2024 in Japanese football

This article summarizes Japanese football in the 2024 season.

National teams

Men's

Senior

1 January 2024 Toyo Tires Cup^[1]^[2]	Japan	5–0	Thailand	Tokyo, Japan
14:00 UTC+9	Tanaka 50' Nakamura 72' Dolah 75' (o.g.) Kawamura 82' Minamino 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Japan National Stadium Attendance: 61,916 Referee: Kim Woo-sung (South Korea)

9 January Unofficial Friendly	Japan	6–1	Jordan	Doha, Qatar
14:30 UTC+3	Itakura 14' Nakamura 17' 29' (o.g.) Minamino 43' Asano 71' Maeda 81'	Report	Rateb 87'	Stadium: Al Ersal Stadium Attendance: 0

14 January 2023 AFC Asian Cup GS	Japan	4–2	Vietnam	Doha, Qatar
14:30 UTC+3	Minamino 11', 45' Nakamura 45+2' Ueda 85'	Report	Đình Bắc 16' Tuấn Hải 33'	Stadium: Al Thumama Stadium Attendance: 17,385 Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)

19 January 2023 AFC Asian Cup GS	Iraq	2–1	Japan	Al Rayyan, Qatar
14:30 UTC+3	Hussein 5', 45+4'	Report	Endō 90+3'	Stadium: Education City Stadium Attendance: 38,663 Referee: Khalid Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)

24 January 2023 AFC Asian Cup GS	Japan	3–1	Indonesia	Doha, Qatar
14:30 UTC+3	Ueda 6' (pen.), 52' Hubner 88' (o.g.)	Report	Walsh 90+1'	Stadium: Al Thumama Stadium Attendance: 26,453 Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)

31 January 2023 AFC Asian Cup R16	Bahrain	1–3	Japan	Doha, Qatar
14:30 UTC+3	Suzuki 64' (o.g.)	Report	Doan 31' Kubo 49' Ueda 72'	Stadium: Al Thumama Stadium Attendance: 31,832 Referee: Ahmad Al-Ali (Kuwait)

3 February 2023 AFC Asian Cup QF	Iran	2–1	Japan	Al Rayyan, Qatar
14:30 UTC+3	Mohebi 55' Jahanbakhsh 90+6' (pen.)	Report	Morita 28'	Stadium: Education City Stadium Attendance: 35,640 Referee: Ma Ning (China)

21 March 2026 World Cup qualification 2R	Japan	1–0	North Korea	Tokyo, Japan
19:20 UTC+9	Tanaka 2'	Report		Stadium: Japan National Stadium Attendance: 59,354 Referee: Adel Al-Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)

26 March 2026 World Cup qualification 2R	North Korea	0–3 Awarded^[a]	Japan
		Report

6 June 2026 World Cup qualification 2R	Myanmar	0–5	Japan	Yangon, Myanmar
18:40 UTC+6:30		Report	Nakamura 17', 90+3' Dōan 34' Ogawa 75', 83'	Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium Attendance: 21,200 Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani (Saudi Arabia)

11 June 2026 World Cup qualification 2R	Japan	5–0	Syria	Hiroshima, Japan
19:10 UTC+9	Ueda 13' Dōan 19' Krouma 22' (o.g.) Soma 73' (pen.) Minamino 85'	Report		Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima Attendance: 26,650 Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Kuwait)

5 September 2026 World Cup qualification 3R	Japan	7–0	China	Saitama, Japan
19:35 UTC+9	Endō 12' Mitoma 45+2' Minamino 52', 58' Itō 77' Maeda 87' Kubo 90+5'	Report		Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 52,398 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

10 September 2026 World Cup qualification 3R	Bahrain	0–5	Japan	Riffa, Bahrain
19:00 UTC+3		Report	Ueda 37' (pen.), 47' Morita 61', 64' Ogawa 81'	Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium Attendance: 22,729 Referee: Rustam Lutfullin (Uzbekistan)

10 October 2026 World Cup qualification 3R	Saudi Arabia	0–2	Japan	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
21:00 UTC+3		Report	Kamada 14' Ogawa 81'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Stadium Attendance: 56,283 Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)

15 October 2026 World Cup qualification 3R	Japan	1–1	Australia	Saitama, Japan
19:35 UTC+9	Burgess 76' (o.g.)	Report	Taniguchi 58' (o.g.)	Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Kuwait)

15 November 2026 World Cup qualification 3R	Indonesia	v	Japan	Jakarta, Indonesia
19:00 UTC+7		Report		Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium

19 November 2026 World Cup qualification 3R	China	v	Japan	Xiamen, China
20:00 UTC+8		Report		Stadium: Xiamen Egret Stadium

Fixtures & Results (2024), JFA.jp

U-23

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	1–0	China	Al Rayyan, Qatar
16:00 UTC+3	Matsuki 8'	Report		Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 390 Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)

19 April AFC U-23 Asian Cup GS	United Arab Emirates	0–2	Japan	Al Rayyan, Qatar
18:30 UTC+3		Report	Kimura 27' Kawasaki 66'	Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 2,097 Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan)

22 April AFC U-23 Asian Cup GS	Japan	0–1	South Korea	Al Rayyan, Qatar
16:00 UTC+3		Report	Kim Min-woo 75'	Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 2,683 Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani (Saudi Arabia)

25 April AFC U-23 Asian Cup QF	Qatar	2–4 (a.e.t.)	Japan	Al Rayyan, Qatar
17:00 UTC+3	Al-Rawi 24' Gaber 49'	Report	Yamada 2' Kimura 67' Hosoya 101' K. Uchino 113'	Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 9.573 Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)

