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Japan
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)サムライ・ブルー
(Samurai Blue)
ザック・ジャパン
(Zac Japan)
Association日本サッカー協会
(Japan Football Association)
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationEAFF (East Asia)
Head coachAlberto Zaccheroni
CaptainMakoto Hasebe
Most capsYasuhito Endō (123)
Top scorerKunishige Kamamoto (80)
FIFA codeJPN
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current23
Highest9 (February 1998)
Lowest66 (December 1992)
First international
 Japan 0–5 China 
(Tokyo; 9 May 1917)
Biggest win
 Japan 15–0 Philippines 
(Tokyo; 27 September 1967)
Biggest defeat
 Japan 2–15 Philippines 
(Tokyo; 10 May 1917)
World Cup
Appearances4 (first in 1998)
Best resultRound of 16, 2002, 2010
Asian Cup
Appearances7 (first in 1988)
Best resultChampions, 1992, 2000, 2004, 2011
Copa América
Appearances1 (first in 1999)
Best resultRound 1, 1999
FIFA Confederations Cup
Appearances4 (first in 1995)
Best resultRunners-Up, 2001

The Japan national football team (Japanese: サッカー日本代表, [Soccer Nippon Daihyō] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) represents Japan in association football and is operated by the Japan Football Association (JFA), the governing body for association football in Japan. Their head coach is Alberto Zaccheroni.

Japan is one of the most successful teams in Asia having qualified for the last four consecutive FIFA World Cup finals with second round advancements in 2002 & 2010 and having won the AFC Asian Cup a record four times with championships in 1992, 2000, 2004 & 2011. To this they add a FIFA Confederations Cup second place in 2001.

The Japanese team is commonly known by the fans and media as Soccer Nippon Daihyō (サッカー日本代表), Nippon Daihyō (日本代表), or Daihyō (代表) as abbreviated expressions. Although the team does not have an official nickname as such, it is often known by the name of the manager. For example, under Takeshi Okada, the team was known as Okada Japan (岡田ジャパン, Okada Japan).[1] Recently the team has been known or nicknamed as the "Samurai Blue", while news media still refer it to by manager's last name, as "Zaccheroni Japan" (ザッケローニジャパン, Zakkerōni Japan), or "Zac Japan" (ザックジャパン, Zakku Japan) in short.

History

Japan against Brazil at Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund, Germany in the 2006 FIFA World Cup

Japan's first major achievement in international football came in the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, where the team won the bronze medal. Although this result earned the sport increased recognition in Japan, the absence of a professional domestic league hindered its growth and Japan would not qualify for the FIFA World Cup until 30 years later.[2]

In 1991, the owners of the semi-professional Japan Soccer League agreed to disband the league and re-form as the professional J. League, partly to raise the sport's profile and to strengthen the national team program. With the launch of the new league in 1993, interest in football and the national team grew.

However, in its first attempt to qualify with professional players, Japan narrowly missed a ticket to the 1994 FIFA World Cup after failing to beat Iraq in the final match of the qualification round, remembered by fans as the Agony of Doha.

The nation's first ever FIFA World Cup appearance was in 1998, where they lost all three matches. Japan's first two fixtures went 1–0 in favor of Argentina and Croatia, despite playing well in both games. Their campaign ended with an unexpected 2–1 defeat to rank outsiders Jamaica.

Four years later, Japan co-hosted the 2002 FIFA World Cup with South Korea. Despite being held to a 2–2 draw by Belgium in their opening game, the Japanese team advanced to the second round with a 1-0 win over Russia and a 2–0 victory against Tunisia. However, they subsequently exited the tournament during the Round of 16, after losing 1–0 to eventual third-place finishers Turkey.

On June 8, 2005, Japan qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, its third consecutive World Cup, by beating North Korea 2–0 on neutral ground. However, Japan failed to advance to the Round of 16 after finishing the group without a win, losing to Australia 1–3, drawing Croatia 0–0 and losing to Brazil 1–4.

