Japan national under-23 football team - Team

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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

Association

Japan Football Association

Confederation

AFC (Asia)

Sub-confederation

EAFF (East Asia)

Head coach

Lee Woo-young

Most caps

Kensuke Nagai
Keigo Higashi
Reo Hatate
(31 each)

Top scorer

Shoya Nakajima (19)

FIFA code

JPN

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

Appearances

7 (first in 1996)

Best result

Fourth place (2012, 2020)

Asian Games

Appearances

5 (first in 2002)

Best result

Gold medalists (2010)

AFC U-23 Championship

Appearances

5 (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.

Rivalries

South Korea

Japan maintains a strong football rivalry with South Korea.

Media coverage

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

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (March 2022)

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

Legend

Win Draw Lose Fixture

2022

U-23

20 September Friendly match	Cambodia	1–3	Japan	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
19:00 UTC+7	Choun 27' (pen.)		Komori 14' Fujii 37' Mizuno 70'	Stadium: Morodok Techo National Stadium Referee: Warintorn Sassadee (Thailand)

Fixtures & Results (U-23), JFA.jp

U-21

23 March Dubai Cup U-23	Japan	1–0	Croatia	Dubai, UAE
16:00 UTC+4	Oda 81'	Report (JFA) Report (JFA) (in Japanese and English) Report (Soccerway)		Stadium: Al Awir Stadium

26 March Dubai Cup U-23	Qatar	0–2	Japan	Dubai, UAE
16:00 UTC+4		Report (JFA) Report (Soccerway)	Saito 53' Yamamoto 86'	Stadium: Al Maktoum Stadium

29 March Dubai Cup U-23 Placement match	Saudi Arabia	0–1	Japan	Dubai, UAE
21:00 UTC+4		Report (JFA) Report (Soccerway)	Hosoya 20'	Stadium: Al Maktoum Stadium

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)	Y. Suzuki 61' Hosoya 76'	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	Matsuki 11' Sato 56' Nakashima 90+4'	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	Y. Suzuki 22', 80' Hosoya 65'	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	Jaloliddinov 60' Norchaev 89'	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	Sato 7' Trewin 39' (o.g.) Fujio 63'	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)	Hosoya 15'	Stadium: Marbella Football Center

26 September Friendly match	Italy	1–1	Japan	Castel di Sangro, Italy
15:30 UTC+2	Fujio 55'	Report (JFA)	Colombo 39'	Stadium: Stadio Teofilo Patini

18 November Friendly match	Spain	v	Japan	Sevilla, Spain
20:00 UTC+2		Report (JFA) Report (Soccerway)		Stadium: Estadio La Cartuja

22 November Friendly match	Portugal	v	Japan	Portimão, Portugal
19:15 UTC+2		Report (JFA) Report (Soccerway)		Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Portimão

Fixtures & Results (U-21), JFA.jp

Head-to-head record

As of 18 June 2022, after the match against Australia.

