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    Japan national under-23 football team

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    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
    Appearances6 (first in 2002)
    Best result Gold medalists (2010)
    AFC U-23 Championship
    Appearances5 (first in 2013)
    Best result Champions (2016)

    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[edit]

    Nicknames[edit]

    "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[edit]

    South Korea[edit]

    Main article: Japan–South Korea football rivalry

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

    Results and fixtures[edit]

    Main article: Japan national under-23 football team results (2020–present)
    See also: 2024 in Japanese football
    Legend

      Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

    2024[edit]

    U-23[edit]

    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  v  China Al Rayyan, Qatar
    16:00 UTC+3 Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
    19 April AFC U-23 Asian Cup GS United Arab Emirates  v  Japan Al Rayyan, Qatar
    18:30 UTC+3 Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
    22 April AFC U-23 Asian Cup GS Japan  v  South Korea Al Rayyan, Qatar
    16:00 UTC+3 Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium

    2023[edit]

    U-22[edit]

    24 March Friendly[2] Germany  2–2  Japan Frankfurt, Germany
    18:15 UTC+1
    • Ngankam 40' (pen.)
    • Huseinbašić 49'
    		 Report
    • Sato 43'
    • Hosoya 46'
    		 Stadium: Stadion am Bornheimer Hang
    28 March Friendly[3] Belgium  3–2  Japan Murcia, Spain
    18:00 UTC+2
    • Ramazani 5'
    • Vertessen 20'
    • Vaesen 86'
    		 Report
    • Sato 54'
    • Y. Suzuki 64'
    		 Stadium: Pinatar Arena
    10 June Friendly[3] England  0–2  Japan Newport, England
    --:-- Report
    • Yamamoto 59'
    • Matsumura 75'
    		 Stadium: St. George's Park
    14 June Friendly[3] 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
    • Jeong Woo-yeong 27'
    • Cho Young-wook 56'
    		 Report
    • K. Uchino 2'
    		 Stadium: Hangzhou Sports Park Stadium
    Attendance: 68,018
    Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
    14 October Friendly[3] 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[3] 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[3] Japan  5–2  Argentina Shizuoka, Japan
    14:00 UTC+9
    • Sato 18'
    • Y. Suzuki 66', 75'
    • Matsumura 81'
    • Fukuda 88'
    		 Report
    • Solari 22'
    • Almada 50'
    		 Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira
    Attendance: 11,225
    Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop (South Korea)

    Head-to-head record[edit]

    As of 18 November 2023, after the match against  Argentina.

    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 3 1 1 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 7 6 0 1 19 4 +15 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 3 3 0 0 23 0 +23 AFC
       Nepal 5 5 0 0 21 0 +21 AFC
     Oman 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 AFC
     North Korea 3 3 0 0 6 4 +2 AFC
     Qatar 6 4 2 1 8 5 +3 AFC
     Saudi Arabia 5 5 1 1 9 6 +3 AFC
     South Korea 19 6 3 10 25 22 +3 AFC
     Palestine 6 6 0 0 11 1 +10 AFC
     Philippines 3 3 0 0 32 0 +32 AFC
     Pakistan 3 3 0 0 13 2 +11 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
     East Timor 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 5 2 1 2 10 10 0 CONCACAF
     United States 4 0 2 2 5 9 –4 CONCACAF
     Argentina 4 3 0 1 9 3 +6 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
     Belgium 1 0 0 1 2 3 –1 UEFA
     Croatia 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 UEFA
     Denmark 2 0 1 1 1 6 –5 UEFA
     England 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 UEFA
     Italy 3 0 1 2 3 7 –4 UEFA
     France 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 UEFA
     Germany 3 1 1 1 9 5 +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 2 0 1 1 0 1 –1 UEFA
     Norway 1 0 0 1 2 3 –1 UEFA
     Portugal 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 UEFA
     Republic of Ireland 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 UEFA
     Russia 5 2 2 1 7 5 +2 UEFA
     Spain 4 1 1 2 2 4 –2 UEFA
     Slovakia 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 UEFA
     Sweden 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 UEFA
      Switzerland 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 UEFA
     New Zealand 4 2 2 0 9 1 +8 OFC
    Against:74 Nations Played:256 Won:152 Drawn:41 Lost:63 GF GA GD Confederation

    Coaching staff[edit]

    U-22 staff[edit]

    As of 29 March 2023.

