Japan men's national field hockey team

Japan
Nickname(s)	Samurai Japan
Association	Japan Hockey Association
Confederation	AHF (Asia)
Head Coach	Siegfried Aikman
Assistant coach(es)	Tomoyuki Makimoto
Manager	Satoshi Makimoto
Captain	Manabu Yamashita
Home	Away
FIH ranking
Current	15 (22 July 2024)
Highest	11 (2007)
Lowest	18 (December 2018 – January 2019)
Olympic Games
Appearances	6 (first in 1932)
Best result	2nd (1932)
World Cup
Appearances	4 (first in 1971)
Best result	9th (1971, 2006)
Asian Games
Appearances	16 (first in 1958)
Best result	1st (2018)
Asia Cup
Appearances	9 (first in 1985)
Best result	4th (1985, 1989, 2003, 2007)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Asian Games
Asian Champions Trophy

The Japan men's national field hockey team represents Japan in men's international field hockey and is operated by the Japan Hockey Association. As of January 2019, they are ranked 18th in the world.^[1]

The team participated in the first World Cup in 1971, where they finished 9th. The team is coached by Dutchman Siegfried Aikman.^[2]^[3] At the 2018 Asian Games, they won their first international tournament by claiming the gold medal in the final against Malaysia.

Tournament history

Summer Olympics

1932 –
1936 – 7th place
1956 – Withdrew
1960 – 14th place
1964 – 7th place
1968 – 13th place
2020 – Qualified

World Cup

1971 – 9th place
1973 – 10th place
2002 – 12th place
2006 – 9th place

Asian Games

1958 – 5th place
1962 – 4th place
1966 –
1970 –
1974 – 4th place
1978 – 4th place
1982 – 4th place
1986 – 5th place
1990 – 6th place
1994 – 4th place
1998 – 4th place
2002 – 6th place
2006 – 4th place
2010 – 6th place
2014 – 6th place
2018 –

Asia Cup

1985 – 4th place
1989 – 4th place
1993 – 9th place
1999 – 5th place
2003 – 4th place
2007 – 4th place
2009 – 6th place
2013 – 5th place
2017 – 5th place

Asian Champions Trophy

2011 – 4th place
2012 – 6th place
2013 –
2016 – 6th place
2018 – 4th place
2020 – Qualified

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

1987 – 6th place
2016 – 7th place
2017 – 6th place
2019 – 5th place
2020 – Cancelled

Hockey World League

2012–13 – 12th place
2014–15 – 16th place
2016–17 – 20th place

Champions Challenge

2001 – 5th place
2007 – 5th place
2011 – 7th place
2012 – 5th place
2014 – 7th place

Team

Current squad

The following 19 players were named on for the test matches against New Zealand in Stratford, New Zealand.^[4]

Head coach: Siegfried Aikman

Caps updated as of 15 October 2019, after the match against New Zealand.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
28	GK	Yusuke Takano	(1996-04-16) 16 April 1996 (age 28)	46	Yamanashi Gakuin
30	GK	Takashi Yoshikawa	(1994-11-29) 29 November 1994 (age 29)	94	Gifu Asahi

13	DF	Manabu Yamashita (Captain)	(1989-02-04) 4 February 1989 (age 35)	186	Oyabe RED OX
14	DF	Raiki Fujishima	(1999-12-29) 29 December 1999 (age 24)	11	Ritsumeikan University
20	DF	Masaki Ohashi	(1993-05-08) 8 May 1993 (age 31)	94	LIEBE
25	DF	Shota Yamada	(1994-12-21) 21 December 1994 (age 29)	102	Gifu Asahi
29	DF	Hirotaka Zendana	(1993-02-14) 14 February 1993 (age 31)	118	Tenri Bears
32	DF	Yoshiki Kirishita	(1998-12-27) 27 December 1998 (age 25)	55	Tenri University