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

Against	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Confederation
Australia	11	5	0	6	20	15	+5	AFC
Bahrain	2	1	0	1	6	2	+4	AFC
Cambodia	2	2	0	0	6	0	+6	AFC
China	7	3	0	4	8	5	+3	AFC
Chinese Taipei	4	4	0	0	15	1	+14	AFC
Hong Kong	6	5	0	1	15	4	+11	AFC
Indonesia	3	2	0	0	10	3	+7	AFC
India	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	AFC
Iran	5	2	2	1	10	7	+3	AFC
Iraq	4	1	1	2	4	6	–2	AFC
Jordan	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	AFC
Kuwait	5	3	2	0	15	2	+13	AFC
Lebanon	2	2	0	0	6	1	+5	AFC
Macau	3	3	0	0	21	0	+21	AFC
Malaysia	17	13	4	0	47	7	+40	AFC
Myanmar	2	2	0	0	16	0	+16	AFC
Nepal	5	5	0	0	21	0	+21	AFC
Oman	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	AFC
North Korea	2	2	0	0	4	3	+1	AFC
Qatar	5	3	2	1	5	4	+1	AFC
Saudi Arabia	5	5	1	1	9	6	+3	AFC
South Korea	18	6	3	9	24	20	+4	AFC
Palestine	4	4	0	0	9	1	+8	AFC
Philippines	3	3	0	0	32	0	+32	AFC
Pakistan	2	2	0	0	7	2	+5	AFC
Singapore	2	2	0	0	4	1	+3	AFC
Syria	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	AFC
Tajikistan	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	AFC
Thailand	10	9	0	1	26	3	+23	AFC
Timor-Leste	2	2	0	0	7	0	+7	AFC
Uzbekistan	2	0	0	2	0	6	–6	AFC
United Arab Emirates	5	4	1	1	7	2	+5	AFC
Vietnam	4	3	0	1	7	1	+6	AFC
Angola	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	CAF
Egypt	6	2	1	3	2	8	–6	CAF
Ghana	4	3	0	1	11	2	+9	CAF
Mali	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	CAF
Morocco	3	3	0	0	7	2	+5	CAF
Nigeria	3	0	0	3	5	9	–4	CAF
South Africa	3	3	0	0	6	1	+5	CAF
Tunisia	3	1	0	2	4	6	–2	CAF
Canada	1	0	0	1	0	1	–1	CONCACAF
Costa Rica	4	1	2	1	5	4	+1	CONCACAF
Honduras	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	CONCACAF
Jamaica	2	2	0	0	13	0	+13	CONCACAF
Mexico	4	1	1	2	6	9	–3	CONCACAF
United States	3	0	2	1	4	5	–1	CONCACAF
Argentina	3	2	0	1	4	1	+3	CONMEBOL
Brazil	5	2	2	1	6	5	+1	CONMEBOL
Chile	1	1	0	0	6	1	+5	CONMEBOL
Colombia	2	0	1	1	2	4	–2	CONMEBOL
Ecuador	1	0	0	1	0	1	–1	CONMEBOL
Paraguay	1	0	0	1	3	4	–1	CONMEBOL
Venezuela	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	CONMEBOL
Croatia	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	UEFA
Denmark	2	0	1	1	1	6	–5	UEFA
England	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	UEFA
Italy	2	0	0	2	2	6	–4	UEFA
France	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	UEFA
Germany	2	1	0	1	7	3	+4	UEFA
Greece	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	UEFA
Hungary	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	UEFA
Kazakhstan	2	2	0	0	5	1	+4	UEFA
Netherlands	1	0	0	1	0	1	–1	UEFA
Norway	1	0	0	1	2	3	–1	UEFA
Portugal	1	0	0	1	0	1	–1	UEFA
Republic of Ireland	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	UEFA
Russia	5	2	2	1	7	5	+2	UEFA
Spain	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	UEFA
Slovakia	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	UEFA
Sweden	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	UEFA
Switzerland	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	UEFA
New Zealand	4	2	2	0	9	1	+8	OFC
Against	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Confederation

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

As of 17 March 2022[5]

Role	Name
Head coach	Lee Woo-young (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Assistant coach	Kenji Haneda (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Goalkeeper coach	Yukiya Hamano (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Physical coach	Yoshiharu Yano (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Technical staff	Shigeyuki Ochi (JFA Technical House)
Technical staff	Daisuke Sugawara (JFA Technical House)

Manager history

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As of 18 June 2022, after the match against Australia.

Name	Period	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	Winning %	Notes
Yoshitada Yamaguchi	1990–1992	0	0	0	0	00.0%
Akira Nishino	1993–1996	0	0	0	0	00.0%
Philippe Troussier	1998–2000	0	0	0	0	00.0%
Masakuni Yamamoto	2002–2004	0	0	0	0	00.0%
Yasuharu Sorimachi	2006–2008	0	0	0	0	00.0%
Takashi Sekizuka	2010–2012	0	0	0	0	00.0%
Makoto Teguramori	2014–2016	0	0	0	0	00.0%
Hajime Moriyasu	2017–2020	0	0	0	0	00.0%
Akinobu Yokouchi	2020	0	0	0	0	00.0%
Hajime Moriyasu	2020–2021	0	0	0	0	00.0%
Koichi Togashi	2021	2	2	0	0	100.0%
Go Oiwa	2021–2022	9	7	1	1	77.8%	[6]
Lee Woo-young	2022-	1	1	0	0	100.0%

source:[7]

Players

On the following lists, each player's age and club on the squad lists refers to the release date of the call-ups of each under-23 section. However, the recent call-ups section does not utilize this method.

