Japan 15–0 Philippines

Japan 15–0 Philippines

Event	1968 Summer Olympics qualification (AFC) Group 1
Japan Philippines 15 0
Date	27 September 1967
Venue	National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan
Referee	Atef Sinan (Lebanon)
Attendance	12,000[1]

On 27 September 1967, the national association football teams of Japan and the Philippines faced each other in a qualification match for the 1968 Summer Olympics. The teams were in Group 1, where South Korea, Lebanon, South Vietnam and Taiwan (Republic of China) were also included. The top team in the group qualified for the Olympics. This match resulted in Japan's largest victory and the Philippines' worst defeat in an international football match. The Philippines' previous record for its worst defeat was 1–15 against Malaysia at the 1962 Asian Games.^[2][3] Japan also suffered its worst defeat to the Philippines with the score 2–15 on 10 May 1917, but that is not recognized as an official international match by the Japan Football Association.^[4]

Details

Japan  v  Philippines

27 September 1967 19:30 (UTC+9) 1968 Summer Olympics qualification – Group 1

Japan	15–0	Philippines
Sugiyama  4', 75' Ogi  5' Kamamoto  15', 16', 26', 43', 64', 89' Miyamoto  20', 30', 40', 46' Watanabe  63' Kuwahara  78'	Report

National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Atef Sinan (Lebanon)

JAPAN:[5] GK 1 Kenzo Yokoyama  ?' DF 2 Hiroshi Katayama FB 7 Kiyoshi Tomizawa DF Hisao Kami DF 4 Yoshitada Yamaguchi MF 8 Takaji Mori MF 12 Teruki Miyamoto MF 9 Aritatsu Ogi  46' FW 13 Masashi Watanabe FW 15 Kunishige Kamamoto FW 17 Ryuichi Sugiyama Substitutes: GK Koji Funamoto  ?' FW 14 Yasuyuki Kuwahara  46' Manager: Ken Naganuma

PHILIPPINES:[6] GK Fertes Shaoton Ragudameo Agostin  ?' Bafro Makeroi Co Veloso Pacheco Gan Chan Substitutes: Chu  ?' Manager: Unknown

Final standings

Japan won all its other matches with other teams in the group except with South Korea which ended with a draw. The Philippines failed to win any matches in the whole duration of the qualifying tournament. The Philippines also conceded two other defeats with the opposing sides scoring two-digit goal difference. The matches were against South Vietnam; 10–0, and Lebanon; 11–1. South Vietnam's match with the Philippines was its largest victory in an international football match. Lebanon's result was also its largest victory in an international football match. Japan managed to qualify for the Football event at the 1968 Summer Olympics.^[2]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Japan	5	4	1	0	25	4	+21	13
South Korea	5	4	1	0	12	5	+7	13
South Vietnam	5	2	1	2	14	5	+9	7
Lebanon	5	2	1	2	17	9	+8	7
Taiwan	5	1	0	4	11	16	−5	3
Philippines	5	0	0	5	3	48	−45	0

References

1. "Japan vs Philippines - September 27, 1967". Retrieved 29 November 2015.
2. Velasco, Santiago. "XII Olympic Football Tournament (Qualifying Stage)". Lingua Sports. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
3. Romualdez, Johnny (17 January 2003). "13-1 football loss: Can it happen again?". Manila Standard. Retrieved 17 July 2014. The writer was a member of two national teams that loss the biggest margins in international football in the 60s– a 15–1 loss to Malaysia in the 1962 Asian Games which record was broken by a 15–0 loss to Japan in the Olympic Eliminations in Japan in 1967.
4. Yoon Hyung-jin. "List of full international matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
5. "Japan vs Philippines - September 27, 1967". Retrieved 29 November 2015.
6. Yoon, Hyung-Jin. "1967". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 November 2015.