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Japan national under-23 football team

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Japan U-23
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Olympic Japan
AssociationJapan Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationEAFF (East Asia)
Head coachGo Oiwa
Most capsMao Hosoya
(35)
Top scorerShoya Nakajima (19)
FIFA codeJPN
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Malaysia 1–1 Japan 
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; December 1990)[1]
Biggest win
 Japan 13–0 Philippines 
(Hong Kong; 12 June 1999)
Biggest defeat
 Denmark 6–1 Japan 
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 6 February 1994)
Olympic Games
Appearances8 (first in 1996)
Best resultFourth place (2012, 2020)
Asian Games
Appearances6 (first in 2002)
Best result Gold medalists (2010)
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
Appearances6 (first in 2013)
Best result Champions (2016, 2024)

The Japan national under-23 football team (Japanese: U-23サッカー日本代表) is a national association football youth team of Japan and is controlled by the Japan Football Association. The team won the gold medal at the 2010 Asian Games and were champions in the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship. Since 1992, it was decided that teams targeting athletes under the age of 23 will participate in the Olympics (additional provisions for overage limits have been added since 1996). Therefore, the name changes to Japan national under-22 football team the year before the Olympics and Japan national under-21 football team two years prior. The exception to this was the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, which was postponed one year, so in 2021, the team was called the Japan national under-24 football team. At the 2024 Olympics, they advanced to the Knockout stage without three overage players and several key players.

Team image

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Nicknames

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"サムライ・ブルー (Samurai Blue)" basically refers to the Japan national football team, but the under-23 football team are sometimes referred to as "Young" Samurai Blue. However, in reality, Samurai Blue is not often used. In the Olympic Games, the name Olympíc Japan "オリンピックジャパン (Orinpikku Japan)" is used to referred to U-23 national team.

Rivalries

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South Korea

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Main article: Japan–South Korea football rivalry

Japan maintains a strong football rivalry with South Korea, even in youth set-ups.

Results and fixtures

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Main article: Japan national under-23 football team results (2020–present)
See also: 2024 in Japanese football
Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2025

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U-21

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25 March Friendly Japan  v TBD Nagasaki, Japan
Stadium: Peace Stadium Connected by Softbank

2024

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U-23

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22 March Friendly Japan  1–3  Mali Kameoka, Japan
19:20 UTC+9
  • Hirakawa 2'
 Report
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
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
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
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
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
Report
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
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
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
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Referee: Jon Freemon (USA)
17 July Friendly France  1–1  Japan Toulon, France
21:05 UTC+2
Report
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
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
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
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
Stadium: Stade de Lyon
Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)

2023

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U-22

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18 November Friendly[2] Japan  5–2  Argentina Shizuoka, Japan
14:00 UTC+9
Report
Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira
Attendance: 11,225
Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop (South Korea)

Head-to-head record

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As of 2 August 2024, after the match against  Spain.

The following table shows Japan under-23 team's all-time international record.