    The following staff managed the players selected for friendly matches on March 2023.[4]

    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[edit]

    Further information: Category:Olympic footballers for Japan
    See also: Category:Japan men's international footballers

    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[edit]

    The following players were called up for matches against  Mali and  Ukraine, played on 22 and 25 March 2024.[5]
    Caps and goals updated as of 25 March 2024, after the match against  Ukraine.

    No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
    1 1GK Kazuki Fujita (2001-02-19) 19 February 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Japan JEF United Chiba
    12 1GK Taishi Brandon Nozawa (2002-12-25) 25 December 2002 (age 21) 1 0 Japan FC Tokyo
    23 1GK Leo Kokubo (2002-12-25) 25 December 2002 (age 21) 1 0 Portugal Benfica
    2 2DF Riku Handa (2002-01-01) 1 January 2002 (age 22) 1 0 Japan Gamba Osaka
    3 2DF Ryuya Nishio (2001-05-16) 16 May 2001 (age 22) 1 0 Japan Cerezo Osaka
    4 2DF Hiroki Sekine (2002-08-11) 11 August 2002 (age 21) 2 0 Japan Kashiwa Reysol
    5 2DF Seiya Baba (2001-10-24) 24 October 2001 (age 22) 1 0 Japan Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
    17 2DF Ayumu Ohata (2001-04-27) 27 April 2001 (age 22) 1 0 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds
    21 2DF Kashif Bangnagande (2001-09-24) 24 September 2001 (age 22) 1 0 Japan FC Tokyo
    22 2DF Takashi Uchino (2001-03-07) 7 March 2001 (age 23) 2 0 Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf
    25 2DF Kaito Suzuki (2002-08-25) 25 August 2002 (age 21) 1 0 Japan Júbilo Iwata
    26 2DF Kota Takai (2004-09-04) 4 September 2004 (age 19) 1 0 Japan Kawasaki Frontale
    6 3MF Sota Kawasaki (2001-07-30) 30 July 2001 (age 22) 1 0 Japan Kyoto Sanga
    7 3MF Rihito Yamamoto (2001-12-12) 12 December 2001 (age 22) 1 0 Belgium Sint-Truiden
    8 3MF Joel Chima Fujita (2002-02-16) 16 February 2002 (age 22) 2 0 Belgium Sint-Truiden
    10 3MF Kein Sato (2001-07-11) 11 July 2001 (age 22) 2 1 Germany Werder Bremen II
    15 3MF Satoshi Tanaka (2002-08-13) 13 August 2002 (age 21) 1 1 Japan Shonan Bellmare
    16 3MF Kuryu Matsuki (2003-04-30) 30 April 2003 (age 20) 1 0 Japan FC Tokyo
    19 3MF Fuki Yamada (2001-07-10) 10 July 2001 (age 22) 2 0 Japan Tokyo Verdy
    20 3MF Yu Hirakawa (2001-01-03) 3 January 2001 (age 23) 2 1 Japan Machida Zelvia
    24 3MF Yota Komi (2002-08-11) 11 August 2002 (age 21) 2 0 Japan Albirex Niigata
    9 4FW Shota Fujio (2001-05-02) 2 May 2001 (age 22) 1 0 Japan Machida Zelvia
    11 4FW Mao Hosoya (2001-09-07) 7 September 2001 (age 22) 2 0 Japan Kashiwa Reysol
    13 4FW Ryotaro Araki (2002-01-29) 29 January 2002 (age 22) 1 0 Japan FC Tokyo
    14 4FW Asahi Uenaka (2001-11-01) 1 November 2001 (age 22) 2 0 Japan Yokohama F. Marinos
    18 4FW Itsuki Someno (2001-09-12) 12 September 2001 (age 22) 2 0 Japan Tokyo Verdy

    Current U-22 squad[edit]

