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The is an association football tournament organised in Japan by the
Kirin Brewery Company is a Japanese beer and beverage holding company. It is known for brands such as Kirin Beer, Kirin Lemon, Mets, and Gogo no Kōcha. The predecessor of the company, the Japan Brewery Company, was founded in Yokohama in 1885 by William Henry Tal ...
. The host,
Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...
, 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
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. Japan are the tournament's most successful team with eleven titles, followed by
Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...
with three titles. As of 2022, the current cup holders are
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. 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
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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.


Tournaments

All times are
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(
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)


1978 Japan Cup

Won by
Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach, better known as Borussia Mönchengladbach () and colloquially known as just Gladbach, is a professional Association football, football club based in Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-W ...
and
Palmeiras The Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras (), commonly known as Palmeiras, is a Brazilian professional association football, football club based in the city of São Paulo, in the district of Perdizes (district of São Paulo), Perdizes. Palmeiras is ...
. In the semi final Palmeiras beat English club
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1-0.


1979 Japan Cup

Won by
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.


1980 Japan Cup Kirin World Soccer

Won by
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1981 Japan Cup Kirin World Soccer

Won by
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.


1982 Japan Cup Kirin World Soccer


1983 Japan Cup Kirin World Soccer


1984 Japan Cup Kirin World Soccer


Group A


Group B


1985 Kirin Cup Soccer


1986 Kirin Cup Soccer


1987 Kirin Cup Soccer


1988 Kirin Cup Soccer


1991 Kirin Cup Soccer


1992 Kirin Cup Soccer


1993 Kirin Cup Soccer


1994 Kirin Cup Soccer


1995 Kirin Cup Soccer


1996 Kirin Cup Soccer


1997 Kirin Cup Soccer


1998 Kirin Cup Soccer


1999 Kirin Cup Soccer


2000 Kirin Cup Soccer


2001 Kirin Cup Soccer


2002 Kirin Cup Soccer


2003 Kirin Cup Soccer


2004 Kirin Cup Soccer


2005 Kirin Cup Soccer


2006 Kirin Cup Soccer


2007 Kirin Cup Soccer


2008 Kirin Cup Soccer


2009 Kirin Cup Soccer


2011 Kirin Cup Soccer


2013 Kirin Cup Soccer


2016 Kirin Cup Soccer

Kirin Cup returned in 2016, under a new name and format: Kirin Cup Soccer 2016.


Semi-finals


Third place match


Final


2022 Kirin Cup Soccer

2022 Kirin Cup Soccer was held between 10 and 14 June 2022, in a four-nation tournament format.
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have won their first title, defeating
Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...
3–0 in the final. ;Teams * * * *


Semi-finals


Third place match


Final

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2025 Kirin Cup Soccer

;Teams * * * *


Winners (Kirin Cup Soccer)


