J.League All-Star Soccer

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JOMO All-Star Soccer
Founded1993; 31 years ago (1993)
RegionJ.League (AFC)
Number of teams2

The J.League All-Star Soccer, called JOMO All-Star Soccer for sponsorship reasons, is an annual exhibition match organised by the Japan Football Association and J.League. It has been played each year since the inception of J.League in 1993. The players are chosen by the fan voting and the recommendation from J.League. The manager and coaches are also selected by the fan voting.

The old Japan Soccer League had an all-star game that was the forerunner to this competition. From 1966 to 1972 it was a two-leg final and from 1979 to 1992 a one-game affair, all pitting a West team against an East team. The last two games, in 1991 and 1992, were of the few football matches that took place at the baseball-specific Tokyo Dome.

The competition is officially titled with its sponsor's name. It was called Kodak All-Star Soccer between 1993 and 1998 as Kodak Japan (the Japanese subsidiary of

Japan Energy Corporation
whose filling stations are branded as JOMO sponsor the competition.

Team selection

  • All the J.League Division 1 clubs are divided into two teams, J-West and J-East, based on the geographical location of the club's hometown. Because both team should have the same number of clubs, some clubs based in central Japan have been allotted to both teams in the past due to the promotion or relegation of other clubs. The 1995 and 1996 competitions were exceptions, where the clubs were divided based on the result of the previous season. Those finished at an even number of the standing were allotted to J-Altair, and those finished at an odd number to J-Vega (Note: In the Tanabata folk tale, anthropomorphic Vega and Altair are said to see each other once a year across the Milky Way for a romantic reason).
  • Each team consists of 16 players as well as 1 manager and 2 coaches. 11 players (1 GK, 3 DFs, 3MFs and 3FWs as well as the most voted 4th-ranked field player) are selected by the fan voting. More than 4 players cannot be selected from any one club. 5 other players are additionally selected by the recommendation from J.League that makes sure that each club has at least one representative in the competition. The fan voting also chooses 1 manager and 2 coaches. The most voted club manager acts as the manager and the 2nd and 3rd most voted club managers serve as coaches.

Regular Matches

Date Venue Score MVP Note
1993-07-17 Kobe Universiade Memorial J-EAST: 2
J-WEST: 1
V. Kawasaki
)
1994-07-23 Hiroshima Big Arch J-EAST: 1
J-WEST: 2		 Japan Akihiro Nagashima (Shimizu)
1995-07-22
National Olympic Stadium
 J-Vega: 4
J-Altair: 0
Ichihara
)
1996-07-06 Nagai Stadium J-Vega: 2 (PK 4)
J-Altair: 2 (PK 3)
Nagoya
)
1997-07-27 Kobe Universiade Memorial J-EAST: 1
J-WEST: 4
Patrick Mboma (G. Osaka
)
1998-08-16
International Stadium Yokohama
 J-EAST: 1
J-WEST: 3		 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragan Stojković (Nagoya)
1999-07-31 Nagai Stadium J-EAST: 2
J-WEST: 3		 Japan Hiroaki Morishima (C. Osaka)
2000-08-26 Miyagi Stadium J-EAST: 2
J-WEST: 5		 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragan Stojković (Nagoya)
2001-08-04 Toyota Stadium J-EAST: 4
J-WEST: 3		 Japan Atsushi Yanagisawa (Kashima)
2002-08-24
Saitama Stadium
 J-EAST: 2
J-WEST: 1
Urawa
)
2003-08-09 Sapporo Dome J-EAST: 3
J-WEST: 1
Tokyo V.
)
2004-07-03
Niigata Stadium
 J-EAST: 3
J-WEST: 3
F.C. Tokyo
)
2005-10-09
Ōita Stadium
 J-EAST: 2
J-WEST: 3		 Brazil Magno Alves (Oita)
2006-07-15 Kashima Soccer Stadium J-EAST: 4
J-WEST: 1		 Japan Yuji Nakazawa (Yokohama FM)
2007-08-04 Ecopa Stadium J-EAST: 2
J-WEST: 3
Yoshito Okubo (C. Osaka
)

JOMO Cup J.League All Stars vs K League All Stars Matches

Date Venue Score MVP Note
2008-08-02
Tokyo National Stadium
 J.League: 1
K League: 3
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
)		 JOMO Cup
*J.League All Stars v. K League All Stars
2009-08-08 South Korea Incheon Munhak Stadium K League: 1
J.League: 4
Kyoto Sanga F.C.
)		 JOMO Cup
K League All Stars v. *J.League All Stars

JOMO Cup J.League Dream Matches

J.League All-Star Soccer should not be confused with another exhibition match JOMO Cup J.League Dream Match. The latter was held once a year between 1995 and 2001 and was competed between Japanese J.League players (in the case of the 1997 and 2000 competitions, the Japan National Team) and non-Japanese J.League players.

Results

Date Score Venue Note
1995-10-10 Japan Dream: 3
World Dream:1
National Olympic Stadium
 -
1996-10-10 Japan Dream: 1
World Dream:　2		 National Olympic Stadium -
1997-08-28
Japan National Team
: 0
World Dream: 0		 Urawa Komaba Stadium The competition was held as a 'sending-off' match
for the
Japan National Football Team
who would participate in the final qualifying stage
of 1998 FIFA World Cup
.
1998-10-10 Japan Dream: 3
World Dream: 1		 National Olympic Stadium Guest player for World Dream team:
Paraguay José Luis Chilavert
1999-10-11 Japan Dream: 1
World Dream:　3		 National Olympic Stadium Guest players for the World Dream Team:
Brazil Leonardo Araújo and Italy Roberto Baggio
2000-10-04
Japan National Team
: 2
World Dream: 0		 National Olympic Stadium The competition was held as a 'sending-off' match
for the
Japan National Football Team
who would participate in the AFC Asian Cup.
Guest player for the World Dream Team:
Italy Roberto Baggio
2001-09-02 Japan Dream: 2
World Dream: 4		 National Olympic Stadium Guest player for the Rest of the World team:
Patrick Mboma

Special Charity Matches

2011-03-29 Japan  2 – 1 Japan J.League Team As One Japan Osaka, Japan
19:26 JST Yasuhito Endō 15'
Shinji Okazaki 19'		 (JFA Report) Kazuyoshi Miura 82' Stadium: Nagai Stadium
Attendance: 40,613
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)
Date Team Score Team Stadium Attendance
2012-07-21 J.League Team AS One 4 - 0 J.League XI Kashima Soccer Stadium 23,760
2013-06-16 J.League Team AS One 2 - 1 J.League XI National Stadium 41,246

See also

External links

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