The Japan national futsal team (Japanese: フットサル日本代表, Hepburn: Futtosaru Nippon Daihyō), nicknamed Samurai Five (サムライ・ファイブ, Samura Faibu), represents Japan in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Japan Football Association.
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 | Kenichiro Kogure[1] | ||
FIFA code | JPN | ||
FIFA ranking | 15 (6 May 2024)[2] | ||
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First international | |||
(Rotterdam, Netherlands, 6 January 1989) | |||
Biggest win | |||
(Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 24 May 2005) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
(Torrejon de Ardoz, Spain, 29 March 2002) | |||
FIFA World Cup | |||
Appearances | 5 (First in 1989) | ||
Best result | Round of 16 (2012, 2021) | ||
Asian Cup | |||
Appearances | 16 (First in 1999) | ||
Best result | |||
EAFF Futsal Championship | |||
Appearances | 4 (First in 2009) | ||
Best result | |||
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) |
Japan is one of the two teams besides Iran to have won the AFC Futsal Asian Cup, winning in 2006, 2012, 2014 and 2022.[3] It has also played in five FIFA Futsal World Cups.[4]
Results and fixtures
edit- Legend
Win Draw Lose Fixture
2023
edit2 March NFDF Futsal Championship GS[5] | Mozambique | 0–5 | | Pattaya, Thailand |
18:00 UTC+7 | Report (JFA) | Stadium: Eastern National Sports Training Center |
3 March NFDF Futsal Championship GS[5] | Japan | 4–1 | | Pattaya, Thailand |
18:00 UTC+7 | Report (JFA) |
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Stadium: Eastern National Sports Training Center |
5 March NFDF Futsal Championship SF[5] | Japan | 1–0 | | Pattaya, Thailand |
20:15 UTC+7 |
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Report (JFA) | Stadium: Eastern National Sports Training Center |
7 March NFDF Futsal Championship F[5] | Iran | 4–1 | | Pattaya, Thailand |
20:15 UTC+7 |
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Report (JFA) |
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Stadium: Eastern National Sports Training Center |
14 April Friendly/Morocco Tour | Japan | 2–3 | | Rabat, Morocco |
22:00 UTC±0 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium |
15 April Friendly/Morocco Tour | Japan | 0–3 | | Rabat, Morocco |
18:00 UTC±0 | Report |
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Stadium: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium |
17 April Friendly/Morocco Tour | Japan | 1–0 | | Rabat, Morocco |
21:00 UTC±0 |
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Report | Stadium: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium |
13 September Futsal Nations Cup GS | Brazil | 2–0 | | São Paulo, Brazil |
20:30 UTC−3 | Report | Stadium: Arena Sorocaba |
15 September Futsal Nations Cup GS | Saudi Arabia | 1–2 | | São Paulo, Brazil |
15:00 UTC−3 |
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Report | Stadium: Arena Sorocaba |
16 September Futsal Nations Cup SF | Japan | 0–2 | | São Paulo, Brazil |
13:00 UTC−3 | Report |
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Stadium: Arena Sorocaba |
17 September Futsal Nations Cup 3rd place match | Japan | 3–7 | | São Paulo, Brazil |
07:00 UTC−3 | Report |
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Stadium: Arena Sorocaba |
7 October AFC Futsal Asian Cup qual. | Australia | 0–4 | | Taipei, Chinese Taipei |
19:00 UTC+8 | Report | Stadium: University of Taipei, Tianmu Campus Gymnasium |
11 October AFC Futsal Asian Cup qual. | Japan | 3–0 | | Taipei, Chinese Taipei |
19:00 UTC+8 | Report | Stadium: University of Taipei, Tianmu Campus Gymnasium |
22 November International friendly[6] | Uzbekistan | 0–2 | | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
Report | Stadium: Yunusobod Sport Complex |
24 November International friendly[6] | Uzbekistan | 3–4 | | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
Report | Stadium: Yunusobod Sport Complex |
14 December International friendly[6] | Japan | 1–1 | | Ota, Japan |
19:00 UTC+9 | Report | Stadium: Ota City General Gymnasium |
17 December International friendly[6] | Japan | 1–1 | | Obihiro, Japan |
Report | Stadium: Obihiro City General Gymnasium |
- Fixtures & Results (2023), JFA.jp
2024
edit3 February Friendly | Portugal | 4–1 | | Porto, Portugal |
20:00 UTC±0 | Stadium: Centro de Desportos e Congressos de Matosinhos |
5 February Friendly | Portugal | 2–1 | | Porto, Portugal |
20:00 UTC±0 | Stadium: Centro de Desportos e Congressos de Matosinhos |
18 April 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup | Japan | 2–3 | | Bangkok, Thailand |
Stadium: Bangkok Arena |
20 April 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup | South Korea | 0–5 | | Bangkok, Thailand |
Stadium: Bangkok Arena |
22 April 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup | Japan | 1–1 | | Bangkok, Thailand |
Stadium: Bangkok Arena |
- Fixtures & Results (2024), JFA.jp
Coaching staff
editCurrent coaching staff
edit- As of 9 October 2022[7]
Role | Name |
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Head coach | |
Assistant coach | |
Goalkeeping coach | |
Physical coach |
Manager history
editThis section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (September 2021) |
- As of 24 September 2023.