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 (aged 21)	Kokushikan University
12	1GK	Issei Kondo	(2001-01-15)15 January 2001 (aged 21)	Hosei University
21	1GK	Kazuaki Suganuma	(2001-09-12)12 September 2001 (aged 21)	Fukuoka University

2	2DF	Hayato Okuda	(2001-04-21)21 April 2001 (aged 21)	Momoyama Gakuin University
3	2DF	Taichi Yamasaki	(2001-01-08)8 January 2001 (aged 21)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
4	2DF	Yuya Aizawa	(2000-10-17)17 October 2000 (aged 21)	Komazawa University
5	2DF	Yuto Yamada	(2001-07-19)19 July 2001 (aged 21)	Kashiwa Reysol
13	2DF	Sota Miura	(2000-09-07)7 September 2000 (aged 22)	Ventforet Kofu
16	2DF	Shuhei Hayami	(2000-11-11)11 November 2000 (aged 21)	Tokoha University
19	2DF	Hiroki Sekine	(2002-08-11)11 August 2002 (aged 20)	Takushoku University
23	2DF	Teppei Oka	(2001-09-06)6 September 2001 (aged 21)	Meiji University

6	3MF	George Onaiwu	(2000-11-11)11 November 2000 (aged 21)	Vegalta Sendai
7	3MF	Toya Izumi	(2000-12-02)2 December 2000 (aged 21)	Vissel Kobe
9	3MF	Tsubasa Terayama	(2000-04-10)10 April 2000 (aged 22)	FC Tokyo
11	3MF	Sena Saito	(2000-11-21)21 November 2000 (aged 21)	Shimizu S-Pulse
14	3MF	Kazuki Kumasawa	(2001-01-13)13 January 2001 (aged 21)	Ryutsu Keizai University
15	3MF	Ken Masui	(2001-04-04)4 April 2001 (aged 21)	Kwansei Gakuin University
17	3MF	Hiroto Uemura	(2001-08-26)26 August 2001 (aged 21)	Júbilo Iwata
18	3MF	Hayata Mizuno	(2000-06-30)30 June 2000 (aged 22)	Ventforet Kofu
22	3MF	Kaito Fujii	(2003-02-15)15 February 2003 (aged 19)	Ryutsu Keizai University

8	4FW	Shin Yamada	(2000-05-30)30 May 2000 (aged 22)	Kawasaki Frontale
10	4FW	Riku Ochiai	(1999-05-23)23 May 1999 (aged 23)	Kashiwa Reysol
24	4FW	Hiiro Komori	(2000-08-06)6 August 2000 (aged 22)	JEF United Chiba

Current U-22 squad

The following players were called up for the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification, where they played against Cambodia and Hong Kong, in October 2021.[9]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Yuma Obata	(2001-11-07)7 November 2001 (aged 19)	Vegalta Sendai
12	1GK	Masato Sasaki	(2002-05-01)1 May 2002 (aged 19)	Kashiwa Reysol
23	1GK	Mitsuki Sugimoto	(2001-08-17)17 August 2001 (aged 20)	Rissho University

2	2DF	Reon Yamahara	(1999-06-08)8 June 1999 (aged 22)	Shimizu S-Pulse
3	2DF	Taiga Hata	(2002-01-20)20 January 2002 (aged 19)	Shonan Bellmare
4	2DF	Ryotaro Tsunoda	(1999-06-27)27 June 1999 (aged 22)	Yokohama F. Marinos
5	2DF	Seiya Baba	(2001-10-24)24 October 2001 (aged 19)	Tokyo Verdy
15	2DF	Hijiri Kato	(2001-09-16)16 September 2001 (aged 20)	V-Varen Nagasaki
16	2DF	Riku Handa	(2002-01-01)1 January 2002 (aged 19)	Montedio Yamagata
20	2DF	Maaya Sako	(2002-12-02)2 December 2002 (aged 18)	Fujieda MYFC
22	2DF	Anrie Chase	(2004-03-24)24 March 2004 (aged 17)	Shoshi High School

6	3MF	Renji Matsui	(2000-02-27)27 February 2000 (aged 21)	Kawasaki Frontale
7	3MF	Yuito Suzuki	(2001-10-25)25 October 2001 (aged 19)	Shimizu S-Pulse
8	3MF	Daiki Matsuoka	(2001-06-01)1 June 2001 (aged 20)	Shimizu S-Pulse
10	3MF	Yuta Goke	(1999-06-10)10 June 1999 (aged 22)	Vissel Kobe
11	3MF	Kein Sato	(2001-07-11)11 July 2001 (aged 20)	Meiji University
13	3MF	Satoshi Tanaka	(2002-08-13)13 August 2002 (aged 19)	Shonan Bellmare
14	3MF	Joel Chima Fujita	(2002-02-16)16 February 2002 (aged 19)	Yokohama F. Marinos
17	3MF	Kuryu Matsuki	(2004-04-30)30 April 2004 (aged 17)	Aomori Yamada High School
19	3MF	Jiro Nakamura	(2003-08-22)22 August 2003 (aged 18)	Gamba Osaka
21	3MF	Hidemasa Koda	(2003-10-02)2 October 2003 (aged 18)	Nagoya Grampus

