Japan national under-23 football team
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Association | Japan Football Association | ||
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Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Sub-confederation | EAFF (East Asia) | ||
Head coach | Go Oiwa | ||
Most caps | Kensuke Nagai Keigo Higashi Reo Hatate (31 each) | ||
Top scorer | Shoya Nakajima (19) | ||
FIFA code | JPN | ||
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First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; December 1990)[1] | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Hong Kong; 12 June 1999) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 6 February 1994) | |||
Olympic Games | |||
Appearances | 8 (first in 1996) | ||
Best result | Fourth place (2012, 2020) | ||
Asian Games | |||
Appearances | 6 (first in 2002) | ||
Best result | ![]() | ||
AFC U-23 Asian Cup | |||
Appearances | 6 (first in 2013) | ||
Best result | ![]() |
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.
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.
Rivalries
South Korea
Japan maintains a strong football rivalry with South Korea, even in youth set-ups.
Results and fixtures
- Legend
Win Draw Lose Fixture
2024
U-23
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22 March Friendly | Japan ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Kameoka, Japan |
19:20 UTC+9 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera Attendance: 11,515 Referee: William Finney (England) |
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25 March Friendly | Japan ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Kitakyushu, Japan |
19:15 UTC+9 | Report | Stadium: Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu Attendance: 11,756 Referee: Lewis Smith (England) |
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16 April AFC U-23 Asian Cup GS | Japan ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Al Rayyan, Qatar |
16:00 UTC+3 |
| Report | Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 390 Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia) |
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19 April AFC U-23 Asian Cup GS | United Arab Emirates ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Al Rayyan, Qatar |
18:30 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 2,097 Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan) |
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22 April AFC U-23 Asian Cup GS | Japan ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Al Rayyan, Qatar |
16:00 UTC+3 | Report |
| Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 2,683 Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani (Saudi Arabia) |
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25 April AFC U-23 Asian Cup QF | Qatar ![]() | 2–4 (a.e.t.) | ![]() | Al Rayyan, Qatar |
17:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 9.573 Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria) |
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29 April AFC U-23 Asian Cup SF | Japan ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Al Rayyan, Qatar |
20:30 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 6,405 Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia) |
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3 May AFC U-23 Asian Cup Final | Japan ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Al Rayyan, Qatar |
18:30 UTC+3 |
| Report | Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 12,276 Referee: Mooud Bonyadifard (Iran) |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png)
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11 June Friendly | United States ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Kansas City, United States |
19:00 UTC−5 | Report | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Referee: Jon Freemon (USA) |
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17 July Friendly | France ![]() | v | ![]() | Toulon, France |
21:05 UTC+2 | Stadium: Stade Mayol |
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24 July 2024 Summer Olympic GS | Japan ![]() | v | ![]() | Bordeaux, France |
19:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Stade de Bordeaux |
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27 July 2024 Summer Olympic GS | Japan ![]() | v | ![]() | Bordeaux, France |
21:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Stade de Bordeaux |
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30 July 2024 Summer Olympic GS | Israel ![]() | v | ![]() | Nantes, France |
21:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire |
- Fixtures & Results (2024)
2023
U-22
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6 September AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification | Japan ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() | Arad, Bahrain |
21:30 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Al Muharraq Stadium |
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9 September AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification | Palestine ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Arad, Bahrain |
21:30 UTC+3 | Report |
| Stadium: Al Muharraq Stadium |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png)
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12 September AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification | Japan ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Arad, Bahrain |
18:30 UTC+3 | Stadium: Al Muharraq Stadium |
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![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Qatar.svg/23px-Flag_of_Qatar.svg.png)
20 September Asian Games GS | Japan ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Hangzhou, China |
19:30 UTC+8 | Report |
| Stadium: Xiaoshan Sports Centre Stadium Attendance: 5,904 Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea) |
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25 September Asian Games GS | Palestine ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Hangzhou, China |
19:30 UTC+8 | Report |
| Stadium: Xiaoshan Sports Centre Stadium Attendance: 6,417 Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia) |
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28 September Asian Games R16 | Japan ![]() | 7–0 | ![]() | Hangzhou, China |
19:30 UTC+8 | Report | Stadium: Xiaoshan Sports Centre Stadium Attendance: 7,217 Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines) |
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1 October Asian Games QF | Japan ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Hangzhou, China |
19:30 UTC+8 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Xiaoshan Sports Centre Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Rustam Lutfullin (Uzbekistan) |
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4 October Asian Games SF | Hong Kong ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() | Hangzhou, China |
18:00 UTC+8 | Report | Stadium: Xiaoshan Sports Centre Stadium Attendance: 7,456 Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman) |
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7 October Asian Games Final | South Korea ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Hangzhou, China |
20:00 UTC+8 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Hangzhou Sports Park Stadium Attendance: 68,018 Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain) |
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14 October Friendly[2] | Mexico ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() | Arizona, United States |
15:00 UTC−7 |
| Report | Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium |
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17 October Friendly[2] | United States ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | Arizona, United States |
19:30 UTC−7 | Report |
| Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium |
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18 November Friendly[2] | Japan ![]() | 5–2 | ![]() | Shizuoka, Japan |
14:00 UTC+9 | Report | Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira Attendance: 11,225 Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop (South Korea) |
- Fixtures & Results (2023), JFA.jp
Head-to-head record
- As of 11 June 2024, after the match against
United States.
