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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Japan  v  China

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

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

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

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

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)

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.)

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)

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'

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

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)

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)