3	MF	Haruki Ochiai	(1996-04-18) 18 April 1996 (age 28)	6	Gifu Asahi
4	MF	Genki Mitani (Captain)	(1990-06-12) 12 June 1990 (age 34)	168	Fukui
5	MF	Seren Tanaka	(1992-11-09) 9 November 1992 (age 31)	103	Gifu Asahi
6	MF	Hiromasa Ochiai	(1994-02-09) 9 February 1994 (age 30)	75	LIEBE
8	MF	Suguru Hoshi	(1992-11-24) 24 November 1992 (age 31)	111	LIEBE
12	MF	Yuma Nagai	(1996-03-18) 18 March 1996 (age 28)	12	Gifu Asahi
15	MF	Ken Nagayoshi	(1999-10-26) 26 October 1999 (age 24)	12	Tenri Bears

1	FW	Koji Yamasaki	(1996-02-27) 27 February 1996 (age 28)	97	Shiga
18	FW	Ryosei Kato	(1997-08-19) 19 August 1997 (age 26)	12	Ritsumeikan University
21	FW	Hirotaka Wakuri	(1994-08-31) 31 August 1994 (age 29)	73	Fukui
31	FW	Kota Watanabe	(1996-10-30) 30 October 1996 (age 27)	74	Fukui

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the national team in the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club	Latest call-up

MF	Kenji Kitazato	(1989-05-19) 19 May 1989 (age 35)	165	ALDER Hanno	v. Canada, 1 July 2019
DF	Riku Tamura	(1999-09-07) 7 September 1999 (age 24)	23	Yamanashi Gakuin	v. Canada, 1 July 2019

MF	Yosuke Takahashi	(1999-08-16) 16 August 1999 (age 24)	3	Yamanashi Gakuin	v. Canada, 1 July 2019
MF	Kazuki Yoneda	(1999-11-10) 10 November 1999 (age 24)	24	Tenri University	2019 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

FW	Kenta Tanaka	(1988-05-04) 4 May 1988 (age 36)	154	HGC	Tokyo 2020 Olympics Test Event
FW	Kazuma Murata	(1991-11-28) 28 November 1991 (age 32)	120	Oyabe RED OX	Tokyo 2020 Olympics Test Event
FW	Kentaro Fukuda	(1995-07-27) 27 July 1995 (age 28)	69	Gifu Asahi	Tokyo 2020 Olympics Test Event

Results and fixtures

The following matches were played or are scheduled to be played by the national team in the current or upcoming seasons.

2019

23 March 2019 2019 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup	India	2–0	Japan	Ipoh, Malaysia
16:05 MYT (UTC+8)	Varun 24' Simranjeet 56'	Report		Stadium: Azlan Shah Stadium

24 March 2019 2019 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup	Japan	3–4	Malaysia	Ipoh, Malaysia
20:35 MYT (UTC+8)	Murata 17' Watanabe 37' Yamasaki 54'	Report	Faizal 3', 25' Nik Aiman 7' Razie 53'	Stadium: Azlan Shah Stadium

26 March 2019 2019 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup	Japan	1–2	Canada	Ipoh, Malaysia
16:05 MYT (UTC+8)	Kato 11'	Report	Panesar 10' Kirkpatrick 41'	Stadium: Azlan Shah Stadium

27 March 2019 2019 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup	Poland	0–3	Japan	Ipoh, Malaysia
16:05 MYT (UTC+8)		Report	Yamada 20' Fukuda 30' Wakuri 40'	Stadium: Azlan Shah Stadium

29 March 2019 2019 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup	South Korea	4–2	Japan	Ipoh, Malaysia
18:05 MYT (UTC+8)	Jang Jong-hyun 20', 57' Lee Nam-yong 28' Chu Suk-hoon 58'	Report	Murata 19', 42'	Stadium: Azlan Shah Stadium

30 March 2019 2019 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup	Japan	6–1	Poland	Ipoh, Malaysia
15:40 MYT (UTC+8)	Fukuda 46', 54' Kato 49' Wakuri 51', 57' Hoshi 57'	Report	Gumny 31'	Stadium: Azlan Shah Stadium

