Japan national football team results (1970–1979)

Last updated October 17, 2025

This article lists the results for the Japan national football team between 1970 and 1979.

1970

Date	Opponent	Result	Score	Venue	Competition	Ref
31 July 1970	Hong Kong	L	1–2	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Merdeka Tournament	^[1]
2 August 1970	South Korea	D	1–1	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Merdeka Tournament	^[2]
4 August 1970	Thailand	D	0–0	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Merdeka Tournament	^[3]
8 August 1970	Indonesia	W	4–3	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Merdeka Tournament	^[4]
10 August 1970	Singapore	W	4–0	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Merdeka Tournament	^[5]
16 August 1970	Republic of China	W	3–2	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Merdeka Tournament	^[6]
10 December 1970	Malaysia	W	1–0	Bangkok, Thailand	1970 Asian Games Football	^[7]
12 December 1970	Khmer Republic	W	1–0	Bangkok, Thailand	1970 Asian Games Football	^[8]
14 December 1970	Burma	W	2–1	Bangkok, Thailand	1970 Asian Games Football	^[9]
16 December 1970	Indonesia	W	2–1	Bangkok, Thailand	1970 Asian Games Football	^[10]
17 December 1970	India	W	1–0	Bangkok, Thailand	1970 Asian Games Football	^[11]
18 December 1970	South Korea	L	1–2	Bangkok, Thailand	1970 Asian Games Football	^[12]
19 December 1970	India	L	0–1	Bangkok, Thailand	1970 Asian Games Football	^[13]

1971

Date	Opponent	Result	Score	Venue	Competition
28 July 1971	Denmark	L	2-3	Copenhagen, Denmark	International Friendly
6 August 1971	Republic of China	W	2–0¹	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Merdeka Tournament
9 August 1971	Malaysia	L	1–4¹	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Merdeka Tournament
12 August 1971	South Korea	L	0–3¹	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Merdeka Tournament
13 August 1971	Iceland	W	2–0	Reykjavík, Iceland	International Friendly
16 August 1971	Thailand	W	3–2¹	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Merdeka Tournament
17 August 1971	South Vietnam	L	0–2¹	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Merdeka Tournament
21 August 1971	India	W	1–0¹	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Merdeka Tournament
23 September 1971	Malaysia	L	0–3¹	Seoul, South Korea	1972 Olympic Games Qualification
27 September 1971	Philippines	W	8–1¹	Seoul, South Korea	1972 Olympic Games Qualification
29 September 1971	Republic of China	W	5–1¹	Seoul, South Korea	1972 Olympic Games Qualification
2 October 1971	South Korea	L	1–2¹	Seoul, South Korea	1972 Olympic Games Qualification
1:Not recognized by FIFA.

1972

Date	Opponent	Result	Score	Venue	Competition
12 July 1972	Khmer Republic	W	4–1	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Merdeka Tournament
16 July 1972	Sri Lanka	W	5–0	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Merdeka Tournament
18 July 1972	Philippines	W	5–1	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Merdeka Tournament
22 July 1972	Malaysia	L	1–3	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Merdeka Tournament
26 July 1972	South Korea	L	0–3	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Merdeka Tournament
4 August 1972	Philippines	W	4–1	Singapore	Pesta Sukan tournament
6 August 1972	Indonesia	L	0–1	Singapore	Pesta Sukan tournament
14 September 1972	South Korea	D	2–2	National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	International Friendly

1973

Date	Opponent	Result	Score	Venue	Competition
16 May 1973	Israel	L	1–2	Seoul, South Korea	1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)
20 May 1973	South Vietnam	W	4–0	Seoul, South Korea	1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)
22 May 1973	Hong Kong	L	0–1	Seoul, South Korea	1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)
26 May 1973	Israel	L	0–1	Seoul, South Korea	1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)
23 June 1973	South Korea	L	0–2	Seoul, South Korea	International Friendly