The following table shows Japan under-23 team's all-time international record.
Against | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD | Confederation |
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![]() | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 15 | +5 | AFC |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | AFC |
![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | AFC |
![]() | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 5 | +5 | AFC |
![]() | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | +14 | AFC |
![]() | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 4 | +15 | AFC |
![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | AFC |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | AFC |
![]() | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | AFC |
![]() | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | AFC |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | AFC |
![]() | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 2 | +13 | AFC |
![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | AFC |
![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | +21 | AFC |
![]() | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 47 | 7 | +40 | AFC |
![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | +23 | AFC |
![]() | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | +21 | AFC |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | AFC |
![]() | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | AFC |
![]() | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | AFC |
![]() | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | AFC |
![]() | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 23 | +2 | AFC |
![]() | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | AFC |
![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | +32 | AFC |
![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | AFC |
![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | AFC |
![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | AFC |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | AFC |
![]() | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 3 | +23 | AFC |
![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | AFC |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | –5 | AFC |
![]() | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +7 | AFC |
![]() | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | +8 | AFC |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | CAF |
![]() | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | –6 | CAF |
![]() | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | +9 | CAF |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | CAF |
![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | CAF |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | –4 | CAF |
![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | CAF |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | –2 | CAF |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 | CONCACAF |
![]() | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | CONCACAF |
![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | CONCACAF |
![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | CONCACAF |
![]() | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | CONCACAF |
![]() | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | –2 | CONCACAF |
![]() | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | CONMEBOL |
