J.League All-Star Soccer

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.

JOMO All-Star Soccer
Founded1993 (1993)
RegionJ. League (AFC)
Number of teams2
2012 J. League All-Star Soccer

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 1993-1998 as Kodak Japan (the Japanese subsidiary of Eastman Kodak) sponsored it. It was known as Tarami All-Star Soccer from 1999 to 2001 after food company Tarami. It has been titled as JOMO All-Star Soccer since 2002 because 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.

Results
DateVenueScoreMVPNote
July 17, 1993Kobe Universiade MemorialJ-EAST 2
J-WEST 1		 Kazuyoshi Miura (V. Kawasaki)
July 23, 1994Hiroshima Big ArchJ-EAST 1
J-WEST 2		 Akihiro Nagashima (Shimizu)
July 22, 1995National Olympic StadiumJ-Vega 4
J-Altair 0		 Shoji Jo (Ichihara)
July 6, 1996Nagai StadiumJ-Vega 2 (PK 4)
J-Altair 2 (PK 3)		 Dragan Stojković (Nagoya)
July 27, 1997Kobe Universiade MemorialJ-EAST 1
J-WEST 4		 Patrick Mboma (G. Osaka)
August 16, 1998International Stadium YokohamaJ-EAST 1
J-WEST 3		 Dragan Stojković (Nagoya)
July 31, 1999Nagai StadiumJ-EAST 2
J-WEST 3		 Hiroaki Morishima (C. Osaka)
August 26, 2000Miyagi StadiumJ-EAST 2
J-WEST 5		 Dragan Stojković (Nagoya)
August 4, 2001Toyota StadiumJ-EAST 4
J-WEST 3		 Atsushi Yanagisawa (Kashima)
August 24, 2002Saitama StadiumJ-EAST 2
J-WEST 1		 Emerson (Urawa)
August 9, 2003Sapporo DomeJ-EAST 3
J-WEST 1		 Patrick Mboma (Tokyo V.)
July 3, 2004Niigata StadiumJ-EAST 3
J-WEST 3		 Naohiro Ishikawa (F.C. Tokyo)
October 9, 2005Ōita StadiumJ-EAST 2
J-WEST 3		 Magno Alves (Oita)
July 15, 2006Kashima Soccer StadiumJ-EAST 4
J-WEST 1		 Yuji Nakazawa (Yokohama FM)
August 4, 2007Ecopa StadiumJ-EAST 2
J-WEST 3		 Yoshito Okubo (C. Osaka)
August 2, 2008Tokyo National StadiumJ. League 1
K-League 3		 Choi Sung-Kuk (Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma)*J-League All Stars v. K-League All Stars
August 8, 2009 Incheon Munhak StadiumK-League 1
J. League 4		 Lee Jung-Soo (Kyoto Sanga F.C.)K-League All Stars v. *J-League All Stars
No game was played from 2010 to 2012.
August 13, 2013Tokyo National StadiumJ. League v.s Asian All Stars

JOMO Cup J. League Dream Match

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

DateScoreVenueNote
October 10, 1995Japanese 3
Rest of the World　1		National Olympic Stadium-
October 10, 1996Japanese 1
Rest of the World　2		National Olympic Stadium-
August 28, 1997Japan National Team 0
Rest of the World　0		Urawa Komaba StadiumThe competition was held as a 'sending-off' match for the Japan National Team who would participate in the final qualifying stage of 1998 FIFA World Cup.
October 10, 1998Japanese 3
Rest of the World　1		National Olympic StadiumGuest player for the Rest of the World team: José Luis Chilavert
October 11, 1999Japanese 1
Rest of the World　3		National Olympic StadiumGuest players for the Rest of the World team: Leonardo Araújo and Roberto Baggio
October 4, 2000Japan National Team 2
Rest of the World　0		National Olympic StadiumThe competition was held as a 'sending-off' match for the Japan National Team who would participate in the AFC Asian Cup.
Guest player for the Rest of the World team: Roberto Baggio
September 2, 2001Japanese 2
Rest of the World　4		National Olympic StadiumGuest player for the Rest of the World team: Patrick Mboma

Event Match

2011 Tōhoku earthquake Charity Match

29 March Japan  2 – 1 J. League Team As One 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)

See also
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