    The following players were called up for a match against  Argentina, played on 18 November 2023.[6]
    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 (age 21) 2 0 Japan Kashiwa Reysol
    12 1GK Kazuki Fujita (2001-02-19) 19 February 2001 (age 23) 6 0 Japan JEF United Chiba
    23 1GK Taishi Brandon Nozawa (2002-12-25) 25 December 2002 (age 21) 1 0 Japan FC Tokyo
    2 2DF Riku Handa (2002-01-01) 1 January 2002 (age 22) 1 0 Japan Gamba Osaka
    3 2DF Ryuya Nishio (2001-05-16) 16 May 2001 (age 22) 7 0 Japan Cerezo Osaka
    4 2DF Taichi Yamasaki (2001-01-08) 8 January 2001 (age 23) 6 1 Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima
    5 2DF Seiji Kimura (2001-08-24) 24 August 2001 (age 22) 9 0 Japan FC Tokyo
    15 2DF Kaito Suzuki (2002-08-25) 25 August 2002 (age 21) 5 2 Japan Júbilo Iwata
    17 2DF Kashif Bangnagande (2001-09-24) 24 September 2001 (age 22) 3 0 Japan FC Tokyo
    21 2DF Ayumu Ohata (2001-04-27) 27 April 2001 (age 22) 4 0 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds
    25 2DF Taiga Hata (2002-01-20) 20 January 2002 (age 22) 6 0 Japan Shonan Bellmare
    6 3MF Sota Kawasaki (2001-07-30) 30 July 2001 (age 22) 3 0 Japan Kyoto Sanga
    7 3MF Rihito Yamamoto (2001-12-12) 12 December 2001 (age 22) 10 1 Belgium Sint-Truiden
    8 3MF Joel Chima Fujita (2002-02-16) 16 February 2002 (age 22) 12 1 Belgium Sint-Truiden
    10 3MF Yuito Suzuki (2001-10-25) 25 October 2001 (age 22) 11 3 Denmark Brøndby
    13 3MF Fuki Yamada (2001-07-10) 10 July 2001 (age 22) 8 0 Japan Tokyo Verdy
    14 3MF Shunsuke Mito (2002-09-28) 28 September 2002 (age 21) 8 2 Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam
    16 3MF Kuryu Matsuki (2003-04-30) 30 April 2003 (age 20) 7 2 Japan FC Tokyo
    18 3MF Kein Sato (2001-07-11) 11 July 2001 (age 22) 13 5 Germany Werder Bremen II
    19 3MF Tomoki Kondo (2001-03-21) 21 March 2001 (age 23) 2 0 Japan Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
    20 3MF Yuta Matsumura (2001-04-13) 13 April 2001 (age 22) 11 3 Japan Kashima Antlers
    26 3MF Taichi Fukui (2004-07-15) 15 July 2004 (age 19) 2 0 Portugal Portimonense
    9 4FW Yutaro Oda (2001-08-12) 12 August 2001 (age 22) 5 0 Scotland Heart of Midlothian
    11 4FW Asahi Uenaka (2001-11-01) 1 November 2001 (age 22) 1 0 Japan Yokohama F. Marinos
    24 4FW Shio Fukuda (2004-04-08) 8 April 2004 (age 19) 1 1 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach II

    Recent U-22 call-ups[edit]