29 April AFC U-23 Asian Cup SF	Japan	2–0	Iraq	Al Rayyan, Qatar
20:30 UTC+3	Hosoya 28' Araki 41'	Report		Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 6,405 Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)

3 May AFC U-23 Asian Cup Final	Japan	1–0	Uzbekistan	Al Rayyan, Qatar
18:30 UTC+3	Yamada 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 12,276 Referee: Mooud Bonyadifard (Iran)

11 June Friendly	United States	0–2	Japan	Kansas City, United States
19:00 UTC−5		Report	Fujio 6' (pen.) Hosoya 69'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Referee: Jon Freemon (USA)

17 July Friendly	France	1–1	Japan	Toulon, France
21:05 UTC+2	Olise 47'	Report	Fujita 25'	Stadium: Stade Mayol Attendance: 11,896 Referee: Mohammad Usman Aslam (Norway)

24 July 2024 Summer Olympic GS	Japan	5–0	Paraguay	Bordeaux, France
19:00 UTC+2	Mito 19', 63' Yamamoto 69' Fujio 81', 87'	Report		Stadium: Stade de Bordeaux Attendance: 14,000 Referee: François Letexier (France)

27 July 2024 Summer Olympic GS	Japan	1–0	Mali	Bordeaux, France
21:00 UTC+2	Yamamoto 82'	Report		Stadium: Stade de Bordeaux Referee: Edina Alves Batista (Brazil)

30 July 2024 Summer Olympic GS	Israel	0–1	Japan	Nantes, France
21:00 UTC+2		Report	Hosoya 90+1'	Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Referee: Saíd Martínez (Honduras)

2 August 2024 Summer Olympic QF	Japan	0–3	Spain	Décines-Charpieu, France
17:00 UTC+2		Report	F. López 11', 73' Ruiz 86'	Stadium: Stade de Lyon Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)

Fixtures & Results (2024)

U-20

U-19

21 March Friendly	Jordan	1–3	Japan	Kherbet Al-Souk, Jordan
23:00 UTC+3	Goal 58'	Report	Goto 2' Shiogai 52' Hiraga 66'	Stadium: Kherbet-Al Souk Stadium

23 March Friendly	Syria	2–2	Japan	Kherbet Al-Souk, Jordan
23:00 UTC+3	Goal ?', ?'	Report	Hiraga 46' Sato 63'	Stadium: Kherbet-Al Souk Stadium

25 March Friendly	Jordan	2–0	Japan	Kherbet Al-Souk, Jordan
23:00 UTC+3	Goal ?', ?'	Report		Stadium: Kherbet-Al Souk Stadium

4 June Maurice Revello Tournament GS	Italy	4–3	Japan	Vitrolles, France
15:00 UTC+2	Fini 10' Fabbian 22' (pen.) Raimondo 59', 70'	Report	Shiogai 45', 62', 85'	Stadium: Stade Jules-Ladoumègue

8 June Maurice Revello Tournament GS	Japan	4–1	Indonesia	Fos-sur-Mer, France
14:00 UTC+2	Kanda 7', 47' Sato 66' Michiwaki 90+4'	Report	Hinoke 70' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade Parsemain

10 June Maurice Revello Tournament GS	Ukraine	2–1	Japan	Aubagne, France
14:30 UTC+2	Veleten 42', 56'	Report	Shiogai 82'	Stadium: Stade de Lattre-de-Tassigny

12 June Maurice Revello Tournament GS	Japan	1–0	Panama	Salon-de-Provence, France
14:30 UTC+2	Kanda 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Stade d'Honneur Marcel Roustan

14 June Maurice Revello Tournament 5-6th place match	Japan	3–1	Mexico	Mallemort, France
17:00 UTC+2	S. Kanda 21' Shiogai 66' Ishii 90+7'		Árciga 84'	Stadium: Stade d'Honneur Mallemort

25 September 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification	Japan	2–0	Turkmenistan	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
15:00 UTC+6	Kanda 22', 48'	Report		Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium Attendance: 254 Referee: Jansen Foo (Singapore)

27 September 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification	Myanmar	0–6	Japan	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
15:00 UTC+6			Hiroi 25', 64' Nakagawa 32', 82', 83' Nishihara 45'	Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium Attendance: 253 Referee: Morteza Mansourian (Iran)

29 September 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification	Japan	1–1	Kyrgyzstan	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
20:00 UTC+6	Kanda 50'		Madanov 47'	Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium Referee: Nivon Robesh (Sri Lanka)

Fixtures & Results (U-19 2024), JFA.jp

U-18

22 August SBS Cup	Japan	0–0	South Korea	Shizuoka
19:52 UTC+9		Report		Stadium: Kusanagi Athletic Stadium

23 August SBS Cup	Shizuoka U-18 Selection	0–0 (3–5 p)	Japan	Numazu
18:50 UTC+9		Report		Stadium: Ashitaka Park Stadium

25 August SBS Cup	Japan	0–0 (7–6 p)	Argentina	Fukuroi
16:00 UTC+9		Report		Stadium: Ecopa Stadium

9 October Friendly	Japan	0–1	Sweden	Oliva
15:00 UTC+2		Report	Samuyiwa 9'	Stadium: Oliva Nova Sports Center

13 October Friendly	Sweden	1–4	Japan	Oliva
15:00 UTC+2	Jawla 41'	Report	Kawamura 6' Yamaguchi 15', 22', 58'	Stadium: Oliva Nova Sports Center

15 October Friendly	United States	3–2	Japan	Oliva
12:00 UTC+2	Joyner 16' Miller 43' Klapija 54'	Report	Shimamoto 56' Nawata 79'	Stadium: Oliva Nova Sports Center

