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(Top) 1 Tournaments 1.1 1978 Japan Cup 1.2 1979 Japan Cup 1.3 1980 Japan Cup Kirin World Soccer 1.4 1981 Japan Cup Kirin World Soccer 1.5 1982 Japan Cup Kirin World Soccer 1.6 1983 Japan Cup Kirin World Soccer 1.7 1984 Japan Cup Kirin World Soccer 1.7.1 Group A 1.7.2 Group B 1.8 1985 Kirin Cup Soccer 1.9 1986 Kirin Cup Soccer 1.10 1987 Kirin Cup Soccer 1.11 1988 Kirin Cup Soccer 1.12 1991 Kirin Cup Soccer 1.13 1992 Kirin Cup Soccer 1.14 1993 Kirin Cup Soccer 1.15 1994 Kirin Cup Soccer 1.16 1995 Kirin Cup Soccer 1.17 1996 Kirin Cup Soccer 1.18 1997 Kirin Cup Soccer 1.19 1998 Kirin Cup Soccer 1.20 1999 Kirin Cup Soccer 1.21 2000 Kirin Cup Soccer 1.22 2001 Kirin Cup Soccer 1.23 2002 Kirin Cup Soccer 1.24 2003 Kirin Cup Soccer 1.25 2004 Kirin Cup Soccer 1.26 2005 Kirin Cup Soccer 1.27 2006 Kirin Cup Soccer 1.28 2007 Kirin Cup Soccer 1.29 2008 Kirin Cup Soccer 1.30 2009 Kirin Cup Soccer 1.31 2011 Kirin Cup Soccer 1.32 2013 Kirin Challenge Cup 1.33 2014 Kirin Challenge Cup 1.34 2015 Kirin Challenge Cup 1.35 2016 Kirin Cup Soccer 1.36 2016 Kirin Challenge Cup 1.37 2017 Kirin Challenge Cup 1.38 2018 Kirin Challenge Cup 1.39 2019 Kirin Challenge Cup 1.40 2020 Kirin Challenge Cup 1.41 2021 Kirin Challenge Cup 1.42 2021 Kirin Challenge Cup (Under-24) 1.43 2022 Kirin Challenge Cup 1.44 2022 Kirin Cup Soccer 1.44.1 Semi-finals 1.44.2 Third place match 1.44.3 Final 1.45 2023 Kirin Challenge Cup 2 Winners (Kirin Cup Soccer) 2.1 Clubs 2.2 National teams 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References 6 External links

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Kirin Cup Soccer
Organising body	Japan Football Association (JFA)
Founded	1978; 46 years ago (1978)
Region	Japan (AFC)
Number of teams	The numbers vary with each competition.
Related competitions	Kirin Challenge Cup [ja]
Current champions	Tunisia (1st title) (2022)
Most successful team(s)	Japan (11 titles)
Website	kirin.co.jp/soccer
2022 Kirin Cup Soccer 2023 Kirin Challenge Cup

The Kirin Cup Soccer (Japanese: キリンカップサッカー, Hepburn: 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 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.

In addition to the annual Kirin Cup Soccer there are a few Kirin Challenge Cup (Japanese: キリンチャレンジカップ、キリンチャレンジ杯, Hepburn: Kirin Charenji Kappu, Kirin Charenji-hai), friendlies also sponsored by the Kirin Corporation, played throughout the year in Japan. Japan took out the most recent 2021 Kirin Challenge Cup with 1–0 win over Serbia on 11 June 2021.

Tournaments

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All times are Japan standard time (UTC+9)

1978 Japan Cup

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

1979 Japan Cup

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Won by Tottenham Hotspur.

1980 Japan Cup Kirin World Soccer

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Won by Middlesbrough F.C.

1981 Japan Cup Kirin World Soccer

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Won by Club Brugge KV.