![]() | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | CONMEBOL |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | CONMEBOL |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | –2 | CONMEBOL |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 | CONMEBOL |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 | CONMEBOL |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | CONMEBOL |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | UEFA |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | UEFA |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | –5 | UEFA |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | UEFA |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | –4 | UEFA |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | UEFA |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | UEFA |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | UEFA |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | UEFA |
![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | UEFA |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 | UEFA |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | UEFA |
![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | UEFA |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | UEFA |
![]() | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | UEFA |
![]() | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | –2 | UEFA |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | UEFA |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | UEFA |
![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | UEFA |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | UEFA |
![]() | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | OFC |
Against:75 Nations | Played:265 | Won:158 | Drawn:41 | Lost:66 | 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 |
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Head coach | ![]() |
Assistant coach | ![]() |
Goalkeeper coach | ![]() |
Physical coach | ![]() |
Technical staff | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Players
Current U-23 squad
The following players were called up for a friendly against France and for the Olympic Games, which is held from July to August 2024.[4]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
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1 | 1GK | Leo Kokubo | (2001-01-23) 23 January 2001 (age 23) | ![]() | ||
12 | 1GK | Taishi Brandon Nozawa | (2002-12-25) 25 December 2002 (age 21) | ![]() | ||
2 | 2DF | Riku Handa | (2002-01-01) 1 January 2002 (age 22) | ![]() | ||
3 | 2DF | Ryuya Nishio | (2001-05-16) 16 May 2001 (age 23) | ![]() | ||
4 | 2DF | Hiroki Sekine | (2002-08-11) 11 August 2002 (age 21) | ![]() | ||
5 | 2DF | Seiji Kimura | (2001-08-24) 24 August 2001 (age 22) | ![]() | ||
15 | 2DF | Kota Takai | (2004-09-04) 4 September 2004 (age 19) | ![]() | ||
16 | 2DF | Ayumu Ohata | (2001-04-27) 27 April 2001 (age 23) | ![]() | ||
6 | 3MF | Sota Kawasaki | (2001-07-30) 30 July 2001 (age 22) | ![]() | ||
7 | 3MF | Rihito Yamamoto | (2001-12-12) 12 December 2001 (age 22) | ![]() | ||
8 | 3MF | Joel Chima Fujita | (2002-02-16) 16 February 2002 (age 22) | ![]() | ||
13 | 3MF | Ryotaro Araki | (2002-01-29) 29 January 2002 (age 22) | ![]() | ||
14 | 3MF | Shunsuke Mito | (2002-09-28) 28 September 2002 (age 21) | ![]() | ||
9 | 4FW | Shota Fujio | (2001-05-02) 2 May 2001 (age 23) | ![]() | ||
10 | 4FW | Koki Saito | (2001-08-10) 10 August 2001 (age 22) | ![]() | ||
11 | 4FW | Mao Hosoya | (2001-09-07) 7 September 2001 (age 22) | ![]() | ||
17 | 4FW | Yu Hirakawa | (2001-01-03) 3 January 2001 (age 23) | ![]() | ||
18 | 4FW | Kein Sato | (2001-07-11) 11 July 2001 (age 22) | ![]() |
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 |
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GK | Masato Sasaki | (2002-05-01) 1 May 2002 (age 22) | ![]() | Olympic Games, July-August 2024 PRE | ||
GK | Zion Suzuki | (2002-08-21) 21 August 2002 (age 21) | ![]() | v. ![]() | ||
GK | Taiki Yamada | (2002-01-08) 8 January 2002 (age 22) | ![]() | 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup, March–April 2024 | ||
GK | Kazuki Fujita | (2001-02-19) 19 February 2001 (age 23) | ![]() | v. ![]() | ||
DF | Kaito Suzuki | (2002-08-25) 25 August 2002 (age 21) | ![]() | Olympic Games, July-August 2024 PRE | ||