Fixtures & Results (U-18 2024), JFA.jp

U-17

8 August Balcom BWM Cup	Sanfrecce Hiroshima U-18	1–2	Japan	Hiroshima
18:00 UTC+9	Shimon Kobayashi 15'	Report	Kanshiro Suemune 26' Shungo Sugiura 61'	Stadium: Hot Staff Field Hiroshima

10 August Balcom BWM Cup	Hiroshima High School Selection	0–2	Japan	Hiroshima
18:00 UTC+9		Report	Shuto Oishi 44' Yuji Doi 59'	Stadium: Hiroshima Regional Park No.1 Ball Game Stadium

11 August Balcom BWM Cup	Japan	3–1	Uzbekistan	Hiroshima
14:30 UTC+9	Naru Nakatsumi 3', 24' Muku Fukuta 28'	Report	Diyor Ermanov 49'	Stadium: Hiroshima Regional Park No.1 Ball Game Stadium

12 September IYS in Niigata	Japan	3–0	Peru	Shibata
15:00 UTC+9	Kantaro Maeda 48' Ryuki Osa 49' Kio Tanaka 64'	Gekisaka JFA.en		Stadium: Green Stadium Shibata

14 September IYS in Niigata	Japan	4–3	United States	Shibata
15:00 UTC+9	Kio Tanaka 50', 67' Ryuki Osa 54' Ritsu Onishi 69'	Gekisaka JFA.en	Aiden Hezarkani 49' Andrew Baiera 64' ? 90+3'	Stadium: Green Stadium Shibata

16 September IYS in Niigata	Niigata U-18 Selection	3–3	Japan	Niigata
15:00 UTC+9	Shuto Imoto 29' So Watanabe 54' Kento Inaba 87'	Gekisaka JFA.en	Ritsu Onishi 7' Kio Tanaka 44' Yusei Shima 62'	Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium

Fixtures & Results (U-17 2024), JFA.jp

U-16

9 February U-16 Algarve Cup	Germany	3–2	Japan	Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal
12:00 UTC±0	Lennart Karl 11' Alexander Staff 15' Yll Gashi 29'	Report	Hiroto Asada 47' Minato Yoshida 56'	Stadium: Complexo Desportivo de Vila Real de Santo António

11 February U-16 Algarve Cup	Netherlands	6–3	Japan	Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal
16:00 UTC±0	Emre Ünüvar 8', 37' Austyn Jones 10', 47' Jairo Beerens 27' Eternal Barron 58'	Report	Hiroto Asada 36' Ryota Hariu 50' Minato Yoshida 61'	Stadium: Complexo Desportivo de Vila Real de Santo António

14 February U-16 Algarve Cup	Portugal	2–1	Japan	Albufeira, Portugal
10:30 UTC±0	Anísio Cabral 28' Tomás Soares 67'	Report	Minato Yoshida 50'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Albufeira

28 February UEFA Development Tournament	Spain	2–0	Japan	Manavgat, Turkey
12:00 UTC+3	Rubén López 6' Òscar Gistau 42'	Report		Stadium: Emirhan Sport Center

1 March UEFA Development Tournament	Denmark	2–1	Japan	Manavgat, Turkey
12:00 UTC+3	Valdemar Vestergaard 17' Johan Hvistendahl 87'	Report	Raiki Anzai 19'	Stadium: Emirhan Sport Center

4 March UEFA Development Tournament	France	5–1	Japan	Manavgat, Turkey
10:00 UTC+3	Djylian N'Guessan 13', 33', 47' Paul Eymard 50' Ibrahim Mbaye 55'	Report	Hyoei Kawabata 65'	Stadium: Emirhan Sport Center

26 March Montaigu Tournament GS	Mexico	1–0	Japan	Pouzauges, France
18:30 UTC+1		Report

28 March Montaigu Tournament GS	Wales	1–2	Japan	Pouzauges, France
18:30 UTC+1	Goal 56'	Report	Kazunari Kodama 29' Minato Yoshida 50'

30 March Montaigu Tournament GS	Czech Republic	0–2	Japan	Fontenay-le-Comte, France
18:00 UTC+1		Report	Hiromu Yokka 25' Minato Yoshida 73'

19 June U-16 International Dream Cup	Japan	6–0	Ukraine	Hirono, Japan
15:00 UTC+9	Mibuki Kasai 9' Taito Kanda 47' Minato Yoshida 69' Yuma Okuda 83' Shota Fujii 88' Hiroto Asada 90'	Report		Stadium: J-Village Stadium Attendance: 152 Referee: Masaaki Hiratsuka

21 June U-16 International Dream Cup	Japan	4–0	Venezuela	Hirono, Japan
15:00 UTC+9	Hiroto Asada 10', 16' Mibuki Kasai 65' Minato Yoshida 90+5'	Report		Stadium: J-Village Stadium Attendance: 161 Referee: Kazuyoshi Karashima

23 June U-16 International Dream Cup	Japan	3–2	Senegal	Hirono, Japan
15:00 UTC+9	Minato Yoshida 54' Yuya Yokoi 70' Mibuki Kasai 80'	Report	Ibrahima Saory Sow 45+1' Mouhamed Wagne 50'	Stadium: J-Village Stadium Attendance: 447 Referee: Daichi Shiino

16 August CFA Peace Cup	Japan	1–1	Uzbekistan	Shenyang. China
19:35 UTC+8				Stadium: Shenyang Olympic Sports Centre Stadium

