J.League World Challenge

J.League World Challenge
Organising body	J.League
Founded	2017
Region	Japan (AFC)
Number of teams	2 or more
Website	Official website
	2023 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]

2017 J.League World Challenge[edit]

17 July 2017

Urawa Red Diamonds	2–3	Borussia Dortmund
Koroki 24' Endo 85'	Report (J.League)	Mor 76', 79' Schürrle 88'

Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama

Attendance: 58,327

Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

22 July 2017

Kashima Antlers	2–0	Sevilla
Suzuki 72', 90+1'	Report (J.League)

Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima

Attendance: 28,308

Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)

2019 J.League World Challenge[edit]

19 July 2019

Kawasaki Frontale	1–0	Chelsea^[3]
Damião 86'	Report (Soccerway)

Nissan Stadium, Yokohama

Attendance: 61,012

Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

2023 J.League World Challenge[edit]

23 July 2023

19:00

Yokohama F. Marinos	3–5	Manchester City^{[citation needed]}
Anderson Lopes 27' Matsubara 37' Inoue 86'	Report (J.League)	Stones 40' Álvarez 43' Haaland 52', 90+2' Rodri 72'

Japan National Stadium, Shinjuku

Attendance: 61,618

Referee: Hiroki Kasahara (Japan)

References[edit]

^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "Tickets for Chelsea pre-season games in Japan now on sale". Chelsea F.C. 12 June 2019.

External links[edit]

J.League World Challenge 2023 (in Japanese)

[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.

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2017 J.League World Challenge[edit]

2019 J.League World Challenge[edit]

2023 J.League World Challenge[edit]

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