Japan Football Friendlies
Since 1938 various overseas club teams and international sides have travelled to Japan to play in friendly matches.
Just click on any of the games below to see photos of various items of football programmes and other memorabilia associated with that specific game.
Alternatively click on the first game in 1938 and navigate from there.
1938 - Kanto v Islington Corinthians (England).
1950 - Kantou Gakuin v HMS Unicorn.
1951 - Japan v Helsingborg (Sweden).
1953 - Japan v Djurgardens (Sweden).
1953 - Japan v Kickers Offenbach (Germany).
1955 - Japan v Grasshoppers Zurich.
1960 - Japan v Lokomotiv Moscow.
1962 - Japan v Moscow Dynamo v Sweden.
1963 - Japan v Germany Amateurs. (Tokyo International Sports Week).
1965 - Japan v AIK Stockholm v Torpedo Moscow
1966 - Japan v Stirling Albion (Scotland).
1967 - Japan v Russia Olympic Team.
1967 - Japan Soccer League Final
1967 - Japan v Middlesex Wanderers (England).
1967 - Japan v CSKA Moscow v Dukla Prague
1967 - Japan v Palmeiras (Brazil).
1967 - Mitsubishi v Dallas Tornados.
1968 - Japan v Germany Amateurs.
1969 - Japan v Club Universidad (Mexico).
1969 - Japan v Middlesex Wanderers (England).
1969 - Japan v Cherno More FC (Bulgaria).
1969 - Japan v Oxford & Cambridge Universities.
1970 - Japan v Gothenburg v Flamengo.
1970 - Japan v Boldklubben 03 (Denmark).
1970 - Japan v Djurgardens (Sweden).
1971 - Japan v Boldklubben Frem (Denmark) v St George Budapest (Australia).
1971 - Japan v Tottenham Hotspur.
1971 - Japan v Middlesex Wanderers.
1971 - Japan v Vitoria Setubal (Portugal).
1972 - Japan v Santos (Brazil).
1972 - Japan v Ferencvaros (Hungary).
1973 - Japan v Union Espanola (Chile).
1973 - Japan v Middlesex Wanderers (England).
1974 - Japan v Juventus Sao Paulo (Brazil) v FC Constanta (Rumania).
1974 - Japan v Middlesex Wanderers (England).
1974 - Japan v Hertha Berlin (Germany).
1975 - Japan v Shamrock Rovers (Ireland).
1975 - Japan v Middlesex Wanderers (England).
1976 - Japan v Rijeka (Croatia).
1976 - Japan v Manchester City.
1976 - Japan v New York Cosmos.
1977 - Japan v Independiente (Argentina).
1977 - Japan v New York Cosmos.
1978 - Japan v Amur Blagoveschensk (Russia)
1979 - Argentina v Holland/Japan XI v Valencia (World Soccer 79).
1979 - Japan v New York Cosmos (Xerox Cup).
1980 - Japan v Washington Diplomats (Xerox Cup).
1980 - Yanmar v Middlesex Wanderers.
1981 - Japanese Teams v Akai Excelsior (Holland).
1981 - Japan v Boca Juniors (Xerox Cup).
1982 - Japan v New York Cosmos (Xerox Cup).
1984 - Japan v Corinthians (Xerox Cup).
1985 - Japan v Bordeaux (Xerox Cup).
1986 - Japan v Brazilian League Selection.
1987 - Japan League Selection v South American Selection (Xerox Cup).
1988 - Japan v Russian Olympics Team.
1988 - Japan v Argentina Olympics Team.
1988 - Japan v Napoli (Xerox Cup)
1988 - Japan All Stars v Pele All Stars.
1989 - Japan v Manchester United v Everton.
1990 - Flamengo v Real Sociedad.
1990 - Japan League Selection v Barcelona.
1990 - Japan v Middlesex Wanderers.
1990 - Japan League Selection v Bayern Munich (Xerox Cup).
1991 - Japan v Partizan Belgrade.
1991 - Leeds United v Botafago.
