Japan national under-23 football team

The Japan national under-23 football team（Japanese: U-23サッカー日本代表）is a national association football youth team of Japan and is controlled by the Japan Football Association. The team won the gold medal at the 2010 Asian Games and were champions in the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship. Since 1992, it was decided that teams targeting athletes under the age of 23 will participate in the Olympics (additional provisions for overage limits have been added since 1996). Therefore, the name changes to Japan national under-22 football team the year before the Olympics and Japan national under-21 football team two years prior. The exception to this is the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, which has been postponed for one year, so in 2021, the team will be called the Japan national under-24 football team.

Japan U23
AssociationJapan Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationEAFF (East Asia)
Head coachGo Oiwa
Most capsKensuke Nagai
Keigo Higashi
Reo Hatate
(31 each)
Top scorerShoya Nakajima (19)
FIFA codeJPN
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Malaysia 1–1 Japan 
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; December 1990)[1]
Biggest win
 Japan 13–0 Philippines 
(Hong Kong; 12 June 1999)
Biggest defeat
 Denmark 6–1 Japan 
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 6 February 1994)
Summer Olympic Games
Appearances7 (first in 1996)
Best resultFourth place (2012, 2020)
Asian Games
Appearances5 (first in 2002)
Best result Gold medalists (2010)
AFC U-23 Championship
Appearances5 (first in 2013)
Best result Champions (2016)

Team image

Nicknames

"サムライ・ブルー (Samurai Blue)" basically refers to the Japan national football team, but the under-23 football team are sometimes referred to as "Young" Samurai Blue. However, in reality, Samurai Blue is not often used.

South Korea
Main article: Japan–South Korea football rivalry

Japan maintains a strong football rivalry with South Korea.

Summer Olympics
Television channel Period Ref.
NHK General TV, NHK Educational TV, NHK BS1, NHK BS4K, NHK BS8K, TV Asahi, BS Asahi 4K, Fuji TV 2021 [2]

AFC U-23 Asian Cup
Television channel Period Ref.
TBA 2022

Friendly and Qualifiers
Dubai Cup U-23
Television channel Period Ref.
CS TV Asahi Channel 2 2022 [3][4]
Television channel Period Ref.
Fuji TV, Nippon TV, TBS, Nittele G+, BS Asahi, TVer 2021

Results and fixtures
Main article: Japan national under-23 football team results (2020–present)
See also: 2023 in Japanese football
Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

U-22
24 March International friendly[5] Germany  2–2  Japan Frankfurt, Germany
18:15 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Stadion am Bornheimer Hang
28 March International friendly[6] Belgium  3–2  Japan Murcia, Spain
18:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Pinatar Arena
10 June International friendly[6] England  v  Japan TBD, England
--:-- Stadium: TBD
14 June International friendly[6] Netherlands  v  Japan Wiener Neustadt, Austria
14:30 UTC+2 Stadium: Stadion Wiener Neustadt

University
21 March Denso Cup Soccer Challenge Japan Japan 1–0 South Korea South Korea Saitama, Japan
13:00
  • Takagi 53'
 Report Stadium: Urawa Komaba Stadium
Attendance: 3,858
Referee: Fuyuhi Hachiya

U-23/University
20 September Friendly match Cambodia  1–3  Japan Phnom Penh, Cambodia
19:00 UTC+7
  • Komori 14'
  • Fujii 37'
  • Mizuno 70'
 Stadium: Morodok Techo National Stadium
Referee: Warintorn Sassadee (Thailand)