Japan has had considerably more success in the Asian Cup, taking home the winner's trophy in four of the last six finals, in 1992, 2000, 2004 and 2011. Their principal continental rivals are South Korea, followed by Saudi Arabia, and most recently Australia.

Japan is the only team from outside the Americas to participate in the Copa América, having been invited in 1999 and 2011.[3]

During the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification, in the fourth round of the Asian Qualifiers, Japan became the first team other than the host South Africa to qualify after defeating Uzbekistan 1–0 away. Japan was put in Group E along with the Netherlands, Denmark and Cameroon.[4] Japan won its opening game of the 2010 FIFA World Cup defeating Cameroon 1–0 but subsequently lost to the Netherlands 0-1 before defeating Denmark 3–1 to advance to the next round against Paraguay. In the first knockout round Japan were eliminated from the competition following penalties after a 0–0 draw against Paraguay.

After the World Cup, head coach Takeshi Okada resigned. He was replaced by former Juventus and AC Milan coach Alberto Zaccheroni. In his first few matches, Japan recorded victories over Guatemala (2–1) and Paraguay (1–0), as well as one of their best ever results - a 1–0 victory over Argentina.

At the start of 2011 Japan participated in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar. On 29 January, they beat Australia 1–0 in the final after extra time, their fourth Asian Cup triumph.[5]

Japan then started their road to World Cup 2014 Brazil with numerous qualifiers, throughout they suffered only one loss to Uzbekistan, and a pair of draws against Iceland and Australia, but picking up several wins, afterwards on October 12th, Japan picked up a historic 1-0 victory over France, a team they had never before defeated.

Fan Chanting

Japanese national team supporters are known for chanting "Nippon Ole" (Nippon is the Japanese term for Japan) at home matches.[6]

Kits and colours

Japan's current kit is provided by Adidas, the team's official apparel sponsor. The home kit consists of a Navy blue jersey with a red line down the center with 'Adidas is all in' faintly written on it, navy blue shorts with bright blue patches on the side and navy blue socks with a red line down the center. The away kit consists of a white jersey, white shorts, and white socks all with. In 2011, Japan switched the color of the numbers from white to gold.

The national team kit design has gone through several alterations in the past. In the early 80s, the kit was white with blue trim. When Japan was coached by Kenzo Yokoyama (1988–1991) the kits were red and white, matching the colors of Japan's national flag. The kits worn for the 1992 AFC Asian Cup consisted of white stripes (stilized to form a wing) with red diamonds. During Japan's first World Cup appearance in 1998, the national team kits were blue jerseys with red and white flame designs on the sleeves.

Japan uses blue and white rather than red and white due to a superstition. In its first major international competition, the 1936 Summer Olympics, Japan used a blue kit in the match against Sweden and Japan won the match by 3–2 beating the Swedish team.[7]

Also, the Japanese Football Association logo has some yellow, it represents the fair play (honesty) in Japanese tradition, all surrounding by blue on the jersey that means youth in Japanese tradition, that also explains the colours of the uniform which could be translated as "the fair play purpose supported on the power of youth".

Kit History

1917
1975-1976
1976-1979
1979-1980
1980-1983
1983-1986
1986-1987
1987
2002-2003 (Suplente)
2006-2008
2008-2010
2010-2012
2012-Act.

Sponsorship

Japan has one of the highest sponsorship incomes for a national squad. In 2006 their sponsorship income amounted to over 16.5 million pounds.

