China–Japan_football_rivalry
China–Japan football rivalry
Football Rivalry between China and Japan
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]
| Location | Asia (AFC) East Asia (EAFF) |
|---|---|
| Teams |  China Japan |
| First meeting | Japan 0–5 China Far East Asian Games Tokyo (9 May 1917) |
| Latest meeting | Japan 0–0 China 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship Toyota (24 July 2022) |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 41 |
| Most wins | Japan (17) |
| All-time series | China: 15 Draw: 9 Japan: 17 |
| Largest victory | Japan 0–5 China Far East Asian Games Tokyo (9 May 1917) China 5–0 Japan Nehru Cup Kochi (31 January 1983) |
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.
Head-to-head record
- As of 24 July 2022
| Competition | China wins | Draws | Japan wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total 41 | 15 | 9 | 17 |
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| # | Date | Venue | Competition | Home team | Away team | Score | Goals (home) | 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 '46
Wang Shanshan '119 |
Riko Ueki '26, '103 |
| 2 | 14 December 2019 | Busan Gudeok Stadium, Busan | 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship | China | Japan | 0–3 | Iwabuchi  9', 44', 56' | |
| 3 | 31 August 2018 | Gelora Sriwijaya, Palembang | 2018 Women's Asian Games | Japan | China | 1-0 | Yuika Sugasawa '90 |
- As of 30 August 2021
Head-to-head record
| This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (September 2021) |
- As of 30 August 2021
| Competition | China wins | Draws | Japan wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | 2 | 1 |
- Mangan, J.A.; Kim, Hyun-Duck; Cruz, Angelita; Kang, Gi-Heun (2013). "Rivalries: China, Japan and South Korea – Memory, Modernity, Politics, Geopolitics – and Sport". The International Journal of the History of Sport. 30 (10): 1130–1152. doi:10.1080/09523367.2013.800046. S2CID 154388658.