U-21
3 June 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup United Arab Emirates  1–2  Japan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
18:00 UTC+5
  • Hassan 63'
 Report (AFC)
Report (JFA)
Report (Soccerway)
Stadium: Pakhtakor Stadium
Attendance: 270
Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)
6 June 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup Japan  0–0  Saudi Arabia Tashkent, Uzbekistan
18:00 UTC+5 Report (AFC)
Report (JFA)
Report (Soccerway)		 Stadium: Pakhtakor Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)
9 June 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup Japan  3–0  Tajikistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
18:00 UTC+5
Report (AFC)
Report (JFA)
Report (Soccerway)		 Stadium: Milliy Stadium
Attendance: 375
Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)
12 June 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup Quarter-finals South Korea  0–3  Japan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
18:00 UTC+5 Live Report
Stats Report
Stadium: Pakhtakor Stadium
Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)
15 June 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup Semi-finals Uzbekistan  2–0  Japan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
21:00 UTC+5
Live Report
Stats Report		 Stadium: Milliy Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
18 June 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup 3rd place match Japan  3–0  Australia Tashkent, Uzbekistan
18:00 UTC+5
Live Report
Stats Report		 Stadium: Pakhtakor Stadium
Attendance: 230
Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)
22 September Friendly match Switzerland  2–1  Japan Marbella, Spain
20:00 UTC+2
  • Goal 9', 48'
 Report (JFA)
Stadium: Marbella Football Center
26 September Friendly match Italy  1–1  Japan Castel di Sangro, Italy
15:30 UTC+2
Report (JFA)
Stadium: Stadio Teofilo Patini
18 November Friendly match Spain  2–0  Japan Sevilla, Spain
20:00 UTC+2
Report (365Scores) Stadium: Estadio La Cartuja
22 November Friendly match Portugal  1–2  Japan Portimão, Portugal
19:15 UTC+2
Report (JFA)
Report (FPF)
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Portimão

Head-to-head record
As of 27 March 2023, after the match against  Belgium.

The following table shows Japan under-23 team's all-time international record.

Against Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD Confederation
 Australia115062015+5AFC
 Bahrain210162+4AFC
 Cambodia220060+6AFC
 China730485+3AFC
 Chinese Taipei4400151+14AFC
 Hong Kong6501154+11AFC
 Indonesia3200103+7AFC
 India110010+1AFC
 Iran5221107+3AFC
 Iraq411246–2AFC
 Jordan1010220AFC
 Kuwait5320152+13AFC
 Lebanon220061+5AFC
 Macau3300210+21AFC
 Malaysia171340477+40AFC
 Myanmar2200160+16AFC
   Nepal5500210+21AFC
 Oman110041+3AFC
 North Korea220043+1AFC
 Qatar532154+1AFC
 Saudi Arabia551196+3AFC
 South Korea186392420+4AFC
 Palestine440091+8AFC
 Philippines3300320+32AFC
 Pakistan220072+5AFC
 Singapore220041+3AFC
 Syria2101220AFC
 Tajikistan110030+3AFC
 Thailand10901263+23AFC
 Timor-Leste220070+7AFC
 Uzbekistan200206–6AFC
 United Arab Emirates541172+5AFC
 Vietnam430171+6AFC
 Angola1010110CAF
 Egypt621328–6CAF
 Ghana4301112+9CAF
 Mali1010110CAF
 Morocco330072+5CAF
 Nigeria300359–4CAF
 South Africa330061+5CAF
 Tunisia310246–2CAF
 Canada100101–1CONCACAF
 Costa Rica412154+1CONCACAF
 Honduras211031+2CONCACAF
 Jamaica2200130+13CONCACAF
 Mexico411269–3CONCACAF
 United States302145–1CONCACAF
 Argentina320141+3CONMEBOL
 Brazil522165+1CONMEBOL
 Chile110061+5CONMEBOL
 Colombia201124–2CONMEBOL
 Ecuador100101–1CONMEBOL
 Paraguay100134–1CONMEBOL
 Venezuela110040+4CONMEBOL
 Belgium100123–1UEFA
 Croatia1100000UEFA
 Denmark201116–5UEFA
 England211021+1UEFA
 Italy301237–4UEFA
 France110040+4UEFA
 Germany311195+4UEFA
 Greece1010110UEFA
 Hungary110032+1UEFA
 Kazakhstan220051+4UEFA
 Netherlands100101–1UEFA
 Norway100123–1UEFA
 Portugal2101220UEFA
 Republic of Ireland110020+2UEFA
 Russia522175+2UEFA
 Spain411224–2UEFA
 Slovakia110021+1UEFA
 Sweden110010+1UEFA
 Switzerland2101330UEFA
 New Zealand422091+8OFC
Against Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD Confederation

Coaching staff

U-22 staff
As of 29 March 2023.