18 August CFA Peace Cup	China	1–2	Japan	Shenyang. China
19:35 UTC+8				Stadium: Shenyang Olympic Sports Centre Stadium

20 August CFA Peace Cup	Japan	0–1	Vietnam	Shenyang. China
--:-- UTC+8				Stadium: Shenyang Olympic Sports Centre Stadium

23 October 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification	Japan	9–2	Nepal	Doha, Qatar
20:30 UTC+3	Daichi Tani 17', 38', 43', 61' Hiroto Asada 19', 45+2', 64' Mibuki Kasai 73' Kaiji Chonan 77'	Report	Sabin Kumar 12' Bigyan Khadka 88'	Stadium: Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium Referee: Phurpa Wangchuk (Bhutan)

25 October 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification	Mongolia	0–7	Japan	Doha, Qatar
20:30 UTC+3			Hyoei Kawabata 10', 47' Batmend Baasanjav 41' (o.g.) Mibuki Kasai 56' Hiroto Asada 74', 88' Daichi Tani 84'	Stadium: Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium Referee: Ahmed Imam (Kuwait)

27 October 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification	Japan	5–0	Qatar	Doha, Qatar
20:30 UTC+3	Kosuke Imai 17' Daichi Tani 51' Seifeldin Hassanein 57' (o.g.) Taiga Seguchi 72' Hiroto Asada 87'			Stadium: Aspire Academy Pitch 7 Referee: Sanzhar Zhakypbekov (Kyrgyzstan)

Fixtures & Results (U-16 2024), JFA.jp

U-15

15 May Vlatko Marković International Tournament GS	Belgium	2–3	Japan	Sveti Martin na Muri, Croatia
11:00 UTC+2	Jayden Onia Seke 7' Niels Filippo 42'	Report	Eito Takaki 27' Koki Kurahashi 35' Narumi Takahashi 80'	Stadium: NK Polet Sveti Martin na Muri

16 May Vlatko Marković International Tournament GS	Japan	2–1	France	Čakovec, Croatia
17:00 UTC+2	Shu Takisawa 19' Eito Takaki 79'	Report	Chris Batola 65'	Stadium: Stadion SRC Mladost

17 May Vlatko Marković International Tournament GS	Portugal	0–2	Japan	Sveti Martin na Muri, Croatia
11:00 UTC+2		Report	Eito Takaki 16' Rikuto Soma 20'	Stadium: NK Polet Sveti Martin na Muri

19 May Vlatko Marković International Tournament Final	United States	1–0	Japan	Varaždin, Croatia
17:30 UTC+2	Omar Hassan 59'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Varteks

29 October Val de Marne Tournament	Japan	v	Italy	Limeil-Brévannes, France
14:00 UTC+2				Stadium: Complex Sportif Didier Pironi

31 October Val de Marne Tournament	Japan	v	France	Le Plessis-Robinson, France
16:00 UTC+2				Stadium: Le Plessis Robinson Sports Park

2 November Val de Marne Tournament	Japan	v	Switzerland	Limeil-Brévannes, France
14:00 UTC+2				Stadium: Complex Sportif Didier Pironi

Fixtures & Results (U-15 2024), JFA.jp

Futsal

3 February Friendly	Portugal	4–1	Japan	Porto, Portugal
20:00 UTC±0				Stadium: Centro de Desportos e Congressos de Matosinhos

5 February Friendly	Portugal	2–1	Japan	Porto, Portugal
20:00 UTC±0				Stadium: Centro de Desportos e Congressos de Matosinhos

18 April 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup	Japan	2–3	Kyrgyzstan	Bangkok, Thailand
				Stadium: Bangkok Arena

20 April 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup	South Korea	0–5	Japan	Bangkok, Thailand
				Stadium: Bangkok Arena

22 April 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup	Japan	1–1	Tajikistan	Bangkok, Thailand
				Stadium: Bangkok Arena

Fixtures & Results (2024), JFA.jp

U-23 futsal

U-20 futsal

Beach soccer

Esports football

Women's

Senior

24 February 2024 Olympic Qualifiers R3	North Korea	0–0	Japan	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
16:04 UTC+3		Report (JFA)		Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium

28 February 2024 Olympic Qualifiers R3	Japan	2–1 (2–1 agg.)	North Korea	Tokyo, Japan
18:30 UTC+9	Hana Takahashi 26' Aoba Fujino 77'	Report (JFA)		Stadium: Japan National Stadium Attendance: 20,777

6 April SheBelieves Cup SF	United States	2–1	Japan	Atlanta, United States
12:30 ET	Shaw 21' Horan 77' (pen.)	Report (JFA)	Seike 1'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 50,644 Referee: Myriam Marcotte (Canada)

9 April SheBelieves Cup 3rd	Japan	1–1 (0–3 p)	Brazil	Columbus, United States
16:00 ET	Tanaka 35'	Report (JFA)	Cristiane 71'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 12,001 Referee: Danielle Chesky (United States)
	Penalties
	Seike Nagano Hasegawa		Cristiane Tarciane Angelina

31 May Friendly	Japan	2–0	New Zealand	Murcia, Spain
16:00 UTC+2	Tanaka 45+2' Koga 47'	Report (JFA)		Stadium: Estadio Nueva Condomina Referee: Jason Barcelo (Gibraltar)

3 June Friendly	Japan	4–1	New Zealand	Murcia, Spain
16:00 UTC+2	Hamano 49', 60' Fujino 66' Chiba 80'	Report (JFA)	Clegg 22'	Stadium: Estadio Nueva Condomina Referee: Jason Barcelo (Gibraltar)

