Japan national under-23 football team

 Japan
Nickname(s) サムライ・ブルー
(Samurai Blue)
Association Japan Football Association
Sub-confederation EAFF (East Asia)
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Head coach Makoto Teguramori
FIFA code JPN
First colours
Second colours
First international
Japan Japan 1–4 Spain 
(Budapest, Hungary; March 11, 1967)
Biggest win
Japan Japan 13–0 Philippines 
(Hong Kong; June 6, 1999)
Biggest defeat
Japan Japan 1–4 Spain 
(Budapest, Hungary; March 11, 1967)
Summer Olympics
Appearances 9 (First in 1936)
Best result Bronze Medal (1968)
Asian Games
Appearances 3 (First in 2002)
Best result Gold Medal (2010)

The Japan national under-23 football team is a national association football youth team of Japan and is controlled by the Japan Football Association.

Competition Rosters

Olympic Games Rosters

Asian Games Rosters

Competition Records

Olympic Games Record

See Japan national football team#Olympic Games for the results before 1992 (no age limit).

Olympics record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Spain 1992 Did Not Qualify
United States 1996 Group Stage 9th 3 2 0 1 4 4
Australia 2000 Quarter-Finals 5th 4 2 1 1 6 5
Greece 2004 Group Stage 13th 3 1 0 2 6 7
China 2008 Group Stage 15th 3 0 0 3 1 4
United Kingdom 2012 Fourth Place 4th 6 3 1 2 6 6
Brazil 2016 To Be Determined
Japan 2020 Host
Total Fourth Place 5/6 19 8 2 9 23 26
Olympic Games History
Year Round Score Result
1936 Round1  Japan 3 – 2  SwedenWin
Quarterfinals  Japan 0 – 8  ItalyLoss
1956 Round 1  Japan 0 – 2  AustraliaLoss
1964 Round 1 Japan 3 – 2  ArgentinaWin
Round 1 Japan 2 – 3  GhanaLoss
Quarterfinals Japan 0 – 4  CzechoslovakiaLoss
1968 Round 1  Japan 3 – 1  NigeriaWin
Round 1  Japan 1 – 1  BrazilDraw
Round 1  Japan 0 – 0  SpainDraw
Quarterfinals  Japan 3 – 1  FranceWin
Semifinals  Japan 0 – 5  HungaryLoss
Bronze Play-off  Japan 2 – 0  MexicoWin
1996 Round 1 Japan 1 – 0  BrazilWin
Round 1 Japan 0 – 2  NigeriaLoss
Round 1 Japan 3 – 2  HungaryWin
2000 Round 1 Japan 2 – 1  South AfricaWin
Round 1 Japan 2 – 1  SlovakiaWin
Round 1 Japan 0 – 1  BrazilLoss
Quarterfinals Japan 2 – 2  United StatesDraw
2004 Round 1 Japan 3 – 4  ParaguayLoss
Round 1 Japan 2 – 3  ItalyLoss
Round 1 Japan 1 – 0  GhanaWin
2008 Round 1 Japan 0 – 1  United StatesLoss
Round 1 Japan 1 – 2  NigeriaLoss
Round 1 Japan 0 – 1  NetherlandsLoss
2012 Round 1 Japan 1 – 0  SpainWin
Round 1 Japan 1 – 0  MoroccoWin
Round 1 Japan 0 – 0  HondurasDraw
Quarterfinals Japan 3 – 0  EgyptWin
Semifinals Japan 1 – 3  MexicoLoss
Bronze Play-off  Japan 0 – 2  South KoreaLoss

AFC U-22 Championship

AFC U-22 Championship Record
Hosts / Year Result Position GP W D L GS GA
Oman 2013Quarterfinals7412185
2015--------
Total1/1Quarterfinals412185
AFC U-22 Championship History
Year Round Score Result
2013 Preliminary Stage Japan 6 – 0  MacauWin
Preliminary Stage Japan 3 – 1  SingaporeWin
Preliminary Stage Japan 1 – 0  Timor-LesteWin
Preliminary Stage Japan 5 – 1  IndonesiaWin
Preliminary Stage Japan 5 – 0  AustraliaWin
Group Stage Japan 3 – 3  IranDraw
Group Stage Japan 0 – 0  KuwaitDraw
Group Stage Japan 4 – 0  AustraliaWin
Quarterfinals Japan 0 – 1  IraqLoss

Asian Games Record

Asian Games Record
Hosts / Year Result Position GP W D L GS GA
South Korea 2002Runners-Up26501134
Qatar 2006Round 111320154
China 2010Champions17700171
South Korea 2014Quarter Finals65302105
Total4/4Champions2117044514
Asian Games History
Year Round Score Result
2002 Round 1 Japan 2 – 0  PalestineWin
Round 1 Japan 5 – 2  BahrainWin
Round 1 Japan 1 – 0  UzbekistanWin
Quarterfinals Japan 1 – 0  China PRWin
Semifinals Japan 3 – 0  ThailandWin
Final Japan 1 – 2  IranLoss
2006 Round 1 Japan 3 – 2  PakistanWin
Round 1 Japan 1 – 0  SyriaWin
Round 1 Japan 1 – 2  North KoreaLoss
2010 Round 1 Japan 3 – 0  China PRWin
Round 1 Japan 2 – 0  MalaysiaWin
Round 1 Japan 3 – 0  KyrgyzstanWin
Round 2 Japan 5 – 0  IndiaWin
Quarterfinals Japan 1 – 0  ThailandWin
Semifinals Japan 2 – 1  IranWin
Final Japan 1 – 0  United Arab EmiratesWin
2014 Round 1 Japan 4 – 1  KuwaitWin
Round 1 Japan 1 – 3  IraqLoss
Round 1 Japan 4 – 0    NepalWin
Round 2 Japan 4 – 0  PalestineWin
Quarterfinals Japan 0 – 1  South KoreaLoss