Against Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD Confederation
 Australia 11 5 0 6 20 15 +5 AFC
 Bahrain 3 1 1 1 6 2 +4 AFC
 Cambodia 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6 AFC
 China 8 4 0 4 10 5 +5 AFC
 Chinese Taipei 4 4 0 0 15 1 +14 AFC
 Hong Kong 7 6 0 1 19 4 +15 AFC
 Indonesia 3 3 0 0 10 3 +7 AFC
 India 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 AFC
 Iran 5 2 2 1 10 7 +3 AFC
 Iraq 4 2 1 2 6 6 0 AFC
 Jordan 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 AFC
 Kuwait 5 3 2 0 15 2 +13 AFC
 Lebanon 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 AFC
 Macau 3 3 0 0 21 0 +21 AFC
 Malaysia 17 13 4 0 47 7 +40 AFC
 Myanmar 3 3 0 0 23 0 +23 AFC
   Nepal 5 5 0 0 21 0 +21 AFC
 Oman 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 AFC
 North Korea 4 3 0 1 7 4 +3 AFC
 Qatar 7 5 2 1 12 7 +5 AFC
 Saudi Arabia 5 5 1 1 9 6 +3 AFC
 South Korea 20 6 3 11 25 23 +2 AFC
 Palestine 6 6 0 0 11 1 +10 AFC
 Philippines 3 3 0 0 32 0 +32 AFC
 Pakistan 3 3 0 0 13 2 +11 AFC
 Singapore 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 AFC
 Syria 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 AFC
 Tajikistan 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 AFC
 Thailand 10 9 0 1 26 3 +23 AFC
 East Timor 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7 AFC
 Uzbekistan 3 1 0 2 1 6 –5 AFC
 United Arab Emirates 6 5 1 1 10 2 +7 AFC
 Vietnam 5 4 0 1 9 1 +8 AFC
 Angola 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 CAF
 Egypt 6 2 1 3 2 8 –6 CAF
 Ghana 4 3 0 1 11 2 +9 CAF
 Mali 3 1 1 1 3 4 -1 CAF
 Morocco 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 CAF
 Nigeria 3 0 0 3 5 9 –4 CAF
 South Africa 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 CAF
 Tunisia 3 1 0 2 4 6 –2 CAF
 Canada 1 0 0 1 0 1 –1 CONCACAF
 Costa Rica 4 1 2 1 5 4 +1 CONCACAF
 Honduras 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 CONCACAF
 Jamaica 2 2 0 0 13 0 +13 CONCACAF
 Mexico 5 2 1 2 10 10 0 CONCACAF
 United States 5 1 2 2 7 9 –2 CONCACAF
 Argentina 4 3 0 1 9 3 +6 CONMEBOL
 Brazil 5 2 2 1 6 5 +1 CONMEBOL
 Chile 1 1 0 0 6 1 +5 CONMEBOL
 Colombia 2 0 1 1 2 4 –2 CONMEBOL
 Ecuador 1 0 0 1 0 1 –1 CONMEBOL
 Paraguay 2 1 0 1 8 4 +4 CONMEBOL
 Venezuela 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 CONMEBOL
 Belgium 1 0 0 1 2 3 –1 UEFA
 Croatia 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 UEFA
 Denmark 2 0 1 1 1 6 –5 UEFA
 England 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 UEFA
 Israel 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 UEFA
 Italy 3 0 1 2 3 7 –4 UEFA
 France 2 1 1 0 5 1 +4 UEFA
 Germany 3 1 1 1 9 5 +4 UEFA
 Greece 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 UEFA
 Hungary 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1 UEFA
 Kazakhstan 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 UEFA
 Netherlands 2 0 1 1 0 1 –1 UEFA
 Norway 1 0 0 1 2 3 –1 UEFA
 Portugal 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 UEFA
 Republic of Ireland 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 UEFA
 Russia 5 2 2 1 7 5 +2 UEFA
 Spain 5 1 1 3 2 7 –5 UEFA
 Slovakia 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 UEFA
 Sweden 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 UEFA
  Switzerland 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 UEFA
 Ukraine 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 UEFA
 New Zealand 4 2 2 0 9 1 +8 OFC
Against:76 Nations Played:270 Won:161 Drawn:42 Lost:67 GF GA GD Confederation

Coaching staff

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As of 4 April 2024.

The following staff managed the players selected for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.[3]

Role Name
Manager Japan Go Oiwa
Assistant coach Japan Kenji Haneda
Goalkeeper coach Japan Yukiya Hamano
Physical coach Japan Yoshiharu Yano
Technical staff Japan Shigeyuki Ochi
Japan Hideaki Watanabe
Japan Mahiro Hikida

Players

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Further information: Category:Olympic footballers for Japan
See also: Category:Japan men's international footballers

Current squad

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The following players were called up for the Olympic Games, which is held from July to August 2024. Due to injury, Riku Handa had to withdraw from the squad.[4]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Leo Kokubo (2001-01-23) 23 January 2001 (age 23) Belgium Sint-Truiden
12 1GK Taishi Brandon Nozawa (2002-12-25) 25 December 2002 (age 21) Japan FC Tokyo
2 2DF Kaito Suzuki (2002-08-25) 25 August 2002 (age 22) Japan Júbilo Iwata
3 2DF Ryuya Nishio (2001-05-16) 16 May 2001 (age 23) Japan Cerezo Osaka
4 2DF Hiroki Sekine (2002-08-11) 11 August 2002 (age 22) Japan Kashiwa Reysol
5 2DF Seiji Kimura (2001-08-24) 24 August 2001 (age 23) Japan Sagan Tosu
15 2DF Kota Takai (2004-09-04) 4 September 2004 (age 20) Japan Kawasaki Frontale
16 2DF Ayumu Ohata (2001-04-27) 27 April 2001 (age 23) Japan Urawa Red Diamonds
6 3MF Sota Kawasaki (2001-07-30) 30 July 2001 (age 23) Japan Kyoto Sanga
7 3MF Rihito Yamamoto (2001-12-12) 12 December 2001 (age 22) Belgium Sint-Truiden
8 3MF Joel Chima Fujita (2002-02-16) 16 February 2002 (age 22) Belgium Sint-Truiden
13 3MF Ryotaro Araki (2002-01-29) 29 January 2002 (age 22) Japan FC Tokyo
14 3MF Shunsuke Mito (2002-09-28) 28 September 2002 (age 22) Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam
9 4FW Shota Fujio (2001-05-02) 2 May 2001 (age 23) Japan Machida Zelvia
10 4FW Koki Saito (2001-08-10) 10 August 2001 (age 23) England Queens Park Rangers
11 4FW Mao Hosoya (2001-09-07) 7 September 2001 (age 23) Japan Kashiwa Reysol
17 4FW Yu Hirakawa (2001-01-03) 3 January 2001 (age 23) England Bristol City
18 4FW Kein Sato (2001-07-11) 11 July 2001 (age 23) Germany Werder Bremen II

