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 was the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, which was postponed one year, so in 2021, the team was 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)
Olympic Games
Appearances8 (first in 1996)
Best resultFourth place (2012, 2020)
Asian Games
Appearances6 (first in 2002)
Best result Gold medalists (2010)
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
Appearances6 (first in 2013)
Best result Champions (2016, 2024)

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

Japan maintains a strong football rivalry with South Korea, even in youth set-ups.

Results and fixtures
Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

U-23
22 March Friendly Japan  1–3  Mali Kameoka, Japan
19:20 UTC+9
  • Hirakawa 2'
 Report
  • Sangaré 34'
  • Tounkara 53'
  • Traoré 90'
 Stadium: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera
Attendance: 11,515
Referee: William Finney (England)
25 March Friendly Japan  2–0  Ukraine Kitakyushu, Japan
19:15 UTC+9
  • Sato 48'
  • Tanaka 76'
 Report Stadium: Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
Attendance: 11,756
Referee: Lewis Smith (England)
16 April AFC U-23 Asian Cup GS Japan  1–0  China Al Rayyan, Qatar
16:00 UTC+3
  • Matsuki 8'
 Report Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 390
Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)
19 April AFC U-23 Asian Cup GS United Arab Emirates  0–2  Japan Al Rayyan, Qatar
18:30 UTC+3 Report
  • Kimura 27'
  • Kawasaki 66'
 Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 2,097
Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan)
22 April AFC U-23 Asian Cup GS Japan  0–1  South Korea Al Rayyan, Qatar
16:00 UTC+3 Report
  • Kim Min-woo 75'
 Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 2,683
Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani (Saudi Arabia)
25 April AFC U-23 Asian Cup QF Qatar  2–4 (a.e.t.)  Japan Al Rayyan, Qatar
17:00 UTC+3
  • Al-Rawi 24'
  • Gaber 49'
 Report
  • Yamada 2'
  • Kimura 67'
  • Hosoya 101'
  • K. Uchino 113'
 Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 9.573
Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)
29 April AFC U-23 Asian Cup SF Japan  2–0  Iraq Al Rayyan, Qatar
20:30 UTC+3
  • Hosoya 28'
  • Araki 41'
 Report Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 6,405
Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)
3 May AFC U-23 Asian Cup Final Japan  1–0  Uzbekistan Al Rayyan, Qatar
18:30 UTC+3
  • Yamada 90+1'
 Report Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 12,276
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifard (Iran)
24 July 2024 Summer Olympic GS Japan  v  Paraguay Bordeaux, France
19:00 UTC+2 Stadium: Stade de Bordeaux
27 July 2024 Summer Olympic GS Japan  v  Mali Bordeaux, France
21:00 UTC+2 Stadium: Stade de Bordeaux
31 July 2024 Summer Olympic GS Israel  v  Japan Nantes, France
21:00 UTC+2 Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire

