Japan national under-23 football team
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Nickname(s) |
サムライ・ブルー (Samurai Blue) | ||
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Association | Japan Football Association | ||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Sub-confederation | EAFF (East Asia) | ||
Head coach | None | ||
Captain | Riki Harakawa | ||
FIFA code | JPN | ||
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Summer Olympics | |||
Appearances | 6 (first in 1996) | ||
Best result | Fourth place (2012) | ||
AFC U-23 Championship | |||
Appearances | 2 (first in 2013) | ||
Best result | Winner (2016) | ||
Asian Games | |||
Appearances | 4 (first in 2002) | ||
Best result |
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The Japan national under-23 football team is a national association football youth team of Japan and is controlled by the Japan Football Association.
Competition Records
Olympic Games Record
See Japan national football team#Olympic Games for the results before 1992 (no age limit).
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AFC U-23 Championship
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Asian Games Record
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Recent results and fixtures
6 January 2016 Friendly | Japan ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
Doha, Qatar |
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16:30 UTC+3 | Minamino ![]() |
Report (JFA) | ![]() |
Stadium: Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium |
7 January 2016 Friendly | Japan ![]() |
2–0 | ![]() |
Doha, Qatar |
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16:30 UTC+3 | Toyokawa ![]() Onaiwu ![]() |
Report (JFA) | Stadium: Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium |
13 January 2016 2016 AFC U-23 Championship GS | Japan ![]() |
1–0 | ![]() |
Doha, Qatar |
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16:30 UTC+3 | Ueda ![]() |
Report (AFC) | Stadium: Grand Hamad Stadium Attendance: 1,531 Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran) |
16 January 2016 2016 AFC U-23 Championship GS | Thailand ![]() |
0–4 | ![]() |
Doha, Qatar |
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16:30 UTC+3 | Report (AFC) | Suzuki ![]() Yajima ![]() Kubo ![]() |
Stadium: Grand Hamad Stadium Attendance: 1,674 Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan) |
19 January 2016 2016 AFC U-23 Championship GS | Saudi Arabia ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
Doha, Qatar |
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16:30 UTC+3 | Madu ![]() |
Report (AFC) | Oshima ![]() Ideguchi ![]() |
Stadium: Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 807 Referee: Abdulla Hassan (United Arab Emirates) |
22 January 2016 2016 AFC U-23 Championship QF | Japan ![]() |
3–0 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
Doha, Qatar |
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16:30 UTC+3 | Toyokawa ![]() Nakajima ![]() |
Report (AFC) | Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium Attendance: 1,703 Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka) |
26 January 2016 2016 AFC U-23 Championship SF | Japan ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
Doha, Qatar |
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16:30 UTC+3 | Kubo ![]() Harakawa ![]() |
Report (AFC) | Saad N. ![]() |
Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium Attendance: 1,489 Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan (Malaysia) |
26 January 2016 2016 AFC U-23 Championship Final | South Korea ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() |
Doha, Qatar |
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17:45 UTC+3 | Kwon Chang-hoon ![]() Jin Sung-wook ![]() |
Report (AFC) | Asano ![]() Yajima ![]() |
Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium Attendance: 5,394 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar) |
25 March 2016 Friendly | Japan ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
Rio Maior, Portugal |