1982 Japan Cup Kirin World Soccer

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Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Werder Bremen	4	3	1	0	15	3	7
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

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

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

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

2 June 1982	Werder Bremen	6–0	NKK Nippon Kokan	Yokohama, Japan
	Neubarth Otten Möhlmann

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

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

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

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

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

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

1983 Japan Cup Kirin World Soccer

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Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Newcastle United	4	2	2	0	6	1	6
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

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

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

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

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

2 June 1983

Japan

0–0

Yamaha

Yokohama

2 June 1983

Syria

1–0

Botafogo

Kobe, Japan

4 June 1983	Japan	1–3	Botafogo	Japan
			Nunes Té

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

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

7 June 1983

Newcastle United

0–0

Botafogo

1984 Japan Cup Kirin World Soccer

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Group A

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Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	Pts
China	2	1	1	3	3	2
Toulouse	2	1	1	3	3	2
Japan	2	1	1	1	1	2

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

29 May 1984	China	3–2	Toulouse	Hiroshima, Japan
	Gu Guangming Liu Haiguang Lin Qiang		Roussey Stopyra

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

Group B

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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

27 May 1984

Republic of Ireland

0–0

Japan Universiade XI

Matsuyama, Japan

30 May 1984	Internacional	3–0	Japan Universiade XI	Kobe, Japan
	(o.g.) Milton Cruz Kita

1 June 1984

Internacional

0–0

Republic of Ireland

Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, Japan

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

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

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

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Team	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD	Pts
Santos	5	4	1	0	19	4	+15	9
Uruguay	5	3	2	0	16	6	+10	8
West Ham	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

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)

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

26 May 1985

Yomiuri

5–0

Malaysian Tigers

Sendai, Japan

28 May 1985	Japan	2–2	West Ham	Okayama, Japan
	Hara Mizunuma		Potts Swindlehurst

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

11 May 1986	Japan	2–1	AlgeriaB	Matsuyama, Japan
	Hashiratani		Djahmoune

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Kirin Cup Soccer 1987.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD	Pts
Torino	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	5
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

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

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

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)

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

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

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)

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

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Team	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD	Pts
Bayer Leverkusen	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	5
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

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

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

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

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)

5 June 1988

Japan

0–1

Bayer Leverkusen

Omiya, Japan

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

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

1991 Kirin Cup Soccer

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

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)

2 June 1991

Tottenham

0–0

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)

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

9 June 1991

Thailand

0–3

Vasco

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

1992 Kirin Cup Soccer

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

2000 Kirin Cup Soccer

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

2002 Kirin Cup Soccer

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

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

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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)

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

2004 Kirin Cup Soccer

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

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)

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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)

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

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

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

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

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

2008 Kirin Cup Soccer

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

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

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

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

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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

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)

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)

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

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Team	Pld	D	Pts
Japan	2	2	2
Czech Republic	2	2	2
Peru	2	2	2

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

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

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)

2013 Kirin Challenge Cup

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30 May 2013	Japan	0–2	Bulgaria	Aichi, Japan
19:20 JST		(Report)	Manolev 3' OG. Hasebe 23'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 50,000

2014 Kirin Challenge Cup

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5 March 2014	Japan	4–2	New Zealand	Tokyo, Japan
	Okazaki 4', 17' Kagawa 7' (Pen.) Morishige 11'	(Report)	Wood 39', 80'	Stadium: National Olympic Stadium Attendance: 47,670 Referee: Alan Milliner (Australia)

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

2015 Kirin Challenge Cup

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27 March 2015	Japan	2–0	Tunisia	Ōita Bank Dome, Ōita
19:30 JST	Okazaki 78' Honda 82'	(Report)		Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)

11 June 2015	Japan	4–0	Iraq	Ajinomoto Stadium, Tokyo
19:00 JST	Honda 5' Makino 9' Okazaki 33' Haraguchi 84'	(Report)

2016 Kirin Cup Soccer

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

Kirin Cup returned in 2016, under a new name and format: Kirin Cup Soccer 2016.^[1]

3 June 2016 Semi-finals	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

3 June 2016 Semi-finals	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)

7 June 2016 Third place play-off	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)

7 June 2016 Final	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)

2016 Kirin Challenge Cup

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

2017 Kirin Challenge Cup

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

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

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

2018 Kirin Challenge Cup

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11 September 2018	Japan	3–0	Costa Rica	Suita, Japan
19:20 (UTC+9)	Oviedo 16' (o.g.) Minamino 66' J. Itō 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 33,891 Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)

12 October 2018	Japan	3–0	Panama	Niigata, Japan
19:35 (UTC+9)	Minamino 42' J. Ito 66' Cummings 85' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium Attendance: 38,322 Referee: Kim Dong-jin (South Korea)

16 October 2018	Japan	4–3	Uruguay	Saitama, Japan
19:35 (UTC+9)	Minamino 10', 66' Osako 36' Dōan 59'	Report	Pereiro 28' Cavani 57' Rodríguez 75'	Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 57,239 Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)