U-22
10 June Friendly[2] England  0–2  Japan Newport, England
--:-- Report
  • Yamamoto 59'
  • Matsumura 75'
 Stadium: St. George's Park
14 June Friendly[2] Netherlands  0–0  Japan Wiener Neustadt, Austria
14:30 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Stadion Wiener Neustadt
6 September AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification Japan  6–0  Pakistan Arad, Bahrain
21:30 UTC+3
  • K. Suzuki 11'
  • Mito 43', 64'
  • Hosoya 45+2', 51' (pen.)
  • Fujita 59' (pen.)
 Report Stadium: Al Muharraq Stadium
9 September AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification Palestine  0–1  Japan Arad, Bahrain
21:30 UTC+3 Report
  • Fujio 23'
 Stadium: Al Muharraq Stadium
12 September AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification Japan  0–0  Bahrain Arad, Bahrain
18:30 UTC+3 Stadium: Al Muharraq Stadium
20 September Asian Games GS Japan  3–1  Qatar Hangzhou, China
19:30 UTC+8
  • Yachida 2'
  • K. Uchino 25'
  • Yamasaki 88'
 Report
  • Al-Sulaiti 79'
 Stadium: Xiaoshan Sports Centre Stadium
Attendance: 5,904
Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)
25 September Asian Games GS Palestine  0–1  Japan Hangzhou, China
19:30 UTC+8 Report
  • Yachida 22'
 Stadium: Xiaoshan Sports Centre Stadium
Attendance: 6,417
Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)
28 September Asian Games R16 Japan  7–0  Myanmar Hangzhou, China
19:30 UTC+8
  • Sato 12', 27'
  • Ayukawa 26', 35'
  • Sumi 42'
  • K. Uchino 66'
  • Hino 73'
 Report Stadium: Xiaoshan Sports Centre Stadium
Attendance: 7,217
Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines)
1 October Asian Games QF Japan  2–1  North Korea Hangzhou, China
19:30 UTC+8
  • K. Uchino 50'
  • Matsumura 80' (pen.)
 Report
  • Kim Kuk-bom 74'
 Stadium: Xiaoshan Sports Centre Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Rustam Lutfullin (Uzbekistan)
4 October Asian Games SF Hong Kong  0–4  Japan Hangzhou, China
18:00 UTC+8 Report
  • Ayukawa 23'
  • Hino 54', 86'
  • Komi 74'
 Stadium: Xiaoshan Sports Centre Stadium
Attendance: 7,456
Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)
7 October Asian Games Final South Korea  2–1  Japan Hangzhou, China
20:00 UTC+8
Report
  • K. Uchino 2'
 Stadium: Hangzhou Sports Park Stadium
Attendance: 68,018
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
14 October Friendly[2] Mexico  1–4  Japan Arizona, United States
15:00 UTC−7
  • Ávila 73'
 Report
  • Hosoya 14', 20'
  • K. Suzuki 81'
  • K. Uchino 82'
 Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium
17 October Friendly[2] United States  4–1  Japan Arizona, United States
19:30 UTC−7
  • Gomez 5'
  • Aaronson 45'
  • Morris 57'
  • McGuire 73'
 Report
  • Matsuki 37'
 Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium
18 November Friendly[2] Japan  5–2  Argentina Shizuoka, Japan
14:00 UTC+9
  • Sato 18'
  • Y. Suzuki 66', 75'
  • Matsumura 81'
  • Fukuda 88'
 Report
Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira
Attendance: 11,225
Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop (South Korea)

Head-to-head record
As of 3 May 2024, after the match against  Uzbekistan.

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

Against Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD Confederation
 Australia115062015+5AFC
 Bahrain311162+4AFC
 Cambodia220060+6AFC
 China8404105+5AFC
 Chinese Taipei4400151+14AFC
 Hong Kong7601194+15AFC
 Indonesia3300103+7AFC
 India110010+1AFC
 Iran5221107+3AFC
 Iraq4212660AFC
 Jordan1010220AFC
 Kuwait5320152+13AFC
 Lebanon220061+5AFC
 Macau3300210+21AFC
 Malaysia171340477+40AFC
 Myanmar3300230+23AFC
   Nepal5500210+21AFC
 Oman110041+3AFC
 North Korea330064+2AFC
 Qatar7521127+5AFC
 Saudi Arabia551196+3AFC
 South Korea2063112523+2AFC
 Palestine6600111+10AFC
 Philippines3300320+32AFC
 Pakistan3300132+11AFC
 Singapore220041+3AFC
 Syria2101220AFC
 Tajikistan110030+3AFC
 Thailand10901263+23AFC
 East Timor220070+7AFC
 Uzbekistan310216–5AFC
 United Arab Emirates6511102+7AFC
 Vietnam540191+8AFC
 Angola1010110CAF
 Egypt621328–6CAF
 Ghana4301112+9CAF
 Mali101124-2CAF
 Morocco330072+5CAF
 Nigeria300359–4CAF
 South Africa330061+5CAF
 Tunisia310246–2CAF
 Canada100101–1CONCACAF
 Costa Rica412154+1CONCACAF
 Honduras211031+2CONCACAF
 Jamaica2200130+13CONCACAF
 Mexico521210100CONCACAF
 United States402259–4CONCACAF
 Argentina430193+6CONMEBOL
 Brazil522165+1CONMEBOL
 Chile110061+5CONMEBOL
 Colombia201124–2CONMEBOL
 Ecuador100101–1CONMEBOL
 Paraguay100134–1CONMEBOL
 Venezuela110040+4CONMEBOL
 Belgium100123–1UEFA
 Croatia1100000UEFA
 Denmark201116–5UEFA
 England321041+3UEFA
 Italy301237–4UEFA
 France110040+4UEFA
 Germany311195+4UEFA
 Greece1010110UEFA
 Hungary110032+1UEFA
 Kazakhstan220051+4UEFA
 Netherlands201101–1UEFA
 Norway100123–1UEFA
 Portugal2101220UEFA
 Republic of Ireland110020+2UEFA
 Russia522175+2UEFA
 Spain411224–2UEFA
 Slovakia110021+1UEFA
 Sweden110010+1UEFA
  Switzerland2101330UEFA
 Ukraine110020+2UEFA
 New Zealand422091+8OFC
Against:75 Nations Played:263 Won:157 Drawn:41 Lost:65 GF GA GD Confederation

Coaching staff
As of 4 April 2024.

