Kirin Cup

Kirin Cup
Founded 1978
Region International (FIFA)
Number of teams 3
Current champions  Japan (11th),
 Czech Republic (2nd) and
 Peru (3rd)
Most successful team  Japan (11 titles)

The Kirin Cup is an annual 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 as an international club competition. 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 11 titles, followed by Peru with 3 titles. As of 2011, the current cup holders are the Czech Republic, Japan and Peru, which shared the last title.

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, and Peru), Peru have been the most successful (3 titles) with Argentina in a close second (1 title). Out of the European invitees, there have been 6 different champions, the most successful being the Czech Republic with 2 titles, with Hungary, France, 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, and no Oceanic (OFC) [1] teams have ever been invited.

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.

Contents

Tournaments

All times are Japan standard time (UTC+9)

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
1 June 2011
19:20
 Japan  0 – 0  Peru Niigata Stadium, Niigata
Attendance: 39,048
Referee: Howard Webb
(Report)
4 June 2011
15:00
 Czech Republic  0 – 0  Peru Matsumoto Stadium, Nagano
Attendance: 7,592
Referee: Ryuji Sato
(Report)
7 June 2011
19:30
 Japan  0 – 0  Czech Republic International Stadium Yokohama, Kanagawa
Attendance: 65,856
Referee: Martin Atkinson
(Report)

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
27 May 2009
19:35
 Japan  4 – 0  Chile Nagai Stadium, Osaka
Attendance: 43,531
Referee: Anders Hermansen
Okazaki  20'  24'
Abe  53'
Honda  90+2'		 (Report)
(Report 2)
29 May 2009
19:00
 Belgium  1 – 1  Chile Fukuda Denshi Arena, Chiba
Attendance: 6,050
Referee: Minoru Tojo
Roelandts  17' (Report) Medel  23'
31 May 2009
19:20
 Japan  4 – 0  Belgium National Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 42,520
Referee: Rob Styles
Nagatomo  21'
K. Nakamura  23'
Okazaki  60'
Yano  70'		 (Report)

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
 Côte d'Ivoire 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1
22 May 2008
 Côte d'Ivoire  1 – 1  Paraguay Nissan Stadium, Yokohama
Attendance: 5,197
Referee: Kazuhiko Matsumura
Traoré  74' (Report) Bogado  78'
24 May 2008
 Japan  1 – 0  Côte d'Ivoire Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Aichi
Attendance: 40,710
Referee: Bruno Paixão
Tamada  21' (Report)
27 May 2008
 Japan  0 – 0  Paraguay Saitama Stadium, Saitama
Attendance: 27,998
Referee: Paulo Manuel Gomes Costa

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
1 June 2007
 Japan  2 – 0  Montenegro Shizuoka Stadium, Fukuroi
Attendance: 28,635
Referee: Michael Svendsen
Nakazawa  23'
Takahara  38'
3 June 2007
 Colombia  1 – 0  Montenegro Matsumoto Stadium, Matsumoto
Attendance: 10,070
Referee: Kenji Ogiya
Falcão  33'
5 June 2007
 Japan  0 – 0  Colombia Saitama Stadium, Saitama
Attendance: 45,091
Referee: Nicolai Volquartz

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
9 May 2006
 Japan  1 – 2  Bulgaria Nagai Stadium, Osaka
Attendance: 44,851
Referee: Carlos Megia Davila
Maki  76' (Report) S. Todorov  1'
Yanev  90+1'
11 May 2006
 Bulgaria  1 – 5  Scotland Kobe Wing Stadium, Kobe
Attendance: 5,780
Referee: Toru Kamikawa
Y. Todorov  26' (Report) Boyd  13'  43'
McFadden  69'
Burke  77'  88'
13 May 2006
 Japan  0 – 0  Scotland Saitama Stadium, Saitama
Attendance: 58,648
Referee: Eduardo Iturralde Gonzalez
(Report)

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
22 May 2005
 Japan  0 – 1  Peru Niigata Stadium, Niigata
Attendance: 39,856
Vassallo  90+4'
24 May 2005
 United Arab Emirates  0 – 0  Peru Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Aichi
Attendance: 6,536
27 May 2005
 Japan  0 – 1  United Arab Emirates National Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 53,123
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ
Alo Ali  69'

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
09 July 2004
 Japan  3 – 1  Slovakia Hiroshima Big Arch, Hiroshima
Fukunishi  45'
Suzuki  66'
Yanagisawa  81'		 Babnič  65'
11 July 2004
 Serbia and Montenegro  2 – 0  Slovakia Hakata no Mori Stadium, Fukuoka
Milosevic  6'
Jestrovic  90'
13 July 2004
 Japan  1 – 0  Serbia and Montenegro Yokohama International Stadium, Yokohama
Endo  48'

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
30 May 1999
 Peru  1 – 1  Belgium Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium, Kyoto
Maestri  6' Tanghe  28'
03 June 1999
 Japan  0 – 0  Belgium Olympic Stadium (Tokyo), Tokyo
06 June 1999
 Japan  0 – 0  Peru Yokohama International Stadium, Yokohama

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
21 May 1995
 Japan  0 – 0  Scotland Hiroshima Big Arch, Hiroshima
Referee:  Armando Perez (COL)
24 May 1995
 Scotland  2 – 1  Ecuador Toyama Athletic Recreation Park Stadium, Toyama
28 May 1995
 Japan  3 – 0  Ecuador Olympic Stadium (Tokyo), Tokyo

1984 Kirin Cup

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 China PR 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
27 May 1984
 Japan  0 – 1 Toulouse
29 May 1984
 China PR  3 – 2 Toulouse
31 May 1984
 Japan  1 – 0  China PR

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
27 May 1984
 Republic of Ireland  0 – 0 Japan Universiade XI
30 May 1984
 Internacional 3 – 0 Japan Universiade XI
1 June 1984
 Internacional 0 – 0  Republic of Ireland

Semi-final

3 June 1984
 Internacional 4 – 1 Toulouse
3 June 1984
 Republic of Ireland  1 – 0  China PR
O'Keefe  57'

Final

5 June 1984
 Internacional 2 – 1  Republic of Ireland

National team competition winners

Club competition winners

See also

References

  1. ^ Australia played in 1994 but they moved to the AFC in 2006

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