Primary sponsors include Adidas, Kirin, Panasonic, Saison Card International, FamilyMart, Fujifilm, ANA, JAL, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance, Sony, Bank of Yokohama, NTT DoCoMo, Asahi Shinbun, Nissan[8] and Audi.[9]

Fixtures

Further information: Japan national football team in 2012
Date Opponent Result Score* Venue Competition
24 Feb 2012  Iceland W 3–1 Japan Nagai Stadium, Osaka International Friendly (2012 Kirin Challenge Cup)
29 Feb 2012  Uzbekistan L 0–1 Japan Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Aichi 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Third Round
23 May 2012  Azerbaijan W 2–0 Japan Shizuoka Stadium, Fukuroi, Shizuoka International Friendly (2012 Kirin Challenge Cup)
03 Jun 2012  Oman W 3–0 Japan Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Fourth Round
08 Jun 2012  Jordan W 6–0 Japan Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Fourth Round
12 Jun 2012  Australia D 1–1 Australia Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Fourth Round
15 Aug 2012  Venezuela D 1–1 Japan Sapporo Dome, Hokkaido[10] International Friendly (2012 Kirin Challenge Cup)
6 Sep 2012  United Arab Emirates W 1–0 Japan Tohoku Denryoku Big Swan Stadium, Niigata[11] International Friendly (2012 Kirin Challenge Cup)
11 Sep 2012  Iraq W 1–0 Japan Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Fourth Round
12 Oct 2012  France W 1–0 France Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France International Friendly
16 Oct 2012  Brazil L 0–4 Poland Municipal Stadium, Wrocław, Poland International Friendly
14 Nov 2012  Oman Oman Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Fourth Round
26 Mar 2013  Jordan Jordan Jordan 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Fourth Round
4 Jun 2013  Australia Japan Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Fourth Round
11 Jun 2013  Iraq TBD 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Fourth Round
15 or 16 or 17 Jun 2013 TBD  Brazil 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup
19 or 20 Jun 2013 TBD  Brazil 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup
22 or 23 Jun 2013 TBD  Brazil 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup

* Japan score always listed first

Coaching

Position Name
Head Coach Italy Alberto Zaccheroni
Assistant Coach Italy Stefano Agresti
Fitness Coach Italy Eugenio Albarella
Goalkeeping Coach Italy Maurizio Guido
Technical Assistant Japan Ichiro Wada
Technical Assistant Italy Giampaolo Colautti

Players

Current squad

Squad selected for the international friendly matches against  France on 12 October 2012, and against  Brazil on 16 October 2012.[12]