The following staff managed the players selected for friendly matches on March 2023.[7]

Role Name
Head coach Japan Go Oiwa
Assistant coach Japan Kenji Haneda
Goalkeeper coach Japan Yukiya Hamano
Physical coach Japan Yoshiharu Yano
Technical staff Japan Shigeyuki Ochi
Japan Hideaki Watanabe

Players

Current U-23 squad

The following players were called up for a friendly match against Cambodia on 23 September 2022.[8]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Masahiro Iida (2000-10-05) 5 October 2000 Japan Tokyo Verdy
12 1GK Issei Kondo (2001-01-15) 15 January 2001 Japan JEF United Chiba
21 1GK Kazuaki Suganuma (2001-09-12)12 September 2001 (aged 21) Japan Fukuoka University
2 2DF Hayato Okuda (2001-04-21) 21 April 2001 Japan Momoyama Gakuin University
3 2DF Taichi Yamasaki (2001-01-08) 8 January 2001 Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima
4 2DF Yuya Aizawa (2000-10-17) 17 October 2000 Japan Roasso Kumamoto
5 2DF Yuto Yamada (2001-07-19) 19 July 2001 Japan Tochigi SC
13 2DF Sota Miura (2000-09-07) 7 September 2000 Japan Ventforet Kofu
16 2DF Shuhei Hayami (2000-11-11) 11 November 2000 Japan Iwaki FC
19 2DF Hiroki Sekine (2002-08-11) 11 August 2002 Japan Takushoku University
23 2DF Teppei Oka (2001-09-06) 6 September 2001 Japan Meiji University
6 3MF George Onaiwu (2000-11-11) 11 November 2000 Japan Vegalta Sendai
7 3MF Toya Izumi (2000-12-02) 2 December 2000 Japan Vissel Kobe
9 3MF Tsubasa Terayama (2000-04-10) 10 April 2000 Japan FC Tokyo
11 3MF Sena Saito (2000-11-21) 21 November 2000 Japan Shimizu S-Pulse
14 3MF Kazuki Kumasawa (2001-01-13) 13 January 2001 Japan Kashiwa Reysol
15 3MF Ken Masui (2001-04-04) 4 April 2001 Japan Kwansei Gakuin University
17 3MF Hiroto Uemura (2001-08-26) 26 August 2001 Japan Waseda University
18 3MF Hayata Mizuno (2000-06-30) 30 June 2000 Japan Ventforet Kofu
22 3MF Kaito Fujii (2003-02-15) 15 February 2003 Japan Ryutsu Keizai University
8 4FW Shin Yamada (2000-05-30) 30 May 2000 Japan Kawasaki Frontale
10 4FW Riku Ochiai (1999-05-23) 23 May 1999 Japan Kashiwa Reysol
24 4FW Hiiro Komori (2000-08-06) 6 August 2000 Japan JEF United Chiba

