| China–Japan football rivalry | |
| City Or Region: | Asia (AFC) East Asia (EAFF) |
| Teams Involved: | |
| Most Wins: | Japan (17) |
| Total: | 41 |
| Series: | China: 15 Draw: 9 Japan: 17 |
| Largestvictory: | |
| Map Location: | Asia |
| Map Label1: | China |
| Map Label1 Position: | left |
| Map Label2: | Japan |
| Map Label2 Position: | right |
| Coordinates1: | 39°N 116°W |
| Coordinates2: | 35°N 139°W |
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]
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.
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| Date | Venue | Competition | Home team | Score | Away team | Goals (home) | width=20 | Goals (away) |
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| 1 | 9 May 1917 | Japan | 0–5 | China | ||||||
| 2 | 1 June 1921 | China | 4–1 | Japan | ||||||
| 3 | 24 May 1923 | Japan | 1–5 | China | ||||||
| 4 | 20 May 1925 | 0–2 | ||||||||
| 5 | 27 August 1927 | China | 5–1 | Japan | Suen Kam Shun, Kai Bingfen | |||||
| 6 | 30 May 1930 | Japan | 3–3 | China | Suen Kam Shun, Chan Kwong Yiu, Dai Linjing | |||||
| 7 | 20 May 1934 | China | 4–3 | Japan | ||||||
| 8 | 1 May 1966 | Unknown | Japan | 1–2 | China | |||||
| 9 | 23 June 1975 | China | 2–1 | Japan | ||||||
| 10 | 11 June 1980 | 1–0 | ||||||||
| 11 | 26 December 1980 | 1–0 | ||||||||
| 12 | 2 June 1981 | Japan | 0–0 | China | ||||||
| 13 | 30 September 1981 | Japan | 2–0 | China | ||||||
| 14 | 31 January 1983 | China | 5–0 | Japan | ||||||
| 15 | 31 May 1984 | Japan | 1–0 | China | ||||||
| 16 | 27 July 1986 | 4–2 | ||||||||
| 17 | 2 June 1988 | Japan | 0–3 | China | ||||||
| 18 | 10 May 1990 | Nishigaoka Stadium, Tokyo | Friendly | Japan | 2–2 | China | ||||
| 19 | 13 May 1990 | Okayama Stadium, Okayama | Friendly | Japan | 2–0 | China | ||||
| 20 | 29 July 1990 | Workers' Stadium, Beijing | Dynasty Cup | China | 1–0 | Japan | ||||
| 21 | 24 August 1992 | Workers' Stadium, Beijing | Dynasty Cup | China | 0–2 | Japan | ||||
| 22 | 6 November 1992 | Hiroshima Stadium, Hiroshima | AFC Asian Cup | Japan | 3–2 | China | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 25 | 12 December 1996 | Tahnoun bin Mohamed Stadium, Al Ain | AFC Asian Cup | 1–0 | ||||||
| 26 | 7 March 1998 | National Stadium, Tokyo | Dynasty Cup | Japan | 0–2 | China | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 29 | 8 October 2002 | Masan Stadium, Changwon | Asian Games | 0–1 | ||||||
| 30 | 4 December 2003 | National Stadium, Tokyo | EAFF Championship | Japan | 2–0 | China | ||||
| 31 | 7 August 2004 | Workers' Stadium, Beijing | AFC Asian Cup | China | 1–3 | Japan | ||||
| 32 | 3 August 2005 | Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon | EAFF Championship | Japan | 2–2 | China | ||||
| 33 | 20 February 2008 | Chongqing Olympic Sports Center, Chongqing | EAFF Championship | China | 0–1 | Japan | ||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 36 | 9 August 2015 | Wuhan Sports Center Stadium, Wuhan | EAFF Championship | China | 1–1 | Japan | ||||
| 37 | 12 December 2017 | Ajinomoto Stadium, Chōfu | EAFF Championship | Japan | 2–1 | China | ||||
| 38 | 10 December 2019 | Busan Gudeok Stadium, Busan | EAFF Championship | China | 1–2 | Japan | ||||
| 39 | 7 September 2021 | Khalifa International Stadium, Doha (Qatar)[2] | China | 0–1 | Japan | |||||
| 40 | 27 January 2022 | Japan | 2–0 | China | ||||||
| 41 | 24 July 2022 | Japan | 0–0 | China |
| width=120 | Competition | width=120; style="color:#FFFF00; background:#FF0000;" | China wins | width=120 | Draws | width=120; style="color:#FFFFFF;background:#0029CF;" | Japan wins |
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| Total 41 | 15 | 9 | 17 |
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| Date | Venue | Competition | Home team | Away team | Score | Goals (home) | width=20 | Goals (away) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 04 February 2022 | Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune | 2022 Women's Asian Cup | China | Japan | 2-2 (4-3) | Wu Chengshu '46Wang Shanshan '119 | Riko Ueki '26, '103 | ||
| 2 | 14 December 2019 | China | Japan | 0–3 | ||||||
| 3 | 31 August 2018 | Gelora Sriwijaya, Palembang | 2018 Women's Asian Games | Japan | China | 1-0 | Yuika Sugasawa '90 |
| width=120 | Competition | width=120; style="color:#FFFF00;background:#FF0000;" | China wins | width=120 | Draws | width=120; style="color:#FFFFFF;background:#0029CF;" | Japan wins |
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| Total | 0 | 2 | 1 |