13 July MS&AD Cup	Japan	4–0	Ghana	Kanazawa, Japan
15:20 UTC+9	Tanaka 51' Hamano 65' Fujino 67' Ueki 80'	Report (JFA)		Stadium: Kanazawa Go Go Curry Stadium Attendance: 9,648 Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (Korea)

19 July Unofficial friendly	Japan	1–1	Colombia	Le Touquet, France
			Ramírez

25 July 2024 Olympic Games GS	Spain	2–1	Japan	Nantes, France
17:00 UTC+2	Bonmatí 22' Caldentey 74'	Report	Fujino 13'	Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire

28 July 2024 Olympic Games GS	Brazil	1–2	Japan	Paris, France
17:00 UTC+2	Jheniffer 56'	Report	Kumagai 90+2' (pen.) Tanikawa 90+6'	Stadium: Parc de Princes

31 July 2024 Olympic Games GS	Japan	3–1	Nigeria	Nantes, France
17:00 UTC+2	Hamano 22' Tanaka 32' Kitagawa 45+5'	Report	Echegini 42'	Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Referee: Emikar Calderas (Venezuela

3 August 2024 Olympic Games QF	United States	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Japan	Paris, France
15:00 UTC+2	Rodman 105+2'	Report		Stadium: Parc de Princes Attendance: 43,004 Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden)

26 October Mizuho Blue Dream Match^[6]	Japan	4–0	South Korea	Tokyo, Japan
14:20 UTC+9	Kitagawa 33' Fujino 34' Tanaka 37' Tanikawa 56'	Report (JFA) Report (KFA)		Stadium: Japan National Stadium Attendance: 12,420

25 November Friendly	Japan	v	Morocco	Calais, France
				Stadium: Stade de l'Épopée

Fixtures & results (2024), JFA.jp

U-20

4 March 2024 (2024-03-04) AFC U-20 Asian Cup Group B	Japan	10–0	Vietnam	JAR Stadium, Tashkent
16:00	Matsukubo 11', 31', 44' Hijikata 57', 64' Tsujisawa 67' Sasaki 70' Sasai 73' Yoneda 83' Shirasawa 84'	Report		Attendance: 60 Referee: Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea)

7 March 2024 (2024-03-07) AFC U-20 Asian Cup Group B	China	0–2	Japan	JAR Stadium, Tashkent
16:00		Report	Hijikata 26' Amano 88'	Attendance: 85 Referee: Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea)

10 March 2024 (2024-03-10) AFC U-20 Asian Cup Group B	Japan	0–1	North Korea	JAR Stadium, Tashkent
13:00		Report	Chae Un-yong 22'	Attendance: 70 Referee: Om Choki (Bhutan)

13 March 2024 (2024-03-13) AFC U-20 Asian Cup SF	Australia	1–5	Japan	JAR Stadium, Tashkent
16:00	Trimis 13'	Report	Yoneda 3' Shiragaki 63' Hijikata 83' Sasai 88' Chinnama 89' (o.g.)	Attendance: 88 Referee: Dong Fangyu (China)

16 March 2024 (2024-03-16) AFC U-20 Asian Cup F	Japan	1–2	North Korea	JAR Stadium, Tashkent
18:00	Tsujisawa 20'		Jon Ryong-yong 44', 86'	Referee: Dong Fangyu (China)

2 September 2024 (2024-09-02) FIFA U-20 World Cup Group E	Japan	7–0	New Zealand	Estadio El Techo, Bogotá
20:00	Hijikata 16', 38' Sasai 41', 90+1' Oyama 45' Koyama 60' Hayama 75'	Report		Referee: Dione Rissios (Chile)

5 September 2024 (2024-09-05) FIFA U-20 World Cup Group E	Japan	4–1	Ghana	Estadio El Techo, Bogotá
17:00	Sasai 45' Matsukubo 45+6' Hayama 50' Matsunaga 90'	Report	Nyamekye 83' (pen.)	Referee: Karen Hernández (Mexico)

8 September 2024 (2024-09-08) FIFA U-20 World Cup Group E	Austria	0–2	Japan	Estadio El Techo, Bogotá
18:00		Report	Hijikata 38', 79'	Referee: Shahenda El-Maghrabi (Egypt)

12 September 2024 (2024-09-12) FIFA U-20 World Cup R16	Japan	2–1	Nigeria	Estadio El Techo, Bogotá
20:00	Matsunaga 33' Hijikata 65'	Report	Shobowale 90+1'	Referee: Natalie Simon (United States)

15 September 2024 (2024-09-15) FIFA U-20 World Cup QF	Japan	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Spain	Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín
18:00	Yoneda 102'	Report		Attendance: 4,583 Referee: Anahí Fernández (Uruguay)

18 September 2024 (2024-09-18) FIFA U-20 World Cup SF	Japan	2–0	Netherlands	Estadio Pascual Guerrero, Cali
20:00	Matsukubo 55', 83'	Report		Attendance: 8,733 Referee: Karen Hernández (Mexico)

22 September 2024 (2024-09-22) FIFA U-20 World Cup F	North Korea	1–0	Japan	Estadio El Campín, Bogotá
16:00	Choe Il-son 15'	Report		Attendance: 32,908 Referee: Maria Sole Ferrieri (Italy)

U-17

7 May 2024 (2024-05-07) AFC U-17 Asian Cup GS	Japan	4–0	Thailand	Gianyar
16:00 UTC+8	Shinjo 51' Sakaki 65' Tsuda 69', 87'	Report		Stadium: Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium Referee: Mahsa Ghorbani (Iran)