The following staff managed the players selected for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.[3]

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
Japan Mahiro Hikida

Players

Caps and goals are counted in this section separately, with players in each age group (U-23, U-22 and U-21) having a distinct amount of caps and goals.

Current U-23 squad

The following players were called up for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup, held in Qatar from April to May 2024.[4]
Caps and goals updated as of 3 May 2024, after the match against  Uzbekistan.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Leo Kokubo (2001-01-23) 23 January 2001 6 0 Portugal Benfica
12 1GK Taishi Brandon Nozawa (2002-12-25) 25 December 2002 2 0 Japan FC Tokyo
23 1GK Taiki Yamada (2002-01-08) 8 January 2002 0 0 Japan Kashima Antlers
2 2DF Riku Handa (2002-01-01) 1 January 2002 3 0 Japan Gamba Osaka
3 2DF Ryuya Nishio (2001-05-16) 16 May 2001 3 0 Japan Cerezo Osaka
4 2DF Hiroki Sekine (2002-08-11) 11 August 2002 7 0 Japan Kashiwa Reysol
5 2DF Seiji Kimura (2001-08-24) 24 August 2001 5 2 Japan Sagan Tosu
15 2DF Kaito Suzuki (2002-08-25) 25 August 2002 4 0 Japan Júbilo Iwata
16 2DF Takashi Uchino (2001-03-07) 7 March 2001 5 0 Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf
21 2DF Ayumu Ohata (2001-04-27) 27 April 2001 5 0 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds
22 2DF Kota Takai (2004-09-04) 4 September 2004 6 0 Japan Kawasaki Frontale
6 3MF Sota Kawasaki (2001-07-30) 30 July 2001 6 1 Japan Kyoto Sanga
7 3MF Rihito Yamamoto (2001-12-12) 12 December 2001 6 0 Belgium Sint-Truiden
8 3MF Joel Chima Fujita (2002-02-16) 16 February 2002 7 0 Belgium Sint-Truiden
10 3MF Kein Sato (2001-07-11) 11 July 2001 8 1 Germany Werder Bremen II
11 3MF Fuki Yamada (2001-07-10) 10 July 2001 7 2 Japan Tokyo Verdy
14 3MF Satoshi Tanaka (2002-08-13) 13 August 2002 2 1 Japan Shonan Bellmare
17 3MF Kuryu Matsuki (2003-04-30) 30 April 2003 7 1 Japan FC Tokyo
20 3MF Yu Hirakawa (2001-01-03) 3 January 2001 8 1 Japan Machida Zelvia
9 4FW Shota Fujio (2001-05-02) 2 May 2001 7 0 Japan Machida Zelvia
13 4FW Ryotaro Araki (2002-01-29) 29 January 2002 6 1 Japan FC Tokyo
18 4FW Kotaro Uchino (2004-06-19) 19 June 2004 5 1 Japan University of Tsukuba
19 4FW Mao Hosoya (2001-09-07) 7 September 2001 8 2 Japan Kashiwa Reysol

Recent U-23 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 Kazuki Fujita (2001-02-19) 19 February 2001 0 0 Japan JEF United Chiba v.  Ukraine, 25 March 2024
DF Kashif Bangnagande (2001-09-24) 24 September 2001 1 0 Japan FC Tokyo v.  Ukraine, 25 March 2024
DF Seiya Baba (2001-10-24) 24 October 2001 1 0 Japan Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo v.  Ukraine, 25 March 2024
MF Yota Komi (2002-08-11) 11 August 2002 2 0 Japan Albirex Niigata v.  Ukraine, 25 March 2024
FW Itsuki Someno (2001-09-12) 12 September 2001 2 0 Japan Tokyo Verdy v.  Ukraine, 25 March 2024
FW Asahi Uenaka (2001-11-01) 1 November 2001 2 0 Japan Yokohama F. Marinos v.  Ukraine, 25 March 2024

