2022 Kirin Cup Soccer

The 2022 Kirin Cup Soccer was the 32nd edition of the international friendly football tournament Kirin Cup Soccer organised by the Japan Football Association (JFA),^[1] which was played in Japan between 10 and 14 June 2022, with the participation of four teams: Chile, Japan, Ghana and Tunisia.^[2] This is the first Kirin Cup Soccer tournament in six years, since 2016.

Tunisia have won their first title after defeating host nation Japan 3–0 in the final.^[3] Ferjani Sassi was named the best player of the tournament,^[4] while his compatriot Issam Jebali finished as the top scorer with two goals.^[5]

Teams

The friendly tournament featured a total of 4 national teams; for the 2022 edition they were:^[6]

1. ^ Japan has won in 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2015.

Venues

The two stadiums selected for the tournament are: Noevir Stadium Kobe in Kobe, to host the semi-final matches on 10 June, and Panasonic Stadium Suita in Osaka for the third-place classification match and the final on 14 June.^[10]

Match officials

A total of 4 referees, 6 assistants and 7 video assistant referees (VAR) were named for the tournament.

Referees

• Ryo Tanimoto
• Kurt Ams
• Hiroki Kasahara
• Ahmed Eisa Darwish

Assistant referees

• Yusuke Hamamoto
• Kota Watanabe
• Andrew Lindsay
• Jasem Abdulla Al Ali
• Hiroyuki Kimura
• Ryuji Sato

Video assistant referees

• Hiroki Kasahara
• Ahmed Eisa Mohamed
• Ryo Tanimoto
• Mihara Jun
• Yamauchi Hiroshi
• Asaka Koizumi
• Hiroshi Yamauchi

Results

All times are local, Japan Standard Time (UTC+9).

Bracket

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Semi-finals

Third place match

Final

Statistics

Awards

• Best player: Ferjani Sassi^[11]
• Top scorer: Issam Jebali^[12]

Final standings

Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by a penalty shoot-out are counted as draws.

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See also

• Kirin Challenge Cup (an international friendly match)
• Kirin Company (supporting company)
• Japan Football Association (JFA)

References

1. ^ "Details of the KIRIN CUP SOCCER 2022 determined". Japan Football Association. 28 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
2. ^ "2022 Kirin Cup Soccer: Ghana to feature in 4-nation tourney in Japan". Footy-Ghana.com. 28 April 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
3. ^ "Tunisia beat Japan to win Kirin Cup". France 24. 2022-06-14. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
4. ^ "Kirin Cup / Tunisie : Ferjani Sassi et Issam Jebali récompensés". africafootunited. 15 June 2022. Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
5. ^ "【Match Report】SAMURAI BLUE fail to win title after conceding three goals to Tunisia in second half - KIRIN CUP SOCCER 2022" (in Japanese). JFA｜公益財団法人日本サッカー協会. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
6. ^ "Ghana play Japan, Chile and Tunisia ahead of World Cup Qatar 2022". Ghana Football Association. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
7. ^ "Chile National Team arrive in Japan - KIRIN CUP SOCCER 2022" (in Japanese). JFA｜公益財団法人日本サッカー協会. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
8. ^ "Ghana National Team arrive in Japan - KIRIN CUP SOCCER 2022" (in Japanese). JFA｜公益財団法人日本サッカー協会. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
9. ^ "Tunisia National Team arrive in Japan - KIRIN CUP SOCCER 2022" (in Japanese). JFA｜公益財団法人日本サッカー協会. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
10. ^ "キリンカップサッカー2022 開催概要" (in Japanese). JFA｜公益財団法人日本サッカー協会. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
11. ^ "Sassi meilleur joueur de la Coupe Kirin" (in French). RadioMosaiqueFM. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
12. ^ "Football international — semaine de nos expatriés: Issam Jebali, double buteur" (in fr-FR). La Presse de Tunisie. 2020-09-20. Retrieved 2022-06-17.

External links

• Kirin Cup Soccer 2022 (in English)
• Kirin Cup Soccer 2022 (in Japanese)