Kirin Cup Soccer

Kirin Cup Soccer

Organising body	JFA
Founded	1978; 46 years ago (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.

All times are Japan standard time (UTC+9)

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

Won by Tottenham Hotspur.

Won by Middlesbrough F.C.

Won by Club Brugge KV.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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