Japan national football team results (1950–1959)

Last updated May 15, 2024

This article lists the results for the Japan national football team between 1950 and 1959.^[1]

1951

Date	Opponent	Result	Score	Venue	Competition	Ref
7 March 1951	Iran	D	0–0	National Stadium, New Delhi, India	1951 Asian Games Football	^[2]
8 March 1951	Iran	L	2–3	National Stadium, New Delhi, India	1951 Asian Games Football	^[3]
9 March 1951	Afghanistan	W	2–0	National Stadium, New Delhi, India	1951 Asian Games Football	^[4]

1954

Date	Opponent	Result	Score	Venue	Competition	Ref
7 March 1954	South Korea	L	1–5	Meiji Jingu Gaien Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	1954 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC – Group 13)	^[5]
14 March 1954	South Korea	D	2–2	Meiji Jingu Gaien Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	1954 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC – Group 13)	^[6]
1 May 1954	Indonesia	L	3–5	Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines	1954 Asian Games Football	^[7]
3 May 1954	India	L	2–3	Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines	1954 Asian Games Football	^[8]

1955

Date	Opponent	Result	Score	Venue	Competition	Ref
2 January 1955	Burma	D	1–1¹	Rangoon, Burma	International Friendly	^[9]
5 January 1955	Burma	L	0–3¹	Rangoon, Burma	International Friendly	^[10]
8 January 1955	Burma	D	1–1¹	Rangoon, Burma	International Friendly	^[11]
11 January 1955	Burma	W	1–0¹	Rangoon, Burma	International Friendly	^[12]
9 October 1955	Burma	D	0–0	Korakuen Velodrome, Tokyo, Japan	International Friendly	^[13]
1:Not recognized

1956

Date	Opponent	Result	Score	Venue	Competition	Ref
3 June 1956	South Korea	W	2–0	Korakuen Velodrome, Tokyo, Japan	1956 Olympic Games Qualification	^[14]
10 June 1956	South Korea	L	0–2	Korakuen Velodrome, Tokyo, Japan	1956 Olympic Games Qualification	^[15]
20 November 1956	Yugoslavia Olympic football team	L	2–7¹	Melbourne, Australia	International Friendly
27 November 1956	Australia	L	0–2	Olympic Park, Melbourne, Australia	1956 Olympic Games Football	^[16]
1:Not recognized by FIFA, because at that time, teams from UEFA didn't send their professional players.

1958

Date	Opponent	Result	Score	Venue	Competition	Ref
26 May 1958	Philippines	L	0–1	Tokyo Metropolitan Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	1958 Asian Games Football	^[17]
28 May 1958	Hong Kong	L	0–2	National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	1958 Asian Games Football	^[18]
25 December 1958	Hong Kong	L	2–5	Hong Kong	International Friendly	^[19]
28 December 1958	Malaya	L	2–6	Kuala Lumpur, Malaya	International Friendly	^[20]

1959

Date	Opponent	Result	Score	Venue	Competition	Ref
4 January 1959	Malaya	W	3–1	George Town, Malaya	International Friendly	^[21]
10 January 1959	Singapore	W	4–3	Singapore	International Friendly	^[22]
11 January 1959	Singapore	L	2–3	Singapore	International Friendly	^[23]
31 August 1959	Hong Kong	D	1–1	Kuala Lumpur, Malaya	Merdeka Tournament	^[24]
2 September 1959	Hong Kong	L	2–4	Kuala Lumpur, Malaya	Merdeka Tournament	^[25]
3 September 1959	Singapore	W	4–1	Kuala Lumpur, Malaya	Merdeka Tournament	^[26]
5 September 1959	South Korea	D	0–0	Kuala Lumpur, Malaya	Merdeka Tournament	^[27]
6 September 1959	South Korea	L	1–3	Kuala Lumpur, Malaya	Merdeka Tournament	^[28]
13 December 1959	South Korea	L	0–2¹	Korakuen Velodrome, Tokyo, Japan	1960 Olympic Games Qualification	^[29]
20 December 1959	South Korea	W	1–0¹	Korakuen Velodrome, Tokyo, Japan	1960 Olympic Games Qualification	^[30]
1:Not recognized by FIFA.