DF | Anrie Chase | (2004-03-24) 24 March 2004 (age 20) | ![]() | v. ![]() | ||
DF | Takashi Uchino | (2001-03-07) 7 March 2001 (age 23) | ![]() | v. ![]() | ||
DF | Kashif Bangnagande | (2001-09-24) 24 September 2001 (age 22) | ![]() | v. ![]() | ||
DF | Seiya Baba | (2001-10-24) 24 October 2001 (age 22) | ![]() | v. ![]() | ||
MF | Fuki Yamada | (2001-07-10) 10 July 2001 (age 22) | ![]() | Olympic Games, July-August 2024 PRE | ||
MF | Kodai Sano | (2003-09-25) 25 September 2003 (age 20) | ![]() | Olympic Games, July-August 2024 PRE | ||
MF | Yuta Matsumura | (2001-04-13) 13 April 2001 (age 23) | ![]() | v. ![]() | ||
MF | Kuryu Matsuki | (2003-04-30) 30 April 2003 (age 21) | ![]() | v. ![]() | ||
MF | Satoshi Tanaka | (2002-08-13) 13 August 2002 (age 21) | ![]() | 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup, March–April 2024 | ||
MF | Yota Komi | (2002-08-11) 11 August 2002 (age 21) | ![]() | v. ![]() | ||
FW | Kotaro Uchino | (2004-06-19) 19 June 2004 (age 20) | ![]() | 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup, March–April 2024 | ||
FW | Itsuki Someno | (2001-09-12) 12 September 2001 (age 22) | ![]() | v. ![]() | ||
FW | Asahi Uenaka | (2001-11-01) 1 November 2001 (age 22) | ![]() | v. ![]() | ||
INJ Withdrew due to injury |
(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) | Club | ||
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1 | 1GK | Masato Sasaki | (2002-05-01) 1 May 2002 (age 22) | ![]() | ||
12 | 1GK | Kazuki Fujita | (2001-02-19) 19 February 2001 (age 23) | ![]() | ||
23 | 1GK | Taishi Brandon Nozawa | (2002-12-25) 25 December 2002 (age 21) | ![]() | ||
2 | 2DF | Riku Handa | (2002-01-01) 1 January 2002 (age 22) | ![]() | ||
3 | 2DF | Ryuya Nishio | (2001-05-16) 16 May 2001 (age 23) | ![]() | ||
4 | 2DF | Taichi Yamasaki | (2001-01-08) 8 January 2001 (age 23) | ![]() | ||
5 | 2DF | Seiji Kimura | (2001-08-24) 24 August 2001 (age 22) | ![]() | ||
15 | 2DF | Kaito Suzuki | (2002-08-25) 25 August 2002 (age 21) | ![]() | ||
17 | 2DF | Kashif Bangnagande | (2001-09-24) 24 September 2001 (age 22) | ![]() | ||
21 | 2DF | Ayumu Ohata | (2001-04-27) 27 April 2001 (age 23) | ![]() | ||
25 | 2DF | Taiga Hata | (2002-01-20) 20 January 2002 (age 22) | ![]() | ||
6 | 3MF | Sota Kawasaki | (2001-07-30) 30 July 2001 (age 22) | ![]() | ||
7 | 3MF | Rihito Yamamoto | (2001-12-12) 12 December 2001 (age 22) | ![]() | ||
8 | 3MF | Joel Chima Fujita | (2002-02-16) 16 February 2002 (age 22) | ![]() | ||
10 | 3MF | Yuito Suzuki | (2001-10-25) 25 October 2001 (age 22) | ![]() | ||
13 | 3MF | Fuki Yamada | (2001-07-10) 10 July 2001 (age 22) | ![]() | ||
14 | 3MF | Shunsuke Mito | (2002-09-28) 28 September 2002 (age 21) | ![]() | ||
16 | 3MF | Kuryu Matsuki | (2003-04-30) 30 April 2003 (age 21) | ![]() | ||
18 | 3MF | Kein Sato | (2001-07-11) 11 July 2001 (age 22) | ![]() | ||
19 | 3MF | Tomoki Kondo | (2001-03-21) 21 March 2001 (age 23) | ![]() | ||
20 | 3MF | Yuta Matsumura | (2001-04-13) 13 April 2001 (age 23) | ![]() | ||
26 | 3MF | Taichi Fukui | (2004-07-15) 15 July 2004 (age 19) | ![]() | ||
9 | 4FW | Yutaro Oda | (2001-08-12) 12 August 2001 (age 22) | ![]() | ||
11 | 4FW | Asahi Uenaka | (2001-11-01) 1 November 2001 (age 22) | ![]() | ||
24 | 4FW | Shio Fukuda | (2004-04-08) 8 April 2004 (age 20) | ![]() |
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 (age 21) | ![]() | v. ![]() | ||
GK | Yuma Obata | (2001-11-07) 7 November 2001 (age 22) | ![]() | Asian Games, September-October 2023 | ||
GK | Taiki Yamada | (2002-01-08) 8 January 2002 (age 22) | ![]() | Asian Games, September-October 2023 WD | ||
GK | Leo Kokubo | (2001-01-23) 23 January 2001 (age 23) | ![]() | AFC U-23 Asian Cup QF, September 2023 | ||
GK | Zion Suzuki | (2002-08-21) 21 August 2002 (age 21) | ![]() | AFC U-23 Asian Cup QF, September 2023 | ||
DF | Takashi Uchino | (2001-03-07) 7 March 2001 (age 23) | ![]() | v. ![]() | ||
