Kirin Cup
The is an association football tournament organised in Japan by the Kirin Brewery Company. The host, Japan, is a participant in every edition. The tournament was founded in 1978 then known as Japan Cup (International competition which national teams and clubs participated in), and was last held in its full form in 2016. From 1992 onwards, the format was changed to a round robin national team competition. The first nation to win the competition was Argentina. Japan are the tournament's most successful team with eleven titles, followed by Peru with three titles. As of 2016, the current  cup holders are Bosnia and Herzegovina. Since the start of the international competitions in 1992, the tournament has hosted a variety of teams from South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. Out of the South American members of CONMEBOL who have been invited (Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay and Peru), Peru have been the most successful (three titles). Out of the European invitees, there have been seven different champions, the most successful being the Czech Republic with two titles, with Hungary, France, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belgium, Slovakia and Scotland winning one title each. Aside from Japan, the only other Asian  country to have won the tournament are the United Arab Emirates (2005), who shared the title with Peru. No African teams have won the tournament (only one African team has participated in just one edition). In addition to the annual Kirin Cup Soccer there are a few , friendlies also sponsored by the Kirin Corporation, played throughout the year in Japan. Japan took out the most recent 2021 Kirin Challenge Cup with 1–0 win over Serbia on 11 June 2021. Tournaments. All times are Japan standard time (UTC+9) 1978 Japan Cup. Won by Borussia Mönchengladbach and Palmeiras. 1979 Japan Cup. Won  by Tottenham Hotspur. 1980 Japan Cup Kirin World Soccer. Won by Middlesbrough F.C. 1981 Japan Cup Kirin World Soccer. Won by Club Brugge KV. 2016 Kirin Cup Soccer. Kirin Cup returned in 2016, under a new name and format: Kirin Cup Soccer 2016. 2020 Kirin Challenge Cup. On 17 July, Japan national under-23 football team was planning to hold the 2020 Kirin Challenge Cup at Noevir Stadium Kobe, but it was cancelled due to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. 2021 Kirin Challenge Cup. "The friendly against on 3 June 2021 was cancelled due to multiple Jamaican players being unable to board their  flight to Japan on account of not meeting the Japanese government's pre-travel COVID-19 testing requirements. The fixture was replaced with a match against the Japan under-24 team." "This match between Japanese teams was a substitute match for the Kirin Challenge Cup, which was a charity match, not the Kirin Challenge Cup." 2021 Kirin Challenge Cup (Under-24). Japan, Honduras and Spain to participate in Kirin Challenge Cup (Under-24) 2021. 2022 Kirin Cup Soccer. Kirin Cup Soccer 2022 is scheduled to be held on June 10 and 14, 2022, in a four-nation tournament format.