9	4FW	Mao Hosoya	(2001-09-07)7 September 2001 (aged 20)	Kashiwa Reysol
18	4FW	Shota Fujio	(2001-05-02)2 May 2001 (aged 20)	Mito HollyHock

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 (aged 20)	Kashiwa Reysol
12	1GK	Zion Suzuki	(2002-08-21)21 August 2002 (aged 20)	Urawa Red Diamonds
23	1GK	Leo Brian Kokubo	(2001-01-23)23 January 2001 (aged 21)	Benfica

2	2DF	Riku Handa	(2002-01-01)1 January 2002 (aged 20)	Montedio Yamagata
3	2DF	Seiya Baba	(2001-10-24) 24 October 2001 (age 21)	Tokyo Verdy
4	2DF	Kaito Suzuki	(2002-08-25)25 August 2002 (aged 20)	Tochigi SC
5	2DF	Seiji Kimura	(2001-08-24)24 August 2001 (aged 21)	Montedio Yamagata
15	2DF	Hijiri Kato	(2001-09-16)16 September 2001 (aged 21)	V-Varen Nagasaki
21	2DF	Kashif Bangnagande	(2001-09-24)24 September 2001 (aged 21)	FC Tokyo
22	2DF	Taiga Hata	(2002-01-20)20 January 2002 (aged 20)	Shonan Bellmare

6	3MF	Sota Kawasaki	(2001-07-30)30 July 2001 (aged 21)	Kyoto Sanga
7	3MF	Rihito Yamamoto	(2001-12-12)12 December 2001 (aged 20)	Tokyo Verdy
8	3MF	Joel Chima Fujita	(2002-02-16)16 February 2002 (aged 20)	Yokohama F. Marinos
10	3MF	Yuito Suzuki	(2001-10-25)25 October 2001 (aged 21)	Shimizu S-Pulse
13	3MF	Kein Sato	(2001-07-11)11 July 2001 (aged 21)	Meiji University
14	3MF	Shunsuke Mito	(2002-09-28)28 September 2002 (aged 20)	Albirex Niigata
16	3MF	Daiki Matsuoka	(2001-06-01)1 June 2001 (aged 21)	Shimizu S-Pulse
17	3MF	Jun Nishikawa	(2002-02-21)21 February 2002 (aged 20)	Sagan Tosu
18	3MF	Koki Saito	(2001-08-10)10 August 2001 (aged 21)	Sparta Rotterdam
20	3MF	Yuta Matsumura	(2001-04-13)13 April 2001 (aged 21)	Kashima Antlers

9	4FW	Shota Fujio	(2001-05-02)2 May 2001 (aged 21)	Tokushima Vortis
19	4FW	Yutaro Oda	(2001-08-12)12 August 2001 (aged 21)	Vissel Kobe

Recent U-23, U-22, and U-21 call-ups

The following players have been called up to an under-23, under-22, or under-21 squad in the past 12 months. Each players' age and clubs are updated frequently.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Taishi Brandon Nozawa	(2002-12-25) 25 December 2002 (age 19)			Iwate Grulla Morioka	Training Camp (May 2022) ^U21
GK	Yuma Obata	(2001-11-07) 7 November 2001 (age 21)			Vegalta Sendai	Training Camp (March 2022) ^U21
GK	Taiki Yamada	(2002-01-08) 8 January 2002 (age 20)			Kashima Antlers	Training Camp (March 2022) ^U21

DF	Ryuya Nishio ^INJ	(2001-05-16)16 May 2001 (aged 21)			Cerezo Osaka	v. Spain, 18 November 2022 ^U21
DF	Ayumu Ohata	(2001-04-27) 27 April 2001 (age 21)			Urawa Red Diamonds	v. Italy, 26 September 2022 ^U21
DF	Takashi Uchino	(2001-03-07) 7 March 2001 (age 21)			Fortuna Düsseldorf	2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup (June 2022) ^U21
DF	Anrie Chase	(2004-08-24) 24 August 2004 (age 18)			VfB Stuttgart II	2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup (June 2022) ^U21
DF	Shumpei Naruse	(2001-01-17) 17 January 2001 (age 21)			Fagiano Okayama	Training Camp (May 2022) ^U21
DF	Takuma Otake	(2002-08-08) 8 August 2002 (age 20)			Kashiwa Reysol	Training Camp (March 2022) ^U21