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15:36 UTC | Nakajima ![]() Minamino ![]() |
Report | Bueno ![]() |
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Rio Maior |
11 May 2016 Friendly | Japan ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
Tosu, Japan |
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19:15 UTC+9 | Yajima ![]() Togashi ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Best Amenity Stadium Attendance: 11,038 Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore) |
21 May 2016 2016 Toulon Tournament | Japan ![]() |
1-2 | ![]() |
Aubagne, France |
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16:15 CEST | Asano ![]() |
Report | Báez ![]() Díaz ![]() |
Stadium: Stade de Lattre-de-Tassigny Referee: Erick Yair Miranda Galindo (Mexico) |
23 May 2016 2016 Toulon Tournament | Japan ![]() |
0-1 | ![]() |
Aubagne, France |
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17:15 CEST | Report | Horta ![]() |
Stadium: Stade de Lattre-de-Tassigny Referee: Benoît Millot (France) |
25 May 2016 2016 Toulon Tournament | Japan ![]() |
2-1 | ![]() |
Six-Fours-les-Plages, France |
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17:15 CEST | Togashi ![]() Minamino ![]() |
Report | Soumah ![]() |
Stadium: Stade Antoine Baptiste Referee: Pavel Orel (Czech Republic) |
27 May 2016 2016 Toulon Tournament | Japan ![]() |
0-1 | ![]() |
Toulon, France |
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17:15 CEST | Report | Baker ![]() |
Stadium: Stade Léo Lagrange Referee: Jonathan Lardot (Belgium) |
29 June 2016 Friendly | Japan ![]() |
4-1 | ![]() |
Matsumoto, Japan |
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19:15 UTC+9 | Nakajima ![]() Yajima ![]() Asano ![]() |
Report | Mutopa ![]() |
Stadium: Matsumotodaira Football Stadium Attendance: 15,571 Referee: Fu Ming (China) |
30 July 2016 Friendly | Brazil ![]() |
2-0 | ![]() |
Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil |
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16:30 UTC-3 | Stadium: Estádio Serra Dourada |
4 August 2016 2016 Summer Olympics GS | Nigeria ![]() |
5-4 | ![]() |
Manaus, Brazil |
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21:00 UTC−4 | Stadium: Arena da Amazônia |
7 August 2016 2016 Summer Olympics GS | Japan ![]() |
2-2 | ![]() |
Manaus, Brazil |
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21:00 UTC−4 | Stadium: Arena da Amazônia |
10 August 2016 2016 Summer Olympics GS | Japan ![]() |
1-0 | ![]() |
Salvador, Brazil |
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19:00 UTC−3 | Stadium: Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova |
Team
Current squad
The following players are called up for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1]
Head Coach: Makoto Teguramori
# | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Kushibiki, MasatoshiMasatoshi Kushibiki | 29 January 1993 | ![]() | ||
12 | GK | Nakamura, KosukeKosuke Nakamura | 27 February 1995 | ![]() | ||
2 | DF | Muroya, SeiSei Muroya | 5 April 1994 | ![]() | ||
4 | DF | Fujiharu, HirokiHiroki Fujiharu* | 28 November 1988 | ![]() | ||
5 | DF | Ueda, NaomichiNaomichi Ueda | 24 October 1994 | ![]() | ||
6 | DF | Shiotani, TsukasaTsukasa Shiotani* | 5 December 1988 | ![]() | ||
15 | DF | Kamekawa, MasashiMasashi Kamekawa | 28 May 1993 | ![]() | ||
17 | DF | Iwanami, TakuyaTakuya Iwanami | 18 June 1994 | ![]() | ||
3 | MF | Endo, WataruWataru Endo | 9 February 1993 | ![]() | ||
7 | MF | Harakawa, RikiRiki Harakawa | 13 August 1993 | ![]() | ||
8 | MF | Oshima, RyotaRyota Oshima | 23 January 1993 | ![]() | ||
9 | MF | Yajima, ShinyaShinya Yajima | 18 January 1994 | ![]() | ||
10 | MF | Nakajima, ShoyaShoya Nakajima | 23 August 1994 | ![]() | ||
14 | MF | Ideguchi, YosukeYosuke Ideguchi | 23 August 1996 | ![]() | ||
18 | MF | Minamino, TakumiTakumi Minamino | 16 January 1995 | ![]() | ||
11 | FW | Kubo, YuyaYuya Kubo | 24 December 1993 | ![]() | ||
13 | FW | Koroki, ShinzoShinzo Koroki* | 31 July 1986 | ![]() | ||
16 | FW | Takuma Asano | 10 November 1994 | ![]() |
* Over-aged player.