Clubs

* 1978:
Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach, better known as Borussia Mönchengladbach () and colloquially known as just Gladbach, is a professional Association football, football club based in Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-W ...
and
SE Palmeiras The Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras (), commonly known as Palmeiras, is a Brazilian professional association football, football club based in the city of São Paulo, in the district of Perdizes (district of São Paulo), Perdizes. Palmeiras is ...
(Shared) * 1979:
Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Tottenham (, , , ) or Spurs, is a professional Association football, football club based in Tottenham, North London, England. The club itself has stated that it should always ...
* 1980:
Middlesbrough Middlesbrough ( ), colloquially known as Boro, is a port town in the Borough of Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England. Lying to the south of the River Tees, Middlesbrough forms part of the Teesside Built up area, built-up area and the Tees Va ...
* 1981:
Club Brugge (), known simply as Club Brugge (in English also: ''Club Bruges''), is a Belgian professional football club based in Bruges, Belgium. It was founded in 1891 and its home ground is the Jan Breydel Stadium, which has a capacity of 29,042. They pl ...
* 1982:
Werder Bremen Sportverein Werder Bremen von 1899 e. V. (), commonly known as Werder Bremen, Werder or simply Bremen, is a German professional sports club based in Bremen. Founded on 4 February 1899, Werder are best known for their professional association foo ...
* 1983:
Newcastle United Newcastle United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football league system, English football. Since th ...
* 1984:
Internacional Sport Club Internacional (), commonly known as Internacional, Inter de Porto Alegre, a cidade do Grêmio or simply Inter, is a Brazilian professional football club based in Porto Alegre. They play in the Série A, the first division of the ...
* 1985:
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* 1986:
Werder Bremen Sportverein Werder Bremen von 1899 e. V. (), commonly known as Werder Bremen, Werder or simply Bremen, is a German professional sports club based in Bremen. Founded on 4 February 1899, Werder are best known for their professional association foo ...
* 1987:
Fluminense Fluminense Football Club () is a Brazilian sports club based in the neighbourhood of Laranjeiras, in Rio de Janeiro, being the oldest football club in the state since its foundation in 1902. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, th ...
* 1988:
CR Flamengo Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; ), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian multi sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea. It was founded and named after the Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Flamengo n ...
* 1989: Not Held * 1990: Not Held


National teams

* 1992: * 1993: * 1994: * 1995: * 1996: * 1997: * 1998: * 1999: and (Shared) * 2000: and (Shared) * 2001: * 2002: Not Finished * 2003: Not Finished * 2004: * 2005: and (Shared) * 2006: * 2007: * 2008: * 2009: * 2010: Not Held * 2011: , and (Shared) * 2012: Not Held * 2013: * 2014: Not Held * 2015: Not Held * 2016: * 2017: Not Held * 2018: Not Held * 2019: Not Held * 2020: Not Held * 2021: Not Held * 2022:


See also

* Kirin Cup Soccer (invitational tournament) *
Kirin Challenge Cup The 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 ...
(an international friendly match) *
Kirin Company is a Japanese beer and beverage holding company. It is known for brands such as Kirin Beer, Kirin Lemon, Mets, and Gogo no Kōcha. The predecessor of the company, the Japan Brewery Company, was founded in Yokohama in 1885 by William Henry Tal ...
(JFA official partner) *
Sport in Japan Sports in Japan are a significant part of Japanese culture. Traditional games of Japan, Traditional sports, such as sumo and martial arts, as well as Western sports, Western imports like baseball, association football, basketball and tennis are ...
**
Football in Japan Football is among the most popular sports in Japan, together with baseball, tennis, golf, sumo, and combat sports. Its nationwide organization, the Japan Football Association, administers the professional football leagues, including J.League, ...
***
Women's football in Japan A woman is an adult female human. Before adulthood, a female child or adolescent is referred to as a girl. Typically, women are of the female sex and inherit a pair of X chromosomes, one from each parent, and women with functional uteruses ...
*
Japan Football Association The Japan Football Association (JFA, ) is the Sport governing body, governing body responsible for the administration of Association football, football, futsal, beach soccer and Esports, efootball in Japan. It is responsible for the Japan national ...
(JFA) *
Japan national football team The , also known by the nickname , represents Japan in men's international Association football, football. It is controlled by the Japan Football Association (JFA), the governing body for football in Japan. Prior to the late 1980s, Japan's nat ...
*
Japan women's national football team The , commonly known as Yamato nadeshiko, Nadeshiko Japan (なでしこジャパン), represents Japan in women's association football and is run by the Japan Football Association (JFA). One of the two countries to win every FIFA competition an ...


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References


External links

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All-time match results
(1978–present) on kirin.co.jp

on RSSSF
Kirin Cup Soccer
on Soccerway {{International Football Japanese football friendly trophies International men's association football invitational tournaments International association football competitions hosted by Japan Japan national football team Recurring sporting events established in 1978 1978 establishments in Japan Annual sporting events