Current U-22 squad

The following players were called up for a training camp, held at the JFA YUME Field from 23 to 26 April 2023.[9]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1GK Kazuki Fujita (2001-02-19) 19 February 2001 Japan Tochigi SC
1GK Keitaro Nakajima (2001-06-06) 6 June 2001 Japan Tokoha University
1GK Yuma Obata (2001-11-07) 7 November 2001 Japan Vegalta Sendai
1GK Taishi Brandon Nozawa (2002-12-25) 25 December 2002 Japan FC Tokyo
2DF Taichi Yamasaki (2001-01-08) 8 January 2001 Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2DF Ibuki Konno (2001-05-10) 10 May 2001 Japan Hosei University
2DF Teppei Oka (2001-09-06) 6 September 2001 Japan Meiji University
2DF Hijiri Kato (2001-09-16) 16 September 2001 Japan V-Varen Nagasaki
2DF Manato Yoshida (2001-11-16) 16 November 2001 Japan NIFS Kanoya
2DF Shiva Nagasawa (2001-12-12) 12 December 2001 Japan Kanto Gakuin University
2DF Kanta Sakagishi (2002-01-18) 18 January 2002 Japan Niigata University HW
2DF Hiroki Sekine (2002-08-11) 11 August 2002 Japan Takushoku University
2DF Kenta Nemoto (2002-12-13) 13 December 2002 Japan Ryutsu Keizai University
3MF Tomoki Kondo (2001-03-21) 21 March 2001 Japan Yokohama FC
3MF Hinata Yamauchi (2001-05-30) 30 May 2001 Japan Toin University of Yokohama
3MF Kein Sato (2001-07-11) 11 July 2001 Japan Meiji University
3MF Kanta Nagata (2001-08-11) 11 August 2001 Japan Chukyo University
3MF Koya Fujii (2001-08-29) 29 August 2001 Japan Chukyo University
3MF Shun Ayukawa (2001-09-15) 15 September 2001 Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima
3MF Teppei Yachida (2001-11-01) 1 November 2001 Japan Kyoto Sanga
3MF Kohei Hosoya (2001-12-11) 11 December 2001 Japan Hosei University
3MF Rin Mito (2002-02-12) 12 February 2002 Japan Kwansei Gakuin University
3MF Nobuteru Nakagawa (2002-05-15) 15 May 2002 Japan Hosei University
3MF Tatsunori Sakurai (2002-07-26) 26 July 2002 Japan Tokushima Vortis
3MF Sota Nakamura (2002-10-15) 15 October 2002 Japan Meiji University
4FW Reiju Tsuruno (2001-01-26) 26 January 2001 Japan Avispa Fukuoka
4FW Yudai Kimura (2001-02-28) 28 February 2001 Japan Kyoto Sanga
4FW Taika Nakashima (2002-06-08) 8 June 2002 Japan Consadole Sapporo

Recent U-22 call-ups

The following players were called up to the squad in the past 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Leo Kokubo (2001-01-23) 23 January 2001 Portugal Benfica v.  Belgium, 27 Mar '23
GK Masato Sasaki (2002-05-01) 1 May 2002 Japan Kashiwa Reysol v.  Belgium, 27 Mar '23
GK Zion Suzuki (2002-08-21) 21 August 2002 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds v.  Belgium, 27 Mar '23
DF Takashi Uchino (2001-03-07) 7 March 2001 Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf v.  Belgium, 27 Mar '23
DF Takumi Nakamura (2001-03-16) 16 March 2001 Japan Yokohama FC v.  Belgium, 27 Mar '23
DF Ryuya Nishio (2001-05-16) 16 May 2001 Japan Cerezo Osaka v.  Belgium, 27 Mar '23
DF Seiji Kimura (2001-08-24) 24 August 2001 Japan FC Tokyo v.  Belgium, 27 Mar '23
DF Kaito Suzuki (2002-08-25) 25 August 2002 Japan Júbilo Iwata v.  Belgium, 27 Mar '23
DF Taiga Hata (2002-01-20) 20 January 2002 Japan Shonan Bellmare v.  Germany, 24 Mar '23 INJ
MF Yudai Kimura (2001-02-28) 28 February 2001 Japan Kyoto Sanga v.  Belgium, 27 Mar '23
MF Yuta Matsumura (2001-04-13) 13 April 2001 Japan Kashima Antlers v.  Belgium, 27 Mar '23
MF Fuki Yamada (2001-07-10) 10 July 2001 Japan Kyoto Sanga v.  Belgium, 27 Mar '23
MF Sota Kawasaki (2001-07-30) 30 July 2001 Japan Kyoto Sanga v.  Belgium, 27 Mar '23
MF Yuito Suzuki (2001-10-25) 25 October 2001 France Strasbourg v.  Belgium, 27 Mar '23
MF Rihito Yamamoto (2001-12-12) 12 December 2001 Japan Gamba Osaka v.  Belgium, 27 Mar '23
MF Joel Chima Fujita (2002-02-16) 16 February 2002 Japan Yokohama F. Marinos v.  Belgium, 27 Mar '23
MF Taiyo Hiraoka (2002-09-14) 14 September 2002 Japan Shonan Bellmare v.  Belgium, 27 Mar '23
MF Satoshi Tanaka (2002-08-13) 13 August 2002 Belgium Kortrijk v.  Belgium, 27 Mar '23 INJ
MF Fuchi Honda (2001-05-10) 10 May 2001 Japan Sagan Tosu v.  Germany, 24 Mar '23 INJ
MF Koki Saito (2001-08-10) 10 August 2001 Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam v.  Germany, 24 Mar '23 INJ
MF Shunsuke Mito (2002-09-28) 28 September 2002 Japan Albirex Niigata v.  Germany, 24 Mar '23 INJ
FW Mao Hosoya (2001-09-07) 7 September 2001 Japan Kashiwa Reysol v.  Belgium, 27 Mar '23
FW Jun Nishikawa (2002-02-21) 21 February 2002 Japan Sagan Tosu v.  Belgium, 27 Mar '23

