Kirin Cup Soccer

Kirin Cup Soccer

Organising body	Japan Football Association
Founded	1978
Region	International
Number of teams	4
Current champions	Bosnia and Herzegovina (1st title)
Most successful team(s)	Japan (11 titles)

The Kirin Cup (Japanese: キリンカップサッカー Kirin Kappu Sakkā) 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 2016.

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 2016, the current cup holders are Bosnia and Hezegovina.

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 CONMEBOL members 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. No African teams have won the tournament (only one African team has participated in just one edition).

In addition to the annual Kirin Cup there are a few Kirin Challenge Cups, friendlies also sponsored by the Kirin Corporation, played throughout the year in Japan. Japan took out the most recent 2015 Kirin Challenge Cup with 2–0 win over Tunisia on 27 March 2015 and 4–0 win over Iraq on 11 June 2015.

Tournaments

All times are Japan standard time (UTC+9)

1984 Japan Cup Kirin World Soccer

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
China	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	2
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

China v Toulouse

29 May 1984

China

3 – 2

Toulouse

Japan v China

31 May 1984	Japan	1 – 0	China	Omiya Stadium, Saitama, Japan
	Kato

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Internacional	2	1	1	0	3	0	+3	3
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

Internacional v Japan Universiade XI

30 May 1984

Internacional

3 – 0

Japan Universiade XI

Internacional v Republic of Ireland

1 June 1984

Internacional

0 – 0

Republic of Ireland

Semi-finals

Internacional v Toulouse

3 June 1984

Internacional

4 – 1

Toulouse

Republic of Ireland v China

3 June 1984	Republic of Ireland	1 – 0	China
	O'Keefe 57'

Final

Internacional v Republic of Ireland

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

1985 Kirin Cup

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

Japan v Uruguay

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

Santos v West Ham

26 May 1985	Santos	2 - 1	West Ham	Shimizu
	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 v West Ham

Santos v Malaysian Tigers

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

Uruguay v Yomiuri

28 May 1985	Uruguay	4 - 3	Yomiuri	Omiya
	Aguilera

Japan v Yomiuri

30 May 1985	Japan	0 - 1	Yomiuri	Tokyo
			Totsuka 78'

West Ham v Malaysian Tigers

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

Uruguay v Santos

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

Uruguay v Malaysian Tigers

1 June 1985	Uruguay	6 - 0	Malaysian Tigers	Osaka
	Carrasco Pereira Alzugaray Barrios Aguilera Cabrera

Japan v Santos

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

Yomiuri v West Ham

2 June 1985	Yomiuri	0 - 0	West Ham	Sapporo
				Attendance: 7,100 Referee: Okaya

Japan v Malaysian Tigers

4 June 1985	Japan	3 - 0	Malaysian Tigers	Nagoya
	Kimura 32' Mizunuma 69' Hashiratani 89'			Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Soo-Deok Kim

West Ham v Uruguay

4 June 1985	West Ham	1 - 1	Uruguay	Nagoya
	Swindlehurst 26'		Montelongo 54'

Santos v Yomiuri

Final

Santos v Uruguay

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

1986 Kirin Cup

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD
Palmeiras	6	3	3	0	0	10	3	+7
Werder Bremen	3	3	1	1	1	3	5	-2
Japan	2	3	1	0	2	3	5	-2
Algeria B	1	3	0	1	2	4	7	-3

Japan v Algeria B

11 May 1986	Japan	2 - 1	Algeria B	Matsuyama
	Hashiratani		Djahmoune

Palmeiras v Werder Bremen

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

Japan v Werder Bremen

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

Palmeiras v Algeria B

14 May 1986	Palmeiras	4 - 2	Algeria B	Shizuoka
	Mirandinha Mendonça Barbosa		Djahmoune Sabbah

Japan v Palmeiras

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

Werder Bremen v Algeria B

16 May 1986	Werder Bremen	1 - 1	Algeria B	Nagoya
	Meier 8'		Djahmoune 16'

Final

Werder Bremen v Palmeiras

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

1987 Kirin Cup

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

Japan v Fluminense

24 May 1987	Japan	0 - 0	Fluminense	National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan
				Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Joe Worrall

Torino v Senegal

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

Torino v Fluminense

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

Japan v Senegal

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

Japan v Torino

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

Fluminense v Senegal

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

Final

Fluminense v Torino

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

1988 Kirin Cup

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD
Bayer Leverkusen	5	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3
Flamengo	4	3	1	2	0	5	3	+2
China	3	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1
Japan	0	3	0	0	3	1	7	-6