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References

↑ Yoon, Hyung-Jin (28 July 2011). "Japan International Matches". RSSSF . Retrieved 23 October 2019.
↑ "Japan vs. Iran" . Retrieved 28 October 2019.
↑ "Japan vs. Iran" . Retrieved 28 October 2019.
↑ "Japan vs. Afghanistan" . Retrieved 28 October 2019.
↑ "Japan vs. South Korea" . Retrieved 28 October 2019.
↑ "Japan vs. South Korea" . Retrieved 28 October 2019.
↑ "Japan vs. Philippines" . Retrieved 28 October 2019.
↑ "Japan vs. South Korea" . Retrieved 28 October 2019.
↑ "Japan vs. Burma" . Retrieved 28 October 2019.
↑ "Japan vs. Burma" . Retrieved 28 October 2019.
↑ "Japan vs. Burma" . Retrieved 28 October 2019.
↑ "Japan vs. Burma" . Retrieved 28 October 2019.
↑ "Japan vs. Burma" . Retrieved 28 October 2019.
↑ "Japan vs. South Korea" . Retrieved 18 November 2019.
↑ "Japan vs. South Korea" . Retrieved 18 November 2019.
↑ "Japan vs. Australia" . Retrieved 18 November 2019.
↑ "Japan vs. Philippines" . Retrieved 18 November 2019.
↑ "Japan vs. Hong Kong" . Retrieved 18 November 2019.
↑ "Japan vs. Hong Kong" . Retrieved 18 November 2019.
↑ "Japan vs. Malaya" . Retrieved 18 November 2019.
↑ "Japan vs. Malaya" . Retrieved 18 November 2019.
↑ "Japan vs. Singapore" . Retrieved 18 November 2019.
↑ "Japan vs. Singapore" . Retrieved 18 November 2019.
↑ "Japan vs. Hong Kong" . Retrieved 18 November 2019.
↑ "Japan vs. Hong Kong" . Retrieved 18 November 2019.
↑ "Japan vs. Singapore" . Retrieved 18 November 2019.
↑ "Japan vs. South Korea" . Retrieved 18 November 2019.
↑ "Japan vs. South Korea" . Retrieved 18 November 2019.
↑ "Japan vs. South Korea" . Retrieved 18 November 2019.
↑ "Japan vs. South Korea" . Retrieved 18 November 2019.

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[1] Yoon, Hyung-Jin (28 July 2011). "Japan International Matches". RSSSF . Retrieved 23 October 2019.

[2] "Japan vs. Iran" . Retrieved 28 October 2019.

[3] "Japan vs. Iran" . Retrieved 28 October 2019.

[4] "Japan vs. Afghanistan" . Retrieved 28 October 2019.

[5] "Japan vs. South Korea" . Retrieved 28 October 2019.

[6] "Japan vs. South Korea" . Retrieved 28 October 2019.

[7] "Japan vs. Philippines" . Retrieved 28 October 2019.

[8] "Japan vs. South Korea" . Retrieved 28 October 2019.

[9] "Japan vs. Burma" . Retrieved 28 October 2019.

[10] "Japan vs. Burma" . Retrieved 28 October 2019.

[11] "Japan vs. Burma" . Retrieved 28 October 2019.

[12] "Japan vs. Burma" . Retrieved 28 October 2019.

[13] "Japan vs. Burma" . Retrieved 28 October 2019.

[14] "Japan vs. South Korea" . Retrieved 18 November 2019.

[15] "Japan vs. South Korea" . Retrieved 18 November 2019.

[16] "Japan vs. Australia" . Retrieved 18 November 2019.

[17] "Japan vs. Philippines" . Retrieved 18 November 2019.

[18] "Japan vs. Hong Kong" . Retrieved 18 November 2019.

[19] "Japan vs. Hong Kong" . Retrieved 18 November 2019.

[20] "Japan vs. Malaya" . Retrieved 18 November 2019.

[21] "Japan vs. Malaya" . Retrieved 18 November 2019.

[22] "Japan vs. Singapore" . Retrieved 18 November 2019.

[23] "Japan vs. Singapore" . Retrieved 18 November 2019.

[24] "Japan vs. Hong Kong" . Retrieved 18 November 2019.

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v t e Men's national football team results (AFC)
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South Asia (SAFF)	Bangladesh 1973–1999 2000–2019 2020–present Bhutan India 1938–1959 1960–1969 1970–1979 1980–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Maldives Nepal 1972–1989 1990–2009 2010–present Pakistan 1950–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Sri Lanka 1950–1979 1980–2009 2010–present
East Asia (EAFF)	China 1913–1949 1950–1969 1970–1989 1990–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Chinese Taipei Guam Hong Kong 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Japan 1917–1939 1940–1949 1950–1959 1960–1969 1970–1979 1980–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present North Korea 1956–1979 1980–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present South Korea 1948–1959 1960–1969 1970–1979 1980–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Macau Mongolia Northern Mariana Islands ^†
Southeast Asia (AFF)	Australia 1922–1949 1950–1979 1980–1999 2000–2019 2020–present Brunei Cambodia 2010–2019 2020–present Indonesia 1934–1949 1950–1979 1980–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Laos 1961–1999 2000–2019 2020–present Malaysia 2010–2019 2020–present Myanmar 1950–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Philippines 1913–1948 1950–1979 1980–1999 2000–2009 2000–2019 2020–present Singapore 1948–1969 1970–1989 1990–1999 2000–2019 2020–present Thailand 1970–1979 1980–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Timor-Leste Vietnam 1947–2019 2020–present
Defunct	Aden Lahej North Yemen South Yemen
^† Provisional Associate Member - Not a member of FIFA

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