Japan national futsal team
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| Nickname(s) |
サムライ・ブルー (Samurai Blue) | ||
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| Association | Japan Football Association | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Miguel Rodrigo | ||
| FIFA code | JPN | ||
| FIFA ranking | 11 (23 March 2015)[1] | ||
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| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 4 (First in 1989) | ||
| Best result | Round of 16 (2012) | ||
| AFC Futsal Championship | |||
| Appearances | 13 (First in 1999) | ||
| Best result |
 Champions (2006, 2012, 2014) | ||
The Japan national futsal team represents Japan in international futsal competitions and is controlled by Japan Football Association. It is one of the strongest teams in Asia, the champions in the 2006, 2012 and 2014 Asian Futsal Championship.[2] Japan has played in four FIFA Futsal World Cups.[3]
Tournaments
FIFA World Cup
| FIFA World Cup Record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | |
| Netherlands 1989 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
| Hong Kong 1992 | Did Not Qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Spain 1996 | Did Not Qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Guatemala 2000 | Did Not Qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Taiwan 2004 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | |
| Brazil 2008 | Group Stage | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 24 | |
| Thailand 2012 | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 17 | |
| Colombia 2016 | ||||||||
| Total | 4/7 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 34 | 63 | |
AFC Futsal Championship
| Asian Championship record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
| Malaysia 1999 | Fourth Place | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 18 |
| Thailand 2000 | Fourth Place | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 26 |
| Iran 2001 | Fourth Place | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 29 |
| Indonesia 2002 | Runners-up | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 6 |
| Iran 2003 | Runners-up | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 9 |
| Macao 2004 | Runners-up | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 10 |
| Vietnam 2005 | Runners-up | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 9 |
| Uzbekistan 2006 | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 8 |
| Japan 2007 | Runners-up | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 10 |
| Thailand 2008 | Third place | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 14 |
| Uzbekistan 2010 | Third place | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 10 |
| United Arab Emirates 2012 | Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5 |
| Vietnam 2014 | Champions | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 7 |
| Republic of China 2016 | |||||||
| Total | 13/13 | 81 | 60 | 5 | 16 | 426 | 161 |
References
- ↑ Futsal World Ranking
- ↑ "Asian Futsal Championship Overview". RSSSF. Retrieved 2006-11-16.
- ↑ "FIFA Futsal World Cup Overview". RSSSF. Retrieved 2006-11-16.
- Japan Football Association (Japanese)
- Japan Football Association (English)
See also
| Preceded by 2005  Iran |
Asian Champions 2006 (First title) |
Succeeded by 2007 Iran |
| Preceded by 2010 Iran |
Asian Champions 2012 (Second title) 2014 (Third Title) |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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