16 November 2018	Japan	1–1	Venezuela	Ōita, Japan
19:30 (UTC+9)	Sakai 40'	Report	Rincón 81' (pen.)	Stadium: Ōita Bank Dome Attendance: 33,369 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

20 November 2018	Japan	4–0	Kyrgyzstan	Toyota, Japan
19:20 (UTC+9)	Yamanaka 2' Haraguchi 19' Osako 72' Nakajima 73'	Report		Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 38,353 Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

2019 Kirin Challenge Cup

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22 March 2019	Japan	0–1	Colombia	Yokohama, Japan
19:20 JST		Source	Falcao 64' (pen.)	Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 63,302 Referee: Peter Green (Australia)

26 March 2019	Japan	1–0	Bolivia	Kobe, Japan
19:30 JST	Nakajima 76'	Source		Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 28,133 Referee: Kurt Ams (Australia)

5 June 2019	Japan	0–0	Trinidad and Tobago	Toyota City, Japan
19:30 (UTC+9)		Report		Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 38,507 Referee: Zhang Lei (China)

9 June 2019	Japan	2–0	El Salvador	Rifu, Japan
19:00 (UTC+9)	Nagai 19', 42'	Report		Stadium: Hitomebore Stadium Miyagi Attendance: 38,092 Referee: Ma Ning (China)

5 September 2019	Japan	2–0	Paraguay	Kashima, Japan
19:20 (UTC+9)	Osako 23' Minamino 30'	Report		Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 29,071 Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)

19 November 2019	Japan	1–4	Venezuela	Suita, Japan
19:25 (UTC+9)	Yamaguchi 70'	Report	Rondón 8', 31', 34' Soteldo 38'	Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 33,399 Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia)

2020 Kirin Challenge Cup

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On 17 July, Japan national under-23 football team was planning to hold the 2020 Kirin Challenge Cup at Noevir Stadium Kobe, but it was cancelled due to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.^[2]

2021 Kirin Challenge Cup

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The friendly against Jamaica on 3 June 2021 was cancelled due to multiple Jamaican players being unable to board their flight to Japan on account of not meeting the Japanese government's pre-travel COVID-19 testing requirements. The fixture was replaced with a match against the Japan under-24 team.^[3]

3 June	Japan	Cancelled	Jamaica
--:-- UTC+9		Cancellation

This match between Japanese teams was a substitute match for the Kirin Challenge Cup, which was a charity match, not the Kirin Challenge Cup.^[3]

3 June	Japan	3–0	Japan U-24	Hokkaido, Japan
19:30 UTC+9	Hashimoto 2' Kamada 41' Asano 52'	Report (JFA) Report (JFA)		Stadium: Sapporo Dome Attendance: 0

11 June	Japan	1–0	Serbia	Kobe, Japan
19:25 UTC+9	Itō 49'	Report (JFA) Report (JFA) Report (SW)		Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 0

2021 Kirin Challenge Cup (Under-24)

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Japan, Honduras and Spain participated in the Kirin Challenge Cup (Under-24) 2021.

12 July 2021	Japan U-24	3–1	Honduras U-24	Osaka, Japan
19:30 UTC+9	Yoshida 13' Dōan 40', 85'	Report (JFA) Report (JFA)	Tomiyasu 66' (o.g.)	Stadium: Yodoko Sakura Stadium Attendance: 4,063 Referee: Hiroki Kasahara (Japan)

17 July 2021	Japan U-24	1–1	Spain U-24	Hyogo, Japan
19:20 UTC+9	Dōan 42'	Report (JFA) Report (JFA)	C. Soler 78'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 4,909 Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)

2022 Kirin Challenge Cup

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21 January	Japan	Cancelled^[4]	Uzbekistan	Saitama, Japan
19:25 UTC+9		Cancellation		Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002

2 June^[5]	Japan	4–1	Paraguay	Sapporo, Japan
19:00 UTC+9	Asano 36' Kamada 42' Mitoma 60' Tanaka 85'	Report (JFA) Report (JFA)	González 59'	Stadium: Sapporo Dome

6 June^[5]	Japan	0–1	Brazil	Tokyo, Japan
19:20 UTC+9		Report (Soccerway)	Neymar 76' (pen.)	Stadium: Japan National Stadium Attendance: 63,638 Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

23 September	Japan	2–0	United States	Düsseldorf, Germany
14:25 UTC+2	Kamada 24' Mitoma 88'	Report (JFA) Report (Soccerway)		Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)

27 September	Japan	0–0	Ecuador	Düsseldorf, Germany
13:55 UTC+2		Report (JFA) Report (Soccerway)		Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena

2022 Kirin Cup Soccer

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2022 Kirin Cup Soccer was held between 10 and 14 June 2022, in a four-nation tournament format.^[5]^[6] Tunisia have won their first title, defeating Japan 3–0 in the final.