Recent call-ups

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The following players were called up to an U-23, U-22 or U-21 squad in the past 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Masato Sasaki (2002-05-01) 1 May 2002 (age 22) Japan Kashiwa Reysol Olympic Games, July-August 2024 PRE
GK Zion Suzuki (2002-08-21) 21 August 2002 (age 22) Italy Parma v.  United States, 11 June 2024
GK Taiki Yamada (2002-01-08) 8 January 2002 (age 22) Japan Kashima Antlers 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup, March–April 2024
GK Kazuki Fujita (2001-02-19) 19 February 2001 (age 23) Japan JEF United Chiba v.  Ukraine, 25 March 2024
DF Takashi Uchino (2001-03-07) 7 March 2001 (age 23) United Arab Emirates Al-Wasl Olympic Games, July-August 2024 PRE
DF Riku Handa (2002-01-01) 1 January 2002 (age 22) Japan Gamba Osaka Olympic Games, July-August 2024 INJ
DF Anrie Chase (2004-03-24) 24 March 2004 (age 20) Germany VfB Stuttgart v.  United States, 11 June 2024
DF Kashif Bangnagande (2001-09-24) 24 September 2001 (age 23) Japan FC Tokyo v.  United States, 11 June 2024 INJ
DF Seiya Baba (2001-10-24) 24 October 2001 (age 23) Japan Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo v.  Ukraine, 25 March 2024
MF Fuki Yamada (2001-07-10) 10 July 2001 (age 23) Japan Tokyo Verdy Olympic Games, July-August 2024 PRE
MF Kodai Sano (2003-09-25) 25 September 2003 (age 21) Netherlands NEC Olympic Games, July-August 2024 PRE/WD
MF Yuta Matsumura (2001-04-13) 13 April 2001 (age 23) Japan Tokyo Verdy v.  United States, 11 June 2024
MF Kuryu Matsuki (2003-04-30) 30 April 2003 (age 21) Turkey Göztepe v.  United States, 11 June 2024
MF Satoshi Tanaka (2002-08-13) 13 August 2002 (age 22) Japan Shonan Bellmare 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup, March–April 2024
MF Yota Komi (2002-08-11) 11 August 2002 (age 22) Japan Albirex Niigata v.  Ukraine, 25 March 2024
FW Asahi Uenaka (2001-11-01) 1 November 2001 (age 23) Japan Yokohama F. Marinos Olympic Games, July-August 2024 PRE
FW Kotaro Uchino (2004-06-19) 19 June 2004 (age 20) Japan University of Tsukuba 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup, March–April 2024
FW Itsuki Someno (2001-09-12) 12 September 2001 (age 23) Japan Tokyo Verdy v.  Ukraine, 25 March 2024

INJ Withdrew due to injury
PRE Preliminary squad / standby
TRP Training partner
WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

(Players are listed within position group by order of latest call-up, seniority, caps, goals, and then alphabetically)

Previous squads

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Bold indicates winning squads
Olympic Games
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
Asian Games

Overaged players in the Olympic Games

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Tournament Player 1 Player 2 Player 3
1996
 not selected
2000
 Seigo Narazaki (GK) Ryuzo Morioka (DF) Atsuhiro Miura (MF)
2004
 Hitoshi Sogahata (GK) Shinji Ono (MF) not selected
2008
 not selected
2012
 Maya Yoshida (DF) Yūhei Tokunaga (DF) not selected
2016
 Hiroki Fujiharu (DF) Tsukasa Shiotani (DF) Shinzo Koroki (FW)
2020
 Maya Yoshida (DF) Hiroki Sakai (DF) Wataru Endo (MF)
2024
 not selected