INJ Withdrew due to injury
PRE Preliminary squad / standby
TRP Training partner
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 U-22 squad

The following players were called up for a match against  Argentina, played on 18 November 2023.[5]
Caps and goals updated as of 18 November 2023, after the match against  Argentina.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Masato Sasaki (2002-05-01) 1 May 2002 2 0 Japan Kashiwa Reysol
12 1GK Kazuki Fujita (2001-02-19) 19 February 2001 6 0 Japan JEF United Chiba
23 1GK Taishi Brandon Nozawa (2002-12-25) 25 December 2002 1 0 Japan FC Tokyo
2 2DF Riku Handa (2002-01-01) 1 January 2002 1 0 Japan Gamba Osaka
3 2DF Ryuya Nishio (2001-05-16) 16 May 2001 7 0 Japan Cerezo Osaka
4 2DF Taichi Yamasaki (2001-01-08) 8 January 2001 6 1 Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima
5 2DF Seiji Kimura (2001-08-24) 24 August 2001 9 0 Japan FC Tokyo
15 2DF Kaito Suzuki (2002-08-25) 25 August 2002 5 2 Japan Júbilo Iwata
17 2DF Kashif Bangnagande (2001-09-24) 24 September 2001 3 0 Japan FC Tokyo
21 2DF Ayumu Ohata (2001-04-27) 27 April 2001 4 0 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds
25 2DF Taiga Hata (2002-01-20) 20 January 2002 6 0 Japan Shonan Bellmare
6 3MF Sota Kawasaki (2001-07-30) 30 July 2001 3 0 Japan Kyoto Sanga
7 3MF Rihito Yamamoto (2001-12-12) 12 December 2001 10 1 Belgium Sint-Truiden
8 3MF Joel Chima Fujita (2002-02-16) 16 February 2002 12 1 Belgium Sint-Truiden
10 3MF Yuito Suzuki (2001-10-25) 25 October 2001 11 3 Denmark Brøndby
13 3MF Fuki Yamada (2001-07-10) 10 July 2001 8 0 Japan Tokyo Verdy
14 3MF Shunsuke Mito (2002-09-28) 28 September 2002 8 2 Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam
16 3MF Kuryu Matsuki (2003-04-30) 30 April 2003 7 2 Japan FC Tokyo
18 3MF Kein Sato (2001-07-11) 11 July 2001 13 5 Germany Werder Bremen II
19 3MF Tomoki Kondo (2001-03-21) 21 March 2001 2 0 Japan Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
20 3MF Yuta Matsumura (2001-04-13) 13 April 2001 11 3 Japan Kashima Antlers
26 3MF Taichi Fukui (2004-07-15) 15 July 2004 2 0 Portugal Portimonense
9 4FW Yutaro Oda (2001-08-12) 12 August 2001 5 0 Scotland Heart of Midlothian
11 4FW Asahi Uenaka (2001-11-01) 1 November 2001 1 0 Japan Yokohama F. Marinos
24 4FW Shio Fukuda (2004-04-08) 8 April 2004 1 1 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach II