Current U-21 squad

The following players were called up for friendly matches against Spain and Portugal on 18 and 22 November 2022, respectively.[10]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Masato Sasaki (2002-05-01) 1 May 2002 Japan Kashiwa Reysol
12 1GK Zion Suzuki (2002-08-21) 21 August 2002 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds
23 1GK Leo Kokubo (2001-01-23) 23 January 2001 Portugal Benfica
2 2DF Riku Handa (2002-01-01) 1 January 2002 Japan Gamba Osaka
3 2DF Seiya Baba (2001-10-24) 24 October 2001 Japan Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
4 2DF Kaito Suzuki (2002-08-25) 25 August 2002 Japan Tochigi SC
5 2DF Seiji Kimura (2001-08-24) 24 August 2001 Japan FC Tokyo
15 2DF Hijiri Kato (2001-09-16) 16 September 2001 Japan V-Varen Nagasaki
21 2DF Kashif Bangnagande (2001-09-24) 24 September 2001 Japan FC Tokyo
22 2DF Taiga Hata (2002-01-20)20 January 2002 (aged 20) Japan Shonan Bellmare
6 3MF Sota Kawasaki (2001-07-30) 30 July 2001 Japan Kyoto Sanga
7 3MF Rihito Yamamoto (2001-12-12) 12 December 2001 Japan Gamba Osaka
8 3MF Joel Chima Fujita (2002-02-16) 16 February 2002 Japan Yokohama F. Marinos
10 3MF Yuito Suzuki (2001-10-25) 25 October 2001 France RC Strasbourg
13 3MF Kein Sato (2001-07-11) 11 July 2001 Japan Meiji University
14 3MF Shunsuke Mito (2002-09-28) 28 September 2002 Japan Albirex Niigata
16 3MF Daiki Matsuoka (2001-06-01) 1 June 2001 Brazil Grêmio Novorizontino
17 3MF Jun Nishikawa (2002-02-21) 21 February 2002 Japan Sagan Tosu
18 3MF Koki Saito (2001-08-10) 10 August 2001 Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam
20 3MF Yuta Matsumura (2001-04-13) 13 April 2001 Japan Kashima Antlers
9 4FW Shota Fujio (2001-05-02) 2 May 2001 Japan Cerezo Osaka
11 4FW Itsuki Someno (2002-09-12) 12 September 2002 Japan Kashima Antlers
19 4FW Yutaro Oda (2001-08-12) 12 August 2001 Scotland Heart of Midlothian

