1986 Kirin Cup

Kirin Cup 1986

(Japan, Palmeiras, Werder Bremen, Algeria)

The ninth Kirin Cup tournament was held in Japan from 11 to 18 May 1986 and featured Japan, Palmeiras (Brazil), Algeria B and Werder Bremen (Germany). Again all of the teams played each other in a single group, before the top two placed teams played off in a Final. Palmeiras defeated Werder Bremen 4-0, Algeria B 4-2 and Japan 2-1 to top the group, with Werder Bremen in second place. However in the Final Werder Bremen exacted revenge by defeating Palmeiras 4-2 after extra time with goals from Neubarth, Mohlmann, and two from Ordenewitz to win the 1986 Kirin Cup.

The official 1986 Kirin Cup programme has 36 x A4 pages and is all in Japanese. The programme includes details of the fixtures and the competing teams along with small photos of each of their players. There is a special article on Yasuhiko Okudera of Werder Bremen, the first Japanese player to play professionally in Europe. Finally there are articles on Japanese player Kazu who plays for Palmeiras, an article on the German Bundesliga in season 1985/86 and an article on previous Kirin Cup tournaments.