1980 Kirin Cup

Kirin Cup 1980

(Japan, Middlesbrough, Espanol, Fujita Kogyo, China, Argentinos Juniors)

The third Kirin Cup (Japan Cup) tournament was held in Japan from 29 May to 3 June 1980 and featured Japan, Middlesbrough (England), Espanol (Spain), China, Argentinos Juniors (Argentina) and Fujita Kogyo (Japan). The teams were divided into two groups of three teams, with the top two from each group qualifying for the semi-finals. Espanol and Middlesbrough finished top of Groups A and B respectively. In the semi-finals Espanol defeated Japan 4-3 in a penalty kick shoot-out after the game finished 0-0, and Middlesbrough defeated China 3-1. In the final Middlesbrough defeated Espanol 4-3 on penalty kicks after the game ended 1-1 to win the 1980 Kirin Cup.

The official 1980 Kirin Cup programme has 30 x A4 pages and is all in Japanese. The programme includes the list of fixtures and details of the competing teams and small photos of each of their players. It also has a page with the results from the previous two Kirin Cup competitions.

Programme

Ticket - Japan v Argentinos Juniors