chile	Osaka, Japan
19:35 JST	Okazaki 20', 24' Abe 53' Honda 90+2'	(Report) (Report 2)		Stadium: Nagai Stadium Attendance: 43,531 Referee: Anders Hermansen (Denmark)

Belgium v Chile

29 May 2009	Belgium	1–1	Chile	Chiba, Japan
19:00 JST	Roelandts 17'	(Report)	Medel 23'	Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena Attendance: 6,050 Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)

Japan v Belgium

31 May 2009	Japan	4–0	Belgium	Tokyo, Japan
19:20 JST	Nagatomo 21' K. Nakamura 23' Okazaki 60' Yano 70'	(Report)		Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 42,520 Referee: Rob Styles (England)

2011 Kirin Cup Soccer

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD	Pts	Result
Japan	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	Joint Champions
Czech Republic	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	2
Peru	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	2

Japan v Peru

1 June 2011	Japan	0–0	Peru	Niigata, Japan
19:20 JST		(Report)		Stadium: Niigata Stadium Attendance: 39,048 Referee: Howard Webb (England)

Czech Republic v Peru

4 June 2011	Czech Republic	0–0	Peru	Nagano, Japan
15:00 JST		(Report)		Stadium: Matsumoto Stadium Attendance: 7,592 Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

Japan v Czech Republic

7 June 2011	Japan	0–0	Czech Republic	Kanagawa, Japan
19:30 JST		(Report)		Stadium: International Stadium Yokohama Attendance: 65,856 Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)

2016 Kirin Cup Soccer

Japan against Bosnia and Herzegovina at Suita City Stadium in Osaka during the final of 2016 Kirin Cup.

Kirin Cup returned in 2016, under a new name and format: Kirin Cup Soccer 2016.

	Semi-finals				Final
	10 June – Kobe
	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2 (4)
					14 June – Osaka
	Denmark	2 (3)
					Bosnia and Herzegovina	2
	10 June – Kobe
					Japan	1
	Japan	7
	Bulgaria	2
					3rd place match
					14 June – Osaka
					Denmark	4
					Bulgaria	0

Semi-finals

Bosnia and Herzegovina v Denmark

3 June 2016	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2–2 (4–3 p)	Denmark	Toyota, Japan
16:00 JST	Đurić 52', 82'		Kjær 22' Fischer 41'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Benjamin Williams (Australia)
	Penalties
	Vrančić Krunić Hodžić Stevanović Medunjanin		Rasmussen Vestergaard Christensen Schöne Eriksen

Japan v Bulgaria

3 June 2016	Japan	7–2	Bulgaria	Toyota, Japan
19:40 JST	Okazaki 3' Kagawa 26', 35' Yoshida 38', 53' Usami 57' Asano 87' (pen.)		Aleksandrov 59' Chochev 82'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 41,940 Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)

Third place match

Denmark v Bulgaria

7 June 2016	Denmark	4–0	Bulgaria	Suita, Japan
16:00 JST	Rasmussen 39' Eriksen 72', 74', 82'	(Report)		Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium Attendance: 14,223 Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

Final

Bosnia and Herzegovina v Japan

7 June 2016	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2–1	Japan	Suita, Japan
19:30 JST	Đurić 29', 66'		Kiyotake 28'	Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium Attendance: 35,589 Referee: Jarred Gillett (Australia)

2022 Kirin Cup Soccer

Main article: 2022 Kirin Cup Soccer

2022 Kirin Cup Soccer was held between 10 and 14 June 2022, in a four-nation tournament format. Tunisia have won their first title, defeating Japan 3–0 in the final.

Teams

• Japan
• Chile
• Ghana
• Tunisia

	Semi-finals				Final
	10 June – Kobe
	Chile	0
					14 June – Osaka
	Tunisia	2
					Japan	0
	10 June – Kobe
					Tunisia	3
	Japan	4
	Ghana	1
					3rd place match
					14 June – Osaka
					Chile	0 (1)
					Ghana	0 (3)

Semi-finals

Chile v Tunisia

10 June	Chile	0–2	Tunisia	Kobe, Japan
15:15 UTC+9		Report (JFA) Report (JFA)	Abdi 41' Jebali 89'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 4,973 Referee: Ryo Tanimoto (Japan)

Japan v Ghana

10 June	Japan	4–1	Ghana	Kobe, Japan
18:55 UTC+9	Yamane 29' Mitoma 45+1' Kubo 73' Maeda 82'	Report (JFA) Report (JFA)	J. Ayew 43'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 25,100 Referee: Kurt Ams (Australia)

Third place match

Chile v Ghana

14 June	Chile	0–0 (1–3 p)	Ghana	Osaka, Japan
15:15 UTC+9		Report (JFA) Report (JFA)		Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 6,185 Referee: Hiroki Kasahara (Japan)
	Penalties
	Fernández Alarcón Brereton Diaz Medel		J. Ayew Kudus Issahaku

Final

Japan v Tunisia

14 June	Japan	0–3	Tunisia	Osaka, Japan
18:55 UTC+9		Report (JFA) Report (JFA)	Ben Romdhane 55' Sassi 76' Jebali 90+3'	Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 31,292 Referee: Ahmed Eisa Darwish (United Arab Emirates)

Winners (Kirin Cup Soccer)

Clubs

• 1978: Borussia Mönchengladbach and SE Palmeiras (Shared)
• 1979: Tottenham Hotspur
• 1980: Middlesbrough
• 1981: Club Brugge
• 1982: Werder Bremen
• 1983: Newcastle United
• 1984: Internacional
• 1985: Santos
• 1986: Werder Bremen
• 1987: Fluminense
• 1988: CR Flamengo
• 1989: Not Held
• 1990: Not Held

National teams

• 1992: Argentina
• 1993: Hungary
• 1994: France
• 1995: Japan
• 1996: Japan
• 1997: Japan
• 1998: Czech Republic
• 1999: Belgium and Peru (Shared)
• 2000: Japan and Slovakia (Shared)
• 2001: Japan
• 2002: Not Finished
• 2003: Not Finished
• 2004: Japan
• 2005: Peru and United Arab Emirates (Shared)
• 2006: Scotland
• 2007: Japan
• 2008: Japan
• 2009: Japan
• 2010: Not Held
• 2011: Japan, Czech Republic and