Kirin Cup

Kirin Cup

Founded	1978
Abolished	2011
Region	International
Number of teams	3
Last champions	Japan (11th),  Czech Republic (2nd) and  Peru (3rd)
Most successful team(s)	Japan (11 titles)

The Kirin Cup was 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 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 following three goal-less draws between the teams.

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.

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.

Tournaments

All times are Japan standard time (UTC+9)

2015 Kirin Cup

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Belarus	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ecuador	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Japan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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There was no match scheduled between Argentina and Paraguay.

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

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There was no match scheduled between Honduras and Slovakia.

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

22 May 1994 17:00	Australia	1–1	Japan	Big Arch Stadium, Hiroshima, Japan
	A Vidmar  67' A Vidmar  75'		Asano  10'	Attendance: 27,350 Referee: Pirom Un-Prasert  Thailand

26 May 1994 17:00	Australia	0–1	France	Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium, Kobe, Japan
			Cantona  43'	Attendance: 16,743 Referee: Masayoshi Okada  Japan

29 May 1994 17:00	Japan	1–4	France	Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium, Kobe, Japan
	Ogura  78'		16' Djorkaeff  18' Papin  53', 55' Ginola	Attendance: 16,743 Referee: Masayoshi Okada  Japan

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

1992 Kirin Cup

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

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

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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

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Semi-final

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Final

National team competition winners

• 2013 : Not Held
• 2012 : Not Held
• 2011 :  Japan (Retains)
• 2010 : Not Held
• 2009 :  Japan
• 2008 :  Japan
• 2007 :  Japan
• 2006 :  Scotland
• 2005 :  Peru and  United Arab Emirates (Shared)
• 2004 :  Japan
• 2003 : No Final Ranking
• 2002 : No Final Ranking
• 2001 :  Japan
• 2000 :  Japan and  Slovakia (Shared)
• 1999 :  Belgium and  Peru (Shared)
• 1998 :  Czech Republic
• 1997 :  Japan
• 1996 :  Japan
• 1995 :  Japan
• 1994 :  France
• 1993 :  Hungary
• 1992 :  Argentina
• 1991 :  Japan

Club competition winners

• 1990 : Not Held
• 1989 : Not Held
• 1988 : CR Flamengo
• 1987 : Fluminense
• 1986 : Werder Bremen
• 1985 : Santos
• 1984 : Sport Club Internacional
• 1983 : Newcastle United
• 1982 : Werder Bremen
• 1981 : Club Brugge
• 1980 : Middlesbrough
• 1979 : Tottenham Hotspur
• 1978 : Borussia Mönchengladbach and SE Palmeiras (Shared)

See also

• Japan national football team
• Japan Football Association
• Football in Japan
• Japan
• Kirin Corporation
• National team appearances in the Kirin Cup

References

External links

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

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