Japan v Flamengo

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

Bayer Leverkusen v China

Bayer Leverkusen v Flamengo

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

Japan v China

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

Japan v Bayer Leverkusen

5 June 1988

Japan

0 - 1

Bayer Leverkusen

Omiya

China v Flamengo

5 June 1988	China	1 - 1	Flamengo	Kagoshima
	Ma Lin 53'		Gérson 17'

Final

Flamengo v Bayer Leverkusen

7 June 1988	Flamengo	1 - 0	Bayer Leverkusen	Tokyo
	Zico 55'

1991 Kirin Cup

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

Japan v Thailand

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

Tottenham v Vasco

2 June 1991

Tottenham

0 - 0

Vasco

Japan v Vasco

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

Thailand v Tottenham

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

Thailand v Vasco

9 June 1991

Thailand

0 - 3

Vasco

Japan v Tottenham

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

1992 Kirin Cup

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

Japan v Argentina

30 May 1992	Japan	0–1	Argentina	Yoyoki National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan
			Batistuta 53'	Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Kil Ki Chul

Argentina v Wales

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

Japan v Wales

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

1993 Kirin Cup

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

Japan v Hungary

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

Hungary v United States

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

Japan v United States

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

1994 Kirin Cup

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

Japan v Australia

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

Australia v France

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

Japan v France

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

1995 Kirin Cup

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

Japan v Scotland

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

Scotland v Ecuador

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

Japan v Ecuador

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

1996 Kirin Cup

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD
Japan	6	2	2	0	0	4	2	+2
Mexico	1	2	0	1	1	2	3	-1
Yugoslavia	1	2	0	1	1	0	1	-1

Mexico v Yugoslavia

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

Japan v Yugoslavia

26 May 1996	Japan	1 – 0	Yugoslavia	National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan
	Miura 62'			Attendance: 50,632 Referee: Young-Joo Kim

Japan v Mexico

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

1997 Kirin Cup

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

Japan v Croatia

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

Croatia v Turkey

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

Japan v Turkey

15 June 1997	Japan	1 – 0	Turkey	Nagai Stadium, Osaka, Japan
	Morishima 25'			Attendance: 35,029 Referee: Park Jong-Kyu

1998 Kirin Cup

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

Japan v Paraguay

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

Czech Republic v Paraguay

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

Japan v Czech Republic

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

1999 Kirin Cup

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

Peru v Belgium

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

Japan v Belgium

3 June 1999	Japan	0 – 0	Belgium	Olympic Stadium (Tokyo), Tokyo
				Attendance: 54,985 Referee: Tae-Young Kim

Japan v Peru

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

2000 Kirin Cup

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD
Japan	4	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2
Slovakia	4	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2
Bolivia	0	2	0	0	2	0	4	-4

Japan v Slovakia

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

Slovakia v Bolivia

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

Japan v Bolivia

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

2001 Kirin Cup

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD
Japan	6	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3
Paraguay	3	2	1	0	1	2	2	0
Yugoslavia	0	2	0	0	2	0	3	-3

Paraguay v Yugoslavia

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

Japan v Paraguay

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

Japan v Yugoslavia

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

2002 Kirin Cup

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD
Japan	4	2	1	1	0	4	3	+1
Honduras	1	1	0	1	0	3	3	0
Slovakia	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1

Japan v Slovakia

29 April 2002	Japan	1 – 0	Slovakia	National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan
	Nishizawa 38'			Attendance: 55,144 Referee: Bae Jae-Young

Japan v Honduras

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

There was no match scheduled between Honduras and Slovakia.

2003 Kirin Cup

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD
Argentina	3	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3
Paraguay	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Japan	1	2	0	1	1	1	4	-3

Japan v Argentina

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

Japan v Paraguay

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

There was no match scheduled between Argentina and Paraguay.

2004 Kirin Cup

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

Japan v Slovakia

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

Serbia and Montenegro v Slovakia

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

Japan v Serbia and Montenegro

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

2005 Kirin Cup

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD
Peru	4	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1
United Arab Emirates	4	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1
Japan	0	2	0	0	2	0	2	-2

Japan v Peru

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

United Arab Emirates v Peru

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

Japan v United Arab Emirates

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

2006 Kirin Cup

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

Japan v Bulgaria

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

Bulgaria v Scotland

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

Japan v Scotland

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

2007 Kirin Cup

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

Japan v Montenegro

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

Colombia v Montenegro

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

Japan v Colombia

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

2008 Kirin Cup

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

Ivory Coast v Paraguay

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

Japan v Ivory Coast

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

Japan v Paraguay

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

2009 Kirin Cup

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD
Japan	6	2	2	0	0	8	0	+8
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	Nagai Stadium, Osaka
19:35	Okazaki 20', 24' Abe 53' Honda 90+2'	(Report) (Report 2)		Attendance: 43,531 Referee: Anders Hermansen

