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Kirin Cup Standings
Kirin Cup Statistics
Top scorers 2026
| # | Player | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
J. Y. Vergara Ortega
Panama |
1 |
| 2 |
A. Herbert
Panama |
1 |
| 3 |
Ecuador |
1 |
| 4 |
A. Ueda
Japan |
1 |
| 5 |
R. Dōan
Japan |
1 |
| 6 |
B. Old
New Zealand |
1 |
| 7 |
M. Stamenić
New Zealand |
1 |
Top assists 2026
| # | Player | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
J. Rodríguez
Panama |
1 |
| 2 |
C. Wood
New Zealand |
1 |
| 3 |
Keito Nakamura
Japan |
1 |
| 4 |
A. Valencia
Ecuador |
1 |
| 5 |
B. Waine
New Zealand |
1 |
Top key passes
Top tackles
Top yellow cards
- Krug 2
- Ito 1
- 1
- Yeboah Zamora 1
- Griffith Mullins 1
- Carrasquilla Alcázar 1
- Just 1
- Harvey Cesneros 1
- Blackman Camarena 1
Top red cards
Kirin Cup teams participation since 2022
Kirin Cup top scorer teams
Goals scored vs. conversion rate
| Team | Goals scored | Total shots | Conversion % |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 2 | 16 |
|
| Panama | 2 | 18 |
|
| Japan | 2 | 31 |
|
| Ecuador | 1 | 20 |
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Kirin Cup About
Kirin Cup is recorded as a cup competition, but its governing country or area, organiser, founding year and first-event date are not established in the available competition information. The documented season coverage begins and ends with 2022, which is the only season represented here.
Competition identity
A cup competition may be organised in several different ways, including a straight knockout, a staged tournament or a format combining groups with elimination rounds. The available information does not confirm which structure applies to the Kirin Cup. It therefore cannot be described reliably as a league, a qualifying competition, a two-legged tie or a single-match final without further authoritative detail.
The competition’s place within the wider football ecosystem is also not specified. There is no confirmed information here identifying it as a domestic, international, club or representative-team tournament. The same limitation applies to entry requirements: participating teams, qualification routes, eligibility rules and any relationship with another competition are not established.
Format and match rules
No verified format is available for the 2022 edition. Consequently, the number of entrants, draw procedure, match sequence, progression rules and treatment of tied matches cannot be stated with confidence. There is also no confirmed information about points allocation, seeding, extra time, penalty shootouts or competition-specific tie-breakers. General rules used in other football tournaments should not be assumed to apply to the Kirin Cup.
Calendar and sporting purpose
The available information does not establish the competition’s usual calendar, venue pattern, frequency or intended sporting role. It is therefore not possible to confirm whether the tournament was designed as a championship, a regional contest, a development event, a preparation competition or part of a wider qualification pathway. No supported details are available about its trophy, title holders, notable records, prize structure or historical development.
The 2022 season remains the sole documented edition in the present coverage. Additional official information would be needed to explain the Kirin Cup’s origins, governance, participating teams and progression in greater detail, while preserving a clear distinction between confirmed competition facts and assumptions based only on its name or cup classification.