J.League World Challenge

Football tournament
J.League World Challenge
Organising bodyJ.League
Founded2017
Region Japan (AFC)
Number of teams2 or more
Current championsEngland Tottenham Hotspur (2024)
WebsiteOfficial website
2024 J.League World Challenge

The J.League World Challenge is a friendly match between J.League clubs and powerful overseas clubs invited to Japan by the J.League to take advantage of a two-week break in the J1 League during the summer season starting in 2017.[1][2]

Editions

2017

Urawa Red Diamonds Japan2–3Germany Borussia Dortmund
  • Koroki 24'
  • Endo 85'
 Report (J.League)
Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama
Attendance: 58,327
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)
Kashima Antlers Japan2–0Spain Sevilla
  • Suzuki 72', 90+1'
 Report (J.League)
Attendance: 28,308
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)

2019

Kawasaki Frontale Japan1–0England Chelsea[3]
 Report (Soccerway)
Nissan Stadium, Yokohama
Attendance: 61,012

2023

Yokohama F. Marinos Japan3–5England Manchester City
Report (J.League)
Attendance: 61,618
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara (Japan)

2024

Vissel Kobe Japan2–3England Tottenham Hotspur
Report (J.League)
Attendance: 54,255
Referee: Futoshi Nakamura (Japan)


2025

TBD JapanvMexico TBD

See also

References

  1. ^ "Jリーグインターナショナルシリーズ 明治安田生命Jリーグワールドチャレンジ2017 開催決定のお知らせ" [Announcement of J.League International Series Meiji Yasuda J.League World Challenge 2017] (Press release) (in Japanese). J.League. 27 April 2017.
  2. ^ "明治安田生命Jリーグワールドチャレンジ2019 7/19（金）開催決定！ ～ Ｊ１リーグチャンピオンの川崎フロンターレが出場 ～" ["Meiji Yasuda J.League World Challenge 2019 will be held on Friday, July 19th! ～J1 League champion Kawasaki Frontale will participate] (Press release) (in Japanese). J.League. 23 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Tickets for Chelsea pre-season games in Japan now on sale". Chelsea F.C. 12 June 2019.
  • J.League World Challenge 2023 (in Japanese)


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