MF	Fuchi Honda	(2001-05-10) 10 May 2001 (age 21)			Sagan Tosu	v. Italy, 26 September 2022 ^U21
MF	Fuki Yamada	(2001-07-10) 10 July 2001 (age 21)			Kyoto Sanga	v. Italy, 26 September 2022 ^U21
MF	Satoshi Tanaka	(2002-08-13) 13 August 2002 (age 20)			KV Kortrijk	v. Italy, 26 September 2022 ^U21
MF	Kuryu Matsuki	(2003-04-30) 30 April 2003 (age 19)			FC Tokyo	2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup (June 2022) ^U21
MF	Fumiya Unoki	(2001-07-04) 4 July 2001 (age 21)			Mito HollyHock	Training Camp (May 2022) ^U21
MF	Hikaru Naruoka	(2002-07-28) 28 July 2002 (age 20)			Shimizu S-Pulse	Training Camp (May 2022) ^U21
MF	Masaya Shibayama	(2002-07-02) 2 July 2002 (age 20)			Omiya Ardija	Training Camp (May 2022) ^U21
MF	Tatsunori Sakurai	(2002-07-26) 26 July 2002 (age 20)			Tokushima Vortis	Training Camp (May 2022) ^U21
MF	Ten Miyagi	(2001-06-02) 2 June 2001 (age 21)			Kawasaki Frontale	Training Camp (May 2022) ^U21
MF	Hidemasa Koda	(2003-10-02) 2 October 2003 (age 19)			Nagoya Grampus	U23 Dubai Cup (March 2022) ^U21
MF	Shun Ayukawa	(2001-09-15) 15 September 2001 (age 21)			Sanfrecce Hiroshima	U23 Dubai Cup (March 2022) ^U21
MF	Taiyo Hiraoka	(2002-09-14) 14 September 2002 (age 20)			Shonan Bellmare	Training Camp (March 2022) ^U21

FW	Mao Hosoya ^INJ	(2001-09-07)7 September 2001 (aged 21)	-	-	Kashiwa Reysol	v. Spain, 18 November 2022 ^U21
FW	Yudai Kimura	(2001-02-28) 28 February 2001 (age 21)			Kyoto Sanga	v. Italy, 26 September 2022 ^U21
FW	Taika Nakashima	(2002-06-08) 8 June 2002 (age 20)			Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup (June 2022) ^U21
FW	Itsuki Someno	(2002-09-12) 12 September 2002 (age 20)			Tokyo Verdy	Training Camp (May 2022) ^U21
FW	Sora Kobori	(2002-12-17) 17 December 2002 (age 19)			Tochigi SC	Training Camp (May 2022) ^U21
FW	Ryotaro Araki	(2002-01-29) 29 January 2002 (age 20)			Kashima Antlers	U23 Dubai Cup (March 2022) ^U21
FW	Solomon Sakuragawa	(2001-08-04) 4 August 2001 (age 21)			JEF United Chiba	Training Camp (March 2022) ^U21
^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. ^U23 Player selected for an U-23 squad ^U22 Player selected for an U-22 squad ^U21 Player selected for an U-21 squad

(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

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

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.

Most capped players

#	Name	Caps	Goals	Pos	Career
1	Keigo Higashi	31	5	MF	2010–2012
	Kensuke Nagai	31	13	FW	2009–2012
	Reo Hatate	31	8	MF	2017–2021
4	Shoya Nakajima	30	19	FW	2014–2016
5	Hotaru Yamaguchi	29	1	MF	2010–2012
6	Kazuya Yamamura	26	1	DF	2010–2012
6	Hiroki Sakai	26	3	DF	2011–2021
8	Daisuke Matsui	25	2	MF	2002–2004
9	Ayase Ueda	24	12	FW	2017–2021
9	Ko Itakura	24	6	DF	2018–2021