1974

Date	Opponent	Result	Score	Venue	Competition
12 February 1974	Singapore	W	1–0	Singapore	International Friendly
20 February 1974	Hong Kong	D	0–0	Hong Kong	International Friendly
23 July 1974	Romania	L	1–4	Constanta, Romania	International Friendly
3 September 1974	Philippines	W	4–0	Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran, Iran	1974 Asian Games Football
5 September 1974	Malaysia	D	1–1	Persepolis Stadium, Tehran, Iran	1974 Asian Games Football
7 September 1974	Israel	L	0–3	Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran, Iran	1974 Asian Games Football
28 September 1974	South Korea	W	4–1	National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	International Friendly

1975

Date	Opponent	Result	Score	Venue	Competition
14 June 1975	Hong Kong	D	0–0 3–4 (pen.)	Hong Kong	1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification
17 June 1975	North Korea	L	0–1	Hong Kong	1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification
21 June 1975	Singapore	W	2–1	Hong Kong	1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification
23 June 1975	China	L	1–2	Hong Kong	1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification
26 June 1975	Hong Kong	W	1–0	Hong Kong	1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification
30 July 1975	Hong Kong	L	0–2	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Merdeka Tournament
2 August 1975	Malaysia	L	0–2	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Merdeka Tournament
4 August 1975	Bangladesh	W	3–0	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Merdeka Tournament
7 August 1975	Indonesia	W	4–1	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Merdeka Tournament
9 August 1975	South Korea	L	1–3	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Merdeka Tournament
11 August 1975	Thailand	W	4–0	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Merdeka Tournament
14 August 1975	Burma	W	2–0	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Merdeka Tournament
8 September 1975	South Korea	L	0–3	Seoul, South Korea	International Friendly

1976

Date	Opponent	Result	Score	Venue	Competition
25 January 1976	Bulgaria	L	1–3	Tokyo National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	Asahi International Soccer Tournament ^[14]
28 January 1976	Bulgaria	D	1–1	Nagai Stadium, Osaka, Japan	Asahi International Soccer Tournament ^[15]
1 February 1976	Bulgaria	L	0–3	Tokyo National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	Asahi International Soccer Tournament ^[16]
14 March 1976	Philippines	W	3–0	Tokyo National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	1976 Olympic Games Qualification
17 March 1976	Philippines	W	3–0	Tokyo National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	1976 Olympic Games Qualification
21 March 1976	South Korea	L	0–2	Tokyo National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	1976 Olympic Games Qualification
27 March 1976	South Korea	D	2–2	Seoul, South Korea	1976 Olympic Games Qualification
31 March 1976	Israel	L	0–3	Seoul, South Korea	1976 Olympic Games Qualification
11 April 1976	Israel	L	1–4	Tel Aviv, Israel	1976 Olympic Games Qualification
8 August 1976	India	W	5–1	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Merdeka Tournament
10 August 1976	Indonesia	W	6–0	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Merdeka Tournament
13 August 1976	Burma	D	2–2	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Merdeka Tournament
16 August 1976	Thailand	D	2–2	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Merdeka Tournament
18 August 1976	South Korea	D	0–0	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Merdeka Tournament
20 August 1976	Malaysia	D	2–2	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Merdeka Tournament
22 August 1976	Malaysia	L	0–2	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Merdeka Tournament
4 December 1976	South Korea	L	1–2	Tokyo National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	International Friendly

1977

Date	Opponent	Result	Score	Venue	Competition
6 March 1977	Israel	L	0–2	Tel Aviv, Israel	1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)
10 March 1977	Israel	L	0–2	Tel Aviv, Israel	1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)
26 March 1977	South Korea	D	0–0	National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)
3 April 1977	South Korea	L	0–1	Seoul, South Korea	1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)
15 June 1977	South Korea	L	1–2	Seoul, South Korea	International Friendly

