Japan national football team results (1980–1989)

Last updated September 19, 2025

This article lists the results for the Japan national football team between 1980 and 1989.

1980

Date	Opponent	Result	Score	Venue	Competition
22 March 1980	South Korea	L	1–3	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	1980 Olympic Games Qualification
24 March 1980	Philippines	W	10–0	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	1980 Olympic Games Qualification
28 March 1980	Indonesia	W	2–0	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	1980 Olympic Games Qualification
30 March 1980	Malaysia	D	1–1	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	1980 Olympic Games Qualification
2 April 1980	Brunei	W	2–1	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	1980 Olympic Games Qualification
9 June 1980	Hong Kong	W	3–1	Guangzhou, China	Guangzhou International Football Tournament
11 June 1980	China	L	0–1	Guangzhou, China	Guangzhou International Football Tournament
18 June 1980	Hong Kong	W	2–0	Guangzhou, China	Guangzhou International Football Tournament
22 December 1980	Singapore	W	1–0	Hong Kong	1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)
26 December 1980	China	L	0–1	Hong Kong	1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)
28 December 1980	Macau	W	3–0	Hong Kong	1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)
30 December 1980	North Korea	L	0–1	Hong Kong	1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)

1981

Date	Opponent	Result	Score	Venue	Competition
8 February 1981	Malaysia	L	0–1	Kuantan, Malaysia	International Friendly
10 February 1981	Malaysia	D	1–1	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	International Friendly
17 February 1981	Singapore	W	1–0	Singapore	International Friendly
19 February 1981	Singapore	D	1–1	Singapore	International Friendly
24 February 1981	Indonesia	L	0–2	Jakarta, Indonesia	International Friendly
8 March 1981	South Korea	L	0–1	Tokyo National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	International Friendly
2 June 1981	China	D	0–0	Ōmiya Park Soccer Stadium, Saitama, Japan	Kirin Cup
19 June 1981	Malaysia	W	2–0	Daegu, South Korea	International Friendly
21 June 1981	South Korea	L	0–2	Busan, South Korea	International Friendly
30 August 1981	Malaysia	W	2–0	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Merdeka Tournament
3 September 1981	India	W	3–2	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Merdeka Tournament
8 September 1981	United Arab Emirates	W	3–2	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Merdeka Tournament
14 September 1981	Indonesia	W	2–0	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Merdeka Tournament
18 September 1981	Iraq	L	0–2	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Merdeka Tournament

1982

Date	Opponent	Result	Score	Venue	Competition
21 March 1982	South Korea	L	0–3	Seoul, South Korea	International Friendly
2 June 1982	Singapore	W	2–0	Coca-Cola West Hiroshima Stadium, Hiroshima, Japan	International Friendly
15 July 1982	Romania	L	0–4	Suceava, Romania	International Friendly
18 July 1982	Romania	L	1–3	Bucharest, Romania	International Friendly
21 November 1982	Iran	W	1–0	New Delhi, India	1982 Asian Games Football
23 November 1982	South Yemen	W	3–1	New Delhi, India	1982 Asian Games Football
25 November 1982	South Korea	W	2–1	New Delhi, India	1982 Asian Games Football
28 November 1982	Iraq	L	0–1	New Delhi, India	1982 Asian Games Football

1983

Date	Opponent	Result	Score	Venue	Competition
12 February 1983	Syria	D	2–2	Damascus, Syria	International Friendly
20 February 1983	Egypt Olympic Team	D	0–0¹	Mahara, Egypt	International Friendly
22 February 1983	Egypt Olympic Team	D	0–0¹	Mahara, Egypt	International Friendly
25 February 1983	Qatar	L	0–1	Doha, Qatar	International Friendly
6 March 1983	South Korea	D	1–1	Tokyo National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	International Friendly
7 June 1983	Syria	W	1–0	Tokyo National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	Kirin Cup
4 September 1983	Philippines	W	7–0¹	Tokyo National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	1984 Olympic Games Qualification
7 September 1983	Philippines	W	10–1¹	Tokyo National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	1984 Olympic Games Qualification
15 September 1983	Chinese Taipei	W	2–0¹	Tokyo National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	1984 Olympic Games Qualification
20 September 1983	Chinese Taipei	D	1–1¹	Taipei, Republic of China	1984 Olympic Games Qualification
25 September 1983	New Zealand	L	1–3¹	Auckland, New Zealand	1984 Olympic Games Qualification
7 October 1983	New Zealand	L	0–1¹	Tokyo National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	1984 Olympic Games Qualification
1:Not recognized by FIFA.

1984

Date	Opponent	Result	Score	Venue	Competition
6 March 1984	Brunei	W	7–1	Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei	International Friendly
15 April 1984	Thailand	L	2–5¹	Singapore	1984 Olympic Games Qualification
18 April 1984	Malaysia	L	1–2¹	Singapore	1984 Olympic Games Qualification
21 April 1984	Iraq	L	1–2¹	Singapore	1984 Olympic Games Qualification
26 April 1984	Qatar	L	1–2¹	Singapore	1984 Olympic Games Qualification
31 May 1984	China	W	1–0¹	Ōmiya Park Soccer Stadium, Saitama, Japan	Kirin Cup
30 September 1984	South Korea	W	2–1	Seoul, South Korea	International Friendly
1:Not recognized by FIFA.