Top goalscorers

#	Name	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Shoya Nakajima	19	30	0.63	2014–2016
2	Kensuke Nagai	13	31	0.42	2009–2012
3	Ayase Ueda	12	24	0.5	2017–2021
4	Daizen Maeda	9	18	0.5	2018–2021
5	Reo Hatate	8	31	0.26	2017–2021
6	Musashi Suzuki	7	10	0.7	2014–2016
6	Takefusa Kubo	7	18	0.39	2018–
8	Yūki Ōtsu	6	16	0.38	2011–2012
	Takuma Asano	6	14	0.43	2014–2016
	Ko Itakura	6	24	0.25	2018–2021
	Ritsu Dōan	6	11	0.55	2019–2021
	Mao Hosoya	6	10	0.6	2021–

Competitive record

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1908–1988	See Japan national team
1992	Did Not Qualify
1996	Group Stage	9th	3	2	0	1	4	4
2000	Quarter-finals	5th	4	2	1	1	6	5
2004	Group Stage	13th	3	1	0	2	6	7
2008	Group Stage	15th	3	0	0	3	1	4
2012	Fourth Place	4th	6	3	1	2	6	5
2016	Group Stage	10th	3	1	1	1	7	7
2020	Fourth Place	4th	6	3	1	2	8	5
2024	To be Determined
2028
2032
Total	Fourth Place	7/7	28	12	4	12	38	38

Match history

Summer Olympics history
Year	Round	Opponent	Score	Result
1996	Group stage	Brazil	1–0	Win
	Group stage	Nigeria	0–2	Loss
	Group stage	Hungary	3–2	Win

2000	Group stage	South Africa	2–1	Win
	Group stage	Slovakia	2–1	Win
	Group stage	Brazil	0–1	Loss
	Quarter-finals	United States	2–2 4–5	Draw Loss

2004	Group stage	Paraguay	3–4	Loss
	Group stage	Italy	2–3	Loss
	Group stage	Ghana	1–0	Win

2008	Group stage	United States	0–1	Loss
	Group stage	Nigeria	1–2	Loss
	Group stage	Netherlands	0–1	Loss

2012	Group stage	Spain	1–0	Win
	Group stage	Morocco	1–0	Win
	Group stage	Honduras	0–0	Draw
	Quarter-finals	Egypt	3–0	Win
	Semi-finals	Mexico	1–3	Loss
	Bronze Play-off	South Korea	0–2	Loss

2016	Group stage	Nigeria	4–5	Loss
	Group stage	Colombia	2–2	Draw
	Group stage	Sweden	1–0	Win

2020	Group stage	South Africa	1–0	Win
	Group stage	Mexico	2–1	Win
	Group stage	France	4–0	Win
	Quarter-finals	New Zealand	0–0 4–2	Draw Win
	Semi-finals	Spain	0–1	Loss
	Bronze Play-off	Mexico	1–3	Loss

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
2013	Quarter-finals	7th	4	1	2	1	8	5	5	5	0	0	20	2
2016	Champions	1st	6	6	0	0	15	4	3	3	0	0	10	0
2018	Quarter-finals	5th	4	3	0	1	5	5	3	3	0	0	11	2
2020	Group Stage	15th	3	0	1	2	3	5	3	3	0	0	21	0
2022	Third Place	3rd	6	4	1	1	11	3	2	2	0	0	8	0
Total	5/5	Champions	23	14	4	5	42	22	16	16	0	0	70	4

Match history

AFC U-23 Asian Cup history
Year	Round	Opponent	Score	Result
2013	Group Stage	Iran	3–3	Draw
	Group Stage	Kuwait	0–0	Draw
	Group Stage	Australia	4–0	Win
	Quarter-finals	Iraq	0–1	Loss

2016	Group Stage	North Korea	1–0	Win
	Group Stage	Thailand	4–0	Win
	Group Stage	Saudi Arabia	2–1	Win
	Quarter-finals	Iran	3–0	Win
	Semi-finals	Iraq	2–1	Win
	Final	South Korea	3–2	Win

2018	Group Stage	Palestine	1–0	Win
	Group Stage	Thailand	1–0	Win
	Group Stage	North Korea	3–1	Win
	Quarter-finals	Uzbekistan	0–4	Loss

2020	Group Stage	Saudi Arabia	1–2	Loss
	Group Stage	Syria	1–2	Loss
	Group Stage	Qatar	1–1	Draw

2022	Group stage	UAE	2–1	Win
	Group stage	Saudi Arabia	0–0	Draw
	Group stage	Tajikistan	3–0	Win
	Quarter-finals	South Korea	3–0	Win
	Semi-finals	Uzbekistan	0–2	Loss
	3rd place match	Australia	3–0	Win