    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 20) 0 0 Japan Nihon University v.  United States, 17 October 2023
    GK Yuma Obata (2001-11-07) 7 November 2001 (age 22) 2 0 Japan Vegalta Sendai Asian Games, September-October 2023
    GK Taiki Yamada (2002-01-08) 8 January 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Japan Kashima Antlers Asian Games, September-October 2023 WD
    GK Leo Kokubo (2001-01-23) 23 January 2001 (age 23) 2 0 Portugal Benfica AFC U-23 Asian Cup QF, September 2023
    GK Zion Suzuki (2002-08-21) 21 August 2002 (age 21) 5 0 Belgium Sint-Truiden AFC U-23 Asian Cup QF, September 2023
    GK Keitaro Nakajima (2001-06-06) 6 June 2001 (age 22) 0 0 Japan Tochigi SC Training camp, 23-26 April 2023
    DF Takashi Uchino (2001-03-07) 7 March 2001 (age 23) 9 0 Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf v.  Argentina, 18 November 2023 WD
    DF Anrie Chase (2004-03-24) 24 March 2004 (age 20) 3 0 Germany VfB Stuttgart II v.  United States, 17 October 2023
    DF Hayato Okuda (2001-04-21) 21 April 2001 (age 22) 6 0 Japan Cerezo Osaka Asian Games, September-October 2023
    DF Ibuki Konno (2001-05-10) 10 May 2001 (age 22) 6 0 Japan Gamba Osaka Asian Games, September-October 2023
    DF Seiya Baba (2001-10-24) 24 October 2001 (age 22) 7 0 Japan Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Asian Games, September-October 2023
    DF Manato Yoshida (2001-11-16) 16 November 2001 (age 22) 5 0 Japan Yokohama F. Marinos Asian Games, September-October 2023
    DF Hiroki Sekine (2002-08-11) 11 August 2002 (age 21) 7 0 Japan Kashiwa Reysol Asian Games, September-October 2023
    DF Kenta Nemoto (2002-12-13) 13 December 2002 (age 21) 2 0 Japan Ryutsu Keizai University Asian Games, September-October 2023
    DF Shinya Nakano (2003-08-17) 17 August 2003 (age 20) 2 0 Japan Gamba Osaka AFC U-23 Asian Cup QF, September 2023
    DF Kota Takai (2004-09-04) 4 September 2004 (age 19) 1 0 Japan Kawasaki Frontale AFC U-23 Asian Cup QF, September 2023
    DF Hijiri Kato (2001-09-16) 16 September 2001 (age 22) 5 0 Japan Yokohama F. Marinos v.  Netherlands, 14 June 2023
    DF Teppei Oka (2001-09-06) 6 September 2001 (age 22) 0 0 Japan FC Tokyo Training camp, 23-26 April 2023
    DF Shiva Tafari Nagasawa (2001-12-12) 12 December 2001 (age 22) 0 0 Japan Sagan Tosu Training camp, 23-26 April 2023
    DF Kanta Sakagishi (2002-01-18) 18 January 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Japan Iwaki FC Training camp, 23-26 April 2023
    MF Satoshi Tanaka (2002-08-13) 13 August 2002 (age 21) 4 0 Japan Shonan Bellmare v.  United States, 17 October 2023
    MF Yuta Arai (2003-03-24) 24 March 2003 (age 21) 2 0 Japan Toyo University v.  United States, 17 October 2023
    MF Yu Hirakawa (2001-01-03) 3 January 2001 (age 23) 3 0 Japan Machida Zelvia v.  Mexico, 14 October 2023 INJ
    MF Jun Nishikawa (2002-02-21) 21 February 2002 (age 22) 8 0 Japan Iwaki FC Asian Games, September-October 2023
    MF Daiki Matsuoka (2001-06-01) 1 June 2001 (age 22) 6 0 Japan Avispa Fukuoka Asian Games, September-October 2023
    MF Masato Shigemi (2001-09-20) 20 September 2001 (age 22) 7 0 Japan Avispa Fukuoka Asian Games, September-October 2023
    MF Teppei Yachida (2001-11-01) 1 November 2001 (age 22) 5 2 Japan Kyoto Sanga Asian Games, September-October 2023
    MF Kakeru Yamauchi (2002-01-06) 6 January 2002 (age 22) 3 0 Japan Vissel Kobe Asian Games, September-October 2023
    MF Yota Komi (2002-08-11) 11 August 2002 (age 21) 5 1 Japan Albirex Niigata Asian Games, September-October 2023
    MF Koshiro Sumi (2002-08-13) 13 August 2002 (age 21) 4 1 Japan University of Tsukuba Asian Games, September-October 2023
    MF Shota Hino (2002-10-16) 16 October 2002 (age 21) 5 3 Japan Sagan Tosu Asian Games, September-October 2023
    MF Koki Saito (2001-08-10) 10 August 2001 (age 22) 2 0 Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam AFC U-23 Asian Cup QF, September 2023
    MF Hinata Yamauchi (2001-05-30) 30 May 2001 (age 22) 0 0 Japan Kawasaki Frontale Training camp, 23-26 April 2023
    MF Kanta Nagata (2001-08-11) 11 August 2001 (age 22) 0 0 Japan Fujieda MYFC Training camp, 23-26 April 2023
    MF Koya Fujii (2001-08-29) 29 August 2001 (age 22) 0 0 Japan Roasso Kumamoto Training camp, 23-26 April 2023
    MF Kohei Hosoya (2001-12-11) 11 December 2001 (age 22) 0 0 Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima Training camp, 23-26 April 2023
    MF Rin Mito (2002-02-12) 12 February 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Japan Gamba Osaka Training camp, 23-26 April 2023
    MF Nobuteru Nakagawa (2002-05-15) 15 May 2002 (age 21) 0 0 Japan Hosei University Training camp, 23-26 April 2023
    MF Tatsunori Sakurai (2002-07-26) 26 July 2002 (age 21) 0 0 Japan Vissel Kobe Training camp, 23-26 April 2023
    MF Sota Nakamura (2002-10-15) 15 October 2002 (age 21) 0 0 Japan Meiji University Training camp, 23-26 April 2023
    FW Mao Hosoya (2001-09-07) 7 September 2001 (age 22) 9 7 Japan Kashiwa Reysol v.  Argentina, 18 November 2023 WD
    FW Kotaro Uchino (2004-06-19) 19 June 2004 (age 19) 6 5 Japan University of Tsukuba v.  United States, 17 October 2023
    FW Shota Fujio (2001-05-02) 2 May 2001 (age 22) 7 3 Japan Machida Zelvia v.  Mexico, 14 October 2023 INJ
    FW Shun Ayukawa (2001-09-15) 15 September 2001 (age 22) 4 3 Japan Oita Trinita Asian Games, September-October 2023
    FW Yudai Kimura (2001-02-28) 28 February 2001 (age 23) 2 0 Japan Tokyo Verdy Asian Games, September-October 2023 INJ
    FW Naoki Kumata (2004-08-02) 2 August 2004 (age 19) 0 0 Japan FC Tokyo Asian Games, September-October 2023 INJ
    FW Reiju Tsuruno (2001-01-26) 26 January 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Japan Avispa Fukuoka Training camp, 23-26 April 2023
    FW Taika Nakashima (2002-06-08) 8 June 2002 (age 21) 0 0 Japan Nagoya Grampus Training camp, 23-26 April 2023

