Japan national futsal team

Japan
Nickname(s) サムライ・ファイブ
(Samurai Five)
Association Japan Football Association
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Head coach Spain Bruno Garcia Formoso
FIFA code JPN
FIFA ranking 14 (10 February 2018)[1]
Home colours
Away colours
First international
 Belgium 3–0 Japan 
(Rotterdam, Netherlands, 6 January 1989)
Biggest win
 Japan 18–0 Guam 
(Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 24 May 2005)
Biggest defeat
 Spain 16–0 Japan 
(Torrejon de Ardoz, Spain, 29 March 2002)
World Cup
Appearances 4 (First in 1989)
Best result Round of 16, (2012)
AFC Futsal Championship
Appearances 15 (First in 1999)
Best result Champions, (2006, 2012, 2014)
EAFF Futsal Championship
Appearances 1 (First in 2009)
Best result Runners-up, (2009)
Confederations Cup
Appearances 1 (First in 2014)
Best result 6th place, (2014)
Grand Prix de Futsal
Appearances 1 (First in 2013)
Best result 8th place, (2013)

The Japan national futsal team represents Japan in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Japan Football Association. It is one of the strongest teams in Asia, the champions in the 2006, 2012 and 2014 Asian Futsal Championships.[2] Japan has also played in four FIFA Futsal World Cups.[3]

Competitive records

FIFA Futsal World Cup

FIFA World Cup record
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA
Netherlands 1989Group Stage3003311
Hong Kong 1992Did Not Qualify
Spain 1996
Guatemala 2000
Chinese Taipei 2004Group Stage3012511
Brazil 2008Group Stage42021324
Thailand 2012Round of 1641121317
Colombia 2016Did Not Qualify
Total4/8143293463

AFC Futsal Championship

Asian Championship record
Year Round Pld W D* L GS GA
Malaysia 1999Fourth Place51311818
Thailand 2000Fourth Place63033626
Iran 2001Fourth Place72142529
Indonesia 2002Runners-up76012010
Iran 2003Runners-up6501379
Macau 2004Runners-up76014910
Vietnam 2005Runners-up8701489
Uzbekistan 2006Champions5500358
Japan 2007Runners-up65014112
Thailand 2008Third Place6501259
Uzbekistan 2010Third Place65012610
United Arab Emirates 2012Champions6600255
Vietnam 2014Champions6411287
Uzbekistan 2016Seventh Place53112112
Chinese Taipei 2018Runners-up65011810
Total15/159268618452184

Futsal at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games record
Year Round Pld W D* L GS GA
Thailand 2005Did not enter
Macau 2007Quarter Final421162
Vietnam 2009Quarter Final31021011
South Korea 2013Runners-up54011915
Turkmenistan 2017Third Place53201911
Total4/51710345439

EAFF Futsal Championship

East Asian Championship record
Year Round Pld W D* L GS GA
China 2009Runners-up5401329
Vietnam 2013Did not enter
Total1/25401329

Grand Prix de Futsal

Grand Prix de Futsal record
Year Round Pld W D* L GS GA
Brazil 2005Did not enter
Brazil 2006
Brazil 2007
Brazil 2008
Brazil 2009
Brazil 2010
Brazil 2011
Brazil 2013Eighth Place4004819
Brazil 2014Did not enter
Brazil 2015
Brazil 2017TBD------
Total1/114004819

Futsal Confederations Cup

Confederations Cup record
Year Round Pld W D* L GS GA
Libya 2009Did not enter
Brazil 2013
Kuwait 2014Sixth Place310269
Total1/3310269
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
**Gold background color indicates that the tournament was won.
***Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Players

Current squad

The following 15 players were called up for the 2018 AFC Futsal Championship.[4]

Head coach: Spain Bruno Garcia Formoso

Number Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Yushi Sekiguchi (1991-10-24)24 October 1991 (aged 26) Japan Nagoya Oceans
2 1GK Higor Pires (1980-07-07)7 July 1980 (aged 37) Japan Pescadola Machida
16 1GK Daimu Yazawa (1994-02-27)27 February 1994 (aged 23) Japan Fugador Sumida
3 FP Yuki Murota (1992-04-13)13 April 1992 (aged 25) Japan Pescadola Machida
4 FP Koichi Saito (1994-08-25)25 August 1994 (aged 23) Japan Nagoya Oceans
5 FP Minamoto Akira (1987-01-28)28 January 1987 (aged 31) Japan Fuchu Athletic
6 FP Tomoki Yoshikawa (1989-02-03)3 February 1989 (aged 28) Japan Nagoya Oceans
7 FP Rafael Henmi (1992-07-30)30 July 1992 (aged 25) Portugal Benfica
8 FP Manabu Takita (1986-07-26)26 July 1986 (aged 31) Japan Pescadola Machida
9 FP Kaoru Morioka (1979-04-07)7 April 1979 (aged 38) Japan Pescadola Machida
10 FP Kazuhiro Nibuya (1987-12-13)13 December 1987 (aged 30) Japan Vasagey Oita
11 FP Shota Hoshi (1985-11-17)17 November 1985 (aged 32) Japan Bardral Urayasu
12 FP Kazuya Shimizu (1997-02-06)6 February 1997 (aged 20) Japan Fugador Sumida
13 FP Tomoaki Watanabe (1986-04-29)29 April 1986 (aged 31) Japan Fuchu Athletic
14 FP Ryosuke Nishitani (1986-01-31)31 January 1986 (aged 32) Japan Nagoya Oceans
15 FP Minami Kato (1992-12-20)20 December 1992 (aged 25) Japan Shriker Osaka

Previous squads

See also

References

  1. Futsal World Ranking
  2. "Asian Futsal Championship Overview". RSSSF. Retrieved 2006-11-16.
  3. "FIFA Futsal World Cup Overview". RSSSF. Retrieved 2006-11-16.
  4. "フットサル日本代表 メンバー・スケジュール 国際親善試合 アルゼンチン代表戦" (in Japanese). jfa.jp. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
Preceded by
2005
 Iran
Asian Champions
2006 (First title)
Succeeded by
2007
 Iran
Preceded by
2010
 Iran
Asian Champions
2012 (Second title)
2014 (Third Title)
Succeeded by
2016
 Iran
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