10 May 2024 (2024-05-10) AFC U-17 Asian Cup GS	Australia	1–4	Japan	Gianyar
19:00 UTC+8	Dos Santos 90+6'	Report	Sato 3', 10' Shinjo 65' Hirakawa 80'	Stadium: Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium Referee: Yang Shu-ting (Chinese Taipei)

13 May 2024 (2024-05-13) AFC U-17 Asian Cup GS	Japan	4–0	China	Gianyar
16:00 UTC+8	Fukushima 9' Kikuchi 74', 86' Nezu 90+5'	Report		Stadium: Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium Referee: Cha Min-ji (South Korea)

16 May 2024 (2024-05-16) AFC U-17 Asian Cup SF	Japan	3–0	South Korea	Gianyar
15:00 UTC+8	Nezu 40' Shinjo 68', 88'	Report		Stadium: Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium Referee: Rebecca Durcau (Australia)

19 May 2024 (2024-05-19) AFC U-17 Asian Cup Final	North Korea	1–0	Japan	Gianyar
19:00 UTC+8	Jon Il-chong 46'	Report		Stadium: Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium Attendance: 1,325 Referee: Veronika Bernatskaia (Kyrgyzstan)

17 October 2024 (2024-10-17) FIFA U-17 World Cup GS	Japan	v	Poland	Estadio Félix Sánchez, Santo Domingo
16:00		Report

20 October 2024 (2024-10-20) FIFA U-17 World Cup GS	Japan	v	Brazil	Estadio Félix Sánchez, Santo Domingo
16:00		Report

23 October 2024 (2024-10-23) FIFA U-17 World Cup GS	Zambia	v	Japan	Estadio Félix Sánchez, Santo Domingo
16:00		Report

Futsal

Club competitions

League (men)

Promotion and relegation

League	Promoted to league	Relegated from league
J1 League	Machida Zelvia Júbilo Iwata Tokyo Verdy	Yokohama FC
J2 League	Ehime FC Kagoshima United	Omiya Ardija Zweigen Kanazawa
J3 League	No promotion	No relegation
Japan Football League	Tochigi City FC	No relegation

J.League

J1 League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Vissel Kobe	35	20	7	8	56	34	+22	67	Qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite league stage
2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	35	18	11	6	66	36	+30	65
3	Machida Zelvia	35	17	9	9	49	31	+18	60	Qualification for the AFC Champions League Two group stage
4	Kashima Antlers	34	16	9	9	55	40	+15	57
5	Gamba Osaka	35	15	12	8	41	31	+10	57
6	Tokyo Verdy	35	14	12	9	46	45	+1	54
7	FC Tokyo	35	14	9	12	49	46	+3	51
8	Cerezo Osaka	35	12	13	10	42	43	−1	49
9	Avispa Fukuoka	35	11	14	10	31	34	−3	47
10	Nagoya Grampus	35	14	4	17	42	44	−2	46
11	Kawasaki Frontale	34	11	11	12	56	50	+6	44
12	Shonan Bellmare	35	12	8	15	50	51	−1	44
13	Kyoto Sanga	34	12	8	14	42	53	−11	44
14	Urawa Red Diamonds	34	11	10	13	45	43	+2	43
15	Yokohama F. Marinos	34	12	7	15	52	54	−2	43
16	Albirex Niigata	35	10	10	15	43	57	−14	40
17	Kashiwa Reysol	35	9	12	14	37	48	−11	39
18	Júbilo Iwata	34	9	8	17	39	56	−17	35	Relegation to the J2 League
19	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	35	8	9	18	40	60	−20	33
20	Sagan Tosu (R)	35	8	5	22	41	66	−25	29

Updated to match(es) played on 3 November 2024. Source: J1 League, J.League Data Site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Fewer disciplinary points.
(R) Relegated

J2 League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Shimizu S-Pulse (C, P)	37	25	4	8	67	38	+29	79	Promotion to the 2025 J1 League
2	Yokohama FC (X)	37	22	9	6	60	27	+33	75	Promotion to the 2025 J1 League
3	V-Varen Nagasaki (X)	37	20	12	5	69	37	+32	72	Qualification for the promotion play-offs
4	Fagiano Okayama	37	17	13	7	48	29	+19	64
5	Montedio Yamagata	37	19	6	12	51	36	+15	63
6	JEF United Chiba	37	19	4	14	67	44	+23	61
7	Vegalta Sendai	36	17	10	9	47	40	+7	61
8	Tokushima Vortis	37	16	6	15	42	44	−2	54
9	Renofa Yamaguchi	37	15	7	15	43	44	−1	52
10	Iwaki FC	37	14	9	14	50	41	+9	51
11	Blaublitz Akita	37	14	9	14	35	35	0	51
12	Fujieda MYFC	37	14	4	19	38	56	−18	46
13	Mito HollyHock	37	11	11	15	38	48	−10	44
14	Roasso Kumamoto	36	12	7	17	50	60	−10	43
15	Oita Trinita	37	10	13	14	32	45	−13	43
16	Ventforet Kofu	37	11	9	17	51	56	−5	42
17	Ehime FC	37	10	10	17	39	64	−25	40
18	Tochigi SC (R)	37	7	12	18	33	57	−24	33	Relegation to 2025 J3 League
19	Kagoshima United (R)	37	7	8	22	35	59	−24	29
20	Thespa Gunma (R)	37	3	9	25	24	59	−35	18

Updated to match(es) played on 3 November 2024. Source: Meiji Yasuda J2 League, J.League Data Site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goal scored; 7) Fair-play points.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated; (X) Assured of at least promotion play-offs, but may still be promoted automatically