DF | Anrie Chase | (2004-03-24) 24 March 2004 (age 20) | ![]() | v. ![]() | ||
DF | Hayato Okuda | (2001-04-21) 21 April 2001 (age 23) | ![]() | Asian Games, September-October 2023 | ||
DF | Ibuki Konno | (2001-05-10) 10 May 2001 (age 23) | ![]() | Asian Games, September-October 2023 | ||
DF | Seiya Baba | (2001-10-24) 24 October 2001 (age 22) | ![]() | Asian Games, September-October 2023 | ||
DF | Manato Yoshida | (2001-11-16) 16 November 2001 (age 22) | ![]() | Asian Games, September-October 2023 | ||
DF | Hiroki Sekine | (2002-08-11) 11 August 2002 (age 21) | ![]() | Asian Games, September-October 2023 | ||
DF | Kenta Nemoto | (2002-12-13) 13 December 2002 (age 21) | ![]() | Asian Games, September-October 2023 | ||
DF | Shinya Nakano | (2003-08-17) 17 August 2003 (age 20) | ![]() | AFC U-23 Asian Cup QF, September 2023 | ||
DF | Kota Takai | (2004-09-04) 4 September 2004 (age 19) | ![]() | AFC U-23 Asian Cup QF, September 2023 | ||
MF | Satoshi Tanaka | (2002-08-13) 13 August 2002 (age 21) | ![]() | v. ![]() | ||
MF | Yuta Arai | (2003-03-24) 24 March 2003 (age 21) | ![]() | v. ![]() | ||
MF | Yu Hirakawa | (2001-01-03) 3 January 2001 (age 23) | ![]() | v. ![]() | ||
MF | Jun Nishikawa | (2002-02-21) 21 February 2002 (age 22) | ![]() | Asian Games, September-October 2023 | ||
MF | Daiki Matsuoka | (2001-06-01) 1 June 2001 (age 23) | ![]() | Asian Games, September-October 2023 | ||
MF | Masato Shigemi | (2001-09-20) 20 September 2001 (age 22) | ![]() | Asian Games, September-October 2023 | ||
MF | Teppei Yachida | (2001-11-01) 1 November 2001 (age 22) | ![]() | Asian Games, September-October 2023 | ||
MF | Kakeru Yamauchi | (2002-01-06) 6 January 2002 (age 22) | ![]() | Asian Games, September-October 2023 | ||
MF | Yota Komi | (2002-08-11) 11 August 2002 (age 21) | ![]() | Asian Games, September-October 2023 | ||
MF | Koshiro Sumi | (2002-08-13) 13 August 2002 (age 21) | ![]() | Asian Games, September-October 2023 | ||
MF | Shota Hino | (2002-10-16) 16 October 2002 (age 21) | ![]() | Asian Games, September-October 2023 | ||
MF | Koki Saito | (2001-08-10) 10 August 2001 (age 22) | ![]() | AFC U-23 Asian Cup QF, September 2023 | ||
FW | Mao Hosoya | (2001-09-07) 7 September 2001 (age 22) | ![]() | v. ![]() | ||
FW | Kotaro Uchino | (2004-06-19) 19 June 2004 (age 20) | ![]() | v. ![]() | ||
FW | Shota Fujio | (2001-05-02) 2 May 2001 (age 23) | ![]() | v. ![]() | ||
FW | Shun Ayukawa | (2001-09-15) 15 September 2001 (age 22) | ![]() | Asian Games, September-October 2023 | ||
FW | Yudai Kimura | (2001-02-28) 28 February 2001 (age 23) | ![]() | Asian Games, September-October 2023 INJ | ||
FW | Naoki Kumata | (2004-08-02) 2 August 2004 (age 19) | ![]() | Asian Games, September-October 2023 INJ | ||
INJ Withdrew due to injury |
(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
- 1996 Summer Olympics Squad
- 2000 Summer Olympics Squad
- 2004 Summer Olympics Squad
- 2008 Summer Olympics Squad
- 2012 Summer Olympics Squad
- 2016 Summer Olympics Squad
- 2020 Summer Olympics Squad
- 2024 Summer Olympics Squad
- 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
- 2024 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 |
---|---|---|---|
not selected | |||
Seigo Narazaki (GK) | Ryuzo Morioka (DF) | Atsuhiro Miura (MF) | |
Hitoshi Sogahata (GK) | Shinji Ono (MF) | not selected | |
not selected | |||
Maya Yoshida (DF) | Yūhei Tokunaga (DF) | not selected | |
Hiroki Fujiharu (DF) | Tsukasa Shiotani (DF) | Shinzo Koroki (FW) | |
Maya Yoshida (DF) | Hiroki Sakai (DF) | Wataru Endo (MF) | |
not selected |
Manager history
Name | Period |
---|---|
![]() | 1990–1992 |
![]() | 1993–1996 |
![]() | 1998–2000 |
![]() | 2002–2004 |
![]() | 2006–2008 |
![]() | 2010–2012 |
![]() | 2014–2016 |
![]() | 2017–2020 |
![]() | 2020 |
![]() | 2020–2021 |
![]() | 2021 |
![]() | 2021–present[6] |
Records
- As of 11 June 2024
- Players in bold are still active, at least at club level.
