China–Japan football rivalry
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The China–Japan football rivalry is a competitive sports rivalry that exists between the national football teams of the two countries, as well as their respective sets of fans. Historical tensions had stemmed this rivalry into one of the most heated rivalries in Asia and the world.[1]
Men's matches
The men's football teams of China (then called the Republic of China) and Japan first met each other in 1917 at the Far Eastern Championship Games, which Japan hosted.
Prior to the 1990s, China were one of Asia's dominant men's football teams while football in Japan was still limited to amateur levels, partly due to little interest in development for the sport. Thus, Japan suffered many defeats to China. But with the rapid rise of the Japanese men's national team since the 1990s, the tide has turned. Nowadays, Japan have become far more successful than China in men's football, winning four AFC Asian Cups and have played in every FIFA World Cup since 1998, while China are runners-up in two Asian Cups (one on home soil) and qualified for just one World Cup in 2002, which Japan co-hosted along with South Korea.
# | Date | Venue | Competition | Home team | Score | Away team | Goals (home) | Goals (away) |
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1 | 9 May 1917 | Shibaura Ground, Tokyo | Far Eastern Championship Games | Japan | 0–5 | China | Fung Kin Wai ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
2 | 1 June 1921 | Shanghai | Far Eastern Championship Games | China | 4–1 | Japan | ||
3 | 24 May 1923 | Osaka | Far Eastern Championship Games | Japan | 1–5 | China | ||
4 | 20 May 1925 | Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila | Far Eastern Championship Games | 0–2 | Lee Wai Tong ![]() | |||
5 | 27 August 1927 | Zhonghua Stadium, Shanghai | Far Eastern Championship Games | China | 5–1 | Japan | Suen Kam Shun ![]() ![]() | Misao Tamai ![]() |
6 | 30 May 1930 | Meiji Jingu Gaien Stadium, Tokyo | Far Eastern Championship Games | Japan | 3–3 | China | Shiro Teshima ![]() ![]() ![]() | Suen Kam Shun ![]() ![]() ![]() |
7 | 20 May 1934 | Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila | Far Eastern Championship Games | China | 4–3 | Japan | Tam Kong Pak ![]() ![]() | Akira Nozawa ![]() ![]() |
8 | 1 May 1966 | Unknown | Friendly | Japan | 1–2 | China | ||
9 | 23 June 1975 | Government Stadium, Hong Kong | 1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification | China | 2–1 | Japan | Li Yutie ![]() ![]() | Kozo Arai ![]() |
10 | 11 June 1980 | Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou | Friendly | 1–0 | Li Xiangfu ![]() | |||
11 | 26 December 1980 | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification | 1–0 | Rong Zhihang ![]() | |||
12 | 2 June 1981 | Omiya Football Stadium, Saitama | Friendly | Japan | 0–0 | China | ||
13 | 30 September 1981 | Singapore | Lion City Cup | Japan | 2–0 | China | ||
14 | 31 January 1983 | Kochi | Nehru Cup | China | 5–0 | Japan | ||
15 | 31 May 1984 | Omiya Football Stadium, Saitama | Kirin Cup | Japan | 1–0 | China | Hisashi Kato ![]() | |
16 | 27 July 1986 | Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | Merdeka Cup | 4–2 | Hisashi Kaneko ![]() ![]() ![]() | Li Zheng ![]() ![]() | ||
17 | 2 June 1988 | Mizuho Stadium, Nagoya | Kirin Cup | Japan | 0–3 | China | Wang Baoshan ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
18 | 10 May 1990 | Nishigaoka Stadium, Tokyo | Friendly | Japan | 2–2 | China | Tomoyuki Kajino ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
19 | 13 May 1990 | Okayama Stadium, Okayama | Friendly | Japan | 2–0 | China | Osamu Maeda ![]() ![]() | |
20 | 29 July 1990 | Workers' Stadium, Beijing | Dynasty Cup | China | 1–0 | Japan | Wu Qunli ![]() | |
21 | 24 August 1992 | Workers' Stadium, Beijing | Dynasty Cup | China | 0–2 | Japan | Masahiro Fukuda ![]() ![]() | |