Recent results

Date Opponent Result Score* Venue Competition
12 Jan 2014  Iran D 3 - 3 Oman Royal Oman Police Stadium, Muscat 2013 AFC U-22 Championship Group Stage
14 Jan 2014  Kuwait D 0 - 0 Oman Royal Oman Police Stadium, Muscat 2013 AFC U-22 Championship Group Stage
16 Jan 2014  Australia W 4 - 0 Oman Royal Oman Police Stadium, Muscat 2013 AFC U-22 Championship Group Stage
20 Jan 2014  Iraq L 0 - 1 Oman Al-Seeb Stadium, Seeb 2013 AFC U-22 Championship Quarter-Finals
14 Sep 2014  Kuwait W 4 - 1 South Korea Incheon Football Stadium, Incheon 2014 Asian Games Group Stage
17 Sep 2014  Iraq L 1 - 3 South Korea Goyang Sports Complex, Goyang 2014 Asian Games Group Stage
21 Sep 2014    Nepal W 4 - 0 South Korea Goyang Sports Complex, Goyang 2014 Asian Games Group Stage
14 Dec 2014  Thailand W 2 - 0 Thailand Rajamangala National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand International Friendly
18 Dec 2014  Bangladesh W 3 - 0 Bangladesh Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh International Friendly
14 Feb 2015  Singapore W 8 - 1 Singapore Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore International Friendly
11 Mar 2015  Myanmar W 9 - 0 Japan Fukuda Denshi Arena, Chiba, Japan International Friendly
27 March 2015  Macau W 7 - 0 Malaysia Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
29 March 2015  Vietnam W 2 - 0 Malaysia Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
31 March 2015  Malaysia W 1 - 0 Malaysia Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification

* Japan score always listed first

Current squad

Squad selected for 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification.
Head Coach: Japan Makoto Teguramori

# Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Niekawa, AyumiAyumi Niekawa 12 May 1994 Japan Júbilo Iwata
2 DF Matsubara, KenKen Matsubara 16 February 1993 Japan Albirex Niigata
3 MF Endo, WataruWataru Endo 9 February 1993 Japan Shonan Bellmare
4 DF Iwanami, TakuyaTakuya Iwanami 18 June 1994 Japan Vissel Kobe
5 DF Ueda, NaomichiNaomichi Ueda 24 October 1994 Japan Kashima Antlers
6 DF Yamanaka, RyosukeRyosuke Yamanaka 20 April 1993 Japan Kashiwa Reysol
7 MF Oshima, RyotaRyota Oshima 23 January 1993 Japan Kawasaki Frontale
8 MF Harakawa, RikiRiki Harakawa 13 August 1993 Japan Kyoto Sanga F.C.
9 FW Suzuki, MusashiMusashi Suzuki 11 February 1994 Japan Albirex Niigata
10 MF Nakajima, ShoyaShoya Nakajima 23 August 1994 Japan F.C. Tokyo
11 FW Kubo, YuyaYuya Kubo 24 December 1993 Switzerland BSC Young Boys
13 FW Minamino, TakumiTakumi Minamino 16 January 1995 Austria FC Red Bull Salzburg
14 FW Arano, TakumaTakuma Arano 20 April 1993 Japan Consadole Sapporo
15 DF Kamekawa, MasashiMasashi Kamekawa 28 May 1993 Japan Avispa Fukuoka
16 FW Asano, TakumaTakuma Asano 10 November 1994 Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima
17 MF Akino, HirokiHiroki Akino 8 October 1994 Japan Kashiwa Reysol
18 GK Kushibiki, MasatoshiMasatoshi Kushibiki 29 January 1993 Japan Shimizu S-Pulse
19 MF Toyokawa, YutaYuta Toyokawa 9 September 1994 Japan Kashima Antlers
20 MF Yajima, ShinyaShinya Yajima 18 January 1994 Japan Fagiano Okayama FC
23 DF Nara, TatsukiTatsuki Nara 19 September 1993 Japan F.C. Tokyo
24 MF Notsuda, GakutoGakuto Notsuda 6 June 1994 Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima
26 MF Yoshino, KyoheiKyohei Yoshino 8 November 1994 Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima
30 GK Nakamura, KosukeKosuke Nakamura 27 February 1995 Japan Avispa Fukuoka

Coaches

Name Nat Period
Yoshitada Yamaguchi Japan 1990-1992
Akira Nishino Japan 1993-1996
Philippe Troussier France 1998-2000
Masakuni Yamamoto Japan 2002-2004
Yasuharu Sorimachi Japan 2006-2008
Takashi Sekizuka Japan 2010-2012
Makoto Teguramori Japan 2014-

Honors

Continental

Gold Medal (1): 2010
Silver Medal (1): 2002

See also

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