7 June 2019 2019 FIH Series Finals	Japan	3–1	Mexico	Bhubaneswar, India
08:45 IST (UTC+5:30)	Zendana 3', 34' Yamada 21'	Report	E. Hernández 3'	Stadium: Kalinga Stadium

8 June 2019 2019 FIH Series Finals	Japan	2–0	South Africa	Bhubaneswar, India
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30)	Fukuda 26' Murata 45'	Report		Stadium: Kalinga Stadium

10 June 2019 2019 FIH Series Finals	United States	2–2	Japan	Bhubaneswar, India
08:45 IST (UTC+5:30)	Huisman 41', 51'	Report	K. Tanaka 45' Hoshi 59'	Stadium: Kalinga Stadium

12 June 2019 2019 FIH Series Finals	Japan	6–2	Poland	Bhubaneswar, India
17:00 IST (UTC+5:30)	Yamada 20' Zendana 23' K. Tenaka 32' Yamasaki 36', 60' Kitazato 47'	Report	Gumny 7' Hulbój 26'	Stadium: Kalinga Stadium

14 June 2019 2019 FIH Series Finals	India	7–2	Japan	Bhubaneswar, India
19:15 IST (UTC+5:30)	Harmanpreet 7' Varun 14' Ramandeep 23', 37' Hardik 25' Gursahibjit 43' Vivek 47'	Report	Kitazato 2' Watanabe 20'	Stadium: Kalinga Stadium

15 June 2019 2019 FIH Series Finals	Japan	4–2	United States	Bhubaneswar, India
17:00 IST (UTC+5:30)	Murata 11' Kirishita 25' K. Tanaka 60', 60+'	Report	A. Kaeppeler 10', 59'	Stadium: Kalinga Stadium

24 June 2019 Test match	Japan	3–3	Canada	Echizen, Japan
14:30 JST (UTC+9)	Zendana 8' Yamada 14' Takahashi 15'	Report	Pearson 13' Tupper 24' I. Smythe 40'	Stadium: Echizen Town Hockey Stadium

26 June 2019 Test match	Japan	5–2	Canada	Echizen, Japan
14:30 JST (UTC+9)	Zendana 22', 51' Watanabe 39', 55' K. Tanaka 42'	Report	Tupper 12' Wallace 39'	Stadium: Echizen Town Hockey Stadium

27 June 2019 Test match	Japan	3–4	Canada	Echizen, Japan
16:00 JST (UTC+9)	Zendana 46' K. Tanaka 50' Fukuda 55'	Report	Wallace 4', 41' Boothroyd 29' K. Pereira 58'	Stadium: Echizen Town Hockey Stadium

1 July 2019 Test match	Japan	4–2	Canada	Echizen, Japan
16:00 JST (UTC+9)	Yamasaki 1' Wakuri 40' Zendana 41' K. Tanaka 48'	Report	Pearson 15', 28'	Stadium: Echizen Town Hockey Stadium

7 August 2019 Test match	Japan	0–3	Australia	Osaka, Japan
19:00 JST (UTC+9)		Report	Ogilvie 7' Govers 33' Anderson 57'	Stadium: Ritsumeikan University

17 August 2019 2019 Ready Steady Tokyo Hockey	New Zealand	4–3	Japan	Tokyo, Japan
19:00 JST (UTC+9)	Smith 17' McAleese 19' Russell 57' Jenness 60'	Report	Yamasaki 34', 41' Wakuri 39'	Stadium: Oi Hockey Stadium

18 August 2019 2019 Ready Steady Tokyo Hockey	Malaysia	1–3	Japan	Tokyo, Japan
18:30 JST (UTC+9)	Nabil 37'	Report	Fukuda 26' Murata 48' Watanbe 49'	Stadium: Oi Hockey Stadium

