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Japan men's national field hockey team

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This article is about the men's hockey team. For women's hockey team, see Japan women's national field hockey team.

Japan
Japan
Nickname(s)Samurai Japan
AssociationJapan Hockey Association
ConfederationAHF (Asia)
Head CoachYoshihiro Anai
Assistant coach(es)Yosuke Matsumura
CaptainRaiki Fujishima
Home
Away
FIH ranking
Current 16 Decrease 1 (19 December 2024)[1]
Olympic Games
Appearances6 (first in 1932)
Best resultSilver 2nd (1932)
World Cup
Appearances5 (first in 1971)
Best result9th (1971, 2006)
Asian Games
Appearances17 (first in 1958)
Best resultGold 1st (2018)
Asia Cup
Appearances10 (first in 1985)
Best result4th (1985, 1989, 2003, 2007, 2022)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 1 0
Asian Games 1 1 2
Asian Champions Trophy 0 2 1
Total 1 4 3
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1932 Los Angeles Team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta Team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Team
Bronze medal – third place 1966 Bangkok Team
Bronze medal – third place 1970 Bangkok Team
Asian Champions Trophy
Silver medal – second place 2013 Kakamigahara
Silver medal – second place 2021 Dhaka
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Chennai

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 then coached by Dutchman Siegfried Aikman,[2][3] won their first international tournament by claiming the gold medal in the final against Malaysia at the 2018 Asian Games.

Tournament history

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Summer Olympics

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World Cup

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Asian Games

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Asia Cup

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Asian Champions Trophy

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Asian Champions Trophy record
Year Host Position Pld W D L GF GA
2011 China Ordos, China 4th 6 2 1 3 11 10
2012 Qatar Doha, Qatar 6th 6 1 0 5 14 19
2013 Japan Kakamigahara, Japan 2nd 6 3 1 2 11 9
2016 Malaysia Kuantan, Malaysia 6th 6 0 0 6 14 31
2018 Oman Muscat, Oman 4th 7 2 2 3 12 18
2021 Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh 2nd 6 2 3 1 16 15
2023 India Chennai, India 3rd 7 2 2 3 13 18
2024 China Hulunbuir, China 5th 6 0 2 4 15 23
Total 2nd place 50 12 11 27 106 143

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

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Hockey World League

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FIH Hockey Nations Cup

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Champions Challenge

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Players

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Current squad

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On 18 July 2024, the following 18 players were called up for the 2024 Asian Champions Trophy in Hulunbuir, China from 8 to 17 September 2024.[4]

Caps updated as of 16 September 2024, after the match against Malaysia.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) CapsClub
27 GK Yosei Oba (2001-09-15) 15 September 2001 (age 23) 7 Japan Freaks Tokyo
29 GK Takumi Kitagawa (1999-10-07) 7 October 1999 (age 25) 27 Japan Gifu Asahi Club
2 DF Shota Yamada (1994-12-21) 21 December 1994 (age 29) 158 Japan Gifu Asahi Club
4 DF Yamato Kawahara (2004-01-21) 21 January 2004 (age 20) 42 Japan Ritsumeikan University
13 DF Manabu Yamashita (1989-02-04) 4 February 1989 (age 35) 230 Japan Freaks Tokyo
14 DF Raiki Fujishima (Captain) (1999-12-29) 29 December 1999 (age 24) 67 Japan ALDER Hanno
15 DF Ken Nagayoshi (1999-10-26) 26 October 1999 (age 25) 70 Japan LIEBE Tochigi
23 DF Yusuke Kawamura (2001-07-24) 24 July 2001 (age 23) 35 Japan LIEBE Tochigi
5 MF Seren Tanaka (1992-11-09) 9 November 1992 (age 32) 171 Japan Gifu Asahi Club
12 MF Yuma Nagai (1996-03-18) 18 March 1996 (age 28) 59 Japan Gifu Asahi Club
33 MF Yuito Matsuzaki (2003-04-20) 20 April 2003 (age 21) 7 Japan Tenri University
34 MF Keita Watanabe (2002-11-20) 20 November 2002 (age 22) 7 Japan Tenri University
6 FW Naru Kimura (2005-12-27) 27 December 2005 (age 18) 13 Japan Ritsumeikan University
9 FW Ren Kashiwagi (2001-11-26) 26 November 2001 (age 23) 7 Japan Gifu Asahi Club
11 FW Kazumasa Matsumoto (2000-06-21) 21 June 2000 (age 24) 23 Japan Yamanashi Gakuin University
18 FW Tsubasa Tanaka (2003-10-10) 10 October 2003 (age 21) 13 Japan Tenri University
24 FW Kosei Kawabe (1999-06-20) 20 June 1999 (age 25) 46 Japan Gifu Asahi Club
36 FW Yuki Chiba (2001-11-13) 13 November 2001 (age 23) 9 Japan LIEBE Tochigi

Recent call-ups

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

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club Latest call-up
GK Takashi Yoshikawa (1994-11-29) 29 November 1994 (age 30) 151 Japan Gifu Asahi Club 2024 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
DF Masaki Ohashi (1993-05-08) 8 May 1993 (age 31) 149 Japan LIEBE Tochigi 2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers
MF Taiki Takade (2001-11-18) 18 November 2001 (age 23) 39 Japan Ritsumeikan University 2024 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
MF Kaito Tanaka (1995-11-01) 1 November 1995 (age 29) 93 Japan Nagoya Frater 2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers
MF Takuma Niwa (2000-04-27) 27 April 2000 (age 24) 41 Japan Asahi University 2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers
FW Ryoma Ooka (2001-10-02) 2 October 2001 (age 23) 42 Japan Meiji University 2024 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
FW Hiro Saito (2002-04-05) 5 April 2002 (age 22) 20 Japan Fukui University of Technology 2024 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
FW Koji Yamasaki (1996-02-27) 27 February 1996 (age 28) 132 Germany UHC Hamburg 2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers
FW Kentaro Fukuda (1995-07-27) 27 July 1995 (age 29) 107 Japan Gifu Asahi Club 2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 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. ^ "Japan Men's National Team "Samurai Japan" for 8th Asian Champions Trophy" (PDF). hockey.or.jp. Japan Hockey Association. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
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