Caps and goals as of 16 October 2012.
# Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Eiji Kawashima (1983-03-20) 20 March 1983 (age 41) 38 0 Belgium Standard Liège
12 1GK Shusaku Nishikawa (1986-06-18) 18 June 1986 (age 38) 8 0 Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima
23 1GK Shuichi Gonda (1989-03-03) 3 March 1989 (age 35) 1 0 Japan F.C. Tokyo
3 2DF Yūichi Komano (1981-07-25) 25 July 1981 (age 42) 72 1 Japan Júbilo Iwata
5 2DF Yuto Nagatomo (1986-09-12) 12 September 1986 (age 37) 53 3 Italy Internazionale
6 2DF Atsuto Uchida (1988-03-27) 27 March 1988 (age 36) 52 1 Germany Schalke 04
15 2DF Yasuyuki Konno (1983-01-25) 25 January 1983 (age 41) 62 1 Japan Gamba Osaka
16 2DF Yuzo Kurihara (1983-09-18) 18 September 1983 (age 40) 13 2 Japan Yokohama F. Marinos
21 2DF Hiroki Sakai (1990-04-12) 12 April 1990 (age 34) 6 0 Germany Hannover 96
22 2DF Maya Yoshida (1988-08-24) 24 August 1988 (age 35) 21 2 England Southampton
25 2DF Gōtoku Sakai[13] (1991-03-14) 14 March 1991 (age 33) 1 0 Germany Stuttgart
4 3MF Keisuke Honda (1986-06-13) 13 June 1986 (age 38) 39 12 Russia CSKA Moscow
7 3MF Yasuhito Endō (1980-01-28) 28 January 1980 (age 44) 123 10 Japan Gamba Osaka
13 3MF Hajime Hosogai (1986-06-10) 10 June 1986 (age 38) 16 1 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
14 3MF Kengo Nakamura (1980-10-31) 31 October 1980 (age 43) 63 6 Japan Kawasaki Frontale
17 3MF Makoto Hasebe (Captain) (1984-01-18) 18 January 1984 (age 40) 62 2 Germany Wolfsburg
20 3MF Hideto Takahashi (1987-10-17) 17 October 1987 (age 36) 3 0 Japan F.C. Tokyo
8 4FW Hiroshi Kiyotake (1989-11-12) 12 November 1989 (age 34) 11 0 Germany Nürnberg
9 4FW Takashi Inui (1988-06-02) 2 June 1988 (age 36) 6 0 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
10 4FW Shinji Kagawa (1989-03-17) 17 March 1989 (age 35) 37 12 England Manchester United
11 4FW Mike Havenaar (1987-05-20) 20 May 1987 (age 37) 9 3 Netherlands Vitesse
19 4FW Ryo Miyaichi (1992-12-14) 14 December 1992 (age 31) 2 0 England Wigan Athletic
24 4FW Hisato Satō[14] (1982-03-12) 12 March 1982 (age 42) 31 4 Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Japan squad within the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club Latest Call-up
GK Kaito Yamamoto (1985-07-10) 10 July 1985 (age 38) 0 0 Japan Shimizu S-Pulse v.  Uzbekistan, 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC), 29 February 2012
GK Takuto Hayashi (1982-08-09) 9 August 1982 (age 41) 0 0 Japan Vegalta Sendai v.  Iceland, 24 February 2012
DF Masahiko Inoha[15] (1985-08-28) 28 August 1985 (age 38) 16 1 Japan Vissel Kobe v.  Iraq, 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC), 11 September 2012
DF Hiroki Mizumoto (1985-09-12) 12 September 1985 (age 38) 5 0 Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima v.  Iraq, 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC), 11 September 2012
DF Daiki Iwamasa (1982-01-30) 30 January 1982 (age 42) 8 0 Japan Kashima Antlers v.  Iraq, 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC), 11 September 2012
DF Tomoaki Makino (1987-05-11) 11 May 1987 (age 37) 11 1 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds v.  Iraq, 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC), 11 September 2012
DF Yuhei Tokunaga (1983-09-25) 25 September 1983 (age 40) 7 0 Japan F.C. Tokyo v.  Azerbaijan, 23 May 2012
DF Naoya Kondo (1983-10-03) 3 October 1983 (age 40) 1 0 Japan Kashiwa Reysol v.  Iceland, 24 February 2012
DF Ryota Moriwaki (1986-04-06) 6 April 1986 (age 38) 2 0 Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima v.  Iceland, 24 February 2012
DF Michihiro Yasuda (1987-12-20) 20 December 1987 (age 36) 7 1 Netherlands Vitesse v.  North Korea, 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC), 15 November 2011
MF Ariajasuru Hasegawa (1988-10-29) 29 October 1988 (age 35) 0 0 Japan F.C. Tokyo v.  Azerbaijan, 23 May 2012
MF Chikashi Masuda (1985-06-19) 19 June 1985 (age 39) 1 0 Japan Kashima Antlers v.  Uzbekistan, 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC), 29 February 2012
MF Yosuke Kashiwagi (1987-12-15) 15 December 1987 (age 36) 4 0 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds v.  Uzbekistan, 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC), 29 February 2012
MF Hiroyuki Taniguchi (1985-06-27) 27 June 1985 (age 39) 0 0 Japan Yokohama F. Marinos v.  Iceland, 24 February 2012
MF Ryota Isomura (1991-03-16) 16 March 1991 (age 33) 0 0 Japan Nagoya Grampus v.  Iceland, 24 February 2012
MF Gaku Shibasaki (1992-05-28) 28 May 1992 (age 32) 0 0 Japan Kashima Antlers v.  Iceland, 24 February 2012
MF Yuki Abe (1981-09-06) 6 September 1981 (age 42) 53 3 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds Osaka Training Session, February 2012
FW Ryoichi Maeda (1981-10-09) 9 October 1981 (age 42) 23 10 Japan Júbilo Iwata v.  Iraq, 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC), 11 September 2012
FW Shinji Okazaki (1986-04-16) 16 April 1986 (age 38) 57 28 Germany Stuttgart v.  Iraq, 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC), 11 September 2012
FW Genki Haraguchi (1991-05-09) 9 May 1991 (age 33) 1 0 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds v.  Iraq, 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC), 11 September 2012
FW Jungo Fujimoto (1984-03-24) 24 March 1984 (age 40) 13 1 Japan Nagoya Grampus v.  Venezuela, 15 August 2012
FW Takayuki Morimoto (1988-05-07) 7 May 1988 (age 36) 10 3 Italy Catania v.  Australia, 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC), 12 June 2012
FW Tadanari Lee (1985-12-19) 19 December 1985 (age 38) 11 2 England Southampton v.  Uzbekistan, 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC), 29 February 2012
FW Naohiro Ishikawa (1981-05-12) 12 May 1981 (age 43) 6 0 Japan F.C. Tokyo v.  Iceland, 24 February 2012
FW Yoshito Ōkubo (1982-06-09) 9 June 1982 (age 42) 54 5 Japan Vissel Kobe v.  Iceland, 24 February 2012
FW Junya Tanaka (1987-07-05) 5 July 1987 (age 36) 1 0 Japan Kashiwa Reysol v.  Iceland, 24 February 2012
FW Yuya Kubo (1993-12-24) 24 December 1993 (age 30) 0 0 Japan Kyoto Sanga v.  Iceland, 24 February 2012
FW Hidetaka Kanazono (1988-09-01) 1 September 1988 (age 35) 0 0 Japan Júbilo Iwata Osaka Training Session, February 2012

