These statistics were written and researched for the OzSoccer archive by Peter Georgaras and Greg Stock.
| The Japan national side played a friendly match against the South Australian state league side in February 1998. The Japanese side were visiting Australia for a friendly international in Adelaide against the Socceroos as part of the 1998 Optus World Series tournament. | ||||
| Played : February 16 1998 | Venue : Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide | |||
| South Australia (Incomplete) Mario Rositano Goal : Rositano |
1 | - | 5 | Japan (Incomplete) Hiroaki Morishima, Omura, Kazu Miura, Masashi Okano, Hidtoshi Nakata Goals : Morishima 12, Omura, Miura 62, Okano, Nakata |