20 August 2019 2019 Ready Steady Tokyo Hockey	India	6–3	Japan	Tokyo, Japan
11:45 JST (UTC+9)	Sharma 3' Xess 7' Mandeep 9', 29', 30' Gurjant 41'	Report	Fukuda 25' K. Tanaka 36' Murata 52'	Stadium: Oi Hockey Stadium

21 August 2019 2019 Ready Steady Tokyo Hockey	Japan	6–1	Malaysia	Tokyo, Japan
09:30 JST (UTC+9)	Zendana 32', 56' Kirishita 39', 45+' K. Tanaka 43' Watanbe 44'	Report	Shahril 30'	Stadium: Oi Hockey Stadium

10 October 2019 Test match	New Zealand	1–2	Japan	Stratford, New Zealand
18:30 NZST (UTC+12)	Woods 54'	Report	Watanabe 11' Ochiai 37'	Stadium: Taranaki Hockey Club

12 October 2019 Test match	New Zealand	6–3	Japan	Stratford, New Zealand
14:00 NZST (UTC+12)	Russell 1', 29', 34', 48' Jenness 2' Smith 19'	Report	Ochiai 5' Zendana 33', 60'	Stadium: Taranaki Hockey Club

14 October 2019 Test match	New Zealand	2–0	Japan	Stratford, New Zealand
18:30 NZST (UTC+12)	Woods 49' Lane 60'	Report		Stadium: Taranaki Hockey Club

15 October 2019 Test match	New Zealand	2–0	Japan	Stratford, New Zealand
18:30 NZST (UTC+12)	Russell 16' S. Child 50'	Report		Stadium: Taranaki Hockey Club

2020

11 April 2020 2020 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup	Australia	v	Japan	Ipoh, Malaysia
18:05 MYT (UTC+8)				Stadium: Azlan Shah Stadium

12 April 2020 2020 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup	Japan	v	Malaysia	Ipoh, Malaysia
20:35 MYT (UTC+8)				Stadium: Azlan Shah Stadium

14 April 2020 2020 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup	Japan	v	Canada	Ipoh, Malaysia
16:05 MYT (UTC+8)				Stadium: Azlan Shah Stadium

15 April 2020 2020 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup	Pakistan	v	Japan	Ipoh, Malaysia
16:05 MYT (UTC+8)				Stadium: Azlan Shah Stadium

17 April 2020 2020 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup	South Korea	v	Japan	Ipoh, Malaysia
18:05 MYT (UTC+8)				Stadium: Azlan Shah Stadium

25 July 2020 2020 Summer Olympics	Japan	v	Australia	Tokyo, Japan
09:30 JST (UTC+9)				Stadium: Oi Hockey Stadium

26 July 2020 2020 Summer Olympics	Japan	v	Argentina	Tokyo, Japan
19:00 JST (UTC+9)				Stadium: Oi Hockey Stadium

28 July 2020 2020 Summer Olympics	Japan	v	New Zealand	Tokyo, Japan
11:45 JST (UTC+9)				Stadium: Oi Hockey Stadium

29 July 2020 2020 Summer Olympics	Japan	v	Spain	Tokyo, Japan
20:45 JST (UTC+9)				Stadium: Oi Hockey Stadium

31 July 2020 2020 Summer Olympics	Japan	v	India	Tokyo, Japan
18:30 JST (UTC+9)				Stadium: Oi Hockey Stadium

References

^ ^a ^b "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 22 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
^ (in Dutch) http://www.nrc.nl/sport/article2162322.ece/Hockeytrainer_Tilburg_wordt_bondscoach_Japan
^ "Japanese Hockey Federation". Retrieved 21 December 2014.
^ "Team Details Japan". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. p. 1. Retrieved 10 October 2019.

External links

[FIH_World_Rankings-1] "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 22 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.

[2] (in Dutch) http://www.nrc.nl/sport/article2162322.ece/Hockeytrainer_Tilburg_wordt_bondscoach_Japan

[3] "Japanese Hockey Federation". Retrieved 21 December 2014.

[4] "Team Details Japan". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. p. 1. Retrieved 10 October 2019.

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