    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[edit]

    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
    • 2022 Asian Games Squad

    Overaged players in the Olympic Games[edit]

    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[edit]

    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[7]

    Records[edit]

    Further information: Category:Olympic footballers of Japan
    See also: Category:Japan men's international footballers
    As of 18 November 2023
    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[edit]

      Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

    Olympic Games[edit]

    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
    Total Fourth place 7/7 28 12 4 12 38 37

    Match history[edit]

    Summer Olympics history
    Year Round Opponent Score Result
    1996 Group stage  Brazil 1–0 Win
     Nigeria 0–2 Loss
     Hungary 3–2 Win
    2000 Group stage  South Africa 2–1 Win
     Slovakia 2–1 Win
     Brazil 0–1 Loss
    Quarter-finals  United States 2–2
    4–5    		 Draw
    Loss
    2004 Group stage  Paraguay 3–4 Loss
     Italy 2–3 Loss
     Ghana 1–0 Win
    2008 Group stage  United States 0–1 Loss
     Nigeria 1–2 Loss
     Netherlands 0–1 Loss
    2012 Group stage  Spain 1–0 Win
     Morocco 1–0 Win
     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
     Colombia 2–2 Draw
     Sweden 1–0 Win
    2020 Group stage  South Africa 1–0 Win
     Mexico 2–1 Win
     France 4–0 Win
    Quarter-finals  New Zealand 0–0
    (4–2 p.)    		 Draw Win
    Semi-finals  Spain 0–1 Loss
    Bronze Play-off  Mexico 1–3 Loss