Manager history

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Name Period
Japan Yoshitada Yamaguchi 1990–1992
Japan Akira Nishino 1993–1996
France Philippe Troussier 1998–2000
Japan Masakuni Yamamoto 2002–2004
Japan Yasuharu Sorimachi 2006–2008
Japan Takashi Sekizuka 2010–2012
Japan Makoto Teguramori 2014–2016
Japan Hajime Moriyasu 2017–2020
Japan Akinobu Yokouchi 2020
Japan Hajime Moriyasu 2020–2021
Japan Koichi Togashi 2021
Japan Go Oiwa 2021–present[5]

Records

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Further information: Category:Olympic footballers for Japan
See also: Category:Japan men's international footballers
As of 2 August 2024
Players in bold are still active, at least at club level.
Caps and goals are calculated taking into account all national team levels, including U21, U22, and U23.

Competitive record

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  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

Olympic Games

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Main article: Japan at the Olympics
See also: Football at the Summer Olympics
A match vs Spain at the 2012 Summer Olympics at Glasgow in the United Kingdom
Summer Olympics record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
1908–1988 See Japan national team See Japan national team
Spain 1992 Did not qualify 11 6 1 4 22 11
United States 1996 Group stage 9th 3 2 0 1 4 4 9 7 1 1 25 6
Australia 2000 Quarter-finals 5th 4 2 1 1 6 5 12 12 0 0 66 3
Greece 2004 Group stage 13th 3 1 0 2 6 7 8 6 1 1 19 2
China 2008 Group stage 15th 3 0 0 3 1 4 12 9 2 1 24 4
United Kingdom 2012 Fourth place 4th 6 3 1 2 6 5 8 6 0 2 17 6
Brazil 2016 Group stage 10th 3 1 1 1 7 7 via AFC U-23 Asian Cup
Japan 2020 Fourth place 4th 6 3 1 2 8 5
France 2024 Quarter-finals 5th 4 3 0 1 7 3
United States 2028 To be determined
Australia 2032
Total Fourth place 8/9 32 15 4 13 45 40 60 46 5 9 173 32

Match history

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Summer Olympics history
Year Round Opponent Score Result
1996 Group stage  Brazil 1–0 Win
 Nigeria 0–2 Loss
 Hungary 3–2 Win
2000 Group stage  South Africa 2–1 Win
 Slovakia 2–1 Win
 Brazil 0–1 Loss
Quarter-finals  United States 2–2
4–5		 Draw
Loss
2004 Group stage  Paraguay 3–4 Loss
 Italy 2–3 Loss
 Ghana 1–0 Win
2008 Group stage  United States 0–1 Loss
 Nigeria 1–2 Loss
 Netherlands 0–1 Loss
2012 Group stage  Spain 1–0 Win
 Morocco 1–0 Win
 Honduras 0–0 Draw
Quarter-finals  Egypt 3–0 Win
Semi-finals  Mexico 1–3 Loss
Bronze Play-off  South Korea 0–2 Loss
2016 Group stage  Nigeria 4–5 Loss
 Colombia 2–2 Draw
 Sweden 1–0 Win
2020 Group stage  South Africa 1–0 Win
 Mexico 2–1 Win
 France 4–0 Win
Quarter-finals  New Zealand 0–0
(4–2 p.)		 Draw Win
Semi-finals  Spain 0–1 Loss
Bronze Play-off  Mexico 1–3 Loss
2024 Group stage  Paraguay 5–0 Win
 Mali 1–0 Win
 Israel 1–0 Win
Quarter-finals  Spain 0–3 Loss

AFC U-23 Asian Cup

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See also: AFC U-23 Asian Cup
AFC U-23 Asian Cup record Qualifier record
Year Result Position GP W D L GS GA GP W D L GS GA
Oman 2013 Quarter-finals 7th 4 1 2 1 8 5 5 5 0 0 20 2
Qatar 2016 Champions 1st 6 6 0 0 15 4 3 3 0 0 10 0
China 2018 Quarter-finals 5th 4 3 0 1 5 5 3 3 0 0 11 2
Thailand 2020 Group stage 15th 3 0 1 2 3 5 3 3 0 0 21 0
Uzbekistan 2022 Third place 3rd 6 4 1 1 11 3 2 2 0 0 8 0
Qatar 2024 Champions 1st 6 5 0 1 10 3 3 2 1 0 7 0
Saudi Arabia 2026 To be determined To be determined
Total 6/7 Champions 26 19 4 6 52 25 16 16 0 0 70 4