Recent U-21 call-ups

The following players have been called up in the past 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Taishi Brandon Nozawa (2002-12-25) 25 December 2002 Japan FC Tokyo Training Camp, May '22
DF Ryuya Nishio INJ (2001-05-16)16 May 2001 (aged 21) Japan Cerezo Osaka v.  Spain, 18 Nov '22
DF Ayumu Ohata (2001-04-27) 27 April 2001 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds v.  Italy, 26 Sep '22
DF Takashi Uchino (2001-03-07) 7 March 2001 Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup, Jun '22
DF Anrie Chase (2004-08-24) 24 August 2004 Germany VfB Stuttgart II 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup, Jun '22
DF Shumpei Naruse (2001-01-17) 17 January 2001 Japan Montedio Yamagata Training Camp, May '22
MF Fuchi Honda (2001-05-10) 10 May 2001 Japan Sagan Tosu v.  Italy, 26 Sep '22
MF Fuki Yamada (2001-07-10) 10 July 2001 Japan Kyoto Sanga v.  Italy, 26 Sep '22
MF Satoshi Tanaka (2002-08-13) 13 August 2002 Belgium Kortrijk v.  Italy, 26 Sep '22
MF Kuryu Matsuki (2003-04-30) 30 April 2003 Japan FC Tokyo 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup, Jun '22
MF Fumiya Unoki (2001-07-04) 4 July 2001 Japan Mito HollyHock Training Camp, May '22
MF Hikaru Naruoka (2002-07-28) 28 July 2002 Japan Shimizu S-Pulse Training Camp, May '22
MF Masaya Shibayama (2002-07-02) 2 July 2002 Japan Omiya Ardija Training Camp, May '22
MF Tatsunori Sakurai (2002-07-26) 26 July 2002 Japan Tokushima Vortis Training Camp, May '22
MF Ten Miyagi (2001-06-02) 2 June 2001 Japan V-Varen Nagasaki Training Camp, May '22
FW Mao Hosoya INJ (2001-09-07)7 September 2001 (aged 21) Japan Kashiwa Reysol v.  Spain, 18 Nov '22
FW Yudai Kimura (2001-02-28) 28 February 2001 Japan Kyoto Sanga v.  Italy, 26 Sep '22
FW Taika Nakashima (2002-06-08) 8 June 2002 Japan Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup, Jun '22
FW Sora Kobori (2002-12-17) 17 December 2002 Japan Tochigi SC Training Camp, May '22

INJ Withdrew due to injury
PRE Preliminary squad / standby
RET Retired from the national team
SUS Serving suspension
WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

(Players are listed within position group by order of latest call-up, seniority, caps, goals, and then alphabetically)

Current University squad

The following players were called up for the Denso Cup Soccer 2023 Japan-Korea Challenge Match.[11]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Keitaro Nakajima (2001-06-06) 6 June 2001 Japan Tokoha University
12 1GK Go Kambayashi (2002-08-18) 18 August 2002 Japan Meiji University
2 2DF Hayato Okuda (2001-04-21) 21 April 2001 Japan Momoyama Gakuin University
3 2DF Naoya Takahashi (2001-05-28) 28 May 2001 Japan Kansai University
4 2DF Ken Takagi (2002-03-14) 14 March 2002 Japan Hannan University
5 2DF Yamato Okada (2001-06-17) 17 June 2001 Japan Fukuoka University
14 2DF Rikuto Ishio (2001-08-07) 7 August 2001 Japan Sendai University
18 2DF Manato Yoshida (2001-11-16) 16 November 2001 Japan NIFS Kanoya
19 2DF Taisei Kuwata (2002-08-26) 26 August 2002 Japan Chukyo University
23 2DF Soma Sato (2003-11-03) 3 November 2003 Japan Tokai Gakuen University
6 3MF Koya Fujii (2001-08-29) 29 August 2001 Japan Chukyo University
7 3MF Kazuaki Ihori (2001-04-16) 16 April 2001 Japan Tokai Gakuen University
8 3MF Rin Mito (2002-02-12) 12 February 2002 Japan Kwansei Gakuin University
15 3MF Kanta Nagata (2001-08-11) 11 August 2001 Japan Chukyo University
16 3MF Yuto Nagao (2001-08-31) 31 August 2001 Japan Kwansei Gakuin University
17 3MF Kanta Sakagishi (2002-01-18) 18 January 2002 Japan Niigata University HW
20 3MF Koshiro Sumi (2002-08-13) 13 August 2002 Japan University of Tsukuba
22 3MF Kaito Fujii (2003-02-15) 15 February 2003 Japan Ryutsu Keizai University
9 4FW Yoshihito Kondo (2002-03-03) 3 March 2002 Japan Nagoya Gakuin University
10 4FW Ken Masui (2001-04-04) 4 April 2001 Japan Kwansei Gakuin University
11 4FW Kengo Furuyama (2002-07-11) 11 July 2002 Japan Osaka University HSS
13 4FW Masato Shigemi (2001-09-20) 20 September 2001 Japan Fukuoka University