J3 League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Omiya Ardija (C, P)	35	25	8	2	68	27	+41	83	Promotion to the 2025 J2 League
2	FC Imabari	34	18	7	9	53	37	+16	61	Promotion to the 2025 J2 League
3	Kataller Toyama	35	14	15	6	47	32	+15	57	Qualification for the promotion play-offs
4	Azul Claro Numazu	35	15	7	13	51	41	+10	52
5	Matsumoto Yamaga	35	13	12	10	52	43	+9	51
6	FC Osaka	35	13	12	10	36	30	+6	51
7	Fukushima United	35	15	5	15	56	46	+10	50
8	SC Sagamihara	35	13	11	11	39	38	+1	50
9	Giravanz Kitakyushu	35	13	10	12	35	35	0	49
10	FC Gifu	35	14	6	15	58	52	+6	48
11	Vanraure Hachinohe	34	12	11	11	38	35	+3	47
12	Gainare Tottori	35	13	8	14	48	59	−11	47
13	Zweigen Kanazawa	34	12	10	12	47	48	−1	46
14	FC Ryukyu	34	12	10	12	42	47	−5	46
15	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	35	10	10	15	41	46	−5	40
16	Kamatamare Sanuki	34	9	12	13	42	46	−4	39
17	Nagano Parceiro	35	7	15	13	43	53	−10	36
18	Nara Club	35	5	18	12	40	54	−14	33
19	YSCC Yokohama	35	7	11	17	30	53	−23	32	Possible relegation via play-offs
20	Iwate Grulla Morioka	34	5	6	23	24	68	−44	21	Possible relegation to 2025 JFL^[b]

Updated to match(es) played on 2 November 2024. Source: Meiji Yasuda J3 League, J.League Data Site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goal scored; 7) Fair-play points.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:

^ North Korea were originally scheduled to play host to Japan in Kim Il-sung Stadium. However, North Korea then decided against hosting it due to "a malignant infectious disease" spreading in Japan.^[3] Due to the time gap and North Korea's inability to provide an alternative venue, FIFA subsequently decided that the match shall neither be played nor rescheduled, and the matter will be decided by FIFA Disciplinary Committee.^[4] It was later announced that Japan would be awarded a 3–0 victory by forfeit.^[5]
^ Promotion from the JFL is conditional on holding a valid J3 license. If the JFL champions hold a license, the club will be automatically promoted and the J3's 20th-placed team will be automatically relegated. If the JFL runners-up hold a license, the club will need to play promotion/relegation play-offs against J3's 19th or 20th-placed team for the season, depending on whether the JFL champions hold the J3 license. The club(s) who do not hold a license cannot be promoted.

Japan Football League (JFL)

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Tochigi City	26	16	6	4	53	32	+21	54	Possible promotion to 2025 J3 League^[a]
2	Kochi United	26	15	4	7	32	19	+13	49	Possible qualification for promotion playoffs^[a]
3	Reilac Shiga	26	13	5	8	43	23	+20	44
4	Veertien Mie	26	11	9	6	31	26	+5	42
5	Honda FC	26	11	8	7	32	23	+9	41
6	Verspah Oita	26	10	10	6	33	33	0	40
7	Okinawa SV	26	10	8	8	42	35	+7	38
8	Tiamo Hirakata	26	11	5	10	40	42	−2	38
9	ReinMeer Aomori	26	8	11	7	29	24	+5	35
10	Briobecca Urayasu	26	10	5	11	35	33	+2	35
11	Atletico Suzuka	26	9	6	11	33	32	+1	33
12	Sony Sendai	26	8	6	12	30	35	−5	30	Disbanded after the season^[7]
13	Maruyasu Okazaki	26	6	8	12	26	35	−9	26
14	Criacao Shinjuku	26	4	10	12	17	39	−22	22
15	Yokogawa Musashino	26	5	7	14	23	46	−23	22
16	Minebea Mitsumi	26	4	6	16	23	45	−22	18	Qualification for relegation playoffs

Updated to match(es) played on 27 October 2024. Source: Japan Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goal scored; 7) Fair-play points.
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Promotion is conditional on holding a valid J3 license (marked in bold in the table). If two clubs with J3 license finish in the top two of the JFL, the 1st-placed JFL club is automatically promoted to the J3 League and the 20th-placed J3 club is relegated to the JFL. The 2nd-placed JFL club will play the 19th-placed J3 club in the J3 and JFL promotion/relegation playoffs, and the winner will be in J3. If there is only one club with a J3 license in the top two places, the licensed club will be automatically promoted to J3 if it is ranked 1st in the JFL, and the 20th-ranked J3 club will be automatically relegated; if the licensed club is ranked 2nd in the JFL, it will play off with the 20th-ranked J3 club. In this case, the 19th-ranked J3 club will remain in its league. If both the 1st- and 2nd-placed JFL clubs do not have J3 licenses, there will be no swap between the leagues.