1978

Date	Opponent	Result	Score	Venue	Competition
23 May 1978	Thailand	W	3–0	Mizuho Athletic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	Kirin Cup
13 July 1978	Iraq	D	0–0	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Merdeka Tournament
15 July 1978	Indonesia	L	1–2	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Merdeka Tournament
17 July 1978	Syria	W	3–2	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Merdeka Tournament
19 July 1978	South Korea	L	0–4	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Merdeka Tournament
21 July 1978	Malaysia	L	1–4	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Merdeka Tournament
23 July 1978	Singapore	L	1–2	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Merdeka Tournament
26 July 1978	Thailand	W	4–0	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Merdeka Tournament
19 November 1978	Soviet Union	L	1–4	National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	International Friendly
23 November 1978	Soviet Union	L	1–4	National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	International Friendly
26 November 1978	Soviet Union	L	0–3	Osaka Nagai Stadium, Osaka, Japan	International Friendly
11 December 1978	Kuwait	L	0–2	Bangkok, Thailand	1978 Asian Games Football
13 December 1978	Bahrain	W	4–0	Bangkok, Thailand	1978 Asian Games Football
15 December 1978	South Korea	L	1–3	Bangkok, Thailand	1978 Asian Games Football

1979

Date	Opponent	Result	Score	Venue	Competition
4 March 1979	South Korea	W	2–1	National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	International Friendly
31 May 1979	Indonesia	W	4–0	Nishigaoka Soccer Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	Kirin Cup
16 June 1979	South Korea	L	1–4	Seoul, South Korea	International Friendly
27 June 1979	Malaysia	D	1–1	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Merdeka Tournament
29 June 1979	Thailand	W	2–0	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Merdeka Tournament
1 July 1979	Burma	W	1–0	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Merdeka Tournament
11 July 1979	Indonesia	D	0–0	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Merdeka Tournament
13 July 1979	Singapore	W	3–1	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Merdeka Tournament
23 August 1979	North Korea	D	0–0	Pyongyang, North Korea	International Friendly

References

↑ "Japan vs. Hong Kong" . Retrieved 26 March 2021.
↑ "Japan vs. South Korea" . Retrieved 26 March 2021.
↑ "Japan vs. Thailand" . Retrieved 26 March 2021.
↑ "Japan vs. Indonesia" . Retrieved 26 March 2021.
↑ "Japan vs. Singapore" . Retrieved 26 March 2021.
↑ "Japan vs. Republic of China" . Retrieved 26 March 2021.
↑ "Japan vs. Malaysia" . Retrieved 26 March 2021.
↑ "Japan vs. Khmer Republic" . Retrieved 26 March 2021.
↑ "Japan vs. Burma" . Retrieved 26 March 2021.
↑ "Japan vs. Indonesia" . Retrieved 26 March 2021.
↑ "Japan vs. India" . Retrieved 26 March 2021.
↑ "Japan vs. South Korea" . Retrieved 26 March 2021.
↑ "Japan vs. India" . Retrieved 26 March 2021.
↑ Japan 1 - 3 Bulgaria / Asahi International Soccer Tournament Japan National Football Team Database
↑ Japan 1 - 1 Bulgaria / Asahi International Soccer Tournament Japan National Football Team Database
↑ Japan 0 - 3 Bulgaria / Asahi International Soccer Tournament Japan National Football Team Database

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[1] "Japan vs. Hong Kong" . Retrieved 26 March 2021.

[2] "Japan vs. South Korea" . Retrieved 26 March 2021.

[3] "Japan vs. Thailand" . Retrieved 26 March 2021.

[4] "Japan vs. Indonesia" . Retrieved 26 March 2021.

[5] "Japan vs. Singapore" . Retrieved 26 March 2021.

[6] "Japan vs. Republic of China" . Retrieved 26 March 2021.

[7] "Japan vs. Malaysia" . Retrieved 26 March 2021.

[8] "Japan vs. Khmer Republic" . Retrieved 26 March 2021.

[9] "Japan vs. Burma" . Retrieved 26 March 2021.

[10] "Japan vs. Indonesia" . Retrieved 26 March 2021.

[11] "Japan vs. India" . Retrieved 26 March 2021.

[12] "Japan vs. South Korea" . Retrieved 26 March 2021.

[13] "Japan vs. India" . Retrieved 26 March 2021.

[14] Japan 1 - 3 Bulgaria / Asahi International Soccer Tournament Japan National Football Team Database

[15] Japan 1 - 1 Bulgaria / Asahi International Soccer Tournament Japan National Football Team Database

[16] Japan 0 - 3 Bulgaria / Asahi International Soccer Tournament Japan National Football Team Database

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