Japan national futsal team
| Nickname(s) | サムライ・ファイブ (Samurai Five) | ||
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| Association | Japan Football Association | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Bruno Garcia Formoso | ||
| FIFA code | JPN | ||
| FIFA ranking | 16 (12 May 2020)[1] | ||
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| 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]
Coaching staff
Head coach: Bruno Garcia Formoso
Players
Current squad
The following 15 players were called up for the 2018 AFC Futsal Championship.[4]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Yushi Sekiguchi | 24 October 1991 (aged 26) | Nagoya Oceans
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| 2 | GK | Higor Pires | 7 July 1980 (aged 37) | Pescadola Machida
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| 16 | GK | Daimu Yazawa | 27 February 1994 (aged 23) | Fugador Sumida
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| 3 | FP | Yuki Murota | 13 April 1992 (aged 25) | Pescadola Machida
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| 4 | FP | Koichi Saito | 25 August 1994 (aged 23) | Nagoya Oceans
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| 5 | FP | Minamoto Akira | 28 January 1987 (aged 31) | Fuchu Athletic
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| 6 | FP | Tomoki Yoshikawa | 3 February 1989 (aged 28) | Nagoya Oceans
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| 7 | FP | Rafael Henmi | 30 July 1992 (aged 25) |  Benfica
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| 8 | FP | Manabu Takita | 26 July 1986 (aged 31) | Pescadola Machida
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| 9 | FP | Kaoru Morioka | 7 April 1979 (aged 38) | Pescadola Machida
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| 10 | FP | Kazuhiro Nibuya | 13 December 1987 (aged 30) | Vasagey Oita
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| 11 | FP | Shota Hoshi | 17 November 1985 (aged 32) | Bardral Urayasu
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| 12 | FP | Kazuya Shimizu | 6 February 1997 (aged 20) |  Thái Sơn Nam FC
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| 13 | FP | Tomoaki Watanabe | 29 April 1986 (aged 31) | Fuchu Athletic
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| 14 | FP | Ryosuke Nishitani | 31 January 1986 (aged 32) | Nagoya Oceans
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| 15 | FP | Minami Kato | 20 December 1992 (aged 25) | Shriker Osaka
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Previous squads
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Competitive record
Summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| Asian Championship | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| Asian Indoor Games | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| East Asian Championship | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 3 | 8 | 3 | 14 |
FIFA Futsal World Cup
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| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | ||
 1989 |
Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | ||
 1992 |
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| 1996
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 2000
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 2004 |
Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | ||
 2008 |
Group Stage | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 24 | ||
 2012 |
Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 17 | ||
 2016 |
Did Not Qualify | ||||||||
 2020 |
To be determined | ||||||||
| Total | 4/9 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 34 | 63 | ||
AFC Futsal Championship
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Futsal at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
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| Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | ||
| 2005 |
Did not enter | ||||||||
 2007 |
Quarter Final | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 2009 |
Quarter Final | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 11 | ||
 2013 |
Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 15 | ||
 2017 |
Third Place | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 11 | ||
| Total | 4/5 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 54 | 39 | ||
EAFF Futsal Championship
| East Asian Championship record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | ||
 2009 |
Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 9 | ||
| 2013 |
Did not enter | ||||||||
| Total | 1/2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 9 | ||
Grand Prix de Futsal
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| Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | ||
| 2005 |
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| 2013 |
Eighth Place | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 19 | ||
| 2014 |
Did not enter | ||||||||
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| 2017 |
TBD | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Total | 1/11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 19 | ||
Futsal Confederations Cup
| Confederations Cup record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | ||
 2009 |
Did not enter | ||||||||
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 2014 |
Sixth Place | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | ||
| Total | 1/3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | ||
- *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.
See also
References
- ^ Futsal World Ranking
- ^ "Asian Futsal Championship Overview". RSSSF. Retrieved 2006-11-16.
- ^ "FIFA Futsal World Cup Overview". RSSSF. Retrieved 2006-11-16.
- ^ 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.
External links
- Official website, jfa.jp (in English)
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