Teams

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

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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)

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

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14 June	Chile	0–0 (1–3 p)	Ghana	Osaka, Japan
15:15 UTC+9^{[note 1]}		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

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14 June	Japan	0–3	Tunisia	Osaka, Japan
18:55 UTC+9^{[note 1]}		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)

2023 Kirin Challenge Cup

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24 March	Japan	1–1	Uruguay^[7]	Tokyo, Japan
19:30 UTC+9	Nishimura 75'	Report (JFA) Report (JFA)	Valverde 38'	Stadium: Japan National Stadium Attendance: 61,855 Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)

28 March	Japan	1–2	Colombia^[8]	Osaka, Japan
19:20 UTC+9	Mitoma 3'	Report (JFA) Report (JFA)	Durán 33' Borré 61'	Stadium: Yodoko Sakura Stadium Attendance: 20,005 Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)

15 June	Japan	6–0	El Salvador^[9]	Aichi, Japan
19:10 UTC+9	Taniguchi 1' Ueda 4' (pen.) Kubo 25' Dōan 44' Nakamura 60' Furuhashi 73'	Report (JFA) Report (JFA)		Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 37,403 Referee: Andrew Madley (England)

20 June	Japan	4–1	Peru^[10]	Suita, Japan
18:55 UTC+9	H. Ito 22' Mitoma 37' J. Itō 63' Maeda 75'	Report (JFA) Report (JFA)	Gonzáles 83'	Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 35,001 Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)

12 September	Japan	4–2	Turkey	Genk, Belgium
14:20 UTC+2	A. Ito 15' Nakamura 28', 36' J. Itō 78' (pen.)	Report	Kabak 44' Yıldırım 61'	Stadium: Cegeka Arena Attendance: 7,002 Referee: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands)

17 October	Japan	2–0	Tunisia	Kobe, Japan
19:10 UTC+9	Furuhashi 43' J. Ito 69'	Report		Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 26,529 Referee: Wang Di (China)

Winners (Kirin Cup Soccer)

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Clubs

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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

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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: Not Held
2014: Not Held
2015: Not Held
2016: Bosnia and Herzegovina
2017: Not Held
2018: Not Held
2019: Not Held
2020: Not Held
2021: Not Held
2022: Tunisia

Notes

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^ ^a ^b Since the match for Japan is set to start at 18:55, the time of the third place match and the final will be changed depending on the results of the semi-finals.

References

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^ "Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Denmark to participate in Kirin Cup Soccer 2016". Japan Football Association. 25 January 2016.

^ "Kirin Challenge Cup 2020 of U-23 National Team Cancelled". Japan Football Association. 1 April 2020.

^ ^a ^b "Samurai Blue 対 U-24日本代表開催決定【6.3＠北海道】". Japan Football Association (in Japanese). 1 June 2021.

^ "Cancellation of the Kirin Challenge Cup 2022 match between Samurai Blue and Uzbekistan (1/21＠Saitama)". Japan Football Association. 7 January 2022.

^ ^a ^b ^c "6月にキリンカップサッカー2022、キリンチャレンジカップ2022を開催". Japan Football Association (in Japanese). 30 March 2022.

^ "大会参加国、マッチスケジュール、テレビ放送が決定　キリンカップサッカー2022". Japan Football Association (in Japanese). 28 April 2022.

^ "KIRIN CHALLENGE CUP 2023 [3/24] Top". Japan Football Association. Retrieved 13 February 2023.

^ "KIRIN CHALLENGE CUP 2023 [3/28] Top". Japan Football Association. Retrieved 13 February 2023.

^ "KIRIN CHALLENGE CUP 2023 [6/15] TOP". Japan Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2023.

^ "KIRIN CHALLENGE CUP 2023 [6/20] TOP". Japan Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2023.

External links

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Official website
All-time match results (1978–present) on kirin.co.jp
Statistics on RSSSF
Kirin Cup Soccer on Soccerway

Kirin Cup Soccer

Organising body

Japan Football Association (JFA)

Editions