    AFC U-23 Asian Cup[edit]

    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 2013 Quarter-finals 7th 4 1 2 1 8 5 5 5 0 0 20 2
    Qatar 2016 Champions 1st 6 6 0 0 15 4 3 3 0 0 10 0
    China 2018 Quarter-finals 5th 4 3 0 1 5 5 3 3 0 0 11 2
    Thailand 2020 Group stage 15th 3 0 1 2 3 5 3 3 0 0 21 0
    Uzbekistan 2022 Third place 3rd 6 4 1 1 11 3 2 2 0 0 8 0
    Qatar 2024 Qualified 3 2 1 0 7 0
    Saudi Arabia 2026 To be determined To be determined
    Total 5/7 Champions 23 14 4 5 42 22 16 16 0 0 70 4

    Match history[edit]

    AFC U-23 Asian Cup history
    Year Round Opponent Score Result
    2013 Group stage  Iran 3–3 Draw
     Kuwait 0–0 Draw
     Australia 4–0 Win
    Quarter-finals  Iraq 0–1 Loss
    2016 Group stage  North Korea 1–0 Win
     Thailand 4–0 Win
     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
     Thailand 1–0 Win
     North Korea 3–1 Win
    Quarter-finals  Uzbekistan 0–4 Loss
    2020 Group stage  Saudi Arabia 1–2 Loss
     Syria 1–2 Loss
     Qatar 1–1 Draw
    2022 Group stage  UAE 2–1 Win
     Saudi Arabia 0–0 Draw
     Tajikistan 3–0 Win
    Quarter-finals  South Korea 3–0 Win
    Semi-finals  Uzbekistan 0–2 Loss
    3rd place match  Australia 3–0 Win
    2024 Group stage  China v
     UAE v
     South Korea v

    Asian Games[edit]

    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  Silver 2 6 5 0 1 13 4
    Qatar 2006 Round 1 11 3 2 0 1 5 4
    China 2010  Gold 1 7 7 0 0 17 1
    South Korea 2014 Quarter-finals 6 5 3 0 2 10 5
    Indonesia 2018  Silver 2 7 5 0 2 10 4
    China 2022  Silver 2 6 5 0 1 18 4
    Japan 2026
    Qatar 2030
    Saudi Arabia 2034
    Total 6/6  Gold 28 22 0 6 55 18

    Match history[edit]

    Asian Games history
    Year Round Opponent Score Result
    2002 Round 1  Palestine 2–0 Win
     Bahrain 5–2 Win
     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
     Syria 1–0 Win
     North Korea 1–2 Loss
    2010 Round 1  China 3–0 Win
     Malaysia 2–0 Win
     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
     Iraq 1–3 Loss
       Nepal 4–0 Win
    Round 2  Palestine 4–0 Win
    Quarter-finals  South Korea 0–1 Loss
    2018 Round 1    Nepal 1–0 Win
     Pakistan 4–0 Win
     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
    2022 Round 1  Qatar 3–1 Win
     Palestine 1–0 Win
    Round 2  Myanmar 7–0 Win
    Quarter-finals  North Korea 2–1 Win
    Semi-finals  Hong Kong 4–0 Win
    Final  South Korea 1–2 Loss

    See also[edit]

    • Sport in Japan
      • Football in Japan
        • Women's football 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
    • 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
      • Results and fixtures
        • 2021
      • International footballers
    • National under-20 football team
    • National under-17 football team
    • National futsal team

    References[edit]

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    3. ^ a b c d e f "List of International matches". jfa.jp. Japan Football Association (JFA). Retrieved 4 January 2022.
    4. ^ "U-22 Japan National Team squad - International Friendly Match (3/24 vs Germany & 3/27 vs Belgium)". Japan Football Association (JFA). Tokyo. 16 March 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
    5. ^ "U-23日本代表 メンバー・スケジュール　国際親善試合 vs. U-23マリ代表（3.22 京都／サンガスタジアム by KYOCERA）vs. U-23ウクライナ代表（3.25 福岡／北九州スタジアム）" (in Japanese). 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
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