1985

Date	Opponent	Result	Score	Venue	Competition
23 February 1985	Singapore	W	3–1	Singapore	1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
21 March 1985	North Korea	W	1–0	Tokyo National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
30 April 1985	North Korea	D	0–0	Pyongyang, North Korea	1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
18 May 1985	Singapore	W	5–0	Tokyo National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
26 May 1985	Uruguay	W	1–4	Tokyo National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	Kirin Cup
4 June 1985	Malaysia	W	3–0¹	Mizuho Athletic Stadium, Nagoya, Japan	Kirin Cup
11 August 1985	Hong Kong	W	3–0	Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium, Kobe, Japan	1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
22 September 1985	Hong Kong	W	2–1	Hong Kong	1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
26 October 1985	South Korea	L	1–2	Tokyo National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
3 November 1985	South Korea	L	0–1	Seoul, South Korea	1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
1:Not recognized by FIFA.

1986

Date	Opponent	Result	Score	Venue	Competition
25 July 1986	Syria	W	2–1¹	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Merdeka Tournament
1 August 1986	Malaysia	L	1–2¹	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Merdeka Tournament
20 September 1986	Nepal	W	5–0	Daejeon, South Korea	1986 Asian Games Football
22 September 1986	Iran	L	0–2	Daejeon, South Korea	1986 Asian Games Football
24 September 1986	Kuwait	L	0–2	Daejeon, South Korea	1986 Asian Games Football
28 September 1986	Bangladesh	W	4–0	Daejeon, South Korea	1986 Asian Games Football
1:Not recognized by FIFA.

1987

Date	Opponent	Result	Score	Venue	Competition
8 April 1987	Indonesia	W	3–0¹	Tokyo National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	1988 Olympic Games Qualification
12 April 1987	Singapore	W	1–0¹	Tokyo National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	1988 Olympic Games Qualification
27 May 1987	Senegal	D	2–2	Coca-Cola West Hiroshima Stadium, Hiroshima, Japan	Kirin Cup
14 June 1987	Singapore	W	1–0¹	Singapore	1988 Olympic Games Qualification
26 June 1987	Indonesia	W	2–1¹	Jakarta, Indonesia	1988 Olympic Games Qualification
2 September 1987	Thailand	D	0–0¹	Bangkok, Thailand	1988 Olympic Games Qualification
15 September 1987	Nepal	W	5–0¹	Tokyo National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	1988 Olympic Games Qualification
18 September 1987	Nepal	W	9–0¹	Tokyo National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	1988 Olympic Games Qualification
26 September 1987	Thailand	W	1–0¹	Tokyo National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	1988 Olympic Games Qualification
4 October 1987	China	W	1–0¹	Guangzhou, China	1988 Olympic Games Qualification
26 October 1987	China	L	0–2¹	Tokyo National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	1988 Olympic Games Qualification
1:Not recognized by FIFA.

1988

Date	Opponent	Result	Score	Venue	Competition
27 January 1988	United Arab Emirates	D	1–1	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	International Friendly
30 January 1988	United Arab Emirates	L	0–2	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	International Friendly
2 February 1988	Oman	D	1–1	Muscat, Oman	International Friendly
8 April 1988	Kuwait	L	0–1	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	1988 AFC Asian Cup qualification
11 April 1988	Malaysia	W	1–0	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	1988 AFC Asian Cup qualification
16 April 1988	Jordan	D	1–1	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	1988 AFC Asian Cup qualification
8 April 1988	Pakistan	W	4–1	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	1988 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2 June 1988	China	L	0–3	Mizuho Athletic Stadium, Nagoya, Japan	Kirin Cup
9 July 1988	Turkey Olympic Team	L	0–3¹	Istanbul, Turkey	International Friendly
26 October 1988	South Korea	L	0–1	Tokyo National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	International Friendly
4 December 1988	Iran	D	0–0	Qatar SC Stadium, Doha, Qatar	1988 AFC Asian Cup
6 December 1988	South Korea	L	0–2	Qatar SC Stadium, Doha, Qatar	1988 AFC Asian Cup
10 December 1988	United Arab Emirates	L	0–1	Al-Ahly Stadium, Doha, Qatar	1988 AFC Asian Cup
12 December 1988	Qatar	L	0–3	Al-Ahly Stadium, Doha, Qatar	1988 AFC Asian Cup
1:Not recognized by FIFA.

1989

Date	Opponent	Result	Score	Venue	Competition
20 January 1989	Iran	D	2–2	Tehran, Iran	International Friendly
5 May 1989	South Korea	L	0–1	Seoul, South Korea	International Friendly
10 May 1989	China	D	2–2	Nishigaoka Soccer Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	International Friendly
13 May 1989	China	W	2–0	Kanko Stadium, Okayama, Japan	International Friendly
22 May 1989	Hong Kong	D	0–0	Hong Kong	1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
28 May 1989	Indonesia	D	0–0	Jakarta, Indonesia	1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
4 June 1989	North Korea	W	2–1	Tokyo National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
11 June 1989	Indonesia	W	5–0	Nishigaoka Soccer Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
18 June 1989	Hong Kong	D	0–0	Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium, Kobe, Japan	1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
25 June 1989	North Korea	L	0–2	Pyongyang, North Korea	1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
23 July 1989	Brazil	L	0–1	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	International Friendly

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