- Caps and goals are calculated taking into account all national team levels, including U21, U22, and U23.
Most capped players
| Top goalscorers
|
Competitive record
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
Olympic Games
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/2012_Olympic_Football_-_Spain_v_Japan_%284%29.jpg/250px-2012_Olympic_Football_-_Spain_v_Japan_%284%29.jpg)
Summer Olympics record | Qualifier record | ||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1908–1988 | See Japan national team | ||||||||||||||
![]() | Did not qualify | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 11 | ||||||||
![]() | Group stage | 9th | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 6 | |
![]() | Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 3 | |
![]() | Group stage | 13th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 2 | |
![]() | Group stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 4 | |
![]() | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 6 | |
![]() | Group stage | 10th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | via AFC U-23 Asian Cup | ||||||
![]() | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | |||||||
![]() | Qualified | ||||||||||||||
![]() | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
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Total | Fourth place | 7/7 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 38 | 37 | 60 | 46 | 5 | 9 | 173 | 32 |
Match history
Summer Olympics history | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Round | Opponent | Score | Result |
1996 | Group stage | ![]() | 1–0 | Win |
![]() | 0–2 | Loss | ||
![]() | 3–2 | Win | ||
2000 | Group stage | ![]() | 2–1 | Win |
![]() | 2–1 | Win | ||
![]() | 0–1 | Loss | ||
Quarter-finals | ![]() | 2–2 4–5 | Draw Loss | |
2004 | Group stage | ![]() | 3–4 | Loss |
![]() | 2–3 | Loss | ||
![]() | 1–0 | Win | ||
2008 | Group stage | ![]() | 0–1 | Loss |
![]() | 1–2 | Loss | ||
![]() | 0–1 | Loss | ||
2012 | Group stage | ![]() | 1–0 | Win |
![]() | 1–0 | Win | ||
![]() | 0–0 | Draw | ||
Quarter-finals | ![]() | 3–0 | Win | |
Semi-finals | ![]() | 1–3 | Loss | |
Bronze Play-off | ![]() | 0–2 | Loss | |
2016 | Group stage | ![]() | 4–5 | Loss |
![]() | 2–2 | Draw | ||
![]() | 1–0 | Win | ||
2020 | Group stage | ![]() | 1–0 | Win |
![]() | 2–1 | Win | ||
![]() | 4–0 | Win | ||
Quarter-finals | ![]() | 0–0 (4–2 p.) | Draw Win | |
Semi-finals | ![]() | 0–1 | Loss | |
Bronze Play-off | ![]() | 1–3 | Loss | |
2024 | Group stage | ![]() | v | |
![]() | v | |||
![]() | v | |||
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 | |
![]() | Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | |
![]() | Champions | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
![]() | Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | |
![]() | Group stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
![]() | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
![]() | Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
![]() | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||
Total | 6/7 | Champions | 26 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 52 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 4 |
Match history
AFC U-23 Asian Cup history | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Round | Opponent | Score | Result |
2013 | Group stage | ![]() | 3–3 | Draw |
![]() | 0–0 | Draw | ||
![]() | 4–0 | Win | ||
Quarter-finals | ![]() | 0–1 | Loss | |
2016 | Group stage | ![]() | 1–0 | Win |
![]() | 4–0 | Win | ||
![]() | 2–1 | Win | ||
Quarter-finals | ![]() | 3–0 | Win | |
Semi-finals | ![]() | 2–1 | Win | |
Final | ![]() | 3–2 | Win | |
2018 | Group stage | ![]() | 1–0 | Win |
![]() | 1–0 | Win | ||
![]() | 3–1 | Win | ||
Quarter-finals | ![]() | 0–4 | Loss | |
2020 | Group stage | ![]() | 1–2 | Loss |
![]() | 1–2 | Loss | ||
![]() | 1–1 | Draw | ||
2022 | Group stage | ![]() | 2–1 | Win |
![]() | 0–0 | Draw | ||
![]() | 3–0 | Win | ||
Quarter-finals | ![]() | 3–0 | Win | |
Semi-finals | ![]() | 0–2 | Loss | |
3rd place match | ![]() | 3–0 | Win | |