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 Ryoya Kimura (2003-06-10) 10 June 2003 0 0 Japan Nihon University v.  United States, 17 October 2023
GK Yuma Obata (2001-11-07) 7 November 2001 2 0 Japan Vegalta Sendai Asian Games, September-October 2023
GK Taiki Yamada (2002-01-08) 8 January 2002 0 0 Japan Kashima Antlers Asian Games, September-October 2023 WD
GK Leo Kokubo (2001-01-23) 23 January 2001 2 0 Portugal Benfica AFC U-23 Asian Cup QF, September 2023
GK Zion Suzuki (2002-08-21) 21 August 2002 5 0 Belgium Sint-Truiden AFC U-23 Asian Cup QF, September 2023
DF Takashi Uchino (2001-03-07) 7 March 2001 9 0 Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf v.  Argentina, 18 November 2023 WD
DF Anrie Chase (2004-03-24) 24 March 2004 3 0 Germany VfB Stuttgart II v.  United States, 17 October 2023
DF Hayato Okuda (2001-04-21) 21 April 2001 6 0 Japan Cerezo Osaka Asian Games, September-October 2023
DF Ibuki Konno (2001-05-10) 10 May 2001 6 0 Japan Gamba Osaka Asian Games, September-October 2023
DF Seiya Baba (2001-10-24) 24 October 2001 7 0 Japan Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Asian Games, September-October 2023
DF Manato Yoshida (2001-11-16) 16 November 2001 5 0 Japan Yokohama F. Marinos Asian Games, September-October 2023
DF Hiroki Sekine (2002-08-11) 11 August 2002 7 0 Japan Kashiwa Reysol Asian Games, September-October 2023
DF Kenta Nemoto (2002-12-13) 13 December 2002 2 0 Japan Ryutsu Keizai University Asian Games, September-October 2023
DF Shinya Nakano (2003-08-17) 17 August 2003 2 0 Japan Gamba Osaka AFC U-23 Asian Cup QF, September 2023
DF Kota Takai (2004-09-04) 4 September 2004 1 0 Japan Kawasaki Frontale AFC U-23 Asian Cup QF, September 2023
DF Hijiri Kato (2001-09-16) 16 September 2001 5 0 Japan Yokohama F. Marinos v.  Netherlands, 14 June 2023
MF Satoshi Tanaka (2002-08-13) 13 August 2002 4 0 Japan Shonan Bellmare v.  United States, 17 October 2023
MF Yuta Arai (2003-03-24) 24 March 2003 2 0 Japan Toyo University v.  United States, 17 October 2023
MF Yu Hirakawa (2001-01-03) 3 January 2001 3 0 Japan Machida Zelvia v.  Mexico, 14 October 2023 INJ
MF Jun Nishikawa (2002-02-21) 21 February 2002 8 0 Japan Iwaki FC Asian Games, September-October 2023
MF Daiki Matsuoka (2001-06-01) 1 June 2001 6 0 Japan Avispa Fukuoka Asian Games, September-October 2023
MF Masato Shigemi (2001-09-20) 20 September 2001 7 0 Japan Avispa Fukuoka Asian Games, September-October 2023
MF Teppei Yachida (2001-11-01) 1 November 2001 5 2 Japan Kyoto Sanga Asian Games, September-October 2023
MF Kakeru Yamauchi (2002-01-06) 6 January 2002 3 0 Japan Vissel Kobe Asian Games, September-October 2023
MF Yota Komi (2002-08-11) 11 August 2002 5 1 Japan Albirex Niigata Asian Games, September-October 2023
MF Koshiro Sumi (2002-08-13) 13 August 2002 4 1 Japan University of Tsukuba Asian Games, September-October 2023
MF Shota Hino (2002-10-16) 16 October 2002 5 3 Japan Sagan Tosu Asian Games, September-October 2023
MF Koki Saito (2001-08-10) 10 August 2001 2 0 Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam AFC U-23 Asian Cup QF, September 2023
FW Mao Hosoya (2001-09-07) 7 September 2001 9 7 Japan Kashiwa Reysol v.  Argentina, 18 November 2023 WD
FW Kotaro Uchino (2004-06-19) 19 June 2004 6 5 Japan University of Tsukuba v.  United States, 17 October 2023
FW Shota Fujio (2001-05-02) 2 May 2001 7 3 Japan Machida Zelvia v.  Mexico, 14 October 2023 INJ
FW Shun Ayukawa (2001-09-15) 15 September 2001 4 3 Japan Oita Trinita Asian Games, September-October 2023
FW Yudai Kimura (2001-02-28) 28 February 2001 2 0 Japan Tokyo Verdy Asian Games, September-October 2023 INJ
FW Naoki Kumata (2004-08-02) 2 August 2004 0 0 Japan FC Tokyo Asian Games, September-October 2023 INJ

INJ Withdrew due to injury
PRE Preliminary squad / standby
TRP Training partner
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)

Previous squads
Bold indicates winning squads
Olympic Games
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
  • 2013 AFC U-22 Championship Squad
  • 2016 AFC U-23 Championship Squad
  • 2018 AFC U-23 Championship Squad
  • 2020 AFC U-23 Championship Squad
  • 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup Squad
Asian Games
  • 2002 Asian Games Squad
  • 2006 Asian Games Squad
  • 2010 Asian Games Squad
  • 2014 Asian Games Squad
  • 2018 Asian Games Squad
  • 2022 Asian Games Squad