22 | 6 November 1992 | Hiroshima Stadium, Hiroshima | AFC Asian Cup | Japan | 3–2 | China | Masahiro Fukuda ![]() ![]() ![]() | Xie Yuxin ![]() ![]() |
23 | 18 May 1993 | Shanghai | East Asian Games | China | 3–2 | Japan | ||
24 | 23 February 1995 | Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong | Dynasty Cup | Japan | 2–1 | China | Toshiya Fujita ![]() ![]() | Gao Feng ![]() |
25 | 12 December 1996 | Tahnoun bin Mohamed Stadium, Al Ain | AFC Asian Cup | 1–0 | Naoki Soma ![]() | |||
26 | 7 March 1998 | National Stadium, Tokyo | Dynasty Cup | Japan | 0–2 | China | Li Bing ![]() | |
27 | 15 March 2000 | Universiade Memorial Stadium, Kobe | Friendly | Japan | 0–0 | China | ||
28 | 26 October 2000 | Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut | AFC Asian Cup | China | 2–3 | Japan | Qi Hong ![]() ![]() | Fan Zhiyi ![]() ![]() ![]() |
29 | 8 October 2002 | Masan Stadium, Changwon | Asian Games | 0–1 | Satoshi Nakayama ![]() | |||
30 | 4 December 2003 | National Stadium, Tokyo | EAFF Championship | Japan | 2–0 | China | Tatsuhiko Kubo ![]() | |
31 | 7 August 2004 | Workers' Stadium, Beijing | AFC Asian Cup | China | 1–3 | Japan | Li Ming ![]() | Takashi Fukunishi ![]() ![]() ![]() |
32 | 3 August 2005 | Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon | EAFF Championship | Japan | 2–2 | China | Teruyuki Moniwa ![]() ![]() | Li Jinyu ![]() ![]() |
33 | 20 February 2008 | Chongqing Olympic Sports Center, Chongqing | EAFF Championship | China | 0–1 | Japan | Koji Yamase ![]() | |
34 | 6 February 2010 | Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo | EAFF Championship | Japan | 0–0 | China | ||
35 | 21 July 2013 | Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul | EAFF Championship | 3–3 | Yuzo Kurihara ![]() ![]() ![]() | Wang Yongpo ![]() ![]() | ||
36 | 9 August 2015 | Wuhan Sports Center Stadium, Wuhan | EAFF Championship | China | 1–1 | Japan | Wu Lei ![]() | Yuki Muto ![]() |
37 | 12 December 2017 | Ajinomoto Stadium, Chōfu | EAFF Championship | Japan | 2–1 | China | Yu Kobayashi ![]() ![]() | Yu Dabao ![]() |
38 | 10 December 2019 | Busan Gudeok Stadium, Busan | EAFF Championship | China | 1–2 | Japan | Dong Xuesheng ![]() | Musashi Suzuki ![]() ![]() |
39 | 7 September 2021 | Khalifa International Stadium, Doha (Qatar)[2] | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | China | 0–1 | Japan | Yuya Osako ![]() | |
40 | 27 January 2022 | Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama | Japan | 2–0 | China | Yuya Osako ![]() ![]() | ||
41 | 24 July 2022 | Toyota Stadium, Toyota | EAFF Championship | Japan | 0–0 | China |
Head-to-head record
- As of 24 July 2022
Competition | China wins | Draws | Japan wins |
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Total 41 | 15 | 9 | 17 |
Women's matches
# | Date | Venue | Competition | Home team | Away team | Score | Goals (home) | Goals (away) |
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1 | 04 February 2022 | Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune | 2022 Women's Asian Cup | China | Japan | 2-2 (4-3) | Wu Chengshu '46 Wang Shanshan '119 | Riko Ueki '26, '103 |
2 | 14 December 2019 | Busan Gudeok Stadium, Busan | 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship | China | Japan | 0–3 | Iwabuchi ![]() | |
3 | 31 August 2018 | Gelora Sriwijaya, Palembang | 2018 Women's Asian Games | Japan | China | 1-0 | Yuika Sugasawa '90 |
- As of 30 August 2021
Head-to-head record
- As of 30 August 2021
Competition | China wins | Draws | Japan wins |
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Total | 0 | 2 | 1 |
See also
References
- ^ Mangan, J.A.; Kim, Hyun-Duck; Cruz, Angelita; Kang, Gi-Heun (2013). "Rivalries: China, Japan and South Korea – Memory, Modernity, Politics, Geopolitics – and Sport". The International Journal of the History of Sport. 30 (10): 1130–1152. doi:10.1080/09523367.2013.800046. S2CID 154388658.
- ^ "Chinese national football team gears up for World Cup qualifiers".
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