The Kobe Regatta & Athletic Club, founded September 23rd, 1870 by Alexander Cameron Sim recently celebrated its 140th Anniversary, and is Japan's oldest sports club

Sports club

A sports club or sport club, sometimes athletics club or sports association is a club for the purpose of playing one or more sports...

. The Club moved to a newly manufactured building at the end of 1870 and held its first-ever regatta

Regatta

A regatta is a series of boat races. The term typically describes racing events of rowed or sailed water craft, although some powerboat race series are also called regattas...

 on December 24, 1870. The first official football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 match in Japan was held on February 18, 1888 between the KR&AC and its Yokohama counterpart, the Yokohama Country & Athletic Club

Yokohama Country & Athletic Club

The Yokohama Country & Athletic Club, founded in 1868 as the Yokohama Cricket Club, was Japan's first cricket team. It was founded by English merchants living in Yokohama, who played their matches on what eventually became the Yokohama Stadium. The Yokohama Country & Athletic Club still plays...

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External links

• http://www.krac.org Kobe Regatta & Athletic Club Official Website]