Asian Games

Asian Games record
Hosts / Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
2002	Silver	2	6	5	0	1	13	4
2006	Round 1	11	3	2	0	1	5	4
2010	Gold	1	7	7	0	0	17	1
2014	Quarter-finals	6	5	3	0	2	10	5
2018	Silver	2	7	5	0	2	10	4
2022	To be Determined
2026
2030
2034
Total	5/5	Gold	28	22	0	6	55	18

Match history

Asian Games history
Year	Round	Opponent	Score	Result
2002	Round 1	Palestine	2–0	Win
	Round 1	Bahrain	5–2	Win
	Round 1	Uzbekistan	1–0	Win
	Quarter-finals	China	1–0	Win
	Semi-finals	Thailand	3–0	Win
	Final	Iran	1–2	Loss

2006	Round 1	Pakistan	3–2	Win
	Round 1	Syria	1–0	Win
	Round 1	North Korea	1–2	Loss

2010	Round 1	China	3–0	Win
	Round 1	Malaysia	2–0	Win
	Round 1	Kyrgyzstan	3–0	Win
	Round 2	India	5–0	Win
	Quarter-finals	Thailand	1–0	Win
	Semi-finals	Iran	2–1	Win
	Final	UAE	1–0	Win

2014	Round 1	Kuwait	4–1	Win
	Round 1	Iraq	1–3	Loss
	Round 1	Nepal	4–0	Win
	Round 2	Palestine	4–0	Win
	Quarter-finals	South Korea	0–1	Loss

2018	Round 1	Nepal	1–0	Win
	Round 1	Pakistan	4–0	Win
	Round 1	Vietnam	0–1	Loss
	Round 2	Malaysia	1–0	Win
	Quarter-finals	Saudi Arabia	2–1	Win
	Semi-finals	UAE	1–0	Win
	Final	South Korea	1–2	Loss

References

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"TV放送". www.jfa.jp (in Japanese). Japan Football Association (JFA). July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
"TV放送 | International Cup U-23 | 2022/3/20(日)～2022/3/29(火) | ドバイ／UAE" [TV broadcasting]. www.jfa.jp (in Japanese). Japan Football Association (JFA). Retrieved 18 March 2022.
"U-21日本代表戦テレビ放送決定のお知らせ　ドバイカップU-23（3.23～29＠アラブ首長国連邦／ドバイ）" [U-21 Japan National Team TV Broadcast Decision Notice (23-29 March@United Arab Emirates / Dubai)]. www.jfa.jp (in Japanese). Japan Football Association (JFA). 17 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
"U-21 Japan National Team squad - Dubai Cup U-23 (3/23-29＠Dubai, UAE)". Japan Football Association (JFA). Tokyo. 17 March 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
"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.
https://www.jfa.jp/national_team/tokyo_olympic_2020/img/all_02s.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
"U-23日本代表カンボジア遠征（9.18-24）メンバー・スケジュール" (in Japanese). 17 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
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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

v t e Asian Games football men's tournament winners
1951: India 1954: Republic of China 1958: Republic of China 1962: India 1966: Burma 1970: Burma / South Korea 1974: Iran 1978: North Korea / South Korea 1982: Iraq 1986: South Korea 1990: Iran 1994: Uzbekistan 1998: Iran 2002: Iran 2006: Qatar 2010: Japan 2014: South Korea 2018: South Korea

Football in Japan

Japan Football Association (JFA)

National teams
(2022)

Men	Senior U-23 U-20 U-17
Women	Senior U-23 U-20 U-17

League competitions
(2022)

Men	J.League J1 League J2 League J3 League Japan Football League Regional Leagues
Women	WE League Nadeshiko League Division 1 Nadeshiko League Division 2 Regional Leagues

Cup competitions
(2022)

Men	Japanese Super Cup Emperor's Cup J.League Cup All Japan Senior Football Championship All Japan Club Teams Football Tournament
Women	Empress's Cup WE League Cup

Others

Men	Reserve and youth football Defunct leagues Defunct cups
Women	Reserve and youth football Defunct leagues Defunct cups

Culture

Historical matches	Japan v Iraq (1994 FIFA World Cup qualification)
Anime and Manga	Captain Tsubasa Giant Killing Inazuma Eleven Blue Lock Aoashi