1992 - Colo Colo v Cruzeiro (JAL Cup Final).
1992 - Yomiuri Verdy v Eintracht Frankfurt.
1993 - Yomiuri Verdy v Aston Villa.
1993 - Hitachi FC v Manchester City.
1993 - Urawa Reds v Manchester City.
1993 - Yokohama & Nagoya v Lazio
1994 - Sao Paulo v Botafago (JAL Cup Final).
1994 - Kashima Antlers v Brazilian League Selection.
1994 - Kashima Antlers v FC Porto v Flamengo.
1994 - Shimizu S-Pulse & Yomiuri Verdy v Sheffield Wednesday.
1994 - Yomiuri Verdy v AC Milan.
1994 - Yomiuri Verdy & Yamaha v Cruzeiro.
1994 - Gamba Osaka v Rapid Vienna.
1995 - Pan American All Stars v Rest of the World Selection (Kobe Charity Match).
1995 - Velez Sarsfield v Independiente (JAL Cup Final).
1995 - Kashima Antlers & Nagoya v PSG (France).
1995 - Yomiuri Verdy v Gremio.
1995 - Shimizu S-Pulse v Dynamo Kiev.
1996 - Gremio v Independiente (JAL Cup Final).
1996 - Yokahama Marinos v Gothenburg.
1997 - Velez Sarsfield v River Plate (JAL Cup Final).
1997 - Urawa Reds v Manchester United.
1997 - Urawa Reds v Stuttgart.
1999 - Cerezo Osaka v Perugia.
2000 - Japan v Kuwait v Morocco.
2000 - Japan U-22 v Australia U-22
2001 - Japan/Korea All Stars v World All Stars.
2001 - Nagoya Grampus 8 v Red Star Belgrade (Serbia).
2002 - Hiroshima Sanfrecce v Ireland.
2003 - Toyota Youth Under-17 Championship (Japan, Rangers, Barcelona, Feyenoord)
2003 - Urawa Reds v Feyenoord.
2003 - Vegalta Sendai v Chievo Verona
2003 - Japan Under-23 v Turkey Under-23.
2003 - FC Tokyo v Real Madrid.
2003 - Yokohama Marinos v Reggina (Italy).
2004 - Vissel Kobe v Lazio (Italy).
2004 - Niigata & Kashima Antlers v Valencia.
2004 - Nagoya, Yokohama & Otsuka v Reggina.
2004 - Urawa Reds v Inter Milan.
2004 - JEF United & Tokyo Verdy v Real Madrid.
2004 - Jubilo Iwata & Kashima Antlers v Barcelona.
2005 - World Cup 2006 Asian Qualifiers.
2005 - Yokohama Marinos & FC Tokyo v Juventus.
2005 - Yokohama Marinos & Urawa Reds v Barcelona.
2005 - Tokyo Verdy & Jubilo Iwata v Real Madrid.
2005 - Kawasaki Frontale & Vissel Kobe v Bolton.
2005 - Kashima Antlers & Urawa Reds v Manchester United.
2005 - FC Tokyo & Jubilo Iwata v Bayern Munich.
2005 - Cerezo Osaka & Sanfrecce Hiroshima & Tokyo Verdy v Fiorentina.
2006 - Urawa Reds v Bayern Munich.
2006 - Yokohama Marinos v Celtic.
2007 - Urawa Reds v Manchester United.
2007 - Yokohama Marinos v Barcelona.
2008 - Urawa Reds v Bayern Munich.
2013 - Yokohama v Manchester United.
2013 - Cerezo Osaka v Manchester United.
2015 - Gamba Osaka v River Plate.
2015 - Kawasaki Frontale v Borussia Dortmund.
2017 - Kashima Antlers v Sevilla.
2017 - Cerezo Osaka v Sevilla.
2019 - Rakuten Cup - Vissel Kobe v Chelsea v Barcelona.
2019 - Yokohama Marinos v Manchester City.
2020 - Omiya Ardija v Nacional.