Previous squads
Bold indicates winning squads
Olympic Games
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
Asian Games

Overaged players in the Olympic Games
Tournament Player 1 Player 2 Player 3
1996
 did not select
2000
 Seigo Narazaki (GK) Ryuzo Morioka (DF) Atsuhiro Miura (MF)
2004
 Hitoshi Sogahata (GK) Shinji Ono (MF) did not select
2008
 did not select
2012
 Maya Yoshida (DF) Yūhei Tokunaga (DF) did not select
2016
 Hiroki Fujiharu (DF) Tsukasa Shiotani (DF) Shinzo Koroki (FW)
2020
 Maya Yoshida (DF) Hiroki Sakai (DF) Wataru Endo (MF)

Manager history
Name Period
Japan Yoshitada Yamaguchi 1990–1992
Japan Akira Nishino 1993–1996
France Philippe Troussier 1998–2000
Japan Masakuni Yamamoto 2002–2004
Japan Yasuharu Sorimachi 2006–2008
Japan Takashi Sekizuka 2010–2012
Japan Makoto Teguramori 2014–2016
Japan Hajime Moriyasu 2017–2020
Japan Akinobu Yokouchi 2020
Japan Hajime Moriyasu 2020–2021
Japan Koichi Togashi 2021
Japan Go Oiwa 2021–present[12]

Records
As of 23 September 2022
Players in bold are still active, at least at club level.
Caps and goals is calculated by all national team level include U21, U22, and U23.

Competitive record

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

Olympic Games
Main article: Japan at the Olympics
See also: Football at the Summer Olympics
A match vs Spain at the 2012 Summer Olympics at Glasgow in the United Kingdom
Summer Olympics record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
1908–1988 See Japan national team
Spain 1992 did not qualify
United States 1996 Group stage 9th 3 2 0 1 4 4
Australia 2000 Quarter-finals 5th 4 2 1 1 6 5
Greece 2004 Group stage 13th 3 1 0 2 6 7
China 2008 Group stage 15th 3 0 0 3 1 4
United Kingdom 2012 Fourth place 4th 6 3 1 2 6 5
Brazil 2016 Group stage 10th 3 1 1 1 7 7
Japan 2020 Fourth place 4th 6 3 1 2 8 5
France 2024 To be Determined
United States 2028
Australia 2032
TotalFourth place7/728124123838