2024 | Group stage | ![]() | 1–0 | Win |
![]() | 2–0 | Win | ||
![]() | 0–1 | Loss | ||
Quarter-finals | ![]() | 4–2 | Win | |
Semi-finals | ![]() | 2–0 | Win | |
Final | ![]() | 1–0 | Win | |
Asian Games
Asian Games record | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hosts / Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
![]() | ![]() | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 |
![]() | Round 1 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
![]() | ![]() | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
![]() | Quarter-finals | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 |
![]() | ![]() | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 |
![]() | ![]() | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 4 |
![]() | ||||||||
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Total | 6/6 | ![]() | 28 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 55 | 18 |
Match history
Asian Games history | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Round | Opponent | Score | Result |
2002 | Round 1 | ![]() | 2–0 | Win |
![]() | 5–2 | Win | ||
![]() | 1–0 | Win | ||
Quarter-finals | ![]() | 1–0 | Win | |
Semi-finals | ![]() | 3–0 | Win | |
Final | ![]() | 1–2 | Loss | |
2006 | Round 1 | ![]() | 3–2 | Win |
![]() | 1–0 | Win | ||
![]() | 1–2 | Loss | ||
2010 | Round 1 | ![]() | 3–0 | Win |
![]() | 2–0 | Win | ||
![]() | 3–0 | Win | ||
Round 2 | ![]() | 5–0 | Win | |
Quarter-finals | ![]() | 1–0 | Win | |
Semi-finals | ![]() | 2–1 | Win | |
Final | ![]() | 1–0 | Win | |
2014 | Round 1 | ![]() | 4–1 | Win |
![]() | 1–3 | Loss | ||
![]() | 4–0 | Win | ||
Round 2 | ![]() | 4–0 | Win | |
Quarter-finals | ![]() | 0–1 | Loss | |
2018 | Round 1 | ![]() | 1–0 | Win |
![]() | 4–0 | Win | ||
![]() | 0–1 | Loss | ||
Round 2 | ![]() | 1–0 | Win | |
Quarter-finals | ![]() | 2–1 | Win | |
Semi-finals | ![]() | 1–0 | Win | |
Final | ![]() | 1–2 | Loss | |
2022 | Round 1 | ![]() | 3–1 | Win |
![]() | 1–0 | Win | ||
Round 2 | ![]() | 7–0 | Win | |
Quarter-finals | ![]() | 2–1 | Win | |
Semi-finals | ![]() | 4–0 | Win | |
Final | ![]() | 1–2 | Loss | |
See also
- Sport in Japan
- Japan Football Association (JFA)
- Kirin Cup (Invitational tournament)
- Kirin Challenge Cup [ja] (International friendly match)
- Kirin Company
- National teams
- Men's
- National football team
- Results and fixtures
- 2020–present
- International footballers
- Results and fixtures
- National under-23 football team
- National under-20 football team
- National under-17 football team
- National futsal team
- National under-20 futsal team
- National beach soccer team
- Women's
- National football team
- National under-20 football team
- National under-17 football team
- National futsal team
References
- ^ Hyung-Jin Yoon (6 May 2006). "Japan - International Results U-23 (Olympic) Team [Malaysia (1) – Japan (1)]". RDFC. Archived from the original on 29 March 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ a b c "List of International matches". jfa.jp. Japan Football Association (JFA). Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "U-23日本代表 メンバー・スケジュール(4.6-5.4 カタール/ドーハ)AFC U23アジアカップ カタール2024". Japan Football Association (JFA). Tokyo. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "U-23日本代表 メンバー・スケジュール(7.11-8.11 フランス) 第33回オリンピック競技大会(2024/パリ)" (in Japanese). 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "U-22日本代表 メンバー・スケジュール 国際親善試合 vs. U-22アルゼンチン代表(11.18 静岡/IAIスタジアム日本平)" (in Japanese). 9 November 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ "Mr. OIWA Go appointed as Head Coach of U-21 Japan National Team". Japan Football Association (JFA). Tokyo. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
External links
- (in English) Japan national under-21 football team (2022) – official website at JFA.jp
- (in English) Japan national under-24 football team (2021) – official website at JFA.jp
- (in English) Japan national under-23 football team (2020) – official website at JFA.jp
- (in Japanese) Japan national team 2021 schedule at JFA.jp
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