Match history

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AFC U-23 Asian Cup history
Year Round Opponent Score Result
2013 Group stage  Iran 3–3 Draw
 Kuwait 0–0 Draw
 Australia 4–0 Win
Quarter-finals  Iraq 0–1 Loss
2016 Group stage  North Korea 1–0 Win
 Thailand 4–0 Win
 Saudi Arabia 2–1 Win
Quarter-finals  Iran 3–0 Win
Semi-finals  Iraq 2–1 Win
Final  South Korea 3–2 Win
2018 Group stage  Palestine 1–0 Win
 Thailand 1–0 Win
 North Korea 3–1 Win
Quarter-finals  Uzbekistan 0–4 Loss
2020 Group stage  Saudi Arabia 1–2 Loss
 Syria 1–2 Loss
 Qatar 1–1 Draw
2022 Group stage  UAE 2–1 Win
 Saudi Arabia 0–0 Draw
 Tajikistan 3–0 Win
Quarter-finals  South Korea 3–0 Win
Semi-finals  Uzbekistan 0–2 Loss
3rd place match  Australia 3–0 Win
2024 Group stage  China 1–0 Win
 UAE 2–0 Win
 South Korea 0–1 Loss
Quarter-finals  Qatar 4–2 Win
Semi-finals  Iraq 2–0 Win
Final  Uzbekistan 1–0 Win

Asian Games

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Main article: Japan at the Asian Games
See also: Football at the Asian Games
Asian Games record
Hosts / Year Result Position GP W D L GS GA
South Korea 2002  Silver 2 6 5 0 1 13 4
Qatar 2006 Round 1 11 3 2 0 1 5 4
China 2010  Gold 1 7 7 0 0 17 1
South Korea 2014 Quarter-finals 6 5 3 0 2 10 5
Indonesia 2018  Silver 2 7 5 0 2 10 4
China 2022  Silver 2 6 5 0 1 18 4
Japan 2026
Qatar 2030
Saudi Arabia 2034
Total 6/6  Gold 34 27 0 7 73 22

Match history

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Asian Games history
Year Round Opponent Score Result
2002 Round 1  Palestine 2–0 Win
 Bahrain 5–2 Win
 Uzbekistan 1–0 Win
Quarter-finals  China 1–0 Win
Semi-finals  Thailand 3–0 Win
Final  Iran 1–2 Loss
2006 Round 1  Pakistan 3–2 Win
 Syria 1–0 Win
 North Korea 1–2 Loss
2010 Round 1  China 3–0 Win
 Malaysia 2–0 Win
 Kyrgyzstan 3–0 Win
Round 2  India 5–0 Win
Quarter-finals  Thailand 1–0 Win
Semi-finals  Iran 2–1 Win
Final  UAE 1–0 Win
2014 Round 1  Kuwait 4–1 Win
 Iraq 1–3 Loss
   Nepal 4–0 Win
Round 2  Palestine 4–0 Win
Quarter-finals  South Korea 0–1 Loss
2018 Round 1    Nepal 1–0 Win
 Pakistan 4–0 Win
 Vietnam 0–1 Loss
Round 2  Malaysia 1–0 Win
Quarter-finals  Saudi Arabia 2–1 Win
Semi-finals  UAE 1–0 Win
Final  South Korea 1–2 Loss
2022 Round 1  Qatar 3–1 Win
 Palestine 1–0 Win
Round 2  Myanmar 7–0 Win
Quarter-finals  North Korea 2–1 Win
Semi-finals  Hong Kong 4–0 Win
Final  South Korea 1–2 Loss

See also

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National teams
Men's
Women's

References

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  1. ^ Hyung-Jin Yoon (6 May 2006). "Japan - International Results U-23 (Olympic) Team [Malaysia (1) – Japan (1)]". RDFC. Archived from the original on 29 March 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  2. ^ "List of International matches". jfa.jp. Japan Football Association (JFA). Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  3. ^ "U-23日本代表 メンバー・スケジュール（4.6-5.4 カタール／ドーハ）AFC U23アジアカップ カタール2024". Japan Football Association (JFA). Tokyo. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  4. ^ "U-23日本代表 メンバー・スケジュール（7.11-8.11 フランス） 第33回オリンピック競技大会（2024／パリ）" (in Japanese). 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Mr. OIWA Go appointed as Head Coach of U-21 Japan National Team". Japan Football Association (JFA). Tokyo. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
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