Overaged players in the Olympic Games
Tournament Player 1 Player 2 Player 3
1996
 not selected
2000
 Seigo Narazaki (GK) Ryuzo Morioka (DF) Atsuhiro Miura (MF)
2004
 Hitoshi Sogahata (GK) Shinji Ono (MF) not selected
2008
 not selected
2012
 Maya Yoshida (DF) Yūhei Tokunaga (DF) not selected
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[6]

Records
As of 3 May 2024
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 Qualified
United States 2028 To be determined
Australia 2032
TotalFourth place7/728124123837

Match history
Summer Olympics history
Year Round Opponent Score Result
1996 Group stage Brazil1–0Win
 Nigeria0–2Loss
 Hungary3–2Win
2000 Group stage South Africa2–1Win
 Slovakia2–1Win
 Brazil0–1Loss
Quarter-finals United States2–2
4–5		Draw
Loss
2004 Group stage Paraguay3–4Loss
 Italy2–3Loss
 Ghana1–0Win
2008 Group stage United States0–1Loss
 Nigeria1–2Loss
 Netherlands0–1Loss
2012 Group stage Spain1–0Win
 Morocco1–0Win
 Honduras0–0Draw
Quarter-finals Egypt3–0Win
Semi-finals Mexico1–3Loss
Bronze Play-off South Korea0–2Loss
2016 Group stage Nigeria4–5Loss
 Colombia2–2Draw
 Sweden1–0Win
2020 Group stage South Africa1–0Win
 Mexico2–1Win
 France4–0Win
Quarter-finals New Zealand0–0
(4–2 p.)		Draw Win
Semi-finals Spain0–1Loss
Bronze Play-off Mexico1–3Loss
2024 Group stage Paraguayv
 Maliv
 Israelv

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
Qatar 2024Champions1st6501103 321070
Saudi Arabia 2026To be determined To be determined
Total6/7Champions2619465225 161600704

Match history
AFC U-23 Asian Cup history
Year Round Opponent Score Result
2013 Group stage Iran3–3Draw
 Kuwait0–0Draw
 Australia4–0Win
Quarter-finals Iraq0–1Loss
2016 Group stage North Korea1–0Win
 Thailand4–0Win
 Saudi Arabia2–1Win
Quarter-finals Iran3–0Win
Semi-finals Iraq2–1Win
Final South Korea3–2Win
2018 Group stage Palestine1–0Win
 Thailand1–0Win
 North Korea3–1Win
Quarter-finals Uzbekistan0–4Loss
2020 Group stage Saudi Arabia1–2Loss
 Syria1–2Loss
 Qatar1–1Draw
2022 Group stage UAE2–1Win
 Saudi Arabia0–0Draw
 Tajikistan3–0Win
Quarter-finals South Korea3–0Win
Semi-finals Uzbekistan0–2Loss
3rd place match Australia3–0Win
2024 Group stage China1–0Win
 UAE2–0Win
 South Korea0–1Loss
Quarter-finals Qatar4–2Win
Semi-finals Iraq2–0Win
Final Uzbekistan1–0Win

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 2022 Silver26501184
Japan 2026
Qatar 2030
Saudi Arabia 2034
Total6/6 Gold2822065518

Match history
Asian Games history
Year Round Opponent Score Result
2002 Round 1 Palestine2–0Win
 Bahrain5–2Win
 Uzbekistan1–0Win
Quarter-finals China1–0Win
Semi-finals Thailand3–0Win
Final Iran1–2Loss
2006 Round 1 Pakistan3–2Win
 Syria1–0Win
 North Korea1–2Loss
2010 Round 1 China3–0Win
 Malaysia2–0Win
 Kyrgyzstan3–0Win
Round 2 India5–0Win
Quarter-finals Thailand1–0Win
Semi-finals Iran2–1Win
Final UAE1–0Win
2014 Round 1 Kuwait4–1Win
 Iraq1–3Loss
   Nepal4–0Win
Round 2 Palestine4–0Win
Quarter-finals South Korea0–1Loss
2018 Round 1   Nepal1–0Win
 Pakistan4–0Win
 Vietnam0–1Loss
Round 2 Malaysia1–0Win
Quarter-finals Saudi Arabia2–1Win
Semi-finals UAE1–0Win
Final South Korea1–2Loss
2022 Round 1 Qatar3–1Win
 Palestine1–0Win
Round 2 Myanmar7–0Win
Quarter-finals North Korea2–1Win
Semi-finals Hong Kong4–0Win
Final South Korea1–2Loss

See also
National teams
Men's
Women's

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