Trophies and awards
Records
Competitions
Venues
History

v t e National sports teams of Japan
Women	Baseball Basketball U-19 U-17 3x3 U-23 3x3 Wheelchair Beach handball Cricket Field hockey Floorball Football U-23 U-20 U-17 Futsal Goalball Gymnastics Handball W-J Ice hockey F U-18 Rugby union 7s Softball U-19 Squash Tennis Volleyball U-18 U-20 U-23 Water polo
Men	A1GP American football Australian rules football Bandy Baseball U-18 Basketball U-17 U-19 3x3 U-23 3x3 Wheelchair Boxing Cricket U-19 Field hockey Floorball U-19 Football U-23 U-20 U-17 Esports Futsal (U-20) Beach soccer Cerebral palsy Goalball Gymnastics Handball MJ MY Ice hockey Junior U-18 Kabaddi Korfball Lacrosse Roller hockey Rugby league Rugby union 7s U-20 Wheelchair Softball U-19 Squash Tennis Volleyball U-21 U-19 Water polo
Mixed	Badminton Boxing Tennis
Olympics Paralympics Asian Games

v t e National under-23 football teams of Asia (AFC)
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
West Asia (WAFF)	Bahrain Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria United Arab Emirates Yemen
Central Asia (CAFA)	Afghanistan Iran Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan
South Asia (SAFF)	Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka
East Asia (EAFF)	China Chinese Taipei Guam Hong Kong Japan Macau Mongolia North Korea Northern Mariana Islands¹ South Korea
Southeast Asia (AFF)	Australia Brunei Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Timor-Leste Vietnam
¹ Not a member of FIFA

Japan Olympics squads

v t e Japan men's football squad – 1996 Summer Olympics
1 Kawaguchi 2 Shirai 3 Suzuki 4 Hironaga 5 Tanaka 6 Hattori 7 Maezono (c) 8 Ito 9 Jo 10 Endō 11 Morioka 12 Uemura 13 Matsuda 14 Nakata 15 Akiba 16 Matsubara 17 Michiki 18 Shimoda Coach: Nishino

v t e Japan men's football squad – 2000 Summer Olympics
1 Narazaki 2 Nakazawa 3 Matsuda 4 Morioka (c) 5 Miyamoto 6 Inamoto 7 H. Nakata 8 Myojin 9 Hirase 10 Nakamura 11 Miura 12 Sakai 13 Yanagisawa 14 Motoyama 15 Nishi 16 K. Nakata 17 Takahara 18 Tsuzuki Coach: Troussier

v t e Japan men's football squad – 2004 Summer Olympics
1 Sogahata 2 Tulio 3 Moniwa 4 Nasu (c) 5 Abe 6 Konno 7 Morisaki 8 Ono 9 Takamatsu 10 Matsui 11 Tanaka 12 Kikuchi 13 Komano 14 Ishikawa 15 Tokunaga 16 Ōkubo 17 Hirayama 18 Kurokawa Coach: Yamamoto

v t e Japan men's football squad – 2008 Summer Olympics
1 Nishikawa 2 Hosogai 3 Yoshida 4 Mizumoto (c) 5 Nagatomo 6 Morishige 7 Uchida 8 K. Honda 9 Toyoda 10 Kajiyama 11 Okazaki 12 Taniguchi 13 Yasuda 14 Kagawa 15 Morimoto 16 T. Honda 17 Lee 18 Yamamoto Coach: Sorimachi

v t e Japan men's football squad – 2012 Summer Olympics – fourth place
1 Gonda 2 Tokunaga 3 Ogihara 4 H. Sakai 5 Yoshida (c) 6 Muramatsu 7 Ōtsu 8 Yamamura 9 Sugimoto 10 Higashi 11 Nagai 12 G. Sakai 13 Suzuki 14 Usami 15 Saitō 16 Yamaguchi 17 Kiyotake 18 Andō Coach: Sekizuka

v t e Japan men's football squad – 2016 Summer Olympics
1 Kushibiki 2 Muroya 3 Endo (c) 4 Fujiharu 5 Ueda 6 Shiotani 7 Harakawa 8 Oshima 9 Yajima 10 Nakajima 11 Suzuki 12 Nakamura 13 Koroki 14 Ideguchi 15 Kamekawa 16 Asano 17 Iwanami 18 Minamino Coach: Teguramori

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2022

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Current U-23 squad

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Recent U-23, U-22, and U-21 call-ups

Previous squads

Records

Most capped players

Top goalscorers

Competitive record

Olympic Games

Match history

AFC U-23 Asian Cup

Match history

Asian Games

Match history

See also

References

External links

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