Name | Period | Ref |
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2016–2021 | ||
2021– | [8] |
Players
editCurrent squad
editThe following players were called up for friendlies, played against Uzbekistan, on 22 and 24 November 2023, respectively. [9]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
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1 | GK | Fabio Fiuza | 26 January 1987 | |||
2 | GK | Guilherme Kuromoto | 16 May 1986 | |||
3 | GK | Takuya Uehara | 2 November 1996 | |||
4 | FP | Kentaro Ishida | 1 January 1998 | |||
5 | FP | Kyo Takahashi | 5 August 1997 | |||
6 | FP | Tomoki Yoshikawa | 3 February 1989 | |||
7 | FP | Shoto Yamanaka | 30 July 2002 | |||
8 | FP | Yuta Tsutsumi | 7 October 1998 | |||
9 | FP | Takehiro Motoishi | 19 September 1999 | |||
10 | FP | Sora Kanazawa | 26 December 2001 | |||
11 | FP | Kazuya Shimizu | 6 February 1997 | |||
12 | FP | Ruan Nakamatsu | 23 January 2002 | |||
13 | FP | Hyuga Saito | 18 June 1998 | |||
14 | FP | Shunta Uchimura | 1 August 1991 | |||
15 | FP | Mitsuru Nakamura | 2 January 1998 | |||
16 | FP | Takumi Nagasaka | 8 November 1994 |
Previous squads
edit*Bold indicates winning squad
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Competitive record
editSummary
editEvent | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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Futsal Asian Cup | 4 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
Asian Indoor Games | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
East Asian Championship | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Total | 7 | 8 | 3 | 18 |
- *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.
FIFA Futsal World Cup
editFIFA Futsal World Cup record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -8 | |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | -6 | |
Group stage | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 24 | -11 | |
Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 17 | -4 | |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 14 | -1 | |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
Total | 5/10 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 47 | 77 | -30 |
AFC Futsal Asian Cup
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Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
editAsian Indoor and Martial Arts Games record | ||||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | ||
did not enter | ||||||||||
Quarter-final | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | |||
Quarter-final | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 11 | -1 | |||
Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 15 | +4 | |||
Third Place | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 11 | +8 | |||
Total | 4/5 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 54 | 39 | +15 |
EAFF Futsal Championship
editEAFF Futsal Championship record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | ||
Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 9 | |||
did not enter | |||||||||
Total | 1/2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 9 |
Grand Prix de Futsal
editGrand Prix de Futsal record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | ||
did not enter | |||||||||
Eighth Place | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 19 | |||
did not enter | |||||||||
Total | 1/11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 19 |
Futsal Confederations Cup
editFutsal Confederations Cup record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | ||
did not enter | |||||||||
Sixth Place | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | |||
Total | 1/3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
Head-to-head record
editThis page shows Japan's Head-to-head record at the FIFA Futsal World Cup.
Opponent | W | D | L | Pld | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 20 | −16 | |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | −4 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | −8 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
World ranking
editThere is currently no official futsal ranking.
As of 12 January 2024[update], the top 10 AFC teams according to one Elo-based ranking system are:[10]
FIFA | AFC | Nation | Points |
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7 | 1 | 1593 | |
11 | 2 | 1409 | |
25 | 3 | 1230 | |
26 | 4 | 1229 | |
37 | 5 | 1122 | |
38 | 6 | 1118 | |
42 | 7 | 1083 | |
43 | 8 | 1080 | |
44 | 9 | 1080 | |
51 | 10 | 976 |
- As of 12 January 2024
See also
edit- Japan
- Men's
- International footballers
- National football team (Results (2020–present))
- National under-23 football team
- National under-20 football team
- National under-17 football team
- National futsal team
- National under-20 futsal team
- National beach soccer team
- Women's
References
edit- ^ "Mr. KOGURE Kenichiro appointed as Head Coach of Japan Futsal National Team". Japan Football Association (JFA). Tokyo. 2021-11-22. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
- ^ FIFA Men's Futsal Ranking
- ^ "Asian Futsal Championship Overview". RSSSF. Retrieved 2006-11-16.
- ^ "FIFA Futsal World Cup Overview". RSSSF. Retrieved 2006-11-16.
- ^ a b c d "NFDF Futsal Championship Pattaya Thailand 2023". www.jfa.jp. Japan Football Association. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ a b c d "List of International matches". jfa.jp. Japan Football Association (JFA). Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "フットサル日本代表 メンバー AFCフットサルアジアカップクウェート2022(9.27-10.8)". Japan Football Association (JFA). Tokyo. 2022-10-09. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
- ^ "Mr. KOGURE Kenichiro appointed as Head Coach of Japan Futsal National Team". Japan Football Association (JFA). Tokyo. 22 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "Japan Futsal National Team squad & schedule - International Friendly Match vs Uzbekistan Futsal National Team (11/22&24@Tashkent, Uzbekistan)". Japan Football Association (JFA). 7 November 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ "Futsal World Ranking". Futsalworldranking.com. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
External links
edit- (in English) Japan national futsal team – official website at JFA.jp
- Japan national teams 2021 schedule at JFA.jp