Records

As of 12 October 2012
Statistics below are from matches which the Japan Football Association consider as official.[16][17]

Rosters

Managers

Competitions

*Denotes draws includes knockout matches decided on penalty shootouts. Red border indicates that the tournament was hosted on home soil. Gold, silver, bronze backgrounds indicates 1st, 2nd and 3rd finishes respectively. Bold text indicates best finish in tournament.

FIFA World Cup

AFC Asian Cup

FIFA Confederations Cup

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D * L GF GA Squad
Saudi Arabia 1992 Did Not Qualify
Saudi Arabia 1995 Group Stage 6th 2 0 0 2 1 8 Squad
Saudi Arabia 1997 Did Not Qualify
Mexico 1999
South Korea Japan 2001 Runners-up 2nd 5 3 1 1 6 1 Squad
France 2003 Group Stage 6th 3 1 0 2 4 3 Squad
Germany 2005 Group Stage 5th 3 1 1 1 4 4 Squad
South Africa 2009 Did Not Qualify
Brazil 2013 Qualified
Russia 2017 To Be Determined
Qatar 2021
Total Runners-up 5/9 13 5 2 6 15 16 -
FIFA Confederations Cup History
Year Round Score Result
1995 Round 1  Japan 0–3  Nigeria Loss
Round 1  Japan 1–5  Argentina Loss
2001 Round 1  Japan 3–0  Canada Win
Round 1  Japan 2–0  Cameroon Win
Round 1  Japan 0–0  Brazil Draw
Semifinals  Japan 1–0  Australia Win
Final  Japan 0–1  France Loss
2003 Round 1  Japan 3–0  New Zealand Win
Round 1  Japan 1–2  France Loss
Round 1  Japan 0–1  Colombia Loss
2005 Round 1  Japan 1–2  Mexico Loss
Round 1  Japan 1–0  Greece Win
Round 1  Japan 2–2  Brazil Draw
2013 Round 1  Japan – TBD
Round 1  Japan – TBD
Round 1  Japan – TBD

Olympic Games

Since 1992, the Olympic team has been drawn from a squad with a maximum of three players over 23 years of age, and the achievements of this team are not generally regarded as part of the national team's records, nor are the statistics credited to the players' international records.