Match history
Summer Olympics history
Year Round Opponent Score Result
1996 Group stage Brazil1–0Win
Group stage Nigeria0–2Loss
Group stage Hungary3–2Win
2000 Group stage South Africa2–1Win
Group stage Slovakia2–1Win
Group stage Brazil0–1Loss
Quarter-finals United States2–2
4–5		Draw
Loss
2004 Group stage Paraguay3–4Loss
Group stage Italy2–3Loss
Group stage Ghana1–0Win
2008 Group stage United States0–1Loss
Group stage Nigeria1–2Loss
Group stage Netherlands0–1Loss
2012 Group stage Spain1–0Win
Group stage Morocco1–0Win
Group stage Honduras0–0Draw
Quarter-finals Egypt3–0Win
Semi-finals Mexico1–3Loss
Bronze Play-off South Korea0–2Loss
2016 Group stage Nigeria4–5Loss
Group stage Colombia2–2Draw
Group stage Sweden1–0Win
2020 Group stage South Africa1–0Win
Group stage Mexico2–1Win
Group stage France4–0Win
Quarter-finals New Zealand0–0 4–2Draw Win
Semi-finals Spain0–1Loss
Bronze Play-off Mexico1–3Loss

AFC U-23 Asian Cup
See also: AFC U-23 Asian Cup
AFC U-23 Asian Cup record Qualifier record
Year Result Position GP W D L GS GA GP W D L GS GA
Oman 2013Quarter-finals7th412185 5500202
Qatar 2016Champions1st6600154 3300100
China 2018Quarter-finals5th430155 3300112
Thailand 2020Group stage15th301235 3300210
Uzbekistan 2022Third place3rd6411113 220080
Total5/5Champions2314454222 161600704

Match history
AFC U-23 Asian Cup history
Year Round Opponent Score Result
2013 Group stage Iran3–3Draw
Group stage Kuwait0–0Draw
Group stage Australia4–0Win
Quarter-finals Iraq0–1Loss
2016 Group stage North Korea1–0Win
Group stage Thailand4–0Win
Group stage Saudi Arabia2–1Win
Quarter-finals Iran3–0Win
Semi-finals Iraq2–1Win
Final South Korea3–2Win
2018 Group stage Palestine1–0Win
Group stage Thailand1–0Win
Group stage North Korea3–1Win
Quarter-finals Uzbekistan0–4Loss
2020 Group stage Saudi Arabia1–2Loss
Group stage Syria1–2Loss
Group stage Qatar1–1Draw
2022 Group stage UAE2–1Win
Group stage Saudi Arabia0–0Draw
Group stage Tajikistan3–0Win
Quarter-finals South Korea3–0Win
Semi-finals Uzbekistan0–2Loss
3rd place match Australia3–0Win

Asian Games
Main article: Japan at the Asian Games
See also: Football at the Asian Games
Asian Games record
Hosts / Year Result Position GP W D L GS GA
South Korea 2002 Silver26501134
Qatar 2006Round 111320154
China 2010 Gold17700171
South Korea 2014Quarter-finals65302105
Indonesia 2018 Silver27502104
China 2022To be Determined
Japan 2026
Qatar 2030
Saudi Arabia 2034
Total5/5 Gold2822065518

Match history
Asian Games history
Year Round Opponent Score Result
2002 Round 1 Palestine2–0Win
Round 1 Bahrain5–2Win
Round 1 Uzbekistan1–0Win
Quarter-finals China1–0Win
Semi-finals Thailand3–0Win
Final Iran1–2Loss
2006 Round 1 Pakistan3–2Win
Round 1 Syria1–0Win
Round 1 North Korea1–2Loss
2010 Round 1 China3–0Win
Round 1 Malaysia2–0Win
Round 1 Kyrgyzstan3–0Win
Round 2 India5–0Win
Quarter-finals Thailand1–0Win
Semi-finals Iran2–1Win
Final UAE1–0Win
2014 Round 1 Kuwait4–1Win
Round 1 Iraq1–3Loss
Round 1   Nepal4–0Win
Round 2 Palestine4–0Win
Quarter-finals South Korea0–1Loss
2018 Round 1   Nepal1–0Win
Round 1 Pakistan4–0Win
Round 1 Vietnam0–1Loss
Round 2 Malaysia1–0Win
Quarter-finals Saudi Arabia2–1Win
Semi-finals UAE1–0Win
Final South Korea1–2Loss

See also
National teams
Men's
Women's

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