Regional Leagues

League (women)

Promotion and relegation

League	Promoted to league	Relegated from league
WE League
Nadeshiko League Division 1
Nadeshiko League Division 2

WE League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Urawa Red Diamonds (C)	22	18	3	1	55	17	+38	57	Qualification to the 2024–25 AFC Women's Champions League
2	INAC Kobe Leonessa	22	15	4	3	39	12	+27	49
3	Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza	22	13	7	2	47	18	+29	46
4	Albirex Niigata	22	13	2	7	26	18	+8	41
5	Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina	22	9	4	9	26	25	+1	31
6	JEF United Chiba	22	6	7	9	18	23	−5	25
7	Omiya Ardija Ventus	22	7	4	11	17	32	−15	25
8	Chifure AS Elfen Saitama	22	7	2	13	20	29	−9	23
9	Cerezo Osaka Yanmar	22	6	3	13	19	31	−12	21
10	MyNavi Sendai	22	5	6	11	22	40	−18	21
11	AC Nagano Parceiro	22	4	6	12	21	40	−19	18
12	Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara	22	3	4	15	16	41	−25	13

Source: WE League, WE League Data Site
Rules for classification: 1) Points;2) Goal difference;3) Number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Nadeshiko League

Cup competitions (men)

Fujifilm Super Cup

17 February 2024

13:35 JST

Vissel Kobe	0–1	Kawasaki Frontale
	Report	Van Wermeskerken 48'

Japan National Stadium, Tokyo

Attendance: 52,142

Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi

Emperor's Cup

J.League YBC Levain Cup

Qualified teams:

Cup competitions (women)

Empress's Cup

WE League Cup

14 October 2023

16:03 JST

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina	0–0	Albirex Niigata
	Report (WE League)
Penalties
	4–2

Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium, Kawasaki, Kanagawa

Attendance: 6,261

Notes

References

^ "TOYO TIRES CUP 2024 [1/1] TOP". jfa.jp. JFA. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
^ "Inaugural TOYO TIRES CUP to be held on January 1, 2024". toyotires.eu. Toyo Tires. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
^ "Football: North Korea not to host World Cup qualifier vs Japan". mainichi.jp. The Mainichi. 21 March 2024. Archived from the original on 1 April 2024.
^ "Update on Korea DPR v Japan World Cup qualifying match". FIFA. 23 March 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
^ "FIFA規律委員会の決定について 3.26 SAMURAI BLUE 対朝鮮民主主義人民共和国代表（平壌）～FIFAワールドカップ26アジア2次予選兼 AFCアジアカップサウジアラビア2027予選～". Japan Football Association. 31 March 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
^ "Mizuho Blue Dream Match 2024 [10/26] top". JFA. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
^ "JFL退会および活動終了について". Sony Sendai FC (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 September 2024.

External links

Japan Football Association (JFA)
List of International matches, jfa.jp
Annual schedule of Japan National Teams in 2024 (as of 18 December 2023), jfa.jp

[6] North Korea were originally scheduled to play host to Japan in Kim Il-sung Stadium. However, North Korea then decided against hosting it due to "a malignant infectious disease" spreading in Japan.^[3] Due to the time gap and North Korea's inability to provide an alternative venue, FIFA subsequently decided that the match shall neither be played nor rescheduled, and the matter will be decided by FIFA Disciplinary Committee.^[4] It was later announced that Japan would be awarded a 3–0 victory by forfeit.^[5]

[table_note_res_R10.018102628187324-8] Promotion from the JFL is conditional on holding a valid J3 license. If the JFL champions hold a license, the club will be automatically promoted and the J3's 20th-placed team will be automatically relegated. If the JFL runners-up hold a license, the club will need to play promotion/relegation play-offs against J3's 19th or 20th-placed team for the season, depending on whether the JFL champions hold the J3 license. The club(s) who do not hold a license cannot be promoted.

[table_note_res_P0.29666712195457-10] Promotion is conditional on holding a valid J3 license (marked in bold in the table). If two clubs with J3 license finish in the top two of the JFL, the 1st-placed JFL club is automatically promoted to the J3 League and the 20th-placed J3 club is relegated to the JFL. The 2nd-placed JFL club will play the 19th-placed J3 club in the J3 and JFL promotion/relegation playoffs, and the winner will be in J3. If there is only one club with a J3 license in the top two places, the licensed club will be automatically promoted to J3 if it is ranked 1st in the JFL, and the 20th-ranked J3 club will be automatically relegated; if the licensed club is ranked 2nd in the JFL, it will play off with the 20th-ranked J3 club. In this case, the 19th-ranked J3 club will remain in its league. If both the 1st- and 2nd-placed JFL clubs do not have J3 licenses, there will be no swap between the leagues.

[1] "TOYO TIRES CUP 2024 [1/1] TOP". jfa.jp. JFA. Retrieved 27 December 2023.

[2] "Inaugural TOYO TIRES CUP to be held on January 1, 2024". toyotires.eu. Toyo Tires. Retrieved 11 February 2024.

[3] "Football: North Korea not to host World Cup qualifier vs Japan". mainichi.jp. The Mainichi. 21 March 2024. Archived from the original on 1 April 2024.

[4] "Update on Korea DPR v Japan World Cup qualifying match". FIFA. 23 March 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.

[5] "FIFA規律委員会の決定について 3.26 SAMURAI BLUE 対朝鮮民主主義人民共和国代表（平壌）～FIFAワールドカップ26アジア2次予選兼 AFCアジアカップサウジアラビア2027予選～". Japan Football Association. 31 March 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2024.

[7] "Mizuho Blue Dream Match 2024 [10/26] top". JFA. Retrieved 19 September 2024.

[9] "JFL退会および活動終了について". Sony Sendai FC (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 September 2024.

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National teams

Men's

Senior

U-23

U-23

U-20

U-19

U-18

U-17

U-17

U-16

U-15

Futsal

U-23 futsal

U-20 futsal

Beach soccer

Esports football

Women's

Senior

U-20

U-17

Futsal

Club competitions

League (men)

Promotion and relegation

J.League

J1 League

J2 League

J3 League

Japan Football League (JFL)

Regional Leagues

League (women)

Promotion and relegation

WE League

Nadeshiko League

Cup competitions (men)

Fujifilm Super Cup

Emperor's Cup

J.League YBC Levain Cup

Cup competitions (women)

Empress's Cup

WE League Cup

See also

Notes

References

External links