Copa América

Japan is the only team from outside the Americas to participate in the Copa América, having been invited in both 1999 and 2011.[3] However, Japan declined their invitation on May 16, 2011 after events related with the Tōhoku earthquake and difficulty to release some Japanese players from European teams to play as a replacement. On May 17, 2011, CONMEBOL invited Costa Rica to replace Japan in the competition, the Costa Rican Football Federation accepted their invitation later that day.

Honors

International

Bronze Medal (1): 1968
Runners-Up (1): 2001

Continental

Champions (4): 1992, 2000, 2004, 2011
Years (6): 2000, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2011

Regional

Champions (3): 1992, 1995, 1998
Champions (1): 1930

Other

Champions (2): 1993, 2007
Champions (1): 2001
Champions (11): 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011
Years (1): 2002

See also

References

  1. ^ A common methodology of nickname creation is done by taking the last name of incumbent head coach followed by "Japan". Past teams have been referred to as, "Osim Japan" (オシムジャパン, Oshimu Japan), "Zico Japan" (ジーコジャパン, Jīko Japan), "Troussier Japan" (トルシエジャパン, Torushie Japan).
  2. ^ Matsushima, Ken. "History of the J. League". Rising Sun News. Archived from the original on 12 May 2006. Retrieved 7 July 2006.
  3. ^ a b Japan Invited To Copa America 2011 Along With Mexico Goal.com 2 Jun 2009
  4. ^ Hongo, Jun, "SOCCER IN JAPAN: Japan team has foot in World Cup door but can it kick?", Japan Times, February 9, 2010, p. 3.
  5. ^ "Australia 0-1 Japan (AET". Daily Telegraph. 29 January 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
  6. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=D3bNr6pz0xA
  7. ^ http://www.kansas.com/2011/07/17/1936597/how-have-previous-johnny-bench.html. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ^ Brand Republic News. "World's richest teams: Cup overfloweth". Rising Sun News. Retrieved 7 February 2009.
  9. ^ "Audi Japan signs with JFA". Japan Football Association. 25 May 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
  10. ^ "2012年　日本代表スケジュール" (in Japanese). Japan Football Association. 20 December 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ "キリンチャレンジカップ2012（9月＠新潟/東北電力ビッグスワンスタジアム）試合日程変更および対戦国決定のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Japan Football Association. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ "欧州遠征（10/12vsフランス代表、10/16vsブラジル代表） ＳＡＭＵＲＡＩ ＢＬＵＥ（日本代表）メンバー・スケジュール". JFA. Retrieved 4 October 2012. {{cite web}}: line feed character in |title= at position 34 (help)
  13. ^ "酒井高徳選手（シュツットガルト）招集のお知らせ". JFA. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  14. ^ "選手変更のお知らせ". JFA. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  15. ^ "伊野波雅彦選手（神戸）離脱のお知らせ". JFA. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  16. ^ Yoon Hyung-Jin. "Japan International Match - List of Full International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  17. ^ Mamrud, Roberto. "Japan - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 July 2012.

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Preceded by
1988 Saudi Arabia  		Champions Of Asia
1992 Japan  (1st Title) 		Succeeded by
1996 Saudi Arabia 
Preceded by
1996 Saudi Arabia  		Champions Of Asia
2000 Japan  (2nd Title) 		Succeeded by
2004 Japan 
Preceded by
2000 Japan  		Champions Of Asia
2004 Japan  (3rd Title) 		Succeeded by
2007 Iraq 
Preceded by
2007 Iraq  		Champions Of Asia
2011 Japan  (4th Title) 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
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2001 Ichiro Suzuki 		Japan Professional Sports Grand Prize
2002 Japan National Football Team 		Succeeded by
2003 Hideki Matsui

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