Belgium v Chile

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

Japan v Belgium

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

2011 Kirin Cup

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

Japan v Peru

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

Czech Republic v Peru

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

Japan v Czech Republic

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

2013 Kirin Challenge Cup

See also: Japan national football team results (2010–19)

• One match series

Japan v Uruguay

14 August 2013	Japan	2 – 4	Uruguay	Miyagi Stadium, Rifu
19:20 JST	Kagawa 55' Honda 72'	(Report)	Forlán 26' 29' Suárez 53' González 59'	Attendance: 45,883 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

2014 Kirin Challenge Cup

See also: Japan national football team results (2010–19)

• One match series

Japan v Uruguay

5 September 2014	Japan	0 – 2	Uruguay	Sapporo Dome, Sapporo
19:30 JST		(Report)	Cavani 34' Hernández 71'	Attendance: 39,294 Referee: Sang-woo Kim (South Korea)

2016 Kirin Cup Soccer

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

After one year of not being held, Kirin Cup returned in 2016 under a new name and format: Kirin Cup Soccer 2016.

Final tournament

	Semi-finals				Final
	3 June – Toyota (Toyota Stadium)
	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2 (4)
					7 June – Suita (Suita City Football Stadium)
	Denmark	2 (3)
					Bosnia and Herzegovina	2
	3 June – Toyota (Toyota Stadium)
					Japan	1
	Japan	7
	Bulgaria	2
					Third place
					7 June – Suita (Suita City Football Stadium)
					Denmark	4
					Bulgaria	0

Semi-finals

Bosnia and Herzegovina v Denmark

3 June 2016	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2−2 (4–3 p)	Denmark	Toyota Stadium, Toyota
16.00	Đurić 52', 82'		Kjær 22' Fischer 41'	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 Stadium, Toyota
19.40	Okazaki 3' Kagawa 26', 35' Yoshida 38', 53' Usami 57' Asano 87' (pen.)		Aleksandrov 59' Chochev 82'	Attendance: 41,940 Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)

Third place play-off

Denmark v Bulgaria

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

Final

Bosnia and Herzegovina v Japan

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

2016 Kirin Challenge Cup

See also: Japan national football team results (2010–19)

• One match series

Japan v Oman

11 November 2016	Japan	4−0	Oman	Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima
19:20 JST	Osako 32', 42' Kiyotake 64' (pen.) Kobayashi 90+4'	(Report) (PDF)		Attendance: 33,709 Referee: Liu Kwok Man (Hong Kong)

2017 Kirin Challenge Cup

See also: Japan national football team results (2010–19)

• One match series

Japan v Syria

7 June 2017	Japan	1−1	Syria	Tokyo Stadium, Chōfu
19:30 JST	Konno 58'	Report (PDF)	48' Mardikian	Attendance: 43,608 Referee: Daniel Stefański (Poland)

Japan v New Zealand

6 October 2017	Japan	2−1	New Zealand	Toyota Stadium, Toyota
19:30 JST	Osako 50' (pen.) Kurata 87'	Report (PDF)	58' Wood	Attendance: 38,461 Referee: Liu Kwok Man (Hong Kong)

Japan v Haiti

10 October 2017	Japan	3−3	Haiti	Nissan Stadium, Yokohama
19:30 JST	Kurata 7' Sugimoto 17' Kagawa 90+2'	Report (PDF)	28' Lafrance 53', 78' Nazon	Attendance: 47,420 Referee: Peter Green (Australia)

Teams

• Japan (Host)
• Colombia (CONMEBOL Representative)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina (2016 Champions)
• Latvia (UEFA Representative)

Winners

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 Peru (Shared)
• 2012 : Not Held
• 2013 : Uruguay
• 2014 : Uruguay
• 2015 : Not Held
• 2016 : Bosnia and Herzegovina
• 2018 : Ukraine
• 2018 : Ghana

See also

• Japan national football team
• Japan Football Association
• Football in Japan
• Kirin Company
• National team appearances in the Kirin Cup
• Bangabandhu Cup
• King's Cup
• Merlion Cup
• Nehru Cup
• Pestabola Merdeka

External links

• Japan Football Association
• Statistics at RSSSF
• Kirin Cup at Soccerway