Alternate Players
The following players will travel with the team for the 2016 Summer Olympics as alternate players.[2]
# | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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22 | GK | Sugimoto, DaichiDaichi Sugimoto | 15 July 1993 | ![]() | ||
20 | DF | Nakatani, ShinnosukeShinnosuke Nakatani | 24 March 1996 | ![]() | ||
21 | MF | Notsuda, GakutoGakuto Notsuda | 6 June 1994 | ![]() | ||
19 | FW | Suzuki, MusashiMusashi Suzuki | 11 February 1994 | ![]() |
Training Partners
The following players will travel with the team from 21 to 31 July 2016 as training partners.[3]
# | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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GK | Sugimoto, DaichiDaichi Sugimoto | 15 July 1993 | ![]() | |||
DF | Kojima, MasayaMasaya Kojima | 9 November 1997 | ![]() | |||
MF | Watanabe, KotaKota Watanabe | 18 October 1998 | ![]() | |||
MF | Tomiyasu, TakehiroTakehiro Tomiyasu | 5 November 1998 | ![]() | |||
FW | Ogawa, KokiKoki Ogawa | 8 August 1997 | ![]() |
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up to the Japan squad in last 12 months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Niekawa, AyumiAyumi Niekawa | 12 May 1994 | ![]() |
v. ![]() | ||
DF | Matsubara, KenKen Matsubara | 16 February 1993 | ![]() |
v. ![]() | ||
DF | Miura, GentaGenta Miura | 1 March 1995 | ![]() |
v. ![]() | ||
DF | Mitsumaru, HiromuHiromu Mitsumaru | 6 July 1993 | ![]() |
2016 Toulon Tournament | ||
DF | van Wermeskerken, SaiSai van Wermeskerken | 28 June 1994 | ![]() |
2016 Toulon Tournament | ||
DF | Ito, YukitoshiYukitoshi Ito | 3 September 1993 | ![]() |
v. ![]() | ||
DF | Nara, TatsukiTatsuki Nara | 19 September 1993 | ![]() |
v. ![]() | ||
DF | Akino, HirokiHiroki Akino | 8 October 1994 | ![]() |
v. ![]() | ||
DF | Yamanaka, RyosukeRyosuke Yamanaka | 20 April 1993 | ![]() |
2016 AFC U-23 Championship | ||
DF | Misao, KentoKento Misao | 16 April 1996 | ![]() |
2016 AFC U-23 Championship | ||
DF | Nishino, TakaharuTakaharu Nishino | 14 September 1993 | ![]() |
v. ![]() | ||
MF | Hashimoto, KentoKento Hashimoto | 16 August 1993 | ![]() |
v. ![]() | ||
MF | Ito, JunyaJunya Ito | 9 March 1993 | ![]() |
v. ![]() | ||
MF | Toyokawa, YutaYuta Toyokawa | 9 September 1994 | ![]() |
v. ![]() | ||
MF | Kida, TakuyaTakuya Kida | 23 August 1994 | ![]() |
2016 Toulon Tournament | ||
MF | Maeda, NaokiNaoki Maeda | 17 November 1994 | ![]() |
2016 Toulon Tournament | ||
MF | Koizumi, KeiKei Koizumi | 19 April 1995 | ![]() |
v. ![]() | ||
MF | Sekine, TakahiroTakahiro Sekine | 19 April 1995 | ![]() |
v. ![]() | ||
MF | Maeda, NaokiNaoki Maeda | 17 November 1994 | ![]() |
v. ![]() | ||
FW | Onaiwu, AdoAdo Onaiwu | 8 November 1995 | ![]() |
v. ![]() | ||
FW | Togashi, CaymanCayman Togashi | 10 August 1993 | ![]() |
2016 Toulon Tournament | ||
FW | Kamada, DaichiDaichi Kamada | 5 August 1996 | ![]() |
2016 Toulon Tournament | ||
FW | Kanamori, TakeshiTakeshi Kanamori | 4 April 1994 | ![]() |
v. ![]() | ||
FW | Arano, TakumaTakuma Arano | 20 April 1993 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
Olympic Games Rosters
- 1996 Olympic Games
- 2000 Olympic Games
- 2004 Olympic Games
- 2008 Olympic Games
- 2012 Olympic Games
- 2016 Olympic Games
Asian Games Rosters
Coaches
Name | Nat | Period |
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Yoshitada Yamaguchi | ![]() |
1990-1992 |
Akira Nishino | ![]() |
1993-1996 |
Philippe Troussier | ![]() |
1998-2000 |
Masakuni Yamamoto | ![]() |
2002-2004 |
Yasuharu Sorimachi | ![]() |
2006-2008 |
Takashi Sekizuka | ![]() |
2010-2012 |
Makoto Teguramori | ![]() |
2014- |
See also
References
External links
- Japan Football Association (Japanese)
- Japan Football Association (English)
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